Thousands of Taoist priests in Chaotian Temple have been doing rituals and praying for rain at this altar for dozens of days, but there has been no movement from God. Not to mention that the people and officials looked at them with very doubtful eyes, and even the Taoist priests' own confidence
Almost collapsed.
Since rain did not come, I had no choice but to blame those monks.
"This damn weather, if it continues to shine any longer, the ground will be scorched!"
"The fire spirit is too strong! The rain will not come!"
Master Kong Xian was wiping his sweat with a sweat towel under his umbrella, and he was also a little anxious.
He couldn't help but think of his own origin.
I think he was just a young Taoist priest at Chaotian Temple in Xingzhou County of Ulan State. Because he violated the precepts and was not taboo with women, he was kicked out of the Taoist temple and became a wild Taoist priest. Later, he traveled around for decades.
By chance and accident, he broke through to the warrior realm, became an immortal cultivator, and saw a lot of the world.
Although he became an immortal cultivator, he was only at the first level of Qi Refining in his late middle age. This cultivation of immortality has long since stopped, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to reach the next level. He has no idea of cultivating immortals, and just wants to live in this secular country.
, have a good time and make up for all the things you have never enjoyed before.
A few years ago, he returned to Chaotian Temple, took over the position of its leader, and drove away all the old-fashioned Taoist priests who had driven him away in the past, avenging his previous shame.
Besides, he also has some skills at hand. He can cast one or two small spells, turn small clouds into small clouds, and create light rain, which is enough to fool ordinary people who have never seen the world, and make countless ordinary people in Xingzhou become immortals.
For a time, Chaotian Temple was very popular and attracted thousands of Taoist priests from all over the world. It became a famous Taoist temple in Xingzhou County.
This time there was a severe drought in Xingzhou County, so the county government paid a lot of money to ask Chaotian Temple to perform a great ritual to pray for rain.
Unexpectedly, Master Wu from Tianluo Temple learned the news and came with his crowd. They gave away ordinary money and wanted to pray for rain together and compete with Chaotian Temple.
Destroying a person's wealth is like killing his parents.
Master Kong Xian was naturally angry with Monk Wu, the abbot of Tianluo Temple.
"That old Taoist man is probably cursing me!"
On another altar, the fat-headed Master Wu was lying on a bamboo couch. The bamboo couch almost sank under the weight of his fat body, which weighed hundreds of kilograms. Next to the bamboo couch was a large spiritual shovel.
. He was fanning a big pipa fan with one hand, looking at the Taoist priests looking towards the sky from a distance, with a ferocious expression on his eyes.
Several young monks were surrounding him, fanning fiercely at him from all sides to drive away the heat.
"Teacher! I heard that Immortal Master Kong is very famous in Xingzhou County. He can move clouds, make rain, and perform immortal magic! My disciple has seen it with his own eyes before. He breathed out a breath of immortal energy and summoned a cloud and rain.
Then it started falling with a crashing sound."
"I don't know what happened this time, but his immortal magic didn't work! If he really asks for rain, our Tianluo Temple's reputation will be overshadowed by their Chaotian Temple."
"Hee! I'm afraid that the old Taoist has done too many evil things and used up all his magic power in the belly of women. I have long heard that he does not abstain from women's sex, is extravagant, hides women in Taoist temples, and does some shameful things.
He deserves his bad luck!"
The little monk talked a lot.
"It's weird that he can ask for rain in this damn weather! Even if he has ten times more power, he can't even ask for rain."
Lord Wu shook his head.
"Master, what if he gets angry and starts a fight with us?"
The young monks were somewhat in awe of Master Kong Xian. Master Kong Xian was much more famous than their master, Master Wu.
Lord Wu snorted coldly, "With his little weight, how could I not know that he is just a trick to fool people. I am not someone to be trifled with. If he dares to come over, I will chop him with a shovel! Look at what he has
A few Baidu Tieba startups don’t have the brains to produce words.”
He had known Taoist Master Kong for a long time.
