Is this really just a mountain god from a small branch of the Daqing Mountains?
Jiale was a little skeptical.
The Daqing Mountain stretches over six counties. The mountain god in charge of the Daqing Mountain should be the city god of the same state, a sixth-rank mountain god, at the level of Lianxu Hedao.
As for this small branch behind the Sishui Village, the mountain god is at most rank seven, but judging from the momentum now, it doesn’t seem like that.
On the way, Jiale also learned about it from Zhang Long and Zhao Hu.
This mountain god temple has been abandoned for more than ten years. The incense has stopped burning and its quality has definitely declined. Now it can still exert its power to bring disaster to the entire village, which is a little abnormal.
"Master, I am guilty."
The person in charge of Sishui Manor is also an old man in the Sun Mansion. He has been in charge of Sishui Manor and there has never been any problem. Every year, the grain can be paid on time and in full. Now that such a thing has happened, how can this person not be panicked.
Jiale didn't care much and just looked at a man behind the person in charge.
It should be the scholar surnamed Liu. All the people in the whole village are in trouble and facing disasters, but only this scholar surnamed Liu has not been affected in terms of luck. This is a bit abnormal.
Logically speaking, this scholar surnamed Liu was the source of this disaster. If the mountain god wanted to cause trouble, the first person he should look for would be this scholar surnamed Liu.
Shaking his head, although the fortune of this scholar surnamed Liu was not affected, his family members died one after another, and the people in the village looked at him coldly and spoke coldly to him. At this time, the mental state of the scholar surnamed Liu was a little abnormal.
"Get up and tell me the situation first."
The head of Sishuizhuang did not dare to be negligent and his instructions were similar to what Zhang Long and Zhao Hu said on the way.
"My Lord, there is something wrong with that mountain god. He may be possessed by a demon."
Guan Fei appeared behind Jia Le. He was also a god and had some understanding of matters concerning gods. Looking at the situation in front of him, he gave his own judgment.
Possessed by the devil!
Jiale nodded. Don’t think that being possessed by demons is only a matter for cultivators. In fact, gods are more likely to be possessed by demons than cultivators.
The divine power is accumulated entirely by incense and burning, and it receives the thoughts of all people. Even as a god, high above, it is inevitable to be disturbed by these thoughts, just like the schizophrenia of ordinary people. It is okay when the state is good, but once there is a problem, it is easy to produce extreme behavior, which is the so-called possession.
And this mountain god fits this situation very well. The mountain god temple has not been visited for more than ten years, and there is a lack of incense. It can be said that he is always walking on the edge of danger, so there is no problem for him to be possessed by a demon.
This would be even more so if there was some stimulation.
"Guan Fei, go check it out."
The disaster force spread throughout Sishui Village, and Jiale did not dare to underestimate the means of the mountain god. In this situation, it would be foolish to rush in. Before anything else, the best way is to be safe.
Guan Fei is Jiale's patron saint. As long as Jiale is alive, the patron saint can be resurrected even if he is dead. It's just a little troublesome. What's more, Guan Fei is also a god. He is a professional counterpart to the mountain god. It's a good opportunity for them to communicate. Maybe they can find a common language.
Guan Fei was also eager to fight. As a general, he was always keen on fighting. In fact, even if Jia Le didn't say anything, Guan Fei would have taken the initiative to ask for a fight.
"Yes, sir."
As the voice fell, Guan Fei turned into a stream of light and shot into Sishui Manor.
Gods pay attention to the divine realm. Although Guan Fei has transformed from a war god into a patron god, his way of cultivation remains unchanged and he also attaches great importance to the divine realm.
There was a lot of black air in Sishui Manor, which ordinary people could not see, but Jiale and Guan Fei could tell at a glance that this was the divine domain of the mountain god. Now Sishui Manor was already within the coverage of the divine domain of the mountain god.
Guan Fei is a talented general. Bravery is his first priority, but he is also cautious.
Before entering Sishui Manor, the divine domain was expanded.
The azure divine domain turned into a azure sky, rushing towards the black divine domain, and soon collided with the mountain god's domain.
