Divine & Bizarre: Increasing Points to Invincibility-Chapter 63: Is that old Heavenly Master still in Qiulong County?_1

Chapter 63: Chapter 63: Is that old Heavenly Master still in Qiulong County?_1

Fan Wu, before leaving Nie Family Village, specifically sought out the old Village Chief and tasked him with having the small temple of the Water Virtue Star Lord rebuilt and to properly maintain it every year.

At first, the old Village Chief did not quite understand.

But when Fan Wu mentioned that it was the Water Virtue Star Lord protecting their Nie Family Village, preventing it from meeting the same fate as Li Family Village so soon after...

The old Village Chief instantly had an epiphany.

He then immediately felt a deep sense of guilt!

The small temple of the Water Virtue Star Lord near the Great Water Pond was unknown to many young people in Nie Family Village; only the elderly over the age of fifty or sixty knew of the small temple’s existence.

The temple had gone without worship for dozens, nearly a hundred years.

Who would have thought...

That the temple actually housed a true deity!

He had protected Nie Family Village!

As for how the old Village Chief and the others would rebuild the temple of the Water Virtue Star Lord, and whether the rebuilt temple would still possess divinity... Fan Wu was not sure, for him to have done this much was already quite remarkable.

He ate something around noon.

And then he left.

...

Half a day later.

Evening.

Fan Wu, leading Old Blue Ox, had been walking all afternoon. A normal person could cover six or seven miles in about an hour on a rugged road.

Fan Wu’s stature clearly did not belong to the normal category.

His one step was equal to one and a half steps of an ordinary person.

In that afternoon, he had covered a very long distance and was already very far from Nie Family Village.

Along the way, Fan Wu encountered people now and then, who upon seeing him reacted as if they had seen some wild beast, hurriedly making way on either side of the road, not daring to block his path.

Regarding this...

Fan Wu had already become accustomed to it during his time in Qiulong County.

Taking advantage of the twilight before the sky had completely darkened, Fan Wu sought a place to stay. He was actually not very tired; he was just worried that Old Blue Ox wouldn’t be able to hold up.

After continuing to walk for the time it takes an incense stick to burn, Fan Wu indeed found a place to stay— it was a dilapidated Buddhist temple.

The temple was quite far from the dirt road.

The way to it was also a narrow path, so narrow it was more like a trail for beasts.

Those with poor eyesight probably couldn’t even spot it.

Fan Wu also noticed.

Inside that Buddhist temple...

There were living people.

Of course, he did not mind whether there were living people or not.

Even if there were dead inside, he would not mind either.

In fact, he would rather there be a dead inside, preferably... a fierce ghost.

In that case, he would soon earn the 1.9 Free Attribute Points he lacked towards the 20 he needed.

Unfortunately, each time he did not want to encounter malevolent spirits, they would inexplicably appear.

But when he actively wanted to meet malevolent spirits, they would be nowhere to be found.

Fan Wu led Old Blue Ox to the temple.

The Buddhist temple was very run-down.

The door panels were removed by someone, and inside was overgrown with weeds, the walls covered in climbing vines.

The walls looked frail, as though a gust of wind would be enough to bring them down.

Inside the temple, a faint light flickered, and the sounds of human breaths and pulses could be heard.

These subtle sounds were unmistakable to Fan Wu’s ears.

"Pu Chen Temple."

Fan Wu looked up at the battered signboard and pronounced the name of the decrepit temple.

Um.

He had never heard of it.

It was only when he was in Qiulong County that he knew of a Jinlong Temple.

As Fan Wu stepped inside...

In the temple, a rather panicked voice suddenly exclaimed, "Dad! Dad! Something terrible has happened! The talisman you affixed isn’t working at all; it can’t drive away the evil! There’s... there’s a really huge demon, and it... it has broken in!!"

"Ouch! Dad, why did you hit my head?"

The voice was clearly that of a young person.

It was the voice of a young girl.

Then.

