Chapter 194: Chapter 95: The World Overturned, Incense Rising from the Earth

"Where did the Bear King come from?" Li Xuan asked lightly.

With devotion and excitement, the Sacrificial Bear King began to recount his tale.

As Li Xuan listened, he gradually understood.

This Sacrificial Bear King was once besieged by the imperial army. He fled north, miraculously evading the huntsmen, and passed through Red Rock Province and Yunzhou, finally reaching the territory of the Great Yong Dynasty beyond the border.

In the Great Yong Dynasty, the Sacrificial Bear King unexpectedly encountered fellow members of the Buddhist circle—Esoteric Sect.

Initially, the two parties were not on friendly terms, but after a conversation, they discovered that they both believed in the "Peacock Great Ming Monarch" and the Buddha sitting upon the "Golden Lotus."

As a result, the Sacrificial Bear King took residence within the Esoteric Sect.

The Esoteric Sect does not involve itself in rebellion or political affairs, yet it possesses considerable strength and a multitude of followers.

The Sacrificial Bear King lived quite comfortably there.

However, his tranquil life was disrupted in the first half of last year.

The incident at Lingbo Mansion and Bright Temple became well-known, and naturally, the Great Yong Dynasty found out.

Since the matter involved the Buddhist circle, the Esoteric Sect decided to investigate and discovered that Bright Temple had summoned a true Buddha, whose golden body stretched across the sky, with giant hands that blocked the heavens and confined space.

Immediately, the Esoteric Sect erupted in chaos.

Neither the Esoteric Sect nor the Sacrificial Bear King believed the Buddha could be killed by the army, so many disciples from the Esoteric Sect began to quietly infiltrate the Great Yin dynasty, stealthily inquiring about the Buddha’s whereabouts.

The Sacrificial Bear King was among them.

Being one of the former Four Dharma Protectors of the Yu Sect, he naturally knew the locations of some of Yu Sect’s secret bases. After several investigations, he arrived at Xinci Temple.

His Buddhist Dharma was profound, and though shackles bound his hands and feet, he appeared as a benevolent high monk with an air of tranquility.

The Sacrificial Bear King had initially planned to search for the Buddha slowly, but unexpectedly, the Buddha revealed himself.

At this moment, his excitement reached its peak, and he incessantly kowtowed, recounting "where he came from."

As Li Xuan listened, he secretly sighed: The affairs of this world are truly baffling—what starts as a minor event or a small action can unexpectedly lead to unforeseen outcomes.

Sacrificial Bear King?

Great Yong Esoteric Sect?

These were completely unexpected entities that had suddenly appeared.

Li Xuan had no worries about being exposed.

Because, after the monks in this secret hall worshiped him, they directly saw the golden veil drawn by the incense, revealing a world of light surrounding a golden Buddha sitting as grand as a mountain and surveying them.

And this faith rapidly bestowed them with strength.

After midnight, Li Xuan had completed the task of "Xinci Temple providing ample incense offerings to the Buddha."

The Sacrificial Bear King would inform more and more people from the Esoteric Sect, increasing the incense offerings.

When the sky’s rain falls, the incense from the ground... will rise into the heavens.

Were it another location, Li Xuan might not have been so active.

But... this was right at his doorstep.

...

...

After midnight, the Buddha departed.

He traveled as a rainbow back to Xiongshan County.

After all these maneuvers, Li Xuan was already quite exhausted.

After bathing and changing, he donned his form-fitting "Ice Jade Garment," covered with undergarments, then went to the bedroom, where he saw the blankets bulging, with his two wives on either side, a space in the middle left open by habit.

Li Xuan quietly climbed onto the bed.

But as soon as he got under the covers, the closed-eyed Tian Yuan suddenly chuckled, "I told you he would return, didn’t I?"

The Little Princess also opened her eyes, pouting her lips, and kicked the calf of Li Xuan with her foot, saying, "So late, where did you go?"

Li Xuan replied, "As a demon, of course, I went out to eat little girls, like the Princess sort of little girl."

The Little Princess couldn’t help but roll her eyes.

Tian Yuan snuggled closer, wrapping her arm around him, and softly said, "It’s good you’re back."

Li Xuan let out a sigh, exhaustion engulfing him.

He quickly fell into a deep sleep, soon emitting faint snores.

He fell asleep so quickly, the Little Princess, instead, felt wide awake as it was quite rare.

She reached out to touch the man beside her for a while, then suddenly said, "Sister Yuan, he’s wearing a set of clothes inside, they’re so smooth."

Tian Yuan touched him, confirming it.

The Little Princess found it amusing that such a large Prince Qing had fallen asleep exhausted, so she boldly touched him up and down for a while. After a while, she marvelled, "This clothing seems like the Ice Jade I’ve seen at my grandfather’s place."

"Ice Jade?"

"Yes, my grandfather said that this Ice Jade can sap the strength from demons when covered."

Tian Yuan: ...

The Little Princess glanced at the peacefully sleeping, seemingly powerless, Li Xuan: ...

Yet, the next day, when the two women saw Li Xuan entirely unaffected, they each let out a sigh of relief in turn.

Tian Yuan tugged the Little Princess’s hand, softly saying, "Sister, stop considering our husband a demon; he’s a Secret Martial Artist, not a demon."

The Little Princess bit her lip, nodded, and glanced at the rain curtain hanging from the eaves, saying, "Why is this rain... still pouring?"

...

Xiongshan County was quite a distance away.

As Li Xuan stepped into the State City of Cyan Wood Province, the rain he witnessed was nearly torrential.

Gales carried the storm, and dark clouds spun into a vortex.

Pebble-sized rain droplets rotated as if wild dancing.

He ambled up the mountain, pondering how to utilize the Sacrificial Bear King and the Esoteric Sect.

Plop.

A strange sound echoed beside him.

Li Xuan turned sharply to see a fish had fallen to the ground unbeknownst.

He looked up again, witnessing fish... descending from the sky.

Wind rises in the East Sea, sweeping fishes here, thus summoning wind and rain, shifting mountains and overturning seas.