In Jiale's eyes, it is the intersection of blue and black.
This mountain god was indeed not a simple person. At this moment, the blue and black colors intersected and it was a tie. This made Jiale feel that he was right not to rush in. How could a mountain god from a small branch of the Daqing Mountain have such high strength? There must be something fishy going on.
This is how the confrontation between the gods works. First, the winner is determined by the divine realm. If one can gain an advantage in the confrontation between the divine realms, then in the following battle, one will have control over the discourse and a greater chance of winning. Otherwise, it will be dangerous.
Although the mountain god became much stronger due to being possessed by a demon, possession by a demon was a form of borrowed strength, and it was also a burst of power from overdrawing one's own foundation, which was simply unsustainable. After Guan Fei burst out with all his strength, it didn't take long for the mountain god's divine domain to begin to retreat.
The residence of the City God of Yangzhou.
At this time, the City Gods of the nine counties gathered in the mansion of the City God of Yangzhou. No one knew what means the City God of Yangzhou had used, but the situation in Sishui Village was being played in front of their eyes.
“I don’t know how that Nengchun Taoist used his magical powers to condense a guardian deity. Now the traps he set for him are actually of great use!”
The City God of Lingyang County spoke with a tone of annoyance, and it was obvious that he was very dissatisfied with the situation before him.
The City God of Jinling County also nodded secretly.
“This Nengchun Taoist is indeed a bit strange. According to our information, his mortal identity as the eldest son of the Sun family did not show any signs of cultivation. However, after returning from Qianyun Mountain, he began to show his talent for cultivation, and once he showed it, he was at the Spirit Refining Realm. That would have been fine, but in just a few years, he has already reached the Ninth Tribulation Refining Void Realm.
This kind of talent, even this god has never seen a second one, and now he is the master of the Yin Yang Vein of Maoshan, with a high position and power, and Maoshan as a backer. If Lingyang Jun hadn't said that it was Nengchun Taoist who discovered us, this god would never be willing to do this."
When the other city gods heard the words of the Jinling County City God, they also nodded slowly.
However, things seemed to be much clearer now. The evil deeds of the mountain god in Sishui Village were actually directed by the Yangzhou City God's Mansion, just for Jiale's previous act of alerting the enemy.
"These are not important . The key point now is whether we can take him down in one fell swoop. The mountain god is just a trial run. Even if we can't take down Taoist Neng Chun, he won't find any clues. We are clean from beginning to end. But Taoist Neng Chun is not a fool. He may notice something. If we fail this time, it may be more difficult in the future.
But the mountain god couldn't even take down one of its guardian gods. If we attack again, I'm afraid it will reveal a lot of things, which will be very detrimental to our plan."
Everyone was also troubled by this matter, and for a moment they all looked at the City God of Yangzhou who was at the top. In the end, it was the City God of Yangzhou who made the final decision.
As soon as they finished speaking, the battle situation on the screen had already undergone new changes.
The Mountain God's divine domain was being pressed step by step by Guan Fei's divine domain and was already in a losing situation. If it continued like this, the Mountain God's divine domain would be shattered, and the only outcome would be a battle within Guan Fei's divine domain. Entering other gods' divine domains to fight was a taboo in a battle between gods. Even if the Mountain God had been possessed by a demon and had lost all his sanity, he would instinctively be unwilling to do so.
roar!
A beast roared above Sishui Village. Jiale narrowed his eyes and looked upwards. Unexpectedly, a black tiger appeared, emitting demonic energy. Terrifying auras surrounded the body, and its momentum had reached the peak level of refining emptiness.
Guan Fei saw the black tiger appear and the divine domain continued to oppress him, and his hands moved quickly.
Be the king's vanguard and don't avoid thorns.
Even if it is a vicious tiger, he is not afraid.
The Green Dragon Crescent Blade turned into a stream of light and chopped down, aiming directly at the black tiger's neck.
Black Tiger had a ferocious look on his face, and he actually rushed forward towards the Green Dragon Crescent Blade.
roar!
