Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 233 Wangxian City, Dragon Palace!

Nothing happened all night

The next morning, it was still dark.

An Chengping, the young master of the An family, was the first to wake up.

With a look of doting affection, he tightened the blanket covering the portrait, as if afraid that Miss Wan would catch a cold.

Not long after eating venison last night, Manager Yu had planned to rush back to the farm overnight.

Unexpectedly, An Chengping suddenly instructed them to pull up a blanket diagonally in the corner where he was sitting.

A triangular private space was created between the blanket and the corner of the wall.

An Chengping only said one sentence: "Xiao Wan is tired. Rest for the night and come back tomorrow."

He then went to sleep, tending to the portrait on his own.

Having no other option, Steward Yu and his men set up a fire outside and kept watch around the hut. Steward Yu, along with another servant, stood guard outside the hanging blankets.

During this time, Steward Yu sized up Li Wushou several times, still feeling somewhat resentful.

As a senior member of the An family, Steward Yu was highly skilled and handled matters with prudence. He was not usually a talkative person.

But for some reason, upon meeting this young Taoist priest, I always felt as if we were kindred spirits, and after exchanging ideas with him, I felt extremely comfortable.

But in the end, he had misplaced his trust!
During the conversation, the young Taoist priest was eating deer leg. The spices smelled extremely fragrant, so it must have been a secret recipe, no less delicious than the An family's secret recipe.

Manager Yu was inexplicably moved; the other party actually trusted him so much.
To show his closeness and trust in the other party, Steward Yu thought of asking Li Wushou for some spices to sprinkle on his deer legs.

You eat my deer leg, I eat your spices, that's true friendship!

You know, when you're out and about, it's already quite daring to accept food from other people, let alone ask them for food.
What a huge trust this is!
He was responsible for protecting the young master of the An family, something he never dared to imagine he would do in the past.

He himself was almost moved by the trust and tacit understanding between the two.

but!

He was rejected!
Upon hearing his request, the other party refused without hesitation, then ended the conversation and closed their eyes to rest.

Manager Yu was usually fawned over, and he had finally managed to befriend someone, but the relationship ended so abruptly that he didn't get a good night's rest.

Hearing that the young master had woken up, he composed himself and prepared to take the young master back to the farm.

On the other hand, Li Wushou was naturally unaware of what Steward Yu was thinking.

Last night, he used the bewitching power of the Abdominal God to guide Steward Yu to talk about some things he cared about.

They were having a good conversation when the other person asked him for seasonings, which he naturally refused to give them.

It wasn't that he was stingy, but this seasoning, which contained the venom sacs of millipedes, was only slightly toxic to him, causing a mild intoxication. If it were Steward Yu, he probably would have suffered a complete intestinal perforation.

He had expected it to be just a simple refusal, but to his surprise, after the refusal, Steward Yu immediately put on a resentful and heartbroken expression, which made Li Wushou feel very uncomfortable and almost made him want to kill him.

At this point, he had no intention of continuing the conversation with Steward Yu, so he ended the dialogue and closed his eyes to rest.

But in his heart, he kept wondering if he had misused his Abdominal God ability.

Will there be any side effects?
Therefore, although Li Wushou kept his eyes closed last night, he hardly rested at all.

Besides studying the abilities of the Abdominal God, he also spent the whole night looking at An Chengping and that painting, and he always felt that there was something wrong with the painting.

Even if An Chengping misses Miss Wan dearly, he shouldn't be so infatuated as he is now.

However, after watching An Chengping all night, I couldn't see anything unusual about him except that he was as tired as ever.

In the end, all one can do is sigh and say that maybe people are just different, and perhaps the other person is just such a devoted lover?
Therefore, Li Wushou naturally noticed An Chengping's awakening immediately.

Seeing that Steward Yu and the others were packing up to leave, Li Wushou got up first and walked towards the door.

Having learned the way to Wangxian City last night, he no longer intended to travel with the An family master and servant.

Before Steward Yu and the others could react, Li Wushou took a step and disappeared into the small house.

Li Wushou had no choice but to run fast, because he keenly noticed that Steward Yu seemed to be starting to feel melancholy again.

