I built the Jade Capital with the Netherworld

Chapter 143: Using Xuanmen Monks as a Ritual
Jiang Wenyu's heart-piercing words made everyone's eyes suddenly turn to Hua Chaoge, the head of the Fangzhong School!

The Flower and Willow Demon Sect is best at manipulating people's hearts!
Hua Chaoge has a fourth-class cultivation level, which is more than enough for him to control a third-class cultivator.

"No wonder Hua Chaoge directed our investigation towards Lao Lu Temple. So this is his purpose!"

"This is probably to exonerate the Goddess of Childbirth. They've already chosen a scapegoat."

The sarcastic remarks coming from the monks suddenly made Hua Chaoge tighten his knuckles under the sleeves of his wide robe, but a half-slight smile remained on his face, as if he didn't care.

"Ah……"

Seeing that he was about to provoke public outrage, Hua Chaoge smiled lightly: "What a way to divert the trouble! I don't understand, if I really controlled Lu Wujiu, why would I let him expose his weaknesses?"

Zhao Wuji retorted, "Although Hualiu's magic is powerful, it can't erase the mind. This could be Daoist Lu's instinct to save himself."

Hua Chaoge's smile faded, and he sneered, "How ridiculous! Our sect's Flower and Willow Dao is close to people's hearts, and this Lu Wujiu's demonic Dao, could it be that he is just a white lotus? Don't forget who was manipulating the cultivators just now!"

Seeing the two arguing endlessly, Taiqing Sect Leader interrupted and said:

"Silence! Whether Lu Wujiu is being manipulated or not, we can find out by casting a Heart Purification Mantra. Why are you two arguing endlessly here?"

"It makes sense!"

"The enchantment of flowers and willows is hard to guard against. I think everyone present needs to go through the Heart Purification Spell."

Everyone nodded.

After some discussion, it was decided that the highly respected Shangqing Master would cast the Heart Purification Mantra to eliminate the negative influence for everyone present.

At this point, bystanders felt like they were just watching a big show.

However, the nine great sect leaders who took the lead in this matter, especially the leader of Shangqing Sect, suddenly realized that they had been stirred into a puddle of mud.

This matter was handled well, and the world praised it, bringing both fame and fortune.

If we don’t do it well, we will only end up with a bad reputation.

Especially after Lu Wujiu's counterattack just now, he felt even more troubled.

As a reputable and upright sect, what matters is legitimacy and sufficient evidence.

Not to mention whether Lu Wujiu was manipulated by someone, sentencing him to death based solely on the ritual of ascending the stairs is already a hidden danger.

After all, there are three thousand great ways, and the rituals of ascending the stairs change from time to time. God knows, could this be a new ritual devised by some genius?

"The vastness of the void, the origin of the universe, cleanses the mystical vision, purifies my spiritual platform, calms my soul, and returns to the origin."

As Master Taiqing performed the Heart Purification Mantra, all the cultivators in Laolu Temple felt refreshed and all their confusion was gone.

"Friend Lu, how do you feel?"

Zhao Wuji asked proactively.

"I feel refreshed! Thank you for your righteous words!"

Lu Wujiu bowed, his eyes swept over the crowd, and he said loudly:
"I have something I don't understand, and I hope you fellow Taoists can answer my questions and clear up my confusion."

The headmaster of Dan Ding pretended to be generous:

"But it doesn't matter!"

"You all speak of the Nine Paths of Plague, and when you close your mouths, they poison the world. I would like to ask you fellow Taoists, do you know what the Nine Paths of Plague is?"

Lu Wujiu looked at Hua Chaoge again:
"Fellow Daoist Hua has brought all the cultivators here. It seems that he knows me quite well. If that's the case, then he must be familiar with the Nine Paths Land Plague, right?"

The monks looked at each other, vaguely sensing the tension.

Hua Chaoge's thoughts raced as he suddenly realized that there was a trap hidden in Lu Wujiu's words. With a thought in his mind, he slowly spoke:

"The Nine Paths Land Plague was spread from various Qingyin classes by the murderer who slandered our Fangzhong Sect. It looks like syphilis, but I don't understand toxicology, so calling it syphilis is probably just a superficial appearance."

