Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 95: Incapable of doing anything else
"What a load of crap!"

Li Wushou muttered something to himself and threw the golden pupil in his hand back into the blood-red paper.

Just then, there was a knock on the door. After receiving permission from Li Wushou, Feng Sishui came in carrying two pots of tea.

"Greetings, High Priest!"

Li Wushou nodded. Feng Sishui had indeed arrived just in time. He was about to make a pot of tea, but then looked at Feng Sishui with some doubt.

"You're too kind. What brings you here?"

"Your Excellency, I was offering incense in the front hall when I heard you were coming, so I thought I'd brew you some tea."

As he spoke, Feng Sishui first raised the teapot in his left hand and continued to Li Wushou, "This pot of tea is your favorite Xiaozhong tea."

He then raised the teapot in his right hand and said, "As for this teapot, it's a newly released white tea. I don't know much about it, so I just brewed it for the High Priest to try and see if it suits his taste."

Li Wushou was also somewhat impressed after listening; they were all talented people.

Despite the fact that these minor priests were not very strong, Feng Sishui still caused trouble time and time again.

But in Li Wushou’s view, this was actually the City God’s doing. After all, the Yin Qi River is only so big. If everyone is a high priest or even cultivates a Yin spirit, who will support them?

Just like the last time when selecting junior priests, Li Wushou originally thought the conditions would be difficult, but he filled them in no time.

What ancestral rule? It's just that the City God controls the resources.

Li Wushou had figured it out: the Civil God was born with divine eyes that could see in all directions, while the Martial God was born with the ability to devour souls and consume evil spirits, purifying and replenishing the River of Yin Qi.

Both of them were of great use to the City God's rule and cultivation, which is why they were able to stand out.

In comparison, Xiao Panshan, who was quite old when he first attained Qi, was rather ordinary.

If the City God hadn't sensed the crisis, Li Wushou even thought that Xiao Panshan would still not have been able to obtain the opportunity to refine the Yin God.

It is clear that the City God deserves his current predicament.

What frustrated Li Wushou even more was that he found that his bond with the City God seemed to have deepened without him realizing it.

For example, he must be being targeted by the sparrow in the City God's soul; for example, Zhu Sihai, who has already made several moves; and for example, the Li Erniu family, who have just moved to the main city and are seeking refuge under the City God Temple.

Feeling confused, Li Wushou patted Feng Sishui on the shoulder.

"Thank you for your thoughtfulness, Sishui!"

"What are you saying? It is my honor to serve the High Priest. Please go ahead with your business, High Priest. If you need anything, just let me know. I'll be right outside the door."

Listen to this, look at this!
What excellent material for a high priest! The City God has a huge problem!
Li Wushou lay back in his chair, picked up the pot of new tea, and took a sip. The taste was refreshing, sweet, and mellow; it was indeed quite good.

Smelling the faint aroma of tea, Li Wushou began to ponder the current situation.

The biggest crisis right now is definitely the sparrow in the City God's soul. The fact that it built its nest like this is certainly not to keep the City God asleep. At the very least, it wants to use this to control the City God.

After an internal meeting at the Three Immortals Pavilion, Li Wushou and the old beggar both concluded that the City God likely had some backup plans.

Whether it's his background or his strength, this is why Zhu Sihai remained wary even after he had the upper hand. He hoped to trap the City God by eliminating all his allies, and only after trapping the City God would Zhu Sihai likely implement his true purpose.

Can the Three Immortals Hall directly intervene to resolve this?

It's difficult, because if the Three Immortals Hall gets involved, it might incur the hostility of the City God. If the City God uses some suicidal tactics against the Three Immortals Hall, it will only make the situation more chaotic.

Moreover, Li Wushou also understood the old beggar's meaning; the other party didn't want to get involved. The old beggar hadn't had much trouble saving incense offerings, and he probably didn't want to use them here.

Therefore, to resolve the problem of the sparrow in the City God's heart, the only solution is to first rescue the Civil Official.

This is undoubtedly another extremely difficult choice. According to the information we just received, the Civil Official is trapped underground in the Taoist temple of the Paper Goddess on Guanyin Mountain. The Paper Goddess has set up a Yin-Yang Taoist altar to suppress him.

Li Wushou also saw the Blood and Flesh Spirit Official of the Blood Buddha Temple and the Blood Longevity Treasure Paper of the Wusheng Sect. Even in the Yin-Yang Daoist Temple, in the maze of white paper shattered by the Literary God Official, Li Wushou saw the Tree Goddess's eerie infant.

