Strange world, I can seal the gods

Chapter 1284 Elder Cao

Elder Xu was very angry. He was not angry that what he promised was not done. He was angry that he went to invite people in person, but the other party did not show any mercy and could not even invite people.

"I took care of him and taught him. If it weren't for me, he would have been eliminated and left the mountain long ago, and he wouldn't have had the chance to enter the divine path." Elder Xu cursed, his eyes full of coldness: "He really is a man who uses people forward and doesn't use them backward. He has demonstrated the meaning of 'being respectful at first and arrogant later', 'being useful now and then' and 'being ignored when people leave' to the fullest."

Elder Xu's voice was filled with anger. He drank a big mouthful of tea in anger and suppressed the irritability in his chest: "Brother Cui, I miscalculated. The promises I made before have now all slapped me in the face. Now that guy is a snob and only recognizes power but not people. There is nothing I can do."

Cui Yu frowned slightly when he heard this, but he was not too disappointed. With his state of mind, he would not be upset because of such a small matter. Elder Xu in front of him was not good enough, but he could go to Elder Deming, the master of the art, to plead for mercy.

"I know you want to ask that old guy De Ming for advice, but I advise you not to waste your time. What I can't do, De Ming can't do either." Elder Xu was a shrewd man and saw through Cui Yu's plan at a glance.

Cui Yu frowned, "Is Elder Cao really so stubborn?"

"This old guy is determined to side with Chengyang Hou and get a chance to climb up. Even if the temple master comes forward, it will be difficult to change his decision." Elder Xu looked at Cui Yu and said, "I advise you not to waste your time on him. He won't listen to anyone now."

"I don't believe it can't be done, it's just that the benefits haven't been given enough!" Cui Yu did not agree with Elder Xu's words.

"If I want to get things done from him, it seems that I have to offer him enough benefits to bribe him. At least it must be benefits that he cannot refuse, so that this thing can be done." Cui Yu was thinking in his mind how to do things.

Hearing Cui Yu's words, Elder Xu's face was tangled. After a long time, he endured the pain and took a piece of jade from the mechanism on the wall behind him: "That bastard has been coveting my Jade Book for a long time. He tried his best to ask me for it, but I didn't agree. If you can bribe him with this Jade Book, this thing will definitely work!"

Cui Yu took the jade slab, which was engraved with countless mysterious words, but he did not recognize those words.

"These words are the inheritance of a tribe called the Ferocious Beast in the Creation Era. They were a tribe that could compete with the gods, and they were the words left behind in a brilliant era. When this jade slab was dug out from the ruins, my grandson and I divided the spoils unevenly, and in the end we could only keep half each." Elder Xu looked at Cui Yu:
"He has wanted to obtain this jade plate for a long time. If you take out this jade plate, he will definitely have no reason to refuse you."

Cui Yu took the jade plate. He did not recognize the characters of the fierce beast clan. After looking at it for a while and not finding any useful information, he raised his head and looked at Elder Xu: "Elder, you just gave me such a treasure. I really can't exchange it for a treasure of equal value."

"I didn't think of exchanging it with you. I just gave it to you directly. This can be regarded as my investment in you because you are worth it!" Elder Xu looked at Cui Yu with a pair of eyes full of burning color: "I believe that you can walk out an unprecedented brilliant road in the Dharma Ending Age. You will never be trapped in this corner. Your future will be the mysterious starry sky!"

Upon hearing this, Cui Yu looked at Elder Xu with a slightly moved expression in his eyes. He did not expect that Elder Xu would trust him so much.

However, before he could be moved for long, Elder Xu changed the subject: "Of course, I am also looking for an opportunity to send the jade plate to that bastard. It is useless to keep half of the jade plate in my hands. It is better to send it to him and let him research something."

Cui Yu looked at Elder Xu. This old guy has a very broad mind and a great vision!
But why doesn't Cui Yu believe that there are such saints in the world?

"This old man might be playing some tricks. He dug up all kinds of relics from nowhere. Who knows what strange secrets he has mastered." Cui Yu took the jade plate and sensed it, but he didn't sense anything wrong. He was very confident that if there was really a problem with the jade plate, it would definitely not be hidden from his perception.

