Chapter 104: Something's Off About This Script
Chapter 104: Something's Off About This Script
Honestly, even Li Changshou, the very deity of the sea god, felt that today's sea god ceremony in Anshui City...
Was done pretty well.
Let's not even talk about how difficult it is to gather such a large crowd of followers in the outskirts of the human world, near the South China Sea.
Although there were a lot of people inside and outside the city, it seemed chaotic at first glance, but there were no riots anywhere, and the followers were spontaneously maintaining order...
That alone was quite remarkable.
However, Li Changshou's favorable impression of the Sea God Cult hadn't even warmed up yet...
The former village chief of Xiongzhai, now the high priest of the Sea God Cult, dressed in a black bear fur coat on this hot summer day, sat on the gilded throne and was carried in by four strong men...
The village chief was already a burly man, and this scene looked like they had brought out a black bear from the city!
Li Changshou: ...
As expected, it's probably best to destroy the Sea God Cult as soon as possible.
The sea god statue was moved to a hill ten miles outside the city, followed by tens of thousands of followers from the city.
Li Changshou's divine sense had been covering this area, and he quickly noticed some interesting scenes.
Along the way, young girls with flowers in their hair were singing songs hand in hand;
The strong young men were all energetic, and when they saw a girl they liked, they would shout "Hey there" - this was a fishing chant, showing off their sturdy physique.
This large-scale celebration was also a great opportunity for young people to get to know each other and, uh... engage in not-so-pure relationships.
Elderly people walking slowly were supported by strong young men;
The lively children were tightly held by their parents.
There were also some women in long skirts with solemn faces among the crowd;
They scattered some dew-covered flower petals and leaves among the crowd, which was a blessing from the Sea God Cult to its followers.
Most of the followers sang preaching songs, smiling, and pursuing the back of the sea god together...
The atmosphere of the entire celebration was harmonious and warm.
After the statue was settled, the eight bear clan god envoys were sweating profusely.
They quickly adjusted their breaths, crossed their hands behind their backs, spread their legs apart, and stood on both sides of the statue.
More than a hundred burly bear clan youths, wearing black short shirts and tied long pants, carried heavy weapons such as large knives and double hammers, forming a protective circle around the statue...
"It's time to go."
Li Changshou murmured to himself and slowly disappeared from the courtyard, using earth escape to rush to the statue.
The timing was almost right.
Watching the followers heading towards the hill, Li Changshou could only apologize in his heart.
He was not a master who could protect a party. The world was too vast and too dangerous;
Now, he hadn't even obtained his own longevity fruit, let alone continue to be the Sea God and truly protect these followers.
Taking these merits, he would have to protect those who worshipped him, which was the rule of the heavens.
Today, let him personally break the illusion of these followers...
"A great demon?"
Underground, Li Changshou, who was about to emerge, suddenly paused.
Li Changshou's divine sense, placed on the outskirts, captured the anomaly in the sky.
Sure enough, they're here.
This Sea God Cult celebration was the biggest in years;
And because the Sea God Cult had accelerated its expansion, conflicts had arisen with other sects this year;
Today's celebration would attract some monsters and demons to cause trouble, which was within Li Changshou's expectations.
In the woods near the South China Sea, Li Changshou always felt that there were traces of the Western Cult behind the numerous small sects.
For today's Sea God Cult celebration, someone should be trying to test the Sea God Cult's bottom...
"Good thing I'm here. Otherwise, if you start a killing spree, how much karma will you accumulate?"
In the small pill room of the Little Qiong Peak within the Dongsheng Divine Continent's Gate of Immortality;
Li Changshou opened his eyes, reached out to the corner of the room, and took out three black-red talismans from the box, secretly sticking them inside his sleeve.
Then, he immediately pinched the tactics with both hands, stabilizing the divine imprint of the Gate of Immortality;
Strands of immortal light stabilized his primordial spirit, enhancing his mental perception of the paper talismans...
At the same time, in the northwest direction of Anshui City, about twelve hundred miles away, three black figures stirred up a black cloud and flew towards Anshui City.