There was a tiger roar that seemed to be mixed with a sonic attack, which made Guan Fei's movements pause involuntarily. The black tiger took advantage of this opportunity to display its magical powers, and a large number of demonic shadows instantly rushed towards Guan Fei. For a moment, there were countless tiger shadows, opening their bloody mouths and biting towards Guan Fei's neck.
"not good!"
Guan Fei also thought to himself that something was wrong and that he had underestimated the methods of the mountain god.
At this time, there were so many tiger shadows that even Guan Fei couldn't tell which one was the real one. As his divine eyes scanned, Guan Fei became anxious. If he couldn't tell which one was the real one of the mountain god, then he could only put away his sword and passively defend against the mountain god's attack. However, just like Jia Le's previous battle with Fahai, once he put down his momentum, the advantage he had gained in the previous battle in the divine realm would probably vanish in an instant.
This is the nature of the devil. Once the momentum is established, it is difficult to suppress.
"Three feet to the left, draw your sword!"
Just when Guan Fei was anxious, Jia Le's voice suddenly appeared in Guan Fei's mind. Guan Fei did not hesitate, and almost subconsciously obeyed Jia Le's order and chopped down with a knife.
boom!
Guan Fei's swordsmanship has reached perfection, and the power of one of his swords is at the pinnacle level that can be achieved in the Void Refinement Realm.
“It hit!”
When Guan Fei landed, he had a clear mind and felt much more stable. He had been holding a knife for many years and knew whether the opponent had any or not with just one strike of the knife.
Sure enough, as the Green Dragon Crescent Blade fell, the demonic shadows in the sky instantly dissipated, leaving only a tiger shadow, which fell directly to the ground.
When Jiale saw this scene, there was no pride on his face. Although the mountain god's magic methods were powerful, in the eyes of the God of the Underworld, breaking illusions and retaining the truth was nothing.
However, this scene caused an uproar among the City Gods in the State City God’s Mansion.
"How is this possible!?"
There were screams everywhere, and some of the sixth-rank gods were deeply shocked at this moment. You know, even they couldn't see clearly the magic methods of the mountain god, and Guan Fei's strength was not as good as some of them, so how could he be so powerful.
The City God of Yangzhou also sat up straight suddenly at this time.
His eyes fell into the mirror, but the person he was looking at was not Guan Fei, but Jia Le.
The battle was over after Guan Fei slashed the Mountain God with one sword. The City God of Yangzhou was thinking the same thing. It was impossible for Guan Fei to see through the Mountain God's methods. Since Guan Fei couldn't do it, Jia Le was the only one left.
Difficult!
After saying this in his heart, the City God of Yangzhou removed the mirror image. The other City Gods remained silent, as they knew that the City God of Yangzhou was not going to take any further action.
In front of Sishui Village.
Jiale also suddenly glanced up at a certain place in the sky. Since the battle began, he felt a sense of being watched. This was a warning from luck. Everyone has luck, even gods have luck. Jiale's cultivation level has been rising rapidly along the way. He even possessed the Sun God Body and had the Kunlun Mirror on him to suppress his luck. He was also the master of the Yin and Yang Vein of Maoshan.
All these added together have already brought Jiale's luck to the pinnacle level in the world.
Luck does not only make spiritual practice go smoothly, it is also very applicable to many other situations, such as the situation before his eyes. If someone wants to plot against him, or spy on him, even if their means are amazing, even if their strength is stronger than his, as long as their luck cannot crush him.
When the luck and fortune interact, Jiale will be warned.
He was thinking something in his mind. He knew that this incident was definitely not a coincidence. Why didn't the mountain god appear somewhere else, but just happened to appear in Sishui Manor under the command of the Sun Mansion?
How could the scholar surnamed Liu, a weak scholar, bring back a statue of the mountain god from the mountain god temple, which even Zhang Long and Zhao Hu, who were at the innate level of martial arts, could not resist? Moreover, the scholar surnamed Liu usually did not have such courage. Even if it was due to alcohol, he should not have done such a ridiculous thing.
All of this gives off a smell of conspiracy, as if someone is plotting against him behind his back.
