Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 130 Where are City Gods Zhu Sihai and Li Wushou?
As Zhu Sihai's Dharma Body's voice resounded
The Five Directions City, which was still asleep, instantly awoke.
Most of the city's residents went directly to their family shrines and began to worship with blank yet devout expressions. These people were clearly those who had consumed the talismanic rice.

The remaining people who had not eaten the talisman rice were mostly gathered in the homes of wealthy gentry in the main city. They were initially startled, but then got up and went to the shrine to kowtow.

But then they realized something was wrong. Why was the City God's Dharma body rising up from the direction of the East City?

Those whose families had priests were even more terrified. Something big was probably going to happen in Wufang City. Had the City God Temple been moved to the East City? But wasn't the East City the location of the City Lord's Mansion?

Panic ensued, and some were at a loss, unsure whether to worship the City God or not.
Just then, a golden light suddenly rose from the Xiao residence on West Street in Zhengcheng. Xiao Panshan, riding his golden body, stood in the void like a golden-armored war god.

Upon noticing the silence of the City God Temple and the sudden rise of a shrine within the City Lord's Mansion, Xiao Panshan sensed something was amiss.

Zhu Sihai has really rebelled, but why haven't the City God and the civil and military officials reacted?

These days, he has been keeping a close eye on the movements of the Yin Qi River inside the City God Temple.

Logically speaking, the civil and military officials, knowing that Zhu Sihai had schemed against the City God within the River of Yin Qi, still chose to enter it. They should have had some means to restrain him.

But no matter how long they waited, they saw no movement or activity emanating from the river of yin energy.

He was filled with trepidation, but there was nothing he could do. Remembering Li Wushou's warning, he dared not enter rashly. He simply stayed at home repairing the golden statue, while also helping Li Wushou embezzle and accumulating materials for the statue.

That kid Liu Yanchang always looks at me strangely, but Xiao Panshan has seen all sorts of storms over the years. A little suspicion is enough to break through my defenses.

How can it be? !
Xiao Panshan remained silent, continuing to repair his golden body. Several days after his golden body was completed, Li Wushou continued to tirelessly urge him on, demanding more materials.

When the materials Xiao Panshan used to repair his golden body exceeded those of the Martial God, Liu Yanchang no longer had a chance to doubt him; even he himself was starting to feel the pressure.

What merit or ability do I possess to be compared to the God of War?

Having seen the mighty golden body of the Martial God, he realized that his own wrinkled golden body was truly insignificant in comparison!

But with a golden body like this, how can you be so shameless as to use more energy than the golden body of the Martial God?
Even Xiao Panshan, who was shameless, was starting to feel the pressure!
Fortunately, this ordeal was stopped yesterday. Xiao Panshan had just caught his breath and was preparing to get a good rest tonight so he could go to the City God Temple tomorrow to perform a ritual and receive some incense offerings.

But as luck would have it, Zhu Sihai seems to have rebelled.

Last time, Zhu Sihai made him lose face in front of all the gods. Is he going to ruin his chance to perform a divine act in front of others again?

Xiao Panshan was furious. "Damn Zhu Sihai, I'll never let you get away with this!"

Energizing his golden body, which slowly expanded, Xiao Panshan transformed into a golden-armored giant and roared at Zhu Sihai's rising Dharma body:
"How dare Zhu Sihai impersonate the City God and steal the incense offerings of the five city residents to refine a spirit? He truly deserves to die a thousand deaths!"

By the end of his speech, the emotion had become extremely intense. Even Li Wushou, who had just stepped out of the Three Immortals Pavilion, couldn't help but glance at him. This old Xiao was quite impressive! Li Wushou secretly gave Xiao Panshan a thumbs up and then rushed towards the City God Temple.

At the same time, they secretly transmitted information to Lin You and others through the connection between the Yin and Yang species.

Those people in Wufang City who hadn't consumed the talismanic rice stopped their worship upon hearing Xiao Panshan's angry shout. Their expressions were filled with utter shock; was City Lord Zhu actually going to rebel against the City God?
They are not stupid people, and Zhu Sihai is even less so!
But Zhu Sihai still did it, and so far, apart from Xiao Panshan, neither the City God nor the civil and military officials of the City God Temple have said a word.

