Chapter 29 [3 years to slay demons and monsters! ]
Chapter 29 [Three years to slay demons and monsters! ]
The temples in the world of Journey to the West all worship immortals, gods, Buddhas, or highly respected monks in the Taoist system.
But no matter which one it is, they are all people with great supernatural powers. Lin Xun, who is so weak, should not get involved.
Just like now, it would be fine for common people to worship it in their own homes, and those people would not pay attention to it, and would think it was some hairy mountain god bewitching mortals.
But if a temple is really built, it will inevitably be exposed to the immortals and Buddhas, and then it will not be a joke.
Lin Xun planned to keep a low profile as much as possible until he had grown up. The faith and power of several surrounding towns would be enough for him in the short term.
After all, his cultivation is still at a low level now, and he is in the stage of refining qi into spirit. It would be okay to be more high-profile after he has made a breakthrough in the future.
In the days that followed, Lin Xun was either practicing or saving lives, and occasionally he would go to the Five Elements Mountain to visit his cheap master, Sun Wukong.
Although he lived a repetitive life every day, Lin Xun was so addicted to the feeling of becoming stronger that he even forgot the passage of time!
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Qingyun Village is located near mountains and rivers. There is a wide river at the entrance of the village, named Qingjiang River.
The river sparkles and shines brightly under the sunlight, as if countless bright gems are inlaid on the water, shining brightly.
The river is vast and boundless. At first glance, it seems to be connected to the sky, making it difficult to tell where the sky is and where the river is.
It is said that this river originates from the depths of the Dahei Mountain, which stretches for hundreds of miles. Countless streams converge along the way, eventually forming its current appearance.
Qingyun Village near the Qingjiang River has hundreds of households. Every household here makes a living by fishing. They usually catch the fish from the Qingjiang River and then sell them in the city.
But at some point, a Qingjiang River God appeared at the bottom of the Qingjiang River and not only required the people of Qingyun Village to worship his statue.
It also requires that on the fifteenth day of the eighth month of each year, two young boys and girls be sacrificed for it to enjoy.
Otherwise, not only would the people not be allowed to go down to the river to fish, but they would even come ashore and eat the villagers.
The villagers were just ordinary people, so it was naturally difficult for them to deal with the King of Qingjiang. In order to satisfy the river monster, they had no choice but to agree to the other party's demands, otherwise the losses would only be more serious.
Until recently, the Qingjiang River God made an even more outrageous demand, increasing the number of young boys and girls offered as sacrifices each year from two to ten.
This made all the villagers very angry. Qingyun Village was just a small village with a population of only a few hundred people. If ten people died every year, within a few years, the entire village would be wiped out.
So, all the villagers rose up in resistance, but as mortals, they could hardly fight against the river monster, so they had to ask for help to subdue the monster.
It just so happened that in Heshi Village, a hundred miles away, there was a very famous little immortal. The village chief Xu Qingshan traveled a hundred miles to ask the immortal to subdue the demon.
The little god agreed immediately, but today was already the fifteenth day of the eighth month, and he hadn't even shown up. Naturally, the villagers were extremely anxious, after all, it was a matter of their lives.
Qingyun Village, inside an ancestral hall.
The statue of King Qingjiang is filled with incense burners and offerings, with smoke curling around it.
The place which should have been solemn and dignified was now bustling and noisy, just like a vegetable market, extremely noisy.
The villagers were so anxious that they were spinning around. Many impulsive people even asked directly, "Village chief, where is the little god you invited? Could it be that he got scared and didn't come?"
"Yes! Village chief, King Qingjiang is coming to the village soon to take away the boys and girls. If he doesn't show up, what should we do?"
"Yes! Yes!"
………………The village chief, Xu Qingshan, is a fifty-year-old man. He wears coarse cloth clothes. Although the color is mottled, they are neat and clean, revealing a simple yet dignified temperament.
At this time, Xu Qingshan's heart was also beating fast. When he first met the little fairy that day, the other party had agreed to come, so why didn't he come now?
However, in order to reassure the villagers, he still pretended to be calm and said, "Why rush? Isn't the Qingjiang King coming? When he appears, the little fairy will naturally take action."
I have to say that the village chief is quite majestic. As soon as he speaks, the entire ancestral hall immediately becomes quiet.
Thinking about the village chief's past behavior and character, they believed that he would not let innocent people off the hook, so the villagers chose to believe what he said.
Besides, at this point, they have no choice but to go down this path.
"Hahaha!"
Suddenly, a hearty laugh was heard, and above the ancestral hall, a huge black shadow appeared above everyone's heads.
This is a gigantic black fish monster. Its body is huge, like a giant beast lurking in the night, and its body is covered with shiny black scales.
The villagers laughed out loud at this moment, and they felt their eardrums trembling, as if someone was beating drums and gongs in their ears, which was very uncomfortable.
Before everyone could react, the black fish demon's cold voice sounded again, "Not only do you not want to sacrifice boys and girls, but you even dream of asking monks to get rid of me."
"If you can invite the gods from heaven to come down to earth, I will really be afraid and might even flee from here."
"You can invite a little immortal. It's obvious that he's not very old and his cultivation level is not high. If he comes, he will just add more food to my meal."
"Now that this person hasn't shown up, I'll start with you and devour everyone in this village."
"My cultivation will be able to reach a higher level. By then, if the people from Heavenly Court really come to trouble me, they will have already left."
As it spoke, its eyes were like two cold rays in the abyss, flashing a cold light, and it looked at the villagers as if they were a delicious dish.
I have to say that this Southern Continent is indeed a good place. There are many human beings everywhere. There is only a small village, but there are so many human blood foods.
It would be nice if I could stay longer.
However, the black fish demon also knew that its actions would definitely attract the soldiers from the Heavenly Palace or the Taoist monks to hunt it down.
Therefore, it plans to make money and leave.
"What should I do? King Qingjiang is here."
"I said that I shouldn't have believed in that little fairy. He was only in his teens, how powerful could he be?"
"Yes. If I had known this, I would have sold everything I had and went to the temple to ask the heavenly soldiers to come down and subdue the demon."
The villagers were in a panic, but it was not that they did not want to ask some powerful gods to come and kill the black fish monster.
Just praying to gods and Buddhas requires others to respond to your request!
The gods and immortals are all high and mighty beings, and they basically will not respond to the requests of ordinary people.
(End of this chapter)