Chapter 457: Liji Longzun and the Virtuous King Wu
The majestic incense that originally looked like a mountain and a sea was burned by the heart fire, stealing away the distracting thoughts in it. After being tempered again by the Taiyin Phantom Fire transformed by the Yuebei spell, the other gods in it were killed, leaving only the pure spirit.
The originally huge and complex sounds disappeared, and all the desires in them were washed away. What was finally left was as bright as light, like flowing fire when moving, and like jade juice when still.
The Immortal Jin Ting exclaimed in admiration, saying that this thing was like the Emperor's Liquid in the Moon, but their functions were different.
If incense is the incarnation of human spirit, then Emperor Liujiang is the incarnation of the moon's spirit.
The former nourishes the spirits and gods, while the latter creates all living things.
After putting away the incense sticks, and looking at the empty Buddhist shrine, Jin Ting Daxian burned it without hesitation.
Even though this Buddhist shrine itself is a rare treasure that can carry incense and has wonderful uses, the Immortal Jin Ting would not keep the things used for the Five Gods' sacrifices with him. Regardless of whether there is a problem or not, it is better to be cautious.
Taihu Lake gradually became quiet. The God of Taihu Lake devoted himself to refining incense to increase his strength. He also used the excuse that the world was about to be in chaos and a catastrophe was about to come to him to forbid the sailors to leave Taihu Lake to avoid disaster.
If you just hang around Taihu Lake, there won't be much to do.
In the blink of an eye, more than a month has passed.
The shrine outside Gusu City has been built, and it's not long before the New Year.
King Tonghui sent the God Chang to report to the Immortal Jinting about the matter of the Old Dragon Temple, and required the Old Dragon to come forward in person to show his spiritual response.
The Immortal Jin Ting then wrote a letter and ordered the Thunder Officer to deliver the message to the Taihu Water Palace.
The letter explained the establishment of the temple very clearly. It was because King Wu had a dream about a dragon at night and was blessed by the dragon. Therefore, he built the Shenlong Temple outside the city of Gusu to enshrine the Liji Dragon Zun.
The two words "Li Ji" are the honorific titles given by Lao Long himself, which means benefiting all people and saving all living things. It is completely great and bright and should be worshipped by people.
When Jin Ting Daxian saw these two words, he found them extremely interesting.
The name was shouted so loudly that one might think that the compassionate Guanyin Bodhisattva had descended to the mortal world. However, no one knew what was hidden behind this name.
Anyway, it can’t be the water god of Taihu Lake.
The water god of Taihu Lake diligently manages the water affairs of Taihu Lake. There are only a few Dragon King Temples on the shores of Taihu Lake, and it has nothing to do with the temple outside Gusu City.
This time at the sacrifice ceremony at the Shenlong Temple outside Gusu City, only Liji Longzun will appear. Wutong Shen will not appear, and Jinting Daxian will not appear either. They all want to distance themselves from it.
Three days later.
Outside the city of Gusu, by the flowing water.
There are already many pilgrims waiting at the newly built Shenlong Temple, hoping to receive the blessing of the Dragon God and share in the God's joy.
Before the temple opens, the official will naturally hold a sacrifice first.
The King of Wu led the officials of all ranks and first entered the Shenlong Temple, where they offered sacrifices to the Liji Dragon Zun.
The sound of bells and drums could be heard from outside the wall, creating a solemn and dignified atmosphere. The common people outside the temple, separated by the wall and the soldiers, could only see the flags dancing in the wind and the smoke rising from the inside.
The Great Immortal Jin Ting stood among the people, and the black dragon transformed into a strong servant and stood behind him.
The Black Dragon whispered, "What are you here to see, Great Immortal? To see this useless Liji Dragon Lord?"
The Immortal Jin Ting laughed and said, "This Liji Longzun has such a venerable title. He must be a man of great virtue. It's not surprising for me to come and take a look."
