"Bah!"

The sound of breaking and decaying resounded in the forest.

There were two more voices talking.

There is no doubt that chopping wood is a great way to calm your mind.

At that time, the two of them had just gone up the mountain to practice spiritual practice, and they were inevitably uneasy in a strange environment. The senior brother asked them to fetch water and chop wood to calm their minds, and the effect was very good.

To this day, Lin Jue still thinks it is useful.

There are rules for cutting firewood in Fuqiu Peak.

Do not cut down pine trees, do not cut down living small trees, only cut side branches from large trees, and dead wood is the best. Therefore, you need to carefully identify before cutting firewood. After that, you will no longer need to use your brain at all, and repeatedly swing the knife wantonly.

The whole process may seem busy and strenuous, but in fact, my mind and mind have been empty all the time.

"call……"

Lin Jue stopped to rest, and the junior sister also stopped.

The hatchet was placed on the ground.

Lin Jue saw the colorful civet cat standing at the feet of his little junior sister, bending a white-gloved paw. He wanted to imitate a human to pick up the hatchet, but failed to pick it up several times. It looked a bit like his own fox when he was young.

Turning around and looking -

My fox was biting a dead branch with his head tilted, trying to bite it off. Apparently he had already realized that he couldn't hold the hatchet.

"You'd better be smarter."

Lin Jue smiled and continued to chop with the hatchet.

"It's another season of prosperity and decline. We need to cut more, and it's best to fill up the woodshed." Lin Jue said, "otherwise it will be winter."

"What happened to winter?"

"Who wants to go out to work in winter? It's snowy and windy."

"..."

The junior sister scratched her head, feeling that he was talking about herself.

"Then let's chop some more bamboo after we chop it. I like to burn bamboo. It's easy to burn. Some bamboo is not dry and will chirp when burning." said the junior sister. "After cutting it, put it in the bamboo forest and wait for it to dry.

If it's gone, I'll drag it back from the bamboo forest and burn it."

"what ever."

After a brief rest, the sound of crashing and breaking began again in the mountains.

…

I don’t know how many times this trip is.

The two of them each carried two huge piles of firewood and wandered back along the mountain road.

I don't know when my expression has calmed down.

At the entrance of the Taoist temple, people who had come down from the mountain stood.

The people watched four huge piles of firewood approaching from a distance. When they got closer, they discovered that the person in front of them was carrying the load, and the one in the back was a thin and delicate Kun Taoist.

"Taoist Lin!"

"Two Taoist Priests!"

Hearing the sound, the two of them took a closer look and realized that they were actually people from Li Village and Gong Village.

About a dozen people came, led by the wise fellow from Pear Village. Behind them were mules and donkeys, all laden with things.

"Shenxin, what is this?"

"Thank you to the Taoist priests of Fuqiu Temple for coming down the mountain to eliminate the demons and give us peace. This is naturally a way of saying thank you!"

"Let's put down the firewood first."

Lin Jue was not surprised either.

Even according to the previous life's concept, when encountering such a thing, it is not necessarily polite to say thank you at the door. Nowadays, of course, you really have to come to the door to say thank you.

Sometimes people even go to the Taoist temple of the Fulu Sect to pray for gods, and later their wishes are fulfilled. Regardless of whether it is the credit of the gods, they still have to fulfill their wishes - I don't know if these gods are thirsty for incense, or if the Taoists who worship the gods are greedy for these incense.

Fire money, or some evildoers made up some words to scare people. As a result, there are stories all over the world about people who worshiped gods, failed to repay their wishes after their wishes were fulfilled, and were finally blamed and punished by the gods. This scares people.

I don't dare not to return my wish to the person I won.

According to Lin Jue's understanding, as long as the etiquette of the gods does not collapse, and as long as they are righteous gods, it is unlikely that they will be punished by the gods for not fulfilling their vows after worshiping them.

I quickly loaded the load of firewood into the woodshed, and after putting it in, I carefully stacked it. The wood, branches, bamboo, pine cones, straw and weeds were all sorted and arranged neatly, which made people feel comfortable.

There is even a vague sense of accomplishment.

Lin Jue then went out to receive them.

"Real people still chop wood by themselves?" the old man said.

