Shulong Daojun

A figure was seen walking on golden light, his demeanor calm and composed, ascending step by step into the clouds.

Before long, they were standing high in the sky, looking down at the cities and counties of the two regions.

The man, wearing a crown and purple robes, was none other than Yi Xuan, the head of the orthodox lineage of the Taiyi School.

At this time, Yin reaches its extreme and becomes turbid, and the earth freezes cold, which corresponds to the order of the four seasons, with autumn passing and winter coming.

In a town or county, two people dressed in linen robes were warming their hands in their pockets, their breath steaming in the air.

Hearing that deep voice, they looked up at the sky, their faces red from the cold, and chatted idly.

"It wasn't this cold at this time last year," said a pockmarked man.

"That's right." The dark-faced man echoed, then thought of the firewood and charcoal he had prepared at home and muttered, "This year is probably going to be tough."

I don't know what the officials and the local deity were thinking. It's one thing to order us to chop firewood, but they also want to share it with those people outside the city.

They're all outsiders, who cares what they do...

Before he could finish speaking, the pockmarked man glared at him and shouted, "Fourth Brother, are you crazy?!"

Are officials and local deities people we can discuss?

"Shut up, stop talking, lest some gossipy people hear and spread the word, and you'll be in big trouble."

As soon as he finished speaking, his face fell, and he cursed inwardly.

Before long, he quietly extended a finger and whispered, "Aren't there those Taoist priests? Look at that one in the sky."

The dark-faced man rolled his eyes and nodded: "That's right, one minute he's performing magic to dispel the cold, the next he's casting spells to start a fire, he's really something."

Thinking this way, he felt a little more at ease, and his gaze returned to the purple-clad figure in the sky.

The same applies to the people in the other cities and counties.

In the sky, Yi Xuan lowered his eyes slightly, looked at the various appearances of the people, and smiled faintly.

Winter is a time of great harm; how could he not know that?

However, there was once a sun that rose in the Yanggu Valley in the morning and set in the Yanzi Mountain in the evening, traveling by the sun and completing one cycle in a year.

Although he was not a divine being who could control the changes of the sun, he was still able to use his skills to emulate its actions and ward off winter for a hundred days.

Thinking of this, Yi Xuan slightly raised his hand, and the illusory image of Qingqian Fruit Position hung above his head. Then, he rolled up his sleeve, and the light that descended spontaneously condensed into three long incense sticks.

He manifested his achievements, transforming into a pale golden halo, holding incense as a gesture of reverence to heaven and earth, and said: "I have not changed the general trend of the four seasons, but only a minor one."

As soon as he finished speaking, a wisp of pure air suddenly rose from the incense stick, soaring straight into the sky.

The sky suddenly darkened, descending with a heavy, oppressive force, yet a surge of energy rose and fell with a chilling force.

next moment.

As dawn broke, a ray of light suddenly appeared, piercing through the darkness and illuminating the cities and counties of both regions.

A wisp of mysterious energy then manifested, floating quietly in the sky, exhaling a faint chill.

Upon seeing this, Yi Xuan pondered for a moment, then raised his hand and pointed, cutting off half of the Xuan Qi.

Unexpectedly, as soon as it fell, it transformed into a massive, icy machine, causing a violent gust of cold wind to surge and rise in all directions. The celestial phenomena changed accordingly, and snowflakes began to fall.

However, just as the momentum was gaining, it came to an abrupt halt.

Yi Xuan's sleeves fluttered, and he unleashed his full power as an Earth Immortal, following the cold energy and enveloping it completely.

He immediately raised his hand and spun it around. As he kneaded his palm, the cold energy gathered and solidified, transforming into a ferocious white python that twisted and writhed with a thought.

This white python was tens of feet long, extremely vicious, and ferocious. Its breath could hibernate all things.

Upon seeing Yi Xuan, the white python suddenly lunged forward, its massive jaws wide open, pouncing down on him, intending to swallow him whole.

However, at this moment, a sudden change occurred.

