Longevity, starting from traveling and telling stories

Chapter 20 The whole story
After the land god said something respectfully to his temple, a shadow immediately appeared in the temple, slowly walked out until it gradually materialized.

The land god bowed and nodded, saying, "Lord City God, I will take my leave."

The City God nodded.

Ye Beixuan originally thought that the City God should be a burly, angry-eyed military general, but now he saw that he was full of righteousness.

He is clearly a scholar, just like me.

The City God also looked at Ye Beixuan. Both his aura and appearance were like those of an ordinary person. Although his eyes were as bright as stars, they did not show the vicissitudes of time. Instead, he looked more like a young man who was just born. Could it be that he had returned to his original nature?
The atmosphere was a little awkward, and the City God took the lead and said, "Zhang Youbo, the City God of Yunfu County, would like to greet Mr. Ye and thank him for eliminating the evil spirit."

When Ye Beixuan saw the highly respected City God saluting, he immediately returned the greeting, not daring to be the slightest bit disrespectful.

"Please forgive me, Mr. City God. This is all thanks to the old Taoist priest and the land god. I am unworthy of it."

"Sir, you may not know that this red-robed fire ghost has a very complicated origin." The City God smiled slightly and continued, "This ghost was not formed naturally, but was created by humans."

The old city god sighed slightly when he said this.

"This evil creature is a fusion of 7749 evil spirits, which were then injected into the body of a woman who died unjustly. It is an extremely evil and demonic method."

Evil magic? Is there really such a thing as evil? Then the old city god continued to talk, and Ye Beixuan finally understood the whole story.

The evil ghost was extremely evil to begin with, and many magical instruments were ineffective. The ghost messengers and the land god who went to suppress it were all defeated and injured.

The old city god naturally could not sit idly by, so he prepared to suppress it himself. However, he was ambushed by a mysterious man and his Dharma body was injured, and the evil ghost also fled the scene.

Although his Dharma body was injured, the City God was, after all, a scholar with great merit who was granted an imperial title during his lifetime. He gathered all his righteous energy and injured the mysterious man. However, because the other party acted secretly, the identity of the person was not found out.

However, the mortal world is the foundation of the Immortal Palace, and no one, including the City God and the disciples of the Immortal Palace, are allowed to interfere in the mortal world. In desperation, he notified the people of Xuanxin Sect to assist in the investigation.

After listening to his retelling, Ye Beixuan fell into deep thought. Why did the ghost choose to come to his place?

"City God, are you saying that someone is using evil magic to interfere with the mortal world? Why would they do this?"

After hearing this, the old city god shook his head and said, "I'm just guessing. This evil ghost seems to be targeting the Liang family. It was injured by me, so it instinctively sought a place with heavy Yin energy to heal its wounds."

"If I'm not mistaken, the evil spirit was attracted away by the yin energy emitted by the ghost in your house!"

"As for why they did this? If my guess is correct, some cultivators have set their sights on the destiny of the mortal world and want to control the Great Zhou by interfering in the succession struggle."

Ye Beixuan was shocked. Interfering in the fight for the throne? Even more shocked was that Zhao Yunge had been exposed! However, judging from his tone, he seemed to be willing to do nothing to embarrass her, so Ye Beixuan breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't directly answer the question about his family, but instead asked in a different way: "But what is the necessary connection between intervening in the fight for the throne and making things difficult for the Liang family?"

"These are matters of the human world. It is not convenient for me to interfere." The City God fell silent. After hesitating for a moment, he spoke again, "I wonder what your purpose is in coming here, sir?"

Purpose? Ye Beixuan was stunned. This was a soul-searching question! He was afraid that he would interfere in the mortal world.

But what could be his purpose in coming here? If there was a purpose, it was probably just to read books, and he hadn't even planned where to go next.

Ye Beixuan smiled awkwardly and did not answer. Instead, he asked, "I would like to ask the City God if he can check if there is a family with the surname Zhao in Shuixian Town, Yunfu County."

"Zhao family?"

