What kind of Journey to the West is this?

The First Emperor did send Xu Fu, but both he and Xu Fu were already dead! If Xu Fu is still alive today, wouldn't that mean the Taoist priest was right?

As for King Mu of Zhou dreaming of heaven, this is also recorded in ancient books. Apart from that illusory tomb, no one was slandered.

"It seems not. Then go on."

"There's also an ice pool atop the Snowy Tianshan Mountains, filled with soul-returning potions and immortal wine. Beneath the abyss of the East China Sea lies an ancient capital city, containing longevity elixirs and the art of longevity. There's also dragon liver and phoenix marrow... ahem, forget about that."

Yanxia stopped talking immediately.

This person might actually come to her...

Yan Xia paused, then added, "A secret treasure has been unearthed in Kanyang Mountain, which involves the secret of immortality. Previously, the Lingnan Hundred Poisons Demon Lord sent people to Kanyang Mountain, wizards came to Cangzhou City, the Plague God passed through, and even I threatened Kanyang Mountain, all for this secret treasure of immortality."

This was a case of giving someone a taste of their own medicine. An Yanxia became ruthless and didn't even spare herself.

With so many "secrets of immortality" coming out, the story of a good person for ten generations might become insignificant news.

An Yanxia was, after all, a seventh-rank Celestial Official ordained by Miaoyan Palace, on the same level as the City God of a prefecture. To provoke such a powerful figure for the sake of a supposed "immortality"—a claim whose authenticity was unknown—would be far less arduous than pursuing the overseas Fusang Island, the Mangshan Netherworld Tomb, or the secret treasures of Kanyang Mountain!

Xue Shier opened his mouth, feeling that the old turtle on Kanyang Mountain was in trouble.

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I went to Sichuan Museum to take some pictures of cultural relics this morning. The next chapter will be updated around 3 or 4 pm. Sorry (。?＿?。)ノI'm sorry~

Dong Huang suddenly receives a jade talisman: Chapter 138 [Manjusri Temple]

It is easy to protect yourself from rumors, but it is a bit troublesome to track down the real culprit.

But the snake demon gave Yanxia good news: he heard it from the Sanhe Ghost Market.

The Sanhe Ghost Market is not actually in the river. Sanhe is the general name for the Grand Canal, Yongding River and Haihe River.

These three rivers are all in the northern part of Hejian County, which means it generally refers to the northern part of Hejian County. For safety reasons, the ghost market is not sure where it will be located.

But knowing the general direction would make divination easier. Yanxia calculated with her fingers, and the divine clues were vaguely pointing to Kanyang Mountain. She then realized that it was the old turtle that was causing trouble.

It is said that there is reincarnation in the world. Yanxia suffered a disaster from the demon, and Prime Minister Turtle also has to go through a disaster.

The next day, Yanxia got up very early.

Xue Shi'er had already gone to Wuhe Mountain to look for the Golden Sparrow Immortal and was not there. Instead, Bai Zhu had woken up and was tidying up Yan Xia's bookshelves in the study.

Yanxia called out "good sister" and pecked her twice before going out refreshed.

Without her two maces, she felt constrained in a fight. Coupled with the recent rumors, Yanxia simply stayed in Cangzhou City and waited for Xue Shi'er and Jinque Xian'er to disrupt the situation.

As for herself, she ran to the front of the City God Temple.

As the end of the year approaches, many vendors set up stalls, decorated with lanterns and colorful ornaments, and there is also a constant stream of people coming to buy New Year's goods.

She came too late. If she had come at eight or nine in the morning, it would have been lively.

Yan Xia took a few quick glances, then turned and walked towards the Wenshu Temple which had not yet been repaired.

The Manjusri Temple is not really that big. Compared with the magnificent City God Temple, it is quite small. It consists of three courtyards in total, namely the Mountain Gate Hall, the Heavenly King Hall, and the Manjusri Hall. There is no Main Hall or Arhat Hall.

The layout is slightly different, as this was originally a mansion of a wealthy family. Yanxia bought this house, modified it, and used it as a temple for Xue Shier.

The vermilion lacquered red door was open.

The boots stepped over the threshold and made a clattering sound on the bluestone slabs.

