Chapter 390: Arrangements in Place, Cloud Falls into Dongting Lake
The fog had long since dissipated, leaving only the lights in the temple dimly lit. The smoke from the incense burner slowly floated into the air like a thin thread, eventually disappearing into thin air.
Gong Mengbi stood in front of the statue of the Goddess of Mount Tai. The Goddess lowered her head and brows, as if looking at Gong Mengbi lovingly. There was a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, which made people feel peaceful.
Gong Mengbi prayed silently: "Goddess, please bless my little fox to have a smooth journey."
There were no fresh fruits or vegetables, no sacrificial animals, and not even new incense. Gong Mengbi only had a sincere heart, and many spiritual responses came to him invisibly, as if he was wearing a robe of clouds.
Gong Mengbi frowned slightly and looked at the Queen Mother of Mount Tai, but the statue of the Queen Mother did not move or change, everything was the same as usual.
But Gong Mengbi felt a surge of courage in his heart, which gradually calmed his fear and anxiety.
"Thank you, my lady."
Gong Mengbi paid homage to the holy statue and left the Taishan Niangniang Temple.
The empty temple was filled with wisps of fragrance. Amidst the changing smoke and lights, the tall figure and compassionate face of the goddess' statue seemed to change as well.
Gong Mengbi wrote the letter and arranged everything.
Of course, the Fox Court in Lanyin Mountain was completely entrusted to Huangfu Yuliu and Huangfu Jiaona. They could handle daily events. If there was a problem, they could go to the city to ask Fatty Kang and Xiangjun for advice, or go to Jinhua Mountain to ask Taoist Xuanxiao of the Great Immortal Temple and Abbot Huiming of the Big Buddha Temple for help.
Gong Mengbi had already written the letter in advance. If something unexpected really happened, Huangfu Yuliu and Huangfu Jiaona only needed to take the letter to ask for help, and they would surely not be rejected.
The Fox Hill Fox Courtyard was naturally still managed by Kang Wen and others. Gong Mengbi wrote another letter to the Great Immortal Beilai, asking her to take good care of it.
The reasons in the letter all stated that they were going to the Tianhu Academy to practice. Even if someone really investigated the Tianhu Academy, the Wenshu Academy and Fairy Qingyao would help cover it up, so there would be no problems.
What's more, the Tianhu Academy is located in the cave and is governed by the goddess. Any magical divination will be ineffective in front of the goddess.
Wen Xiu took his two younger brothers, Fei Xing and Jin Yi, to deliver the letter. Without another word, Gong Mengbi disappeared into Lanyin Mountain, heading for Gusu alone. He brought no one with him, traveling alone. Even the Skull God was guarded by Fu Xin, who was watching over the child in the forbidden area of Xima Mountain.
As he left Lanyin Temple, he took a step forward and countless snow-white hairs grew out of his body. The long white hairs danced in the air, and his five long, fluffy and huge tails spread out like white clouds, revealing the image of a demon.
Although its huge body does not cover the sky and the sun, it is still a giant beast like clouds and fog.
The fox mask transformed him into a jade-faced white fox, with five long tails swaying slowly, and his slender eyes narrowed, revealing a cold and cunning light.
Gong Mengbi's magic power was affected by the jade mask, and it was faintly demonic, which was very different from before.
Gong Mengbi did not feel any shackles, but instead felt like a fish in water, and even had a vague sense of relief and freedom, which was the demonic nature that he had suppressed for so long.
Practicing the immortal path is upward, and the devil path is downward. The monsters and humans are actually the same, and they both take the middle ground.
Gong Mengbi has been practicing Taoism for a long time, and naturally he keeps his Taoism duties in mind. He restrains his evil thoughts, controls his desires, and hone his Tao heart. He becomes more mature and more like a...perfect person.
But now that his immortal record has been hidden and his jade face has turned into a demon, even the desires in his heart seem to have been released.
Gong Mengbi felt a vague beating in his heart. He was surprised by this, but then he understood in an instant that cultivating immortality did not mean becoming a perfect person.
