Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 74 Harvest and Triumph

at the same time
Li Wushou and a group of priests were standing by the Black Pool, the sacred site of Cui Family Village.

Just now, Li Wushou searched the entire Cui Family Village. Nearly a hundred households and more than two hundred villagers, regardless of age or gender, were all eaten clean by the Tree Goddess's Hundred Infants.

Before I could even reminisce, Fu Feng rushed over, saying he had made a new discovery at the Black Pool.

So Li Wushou quickly carried Fu Feng to the edge of the Black Pool. The moment they landed, they saw the corpse of Grandpa Cui lying on the collapsed shrine.

Recalling the tragic scene at Cui Family Village, Li Wushou couldn't help but sigh: "He brought this upon himself!"
Grandpa Cui desperately wanted to gain a better social standing and enter the city.

Entering the city signifies stability, and to a certain extent, one can enjoy the sustenance provided by those outside the city.

But unexpectedly, he ended up dying and his clan being wiped out.

Judging from the way the Tree Goddess acted, Cui Family Village was originally prepared as provisions for the Hundred Infants.

What's even more ironic is that these monster babies that eat villagers were raised by their grandfathers and the river god they worshipped.

It's like a blacksmith forging a knife and sharpening it, and then someone else uses that knife to kill his entire family and even his neighbors!

I wonder what Grandpa Cui would think if he knew? Or were the people of Cui Family Village just pawns in Grandpa Cui's collaboration with Zhu Sihai?

"High Priest, you've arrived!"

Lin You and the other minor priests bowed respectfully, interrupting Li Wushou's thoughts. Li Wushou waved his hand and said, "You don't need to do that again. Tell me, what did you discover?"

Lin You glanced at Feng Sishui, whose expression seemed somewhat unnatural. Feng Sishui, understanding the unspoken message, stepped forward and said to Li Wushou:
"High Priest, when I was healing myself by the Black Pool, I discovered that the seed in my body could absorb the blood energy emanating from the river god's corpse. I think this corpse might be useful to us, so I reported this to Priest Lin and asked you to consider it."

"Oh~?"

Li Wushou's eyes lit up. He had just cut off the fish tail of the river god and was planning to invite Chef Hu over to make a braised fish tail for the old beggar and Chen Gou'er as a treat.

The upper body of this river god was truly an eyesore, and Li Wushou had originally intended to discard it, though it was a pity.

But can a seed that combines yin and yang absorb blood and qi?
With a thought, Li Wushou spread his palm out and a new Yin-Yang Seed slowly emerged. He gently lifted his palm and sent the Yin-Yang Seed to the upper half of the River God's corpse!
The meridians within the Yin-Yang seed moved at will and began to operate slowly.

Strands of blood energy rose from the river god's remains, flowing into the Yin-Yang seed and then achieving Yin-Yang balance through the meridians.

Until a large chunk of the River God's flesh caved in, Li Wushou reached out and summoned back the Yin-Yang Seed.

Looking at the dark red Yin-Yang Seed, which was as clear as amber, Li Wushou knew that the seed had reached its limit. If he absorbed any more, the balance inside would be broken, and it would revert to the state of a Blood Qi Seed.

He swallowed it in one gulp, closed his eyes to sense it for a moment, then suddenly opened them, his eyes filled with surprise!
The moment the Yin-Yang Seed entered his body, it immediately merged into Li Wushou's Yin-Yang meridians, and the flowing stream of spiritual energy visibly strengthened.

Most importantly, it can be refined in an instant without needing to consider the balance of yin and yang!
Moreover, through perception, this Yin-Yang seed is of extraordinary significance to the minor priests, and can even directly replace the role of the flesh and blood spirits of the Blood Buddha Temple, providing them with sufficient blood and energy, and transforming it into sufficient Yin power.

This is in some ways very similar to the Blood Buddha Temple's method of cultivating flesh and blood spirits!
In an instant, Li Wushou's mind moved at will, and one Yin-Yang Seed after another, as well as individual Blood Qi Seeds, appeared before his eyes!

Lin You and the others were dazzled by what they saw, and then they were deeply shocked!

"So fast?"

"The High Priest is so fast!"

"..."

