Shulong Daojun

Lately, Lin Shu has felt increasingly lethargic and lazy.

It usually eats and sleeps, sleeps and eats, and the dragon's eyes open and close, and day and night flow by.

The dragon's body suddenly swelled, growing from nearly a foot long to three feet.

However, he always liked to appear half a head taller than Qingmin, strutting around in front of Qingmin with an air of superiority.

Seeing Qingmin diligently writing reports with his brush, he would imitate his own posture, leaning closer and softly reciting a few words, as if giving guidance.

This infuriated Qingmin, causing him to hiss in anger and even tilt the small green crown on his head to the side.

Upon seeing this, Lin Shu shook his head. After a moment's thought, he instructed Zhu Yin to sneak into the eighteen villages under his jurisdiction and explore the depths of the earth's veins to alleviate the pressure on the local land.

"It's strange, lately there have been groups of evil spirits sneaking around the earth's veins and passing through the underground of Qingwu City."

What is the reason for this? And what happened?

Lin Shu frowned slightly, feeling quite puzzled.

According to reports from Qi Yannian and others, these demons and monsters have different auras and do not possess the aura of Qingwu City's soil and water. Instead, their auras are mixed, chaotic, and mottled.

It clearly originated from the territory ruled by other righteous gods, and was not native to this land.

He also went down deep into the earth's veins to explore, and it was indeed so.

The horde was as vast as a torrent, containing many spirits with a thousand years of cultivation, as well as some minor demons who had only been around for a few decades and were still insignificant.

They hurried through the passageway without stopping to harm anyone.

Therefore, Lin Shu turned a blind eye and let the two sides keep quiet, so that both could live in peace.

More importantly, the magic array that held up the water and soil in various places did not obstruct it, but instead opened a door of convenience for it, the meaning of which is self-evident.

However, there was something else that concerned him.

After the upheaval in the continent, for some unknown reason, the number of people flocking to Qingwu City for refuge gradually increased.

Incense offerings originate from the people.

With a larger population, the number of people offering incense will naturally increase.

However, matters such as resettling refugees and registering them into the local household were the responsibility of the officials of Qingwu City and were managed by the government.

Although Lin Shu is the righteous god who governs this city, he cannot interfere too much, otherwise he would be suspected of overstepping his bounds.

However, ordinary officials can only secure their physical well-being, but not their peace of mind.

Therefore, during this time, he also taught Qingmin how to use his own wood element energy to calm the mind and spirit of the refugees, strengthen their bodies and ward off the disease.

He then instructed Qi Yannian and other county gods and local deities to assist in protecting the people and sharing in the increased incense offerings.

By tempering his mind through experience, he untangled a mess of things one by one, and the restlessness in Lin Shu's heart disappeared, giving him a sense of calm.

Two or three days later, he felt that the Yin energy of the candle had also been fully integrated, so he planned to call it back and continue to go to other places to devour the broken earth veins.

Unexpectedly, just as the thought arose, a cheerful voice transmission suddenly entered his ears:

"Junior Brother Lin, I have come to tell you something important. I hope to see you."

Upon hearing the voice, Lin Shu knew who it was. He then suppressed his thoughts and slowly walked out from the back hall. He saw Lu Qinzhuo stroking a cloud about ten feet long, looking as if he loved it dearly.

He bowed slightly and led the way.

Once seated in the rear hall, he finally spoke, asking, "What is it you wish to speak of, Senior Brother?"

Having said that, he brought out some tea and handed it over, waiting for the rest of the story to unfold.

Lu Qinzhuo took a sip of tea, held the cloud in his palm and played with it, and said with a smile, "This time there is good news."

You know that the sect leader has gone to great lengths to transform one continent into four regions, all for the benefit of us Daoist disciples.

Lin Shu paused for a moment, then lowered his head and took a sip of tea.

A look of reminiscence appeared in Lu Qinzhuo's eyes as he said to himself, "It was precisely because of this that my senior brother was able to protect the people of this region, accumulate the merits he needed, and attain the rank of Earth Immortal."

Many disciples within the Five Lineages, whose cultivation has reached the level of Immortals residing in the mortal world, have also made progress on their path of cultivation, just like me.

After saying this, he sighed and smiled.

Lin Shu casually offered a reply: "Congratulations, Senior Brother."

Lu Qinzhuo didn't care after hearing this.

He had heard about what had happened to Lin Shu, and although he felt some sympathy for her, he didn't say much.

He continued, "Regarding the four regions, the sect leader and the various lineage immortals have reached a preliminary agreement with the demonic sect after initial negotiations."

Our Daoist sect occupies two domains, the Demonic sect receives one domain, and the remaining domain is designated as a buffer zone.

The evil sects have not given up their wicked intentions and will never be content with just one region.

Rather than constantly guarding against their secret plots to attack, it is better to deliberately leave a buffer zone.

By gathering all the hidden conflicts in this place, no matter how fierce the fighting becomes, it will not cause any major harm. On the contrary, it will better protect the people of the other two regions.

After all, given the nature of the members of the Demonic Sect, they would never choose the difficult path and do something thankless and exhausting.

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Qinzhu sneered, his face showing disdain, and added, "This is the sect leader's original intention."

Lin Shu remained silent.

He didn't know whether this was good or bad.

However, since it has been agreed upon by all the Taoist immortals, it must have become an unstoppable trend and cannot be changed in the slightest.

But what about the people in that buffer zone?

As he was pondering, Lu Qinzhuo seemed to have anticipated this and said with a soft laugh, "As for the people there, Junior Brother, you don't need to worry too much."

Elder Shouzheng and several Earth Immortals had already secretly taken action, using magic to relocate most of the people during the days of negotiations between the Daoist and Demonic sects.

They were all placed in the cities and counties under the jurisdiction of the Taoist sect, and were entrusted to the care of the mortal government, local Taoist lineages and local gods.

Elders and disciples were then assigned to specific areas to maintain communication and coordination, while a local immortal oversaw the overall situation and coordinated all operations.

At this point, Lu Qinzhuo paused slightly, winked at Lin Shu, and smiled:

"I am not good at supernatural powers and magic, but I have served in the Hall of Divine Decrees for many years and have some experience in dealing with people and making connections, so I took the initiative to take on this task."

Considering that my junior brother is serving as a city god here, I have taken over the liaison matters in your area from the disciples on duty and will personally manage them myself.

I have already informed the other righteous gods one by one, and that's why I came here specifically to inform my junior brother and, incidentally, to ask for a cup of tea and a chat.

After saying this, Lu Qinzhu laughed heartily, picked up a cup of tea, and took a sip to moisten his throat.

Lin Shu suddenly realized where the extra refugees had come from.

So that's the reason.

His gaze fell upon the calm tea in his teacup, and his feelings were a mixture of emotions.

Lu Qinzhuo then pointedly said, "Although the increase in the number of people has both advantages and disadvantages, overall, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, thanks to our efforts."

Especially for a righteous god like you, junior brother, if you can properly appease the people, it will be a great help to improve your own cultivation.

Junior brother, do you think this is good news?

After saying that, she resumed her smiling demeanor as she had when she arrived.

Lin Shu understood, but did not agree, only saying softly, "Thank you for telling me, Senior Brother."

He looked at Lu Qinzhuo, who had become an earth immortal, and suddenly remembered something, asking, "Senior brother, what's the deal with these demons borrowing passage underground?"