After the Skyfall

Chapter 579: God of Taihu Lake
Taiyue City.

Li Yi spent three days and three nights traveling all the way from the capital, breaking through mountains and cutting down temples to get here. He did not move forward any further, but stayed here to let the three thousand Jinyiwei eat, drink and rest.

The local officials did not dare to slack off and did their best to entertain the guests.

Although the situation in the capital was turbulent, in the eyes of the officials in Taiyue City, Master Taiyi was the imperial preceptor of the dynasty, and the three thousand Jinyiwei he led were also the emperor's personal guards. How could they neglect such an important figure? Even though Li Yi destroyed mountains and temples and killed several gods of incense as soon as he arrived, such important affairs of the court were not something that local officials could control.

At this moment, in a royal palace in Taiyue City.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth gathered together, and at the same time, bright beams of light shot up into the sky, absorbing the spiritual energy all over the sky, transforming and refining it, and finally turned into a dark black light that gathered towards the lobby of the palace.

The lobby was empty, with several golden-eyed guards stationed around it, forbidding anyone to approach.

“No matter how many times I see it, this kind of spiritual practice is always amazing.” Golden Eye Guard Wang Ning looked up at the sky with his light golden eyes.

In the eyes of ordinary people, everything is normal in the sky, with thousands of miles of stars and bright moonlight. However, in the eyes of practitioners, the sky a few hundred miles away from Taiyue City has changed color. There are red clouds rising, golden light crisscrossing, and green precious light shining. The three colors are intertwined, magnificent, like the aurora, fascinating.

But the appearance of these three colors of light is not just for beauty, but a transformation of the energy of heaven and earth.

Li Yi used the method of gathering energy from heaven and earth, gathering the spiritual energy from six hundred miles of heaven and earth, dividing it into five elements, and gathering the energy into his acupoints.

Moreover, he is still trying to collect water vapor from heaven and earth and enter it into the kidney orifice, striving to break through to the fourth level of the Five Qi Realm as soon as possible. It would be best if he could open sixty acupoints and completely complete the Five Qi Converging to Origin journey. In this way, his cross-border journey would be worthwhile. However, at this rate of progress, it would probably take at least half a year to achieve this.

Because Li Yi was stripped of his position as the Imperial Master by a Yin Emperor, the power of his faith and worship was greatly reduced, and the speed of his acupoints opening was very slow.

He did not write an imperial edict himself to re-appoint himself as the national teacher, because as long as Emperor Yin was alive, it would be meaningless for him to do so. After all, he would be deposed just after he anointed himself. Only by finding a way to decide the outcome of the battle and completely solve the problem of the gods of incense in the world could he enjoy the power of the position of national teacher with peace of mind.

Fortunately, Li Yi used the power of incense and faith to greatly increase his strength during those nine days, otherwise he would have really fallen.

Just when Li Yi was practicing.

suddenly.

A bird flew from the direction of the capital and flew directly into Taiyue City. It quickly followed the traces and came to this heavily guarded palace, and went straight to the hall where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth gathered.

However, before the bird landed on the ground, it transformed into a young girl in the air. The girl was wearing colorful clothes and was extremely smart.

"Golden-Eyed Guard Bailing, begging to see Master Taiyi." This girl named Bailing was actually also a Golden-Eyed Guard, and a spirit bird that had become a spirit.

"Bai Ling, is there any important news from the capital?" Wang Ning, who was also a Golden Eyed Guard, stepped forward and asked.

Bai Ling said: "Your Majesty has ordered that this matter can only be reported to Master Taiyi."

"I'll go and report." Golden-eyed guard Wang Ning immediately walked into the lobby.

At this moment, there was a golden auspicious cloud floating in the air half a meter above the ground in the lobby. On the golden auspicious cloud sat a handsome young man. Red, gold, black and green colors shone all over his body. Occasionally, there were silver lightnings interweaving around him, which was extraordinary and awe-inspiring.

