Chapter 113: Seventh Rank, Faith Lineage

The palace of three princes.

Statues of the three gods stand, and beneath them is a golden palace.

The Golden Palace is the dojo of the leader of Shenmu.

The Golden Palace is a different world.

Bailong was holding a ghost lantern and reporting to Taoist Priest Shenmu.

"Master, I have killed the Green Lion Tribe's Chudan demon. This person wanted to seize the three kings' divisions and counties, but I put him in the Wanling Lantern."

"It's a pity that the guy from Che Chigong got away."

Bai Long smiled coldly.

Che Chi Palace colluded with demons and encroached on various sects. Other sects were not pushovers either, and the two sides fought each other secretly.

The master and the disciple exchanged views on recent developments.

"Quhuang County is considered to be a force of the Sanjun County Palace. It is currently stationed by Xianglu and the disciple Zhigang. They haven't asked for help yet. It seems that it is well managed and does not need our support." Bailong said.

Maybe the grassroots are already riddled with holes, and it’s enough for them to remain as they are on the surface.

"Zhao...Zhao Xianglu wants to see you!"

"Let her in."

After a while, a woman came slowly.

Both of them found that Zhao Xianglu had become unusual. His temperament was unfathomable and his aura was even more awe-inspiring, making people dare not look directly at him.

"Greetings to my master and uncle." "Zhao Xianglu" was polite.

“Xianglu, you…?” Taoist priest Shenmu frowned.

"Grandmaster should call me Zi Yan." Zi Yan covered her mouth and smiled, then exaggerated what had happened before, hiding what happened in her life. She only said that Zhao Xianglu was seriously injured by a sneak attack from a demon, and that she suddenly regained consciousness and took over.

"I see. Xiang... Ziyan, what is the situation in Quhuang County? Do you need me to send troops to assist?"

Just as Zi Yan had imagined, Taoist Shenmu did not care about the grudge between the sisters. To the leader of a sect, it didn't matter who was in charge. So what even if Zi Yan had used some tricks?
The meat is also rotten in the pot, it is impossible to kill Zhao Ziyan.

"The situation is not bad. Xu Yang has sealed off the demon city, and the demons are relatively well behaved."

"Are you going back this time?"

"Of course, Xu Yang and I have become a Taoist couple, so I will naturally stay in Quhuang County for a long time."

"what?"

Everyone was shocked that the famous goddess of Dijie County actually became a Taoist couple with the master of the county temple.

"This Xu Yang..." The leader of Shenmu secretly muttered Xu Yang's name in his heart.

First, Taoist Zhigang accepted him as a disciple, and then he and Zhao Ziyan became Taoist partners.

What magical powers does this person have?

After Zhao Ziyan left, Taoist Shenmu said to Bai Long: "It just so happens that there are several seventh-grade ranks in the county palace. If this person can really deal with the demons, I plan to grant him the title."

The eighth and seventh grades are both at the county level. When one reaches the seventh grade, the essence bestowed from above can form a Taoist temple together with certain precious lands.

The energy in the dojo is more concentrated and can train more people.

The sixth rank is a Taoist official like Tongshou, who is in charge of the killing and sacrificial ceremonies in several counties.

"Master is wise."

……

Jiuyou Taoist Temple.

The Nine Nether Corpse Demon flapped its wings and floated in the void, with an expression neither sad nor happy, and seemed to have no intelligence.

This thing does not really have any spiritual energy, but because it has the characteristics of a prison-gate zombie, it can be used to replace a prison-gate zombie for surveillance.

Xu Yang's mind moved, and the Nine Nether Corpse Demon suddenly looked ferocious.

The three single eyes emitted a blood-red light, and three whirlpools of yin energy formed in the air. Three candle-headed bat zombies were slowly generated in the whirlpools.

Soon, a total of nine candlelight bat zombies were created. The body of the Nine Nether Corpse Demon had obviously shrunk a lot, and the remaining strength was probably enough for nine more, after which it would need to recuperate.

"Not bad." Xu Yang nodded secretly.

