Chapter 460: What does it have to do with me if all living beings worship me?
Spring grass stretches to the sky as you look north, and the setting sun floats on the water and flows eastward.
The sun is setting.
A man and a woman were walking in the city of Chang'an. The man was tall and handsome in white clothes, and the woman was graceful and elegant in a green skirt. They walked side by side, like a perfect couple.
It’s a pity that the man was holding an oil-paper umbrella, which blocked most of their faces, otherwise the rate of people turning back would have increased significantly.
Although Chen Ziyu is no longer afraid of the sun, perhaps because of her experience as a fierce ghost, she does not like the sun. Therefore, Li Daoxuan holds an umbrella for her and takes her to visit Chang'an City and go to Qingyi Temple.
Looking at the people coming and going around and the renovated and rebuilt buildings, Li Daoxuan couldn't help but reveal a trace of emotion in his eyes.
It seemed that not long ago, he had brought another woman to visit Chang'an, and now he brought another one, who was her apprentice...
But honestly speaking, the fragrance on Sister Yu is somewhat similar to that on Lady Qingyi, both are the fragrance of lotus , but Sister Yu's is lighter, like a newly blooming pistil, while Lady Qingyi's is richer.
I can only say that they are worthy of being master and apprentice...
The two walked past a place and found three stone sculptures. In the middle was a heroic man with flying hair and electric light all over his body. He was wearing silver armor and had a firm gaze. The divine eye between his eyebrows looked up to the sky, full of indomitable fighting spirit.
It was the scene where Li Daoxuan killed Wuzhiqi by using the law of celestial phenomena and swallowed the thunder without fear of heaven's punishment.
There are many flowers and offerings in front of the statue.
Some people knelt down devoutly and said sadly: "Master Li, although you have passed away, you will always live in our hearts!"
"In my Great Tang, there will never be another imperial master as good as you!"
"Rest in peace, Imperial Master!"
…
Li Daoxuan's face turned dark. What do you mean I passed away?
Chen Ziyu's eyes were slightly cold, her hair fluttering, and she said coldly: "I will send them to the Qingming Realm."
Li Daoxuan was so frightened that he quickly grabbed her hand and said, "Not really, they just don't understand. Their intentions are good."
Li Daoxuan stared at the statue with a solemn look in his eyes.
His blood was boiling at that time, and he pierced Wuzhiqi's heart with a sword without thinking much, and did not care about the so-called punishment from heaven at all. Now thinking about it, he was afraid that the punishment had already begun.
After beheading Wuzhiqi, he obtained the Xuanming True Water, but due to his carelessness for a moment, he extracted the reward before reaching the Yangshen realm, which resulted in him almost dying. Even if he survived, his path to immortality was blocked and he could not break through the Yangshen realm temporarily.
If he had been calmer and thought more at the time, perhaps this outcome could have been avoided.
After all, when he awakened Erlang Zhenjun's divine eye supernatural power, he suffered severe pain. If it weren't for his master's protection, his life would have been in danger.
Logically speaking, a cautious person like him should not have forgotten the lessons he had learned, but Li Daoxuan did.
It was as if some invisible force had quietly obscured his spiritual perception, so that fortune and misfortune came suddenly and changed in an instant.
Li Daoxuan vaguely felt that this might be the punishment from heaven after he killed Wuzhiqi, so after observing his appearance and looking at his qi, Li Chunfeng said that there was black air condensing in his forehead.
No wonder Dayu didn't kill Wuzhiqi...
Li Daoxuan shook his head. He did not regret killing Wuzhiqi, but he needed to be more careful when doing things in the future.
"Water Goddess, please bless this year with good weather and no more natural disasters!"
Next to the statue of Li Daoxuan, there are two other statues, one is Guan Erye standing on a horse with a sword in hand, and the other is a graceful woman walking alone with an umbrella, her long black hair fluttering in the wind, and her back showing only a cold and mysterious look.
It was Chen Ziyu.
She walked on water when she entered Chang'an and saved some people. However, she ignored their further requests and went straight to help Li Daoxuan.