Maybe it was just a test. He had been on guard before. If the person behind this really wanted to target him, he might have taken advantage of the situation to attack him. But now it seems that he was cautious and did not take direct action.
boom!
With a loud bang, the black divine domain above Sishui Village began to dissipate. It was obvious that the mountain god was dead and the divine domain was broken.
A blade of green light flew back and landed in front of Jiale.
It was Guan Fei, holding a broken statue of the mountain god in his hand.
"My Lord, this is the mountain god, but he has been infected by evil spirits and has lost all his mind. I wanted to ask him about the situation, but he risked his life to fight me, so I couldn't get any information from him."
Guan Fei is also smart and can see that something is wrong.
Jiale nodded. It didn't really matter whether he asked or not. Since the people behind the scenes didn't take any action, it meant that they were confident that they were clean and nothing would be found out. Otherwise, they should have used thundering means to take Jiale down.
In fact, it was also because Jiale himself was strong enough. If he had not sent Guan Fei to fight the mountain god before, but had gone there in person and shown a decadent look, perhaps those shadows behind him would have taken direct action and used thundering means. This was the cleverness of the test.
He shook his head, thinking that it was useless to think too much. In fact, Jiale already had some guesses.
Since it is the mountain god who is taking action, the people behind him can only be the gods or some demonic monks.
In Jiale's opinion, it is more likely that it was a god.
The City God of Lingyang County!
Jiale’s previous move to alert the enemy may have really caused a response, but I don’t know if there will be any follow-up.
Moreover, it is impossible for the City God of Lingyang County to create a seventh-rank mountain god. The only one who can have such means in Yangzhou is the City God of the state. It seems that just as Jia Le thought, these gods of heaven and gods of darkness are really mixed together. It seems that he really needs to be more .
"Well, now that it's over, let's go."
The rest of the matters can be left to Zhang Long and Zhao Hu. Jia Le has no intention of entering Sishui Manor. As for the scholar surnamed Liu, he is probably just a poor guy who was used. He has brought such a big disaster to the manor. I am afraid he will have a hard time in the future. It's all his fault. After all, he didn't study hard and just drank a lot, which caused the trouble.
Those gods may not just be targeting the scholar named Liu. It is likely that he caught up with him himself.
Now that we have settled the matter here, we still have to go to the mountain temple, maybe we can find something.
Daqingshan.
The Daqing Mountain can be said to be one of the largest mountain ranges in Yangzhou, stretching across six counties. The mountain god of the Daqing Mountain is one of the most powerful mountain gods in the world, and his strength is definitely at the level of Lianxu Hedao.
As a major branch of the Daqing Mountains, the mountain temple is also quite large.
It’s a pity that it is now in ruins.
As for the reason, after listening to what the head of Sishui Manor said, I understood a lot more.
It is said that in the past the mountain god was very effective, and offering sacrifices to him before entering the mountain would generally ensure the safety of those entering the mountain. But later on, for some reason, the sacrifices were no longer effective, and hunters who entered the mountains were often eaten by wild beasts.
Not only that, wild beasts would occasionally come down the mountain to eat people, which made the people begin to dislike the mountain god.
If it were only that, it would be fine. However, since some time ago, the mountain god has appeared in people's dreams, asking for young boys and girls to ensure safety. Otherwise, there will never be peace around Daqing Mountain. How can the people agree to such a request?
The consequence of not agreeing is that there will be no peace and people will be eaten by wild beasts.
However, when gods harm people, naturally someone will take care of it. A wandering Taoist priest led the villagers to smash the mountain god's temple. The mountain god did not even show up. Perhaps it was not that he did not show up, but that he was captured by the Taoist priest, so ordinary people could not see it. Anyway, the situation gradually calmed down, and the mountain god's temple was almost forgotten.
The dilapidated mountain temple was very clean. Jiale looked around but didn't find anything suspicious.
It seems that those gods really came prepared. They had nothing to lose by using a mountain god who had no future to test Jia Le.
