Wandering Gods of Day and Night-Chapter 947 - 380: Soul Shepherd City in the Mist

"However, the vast majority of the common people still find the rumors absurd and are unwilling to set out."

The painter nodded, waved to Gu Ling, motioning her to continue supervising, and then asked Zhou Xuan for his opinion.

"Great Master, there are still many who do not believe."

"No matter, the preconceived notions in people’s hearts are like a towering mountain; to pry them loose takes time, and the time has not yet come."

Zhou Xuan stood up and called out, "Little Brain, come out."

A silver, walnut-sized Buddha Country Main Brain emerged from Zhou Xuan’s Secret Realm, hovering in the air.

"My great Xuan God, your Little Brain has appeared."

Little Brain is the leader of a boastful crowd, always able to come up with new words each time it appears.

Zhou Xuan asked Little Brain, "After studying in the Secret Realm all night, has Miss Qiang taught you what Soul Shepherd City is?"

Throughout the night, Zhou Xuan wasn’t idle... mainly because Miss Qiang was never idle.

"The descent of Soul Shepherd City" is a crucial performance, with Little Brain, a master of projection and sound, playing a central role.

Given his important role, he naturally needed advance training—primarily to deeply understand Soul Shepherd City.

Fortunately, Miss Qiang had the Secret Realm Black Water as a demonstration blueprint, and since Little Brain was a less successful version of the "Blood Flesh Divine Dynasty Main Brain," he learned with great ease.

"Xuan God, I have already grasped what Soul Shepherd City looks like. Little Brain doesn’t brag... if I were to project an image of Soul Shepherd City, even a trivial ripple in the Nether River wouldn’t be shown incorrectly."

Little Brain was full of confidence, and Zhou Xuan nodded, pointing at the painter, saying, "It seems you’ve mastered it, so follow Old Hua to West City and project the image of Soul Shepherd City in the sky."

Then, Zhou Xuan told the painter, "You, notify the Music Master, Brother Peng, and King Xishan to create a heavy fog in West City, the kind where one can’t see their own hand in front of them."

"If a fog arises, wouldn’t the images of Soul Shepherd City become unclear?"

Little Brain questioned from the side.

"The point is to view the flowers through the mist, to perceive them indistinctly."

Zhou Xuan said, "This is a prelude, a warm-up act for the performance, we can’t reveal the whole picture in one go; if we did, the mystery of the performance would be lost."

Vague illusions are often the source of mystery.

Zhou Xuan signaled to the painter and Little Brain to proceed with their tasks.

...

The Donkey Shed remained a wasteland of scorched earth, but a sudden heavy fog turned it into a white expanse where nothing was visible. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

However, thousands of refugees from Mingjiang Prefecture Medical College still arrived, not entirely believing the rumors but also not entirely dismissing them.

"What if everything the fox said is true?"

A strong sense of luck compelled them to venture to the Donkey Shed despite the heavy fog.

In the fog, most people held hands to avoid losing their companions, diligently watching the sky.

In the sky, concealed in the fog, was the shadow of a massive city, sometimes visible as a wide stone bridge, sometimes as a green river.

"Is that the legendary Great City?"

"Could the fox’s words be true?"

"If the people of Mingjiang Prefecture could truly be brought back to life, I’d burn incense daily, abstain from meat, and refrain from killing."

The vague city in the fog didn’t present a clear image, yet provided the common folk with a last glimmer of hope.

"There really is a Great City, I’ll return and tell the people at the Medical College, perhaps the rumors of resurrection are true."

When the crowd is large, there are bound to be passionate individuals.

These passionate individuals immediately took the message of the "City in the Fog" back to the Medical College.

This message quickly spread within the Medical College, and the disbelief in resurrection among the common people was subtly pried open.

"Is there really a City in the Fog? I... I’ll go see for myself."

"Are you sure? Don’t lie, motherfucker."

"Would I deceive you? We saw it clearly with our own eyes, you’ll understand once you go."