"Oh?" The head of the Shangqing Sect looked at the Goddess of Childbirth and said, "Fellow Daoist Yan, since you are a demon, do you know what the nine plagues are?"

"It's smallpox!" The Goddess of Childbirth bit her lip and whispered, the beads hanging from her hair trembling slightly.

The Shangqing Sect Leader then looked at the Danding Sect Leader: "What do you think, fellow Daoist?"

The Danding School is good at refining elixirs, and by analogy, they also have a good understanding of pharmacology and toxicology.

The Dan Ding Sect Master pondered for a moment and said:
"It is indeed smallpox, otherwise the outbreak wouldn't be so rapid."

The Shangqing Sect Master then looked at Lu Wujiu and said, "May I ask what Daoist Brother Lu has to say?"

Lu Wujiu took a deep breath, looked around and said:
"So that everyone knows, the plague in the Nine Paths is not syphilis or smallpox. In fact, it is cowpox."

"This poison is called a poison, but it's actually harmless to health. When it breaks out, the symptoms are very similar to smallpox. After infection, it will heal itself in ten days to half a month. Calculating the time, the nine plagues have almost subsided. Maybe it will end in the next few days."

After hearing these powerful words, all the monks looked at each other in astonishment.

"Words are not enough. Who knows if this is just a delaying tactic?"

Questioning voices were heard from the crowd.

"This is the poison of cowpox. If you don't believe it, you can experiment a few times yourself and find out."

As Lu Wujiu spoke, he raised his hand slightly, and a ball of black gas emerged from his palm, immediately turning into dozens of wisps of black smoke and dissipating towards the cultivators who came together.

Upon seeing this, all the monks displayed their magical powers and tried to contain the plague. An unspeakable sense of absurdity arose in everyone's hearts.

The fact that Lu Wujiu dared to take out the plague poison basically proves that what he said was true.

So, the plague that they regarded as a formidable enemy was actually a minor illness that was not worth mentioning?
"Quickly investigate the plague near the mountain gate. Is it showing any signs of abating? Are there any deaths?"

The head of Shangqing Sect felt the plague in his hand, and immediately took out the communication talisman. After giving some instructions, he threw it into the void.

The monks reacted immediately and ordered their disciples to investigate.

Seeing the situation turn around, Hua Chaoge shouted angrily:
"You are full of nonsense and sophistry! Even if this poison isn't fatal, it's no reason for you to spread it across the world and cause panic among the people of the Nine Paths! Do you know how many people in the world have been in constant fear because of you, and ultimately have been separated from their wives and children, and their families have been broken up?"

"well said!"

Lu Wujiu's angry praise surprised all the cultivators. He had been holding his breath and waiting for this moment.

"Your brothels are spread all over the nine regions, forcing women of good character into prostitution and ruining countless families. If that's the case, then the brothel sect is a million times more poisonous than the plague!"

Hua Chaoge's pupils dilated, and as anger surged through his mind, he suddenly stepped forward, his boots leaving tiny cracks on the ground.
"Bullshit! If it weren't for my Fangzhong Sect, countless abandoned babies would have died in the cold winter, eaten by wild beasts, dogs, and pigs!"

"So this is your excuse for exploiting them?"

"Is it wrong for me to find a way for them to survive?"

"In the name of doing good, you commit thievery, colluding with monsters and beasts, trafficking in corpses; disregarding human ethics and fostering incest; defrauding the people and squeezing their wealth; bewitching monks and enslaving them... Is this your way to survive?"

With every word Lu Wujiu spoke, Hua Chaoge's face lost a bit of color.

When he mentioned the "charming monk", the skin around his eyes began to twitch uncontrollably.

When the monks who had experienced the baptism of the Purifying Heart Mantra heard this, they looked at Hua Chaoge with disdain in their eyes.

Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, Hua Chaoge suddenly changed the subject:
"What I have done will be judged by the world. But you are spreading the plague and you dare to criticize my Fangzhong faction?"

