Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 33 Assessment Day
The City God Temple, in some dark and secluded place.
An elderly man dressed in priest's robes was hanging upside down from a rock.

Behind the rock where the old man hangs upside down, a long river of yin energy meanders, with two shadowy figures of spirits, one large and one small, lying across its upper reaches.

The slightly smaller one continuously grabbed the living soul, put it in its mouth and chewed it up, and a large amount of yin energy flowed into the river of yin energy.

The old man looked miserable and twitched occasionally. If Li Wushou were here, he would recognize him at a glance as the discerning high priest of the City God Temple.

In the darkness, a flash of golden light appeared.

A woman in a blue robe appeared in front of the old man, holding a long whip. Before she could even speak, she had already swung the whip at him.

"Slap! Ouch!"

The old man suddenly let out a scream. His originally deep voice sounded hoarse, indicating that he had screamed quite a bit recently.

"Keep your mind focused and diligently cultivate Yin!"

The woman glanced at the howling old man and gave him a silent reminder.

The old man gritted his teeth and used all his strength to circulate the Yin Refining Technique. Suddenly, he lashed out with the whip again. A large amount of pure Yin energy was drawn into his body as the whip was pulled in. The Yin energy on the old man's body became more and more abundant and began to seep into his soul!

Pain and pleasure coexist, that's all there is to it!
The woman was none other than the City God. The High Priest had been longing for this ever since the City God promised to teach him the ways of the gods seven days ago.

Three days ago, he finally got his wish, but when he was hung upside down on the rock and looked at the City God holding a long whip, he admitted that his mind was in turmoil!
Like an old tree blossoming, thoughts become unrestrained.

But the flowers bloomed quickly, and withered just as fast!
I never imagined that the Shinto way was taught in this way!

One lash after another, day and night!
He was so intense that his physical body withered away, but his spirit soared.

At this moment, it seemed as if he had truly seen the divine way, and only then did he firmly believe that the City God was indeed imparting the divine way, and not simply disliking him.

The High Priestess didn't care how the City God comforted her; she only cared about making herself feel good.

After lashing him a few more times, the City God felt much better seeing the High Priest's grimacing expression.

He seemed to be addicted, and lashed her a few more times.

"Huh~?"

The high priest howled a few times. The pain was still there, but where did the pleasure go? Something's wrong. Let me check again!
"Snap~ Hiss~"

It's really painful, to hell with pleasure, I can't take it anymore.

"Your Majesty, wait a minute! Oh dear, wait a minute! Seven days have passed, it's time to check on that brat Li Wushou! Oh dear!"

Nancheng
The Six Eyes of Blood Buddha Temple removed one of his blood-red pupils and placed it on the main road connecting to Zhengcheng.

The city lord's mansion's lark had already stood on the willows by the bridge.

Even Wusheng, the envoy of Wusheng Pawnshop, erected a shrine and looked over.

The three from the Three Immortals Pavilion were naturally unaware that a simple high priest examination had attracted the attention of almost all the major powers in Five Directions City.

Even the City God of the City God Temple was not entirely clear about this.

Unlike usual

Li Wushou and the other two got up early.

The old beggar even went so far as to fetch a basin of clean water in the yard and wash away the sleep from his eyes.

Chen Gou'er had also put on his pants, looking adorable.

Today is the day Li Wushou is appointed High Priest, which is related to the biggest source of income for the Three Immortals Pavilion in the future, so the three of them cannot afford to be careless.

At 9:00 AM, the three of them performed a set of morning exercise moves.

At noon, the three of them were so hungry that their stomachs were growling.

At 1-3 PM, Chen Gou'er got restless, saying his bottom was itchy and he wanted to sleep. At 3-5 PM, the old beggar also went on strike, saying he was too sleepy to continue and needed to rest.

At dusk, Li Wushou, who had been waiting for a long time, finally burst into curses: "Is this old woman, the City God, playing tricks on me? I'm not going to be this damned high priest anymore!"