Fortunately, Jia Le didn't feel like he was at a disadvantage. Inside the Kunlun Mirror, there was a Nine Tribulations Refining Void level energy bead lying there. He didn't take any action and just let Guan Fei fight. Jia Le didn't think it was too little. If he did this every day, Jia Le might have to thank those gods.
But Jiale is not the kind of person who won't fight back when he suffers a loss. It seems that he has to find an opportunity to give these gods a hard time. Otherwise, people will think that he can control them at will.
Thoughts flashed through his mind, and Jiale also had an idea in his mind.
Return trip.
"Master, Qingming Festival is in three days, and the people have already started preparing."
Qingming Festival!
Jiale nodded. According to the rules, he should visit his grandfather's grave and pay respects to him.
Sun Mansion.
"Master, you are back."
The person who appeared in front of Jiale was Xu Xian. That's right, after meeting Xu Xian last time, Jiale had an idea in his mind.
Xu Xian did not have much talent in studying, and Xu Jiaorong was trying to find a way out for him. Jiale asked Zhang Long and Zhao Hu to arrange for Xu Xian to live in his house. Xu Jiaorong was very grateful at that time.
"Xu Xian, is there something wrong?"
It was obvious that Xu Xian knew that he had left the house and was waiting for him.
"Master, Qingming Festival is in three days. My sister asked me and you to take a leave."
Jiale was also moved when he heard this. Qingming Festival, Bai Suzhen, this might be the day they meet again.
Jiale didn't want to make things difficult for Xu Xian or Bai Niangzi's chance to become an immortal. There was a great god standing behind them, and it would be disastrous if they were misunderstood.
"Well, you should. Go ahead."
Xu Xian looked at Jiale and saw that he was so reasonable. His face was full of gratitude. He was really afraid that Jiale would not agree. Xu Xian also knew Jiale's authority in the mansion.
"Thank you, Master. Thank you, Master."
Jiale looked at Zhang Long and Zhao Hu beside him and asked, "Did Zichu move the grave back?"
Zhang Long and Zhao Hu certainly understood what Jia Le was asking. Sun Zichu's parents both died in the White Lotus Religion, and their remains are now in Jiaozhou. Now that Jiaozhou has been taken over by Sun Zichu, it is natural that his parents' remains must be moved back to the ancestral tomb.
"Master, they are already on their way. They said they will arrive tomorrow. Master Zichu will also be back before Qingming Festival."
Nodded.
"Okay, arrange to move the grave. The address is chosen to be Daqing Mountain, right at the mountain temple we visited before!"
ah!
Zhang Long and Zhao Hu were stunned when they heard this. Didn't they move the Second Master back to the ancestral tomb? Why did they even move their own ancestral tomb?
But Jiale had given the instructions, so they knew what to ask and what not to ask, and they could only follow his instructions.
Jiale’s decision was certainly not a whim.
When Jiale was checking the mountain god temple before, he discovered that the foot of Daqing Mountain was the place where the dragon veins of Yangzhou converged, and the location of the mountain god temple was the dragon eye. It was no wonder that the mountain god was unlucky. The mountain god temple was built on the dragon eye. Could you cover it up?
Now that Sun Zichu wants to compete for the dragon, the ancestral tomb is very important. Yangzhou is the place where dragons of the four southern states gather, and the dragon energy is the strongest. And this dragon vein under the Daqing Mountain is the source of the ancestral dragon. If you can choose an auspicious time and move the tomb here, the dragon energy will flourish directly and it will become the place where the dragon rises.
Moreover, his own mountain god was sent by the City God to test Jiale. If Jiale said that the mountain god of Daqing Mountain didn't know about it, he would never believe it. At the very least, he must be an accomplice. Maybe, not only the Yin God faction, but even the Heavenly God faction and the Yin God faction were tied together because of some interest relationship.
It was reasonable for Jiale to take advantage of this incident to give these gods a hard time. He wanted to see how these gods would react.
The person in charge of relocating Sun Zichu's grave was Zhuge Wulong. When he heard that the grave was going to be moved directly to Daqing Mountain, he was a little confused. What kind of operation was this? He immediately objected. It is better to be still than to move. The ancestral grave cannot be moved lightly. This is a major event concerning Sun Zichu's future foundation.
