Chapter 106 Grasping Little Li Changshou
In the woods, under the isolation formation;
A blazing orange fire soared into the sky, the flames quickly consuming the six demon corpses;
These flames rose over ten zhang high, emitting waves of heat and wisps of spiritual energy, illuminating... the somewhat lifeless eyes of Li Changshou.
He raised his hands slightly, as if sensing the temperature of the true fire.
But his heart felt chilly.
Three paper figures transformed into the three old, middle-aged, and young disciples, standing in a triangular formation outside the fire, reciting scriptures;
They were still chanting the Mantra of Deliverance, the Sutra of Salvation, and the Disaster-Averting Blessing, while clacking wooden clappers and ringing soul-calming bells.
This place was seven hundred li northwest of Anshui City, in the depths of a desolate valley.
He intercepted the six major demons here, 'battling' them, wasting some poison pills, and poisoning them to death here.
Li Changshou, hidden beneath the paper Taoist men under Anshui City, observed the scenes happening there with his divine sense.
The people of Xiong Village were descendants of witches, which already gave Li Changshou a headache;
But this matter was not insoluble.
However, when the Dragon Clan suddenly appeared, looking like they were up for a fight, especially with Ao Yi here...
This made Li Changshou somewhat tempted to disregard everything and eliminate these karmic connections.
Impulsiveness is a demon, one must not lose control.
Reciting silently the "Stable Mind Sutra," Li Changshou quickly contemplated countermeasures.
The most difficult problem now was that Ao Yi might recognize him, connecting Li Changshou, the Sea God from the Southern Sea, and the inferior Immortal seedling from the Daoist Gate of Deliverance.
The simplest solution, in fact, was to kill them all, ending it once and for all;
But that was also the most brutal, most reckless, and most karmic way, and dealing with it too crudely.
The more the situation is like this, the more one cannot be impatient. It is necessary to come up with a relatively perfect response in a timely manner.
Waiting for death has never been Li Changshou's style;
Winning in recklessness was the way of his junior, the Wine Immortal. She also had the aura of 'greatness is righteousness' to protect her;
Lacking strength and deliberately scheming would be like walking a tightrope over a mountain of swords and sea of flames...
Li Changshou always adhered to the principle of 'seeking longevity and stability for wealth and nobility', which had become a tight hoop in his thoughts, and he didn't want to take any risks.
The problem now was that the risks were not ones he had brought upon himself;
Just standing here, risks were encircling him like rings of fire, layer by layer.
Li Changshou was actually somewhat relieved that he had discovered the problem here in time.
The Dragon Palace group should have been attracted by the Sea God's grand ceremony, unrelated to Li Changshou's presence here.
If Li Changshou didn't come here, I'm afraid...
He wouldn't even know what happened!
"When repairing the formation for Junior Sister previously, I suddenly had a hunch that something was about to happen, and it turns out I was right."
Li Changshou gradually formulated a plan in his mind as his thoughts diverged.
Flying out of the alchemy room, heading towards the lakeside;
The paper Taoist man here continued to handle the corpses;
The Tianzi paper Taoist hiding under Anshui City was ready to use drugs to incapacitate the Dragon Palace group at any moment.
Anshui City had not yet fully engaged in war, but both sides were on edge.
When the Dragon Palace group first appeared, the village chief of Xiong Village showed signs of weakness, but was frightened by the Dragon Palace group.
But when the old village chief saw over ten Xianjiao soldiers rushing down, intending to smash their Sea God's statue...
For many ordinary people, cutting off one's source of income was akin to killing one's parents;
The old village chief of Xiong Village became anxious and shouted, "Pin them down!"
More than twenty villagers beside him opened their mouths, emitting a burst of earth-colored light from their mouths, forming arms, legs, and fierce heads, each showing their magical powers, leaving the Xianjiao soldiers stunned...
Several Xianjiao soldiers were knocked to the ground, seven or eight were beaten back, each with injuries.
A group of men rushed forward, restraining the few Xianjiao soldiers left behind, and a frenzy of fighting ensued.
Witches had the strength to capture dragons and wrestle phoenixes, and they were naturally endowed with divine powers.
With tens of thousands of ordinary people around, the entire mountain was covered with followers of the Sea God, witnessing the awe-inspiring power of the divine messengers, each one filled with spirit.
For a moment, the scene was chaotic, and many adults covered their children's eyes, telling them not to look around...
