Chapter 268: County Magistrate Chen: I smell a strong smell of blood from this axe
“Amitabha, the situation in the lower world may be more complicated.”

At this time, Lin Fan and others came to the lower world. Master Guiwu’s Buddha eyes flickered, and he found that the atmosphere in this world was turbid, smoky and a mess.

When they appeared, the aura in the air rushed into their bodies madly as if it had found a host.

When Lin Fan waved his hand, a magical power was bestowed on Qiankunzi. Qiankunzi was the only mortal among the crowd, and his body could be easily corroded by this aura.

People like Miaomiao and Daji who practiced the method of conferring gods, with the blessing of incense and divine power, were not afraid of these turbid auras.

Now they were walking on the official road, and what came into view was a city wall. When some civilians passed by, Miaomiao was so scared that she covered her mouth and dared not make a sound.

“Master, you…look.” Miaomiao trembled.

Lin Fan looked at the commoner and found that his face was covered with pustules, and there was even a sticky liquid flowing out of the pustules. This was the exposed skin. The situation would probably be the same for the body covered by clothes.

When the commoner saw Lin Fan and the others, a look of panic appeared in his eyes. He fell to his knees with a plop, pressing his head tightly to the ground, not daring to look up.

Lin Fan opened the Eye of Merit and discovered that these people had a large amount of turbid aura in their bodies. Without any cultivation, they must have been infected by the turbid aura in the air.

Lin Fan stepped forward and helped the commoner up. “Don’t be afraid, benefactor. I am a disciple of the Taoist sect. I don’t know why you kneel down when you see us.”

Doubtful, very confused.

The old man said, “Because you are all immortals, we common people have to kneel down when we see them, so as not to disturb them with our ugly faces.”

Lin Fan said in a gentle voice: “How come you think we are immortals?”

The old man said, “Because the immortals all have fair skin and straight faces, unlike us who have pus-filled faces.”

Hearing this, Lin Fan fell into deep thought. Needless to say, the spiritual energy in this world must be poisonous. For example, in the lower world where he practiced before, if a practitioner absorbed the spiritual energy to practice, he would inevitably become insane and his appearance would become ugly.

The master was like this at the beginning, but he suppressed the restlessness in his heart with his profound Buddha nature. So when he saw the master for the first time, he could see that although the master was ugly in appearance, there was a true Buddha inside him.

Lin Fan asked, “Then how did you get these pustules on your face?”

The old man said, “We’ve had it since we were born. Not to mention on our faces, we common people have it all over our bodies.”

After saying that, he deliberately lifted up his sleeves, revealing most of his arm. Just as the old man said, his entire arm was like this.

“Oh, thank you very much.” Lin Fan knew that it would be impossible to get more information from ordinary people, so he could only go to the city first.

“I dare not, I dare not.” The old man was very terrified.

I didn’t expect the immortal to be so friendly.

This was something he didn’t expect.

Although he had never seen the Immortal Lord, he had heard from other people that the Immortal Lord was very domineering and if anyone angered him, the end would be very miserable.

At this time, when Lin Fan and his companions passed through the city gate, the guarding officers and soldiers and civilians, when they saw them, were so scared that they knelt on the ground and dared not make a sound, just like the old man before.

Lin Fan knew that it was useless to explain to them, so he could only quicken his pace and walk towards the government office.

When they arrived at the gate of the government office, the two guards with knives knelt down with a bang. From their trembling bodies, it could be seen that they were very scared.

“Is your master here?” Lin Fan asked.

The guard said, “To reply to the Immortal, our master is inside.”

“Please let him know that Xuan Dian from Chaotian Taoist Temple wants to meet him.” Lin Fan said politely.

The guard dared not let the immortal wait outside the door, and hurriedly said, “Please follow me in, immortal.”

Lin Fan sighed in his heart. It seemed that the so-called immortals were as scary as tigers in the hearts of these mortals.

Inside the hall, the county magistrate was drinking tea. Hearing the noise outside, he looked over in confusion. When he saw Xuan Dian and the others, he was shocked and quickly put down his teacup. He stood up hastily, ran over, knelt down and said, “I didn’t know the immortal was coming, so I was unable to greet you from afar. Please forgive me, immortal.”

“Mr. Chen, please stand up. There is no need to do this.” Lin Fan helped the other person up. He learned from the guard that the county magistrate’s surname was Chen. He had been an official in the local area for 20 years. He was quite honest and had a good reputation.

