Others follow advice and imitate celebrities, but you start by pretending to be a god?

Suddenly, a cloud slowly descended from the sky, and above it appeared the image of Sun Wukong. Zhu Bajie, with his sharp eyes, saw him at once, and shouted excitedly, "Big Brother is back!" When Tang Sanzang heard the shout, he also hurried over to greet him.

Upon seeing this, the county lord immediately led Sanzang, Bajie, Sha Seng, and the city's officials to rush forward, surrounded Sun Wukong, and asked him in a flurry, "Wukong, have you invited the Taoist priest?"

As soon as Tang Sanzang finished speaking, a long dragon roar was heard, resounding through the sky. Everyone looked up and saw a white dragon with scales as crystal clear as white jade, roaring down from the sky, majestic and awe-inspiring.

At the same time, a deafening lion roar was heard, intertwined with the dragon's roar, and the sound shook the entire Fengxian County. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, and saw a huge lion appear before their eyes. The lion was surrounded by nine heads, but it did not look weird at all. Instead, it exuded a majestic aura that made people afraid.

The county lord and officials of Fengxian County had never seen such a scene before. They were all frightened and pale, in indescribable horror.

Tang Sanzang's eyes were drawn to the Taoist priest on the white dragon. He took a closer look and recognized that it was Taoist Master Lin Nan. He quickly put his hands together and said respectfully, "This humble monk greets Taoist Master Lin Nan."

Lin Nan nodded slightly and responded with a smile: "Long time no see, Master Sanzang."

Zhu Bajie stood behind Tang Sanzang, and seeing that Jun Hou and the others were still immersed in the shock of Ao Yu and Jiuling Yuansheng, he could not help but remind them: "This is the Grand Master of Chechi Kingdom, the Lord of the Human Dao Court, and the current Taoist leader."

Zhu Bajie looked at the confused faces of the county marquis and others, and continued, "If he wants rain, he only needs to chant a spell, and the five thunder generals and the four sea dragon kings will gather here and send down the rain. The drought crisis in Fengxian County is just a piece of cake for him."

Lin Nan was a humble man, without any airs. While responding to everyone, he said sincerely, "You don't have to be so polite, Lord. I want to accomplish something by using the gift of heaven this time, and I need your cooperation."

After hearing this, the county marquis and others realized that Lin Nan's status and position were extraordinary. They quickly gathered their minds, saluted Lin Nan respectfully, and said, "We will fully cooperate and will not be negligent in the slightest."

Sun Wukong then came up with an idea, and walked forward and asked Lin Nan, "Master Lin Nan, what exactly are you going to do this time?"

Sun Wukong has always been unruly and fearless, even when facing the gods in heaven, he often calls them by their names. At this moment, although he did not call Lin Nan by his name, he added the word "Taoist" after his name, which already expressed a certain respect.

Lin Nan looked at Sun Wukong and said slowly: "Taking advantage of this opportunity today, I intend to confer the title of Taoist Jiuling Yuansheng's lineage as the guardian lion of Taoism."

"From then on, the lion lineage of Jiuling Yuansheng officially became the guardian lion of Taoism."

"Daoist guardian?" Sun Wukong keenly grasped this key information. He understood that Lin Nan wanted to appoint Jiuling Yuansheng as the guardian of Taoism, not just Chechi. There was an essential difference between the two, and a huge difference in status.

This is just like ordinary temples and Taoist temples also have demons as guardians, or some sects have mythical beasts to protect the mountains and the way, but the status of the Taoist guardian is far from comparable. How can the mounts of ordinary monks be compared with the Mingwang guardian of Buddhism?

At this moment, what Lin Nan has to do is to confer the title of the Nine Spirits Saint as the guardian of the Dao Sect! This is not something that ordinary people can do. After all, without the corresponding qualifications, they cannot represent the Dao Sect to make such a title.

But Lin Nan has such qualifications, he represents the Dao Sect. Once he completes the conferring, the Jiuling Yuansheng lineage will be equivalent to being sublimated, and will be closely bound to the Dao Sect, rising and falling together.

"This..." Sun Wukong knew the meaning of this very well and was very surprised. He couldn't help but confirm again, "Is it the Taoist guardian deity?"

"That's right." Lin Nan nodded affirmatively and said calmly, "Fellow Daoist Jiuling Yuansheng is originally from Jiejiao, and belongs to the Taoist sect. Now that he has become the guardian deity of the Taoist sect, it is also legitimate."

After Lin Nan explained, he said, "It is better to pray for rain sooner rather than later. Let's start as soon as possible to relieve the suffering of the people of Fengxian County from the drought."

