What kind of Journey to the West is this?

"I dare not, I dare not! Master, please go first. I will open the Netherworld for you."

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The City God’s Dharma Realm, the City God’s Palace.

"Am I about to die?"

The old city god looked stunned.

The chief official beside him said with a smile, "We in the Cangzhou City God's Mansion are not only loyal to the country, but we are also united and diligent. Old Master has been conferred the title of Cangzhou City God for three hundred years, and there have been no major incidents since then. What is there to be afraid of?"

The priest of the Punishment Department thought it made sense, and then he regretted it and said, "I'm afraid that master is deliberately deceiving me!"

The chief officer said, "You don't have to be too afraid. Since it is the King Kong descending, we will just welcome him."

The City God said worriedly, "I'm afraid the person coming here has bad intentions."

"It's okay if she's not nice, but she can't kill us all, right?" The supervisor laughed. "Since the City God, the Exorcist's Court, and the Mount Tai Prefecture haven't issued any documents, that means this matter isn't serious. At least there's a chance for mediation."

The City God thought for a moment, then laughed heartily, saying repeatedly, "Good, good! That truly speaks volumes. Quickly invite that mage in."

Over there, two priests invited Yanxia to the City God's Mansion at the back.

The person who came to invite her was an acquaintance, the civil and military judge.

Yan Xia looked at the two of them with a half-smile, which made them feel creepy.

Yanxia pointed at the couplet on the pillar, "Retribution is before our eyes, the law is not lenient; the mighty spirit's side is bound by a rope, why wait for years?" and said:

"You really have nothing to do with these twenty words."

The girl hummed slightly and walked ahead.

The City God's Mansion is a combination of a house and a government office. Soon, she arrived at the main hall of the City God's house.

The City God had been waiting for a while, and the helpers and several officials he had invited from the side also had smiles on their faces.

Yan Xia glanced at it and said with a smile:

"What are you laughing at? The living laugh for the dead, but who are the dead laughing for?"

The smiles of the ghosts and gods froze.

The girl sat down, patted the table, and said, "What? Are you waiting for a treat? You good-for-nothing."

The old city god coughed and maintained his composure.

But Yan Xia's mind was filled with the image of the dog City God kneeling on the ground in her previous life, and she couldn't muster up any respect for him.

She was very dissatisfied and said, "A bunch of people who just sit there and do nothing."

The ghosts and gods have been ridiculed for so long that they can finally no longer hold back.

"Master! This is the City God's yamen, not a teahouse for casual conversation!"

Without saying anything, Yan Xia summoned her bronze mace and said, "You're angry when I tell you the truth? Then how about a real fight?"

The old city god advised, "Master, please don't get angry. This is a matter of business. Since you said it's a matter of life and death, then let's just talk about it."

"You're trying to smooth things over." Yan Xia laughed and said, "The remnants of the Southern Dynasty have sneaked into Cangzhou City, and you didn't even notice."

The ghosts and gods were horrified and said:

"How is this possible? The patrol department works day and night without interruption. If any remnants of the Southern Dynasty come in, they will probably be arrested immediately."

"We are diligent and hardworking, the two wandering gods are dedicated, and with the help of many evil spirits, there will be no mistakes!"

This is because they are afraid of taking responsibility.

Whether it was the Southern Dynasty of Xiaoliang or the City God of Chang'an, this was a political struggle between ghosts and gods, and Yanxia was too lazy to get involved.

But this struggle involved Luo Sushang, and she had to stir up trouble.

Yan Xia said, "I won't make things difficult for you. I want all of you, the ghosts and gods in charge, to stay here and work for the next five days. Civil and military judges, and the old city god, you must lead your soldiers and ghosts and get ready!"

"Didn't you say it was foolproof? Aren't you diligent? Well, then, everyone, keep your eyes peeled! See if nothing has happened!"

The Cangzhou Lion Has No Buddha Nature: Chapter 49 [Nine Netherworlds Subdue the Demon]

This kind of using chicken feathers as a token of authority is really fascinating.

In fact, he still felt the convenience of being in a high position, so he was blinded by greed. Yan Xia recited the Tianxin Sutra several times to calm his greed, and then paced in the side room.

This room was prepared for her by the old City God.

As the saying goes, dynasties last a hundred years, and aristocratic families a thousand years. Although the Cangzhou City God wasn't a thousand years old, he had at least three hundred years of experience. The furnishings of his wing rooms dazzled Yan Xia.

