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  Many people in Junling Town heard Chen Jing's chanting, but they were suspicious and didn't dare to go out at night. After dawn, the first thing they did when they went out was to ask others if they had also heard the voice saying "Jinghe Shengxie, all evil spirits retreat". When they found out that others had also heard it, they immediately started discussing it. They then went to those families with children who were possessed by evil spirits and found that the black air on the children's faces was gone, leaving only some weakness, and some of them had already woken up, crying out that they were hungry.

  Someone immediately said: "The clan leader went to the Hechunwan River God Temple for worship yesterday, and last night must have been the River God driving out evil."

  Many people immediately echoed, saying: "The voice last night must have been the voice of the River God."

  "Let's go take a look at the Land Temple." A young fellow suggested.

  "The land temple has been occupied by evil spirits, it's gloomy inside, those kids were playing in there and got possessed." said a man in his forties with concern.

  Although some people were worried, they still went there. The town was not very big to begin with, and it would only be bustling when people from all around came to do business during the fair. These days, however, everyone had been saying that the town was haunted by evil spirits, so the streets were eerily quiet early in the morning.

  A group of people came straight to the center of the town, in front of the Land God Temple. From the outside, the temple looked no different from yesterday. For a while, no one dared to go in. After a long time, a young butcher holding a slaughter knife walked in. Just a moment later, voices were heard coming from inside.

  "Everyone come in quickly, it's nothing."

  Upon hearing the voice, several other young men who had been eager to try their luck rushed in, followed by a few more. As soon as they entered, without looking at anything else, their first glance fell on the statue of the god, only to see that it had already been split open by some sharp object. From the top of its head down to the pedestal and then to the ground, a clear crack made everyone immediately understand that the evil spirit was dead.

  "What a heavy killing aura!" The young man who first entered the Land Temple with a pig-killing knife exclaimed.

  At this time, a path was made in the crowd outside, and the clan leader walked out from among them. He came to the front of the land god statue, looked at that clear sword mark, and said: "The land has disappeared, the god statue is destroyed, we should change our gods for worship."

  He turned around, looked at the crowd, and continued: "For us, whoever can protect us, we will worship. Yesterday, I represented everyone to burn incense and worship in the River God Temple, and today our Junling Town has eliminated evil spirits. Therefore, I think we should build a River God Temple and hold a grand ceremony to invite the River God to our Junling Town."

  There is a saying that has been passed down among people: "It's easy to invite the gods, but difficult to send them away." Generally, in one place, there will be a main god being worshipped, and sometimes other gods will also be present. However, it is rare for a temple to be demolished or for the gods to be replaced. At this moment, everyone was discussing it heatedly, some people said they should wait a bit, some were in favor of it, while others just looked at the statue silently, but there wasn't anyone who opposed it.

  The already white-haired clan leader obviously held a high position in the town and was highly respected by everyone. Seeing no one objecting, he immediately said: "It's settled then, three days later is an auspicious day for worship and construction."

  They obviously want to tear down and rebuild this land temple, and in three days it will be the day of construction. As for when it will be completed and when to go to the river temple to invite the gods, it can only be said after it is built.

  Chen Jing still expounds the Tao in front of the River God Temple every night. The demon spirits who ask about the Tao in front of the River God Temple no longer ask shallow questions, but rather fewer and more profound ones. Naturally, Chen Jing's thinking time has also lengthened, but sometimes he can answer very quickly. Moreover, what they asked were all different, almost everything was included.

  The Heishui Temple is now almost the most spiritual place in the entire river domain, where the gods are located, it must be the place where the spirit is the most concentrated. Even if it was not in the past, with the passage of time, the terrain will also change.

  The wind rises between heaven and earth, and the clouds surge forth. Endless demonic spirits that have been unable to take shape for a long time are undergoing their heavenly tribulations. This is a great transformation for the entire universe, because before the evil dragon's gorge and turtle abyss underwent their tribulations, almost all of those who had undergone theirs had died.

  Although apart from the thunderous voice of the heavenly tribulation, there is no other chaos in the world, anyone can feel that the great change of heaven and earth is about to come. For thousands of years, no one has become immortal or achieved the Tao, and the closed-door disciples of various sects have felt the opportunity and calamity from the unknown, perhaps they don't have to die like their masters and ancestors, or perhaps it's a bigger crisis.

  "Heavenly Lord of the River, for a thousand years you have not appeared in the Heavenly Court, and the divine way has been disrupted. Do you think there is anyone under heaven who can restore the universe?"

  Suddenly, a crab spirit loudly asked, although this was not about cultivation and it wasn't just him who had asked such a question, but no one had directly asked like he did. Chen Jing remained silent for a moment before saying: "I don't know."