The county lord and other officials of Fengxian County did not understand the deep meaning of Lin Nan's subsequent conversation with Sun Wukong. But as soon as they heard that Lin Nan wanted to pray for rain for Fengxian County, they immediately became busy, hoping that Lin Nan would start casting spells immediately.

In fact, Fengxian County had already been making preparations before this, and they came in handy at this moment.

Tang Sanzang led some local monks from Fengxian County to chant sutras and pray for blessings. They also sent people to spread the word, asking every household in and outside the city, regardless of gender, age or status, to burn incense and chant Buddha's name, praying for rain.

Although it was the sound of Buddhist scriptures, the people of Fengxian County were united, without any distractions, and were devoted to seeking goodness. The county lord personally kowtowed and worshiped, and took the county officials of all ranks to burn incense and worship, thank the heavens and the earth, and blame themselves for their sins. For a moment, all kinds of sounds and actions in the city intertwined, forming a picture of a pious prayer for rain.

At this moment, Lin Nan was already standing in the middle of the altar in the Taoist temple. Behind him, the eldest disciple, Liu Er Mihou, was holding a talisman, ready to fight. Jiu Ling Yuan Sheng and his seven lion grandchildren were also waiting obediently, and the atmosphere was solemn and dignified.

On the altar, Lin Nan laid out all the instruments, burned incense and chanted spells, and every move was meticulous. With his current magical power, if he only prayed for rain for Fengxian County, he only needed to send an imperial edict to the heaven, and the heaven would easily send the five thunder generals and the four sea dragon kings to bring rain. But Lin Nan's prayer for rain this time was not just for rain.

His real purpose was to confer the title of the Nine Spirits Saint as the guardian of the Dao Sect. This title was of great significance, as it was equivalent to allowing the Nine Spirits Saint to be incorporated into the Dao Sect, so that they could enjoy the protection of the Dao Sect's luck and even practice with it.

However, although Lin Nan could lead such a grand action of conferring an imperial title, it did not mean that he could easily complete it. He was only the head of the Taoist court in the human world, the head of the Tao in public, and in the Taoist sect, there were also the Three Pure Ones above him. Therefore, if Lin Nan wanted to carry out such a conferring, he had to consult the Three Pure Ones and get the approval and confirmation of at least one or two of them.

This is why Lin Nan held the ceremony so solemnly. He first used the altar purification mantra to clear his mind, making the heaven and earth clear and the altar effective. Then, the "Yangping Zhidu Gongyin" on his body floated up and covered a post. The six-eared macaque took up the pen and wrote down the document to be submitted to the heaven:

"Fengxian County has suffered from drought for three years, and the people are living in poverty. Now the people are asking for forgiveness from the heavens. Now we have sent a letter to the 'Haotian Jinque Wushang Supremacy Natural Wonderful Mi Luo Zhizhen Jade Emperor', who has heard the voice and ordered the five thunder generals and the four sea dragon kings to come and make it rain." This letter was concise and to the point, without any extra praise or flattery, just directly "notifying" the Jade Emperor. With Lin Nan's ability, he could even not notify the Jade Emperor, and directly send a letter to the "Nine Heavens Yingyuan Thunder Sound Puhua Shenxiao Yuqing Palace" to let the thunder department act immediately to make rain. In other words, Lin Nan actually has such a heavenly means, and can communicate with heaven and earth with a spell. This ability can be regarded as officially entering the door of cultivation and has some real chapters.

In such a special situation, Lin Nan thought of informing the Jade Emperor, which already showed that he still had some respect for the Heavenly Court in his heart.

The sword turned into a ray of light and ascended to the sky. The light went straight up and soon arrived at the Lingxiao Palace in the heaven. In the palace, there seemed to be an invisible sensing force that instantly sensed the arrival of the light.

In an instant, a document slowly emerged from the void, flashing a mysterious and dazzling aura, as if it contained endless mysteries of heaven and earth.

The Jade Emperor in the Lingxiao Palace was sitting on the high throne, looking extremely majestic. He raised his hand slightly, and the document that was gleaming with spiritual light fell into his hand lightly as if it had spiritual power.

The Jade Emperor lowered his head and looked at the document. The information in the document flowed into his eyes like a stream of water. He understood everything in an instant and was fully aware of the importance of this document.

At this time, the Jade Emperor thought to himself that the punishment of Fengxian County was enough and there was no need to continue. So, he no longer hesitated, picked up the pen, and wrote a jade edict himself. The jade edict contained the majesty and will of the heaven. After writing, the Jade Emperor waved his sleeves lightly, and the jade edict turned into a stream of light and was directly issued to the Ministry of Thunder.

As the Heavenly Court unfolds this series of actions, Fengxian County on earth is also about to usher in a huge change.

