Terrifying Heavens: I'll directly worship the Black Law of Fengdu!

Chapter 169 The Beginning
Li Xuan noticed that the light emanating from the statue was invisible to Mao Qing and Zhang Fusheng, the high-ranking members of Maoshan. However, it was fine if they couldn't see it; mentioning it would only cause trouble.

The light from the statue gradually dimmed.

Seeing this, Li Xuan hurriedly said, "Please wait, True Lord Sanmao. The world is about to fall into chaos, and the mortal world will likely be filled with bloodshed. Now that you have enlightened Maoshan, could you also lift the restrictions on the dantian of disciples from other Taoist sects?"

The statue remained silent for a moment, then said, "It's not that I'm unwilling, but your place is too remote, and it was already difficult for you to come all this way. Although other Taoist sects also belong to the Xuanmen, their lineages are ultimately different, and it might not be appropriate to forcibly remove the restriction. You need to invite their patriarchs to come in person before the restriction can be lifted."

Li Xuan was stunned. Famous Taoist mountains are scattered all over the country, and even if the route is planned, it will still take a lot of time to run them.

The statue seemed to see through Li Xuan's question and said, "You helped them break the shackles of their disciples and reopened the lineage here, continuing its flame. This is a great achievement. Such a virtuous deed will certainly not go unrewarded."

"You are now in a mortal body, and the journey will be arduous. I will temporarily grant you some magical powers, enabling you to travel a thousand miles in a single day. Once this matter is settled, the powers will be taken back; you may depart now."

The light from the statue quickly receded and disappeared, but a few specks of golden and red light shot out and landed between Li Xuan's eyebrows.

He immediately felt the magical power surging in his dantian, as if a small pond had connected to a boundless ocean, inexhaustible and endless...

Is this the Fengdu Judge (Endless Power) version?

Li Xuan's heart also surged with excitement, and at the same time he felt that point of golden light floating at his spiritual center, which felt very warm and comfortable, like soaking in a hot spring in winter.

The matter at Maoshan was settled. Although Mao Qing and others tried their best to persuade him to stay, Li Xuan was determined to leave.

At the mountain gate, Mao Qing was extremely reluctant to leave, but Maoshan was too poor, and they couldn't very well demolish a side hall and give it to Li Xuan. Therefore, they were both reluctant and a little embarrassed...

Li Xuan rode away in a fairly good mood. He had come to Maoshan to invite the Three Mao Ancestors to descend and received a wisp of merit and an unlimited magic power experience card.

He added the beginner level of the Seventy-Two Arts' Divine Speed ​​skill to his horse, and instantly the horse's hooves seemed to fly, taking off at lightning speed!
A rough calculation suggests the speed is around 150 kilometers per hour.

It was fast, incredibly fast. He crashed into the carriage... into the horse. The horse simply couldn't handle the speed. It was fine running on the plains, but in narrow places or on mountain roads, it couldn't even turn in time. As a result, it scraped the ground and crashed into a mountain wall, almost splitting the horse apart...

Fortunately, the horse was still alive. Li Xuan used the spiritual energy of the purple-red gourd to keep it alive, and with the help of medicine, the horse was finally saved.

He released the horse and let it run free.

With unlimited magical power protecting him, he expended it with great gusto. Although he had only mastered the basics of the Seventy-Two Arts, he couldn't withstand the constant influx of magical power to strengthen them...

Therefore, if you run and even if you can't dodge in time and crash into a wall, it will only hurt for a moment and then be fine.

However, Li Xuan was worried about hitting someone, so he sped up in an open area where no one was around, and then slowed down to a manageable speed when passing through a village with people, and passed through safely.

He visited many famous Taoist mountains around the world, such as Wudang Mountain, Qingcheng Mountain, Longhu Mountain, Zaoge Mountain, Qiyun Mountain, Laoshan Mountain, Zhongnan Mountain, and Luofu Mountain, among others.

Being a messenger for the gods was exhausting. At first, the Taoist priests on the mountain were all skeptical, spouting all sorts of scientific theories. In the end, Li Xuan simply started by conjuring lightning with his bare hands, demonstrating his divine power in front of everyone, and quickly gained their trust.

The patriarchs of various famous mountains, upon hearing that the Three Mao True Lords of Maoshan had given Li Xuan a wisp of merit as a token of gratitude, all brought out this item. There was no other way; apart from this, Li Xuan really couldn't use any other things.

After traversing more than a dozen famous mountains in different locations, Li Xuan finally returned to the original dock in Guangdong.

He has been in this world for a total of six months.

This dock in Guangdong is located in Guangzhou. It looks exactly the same as it did six months ago, except that many of the laborers from back then have changed jobs. As he passed the dock entrance, he suddenly froze. He saw a child kneeling on the ground begging. Just one glance, and a raging fire ignited within him…

There was no other reason than that the begging child was one of the five children he had given to Jicaotang.

Li Xuan's face remained calm, but his heart was in turmoil.

He squatted down in front of the child, picked up the broken bowl used for collecting money, and said, "We don't beg, we're leaving..."

The child, not daring to look up, said, "Grandpa, please have mercy and give us some money. We haven't eaten in a long time."

The weather was turning cold, but the child was only wearing a thin, tattered garment, his arms and legs exposed, and his body was visibly covered in wounds...

Li Xuan said, "It's me, I'm back."

The child trembled and began to sob, saying, "I...I don't know if it's true. Please, give me back my bowl. I'm so scared."

When the bowl didn't arrive, he banged his head against the cart, and as his body swayed, a black, mud-like object rolled out.

This is……

Shriveled and blackened hawthorns?
The child wasn't this agitated even when his bowl was taken away, but when the hawthorn fell out, he desperately reached out to catch it, nervously tucking it into his thin clothes, and said, "Give me back my bowl."

Li Xuan put down the bowl, stood up and bought a candied hawthorn from the side, picked one and put it in the bowl: "That one's been sitting for too long, eat this one instead."

The appearance of the candied hawthorns stunned the child for a long time, and tears streamed down his face. He mustered up his courage and looked up. When he saw Li Xuan squatting in front of him, his defenses completely collapsed. Snot and tears flowed down his face as he said, "Li... Father Li, is it really you? Or am I about to die? I heard Ah Gou say that when you are about to die, you can see the person you want to see. He saw you."

Ah Gou is the name of one of the boys in the group of five.

Li Xuan had only spent a few days with these children, knew only about their experiences, remembered only their names, and felt only pity for them.

He was deeply moved that the child still remembered him after half a year, and even kept a blackened and shriveled candied hawthorn.

This child is called "Dumb Girl," she is a girl, but she is naturally introverted and doesn't like to talk, so people call her "Dumb Girl."

Li Xuan embraced her, feeling a pang of sadness. The mute girl was over five years old, her body emaciated, like a living dead; the shape of her skeleton could be clearly felt…

He said, "What about the others?"

Feeling the strong, warm embrace, the mute girl finally realized that she had truly met her savior. She burst into tears and, after a long while, finally came to her senses and said, "Agou was beaten to death, and I'm still begging here. Erdan, Niuwa, and Third Brother, I don't know where they are."

Li Xuan asked, "What about Jicaotang? They promised to take care of you."

The mute girl sobbed, "Jicaotang was demolished, Mr. Sun was taken away, and those soldiers with knives said he was rallying people and plotting a rebellion or something, but I don't really understand..."

　Thank you to the author "Big Handsome" and author "Itai Koichi" for the donations.

　　
　
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