Start as a Temple Spirit

Chapter 262: The Divine Elephant

"The one who uses the sword?" Shang Liangshan frowned and asked, "There is indeed a masked man who uses the sword. He should not be from your Sword Pavilion, right?"

The reason why he frowned was because he felt a sense of evil from the masked man through the sight and perception shared with Lei Jiao.

If this person is really from Jiange, then Shang Liangshan will have to re-examine Jiange.

"Originally, he was, but he was possessed by a demon. Now he is a disciple of our Sword Pavilion. Did the Thunder Dragon hurt him?" Jian Shisan asked anxiously.

"I sensed an evil nature in him, so I had the Thunder Dragon focus on attacking him. Although he was not seriously injured, he was not feeling well either. He should be being hunted down by his opponent, the fire elemental expert."

"That's great." Jian Shisan clapped his hands happily and took out the communication talisman to send a message.

Shang Liangshan saw this and couldn't help but think: "Shouldn't you immediately ride your sword to chase the traitor? Why are you spreading the news?"

Taoist Xuan Ce saw Shang Liangshan's puzzled expression and knew what he was thinking, so he explained: "Thirteen is not good at tracking, and there is a special department to hunt down traitors. This involves responsibilities and powers, and cannot be crossed lightly."

"The traitor is right before our eyes, so we can't just ignore him?" Shang Liangshan blurted out.

“Of course you can cross, but…” Taoist Xuan Ce stopped there.

Shang Liangshan understood that he could kill beyond his authority, but there would be follow-up reactions.

As we all know, the power of violent departments has always been very high, and this power must be valued.

Just imagine, if you exceeded your authority and did another department's work and achieved great success, what kind of reaction would be caused? Then you will understand why Jian Shisan did not chase after him immediately but instead sent a message.

The sound of footsteps could be heard. It was the old clan leader who had returned. He said to Taoist Xuan Ce, "The matter has been passed down. It can be spread tonight."

"Thank you for your hard work. Come, I'll pour you some tea."

"No, I can't bear it."

"Bullshit, have some tea."

"Ok."

"How's the food?"

"Almost done. Just wait for another half an incense stick and it will be ready to serve."

“Are there enough hard dishes?”

"Enough!" The old patriarch began to announce the names of the dishes.

After sending the message, Jian Shisan listened to the conversation between the two and felt a little confused. Where is the hermit master?

Shang Liangshan has gotten used to this.

Last time, Taoist Xuan Ce got drunk and wanted to pull the old clan leader and others to become sworn brothers, but Liu Weizi stopped them.

This is also the origin of Xiao Wu and Xiao Huo. Taoist Xuan Ce is much more temperamental than Taoist Xuan Zhen.

As soon as the dishes were served and the wine was drunk, all worries were immediately forgotten and all that mattered was toasting each other.

Taoist Xuan Ce and Jian Shisan stayed in Xuanyuan for one night and then said goodbye and left.

The former had to return to the sect for retreat, while the latter obeyed the order and rushed back to the sect to report.

After seeing the two off, Shang Liangshan suddenly felt itchy and wanted to go fishing.

So he and the old patriarch, Lao Liu, took the wolf cub and went upstream from the newly built wooden bridge in the north.

It's really the people in power who are not doing their jobs.

The market was still bustling as always, but all the caravan elders seemed to be in a bad mood today.

This is thanks to the topic that was discussed halfway through the Heritage dinner last night: robbery.

If I had just told the story blankly, it wouldn't have made all the caravan leaders so angry.

The problem is that some victims, under the influence of alcohol, told us about the tragic conditions that occurred in their villages after being robbed and plundered.

Liu Yu, the profiteer, was so miserable that he wiped his tears and shouted: "Brothers, you still have me." Then he provided material assistance and won a wave of heartfelt goodwill.

If it weren't for Yifeng knowing that this was an emergency, one would have thought that Liu Yu arranged this scene just for show and to compete with the actors.

In the pavilion, Manshan looked at Yifeng who was drinking porridge and whispered, "Once the robbery spreads, it will bring trouble to Forgotten Township."

"I have thought about this issue, but I cannot ignore everyone's safety because I am worried about causing trouble." Yifeng said righteously.

"Brother Feng is so kind. We will remember this friendship. There may be a fierce battle between strong men in the Shiwan Mountains in the near future. Please tell the temple spirits in your hometown that if there are strong men dressed like us fighting with outsiders near Forgotten Township, please forgive us."

"I understand." Yifeng nodded, put down the porridge, picked up the vegetable cup beside him and clinked glasses with Manshan.

Compared with the possible trouble caused by the spread of news, it is undoubtedly a gain to be able to control the situation and gain the friendship of the villagers and village strongholds.

Moreover, Yifeng believed that Taoist Xuan Ce would publicize the contribution of Forgotten Township in this incident.

By then, Forgotten Township will gain the favor of the sects in the Ten Thousand Mountains, which will make those who covet the market keep it in mind.

When the trouble is compared with the benefits, it is not a big deal.

The bustling market became quiet on the third day as the caravans set out on their return journey.

The episode was that the old patriarch was unwilling to see off Elder Zhu.

Yifeng could only ask Shang Liangshan for help, and the latter could only invite the old patriarch to go fishing, thus achieving a situation of seeing them off from across the river.

It caused waves of laughter and suppressed laughter.

At dusk, the black ship named Forgotten One ended its sea trial and returned to the Forgotten Township Pier.

Liu Yu looked at the brand new Forgotten One, which was slightly smaller than his own merchant ship, and asked the Temple Guards' Foreign Affairs Team on the disembarkation about the sea trial.

In the temple pavilion, Shang Liangshan looked at the ten one-meter-high wooden statues of scholars and wondered how to consecrate them.

It feels quite strange to consecrate my own statue.

"Liangshan, there are three best effects of consecration. The first is to make the deity full of majesty and sacredness, the second is to be able to show miracles, and the third is to be able to construct a void passage in the temple." The old patriarch stated the key points of consecration.

"The first point is fine. As for the second and third points, it depends on whether the power of faith can reach the requirements of opening a void passage in the temple." Shang Liangshan pondered.

"It should be possible to meet the requirements. This time, we will only build ten temples. With Liangshan's over 100,000 believers, once the temples are built and the believers go to worship, the power of faith collected will be a huge energy."

"I hope so." Shang Liangshan nodded, stood up and walked towards the sacred statue, formed seals with his hands, and softly uttered the word "Lin".

With a humming sound, a majestic word "Lin" emitting a holy white light was imprinted on the divine image.

The divine elephant trembled, and a holy white light emanated from its entire body, before it disappeared into the divine elephant.

"Swoosh" a tiny stream of black and white light shot out from Shang Liangshan's brow and imprinted on the brow of the divine elephant.

This black and white flowing light is exactly the spiritual appearance of Tai Chi, a ray of spiritual charm.

The spiritual charm penetrated into the center of the divine elephant's brow, rippling layers of black and white light, refining the divine elephant and making it more agile.

"Good, good, good." The old patriarch who witnessed everything cheered as he watched the elephant become lively, majestic and sacred.

"As long as you are satisfied, I have invested a lot of money." Shang Liangshan said with a breath of fresh air.

This is true, in order to make the statue appear lively, majestic and sacred.

He extracted the spiritual charm of the word "Lin" and the spiritual charm of the spiritual image and integrated them into the divine image.