The Green Mountains.
Chen Yun gang led his disciples and divine soldiers back, but had not yet had time to tally the spoils of war or figure out how to accommodate the subdued ghosts and spirits, when many familiar people came knocking on the door.
The first person to arrive was Zhang Jiwen.
He is now in his midlife, looking like a middle-aged man.
He wore a traditional Taoist robe, exuding the demeanor of an accomplished sage.
In the guest hall, Chen Yun looked at the other party and blinked, saying, "Jiwen brother, how did you come here?"
Zhang Jiwen looked over with a strange look in his eyes, "Brother, you have really made a name for yourself across the northern and southern Jiang river regions this time."
Chen Yun chuckled dumbly, "Oh, so you came here because you heard those rumors. I thought you had something important to discuss."
Zhang Jiwen couldn't help but laugh, "You've destroyed the entire Xingxiu sea and the Yinshan sect, isn't that enough for a big thing? Everyone outside is talking about it. They say you're terrifying and have no humanity, and they even describe you as an evil creature."
Chen Yun laughed heartily and indifferently said, "How others perceive me is their own business. I cultivate my Dao and have no reason to care about what others think of me."
Chen Yun invited the God of War and the Seven Sages of Meishan to sit down, and then instructed his disciples to serve tea and water.
Chen Yun cleared his throat and said, "My divine soldiers and spirits under my command may not have official positions, but they can still handle these matters."
The God of War approached and laughed, "Ha ha, young brother, you have indeed shown great might. I've heard that you not only wiped out the entire sect of Xingxiu Sea in the Hebei Province but also traveled to the Western Hunan region, eliminating every member of the Yinshan Sect."
Chen Yun was preparing to return to the Taoist temple.
Chen Yun rushed forward to welcome them, "Greetings, seniors. It's rare for you to come to my Dabian Mountain. I apologize for the inconvenience of welcoming you from afar."
Zhang Jiwen noticed Chen Yun's indifferent demeanor and did not dare to say anything else.
The God of War laughed, "Brother isn't here to mock you; I have a task for you, and I wonder if you would be willing to take it on?"
He quickly stood up and bowed, "Thank you, senior."
The God of War stood alongside him and said, "Now that the Li Tang army is gaining the upper hand, I am planning to lead my brethren to lend support. By establishing our empire, we can claim the foundation of our country. However, within my jurisdiction at Guanjiang Temple, I cannot spare too many troops. If I do, demons and ghosts may wreak havoc in the mortal world, and heavenly court will punish me for it."
But this time, the things he has done are too sensational, showing everyone the extent of his formidable power.
After saying everything, the God of War sat down here for a moment and chatted with Chen Yun casually for a while before finally bidding farewell to the Seven Immortals of Meishan.
Chen Yun asked, "What's up?"
Chen Yun, while welcoming everyone to proceed inside, asked curiously, "A good task? What kind of good task?"
Chen Yun perked up his ears to listen carefully.
Chen Yun laughed uncontrollably, "Brother, your powers are boundless. Don't make fun of me with such things."
He changed the subject, saying, "This time I came, it's not just because you've wiped out the Xingxiu Sea and Yinshan sect. There's something really important."
Chen Yun was originally still worrying about how to worship so many divine soldiers and spirits.
Such a good opportunity is not something you can find even with a lantern.
The God of War took a sip of tea and continued the previous topic, "According to the usual rules, without a divine position, one indeed cannot govern such matters. However, everything has its exceptions. Many deities have limited subordinates, and the heavenly court has recognized grass-roots deities without distributing the spiritual offerings, but it still requires self-sharing. I've been thinking that before the war of deification ends, I can share some spiritual offerings with you and your divine soldiers and spirits. You and your divine soldiers and spirits will guard Guanjiang for me. As long as you agree, I will immediately burn the decrees and report to the heavenly court and underworld that you and your divine soldiers and spirits will temporarily control the area near Guanjiang."
Going to destroy the Xingxiu Sea and Yinshan sect himself was not for the purpose of showing off.