Above Fengxian County, the originally clear sky suddenly changed. In an instant, the wind howled, the fog spread, and the dark clouds quickly condensed like ink, rolling and surging in the sky. Then, lightning shuttled through the dark clouds, making a deafening roar, as if the heaven and earth were roaring.

Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie were standing on the ground, and they were keenly aware of this sudden change. They both raised their heads at the same time and looked up at the sky. Through the layers of dark clouds and flashing lightning, they could vaguely see that above the dark clouds and in the lightning, the figures of the thunder gods were looming, as if the gods had descended to the earth.

"Father and uncle are here!" At this moment, the little white dragon Ao Yu on the ground suddenly shouted excitedly. He immediately felt the aura of his father and other uncles, and the familiar and powerful aura made him feel an indescribable joy in his heart.

At the same time, the four sea dragon kings also rushed to the sky above Fengxian County in an instant. They were agile and exuded a powerful dragon power, as if they were the masters of this sky.

The next moment, bean-sized raindrops fell like beads that had broken off a string, accompanied by deafening thunder, as if the heaven and earth were playing an exciting piece of music. The rain poured down, instantly covering the entire Fengxian County in a rain curtain.

"It's raining! It's raining!" In Fengxian County, the people felt the long-awaited rain. Their faces were filled with surprise and excitement, and cheers rang out one after another.

They looked at the altar again and found a strange phenomenon. Rain was pouring down all around, but not a single drop of rain fell on the altar. The monks who were chanting, including Tang Sanzang, were all drenched by the rain, but the rain seemed to have spirituality and took the initiative to avoid the altar, and also avoided Lin Nan who was standing on the altar.

Under the altar, the county marquis and other officials also showed very surprised expressions. They looked at this magical scene and were full of awe for Lin Nan.

However, Lin Nan's actions did not stop there. In other words, his next move was the key to this highlight.

Lin Nan was seen taking steps with his feet, and each step seemed to contain the ultimate truth of heaven and earth, and echoed with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth around him. He chanted the general outline of the incantation of the gods, and the low and solemn voice echoed in the air: "The fragrance is heavy and responds to the universe, Yongqian opens the gate to heaven, and under the gate of heaven, he specially invites the Three Pure Ones, Taishang Laojun, Taiqing Daozu Yuanshi Tianzun, Shangqing Daozu Lingbao Tianzun..."

This title doesn't sound too complicated. In fact, in the cultivation world, those who are not good enough in cultivation and status often want to call on gods. The more complicated and detailed the description and praise, the higher the chance of success. But with Lin Nan's current cultivation, there is no need for such cumbersomeness. He can easily mobilize the power of heaven and earth by stepping on the Gang Step, and chant the title with a spell, and the sound is enough to reach the Dao Court.

At this moment, Lin Nan was communicating with the supreme Three Pure Ones. After reciting the title so solemnly, Lin Nan got to the point.

"Disciple Lin Nan, I recite the names of the three Taoist ancestors. Today we have the lineage of the Nine Spirits Yuansheng Lion..." Lin Nan's voice was steady and firm, as he recounted the whole story one by one.

"Today, in the name of Lin Nan, I, the Nine Spirits Yuansheng Lion lineage, will be conferred as the guardian lions of Taoism. We will form a covenant and conclude a contract!" Lin Nan uttered these last words clearly.

After saying this, he gently waved the 'Three Fives Sword to Slash Evil Females and Males' in his hand, and the sword instantly turned into a magic sword, connecting the Three Holy Heavens above and the Nine Underworlds below. At the same time, Lin Nan's voice also reached the Three Pure Heavens Holy Land.

"Buzz!"

Suddenly, purple air came from the east for three thousand miles between heaven and earth. In the vastness, it seemed as if a mysterious and grand will descended.

"Pfft!"

Jiuling Yuansheng's limbs suddenly softened and he knelt on the ground. Behind him, the seven lions, including the Yellow Lion Spirit, also made the same move.

“Jiu Ling Yuan Sheng is willing to use his own body to protect Taoism. My magical powers will be transformed into the magical powers of Taoism, and my body will be transformed into the body of a Taoist guardian…” Behind Jiu Ling Yuan Sheng, the other seven lions also spoke in unison. They had solemn expressions and could clearly feel that as the purple air came from the east, an unknown will was watching and considering them.

Words also came out of Jiuling Yuansheng's mouth, expressing his loyalty and dedication to Taoism.

Lin Nan also slowly raised his head. In the diffused purple air, he felt a familiar Taiqing Qi. This Taiqing Qi represented the Supreme Taoist Ancestor, the Supreme Lord Lao. (End of this chapter)