Elaborate on the world of mortals

Chapter 869 Four Dragon King Temple
When Hong Ye left Donghai, Yongyou Sect had not yet started the plan of inviting all the magicians in the world to gather in the capital. After he left Donghai, although it would not be exposed in a short time, it would not be convenient for him to go back frequently.

On the contrary, the sons who came in the following years had more comprehensive information.

"The fourth alchemy furnace?"

Hong Ye murmured this, and his son, who had just made the suggestion, also nodded.

"The fourth alchemy furnace!"

"But this is the Tiandou Pill. How can the fourth pill furnace be comparable to Yi Daozi's Douzhuan Qiankun Furnace?"

"Each of the real alchemy furnaces is not an ordinary thing. Although they are not as good as the Douzhuan Qiankun furnace, they are also extraordinary treasures. Do we have any other way to go?"

The firelight coming through the ravines in the sea below made the several dragons appear unpredictable.

"Just as Taoer said, this is the only way we can go."

The dragon immediately added.

"And we now have a perfect place to make pills!"

As the dragon spoke, he looked downwards. Hong Ye and several other dragons beside him also followed his gaze, looking at the scorching flames coming from the cracks on the seabed.

"I don't know what kind of sacred tree remains under this place, but the fire is blazing with extraordinary heat. If we can bring the alchemy furnace here to make the elixir, the fire will definitely be greatly enhanced. Maybe we can make the alchemy furnace even better, and make the elixir making more efficient!"

Hong Ye's eyes also sparkled with hope as he looked carefully at his son who was speaking.

"Tao'er said it well."

Hong Ye once valued Hong Jun the most. After Hong Jun and his wife had Hong Wei, they valued this grandson with the purest bloodline in the history of the Hong family the most and did not care much about other children.

Now it seems that my son is actually very capable!

There are also new worries for the dragons nearby.

"But now we don't know whether Donghae has discovered it, or what they are doing in Daegu. We also don't know how long they can maintain it, but sooner or later they will be discovered. There are the underworld gods below and the gods in heaven above. Maybe someone has already discovered it."

"The incense is almost gone. The gods and the earthly gods do not interfere with the human world. Even if they find out, they will not take action directly. There will be a reaction time. If it can last, then it will last. If it can't, it doesn't matter. As long as the incense can be preserved, then it will be fine."

"As for the East China Sea."

Hong Ye looked solemn and stopped talking. It was Hong Tao who came over to comfort him.

"Dad, I don't think we will be discovered yet. Ever since we lost our power, the Dragon King has ignored us and told us to reflect on our mistakes. He wouldn't look for us unless there was something special!"

"It's hard to say. Dad doesn't have a good feeling recently. Let's leave here first."

After Hong Ye finished speaking, several dragons did not want to endure the scorching heat here any longer, and swam quickly to leave. The atmosphere in this place was chaotic, and even controlling the water required more magic power.

The closer you are to the sea surface, the more comfortable the water temperature will be.

"Wow, wow, wow."

Turbulence exploded on the sea surface, and several dragons broke out of the water and eventually landed on a nearby island.

Escaping from the oppressive and scorching atmosphere at the bottom of the sea, several dragons breathed a sigh of relief.

"Dad, my opinion is that you stay here with the Tiandou Pill. Hong Sheng and I will quietly go back to the East and try to get the furnace at the bottom of the Kaiyang River. Maybe we can find my sister-in-law to get some information. Hong Xie will go to Daegu."

Hong Ye nodded and shook his head, looking at his three sons beside him.

"Xie'er should also go to the East to take care of it. As for Daegu, it's better not to show up. It would be best if they can keep it stable. The Daegu Dynasty won't fall so easily, so there's no need to worry about being implicated! The chaos of the world will last forever, so we must hurry up!"

After the dragons finished their discussion, they flew up into the sky and dispersed, leaving only Hong Ye, who was holding onto the stubborn rock with one claw, still lingering on the island.

"Rumble"

Thunder flashed above the dark clouds in the sky. The old dragon looked at the lightning in the sky with anger and hatred in his eyes.

I once heard that there might only be four true dragons of the four seas, but the appearance of Bai Jun broke this lie. Yes, lies, all lies!

The Four True Dragons are the most indifferent and greedy of all the dragons. They are revered as the Supreme Water Spirits, controlling all the water veins in the world, but they also fool the entire dragon clan.

For many years, many large dragons dared not to wander in the water. It is hard to say how many of them were not because of this lie!

How loyal Hong Ye was to the Dragon King of the East China Sea in the past, how much hatred he has for him now. The change from distrust to resentment did not happen overnight. Not only did he lose his grandson and son, but he also gradually lost power and favor in the dragon clan and was ostracized over the years.

It is also accumulated by attacking little by little and revealing little by little truth.

If Hong Wei deserved his punishment, even Hong Ye knew that he could not save him. Then Hong Jun's death was purely out of the Dragon Lord's selfishness, just to embarrass the Heavenly Court, which eventually led to the death of the True Lord Xiansheng.
When he thought of this, the old dragon's claws tightened "cracklingly". If the stone in his claws was not the stubborn stone transformed from the Tiandou Pill, any other stone would have been shattered.

"Wait. Wait."
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In the northern border of Daegu, Taoist Xue has traveled to many places for some time and helped many families solve their difficulties.