From beginning to end, she never looked at those people directly, so many people only saw a beautiful back shrouded in divine light.
Despite this, she is now extremely popular in Chang'an. Many people call her the Water Goddess and worship her devoutly every day.
Even though she has never responded to any believers' prayers, she is still worshipped by countless people and regarded as a goddess.
"Sister Yu, these people can be considered your first batch of believers. I think they are quite pious. Why do you ignore them?"
Li Daoxuan saw that after they kowtowed, wisps of divine power condensed from the incense, with not many impurities and was quite pure, which showed that these believers were quite pious.
For most gods, such devout believers are still quite precious.
Chen Ziyu frowned slightly and asked in confusion, "What does it have to do with me if they worship me?"
Li Daoxuan was stunned for a moment and wanted to refute, but felt he had nothing to say.
Well, this is indeed Sister Yu’s personality, and it sounds quite reasonable.
What does it have to do with me if all living beings worship me?
Just because all living beings worship me, should I run around for those strangers and even sacrifice my own interests?
Thinking about it this way, Li Daoxuan felt that Sister Yu might not be suitable for the path of gods, but was more suitable for the path of immortals.
Immortality seeks freedom and detachment, to break free from the shackles of worldly life and death, to roam between heaven and earth, to do as one pleases, to jump out of the Three Realms and not be bound by the Five Elements!
"The last one of the candied haws left, selling at a low price!"
A middle-aged man walked by carrying a candied haws stick. There was only one left, which reflected an alluring glow in the setting sun.
Chen Ziyu's eyes were immediately attracted and slowly turned along with the candied haws.
She didn't say anything, but just tugged at Li Daoxuan's sleeve.
Li Daoxuan shook his head and laughed. What gods or fairies? Sister Yu is still Sister Yu. She just has a pure heart.
When he was in Qingyang County, he used some candied haws to gain Sister Yu's trust, and then gradually narrowed the distance between them.
"Want to eat?"
"Um."
"But I don't seem to have any money with me."
Upon hearing this, Chen Ziyu looked around and finally stopped her gaze on the statue of Li Daoxuan. The eyes were made of brass and looked quite valuable.
Li Daoxuan coughed quickly and said, "I have it, I have it, Sister Yu, please don't be impulsive!"
A moment later, Chen Ziyu, holding a candied haws, walked away with Li Daoxuan.
At this time, a woman who had just finished bowing to the Water Goddess raised her head. She stood up and was about to leave, but her eyes suddenly stopped and she stared blankly at the back of the woman in the distance.
She was wearing a green dress, her hair was like a waterfall, and her figure was slender and graceful.
"It's like...it really seems like..."
It was not until her friend patted her on the shoulder that she woke up from her dream. When she came to her senses, she found that the figure had disappeared.
"What’s wrong with you?"
A friend asked with concern.
"I seem to...see the Water Goddess!"
"Ah? Really? Where is the Water Goddess?"
The friend said excitedly.
"Maybe I am seeing things. Why is there a man beside the queen?"
"And it looks like... they seem to be very close."
The friend said disappointedly, "That's definitely not the Water Goddess. I heard that she is the Water Goddess of Xiaoxiang. She is extremely pure and innocent. How could any man in the world be worthy of her?"
"Do you think every man is Master Li?"
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The Green-Robed Goddess was canonized as the Protector of the Tang Dynasty, the Green-Robed Holy Queen of the Nine Heavens and Mysterious Yin. Her temple was built in the land-scarce East Market, close to Zhuque Street, and opposite the Xuandu Temple.
The most popular places in Chang'an City today are Qingyi Temple and Xuandu Temple.
Those who go to Xuandu Temple have other purposes than to visit the temple because of Li Daoxuan's reputation, while those who go to Qingyi Temple are generally believers of Qingyi Goddess.
The flood ravaged Chang'an, destroying countless tall buildings, but it avoided the Qingyi Temple. Not even a drop of water entered the temple.
During the flood, this Qingyi Temple sheltered many people. Such a miracle would naturally be worshipped by people. For a time, it was very popular, even more so than the Xuandu Temple.
