Taoist master wants to ascend

"This Bodhisattva statue?"

Li Yuan rubbed his eyes, and there seemed to be a trace of blood in the corners of his eyes.

Even though his back was to the team, the sensing of the weapon in his hand was unmistakable. Can that Bodhisattva statue be counted as a 'weapon'?

and……

Li Yuan silently took a step back and followed the flow of people a few steps closer. At this moment, there were many people chasing the group, and he was not conspicuous among them.

Finally, when he was two meters closer, a light appeared in front of his eyes again.

It was a streak of black blood.

[Thousand-Eyed Bodhisattva Stone Statue (Second Level)]

[Skilled craftsmen use bluestone as the base, meditate on the spiritual clay to paint the eyes, imitate..., and are worshiped and worshiped by thousands of people, and gradually become supernatural...

Take the spiritual mud under his eyes to turn it into a blood-shedding pill...]

[Conditions for mastering: Level 1 entry into the God Worship Method]

[Control effect: Cholera Mind, Thousand-Eyed Bodhisattva Picture, God Worshiping Technique Level 1]

See you again on the second level!

The team offering sacrifices to the gods left, and among the still agitated crowd, Li Yuan was a little surprised and uncertain.

"Is this statue considered a weapon? It's definitely okay to lift it up and smash it to death... It's also a second-level weapon. Why does this statue shine so weirdly?"

Li Yuan's heart trembled slightly.

From just this few words, he was wary of that famous temple in Gaoliu County. It didn't look like a serious temple...

"The condition for mastering is to be introduced to the method of worshiping gods? Does he mean the person who carved this Bodhisattva statue? For that spiritual clay?

What kind of elixir is the Blood Slough Pill? "

Watching the team go away, Li Yuan turned and left.

Although he was a little jealous of the second-level weapon, the Bodhisattva statue was too weird, and the water behind it was probably very deep, so he didn't want to get involved at all.

Next, Li Yuan wandered around the city.

The scale of the temple fair was very large, and it was much more lively than before the Chinese New Year. Not only did people from the villages and towns under Gaoliu's jurisdiction come, but they also saw items and accents that were obviously not local.

"Another advanced weapon!"

Walking among the crowd, Li Yuan's peripheral vision kept scanning the pedestrians passing by. To be precise, it was the weapons they carried.

The Universiade Dynasty banned armor, crossbows, and swords. Anyone who went out would at least have a sword to defend themselves. The two men who sold him a sickle last time had to use a sickle if they didn't have a sword.

"There are many first-level weapons, but I haven't seen any second-level weapons. They must be too expensive..."

Being familiar with the Dzogchen Blacksmithing Technique and Hundred Weapons, he could tell the quality of a weapon at a glance even if he was not within two meters.

Knowing the art of war is something that a blacksmith must learn.

"If you don't reach the first level, it's just an ordinary weapon. If you reach the upper level, it's a sharp weapon. If you reach the second level, even the top-grade sharp weapons cost more than thirty taels in a shop. Not many ordinary people in the world can afford it."

Li Yuan was thinking in his mind, as a big man with big muscles and round waist walked by him. The big man seemed to be aware of it, glared at him, and left quickly.

"Most of the people carrying swords have foreign accents. Are they all here to hunt down Nian Jiu?"

Glancing at the notice posted on the wall, Nianjiu's silver reward had increased from the previous fifty taels to one hundred and fifty taels. Apparently someone had increased the price.

Once the court's reward notice is posted, private individuals can also increase the price. This is something he later heard mentioned by his apprentices.

These outsiders are probably attracted by the silver reward, one hundred and fifty taels, which is money that most people will never earn in their lifetime.

only……

"The reward was so high, but I still didn't run away in the ninth year of my life..."

A shadow flashed in Li Yuan's heart, and he naturally knew the reason.

These days, any craft is kept secret. Among the three martial arts in the blacksmith shop, he has only learned the White Ape Cloak Hammer, and has never seen the Green Snake Spear or the Tiger Roaring Knife.

One can imagine the preciousness of superior martial arts.

He suspected that Nian Jiu was hunted down and offered a reward for stealing this martial art.

"If that's the case, I'm afraid Nian Jiu will come to your door sooner or later."