What's even more peculiar is that there is a faint fragrance floating in the house, like the smell of sandalwood, but also like the fragrance of lotus in midsummer, elegant and noble, with a sense of transcendence.

"Master, Golden Eyed Guard Bailing has brought important news from the capital, and is waiting outside the door now." Golden Eyed Guard Wang Ning said respectfully.

Li Yi, who was practicing, calmly opened his eyes at this moment. He continued to make hand gestures, gathering the spiritual energy of heaven and earth: "Let her in."

"Yes, Master." Golden-eyed Guard Wang Ning immediately led Bai Ling into the lobby.

Bailing's heart trembled when she saw Li Yi. She flew from the mountains to the town, and then to the palace. She had seen countless talented people and gods of incense, but the man in front of her was the most extraordinary. He was truly like a fairy and god, completely different from others. This was a gap in level that could not be made up by incense.

"Golden-eyed Guard Bailing, hello to Master Taiyi." She didn't dare to look at him for too long, and knelt down hurriedly with utmost respect.

Li Yi said, "What's the news from your Majesty?"

"Here is a letter from His Majesty. Please read it, Master Taiyi." Bailing hurriedly took out the letter and handed it over.

Li Yi grabbed the letter in his hand. He opened it and saw that it was written in simplified Chinese characters, which people in this world could not understand at all. Therefore, this was the best encryption method.

A quick glance.

He laughed immediately.

Sure enough, everything happened as he had imagined. The gods of incense and worship in the world could no longer sit still. Only three days had passed when the counterattack came.

"Marquis Guanjun, General Tianwei, Shoushan God, and Baishui Niangniang are all well-known incense gods all over the world, and there are also some monsters among them. Although there are not many of them, they are all masters, and they have joined forces. It is obvious that they are sure of victory and want to kill me completely."

"If I can kill all these incense gods, then those Yin Tianzi will probably be unable to sit still."

Li Yi's eyes moved slightly, and he thought to himself.

He knew that this world was very complicated. Although on the surface, there were only some wild monsters and land gods, and their strength was not strong, after a deeper understanding, he would find that the real masters were hiding in the dark, not showing off their abilities. Only after a real fight could he understand how big the gap between the strength of these top masters and ordinary monsters was. "I know about this matter. I will go back and tell His Majesty that I am sure I can handle this matter." Then a silver lightning struck down, destroying the letter paper completely, and then Li Yi spoke.

"Yes, Master, I will take my leave."

Golden-eyed Guard Bailing then stood up and left. After walking out of the lobby, he transformed himself into a spirit bird, flapped his wings, and flew quickly towards the capital.

"Have a good rest these two days, and follow me to cross Taiyue Mountain and head to Taihu Lake at noon the day after tomorrow." Li Yi then said.

"Yes." A guard with golden pupils took the order and left immediately.

However, two days passed quickly. During this period, Li Yi did not encounter any attacks from masters. He was very peaceful in Taiyue City, but he knew that this was just the calm before the storm.

By the third day, the Jinyiwei had eaten and drunk their fill, rested well, and then regrouped again.

At noon, Li Yi once again used his flying technique to lead these people directly over Taiyue Mountain and arrived at another city, which was called Huguang City.

It’s still the same old rule, three thousand Jinyiwei were deployed into the city. These Jinyiwei would not hurt or disturb the people, and their only job was to destroy the statues and temples.

Everything is normal.

However, when they were about to destroy a temple named Baishui Niangniang, they encountered fierce opposition from local villagers. However, the opposition was useless, and the temple of Baishui Niangniang was still destroyed by the Jinyiwei.

"No wonder this city is called Lake Light City. Standing on the city wall and looking south, the water of Taihu Lake in the south is sparkling, reflecting the lake light and shining on the city walls. It is really a beautiful sight." Li Yi was standing on the city wall at this moment. He had a calm expression, admiring the beautiful scenery of the other world.

Such a quiet and peaceful scenery can no longer be seen on Earth today.

