Chapter 298: Guardian Martial God
The Taoist music had long stopped, the chanting of scriptures had ceased, and there were only a few pilgrims left. The remaining pilgrims and Taoist priests had lost interest in chatting, so the Taoist temple was much quieter than before.
In the silence, the loud noise seemed even more abrupt and shocking.
The courtyard wall was shattered, the hut collapsed, bricks and stones flew everywhere, dust rose, and tiles fell to the ground with a clanking sound.
Two stone giants, each ten feet tall, walked into the temple from the dust, one in front and one behind, with heavy and hurried steps, which also gave people a great shock.
If you don’t know, you might think it’s the mountain god himself.
When many Taoists were in a daze, the evening breeze blew in from the sky again, with some black spots in it.
Just as it reached the sky above the temple, the black spot grew in the wind and turned into twelve armored soldiers with red paint on their faces, who suddenly descended from the sky with a loud bang, just like heavenly soldiers descending to the mortal world.
It was not until this time that some Taoists in Jingyun Temple realized that this was not the deity they worshipped.
Instead, they look like...real heavenly soldiers.
But since he is a real heavenly soldier, then what he has done...
"No! Run!"
"Go and call the abbot!"
A fat white Taoist priest widened his eyes, dropped the tray in his hand, turned around and ran away.
But those soldiers who had just landed did not hesitate at all. As soon as they stood firm, some drew their swords, some raised their spears, and some drew their bows and arrows. One soldier was aiming an arrow at him.
The fat white Taoist priest had only run three or two steps when his body suddenly shook.
The other Taoists around him didn't know why, but when they turned around and looked at him, they realized that a bloody arrow had pierced his heart.
The fat white Taoist priest lunged forward and fell heavily to the ground.
At this time, the Taoist priests in the courtyard were also terrified and in chaos.
Two Taoist priests, two men and one woman, and a ferocious-looking warrior holding a sword came out from the gap in the courtyard wall. It was hard to see clearly in the dusk and it was difficult to tell whether they were human or god.
When the dust settled a little, they saw a huge four-tailed white fox standing on the top of the palace, looking down at them.
The Taoists were suddenly even more terrified.
Some ran in panic in the opposite direction, some tried to get weapons, and some tried to call for the Taoist priests with higher seniority in the temple. But in fact, there was no need for them to shout, as the entire Taoist temple had been alarmed.
And the group of soldiers rushed towards them.
Suddenly the Taoist temple was even noisier than before.
The pilgrims who did not leave were all terrified and hid in their rooms. They had no idea what was happening outside and did not dare to open the windows to look.
I could only hear continuous rumbling sounds, as if the courtyard walls and roofs were being smashed and torn down. I didn't hear any sounds of killing, but there were cries and begging for mercy. The ground was also shaking constantly, and I thought it was an illusion, but when I turned my head, I could see the water in the cup in the house creating ripples.
It seems that the fighting outside is very fierce, and the strength is beyond the scope of mortals.
It sounded like the demon-slaying god had arrived, but some pilgrims recognized the familiar voice of a Taoist priest in the wailing, and for a moment they could not tell whether the one who had just arrived was a god or a demon.
Not long after, there was a roar:
"Who are you? Why did you come to my Jingyun Temple to commit crimes? How did we provoke you?!"
The pilgrims who are able to stay here are naturally of extraordinary status and are usually warmly received by the Taoist temple. Therefore, they can naturally hear that the voice is that of Qingquanzi, the abbot of Jingyun Temple.
But then another voice answered:
"We are here to exorcise the demon!"
The voice sounded young, yet familiar. After careful consideration, he realized that it was the "divine" voice that he and others had just heard out of thin air.
For a moment, many pilgrims were confused and bewildered.
The gods came here to eliminate demons, so why did they eliminate the Taoist priests in the Taoist temple?
Could it be that this isn't a god but a monster?
But why would the monster persuade him and others to leave?
The conversation outside continues.
"What nonsense! This is Jingyun Temple, one of the three major Taoist temples in Qinzhou. Even His Majesty and the Imperial Concubine come here to burn incense every year! Where did this monster come from?"
"The Taoist priest raises poisonous insects to harm people and suck their blood, and then uses them to make elixirs. He is no different from a monster!"
"You... stop talking nonsense!"
The pilgrims who were still in the temple opened their eyes wide.