But fortunately, there was no large-scale riot or trampling accident.
Aomou in the clouds was also intimidated by the ferocity of the Xiong Village witches and inadvertently stood behind Aoyi...
Fortunately, this old village chief still had some sanity left and shouted again, "Don't harm them!"
This saved the few Xianjiao soldiers who had almost been torn apart.
In the woods, Li Changshou continued to roast the fire, cough, and deal with the corpses of the six demons.
When the scriptures were almost recited, the flames weakened;
A strong man made of paper beside him took out a suona and blew a mournful tune.
Another paper figure, transformed into a woman, recited poems and burned some yellow paper to comfort the wandering souls in the wilderness...
Watching his carefully designed funeral service, Li Changshou couldn't help but smile bitterly.
What use was there in resolving these small karmic debts?
He had already incurred an unimaginably huge karmic debt now. If he didn't handle it well, he feared he would eventually meet his end.
But he still wasn't forced into a corner.
The Dao has fifty, derived from the Heavens' forty-nine. There was still a glimmer of hope, allowing him to continue seeking stability...
And he still had the possibility of stabilizing the situation now.
Li Changshou squinted slightly, dispersing the bone ash pile in front of him with a wave of his hand, feeling a slight sense of comfort in his heart.
Because of this comfort, his thoughts also increased.
With his hands behind his back, he multitasked...
His divine sense observed the situation there, while the Xianjiao soldiers above were about to rush down, but were stopped by Ao Yi's shout.
The old village chief of Xiong Village also shouted, "Let them go back!"
A group of strong men from Xiong Village then pushed back, and the Xianjiao soldiers who had been beaten up, bruised and swollen, flew back to the clouds...
Ao Yi seemed to have discovered something and flew to the front of the statue on a cloud, carefully examining it;
His handsome face soon showed a trace of shock.
Time left for Li Changshou was running out...
"Then, let's take the initiative."
Li Changshou breathed out lightly, his gaze only showing determination, multitasking, operating on three lines at once!
The paper Taoist man in the depths of the wilderness burrowed underground and rushed towards Anshui City.
The paper Taoist man under Anshui City had already quietly reached the bottom of the statue, ready to surge with fairy power at any moment.
At the same time, on Mount Xiaoqiong of the Daoist Gate of Deliverance, by the lake.
Li Changshou called his junior sister, Blue Spirit E, and woke up his master who had unknowingly fallen asleep during cultivation.
Then, Li Changshou activated the formation in the thatched hut, lifted his robes, knelt in front of his master, startling both Blue Spirit E and Master Qi Yuan...
"What's wrong with you, Senior Brother?"
Blue Spirit E was a little panicked.
She had never seen Senior Brother show such a solemn expression before, even when the sect was attacked before, Senior Brother had always remained calm.
Master Qi Yuan frowned and said, "Changshou, just speak."
"Master, I am unfilial," Li Changshou bowed his head and said, "I have caused a great karma today, which may implicate Master and Blue Spirit E in the future.
If one day this matter is exposed, and there are experts who want to kill me, please, Master, and you, Blue Spirit E...
Don't care about me."
Qi Yuan hurriedly said, "Changshou, don't scare your master, you're fine, aren't you?"
"What's wrong with you, Senior Brother?"
Ling E quickly moved forward and knelt beside Li Changshou, grabbing his arm, her eyes reddening, "Don't say such things, can't we just disappear to the ends of the earth?"
"There's nowhere to hide this time."
Li Changshou shook his head and sighed, "Master, Junior Sister, time is running out, please agree to this."
Qi Yuan let out a long sigh, his face showing a hint of gentle smile.
The old Daoist smiled, "If the disciple causes trouble, how can the master not intervene?"
Li Changshou's face turned gloomy, "If I mishandle this matter, it may involve the Great Luo, it may involve the Great Sect; it may involve countless causes, and countless consequences."
Qi Yuan smiled again, "How can I, as a mere muddy immortal, be afraid?"
"Master!"
Li Changshou felt warmth in his heart, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.
"Ah, my disciple!"
Qi Yuan raised his hand and gently patted Li Changshou's shoulder, and for a moment, the grass hut felt much warmer.
On the side, Ling E blinked lightly.
"If? Maybe?"
Ling E asked softly, "Senior Brother, have you not done this yet?"
