0p0 Chapter 189 Moon Worship Ceremony
Chapter 189 Moon Worship Ceremony
When the former demon king of Jiuqi City, who was also Shitian's father, went to the human realm, Li Ji originally wanted to go with him.
Little did she know that Shi Tian would run away at the last minute, leaving her to be the Demon King of Jiuqi City for two hundred years.
Li Ji took off the ancient Buddhist beads from her wrist and placed them on the table for everyone to see: "Shortly after I took human form, while traveling, I met a Buddhist cultivator from the human realm whose Dharma name was Mingwu."
“I was fortunate to travel with him and receive his guidance. I am now interested in following him to study Buddhism.”
“We were separated by some accident. He gave me these Buddhist beads and made a promise with me to go to Chanyin Temple to find him a thousand years later.”
Wen Fuyue looked at the wooden Buddhist beads, which were engraved with dense scriptures. They had been worn close to Li Ji's hand and nurtured for more than a thousand years, and the Buddhist charm flowed with a faint golden light.
Wen Fuyue said with difficulty, "Master Mingwu was the first abbot of Chanyin Temple, and he has already passed away."
The Lingwei Sect was destroyed two thousand years ago, and other super sects that could rival it also declined one after another. Then, the twelve existing sects emerged out of nowhere.
Mingwu was a figure from that era.
Li Ji stood there, seemingly unable to accept this fact. She stammered, "Passed away peacefully?"
Wen Fuyue patiently explained, "I am good friends with the current abbot of Shanfa. As far as I know, Master Mingwu did not return to the sect, but his birth certificate was broken. He must have passed away somewhere."
The "Life Jade Register" is actually just a saying, like the Life Talisman of their Nanhua Sect. If it breaks, it means that the cultivator has perished outside.
If a major sect's life talisman jade tablet is broken, and the person was killed, the scenes the deceased witnessed before their death will generally be transmitted back to the sect.
Of course, this is something that Wen Fuyue, an outsider, shouldn't know.
Wen Fuyue guessed that perhaps Mingwu sensed his impending death and deliberately sent Li Ji away.
Li Ji lowered her eyes, took off the lonely rosary beads she had placed on the table, and put them back on her wrist.
She said, "I came here today not only to discuss my trip to the human realm, but also to address the matter of how Shi Tian and I offended young friend Mu."
Li Ji stood up and solemnly said to Mu Yunjian, "I am very sorry that I failed to stop Shi Tian that day, which almost caused my young friend Mu to be injured."
As she spoke, she gestured for Shi Tian to also apologize honestly.
Shi Tian snorted coldly and said unhappily, "That was what you promised Cheng Tian, I didn't promise him that I would apologize."
He looked at Mu Yunjian provocatively: "What? You're not convinced? If you're not convinced, then go ahead and have Cheng Tian come out and bite me again."
Provoked by Shi Tian, Mu Yunjian stood up abruptly, his aura sharp and imposing.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Yun Yici had a sudden thought and secretly instructed Qian Sui to create an illusion.
Inside the hall, everyone saw that the vermilion mark between Mu Yunjian's eyebrows lit up again, exactly the same as the omen that preceded the appearance of the Nine-Headed Serpent.
As everyone's expressions changed drastically, they heard Shi Tian shout, "Are you my ancestor or this demon's ancestor?!"
After he finished cursing, fearing that Jiuying would pop out again and stomp on him, he quickly covered his still-healing ribs and, no longer caring about the humiliation, turned around and rushed out of the palace.
Strangely enough, as soon as Shi Tian left the council hall, the vermilion mark on Mu Yunjian's forehead darkened.
Mu Yunjian was also surprised; he didn't feel the same way about his demonic power being drained when Jiuying appeared last time.
Shi Tian, who was peeking out of the hall, suspected that Mu Yunjian was trying to trick him. He stood by the door, unsure whether to go in or out, and looked rather pitiful.
The system gloated, "Serves you right for bullying the weak and fearing the strong!"
