Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 289 Split Operations, Blood Bodhisattva? A Familiar Scent
Chi Xiu was busy adjusting the magnetic field of the Star Body.

Li Wushou then tightened the Heavenly Gang Star Formation around his neck.

The two stood in the void, looking at Yunxu Sanren who was salvaging the blue-and-white sailboat on the sea, both of them looking somewhat embarrassed.

Having just left Huazhou, Chi Xiu was unable to adjust his magnetic field immediately because he was no longer in the area directly illuminated by his destiny star.

Li Wushou simply felt that the journey was too long and wanted to use the Star Array to temper his body.

So, as Yunxu Sanren was flying along, suddenly Mount Tai pressed down on him, and he felt as if the sky had collapsed. Then he fell headfirst into the sea!
Master Kongwu was indeed not mistaken, because as a Nascent Soul cultivator, he could see further than the ancestor of the Floating Lineage and the Dragon King.

After a while, Yunxu Sanren finally salvaged the blue-and-white sailboat. He looked at Li Wushou and Chi Xiu with a somewhat resentful expression. He was indeed a surrendered general, but they couldn't do this to him, could they?

Li Wushou coughed lightly and said to Chi Xiu:

"Let's split up. You and Yunxu will ride the blue-and-white sailboat, and I'll go my own way. We'll meet up in Zhenhai City later."

Upon hearing this, Yunxu Sanren and Chi Xiu were somewhat taken aback. Yunxu Sanren even began to reflect on whether he had been too petty.

Li Wushou didn't give the two time to persuade him, and simply waved his hand, saying:

"Ok, deal!"

The moment he finished speaking, his figure rippled and transformed into waves, disappearing into the sea.

After what had just happened, Li Wushou realized the inconvenience and felt that it was more comfortable for him to act alone.

The vast ocean is rich in species, which can not only help him complete the Dragon Seed Golden Core, but also allow him to continuously test his skills and strength during this journey, including the Water Escape Technique.

At this moment, Li Wushou transformed into a fish and swam freely in the sea, feeling completely at ease.

Yunxu Sanren and Tianshen Chixiu, who remained in place, exchanged a glance and both saw surprise in each other's eyes.

Was that a water-based technique?

High Priest Li Wushou can do this?

Yunxu Sanren only knew that Li Wushou possessed unparalleled qi and blood and an extremely powerful Yin-Yang Dharma Domain, but he was unaware that the other party was also skilled in water-based techniques.

Moreover, judging from what he just saw, this was no ordinary skill. With his divine sense, Li Wushou's figure vanished without a trace in just two flashes.

Moreover, judging from Chi Xiutian's appearance, it seems that he doesn't know about these things either?
This left Yun Xusan feeling puzzled. It seemed that the other party wasn't much better than him in understanding the High Priest.
He was initially somewhat resentful about surrendering to the Hanging Mountain, but after witnessing Li Wushou wielding the Blood Bone Dharma Form to smash the porcelain vase's giant blue finger that day, Yunxu Sanren secretly praised himself for his foresight.

During this period, he learned most about the various deeds of the High Priest Li Wushou.

The High Priest is of noble character, humble, polite, and incredibly powerful. He is respected and admired by everyone in the Floating Mountain.

Yunxu Sanren only inquired a little before realizing Li Wushou's unique position in Xuankong Mountain.

Therefore, upon learning that the High Priest would be traveling to Zhenhai City with the Heavenly God Chi Xiu, he volunteered to accompany him.

He was, after all, a surrendered general, and staying at Suspended Mountain would only create an awkward situation. However, things would be different if he could curry favor with the High Priest. If he could become the High Priest's confidant, he could at least establish his own faction within Suspended Mountain.

Moreover, he had vaguely heard that the High Priest seemed to be a disciple of the Great Lord of the Sea.

So, if he goes to Zhenhai City this time, maybe he can stay there?
Unexpectedly, before they could even exchange two words, after what had just happened, the High Priests immediately split up and went their separate ways.

This left Yunxu Sanren feeling both embarrassed and somewhat annoyed. Why hadn't he been able to withstand that overwhelming pressure?
After we reunite in Zhenhai City, I must seize this opportunity!

Having made up his mind, Yunxu Sanren led Chi Xiu soaring through the clouds towards Zhenhai City in Fubo Domain.

After more than ten days of rapid travel, the three members of the Three Immortals Pavilion were completely enjoying themselves.

How can you keep seafood fresh?

The three of them may not have known this before, but now they have gained some understanding.