Li Changshou nodded, "That's right, I'm just about to do it."
"Hey, you!"
Qi Yuan's breath surged, holding his whisk as if he were about to strike, "You haven't done it yet! Why are you blabbering here?"
Li Changshou dodged backward, revealing a slight smile.
"Just to be safe, before I do this, I wanted to inform Master and Junior Sister. If something really goes wrong later, you don't have to worry about me, Master, you can just expel me from the sect and cut off ties with me. Master, consider it agreed. I'll leave now and won't be distracted."
With that, Li Changshou turned to fly back to his alchemy room, while Qi Yuan wanted to say something but stopped, and Ling E hurriedly chased after him from the grass hut.
"Senior Brother! How sure are you about this time?"
Li Changshou didn't look back, but transmitted his voice, "Not very."
Ling E asked anxiously, "Specifically, how much?"
"Probably about eighty-five percent."
Li Changshou sighed slowly, his figure disappearing into the woods.
Ling E also frowned, eighty-five percent certainty wasn't really that reassuring...
"Hmm?"
Ling E blinked lightly;
She felt like there was something wrong with her thoughts, but for the moment, she couldn't pinpoint the problem.
...
Back in his alchemy room, Li Changshou activated various illusion arrays, entrapment arrays, concealment arrays, and warning arrays, and hung up a sensing stone.
He lit a fire in the pill furnace, placed paper figures to guard the furnace, and thought about the situation in Anshui City.
The battle between the people and the dragons was about to erupt there;
At this moment, Ao Yi had completely recognized the statue of the Sea God, his expression somewhat hesitant, his gaze filled with disbelief.
Using smoke displacement, Li Changshou burrowed underground, passed through the giant stone passage, pushed open the wooden door, and sat behind his desk in the underground secret room.
Come on;
Let's settle this once and for all!
In an instant, Li Changshou made up his mind, his thoughts suddenly clear, analyzing various possible situations that might arise next.
Currently, his crisis lay in the fact that the identity of the Sea God of the South Sea was about to be exposed;
Ao Yi couldn't directly kill him, killing him would provoke the insane retaliation of the Dragon Clan...
Apart from this, the high-level members of the Western Sect were already planning to deal with the South Sea Sect...
In front of Li Changshou, it seemed that there were shaking ropes, only one of which was safe to hold onto and continue climbing the path of immortality;
The other ropes, when pulled hard, would bring down swords and poison...
The ropes swayed, but Li Changshou's heart was calm, a faint smile appearing on his lips at this moment.
As if, he had already grabbed one of them...
"Since the previous approach didn't work, let's start over and try a different approach."
Li Changshou's mind proactively sensed, following the incense, he quickly directed a strand of consciousness to descend on the outskirts of the peaceful city by the South Sea, where a statue was currently gathering a large amount of merit from incense burning.
At the same time, outside Anshui City;
Ao Yi had been staring at the face of the statue, having already recognized it as his 'Senior Brother Changshou,' and amidst his shock, many messy thoughts arose in his mind.
Why did Senior Brother Changshou become the Sea God of the South Sea?
Is this... the scheme of the Human Sect?
But why, is it Senior Brother Changshou, such a disciple who has not yet become an immortal?
Although Senior Brother Changshou is indeed very outstanding and gentle, after all...
Suddenly, Ao Yi was startled again.
In Ao Yi's perception, the statue seemed to have come to life, exhibiting a hint of spirituality.
Below, the strong men of the Bear Village had already made a decision and were determined to defend the honor of the Sea God by glaring angrily at the sky.
And at this moment, Ao Mou had also made up his mind and was about to let the fairy dragons come down to teach this South Sea Sect a lesson.
But, a sudden change occurred!
A slight tremor came from the ground, the two-meter-high stone statue swayed, and then slowly rose into the air, surrounded by fairy light, the light on the forehead of the statue flickering!
From within the statue, there also came a faint chanting...
These anomalies were naturally caused by the mischief of the paper Taoist underground.
For a moment, the visitors from the Dragon Palace above looked at each other in shock;
The common people all knelt down in unison, from eighty-year-old elderly women to teenage girls, all showing extremely excited expressions.
And Ao Yi was about to speak, but a strand of sound transmission came into his ears first...
"Brother Yi, how much do you know about the current plight of the Dragon Clan?"
Ao Yi was suddenly stunned in the clouds.