Start as a Temple Spirit

Chapter 287 Don’t take the usual path

Yibao wiped the rain off his face, looked at the round table-sized stone on the river bank, and said thoughtfully: "Put it aside for now, and study how to use it tomorrow before moving."

Shi Tou nodded when he heard this. The large boulders could indeed be used, for example to build a defense line, carve some stone beasts to enhance the appearance, etc.

Having said that, I can't help but admire their great spirit.

Although the night battle at Yanfeng was far away from here, its momentum was astonishing.

But they were still taking precautions against floods as if nothing had happened, and they turned a blind eye to the battle situation, as if it had nothing to do with them.

What caused them to do this was blind trust.

They believe that their temple spirit can defeat the invading enemies, so they just need to do their own thing.

This is indeed the case. Although they did not see the outcome of the fierce battle, the Tai Chi diagram of the plundering clouds in the sky is enough to explain everything.

As the three people emerged from the temple courtyard, they heard a series of "dong dong" sounds.

"What's going on?" Fangkuai asked, scratching his head.

"It should be that the Mountain and River Seal is about to be upgraded." The soil layer said to the grass who was sensing with his eyes closed.

Xiaocao opened his eyes and was about to speak when he saw golden light blooming from the rock peak, painting the entire rock peak with dazzling golden light.

This is not the end yet, the golden light quickly spread to the rock wall and the connected village wall, forming a dazzling golden circle.

Golden light danced in the air, as if countless elves were dancing happily.

As the light grew stronger, the rock peak began to tremble slightly, as if some power was awakening within it.

The stones and soil on the ground of the village also began to emit a faint golden light, as if they were infected by this power.

"This is..." Yihuo, who rushed to the top of the rock, asked in doubt.

Because the changes in the village at this time were so shocking.

As far as the eye can see, the entire village is bathed in golden light.

"Look, the dead trees are coming back to life and new grass is growing on them!" A cry of surprise came from the village wall.

The old patriarch and others looked in the direction of the sound and saw that fresh branches had broken through the soil at the base of the dead trees on both sides of the village wall and were growing at a very fast rate, which could be called a plant miracle.

Naturally, plant miracles occur not only on both sides of the village wall, but everywhere.

This made the villagers who came out of their houses and courtyards look at everything around them in shock.

The golden light is dazzling, and the vegetables in the yard are bathed in the golden light and grow rapidly.

The growth rate of the big trees on both sides of the rural road is even more amazing.

It surprised people and caused a lot of discussion.

In the pavilion, Shang Liangshan looked at the village shrouded in golden light and said in surprise: "I didn't expect that after Chuheyin was promoted to the seventh rank, the expanded area would be so large."

"A seventh-grade Taoist master is proficient in all mysteries. With the help of the golden dragon of luck, it is normal for the Taoist temple to cover the entire village. And this is just the beginning." Taoist Master Xuanzhen explained, stroking his beard.

This is the benefit of being knowledgeable, you can solve problems just by opening your mouth.

"Liangshan, Liangshan, what happened?" Yihuo ran over ecstatically, without any of the calmness that an elder should have.

Suddenly, there was a strong vibration, and the entire rock peak seemed to be shaken by a powerful force.

The golden light burst out instantly, illuminating the entire sky. A golden pillar of light shot up into the sky, as if a golden deity was about to appear in the world.

Such a strange thing that illuminates the night sky naturally attracted everyone's attention and surprise.

"So that's how it is." Shang Liangshan and Taoist Xuanzhen looked at the golden beam of light rising from the rock peak with a look of realization.

In the dazzling beam of light, a figure gradually emerged.

It is tall, covered in golden light, and wearing golden rock armor, as if it is a god of war.

The only flaw is that its eyes are flashing with confusion, making it look very silly.

This is the spirit of the Mountain and River Seal. It does not follow the usual path. It was conceived and born from the rock peak, one spirit and two fetuses.

This is also the reason why Shang Liangshan did not realize that the Mountain and River Seal gave birth to spiritual intelligence, because people did not give birth to spiritual intelligence in the Mountain and River Seal at all, but under the rock peak, and this was the point of negligence.

"Liang Shan, your spiritual weapon is really unusual." Taoist Xuan Ce said this, and suddenly remembered something. He patted his forehead, handed Liang Shan a wooden box and said, "I heard from Xiao Yu that you were looking for thousand-year-old tree crystals for Xiao Cao to break through the bottleneck of his bloodline, so I brought it to you."

Shang Liangshan happily put it away and was about to express his gratitude when the old patriarch, Yijin and Yihuo, who had run to the pavilion, beat him to it.

They expressed their most sincere thanks to Taoist Xuanzhen with grateful faces, and did not stop until the mountain spirit in the light column let out a roar, and then they all looked in the direction of the sound.

In the beam of light, a huge armored mountain spirit looked up to the sky and howled, as if announcing its birth.

"Stop shouting, big guy. Go back to the Mountain and River Seal and condense your true body." In the temple courtyard, Fangkuai shouted towards the forest.

This was what the soil layer asked him to shout, the reason being that the mountain spirit at this moment was only superficial and needed to condense its true body to stabilize its realm.

"Okay." The golden-armored mountain spirit responded unfamiliarly. After bowing to Shang Liangshan in the pavilion, it and the golden light column quickly shrank back into the rock peak.

At the same time, the golden light of the village slowly faded and disappeared underground.

Although the golden light disappeared, the lights remained. After people adjusted to the light, they suddenly found that the scenery of the village had changed.

The big trees on both sides of the country road have become extremely tall, like giant umbrellas opened up, growing lushly and emitting a green glow.

"Look, there are vines growing on the rock wall, and there are flowers blooming." A sharp-eyed child shouted, pointing at the changed rock wall covered with vines.

When people heard this, they looked and saw that the originally bare rock wall was now covered with green vines and blooming flowers.

This scene made them all open their mouths wide. The change and visual impact were really too great.

However, the greatest shock came to the guards on duty on the village wall, who witnessed a miracle.

With the blessing of the golden light, the round log that originally served as the foundation suddenly came back to life, and three branches grew out from both sides of the village wall.

Under the watchful eyes, the branches grew rapidly straight up to the sky. When they reached a height of thirty-five meters, they began to spread out, becoming thicker and stronger, and only stopped growing when the golden light faded.

The whole process only took half an incense stick of time, but what caught the eyes of the guards now were three large trees that were staggered front and back every fifty meters.

In the night, the big tree emits a golden glow, with golden branches and green leaves.

Its bark has rock patterns and emits a golden glow. Its straight trunk is as thick as an adult's embrace, giving people a sense of indestructibility, just like a golden-armored warrior. The tree is spiritual.

"Bang" one of the guards couldn't resist his curiosity and punched the tree trunk with a muffled sound. In front of everyone's astonished eyes, the guard clasped his fists and cried out in pain.

This is a hit on the wall.

“That’s right.” The third captain of the guard team, Yiluo, glared at his subordinates who were shouting in pain with fists clasped together, and said while touching the stone-grained bark, “This is a miracle tree, a guardian tree of the village, and it must not be offended.”