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Chapter 97: Inviting Gods to the World
The young Taoist priest was obviously a little envious of Bai Si's peach wood sword.

But she suppressed her emotions, bit her lip and looked away.

I can’t say I’m sad, but I can’t get over this hurdle in my heart.

He is clearly a Taoist priest, but the peach wood sword he uses is not as good as a fox's.

They also know how to attract lightning.

The young Taoist priest even began to wonder who was the orthodox Taoist?
However, before I could think about it, Taoist Xiyun's voice was already rang out.

"If there is nothing else, let's begin discussing the law."

"Yes."

The young Taoist priest looked at Bai Si, put away his grievances, and raised the peach wood sword seriously.

But he was not in a hurry to cast a spell. Instead, he moved the altar, put together the offerings, and started the ceremony.

Only after doing all this can he take the Gangbu steps and chant the spell to start performing the thunder-inducing technique.

"I follow the order of the Qingwei Patriarch and respectfully invite the five thunder gods to drive away thunder and lightning, punish the evildoers, and act immediately as ordered!"

The steps are consistent with what Taoist Master Xiyun said, and are orthodox Taoist methods.

As the young Taoist priest performed his magic, thunderclouds appeared in the sky.

"Boom! Snap!"

Thunder roared and thunderbolts fell, and indeed, lightning came.

It's only about the thickness of a finger, and it's indeed a bit shabby.

Chen Ji curled his lips.

This is quite different from what Bai Si summoned. The thundercloud is only about half of what Bai Si summoned before, and the power of the thunder is also average.

However, this young Taoist priest must have been practicing Taoism for not too long. To have such strength can be considered as a gifted person.

It was the name he had just called, but Chen Ji seemed a little unfamiliar with it, so he looked at Taoist Xiyun.

"I wonder who the Qingwei Patriarch is?"

"He is the founder of this temple. Later, he achieved success in his practice and was granted the title of True Man and also became a minor deity."

"I see."

Chen Ji suddenly realized why the young Taoist priest's thunder magic was not as good as Bai Si's.

Ever since he learned how to use imperial decrees and talismans, he found them very interesting.

simply put.

Imperial decrees and talismans are just notes for finding someone.

For example, the thunder decree requires the approval of the gods of thunder.

Opening the altar to offer sacrifices is to show etiquette, burning the petition and writing a letter is to clarify the cause of the matter, and following someone's order is to state one's relationship.

The fox's lightning-inducing technique was ordered by the Goddess of Mount Tai. This was a very orthodox deity, and she also had connections with the Five Great Emperors of the Mountains. She was a legitimate junior of the Supreme Gods, so the gods of thunder would naturally work harder for this reason.

When he is not too busy, he might even control his thoughts and call upon the God of Magic to strike with lightning.

But on the young Taoist's side, Master Qingwei is a successful and enlightened Taoist, but he is just a minor god. Using this decree is just a normal official document, and it is enough for his colleagues and juniors to respond.

If you are busy with official duties, there is nothing to complain about if you are slower or weaker.

But these words are not easy to make public.

No matter how small the matters between the immortals and gods are, they are not something that someone of his strength can get involved in. He has seen it and that is it.

"Fellow Daoist Fox, it's your turn!"

The young Taoist priest was not proud after performing the thunder magic. He put away his things and bowed before looking at Bai Si and giving up the venue.

"it is good."

Bai Si clasped his paws and thanked the young Taoist priest, then stood in the middle of the field and began to chant spells.

"I follow the command of the Goddess of Mount Tai and respectfully invite the five thunder gods..."

It was the same spell as before.

This time it's a little different from before.

His feet were not in the Gangbu style, but the Fox Step style used when worshiping the moon. His eyes were also much firmer. He waved the peach wood sword in his hand and pointed at a peach forest in the distance.

air.

The thunderclouds that were left after the young Taoist priest performed his magic had not yet dispersed, but now they gathered again and covered the entire sky above Qingfeng Temple.