"So this person is really a living Bodhisattva? Is he really a great saint?" Why did Cui Yu not believe it in his heart?

"Of course, when you meet Elder Cao, tell him that you stole this thing from me. Don't ever say that I gave it to you." Just as Cui Yu was muttering in his heart, Elder Cao added, his voice full of solemnity: "That Elder Cao is suspicious by nature. I'm afraid you will say the wrong thing and cause some bad consequences. You won't be able to bear it then."

Cui Yu looked at the other party suspiciously, then put the jade plate into his sleeve: "Sir, don't use me as a gun. If I get angry, the consequences will be serious! I'm super fierce!"

Cui Yu has been cultivating magical powers for three hundred years. He is now much more confident and is not afraid even when facing the elders in the Taoist temple.

"What are you thinking, kid? With our friendship, how could I harm you? Are you suffering from paranoia now? Everyone you see is the murderer." Elder Xu rolled his eyes in annoyance.

Cui Yu looked at him doubtfully, then put away the books and walked out of the Sutra Library: "I owe you a favor. Don't worry, I will definitely pay you back in the future."

Looking at Cui Yu's receding back, Elder Xu scratched his head and said, "This guy is really a smart guy, but my plan is not aimed at him. Even if he is the legendary saint, he can't see through it."

Elder Xu retracted his gaze and slowly lowered his head, a cold light flashing in his eyes: "You accepted my kindness, but now you want to turn your back on me and show no mercy at all. Do you really think I'm a money-giving boy?"

Cui Yu walked out of the Sutra Library and headed straight towards the mountain where Elder Cao lived. As the elder of Xieyue Temple, Elder Cao was in charge of the business of making talismans. There were three mountains on his territory, including one main peak and two side peaks.

At this time, the errand disciples coming and going in the mountains were hurriedly carrying various cinnabars, medicinal materials and other objects needed to refine talismans, and they were constantly shuttling between the mountains.

From afar, one could smell the strong smell of medicinal herbs, cinnabar, and sulfur filling the mountain. Cui Yu glanced at the disciples coming and going in the mountain, his eyes revealing a thoughtful look: "No wonder the industry of talisman paper can support an entire family. Although Xieyue Temple is not the top in the cultivation world, the amount of talisman paper it consumes is not a small number. It actually requires thousands of people to work day and night. How much consumption is this? And the most important thing is, what is the use of making so much talisman paper? What is the purpose of Xieyue Temple making so many runes for."

Cui Yu felt curious. This Slanting Moon Temple seemed to have something special, some secret.

Cui Yu walked up through the mountain paths and came to the main peak at the back. After reporting to the disciples guarding the mountain gate, he was soon led to the residence of Elder Cao in the back mountain.

When Cui Yu arrived at Elder Cao's residence, he was completely stunned.

What comes into view is a magnificent hall. The eaves and pillars of the hall are all painted with gold powder. Even the tiles on the roof are painted with talismans in gold powder, which looks golden and dazzling.

The ground is not paved with ordinary blue bricks, but pieces of fired colored tiles, which sparkle in the sun and look very magnificent.

There were dozens of palaces, and more than thirty petite and beautiful girls, only about fourteen or fifteen years old, were dressed as maids, going in and out of the palace carrying trays.

In a trance, Cui Yu felt that he had not come to a monk's residence in the mountains, but a secular palace.

"No, not even the emperor is so extravagant." Cui Yu looked at the glass floor tiles under his feet and always felt that they were a little dazzling in the sunlight.

"No! No! This glass..." Cui Yu lowered his head and looked at the glass bricks under his feet. His pupils shrank and a look of shock appeared in his eyes. "There are countless talismans engraved in this glass, and countless talismans have turned into a Feng Shui formation, drawing the vitality of heaven and earth, and drawing the blessing and fortune of heaven and earth. This guy is so generous! If he draws the vitality of heaven and earth, he will definitely draw the five decays of heaven and earth. But why is the five decays in this main peak so rare? At least one tenth rarer than the outside world."

"This Elder Cao has something." Cui Yu looked at the glass bricks on the ground and began to respect Elder Cao a little more.

"Brother, please follow me." A beautiful palace maid came forward and spoke tenderly to Cui Yu.