Outside, many Taoists had returned to their houses, picked up their swords, and were fighting with numerous armored soldiers and stone giants.
I saw the stone giant running wildly towards a group of Taoists. It seemed that his pace was not fast and he looked quite clumsy, but because of its huge size, each of its steps was also very big, so it was actually not slow.
Many Taoists in Jingyun Temple had practiced martial arts, and they hurriedly dispersed to both sides and barely avoided the attack.
Boom!
The stone giant stopped only after he hit the wall, but his movements did not stop. Instead, he dragged his long stone arms and turned around to sweep.
There was a young Taoist priest who was unable to dodge and was swept away. He was unexpectedly knocked four or five feet high and seven or eight feet away, and the roof was broken and he fell into a monastery, his life or death was unknown.
A group of Taoists immediately surrounded him and started chopping with swords.
There was a lot of clanging sound, but only a lot of stone chips were chopped off.
"Fuck!"
Another sharp arrow flew through the yard and accurately hit the neck of a Taoist priest who was chopping with a sword. The Taoist priest immediately covered his throat, made a gurgling sound, and fell down.
Right next to them, several young Taoists were besieging a soldier. They all had terrified looks on their faces and were swinging their swords with all their might, chopping at the soldier.
The scars and torn armor left by this soldier on Maple Mountain had not been repaired yet. Looking so closely, one could see the tattered armor, but no one would think that this was their weakness. Instead, it gave them a terrifying sense of being battle-hardened, not to mention that the wooden branches under the armor were full of pits and knife marks.
This is not a living person! Nor is it a heavenly soldier!
He is an evil soldier who only knows how to kill!
Many young Taoists were thinking this in their hearts and were already extremely frightened, but these soldiers did not stop at all and did not say a word. There was no room for negotiation at all, so they had to fight back.
But the long sword in his hand chopped up -
"Snapped!"
The armor just trembled and had a shallow scratch, but there was no other damage at all.
Only one Taoist priest was lucky enough to cut the place where the armor was not covered, but he only cut into a small half of the sword blade, and the armored soldier still did not say a word, but just swung his sword silently.
The blade flashed by in the dim light of the sky!
No one knew how powerful the knife was, but it slashed through the chests of several Taoists. Although none of them were cut in half, blood splattered on the chests of several Taoists, and they screamed and retreated.
It was not until several middle-aged Taoists with great martial arts skills arrived with swords and joined the battlefield that they were barely able to resist this group of armored soldiers.
But it can only be said that it was just barely enough.
As soon as the sky darkened, it was illuminated by a long dragon of flames. The shadows of all the people in the courtyard were cast on the surrounding walls and reflected on the windows of the living room.
The junior sister retracted her right hand, drew out the sword, took a step forward, and her whole body moved forward.
The sword in my hand is a deadly sword.
Luo Gong also drew his sword instantly and rushed into the crowd.
With his martial arts skills, when he moved among these young Taoists, it was like a gust of wind sweeping away fallen leaves and chopping melons and vegetables.
More and more middle-aged Taoists came from other courtyards and fought with them with swords in hand.
The huge four-tailed white fox was still standing on the roof. It opened its mouth and spit out a huge mouthful of golden flames, which hit the place where the Taoists gathered in the courtyard and spread along the ground.
"Stop it now!"
The old Taoist priest looked at him with his eyes wide open and shouted quickly.
Lin Jue just looked at him calmly, spread out his left hand, which contained a handful of beans, and said, "We are not here to argue with you today."
At the same time, throw the beans in your hand into the sky.
Under the rosy glow, twelve flying swords appeared, but they did not fall to the ground, but floated in the air.
Lin Jue walked forward towards the old Taoist priest while glancing at the Taoist priests around him. The flying sword in the air suddenly moved, shuttling rapidly across the battlefield.
There was a middle-aged Taoist priest with great martial arts skills fighting with an armored soldier. It was hard to tell who was better, and he was concentrating all his attention. Suddenly, there was a flash of silver light, and a flying sword pierced his chest from behind.
Another Taoist swung his sword vigorously to block the flying sword that was spinning in front of him, but he did not expect that the flying sword was unexpectedly heavy and sharp, and its power was also extremely great. Just from the collision, he felt his palm and arm go numb, and even a crack appeared at the base of his palm, and the sword in his hand was also knocked open.