Chen Gou'er lay on the back of a giant octopus monster that was struggling, gnawing at it with his interlocking teeth. The monster was in a rather pitiful state; its tentacles, which were originally several meters long, had already been eaten clean. At this moment, although it was struggling, it was more like wriggling.

The old beggar sat cross-legged on the head of a giant jellyfish, whose entire body emanated a chilling aura.

Behind it, a dense swarm of jellyfish floated.

At this moment, these jellyfish are devoutly worshipping the old beggar's back.

Li Wushou, with the star core on his head, attracted evil spirits and monsters from the surrounding seas.

On the other side, a ten-foot-wide Dharma realm was created in the sea.

With a flick of her brush, the Paper Goddess conjured a somewhat awkward grill in the Dharma Realm. Two small paper figures were dismantling a large whale that was only half left, while the Tree Goddess was in charge of roasting it.

Compared to Chen Gou'er's raw consumption, he preferred the tender meat juices combined with the Paper Goddess's spices.

Therefore, he ate with great relish!
But both the Tree Goddess and the Paper Goddess were somewhat sullen.

The Tree Goddess was simply because she had finally been reduced to being a cook.

The Paper Goddess had finally refined Yan Qiubai's divine ink and mastered the ability to paint the unreal as real, but her painting skills seemed to be on par with the Second Master's handicrafts.

She still can't forget the mockery on the Tree Goddess's face when she saw the two gourds she had secretly drawn, which made her especially resentful!
From then on, whenever she saw the Tree Goddess's ambiguous smile, she wanted to twist her head off and crush it!
Li Wushou was completely unaware of the rivalry between the two; he thought they were just hungry and had become agitated.

But after inviting the two women to a few meals, he found that it did not alleviate the problem, so he let them be.

Fifteen minutes later, Chen Gou'er finished gnawing on the octopus, rubbed his belly, and returned to Li Wushou's Dharma Realm with great satisfaction. He casually picked up a piece of undercooked whale meat from the grill in front of the Tree Goddess and stuffed it into his mouth.

He swallowed while saying, "Mmm, delicious!"

Tree Goddess used to love children the most, but she was somewhat afraid of Chen Gou'er. Several times, he sneaked into the Burial Soul Forest, wanting to eat her Five Elements Fruit. If it weren't for the Second Master stopping him in time, she would have been grateful to have kept even one.

After a while, the jellyfish swarm turned into sea dust and disappeared into the waves.

The old beggar also stepped into the Dharma realm, a smirk on his face, and sat opposite the Tree Goddess, watching her grill the fish.

Seeing that Chen Gou'er kept stuffing the fish into his mouth before it was even cooked, the old beggar frowned, knocked the fish out of Chen Gou'er's hand, and scolded him:

"Can you please stop eating so messily? Have you forgotten all the manners I taught you? Do you even know what elegance is?"

Chen Gou'er was stunned. He looked at the meat that had fallen on the charcoal fire, and then at the old beggar who was winking and provoking him. He decided to bite the old man to death!
"You bastard's elegance! I'll bite you to death!"

Seeing the two fighting again, Li Wushou was somewhat helpless. He shifted the Dharma Realm, and the two of them accidentally swallowed a mouthful of seawater and then calmed down.

With the two of them joining in, the remaining whale meat was quickly finished.

Li Wushou slowly rose, waved the three blood-red, gold-embossed invitations in his hand, and said to the old beggar and Chen Gou'er:
"Pudu Island is just ahead. These three spirits have been invited by the Blood Bodhisattva to attend the Buddha's birthday celebration. We still have plenty of time to meet up in Zhenhai City, so let's go see our old friends."

Normally, Chen Gou'er would jump for joy at the thought of going to a place where evil spirits gather, because it usually meant he could have a good meal.

But at this moment, he was scratching his head and remained silent, occasionally stealing glances at the old beggar.

Although the old beggar's expression remained unchanged, the frequency of his eyeballs moving suddenly increased, clearly indicating that he was also plotting something in his mind.

There really is something fishy going on between these two people!

The old beggar from the Blood Buddha Temple in Wufang City must have secretly used some underhanded tricks with Chen Gou'er.

It's highly likely that it's aimed at that Blood Buddha!

Li Wushou had anticipated this, so it wasn't surprising.

Today, as he activated the star core to attract evil spirits, these three evil spirits unusually traveled together towards Pudu Island.

Then, while sorting through the belongings of the three evil spirits, the Paper Goddess discovered these three invitations.

Li Wushou immediately smelled the distinctive blood scent of the Blood Buddha Temple from the invitation.

The memory of that drop of blood from the Blood Buddha instantly surfaced in his mind, stimulating his taste buds.

