On the Avenue.

Chapter 380 Ghost Fairy
When the head of Jinghong Sect died, the natural disaster disappeared immediately. Yu Lingzi woke up from his daze and screamed. He saw that he was naked. He hurriedly covered his private parts, found a skin bag, took off the other person's clothes and put them on himself.

"We are born naked, and now that we are naked, why should we be ashamed?"

An old voice was heard, and Yu Lingzi looked in the direction of the voice. The person who spoke was Taoist Jingtai, one of the Four Elders of Taihua.

The old Taoist priest was naked, standing high up in the sun, with no sense of shame at all.

He looked towards the place where Master Jinghong died, where flesh and blood covered the mountain and was still wriggling.

Yu Lingzi randomly found a Taoist's clothes, took them off, walked up to Taoist Jingtai, and put them on him.

"I don't like wearing it."

Taoist Jingtai blew his beard and glared, shook his shoulders, shook off his clothes, and sneered, "I'm so old, what's wrong with being naked? Can't I be naked? I was born naked!"

Yu Lingzi said: "Master uncle is right. But clothes are meant to keep warm and also serve as etiquette. If you don't wear them, it would be rude."

Before Taoist Jingtai could say anything, an old voice came: "When a person is born, how can there be any etiquette?"

Yu Lingzi turned around and saw that Taoist Jingyue, one of the four elders of Taihua, was also naked. He walked over and stood side by side with Taoist Jingtai.

Yu Lingzi was in a dilemma and said quickly, "When a baby is born, he knows how to cry without anyone teaching him. He knows how to drink breast milk and is dependent on his mother. Isn't this etiquette?"

"Nonsense, you know nothing!"

Taoist Jingdong, one of the four elders, also came over, naked, standing shoulder to shoulder with the two old Taoists, and asked, "Is the old headmaster dead?"

"died."

Another Jingshan Taoist came over, and the four old Taoists stood in a row with their bare buttocks, saying, "What a pity, we were unable to verify whether the old master's path could really lead to ascending to immortality."

Taoist Jingyue said sadly, "I always feel that the old master's path might be a feasible path. But Despair Slope intervened, so I have no chance to try it."

Several old Taoist priests expressed their regret.

Yu Lingzi moved away from them and thought to himself, "The four great-grandmasters are willing to sacrifice their lives for the sake of ascending to heaven."

However, those who practice Taoism are indifferent to fame and wealth. The first goal of practice is to become immortal. The physical lifespan of the Four Elders of Taihua has reached its limit and they only have a few years left to live, so they are willing to take the risk.

Yu Lingzi even suspected that the four elders fell into evil transformation without even making a move, and wondered if they gave up resistance on their own initiative.

Taoist Changying also woke up. He was dressed neatly and was busy calling those awakened Taoists to take care of his fellow disciples.

Yu Lingzi stepped forward to help. Taoist Changying glanced at him and whispered, "Many young Taoists died."

Yu Lingzi's heart sank, and he asked, "How many junior brothers and sisters died?"

Taoist Changying, who bears the responsibility of being the head of the sect, is not as carefree as the four elders. He pays more attention to the gains and losses of the sect and has ordered people to count the number of deaths. However, the mountain is full of shed skins, which are lifelike and difficult to count in a short time.

"Thirty percent, probably. We can't say they died, they just shed their skin and disappeared completely."

Taoist Changying said, "If you can't find your body, bones, soul, or spirit, you will completely disappear, as if you have turned into nothingness, and don't exist at all."

Yu Lingzi said nothing and went to help other Taoists clean up the shed skins, find clothes, and treat the wounded.

Hundreds of miles away in Youzhou City, Fu Xiu also woke up. After experiencing drastic changes, he became much calmer. He first comforted the talisman masters of the Youzhou branch of Hongshan Hall, calmed their emotions, and then led them to help the people of Youzhou City.

This natural disaster did not last long, only about an hour, but the impact it caused was enormous. Many people and livestock disappeared out of thin air after shed their skin several times, as if they had never appeared in the world.

There are also many people who have undergone several transformations, becoming short in stature, their bodies looking like they have aged by ten years, and becoming frail and sickly.

Fu Xiu took the talisman master from Hongshan Hall to draw talismans everywhere, cure diseases and save lives, and replenish the vitality of everyone.

They were busy from morning to night, with no time to eat or rest. Many monks were inspired by them and came to help, and the number of talisman masters increased.

Fu Xiu divided several groups of people to rush to nearby villages and towns to treat the villagers. They were busy until the second half of the night before returning to the Youzhou government office.

He arrived at the government office and was about to raise the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and hang it in the air to prevent evil spirits from entering the city. At this time, he saw Xia Fenghua, the governor of Youzhou, sitting on the stone steps of the government office in a daze.