Once outside the hut, Li Wushou moved his body and disappeared in a few flashes.

As Li Wushou sped along the path and approached the edge of the village, he indeed spotted several malevolent spirits lurking in the mountains.

Through his conversation with Steward Yu last night, Li Wushou understood that most of these evil spirits were tacitly acknowledged to exist, and some were even being raised by humans.

If Wangxian City wants to cultivate a pure land of incense offerings and open up a place of peril, it must keep its people living in a state of crisis. Only in this way will the people continue to devoutly offer incense.

Therefore, whether it's a clan or a noble family, there will always be a few such evil spirits roaming around their farms.

Only by constantly putting them in danger will the people be grateful for the protection of God's house.

They are willing to dedicate themselves, whether it be their labor, their faith, their flesh and blood, or their soul.

These evil spirits are also clever, and they never go too far or infringe on the interests of the various villages. They only occasionally eat some people to maintain the fear among the people.

Of course, there were also evil spirits that weren't very smart, but they just didn't survive!

Ordinary people, evil spirits, and noble families of immortal cultivators coexisted and multiplied outside Wangxian City in this way.

Having just come down from Ehuang Valley, Li Wushou thought the area around Wangxian City would be more peaceful than Wufang City.

He indeed found very few evil spirits along the way, but little did he know that the people here were in another man-made crisis.

For a moment, Li Wushou was somewhat confused about the boundaries between humans and evil spirits.

"Eat them!"

After a moment's hesitation, Li Wushou gave an order to the shadowy figure behind him.

He wasn't in the mood to think about the deeper meaning behind it. He didn't really care about such things. Whether it was a naturally grown evil spirit or one that was artificially raised, it didn't matter to him.

All he wants now is to store more food.

A dark shadow swept past, swallowing several evil spirits whole.

Li Wushou then flew towards Wangxian City, not taking any detours along the way, and all the evil spirits he encountered entered the black shadow's belly.

They ate their way through the village for nearly an hour and a half, during which time the number of villages increased and then decreased again. The air suddenly became much more humid, and Li Wushou could hear the sound of rushing river water.

As he broadened his gaze, a breathtaking sight suddenly came into Li Wushou's view.

Four miles away, the world disappeared, leaving only a water curtain connecting heaven and earth.

Calling it a water curtain isn't entirely accurate; it's actually part of the Hengyang River.

The Hengyang River gushes forth from the suspended mountain high in the sky, like water from heaven, stretching nearly a hundred miles before plunging into the earth. Its surging and violent force rushes for more than eight hundred miles before entering the vast sea.

Back then, the Suspended Mountain descended upon Huazhou, thanks to the river water that fell from the sky, which cleared away the land of confusion!
Wangxian City was built between the Suspended Mountain and the landing point where the Hengyang River falls from the sky.

In a sense, Wangxian City was actually built at the bottom of the Hengyang River.

Over countless years, the Suspended Mountain and Wangxian City have continuously constructed various formations between the Suspended Mountain and the landing point of the river, which has created the magnificent landscape we see today.

Now, Li Wushou only needs to use the incense smoke to pass through this water curtain to enter Wangxian City.

However, this time he obviously wanted to use the proper methods. He needed to find the landing point of the river water and enter through the main gate.

As Li Wushou flew closer to the water curtain, he could clearly see that it was densely covered with various colored inscriptions and runes.
Li Wushou, with his viewpoint high above, observed the tilt and flow direction of the river water and easily determined the location of the water's impact point.

It sped towards the landing point, and the water curtain grew lower and lower.

As Li Wushou's vision gradually became able to see the Hengyang River in the sky, he gained a deeper appreciation for this magnificent and mysterious spectacle!
The mighty river flows down from the sky, its source nowhere to be seen; the river surface is extremely wide, its boundaries invisible.

This is the foundation upon which the Hanging Mountain opened up Huazhou – the Hengyang River!

Seeing all this, Li Wushou quickened his pace and rushed towards the landing point.

The water curtain rapidly decreased in height until it was about 100 feet below the ground, at which point the scene changed again.

On the wide surface of the Hengyang River stands a magnificent palace.

