landbeastnovel Chapter 81 I'll apologize to your mother!!!
Chapter 81 I'll apologize to your mother!!!
Chapter 81 I'll apologize to your mother!!! (First update, 4400 words)
Beihualou, the best hotel in Fengtian, is the final place of stay for many senior Taoist masters from outside the Great Wall.
Ordinary disciples of the Daoist sect, or ordinary Daoist disciples, lived in courtyards arranged by the authorities next to the site of the Luo Tian Great Awakening Altar.
As the Jade Temple possesses the celestial deity of the world, it naturally also reserved a private courtyard here at Beihua Tower.
At six o'clock in the morning, the dawn was breaking and the sky was still dark.
Inside the courtyard, the main room was brightly lit and filled with Taoist priests dressed in emerald green robes, each with a look of exhaustion and solemnity from not having slept all night.
Last night, Zhao Bing, a disciple of Daoist Lingchen, was killed in the street.
The body was charred black, and the death was gruesome.
The four bodies were dragged back in the middle of the night.
This was nothing short of a resounding slap in the face for the Jade Temple.
That's incredibly disrespectful.
Regardless of the circumstances, the Jade Temple is a Taoist sect presided over by the current Celestial Venerable.
How could they kill the disciples of the Jade Temple right in front of everyone?
Of course, the disciples of their own Jade Temple were also truly despicable.
I shouldn't have done that, I shouldn't have done that was the most despicable thing in the Taoist sects: kicking over someone's ancestral tablet and trampling on someone's patriarch.
This is precisely why Biyu Temple is caught in a dilemma.
Go and cause trouble for Lu Yuan?
If word gets out, all the Taoist sects in the world will despise the Jade Temple for producing such a wicked child; he deserves to die.
But if you just swallow this bitter pill and don't show any remorse—
It really brought shame to the Jade Temple.
After all, the Taoist sect where the Celestial Venerable of this era resides had its disciples killed outside, yet they didn't react at all.
Putting aside what outsiders think, the disciples within the temple themselves will feel disheartened.
After all, the Taoist sect is known for its fierce protection of its own.
Notorious for siding with relatives regardless of right or wrong!
If you offend the little lamp, the middle lamp will come; if you beat the middle lamp, the old lamp will come!
Basically, all Taoist sects are like this.
Even though Zhao Bing did things like kicking the ancestral tablet and stepping on the patriarch, in the eyes of his fellow disciples in the Taoist temple, this matter absolutely cannot be left unresolved!
And if we really talk about it, Lu Yuan went a bit too far.
You can severely injure him, leaving him barely alive.
You could even arrest them first and then send them back to the Jade Temple.
First, the Jade Temple revoked his jade register and removed him from the temple's name.
Then if you, Lu Yuan, kill him, the Jade Temple won't say anything.
The biggest mistake of all was killing him right there in the street!
But now we have another story.
The difficulty lies in this—
Hey!!
Zhao Bing wasn't actually killed by Lu Yuan!
He was shot and killed by a woman!
Good heavens, there's not a single clue they can find about Lu Yuan, but everyone knows that it's practically the same as Lu Yuan killing him. The senior Taoist priests of Biyu Temple discussed it all night but couldn't come to a conclusion.
It's already dawn, and everyone is waiting for a response from the Jade Temple.
final----
The abbot of the Jade Temple, Crane True Celestial Venerable, who had been resting with his eyes closed, slowly opened his eyes.
He emanated no magical power whatsoever, yet the atmosphere in the entire room seemed to sink.
"That's enough."
Crane True Celestial Venerable's voice was very soft, yet it drowned out all the noise.
Ultimately, the fault lies with us.
He waved his hand and stood up.
"Send someone to tell that kid to come over."
"At noon today, in front of all the major Taoist sects, I, Biyu Temple, will offer my apologies and respects at the Luotian Grand Ritual site."
"Let's just let this matter drop."
As soon as he finished speaking, Master Ling Chen, who was sitting at the end of the table, suddenly looked up, his face full of astonishment and resentment.
"Master?!"
"You're just going to let it go like that?!"
Originally, Crane True Celestial Venerable was not angry, or rather, he had been suppressing his anger and had not lashed out.
However, after Daoist Ling Chen finished speaking, Heavenly Venerable He Zhen became furious.
"How dare you say that?!"
He slammed his hand on the table and scolded Master Ling Chen, "Look at the mess your disciple has made!"
"This has brought shame upon the entire Jade Temple!!"