The young Taoist priest who had just performed magic looked up at the sky, and the dissatisfaction in his heart instantly disappeared.

Just now he was thinking that Bai Si was taking advantage of the situation by using the thunderclouds he had gathered to perform magic. He even thought that a fox was a fox after all, and it even resorted to such means. It seemed that the thunder-inducing method was indeed ineffective.

But when he saw this thundercloud, he knew he was overthinking it.

Just by looking at the area of ​​this thundercloud and the rumbling thunder in it, one can tell that the thunder magic that will be summoned next will definitely be of good quality.

So he suppressed his rebellious thoughts and decided to see where the gap between himself and fellow Taoist Fox lay.

"Sweep away the evil in front, and clear away the evil spirits behind. Sunshine, sunshine, come and wipe out the evil with me!"

Bai Si waved the peach wood sword and recited the last spell.

Wherever the sword pointed, thunder fell.

"Crack!"

A bolt of lightning as thick as a bucket covered the peach forest, and flames rose from the peach branches. A bolt of lightning actually ignited most of the peach forest.

"Master! There's a fire!"

The young Taoist priests shouted hurriedly.

"It's okay, this is a thunderwood fire, there's no need to put it out. Fellow Daoist Fox is helping us make the thunderwood."

"Wait until the fire dies down naturally. Then go find some living peach trees and respectfully take a few sections. Don't cut them all down, as that would be detrimental to natural harmony."

Taoist Xiyun looked at the peach forest with a smile, a hint of relief in his eyes.

As mentioned earlier, there was no extra supplies in the temple, so Bai Si gave this mountain of lightning-struck wood.

Although the peach forest was destroyed, the Taoists had plenty of time. They had time between their morning and evening classes to plant trees, and they could also plant a new peach forest.

It just so happened that among these disciples, in addition to those who practiced the Wind and Rain Method, there were also some who practiced related techniques.

Taoist Xiyun had seen Fox Xiu Lu when he went to the mountain, and now he thought it was normal for a Taoist to use magic to plant trees.

But what I want to think in my heart is to thank Chen Ji and Miss Bai.

"Thank you for what?"

The man and the fox looked at Taoist Xiyun in surprise.

"Didn't you two ask Bai Si to help attract lightning to the peach forest to make these lightning-struck trees?"

"No."

Chen Ji replied.

Miss Bai also shook her head, indicating that she had not made any arrangements.

"Then..." Taoist Xiyun's expression froze and he was a little stunned.

If it wasn't a deliberate arrangement, then what about this thunder?
Just as he was thinking about it, Bai Si had already put away his sword and returned to Miss Bai, smiling and asking for credit.

"Miss Bai, my lightning-inducing technique is pretty good, right?"

"Indeed, I've made progress compared to before and I'm much more familiar with it."

Miss Bai touched Bai Si's head and smiled slightly, then asked him how he came up with the idea of ​​causing lightning to strike the peach forest.

"I...originally saw the young Taoist priest casually drawing lightning in front of me, so I thought about doing the same. But then I thought about the power of the last time, and seeing that there were Taoist temples all around, I was worried about destroying them, so I thought about chopping the peach forest instead."

Taoist Xiyun’s smile remained on his face.

He never thought that Bai Si had really not thought about where to put the lightning-inducing device.

"Did I do something wrong? Miss Bai..."

Bai Si lowered his head, feeling a little embarrassed.

Miss Bai held her forehead with her hand.

"Now I'm glad I didn't allow you to practice lightning magic in the mountains."

"Ming...understood."

Bai Si hurriedly leaned over to apologize, then looked at Taoist Xiyun.

"Master, it was not my intention to destroy the peach forest. If you allow me, I will go to the mountain to plant trees tomorrow to make up for my mistake."

Taoist Xiyun was silent for a while, looked at Chen Ji and Miss Bai and sighed slightly.

"You two have taught us well. Foxes that are this sensible are rare indeed. However, there are many Taoists in the temple, so I won't bother asking for your help in planting trees!"