Lin Fan has always respected such good officials from the bottom of his heart.

County Magistrate Chen was very confused and began to have wild thoughts. He didn’t know why these immortals appeared here.

“My name is Xuan Dian, and I come from Chaotian Taoist Temple. Of course, this Chaotian Taoist Temple is not in the world you live in. I came here accidentally. I wonder if you can have a chat with County Magistrate Chen and help me solve my doubts.” Lin Fan said softly.

County Magistrate Chen didn’t understand, but he still said, “Excuse me, Immortal, as long as I know something, I will never hide it.”

“Thank you, County Magistrate Chen.”

“Please take a seat, Immortal.”

Lin Fan didn’t hesitate and sat down. Soon a woman came up with a cup of tea. The woman had a good figure, but her appearance was also hard to describe.

At this time, County Magistrate Chen was feeling restless. He felt as if countless ants were crawling all over his body and had an indescribable discomfort. He wanted to speak many times but didn’t know how to start.

There is no choice but to go ahead.

“I wonder what the Immortal has come for?”

Lin Fan said: “As for your physical condition, I have just arrived here not long ago. Your symptoms seem to be caused by absorbing poisonous spiritual energy, but you have no Taoist practice, so I am very confused. How did you get into this situation? Have you ever been in this situation before?”

After hearing this, County Magistrate Chen fell into deep thought.

He didn’t expect the immortal to ask such a question.

To be honest, this was really beyond his imagination.

As if he could see that County Magistrate Chen had some concerns, Lin Fan said very bluntly: “Master Chen, don’t worry about anything. Just say it directly. I have always hated evil. In my lower world, there were countless demons and monsters. I didn’t rely on anything but this axe to chop out a bright and clear world.”

pat!

Lin Fan slammed the Axe of Righteousness on the table, and this action stunned County Magistrate Chen.

County Magistrate Chen stared blankly at the axe on the table.

For some reason, he seemed to smell a strong smell of blood from the axe. It was an illusion, it must be an illusion.

Lin Fan looked at Magistrate Chen’s expression and nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that the other party had been shocked by the Axe of Righteousness and was completely convinced.

“Immortal, Immortal…”

“Don’t call me Immortal Master, just call me Poor Taoist Master.”

“Hey, Taoist priest, to be honest, I have looked up historical materials before. Although the records are incomplete, some scattered contents are recorded very clearly. It seems that four hundred years ago, it was not like this. Instead, those immortals looked hideous and terrifying. But I don’t know what happened to turn it into the current situation.”

County Magistrate Chen was well-read and had a wealth of knowledge.

Sometimes he often wondered why the immortals looked like one way, while ordinary people looked another.

For the common people who are used to it.

The immortal was a god, he must be different from the common people like them. But he just didn’t believe it, after reading countless miscellaneous books, he really found out that ordinary people were not like this hundreds of years ago.

It was from that time that things gradually began to change.

After learning about this situation, he thought about reporting it to the court, hoping that the emperor would investigate the matter, but after thinking about it, he gave up.

The court records must contain more than he knew.

Even the emperor didn’t say much.

What right does a mere county magistrate have to investigate this matter?

Gui Wu, who had been thinking for a long time, said, “Daoyou, do you think that group of practitioners who absorb spiritual energy have found a way to expel the turbid air in their bodies? However, the turbid air has nowhere to go, so it can only flow into the places where ordinary people live. Over time, ordinary people are affected and their bodies undergo abnormal changes.”

After hearing what the master said, Lin Fan nodded in agreement.

“Master, what you said makes sense. If we want to know these, we have to find that group of practitioners. It’s hateful, really hateful that they actually let ordinary people bear the disadvantages. I have seen them, they are just a group of monsters and demons.” Lin Fan’s voice was cold, and murderous intent was boiling.

Miaomiao, who was standing by, could tell the Taoist’s true thoughts at a glance.

I just want to chop people with the axe of righteousness.

County Magistrate Chen swallowed his saliva, thinking that the Taoist priest in front of him had been very gentle at first, but suddenly, he became murderous.

Lin Fan stood up, clasped his fists and said, “Thank you, Lord Chen, for telling me. Don’t worry, I will solve these problems and make sure the world returns to normal.”

“Thank you very much, Taoist priest.” County Magistrate Chen stood up hurriedly and said.

At this moment, an officer rushed in.

“Sir, it’s not good.”

“What’s the matter?”

“One hundred and thirty-six people in An Village, all died.”