"If your foolish apprentice had done anything even slightly justifiable, we wouldn't be in such a passive position!"
When the Celestial Venerable was enraged, Daoist Ling Chen's face turned ashen, and he lowered his head deeply, daring not to utter another word.
Crane True Celestial Venerable surveyed his surroundings, taking in the varied expressions on the faces of everyone present.
Some people think that handling things gently like this is not a problem.
Some felt that this approach was too weak.
After all, the other party had killed a disciple of the Jade Temple right there in the street.
If we handle it this way, the other disciples in the Taoist temple may not be satisfied.
Taoist sects are known for protecting their own and favoring relatives over those in the right; this is a tradition ingrained in their very being.
In the midst of this eerie atmosphere, Crane True Celestial Venerable suddenly murmured, "A Celestial Master of eighteen or nineteen years old—unprecedented in history!"
When Crane True Celestial Venerable suddenly uttered these words, everyone was stunned for a moment.
Yes—yes!
I'd completely forgotten about that.
no----
Are there really celestial masters who are eighteen or nineteen years old?!
Zhenlong Temple?
I've never heard of this before.
Who is the abbot of Zhenlong Temple?
Who is Lu Yuan's master?
While everyone was still in a daze, Crane True Celestial Venerable spoke again, his tone tinged with weariness.
"If you are still not convinced, then let's consult the Grandmaster."
Fifteen minutes later.
Crane True Celestial Venerable turned around in front of the ancestral tablet, which rose straight up in the blue smoke without ever bending.
"Grandmaster agrees."
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He made the final decision.
"Send invitations to all sects: At noon today, in front of the Luo Tian Grand Ritual Altar, Lu Yuan will come to apologize and go through the motions, and this matter will be over!"
at the same time.
The three men and three horses sped off towards the dilapidated mountain god temple outside Fengtian City.
Not long after, Lu Yuan and his two companions, whose eyes were bloodshot from staying up all night, arrived at that familiar place.
Gu Qingwan slapped the top-level ominous spot of the twenty-star constellation to pieces.
That was also the last place I saw braised chicken.
Without a single wasted word, a simple altar was quickly set up.
Lu Yuan's face was ashen as he placed the charred yellow immortal tribulation knot in the center of the platform.
Three rough pottery bowls are arranged according to the three elements of "Heaven, Earth, and Man".
The Heavenly Bowl is filled with water without roots and contains a consecrated Bagua coin. A red thread is threaded through the coin's hole and tied to a knotted Heavenly Thunder Pearl.
The bowl is filled with pure soil three feet below the ground, with three grains of raw glutinous rice buried in the soil, and three pale blue tassels at the ends of the tribulation-crossing ritual placed inside.
The bowl, containing three drops of blood from Lu Yuan's middle finger mixed with cinnabar, was used to immerse the main body of Huang Xian's Tribulation Knot, leaving only the Merit Pearl exposed on the surface.
Xu Erxiao and Wang Chengan stood on the left and right, holding willow branches, dipping them in rooster blood, and drawing "door-closing talismans" to block out the cold wind from the outside.
Lu Yuan took off his outer garment, leaving only an undyed plain linen Taoist robe, signifying "naturalness and spiritual connection," and stood barefoot in front of the altar.
He took mulberry bark paper and quickly wrote the "Tracing the Origin Talisman" with a silver cinnabar brush. The core of the talisman was drawn with concentric spiral patterns, symbolizing the reversal of time.
The talisman burned in the candlelight, and the ashes fell into the blood and cinnabar liquid in the bowl.
The liquid immediately began to bubble, as if water were gently boiling.
Lu Yuan formed the "Spirit Chasing Seal" with both hands.
The left index finger is extended, while the other four fingers are clenched into a fist, symbolizing a "locating needle".
With the five fingers of the right hand spread out and slightly bent, it is shaped like a "claw of capture".
Clasp your hands together in front of your chest, close your eyes and concentrate, and recite the core mantra: "Heaven, Earth, and Man are my witnesses, and hair, essence, and blood are my proof."
"Now, through the blood pact, we communicate with the spirits and trace the traces of our former master."
"The latitude and longitude lines appear in the bowl, the scenery is revealed in the crystal!"
With each recitation of the incantation, a corresponding phenomenon appeared in the bowl:
When reciting "Heaven, Earth, and Man", the rainwater in the bowl in the Heaven position swirls counterclockwise.
When reciting "hair essence and blood", the glutinous rice in the bowl quickly turned black.