"I’m going right now, and if there’s no City in the Fog, I’ll come back and beat you until you cry."

The buzz over the news grew, prompting waves of people from the Medical College to head toward West City.

By eleven o’clock in the morning, the entire Hui Feng Medical College had lost its usual bustle, and it was no exaggeration to say "the people have left the courtyard empty."

"Progress, it’s going rather smoothly."

Zhou Xuan looked out the window at the now desolate Hui Feng Medical College, quite satisfied, and set out for Turtle Mountain Taoist Temple on a Day Trip.

"The audience has arrived, the actors are in place."

...

The common folk at Hui Feng Medical College had mostly heard of the "City in the Fog" suspended in the sky.

Among these common folk were some who had transformed into rats—consciousnesses differentiated from the Earth Abyss Evil Rats.

The main consciousness of the Earth Abyss Evil Rat also heard the "rumors."

Countless Little Mice reported the news back to the main consciousness, Mouse King.

"Mouse King, the Will Heavenly Book has started, a Great City is about to descend upon Mingjiang Prefecture."

"This Great City has come to rebuild Mingjiang Prefecture and can also bring the dead of Mingjiang Prefecture back to life."

"Continue observing, continue reporting."

Mouse King was increasingly uneasy because he knew that once Mingjiang Prefecture was rebuilt, it would return to pre-disaster times.

In that pre-disaster time travel, once time reversed, he, as the "Earth Abyss Evil Rat" who emerged post-disaster, might face elimination; he was uncertain.

"I cannot allow Zhou Xuan’s reconstruction to succeed; I need allies to kill Zhou Xuan as quickly as possible."

"Allies... allies..."

Mouse King immediately thought of Heavenly Dome Level god Bi Fang.

He immediately contacted Li Dazhu through a consciousness link.

"Where is Little Mouse Dazhu?"

"Mouse King, I’m here."

"Any developments on the Daoist you’re watching at Turtle Mountain Daoist Temple?" Mouse King inquired.

"Mouse King, that Daoist is extremely ruthless; last night, I saw him kill five people in a very brutal manner."

Li Dazhu described his observations from the previous night, saying, "Those five people were beaten to death by the Daoist with door latches, beaten into a pulp."

"Has there been any change in the Daoist’s level?"

"Yes, yes... the Taoist temple has been renewed. You said that as long as the temple changes, it means his level has altered," Li Dazhu said.

Mouse King nodded immediately, saying, "Yes, yes, the Daoist has raised incense power and feeds on humans, killing five people has increased the incense power, matching the characteristics of a Daoist perfectly,

go to the temple and contact the Daoist, express our intent to ally with him and his backers."

Zhou Xuan’s deceit was unnoticed by Mouse King, and inadvertently, the city in the fog instilled him with a sense of urgent crisis.

Faced with this crisis, Mouse King’s mind was slightly panicked; he thought of allying with Bi Fang to jointly eliminate Zhou Xuan.

...

Inside Turtle Mountain Daoist Temple, the air was thick with blood, and Turtle Mountain Taoist lamented, gazing at the newly refurbished temple and sighing, "Such a fine temple, sullied by this bloody aura."

At this moment, his ears twitched upon hearing the sneaky footsteps coming from the foot of the mountain.

"Open the eyes of the temple."

With the new temple and new level, Turtle Mountain Taoist was no longer just a Guardian; he had the budding form of a "Mountain God."

Under his guidance, an eye grew above the Taoist temple’s door, capturing the image of those walkers at the mountain’s base into his sight.

"Oh, the Evil Rat people have come again."

As soon as Turtle Mountain Taoist spoke, Zhou Xuan’s true form appeared beside him.

Zhou Xuan asked, "The Evil Rat people have arrived?"

"Oh, Great Master."

Immediately, Turtle Mountain Taoist nodded at Zhou Xuan and said, "The people sent by the Earth Abyss Evil Rat have come up the mountain to spy. Great Master, perhaps you should avoid them for now?"