This stirred the minds of some merchants. Since the statue of the City God was gilded a few months ago, rumors of problems with the City God had been rampant, but they were somewhat overshadowed by the appearance of the High Priest Li Wushou.

Now they are finally certain that the City God is indeed in trouble.

They weren't angry about Zhu Sihai's rebellion; to them, it didn't matter who they worshipped, as long as they weren't implicated.

Zhu Sihai looked at Xiao Panshan, who was shouting angrily, and remained calm.

Quietly experiencing the ever-growing power of incense offerings from the city's residents as they kowtow is an intoxicating feeling.

He used talismans to plant paper rice, thus deceiving the people and leading them to worship the City God.

He then used the secret methods of the Wusheng Sect to refine a flesh and blood deity with his own blood and qi. By harvesting the blood and longevity paper from the people of the five cities, he stole the divine power of the City God and mobilized the incense offerings and vows to help him refine the Yin God.

Now all he needs to do is forge his own City God position, transform the fake into the real, and obtain the Five Directions City God Seal.

Just then, several divine voices suddenly echoed from the void.

"City God Liu Qingmei has lost her way in all directions, causing the people of all directions to suffer. We wish to appoint City Lord Zhu Sihai as the new City God!"

Xiao Panshan's brow twitched. He was very familiar with these divine voices; they were none other than the Goddess of the Burial Soul Forest and the Goddess of Guanyin Mountain.

The six-eyed monk of Blood Buddha Temple watched all this without saying a word. Blood Buddha Temple was not a local force in Five Directions City, so his wish was useless and only made Blood Buddha Temple lower its stance.

Therefore, he simply presided over the ritual and offered incense and prayers to Zhu Sihai.

Suddenly, in the direction of the East City Lord's Mansion, a flash of starlight appeared in the sky, and two sharp, blood-red blades of light pierced the night sky, slashing straight toward the Dharma body in the sky.

The six-eyed monk, who had been observing, was taken aback. Such strong blood yang energy! Zhu Sihai's yin spirit had just been formed, and these two strikes were premeditated and were sure to kill.

Is there someone in this City God Temple who is skilled in using the Yang energy of blood? And how come they seem to be even more masculine and domineering than the disciples of the Blood Buddha Temple?
The Six-Eyed Monk was stunned, as was Zhu Sihai.

He sat upright on the altar, with a clear view of most areas inside and outside the Five Directions City, except for a few places. Although the sword light was sudden, it could not escape his notice.

Therefore, what surprised him was not the blade light, but the person who wielded the blood-red blade light, who was none other than the twenty-four junior priests who had just gathered.

Upon noticing these minor officials rapidly converging on the city lord's mansion, Zhu Sihai was overjoyed. He had expected to spend considerable effort clearing them out, but to his surprise, these scoundrels not only gathered together but also willingly offered themselves to him.

Ever since his trip outside the North City, he had harbored a murderous intent towards these sycophants. Just as he was thinking of killing them, he saw that the group, who had just been gloomy, suddenly transformed into vibrant, blood-red figures after arriving outside the City Lord's Mansion.

They then split into two teams, their positions aligned with the stars, and positioned themselves in the four directions. Instantly, they drew upon the stars in the sky, causing their power to descend and converge on the two leading minor priests.

All the minor priests drew their swords in unison and slashed, gathering their sword energy into their bodies, and suddenly slashed towards their own Dharma bodies!
That sword light was actually the aura of blood and yang?!

Zhu Sihai frowned, not having time to think about the changes in between, and hurriedly gathered the power of incense and prayers.

The Dharma Body suddenly opened its mouth and spat out two cloud mist birds. The moment the two cloud mist birds flew out, they circled each other, and a void vortex was created. The two sword lights were trapped in it and slowly shattered.

Lin You, Fu Feng, and the others felt a chill run down their spines as they watched this scene.

Because they needed to prepare for the rice measurement the next day, the twenty-four minor priests were scattered throughout the Five Directions City.

The incident happened suddenly, and after receiving the message from the High Priest, everyone hurriedly gathered in the direction of the City Lord's Mansion.

They intended to get there before Zhu Sihai's altar and entangle him, but it was too late.

