Chapter 297: Changing the Sect's Owner
"Master, I wonder if you know anything about that demon. Do you need me to investigate a little and give you some preparations?"
"Master, please don't misunderstand me. I am not underestimating your abilities."
"But I heard that these demons are very cunning. If the beast knew about the Taoist priest's arrival in advance, it might find a place to hide and come out to do evil after you leave."
"This will not only waste your precious time, Taoist priest, but will also make it easier for that evil beast to harm more people."
Listening to Mr. Chu's words, Taoist Heiyun showed a confident expression.
It was as if the so-called demon was not a problem at all in his eyes.
While eating the food in front of him, he said calmly, "To be honest, I have already done some research on that evil creature before I came here. If I am right, that guy should be a jackal that has become a spirit, and he is very smart."
"This kind of demon is not only cautious, but also very good at judging the situation and even knows a few tricks. It is a rare anomaly among demons."
"Why do you think that guy has only hunted the tenant farmers and refugees in the suburbs during this period, and has not taken a penny from the people in the county town?"
After Mr. Chu and Constable Chen looked at each other, they seemed to have the answer.
Mr. Chu said, "I think the evil beast did this because, firstly, the tenant farmers and refugees in the suburbs are relatively easy to kill, and secondly, he wanted to test the county's attitude towards this matter."
“If the county sends someone to deal with it quickly, it means that this place is somewhat dangerous for it.”
“But if the county has no reaction, then it is also condoning its actions in disguise.”
"In this case, it is very likely that it will regard Caihua County as its own hunting ground and come to hunt from time to time."
“In the future, it may not only be limited to refugees and tenant farmers in the suburbs, but also extend its claws into the county town.”
"It is precisely because of this that I have spent a lot of money to ask the Taoist priest to help me."
"After all, no one wants to live in a place where a demon is constantly causing trouble, Taoist priest, don't you think so?"
Hearing what Mr. Chu said, Taoist Heiyun immediately looked at him meaningfully.
At the end, Taoist Heiyun praised: "Mr. Chu, it's a pity that you are just a mortal. If you can also cultivate, with your clear mind, it will be difficult not to achieve something."
"After all, besides aptitude, character is also a very important factor for cultivators."
"What a shame. What a pity."
Although Taoist Heiyun said this, Mr. Chu did not respond. He just smiled and didn't say much.
Because he knew too well what kind of people the so-called "Zhe" family was.
Mortals may think that these are a group of beings that are beyond the mundane world and otherworldly.
But Mr. Chu knew very well that there was actually not much difference between the so-called "Zhe" family and ordinary monsters.
Some of the methods used by some people are even more cruel than those of demons.
If he were given a choice, he would rather be a rich man than a tyrant who is neither human nor demon.
And when he saw that Mr. Chu did not respond to his words, Taoist Heiyun did not say anything more.
"Ten thousand taels of silver, plus two young girls. After the matter is completed, you must erect a plaque for my family in Caihua County and offer sacrifices to me regularly every year."
"How, can you do it?"
Mr. Chu immediately stood up and saluted to Taoist Heiyun, saying, "On behalf of the people of Caihua County, I would like to thank you for your kindness."
"Don't worry, Taoist priest. I will definitely arrange all the things you mentioned for you."
"As long as you can get rid of the demon outside the county, Taoist priest."
Hearing this, Taoist Heiyun showed his big yellow teeth and said with a smile: "It's just a jackal spirit, it's a small matter, a small matter."
Soon, the whole hall was filled with laughter and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
The conversation between the few people was heard by Lu Chen who was standing next to them.
Although there were not many words, Lu Chen was able to infer a lot from them.
The reason why the monks in the ancient world are willing to help mortals is probably because they need these mortals to help them practice.
Although Lu Chen was not sure what benefits mortals' offerings would bring to cultivators.
But since this matter was specifically mentioned by Taoist Heiyun, it must have a deeper meaning.
Lu Chen even felt that the key reason why Taoist Heiyun was really willing to take action was precisely the latter.
Thinking of this, Lu Chen had a vague idea of a complete plan in his mind.
