Chapter 23: A Living God Who Is Dedicated To Saving People Without Asking For Reward
Linjiang Township, Shiqiao Village.
There is an ancient stone bridge in the village, which is only ten meters long, but it is very old. It is said to be nearly two hundred years old.
Gao Xian rode a donkey across the bridge and could feel the heavy flavor of time. The water flowed under the bridge and the farmland in the distance was vast. It was indeed the richest place in the Zhou Dynasty.
And on the country road in the distance, followed by an unknown number of people, all the young men of Linjiang Township mobilized to drag back the giant snake body from the riverside.
One cart after another, carried by horse-drawn men, dragged the giant thing back from the river.
"The river demon was killed by the gods." The two big men running at the front kept beating gongs as they ran.
"The river demon was killed by the gods."
"Everyone, come and see. The goddess and the river demon have been killed by the gods. From now on, we from all over the country will no longer have to sacrifice to this river demon."
Sun Tieshan, who is quite prestigious in Linjiang Township, also yelled.
"That's right, we will have gods to protect us from now on, so we no longer have to be afraid of this river monster."
"From now on, we in Linjiang Township will no longer have to give our children to this river monster to eat."
"Everyone, come out and see!"
The people in Linjiang Township were playing gongs and drums, and they seemed to be even more lively and happy than during the Chinese New Year.
When every household heard the sound and saw the movement, they ran out to take a look, which attracted more people from a distance.
"Oh my God? Is this Grandpa River God?" A villager stepped on the field edge and looked over. When they saw the giant snake, their calves were trembling with fear.
"Oh, this river god is so scary." A woman came closer and took a look at the snake head, and backed away in fear.
"Bah~ Mr. River God, this is a river demon that eats people." The strong man with injuries spat on the ground. He was beaten the worst today by the big man in black under the goddess.
He is the only one.
At this moment, dragging the river demon back, I feel energetic and proud.
The river god is worshiped every year, and every household in the ten miles and eight villages has no resentment. In the past, it was suppressed by the prestige of the river god and the power of the goddess.
But now the river demon was killed by the immortal, and the goddess was also dead. Looking at the dead snake that looked like a pile of rotten flesh, everyone no longer had any respect. Instead, they felt that they were so stupid in the past, being killed by such a big snake and the goddess.
deceive.
As the news spread further and further along the way, everyone's fear of the river demon faded away and they began to follow the team to greet him and send him off, beating gongs and drums.
Along the way, there were countless people on the three floors inside and outside to watch, and there were even people from other villages who came from afar to watch.
"This time we have an immortal in Linjiang Township. This is the real immortal. The river god and the goddess have killed so many of us over the years."
"The gods bless our Linjiang Township!"
"These damn river monsters and goddesses deserve a good death."
After the giant snake was finally delivered to the square in front of the Shiqiao Village Ancestral Hall, everyone stopped and stood around the outside of the Ancestral Hall on three floors, as if waiting for the follow-up story.
Sure enough, a Taoist wearing a Bagua Taoist robe with a cloud pattern came out of the ancestral hall.
"immortal!"
"The gods have come out."
"He is indeed a god." Many people exclaimed softly when they saw this Taoist's appearance. How could a mortal look like this without relying on anything else.
Some people even lowered their heads directly, as if such a fairy-like person made people dare not look directly at him, as if he was blasphemous.
After the Taoist walked out, with three children behind him, he looked around and several village elders came forward to salute.
Family members with three children also came forward to thank him.
"Chief Immortal, we have brought the river demon back."
The Taoist nodded: "Although the poor Taoist forced out the poisonous elixir given by the goddess, part of the erysipelas has already invaded the bodies of these three children. This poisonous elixir is extremely insidious. It forces out the original energy of the human body to feed the river monster."
, this is also the reason why this river demon has grown so big over the years."
"The vitality has been lost. If they don't find a way to make up for it, the three of them may not survive until the age of eighteen, and they will continue to suffer from illnesses."
