Above the Great Dao
Chapter 273 - 143 Red Mountain Lady (Seeking Monthly Ticket Mid-Month)_2

Chapter 273: Chapter 143 Red Mountain Lady (Seeking Monthly Ticket Mid-Month)_2

"He is a person worth befriending," Chen Shi thought to himself.

Although the world was treacherous, he still had encountered quite a few people filled with hope, such as Zhuge Jian, Li Tianqing, Dingding, and Zhao Kaiyun who was beside him.

The main hall of Red Mountain Hall wasn’t too far from the post station, just two miles apart. When Zhao Kaiyun arrived in front of the main hall, several strongmen from Red Mountain Hall were guarding the entrance with two stone lions, each over a meter tall, standing outside the gate.

Upon their arrival, the stone lions suddenly stirred. One of the lions leapt off its pedestal, raising its gigantic foreclaw and blocking their way.

"Halt!" a Red Mountain Hall strongman commanded.

Zhao Kaiyun took out a token from Red Mountain Hall, only then did the stone lion let them pass.

The rest of the Red Mountain Hall strongmen did not obstruct them.

Zhao Kaiyun spoke rapidly, "Fellow brothers, is the Hall Master available?"

One strongman shook his head, "The Hall Master is not here. A spirit appeared in Peng Fort and killed a few brothers; even Incense Master Xiao couldn’t subdue it and was seriously injured, so the Hall Master went there personally."

"Is any Incense Master still in the main hall?"

"Liu Incense Master is in the incense room."

Zhao Kaiyun quickly led Chen Shi into the main hall. Chen Shi looked around and saw decorative beams and painted rafters everywhere, with an incense burner every few steps, burning incense. There were lanterns every ten steps, all red lanterns.

The paths inside the main hall were winding, passing through tall buildings and long corridors, skirting several doorways before they finally reached the incense room.

Inside the incense room, there were ninety-nine oil lamps arrayed, though their many flames were not very bright.

Several people sat on meditation cushions in front of the oil lamps. One of them was releasing his Nascent Soul, which roamed among the lights of the oil lamps, moving in and out of the flames.

That individual must have been a Talisman Master. Surrounding his cushion, Qi-Blood manifested the structure of a Golden Light Talisman. He must have been injured. The Golden Light Talisman, also known as the Golden Light Protective Talisman, could protect the Taoist heart from foreign evils.

His Nascent Soul was quite small, only the size of a fingertip, moving among the flames, absorbing the Pure Yang Qi within the lamp flames to heal its own injuries.

The flames his Nascent Soul passed over swiftly dimmed before slowly regaining their brightness.

Since Chen Shi was not a member of Red Mountain Hall, he stayed outside while Zhao Kaiyun entered. Zhao Kaiyun first paid his respects to several people on the cushions, then approached one of them and bent down to whisper a few words.

Chen Shi stood outside the incense room, looking toward the back of the room. He saw the moonlight flickering beautifully before falling suddenly, scattering towards the back of the incense room in a brilliant display, like a tree full of pear blossoms scattering their petals.

Behind the incense room was a flesh-like mountain with no unusual smell.

That flesh-like mountain was Blood Taisui.

Blood Taisui was absorbing moonlight, which created the scene of moonlight like falling pear blossoms!

"Blood Taisui is so strong!"

Chen Shi was quite shocked, but also puzzled, "Why isn’t Blood Taisui afraid of being corrupted by the moonlight when it actively absorbs it?"

Absorbing moonlight typically transformed beings into evil spirits—that was common knowledge.

Chen Shi’s grandfather, Chen Yindou, had exhausted his life span and faked his own funeral to deceive the underworld officials, escaping death. However, he hadn’t escaped moonlight exposure, which left him sometimes lucid and sometimes confused, and with a strong urge to devour his grandson.

Later, Chen Yindou fought with the Evil Bodhisattva, unable to suppress his Demonic Nature. He then voluntarily entered the underworld, but his Demonic Nature was also triggered by moonlight exposure.

Blood Taisui’s active absorption of moonlight without causing mass destruction appeared very strange to Chen Shi.

Suddenly, the Incense Master Liu inside the incense room turned to look at Chen Shi and spoke softly, "Since it is a righteous act, we of Red Mountain Hall cannot refuse to help."

Incense Master Liu continued to sit there, saying, "Brother Chen, come in."

Chen Shi was about to step into the incense room when Zhao Kaiyun quickly said, "Walk slowly, don’t stir the air. Incense Master Xiao’s Nascent Soul is damaged and is still healing, cannot afford to be disturbed by the wind."

Chen Shi slowed his pace and entered the incense room.

Incense Master Liu instructed, "Brother Chen, hang the Tianlao Order behind that incense burner, and offer three sticks of incense to Crane Child. If Crane Child accepts the incense and goes to report to the Lady, then all will be well. If it does not accept the incense, the three sticks will fall, and we of Red Mountain Hall will not be able to help with your matter."

Chen Shi thanked him, walked in the direction he was pointing, and, indeed, saw a three-legged incense burner resembling a large toad squatting on a platform.

The incense burner emitted the aroma of Incense Fire Qi, with wisps of green smoke drifting towards a porcelain crane positioned behind it.

The porcelain crane had a red crown and white body, with black-tipped wings, standing on one foot.

Chen Shi hung the Tianlao Order on the porcelain crane’s claw and offered three sticks of incense.

He stood in front of the incense burner, waiting. The incense never tipped over.

As he waited, a clear, childish voice echoed in his mind, laughing, "The Lady says that although the disciples of Tianlao Society are evil, the young master is executing heavenly justice and is not a bad person. The Lady will handle this; Heavenly Elder won’t bother you."

Chen Shi heaved a sigh of relief and bowed in thanks.

The Crane Child’s voice said, "It is nothing. The Lady says you have great fortune awaiting you, and her help is merely gilding the lily."

Chen Shi was stunned.

"The Lady says, Tianlao Society has been informed of the disciple’s death and has reported this matter to Heavenly Elder. Heavenly Elder will come to kill you, so stay in the incense room tonight," continued the Crane Child.

"After tonight, all will be peaceful, and you can leave tomorrow."

Chen Shi expressed his gratitude and stepped back from the incense burner.

Incense Master Liu said, "Since Crane Child has accepted your incense, you should stay in the incense room. Incense Master Xiao’s Nascent Soul is injured and will also remain in the hall. Sit beside Incense Master Xiao and don’t go out. If you do, the Lady may not be able to protect you."

Chen Shi thanked him and sat next to Incense Master Xiao.

Incense Master Xiao’s face was pale, and his lips were devoid of color, but he nodded gently to Chen Shi.

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