Without moving, the golden light beneath Yi Xuan's feet transformed into a golden lock, which coiled around the snake's mouth several times, shrinking into a rein and suspending it in mid-air, unable to move.

The white python sensed this and struggled, its body twisting and turning, its mouth emitting a burst of cold air that it spewed out in all directions.

Yi Xuan slightly raised his eyelids, moved swiftly, and instantly stood on the white python's forehead, holding the reins, and uttered four words: "Act on behalf of Heaven."

He immediately used the reins to control the white python, which fell from the sky into the mountains and darted away in all directions.

While controlling the amount of cold air exhaled by the white python, he also used his own magical power to coordinate and imbue all things with the intent of hibernation.

The autumn harvest and winter storage are the great cycle of heaven and earth, which cannot be changed. Otherwise, it would be going against nature and would easily incur divine punishment.

Under the pretext of protecting the people, communicating with heaven and earth can indeed reveal the mysterious energy that represents one of the four seasons of heaven and earth, causing it to transform into a python and weaken the cold air falling on the cities and counties of the two regions.

But it also means taking on the responsibility of containing half of all things hidden in the heavens and earth.

A celestial being is needed to command a python to perform duties and work together to complete the great cycle of heaven and earth.

The white python roamed the mountains and rivers, and wherever it passed, a chill rose, all life withered, and flowers, birds, insects and beasts, according to their nature, fell into hibernation.

In the cities and counties of both regions, although it was still winter, the people felt that half of the coldness around them had dissipated, as if it were just a few days ago before the cold had arrived.

The dark-faced man was overjoyed and exclaimed in disbelief, "Amazing! It's not so cold anymore!"

That Taoist priest is truly remarkable. He captured the giant white snake and created this wondrous scene. Amazing!

The pockmarked man was also extremely surprised.

He took his hand out of his pocket and felt the cold. Although it was no longer bone-chillingly cold, it still made his body shiver after a while.

He frowned, poured cold water on the dark-faced man, and said, "Although the chill has subsided a bit, it's still cold today."

I estimate I can grit my teeth and get through this year, but if I want to be more comfortable, I'll need to stock up on firewood and charcoal.

"Fourth Brother, let's go, let's go for a walk in the streets. The weather's getting warmer; maybe someone will want to sell their stockpiled firewood to make some money."

After saying that, he turned and walked away.

The dark-faced man was taken aback for a moment, then quickly realized what was happening and followed closely behind.

Inside Qingwu City, Lin Shu felt the chill in all directions suddenly dissipate by more than half. He also saw the golden talisman in the temple emitting a faint light. After thinking it over, he understood the Taoist sect's method for helping the people get through the winter.

By weakening the cold air at its source, it transforms into a python, changing the seasons to protect the people.

At the same time, he also had a guess about the phrase "Heaven and Earth and the four seasons will naturally retreat": the white python should automatically avoid the city and county after sensing the golden light and jade talisman.

The cold air in the sky weakens, and the cold air on the ground cannot get close to people. When the two combine, people can safely get through the winter.

However, there is one thing.

Heaven and earth have their own rules, which cannot be arbitrarily imposed.

A small act of defying the will of Heaven will inevitably lead to great calamity.

The coldest period of winter is during the third and fourth nine-day periods, when the coldest air in the world is at its heaviest. To capture the Four Seasons Python again during this time would require even more effort.

At that time, the scale of the delegation will increase, and even small actions will become great ones.

The Taoist sect will not allow the present situation to cause harm in the future; it can only do its best to reduce the coldness.

Therefore, that period was the most difficult time for the people, who had to rely on themselves as well as on the preparations of the local governments, Taoist sects, and righteous gods in the cities and counties of both regions.

Thinking of this, Lin Shu immediately dashed off towards the new city to check on the lives of the refugees.

Everything is ready in Qingwu City, and the weather is getting a bit cooler, so there's nothing to worry about.

As for the new city, where the residents have only recently moved in, special attention should be paid to it.