Black Dragon curled his lips and didn't believe it.
He neither believed Li Ji Long Zun nor Jin Ting Daxian's words.
He himself is a true dragon, so he naturally knows what a true dragon is like. Even the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas and Four Rivers, who have great virtues that benefit all living things, would not come to the human world to seek worship.
For those true dragons with noble status, they are responsible for ensuring the good weather and regulating the creation of heaven and earth. Even if all people die, what does it have to do with them?
They only govern water, aquatic creatures, water gods, feng shui, and rain, but not people, and are never gods from any particular dynasty or surname. Their great virtue is to benefit heaven and earth and all living things.
He personally came to Gusu to earn incense, but he didn't think he was some noble dragon god.
So Black Dragon had no idea what the Immortal Jin Ting was here to see.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand it, but the sacrifice in Shenlong Temple has already begun, with chanting scriptures, prayers, burning of sacrificial texts, and green smoke rising into the sky.
At this moment, a colorful auspicious cloud descended from the sky and landed on the top of Shenlong Temple.
These auspicious clouds were so magnificent that even a mortal eye could tell that it was a god descending to the earth.
The onlookers immediately knelt down.
There was no way that the Immortal Jin Ting would kneel down to this old dragon. He didn't want to stand out in the crowd, so he raised his sleeves. A puff of green smoke wrapped around him and the black dragon, and in an instant they disappeared outside the Shenlong Temple and went to a farther place.
Looking at the Shenlong Temple from afar, the colorful auspicious clouds were stacked layer upon layer, and a dragon's roar shook the world. Then a five-colored dragon emerged from the clouds and landed in the Shenlong Temple.
"King Wu is virtuous! A divine dragon descends from the sky!"
I don't know who among the kneeling crowd shouted this sentence first, but then the voices rose one after another, merging into a sound like mountains and seas.
"King Wu is virtuous! A divine dragon has descended!"
The roar of the mountains and the sea is like long live.
Jin Ting Daxian laughed and said, "As expected, let's go."
The black dragon followed behind the Immortal Jin Ting and exclaimed in amazement, "Where did this dragon come from? It really has no shame at all."
This is no different from street performers' magic tricks. King Wu is the one pretending in front of others, and Li Ji Long Zun is the one who acts as a backup behind the scenes.
The Black Dragon felt that this species of dragon was shameful, relying on the appearance of a real dragon to deceive people. It was like being able to be a good man but choosing to be a prostitute instead.
Most prostitutes are forced into this situation, but this Dragon Lord, who is acting as a shill, is willing to degenerate and yet still boasts of being elegant and refined.
The Immortal Jin Ting walked slowly with him, looking at the people living outside Gusu, and asked casually, "Do you recognize who that Liji Longzun is?"
The black dragon shook his head and said, "It is indeed the energy of a true dragon, but it hides its head and shows its tail, and is wrapped in the five energies. I couldn't see it."
The five-colored dragon is usually a sign of good fortune.
I just hope that this auspicious and auspicious Dragon Lord will not be too angry.
Wutongshen is an evil god who lends debts to the underworld and is accustomed to robbing the underworld.
It is not so easy to get benefits from them safely.
The Taihu God thought he had gotten a good deal and only wanted to do business. With the middleman as a guarantor, the risk was greatly reduced.
But today I understand that things that can be settled with incense are trivial matters. On the contrary, without incense, this temple and this sacrifice are not easy to obtain.
The Taihu God wanted to get away, but after being tricked by the King of Wu, there was no doubt that he could not get away with it completely.
Even if he used the title of Liji Longzun, he could tear off this layer of skin, but it would be irreversible.
The Great Immortal Jinting did not know about this matter in advance. Wutong Shen not only kept it secret from Taihu God, but also from the Great Immortal Jinting.
Even though Jin Ting Daxian had anticipated this, he still couldn't help but sigh, "What a good trick."
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