Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 53 The power is in hand
Sensing the City God's murderous intent, Li Wushou had no choice but to obey!
He actually understood the meaning behind the City God's actions quite well, because he had reached a similar conclusion after discussing it with the old beggar the night before.

If the banner of the City God is to be kept in place, the evil spirits outside the city must be deterred.

The souls of the City God and the Martial God are stationed in the City God Temple. Even though Zhu Sihai has schemed against them, he will not easily enter the City God Temple. No one knows what extraordinary things are in the lair of a City God who has been stationed in a place for hundreds of years.

Therefore, it is more likely that Zhu Sihai will incite the evil gods outside the city to cut off the incense offerings and annual tributes to the City God, and then remove the officials who act in place of the City God, so that the City God will be trapped and die in the City God Temple.

But how to deter those evil spirits? Li Wushou had his own ideas. Even if he slaughtered the Cui family village, would that really deter those evil spirits?

Li Wushou was somewhat skeptical, but that didn't stop him from agreeing to the City God's request. After all, the City God was about to go to sleep, so he could decide what to do himself.
After giving these instructions, seeing that Li Wushou readily accepted the order, the City God nodded in satisfaction and fell silent. Just as Li Wushou was wondering how to leave, something suddenly flew out of the Yin Qi River again.

Li Wushou took it with some doubt. He saw that it was a black token with exquisite patterns engraved around it and the character "武" (Wu) recessed in the middle.

"This card may awaken me if necessary!"

The voice of the Martial God came at just the right time. Before Li Wushou could respond, he felt dizzy and opened his eyes again to find himself in front of the pit where the City God's golden statue was kept.

He stuffed the books and tokens into his bosom, and slung the City God's sword at his waist.

Li Wushou bowed to the mysterious mirror on the roof and walked out of the house.

Lin Youzheng was waiting outside the door. When he saw Li Wushou come out, he immediately noticed the magic sword at Li Wushou's waist. His expression changed and he quickly bowed respectfully.

"High Priest, you've worked hard. It's almost noon. Would you like to have lunch first?"

"Huh?"

Li Wushou glanced at Lin You with some surprise, then patted Lin You on the shoulder and said, "There's no need for this between us, Lord Lin. You know I've always thought you were a promising talent! Let's go have a meal together!"

After saying that, Li Wushou took the lead and walked towards the cafeteria. Lin You clenched his fist and swung it forcefully in the air. He had made the right bet! High Priest Li Wushou hated overtime or anything troublesome, and his favorite thing was definitely eating!

But didn't High Priest Xiao say that after consuming qi, one must gradually abstain from grains and eventually shed one's physical body? Why is High Priest Li Wushou different?

Unable to figure it out, Lin You quickly got up and followed High Priest Li. In the blink of an eye, he could barely see Li's back anymore, which showed how enthusiastic High Priest Li was about eating!
Once a man gains power, he will inevitably want to assert it.

After finishing his meal, Li Wushou instructed Lin You to summon all the junior priests currently serving at the City God Temple to the council hall.

Everyone heard the City God's divine voice transmission clearly in the morning. Upon hearing the summons from High Priest Li Wushou, they were all even more enthusiastic and arrived at the council hall early.

Whether apprehensive, excited, or longing.

Inside the council chamber, the junior priests whispered among themselves, all speculating about what important announcement the high priest had in mind!
This was the first time Li Wushou had gathered everyone so solemnly since he became the High Priest. Everyone had to be careful, after all, who wouldn't want to leave a good impression on the High Priest like Lin You and Feng Sishui?
Just as everyone gathered in the council hall, Li Wushou was studying the scroll sent by the City God, which contained the method of alliance of the twelve minor officials.

After reading it, Li Wushou finally understood why the City God hadn't explained the method, and he became certain that he could definitely teach the junior priests.

This is less a method and more a method of human formation.

