Above the Great Dao
Chapter 527 - 247 Shepherd_2

Chapter 527: Chapter 247 Shepherd_2

Among the records, there was also the account of how an Evil Spirit entered the temple and attempted to assassinate Li Tianqing!

"During the fifth watch of the night, a person like a demon commanded the spirits to enter the temple, and with a sudden flash of azure light, the spirits were subdued and executed."

"During the fifth watch of the night, the demon-like person came again, driving ten spirits into the temple."

"During the fifth watch of the night, the demon-like person returned..."

Chen Shi skimmed through the records of the Heaven Listeners and thought to himself, "There indeed is someone who can control Evil Spirits! And they come every night during the fifth watch... the fifth watch... it’s the fifth watch now!"

Just as he thought of this, he suddenly saw a figure arriving through the air, floating down to land in front of the temple.

The man was dressed in a black Daoist robe. After he landed, he clasped his hands in front of his chest and began to summon, and soon five ghosts appeared, moving the sacrificial altar.

The man in black conducted his rites on the altar, and quickly, hordes of Evil Spirits from far away started to gather.

The man in black pointed toward the God of Wealth Temple, and numerous Evil Spirits immediately surged into the temple!

Sword lights flashed within the temple, and many of the Evil Spirits were slain, failing to eliminate Li Tianqing.

The man in black frowned slightly at the sight and was about to burst into the temple. Suddenly, he heard the cry of Black Pot from inside the temple. Without another moment’s hesitation, he leaped from the altar, not knowing what spell he was casting in mid-air, his black clothes fluttering as he flew off like a bat.

Chen Shi’s thoughts stirred slightly, and the Youquan Wandering Dragon Sword transformed into a bird, following the man in black.

The man in black flew over Qingzhou City and suddenly dropped into the city, disappearing without a trace.

Chen Shi slightly furrowed his brow and retracted the Youquan Wandering Dragon Sword.

When daylight came, Li Tianqing woke up, stretched his limbs, yawned, and chuckled, "Last night was the best sleep I’ve had in a while! These past days, I’ve been living in fear, afraid of being sliced up. But with you, Little Ten, here, I was able to sleep peacefully."

Chen Shi got out of bed and told Li Tianqing about the events of the previous night. Li Tianqing was horrified, finding it hard to believe what had happened.

Chen Shi took out the Heaven Listeners’ notes, which Li Tianqing looked through.

Black Pot was up bright and early, cooking in the yard. Some yellow spirits and crow spirits helped with the fire. One yellow spirit tried to push a crow spirit under the stove; the crow spirit shrieked, and the two began to clatter and clank as they fought.

Black Pot grabbed a yellow spirit, sliced off a piece of its head, and threw it into the pot to make soup.

The yellow spirit, with half of its head sliced off, cried out in terror, and the other yellow spirits and crow spirits, too scared to move, huddled in a corner shivering, finally quieting down.

After reading the notes, Li Tianqing exclaimed in disbelief, "These past nights, I’ve been doing all these outlandish things."

The matter was so preposterous, even after reading the Heaven Listeners’ notes, he found it hard to believe.

He paced back and forth, then stopped suddenly and said, "The person who wants me dead, why do they want to kill me? Could it be that I was controlled by the will of Emperor Guan and killed his kin? No, no, that can’t be. The night I was controlled by Emperor Guan’s will, this person was already summoning Evil Spirits to kill me, so it can’t be because I killed his relative."

Chen Shi pondered and said, "This person can control Evil Spirits. Could it be because Emperor Guan killed those spirits, that he attracted this person’s vengeance?"

Li Tianqing shook his head and said, "Because I killed Evil Spirits, he wants to kill me? Could it be that the spirits are his own...?"

He stopped abruptly, exchanged a glance with Chen Shi.

Chen Shi said, "Southern Taoist Talismans can create and control Evil Spirits!"

Li Tianqing said, "Qingzhou’s punitive laws have led to an abundance of Evil Spirits, so someone took advantage of the chaos and raised Southern Sect’s Evil Spirits among them!"

Chen Shi said, "You were controlled by the will of Emperor Guan and slew many Evil Spirits, including this person’s own, disrupting his grand plans, so he wants to eliminate you. But why would he want to raise Evil Spirits?"

Li Tianqing nodded and suddenly proposed, "What if you sleep tonight, and I stay awake? Then Emperor Guan’s will would control you. I’ll see what happens."

Chen Shi, being of a childish temperament, was eager to try.

The two quickly agreed on this plan.

Chen Shi continued to craft the miniature temple and create talismans.

When night fell, Chen Shi ate his dinner and went to bed early.

Li Tianqing concentrated, activating the shrine at the back of his head, spreading divine light, illuminating the surroundings, and waited for midnight.

As midnight approached, a chilly wind suddenly blew, and Li Tianqing couldn’t help but shiver, thinking to himself, "This wind doesn’t seem divine but rather carries the breath of the underworld!"