There is an old locust tree planted in the yard, but it is cold now and it is bare.

When Yan Xia walked over, she saw Yu Qinghuai in the main hall, talking with several craftsmen.

The leader was a middle-aged carpenter named Xu.

Master Xu said, "Master Yu, do you think this is a good way to pretend to be dirty? You are right. If you don't speak, we won't dare to make a decision!"

"Yes, Yu Miaozhu, just make a promise!"

"This red coral has never been seen as dirty, but it is indeed a treasure..."

Yu Qinghuai was also a little embarrassed.

"Zhuangzang" literally means "filling the internal organs" or "filling" a statue with the internal organs, often with coins, talismans, or other rare treasures. In traditional belief, this is the only way to bring life to the statue.

The craftsmen also saw the thing used to hold the dirty things, which was a piece of red coral from the East China Sea prepared by Bai Zhu.

But the craftsmen had never seen such a rare thing before, so they didn't dare to use it carelessly. Especially seeing that it was blood-red, they were afraid that it would cause a bloody disaster and anger the gods.

It is hard to say whether it is true or not, but seeing that the craftsmen are worried, Yu Qinghuai did not dare to jump to conclusion.

She thought about going back and looking through the book first.

Yan Xia came in, took a quick look, and said, "Bring that coral over here and let me see it."

Several craftsmen recognized Yan Xia and quickly took it over. "Please forgive me, Master! We have never seen this before. As the saying goes, there are gods in the sky..."

"fine!"

Yanxia waved her hand, took the red coral and touched it gently.

The coral trembled.

Wow, this is alive.

She affirmed, "This thing really can't be used to hold dirt."

Yu Qinghuai asked curiously, "Senior, what's this?"

Yan Xia said, "This coral has been nurtured in the Buddhist temple for a long time, and it has developed spirituality. If we put this little creature in the Buddha statue, I'm afraid it will use the statue to do something deceiving the world and stealing reputation."

When the craftsmen heard this, they were all shocked.

Most of the people present were carpenters, who knew some Lu Ban techniques and had some knowledge of spirits and monsters.

Master Xu exclaimed in surprise, "Master, I've only heard of furniture, wood, and animals becoming spirits. How can this weird thing also become a spirit?"

Yanxia explained, "Things that are close to humans often become spirits. This temple's layout perfectly corresponds to the Five Elements, and the feng shui is excellent. It's also influenced by Buddhism. You craftsmen keep it company every day. So, hasn't it become a spirit?"

It's quite common for small objects like these to become spirits, with pillows and beds being the most common examples, able to improve sleep. After relying on them for a long time, people become attached to their beds and can't fall asleep on anything other than their old one.

But a spirit is just a "monster". Only when it can speak can it be called a "demon".

"Since it has become a demon, we can't keep it trapped in the Buddha statue. I'll take three coins and put them inside to replace it."

Yanxia took out three coins and placed them on the table.

The craftsmen had never seen such shiny money before and thought it was made of gold. They all said enviously, "The master is truly generous!"

Seeing that the matter was resolved, Yan Xia also smiled and said:

"It was thanks to everyone's help that we were able to complete this temple so quickly. I've prepared a banquet at home, so don't go back for lunch."

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At noon, Bai Zhu invited people to a banquet in the restaurant.

Yan Xia, in charge, only showed up briefly before returning to the study to study the red coral. Meanwhile, he twisted a thread through the void, summoning the Five Monsters of Wuhe Mountain.

The Manjusri Temple is a Buddhist temple, but its regulations are based on the four pillars of Northeastern Taoism.

The Four Beams refer to the four halls of Huiliu, Huanghu, and Yanxia, which were specially reserved for the Five Monsters of Wuhe Mountain. Once they have a hall, they can also become spirit mediums.

After notifying the five monsters, she poked the red coral and asked, "Can you speak, little monster?"

The red coral was motionless, as if dead.

Seeing that it ignored her, Yanxia threw it on the desk and picked up a book called "The Cases of the Ten Witch Doctors in Lingshan" to read to it.

