Above the Great Dao

Chapter 1268 595: Small Temple Receives Great Incense

Chen Shi was stunned. Along the way, he saw many places experiencing rain, causing those transformed into mud people to dissolve into sludge.

He initially thought it was the work of the person responsible for the Great Dao Contamination, but now it seems there might be another reason.

"If it wasn't you who cast the spell, who else in Feng'an County has the mana to summon rain?" Chen Shi asked.

Chu Xiangxiu replied, "My Daoist skill can ruin physical and golden bodies, break down cultivation, and even turn an Immortal's Primordial Spirit into rotten mud. But it cannot affect Incense Fire Qi. The divines in Feng'an County should possess this ability. Additionally, divines from the Thunder Department can cast rain spells outside. If one has great cultivation strength and profound Daoist skill, like yourself, they also can."

Chen Shi pondered for a moment and said, "You may go."

Chu Xiangxiu was slightly taken aback: "You're not taking me to the Heavenly Court?"

Chen Shi said, "You have unresolved matters in your heart. Handle them first, and after that, I will apprehend you."

Chu Xiangxiu stood up and bowed to him. "Once I've handled these matters, I will come to see you personally. But I still won't surrender easily. To take me to the Heavenly Court for trial, you'll need to use your true abilities."

Chen Shi slightly bowed in return, "Then I shall await your arrival."

Chu Xiangxiu turned and left.

He paused in his steps, turned his head, and said, "Mr. Chen, you, too, come from the Dark Sea, and also harmonized within the Dark Sea. The power of the Outer Dao resides in you as it does in me."

Chen Shi shook his head, "I'm not like you. I have not been invaded by the Outer Dao."

Chu Xiangxiu left, his voice lingered, "I sensed the Outer Dao power within you. Perhaps your harmonization hasn't reached a perfect state, so you can't feel it."

Chen Shi frowned. Did Chu Xiangxiu truly sense the power of the Outer Dao within him?

Why hasn't he detected it?

"My harmonization state is imperfect? Could it be because I used the Outer Heaven True God as the Daoist Embryo for harmonization?"

He felt a bit uneasy.

He harmonized thrice: in the Dao Ruins, inside the well, and in the West Bull New Continent.

In his view, the most prone to problems should actually be the well harmonization, because that was the Abnormal Point of the Great Path!

Next would be the Dao Ruins, which was evidently not a normal place.

The least likely to have issues was the West Bull New Continent.

"In the well harmonization, I harmonized with the Demon Path. Demon Path is clearly a type of Outer Dao."

He muttered, "What Chu Xiangxiu sensed might be the well harmonization."

At this moment, footsteps were heard outside, and Chen Shi saw Mud Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta bowing his head, passing through the portal of Chu Xiangxiu's house, and entering the Chu household.

Chen Shi raised an eyebrow. Mud Bodhisattva seemed to be pursuing the rain spell caster, but it could also be that he was casting rain spells, killing the citizens of Feng'an County, forcing Chu Xiangxiu to appear. However, this was merely Chen Shi's speculation, without solid evidence.

Mud Bodhisattva stooped, picked up some papers, and carefully examined the talisman and divine patterns on them.

Black Pot quietly retreated from the Chu household, reaching the outside, and saw one mud Bodhisattva, mud Arhat, mud Vajra, and mud Venerable walking into this small village, blocking Chu Xiangxiu's path.

These divines were from Mahasthamaprapta's Mahana Bo Temple, worshiped in different halls.

Although their Buddhist cultivation was abolished and their golden bodies broken, their divine cultivation remained.

Evidently, Mud Bodhisattva also discovered the source of the Great Dao Contamination and traced it here.

"Such talent, terrifyingly high."

Mud Bodhisattva praised, "It's a pity that these skills were not used on the right path. If he could follow my Western Heaven, he might walk the righteous path."

Chen Shi laughed, "The Bodhisattva is also a person who appreciates talent. Does the Bodhisattva know where the Feng'an County's local god has gone?"

"I do not know."

Mud Bodhisattva shook his head, "Feng'an County belongs to the Thunder Mystery Province, the divine officer's appointments are managed by the Thunder Department. To know where the local god has gone, you must inquire with the Thunder Department."

Chen Shi said, "The people of Feng'an County originally believed in the local god. With the local god gone, Mahana Bo Temple can thrivｅ."

Mud Bodhisattva said, "Thunder Mystery Province is large enough to accommodate Mahana Bo Temple, as well as the local god."

Chen Shi took out a stick of incense, lit it, and stuck it into the ground, "Where the local god went, whether alive or dead, actually, the incense will tell."

The incense smoke curled upward and drifted away with the wind.

Chen Shi stared at the column of smoke, which quickly dispersed.

"The Bodhisattva was mistaken. Thunder Mystery Province can accommodate Mahana Bo Temple, but not the local god."

Chen Shi looked away and said, "For a Divine Officer not to receive incense, there's only one possibility, he is already dead."

Mud Bodhisattva slightly frowned, "I was unaware of the local god's death."

He walked out, saying, "Chu Xiangxiu, a disciple of the local god, yet possessing peculiar skills, has caused disaster in Feng'an County, harming countless lives. My Buddha is merciful, as long as he follows Western Heaven, he still has the chance to abandon evil, turn to good, and start anew. One day, he may achieve true enlightenment."

Chen Shi's voice came from behind him, "You wish to sever the divine lineage of Feng'an's local god? Chu Xiangxiu is the only heir of Feng'an's local god."

Mud Bodhisattva lowered his head as he passed through the portal, paused outside, turned back, and said, "But he can obtain a better divine lineage. Mr. Chen, I've won this bet. I will eliminate the Great Dao Contamination of Feng'an County, and Mahana Bo Temple will surely thrive, as will the Buddhist path!"

Chen Shi followed him out of the Chu household, laughing, "How can the Thunder Department sit by without acting and let the Western Heaven flourish?"

Mud Bodhisattva approached Chu Xiangxiu, who was caught in the encirclement, saying deeply, "The Heavenly Court can accommodate the Western Heaven, as can the Underworld, and naturally the Thunder Department can too."

Chen Shi laughed, "Bodhisattva, others may not know who killed Feng'an's local god, but the local god certainly knows who murdered him. As long as he is revived, everything will be clear. Despite my lack of abilities, I happen to have the means to revive divines."