This is what an immortal should be like

Chapter 128 Linglong Pagoda
There were no pilgrims outside the Wanzhang Foguang Temple anymore. The earliest group of pilgrims who had escaped had already fled to the other side of the Xiangyang city wall.

At this time, near the Xiangyang city wall, some of the pilgrims who had run away earlier chose to go home directly, while most of the others gathered here. There were also some soldiers on the city wall looking at them curiously.

In addition to the pilgrims, there were other people who were setting up stalls or strolling around the city. Many of them heard the noise and ran out of the city to see what was happening, and some even came out carrying loads on their shoulders.

However, unlike the pilgrims who originally ran out, the people who came out from the city this time simply came to see what happened because there were so many people here. Only then did they learn from people that something happened in Wanzhang Foguang Temple. The vendors came to the crowded places to sell their goods.

Many people were shocked to hear that something big had happened at Foguang Temple.

At this moment, many people were talking here, trying to figure out what was going on.

Some of the first people who were quickest had already reported to the city gate guards, so soon officials came out with the soldiers at the city gate.

"What on earth is going on over there?" "Are there any bandits wreaking havoc in Foguang Temple?"

"No, it seems very dangerous over there. I don't dare stay there anyway!"

"The temple was closed before, and after that I felt I couldn't stay there anymore!"

"Yeah, those monks looked really fierce just now!"

"Oh, right, there are some masters who have also come out. Why don't we just ask them?"

"Yes, Master, where is the Master?" "Ah, where is the Master?"

Some officials and soldiers heard the noises around them and searched for the monks and nuns among the crowd.

But what they found were some young men and women with hair. Although they were wearing monk's robes, they knew nothing when asked and revealed fear and helplessness. They were all people who went to the temple to bask in the Buddha's light and stay temporarily. It was impossible to get anything out of them, so they did not encounter too much trouble.

The real monks and nuns had already disappeared, which made many pilgrims feel that something was wrong and started to discuss whether there was something fishy going on in Foguang Temple.

But everyone had no choice but to look towards Foguang Temple again, but they couldn't see anything from that perspective. The sky was clear and the air was fresh everywhere.

At this moment, there was a sound like a bolt from the blue. The loud noise made many people subconsciously bend down and cover their ears. When they came to their senses, many people heard a buzzing sound in their ears, followed by a series of movements.

"Sir, shall we go take a look?"

"Yes, sir, why don't you go and take a look?"

"Yeah, we were running so fast just now that we didn't really know what was going on!"

The soldier asked the officer guarding the city gate, and immediately a pilgrim came over and agreed, wanting these people who were paid by the government to go and take a look, but the officer shook his head after hearing this.

"You guys can go ahead if you want. I won't go unless I get the order from the vanguard!"

"Well, then I won't go!" "Whoever wants to go can go!"

They are all trying to make a living. The situation is unclear and there are no benefits. Their salaries are already pitifully low. Taking one more step is an insult to their income and an irresponsibility to their life safety.

Just as the loud noise came, there was another earth-shaking sound behind it. There was a slight vibration on the walls of Xiangyang, and the water in the Hucheng River was even more turbulent.

Many people seemed to see the giant tower at Foguang Temple flying up and down, and they cried out in surprise and could not speak clearly.

Some people who originally stayed at the city wall could no longer bear it and ran away. Some people ran first, and many people followed subconsciously, and the crowd of onlookers dwindled.
"Hey, is there anyone else running over here?"

Someone shouted, and some people who were still staying by the city wall or had just run a few steps away looked over. They saw some people stumbling towards the direction of Foguang Temple, many of them with blood on their faces and hands.

"What's wrong with you?" "What's going on at Foguang Temple?"

"Where are you injured? Are there any gangsters causing trouble?"

"Speak up, you guys!"

The people who gathered around started asking questions, and the officers and soldiers even stopped a few of them. But seeing their terrified and dazed expressions, they pointed at their ears and opened their mouths to shout, but all they could do was shout "I can't hear you, I can't hear you."
"Over there, Foguang Temple has turned dark—"

Someone shouted, and many people looked. Now the entire Wanzhang Foguang Temple seemed to be completely shrouded in a black cloud, which made some people feel a lingering fear.

At the same time, dark clouds gathered in the sky, extending all the way to the sky above Xiangyang City, and even half of the earth, including Xiangyang City, became dark.

Moreover, the black fog on the ground continued to spread outward, giving people a strong sense of horror and oppression. Many people retreated in a hurry, and many people swarmed into Xiangyang City.

"Run, run!" "What is that?"

"It's unlucky anyway!"

"It seems like an evil spirit is at work!"

"The monster is coming, the monster is coming!"

People were in a panic, jostling each other, some even fell and were trampled, but they still managed to escape into the city in a panic.
"Close the gates—close the gates—"

"No, don't turn it off, we are still outside——"

Some people shouted to close the city gates, and some people who did not have time to escape into Xiangyang City shouted in panic. The soldiers on the city wall subconsciously retreated, but soon someone shouted again.

"The moat blocked the black air—"

People looked outside the city in shock. Sure enough, the black gas had reached the outside of Xiangyang City's moat and hadn't spread any further.
Liu Hongyu and Zhao Chenyu were also here, and they were part of the group still outside the city.

There were also discussions filled with fear around them. At this point, no one thought they were just ordinary bandits.

People all felt that something strange must have happened. For a moment, some people near the city gate were in a panic. Even though the moat blocked the black air, many people did not dare to stay any longer and chose to leave.

The officer guarding the city gate was even more anxious to send someone to the city to deliver a message to the prefect about what was happening here. It felt like an evil spirit was about to invade Xiangyang.