While traveling abroad a few years ago, he met Taoist Kong in the spiritual land of Xingzhou.
This Taoist priest was at the first level of Qi Refining. He worked hard to earn a few spiritual stones and only learned one or two spiritual rain techniques and water arrow techniques.
Many people in the world don't know what the Spiritual Rain Technique is, but he knows it very well.
This spiritual rain technique is just a small spell used by immortal cultivators to water their spiritual fields. It cannot be used to fight magic, and it cannot be put on the stage in the world of spiritual cultivation. The water arrow technique can be used to fight magic, but it is also very weak.
He, Master Wu, also has magic power, but he doesn't know magic.
Later, he became the abbot of Tianluo Temple. Taoist Kong went to Chaotian Temple and became a decent Kongxian Master by relying on his Lingyu Technique. Others didn't know it, but they really thought that Kongxian Master had a few brushes and was better than him.
sharp.
If he were to fight alone, he could knock Master Kong Xian to the ground with just one move of his shovel.
Ye Chen put on a Taoist robe and came near the outside of Xingcheng.
Outside the city, there are two huge altars built with giant trees, where thousands of Taoist priests and monks are offering sacrifices to the sky to pray for rain.
He was a little confused and wanted to see how these secular Taoist monks prayed for rain, so he mingled with the crowd of common people to watch.
Tens of thousands of ordinary people in Xingcheng were watching to pray for rain. Traffickers, merchants, big and small officials, and thousands of Taoist priests. The monks had been praying for rain for several months, and they had long complained in their hearts. Master Kong Xian and
In awe of Master Wu, they did not dare to say evil words. They were afraid of angering God and making the drought last longer. Relying on rain from God was their only hope. No one dared to offend those Taoist monks at this time.
Ye Chen looked at it for a while and found it boring. These Taoist priests and monks were not casting any magic spells, but some secular Taoist priests were using rituals to make money.
Ye Chen turned around and headed towards the city gate.
Xingcheng is the capital of the prefecture and county. There are a large number of caravans, passers-by, and wealthy people driving horse-drawn carriages and ox-drawn carts, queuing up to enter the city.
Ye Chen lined up to enter the city gate, but was stopped by the strong soldiers guarding the city gate.
"Where did the Taoist priest come from? Is there a way to guide him?"
the soldier shouted.
"Do you need a road guide to enter the city? I haven't seen any need for a road guide in other cities in Ulan Kingdom."
Ye Chen was surprised.
"It was not necessary in the past. But now that there is famine and chaos, who knows if you are a traitor and a traitor who wants to sneak into the city and wait for an opportunity to cause trouble! Anyone who is not a resident of the city and has no way to guide him is not allowed to enter the city. Let's go!"
The soldier shouted and waved his hands to drive him away. With his mortal eyes, the soldier could not see Ye Chen's cultivation level.
Ye Chen was speechless and touched his nose feeling bored.
He originally wanted to go to the city to inquire about the drought situation, but he didn't expect that he couldn't enter the city.
A dignified immortal cultivator cannot enter a secular city. If the disciples of the immortal sect find out, it will be a big loss.
If he had not disguised himself as an ordinary Taoist priest and directly revealed his identity as a monk from the Tianxu Sect, he would not have gone to such trouble and would have just asked the county officials to come out to greet him.
But in this way, he may not be able to get the disaster situation he wants to know.
Standing in the light, you can always see more things than in the dark.
Do you want him to use the invisibility technique to enter the city invisibly? Using the methods of an immortal cultivator just to enter the city would be a bit overkill.
Ye Chen was speechless. He didn't want to use the invisibility spell in public, so he could only turn around and leave.
He saw a notice posted at the city gate, with several soldiers in armor standing guard under the notice. "Xingzhou County is looking for capable people and strangers to eliminate the drought!" "This notice has been out for more than half a year. Xingzhou
All the capable people and strangers in the county are already in the palace of the princess, and no one can alleviate the severe drought." Many pedestrians and business travelers coming and going in and out of the city were near the announcement, and there was a lot of discussion.