"If we were really real people, we wouldn't need to chop wood ourselves, but it's a pity that we are not." Lin Jue saluted with a brisk smile, "I and other Taoists have lived in the mountains for a long time and are self-sufficient, so we can be considered contented."

"What a master!"

"You're welcome."

"We don't have much to bring from our village. We brought some pears produced in the village. We picked the best ones. In previous years, those of this quality were presented as tribute to the court. I brought some for the Taoist priests to taste."

"Then let's take advantage of the old gentleman and try the good food that only the emperor can usually eat."

"Hahaha……"

The old man was also amused by him.

Lin Jue accepted the pears, took them to the Tianweng Hall and the Banshan Hall to worship, and also took them to worship the mountain gods before sending them away.

While Lin Jue was receiving them, the junior sister had been picking up pears from the bamboo basket they brought to the Taoist basket. Because the skin of the crispy pears was thin and watery, they were delicate and could not be poured.

, and it was not easy to ask people to bring special products and put up a few bamboo baskets, so I had to pick them up like crazy.

My arms were almost smoking, so I finished picking them up before they left.

"Good believers walk slowly."

"Taoist Priest Mo Yuan sent it."

Lin Jue walked back to the Taoist temple and saw the junior sister staring at several baskets of pears in a daze.

Both Li Village and Gong Village were wealthy, far more than Xiaochuan Village, so they also brought money. However, people were always a little reserved, thinking that the Taoists in the mountains were all masters and true practitioners, so they were embarrassed to mention the money, so they just gave it to them.

Just put them in the incense box, but these pears, grown by yourself, are decent even if they are placed in front of gods and Buddhas, and they are still decent to put on your lips.

"Try one." Lin Jue picked up one and handed it to the junior sister, then took another and handed it to the fox, "I think you were very greedy when you were in Li Cun Gong Village."

"OK."

Junior sister took it casually, wiped it on her body, and put it in her mouth.

Sure enough, it is worthy of the name of crisp pear. It makes a crisp sound when you bite it lightly with your teeth. I heard that my senior brother ate delicious food that night, and now I finally got my wish.

The fox also hugged and started to chew on it.

However, the junior sister still frowned.

"Senior brother, there are so many pears, I'm afraid we won't be able to finish them all until they go bad."

"Why are we worried about this? We can't finish the food. We can give it to the pilgrims who come up to the mountain. We can also invite Fourth Brother's friends to eat. We can also provide it to the mountain god so that he can also taste the Yugong Suli that the emperor of the world eats.

What does it taste like, but he must be used to eating spiritual fruits in the mountains." Lin Jue broke off another one and handed it to the cat in the courtyard, "If you can't finish it, you can make it into pear paste and store it."

"What is pear paste?"

The junior sister asked attentively while chewing a pear.

"The syrup made from pears can be stored for a long time. It is eaten in the same way as honey and has the aroma of pears. With this, you don't have to steal honey when you make dessert sweet water."

"Um?"

The little junior sister was suddenly moved.

"It's just that it takes a lot of effort to boil the pear paste. You have to boil it all day long and keep watching the fire."

"Um?"

The little junior sister was even more moved.

Unexpectedly, another pilgrim came soon.

This group of pilgrims also came from two different places, one is Mingzhu Village and the other is Xia Village. Thanks to Lin Jue's good memory, he remembered that this was the place where his senior brother had gone down the mountain to eliminate demons, and he also came to say thank you.

Lin Jue only asked the junior sister to call the senior brother to receive him, while he returned to the room.

Opening the drawer, there is a wooden sculpture inside.

"Are you ready?"

"call……"

A burst of black smoke flew out from the wooden sculpture, and it landed on the ground and turned into a big-headed imp. It had a body like a child, and a head like a child, but the proportions of the head and body were a bit unbalanced.

"Real, real person..."

The silver-eating ghost looked at him anxiously.

"I have thought about it. This place is Fuqiu Temple in Yishan Mountain. I am not an idle Taoist, but I practice here. If you want to stay in Fuqiu Temple, I have to report it to my master." Lin Jue said to him.

said.

"Real person! No!" The silver-eating ghost was shocked.

"There is no need to panic." Lin Jue said, "I have made up my mind, but it is not mandatory. If you don't want others to know, just leave. I can promise you that if you leave, I will never tell others.

"

"Real person..."