Chen Shi, in slumber, suddenly dreamt of the Lord of Wumang emerging from the darkness, his heart skipped a beat as he asked, "Where has the Lord come from?"

The Lord of Wumang greeted him and said, "I’ve been hiding from the ghosts and gods of the underworld that are hunting me, with nowhere to go, I thought to take refuge with the True King and respectfully request his protection."

Chen Shi’s expression changed dramatically, and he exclaimed, "Lord, you are so foolish! Get out quickly, or it will be too late!"

While the Lord of Wumang was still confused, Chen Shi’s dreamscape suddenly cracked with a snap, revealing an unfathomable abyss, and at the bottom lay a vast sea of consciousness, with countless thoughts churning within its depths.

The Lord of Wumang stood agape, only to see incredibly powerful and terrifying demons from the underworld crawling out of the abyss, reaching for him with claws, tentacles, and tongues from afar!

The Lord of Wumang, having eluded the pursuit of the underworld spirits for days, was already exhausted and had thought to take a breather in Chen Shi’s dream, not expecting to find more demons in Chen Shi’s sea of consciousness than those pursuing him!

He made a split-second decision, waving his pen and thrusting it heavily into Chen Shi’s dreamscape to avoid being dragged into the deep abyss!

However, the claws, tongues, and tentacles already entangled him, pulling him toward the depths while climbing out along the chasm!

The Lord of Wumang cursed his luck as he saw the first demon about to emerge when suddenly a Dragon Roar resonated in Chen Shi’s dream and with a flash of a blade, all the claws, tentacles, and tongues were severed!

The Lord of Wumang seized the opportunity and immediately freed himself, escaping from Chen Shi’s dream!

He followed the light of the blade and saw a god-like figure with phoenix eyes, silkworm eyebrows, and a jujube-red face appear in Chen Shi’s dream, striking toward the sea of consciousness with a single slash!

The demons in the sea of consciousness were beaten back, and the abyss closed with a thunderous boom.

The Lord of Wumang didn’t dare to stay a moment longer, escaping in complete panic, with his heart in turmoil, "What kind of monster is hidden inside the True King?"

Li Tianqing was watching Chen Shi with consternation when suddenly he saw a gust of cold wind blow from the center of Chen Shi’s forehead, followed by Chen Shi sitting up stiffly, which frightened Li Tianqing.

"Hoo—"

Chen Shi flew out of the hall.

Li Tianqing hurriedly followed, rushing outside the hall.

A red horse with hooves wrapped in hell’s Demon Fire charged forth from the underworld.

Chen Shi mounted the horse, with the Azure Dragon coiling around him.

The temple’s Yellow Essence and Black Head had grown accustomed to such sights and merely glanced before falling back asleep.

Accompanied by the neigh of the horse, a streak of blue light, Chen Shi galloped away.

Li Tianqing immediately chased after him, only to see Chen Shi ride by, cutting down any encountered Evil Spirits like chopping vegetables, and splitting them with a single slash!

Li Tianqing desperately pursued him, watching Chen Shi ride toward a county town under the jurisdiction of Qingzhou.

By the time he reached the town, it was already in chaos, the gates had been slashed open, the Ten Thousand Soul Banner was cut in half, and people in the town cried out, "The County Magistrate is dead! The County Magistrate has been murdered!"

The sound of hooves approached head-on, and Li Tianqing’s eyes widened to see Chen Shi sitting atop the red horse, slantwise with the Azure Dragon, holding the head of the County Magistrate in his other hand, whizzing by.

Behind him, gold and silver treasures and silver notes fluttered through the air.

"Just like the records of the Heaven Listeners!"

Li Tianqing hurried after him, but his cultivation was far inferior to Chen Shi’s and he couldn’t keep up.

He decided to return to the God of Wealth Temple first, and by the time it was almost dawn, Chen Shi came back, threw the Azure Dragon blade and the head to him, and fell straight to sleep.

Li Tianqing settled Chen Shi in, then activated the Ten Thousand Miles Flying Sword Technique, transforming one of his hairpins into a fly and sent it out of the temple.

When dawn came, the man in black arrived as expected, summoning Evil Spirits to attack the small temple. After a fruitless effort, he left in frustration, not noticing a fly perched on his shoe.

After daybreak, Chen Shi woke up to find Li Tianqing washing clothes in the courtyard and said, "You got blood on yourself after killing last night, take off your clothes and let me wash them for you."

Chen Shi sniffed his hand and sure enough, he could smell blood, so he hurriedly took off his clothes.

Li Tianqing soaked his dirty clothing in water and said, "Mission accomplished, I’ve found that person’s lair. You take a moment to wash up while I finish the laundry, and after breakfast, we can go have a look at who exactly he is!"

—Sorry for the recent delay in the plot; the second Chapter is late. I owe you one Chapter and will make it up later.

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