Now that Zhu Sihai's spirit has been formed and he has stolen the City God's divine power, he has mobilized the incense and prayer power of the Five Directions City. The only way to survive now is to rush to Zhu Sihai's altar and destroy it!
Lin You and the others exchanged glances, then swung their swords again, smashing down the gate of the city lord's mansion and rushing towards the altar.

At this moment, Xiao Panshan, who had rushed from Zhengcheng, finally arrived and happened to witness the scene of the minor priests breaking into the city lord's mansion.

Only then did he realize with shock that the blood-red blade light had actually been slashed by a group of minor priests.

He had only flown halfway when he saw the surging blood-yang energy and thought that the Blood Buddha Temple had betrayed Zhu Sihai!
What's the situation?
Has the City God Temple switched to esoteric practices?

Xiao Panshan felt the unfamiliarity of the City God Temple once again, but he had no time to delve into it. Standing in the void, his golden body suddenly burst forth with dazzling golden light, illuminating most of the City Lord's Mansion.

The group of junior priests who were charging forward suddenly brightened up and looked up at the golden statue of Xiao Panshan in mid-air.

"High Priest Xiao?!"

"Is the golden statue complete?"

"He looks quite imposing!"

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The sight of Xiao Panshan, the golden-armored war god, caused the junior officials to gasp in amazement. Of course, Liu Yanchang was an exception; he was still resentful about the amount of materials Xiao Panshan had used.

Moreover, as far as he knew, the golden statue didn't need to be made to look so dazzling.

Hearing the crowd's exclamations, Xiao Panshan felt extremely pleased. Zhu Sihai had disrupted his plan to perform a miracle in public, so performing a miracle earlier tonight wasn't out of the question.

Looking towards Zhu Sihai's altar, Xiao Panshan suddenly shouted.

"I will clear the way with my golden body, and all the gods will follow me to slay the traitor Zhu Sihai!"

After saying this, Xiao Panshan swooped down and rushed towards the altar. The junior officials felt a surge of pride and followed the golden light.

They moved freely and unimpeded along the way; the entire city lord's mansion was eerily quiet, devoid of any human presence.

Xiao Panshan felt a pang of unease, but seeing the young priest charging forward without hesitation, he could only grit his teeth and charge ahead as well. Finally, the altar was in sight, and Xiao Panshan felt a surge of emotion, ready to vehemently condemn Zhu Sihai's treasonous act!
But then Zhu Sihai, standing on the altar, held a lark in his palm. Looking at Xiao Panshan and the assembled officials who had rushed into the courtyard, he coldly said:

"Enter my belly!"

The lark in Zhu Sihai's palm slightly opened its mouth, and Xiao Panshan's momentum faltered. He felt the world turn upside down and suddenly change, and he and all the minor officials were swallowed into the lark's belly.

Old Steward Zhu, standing below the altar, quietly stepped forward and bowed respectfully to Zhu Sihai on the altar.

"City God, I beg you to execute these false officials!"

Zhu Sihai nodded slightly and replied, "Granted! I will grant you a stick of incense to help you slay the traitor!"

A buzzing sound came from the altar behind him, and a wisp of incense smoke drifted down. Steward Zhu's face lit up with joy, and he quickly opened his mouth and swallowed it.

The lark in Zhu Sihai's palm spoke again, and Old Steward Zhu disappeared from the spot, clearly swallowed into the lark's belly just like Xiao Panshan and the others.

Zhu Sihai's expression was solemn as he looked down at the five directions, showing no joy at having swallowed Xiao Panshan and the others.

At the school guard camp outside the east city, he could sense that Quezi was being harassed.

For some reason, he was unable to see through it!

He has reached a critical moment, and there is no turning back now.

The blood-stained paper pasted on the divine tablet behind him was slowly dissipating, but the words "Five Directions City Gods and Realm Gods" remained deeply imprinted on Zhu Sihai's flesh and blood divine tablet.

With the divine position nearing completion, the next step is to obtain the Five City God Seals!

However, he felt a vague unease, as he had not seen Li Wushou's figure all night.

That kid who had ruined his plans several times seemed to have vanished from Wufang City!
Where is Li Wushou?
(End of this chapter)