Oh, it’s Jiale who said that. No problem then, let’s move.
As Qingming Festival approaches, the Sun Mansion is busy relocating graves. It must be said that now the Sun Mansion is the king of the whole Yangzhou. Let alone such a big event as relocating graves, even visiting the graves is a major event that alarms the whole Yangzhou. For a time, the eyes of the whole Yangzhou were focused on the Sun Mansion.
"God, that pure Taoist actually wants to move his ancestral grave to Daqing Mountain. There won't be any problem with this, right?"
The city gods naturally knew about this. Moving graves was not a big deal for them, but it also depended on who was moving them. If Jiale moved his grave, that was a big deal, not to mention that he was moving it to Daqing Mountain. This was even more wrong. They had just found a mountain god from a branch of Daqing Mountain to find trouble with Jiale, and now Jiale was going to move his grave to Daqing Mountain. If they said there was no connection, they would never believe it.
The City God of Lingyang County who was speaking had just arrived at the City God's Mansion. After he finished speaking, he discovered that the Mountain God of Daqing Mountain was also there.
"Mountain King!"
The status of the mountain god of Daqing Mountain is much higher than that of the city god of Lingyang County, so it is natural to pay respect to him.
"We are also talking about this matter. It is not necessarily directed at us. Shan Jun has just said that the dragon veins of four states converge at the foot of Daqing Mountain. Taoist Nengchun may have seen this. The Sun family is now participating in the human-human dragon fight. The three southern states have been taken over by them. The dragon vein issue should indeed be put on the agenda."
After the City God said this, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief.
However, the mountain god of Daqing Mountain did not come here to say these things. The city god of Lingyang County came late and missed a good show.
At this time, the mountain god of Daqing Mountain still had anger on his face.
"Lord Qin, you must remember what you promised me. Neng Chun Daoist is not without his supporters. If this matter is really directed against me and causes any trouble to Daqing Mountain, don't blame me for turning against you."
After leaving behind a few words, the Mountain God of Daqing Mountain left immediately. The atmosphere in the field suddenly became awkward. The City God of Lingyang County was also a little confused. Didn’t he say that there should be no problem?
The state city god's expression remained the same as before. "Send someone to keep an eye on Taoist Nengchun. A large number of Maoshan disciples have suddenly left the mountain recently. Don't get into a conflict with Taoist Nengchun for the time being."
When everyone heard this, they were even more shocked. It might be okay for just one pure Taoist, but if it was the entire Maoshan, then they would have to be cautious.
After the gods left, the face of Zhou Chenghuang became gloomy. He was sure that Jiale moved the grave to target them. If it was according to his idea, he would strike first and solve the source of trouble, Jiale. However, the sudden coming down of the mountain by Maoshan disciples made Zhou Chenghuang dare not act rashly.
Even if they want to take action, they have to make sure that no evidence is left openly for Maoshan. Now that Maoshan is making such a big fuss, how dare he take action? If he goes against Maoshan, all the gods in their state will die.
Alas, he now felt a little resentful towards Jiale. He should just focus on cultivating Taoism instead of interfering with their Shinto affairs.
Jiale had no idea of ​​the dilemma the gods were in at the moment.
At this time, he was busy organizing the relocation of graves.
"The auspicious time has arrived, let's break ground!"
At the command, the mountain god temple was razed to the ground, and the bones in the ancestral tomb were dug out. The people from the Sun Mansion began to dig a new ancestral tomb for the Sun family on the old site of the mountain god temple.
"Zi Chu, are these people behind you the talents you have recruited during this period?"
How can a minister not come when his lord's grave is being moved? Basically, all of Sun Zichu's subordinates, except for those who have important responsibilities and cannot be left, have already arrived here.
"Yes, it must be because of my brother's protection. Along the way, I have always been surrounded by talented people. If not, it would be easy to conquer a country but difficult to govern it. I was able to pacify the three states so quickly, and these talented people played a big role."
Jia Le didn't comment when he heard this, but he felt a little strange.
At this moment, he seemed to understand the gods' plans.