Ye Chen's heart moved and he walked over to watch.
The notice said that as long as the list was revealed, one could go to the princess's mansion and receive preferential treatment and rewards from the princess's mansion. If the drought could be alleviated, there would be a huge reward.
"If a capable person and stranger is revealed, he can enter the city! And he can become a distinguished guest in the princess's palace."
Ye Chen pondered for a moment.
This method is simpler and less laborious than using invisibility to enter the city. He disguises himself as an ordinary monk and sneaks into the county to inquire about the situation, and can easily find out the real disaster situation.
When Ye Chen thought of this, he stepped forward and took off a notice posted on the city wall in front of the soldiers.
"Someone has revealed the list!"
"He is a Taoist priest, and another capable person has come to reveal his identity!"
"I wonder what he is capable of and dares to expose the list!"
The crowd watching the announcement at the city gate suddenly went into an uproar. There were many people watching, but there might not be one person who dared to reveal the announcement in ten and a half months. The person who unveiled the announcement was wearing a Taoist robe and was obviously a Taoist priest.
"Who are you, your Excellency?"
The soldiers guarding the bottom of the list, irritated by the scorching sun, stared at Ye Chen, seeing that he was so young and did not look like a Taoist priest at all, so they couldn't help shouting.
"I am a monk from other places, and happened to pass by Xingzhou County. I once studied under a teacher elsewhere, and I know some magic. Although I am weak, I can still contribute a little to the princess. I will reveal the list now, can you go?
Princess’s Mansion?”
Ye Chen smiled.
"It turns out to be a wild Taoist priest from outside!"
"It's not just nonsense!"
The soldiers looked at Ye Chen with extremely suspicious eyes and discussed among themselves.
Since Xingzhou County announced its search for talented people, many swindlers have come to the princess's mansion to steal food and drinks under the guise of talented people and strangers. They spent a lot of money, but nothing was done.
For this reason, they were often reprimanded by their superiors.
Although Master Kong Xian and Master Wu were not able to pray for rain, they did have magical powers and were extremely famous in Xingzhou County. Most of the "skilled people and strangers" who cheated on food and drink were even two.
Not even one of my fingers can compare.
The soldiers did not dare to expose the list to just anyone, so they took them all to the princess's mansion.
"Go and invite Master Kong and Master Wu! Master Kong and Master Wu are real masters. They can definitely tell them apart at a glance."
The soldiers quickly made up their minds. A soldier captain reported it to a fifth-grade city guard at the city gate, and someone revealed the list.
The fifth-grade city guard then ran to the altar not far away and asked Master Kong Xian and Master Wu to come and identify the authenticity of this capable man.
At the bulletin board at the city gate, someone unveiled the list. It had already attracted the attention of the people outside the city, as well as the Taoist monks on the altar.
Soon, Master Kong Xian came towards the announcement office with a serious face.
He was followed by more than a dozen Taoist priests. The Taoist priests were cursing and rolling up their sleeves, and they were very angry. "Where are these wild Taoist priests? They have lost their eyesight and dare to come and compete with us for their jobs!"
And the fat-headed Master Wu couldn't stand the heat on the altar for a long time. When he saw the city guard at the city gate coming to invite him to come over, he just found an excuse to get down from the high altar and go to the city gate to find a shade.
Take a break.
A small group of Taoist priests and a small group of monks. When the two groups collided, they couldn't help but snort.
They came near the city gate, and the fifth-grade city guard pointed towards the young Taoist priest who had revealed his identity.
Master Kong Xian looked at it proudly, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat. Those ordinary people couldn't see it, but he was an immortal cultivator. How could he not see that this person had magical power, and it was unfathomable?
At a higher level, you only know how strong you are, but you don’t know how strong you are.
He was only at the first level of Qi Refining, and he couldn't see the depth of this young monk at all. As he got closer, he felt a pressure that made it difficult for him to breathe.