Why did that old dragon Jiangshen rush towards him? No matter how he thought about it, it seemed like it was coming for him, Ji Yuan. It might be because of that wisp of mysterious yellow energy, but this idea made Ji Yuan feel a little absurd.
When burning incense, there was indeed a strange mysterious yellow gas coming out, but at that time Ji Yuan himself also felt dizzy as if he had drunk too much, and was quite uncomfortable. Feeling something was wrong, he decisively took away the smoke from the incense stick, and then he felt a lot better.
Because he felt a little guilty, Ji Yuan, who originally wanted to take a closer look at the murals and leave some poems and writings, left the Jiangshen Temple after a short stay.
Sure enough, a moment later, a dragon-shaped shadow was seen flying in the sky and landed somewhere outside Chunmu Prefecture. Afterwards, dragon energy filled the Jiangshen Temple. It seemed that the old dragon had gone in.
As for who to look for, Ji Yuan really wanted to say that it was absolutely none of his business, but he himself didn't believe this idea.
"Is it because I pinched off the incense stick before it was even started?"
However, as the god of a river, he should not be so petty. It seems that the problem is indeed with that ray of mysterious yellow energy, and Ji Yuan still remembers the uncomfortable feeling.
But it was okay to burn incense to the City God once before. It seems that it has something to do with the transformation of the alchemy furnace into a bridge of artistic conception.
'Ah... From now on, when you enter a temple and see a statue, you should bow your hands and kowtow. You can't light incense casually...'
With this thought in mind, Ji Yuan still felt unsafe after entering the city, and hurried towards the west of the city, intending to go directly through Chunhui Prefecture and leave the city. Because of the unclear entanglement with Jiang Shen, Ji Yuan, who was about to leave, had no intention of staying here any longer.
. . .
At the Chunmujiang River God Temple, after the originally domineering old man dejectedly let go of the temple priest, the people around him still had a strange feeling of not being able to breathe, and watched the old man leave the River God Temple step by step.
Outside the Jiangshen Temple, vendors along the way were still shouting their wares, and around them were pilgrims in a hurry, tourists, and young girls...
But all this seemed far away from the old man. He just paced slowly, feeling a little confused and frustrated.
Just now, a master had actually shared the aura of merit with him. That wisp of dark yellow was different from the fine aura that was mixed with desires and easily dissipated when ordinary pilgrims prayed and fulfilled their vows. It seemed so pure and flawless that even the old dragon almost couldn't taste its true flavor.
It was not until just now after dizziness that Bai Jiao felt numb and itchy all over his body, and even sensed that a dead body was showing signs of revival, that Bai Jiao suddenly reacted and hurried to Jiang Shen Temple, but when he arrived, he saw the same scene as before.
And the more crucial thing is not that he was given a share of that mysterious and incomparable aura of merit, but that there are actually people who can do such an incredible thing as sharing merit, and use the power of Xuanhuang to participate in the work of creation, which only exists in ancient legends!
"What if the incense stick didn't go out...what if it burned out...what if it burned out...why was it lit and then taken away? Why...could it be that the karmic affinity has not yet arrived...or am I doing something wrong..."
At this moment, the dignified Chunmujiang God, who had already obtained the orthodox divine position, seemed a little distraught while muttering to himself.
His presence became less and less noticeable in the eyes of the people around him until he disappeared. A moment later, the blurry dragon figure flew away into the sky.
When he reached Bai Jiao's level of cultivation, he knew that the opportunity had been lost and he would not be able to get it back if he stayed there to guard it.
. . .
In the water palace, the long wait did not make the old turtle anxious. Turtles are used to waiting quietly. He just kept wondering in his mind what had happened to make the God of River lose his composure.
About half an hour after Jiang Shen left, an old man walked in from outside the water palace, walking on the waves.
"master!"
"Greetings to God Jiang!"
Yaksha and the old turtle hurriedly bowed and greeted respectfully.
"Um…"
In front of them, Bai Jiao regained his indifference. After a brief response, he walked straight to the pile of wine jars that had been pushed to the wall of the sand court. He picked up a jar of wine, opened the seal and poured it into his mouth.
"Gulp gurgle..." After drinking a jar of Qianrichun in one gulp, the unwillingness in my heart still lingered, and even became stronger and stronger.
Suddenly, the old man turned around and looked at the old turtle. That look in the old turtle's eyes inexplicably made him feel a little scared.
"Old turtle, use your skills to tell my fortune!"
As Lao Jiao spoke, he walked a few steps closer carrying another jar of wine.
"Let me tell you, this hexagram is extremely dangerous for you. If you can survive after revealing the hexagram, I will definitely help you with all my strength in the future!"
This statement was said in a decisive tone, leaving the old turtle no room for maneuver, and made the latter, a cold-blooded animal to begin with, feel even colder all over.