This medical record was pulled from Yuqing Daochang by Yanxia. It mainly concerned the medical practices of ten witch doctors in ancient times. Yanxia had originally thought it would be some miraculous doctor like Xilaile, but when she saw it, she was shocked:

The treatment methods of the Ten Witches of Lingshan are indeed a bit old-fashioned, and there are few medical records. They are not as popular as the "Golden Chamber" and "Treatise on Febrile Diseases". In today's context, it is a bit behind the times...

But this book involves some witchcraft methods such as incantations, which Yan Xia has never seen before. It seems that curing diseases is like drinking talisman water, and she doesn't know if it works.

Yanxia recited two incantations to the coral monster and also read the medical records of using red coral to treat illnesses.

But this coral was too stupid and remained motionless.

Yanxia had no choice but to give up and picked up a Thousand Character Classic to show it.

"The sky and the earth are dark and yellow, and the universe is primitive."

The girl read with her head shaking.

Yanxia was reading an article when she heard loud shouting coming from the yard over there.

She thought something serious had happened, so she went over to take a look and found out:

It turned out that a carpenter's apprentice had a fish bone stuck in his throat and couldn't dissolve it no matter what he did.

The apprentice was only about twelve or thirteen years old, and he was screaming in pain when he got stuck.

"Master, my throat hurts!"

"Drink some vinegar, drink more!"

The apprentice took the bowl of vinegar, gulped it down, and his face turned green.

The carpenter asked with concern, "How is it?"

"It's so sour!"

Donghuang Suddenly Receives Jade Talisman: Chapter 139 [Death of Xiong Fengxian]

Before the fish bone was swallowed, the apprentice said fearfully, "Master, my throat is pierced. What should I do?"

The carpenter scratched his head and said, "How about finding a fishhook and hooking out the fish bone?"

When the apprentice heard that he was about to shove a sharp fishhook down his throat, he quickly said, "I'd rather drink vinegar!"

"I just said it casually. The host just called a doctor for you."

Cang Yue was also present, curiously watching what was happening in the boy's mouth.

As a result, after taking two steps closer, she was severely affected by the bad breath.

This child has a bad stomach...

Yan Xia walked over and just happened to overhear the conversation. After getting familiar with the situation, she asked Cang Yue, "Where's Sister Bai Zhu? Didn't she go call the doctor?"

The carpenter quickly said, "Master, I called you just now."

Yan Xia nodded, and it seemed that they should go and call Doctor Xiong.

This old doctor doesn't have to face terminally ill patients every day. He mostly deals with minor ailments like fishbone burns.

If there were serious illnesses to treat every day, the doctor wouldn't have enough hands...

Seeing that Doctor Xiong was still not arriving, Yanxia said, "Cangyue, get a bowl of well water."

Cangyue nodded and went to fetch a bowl of ice-cold well water.

Yanxia muttered to herself as she wrote a well on the water. The last stroke circled three times and tapped three times.

"Feed him."

Cang Yue didn't understand what was going on, so he picked up the bowl of water and poured it directly into the child's mouth.

The boy was caught off guard and was given a large gulp of water, which almost came out of his nose.

After choking several times, he exclaimed in surprise: "The fish bone is gone!"

The carpenter was also amazed. He pried open the boy's mouth and looked at him several times, saying repeatedly, "It's amazing, it's really amazing!"

He held the apprentice boy's head and thanked Yan Xia several times.

Most of the craftsmen watching had some inherited skills, such as Lu Ban's magic, but seeing An Yanxia perform a spell so easily, they all thought she was an accomplished master.

There was a bit of awe in the way he looked at her.

Seeing the remarkable effect, Yan Xia wondered, "This incantation technique really works? Weird."

What she just used was the "Jingzi Bone-Dissolving Water" from the thirteen branches of incantations. The name is quite creepy, but it is actually specially used to dissolve fish bones.

There are quite a few such small tricks, such as the technique of locking the door, the technique of making chickens fly away, the technique of making objects make noises for no reason, and even the technique of making crows fly overhead, which are very practical in daily life.

But magic always has a reason, either borrowing the magic power of immortals or monsters, or calling upon one's own spirit. But this Zhuyou technique is like a tree without roots, yet it can still bloom like a brocade. It's really strange.