The Nine Nether Corpse Demon is perfect in every aspect and possesses the advantages of various magical lineages.

After mastering the art of reincarnation during this retreat, Xu Yang felt that he could use the two foundation-building creatures, the Red-faced Yaksha and the Golden-eyed Eagle, as templates to create stronger zombies. He now has the ability to do so.

Xu Yang brought the Jiuyou corpse demon to the Earth God Temple.

With a thought, the corpse demon entered the altar in the underworld to practice.

Corpse demons are best suited to practicing in the underworld, and practicing in the underworld can also help them maintain their condition better.

"Qingping!" Xu Yang called Qingping.

After a while, Qingping came over.

"Bring a dependent here."

"Yes."

Qingping's eyes lit up slightly, and soon, a Taoist boy with dark eyes came and stood in front of the God of Land.

Xu Yang communicated with the corpse demon in the underworld again.

call! !

A cold wind blew in the temple, and the Nine Nether Corpse Demon swirled out in the wind and entered the bodies of the generals and their relatives.

The body of the general's family quickly grew taller, their eyes turned dark green, a single horn grew on their foreheads, and dark green fire lingered around them. They transformed from an ordinary Taoist boy into a True Qi cultivator.

This is another ability of the corpse demon - possession.

Xu Yang thought for a long time and said to Qing Ping: "You have ten white-eyed zombies?"

"That's right. I plan to organize them and have them patrol the Taoist temple."

"No, it's too wasteful, this way..." Xu Yang thought of their good places, "In the future, they will be assigned to each temple to be temple priests, and practice the method of summoning corpse demons by the way."

The constitution of the relatives is negative, which makes them suitable for possession by corpse demons. While possessing them, the corpse demons can also bring them a trace of Taiyin energy from the underworld.

It's a win-win situation for both parties.

By the way, it can also help you monitor the statues in the temple.

Since then, Taoist temples have had an additional lineage of faith, incorporating the minister system into the lineage of faith, taking charge of temples and faith duties.

The five major lineages of the Taoist temple each have their own strengths.

In the days that followed, demons appeared in the world from time to time, and were each discovered in advance by the God of Land and then killed by the monks who arrived early.

Compared with other chaotic forces, this place is as peaceful and harmonious as a paradise.

Temple of the Five Ghosts.

boom!
The Taoist Priest Wugui controls the five ghosts to fight against the demons.

Suddenly I felt a chill on my back.

He saw five evil ghosts of the five elements rushing towards him, and their speed was so fast that he could not dodge at all.

The person who controlled the five ghosts was none other than his eldest disciple. His mouth was wide open, full of fangs, his eyes were red and without any emotion, like a puppet being controlled by someone.

The Yin Qi behind him faintly formed a pattern of a nine-headed strange bird. The distance was too close, and there was no way to avoid it.

The five ghosts transformed into five element cages, and the eldest disciple spit out green light from his mouth, which moved very quickly.

The Taoist Wugui could only watch himself being hit by the green light.

It is rumored that the Guiche clan is good at controlling soul energy. In the understanding of the Five Ghosts Taoist, the so-called soul energy should be used to control ghosts or something like that, but unexpectedly it has the function of controlling people's minds.

His eldest disciple must have been controlled by them without knowing it.

I'm afraid I will be controlled next.

"So this is the devil's trick." The Five Ghosts Taoist closed his eyes in despair.

boom! !

Suddenly, there was an explosion ahead.

The Netherworld True Fire devoured the eldest disciple. Without the support of the eldest disciple's power, the Five Ghosts Cage and the green light suddenly disappeared.

The one who came was a huge spider, with several cold and faint lights floating around it.

Wow!

The spider transformed into a woman.

"The head of the Jiuyou Temple's internal affairs hall, Ruyi, has come here to provide support on the orders of the temple master."

Ruyi was about to leave after saying this.

"Hey, Hall Master, wait a minute!" The Five Ghosts Taoist was scared this time. The demon was silent and was clearly coming towards him. Even if he could guard against it this time, there would still be the next time. Who knows when he would be in trouble.