"There is no room for negotiation on this matter!" Lin Jue said to him, "You escaped from the demon king. Who knows if the demon king has any ability to find you again? I don't own the Taoist temple here. Am I going to do it for you?

A ghost who can only spit out spiritual elixirs puts all my masters and brothers in danger? This mountain and this Taoist temple do not belong to me."

"Didn't the real person say that this is Mount Yi, and that it is protected by the mountain god of Mount Yi..."

"Not to mention dangerous places, trouble is not a problem either."

"..."

The silver-eating ghost stood there, thoughts flashing in his eyes.

Lin Jue also looked at it.

Seeing that it opened its mouth and seemed to have something to say, Lin Jue took the lead and said:

"I remind you that my master is someone I respect. If you have any other suspicions or contempt, don't say anything. What's more, we are orthodox Taoists. If you treat us as monsters and monsters and say something to confuse monsters and monsters,

, it will only make me regard you as a monster."

"this……"

The silver-eating ghost continued to stand where he was, thinking undecided.

Coupled with its appearance, it looks a bit like a child who has done something wrong and is at a loss.

But Lin Jue knew that it had lived for thousands of years.

"this……"

I don’t know what it was thinking about or weighing, but it gritted its teeth:

"Since I am the inheritor of the orthodox spiritual method sect, I will take a gamble! But I only take people seriously!"

"how?"

"Alright, please do as you wish..."

"Don't worry. You've appeared here several times. With my master's behavior, I might have noticed your presence already."

Lin Jue picked up the wood carving and walked outside.

In the moving mountain hall, the old Taoist lay down and sat.

What he was sitting on was a rocking chair that was swaying on the ground. Behind him was the Patriarch of Mountain Moving on the altar, standing and sitting, still and moving.

Until Lin Jue came in, the rocking chair stopped.

The old Taoist took the wood carving and listened to his story. Then he stared at the wood carving with his cloudy old eyes, turning it over and over and examining it carefully.

After a long time, he threw it back to Lin Jue.

The first person to speak was a sigh:

"This thing is pitiful."

"Master thinks..."

"Since it recognizes you, it is your creation. There is some silver in the Taoist incense box, which is clean money. You can use it yourself." The old Taoist said for a moment, "The world is going to be in chaos, and it will be difficult after going down the mountain. You guys

The cultivation time of this generation is too short, and I have been worried about you. It would be a good thing if it can help you and your senior brothers grow some spiritual skills. But don’t tell your senior brothers."

"Got it."

The second half of the sentence is also the same as Lin Jue's idea. He can't get so much silver. If he takes the silver from the temple, his senior brothers should also have a share. In this way, the senior brothers will have more confidence after going down the mountain.

"Don't worry, the demon king can't be found. It's just that it ate too much dirty silver and was stained with too much filth. It needs a good wash." Taoist Yunhe said, raising his head and glancing at the hanging mirror, "We

Naturally, we can't defeat the demon king by a long way, but not to mention that we don't know whether it is alive or dead now. Even if it comes here in its heyday, we are not necessarily afraid of it."

"That's good."

Lin Jue paused for a moment as he spoke, then looked at Taoist Yunhe: "This Lingyuan Pill seems to be able to help people really achieve enlightenment..."

"Nonsense! How can it be so easy?" Taoist Yunhe laughed as he said it, but he also knew what he was thinking, "That Demon King can quickly become a Demon King with this thing, firstly because he eats and drinks arbitrarily, and secondly

It’s because he can cultivate into the Demon King himself, but as a teacher, the Yin and Yang are out of balance, let alone that, even if he swallows the legendary golden elixir, he won’t be able to become a real person. Besides, how can we have so much money?”

"..."

Lin Jue couldn't help but look regretful.

"hehe……"

The old Taoist smiled at his filial piety and said to him:

"When you are fifty, you know your destiny. As a teacher, you have already passed that age. The world, the world, and yourself have already had a picture in your heart. You already know what you can get and what you can't get. You need to do the same. Remember to practice Taoism.

Let nature take its course, and don't go astray due to impatience."

"Disciple understands."

Lin Jue replied calmly.

Of course he knew this, and it was what his master had always taught him. If not, he would not have shown the Silver-Eating Ghost to him so calmly.

If I am going to pursue the path of immortality and immortality, how can a little devil of alchemy have much influence on my path of cultivation?
Chapter completed!