Famous calligraphy works are hung on the wall on one side, and below it is a Zhang Yunshi Huanghuali desk with various pen holders and inkstones. However, the most eye-catching thing is the half-human-high Yaozhou celadon vase with green pine and bright moon next to the desk.

It is obvious that it is carefully decorated and specially used to entertain those who pretend to be cultured in the world.

Yanxia was used to luxury and didn't care much about it. She even felt that this shabby place was too inconvenient.

In the netherworld, the sun cannot be seen, and the time is unknown. The yin and yang are reversed, and her cultivation always feels like the rhythm has been disrupted...

So Yanxia had no choice but to practice dynamic exercises, such as Liuhe Posture and Wuqinxi.

Fortunately, the food provided by the City God's Mansion was all good stuff, and they didn't give her incense or candles that would absorb incense ash, but all kinds of meat and wild delicacies.

To refine the essence, there must be essence in the body before refining it. Otherwise, it will be like boiling water and fire in an empty pot, which will instead drag down the body.

Yanxia concentrated her mind and looked inward, and she saw a lake between her two kidneys, which was bright white. In the center of the lake was a small piece of pure land with a mulberry tree growing on it.

The bright white lake water is the acquired essence, which is nurtured by the essence of water and grain and is closely related to fertility.

The pure land and mulberry wood in the middle represent innate essence, also known as primordial essence, true gold, priceless treasure, and hibiscus wood. Innate essence is transformed from acquired essence. If acquired essence is lost, it can be replenished, but once innate essence is lost, it is difficult to recover.

What we need to refine is the innate essence.

Some people do not know the principle of refining true essence, and instead refine turbid essence. As a result, they become infertile.

There are also people who refine water and grain essences, but they are obsessed with appearances and can only refine a lot of turbid essences. It is of great help to physical martial arts, but it is of little use to those who practice immortal cultivation.

There are also those who have evil intentions, focus on turbid essence, and then disguise themselves as dual cultivation techniques, but actually act like flower thieves, such as Sanfeng Caizhan and others. This kind of people are a scourge to the world.

There are four steps in refining essence: opening all meridians and refining water and valley are one, while locking Yuan Yang and subduing White Tiger are one. Once the first two steps are mastered, it means that you have achieved great success in refining essence, and you have reached the master level. In a serious sect, it is time to go down the mountain and return to the world to polish your heart of Taoism.

To open up all the meridians is to open up the meridians in the body. Inner alchemy regards the human body as a cauldron for refining elixir, or as an inner elixir processing machine.

The meridians are the assembly line, and essence, energy and spirit are the raw materials. Only after the assembly line is built can the true essence be transported and refined.

The method of building an assembly line is to continue with the first step of building the foundation, maintaining health, doing boxing, standing, horse stance, long-distance running, as long as it does not overly damage the body like an athlete, anything is fine, and everything should be done cheaply.

Yanxia stood in the stance for a few days. Apart from practicing martial arts, she just ate and slept, and did not feel much progress. She knew that this was a slow and steady process, so she was not in a hurry.

It was not until the night of August 22nd that Yanxia finally opened her eyes.

In the past few days, the heads of various departments have expressed their dissatisfaction openly or secretly, feeling that it is inappropriate for an outsider like her to interfere in the affairs of the City God's Mansion.

As for the remnants of the Southern Dynasty, it is obvious that there has been no movement in the past few days, so it must be nonsense.

In other words, the old City God was walking on thin ice. He felt that he had to deal with Yan Xia first to prevent her from causing a big disturbance in the City God's Mansion and making both parties unhappy. That's why he forcibly suppressed all the voices.

That night, Yanxia called the City God and the civil and military judges, saying that there was something to discuss.

Yan Xia asked, "How's the situation in the city these days?"

Judge Wu held his breath and said sarcastically, "What else can we do? Everything is the same as always."

Yan Xia didn't care and asked, "The Patrol Department and the Rebirth Department are also the same as usual, right?"

An outsider was pointing and criticizing, and Judge Wu felt embarrassed. He said, "Of course, everything is the same as usual!"

Yan Xia nodded and said, "That's good. The heads of various departments are all staying here in the City God's Mansion. They haven't returned to their own offices, right?"

Judge Wu said angrily, "Master, you've overstepped your bounds by leaving all the eight chief officials in the City God's Mansion!"

The old city god coughed.