He still felt heartbroken for giving Wu Qinghe that drop of Blood Buddha's blood that night. Hearing about Blood Buddha Temple again now, Li Wushou felt a surge of joy. And Blood Bodhisattva? It sounded delicious! He hoped the other party wasn't human!
Seeing that the old beggar and Chen Gou'er were still unwilling to confess, Li Wushou sneered inwardly and took the two into the Three Immortals Pavilion.

After instructing the Paper Goddess to draw a boat—well, a slightly raised large door panel—Li Wushou led the Tree Goddess and the Paper Goddess towards Pudu Island.

Pudu Island is neither too big nor too small, covering an area of ​​less than 100 square miles, and is one of the many supply islands in the outer sea of ​​Fubo.

Many ships traveling between the Twelve Continents of the Outer Sea and the Fubo Sea on the Southeastern route would choose to stop here for resupply and trade goods.

Monks living in the nearby seas would also gather on Pudu Island to trade for what they needed.

The established merchant families of Zhenhai City, the outposts of other forces with overseas interests in Fubo Domain, and the shops of many other independent cultivators from the outer seas all gathered here.

Therefore, Purdue Island has always been very lively!
But this also meant that the place was a melting pot of all sorts of people.

It all started nearly thirty years ago when the Great Lord Zhenhai decided to include the twelve outer sea continents under the jurisdiction of the Fubo Domain.

Back then, in order to ensure the safety of the sea routes between Fubo Domain and the Twelve States, the Great Lord of Zhenhai personally led twelve patrol envoys to quell demons in this sea area for five years!
Blood flowed freely in the seas where the killings took place, and evil spirits lost their courage.

After the outer seas were pacified, the Great Venerable Zhenhai encouraged and rallied the immortal sects and aristocratic families of Fubo Domain to enter the outer seas to open up shipping routes, whether for business or for spreading the teachings, without any further interference.

Although the twelve continents of the outer sea are far from the Fubo Domain, they are still a very good virgin land for many small and medium-sized Daoist sects.

Even though they cannot overthrow the native forces that were originally in the Twelve Continents because of the rules of the Great Lord of Zhenhai, they can still achieve mutual benefit by befriending them and spreading their teachings.

This is enough to make many of the Fubo Domain Immortal Sects, which are limited by stagnant land resources and find it difficult to develop rapidly, flock to the twelve continents of the outer sea.

Blood Buddha Temple is one of the many Taoist sects that spread their teachings.

Blood Buddha is a rising star in Fubo Domain. He attained enlightenment a thousand years ago, and during the three thousand years of great changes in the world, he was at a disadvantage.

Most of the territory in the Fubo Domain has already been divided up, and with the Zhenhai Grand Venerable above suppressing it, Blood Buddha has found it difficult to find an opportunity to develop rapidly.

Therefore, Blood Buddha Temple also attaches great importance to the twelve continents of the outer sea. After the call of the Great Lord of Zhenhai, Blood Bodhisattva was stationed here.

After eliminating the original forces, the place was renamed Pudu Island, symbolizing the salvation of the twelve continents in the outer sea!

Because of the Blood Bodhisattva's reputation, the area gradually stabilized, and other forces in the Fubo Domain began to establish outposts here, gradually leading to Pudu Island's present state.

Today is the birthday of the renowned Blood Buddha of Blood Buddha Temple. Every year at this time, Blood Bodhisattva invites all the wise and virtuous, not only cultivators, but even some spirits that dwell on the islands and reefs. They all gather at Pudu Island at the invitation of Blood Bodhisattva.

This is a grand event, and also a grand trade fair.

Therefore, when Li Wushou and his two companions' large wooden planks entered the dock, they could no longer find a place to dock.

The sailors on the dock looked on in surprise and craned their necks to look over.

Many immortals have traveled to and from Pudu Island, and they have seen many strange and wonderful magical artifacts, but one with such a unique design is truly rare.

Little did they know, once they looked at each other, they couldn't take their eyes off each other.

On the door panel stood three people: a man, a woman, and a little girl.

The man, dressed in black and gold, exuded a noble air, clearly from a prestigious family.

Standing next to the man was a woman in a gray dress, with gray hair as well. She had an ethereal air about her and was as beautiful as a fairy.

When have these sailors ever seen such a beautiful person?
Even the boat captain, who usually boasted of having caught a glimpse of a fairy, was dumbfounded, drool dripping from the corner of his mouth, which he forgot to wipe away.

As for the little girl? Who would look after a child at this time?

I glanced at it quickly, and yeah! She was also a sulky little girl.

