Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 82 The Soul Builds a Nest, Uncle Saves My Life!
City God Temple

The junior priests on duty today were all somewhat trembling with fear.
Everyone felt that the High Priest exuded a sense of oppression today.

After the high priest's reminder, the junior priests were now only circulating their Yin energy, and outwardly they looked just like the junior priests of the past, exuding a chilling aura.

Despite this, people still held the High Priest in high esteem, as if they were facing a martial priest or the City God.

These minor priests had all refined the Yin-Yang Seed, so Li Wushou could naturally sense their emotions.

However, at this moment he was in a state of yin, naturally possessing the eerie aura of a high priest. The discomfort brought about by the change in temperament could only be adapted to by themselves!
Li Wushou sat in a recliner, sipping tea and somewhat lost in thought.

Yesterday, I rode in the Martial God's carriage back to the City God Temple and entered the River of Yin Qi. Before I could report for long, the Martial God entered a state of unease.

Maintaining his Dharma body for most of the day was indeed a strain on the Martial God's condition.

But Li Wushou had no choice; he needed the Martial God to intimidate Zhu Sihai and prevent Zhu Sihai from directly interfering in the affairs of Cui Family Village. At that point, even if the City God had some backup plan, given his current state, things would likely be very difficult!
Because last night, while the Martial God was distracted, Li Wushou focused his mind and carefully observed the City God's soul.

Finally, he discovered a shocking scene at the heart of the City God.

Just like the golden statue of the City God, there is a little sparrow that has built its nest in the heart of the City God's soul.

This sparrow's spirit is elusive and invisible to the naked eye. Even someone as mysterious as Li Wushou only discovered its form by chance.

The sparrow was constantly absorbing the divine power of the City God and growing rapidly.

The vast river of Yin energy continuously washed over the City God's soul, occasionally disrupting the rhythm of his absorption, but it was clearly a death throes.

Judging from the City God's actions, she knew she had a problem, even that it was a problem with her heart, but she just couldn't find it.

When Li Wushou shifted his gaze from the City God's soul to the Martial God's soul, he was even more shocked.

He finally understood how the City God had fallen into the other party's trap, not that the Martial God had also been tricked like the City God.

The problem lies with the souls that the Martial Priest consumed!
The tentacles hovering around the Martial God were constantly snatching away souls from the void, and in the heart of each of these souls was a white sparrow egg.

After the Martial God Priest chewed up the living souls of these sparrow eggs, some of them remained in the Martial God Priest's body, where they devoured each other, much like raising poisonous insects.

The other part passed through the body of the Martial God and flowed into the river of Yin energy beneath him.

The City God's soul was bathed in it, and as the river of yin energy washed over her, white sparrow eggs would occasionally enter her body and be devoured and strengthened by the sparrow!
It's not hard to imagine that if the sparrow egg inside the Martial God's body were to be completely devoured, a sparrow that would build a nest would probably be born in his heart!
The other party did not directly target the City God and the Martial God, but instead planted sparrow eggs on the people of Wufang City.

These sparrow eggs are extremely strange. After death, they can seep into the soul of the living and, through the consumption of the Martial God, pollute the river of yin energy, ultimately achieving the goal of parasitizing the City God!

Such methods are truly ingenious, and combined with the eeriness of the Divine Soul Sparrow, they are truly impossible to guard against. No wonder the City God fell for it!

Thinking of this, Li Wushou's expression also became somewhat solemn. He himself had eaten these living souls before!

But Li Wushou quickly relaxed. Once inside the shadowy creature's belly, whatever it was would be devoured, even this sparrow.

Li Wushou turned his gaze back to the City God, but just as he was about to look at him again, he saw the sparrow suddenly raise its head sharply.

Li Wushou saw that gaze clearly; it was extremely human. It was as if it weren't the gaze of a bird, but that of a person!

Li Wushou quickly withdrew his gaze, then recounted the events of Cui Family Village in a different version before leaving the River of Yin Qi.

In his version, the Hundred Infants under the command of the Tree Goddess devoured the Cui Family Village!

Li Wushou unleashed the City God's magic sword, severing the tree goddess's branch, and then kept praising how useful the City God's magic sword was!
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Wushou, who had been on high alert, keenly noticed a gaze falling on the magic sword.

Li Wushou's heart skipped a beat, but his face remained calm. He pleaded with the City God, "I beg the City God to bestow a few more divine powers upon me, and I will go and kill that traitor Zhu Sihai!"

The City God, of course, did not reply. Li Wushou was deeply disappointed and withdrew from the River of Yin Qi. Meanwhile, the sparrow in the City God's heart seemed to ponder: "Was this a backup plan in the City God's magic sword? But it seems it's gone now?"

Recalling yesterday's discovery, Li Wushou still felt a lingering fear.

This situation is extremely difficult. Our base has been taken over at some point, and we're likely under their watchful eyes for everything we've said and done.

No wonder Grandpa Cui from Cui Family Village was able to figure out his identity so quickly!

The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt, which is why Li Wushou was so eager to improve his strength last night.

Li Wushou was not afraid of such bizarre methods, but who knew how strong the opponent was?

However, if we use the City God as the unit of measurement, the other party is probably on par with the City God, otherwise they wouldn't have resorted to such methods to scheme.

Moreover, even though the City God had already fallen into the trap, the other party hadn't used any force yet, leading Li Wushou to guess that the other party was also wary of the City God's desperate counterattack.

Thinking about it this way, the opponent's strength may be very strong, but it also has its limits. It should still be some distance before Li Wushou can run away immediately.

Even so, it was enough to give Li Wushou a headache. Although Que'er's eyes were sharp, it was clear at a glance that she was not old, and obviously not like Zhu Sihai's murky eyes.

Who is this sparrow?

Now that Cui Family Village has been wiped out, the branches of the Tree Goddess have been destroyed.

The other evil spirits outside the city should have felt the majesty of the City God Temple and should have restrained themselves, but that doesn't mean all the evil spirits will give in.

This includes the original image of the Tree Goddess, as well as the Paper Goddess on Guanyin Mountain.

Li Wushou even suspected that the failure of the civil official to return was related to the paper goddess outside the south city.

So what will Zhu Sihai do next?

Li Wushou rarely got serious, and he kept thinking.

After some time, a soft knock came from the door.

"dong dong dong~"

"Please come in!"

The door opened and a priest walked in; it was Feng Sishui. Upon seeing Li Wushou, he first bowed and then respectfully said:
"High Priest, there's a four-eyed child from the southern city who's come looking for you, saying he's your nephew."

"Oh~?"

Li Wushou was somewhat puzzled, then sat up straight and said to Feng Sishui, "Bring the child in!"

"Yes!"

Feng Sishui responded and went out.

Li Wushou was also puzzled as to who it was, my nephew or niece?

A short while later, Feng Sishui walked in with a thin boy of about thirteen or fourteen years old.

The moment the child saw Li Wushou, he suddenly collapsed to the ground, crying out in alarm:

"Uncle Wushou, save me!"

(End of this chapter)