Since the offerings from mortals are so important to the practitioners.
Then maybe he could use this to find and kill those cultivators.
This information even gave him a relatively reliable direction on how to find cultivators in the Nascent Soul stage.
The key to offering is ultimately people.
In other words, the more people there are in a place, the better the effect of the offerings will naturally be.
If his speculation was correct, then the famous big cities in the Xia Dynasty would worship the Taoist priests who were at least Jindan-stage cultivators.
This way, you don’t have to look for a needle in a haystack.
Although he already knew all this, he still had to solve two problems.
One is to find an opportunity to understand the distribution of power among the cultivators, and the other is to arrange a reasonable identity for myself in this world.
Because only in this way can he stay in the ancient Nine Realms for a long time.
In this way, Taoist Heiyun undoubtedly became his best guide.
As long as he could control the other party, he would undoubtedly be able to obtain a lot of information he wanted from the other party.
Thinking of this, Lu Chen looked at Taoist Heiyun with interest.
Late at night, in the suburbs of Caihua County.
After resting for a day in Mr. Chu's mansion, Taoist Heiyun immediately said that he would go out to look for the jackal.
Because only at night will the other party come out to hunt without any scruples.
This is also the best time to subdue the opponent.
What most people don’t know is that after Taoist Heiyun arrived in the suburbs, he didn’t need to search for anything.
A three-meter-tall jackal appeared in front of him.
Although the other party looked ferocious, he was as well-behaved as a pet in front of Taoist Heiyun.
It was obvious that this monster had known this person for a long time.
Taoist Priest Heiyun looked at the other party and whispered, "How is it going? How are you doing with the things I asked you to do?"
The jackal said proudly, "Don't worry, Lao Hei, what else do you have to worry about when I take action?"
"I have prepared the ten fresh hearts you requested for you."
"Right now, everyone will only think that there are demons lurking here, and they will never think that you are using these mortal bodies to practice martial arts."
"Besides, after this incident, you will even be able to gain the love of the people of Caihua County."
"With their offerings, you can also greatly reduce the side effects of using the method. As long as you can get another 20 counties like this as your own offerings, you may be able to use them to reach the Golden Elixir realm in the future."
"But can you find the Dao Fruit needed to break through the Jindan stage right now?"
Hearing this, Taoist Heiyun said calmly, "Forget about the Dao Fruit. Even if there are twenty places of worship similar to Caihua County, I can hardly find them."
"After all, I'm not the only one in this world who needs mortals to offer sacrifices to lower the cost of the law."
"Caihua County is located in a remote area, so I was able to take advantage of the opportunity."
"When the guys from other sects are free, we will deal with the royal family of the Xia Dynasty and the Queen of Songshan Temple behind the royal family."
"Don't even mention the tiny Caihua County. By then, the huge Xia Dynasty will be divided up by the major sects and become the private land of the cultivators of each sect."
"Right now, I am just trying my best to find a way out for myself before Songshan Temple is destroyed."
As if he had heard something interesting, the jackal said with a half-smile: "Why, you are one of the Taoist priests of Songshan Temple, but you seem to be happy to see the demise of Songshan Temple?"
Even after being teased like this, Taoist Heiyun did not seem to feel the slightest bit ashamed.
Instead, he said nonchalantly: "It doesn't make much difference whether Songshan Temple has me or not."
"Besides, compared to other sects, there is no need to continue following the self-contained Songshan Temple."
"The most important thing is, if these sects don't fight, how can we, the Foundation Establishment cultivators, have the opportunity to steal the Dao Fruit and advance to the Golden Core stage."
"Unless we can discover a completely new world and plunder the fruits of the Tao from other worlds."
"Otherwise, we will only have the chance to take over their place after those Jindan cultivators die."
Hearing this, the jackal spirit couldn't help but shake his head and said, "It's troublesome for you human monks to practice. It's not as easy as us demons."
"As long as we eat enough people, our realm will be able to rise."
"If you ask me, Lao Hei, you might as well become a demon. That way, you might be able to achieve the Golden Elixir in your lifetime."
"Completely turned into a demon?"