Seeing his firm refusal, Zhang Jiwen could only say, "Alright, I'll go and report back then. We'll meet again when we have free time."
The Longhu Mountain sent Zhang Jiwen, who had a good relationship with Chen Yun, to persuade him to join forces and help Li Cunxu succeed.
He never expected the God of War to come up with this solution.
Zhang Jiwen paused for a moment and said, "In recent years, the world has been in turmoil, and the imperial edict of deification has already been issued. Countless sects, cultivators, and demons and ghosts have all participated in this calamity. However, my Longhu Mountain has never chosen a side to assist in this war. Now that our sect has made a decision to support Li Cunxu to restore the glory of the Tang court. Now that the Li Tang army is fighting against the Zhu Liang army year after year and driving them back continuously, victory seems imminent. My Longhu Mountain intends to mobilize all our forces to help Li Cunxu achieve his goal. Therefore, I want to ask Brother if you are willing to join us?"
The God of War was pleased with his attitude, "Alright, then we have a deal. Tomorrow, I will send Guo Ya Zhi to bring you and your divine soldiers and spirits to the underworld to establish a city. And you will build a temple near Guanjiang so that you can communicate with the underworld. From now on, you will guard it for me."
As the two spoke, they had already arrived in the guest hall.
The God of War spoke of the critical part, "As it turns out, I have learned that you have over ten thousand divine soldiers and spirits under your command. I was thinking if it would be possible for you to help me defend some areas."
This is his genuine thought.
...
Watching the other person leave on a cloud and mist.
Surprisingly, the God of War had led the Seven Immortals of Meishan to come.
Chen Yun said, "Okay."
He saw Zhang Jiwen off at the mountain gate.
Chen Yun stood up to see him off and said, "Well."
Instead, it was not because he did not want to wipe out these two sects that have always caused him trouble. It is not because the evils cannot be eradicated. It is because if he did not eliminate them, there would be endless troubles in the future, and his thoughts would not be enlightened, which would affect his cultivation in the future.
After listening, Chen Yun declined politely, "I haven't yet decided to get involved in this calamity. Brother's goodwill, I have received it."
Willing to share the spiritual offerings with himself and his divine soldiers and spirits under his command.
Li Cunxu is the founding emperor of the Later Tang Dynasty. Since the Tang court was overthrown by the Later Liang Dynasty, he has been restoring the Tang Dynasty as "Li Tang" and has repeatedly defeated the Liang army. Now he has gained an absolute advantage and only needs to be crowned emperor.
Whether others view him as ferocious or inhumane, it doesn't matter.
Initially, the Longhu Mountain had not considered courting Chen Yun.
So, either for the safety of his disciples or for the enlightenment of his thoughts, he had to do these things.
Initially, Chen Yun thought that the impact of his actions to wipe out the Xingxiu Sea and Yinshan sect would end here.
Unexpectedly, more and more people came looking for him afterward.
The third person to come knocking on the door was Han Ziming, a disciple of Xie Ziran's.
"Master has sent me to tell you that your actions must not be so ruthless, otherwise the burden of karma you bear will be heavy."
"Thank you, brother, for passing on the master's words. Chen Pu will remember it in his heart."
"Hahaha, Chen junior, you don't need to be so polite. The master may say so, but in fact, she seems to be very satisfied with this news. She even praised you for not wasting her years of teaching."
"Is that really what the master said?"
"What's the point of lying to you?"
...
The fourth person to come knocking on the door was He Xiangu.
Chen Yun hadn't seen her for a long time and was somewhat surprised at the time.
"Sister He, how did you come?"
"I came to see how my little junior master is doing."
...
"Haha, I won't tease you anymore. I just happened to be in the Sichuan region to meet friends, and on my way through Qingcheng Mountain, I happened to hear that you have done such earth-shaking things. So I came here to remind you. In the future, try not to be so harmful to the heavens and the earth. Every move we make as practitioners of the true Daoist School will be recorded by the Three Officials Supreme God. Your eventual attainment of immortality and your appointment as a divine position will all be affected by this."
"Thank you, Sister He, for your reminder. This time, I really couldn't suppress the anger in my heart, which is why I did such a thing. I won't do it again in the future."
