Guarding the River of Time-Chapter 403 - 393: Storms on the Pilgrimage Road, No Enemies Before Mutei Temple
After three rounds of wine, the atmosphere became quite lively.
To welcome the true master of the City Lord’s Mansion, Liu Changxun, back home, the people of the City Lord’s Mansion brought out their century-old finest spirit wine.
A few young people, under the influence of such strong liquor, also had their faces flushed with intoxication.
At this moment, the young man in the golden robe, emboldened by the wine, picked up his cup and trotted to Liu Changxun, bowing and saying, "Uncle, it’s rare for you to come back once, I as your nephew should toast you a cup of wine. Uncle, I’ll drink it all at once, you take your time!"
With that said, the young man in the golden robe downed it in one gulp.
At this point, seeing that the atmosphere was about right, a beautiful woman smiled and said, "Brother, Xiaolu has always looked up to you as an example. When he heard yesterday that you were coming home, he was so excited he stayed up all night and went outside the city to wait before dawn."
After the beautiful woman finished speaking, a dry, thin man in embroidered clothing beside her said, "Brother, what do you think of Xiaolu?"
All the buildup was really for this sentence.
"Xiaolu has been diligently pursuing cultivation over the years, following in your footsteps, dreaming of one day going to the Upper Realm and helping you solve problems."
The meaning of this sentence was also very clear, which was to ask Liu Changxun to give some guidance to the younger generation.
The man in the golden robe is named Liu Lu, his cultivation level is at the fifth tier of Golden Core, and he is the most outstanding genius in Changxun City in nearly a hundred years, also ranking in the top twenty on the Hidden Dragon List of the continent. Among young geniuses, the name of Liu Lu is also well known.
The couple speaking, the dry, thin man is Liu Lu’s father, currently the City Lord of Changxun City, because after Liu Changxun ascended to the Upper Realm, the position of City Lord fell to him.
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"Help me solve problems?"
"We are all citizens under the Heaven Shepherd Divine Alliance, we all receive the protection and blessings of the Divine Alliance, not to solve my problems, but to serve our Divine Alliance!"
Liu Changxun said solemnly.
Although he is just a soldier in the Outer Legion, his loyalty to the Divine Alliance has always been unwavering, because the more he understands the Divine Alliance, the more he realizes its greatness.
"Brother, see how careless I am! I spoke wrongly!"
With that, the dry, thin man didn’t care for any face, slapped himself on the face and corrected, "Xiaolu’s wish is to serve the Divine Alliance, to contribute his little bit of strength."
Upon hearing this, Liu Lu knelt down, clasped his hands and said seriously to Liu Changxun, "Uncle, as long as I can serve the Divine Alliance, no matter what I am asked to do, I am willing to go through fire and water without hesitation!"
Hearing these words, Liu Changxun was stunned for a moment, and also sighed heavily in his heart.
In the eyes of their family, even in the whole Changxun City, after Liu Changxun went to the Upper Realm and joined the army of the Heaven Shepherd Alliance, he has already soared to the sky and prospered.
Little did they know, he was merely a soldier in an Outer Legion in the Lower-Rank Immortal Realm, and it might take him a few hundred more years to become a squad leader, managing maybe a dozen people at best.
For his nephew’s words, Liu Changxun really wanted to say: there are too many people who want to go through fire and water for the Divine Alliance, and there are too many of your peers who are more excellent than you.
Sometimes vision determines understanding.
For instance, Liu Lu, in the Dongyuan Continent, is indeed a top-notch genius.
Not to mention comparing with the entire Heaven Shepherd Alliance, just in the Lower-Rank Immortal Realm where he is, you can casually find a few young talents better than Liu Lu on the streets.
One must know that the presence of the Lower-Rank Immortal Realm in the entire Heaven Shepherd Alliance is very low, which can only imagine how terrifying the scale of the Heaven Shepherd Divine Alliance is.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to help his family, but he simply doesn’t have the ability...
However, he couldn’t directly say he wouldn’t help, nor could he openly admit that he utterly lacks the ability....
After much internal struggle, Liu Changxun earnestly said, "Xiaolu, do you know how often the Divine Alliance comes to recruit soldiers?"
"Replying to uncle, the Divine Alliance selects once every one hundred years." On this matter, Liu Lu had done his homework, because his uncle Liu Changxun was selected during a recruitment five hundred years ago and successfully ascended to the Upper Realm.
He had also participated in the last selection but unfortunately was not chosen.
If he wants to wait for the next one, he has to wait another century. He feels he has a bag full of skills but no stage to showcase them, making him feel quite uncomfortable. So he resorted to this measure, wanting his uncle to pull some strings or something.
"Xiaolu, let’s put this matter aside for now."
"In a few days, I plan to rally the entire city for a grand ceremony to worship the Master of the Mutei Temple."
Liu Changxun didn’t directly respond to Liu Lu’s request but changed the subject.
Dongyuan Continent is under the Great World of the Heaven Shepherd Divine Alliance. On Dongyuan Continent, there are ten "Mutei Temples," each located in one of the ten cities.
Mutei Temple represents the highest faith of the Heaven Shepherd Alliance, and the statues worshiped inside are of the highest ruler of the Heaven Shepherd Divine Alliance, the Supreme Master of the Heaven Shepherd Alliance!
Liu Changxun returned to his hometown mainly to hold the grand ceremony, to worship the Mutei Temple, to reshape his Dao heart, and to find himself again.
Because his life in the Lower-Rank Immortal Realm has not been good, with immense pressure, due to being surrounded by too many people who are more outstanding than himself, too much competition, making it impossible for him to stand out.
So, he wants to come back to relax, worship the Master of the Mutei Temple, and regain the confidence he once had.
For Liu Changxun, throughout these years, his biggest belief is the Master of the Mutei Temple, the one who has supported him in his journey is also the Master of the Mutei Temple. Although with his status and cultivation level, he might never, not even by the day he dies, see the Master of the Mutei Temple in person, it doesn’t affect his reverence for the Master of the Mutei Temple.
He used to be just an unknown young man, whenever he encountered setbacks and felt he couldn’t go on, he would silently go to the Mutei Temple alone, kneel devoutly from afar toward the Mutei Temple.
Of course, he is not the only one who does this; there are many, countless.
These people are called "Pilgrims," coming from all corners, some from remote mountains, making their way to the Mutei Temple just for the pilgrimage.
More so, there is a saying on Dongyuan Continent — "On the Pilgrimage Road, there are many storms, but in front of the Mutei Temple, no enemies."
The meaning of this phrase is that no matter how big personal grudges are between you, on the pilgrimage road, you can deal with all resentments.
However, once you reach the front of the Mutei Temple, you must pilgrimage, and you cannot fight, cannot see blood, must lay down all hatred, can only devoutly kneel and worship.
From this sentence, one can see how sacred and noble the faith of all people under the Divine Alliance toward the Master of the Mutei Temple is.
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"Brother, when exactly is the grand ceremony?"
Since it involves worshiping at the Mutei Temple, the thin man, despite wanting to plan for his son’s future, must set aside all personal matters in the face of such a sacred duty.
"The day after tomorrow, you handle the specifics."
"I’m tired, going to rest now."
With that, Liu Changxun stood up and slowly walked outside.