Taoist Priest Heiyun looked at the jackal and replied, "If it is really impossible to do anything in the end, I will definitely take this step, but that is a matter for later. Let's talk about it later."
"Too."
After saying that, the man and the demon began to discuss how to give an explanation to the people of Caihua County.
After all, Taoist Heiyun came out openly to exorcise demons and monsters.
He needed to come up with some strong evidence to prove that he had successfully eradicated the jackal that was committing evil in the suburbs.
Their method is very simple, which is to let the jackal spirit turn an ordinary jackal spirit into a demon.
Then he used this guy's corpse as proof that he had slain the demon.
They are already familiar with such things.
This has been successfully replicated in several small counties.
But this time, they are destined to not be able to repeat their previous success...
Because just when they had finalized the details of this plan, a figure appeared out of nowhere next to them.
"Who is it?"
Sensing Lu Chen's appearance, the jackal spirit, who had the sharpest of the five senses, was the first to react.
It looked at Lu Chen, and all the hair on its body stood up.
Although Lu Chen seemed to have no cultivation at this time.
But it could clearly feel the crisis coming from Lu Chen.
This has nothing to do with its cultivation, it is pure intuition.
It was this intuition that allowed the jackal to avoid countless life-and-death crises and reach the current foundation-building stage.
The other Taoist priest Heiyun does not have the racial talent of the jackal spirit.
But as a guy who could cultivate to the foundation-building stage in the ancient world.
He also has a professional skill, which is observing people's words and expressions.
After all, in this world, people who don’t know how to read people’s expressions and judge the situation would have long turned into a handful of dirt and would never have lived to this day.
Lu Chen was able to get so close without them noticing.
Definitely not a weak person.
Thinking of this, Taoist Heiyun quietly took out his magic weapon.
While saying cautiously: "May I ask who you are, fellow Taoist? If I have offended you without knowing it, please forgive me."
"And if you are just passing by by chance, please give me some favors."
"But if you insist on being my enemy, then I am not someone you can easily mess with."
The voice and expression are both stern, this is the best description of Taoist Heiyun's current condition.
As for the questions from the man and the demon, Lu Chen had no intention of answering them and walked towards them calmly.
Seeing this scene, Taoist Heiyun and the jackal demon both understood that the matter would not end well.
But before they could take any action, an illusory flame ignited from the bodies of the man and the demon.
The fire came so suddenly that it seemed to appear out of thin air.
Although Taoist Black Cloud and the jackal demon tried hard to put out the flames on their bodies.
However, they found that the flame was like a thorn in their side. No matter what they did, they could not put out the flame at all.
What’s even more terrifying is that this flame can not only burn their bodies, but also burn their souls.
Taoist Black Cloud and the jackal demon had never heard of or seen such a method before.
After trying all possible means, Taoist Black Cloud and the jackal demon could only look at Lu Chen pleadingly.
They hoped that Lu Chen would show mercy and give them a chance to live.
It’s a pity that Lu Chen doesn’t need to keep them.
A moment later, two piles of powdered ash were piled up in the wilderness outside the city.
In Lu Chen's hands, he was holding two tiny souls.
One is the Taoist priest Black Cloud, and the other is the jackal spirit.
Their souls were controlled by Lu Chen, so they naturally told Lu Chen everything they knew.
Not long after, Lu Chen knew the basic situation of the Xia Dynasty and even the current ancient Jiujie.
After knowing that the dynasties surrounding the Xia Dynasty and the sects behind these dynasties were preparing to take action against the Xia Dynasty and Songshan Temple.
A complete plan gradually emerged in Lu Chen's mind.
That is to replace the current abbot of Songshan Temple and become the new master of Songshan Temple.
In this way, he could legitimately kill other invading sects and the great monks behind them.
Even though it is simple, it is very easy to use.
Afterwards, even if some people felt that Lu Chen's appearance was very abrupt, it was difficult for them to find out where Lu Chen came from.
It can only be attributed to the helpers that Songshan Temple invited from somewhere.
This scheme of subverting one's own destiny... is not at all inappropriate.
PS: I’m asking for monthly tickets every day!
(End of this chapter)
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