Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 150 The Dragon King's Investigation, Suspended Mountain's Attitude
The unique humming sound of the divine body instantly resounded throughout the Five Directions City.
The old beggar inside the Three Immortals Pavilion, who had been keeping his eyes closed, suddenly opened them and said to the surprised Li Wushou beside him:

"The Dragon King from the Hengyang River has arrived!"

Li Wushou was taken aback, but then he understood; the Dragon King had arrived earlier than he had expected.

"Logically, it shouldn't be this fast," Li Wushou wondered.

Some time ago, after Mu Tong officially took over the position of City God and made Liu Qingmei's succession a reality, he used the City God's methods to inform Wangxian City of what had happened during this period.

The story of Liu Qingmei's death, Zhu Sihai's reliance on Fengling Dao Que Zun, and his conspiracy with Shu Niangniang and others were all conveyed along with the version given by Li Wushou.

For this matter, Xiao Panshan even made a special trip to the Three Immortals Pavilion to inform Li Wushou.

It's only been two or three days, how could it be so fast?
He also knew about the previous famine and that there were two communication channels between Wangxian City and other cities.

One side was the City God Temple, and the other was the City Lord's side.

These two methods of communication were previously controlled by Liu Qingmei and Zhu Sihai respectively.

However, Liu Qingmei had been ambushed and fallen into a deep sleep, and Zhu Sihai harbored ulterior motives.

For a time, Wangxian City was also unaware of the situation in Wufang City, and Wufang City could only urge the second fleet of merchant ships to depart through the messenger tokens.

Is that the reason?

Did Wangxian City notice something amiss, which is why they arranged for the Dragon King to go ahead first?
The more he thought about it, the more convinced he became. Li Wushou pushed open the door of the side room, stood in the courtyard, and looked up at the sky above the City God Temple.

As the Dragon King's question echoed throughout Five Directions City, the crowd gasped in shock at the sight of the giant dragon in the sky.

Anyone with a modicum of knowledge immediately knelt down and called out to the Dragon King!
The others, unaware that the true god from the Hengyang River had arrived, also joined in the worship.

"The Dragon God's descent upon Wufang City has truly brought glory to this humble city!"

Suddenly, two golden beams shot out from the City God Temple, and a towering Dharma body rose from the ground. Unlike Liu Qingmei's Dharma body, which dominated all directions when it appeared, Mu Tong's Dharma body always gave people a sense that there was nowhere to hide when it appeared.

The Dragon King looked at Mu Tong's Dharma body, nodded secretly, and said, "Wise!"

It seems the scheme of that younger member of the Liu family who was traveling on the same ship is about to fail!

Judging from Mu Tong's appearance, he has obviously taken over the City God Temple, secured his position as a deity, and obtained the Five City God Seals.

The Dragon King received a message from Wangxian City on his way and learned about the events that had occurred in Wufang City in recent days.

Like Wangxian City, he was equally shocked.

Liu Qingmei, that stubborn girl, was deprived of her chance to become an immortal back then, and was later forced into the path of gods. It was he who bestowed upon her the seal of the City God.

He originally intended to take Liu Qingmei into the Dragon Palace, but she refused. He knew that Liu Qingmei didn't want him to offend the immortal of Xuankong Mountain, putting him in a difficult position. So he simply protected her and helped her enter the path of divinity.

Unexpectedly, after more than a hundred years, the little girl from back then has actually cultivated a trace of pure yang!
Using the incense offerings of Wufang City to refine a trace of pure yang, she must have traveled back and forth to the Land of Misery many times over the years. It is indeed a stubborn thing that the little girl back then could do!

But unfortunately, I heard she died?

According to information from Wangxian City, the daughter of the original city lord, Zhu Sihai, has become a disciple of Fengling Dao Que Zun.

And that Sparrow Lord actually descended his Dharma body for such a trivial matter as vying for the position of City God, forcing Liu Qingmei to her death.
It's absurd, but now it seems to be true. The Dragon King felt a little sorry, but there was nothing he could do.

Even the news coming from the suspended mountain serves as a warning to maintain stability.

At this moment, everything should be based on the supremacy of the gods!

What's even more ridiculous is that before he even arrived in Wufang City, the head of the Liu family in Wangxian City had already persuaded the scion of the family in Xuankong Mountain to send him a message.

When the merchant ship passes by the city upstream of Wufang City, pick up a member of the Liu family and bring him into Wufang City.

It was stated that if the Five Directions were in turmoil, this member of the Liu family would take over the Five Directions, enter the City God Temple, and maintain the stability of the Five Directions City.

Their words are sweeter and sweeter, but their hearts are filthy and wicked.

The Dragon King ignored it, but the Liu family members themselves drove their boat and waited on the banks of the Hengyang River, rowing over when merchant ships passed by.

His shamelessness left even him speechless.

Fortunately, Mu Tong wasn't stupid; he had secured his position as City God beforehand and taken over the City God Temple. Otherwise, if that kid had actually become the City God, it would have been enough to annoy him for days.

The Dragon King looked at Mu Tong, nodded slightly, and said:
"Take out the Five City God Seals; I need to verify their legitimacy!"

"As the Dragon God commands!"

Mu Tong bowed slightly, his Dharma body lowered its eyes, and two golden rays shone into the back hall of the City God Temple.

"I am Mu Tong, the City God of the Five Directions. Please grant me the seal of the City God of the Five Directions!"

As the sky suddenly darkened, the people worshipping in the Five Directions City felt a tremor run through their bodies. Then, they saw a palm-sized seal rise into the sky and slowly float between the Dragon King and the City God's physical form.

The young man standing in front of the merchant ship outside the north city, fanning himself with a palm leaf fan, suddenly turned ashen-faced!