The palace is slightly above the water, and the surrounding foundation stones are engraved with array patterns to prevent the river water from eroding it.

Beneath the palace's foundation stand nine towering dragon pillars, firmly supporting the palace as it floats on the water.

Even from Li Wushou's extreme perspective, he could only see the three dragon-shaped pillars near the south bank.

These nine dragon-shaped pillars are firmly rooted in the earth, making them exceptionally stable.

The river water descends from the sky, passes through the dragon pillars beneath the palace, and flows into the distance.

The place where the nine dragon-shaped pillars are rooted is where the Hengyang River water falls from the sky.

The palace above is the Dragon Palace of the Dragon King on the Hengyang River, and it is also the gateway to Wangxian City and Xuankong Mountain.

A mountain hangs in the sky, a fairy city can be seen at the bottom of the river, and a dragon palace is on the river.

Li Wushou was also intrigued when he first heard about it, and now that he saw it with his own eyes, he felt it was extremely spectacular.

Composing himself, Li Wushou continued forward. The water curtain beside him descended rapidly until it disappeared and transformed into a mountain covered with inscriptions.

At this point, a barrier clearly appeared before Li Wushou's eyes. This barrier was different from the water curtain barrier just now. It didn't have as many inscriptions or magic arrays. It was more like the City God Seal barrier, only more powerful.

Li Wushou guessed that this barrier was very likely the work of the Dragon King.

Once you pass through this barrier, you'll reach the entrance to Wangxian City!
With a thought, the Yin-Yang diagram floated above his head, and Li Wushou took off his Yin-Yang Daoist robe and changed into the Xuanqing Great God Official robe.

From this moment on, High Priest Li Wushou has returned!

A misty haze filled his brow as Li Wushou took a deep breath and slowly exhaled towards the barrier.

This time, Li Wushou was quite serious and vomited very slowly. The barrier quietly opened a portal, and Li Wushou's black shadow and magic domain covered his body at the same time, and he entered the portal.

As soon as I stepped out of the door, a tremendous sound of water filled my ears.

Li Wushou looked around. It was a wooded area. After figuring out the direction, he walked towards the river.

From afar, one could see rows of huge merchant ships moored along the riverbank.

Along the riverbank, there are many vendors with stalls selling all sorts of items.

Pedestrians were either in a hurry or leisurely, creating a lively scene.

But Li Wushou's gaze was instantly drawn to the river water cascading down through the Dragon Palace.

The river water that had passed through the dragon pillar no longer surged, but instead cascaded down like a waterfall.

From Li Wushou's current position, he could only see a corner of the Dragon Palace.

Quietly merging into the crowd, Li Wushou followed the steps of the mountain, heading straight for the entrance to Wangxian City.

The mountain road was long, and the travelers along the way were quite curious about Li Wushou's appearance. His robes looked like those of a priest in a city god temple. What was he doing here?

Upon reaching the top of the steps, a massive city gate loomed before Li Wushou.

There was no city name on the city gate, only a golden dragon head.

Looking up, it seemed as if the other person's body was completely hidden inside the palace.

The two dragon eyes contained immense power, scrutinizing everyone who came and went from Wangxian City.

After paying the three taels of silver to enter the city, Li Wushou followed the crowd and took out his Grand Priest identity token from Wufang City to register.

Li Wushou cursed inwardly, "It costs three taels just to enter the city?"
The old beggar used to only get three taels of silver if he sold himself!

All the praise he had heard along the way vanished, and Li Wushou suddenly felt that Wangxian City was actually quite ordinary.

To Li Wushou's bewilderment, the person registering him immediately adopted a strange expression upon seeing Li Wushou's token, looking at him with a half-smile and asking:
"You're from Five Directions City?"

Li Wushou was puzzled, then heard the man ask another question:
"That one-eyed little girl, what's her name again? Oh right, Mu Tong? Is she your new City God?"

"One eye?"

Li Wushou murmured something, took the token without replying, and strode into the city!

The person registering, who had just been joking, suddenly shivered.

He then turned around and looked at Li Wushou's departing figure with some surprise.

Was he just sensing murderous intent?
(End of this chapter)