Also hurling insults were Six Eyes of Blood Buddha Temple, Wusheng Envoy of Wusheng Sect, and City Lord Zhu Sihai.

The three waited from dawn till dusk, but the City God didn't make a single move.

What happened to the promise that the soul-devouring and spirit-consuming was only to protect the other party's foundation-building and energy consumption?
What happened to the saying that one is born with the ability to enter the Yin realm, a talent that is one in ten thousand?
What happened to the promise to stay together day and night just to protect each other?

Are you playing a trick on me?

Whether it was the people from the Three Immortals Pavilion who had been waiting all day, or the various forces that had been guarding the area all day, they were all exhausted.

Just as everyone was about to give up, the Five Directions City, which had just entered the night, suddenly trembled slightly.

All those who were about to fall asleep felt a jolt and looked up at the night sky outside.

A dazzling golden Dharma body rose from the City God Temple in the main city, looking down towards the south city.

The Dharma body was majestic and its origin was unknown, and its face was not clearly visible, but everyone knew that it was the City God of Wufang City revealing his true form.

The six-eyed monk of Blood Buddha Temple was slightly stunned, the lark on the willow bank was somewhat taken aback, and even the Unborn Envoy on the altar was a little dazed. He then quickly created a misty aura to conceal the altar.
The three were initially angry that they had been tricked, but then they were taken aback by the City God's grand display.

What merit or ability does this Li Wushou possess?
The high priest inside the City God Temple was also somewhat helpless; he was being whipped to the point of no return, it hurt too much!

Taking advantage of the City God's silence, he immediately launched the most elaborate review process, intending to distract the City God and allow himself to temporarily suspend his divine cultivation.

Whether Li Wushou passes the test or not is none of my business.

Am I very familiar with Li Wushou?

It hurts so much!
Li Wushou was standing in the courtyard of the Three Immortals Hall, expressing his dissatisfaction to the City Goddess, when suddenly his shoulder felt sore and a dazzling golden light flashed.

This golden light, like a guiding lamp, echoed the Dharma body of the City God of Zhengcheng.

Li Wushou was slightly taken aback, then muttered to himself, and upon closer listening, it was all words of praise.

A moment later, the hill suddenly fell silent.

As if sensing something, Li Wushou looked up and saw clouds gathering in the sky above the low mountains, and a huge face slowly appeared out of nowhere.

Li Wushou, who had seen the City God's golden body before, recognized it at a glance as the City God's true form.

His face, obscuring the sky and sun, overlooked the southern city; his lips parted slightly, and he slowly spoke:
"Li Wushou, a resident of the Southern City of the Five Directions, is born with the ability to enter the Yin realm and possesses extraordinary talent. Today, he will undergo the Grand Priest's assessment."

Neither the Unborn Envoy nor the Six-Eyed Monk were clear on what this meant, but City Lord Zhu Sihai remained silent.

I vaguely remember that the assessment of the Martial God was not so grand back then. What kind of extraordinary talent does the Martial God possess? He is born with the ability to devour living souls. Even with such a talent, there was no such grand display. Li Wushou was born with the ability to enter the Yin realm. Does such a talent really need to be treated like this?

Born to be in the underworld? That's a load of rubbish!

This Li Wushou must have something special about him. He was even the one who played a major role in the creation of the golden statue last time, which allowed the City God to awaken.

Thinking of this, Zhu Sihai's expression turned grim, because he thought of another person.

In the history of Wufang City, there was another person who received the same treatment.

That's the civil official in the City God Temple who has divine eyes from birth!
Could it be?

Zhu Sihai was lost in thought, while the City God was somewhat speechless.

He glanced at the high priest who had returned to hanging upside down on the rock after the assessment had begun.
He sighed inwardly, realizing that the path to divinity was arduous and that he hadn't been firm enough in his whipping.

(End of this chapter)