Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 48 The Trouble Begins Outside the City
Lu Fanhou stood aside

Hearing this, I was instantly jolted awake.

They quickly took out the prepared talisman brush and even carefully laid the talisman paper on the incense table.

The Martial God beside him exuded an imposing aura without being angry. Although his aura was not overt, he still carried a natural and overwhelming pressure that made Lu Fan's mind tremble and at the same time feel extremely excited.

"This is the Martial God of the City God Temple!"

After arranging everything, Lu Fan stepped aside and respectfully addressed the Martial God:
"My lord, the talisman brush and talisman paper are ready!"

The war priest nodded slightly and spoke again:

"Get the black-boned chicken blood!"

"Yes!"

Having been waiting for a long time, Chu Feng hurriedly responded and then hung the three black-boned chickens he had bought on the railing of the bridge.

He took a large bowl, ran his finger along the chicken's neck, and instantly blood gushed out, filling the bowl in no time. Chu Feng respectfully placed the blood on the incense table.

The Martial Priest bowed slightly, his right hand pinching his left index finger!
"Click~!"

The index finger snapped off instantly. With a slight force from the right hand, the index finger was crushed into powder and mixed into the chicken blood.

The war priest blew a breath, and a slight vortex appeared in the chicken blood in the bowl. After a while, the powder completely dissolved into the chicken blood.

The chicken blood became thicker and darker.

The texture and color of the chicken blood looked so familiar to Li Wushou!
The martial priest picked up a talisman brush in his right hand, dipped it in chicken blood, and with swift, flowing strokes, drew mysterious talismans on the talisman paper.

A moment later, three talismans of different shapes and colors appeared on the incense table.

Where is Li Wushou?

A distinctive buzzing sound rang out, and the many junior priests looked at Li Wushou with envy. To have one's name remembered by the Martial God and the City God was truly something to be envied!

"Li Wushou is here!"

Li Wushou was speechless. He was clearly not far behind the Martial God, so why did he have to shout that?
"These three talismans are: one for manifestation, one for receiving, and one for seeking."

“I will use the ‘Manifest’ talisman to extract the aura of evil, then use the ‘Absorb’ talisman to absorb the aura, and finally use the ‘Seek’ talisman to track down the evil.”

"I need you to practice the Yin Refining Technique, hold the 'Na' character in your hand, and keep it close to the 'Mi' character talisman until the 'Na' character talisman in your hand burns out completely. After noting the location, return immediately!"

"Did you remember?"

"Yes!"

Li Wushou respectfully agreed, thinking it sounded easy—just follow the talisman!
"it is good!"

The Martial God remained with his back to Li Wushou, and after offering a word of praise...

The bowl containing the mixture of chicken blood on the altar suddenly floated up and drifted towards the Rouge River. After passing the railing, the bowl tilted and spilled out in an arc, forming a semi-circle.

The afterglow of the setting sun spread across the Rouge River, making the surface appear even more crimson, like spilled chicken blood.

At the same time, the three talismans on the incense table rose up without wind and floated in front of the Martial God.

The Martial God glanced at the "Manifest" talisman, which instantly flew into the sky above the Rouge River and then burst into flames.

As the talisman burned, the surface of the Rouge River, which had been sprinkled with chicken blood, seemed to boil, constantly churning up large bubbles and releasing various colored gases.

The Martial God, who devours souls and evil spirits, is naturally very sensitive to the aura of evil spirits. He quickly found two evil spirits among them, their auras being grayish-white with a bluish tinge.

With a flick of his finger, the character "纳" flew out instantly.

A flash of red light appeared on the talisman, instantly absorbing the evil aura into it. The aura then flew back to the bridge and landed in Li Wushou's hand. Li Wushou was deeply impressed by this exquisite control.

Needless to say, there were also numerous minor priests. "Are you ready?"

The buzzing sound resumed, and Li Wushou held the "Na" talisman in his hand, nodding earnestly in response: "Ready!"

The Martial God nodded, pointing to the "Seek" talisman. This talisman was different from the previous two; it suddenly flashed with golden light and then flew forward along the Rouge River.

Li Wushou then realized why he had been asked to come along. Xiao Panshan was climbing the divine path, and besides himself, probably no one else could keep up with this "Seeking" character talisman.
A cold wind rose beneath his feet, making him feel as light as a swallow. Li Wushou took a step forward and flew ahead with the "Seeking" talisman.

Seeing Li Wushou's skillful manipulation of Yin energy, the Martial God Official finally began to believe Lin You's report to some extent.

"Not bad!"

But in an instant, the Martial Priest fell silent again.

Because of his ability to devour souls and consume evil spirits, he often falls into confusion and has to frequently seal away his spirituality!
If it weren't for the City God's intervention, I wouldn't have woken up this time.

But how long has it been?

The City God has woken me up several times already; this is very wrong!

Despite being disliked by the City God, Xiao Panshan's transformation from a physical body to a Yin spirit was such a significant event that the City God did not even offer his support.

Moreover, judging from past practices, the civil priest should have returned long ago!

In addition to Lin You's report on the matter of refining evil spirits, all these things combined gave the Martial God Officer a sense of foreboding.

Although Li Wushou was quite talented and had only been cultivating for a short time, he was already able to exorcise evil spirits on his own, which was far better than Xiao Panshan's abilities. However, this did not reassure the Martial God much.

After all, even the City God seems to have encountered some problems. It's just unknown whether these problems are due to the City God's own actions or to someone else's sabotage. If it's his own fault, then it's fine, but if he's been plotted against, then it'll be troublesome!

"Hey~"

I feel somewhat powerless in my own state!
First, investigate the matter of the evil spirit. If the civil official does not return, we will have to send an official out of the city to search for him!

Li Wushou followed the "Seeking" character talisman
As we hurried along, the Rouge River seemed to be gilded with gold in the afterglow of the setting sun, making it feel like we were walking on a golden road.

Holding the "Na" talisman, I observed it from time to time, but so far there has been no reaction.

In the blink of an eye, Li Wushou followed the river and arrived at the East City.

As an important material transfer station of the Five Directions City, the East City is different from the other four cities. It has a tributary that connects the moat of the main city to the main river outside the city.

Upon reaching this point, the "Seeking" talisman turned directly into a tributary, heading straight towards the main river outside the city.

Li Wushou's expression hardened. Did this evil spirit come from outside the city?
This surprised Li Wushou, who had been convinced that the City Lord's Mansion was cultivating evil spirits. However, it didn't seem like it was impossible for the City Lord's Mansion to be cultivating evil spirits outside the city.

After a while, following the talisman, they indeed arrived outside the city. Li Wushou hesitated, as it was getting dark and coming to the outside of the city was not a good place.

They were about to turn back when suddenly the river widened and a riverbank appeared.

A huge pillar of fire blazed on the riverbank, its shadows flickering as many people danced and cheered around it.

These people, adorned with red ribbons and decorated with colorful decorations, were beating drums and gongs, creating a joyous and festive atmosphere.

Suddenly, a cheer came from afar.

"The River God is getting married!"

The crowd immediately erupted in excitement as a line of sedan chair bearers carried a large red sedan chair toward the riverbank.

"Hi~!"

A burning sensation ran through my fingertips; the "Na" talisman I had been holding in my hand had burned out completely.

(End of this chapter)