That damned bastard! He's actually taken over the City God Temple!
That treacherous, ungrateful Liu Qingmei! Good riddance!

He came full of expectations, only to receive this outcome, which filled him with resentment.

The Dragon King naturally ignored this shameless brat. Looking at the seal before him, he opened his mouth and exhaled a wisp of mist, which landed within the Five City God Seals. "Buzz~"

The Five Directions City God Seal hummed, and then the clouds in the sky slowly gathered, projecting a city of clouds and mist above the Five Directions City God Seal.

"It's Wufang City!"

The city dwellers, looking up, saw the city shrouded in mist and gasped in astonishment.

"There's also the Emerald River and Guanyin Mountain."

As the clouds and mist rippled and the city dwellers gasped in surprise, the microcosm of the entire Five Directions City was gradually revealed.

The Dragon King, who had been staring intently, suddenly turned his gaze to one of the miniature areas, where the cloud and mist were noticeably fainter than in other areas.

"Where is this? Why is it like this?"

Mu Tong followed the Dragon King's gaze and then explained:

"Replying to the Dragon God, this was originally the main camp of the School Guard outside the East City. The reason why the reflection is faint is because Zhu Sihai, in order to use the power of the Wusheng Sect, ceded this place to the Wusheng Sect as the place where the Wusheng Old Mother's Dharma Body descended!"

"What? How dare you!"

The Dragon King was furious!
He only knew that Zhu Sihai was plotting to usurp the position of City God, but in his opinion, it was not a big deal!
In the thirty-six cities along the banks of the Hengyang River, there have been at least eight or ten such incidents over the past few hundred years. All of them were for the sake of immortality, and it was not shameful. It was simply a matter of the victor being king and the loser being villain!
However, ceding territory is, in a sense, digging up its very foundation!
He himself was stationed in Hengyangjiang, and every inch of Huazhou was imbued with his hard work. How dare Zhu Sihai do this?
With a flick of its tail, the Dragon King's physical form instantly flew to the skies above the East City Guard Command camp.

The City God Temple dug a large pit here and buried the bodies of two hundred school guards in it, and then erected an altar over the pit.

A few wisps of incense were still burning outside the altar. With such a large number of deaths and injuries, the City God Temple could not be at ease without such purification.

As the Dragon King looked down at the altar, a thought struck him, and suddenly a mummified arm emerged from the surface of the pit beneath the altar. A moment later, a complete mummified corpse crawled out of the pit.

The Dragon King took a light sniff, and the scent of blood and lifelessness assaulted his nostrils.

"It really is the Eternal Mother! How dare you!"

At this moment, Mu Tong's avatar also arrived at the Dragon King's side. He pointed at the altar, and a scroll that had been shattered and then reassembled slowly floated in front of the Dragon King.

"By order of the Five City Lords, I hereby temporarily allocate the outer guard post of the East City to the Goddess Wusheng, and hereby command the guard post to worship Wusheng!"

The Dragon King murmured to himself, finally fixing his gaze on Zhu Sihai's city lord seal.

"It's not a pity to die!"

The Dragon King roared, and the mummified corpse obediently crawled back into the pit, carefully reburying it with soil!

By this point, the Dragon King had already made up his mind.

After receiving Mu Tong's message, Wang Xiancheng entrusted him to come to Wufang City and investigate the truth behind this farce.

Wangxian City, acting on the orders of Xuankong Mountain, is currently tasked with maintaining stability in all directions.

They didn't want any major trouble at this juncture. It was just a position of City God, yet it could lead to the descent of the Sparrow Lord's Dharma Body and the death of a City God who had cultivated pure Yang energy. How could they believe that?
The Dragon King was initially skeptical, but after witnessing Zhu Sihai's audacious behavior, he became somewhat more convinced.

After all, would Zhu Sihai dare to act so recklessly without the support of the Sparrow Master?

The descent of the Sparrow Lord's Dharma Body was very likely due to Zhu Sihai's daughter.

Judging from this, Zhu Sihai's daughter seems to have quite a bit of talent!

Liu Qingmei was simply unlucky?
With his mind racing, the Dragon King gradually pieced together the complete logical chain.

As for the Tree Goddess, the Paper Goddess, and even the Blood Buddha Temple, they were nothing more than sycophants to the Dragon King. Before he saw Liu Qingmei enter Chunyang, it was not hard to understand why they cooperated with Zhu Sihai, who had the support of the Sparrow Lord.

However, he was ultimately outmatched and was completely eliminated by Liu Qingmei.

There's not much to say about that; if you want to make a name for yourself, you have to be prepared to die!
With a flick of its tail, the Dragon King led Mu Tong back to Wufang City. Standing above the City God Temple, it loudly proclaimed:

"In the name of the Dragon God, I hereby assume the duties of the City of Immortals and appoint Mu Tong as the City God of the Five Directions. All citizens of the Five Directions shall worship him!"

The resounding divine sound echoed throughout the five directions, instantly igniting a frenzy among the worshippers.

Facing the City God's image in the sky, he shouted loudly, "Greetings, City God!"

Inside the Three Immortals Pavilion, Li Wushou, watching all this, smiled slightly. This was good news; Mu Tong's position as City God was finally secure.

However, Mu Tong in the sky was not as happy as Li Wushou had expected.

Because right after the Dragon King announced her position as City God, another voice echoed in her mind.

“Mu girl, I admit that the position of City God is useless, and even the recognition of Wangxian City is useless. What is needed is the nod of Xuankong Mountain.”

"Huazhou is about to become a high-ranking deity, and Xuankong Mountain needs stability from all sides and the support of incense offerings!"

"The annual tribute from incense offerings to the thirty-six cities will be doubled this year. This news will be relayed to all cities immediately!"

You need to prepare early!

(End of this chapter)