The black cloud was still far away and had not been discovered by the mortals of Anshui City.
Li Changshou slowly closed his eyes and his mind returned to several paper men.
This time, it was different from before.
He found that he had already decided to take action against these three great demons, without any hesitation.
Everything that needed to be considered had been considered beforehand.
Of course, the most crucial point was that Li Changshou had made sufficient preparations for this trip to the South China Sea.
In terms of anti-surveillance, he had done his best;
If the paper men encountered any experts, they had the 'divine ability' to instantly self-destruct and disperse into ash;
Also, the Gate of Immortality had just been robbed, and the true disciple of the Gate of Immortality, Du E Zhenren, had appeared, making the Gate of Immortality officially recognized as the Taoist lineage by the three religions.
Although the first disciple of the Gate of Immortality, Master Xuandu, did not appear directly, there were rumors within the Gate of Immortality that the master had gone to Gold Arowana Island to reason with several major disciples of the Blocking Sect.
Having a backing made Li Changshou somewhat... secretly peek at the strength of the Western Cult...
He didn't dare to provoke, just peeking made his heart jump.
For the sake of safety, the paper men who would kill demons next must also pretend to be human cultivators passing by.
If these three true immortal demons were allowed to disrupt the celebration in Anshui City, every mortal killed or injured would count as a trace of karma for him.
This was already the reason why he had to take action.
Facing the direction where the three great demons were coming from, Li Changshou controlled a 'divine' character paper man, earth-escaping three hundred miles, and appeared in a deserted mountain forest.
First, he cast the illusion and transformation techniques, disguising himself as a middle-aged cultivator from the kind-looking Daoist from before, and then disguised himself as a middle-aged Taoist.
Then, he released five paper men with the original divine abilities to quickly set up a large array to isolate the area and prepare for later rescue.
Immediately after, Li Changshou flew into the air and directly faced the black cloud rolling in from the northwest, standing in front of the three great demons, holding a long sword in his hand!
Unlike before, Li Changshou this time, first drew the long sword from its scabbard, and for a moment, cold light flashed.
This was actually... a real sword!
However, don't be deceived by appearances; this is actually a poison-spreading weapon.
Calling it a weapon might not be entirely accurate; this should be considered a fairly high-quality magic tool.
A genuine poison-spreading specialized magic tool.
As the three great demons hiding in the black clouds approached, they let out a thunderous roar: "Get lost!"
But Li Changshou retorted, "Under the vast sky, the prosperous land of my human race, how can you demons wreak havoc here?"
With that, he threw the sword in his hand forward! Inspired by the sword box of You Qin Xuan Ya, Li Changshou had devised a simple method to control the sword; at this moment, he formed sword seals with his fingers continuously, looking quite adept.
In an instant, the sword split into three, then nine, each carrying sword lights, and attacked the three great demons within the black clouds!
These three great demons clearly sensed the true immortal-level cultivation of Li Changshou's paper Daoist.
They didn't dare to be careless and each took action, maintaining their demonic forms and summoning several divine lights. However, as the swords approached, these three great demons resisted for a moment, then suddenly froze.
This sword-controlling technique, although imposing, seemed surprisingly... weak?
The three great demons each sneered and wrapped themselves in black clouds, rushing fiercely towards Li Changshou, ignoring the nine continuously shuttleing sword shadows.
However, amidst the trembling sword shadows, strands of colorless and odorless poisonous mist spread from the sword blades and entered their bodies, nearing their demonic souls...
The black clouds rushed to Li Changshou's front, strangely halting...
The three great demons, within the black clouds, flapped their wings a couple of times, but made no cries.
Their enormous bodies fell towards the forest below, just crashing into the isolation array.
Li Changshou: ...
It was much easier than he had imagined.
With a wave of his hand, the sword stained with demon blood returned to his hand.
Li Changshou coldly snorted, "With just you three little demons, you can't force out my Lone Twelve Swords!"
With that, he lifted the sword and fell towards the ground below, displaying an air of superiority.
After a moment, within the isolation array;
Li Changshou scattered the ashes of the three piles of bones, retrieved the paper people, pinched the Soul Capturing Bead, and quickly searched for the remaining images inside.
