1027 Winter Cicada Temple (1/2)
An abject scholar was reading a strange mythical story to a group of kids in the City God Temple.
”The Jiuhua Emperor came from the sky and said that the monster was his mythical pet who snuck into the human world. He asked for forgiveness from the others and allowed him to bring it back to his residence to discipline it…” the scholar looked lifeless. He made a pretentious gesture and said, ”We're done. Join the next session if you want to know the next plot.”
All the kids were disappointed. Confused, one of them asked, ”Sir, is the reason for the other monsters getting killed because of the Immortal Bodhisattva's monster as it ate humans and needed more training?”
The scholar paused as he did not know how to answer. He had read the story for many years and this was the first time he thought from this angle. This seemed to be a perfect time to refine the story.
Although kids were naive and not contaminated by the world, they could raise questions on what was deemed as normal by adults.
Suddenly, a huge percussion from the collapsing of the embankment that shook the earth reached his ears when he wanted to explain.
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The Great River flowed to the east, passing through high mountains, lofty hills, and drenching wide lands from the Middle Ages to the Great Jin Dynasty. It was a landform that never changed much.
The hidden treasure obtained by the Zhenwu Sect was hidden somewhere near the Jiang Xin Watersource. According to clues left by the Great Emperor Zhenwu and the rumors passed down from the patriarchs of the Zhenwu Sect, Meng Qi minimized the range of the waters to about three thousand miles. Arriving from the teleportation circles, he flew in the sky while observing the minor geographical changes by utilizing the method passed down by the Great Emperor Zhenwu, in hopes to find something from the regular patterns.
After looking around for some time, Meng Qi suddenly saw that the embankment in front of him had collapsed from the waters from the Great River. Waves crushed the gate and burst into a city's moat. The people were swept away by the strong current and the bustling town turned into a flooded village in an instant. Tragedies were seen everywhere as people lost their children, husbands, and mothers. Grief and despair clouded the city.
Streams of conveyance lights were seen in the air. Restrictive spells for rescuing the victims and repairing the moat flashed in the sky, demonstrating extraordinary power.
Crash!
The waves kept raging. A woman struggled in the flood waters while holding a wooden tub with a baby wailing in it.
The flood waters were getting more rapid as the waves crashed one after another. The woman could not support herself anymore as her body got heavier and colder. She was going to sink with the tub into the water at any second.
She grit her teeth and pushed the tub away forcefully with a reluctant look before she was swallowed by the water. There was only one thing in her mind, she hoped that the strong people from the Exterior Realm who were in the sky could save her child.
Tragedies like this happened in many places during the flood. Even though there was a huge number of strong people from the Exterior Realm, they had a wide range of control and were able to save many victims, they did not have the equipment for the placement of the victims. A disorientation occurred between rescuing and the arrangement of the placing for the victims. Therefore, not all victims could be taken care of at one time.
After observing the tragic events, a person of the Exterior Realm wearing a huge robe took a deep breath and revealed his Earth Goddess Form. He held his fists, gathered all his strength and smashed the air.
Bang!
After absorbing the Wuji energy, his fists enlarged drastically. He landed a hit on the embankment and split a part of the raging flood waters.
The earth shifted, erupted, and repaired the collapsed part. The land continued to rise to stop the flood waters.
Wait, why is there a flood in this season? Meng Qi muttered inside. He made a step and appeared in the sky above the moat.
The flood waters rose sharply in an instant. A monster which was dozens of feet long emerged as the waves separated. It has a snake-like figure with four limbs and horns on its head. It was just like a legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods!
The legendary dragon opened its mouth as waves crushed towards the sky, forming a whirlpool. It intended to swallow the man wearing the huge robe alive.
The flood is all a big demon's doing! Meng Qi understood the situation now. He waved his left arm and his sleeve opened. The surrounding became darker as the flood victims floated one by one and flew into the sleeve. Not one human was left at the scene, only the legendary dragon was left.
Looking at the powerful World in the Sleeve skill, the legendary dragon knew that things would be bad for itself. It twisted its body and plunged towards the Great River.
A Five Colored Celestial Sword appeared in Meng Qi's right arm. He hacked downwards lightly.
Thump!
The legendary dragon was entering into the water when it felt like it had hit on a metal plate. It felt some dizziness before feeling the weight of its surrounding pressing onto it like a locked cage, making it breathless. It tried to escape through exerting all its energy and fully using all its direct knowledge but it still failed.
”Mister, please forgive me!” the legendary dragon's eyes turned and it suddenly begged for mercy.
Meng Qi looked at the wreckage at the moat and felt the passing of many lives. He said with a heavy expression, ”You didn't seem to listen when they begged for their lives.”
The legendary dragon sensed that Meng Qi intended to kill it and knew that it's begging did not work. It snorted and said, ”I am the mount of the Wise Holy Monk of the Winter Cicada Temple. I escaped the temple while he had Isolated Practice and caused this mess. The monks from the temple will be handling me so there is no need for you to act more than you should. Do you want to offend the Winter Cicada Temple?”
”The Wise Holy Monk is the disciple of the Maitreya Buddha, one of the Four Greatest Monks in the Real World. You need to really consider the consequences before you kill me.”
It crushed a collar silently.
Meng Qi faked a smile and said, ”The Maitreya Buddha saved the world and is merciful in nature. He wouldn't vouch for a demon that has caused chaos to innocent people like you.”
Realising Meng Qi's determination to kill him, the legendary dragon felt a chill and said hurriedly, ”The Maitreya Buddha might not, but the Wise Holy Monk will! He took me back the last time I snuck into the human world even though I killed countless people. He punished me to examine my conscience for a hundred years… what, what are you doing?”
Meng Qi was lazy to listen its words anymore and started to act.
At that moment, a Vaiduryanirbhasa light shone in the void and a white lotus appeared. The lotus bloomed slowly, forming a lotus platform. A red-lipped white-teethed samanera with a strong presence was sitting on it.
The samanera shouted once he appeared, ”Mercy, mister!”