Lu Wujiu angrily scolded:
"If smallpox hadn't been spread by humans, why would I have spread cowpox? I want you to know that cowpox isn't lethal. In fact, after contracting it, you can develop resistance to smallpox, becoming immune to it for life. It's a poison that fights poison with poison."

"Fight fire with fire?"

All the cultivators were extremely surprised when they heard this, and looked at the strand of plague they had just picked, half believing and half doubting.

In the crowd, Liu Qingtan, who seemed to have lost his spirit from beginning to end, seemed to have regained his soul when he heard these words, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

The gentleman he was familiar with had finally returned. "Are you serious?"

The headmaster of the Shangqing sect asked with a suspicious look on his face.

"The cowpox gas is in your hands. You'll know once you try it!"

The eyes of the monks flickered, and they began to whisper to each other.

Lu Wujiu dared to distribute cowpox gas and was so confident about it, so what he said was probably true.

If that’s the case, then who is the mastermind behind the plague in the Nine Paths… The cultivators looked at Hua Chaoge with gloomy eyes, the answer was obviously self-evident.

Facing the questioning gazes of the crowd, Hua Chaoge breathed rapidly, his thoughts racing as he said in a deep voice:
"That's just one person's opinion. Who knows which came first, the smallpox plague or the cowpox? It's hard to say. You were the one who spread the cowpox first, attracting evil cultivators to follow you, and then triggering the large-scale plague. So, you still can't escape blame."

Lu Wujiu had to admit that Hua Chaoge was very smart and the truth was indeed as he said.

But this only made him angrier.

Because his plan was just to disguise cowpox as syphilis, and given the infectiousness of cowpox, it was impossible to cause a large-scale plague in the Nine Paths.

He only targeted Ladybug.

Because cowpox was not contagious enough, he chose to spread it around the world to make up for it by numbers.

But a large-scale plague broke out in the land of Jiudao!

Under Hua Chaoge's arrangement, the Goddess of Childbirth not only took advantage of his ascension ceremony, but also used the most contagious smallpox.

Thinking of this, Lu Wujiu, who was about to continue scolding, suddenly heard a sound like an eggshell breaking in his body.

This is the sound of reaching the third level!
He took a deep breath and gathered all the power of Taiyin Lianxing Dao into his soul. As the Ranzhen Dao technique was put into practice, a clear and crisp ink fragrance emanated from his body.

"So that all my fellow Daoists know, my main cultivation is the Dao of Ran Zhen, and I have already reached the top three. Why would I risk the wrath of the world just to reach the level of Taiyin Lianxing Dao?"

As he spoke, he raised his right hand, interlacing his thumb and index finger:

"Snapped!"

There was a crisp sound of snapping fingers, and the surrounding Lao Lu Guan suddenly disappeared without a trace, turning into a void, with only the endless flow of ink under the feet.

The real Lao Luguan seemed to be teleported a hundred meters away.

Everyone was stunned by this scene.

Hua Chaoge's heart seemed to skip a beat... He realized that he had been fooled.

If Lu Wujiu had directly demonstrated his top three Ranzhendao cultivation, the fierce verbal dispute just now would not have occurred at all.

But he just didn't take action.

After a heated debate, it was clear that this was intended to make him the target of public criticism.

Sure enough, when the cultivators were wavering, Lu Wujiu slowly lowered his right hand that had been snapping his fingers and suddenly pointed at Hua Chaoge:
"My fellow Taoists, don't be fooled by Hua Chaoge!"

"He is the mastermind behind everything!"

"He was the one who ordered the Goddess of Childbirth to spread the plague, and now he's using sorcery to divert the blame. His ultimate goal is probably to use you as a stepping stone to ascend to the top five!"

Hua Chaoge's sleeves fluttered, and her fourth-class cultivation seemed to burst out uncontrollably.

As the other cultivators were worried and anxious, he forced himself to remain calm and said:
"Such a silver tongue! Let everyone know that Lu Wujiu once used the alias Dugu Cheng to deceive me, hoping to use my power to reach the top three. Now it seems that his real purpose is to destroy my Fangzhong Sect!"

