I am an immortal in heaven and earth

Chapter 289: Words from an Inhuman Minister
Zhang Fajing saw the earth shaking over there and realized it was Shunji Dragon King causing trouble. He was sealed up again, but after all, it was a method left behind thousands of years ago. It would be bad if he broke free.

He immediately took out a Tai Shang Zheng Yi dragon and tiger talisman and placed it on the octagonal dragon-suppressing well that had been melted to death by the iron pillar.

Most of the noise had stopped at that moment, but there were still some rumbling sounds. The earth was making sounds, and people in the city could hear the dragon's roar from the wells. It was a low sound that made everyone in the city restless.

Xu Jia then continued to seal it and posted the "Taishang Lingbao Jingming Zhanjiao Sword Talisman" on the well. The Shunji dragon sensed the familiar breath and thought that Xu Xun was here to kill dragons again with the family tree, so he dared not move. The dragon roars stopped, except for an occasional whimper or two, or the sound of a dragon's tail sweeping the water.

"This seal is still not safe. We need to build eight iron pillars to lock the well to prevent him from doing anything strange."

Xu Jia originally wanted to kill him, but there was no direct way. Killing Madam An Ji, the thousand-year-old black fish spirit, was already the greatest achievement of the battle.

However, all the small dragons in Poyang are enough to be wiped out.

Zhang Fajing went to the Laoye Temple in Laoye Bay again and took back the Heavenly Master's order. The people knelt down and kowtowed to him: "The Heavenly Master is a living god! Master Heavenly Master!"

He also ruthlessly threw the shamans of the Laoye Temple whose supporters had collapsed into the water. They were swept to death by the whirlpool of Laoye Bay and disappeared in an instant.

Zhang Fajing said: "I am not a living immortal, nor am I your master. The one who subdued the evil dragon was another heavenly master!"

He then explained the cause and effect in detail, first talking about Xu's father scolding the dragon, and then talking about Xu Jia killing the dragon.

Just like the legend of Li Bing and his son, after this word spread, Poyang had its own legend of "Xu's father and son".

And what is Xu Jia doing?
He sent General Turtle and Ao Jin to the Water Palace to rescue his old father.

And because Zhang Fajing had laid a tight net in advance, with 30,000 Tianhe navy troops blocking the key waterways, none of these little dragons escaped. They quickly surrendered or were captured. All of them knew that the game was over, and they were as honest as quails.

The main things were the others, some were cut, some were chopped, some were blown to death, some were cooked.

After waiting for a while, General Turtle turned into an old turtle and carried Xu's father out. Although he looked a little embarrassed, he was not damaged at all.

He was just a little stunned. He looked at the countless aquatic corpses on the water surface, and then looked at Xu Jia, who was only half dressed. He opened his mouth and asked, "Did you do it?"

When Xu Jia saw his old father, he felt a righteous energy filling his chest and flowing through his body. His face was no longer murderous and he looked noble. His fate had changed and he was no longer an ordinary person.

It is difficult for most people to cultivate noble character, it is something that is in their destiny.

After a small number of people have gone through the catastrophe, they can let go of many things, gain enlightenment, and then they can become noble.

The highest level of nobility is power, the next is wealth, and the next is purity.

But none of them can compare to the ability to resolve disasters and realize one's own nature, such as Wang Yangming who attained enlightenment in Longchang.

The lower limit is to found a school of thought, and the upper limit is to be called a saint and a patriarch.

Xu Jia carefully checked his father. Apart from a few oil spots and burns, there was nothing wrong with him. He said, "I'm here to save you. If it was any later, you would have been in the frying pan."

"Yes, it's such a big pot. I weigh about 100 pounds. If you want to fry me through, you must weigh 200 to 300 pounds, right?"

"This is strange. Oil always floats on the water. How can we set up a stove and burn oil underwater?"

"That is Poyang Water Palace, another blessed land, which is similar to the land."

Xu Jia took out a red date, blew a breath of fairy air on it, cursed twice, and gave it to Xu's father to eat.

All the burns disappeared, the scabs and skin peeled off, and became very smooth.

Over there, Yu Yaosheng brought the melted inner elixir of the black fish spirit to Xu Jia. This inner elixir was not the real "magic power" condensed, but a first-class external elixir, which was nurtured by the black fish spirit for many years. It is like the pearls of a clam. Fish also have "fish pearls", which are not the condensation of the three treasures of essence, energy and spirit.

It has been mentioned before that the golden elixir is a state. Gold refers to the spiritual nature that is like real gold, which is pure yang. The elixir refers to the mixed primordial essence of the Three Treasures, which is flawless and without any leakage.

The inner elixir of a monster and the golden elixir of a cultivator are ultimately incomparable. But even so, this inner elixir is still a treasure.

Especially after being refined by thunder and fire, impurities are removed, yin qualities are removed, and only yang qualities remain.

It is a top-grade precious medicine. You only need to set up a pot, pour in clean water, put the inner elixir in, boil it for a while to boil out some of the essence of the inner elixir, and then bathe in it to exercise your body and absorb the medicinal power.

Of course, if there is a good alchemy furnace, and then the earth fire is opened up, the Ganoderma lucidum and the pony are mixed together as the medicine essence, and this inner elixir is used as the mother medicine, Xu Jia estimates that it will not be difficult to refine a furnace of "Earth Immortal Pills". That is, if a human immortal at the peak level eats this pill and guides himself, he can become an earth immortal, and use this external pill to stimulate the Qi of the inner elixir and reach the state of minor success in the alchemy.

"Tianshi, the flesh of the black fish spirit was melted into the well under the temple by the thunder and fire. The black fish spirit cultivated the essence of Kan water. After it was melted into the well, the well has been blessed for a thousand years and now has produced a spiritual spring."