Yun Yici thought to herself that this tactic could only be used once, and she would still have to tell Mu Yunjian afterwards, lest he mistakenly believe that Jiuying was still there.
Seeing the various expressions on the faces of the people in the hall, the emperor guessed something.
He wanted to cover for Yun Yici, so he smiled and said, "What goes around comes around. You should watch your words."
"By the way, what wonderful things has Fellow Daoist Li Ji prepared this time? May I have the pleasure of seeing them?"
Li Ji is bound to bleed this time; it all depends on whether she's sincere enough.
Li Ji originally planned to wait until Shi Tian finished apologizing before explaining the compensation she had prepared for Mu Yunjian.
Seeing that Shi Tian was hiding outside and unwilling to come in, she sighed and got straight to the point: "The Qingqiu Fox Clan will be holding a Moon Worship Festival next month, and I plan to recommend you to participate in it in my personal capacity."
Moon Worship Festival?
Yun Yici looked completely bewildered. Huai Chuan explained, "The Moon Worship Festival is a grand event held once every hundred years by the Fox Clan. Not only do Fox Clan members participate, but many other races of demon cultivators also participate."
"Moreover, one must be recommended by a demon king or clan leader to be eligible to participate in the Moon Worship Festival. Generally, they are demon cultivators under the age of 120 who have transformed into human form."
"Li Ji probably means to help your senior brother expand his network of contacts."
"The Moon Worship Festival offers countless opportunities, and many powerful demon cultivators will appear. If your senior brother can gain his favor, it will greatly help his future development."
"Besides that, it also has the meaning of finding a partner. Back when Shen Xiu and I infiltrated the area, there was even a bold fox spirit who confessed her feelings to him."
Demon cultivators differ from human cultivators; they are bold and unrestrained, and their motto is to go after whoever they like.
Yun Yici listened and said, "Isn't the Moon Worship Festival just a future bigwigs' exchange meeting in the demon realm?"
However... the Moon Worship Ceremony will take place a month later, and they will be able to repair the teleportation array and return to Kunlun in a few days.
The master and his disciples could wait, but the question was whether the emperor was willing to wait.
Li Ji explained the situation to the Emperor and Wen Fuyue, and what she said was largely the same as what Huai Chuan Sword Spirit said.
Upon hearing this, the Emperor clapped his hands and laughed, "Indeed, Fellow Daoist Li Ji has truly put in the effort."
“Fellow Daoist Wen, I actually intended to leave the Wulin territory to your disciple. It just so happens that there is the Moon Worship Festival, which is the best opportunity for your disciple to return to the Demon Realm.”
Mu Yunjian immediately realized that the Emperor's decree was trying to keep him in the Demon Realm.
He sneered and said, "Why don't you take such a good opportunity?"
"Could it be that you are over 120 years old?"
Even as the emperor was being assassinated, he did not forget to secretly observe Yun Yici's reaction.
Seeing that she hadn't paid any attention to Mu Yunjian's words, Di Zhao confidently flicked his sleeves and retorted, "I'm in the prime of my life, what do you, a mere child who has just taken human form, know?"
Hearing the argument between the two, Li Ji gave Emperor Zhao face: "If Fellow Daoist Emperor Zhao wants to go, there is no need for recommendation. With your status, you can be the one to recommend him."
Although Di Zhao was not a demon king or clan leader, his status as a phoenix was already noble enough.
Mu Yunjian knew that if he went to the Moon Worship Ceremony, the Emperor would immediately take Wen Fuyue and the others back to Kunlun.
He quickly said, "I don't want to go to the Moon Worship Festival. Can I exchange it for something else that will help with my cultivation?"
Wen Fuyue felt a little regretful as he listened. He interrupted Mu Yunjian and said to Di Zhao, "Fellow Daoist Di Zhao has been traveling around since he came out of the Demon Realm. The Moon Worship Festival is a once-in-a-century event. It would be a real pity to miss it."
"Why don't we, master and disciples, wait here while Fellow Daoist Emperor Zhao and my two disciples go to the Moon Worship Ceremony to broaden our horizons?"