“what?”

County Magistrate Chen was shocked. One hundred and thirty-six people died. This was not a small matter but a huge one.

“Master, something like this happened in the area under my jurisdiction, and I still need to deal with it. I can’t stay with you any longer.”

Lin Fan waved his hand and said, “It’s okay. I’ll go with you to take a look.”

County Magistrate Chen thought about it and felt that it was a good idea. One hundred and thirty-six people died. This was definitely not something a normal person could do. With the company of an immortal like the Taoist priest, he would be able to get help if he really encountered any problems.

Soon, when they arrived at An Village, the place had been surrounded by a large number of officers and soldiers. When the officers and soldiers saw the county magistrate was followed by the immortal, they all knelt down.

Lin Fan asked them to stand up. It seemed that the majesty of the Immortal had long been deeply rooted in their hearts, forming a kneeling reaction.

As the officers and soldiers stood up, Lin Fan took County Magistrate Chen into the village, where the bodies were neatly laid out.

An officer came to report, “Sir, these villagers were lying in bed before they died. There were no wounds and no signs of fighting. It was as if they died inexplicably.”

County Magistrate Chen frowned slightly, as if he had thought of something.

I feel very uncomfortable because of the suppressed feeling in my heart.

Lin Fan walked to the body and observed it carefully. “The soul is gone.”

County Magistrate Chen asked, “Master, what does this mean?”

“Their souls have been taken away. It seems that only practitioners can do this.” Lin Fan sniffed the air. “It smells like evil. Someone used the Ten Thousand Souls Banner at night, and the mana fluctuations are still residual.”

County Magistrate Chen was shocked and asked, “Master, do you mean that it was done by the immortal?”

“Immortal? Humph, I think it’s just an evil demon. Has something like this happened to County Magistrate Chen before?”

“Yes, it happened a while ago, but it was far away. It was also a village where people were killed, but the details are unknown.”

County Magistrate Chen knew a lot of things. These things happened from time to time in various places, but the final result was that there was no follow-up and they were left unresolved.

Lin Fan nodded, and had a more accurate understanding of the nature of the practitioners in this world. “The souls of these people have been taken away not long ago. If I can find those souls, maybe they can still be saved. Have someone protect these people and wait for me to come back.”

County Magistrate Chen was shocked. Could it be saved?
However, thinking of the methods used by the immortals, he could only place all his hopes on the Taoist priest in front of him.

“Thank you, Taoist priest.”

Lin Fan waved his hand, without saying anything more, and took everyone into the air, heading towards the distance. County Magistrate Chen looked up at the gradually disappearing figure, exclaiming in amazement.

This is the immortal.

“Fellow Daoist, can you find their trace?” Gui Wu asked.

Lin Fan said: “When I first came to this lower world, I sent out my divine sense to look for them, but I couldn’t find them. At that time, I was very confused about where these practitioners had gone. But now I have a clue. It should be that some kind of rule power was used to form an unknown space to isolate the cultivation world from the area where mortals live.”

“But I really have to thank the demon who did it. I have captured his remaining aura, so he can’t escape.”

After saying that, he flew along the breath. When he reached a deep forest in the mountains, he suddenly found a crack. Foul air continued to leak out of the crack, eroding the area where ordinary people lived.

“Right in here.”

Lin Fan led everyone into the crack. He did not immediately look for where most of the practitioners were, but instead directly followed the scent he had captured earlier.

He wanted to see what the thing that collected the souls of the people was.

At this time, there were many buildings in a high mountain, and there were quite a few practitioners staying here.

“Brother, you are amazing. There are so many souls in your Thousand Soul Banner.” A man with normal appearance stared at the Thousand Soul Banner in his senior brother’s hand with greedy eyes.

“Haha, it’s not bad. This Thousand Souls Banner is not my peak performance. When it receives 10,000 souls, it will be the real Ten Thousand Souls Banner. Unfortunately, the capacity is too small and it really can’t hold it. If there are enough materials, it will be easy to refine it into the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.”

The man who was speaking was laughing and in a very happy mood.

As for treating ordinary people as consumables, no one thinks there is anything wrong with it.

This is a very normal situation, okay?

“Hehe, when Senior Brother succeeds in refining the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, then we can…”

boom!
The words are not finished yet.

A terrifying force came crushing down.

Out of nowhere, a hand suddenly dropped from the sky, pierced through the roof, grabbed the still proud senior brother, and then disappeared.

(End of this chapter)