Outside the walls of Xiangyang, some people who were almost locked out have already entered the city.

Zhao Chenyu repeatedly urged Liu Hongyu to go in together, but the latter seemed a little hesitant and walked slowly, and from time to time he looked towards the Foguang Temple and the moat outside Xiangyang City.

This river was at least a hundred steps wide, blocking the rolling darkness of the Wanzhang Foguang Temple. He knew that this was largely due to the work of the God of Water.

Soon, the sound of chanting began to be heard again from Wanzhang Foguang Temple, but the sound was so chaotic that even from a distance, it made those who heard it feel extremely irritated, and even the most curious people could not stand it.
Just when Liu Hongyu was being dragged by Zhao Chenyu into the city, he suddenly sensed something and immediately turned around to look.

I saw that where the Wanzhang Foguang Temple was, a thousand-foot-tall white light seemed to rise, as if the morning light had torn apart the darkness, and the originally thick black air suddenly became as bright as day.

First, I saw a wave of air shaking over there, and then there was a loud noise.

"Boom——"

But although the sound was loud, it was not harsh. Instead, the strong wind that blew in shortly afterwards caused many people on the city walls and below to raise their arms to shield themselves.
After this, the black aura surrounding the Wanzhang Foguang Temple seemed to dissipate rapidly. People on the city walls and outside stared wide-eyed in the direction of the temple. The light in that direction was blinding, and it felt as if both the temple and the sky were ablaze.
As for the people in the city, they couldn't see them, but at least the sound of chanting that made people feel anxious and irritable had disappeared.

At this moment in the Wanzhang Foguang Temple, Zhuang Lin transformed into a stream of light and emerged from the top of the tower. His righteous spirit attracted the light of the sun and dispersed the dark clouds that had covered the sky.

Zhuang Lin waved his hand in the sky, and the pagoda whose secret he had discovered suddenly shrank rapidly in an instant with his gesture and flew towards him in the air.

The firepower of the sun shone into the ghost den, causing the black air inside to burn instantly, and the air was filled with the wailing and screaming of ghosts.

The three evil Buddhas' originally compassionate faces showed a momentary shock that they were unable to react to, and then they showed horror when they saw the pagoda flying towards the person in the air.

"This person is invincible, run quickly——"

Someone shouted, and the three evil Buddhas instantly transformed into three dim lights and tried to escape, but Zhuang Lin in the sky would not let them escape.

"Want to run? It's too late!"

Zhuang Lin held the pagoda in his hand. Although he had just obtained it, the brief exploration of the pagoda by his blue-eyed square pupil already made him understand everything about it. He was no match for the three evil Buddhas who could not even leave a complete mark.

Zhuang Lin was seen brewing white light in his hand and shining it on the broken pearl at the top of the pagoda. The light flowed like water, rapidly seeping into the entire pagoda, and a burst of white and brilliant light was emitted along with the top of the pagoda.

Then Zhuang Lin threw the pagoda.

"Come in and try it too!"

In an instant, the pagoda grew larger in the air, and a strange backward force seemed to confuse its direction.

It did not cause any strong wind, but for some reason it caused the three evil Buddhas' escape lights to change direction and fly directly towards the bottom of the tower. By the time they discovered it, it was too late and they had already fallen into the tower.

Afterwards, the pagoda did not fall to the ground like the three evil Buddhas did when they used it, but turned into an exquisite small tower and returned to Zhuang Lin's hand. The top of the tower was filled with the righteous energy that replaced the pearl and was emitting a brilliant light.

"Good baby!"

Zhuang Lin couldn't help but exclaim in admiration. This was the first truly mysterious magic weapon he had seen in the outside world, apart from the Qiankun bag given by Xi Miao.

Even though Zhuang Lin didn't have much knowledge, he knew that the pagoda in his hand was definitely extraordinary.

However, the wailing sound from the ground quickly brought Zhuang Lin back to his senses. Looking down, he saw the shattered ghost den burning under the scorching power of the sun. Most of the ghosts in it were not the kind that could survive in broad daylight, and many of them were howling miserably.

"Ugh"

Zhuang Lin sighed.

It would have been fine before, but in the few moments when the blue-eyed square-pupil Dharma Eye appeared in the tower, Zhuang Lin already knew that not all the ghosts below were evil spirits. He even remembered the cause and effect of that breath and could distinguish those poor ghosts among them.

Zhuang Lin looked down at the pagoda in his hand, then chose to put the wooden sword in his other hand into his sleeve, and then waved the sleeve downwards.

In an instant, the sleeves seemed to cover the sky and the sun, and in just a moment, some of the ghosts were rolled into the sleeves and taken away.

This was also the gain from comprehending the Dao of Qiankun Jiezang. Zhuang Lin just used his artistic conception and thoughts to temporarily create a dream similar to the one Liu Hongyu had accidentally entered. It was very fragile, but it was enough to temporarily accommodate these ghosts.

After doing all this, Zhuang Lin looked down. The righteousness and the power of the sun combined, and with just a glance, the Foguang Temple was like a sea of fire. The ghost den and the remaining evil spirits in it were all turned into ashes in silence.
In the direction of Xiangyang City, ordinary people cannot see that far, or even if they can see that far, they can only see some dazzling lights. The only thing that can be seen clearly is that the pagoda has disappeared.

But Liu Hongyu saw it clearly. He saw his master disintegrate all ghosts and evil creatures with a wave of his hand, and he couldn't help but wave his fist excitedly.

"nailed it!"

"What's done? Let's get going!"

"Oh yes, let's go!"

Zhao Chenyu urged, and Liu Hongyu quickly responded, following him into the city.
(End of this chapter)