There was no need for Li Wushou to teach the junior priests at all. Li Wushou only needed to condense the Yin Power Seed from his own Yin Meridian and have the junior priests swallow it.

These seeds can then take root and sprout within the lesser priest's spirit body.

By combining the positions and arrangements of various star charts, they can resonate with the stars in the sky, and with their combined strength, the twelve minor priests can sweep across a region.

When necessary, Li Wushou, who planted the seed, can also rely on the Yin power of the same origin and his special sense of Qi to borrow the power of the minor officials to enhance his own strength.

Seeing this, Li Wushou was actually a little worried. If a high priest who had cultivated the Yin Power Seed could borrow the power of a low priest, could the City God borrow the power of a high priest?

At this point, Li Wushou somewhat understood why the old beggar had said that these officials were sycophants of the City God! However, Li Wushou instinctively felt that the City God should not be able to borrow his power, because his meridians were different, and the Yin power he cultivated was different from that in the officials' Yin Refining Techniques.

Just to be on the safe side, I'll ask the old beggar again when I get back tonight! But if it really has an impact, the old beggar probably won't help me get the Yin Meridian!

Looking at the time, it was almost time to gather. Li Wushou put away the strategy of alliance and walked towards the council hall.

In the council hall, Lin You and Feng Sishui sat on either side of the main seat, with three people on each side. Five of the original twelve minor priests died when their golden statues were being cast, and Feng Sishui was added to replace them, bringing the total number of survivors to eight, all of whom were present.

As everyone was chatting enthusiastically, they suddenly saw Lin You and Feng Sishui stand up from their seats and head towards the door, unaware that the High Priest had arrived.

He hurriedly got up, and sure enough, Li Wushou, dressed in a blue official's robe, stepped into the hall.

"Greetings, High Priest!"

Lin You and Feng Sishui bowed respectfully, while the six people behind them were a step behind, but did the same!

"No need for formalities. We are both priests, there is no need for such empty formalities between us."

Li Wushou waved his sleeves and replied to everyone. The six people who were a step behind just now wanted to exchange pleasantries again, but they saw Lin You and Feng Sishui, who were bowing, stand up and welcome Li Wushou to the main seat.

Feng Sishui glanced at the six people who had slowed down again, a hint of smugness in his eyes. Little did they know that the High Priest disliked trouble the most, and any further delays would only make him more displeased!

He glanced at Lin You beside him out of the corner of his eye and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "This is the real enemy!"
Once everyone was seated, the numerous junior priests, including Lin You and Feng Sishui, all looked expectantly at the high priest Li Wushou on the main seat.

As the person in charge of the City God Temple appointed by the City God, everyone is very curious about what he will arrange.
Looking at the eager young priests, Li Wushou's expression turned serious! Their spirit was far superior to that of their neighbors on the low hill. Clearing his throat, Li Wushou solemnly said:
"I'm going to start a revolution at the City God Temple!"

"Hi~!"

Despite being somewhat prepared, the junior priests still gasped in shock! The City God Temple has a history spanning hundreds of years; this transformation is no small matter. Is this some kind of drastic undertaking?

They exchanged a glance, seeing the shock in each other's eyes, but then they all replied in unison:

"Please give your orders, High Priest!"

"it is good!"

Li Wushou praised, then said with some gratitude, "With everyone's support, I have much more confidence!"

"I'd like to change the canteen's three-meal-a-day system to four-meal-a-day system, and also add a meal delivery service for priests who need it! What do you all think?"

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Thank you to everyone who has read this far!

I saw the follow-up data from Tuesday today, and it's devastating! A record low!
Others advised me not to add more chapters, saying it would affect readers' ability to follow the story.

On the one hand, I really want to give back to everyone, but on the other hand, I lack experience.

Now that it's a fait accompli, I don't regret not taking the tricycle.

Keep writing your own story!
Even if the plane crashes, there's a revival round next Tuesday. I hope everyone will continue reading and support the new book!
Thank you again everyone, and I wish you all good health!

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