Xia Fenghua put his elbows on his knees, as if he had aged many years, and his eyes were dull. Only after Fu Xiu called him several times did he come back to his senses and look at Fu Xiu straight.

"It's Governor Fu. You're back?" Governor Xia lowered his head again.

"Sir, didn't you run away with your family?"

Fu Xiu was a little angry, and said with sarcasm, "Now that the disaster has disappeared, you will be the prefect again?"

Prefect Xia shook his head slowly: "No more, no more. I have nothing left, I won't do anything..."

Fu Xiu was stunned.

Governor Xia laughed bitterly and said, "I tried to fly out of the disaster area with my wife and children, but I was transformed by evil and fell from the sky. Governor Fu, I have lost everything, my wife, children, everything."

He held his head and cried.

He was a master in the realm of God’s descent, and he was not seriously injured after falling from a great height, but his wife and children were in the process of transformation and were smashed into a pulp.

He was knocked unconscious and stood up shakily, only to find that the natural disaster had disappeared and he had returned to normal. However, all around him, within a radius of several miles, were the corpses of his wife, children and the elderly!
Xia Fenghua almost went crazy. He cried and screamed loudly, tearing his hair, cursing the sky and the earth, and crying to God while holding the bodies of his relatives. However, everything was in vain.

He didn't know how he got back to the government office, nor did he know how long he had been sitting here. His mind was blank.

Fu Xiu looked at Prefect Xia and knew that this man was useless. He did not expect him to stay in Youzhou and save the people.

Fu Xiu entered the government office, raised the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, offered incense to it, bowed and said, "Although the elders in the banner were robbers and murderers during their lifetime, they have great merits after entering the banner to protect the people. I hope that all the elders will protect Youdu from external evils and guard the lives of the people! This banner has great merits. In the future, I will ask for you to change the Ten Thousand Souls Banner to the Ten Thousand People Banner!"

The banner swayed gently, and the ghosts and gods in the banner were very satisfied with him.

Fu Xiu left the government office and said to Prefect Xia, "Sir, where is the Book of the Underworld? We can't do without it if we want to save the people!"

Prefect Xia did not say anything. Fu Xiu got angry and kicked him to the ground. He searched forcefully and finally found the Book of the Earth in a small cloth bag for storage.

"The prefect is useless. I will take over his duties these days!"

Fu Xiu held up the heavy Book of Earth and offered up the Book of Earth of the sixty-two counties of Youzhou. The pages of the book flew into the air and turned into golden lights and flew away.

These golden pages will guard the counties and villages one by one, mobilize the power of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and the godmothers of each village, and suppress the evil spirits, so that these evil spirits will not take advantage of the chaos to cause trouble. After he dealt with these, he suddenly felt dizzy and remembered that he had not eaten or rested.

On the corner of the street, a talisman master from Hongshan Hall set up a porridge stall to distribute porridge. He went there and had a bowl of porridge, which made him feel better.

"It was a natural disaster, but fortunately it has subsided."

He said silently in his heart, "Everything will gradually get better."

When Yan Xianzhi and Xia Canghai received the news that the disaster had disappeared, they had already reached the border of Youdu. The two cabinet members looked at each other, and Xia Canghai said, "A visitor from Despair Hill."

Yan Xianzhi nodded slightly and said, "I don't know who it is."

The strength of Despair Hill made them shudder.

Despair Hill pacified this natural disaster so quickly that the disaster was over before they arrived!
"Logically speaking, Despair Hill won't take action easily."

Xia Canghai's heart moved slightly, and he said, "In the past thousands of years, demonic changes were either handled by our court or by the True Gods of the Universe, and the same goes for natural disasters. Our Xijing court dealt with natural disasters as soon as possible. If they couldn't be solved, the True Gods of the Universe would focus their attention and kill the natural disasters. Despair Hill rarely deals with such things. Why are they so active this time?"

"It is not a good thing for Despair Hill to actively participate in the world."

Yan Xianzhi said, "They are so active probably because of the change in the weather. The nights are getting longer and the days are getting shorter. The True God from the Sky has undergone an unknown change, which has made Despair Hill feel anxious."

When the two arrived in Youdu, they saw that Youdu had become well-organized and the countryside had settled down, without much change caused by the natural disaster.

Not only Youdu, but even other counties in Guxing Province are very stable.

Yan Xianzhi's eyes lit up and he said with a smile: "The governor of Youdu has a great talent! Congratulations, Master Xia, there is another talent in the clan who can be used!"

Xia Canghai also felt proud and said with a smile: "The governor of Youdu is Xia Fenghua. He was originally a mediocre person, but he never thought that he would show his talent after coming to Youdu. He has made great contributions. I will report it to the sect master and promote him well."

Yan Xianzhi smiled and said, "The court will also promote him well. It's a pity that he has to stay in Youdu with his talent."

