Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 14 The Priest's Yin Refining Technique

Feng Sishui was dumbfounded.

Even the usually cheerful Lin You was shocked.

Li Wushou composed himself. Was this high priest playing a trick on him?
Seeing Li Wushou's stunned expression, the High Priest's eyes flashed with admiration; he too hadn't expected this outcome.

"The City God sits in charge of Yin and Yang, the Martial God devours souls and evil spirits, and the Civil God observes all directions, thus ensuring the peace of the region."

"The junior priest cultivates the Yin Refining Technique, melting Yin energy into his body, transforming from Yang to Yin, and only by consuming Yin energy can he become a senior priest!"

"Your flesh and blood are barely visible, your life force is about to end, you are on the verge of death but not quite. I will enter your body with yin energy, like a stream flowing into the sea without leaving a ripple. This shows that you are born with the ability to consume yin energy. If you consume this energy before your lifespan ends, then you will be a high priest!"

Li Wushou knew that the high priest had guessed everything wrong, but he didn't know where to begin to argue. He had been dead for many years, and his life force was completely unrelated to flesh and blood.

As for the yin energy entering the body like a stream flowing into the sea? That's utter nonsense. If you're completely empty inside, without even meridians, how could you not enter the sea?

Li Wushou's body was quite strange; whether it was the monks of the Blood Buddha Temple, the high priest, or even some strange gods, they all found it difficult to discern his true form.

Therefore, the High Priest made a misjudgment!

As for consuming qi? Li Wushou had heard of it before, but some people called it qi refining. Besides talking about immortals, Wu Zhuangyuan talked most about these qi refiners, and everyone listened with great interest every time.

Compared to ordinary people, these Qi cultivators are no different from immortals!

Both Li Wushou and Chen Gou'er had dreamed of it, but the old beggar told them to forget about it, saying that Li Wushou didn't even have meridians, let alone the ability to cultivate ghost energy.

Whenever this topic came up, Li Wushou always felt that the old beggar's expression was a bit strange, as if he looked down on him.

Therefore, what the High Priest said was impossible, but Li Wushou simply couldn't say it outright.

Standing still is more uncomfortable than swallowing a fly!

Although Chen Gou'er once said that flies tasted pretty good.

Suddenly, a chill ran down his spine, and he instinctively looked behind him. A long, scarlet tongue was hanging down behind him. A long-tongued ghost was hanging upside down in the council hall!

Li Wushou was thinking about other things when he was startled by the gossipy ghost woman and instinctively wanted to take a step away!

Then Li Wushou paused for a moment before realizing what was happening.

Although it was just a subconscious action, it was noticed by the high priest who had been watching.

"Indeed, he was born with a yin affinity and is extremely sensitive to yin energy!"

The high priest was unaware of the mysteries of Li Wushou's perspective, only noticing that Li Wushou was keenly aware of Yin energy.

He had no further doubts about Li Wushou's aptitude. This long-tongued ghost woman was a Yin Kui he had raised, and she had just been testing Li Wushou.

“Okay, okay~!”

The high priest was overjoyed. He was about to be ordained as a god, and it was not long before he would have his statue sculpted in the City God Temple, just like the civil and military priests. Naturally, he was happy to promote his junior!

Li Wushou was even more speechless!
Feng Sishui and Lin You were also speechless. They exchanged another knowing glance before simultaneously moving to the side.

They all seemed embarrassed by their earlier disdain for Li Wushou.

The night passed in silence, and dawn was just breaking.

With Chen Gou'er and thirty taels of silver in his pocket, Li Wushou left the City God Temple with a complicated expression and headed towards the south of the city.

"Li Wushou, that was close! I think I almost got discovered by that old woman!"

Chen Gou'er's head throbbed even more. With the golden statue of the City God still in his mouth, the bird inside struggled fiercely. Chen Gou'er dared not let go and squeezed out the words through his teeth.

Li Wushou nodded in agreement; he hadn't expected things to escalate so much last night. The High Priest, convinced of his judgment and to demonstrate his loyalty to the City God, immediately reported the discovery of the talented individual to the City God.

The City God was naturally extremely surprised. He had been preoccupied with other matters and hadn't really paid much attention to the two men, only noticing their apparent piety. He hadn't expected them to possess such talent!
I need people right now, isn't this perfect?

It gave me a strong sense that destiny was in my hands!

The City God immediately rode his golden body from the bottom of the pit to the council hall, and Feng Sishui and Lin You's expressions became even more complicated.

Even the high priest was somewhat envious. He had endured countless hardships to become a high priest, and even the City God probably wouldn't look down on him, given his advanced age.

But how old is this boy?
With the City God's protection, things could get even more out of control.

The mentality of mentoring younger generations has gradually transformed into befriending them, so that when they achieve success in the future, they will not forget the kindness of being discovered.

Little did they know that Li Wushou had already deeply recorded the other party's kindness in his notebook!
Faced with the City God's investigation, the shadow silently burrowed into the body through the openings on the belly, covering the inner walls of the body, including Chen Gou'er's.

The City God looked left and right and basically accepted the High Priest's judgment.

But looking at the somewhat thin boy in front of me, I always felt there was something strange about him.

Her willow-leaf-shaped brows furrowed slightly, and she patted Li Wushou's shoulder with her delicate hand before turning to give instructions to the High Priest.

“Give him the priest’s Yin-refining technique, and I will personally test him in seven days.”

Then he took a deep look at Li Wushou and slowly said.

"If you are truly born with the ability to absorb Yin energy, these few days will be enough for you to absorb its essence. I will personally escort you to the City God Temple, and you will then be the youngest High Priest in Five Directions City!"

Li Wushou felt uneasy under the City God's gaze, while Chen Gou'er huddled inside Li Wushou's stomach, gritting his teeth tightly.

Although he didn't know much, he was well aware that if he were discovered now, he would be in real trouble!

Feng Sishui was extremely jealous, and Lin You was also lamenting the unpredictability of life.

Regardless, Li Wushou unexpectedly caught the eye of the City God.

After the City God left, the group sat silently in the council hall for a long time.

It's still early before dawn, and although the City God is in charge of Wufang City, it's best to avoid going out at night.

So they waited until dawn, and then Li Wushou immediately took Chen Gou'er and left the City God Temple without even having breakfast!
Hearing Chen Gou'er say this now, Li Wushou was still a little scared!
But after touching the thirty taels of silver in his pocket, his mood improved a bit. If all else failed, he would just pack his bags and run away!

Li Wushou walked very fast along the way, and soon arrived at the Aishan Sanxian Hall.

The golden statue of the City God in Chen Gou'er's mouth, and the bird in his heart, urgently need to be dealt with.

The golden statue contained a rich incense aroma, which the old beggar would probably like. Although the bird was extremely small, it consumed a great deal of blood and flesh essence, which Chen Gou'er found very tempting.

I want to eat them all!
This is also why Li Wushou and Chen Gou'er did not have breakfast at the City God Temple.

The real delicious food is in my throat, but everything else is hard to swallow!

Pushing open the door of the Three Immortals Pavilion with great excitement, Li Wushou strode forward like a triumphant man!
Although the night was thrilling, the rewards were substantial!
"Old beggar, get up! Look what I've brought back!"

With a creak, the door quietly opened, and the old beggar, his body slightly hunched, stood in front of it.

The wrinkles were deep and covered in mud.

Suddenly, his expression turned sorrowful, and he bowed to the elated Li Wushou from afar.

(End of this chapter)