"It is true that when a demon dies, all things come to life. Back then, the centipede dragon was suppressed and turned into Centipede Ridge. When the black fish demon died, it actually gave rise to a spiritual spring."

Zhang Fajing had finished explaining to the people at this time, and followed Xu Jia and said: "My soul is traveling, which is inconvenient. I will leave the rest of the matter to you. There is a dragon's nest under the Poyang Sea, which is the essence of heaven and earth. Therefore, the Poyang Lake has the essence of heaven and earth. In every dynasty, it will breed powerful monsters that need to be governed. You need to govern it properly."

Xu Jia conquered Poyang because of its superior geographical location. Now that he has shown his prowess in front of people and subdued evil dragons and fish monsters, he does not need to worry about the incense and faith. The local government will probably support Xu Jia in establishing his religion and preaching here. After all, they are the ones who fear death the most. Since ancient times, those in power have hoped for immortality, while the common people at the bottom of society all hope to die early so that they can be reborn sooner.

"Then fellow Daoist, please lend me these 30,000 Tianhe naval troops for the time being, and return them after stabilizing Poyang."

Zhang Fajing complained, "With your style, I'm afraid you'll borrow without returning. However, as a Heavenly Master, I really don't have anyone to use, which is a bit embarrassing. I remember that in Fujian and Guangdong, there are still some small altars of Lingbao. They are all descendants of the branch of the Lingbao lineage that was cut off in this world before. Some are also left by Heavenly Master Xu when he passed on the law. If you want to spread the Daoism to the south in the future, you can recover them, and you won't be afraid of having no one to use."

Xu Jia did have the idea of ​​"Liu Bei borrowing Jingzhou". When it was pointed out directly, his ears turned red. He said stubbornly: "The soldiers can be trained by themselves. Daoist friend, don't make fun of me. So many water monsters died in this battle. We can use them to refine water rampant. One hundred thousand can be refined."

Then the Jiujiang Water Emperor in Xu Jia's body came out, resonated with the Poyang water energy, and collected nine kinds of water quality: Kan water, Gui water, Ren water, true water, pure water, and mysterious water.

The inner sage communicates with the outer sage and communicates with the Water Official among the Three Officials. The nine water emperors were originally virtual forms, but now they suddenly have more talismans and become the core, and also become the "righteous gods of heaven and earth", temporarily taking over the position of the Water Official in Dongyuan Mansion.

Dongyuan Mansion is the main water palace and Dragon Palace in the lower world, and is home to all water gods, water nymphs, water dragon gods, water goblins, and ghosts.

Although Xu Jia, the Water Emperor of Jiujiang, is a physical god, he can also communicate with external qi and temporarily take over the duties of the righteous god of heaven and earth.

All waters return to their places: the water in the sky returns to the sky, the water on the earth returns to the earth, the water in the netherworld returns to the netherworld; the three realms and nine rivers are all united.

Zhang Fajing saw it and nodded: "Then I'll leave it to you, fellow Taoist."

After saying that, Jinxia paused, and like a flash of lightning, her soul returned to Longhu. Marshal Zhao and General Xin Huan on the altar also returned to their positions. She only transferred the 30,000 naval troops and distributed them to Jiujiang Water Emperor to subdue the remnants of the defeated troops in Poyang Dragon Palace.

At this time, Xu Zhiyuan also opened his "third eye" and saw things in the Dharma Realm that he had not been able to see before.

I couldn't help but ask, "Can gods and ghosts protect the country?"

Xu Jia asked in return: "Why don't you ask the common people, but ask the ghosts and gods?"

Then he said, "These are two different worlds. If you think about it, you will feel it. But it's not something that can be achieved just by thinking about it and praying."

Then he told the story of "My Desire to the North Sea" and told Xu's father: "The thoughts of gods and ghosts cannot interfere with reality, they can only change people's thoughts and cognition. In fact, they are illusions, demonic realms, and all kinds of distracting thoughts. Therefore, practicing and cultivating the mind is also to correct thoughts and not be moved by them. If you cannot be moved, you cannot be intimidated by them. If you surrender, you can see gods without worshipping them, because you are your own god. Instead of worshipping gods to do something, it is better to do something yourself. The help of gods and ghosts is icing on the cake, not timely help."

Father Xu nodded and said, "Yes, it is still up to human beings. But if there are such evildoers everywhere, how can it be human-made?"

"Now the country is about to perish, and the law has been lost. If there were laws, the country would be governed by law, and continuous improvements would be made. There would be less wrath from heaven and resentment from people, and there would be less evil spirits. The demons would not have the corresponding environment to nourish them, and they would only flee into the mountains and forests, and flee overseas, and would not cause any more evil spirits."

"Because everyone believes in the fairness of this world, believes that justice will neither be absent nor late. If there is retribution in this life, there is no need for retribution in the next life. If there is no retribution in the next life, there is no need for gods and Buddhas to appear. If there are no gods and Buddhas to appear, there will be no demons that need gods and Buddhas to subdue them."

Xu Jia said: "If you, old father, practice what you preach, that is also a start. Confucius said, 'If I know it is impossible but still do it, I will go even if there are thousands of people trying to stop me.' If you have a kind heart, courage, perseverance, and a great ambition, it will not be difficult to change the world."

Xu Zhiyuan listened and said: "You are not a minister. Be very careful. Otherwise, if the demons can't kill you, then the gods and Buddhas will come to kill you."

Xu Jia's description fascinated Xu's father, but he finally sighed: "The monsters, demons, and monsters will never be completely eliminated."

(End of this chapter)