PDLP Chapter 76 Mountain Spirit
Chapter 76 Mountain Spirit
The Taoist priest sensed a spiritual light behind him. He then looked behind him and saw that the Jade Purity statue had opened its eyes.
He was overjoyed at the sight and immediately knelt down, exclaiming, "Grandpa Yuqing's arrival is truly a blessing for your disciple, and you are filled with trepidation."
The Jade Purity Deity statue then said, "Enough! Although you are a vicious tiger who has become a demon, you cultivate the orthodox Taoist methods of my Xuanmen. Since you have the heart to protect my Xuanmen, I am very pleased. However, you have harmed and killed people to achieve your goals, which is your crime! But since you are a disciple of Xuanmen, we also have the fault of not disciplining you properly. In the future, to uphold the prestige of my Xuanmen, you must help the world and save people, and walk the righteous path."
Upon hearing the Jade Purity Statue's reply, the Tiger Taoist immediately kowtowed and said, "Disciple will remember, disciple will remember."
The Jade Purity Deity continued, "I can help you bear the karmic consequences of your harming and killing this time. However, you must lend me a hand. If this matter is successful, you will also have an extraordinary destiny. If not, you should return to Zhongnan Mountain to cultivate in peace."
Tiger Taoist looked at the statues of the Three Pure Ones and said, "Grandpa Yuqing has given instructions, and this disciple will serve him faithfully."
The Jade Purity Statue said, "Very well! In that case, I will temporarily borrow your body!"
As he spoke, the statue flashed with golden light, and a wisp of spiritual energy entered the body of the Tiger Taoist.
The Tiger Taoist immediately sat back down cross-legged on the futon, his eyes gleaming as he made hand seals.
He then murmured to himself, and the magic array that had been destroyed by the white tiger's roar on Mount Wu was restored once again.
Inside a cave in the mountains, the wandering ghosts, as well as the earth immortals and ghost messengers who were about to escape, were all bound again.
The mountain god of Wushan, who had been imprisoned in the cave by the Five Thunderbolts Technique, looked at the tiger demon who had stood up again and said, "What happened? Wasn't this demon's magic broken by that roar just now?!"
At this moment, the tiger demon formed from the talisman turned to the mountain god and said, "Don't worry. You'll be fine. It's just that you'll have to stay a little longer. I'll go and deal with those two. After we see how things are, I'll spare you!"
The mountain god and the ghost messengers were also startled when they saw the sharp glint in the tiger demon's eyes.
For some reason, this tiger demon looks different from before.
Although the tiger demon had previously managed to imprison them all here using mystical arts, the ghost immortals were completely unafraid. But this time, upon seeing the tiger demon's eyes, the ghost immortals all sensed a height they could never reach in their entire lives.
Beyond the mountains, the white tiger let out a soul-shattering roar, shocking the entire area within hundreds of miles of Wushan. Even Yun Chonghua, with his Heavenly Dragon True Body, was forced back more than ten steps by the force of the roar.
The naked woman still had her legs crossed, her chin resting on her hand, watching the scene below with great interest.
The woman said, "Not bad! You have some skill. Even though my strength is now less than one-tenth or one-twelfth of what it was when I was at my peak, at this close range, you took my roar and were not only unharmed, but were also only knocked back a few steps. Little one, your skills are not bad. You do deserve this armor."
Looking at the enormous white tiger with golden coins before him, Yun Chonghua said, "To be able to repel me, you truly deserve my respect, you monster. However, you yourself refuse to speak to me, yet you manipulate your accomplices; it's truly disgusting!"
The woman laughed and said, "Hehe. Little one, although my name contains the word 'ghost,' I am not called a 'Changgui.' For thousands of years, everyone who has seen me in these mountains has called me 'Mountain Ghost.' If you like, you can call me that too."
"Mountain spirit?" Yun Chonghua stared at the naked woman in front of him, then looked at the menacing white tiger.
"You say you're a mountain spirit, not a cougar?" He pointed his halberd at the white tiger, then said, "So, he's not a tiger demon either?"
Upon hearing this, the mountain spirit covered its face and laughed, "Hahaha, tiger demon. If you had addressed me like that ten thousand years ago, I might have spanked you. But oh well, what can I do now that I've truly become a ghost?"
As she spoke, the mountain spirit transformed into a ball of spiritual energy and flew down to Yun Chonghua's side, then carefully examined the armor she was wearing.
Moreover, the mountain spirit was quite mischievous. While examining Yun Chonghua's armor, she would occasionally blow on him or press her body against him to tease him.
When Yun Chonghua tried to leave her or wave his halberd to drive her away, she would transform into a spirit and stay by his side.
The mountain spirit only left his side after she had seen clearly what he was wearing.
At this moment, the golden white tiger transformed back into its normal tiger size, and the mountain spirit rode back onto its back.
The mountain spirit asked, "Little child, let me ask you, what position do you hold in the Heavenly Court? How many years have you been cultivating? Why haven't I seen you before? What merits have you made before His Majesty the Jade Emperor that you have been rewarded with this armor?"
Hearing that the woman before him seemed to know a great deal about the Heavenly Palace, Yun Chonghua's heart began to pound.
Just now, the white tiger only roared once, and it was enough to make him retreat. This shows that her strength is not bad.
Someone with such power would certainly not stoop to using methods like summoning demons to prey on ordinary people. After all, they could simply rob openly; there's no need for sneaky deception.
Furthermore, she seemed to recognize the armor she was wearing. And she spoke of ten thousand years.
It seems the other party is a friend, not an enemy.
Yun Chonghua then put away his halberd and asked, "You recognize my attire? Are you a celestial being?"
The mountain spirit chuckled and said, "You answer my question first, then I'll answer yours. It'll be a give-and-take situation."
Yun Chonghua then said, "My name is Yun Chonghua, and I am the Dragon Lord of Sishui, appointed by His Majesty. I have cultivated for over a hundred years. As for my achievements, I have only served His Majesty diligently. I dare not claim any merit."
The mountain spirit snorted coldly upon hearing this, giving Yun Chonghua a disdainful look. "Little brat," she said, "I'm not one of those naive little girls from the mortal realm. You're underestimating me by trying to fool me like that. You are a scaled insect, but you have already fully transformed into human form, at least the body of a celestial dragon. How could a celestial dragon possibly be a minor dragon king in the mortal realm, let alone transform into a celestial dragon in a hundred years? Unless Her Majesty personally guides you, you have absolutely no chance."
Upon hearing this, Yun Chonghua said, "It was His Majesty and the Empress who personally enlightened me. Back in Heaven, the Empress bestowed upon me a peach of immortality and a pot of imperial wine, while His Majesty rewarded me with a Nine-Turn Golden Elixir. That's how I achieved this Heavenly Dragon Body. But judging from your words, it seems you were once a celestial being as well."
The mountain spirit did not answer Yun Chonghua's question, but continued to ask, "I understand that I enlightened you to become an immortal. But little one, what merits have you made that His Majesty has bestowed upon you this armor? This 'Dragon Head Purple Gold Crown,' 'Beast Face Golden Armor,' and 'Heaven and Earth Black Gold Boots' were all the armor of Yuanlong, the first divine general under His Majesty's command in the past."
But at this moment, the mountain spirit looked at Yun Chonghua more closely and said, "However, when you wear this armor, you do resemble the Divine General Yuanlong. Could you be his reincarnation?"