"Who is speaking so eloquently?"

Lu Wujiu angrily scolded her, then suddenly looked at the Goddess of Childbirth: "Fellow Daoist Yan, the right and wrong of the Purifying Heart Mantra must have been determined long ago! Now is your chance to make amends. Don't let your Dao heart be tainted, or you'll regret it later!"

The Goddess of Childbirth trembled all over and said in a trembling voice:

"It is true that I spread the nine plagues, but all of this was instigated by Hua Chaoge!"

"How dare you frame me, you bitch!"

Hua Chaoge flew into a rage upon hearing this, and his pupils suddenly transformed into six-petal plum blossoms. The eyes of the Goddess of Childbirth suddenly became empty, but her expression was horrified to the extreme, as if she had seen a great horror.

"Everyone, don't forget that Lu Wujiu also has the ability to control people. This is clearly a false accusation on his part!"

Hua Chaoge shouted angrily, and his figure suddenly retreated, flashing into the air, leaving behind a cruel remark:
"If you want to accuse someone, you can always find a pretext! If you believe the slander, please produce the evidence. Otherwise, even with my fourth-class cultivation, I will not be defeated!"

As the voice fell, the figure disappeared.

"Catch him, don't let him escape!"

Lu Wujiu shouted hurriedly.

However, in such a large Taoist temple, no one moved. Some people instinctively wanted to chase after him, but when they heard about the fourth-class cultivation level, their hair stood on end and they stopped.

A fourth-class cultivator can be regarded as the ceiling of military power in the Nine Paths.

If we fail to kill them with one strike, there will be endless troubles. The destruction of the Dongyuan Sect is the best lesson for us!

Most importantly, they had no irreconcilable conflicts with the Fangzhong School.

At this moment, Lu Wujiu, who had managed to create a potential opportunity by accident, could only watch Hua Chaoge leave.

"Ahem, although Fellow Daoist Hua behaves perversely, what he said is true. Without absolute evidence, he rashly attacks and kills. How does this have anything to do with the evil ways of the devil?"

"Who is the mastermind behind the plague in the Nine Paths? In my opinion, this requires careful investigation and prudent handling."

The headmaster of the Danding sect spoke loudly, making way for the cultivators to step down.

"Yes, yes!"

"Although the Goddess of Childbirth pointed it out, it is still just one family's opinion."

"...We have to be on guard against the ways some people manipulate people's minds!"

Various murmuring sounds echoed in the crowd, covering up the embarrassment of bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

"Friend Lu, I apologize for any offense I've caused you today!"

The headmaster of Shangqing stepped forward, bowed, and his attitude was sincere.

"You are also doing this for the common people. What crime have you committed?"

Lu Wujiu cursed in his heart, "You cherish your body when doing great things, and forget your principles when seeing small profits." But on the surface, he had to politely return the greeting.

The headmaster of Shenxiao Sect, who seldom spoke from beginning to end, stepped out from the crowd, clasped his fists and said loudly:

"Fellow Daoist Lu, you are truly a hero! My disciples just reported that the plague in Lingnan Dao is indeed showing signs of decline. In some places, some people have even recovered, and there are almost no casualties. If it weren't for you using the cowpox poison to fight poison with poison, who knows how many people would have died from the smallpox plague."

When the old lawyer heard this, everyone in the audience was moved.

"Friend Daoist Lu is truly capable! Even the evil ways can restore order, which is a blessing for our Xuanmen!"

The headmaster of the Danding sect also complimented with a smile.

Lu Wujiu seemed not to be "Dugu Cheng" and dealt with everyone with a smile on his face.

Finally, the headmaster of the Shangqing Sect pointed at the Goddess of Childbirth and said, "Fellow Daoist Lu, how do you think we should deal with this murderer who spread the plague?"

Lu Wujiu's gaze quietly fell on the Goddess of Childbirth!

At this time, this Wuliang, who was also a third-class monk, stood in the middle of the crowd with a pale face, his nails painted with red nails dug deeply into his palms.

(End of this chapter)