Sui and Tang Dynasties: Awakening the Supreme Skills at the Beginning

Li Zhen waved his hand, and Li Erhai hurried forward, standing beside Li Zhen with his hands hanging down, "Boss?"

Li Zhen whispered a few words in Li Erhai's ear, and Li Erhai took the order and left.

Half an hour later, an incense table was set up in front of the ancestral hall in Xiaozhangzhuang Village, on which were placed pig heads, fruits and other items for sacrifice.

Li Zhen put on the Taoist robe that Li Erhai got, and looked like an immortal in white fluttering robes. At first glance, he really looked like an immortal, which was quite intimidating.

Li Zhen held a peach wood sword in his hand. The tip of the sword was pierced with a few pieces of yellow paper with talismans drawn on them.

Li Zhen performed Tai Chi steps and muttered something, which looked quite magical.

When everyone saw Li Zhen's appearance, they all thought that Li Zhen was a hermit with magical powers that could reach the sky and the earth.

Li Zhen closed his eyes and ignored the people below. There was a man kneeling under the incense table. It was Zhang Erniu.

"Master, I am the head of Xiaozhang Village. Now we are being harmed by the divine insects. We are starving and almost unable to survive. Master, please have mercy on us and take the divine insects away so that we can live in peace and security!"

Zhang Erniu acted meticulously according to Li Zhen's requirements.

If I didn't know Zhang Erniu's background, I would probably have been deceived by his honest and simple appearance.

Li Zhen pretended to ponder for a while and then spoke.

"I, an old Taoist, traveled here in my spirit and saw that this place is a thousand miles of barren land and the people are living in misery. I calculated with my fingers and realized that you did things in your previous life that angered heaven and man, so the heavens sent down a divine insect to punish you!"

God is angry and shocked. Who can bear this, and who can handle it?

Zhang Erniu crawled a few steps on his knees, came to the incense table, and kowtowed heavily.

"Master, please have mercy on me and ask God to save the people here."

Li Zhen pondered in silence.

When the onlookers saw this, they thought that the people were not pious, so they knelt down behind Zhang Erniu and kowtowed to the ground, raising dust.

"Old Immortal, please save us!"

"We know we were wrong. From now on, we will make offerings to God every day and burn incense every month. Please, old immortal, beg God to save us!"

"Bang bang bang!"

More people knelt down and kowtowed.

"Well, God is merciful. Now that I, an old Taoist priest, have met you, there is no reason for me to sit idly by." Li Zhen sighed with a look of compassion.

Then he continued.

"Fortunately, it happened in your previous life. If it happened in this era, even the Golden Immortal couldn't save you!"

"Old Immortal, please be merciful and save us. We kowtow to you."

The crowd below was busy again, and the sound of "bang bang bang" of kowtows continued to be heard.

Li Zhen looked at the crowd below and felt that it was about time, so he said.

"Now I will cast a spell for you, please pray to the God of Land!"

Li Zhen shouted loudly.

He pointed the peach wood sword in his hand toward the sky, his mind turning.

There are words in his mouth.

"It is wet and sunny, the sun rises in the east, I grant you a magic talisman, it can sweep away all the bad things, it can spit out the fire of the mountains, and the talisman can capture the light of the flying gate... The Supreme Lord Laozi, hurry up and give the order!"

"Bah!"

After Li Zhen finished reading it, he shouted loudly and then his mind turned.

Something amazing happened.

The yellow paper stuck on the peach wood sword suddenly started to burn with a bang.

A ferocious ghost head suddenly appeared.

"what!"

Everyone was stunned. In broad daylight, a cold feeling spread out.

A terrifying creature with bared fangs and claws appeared out of thin air on a piece of yellow paper, which completely broke people's cognition.

"This... this is the Land God?"

"Yes, this is the local god of the land. I have a portrait of him worshipped at home!"

Someone below said this, which immediately caused people to exclaim in surprise.

When Zhang Erniu saw it, he was immediately impressed and shouted loudly.

"The God of Land has appeared!"