When reciting "seeking the original master", pale golden spots of light appeared on the surface of the blood and cinnabar liquid in the bowl, twinkling like a star map.
Lu Yuan suddenly opened his eyes, bit his tongue, and spat out a mouthful of True Yang Saliva into the air above the three bowls!
Amidst the billowing blood mist, the right sword finger swiftly struck the merit bead in the bowl at the figure's position, shouting: "Merit as the guide, the remnant spirit manifests!"
The Merit Pearl shone with milky white light, and three bowls of mist rose into the sky, weaving together in mid-air to form a hazy curtain of light.
The scene in the light screen flickered and then finally froze.
It was a birch forest, and from an overhead view, every trace was clearly visible.
Nine jet-black triangular caltrops were nailed to the birch trunk on the east side, with a few broken golden-white hairs hanging from their tips!
[Scattered yellow talismans on the ground to the west, the talisman heads are twisted with the character "禁" (forbidden), the talisman cores are drawn with a birdcage, and the talisman footprints are blurred and resemble the word "锁灵" (locking spirit).]
[A broken, thin copper chain lay discarded in the grass on the south side, the character "镇" (zhen, meaning "town") engraved in reverse, stained with black blood and yellow fur.]
[The claw marks of the Yellow Immortal, the prints of cloth shoes, and the small, round indentations are arranged in a regular pattern, resembling a magical implement striking the ground.]
Six small apricot-yellow flags were planted along the edge of the open space; most of the flags were burned, leaving only the cinnabar-colored array patterns.
The flagpole is made from lightning-struck wood, with rough shavings.
A complete and vicious magic array designed to surround and kill or capture alive!
Just as the light screen was about to dissipate, Lu Yuan made a grasping motion with his left hand and uttered a low shout: "Residual spirit returns to its origin, remaining energy attaches to form!"
"Three strands of hair on the barbed wire, a single thread of spirit in the ash of the talisman!"
"The copper chains exude a bloody aura, the battle flags retain their lingering charm."
"Hear my decree and immediately sign this document."
Within the light curtain, hair, talisman ash, and blood vapor transformed into several strands of faint light, piercing through the illusory curtain and binding the altar with the tribulation-crossing knot.
The Merit Bead suddenly emitted a cold, repulsive sensation.
Lu Yuan changed his gesture, switching from receiving to guiding.
With his right index finger, he drew the character "显" (manifest) on the surface of the merit bead, gathered the power of the mantra at one point, and whispered: "Different things mixed together, those of the same origin repel each other."
"The luster of pearls serves as a mirror, reflecting your true form."
"Show!"
The milky white light from the merit bead contracted into a fiber and shot towards the gap in the second birch root on the east side of the light curtain.
Where the withered leaves partially concealed the soil, the beam of light shone down, making the earth glow with a faint emerald luster.
It's you!
Lu Yuanzhen transformed his Qi into a thread, probed into the illusory light screen, and suddenly flicked it towards the fluorescent light!
"Pop"
A soft, melodious sound rang out!
He actually pulled a wisp of emerald light, solid as a tangible object, from the scene of the "past"!
The light fell into the bowl and touched the glutinous rice that had turned into charcoal.
"Hiss—!"
The black and gray ash swirls up and coalesces again above the rim of the bowl!
A jade tablet, about half the size of a palm, slowly appeared.
The jade plaque is crystal clear, like ice jade, with fine wave patterns carved on the edges.
On the front, there is an engraved image of a three-story Taoist temple, and the plaque bears two ancient seal characters:
jasper!
Lu Yuan's pupils suddenly contracted.
He stared intently at the back of the jade plaque, where four lines of inscription were carved in tiny, fine characters.
"The purple aura from the east condenses into emerald green."
"This essence is nurtured in the cold pools of the North."
"Seeing the famous jade is no exaggeration."
"The spirit is truly locked away and offered to the Supreme Purity!"
Upon seeing the four inscriptions in front of him, Lu Yuan's bloodshot eyes hardened.
"Fuck him!"
"Jade Temple!"
The next moment, Lu Yuan turned and left: "Let's go!"
"Let's go find the Jade Temple!!"
Eight o'clock in the morning.
Crane-Patrolling Celestial Venerable sat cross-legged on the futon, cold sweat seeping from his forehead and soaking his temples.
Before the memorial tablet in front of him, a few broken incense sticks were stuck in the incense burner.
Blasted.
His head was about to explode.
The Heavenly Venerable Crane's itinerary was originally quite packed today.