Ye Beixuan then recounted the story of Zhao Yunge to the City God. The City God seemed to be thinking about something. It turned out that Zhao Yunge was actually a helpful person who did not interfere in the human world.

"Although Zhang is the city god of a county, the area under his jurisdiction is not completely known. Things like this can only be found by checking the records."

Ye Beixuan was suddenly disappointed. Is it difficult even for the City God to find it?

"But don't worry, sir. I can ask the local landowner about this matter. Once I find a family that matches your description, I will have someone copy it down and make a list for you to check and find." Hmm? That's good. If even they can't find it, then I probably won't be able to find it either.

"In that case, thank you very much, City God."

All the hard work of drawing talismans was not in vain.

The City God was flattered. Although Ye Beixuan had not activated the ability to fear ghosts and gods, his every move still made him feel like he was integrated into nature.

"It's okay, Zhang should do it."

"Ye has something else I'd like to ask you. Where is the Immortal Palace you mentioned earlier?"

If you can find it and tell your story there, the rewards will definitely be generous.

The City God was stunned. According to the sloppy Taoist priest, this person might be a master of the Xuanxin Sect. Why would he ask such a question? Could it be that he was not a member of the Xuanxin Sect?

"Zhang is merely the City God of a county. After his death, he was granted a title by the Xuanxin Orthodox Immortal Palace of Mount Taixuan. He is here to protect the peace of the county and is unaware of what is happening outside the county."

Taixuan Mountain? The Immortal Palace? Shouldn't it be the Heavenly Court? Or perhaps an immortal?
"Shouldn't it be a celestial being?" Ye Beixuan asked subconsciously.

Heaven? The old city god was shocked. He had heard some practitioners in the Immortal Palace say this before.

The cultivator, after going through nine levels of thunder tribulation, was summoned by heaven and left in a radiant glow.

Is this what he meant by ascending to heaven and becoming an immortal?
However, there are still cases of failure in overcoming the tribulation, so that most great practitioners ultimately fail to ascend to heaven, and some even lose their souls. Some who are lucky enough not to die also lose their cultivation, or suffer serious injuries, or reincarnate to cultivate again.

Some people will choose to sleep for a thousand years or even temporarily lose their memory out of helplessness. Is this the case with Mr. Ye?
Seeing the City God lost in thought, Ye Beixuan called out softly, "Lord City God?"

The City God's thoughts were pulled back by Ye Beixuan, and he quickly said in a kind tone: "Oh, oh, oh, Mr. Ye, please listen to what Zhang has to say."

The old city god began to tell what he had seen, including some things about the immortal palace of cultivation.

For example, the Immortal Palace will select young people with talent for cultivation from the major dynasties and families in the mortal world as disciples. There will also be some mortals with high martial arts values who are about to reach the threshold of cultivation and will also be recruited by the Immortal Palace.

The City Gods are people of great merit chosen by the major immortal palaces of cultivation. They are blessed by the wishes of all living beings to stabilize the mortal world, and their essence is still a spiritual body.

If one has reached a high level of cultivation, one can transform into a physical body, survive from the brink of death, and go to the Immortal Palace to continue cultivation.

Of course, if there is war and the people are suffering, the city god will become too weak and eventually dissipate if the power of the wish is not enough, waiting for the next time a person with great merit dies to be re-enthroned.

It can be said that the City God and the mortal court share the same fate, which is why they try their best to prevent evil spirits and demons from wreaking havoc on the world.

"Thank you for your guidance, Lord City God." Ye Beixuan bowed respectfully.

After chatting for a few hours, both of them got to know each other relatively well, so there was naturally no need to continue chatting.

"If that's the case, sir, I'll have someone deliver the list to your residence someday."

"Thank you."

"Goodbye!" After saying this, the City God bowed and turned into a shadow and disappeared.

Ye Beixuan sorted out his thoughts, took a deep breath, and then slowly left.

When they were halfway there, they suddenly saw a large group of soldiers who seemed to be looking for someone to arrest. When they saw Ye Beixuan coming, the soldiers stepped forward and asked, "Have you seen a woman wearing a red dress?"

The woman in red? Could it be her?
(End of this chapter)