destiny eternal calamity

Chapter 166 Fairy Maiden

Li Wei did not stay there any longer. Instead, he followed the two White Lotus Cult members with the highest cultivation levels that he had just discovered and continued flying westward.

The two left together, clearly indicating they had something to do together.

He used his invisible technique to hover above and behind the two people, following them slowly and steadily.

The two walked to a village about ten miles away before stopping.

Then they started talking under a bare mulberry tree.

Li Wei was lying in ambush a dozen meters away from them, and with his hearing, he could certainly hear their conversation.

"Brother Zhu, is this the place the big shot mentioned we need to go to today?"

"That's right, Master Song told me I could bring one person along. Pretty good of me, bro?"

"Thank you, Brother Zhu!"

Li Wei was immediately curious: what did the White Lotus Sect want to do in such a desolate place?

Since he and Sister Yaoyue had taken two days off, they weren't in a hurry to go back, so they stayed to observe.

About three hours later, it was almost noon, and the two men took out the dry rations they had brought and started eating.

At this moment, Li Wei saw a large group of people walking in from the village entrance.

Judging from its scale, it was even more advanced than the White Lotus Sect team he had seen in Qixian County.

"Brother Zhu" and the others quickly dropped their half-eaten rations and went to greet the team.

As the procession entered the village, the curtain of the sedan chair in the middle opened, and a simply dressed woman stepped out.

Although she was dressed simply, Li Wei could tell that the woman was pampered and had a very charming demeanor.

She is certainly pretty, but she can't compare to the likes of Mei, Lan, Zhu, and Ju.

Moreover, Li Wei could tell from the charm in her eyes and her every move that she had already experienced many romantic encounters and was no longer a virgin.

The woman stepped down from the sedan chair, and a boy and a girl stood on either side of her, making her appear as a woman with children.

At this point, the villagers naturally all rushed over to see what was going on.

"What a beautiful woman!"

"What woman? That's a fairy!"

"Oh right, she's a fairy!"

The woman held a jade vase, smiled as she plucked a flower, and an aura of kindness yet allure emanated from her.

"Is this considered a fairy?" Li Wei's lips twitched as he looked at her.

If this can be considered immortality, then his senior sister Yan should have ascended to heaven in broad daylight with an aura of immortality.

At this moment, a divine image suddenly appeared behind the woman, with a dazzling halo behind its head, exuding indescribable holiness.

"Holy crap, a Dharma Aspect cultivator is just messing around with Spree here?"

Li Wei was shocked. Only then did he realize that the woman's cultivation level was actually at the Dharma Aspect Realm, possibly even higher than his.

Fortunately, his ability to be invisible and formless had reached a perfect level, and he could also conceal his aura with his lips, making it difficult even for those with the Void Realm to detect him.

These villagers rarely even see a martial artist on ordinary days, so how would they know that there are Dharma Aspect cultivators in this world?

Even if they occasionally saw cultivators flying in the sky, in their eyes they were all immortals from Mount Kongsang in the south.

Upon seeing the sacred image of this "fairy maiden," they naturally all knelt down in a rush.

Li Wei discovered that the social atmosphere in the Northern Dynasty was much more mystical and superstitious than that in the Li Kingdom.

In the eyes of the people of Liguo, cultivators are nothing more than martial artists who have surpassed their limits, while transformed demons are just slightly more powerful beings.

The situation was different in the Northern Dynasties.

If Li Wei had been born in the Northern Dynasties, he would have believed that there were immortals in the world, living in the immortal sects of Kongsang Mountain or other great mountains.

Those aristocratic families who select disciples and send them to the mountains are also cultivating immortality.

This is because the martial arts of the Northern Dynasties were more monopolized and mysterious than those of the Southern Dynasties.

For example, the Kongsang Sect normally selects disciples from affiliated families, and ordinary people have no chance of entering the sect.

Even a martial artist like Brother Zhu, who possesses Qi Sea energy, only had the opportunity to cultivate after joining the White Lotus Sect.

"You needn't do that. Once you enter my sect, you are all brothers and sisters."

The woman spoke with a seductive tone.

"Fairy Maiden, I am willing to become your disciple!"

"I want to join the church too!"

Immediately, a chorus of voices taking refuge rose and fell.

Li Wei was speechless for a moment.

A dignified Dharma-image cultivator actually went to a remote village to preach and deceive people. The White Lotus Sect is really down-to-earth.

"Brothers and sisters, those who wish to join the sect only need to register here and then drink a bowl of the Dew of Ascension bestowed by the Eternal Mother."

The woman said kindly.

To her left, the White Lotus Sect members had already set up a registration point, with wooden bowls on the table, each filled with a clear, watery liquid.

"After drinking the Dew of Ascension to Immortality, one should refrain from killing, stealing, committing adultery, lying, and drinking alcohol. Then one can be reborn in the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss or the Land of Emptiness after death."

The woman's words seemed to carry an endless allure.

Upon hearing this, some villagers who had initially hesitated because they were going to drink the "Dengxian Dew" of unknown origin lowered their guard and lined up in front of the registration point.

Li Wei knew they had fallen under a woman's spell.

He frowned, but did not interrupt.

The White Lotus Sect shouldn't be harming anyone, so let's continue to observe what they're doing.

Since many villages are probably being proselytized every day anyway, he can't change anything by stopping this one place, so he might as well take this opportunity to do something big.

The villagers drank the "Dew of Ascension to Immortality" and saw no abnormalities, so the remaining villagers who were still hesitant began to line up to register to join the religion.

After all, in their eyes, the "fairy maiden's" sacred appearance was simply that of a legendary immortal or bodhisattva.

The living gods are right in front of us, if we don't worship now, when will we?

When all the villagers, including the children, had drunk the "Dew of Ascension," the "fairy" suddenly chuckled, giving Li Wei, who was hiding in the shadows, goosebumps all over his body.

"Brothers and sisters, please donate your family property to the Holy Church, the more the better."

A man of slightly higher status standing next to the "fairy maiden" shouted loudly.

The villagers seemed to be possessed. They returned home and brought out their valuables, including silver, jade, and even copper coins.

The members of the White Lotus Sect collected the money and then distributed it among the villagers to "Brother Zhu" and his group, instructing them to organize subsequent ritual activities.

Li Wei then realized that "Brother Zhu" and the others had come here to recruit their subordinates.

It's estimated that to climb the ranks in the White Lotus Sect, besides cultivation level, there are other indicators, such as the number of followers under one's command and the number of ceremonies organized.

After the White Lotus followers left and the villagers went home, Li Wei secretly sneaked into the home of a bachelor.

He used an ocarina to hypnotize the bachelor, then grabbed him and probed his body with his spiritual sense.

"It really is a Gu."

He found some tiny Gu worms in the villager's body, which were probably used to control his mind.

Li Wei had already witnessed the power of Gu before, when Aunt Ying used the Love-Sickness Gu to trick his second uncle's family.

Ordinary people are completely powerless against Gu, even if it is only a first-level Gu worm.