Does that mean the High Priest can mass-produce a batch of Lesser Priests with Yin-Yang traits?

Thinking of this, everyone felt a sense of urgency.

Thinking to himself that he should prove his worth to the High Priest more often in the future, otherwise he wouldn't even have a chance to cry if he were replaced one day.

In their minds, even the City God didn't seem to have that ability, right?
Unbeknownst to them, the junior priests had already begun to compare Li Wushou with the City God in their hearts.

Li Wushou, of course, was unaware of what everyone was thinking, and focused intently on manipulating the seeds to devour the blood energy. As time passed, the river god's colossal body was finally completely consumed by the blood energy seeds and yin-yang seeds.

Li Wushou happily put the seeds into his pocket one by one.

Then, as if remembering something, he turned around and explained to Lin You and the others.

"Um, I'll keep these for now, and I'll give them to you when you need them later!"

Lin You quickly bowed and replied, "This river god was slain by the High Priest, so it is entirely up to the High Priest to decide what to do with him!"

The others chimed in, "Exactly! It's all up to the High Priest!"

Li Wushou nodded in satisfaction. Just then, Chu Feng and Lu Fan returned hurriedly with several other minor officials. Upon seeing Li Wushou, they quickly bowed and said:
"High Priest, all the shrines in Cui Family Village have been destroyed!"

Li Wushou nodded slightly: "In that case, may you all return in triumph!"

With that, a black shadow flashed beneath him, and a black steed materialized. Li Wushou mounted the horse and rode ahead.

This time, instead of taking to the air as before, he followed the group along the land route towards Wufang City.

Of course, Li Wushou would never admit that he was worried about something happening to his fishtail. He simply said to Lin You, who was urging him to go first, "Today is quite dangerous, so let's go together!"

These words, spoken in a plain tone, warmed the hearts of the junior priests who heard them.

The High Priest truly cares for his subordinates!

It's worth shedding blood for the High Priest!
Many minor priests refined the Yin-Yang Seeds and became quite adept at controlling Yin energy.

Although the group was walking on land, they moved incredibly fast, as if flying close to the ground!

Half an hour later, Wufang City was in sight.

Everyone immediately saw the towering, imposing Dharma body of the Martial God. Li Wushou soared into the air, drew the City God's Dharma Sword from his waist, and shouted towards the Martial God:

"Li Wushou, along with his minor priests, was ordered to attack the Cui Family Village outside the city and its evil god, the Black Carp River God. Now that the attack on the village has been successful, he is leading his priests back to report!"

The magic sword suddenly burst forth with dazzling light, and the Martial God's Dharma Body in the sky slowly opened its eyes!

A powerful surge of divine energy radiated outwards, sweeping across the fish tail carried by the minor priests.

The Martial Priest nodded slightly and slowly spoke: "Congratulations to High Priest Li Wushou on his triumphant return from conquering the shrine and destroying the stronghold!"

The resounding divine voice instantly spread in all directions, and the people who had been thinking about the City God Temple's extermination of the evil god instantly erupted in cheers, with endless praises for "Great Priest!"

Just as Li Wushou was about to retract his magic sword, he saw a streak of light suddenly flash across the sky.

Upon getting closer, Li Wushou realized that it was a carriage made of loess, different from the ones Lin You and the others had ridden in; this carriage was of a much higher standard.

Li Wushou recognized it at a glance; it was the chariot of the Martial God Official that Xiao Panshan had introduced!

As Li Wushou hesitated, the Martial God in the sky spoke again slowly: "Welcome! High Priest, return to the City God Temple!"

The moment he finished speaking, the Martial God's Dharma body slowly dissipated. Li Wushou no longer hesitated, stepped into the carriage, and the carriage rose from the ground!

The scene of the boy boarding the carriage to chase after the city god is deeply imprinted in the minds of every believer.

And before the boy boarded the carriage, he seemed to be solemnly instructing the priests behind him.

Such a dedicated and responsible high priest earned the people's complete trust.

The cries of praise for the High Priest grew even louder!
But only Lin You and the others heard it clearly: the High Priest was instructing them to deliver the fish tail to the Three Immortals Pavilion.

They also told them to bring Chef Hu along, as he wanted to eat barbecue!
(End of this chapter)