After taking a look at the city guards patrolling the streets, Li Yuan still had no intention of leaving the city. Temple fairs, temple fairs, the most lively one was naturally at the temple.

Of the nine Gaoliu temples, seven are outside the city and only two are in the inner city.

"The ruined temple."

Unknowingly, Li Yuan came to the inner city.

From a distance, I saw another altar patrolling the streets. The same sixteen big men were carrying it with great fanfare.

"Is this the idol?"

Li Yuan followed the crowd and approached within two meters, his eyelids couldn't help but twitch.

He saw the blood again.

[Earthly Remnant Statue (Level 2)]

[Skilled craftsmen use residual rainbow stones, supplemented by red secret sand, to imitate... and have been worshiped with incense for many years, gradually developing supernatural powers...

You can use the residual rainbow stone to make weapons, and the red secret sand to make medicine...]

[Conditions for control: residual limbs]

[Control effect: Confuse people's hearts, reassure and calm the mind, the first level of the Earthly Destruction Heart Technique]

Here comes another one!

At this time, Li Yuan felt a little scared:

"Could it be that all the other idols are like this, right? Refining medicine, forging weapons... well, these idols are 'raised' by someone?"

There are one and two, but there can’t be three, right?

Li Yuan couldn't suppress the doubts in his heart. He followed the crowd towards a place where gongs and drums were beating, and he successfully saw the remaining seven statues.

"One or two...are they all like this?"

After looking at the last statue, Li Yuan confirmed his suspicion that these statues were definitely made deliberately.

Thinking of this temple fair, which was even more important than the New Year's Eve, it was hard for him not to think of the imperial court.

Thinking of this, he felt relieved.

"The third child?"

Li Lin stuck his head out and smiled: "I knew you would come out. When you were a child, you liked the excitement."

"Second brother, what are you doing?"

Li Yuan turned around.

Li Lin was carrying large and small packages of paper ingots and incense candles.

"Didn't you catch the cold at the end of July last year? At that time, your second sister-in-law took me to burn incense at the Thousand-Eyed Bodhisattva Temple. I can't go to fulfill my wish today!

Your second sister-in-law has already gone, I came all the way from the blacksmith shop to find you..."

"You still wish?"

Li Yuan resisted and didn't want to go.

Although he was an unnaturalized Taoist priest in his previous life, he could not worship all gods and Buddhas, not to mention that there might be problems with these statues and temples.

"If you dare not go today, your second sister-in-law will go to the weapons forging shop to find you tomorrow!"

Li Lin said it didn't matter.

When his eldest brother Li Yue disappeared, he almost cried to death, and no god showed mercy. If it weren't for the fierce woman in the family, he would definitely not go.

"Then, let's go."

Li Yuan took the thing from his second brother's hand. He was now more than half a head taller than Li Lin.

"You are taller and stronger!"

Li Lin smiled and let go, feeling like he really wanted to fulfill his wish.

His family was in decline, his parents were dead, and his eldest brother was missing. The third child was really the only thing he cared about.

"Practice martial arts every day and eat more, and you will naturally grow faster!"

The two brothers were talking and laughing, and after a while, they arrived outside the Thousand-Eyed Bodhisattva Temple. It was much more lively here than in the outer city, and there was an endless stream of people offering incense.

Some people even built a wooden platform and performed acrobatics on it, which attracted applause from time to time.

"Second brother, you go in first."

When he came to the outside of the temple, Li Yuan did not go in. He handed the big and small bags back to his second brother, then took out the money from his arms and stuffed them into his arms:

"I'll fulfill my wish later. I'll go get some nice clothes for my sister-in-law and buy some rouge and gouache."

"I can't keep taking your money... That's all, you can give it to me. You're not young anymore. I'll save it for you to get married!"

Li Lin was a little helpless, but he still took the incense and candle ingot and carried it into the temple.

‘The statue is not right, but the temple seems normal and the monks are normal too. I’ll take a look outside first...’

Outside the temple, Li Yuan narrowed his eyes.

A blind man with a black cloth covering his eyes, holding a bamboo stick with a banner with the word fortune-telling written on it, slowly stopped in front of him:

"Little brother, can you tell your fortune?"