Having just arrived in Fengtian City, there were many things to do, but now all of them have been pushed aside by the Crane Patrol Celestial Venerable.
Crane Patrol Celestial Venerable had absolutely no idea what was going on. Why were his patriarch and master acting like they couldn't be appeased?!
He has offered incense six times since last night.
Six times, all of them were bad!
The first time, the smoke didn't form a thread, but scattered like tangled hemp, making his eyes water.
The second time, the incense burned weakly, and the lit incense sticks seemed to have been soaked in water, flickering unpredictably.
Finally, it even emitted a pungent, burning aroma of dried chili peppers!
What happened next was absolutely horrifying.
Before the incense ash even settled, it suddenly exploded in the air with a "pop," sparks flying everywhere like will-o'-the-wisps!
This frightened the Heavenly Venerable Crane Patrol so much that he dared not order any more and dared not ask any more questions.
The current Crane Patrol Celestial Venerable is completely dumbfounded.
no----
What does this mean?!
I haven't done anything that's morally reprehensible, have I?
Crane-Patrolling Celestial Venerable even reflected on his childhood habit of peeping at young girls bathing.
How could the founder and his master be so angry?
For a moment, even the Heavenly Venerable Crane Patrol wondered if his time was up.
Or has my great calamity arrived?
Is this a warning from the patriarch or one's own teacher?
Anyway, the Crane Patrol Celestial Venerable is so scared that he doesn't even dare to leave the house.
He was terrified that the moment his left foot stepped out the door, his back foot would slip and he would crash headfirst into the doorframe and die.
Crane-Patrolling Celestial Venerable felt this was very likely, after all, it had just snowed outside the pass yesterday.
Um----
That's impossible!
mother----
What on earth happened?!
This is nothing serious!
At this moment, the Heavenly Venerable Crane's mind was in turmoil, and he frantically chanted the true scriptures, praying for the Patriarch's guidance.
Just then, Song Yan rushed in, scrambling and stumbling, saying, "Master!!!"
"Master!!"
"Got it!!! I know what it is!!"
"Master, look!!"
Crane Patrol Celestial Venerable suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes bloodshot, staring intently at his disciple.
Then Song Yan slid down from the doorway to his knees and slid right down in front of Crane Patrol Celestial Venerable.
Then he stuffed the invitation directly into the hands of Crane Patrol Celestial Venerable.
"It's a post from Jade Temple!"
Song Yan was panting heavily. Just now at the gate, Song Yan received a message from Biyu Temple and asked about the situation briefly.
Song Yan then understood why his ancestor and his master had been fighting all night and he couldn't coax them back!
Crane-Patrolling Celestial Venerable snatched the invitation, his fingers trembling, and asked urgently, "What's wrong? Speak quickly! Is it related to the Jade Temple?"
Song Yan finally caught his breath and roared, his face deathly pale, "Yes!!"
"No—it's not just a matter of connection; the root of the problem lies with my junior brother!"
"That bolt of lightning last night was summoned by Junior Brother Lu Yuan!"
"The two brothers were working in the opera troupe in the old city. They had just gone inside when those four beasts from the Jade Temple kicked down their junior brother's altar outside!"
Then, Song Yan gasped for breath and quickly added, "Then he kicked the ancestral tablet of the True Dragon Temple into the mud, and then stomped on it!!"
Crane-Patrolling Celestial Venerable: "????"
The ancestral tablet of the founder of Zhenlong Temple?
His mind went blank, as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer.
The neck of the Crane Celestial Venerable, like a rusty gear, turned inch by inch toward the altar.
[The True Man Who Responds to the Origin of the Nine Heavens and Enforces the Laws, the Heavenly Venerable Who Controls Thunder, the Golden Thunder Who Breaks Through Illusions, and the Master of the Nine Thunders]
Crane-Patrolling Celestial Venerable: "????"
Holy shit!!!
Lu Yuan's ancestor is none other than my ancestor!
The founder of Zhenlong Temple is none other than the founder of my Tianlong Temple!
damn it!!
So the roots are right here!
That dog-like Jade Temple kicked my Heavenly Dragon Temple's founder!
Meanwhile, the site of the Luotian Grand Ritual Altar.
In the center of the bustling venue, a somber atmosphere prevailed.
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Lu Yuan glared at Crane True Celestial Venerable sitting in the very center, his furious voice echoing throughout the hall: "I'll apologize to your mother!!!"
The next second, Lu Yuan roared hoarsely, "Give me back my fellow immortal!!!"
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