"Yes, yes..."
…
As this matter concerns the key to his own cultivation, the old dragon was naturally extremely cautious. In addition to the necessary quietness and tranquility, he actually quietly returned to the Jiangshen Temple and brought back all the incense ashes in the incense burner.
Although the incense stick itself has turned into nothingness, since it has burned for the length of a fingernail, there must be some ash left.
After returning to the mansion, the old dragon dismissed the yaksha and spat out a mouthful of dragon blood full of dragon energy into the incense ash in front of the old turtle, which made the old turtle even more nervous and weak.
After preparing for about half an hour, the old turtle, with nervousness and fear, used the conditions for divination given by Lord Jiang Shen and even found out the birth date of Bai Jiao and the specific time of his two failed attempts to transform into a dragon.
All of this put the old turtle under great pressure. He knew that the matter of calculation was definitely of great importance, and he even regretted coming to ask for help from the God of River.
At the moment of divination, the originally pitch-black turtle back began to light up with patterns of the Nine Palaces and Eight Diagrams.
However, as the old turtle cast the hexagram, the more he calculated the old turtle's eyes, which were originally closed, gradually opened from slightly to wide, and the hexagram he obtained was completely different from his imagination...
Although the predicted danger seems to have gone, the real danger has not yet been eliminated.
Seeing the old turtle's gradually changing reaction, Jiang Shen at the side asked with concern.
"How is it? Did you figure out anything?"
The old turtle subconsciously shrank his neck and looked cautiously at the old man-looking Jiang Shen. His eyes and expression were innocent and hesitant, and he seemed a little pitiful.
"Master Jiang Shen... I, Old Turtle, swear on my lifelong practice that what I have calculated and said is absolutely true. That hexagram... is a blank!"
Blank
Upon hearing this, the old man stared at the old turtle that dared not move. His expression changed several times. He wanted to speak but couldn't say a word.
After a long time, it turned into a sigh.
"Oh... Never mind, just leave..."
The old turtle, still frightened, felt like he had escaped from a desperate situation. He was overjoyed and quickly crawled out, not daring to ask for any reward for divination.
"That old turtle..."
A voice behind him froze the old turtle.
"I will teach you some of my own self-realized cultivation techniques. Although they are not compatible with turtles, you can still find benefits in your cultivation. If you show no signs of improvement within ten years, then consider the divine transformation!"
Hearing this, the old turtle was overjoyed, turned around and kowtowed to the God of the River.
"Thank you, Master Jiangshen, thank you, Master Jiangshen!"
"Hmph... It's not easy for turtles to practice cultivation, so just take care of yourself!"
After saying this, Jiang Shen flicked his sleeves and entered the palace at the back alone. The jars of fine wine in the distance were all swept away by the water and followed closely behind him.
. . .
Ji Yuan, who had already escaped, naturally had no idea about the condition of the white dragon, but he could see the dragon shadow ascending and leaving in the city.
I thought, it came and went quickly, so it shouldn’t be anger, right
Then, combined with his own state just now, Ji Yuan could only vaguely guess that his influence on the white dragon was in terms of preference, if the white dragon really came because of him.
However, even though Ji Yuan still didn't understand the specific reason, he didn't dare to go directly to Bai Jiao to ask.
Even though Bai Jiao had left, Ji Yuan didn't plan to stay any longer. He bought some dry biscuits along the way and headed straight for West City, his pace getting faster and faster.
About an hour later, Ji Yuan was already walking on the official road west of Chunhui Prefecture.
When we got here, although there were still carriages and horses coming and going, the bustle of Chunhui Mansion suddenly faded.
Ji Yuan also relaxed a little more. He first took inconspicuous strides to avoid the main road and headed towards a more remote direction. Finally, when he saw that there were not many people around, he completely let go and ran wildly.
The next step is to go directly out of Jizhou and head to the tomb of Zuo Kuangtu in the eastern corner of Yizhou. There are a lot of roads in between, and there is no need to stop anywhere special. Ji Yuan feels that as long as he has an accurate sense of direction, he will always get closer to his destination even if he keeps running.
It was as if there was wind under his feet, and Ji Yuan's legs moved like afterimages. In his ears, he could hear the whistling wind caused by his high-speed running. When the speed reached the current limit, Ji Yuan suddenly exerted force with his feet.
With a swish, the whole person leaped into the sky.
"The clouds are flying and the people are traveling, bidding farewell to Hui Mansion and heading to another state, hahahahahaha..."
Although he couldn't ride on clouds or control the wind yet, running fast and then suddenly jumping up still gave Ji Yuan a flying feeling, which made him feel refreshed.
Whether in the previous life or this life, people always yearn to fly, and Ji Yuan also set flying as an important goal of his practice.