After the cross-border gate was opened, extraordinary creatures were everywhere on the earth and disasters continued everywhere. Where could one stand quietly in one place and appreciate the natural beauty?

"The beauty of Taihu Lake is famous all over the world, and Master Taiyi is also a cultivator. Why would he do something that would ruin the scenery?" Suddenly, at this moment a woman's voice suddenly sounded, and a small boat emerged from the bottom of the water on the Taihu Lake in the distance. Then a young woman was seen driving the boat towards Taihu City.

Although there was some distance between us, the woman's voice lingered in my ears for a long time.

It is obvious that this woman is not an ordinary person, but a practitioner with great spiritual attainments.

Li Yi looked at the woman with a slight movement of his eyes, and said with a smile: "You must be the legendary Lady Baishui?"

"My name is Qiu Baishui, and I'm honored to meet Master Taiyi." The woman acknowledged her identity and bowed to show her respect.

Li Yi said: "Qiu Baishui? It's a good name, but why do you think what I did is a big spoiler?"

"Leaving the capital, he killed the four guardian generals, destroyed mountains and temples along the way, and caused many incense gods to die one after another. Isn't this a big spoiler?" Qiu Baishui said, "The world has just been settled, and everyone wants to live a stable life. Why would the immortal stir up a bloody storm for his own selfish desires?"

"Did I kill anyone?" Li Yi asked.

"That's not the case." Qiu Baishui said.

Li Yi laughed and said, "Since I have never killed anyone, why do you say that I have caused a bloody storm? I dare not touch any of the people in the world. What I did was just to fight for some incense. You guys can fight for the incense in the world, but I can't? What kind of logic is this?"

"Master, you are the national teacher and enjoy offerings from all over the world. How could you be short of incense?" Qiu Baishui asked back.

Li Yi said: "How can a sparrow know the ambition of a swan? You can live a stable life with a little incense in a corner, live forever and be happy, but I need to rely on the power of incense and faith to cultivate the great way, gain divine power, save the world, and deal with the crisis of world destruction. Naturally, I need more incense."

"But there are only so many incense sticks in this world. If he takes a part and you take a part, what I get is just some soup and water. I naturally won't agree to that, so I have no choice but to destroy mountains and temples and make you spit out the power of the incense sticks in your mouths."

"I don't understand what you're saying." Qiu Baishui frowned, "I only know that you're acting too extreme and violating the harmony of nature."

"You don't need to understand. You just need to know that the struggle for the great way is to die. You are afraid that I will cut off the power of your incense. I am also worried that you will monopolize the power of incense and make it impossible for me to be promoted." Li Yi sighed at this moment.

"If the Taoist insists on doing so, then I will have no choice but to bury you in the depths of the vast Taihu Lake today." Qiu Baishui said seriously at this moment.

Because she had sensed that her own Baishui Niangniang Temple nearby was being demolished, and the power of the incense in her body began to decrease rapidly.

Fortunately, the power of incense and faith accumulated over more than a thousand years is too huge, so it will not cause any harm in a short period of time. If she allows the Taoist priest in front of her to continue to make trouble, she, the Goddess Baishui, will probably become history completely.

“If you really have this ability, I would not mind feeding my flesh and blood to the fish and shrimp in the lake. But I hope you’d better do it. If you don’t kill me, I will kill you today.” Li Yi’s expression was calm, his face like lake water, without any ripples.

He also wanted to see how powerful this world-famous God of Incense was, and how he differed from the four great national protectors.

Qiu Baishui had already driven the boat to the shore at this moment. She looked up at Master Taiyi on the city wall, and her eyes gradually became cold.

This Taoist priest was truly extremely crazy and hopeless. Apart from killing him, there was no way to stop him from destroying mountains and temples. She originally wanted to persuade him and try to avoid a fight. After all, it was not easy for a fellow cultivator. But now it seemed that she had to put away her sympathy.

"In that case, I would like to ask for Master Taiyi's guidance today." Qiu Baishui bowed again, and then looked murderous.

(End of this chapter)