Mountain God Festival

A day passed quickly.

early.

Pei Family Courtyard.

Pei Si, shirtless, moved about in the courtyard, his heels grinding the ground, his waist twisting and his shoulders thrusting, his front hand feinting, his fist like a hammer, and then he delivered a punch.

Black Tiger Gouges Out the Heart.

boom!

Pei Si broke the wooden dummy in the courtyard with a single punch!

"Currently holding the position of [Martial Artist (None)], Proficiency 100/100, eligible for promotion!"

finally come!

"Upgrade!"

Pei Si murmured to himself.

Within the sea of ​​consciousness, the All-Encompassing Mirror of All Industries reverberated.

[Judge: Pei Si]

[Position: Warrior (White)]

【Taoist Arts: The Strength of a Tiger】

[Taoist Arts Overview: Possessing the strength of a tiger, with bones as mottled as jade, a pure Yang body, capable of tearing apart tigers and leopards.]

[The power of a tiger: cleanses the marrow and bones, strengthens the bones, and condenses the vital energy, capable of shaking rocks and breaking trees!]

A ray of white light emanated from the Four Gods and Twelve Zodiac Animals bronze mirror and entered Pei Si's body.

In an instant, Pei Si felt as if his body were in a furnace, his internal muscles and bones like a piece of iron being repeatedly forged and hammered by a hammersmith, his internal meridians and bones being shattered.

Even though it was the dead of winter, anyone watching from the sidelines would be astonished.

Pei Si's body was emitting rings of white mist.

A moment later, the lift was completed.

Pei Si let out a long sigh of relief and looked down. His body was covered with a layer of black mud that emitted a foul stench. This must be the "cleansing of essence and marrow" technique from the novels he had read in his previous life!

Pei Si heated the water and lay down in the bathtub.

Comfortable!

"After breaking through to the Qi Refining Realm, I can go catch a Howling Beast," Pei Si muttered to himself.

Howl should be considered a mid-level spirit.

"The promotion requirements for a warrior (blue): one visualization painting, and two pieces of gray stone lions, one male and one female."

Pei Si has yet to make any progress on the visualization diagram.

He had heard of the ash in the stone lion's throat; it was taken from the cracked-eyed stone lion in front of an ancient temple or a haunted house, scraped from its throat at the hour of Yin (3-5 AM).

The gray color should have a bluish tint to be considered acceptable.

This kind of thing can be used to make genitalia, so it's not cheap.

"We can try our luck at the ghost market," Pei Si said, resting his chin on his hand.

…………

Mengshan.

Mountain God Temple.

A procession of people, accompanied by gongs and drums, carried eight or nine strong men on their backs, including pure black goats and pure black boars, while others carried grains, fruits, mountain delicacies, ritual objects, incense, and candles.

Soldiers cleared the way, and officials, dressed in robes resembling those of beasts, appeared to be on their way to worship the mountain god.

The most eye-catching items were the ten large treasure chests, which were escorted by the Eagle Banner Guards.

The procession was extremely long, and many locals, having heard of it, brought offerings from home to join in the worship of the mountain god.

Pei Si watched this scene from afar.

The most important matters of state are sacrifice and war; this is absolutely true.

The officials in Qingcheng County are quite polite.

The four delicacies of the mountain are pine mushrooms, deer meat, rock honey, and cold spring water.

Coarse pottery vessels were filled with millet and sorghum, while bamboo baskets were filled with rice and sorghum.

In front of the mountain god temple, a stone altar was built.

As the grand music began, the main ceremony commenced.

First, the priest, holding a peach wood staff, struck a hollow mulberry wood clapper nine times.

Then, take the blood from the tip of the sacrificed ear and a tuft of mane, and bury them under the altar.

There are specific rules for this sacrifice; one cannot cut off the throat, but must bleed the heart.

Four rows of men, each holding a black pheasant feather, tread the steps of Yu.

County Magistrate Du Shouzhen held up a red table, on which millet, sorghum, and pine mushrooms were placed, and recited: "I humbly request your offering, may the forests and thickets exude fragrance."

Then offer venison and rock honey, reciting: "Climbing the perilous path to offer these treasures, the mountain king patrols his post."

Finally, a whole sheep and a whole pig are offered, and the prayer is recited: "The black sacrificial animals have been offered, may the mountain god protect Qingcheng."

At this moment, County Commandant Lu Pinghai stepped forward, mixed millet wine with cold spring water, held the wine cup with one hand, and poured it in a zigzag pattern.