But he didn't even have time to use his peripheral vision to check the injuries on his hands and the damage to his sword before a soldier's shield hit him. The huge force knocked him back and hit him against the wall.
Before he landed on the ground, a spear stabbed at him.
Another Taoist dodged repeatedly, avoiding a flying sword and an arrow, showing excellent body skills. However, he could only take care of what was in front of him but not what was behind him. He was not careful and his body suddenly stiffened because a flying sword pierced the back of his neck.
If you look from a high altitude, you can only see Lin Jue walking by as if he were taking a leisurely stroll in the garden, while the Taoists who were fighting fiercely around him fell down one after another, and blood flowers bloomed one after another.
"You... who are you...
"What do you want?"
The old Taoist was used to a comfortable life, so he subconsciously felt afraid and retreated repeatedly.
However, the Taoist in front of him did not respond to him at all, but just stared at him. His eyes focused, and the flying swords that were just dealing with the Taoists around him all left the target and shot towards him from different directions.
The old Taoist was shocked and angry, his beard was trembling. He looked at these flying swords and wanted to dodge them, but his old bones could not dodge them, so he had to quickly chant the spell:
"Wood Spirit, Wood Spirit, Divine Staff, Divine Staff, bear my injuries and take the rest of the disaster for me!"
At the same time, he quickly bent down and lay down.
"Duoduoduo..."
Twelve flying swords were shot at him, some of which he dodged by bending over and hit the door behind him, while others hit him solidly. However, no matter whether they hit the door behind him or him, the sound of them shooting into wood was heard.
Lin Jue stretched out his hand and made a sword-like gesture, then hooked it back. All the flying swords began to tremble and twist, and were pulled out from their original locations and flew back into the air.
The old Taoist also quickly got up.
But apart from the Taoist robe on his body being damaged, everything else was almost intact.
"what?"
Lin Jue was a little surprised.
When he glanced around, he saw several scars on the pillars of the hall next to him.
Just now, a total of six flying swords pierced the old Taoist, four on the top and two on the bottom. Now there are six wounds on this pillar, four on the top and two on the bottom. The wounds look like they were caused by his own flying swords.
"What kind of spell is this?"
Lin Jue felt something was new and curious. He put away his flying sword and suddenly a long sword appeared in his hand and he went forward with it.
"Arrogant! Do you really think that we in Jingyun Temple don't know any magic? Do you think that you can bully us at will just because you have some skills?" After the old Taoist climbed up, he knew that today would not end peacefully. He quickly dodged Lin Jue's sword and turned his head quickly, shouting to the nearest young Taoists, "Go and call our fellow apprentices in this temple, tell them to stop refining pills and come out to meet the enemy!"
Several young Taoists nodded and ran outside immediately.
But how could they let them leave?
First, a sharp arrow from the earliest bean soldier archer shot and killed one person. The junior sister was close, so she took a step forward and pierced the willow soul, killing one person. Lin Jue waved his hand, and the flying sword shuttled and spun, and the remaining few people fell to the ground with screams.
But Junior Sister, Luo Gong and Wan Xinrong all looked at him——
There are other Taoists in the temple.
Even making elixirs!
Lin Jue also understood what they meant, so he said, "Leave this place and this Taoist priest to me!"
"Ok!"
The three of them nodded and went their separate ways.
"Fuyao, go help Junior Sister!"
"Okay!"
The huge fox leaped lightly and left.
Just as Lin Jue finished saying these words and came to his senses, the old Taoist had already quickly recited a string of spells and pointed at the same time.
"Guardian spirits! Come and protect us!"
Suddenly, a sound was heard coming from the main gate of the Taoist temple.
Lin Jue turned his head and saw that it was the statues of the two guardian gods standing at the entrance and ceremonial gate of the Taoist temple. They came to life under the old Taoist's spell.
They were two burly war gods wearing golden armor, nearly ten feet tall. One of them held a spear, and the other held a golden mace. They all had their eyes wide open and walked out of the ceremonial gate with their backs bent. They looked at Lin Jue, the bean soldiers on the ground, and the stone giant with angry faces and eyes.
“A divine spirit appears?
"Or some kind of spell?"
Lin Jue narrowed his eyes and thought to himself.
But there was no time to think about it——
The two guardian gods of war, holding long spears and golden maces, strode into the courtyard. Upon seeing this, all the Taoists avoided them, making them look unrivaled in momentum.
(End of this chapter)