This means that Li Wushou has to rescue the Civil Official right under the noses of the Blood Buddha Temple, the Wusheng Sect, the Paper Goddess, and the Tree Goddess. And this doesn't even include Zhu Sihai, who orchestrated this situation, or the mysterious and unpredictable Divine Soul Sparrow.

Thinking of this, Li Wushou chuckled helplessly. At the same time, he realized that people really do laugh when they are speechless!
How about we make a deal with Zhu Sihai and join forces to take down the City God?

Regardless of what tricks the City God might have up his sleeve, this seems much simpler.

Unfortunately, Zhu Sihai wouldn't believe Li Wushou, because he was the High Priest. And Li Wushou wouldn't believe Zhu Sihai either, because Zhu Sihai had attacked him several times, and Li Wushou already remembered it.

So how can we rescue the civil official?
After much thought, Li Wushou also found it difficult to cope. Unless someone could help him attract the attention of Zhu Sihai and the others, there was still a possibility.

This is when the lack of talent at the City God Temple became apparent.

The Priest was in poor condition and could only make a brief, climactic appearance; moreover, he was constantly being manipulated by his opponent. Even when the Priest forced his way out, it was still within the opponent's expectations.

As for the remaining minor priests, although their combined strength greatly increased, they were still too fragile compared to the enemy.

A single soul barrier from a being like the Tree Goddess would plunge them into a fierce battle.

No matter how you look at it, it seems like I'm stretched thin!

Suddenly, Li Wushou thought of Xiao Panshan, who was hanging upside down outside the Yin Qi River. The other party was refining Yin Qi into his soul and was about to shed his body. If he succeeded, it might be able to divert some attention.

But with the river of yin energy right under the sparrow's nose, how can I avoid being spied on by its spirit?

Ideally, Xiao Panshan should be brought out without anyone noticing, and he should be allowed to cultivate Yin Spirit along the way, so that the other party can play a role.

Li Wushou drank the white tea in the pot in one gulp and let out a long sigh of relief.

Although this problem is thorny, Li Wushou is not without a solution; he just will inevitably have to persuade the old beggar again when the time comes.

However, since he was the one who advocated supporting the City God, it was only right that he shed some blood.

It remains to be seen whether Xiao Panshan is worth doing this!

Li Wushou kept calculating in his mind, and the myriad thoughts in his head gradually became clearer. Although the weight of these troublesome matters had not lessened, fortunately, Li Wushou had already made some progress.

After Li Wushou finished the second pot of tea, his expression returned to calm.

If everything goes smoothly, once Xiao Panshan successfully cultivates the Yin Spirit, the other party will be able to take on the role of diverting some of his attention.

But given the other party's importance, can they really attract a lot of attention?
Li Wushou was very suspicious, because judging from the situation within the Yin Qi River, the Divine Soul Sparrow had already begun to build its nest again within the Martial God Official's body, but had not paid any attention to Xiao Panshan.

This old man always gave Li Wushou the feeling that he was neither loved by his maternal grandmother nor his paternal uncle.

No! We need to devise something else to draw everyone's attention to that – that's the key!
As for Xiao Panshan? It's hard to say!
Having made up his mind, Li Wushou called out towards the door, "Sishui, come in for a moment!"

Feng Sishui was meticulously guarding the door when he heard Li Wushou's call and quickly pushed the door open and came in.

"High Priest, what are your orders?"

Li Wushou sat up from the recliner and stared at Feng Sishui seriously, saying:

"There is something very important that I don't trust to entrust to others. After thinking it over, I realize that you are the only one who is truly capable of handling things."

Li Wushou paused briefly at this point, but Feng Sishui unconsciously puffed out his chest and then patted his chest, saying:
"Please give your orders, High Priest, and I, Feng Sishui, will certainly carry them out for you!"

"Alright! Then go to the incense hall and get a stick of incense to ward off death. I need you to secretly find three people who are about to pass away in the next few days. Once you find them, don't make a sound. Just come back and tell me their address! Can you do that?"

Feng Sishui frowned and said, "Feng Sishui obeys. Please rest assured, High Priest!"

At this moment, Feng Sishui's mind was resolute. This was the first time the High Priest had entrusted him with such an important task: three people who were about to die? If he couldn't find them, then he would create three himself!
After receiving the order, Feng Sishui turned around and went out to get to work!

Li Wushou found it rather strange. He was just looking for a few people who were about to die, so why was he so murderous?

(End of this chapter)