"I also want to thank Fellow Daoist Fox for sending so much lightning-struck wood. At least this will provide enough magical instruments for our disciples for the next few years."

"That's good!"

Bai Si finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

Before he could say anything, the little Taoist priest came to ask Bai Si about the techniques and methods of performing the lightning-inducing technique.

"Why isn't my Lightning Induction spell so effective?"

Bai Si was stunned and subconsciously looked at Miss Bai.

"Look at me, what am I doing? Fellow Daoist, when we discuss Dao, just say whatever you want to say. Do you think you'll have to ask me and the master again after you enter the Fox School?"

"That's right."

Bai Si scratched his head and looked at the little Taoist priest.

"This... I don't know. How about I demonstrate it for you again?"

"Alright."

The little Taoist priest nodded repeatedly.

Instead, Bai Si looked towards the peach forest nervously.

"The Peach Mountain is gone. If it splits again, I'm afraid I won't even be able to harvest the lightning-struck wood. Where will I go to perform the ritual?"

"I know there's a jujube forest over there. The lightning-struck jujube wood is also good material!"

Chen Ji looked at Taoist Xiyun and shook his head slightly.

"The Taoist priest has also taught a good disciple."

Taoist Xiyun smiled and said nothing, just waved his hand.

"Go ahead, go ahead. Be careful and don't burn the mountain down."

So the man and the fox went away to discuss.

Seeing this, the other young Taoist priests also went to discuss with the fox who practiced the same magic.

Those who practiced the art of escape discussed with Bai Shiliu how to get close to the five elements.

There are also people who practice the art of opening the wall, and they discuss with Bai Qi how to better control the direction of the wall opening.

But I was still dumbfounded when I heard about Bai Qi and the others' cultivation process.

"You mean, you're building a road?"

"Indeed!"

Bai Qi nodded seriously.

"It's the cultivation method that Master taught us. He said that building roads can accumulate merit and practice magic at the same time. It is the best cultivation process."

Upon hearing this, the young Taoists became curious about how the fox built the road.

"Wait and see, I'll call them over to demonstrate it to you."

Seeing that the young Taoist priests were curious, Bai Qi was also very excited. He called Bai Ba and the others to find an open space to start the demonstration.

Qingliang Mountain also happens to have a lot of stones, which makes it convenient to obtain raw materials.

It just so happened that the road leading to the peach forest had not been repaired yet, so Bai Qi quickly took the young Taoist priests to see a complete set of civil engineering work processes and extended the steps a few more steps.

"That's all right!"

The four foxes raised their heads and looked at the young Taoist priests.

"So, magic can be used in this way. I never thought of it before."

"Fellow Daoist Fox is truly amazing."

"If you learn this, you can build a road when you come across a place without a road when you go down the mountain."

The young Taoist priests were shocked.

Bai Qi and the others also chirped and were extremely happy and excited.

This was the first time, besides the fox, that someone liked their road-building skills, and they actually felt excited that someone appreciated them.

Before he could say anything, a young Taoist priest shouted out.

"Friend Fox, this method should also work for building a bridge, right?"

"bridge?"

Bai Qi frowned and shook his head.

"I haven't learned this before, but if it's similar to road repair, I should be able to do it. Why do you ask this, fellow Daoist?"

"I just suddenly remembered that a few days ago someone came to the mountain to burn incense and said that the Hutuo River was flooding and the bridge in their village was washed away. To cross the bridge, they had to go to another village. They came to the temple for help, but no one in the temple knew how to repair the bridge."

"Today I saw that Fellow Daoist Fox could repair roads, and I thought if he could repair bridges, he could teach us how to help them."

"That's not the case."

"That's fine. If you go down the mountain, you can find a craftsman somewhere else to ask."

The little foxes bowed and continued to discuss the law.

For a time, scenes of foxes discussing the Dharma could be seen everywhere in Qingfeng Temple.

Chen Ji and his companions looked around and found that everything was going well and there were no other problems, so they gathered in the old abbot's courtyard to chat.

(End of this chapter)