It would be better to find a big force to join.

The Taoist Wugui didn't even think about why Jiuyou Temple discovered the monsters here in advance.

Without caring about his face, the Five Ghosts Taoist knelt down and kowtowed.

"There are 27,000 people in the Five Ghost Temples and Six Townships, all willing to obey the orders of the temple master. I don't ask for much, just a place to stay."

Ruyi showed an expression that was as expected.

"Wait a moment, I'll go back and report."

Ruyi went outside into the forest and took a walk, then came back.

"The master agreed."

The Taoist Wugui breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you so much, Master!"

At this point, the Taoist temple expanded out of the county for the first time, and the six townships under the jurisdiction of the Five Ghosts Temple became the sphere of influence of the Jiuyou Temple.

The demons were causing chaos, and the Jiuyou Temple was full.

Next, Jiuyou Temple began to attack the surrounding counties.

As soon as the demon started causing trouble, people from Jiuyou Temple came over.

With the dual surveillance of Qujiang and the land temple, demons have nowhere to hide.

Small forces such as the Yunmu Temple, Yinquan Charity Estate, and Guitong Temple, whose leaders were only at the Zhenqi level, were all brought under the jurisdiction of Jiuyou Temple, and land god temples were built in these territories.

"These are peripheral forces and cannot participate in core affairs. Once they are recognized, they will be absorbed into the core one by one and their spiritual fields will be transferred here."

Xu Yang said to the senior executives.

Among these senior executives, there was suddenly one more person named Ru Feng.

After persistent efforts in refining the elixir, Rufeng was finally accepted.

After everyone left, Xu Yang fell into deep thought.

Although Niaoguan City was surrounded, there were bound to be a few omissions occasionally, which was normal, but Gui Xiang and his seven generals would never get out easily.

The incident involving the five ghosts was obviously not the work of an ordinary little demon, which means that Gui Xiang actually had external help.

"Who cares? The Taoist temple can just reap the benefits from behind."

This is also the strategy of the Taoist temple.

If I start expansion myself, all the hatred will be directed at me, which will be detrimental to my future rule.

Now that they had a common enemy, they just had to save him from the enemy, or wait for the original leader to die, and then quickly support someone close to them.

If the demons also want to infiltrate, it would be better for Jiuyou Temple to take advantage of it.

The events at Jiuyou Temple made the county magistrates and temple masters quite dissatisfied.

"This Xu Yang is really going too far. Is there no one to take care of him?" Taoist Yulong from Longcong County was furious.

Indeed, no one cares, and no one dares to care.

The master of Jiuyou Temple has a high level of cultivation, and there is a master of the first dan level in charge, so he can't think of any way to stop this person.

Deep in the Yin Mountains.

Boom boom boom...

The cave shook and gravel fell.

The man with vertical pupils spoke with a slightly angry voice.

"Xu Yang..."

It's Xu Yang again. Not only did this man trap Xiang'er, but he is also hiding behind her to pick peaches.

Tolerable or unbearable.

"Since you want it, I'll give it all to you. It's time to let Xiang'er come out."

Gui Yan sneered grimly.

In the days that followed, demons continued to cause chaos, and the "Jiuyou Temple Taoists" committed crimes in other places, burning, killing and looting.

Each of them uses the name of Xu Yang or Jiuyou Temple.

Public resentment is boiling and the people are complaining.

Jiuyou Temple remained unmoved.

Xu Yang even wanted to laugh.

"is that useful?"

I hang around the outskirts of the county town every day. The top leaders of the four counties don't believe me at all, and the resentment of the lower classes is insignificant. In the future, if I distribute some food to them or yell at the township magistrates and village officials a few times, they will behave themselves.

The external forces must be really anxious to damage the reputation of the Taoist temple, and they may even be trying to divert their attention.

night.

General Blackfish walked out of the meeting hall. After many days of scheming, he finally had the qualifications to participate in the discussion.

"Gui Xiang, you are dead this time."

Jiuyou Temple.

"Master, there is a guy named Red Crab who wants to see you."

(End of this chapter)