Some people even said that the goddess who helped the national teacher kill the giant ape was sent by the Green-Robed Lady.
Therefore, whether it was the local residents of Chang'an City, tourists and merchants from other places, or even students coming to Beijing to take the imperial examinations, they all wanted to go to the Qingyi Temple to burn incense and pray.
The originally quiet temple is now crowded with long queues.
In order to maintain order, Li Shimin even specially dispatched the imperial guards and the bad guys here, for fear that someone would bump into the Queen in Green.
So when Li Daoxuan and Chen Ziyu arrived at the Qingyi Temple, even though it was getting dark, they still saw a long dragon. The temple was filled with incense, and wisps of smoke covered the roof, which looked like colorful clouds under the setting sun.
This scene undoubtedly attracted more people and made them prefer to wait until curfew before leaving.
When Li Daoxuan and Chen Ziyu came over, everyone looked at them.
The key point is to look at Chen Ziyu. There is no way around it. Her figure and temperament are too eye-catching. The Goddess of Xiaoxiang, with a body of lotus, even if her face is deliberately blocked by an oil-paper umbrella, still makes many people amazed.
Li Daoxuan held up a lotus green umbrella, from which wisps of invisible magic power were dropped, making it impossible for ordinary people to see their appearance clearly.
He pulled Chen Ziyu, who had already finished eating the candied haws, and walked straight into the temple.
"Hey, why aren't you in line?"
"That's right, this is the Qingyi Temple, be careful of the Queen's blame!"
"I'm talking to you, don't you hear me?"
…
Li Daoxuan coughed, looking a little embarrassed. The lotus green umbrella in his hand drooped a little more, and he quickened his pace towards the temple.
"stop!"
The bad guys guarding the temple gate stood in front of them and said in a deep voice: "No matter which family you are from, this is Qingyi Temple, how can we allow you to--"
Li Daoxuan slowly raised his umbrella and removed the magical power that was blocking his view.
This slightly immature-looking bad guy looks to be only in his twenties, but his eyes are very firm and bright.
However, when he saw Li Daoxuan's face, his whole body was shocked, and some light seemed to light up in his eyes, and he was very excited.
"country--"
"Shh!"
Li Daoxuan made a gesture to him to keep quiet, indicating him not to say anything.
"I have something important to do to see Lady Qingyi, so I have to cut in line. Please close the doors and windows later and don't let anyone in."
Hearing this, the young bad guy stood up straight, clasped his fists and said, "Yes!"
He looked at Li Daoxuan with great admiration and excitement.
Not only because he met the national teacher he respected the most, but also because there were many rumors before, saying that the national teacher was seriously injured or even passed away.
He even fought with others for this.
Now, when he saw the unharmed and energetic Imperial Master appearing before him, all those rumors were refuted.
The imperial teacher was not injured, nor did he die. He is still guarding Chang'an!
"By the way, don't tell anyone about what you saw me."
After saying this, Li Daoxuan pulled Chen Ziyu into the temple.
The next moment, the door that had been open was quickly closed. The young bad guy held the hilt of the knife at his waist and stood outside the door with a dignified manner, staring at anyone who dared to approach with sharp eyes.
At this moment, he seemed to have some kind of lofty sense of mission. Even at the cost of his life, he would never let anyone enter the temple and disturb the imperial master.
"What's going on? Why is the door closed?"
"Sir, who was that person just now? How come he didn't have to queue?"
"Yes, sir, this is too unfair!"
The young bad guy smiled proudly and said, "If even he has to queue, that would be truly unfair."
As a bad guy, he was well aware of the contributions that the National Master had made to Chang'an. As a cultivator, he was even more aware of the huge risk that the National Master took when he killed Wuzhiqi.
"Dayu doesn't dare to kill you, but I do!"
"God won't let you die, I'll do it!"
Such heroic words made the young man's blood boil and his heart was moved. That night, he looked up at the figure who was hundreds of feet tall and pierced Wuzhiqi's heart with a sword in the thunder and lightning. It seemed as if a power was surging in his heart.
After that, the National Master Li Zhenren became the person he admired the most.