An exasperated voice followed: "I hit your head so you would open your eyes and look properly, you silly girl. Is that a demon that has come in? That’s a human!!"

"Ah? A human?!"

Fan Wu saw a man with a bit of a beard.

He also saw a girl who was not very tall and whose figure was indiscernible from front to back.

The girl was sizing up Fan Wu with a gaze that was both nervous and timid, yet somewhat curious.

The man stared at Fan Wu, filled with astonishment, as if it were the first time he had seen such a tall and burly Taoist.

Then.

He gave Fan Wu a respectful bow and apologetically said, "I had thought you were a traveling merchant seeking a place to rest, not expecting that you were a fellow cultivator."

"My daughter’s words were too offensive just now. I hope the Taoist Priest can forgive us.

Skill: Chen Family Ghost-Exorcising and Devil-Subduing Seventy-Two Talismans, Purple Qi Breathing Technique.[Cultivator proficient in the art of talismans——Life: 196——Power: 6.9——Skill: Chen Family Ghost-Exorcising and Devil-Subduing Seventy-Two Talismans, Purple Qi Breathing Technique]

Skill: Chen Family Ghost-Exorcising and Devil-Subduing Seventy-Two Talismans, Purple Qi Breathing Technique.[Young girl with some understanding of talismans——Life: 101——Power: 3.9——Skill: Chen Family Ghost-Exorcising and Devil-Subduing Seventy-Two Talismans, Purple Qi Breathing Technique]

A father.

A daughter.

With a Power attribute as high as 6.9, the father was a rather capable cultivator. Placed within the Qingtian Bureau of Bai He County, he probably could have held a minor flag position.

The daughter’s Power attribute was a bit lower, but still stronger than the two Taoist disciples of Yang Yizi from Qiulong County.

If she were in the Qingtian Bureau of Bai He County, she too could be an official member.

Both had the same Skill, and the "Chen Family" was particularly eye-catching.

This was...

A family of cultivators?!

"It’s no trouble." Fan Wu didn’t feel offended. People often said he looked ferocious, more like a humanoid demon than a person.

Was this offensive? Fan Wu didn’t think so.

He thought of it as a compliment.

"Taoist Priest, please." The man stepped aside courteously, allowing Fan Wu to enter.

Fan Wu stepped inside.

The temple appeared cleaner than he had imagined, probably because this father and daughter had cleaned it up. But disarray was inevitable since the temple likely had been deserted for over a decade.

In the center of the temple stood a headless Buddha statue, no doubt stolen by some reprehensible person.

On the table used to place offerings in front of the Buddha statue, there was a strange-looking candle burning.

The candle was wrapped with a talisman.

Its feeble light barely managed to illuminate the dilapidated temple.

"This is an exorcism talisman." Noticing Fan Wu’s attention on the candle, the man explained, "It’s different from the exorcism talismans of Daoism. This is a type of talisman passed down by our Chen Family."

"Oh, I almost forgot to introduce myself. My family name is Chen, given name Zhuan. My ancestors were exorcist mages and whatever abilities I have today, I owe to the legacy left by them.

"This is my daughter, family name Chen, double given name Xiao Xiao. Her birth characters are too vague, and she couldn’t be named anything too powerful."

"Only with such a name could she be stable."

Chen Zhuan didn’t seem to be wary of Fan Wu.

He freely shared his own and his daughter’s names with Fan Wu.

It wasn’t just that he was confident in his own abilities.

But he might also realize that Fan Wu was a formidable being and thought it best not to conceal anything. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Regardless of Chen Zhuan’s reasons.

Since he had introduced himself.

Fan Wu also replied simply, "Fan Wu, Taoist from Qiulong Temple."

"Qiulong Temple?" Chen Zhuan was stunned: "Could it be Qiulong County’s Qiulong Temple?!"

Fan Wu: "...Yes."

Chen Zhuan was immediately overjoyed: "Is that old Heavenly Master still at Qiulong County?"

Fan Wu: "?"

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