As soon as the Taoist said these words, the family members of the three children kneeling behind him suddenly felt as if they were struck by lightning.
"Why is it happening like that?"
"Why are these three children so miserable!"
"I have just been rescued, why..."
The children, whose families were ordinary fishermen and farmers, were suddenly in a panic and all they could do was cry.
Several village elders looked like they had read books and said immediately.
"Immortals are people with great supernatural powers. Please think of a way. In the future, my hometown will definitely build a temple and a shrine for the immortal and worship him every year."
The Taoist frowned slightly. If someone really worshiped and believed in him, would his image of the God of Incense be able to harvest the power of incense faster?
But the Taoist didn't answer, as if he didn't take these things into consideration at all, and only wanted to kill the demons and save the people.
As for whether to build a temple or not, it all depends on your sincerity.
He looked at the giant snake placed in front of the ancestral hall square.
"This river demon itself was raised by cannibalism and devouring elements. Pindao has already anticipated this, so he asked you to bring this river demon back."
"The poor Taoist will start making elixirs later and use the blood of the river demon to replenish the vitality of these three children. In the future, these three children will not only have sufficient vitality, but also be smarter than ordinary people. Whether they are practicing martial arts or studying, they can stand out."
"But making alchemy requires a copper cauldron or furnace, and there are some herbs that we don't have at the moment."
Gao Xian tried to practice the elixir several times on the road. In addition to refining several furnaces of the living death elixir for healing injuries as a backup, he also studied the Yuan Yuan elixir.
However, based on the Immortal Sutra of Obscene Flowers, one should be extremely cautious about this elixir.
This kind of elixir is one of the few elixirs that needs to be refined with the blood of alien beasts. In other words, it can only refine the blood, but not the spirituality in the blood of beasts. The spirit of such ferocious beasts will contaminate the elixir.
The charm of medicine.
It is then supplemented by the aura of herbal medicine. Once refined, it can strengthen the body and strengthen the body's strength.
People in the martial arts community take it and use it with breathing methods to improve the body's bones and make rapid progress.
Ordinary people take it, it will strengthen the body and nourish the body, and the energy will be sufficient. Seven times a night is not a dream.
This is also the reason why Gao Xian came back with the body of this giant snake. For such a big strange snake, he probably had to refine a lot of Yuan Yuan Dan.
Gao Xian originally had to worry about other conditions for making alchemy, but now that there are villagers from all over the country, everything is solved. He only needs to take out three pills to save people.
Several village elders were shocked and overjoyed. They had met a real immortal, and he could even refine elixirs.
Although the benefits are given to the three children, at this time, the entire village is dominated by the same clan, and the emergence of three good seedlings will lead the entire clan to rise together.
Several village elders immediately said: "The immortal came to our hometown. He first eliminated the river monsters for us from ten miles away and eight villages, and then refined the elixir for the children of this village. The young man and the whole village are very grateful. There is no reason to trouble the immortal again."
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"Please rest assured, Immortal, we will deliver everything you need before dark."
After the elders left, the family members of several children came forward to thank them, and Gao Xian supported them again.
"No need to thank me. This time I came down the mountain to slay demons and accumulate merit, not for anything else."
Other villagers looked at these three families with envy.
Originally, I was in trouble, but I didn't expect that now, the trouble turned into good luck, and I got three elixirs from the immortal for nothing.
The immortal said that after swallowing the elixir, you will no longer be an ordinary person. No matter whether you study or practice martial arts, you can become a master.
This doesn't make anyone jealous.
People who came from all over the country looked at the immortal who was sitting cross-legged and concentrating with wild eyes, and felt that he had an extraordinary bearing and a true immortal spirit.
Think again about the goddess and the river demon from before. They only ran rampant in the countryside, demanding money and offering cannibal blood sacrifices.
One is dedicated to saving people without asking for anything in return.
There's simply no comparison.
Chapter completed!