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

Chapter 328 Incense and Deities
Amazing. These were the only two words that came to Li Xuan's mind when he saw the two white figures.

It was neither human, nor ghost, nor spirit or monster. If you got closer, you could smell the ash from the grass and wood. With his left hand, he reached forward and pinched the white figure that belonged to the Tiger-Taming Arhat. It felt soft and elastic, like a white silicone doll.

This action left Qian Zhenren and Xu Zhenren, the fellow disciples, completely stunned.

Master Qian was both shocked and furious. Standing on the altar, he looked down and shouted, "You...you actually dared to attack a deity! You are utterly audacious and deserve to die!"

He was mostly afraid.

Because Li Xuan's displayed strength was completely inconsistent with his age, Qian Zhenren realized that he had kicked a hornet's nest this time, and he thought of the contents of Lin Jiu's letter.

Despair filled Master Qian's heart. He gritted his teeth, chanted a spell, mobilized all his magical power, raised the candle on the altar, and forcefully pointed it with his right hand!
Suddenly, the candlelight spread out, like a fiery serpent rushing straight towards Li Xuan!

Seeing this, Master Xu hurriedly shouted, "Quickly take off your clothes! This is Samadhi True Fire, or it will burn you to death!"

Li Xuan was observing the silicone... divine humanoid figure when he sensed the scorching flames approaching. He took a deep breath and blew it out, creating a strong wind. The fire snake, which had reached him, was forced back. Qian Zhenren couldn't dodge in time, and a raging fire instantly burst into flames right in his chest...

To be honest, the power of magic in this world seems a bit low.

He somewhat misses the supernatural world with its various rules; it's very exciting.

However, he couldn't say such things out loud. If Green Sprout really thought he was thinking that way and was directly transported to a world overrun by monsters, like a collection of Junji Ito's works, he'd probably have to sleep with his eyes open...

Master Qian fell from the altar. The height of two stories, combined with his obese body, caused a loud crack as his flesh nearly torn apart. Blood gushed from his mouth and nose, his internal organs shifted, and he didn't even have the strength to roll around or scream.

Master Xu climbed down from the altar, opened the water vat in the courtyard, and poured the water on Master Qian. Looking at the man who was covered in blood and barely clinging to life, he sighed and said, "If you had known this would happen, why did you do it in the first place?"

Master Qian's lips moved, as if he were saying something...

Li Xuan had roughly figured out what Qian Zhenren had invited. These Tiger-Taming Arhats and Lü Dongbin were not mythical figures from legends, nor even deities or spirits.

These two are the embodiment of the convergence of incense and faith.

In other words, the people's faith in and worship of gods, for some reason, coalesced into an existence that resembles a god, but in reality, it is more like a ghost without resentment.

Li Xuan wantonly kneaded the two incense-burning deities and asked, "I already know your origins, but you are at least half-deities incarnated, so why do you indiscriminately help people do bad things?"

Lü Dongbin said: "People respect Taoism and believe in Buddhism, burn incense and pray. All kinds of desires arise. True gods do not enter the secular world. We, the incense, occupy the human world. We have nowhere to go, so we are formed in the entanglement of desires day and night."

Good and evil are indistinguishable to us; they are all just desires. Some people seek a peaceful life, some seek to destroy their enemies' families, some seek wealth, and some seek revenge.

That is, if someone invites a deity, and the deity absorbs the desire for incense offerings, then naturally it should help that person avert disaster.

Li Xuan understood. The incense and deities were like a bug that suddenly gained self-awareness. Although they had consciousness, they had no sense of good or evil. In order to survive, they constantly satisfied others.

Receive!
Keep the incense and offerings to the gods for now, just in case they come in handy later.

Just then, Mr. Tan, who was lying on the ground, woke up. As soon as he opened his eyes, he felt an excruciating pain in his wrist. When he turned his head, he saw that his tendons had been severed! He cried out in anguish, "What happened to me? Who had the audacity to do this?"

Tan Baiwan stepped forward and said, "Uncle Tan, do you still remember me?"

Master Tan felt the voice was slightly familiar. He forced down his pain and looked at the person who had come. He said in surprise, "You are a child from the third branch of the family. You...you are in cahoots with this person. How could you bring outsiders to harm me! What has the Tan family done to offend you that you would do such a thing!"

Tan Baiwan calmly said, "Tan Family Town has been entrenched for a hundred years. Although it is called a town, it is actually the private territory of the Tan family. No emperor or governor is as powerful as a word from the Tan family patriarch."

They prey on their neighbors and oppress the people. How many times have they done such things? Why did my great-grandfather leave? Wasn't it because he simply couldn't stand these despicable things?

We've come back a few times, but each time we've been disgusted by you and left again.

Uncle Tan, good and evil are rewarded accordingly, and there is a cycle of reincarnation. Those who do evil... will truly go to hell.

Master Tan seemed to have heard the funniest joke in the world, and said, "Look, even Taoist priests, who are the most particular about ghosts, gods, and karma, can kill for money. You're telling me about going to hell? In this world, only those without money and power live like they're in hell!"

Tan Baiwan knew that his uncle was useless, so he stopped talking.

Zhang Dadan, unable to stand still, leaned closer and stared at Master Tan, saying, "Master Tan, don't lie to me. Please tell me honestly, did you really have an affair with my wife? And did you kill my wife...? If so, admit it and clear my name, Zhang Dadan..."

Old Master Tan clutched his wrist, looking at Zhang Dadan with the same gaze he would give a dog on the street.

He called out, "Jinlian, come out."

The door opened, and a woman dressed in a red embroidered dress came out. She was Zhang Dadan's wife. When she saw the people in the courtyard and the charred Qian Zhenren lying on the ground, she was so frightened that she cried out and took a few steps back, hiding next to Master Tan: "Didn't you say that everything could be resolved? How come this Taoist priest lost?"

Master Xu understood, and patted Zhang Dadan on the shoulder with sympathy, saying, "This Master Tan is having an affair with your wife, and because he is about to run for town mayor, he is afraid that the affair will be exposed and tarnish his reputation. So he wants to get rid of you without anyone knowing. Therefore, my senior brother's Maoshan magic is the most suitable..."

Unfortunately, because I was helping you, my senior brother failed to kill you twice using the Ma family ancestral hall. So, Master Tan couldn't wait any longer and bribed the head constable to stage a scene at your house where you had murdered your wife, luring you into a trap so he could legally execute you! But who knew you'd escape? And then I saved you again.

Zhang Dadan trembled all over, having been cuckolded and now facing the prospect of being killed.

He felt the world had lost its color, and said listlessly, "I, Zhang Dadan, work diligently and conscientiously. I have a lot of strength but I never bully others. Why is this world so unfair to good people? Does being a good person mean suffering losses?"

Zhang Dadan's expression suddenly turned ferocious as he charged at Master Tan, his fist, the size of a sandbag, slamming into his face. With a weight of about 200 pounds, the force he unleashed was something no ordinary person could withstand!

Before Mr. Tan could even feel the pain, he felt something shatter, his ears rang, and everything went black. He then lay on the ground and fell asleep.

Jinlian was so frightened that she trembled and pulled out a handkerchief to wipe Zhang Dadan's sweat: "I was forced by Master Tan. It's so good that you've come to save me now."

"How dare you lie to me!"

Zhang Dadan wasn't stupid. Enraged, he punched Jinlian in the nose, and with a crack, blood splattered everywhere. He didn't even need a second blow; he made Jinlian lie down next to Master Tan and fall asleep together.

(End of this chapter)