I have a magical tree

Xu Dao kept talking, but he noticed the changes at the entrance of the martial arts hall from the corner of his eyes.

What the two said could not be hidden from his ears.

It seems that his choice was right. If he wanted to find out the news of the grand sacrifice, where could it be more convenient than staying at a priest's house?

After all, the Lingguang God Temple is not open to the public now. Not to mention a stranger like him, even the pilgrims and believers who go there all year round cannot enter.

Because the temple is preparing for the grand sacrifice and selecting the great priest, and it is handled by the Fengshen Pavilion. The style of Fengshen Pavilion is well known to the world.

In addition, the news from a few days ago that there were Wutong Shenjiao believers around the county city made the temple more guarded.

Even if Xu Dao boasted of his supernatural powers, he did not dare to be presumptuous, because he knew that the temple could not be broken into. Even if he avoided the Fengshen Pavilion, there was still a Lingguang God!

Are you really not afraid of being burned to death by his Nanming Lihuo?

Xu Dao is not a fool. If he can't force his way in, then he simply won't force his way in. He can get the news through other channels.

...

In the evening, all the children finished their day's study and ran out of the martial arts hall and went home.

Today, Xu Dao first preached, then performed martial arts, and finally gave instructions. It was a busy day.

However, he was in a good mood. These children's talents were indeed not good. Most of them were just average, and only a few could be rated as acceptable.

Of course, if compared with A Bao and Xu Lu, there would be no comparison.

The difference between heaven and earth is definitely not a joke.

However, these children are very serious. Even those who are seven or eight years old are very sensible and studious!

Xu Dao finally understood the saying that it's okay to be a little stupid, but attitude is very important!

"Sir, I benefited a lot from listening to the lecture today!" Wu Minglan stepped forward and performed the disciple's etiquette.

Xu Dao quickly avoided it, "It's just some superficial content, not worth it!"

Wu Minglan knew that this was too modest, because she thought so at the beginning, but when she really listened, she understood why her father had such a high evaluation of this person.

"It's worth it!" Wu Minglan insisted on saluting.

Xu Dao couldn't resist, so he had to accept it.

"Where did your father go? I haven't seen him all day."

"He must have gone to the temple. He's been busy these days. The grand sacrifice is coming soon. He might not be back until very late."

"What is this grand sacrifice? Is it held every year?"

Wu Minglan shook her head. "No, the annual one can only be considered a small sacrifice. The one held every ten years is a medium sacrifice, and the one held every hundred years is a grand sacrifice. Its scale and number of people are not comparable to those on ordinary days. Moreover, I heard that the temple will select a grand priest this year, which makes this grand sacrifice even more grand!"

"What does the grand priest do? I just arrived here and have heard about it many times."

"The chief priest of the temple is a saint who can communicate directly with the God. If there is a divine will, he must issue a grand priest. He has a very high status and is considered the God's agent in the world."

"Agent? The God can't walk in the world by himself? Do he need an agent?" Xu Dao was surprised. He thought that the gods of the grand sacrifice should be able to walk in the world. After all... the emperor's daughter can run around.

"Sir, don't you know that the God is almost always asleep? In fact, not only Lingguang God, but all gods in the world are asleep most of the time. Although they can indeed walk in the human world, this situation is rare!"

"Sleeping, the God is asleep?" Xu Dao scratched his head, "Why is this?"

Something went wrong? Or is it because of something else?

"Well, but although it is said to be asleep, it can actually respond to the outside world at any time."

"Is that so!" Xu Dao breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that nothing has happened.

"What about the original high priest of the temple? Is he too old?"

"No, the position of the high priest of Lingguang God Temple has been vacant for a long time. This time, the selection of the high priest is just to fill the vacancy!"

"So that's it!" Xu Dao thought of Huangfu Xuan again, and didn't know whether the girl was selected.

According to Huangfu Xuan, she probably didn't want to be selected, but Xu Dao was powerless to do anything about it. He couldn't help her, so he could only secretly bless her.

"Sir, are you interested in the grand sacrifice?" Wu Minglan asked.

Xu Dao nodded calmly, "Very interested, I have never seen the so-called grand sacrifice, my hometown doesn't even have a temple, this kind of scene is the first time I have seen it."

"Oh? Where are you from, sir?" Wu Minglan was surprised. Although temples do not exist in every place, as long as it is a county town or a prefecture town, there are very few places without them!

"Heishan Prefecture!"

"Oh! So it's there, no wonder!" Wu Minglan suddenly realized.

"Why, is there any explanation?" Xu Dao was a little surprised to see his reaction.

"Well, there are dozens of prefectures under Xining County, but only Heishan Prefecture does not have a temple. Although other prefectures are not big temples, at least there is a small temple for believers and pilgrims to offer incense."

"Why is that? Why doesn't Heishan Prefecture have one?"

"Because the gods don't want to set foot in Heishan Prefecture!" Wu Minglan spread his hands, "That's the explanation, but I don't know more specific information."

"The gods don't want to set foot in Heishan Prefecture?" Xu Dao carefully thought about this sentence, and then he couldn't help shuddering. The meaning behind this sentence actually made him feel creepy.

Why are the gods unwilling to set foot in Black Mountain Mansion? Is it because of the Black Mountain forbidden area? Can a forbidden place make the gods retreat and not dare to provoke it easily?

"If you are really interested in the grand sacrifice, my father may be able to help."

"What do you mean?" Xu Dao was immediately interested in this. It's easy to find something after searching everywhere!

"After the grand ceremony begins, the temple will be open. At that time, all believers and pilgrims will participate in this unprecedented grand ceremony. If you want to go in at that time, I'm afraid you won't be able to squeeze in. But if my father helps, I can reserve a good seat in the inner field for you to watch the grand ceremony up close!" Wu Minglan didn't hide it.

Although she didn't sneak him into the temple directly, this arrangement was already very good. After all, Wu Zhengchu was just a deacon. If he dared to take him in and out of the temple at will, he wouldn't dare to believe it.

Thinking of this, he nodded, "Will it not trouble the owner?"

"No, my father is a deacon, and he brought two relatives to participate in the grand ceremony. This is the benefit of being a priest. I take one, and you take the other, just right!"

"Your mother won't go?"

"My mother passed away a long time ago, and I can't go even if I want to!" Wu Minglan waved her hand.

Xu Dao quickly bowed, "Sorry, I didn't know about this! I'm so rude!"

"It's okay! Although my mother passed away early, my father raised me well! Besides, I was too young at that time, and my memory is already fuzzy. Although I miss her, I'm not sad. You don't have to worry about it!"