Chapter 658: Chapter 196: Rescue Qiulong County! Entering the Great Yan Dynasty! (10,000-word Mega Chapter for Subscriptions)_3

Daoist Fan Wu accepted the gratitude without any pretense, after all, he, Daoist Priest Fan, was not one to put on airs.

He had instructed the abbot of Jinlong Temple and Yang Yizi to lead the people of Qiulong County away from the place.

Then.

He left.

Of course, Daoist Fan Wu didn’t leave Qiulong County; he returned to Qiulong Temple, which was located within Qiulong County.

Yun Jiuqing and two others followed him as well.

Also arriving at Qiulong Temple was Old Blue Ox, along with a large red coffin known as the Destiny Coffin.

To tell the truth.

Though Qiulong Temple was financed by many landlords and wealthy merchants of Qiulong County for Daoist Priest Fan’s charlatan master to build, Qiulong County was ultimately too remote, resulting in the temple not being that spectacular.

Qiulong Temple wasn’t particularly large and compared to other temples outside, it could only be considered a small temple. Yet from such a small temple emerged a formidable Taoist like Daoist Fan Wu.

Xing Fengzi suddenly felt that his Di Zu Guan was losing its appeal.

Di Zu Guan was indeed large, spacious enough to accommodate several thousand people.

The problem was... despite being established for so many years, Di Zu Guan had failed to cultivate a Taoist like Daoist Fan Wu.

They didn’t even come close to someone like him.

Nowadays, even the most talented Daoist priests of Di Zu Guan, if combined, didn’t hold a candle to half of Daoist Fan Wu!

"So this is Qiulong Temple!" Yun Jiuqing, following behind Daoist Fan Wu, looked around curiously with a glint in her eye.

She looked left.

She looked right.

She showed great interest in Qiulong Temple, which wasn’t particularly extensive.

Yun Jiuqing wasn’t sure if it was an illusion or not, but the temple felt more like a manor belonging to a big family rather than a Taoist temple.

Hmm!

It must be an illusion!

What she didn’t know... was that she was not mistaken.

Because Daoist Fan Wu’s charlatan master had indeed instructed people to construct Qiulong Temple like the estate of a big family, since he didn’t have to pay for it himself. Inside Qiulong County, a bunch of generous donors were clamoring to build the temple for him.

With the temperament of Daoist Fan Wu’s charlatan master, naturally, he wanted the temple built to his own liking.

Furthermore, Daoist Fan Wu’s master wasn’t a real Taoist. Naturally, he could build the temple in any style he wanted!

In the eyes of others, it wasn’t a Taoist feigning knowledge to build a peculiar temple.

It was the caprice of a "true master"!

It was a form of individuality!

For that reason, even if Qiulong Temple looked a bit different from other temples, no one within Qiulong County found anything amiss. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

But to an outsider like Yun Jiuqing, her first impression of Qiulong Temple was that it didn’t quite seem like a temple.

Of course, Yun Jiuqing didn’t dwell on this revelation.

Curious, she walked into the main hall within Qiulong Temple, where the True Martial Great Emperor was enshrined. She noticed that the statue of the True Martial Great Emperor had gathered some dust. Despite the dust, the statue still radiated a faint hint of divinity.

"So this is the Qiulong Temple where Daoist Fan resides, and where he cultivates his Dao. It’s truly extraordinary," Yun Jiuqing couldn’t help but utter a sigh of emotion, then she noticed something peculiar about the statue of the True Martial Great Emperor.

Why were the hands of the True Martial Great Emperor empty? Where was His Demon-slaying Sword?

At this thought, Yun Jiuqing suddenly froze. She remembered something Daoist Priest Fan mentioned about how he acquired his Demon-slaying Sword.

Hiss!

Yun Jiuqing remembered... Daoist Priest Fan had seemed to be joking when he told her how he came by his Demon-slaying Sword.

Until now, she realized.

Daoist Priest Fan wasn’t joking with her at all; the Demon-slaying Sword he carried actually came from the statue of the True Martial Great Emperor in Qiulong Temple.

Wow!

Yun Jiuqing was shocked.

If she had been so bold as to commit such an audacious act within a Taoist temple, and in front of a divine statue possessing a touch of the divine, she would have likely been given a beating by her father!

After all, one could offend a deity with such carelessness...

It wouldn’t be a big deal if it were just any local Earth Deity or Mountain God, but if it were the statues of deities like Nezha, the Third Prince, the True Martial Great Emperor, or the Jade Emperor...

That would simply be courting death!

Yet.

Daoist Priest Fan did exactly that.

Ah, this!

Yun Jiuqing left the main hall of Qiulong Temple and followed Daoist Fan Wu to a clearing at the back of the temple. Although the area couldn’t truly be considered empty, as there was a grave with a simple stele erected.

"Daoist Fan Wu, is this... your master?" Before Yun Jiuqing had a chance to speak up, Xing Fengzi on the side preemptively asked.

Daoist Fan Wu nodded, "Indeed, he has been deceased for nearly half a year now."

A look of mild regret crossed Xing Fengzi’s face.