There were many familiar people who came to pay a visit.
Some came, just like He Xiangu, to remind Chen Yun not to be too harmful to the heavens and the earth.
There were also people, similar to Zhang Jiwen, who came to court him.
This busy day lasted all day.
When the night grew deep and the people quieted down, Chen Yun couldn't help but quietly reflect that this time he had descended from the mountain to destroy the Xingxiu Sea and Yinshan sect, although he didn't dare to say that his name was famous worldwide, it would have little problem to become famous in the whole martial arts circle.
...
Indeed, the whole country was shocked.
Or in other words, almost everywhere in the Tang Dynasty's territory that there was a cultivation sect, places like Huangshan Mountain, Lushan Mountain, Yandang Mountain, Taishan Mountain, Hengshan Mountain, Songshan Mountain and so on, were all talking about this event.
It can be said that the level of discussion about this event surpassed that of the War of Deification at the time.
Some people secretly felt afraid of Chen Yun's ferocity.
Some people also admired Chen Yun's strength.
Of course, there were also some who warned their disciples not to offend Chen Yun.
Whatever the topic, it all had to do with Chen Yun.
In theory, to be famous in the entire martial arts circle, whether it's a bad name or a good one, is something that should make everyone happy.
However, Chen Yun encountered something that he could not help but feel unhappy about.
...
It's probably the time when the rooster crows and the night is waning.
Chen Yun had just finished his cultivation practice and was preparing to inspect the spoils of war.
Suddenly, Gu Juji rushed in from outside the courtyard, knocking on the door and said, "Master, there is an envoy from the Yinshan Demon Realm of the Black Mountain Sect who wishes to see you. Do you want to see him?"
The envoy sent by the great black mountain land deity?
Chen Yun couldn't remember having any relationship with the envoy.
However, he immediately realized that it was probably something with his original family had occurred.
He immediately replied to the outside, "I'll see, I'll be right there."
"Okay."
Gu Juji nodded and left immediately.
Chen Yun dressed up neatly and walked straight towards the guest hall.
Not long after, he arrived at the guest hall and saw a yin chia (underworld official) dressed in a special robe sitting there.
Chen Yun was about to bow and greet.
The yin chia immediately stood up as soon as he saw Chen Yun, hurriedly bowing and saying, "I am Wang Ming, a postal official under the command of the Great Black Mountain Land Deity. I have come to greet Mr. Chen."
Chen Yun returned the greeting, "Brother Wang, the honor is all mine."
After saying that, he reached out his hand and said, "Brother Wang, please take a seat."
Wang Ming seemed unwilling to sit down, "Mr. Chen, it's not necessary for you to sit. Please immediately accompany me to the Great Black Mountain."
Chen Yun was puzzled and said, "Now? Is there something important?"
Wang Ming nodded slightly and said something that left Chen Yun speechless.
He said, "Your mortal father passed away seven days ago due to illness. He wished for you to attend his funeral, which is why he hasn't been buried yet. You know that the soul returns after seven days. If he doesn't fulfill his last wish, he will regret it for life and may not be able to be reincarnated again. Therefore, when the land deity found out about this, he sent me to invite you back to give your father a proper burial."
Wang Ming had one more thing to say but didn't get the chance. The treatment he had given Chen Yun was not common for ordinary people. Chen Yun was a practitioner of the orthodox Daoist sect, and he had recently wiped out two sects, the Xingxiu Sea and Yinshan, making a name for himself in the entire martial arts world. The Great Black Mountain Land Deity wanted to establish a good connection with Chen Yun, so he sent a yin chia to notify him of this matter.
In fact, this news is not that significant.
In ancient times, people usually lived relatively short lives.
Chen Yun's father would be in his sixties, give or take.
The fact that he passed away is quite normal now.
But when Chen Yun heard this news, he was frozen in shock.
He never expected that his father, whom he had been bitter about for nearly twenty to thirty years, had already passed away.
The most important thing is that he didn't even get to see his father for the last time, and now... he's just gone like that?
(The end of this chapter)