Cui Yu was stunned when he heard the word "senior brother" and asked tentatively: "Are you also a disciple of Xieyue Temple?"

The palace maid seemed to know what Cui Yu was thinking, and there was a hint of sadness in her eyes, but she didn't say much.

"He's a sex-hungry ghost!" Cui Yu glanced at the palace maids. The bodies of the palace maids were mixed with the scent of the same man. It was obvious that these women were the women of Elder Cao.

"Elder, Cui Yu is here." The beautiful palace maid led Cui Yu into the main hall. Cui Yu thought that the outside was already very luxurious, but after entering the main hall, he still underestimated Elder Cao.

An incense burner was lit in the main hall, and the green smoke from the incense burner was gathering and lingering, flowing in the air like clouds.

In the center of the hall is a pool, which is made entirely of jade. The pool is more than a dozen cubic meters, with spring water flowing in it. In the center of the pool is a jade platform made entirely of mutton-fat white jade, which is engraved with countless talismans, connecting the entire hall, the square outside, and even the entire mountain vein.

The furnishings in the main hall are even more luxurious, with all the vases, screens, inkstones, beds and other items being carved from jade and gold.

“Even an emperor on earth can’t compare to him.” Cui Yu secretly said in his heart: “This Elder Cao not only knows how to enjoy life, but he is also very luxurious.”

"Are you Cui Yu?" Elder Cao, wearing a Taoist robe and with disheveled hair, sat on the jade platform with his hands on his knees, chanting incantations with his hands, and his back to Cui Yu.

"Disciple Cui Yu greets the elder." Cui Yu bowed.

"I've heard of your name." Elder Xu turned his head, revealing a face that was younger than he could imagine. If Cui Yu said that the other person was only seventeen or eighteen years old, he would believe it.

"I dare not let the name of my disciple, a humble one, enter your ears." Cui Yu said politely.

"That's true. Your vile name has been polluting my ears from time to time recently." Elder Cao responded bluntly.

Cui Yu was speechless after hearing this and didn't know how to respond.

"Shen Yu has been talking about you in my ears recently. I was a little curious about what kind of person would make Mr. Shen so angry. Now it seems that you are just an ant. What is there to be angry about?" Elder Cao's voice was not polite at all. Cui Yu finally understood why Elder Xu was so angry. If it were in another place, he would have used the power of destruction long ago.

"If you want to come here for the Shu family's affairs, then you can go back. I have already reached an agreement with Marquis Chengyang. The deal between us cannot be broken by you." Elder Cao looked down at Cui Yu and said, "If you want to live a more stable life in the Taoist temple in the future, it depends on whether you can offer enough benefits to impress me."

"The elder said that what happened to the Shu family cannot be reversed. Why don't you take a look at my things first before drawing any conclusions?" Cui Yu looked at the elder with a smile and reached into his sleeve.

"Even if you take out something better, it's impossible..." Elder Cao didn't even think about refuting, but the next moment he was choked up, staring at the jade plate that Cui Yu took out from his sleeve, and suddenly stood up, his voice full of disbelief: "Where did you get this thing?"

"I heard that this item is very important to the elder, so I took it. You also know that I have a close relationship with Elder Xu, so it is not difficult to get this item." Cui Yu looked at Elder Cao with a smile: "Can this item change the elder's mind?"

Elder Cao took a step forward and landed in front of Cui Yu. He stretched out his hand to take the jade plate, but Cui Yu dodged it.

"You have to let me check its authenticity." Elder Cao's eyes remained glued to the jade plate and refused to move away.

Hearing this, Cui Yu smiled and handed the jade plate to Elder Cao. Elder Cao was very excited after taking the jade plate: "It is indeed the half jade plate! It is indeed the half jade plate."

"Will it work?" Cui Yu looked at Elder Xu, his eyes full of teasing.

Elder Cao stuffed the jade plate directly into his sleeve, then looked at Cui Yu and said, "Go back and wait for news. After all, it's not an easy task to accomplish this."

After saying that, he turned around and jumped onto the jade platform, and shouted to the maid outside the door: "Ruyan, please see the guest off."

Upon hearing this, the beautiful maid walked into the hall and bowed respectfully to Cui Yu. Cui Yu changed his mind and followed her out.

(End of this chapter)