Indeed, they were demons from the west.
Li Changshou shook his head slightly, broke the large array, and the paper Daoist quickly sank into the ground, rushing towards its original hiding place.
What's next...?
How come there's more?
Just as one wave subsided, Li Changshou's divine sense caught another black cloud drifting from the north! Inside were several black crows, each seemingly with some cultivation...
Below the hillside, Li Changshou, who was about to jump out and knock over the sea god statue, twitched slightly at the corner of his mouth.
He moved most of his divine sense to another paper Daoist in the north to continue exterminating demons...
Is he here today to destroy the Sea God Sect, or to protect it? Karma is indeed troublesome!
Outside Anshui City.
Many worshippers had already arrived near the statue, each bowing and paying their respects before reciting the teachings of their Sea God Sect. Part of Li Changshou's divine sense was focused here, listening to the chanting of tens of thousands of people outside, and he also felt a bit sentimental...
Although he had never intervened in the Sea God Sect, after observing for the past few days, he had gained some understanding.
It's quite a good incense-burning sect.
Apart from the fact that the divine messengers in the sect are a bit greedy, the Sea God Sect itself has played a positive role in maintaining stability in this area...
Otherwise, the Celestial Lord wouldn't have given him so much incense merit.
The teachings of the Sea God Sect are not complicated, with songs and chants passed down orally.
In addition to how to worship the Sea God, they also advocate "kindness," "peace," "never giving up when facing adversity at sea," and "the Sea God will always be with you"...
And so on.
Among them, there is one teaching, which Li Changshou judged to be an important reason for the rapid development of the Sea God Sect.
[The Sea God will take the lost souls in the sea to reincarnate, so that they can reappear by our side many years later]
This is obviously borrowed from the reincarnation of the underworld; but the existence of this teaching has made the followers of the Sea God Sect, when facing some harsh conditions at sea, more determined to struggle and survive.
Therefore, many fishermen have survived disasters.
The Sea God Sect itself has done nothing out of line, but just because their incense merit was occupied, forces have secretly sent demons to cause trouble...
This operation was even faster;
Li Changshou used the paper Daoist to launch a sneak attack, burning the group of crows with the True Fire of Samadhi.
After quickly disposing of the ashes of these crows, Li Changshou's divine sense once again focused on the paper Daoist hiding near the statue.
The time was ripe. Without further delay, Li Changshou directly released the earth concealment.
The paper Daoist, maintaining the appearance of a middle-aged Daoist, floated out from a hundred feet behind the statue, slowly ascending into the air.
The hillside was full of people, but at this moment, you could hear a pin drop!
A woman pointed at the middle-aged Daoist and screamed, "A manifestation!
The Sea God is manifesting!"
"Everyone, run!"
"What are you running for? This is the Sea God!"
"Everyone, kowtow quickly! Thank you, Sea God, for keeping my wife and child safe!"
"Thank you, Lord Sea God, for blessing my son to survive the sea disaster!"
The scene suddenly became chaotic! "No one kneel!"
The village chief of Xiongzai roared, "These are demons! Look at where they resemble our Sea God!"
"Ignorant! Where did the Sea God come from in the South Sea!"
Li Changshou shouted loudly, his voice echoing for miles.
With a wave of his long sleeve, he clapped his palms, and Li Changshou's immortal power condensed into a giant green palm, slamming down towards the statue!
Sorry, everyone...
Once I find a way, I will return this incense merit to you, and we will have no debts between us...
Li Changshou sighed inwardly, feeling a slight sense of loss and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
The palm shadow was about to land! Suddenly, Li Changshou caught a glimpse of strands of earth-yellow light quickly gathering beside the statue...
The next moment, the shadow of a giant axe, without warning, suddenly and mysteriously appeared above the statue.
This giant axe was held by a hand also made of light, and it directly chopped down on the palm shadow Li Changshou had struck out.
The palm shadow struck out by Li Changshou was equivalent to a normal immortal's strike, but it was instantly crushed by the giant axe...