  "Does the River God think there will be a sage in this world today?"

  "Sage! Who knows what a sage is like!"

  The crab that asked the question turned and left, and many animals and birds also left. This phenomenon was very normal in front of the River God Temple, almost every day some would leave and some would come. Chen Jing never said anything, letting them come and go as they pleased.

  Many demons were apparently dissatisfied with Chen Jing's answers, because Chen Jing's answers had always been in his own words, simple and unadorned, never speaking those phrases from the Taoist scriptures that they could understand at once. Those who were not satisfied thought that what Chen Jing said was not worth listening to, while others thought they didn't need to listen anymore, so they left.

  Chen Jing still sat in front of the temple every day, with no thoughts and no desires, yet thinking of everything and seeing everything. The divine thought communicated between heaven and earth, rising and falling with the waves.

  That day, he had a sudden urge to go to the Chenghuang Temple in Balington City. So many years had passed and he still hadn't gone back to the temple, only hearing from Big Red Shrimp that when he fell into the underworld of Qin Guangcheng, Ye Qingxue had entered Balington City, and after she entered the city, a night of thunder fell.

  Chen Jing went to Balin City during the day, Xue Ling transformed into a blue-robed Taoist, with a long sword hanging from his waist, and a starry-eyed sword eyebrow.

  When he approached the city of Ba Ling, he was shocked in his heart. He felt that the city was different from before. The city was still the same, with no external changes, but the internal aura was visible to Chen Jing at a glance. If there is a divine being in a city, the entire city will be shrouded in a layer of divine light, which cannot be seen by the naked eye. Some divine lights are like clouds and mist, some are colorful, some are majestic, and some are white clouds. Different types give people different feelings, depending on the character and power of the divine being.

  This city of Balin in Chen Jing's eyes was like a rotten pool, which could not withstand any war. As long as the human war affected, it would be difficult for the defenders to hold on. Even if the troops were deployed well and numerous, the city walls could not withstand the impact, and within a few days, the four walls of the city would definitely collapse. In addition, he also felt a hint of evil spirit.

  This is a city without gods.

  It was morning, the city was bustling, there were guards at the gate, the lord of the castle in his mansion, and many residents in the city, making it look very prosperous. However, one thing was missing - a deity. This wouldn't be a problem if deities didn't exist in this world, but this was a realm where gods, spirits, and humans coexisted. Deities relied on human worship, and humans relied on deities for protection, creating a state of mutual dependence.

  As I entered the city, I felt a long-lost sense of human bustle. Listening to the hum of many voices mixed together, I suddenly had a feeling of great changes having taken place.

  He was in his teens when he followed the old sword guest to this city, and after several years, the old sword guest left suddenly one night. Chen Jingru entered Qianluo Mountain at the age of 18, before entering Qianluo Mountain, he was being pursued by others, and it was Ye Qingxue who dug him out from the snowy sky's corpse. If you want to talk about Chen Jingru being pursued, this was a sensational event in the city of Balin back then, because one night, he infiltrated three famous families, killing people and causing bloodshed, relying solely on the unnamed swordsmanship he had practiced since childhood with the old sword guest. The unfathomable Taoist from Jin Ao Island said it was the Trap Immortal Sword Technique, Chen Jingru knew it wasn't from the old sword guest.

  He killed people because after settling in this city, a family next door was very kind to him and the old swordsman, often sending rice and grains. The children of that family were also familiar with Chen Jing, but one time when Chen Jing returned from leaving the city for several days, he found out that they had encountered misfortune, their property was seized, the adults and children all died, and a daughter who was sold to a brothel on that day also took her own life. That's why Chen Jing killed people in anger and became a fugitive.

  A large city has many gates, but only four of them can be opened: the east, south, west and north gates. From a bird's-eye view, these four gates form the four ends of a large cross. This large cross is the main street in the city. At the center of the cross lies the City Lord's Mansion and the City God Temple. The areas divided by the cross into four blocks each have a small City God Temple and four small official residences.

  The main street running east-west connecting the north and south is extremely wide, suitable for horse racing, with shops lining both sides, yet it's not even the most bustling area. Chen Jing didn't continue walking along the main street, but suddenly turned into a small alley, passing through several hutongs, crossing over the Lishui Bridge, arriving at a relatively secluded place, gazing at the row of houses in front of him for a long time before turning around and leaving. This location was where he used to live years ago, now the house is no longer there, neither are any familiar neighbors, nor does he recognize them anymore, occasionally seeing someone who looks vaguely familiar, yet he only feels like he's seen them in his dreams.

  He looked up at the sky and suddenly thought to himself: "This is where my connection with the mundane world began, and it is also where it ends. From now on, I will just be the River Jinghe's river god."