The two came to Youdu government office and found that Xia Fenghua had not handled any official business at all, but looked like he was about to die. The governor named Fu Xiu managed Youdu and Guxing Province in an orderly manner.

Yan Xianzhi and Xia Canghai shook their heads, summoned Fu Xiu, and encouraged him. Yan Xianzhi said, "You are not qualified enough to be a governor, so I will promote you to an experienced position, and raise your rank by two grades."

Xia Canghai reminded Fu Xiu and said with a smile: "The officer is an official of the eighth rank. Why don't you thank Prime Minister Yan?"

Fu Xiu thanked him and said, "My Lords, I have many trivial matters to attend to. I will take my leave."

Yan Xianzhi waved his hand and told him to get back to work. When he was far away, he asked, "Do you still want to promote Xia Fenghua?"

Xia Canghai smiled bitterly and said, "You are making fun of me, Prime Minister. Xia Fenghua is no longer suitable to be the prefect. I will report to the Sect Master and ask him to select another person to replace Xia Fenghua. However, Fu Xiu is indeed a talented and virtuous person, but this position is a little too low for him."

Yan Xianzhi said: "He is a disciple of Chen Zhuangyuan."

Xia Canghai nodded sternly and said, "The disciples of Chen Zhuangyuan should not be reused. Chen Zhuangyuan has a rebellious heart."

Yan Xianzhi asked: "He is also in Youdu?"

Xia Canghai said: "He was a guest at Mount Taihua. I heard that he was returning the immortal sword to Mount Taihua. As a result, a natural disaster broke out and he was trapped here."

Yan Xianzhi said with a strange look on his face: "He was the one who caused the natural disaster."

Xia Canghai shook his head and said, "No. I asked around and found out that it was Jinghong, the old headmaster of Taihua Qing Palace, who faked his death to practice evil magic, which led to the disaster."

"What a pity, otherwise Chen Zhuangyuan could be charged with treason."

Yan Xianzhi sighed with regret, and said in high spirits, "We need to warn the Qing Palace of Taihua and force them to hand over Jinghong's body and the evil method that Jinghong practiced. Let's deal with it this way."

Xia Canghai hesitated and said, "Then the immortal sword of Taihua Qing Palace..."

"Keep it."

Yan Xianzhi smiled and said, "Don't go too far. After all, Taihua Qing Palace has some background, and none of their masters are easy to deal with. My Yan family's ancestors said that the three saints of Taihua Qing Palace may have survived, hiding in the dark, waiting for the opportunity. Taking away their magic swords would be bad."

Xia Canghai said yes, and said, "Then will you still participate in the Immortal Sword Return Celebration of Taihua Qing Palace?"

Yan Xianzhi was surprised and asked, "They still have the nerve to hold a celebration?"

"The Taoist on the mountain said that the invitations have been sent out, so we should do what we need to do." Xia Canghai said helplessly.

Yan Xianzhi said helplessly: "Since they have no shame, then we will join."

On Mount Taihua, Qingyang was wrapped up like a rice dumpling by Taoist priests, who told the ancestor to rest well to prevent his wounds from bursting. But Qingyang couldn't help but get up and walk around, glancing at the smiling "Chen Shi".

"My stubborn temper is the same as my parents'?"

He couldn't help but walk up to "Chen Shi" and asked, "Have you met my parents?"

"Chen Shi" smiled and said, "Yes, I have. You were still young at that time."

Qingyang shuddered, and became even more curious about this natural disaster. He asked, "You are not a disaster? Who are you?"

Changying led some Taoists to carry the body of Taoist Jinghong down from another hill and sent it to the main peak of Taihua Mountain. Many Taoists gathered around to watch. "Chen Shi" also came over and looked at the huge body of Taoist Jinghong with an interested look.

Niangniang Shiji stood beside the corpse, extremely vigilant, fearing that the corpse would transform again.

But she was more wary of "Chen Shi" and was unwilling to return to "Chen Shi's" small temple.

The old Taoist priest in Jinghong had undergone a catastrophe. His corpse had become extremely huge, more than ten feet long, and his flesh and blood tentacles were hundreds or thousands of feet long, which was extremely shocking.

The Taoists were very respectful to "Chen Shi" and Qing Yang. After all, this time the two of them fought to the death to save them, so they hurriedly made way for them to observe the two closely.

"Chen Shi" looked at the body of Taoist Jinghong and said with a smile: "You and others dug up my grave and took away the Golden Cicada Shedding its Shell Heavenly Immortal Diagram I left behind, and you still asked me who I am... Jinghong, this kid, is not very good at refining."

He shook his head.

Qingyang was so shocked that he almost screamed out loud.

"You are the 78th generation headmaster, Dan Chengzi! You faked your death and escaped, and became a ghost immortal!"

(End of this chapter)