"Oh God, please open your eyes!"

"We are saved!"

……

After Zhang Erniu's reminder, everyone suddenly understood.

They knelt down involuntarily and kowtowed to the incense table.

Li Zhen kept chanting spells, and after a while, he suddenly stopped and looked serious.

"I have asked the God of Land to leave. I will communicate with him and see if I can save you from the disaster."

Li Zhen's voice suddenly rose, then suddenly fell. It was like he had a kind of immortal air. This kind of look was more convincing in this scene.

This time, the crowd below did not need Zhang Erniu to remind them, and they all knelt down and kowtowed, "Old Immortal, please save us, we will certainly be grateful!"

"Save me, save us, I don't want to be hungry anymore!"

"That's right, that's right, so are we!"

……

For a moment, everyone was shouting all sorts of things, and the shouts reached the sky, scaring the nearby birds so much that they flapped their wings and flew away.

As for Li Zhen, he closed his eyes and said nothing, muttering to himself.

After seeing this scene, even Li Erhai and others who knew the truth couldn't help but believe it, even though they didn't believe it at first.

"This...what the hell is going on?"

Even Li Zhiyong, who had been to the battlefield and did not believe in ghosts and gods, was completely puzzled.

"Is there really any ghost or god in this world?"

Li Zhiyong couldn't help but take a few steps back nervously.

At this moment, Li Zhen suddenly opened his eyes and spoke.

"Just now, I have communicated with the God of Land!"

Li Zhen said loudly, and then he glanced at everyone.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on Li Zhen who was holding the peach wood sword, without blinking.

"The God of Land said that he shouldn't be involved in this matter, but he felt sorry for you not having enough food to eat, which goes against the principle of Heaven to be merciful. So he had no choice but to ask Heaven for help. Heaven's will will be shown on the next talisman."

As he spoke, Li Zhen's peach wood sword pierced another piece of yellow paper and he shouted loudly.

"Bah!"

Then the mind turns.

I saw the yellow paper suddenly burn up with a bang.

Many people were so frightened that they closed their eyes and dared not look at the burning yellow paper.

"Old Immortal, please save us!"

"Old Immortal, help me!"

Those people closed their eyes and kowtowed to the ground with fear on their faces and their bodies and minds trembling, fearing that God would send down an ominous decree.

“Kill the locusts!”

“Kill the locusts!”

Those who were brave enough to open their eyes were ecstatic and shouted out the words displayed on the talisman.

"God wants us to kill the locusts!"

"Now the locust exterminator has become famous!"

"Long live God!"

……

The people below rushed to spread the final result.

"Thank you, old immortal, for helping me pray to the heavens!"

At this time, Zhang Erniu knocked his head to the ground and shouted loudly.

Everyone was stunned, and immediately followed him. For a moment, the sound of thanks reached the sky.

At this time, Li Zhen handed the peach wood sword to his left hand, drew a circle with his right hand, and placed one palm in front of his chest, motionless.

"Old Immortal, Old Immortal, how are you?"

Zhang Erniu stepped forward, knelt at Li Zhen's feet, and asked with concern.

After a long time, Li Zhen opened his eyes, his eyes were dull and lifeless.

he said weakly.

"I prayed to the God of Land to damage my magic power too much, and I need to rest for a while."

As he spoke, his head tilted and he fell straight backwards.

Li Erhai and others who were nearby came forward, hugged Li Zhen's body, and carried him into Zhang's tile-roofed house.

When he was near the door, Li Zhen opened his eyes and stared straight at Zhang Erniu.

Zhang Erniu stepped forward and spoke respectfully.

"Old Immortal, do you have any other instructions?"

Li Zhen said weakly.

"Remember God's will and kill the locusts in time."

"Respect the law!"

Zhang Erniu once again paid homage to Li Zhen devoutly.

When the villagers of Xiaozhang Village saw this, they all knelt behind Zhang Erniu and spoke loudly.

"We are very grateful for the help of the old immortal. We will certainly offer sacrifices to him every day and burn incense every month in the future."