Du Shouzhen said loudly, "May the Mountain God protect Qingcheng. All the people of Qingcheng County are willing to build a temple to worship the Mountain God, so that the Mountain God may come at any time and we can also offer sacrifices to him."

Du Shouzhen waved his hand, and the commander of Yingyang Prefecture led his troops forward, placing ten treasure chests in front of the incense table.

Pei Si could see clearly that the ten treasure chests contained incense money, which should be enough to satisfy the mountain lord's appetite.

"Can."

Inside the temple, a voice rang out, seemingly tinged with a hint of laughter.

Upon hearing this, Du Shouzhen and the county officials were overjoyed.

The final step is to offer a sacrificial fire to send off the gods.

The sacrificial entrails and hooves were burned, and the embers were scattered onto the cliff.

Afterwards, the people of Qingcheng County offered sacrifices one by one, knelt down and kowtowed, and expressed their prayers.

Pei Si squatted on the tree trunk, expressionless.

After a while, Pei Si disappeared from the spot. Time to catch some monsters to make hats.

The [Spirit Sheep Seal] was fading, and Pei Si could barely sense its location.

Several secret methods for leading away the howling monster flashed through Pei Si's mind.

That said, the sheep-leading secrets left by the old blind man before he left were not a lifeline for Pei Si, but rather an added bonus.

With the blessing of the Daoist skill "Holding Treasure and Leading Sheep," Pei Si's mind was like a huge database.

After a long while, Pei Si located the howling monster's position. At that moment, it was resting in the cave.

Pei Si reached into his treasure pouch and pulled out a large shovel.

Let's get started!

Pei Si gripped the shovel and shoveled the soil without stopping. With the boost from the [One Tiger's Strength], Pei Si dug incredibly fast.

"If I had this much strength in my past life, I would have become rich by carrying bricks."

"Becoming a boxer would be fine too," Pei Si muttered.

In no time, Pei Si dug a large pit that could accommodate two or three adults.

"Let me look for it, where is it?"

Pei Si reached into his treasure pouch and rummaged around for a while. Two minutes later, he pulled out something that looked like an extra-large laundry detergent pod and threw it into the pit.

In an instant, water gushed out of the pit, and a water vine that looked exactly like a corpse's hand grew out.

Pei Si stood with his hands on his hips, gazing at the cold pool with great satisfaction. With the preparations complete, it was time to get started!

Seeing that the howling monster was still fast asleep in the cave, Pei Si took out a bell and a gong.

It is made using a short spear from an ancient battlefield as the handle and a warhorse's mane as the mallet head.

"Ring ring ring!"

Pei Si mustered all his strength and struck the gong.

The monster in the cave, its hair standing on end, suddenly awoke and began to thrash about like a headless rat, its calf-sized body sending rocks flying everywhere.

"Awooo!"

The howling monster burst out of the cave and roared.

With this bell hammer, one can shake their white ears and disturb their spiritual hearing.

The strange howl was like a demonic sound, shaking Pei Si to his senses.

嗤、

Pei Si bit the tip of his tongue, forcing himself to stay awake.

"A good opportunity!" Pei Si's eyes flashed with a sharp light. He grabbed the cloth bag at his waist with one hand, aimed it at the monster's throat, and suddenly exerted force with his arm.

Beak sealing pouch!

The five types of grave soil are placed inside, and then a widow's mourning clothes are sewn on top, which is enough to pollute the spirit and make it stay still for half a moment!

In an instant, the howling monster became mute.

At this moment, Pei Si descended from the sky, his figure magnified infinitely in the eyes of the howling monster, especially as Pei Si continued to strike the gong.

Damn it!

With a howl and red eyes, it headed straight for Pei Si.

In the snow, he ran and it chased.

Flames erupted from the Howling Monster's claws, and wherever it passed, the ice and snow melted away.

Pei Si didn't stop for a moment and ran like the wind.

The deep pool was right in front of us.

Pei Si stomped his foot and, as swift as a horse, leaped straight across the deep, icy pool.

But the howling monster behind them wasn't so lucky.

With a loud splash, the howling monster sank into the lake.

Thump thump.

The howling monster tried to struggle, but the corpse-handed water vines bound it tightly like they were seizing prey.

Pei Si turned around, his heels pounded the ground, he twisted his waist and thrust his shoulders forward, and his fist, like a hammer, slammed into the howling monster's head!