The Paper Goddess was almost biting her teeth to pieces. Seeing the Paper Goddess's angry expression, the Tree Goddess covered her mouth and chuckled. The sailors on the shore were even more captivated.

The boat captain kept his eyes glued to the tree goddess, enthusiastically offering to clear a space for the three of them to park the large door planks.

Seeing this, the Paper Goddess snorted coldly and ignored the other party, leaving Li Wushou somewhat speechless.

These people are really bold. There must have been thousands of people like them buried in the Soul Burial Forest before, just like the Tree Goddess.

After patting the still sulking paper goddess, Li Wushou gave an order:
"Put the ship away!"

Speaking of this ship, Li Wushou was also a little tired. He originally thought that after the Paper Goddess refined Yan Qiubai's ink, he could save some effort and at least master some painting skills.

He did manage to master it, but he hadn't expected the paper goddess's craftsmanship to be so poor.

This makes his drawing skills even worse!
So although he had mastered the skill of making the unreal appear real, he had never used it.

Upon hearing Li Wushou's strange tone, the Paper Goddess's face instantly fell. She didn't care about other people's opinions, since they were just insignificant weeds anyway, but she still valued the Second Master's attitude.

The second master must be speechless, right?
With a flick of his sleeve, the large door panel beneath his feet dissipated like ink mist, and the three of them stepped onto the dock.

The captain and the many sailors were stunned, instantly breaking out in a cold sweat, and quickly lowered their heads, not daring to look any longer.

These three were clearly not ordinary people; they were even immortals.

In the past, upon seeing Li Wushou's attire, they would have immediately realized that he came from an extraordinary background. But today, they were so bewitched that they forgot to even think straight.

Li Wushou, along with the Tree Goddess and the Paper Goddess, ignored these people and disappeared from the dock in a few steps.

As the Tree Goddess walked, she made a hand seal, and the leaves on the surrounding trees blinked quietly, their eyes slowly opening. In a moment, the entire Pudu Island was laid bare before the Tree Goddess's eyes.

"Second Master, the Blood Buddha Temple's outpost is in the northwest corner."

Li Wushou nodded slightly, and the three of them were standing outside the Blood Buddha Temple in less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea. Unlike their outpost in Wufang City, the Blood Buddha Temple here was a proper temple with a very large area.

All around the temple, Li Wushou's divine soul descended, and people with all sorts of different facial features were everywhere, with extra eyes, extra ears, and so on, even more so than in the Five Directions City.

However, although the people here have more senses that need to be nourished, their blood and energy are not bad, and most of them have cultivated the Blood Yang Method.

Li Wushou also saw some people condensing blood yang through the flesh and blood of sea beasts.

It seems that the Blood Buddha Temple was not restricted from spreading the Dharma here?
But that doesn't mean people won't die. With a slight rustle of his nose, Li Wushou smelled the odor of burning corpses. In the meditation room behind the Blood Buddha Temple, a huge crematorium was burning corpses.

The gray-robed monks in the surrounding meditation rooms were chanting Buddhist scriptures and inhaling the stench of corpses as they practiced.

The smell was familiar. Li Wushou even saw several corpse movers working with him, but they seemed to be doing better than Li Wushou had been before. Although their facial features had been implanted, each of them had some form of cultivation.

They have clearly all practiced the Blood Yang Technique!

Not long after the three had stood still, a monk with six ears emerged from the temple gate, twitching his ears as he approached and chanted a Buddhist prayer to them:
"May the Blood Buddha be merciful, and may this humble monk Hui'er greet you three. May I ask if you have come for the Buddha's birthday celebration?"

Li Wushou glanced at the other party's six ears. The earlobes were large and long, and he could clearly feel that the other party's ears were fluctuating as if they were probing him with their divine sense.

A slight smile appeared on Li Wushou's lips. He didn't answer, but reached into his pocket and took out three invitation cards, handing them over.

Hui'er took it, glanced at it, and then her expression changed slightly.

These three invitations look the same to others, but the Blood Buddha Temple knows them inside and out. The hidden patterns inside are different, and these three invitations are clearly meant for the three island lords of Blood Soul Island.

Has the island changed owners?

After carefully sensing the three people again, Hui Er felt a chill. He couldn't detect a trace of human presence in them!

Just as he was debating whether to let them pass, a voice transmission sounded in his mind.

"Please invite our three distinguished guests into the temple!"

Hui'er's mind stirred, and she stepped aside to lead the three into the Blood Buddha Temple.

Li Wushou glanced subtly in the direction of the Blood Buddha Temple's main hall, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Is this the Blood Bodhisattva?
It really tastes sweet!
(End of this chapter)