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The Tsing Yi Temple is very quiet, with simple and elegant decorations, not grandiose. It looks very clean and tidy, and is filled with rich sandalwood.
The statue of the Green-robed Goddess stands quietly on the shrine, sacred and solemn, compassionate and holy, gazing at the skylark in her palm with a lifelike expression that is very moving.
As a practitioner, even without opening his third eye, he could still see the amazing power of incense gathered around the statue.
When ordinary people see this statue, they will only feel that it is sacred and solemn and dare not have any blasphemous thoughts.
In the eyes of those who practice cultivation , this statue is shining brightly all the time, with lifelike eyebrows and eyes, as if it will come alive in the next moment. This is because the incense is too strong, which has caused the statue to produce all kinds of magical powers.
There are many abandoned or dilapidated temples among the people. Sometimes when people enter them, they will feel inexplicably cold and even have a chill on their backs. People with higher spiritual perception will feel as if they are being stared at by the statues of gods and get goose bumps all over their bodies.
This is because those temples were once glorious and the statues attracted a large amount of worship, thus becoming somewhat magical.
Looking at the statue of the Green-Robed Lady, Li Daoxuan subconsciously let go of Sister Yu's hand.
I really feel guilty.
You know, he just held the hand of the Empress not long ago, and now he is holding the hand of someone else's disciple, and they just kissed...
The master and disciple were about to meet, and Li Daoxuan's heart was beating a little faster for some reason.
Chen Ziyu tilted her head, looked at him with some confusion, took his hand and said, "Aren't you and my master on good terms? Why are you still nervous?"
Li Daoxuan gave a bitter smile. It was good, but the problem was that it was too good.
Just then, the clear sound of birds singing rang out.
The skylark in the statue's hands was the first to come to life. Its stone body shattered, revealing its brown feathers. It fluttered its wings and flew away, looking very happy.
"Haha, this fairy can finally come out and play for a while!"
"Li Daoxuan, the queen asked me to tell you that she is refining the elixir and will be ready soon. Please wait..."
The little bird's chirping sound suddenly stopped because it saw Li Daoxuan and Chen Ziyu holding hands.
The little eyes suddenly widened and became round, filled with shock.
“You…you guys…”
It had seen Li Daoxuan and the Empress holding hands before, and now it saw the Empress's disciple, the Holy Maiden of the Qingming Realm, also holding hands with Li Daoxuan. It was suddenly struck by thunder and greatly shocked.
His already small brain became even more confused, and he looked totally bewildered.
Its intuition told it that it seemed to have seen something even more extraordinary.
"Li Daoxuan, I, I will fight you!"
There was only one sentence left in Xiao Que'er's mind at this moment.
Li Daoxuan betrayed the Empress!
"I'll peck you to death!"
It flew towards Li Daoxuan and tried to peck him with its beak, but Li Daoxuan grabbed its neck with his backhand.
"Law of Heaven...Emperor of Earth!"
The little bird used its special skills and its body kept growing bigger.
But it soon discovered that no matter how big it became, it could not escape Li Daoxuan's palm. As it grew bigger, Li Daoxuan's palm seemed to grow bigger as well, like the universe, boundless.
Tiangang's great magical power, moving stars and changing constellations!
Li Daoxuan's eyes were deep, as if there were stars flowing in them. He lowered his eyes and looked at Xiao Que'er, who looked desperate, and said with a smile: "Xiao Que'er, do you accept it or not?"
The little bird looked dejected, even the hair on its head looked listless.
The little Taoist priest who called it Bird Fairy and dug insects for it has now become so powerful and as unfathomable as the Empress.
At this time, Chen Ziyu's voice sounded faintly.
"How about roasting it?"
The little bird shuddered all over and trembled.
Saint, how can you be so heartless? You should know that when you were in the lotus, I often talked to you to cheer you up...
"Don't scare it anymore."
Just when Xiao Que was about to cry, a warm and clear voice sounded, making people subconsciously feel close to it.
In the hazy state, a vast and powerful force descended out of nowhere, benevolent, calm, vast, and compassionate, like the boundless starry sky and the vast universe.
The lady in green is here.
