bookandnovel Chapter 190 2 Langzhenjun Temple
Chapter 190 2 Langzhenjun Temple
After a moment's hesitation, Iron Fan let out a long sigh and didn't dwell on it any further.
Thinking that since Chen Changsheng had found the treasure, he must be destined to have it.
Then, she smiled and looked at Chen Changsheng, saying:
"My younger brother, Changsheng!"
"Now that the treasure has been found, let's go back to our cave with my sister!"
Chen Changsheng nodded, and without further ado, he followed the iron fan toward her cave dwelling on Cuiyun Mountain.
……
Meanwhile, at the mouth of the Guanjiang River.
On a precipitous mountain peak overlooking the river, a magnificent Taoist temple has quietly appeared out of nowhere.
This Taoist temple has green tiles and red walls, and its incense is always burning brightly, with smoke swirling around it all day long.
From morning till night, pilgrims from all directions climb the mountain to enter the temple, offer incense, and pray for peace and good fortune.
Prior to this, there was no Taoist temple on this mountain; it only appeared here recently.
It became famous because the deities enshrined there were extremely efficacious.
Soon, the news spread like wildfire, and the Taoist temple became increasingly famous, attracting many people from far and wide.
The deities enshrined in the main hall of the Taoist temple are not the commonly seen Three Pure Ones or the Jade Emperor...
Instead, he was a handsome and valiant young deity.
On the forehead of the statue stands a silver divine mark, like a third eye, and it holds a gleaming three-pointed double-edged sword, its posture majestic.
In addition, at the feet of the statue, a magnificent black dog with sharp eyes was crouching.
On the statue's shoulder stood a golden-eyed eagle with piercing eyes.
If Chen Changsheng were to see it, he would recognize it at a glance.
Who else could the deity enshrined in this Taoist temple be but his brother-in-law, Yang Jian?
After leaving Nuwa Palace, Yang Jian did not choose to return to Jinxia Cave on Yuquan Mountain immediately, but instead went to Mount Emei.
After all, his younger sister, Yang Chan, had asked Yang Jian to deliver something to Chen Changsheng.
Little did they know that after arriving at Mount Emei, they would discover that Chen Changsheng was not in the mountains, but had gone on a journey.
Helpless, Yang Jian had no choice but to hand over the item Yang Chan had entrusted to him to Zhao Gongming, asking Zhao Gongming to pass it on to Chen Changsheng upon his return.
After leaving Mount Emei, Yang Jian originally intended to return to Mount Yuquan.
Little did he know that when he passed through Guanjiang Estuary, he suddenly had a feeling that there was some kind of opportunity below, so he came to find out.
After some investigation, Yang Jian discovered that Guanjiang Estuary had a deep connection with him and was even subtly linked to the fate of the human race.
That's why he built this Taoist temple on a mountain peak at the mouth of the Guanjiang River, to receive offerings from the people and listen to the prayers of believers.
In this way, one can accumulate merit and temper one's mind, and also gain insight into the myriad aspects of human life to perfect one's own path.
After the temple was established, several miracles were performed, demonstrating the abilities of immortals.
Soon, these things spread.
People from the surrounding area came to make offerings, and the incense offerings became increasingly prosperous.
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At this time, there is a temple not far from the mouth of the Guanjiang River.
In the past, the temple was considered to be very popular with worshippers.
But later on, fewer and fewer people came to the temple to offer incense and make offerings.
Now, the temple is deserted, with very few worshippers, and it is extremely quiet.
Suddenly, a plume of white smoke rose from inside the temple.
As the smoke cleared, a figure appeared.
The man was an old man with white hair and beard, holding a rattan cane.
It is the local deity of the Guanjiang Estuary area.
After appearing, the Earth God looked at the meager amount of incense burning inside the temple and immediately frowned.
"strangeness!"
Why are there fewer and fewer worshippers at this temple lately?
"If this continues, the offerings will soon cease!"
When he said this, the Earth God's face was very solemn.
It should be understood that the incense and prayers are the sustenance for the cultivation of deities, and also an important resource that various forces compete for in the human world.
Even saints from all sides are planting flags and building temples in various places in the human world.
If one wants to build temples in these areas to collect incense offerings and prayers, one needs the permission of the Heavenly Court or a sage.
Just as the Earth God hesitated.
Several worshippers appeared outside his local temple.
"Um?"
Seeing this, the Earth God quickly concealed himself, thinking that at least some worshippers were coming to offer incense and prayers.
Unexpectedly, the worshippers didn't enter the temple. Instead, they glanced at the earth god shrine and hurried past, muttering to themselves:
"Why bother worshipping at this local earth god temple? It's completely ineffective!"
"Exactly, we might as well go and worship at the Erlang Temple!"
"I've heard that the Erlang Shen there is incredibly powerful; he grants children to those who pray for them, and rain to those who pray for it!"
"Yeah, yeah, let's go, let's go!"
"..."
Soon, the pilgrims had gone far away.
"Um?"
At this moment, the local earth god appeared, his face extremely ugly, having overheard the words of the worshippers.
"Erlang Temple?"
"What place is that?"
"When did temples and monasteries of other immortals appear in this Guankou area?"
"That shouldn't be the case!"
"If there were any, I should have known beforehand."
The Earth God muttered to himself.
You should know that he was appointed by the Heavenly Court to govern this place, responsible for collecting incense offerings and regularly submitting them to the Heavenly Court.
Prior to this, it had never received any decree stating that other gods and immortals were permitted to build temples here.
"not good!"
After a moment's thought, the Earth God suddenly realized a possibility.
"Could it be some wild immortal who descended to the mortal realm without permission to steal incense offerings?"
Upon thinking of this, the Earth God's expression immediately turned cold and stern.
After all, this kind of situation has happened before.
But they were all eventually discovered by the Heavenly Court's patrolling spirit officials.
They must either be incorporated or suppressed.
Upon realizing this, the Earth God dared not be negligent any longer. With a flicker, he vanished from the spot.
Next, the local deity followed the footsteps of the previous pilgrims and arrived at the mountain where Erlang Temple was located.
Upon seeing the scene before him, the local deity puffed out his beard and glared, his lungs practically bursting.
Outside Erlang Temple, the crowds were dense and the incense offerings were more abundant than ever before.
"OK!!"
"I knew it! That's why there are fewer and fewer worshippers at my temple."
"I never imagined that someone would intercept our offerings."
"This wild immortal has quite the nerve!"
The local deity was furious.
Previously, he had wondered why the incense offerings in his temple were becoming less and less frequent.
If it weren't for the conversation between the few pilgrims who passed by the temple earlier, he would probably still be in the dark.
The more he thought about it, the angrier the land god became.
The next moment, he directly rode a gust of yin wind to the sky above Erlang Temple, and with the power of his divine strength, his voice descended like rolling thunder.
"Hey!"
"Where did this wild spirit come from, so ignorant of the rules!"
"How dare they build temples without the permission of Heaven, steal incense offerings, and disrupt order!"
"I am the local earth god appointed by the Heavenly Court! Hurry out, kneel and beg for forgiveness, and follow me to the Heavenly Court to receive your punishment!"