At this moment, obeying the order to be a demon is not just about investigating demons, it is also a part of his practice.
He stretched out his slender claws and gently touched his face. This enchanting jade face had become a part of his practice.
He calmed his mind and devoted himself to refining the jade face, blending the Tongtian method with it, and gradually realized the wonders of the jade face.
The five tails behind him swayed at the same time, like five giant pythons flying in the air, showing an extremely powerful aura.
This is the tail strike technique, the magical power within the jade face.
With a swing of its five tails, sharp blades like a waning moon flew out from it, shattering the clouds above the sky.
This is the Taiyin Soul-Slaying Sword, and it is also the magical power within the Jade Face.
As the ritual deepened, Gong Mengbi's heart suddenly jumped, "So that's how it is."
The goddess said that the jade mask had other uses. At this moment, he suddenly realized that this jade mask was not a magic weapon, but the product of a fox fairy's practice.
It contains more than ten kinds of magical powers of the Jade-faced White Fox, and even a part of the fox fairy's spirit.
This is not a mask, but the identity of another fox fairy.
This fox fairy stripped away her jade-faced white fox identity and cultivation, ultimately transforming into this fox mask. Gong Mengbi had no idea why or how the fox fairy did this.
"I should have done the ritual earlier. If I hadn't known, I could have asked Fairy Qingyao about the mask."
It is definitely too late now. Gong Mengbi can only keep the problem in mind and deal with it later.
The snow-white clouds flew towards Gusu, passing by under the moonlight.
The moonlight fell among the clouds, emitting a shimmering glow. Soon we arrived at Taihu Lake, where the moon sank into the water, and the cold waves covered a thousand acres. The wind and smoke merged into a vast expanse.
Taihu Lake is to the west of Gusu. Gong Mengbi arrived at Taihu Lake before entering Gusu.
In the lake, peaks and islands are connected, fish and dragons swim together, and the atmosphere is profound.
If Gong Mengbi wants to mingle among the demons, any other identity will not be useful. He just needs to be a fierce dragon crossing the river. With his skills, he will be able to stir up a storm.
However, when a powerful dragon passes through, it must first find a place to settle down. Taihu Lake is a sacred place. Looking at the 72 peaks of Taihu Lake, the first one that Gong Mengbi fell in love with was Dongting Mountain.
Among the East and West Dongting Lakes, the West Dongting Lake has the highest peaks, connecting to the vast sky above and enjoying the blessings below.
Gong Mengbi rode the clouds to the top of West Dongting Lake. When the clouds gathered, the jade-faced white fox pounced down towards Dongting Mountain.
A huge fox head with white hair and beard was like a milky cloud falling from the sky, but as it approached the ground, it kept shrinking and finally turned into a wisp of white smoke, becoming a jade-faced young man with a distant and arrogant look, dressed in white clothes with a picture of the sun and the moon woven from gold and silver threads.
The clouds falling to the west of the mountain immediately alarmed the Taoist priests in the mountain.
There is a Shenjing Palace in Dongting Mountain. When the Taoist priests in the palace saw Yunzhui, they rushed to meet him.
But there was no Ruyun, only a jade-faced young man who landed on the ground. He couldn't help but ask, "Which Taoist friend is visiting the Shenjing Palace?"
The Jade-faced Young Master said, "Oh? So this mountain already has an owner? Is your Shenjing Palace the master of West Dongting Mountain?"
The Taoist priest from Shenjing Palace was shocked when he heard his unfriendly tone.
He couldn't tell the depth of the person in front of him, and couldn't even tell whether he was a human, a ghost, a demon, or an immortal. He also didn't know the purpose of the person's question, so he only said vaguely: "I dare not recognize you as the master of West Mountain, but the Shenjing Palace has been built on this West Mountain for hundreds of years."
The Jade-faced Young Master said, "It's good that he's not the Lord of West Dongting Lake."
He revealed a strange and dangerous smile, "From today on, I am the master of West Dongting Mountain."
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