They would use paper figures as substitutes, and when the paper figures moved at night, a rooster would peck the figures to break their spirit, thus helping many children with severe sleepwalking to get rid of the influence.

But Taoist Xue knew that he was alone and powerless after all, and that he could only help one family out of a hundred. The truly effective method was to eradicate the root of the problem.

After nearly a month and a half, Taoist Xue traveled all over Daegu with his magical power, contacted some patriots including Zhong Xingwen, and investigated the evil cult that was now prevalent in Daegu!

At dawn that day, in Beihai County, Taoist Xue and Zhong Xingwen, who were wearing talismans on their bodies, jumped over the wall and entered a small temple next to the county government office. This temple had only one courtyard and a few rooms, and the smell of sandalwood was very strong. The two looked around and saw that there was no one around, so they quickly went to the front of the temple and gently opened the door.

As the two had expected, there was still a deity with a human body and a dragon head sitting on the altar, wearing green clothes.

"It's the Taoist priest in green again. What's the point of saying that the clothes are different?"

Zhong Xingwen said this because he had been following Taoist Xue in exploring recently and had seen more than twenty temples like this one. In all of them, the dragon kings were wearing yellow clothes, but this one was wearing green clothes.

Taoist Xue glanced at Zhong Xingwen, whose temples were already gray.

"I guess that although the statues of the Dragon King look similar, the different clothes also represent that they are worshiping different Dragon Kings. At first, the temples I saw were mostly black, then red, then yellow, and now it is blue."

The density of temples is not as high as Taoist Xue imagined. In fact, there are no temples in many counties, but the number covering the whole country is also considerable, not to mention that the way of worship is really special.

"No matter which Dragon King he is, this evil method separates parents from their children. Heaven and earth cannot tolerate it. Shall we do it again tonight?"

This kind of cult-like belief has no names for temples and gods. Some of them are just extra halls built in Buddhist temples, and they don’t even have names for the halls. Even the common people who come to burn incense spontaneously only know that they are here to worship the Dragon King for good weather and good harvests.

The court's promotion of this sect was like inviting evil into the court.

Zhong Xingwen's words were also what Taoist Xue was thinking, but his expression was rather serious.

"We have acted so many times that we should have alerted this evil cult and the imperial court. I would like to inform all the heroes to be careful in their actions!"

"Oh, I see!"

"Also, this temple in Beihai County City may look small, but the smell of incense is extremely strong. It should be very important in this area. Bring a few more good hands tonight!"

"Okay, I'll go get ready first!"

After saying this, Zhong Xingwen had already climbed over the wall and left, while Taoist Xue carefully closed the door.

Time passed quickly and it was night. Before midnight, a dozen warriors with talismans on their bodies and Taoist Xue had already hidden in the streets near the Dragon King Temple in Beihai County.

Officials from some government offices began to appear. Their night patrols were not to protect the people or catch thieves, but to see if anyone dared to stop the children.

As midnight arrived, children began to appear on the streets of the city. Passing officials made way for the children. Many people seemed to be a little afraid, but did not dare to say much.

Zhong Xingwen, Taoist Xue and others were paying attention to the temple. As the children entered one after another, some people in robes appeared in front of the temple gate.

Taoist Xue glanced at Zhong Xingwen and the righteous men around him, and the latter also understood what he meant. The real culprit had appeared!
When the scent of sandalwood in the temple became stronger, Taoist Xue gave an order.

"Do it!"

Swish swish.
More than a dozen warriors displayed their martial arts skills and flew into the air. Some landed on the temple walls and roof, while others fell into the temple itself.

"You evil cultists hiding your head and showing your tail, prepare to die!"

The children around had their eyes closed, while these gangsters rushed towards the believers, punching, pointing and kicking, and took down many people in the first fight.

But at this moment, a warrior with outstanding martial arts skills suddenly flew backwards.

"Bang~"

The warrior hit the corner of the courtyard wall and couldn't get up after struggling for a few times, and the people around him just now didn't see clearly what hit him.

"How dare a mere mortal do such harm?"

"So you are no longer a mortal?"

When Taoist Xue's voice came, he had already somersaulted in front of the hall, with a whisk in his hand and a sword behind his back, his eyes fixed on the believer who had made the move.

"You are a sorcerer with some skills. I will give you a way. Follow me and you will have wealth and glory in the future!"

Taoist Xue laughed. The evil spirit in this thing is already overflowing. Will it follow you?
No more nonsense.

"Death to the evildoer!"

With a flick of the whisk, the yellow paper in the talisman bag flew out more than ten feet and instantly caught fire.

"Boom~ Fire dragon appears——"

At this moment, the faces of the believers over there also changed drastically.
After a while, the temple was in a mess, and all the sleepwalking children were rescued by the warriors, and now they were all in coma.

Taoist Xue calmed himself down, and with his last move, he thrust his sword out from the dragon's mouth, hitting the believer directly between his eyebrows. At that moment, the opponent was slowly falling down, and his true form was revealed as he fell.

"What is this."

Zhong Xingwen and several nearby warriors walked over, staring with wide eyes at the strange man on the ground with long dirty hair, a scary face, and water constantly oozing out of his body.

Taoist Xue's face didn't look good.

"This thing looks a bit like a Yaksha. Could it really be the Dragon King?"

(End of this chapter)