"Don't say that."

Yan Xia saw that they were in cahoots, but she didn't get angry. She just said, "Okay, wait until tomorrow noon, give me three hundred fierce soldiers and ghosts, and we'll know the outcome by nightfall."

By tomorrow night, it would only take a moment for the old city god to give Wu Pan a look.

Wu Pan snorted, "Yes."

Then, Pan Wu went to count the soldiers.

Yan Xia didn't hold back, but simply said, "City God, come along too, and see what kind of good-for-nothings your men are."

The City God's face didn't look very good.

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Before noon, Yanxia had already returned to life.

She asked Chi Pan to wait outside the city, and she returned to Qing'an Residence to rest for a while.

At dusk in the afternoon, Judge Wen came to invite him.

Yanxia and the Old City God met at a nearby restaurant. As soon as it got dark, a cold wind began to blow nearby.

The waiter who was about to close the shop saw it and said in surprise: "How come it's already cold when winter hasn't even arrived yet? It's really strange..."

But he shook his head, took down the lantern early and turned off the light.

There was also a caravan about to enter the city at sunset. A child in the carriage opened the window and exclaimed in surprise, "Mom, there are so many people on the city wall!"

The woman in the carriage leaned out to look, but only saw a few soldiers with lit torches on the city wall. She didn't know where the many figures came from. She felt a chill on her back and quickly clasped her hands together, saying something like "The child is still young, don't be surprised."

And in the city, on the street of Luoanfang, there was a young girl and an old man.

Yanxia met the old city god and asked, "Is the entire city sealed off?"

The old city god said, "We have already set up the Nine Netherworld Fengdu Demon Subduing Formation. The formation is as impenetrable as a rock. Even the demon king of the Nine Netherworld Hell or the immortal from the Nine Heavens will not be able to leave the city now."

Yan Xia sighed and said, "There's no such thing as an impenetrable fortress. City God, let's go."

"Mage, where are you going?"

"Liuxiangfang, Xiong's Pharmacy." Yan Xia stood up, walked in front, and said, "Let the civil and military judges come over, let them see it with their own eyes."

The Cangzhou Lion Has No Buddha Nature: Chapter 50 [Defeat the Bandits in the Mountains]

It's late at night and everyone is asleep.

The Night Wanderer received a badge to change his position and ordered his ghost messengers to patrol the city as usual.

He was about to take a rest, but then he remembered that the heads of various departments in the City God's Palace had gathered together to discuss matters in the past few days, and there might be something big happening, so he perked up and went on a tour.

When they were on patrol at Liuxiangfang, there happened to be a night watchman beating a gong and shouting, "It's late at night, be careful with fire and candles" and so on.

It was quiet in Liuxiangfang.

When the night wanderer passed by, a gust of cold wind blew.

When he arrived here, he felt two streams of evil energy flowing around, and he felt something was wrong. He looked closely and found that they were two deadly figures in white clothes.

"Stop!"

The Night Wanderer shouted and stopped the two dead men.

The two soul-collecting men hurriedly said, "Youshen! We have received orders from the Ministry of Rebirth to go to Chang'an Square to collect souls."

The Night Wanderer also knew that several people had died in Chang'an Fang today, so he didn't suspect anything and just asked, "Do you have any evidence?"

"Yes, yes!" The dead man bowed, took out a document signed and stamped by the Rebirth Department, and handed over a few incense coins.

The Night Wanderer looked at it, but without checking, he just smiled and said, "So it's the flood that has washed away the Dragon King Temple. Brother, go and come back quickly, don't miss your trip."

The two corpse-collecting men breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the Night Walker collect the money and walk away.

A gossiper asked, "What's going on? Didn't the sorcerer take over the corner? Isn't there a patrol today?"

Another hanged man cursed, "What a crap he got! The ghost soldiers are all on the city wall tonight. I wonder what happened! Let's not talk about this for now. Things must be done in a hurry, and soldiers must be sent out quickly. Hurry and take Luo Suchang's soul away. There is no time to lose."

The two death-collectors were talking to each other as they walked past the night watchman who was beating the gong, causing him to shudder.

Wait until the two dead men disappear without a trace.

The night watchman sighed, struck the gong, and shouted, "It's late at night, be careful with candles!"

After walking a few more steps, the night watchman's appearance changed, his face gradually became older, and he turned into an old and frail City God wearing the uniform of a seventh-rank official.