Chapter 304: Gold Medal of Merit
"Riding a thousand miles, the horse moves with divine armor."

Yan Jing shouted softly, and two yellow talismans flew out of his sleeves and stuck to his legs. The speed was much faster, and behind him was Gu Chen.

He looked at Gu Chen. Even though the armor and horse talisman was powerful, the people behind him did not fall behind. Yan Jing thought about it and used the same incantation. Two armor and horses flew towards Gu Chen.

"Thank you!"

Gu Chen thanked him in a low voice, and the two of them chased after him closely until they left the loud noises behind in the sky, and then they stopped.

"Brother Yan, you are knowledgeable and experienced, but do you know what that strange thing is?"

Gu Chen no longer pretended to be a veteran. Such behavior would probably be laughed at in the eyes of real veterans. Besides, the two of them had already established initial trust, so some details could be revealed appropriately.

Sure enough, after these words came out, Yan Jing showed no surprise on his face. He just listened attentively for a long time and said, "The sound is rhythmic. It doesn't sound like someone fighting, but more like a giant walking."

Gu Chen opened his mouth and said, "Such a loud noise must be caused by some huge monster."

Yan Jing shook his head: "The world is full of strange things, and it's hard to explain. I don't know what it is for now, but I guess with our small bodies, we probably can't beat it, so it's better to stay away from it."

Gu Chen nodded: "To be honest, I entered the forest by mistake. This is not a good place. Please, Brother Yan, show me the way."

"In fact, I took advantage of the government's bounty to track down the white ape. I saw the white ape devouring human lives, and we fought once. I used a talisman to seal the white ape's Yin magic. He escaped by pretending to be a magician, and I chased him all the way." Yan Jing also spoke frankly, "I never thought that I would go deep into the Desolate Yin Mountain. I still say that if you can trust me, you can leave with me. If you have other plans, I can tell you the route out of the mountain."

After saying this, he took out a Bagualing from his arms, walked around a few times, and finally determined the direction.

"From here, go east and go straight, and you will find the way to life."

Gu Chen nodded: "In that case, why don't we go together? If we encounter strange creatures, we can help them a little."

Yan Jing agreed, and the two of them walked forward, talking in low voices.

"Although the strange things in this world are collectively called ghosts, they are actually divided into several categories. According to folk sayings, those called fierce ghosts and evil ghosts are all classified as Yin Su. The lowest level is wandering ghosts, which can perform some deceptive magic. When the sun shines, most of their Yin energy disappears."

Yan Jing gave some advice and said to Gu Chen: "Then there are the fierce ghosts. These ghosts are very powerful, such as drowned water ghosts, hanged ghosts, etc. They are very fierce and intimidating."

"Beyond that are the big evil spirits, which are hard to come by once every few decades and are extremely vicious. In addition to these evil spirits, there are also demons that have transformed from spirits and beasts, and there are big demons and small demons. The white ape is a demon. After his death, his yin energy transformed into a human form, so he is at least a fierce evil spirit."

"As for another category in the world," Yan Jing paused and continued, "it is called strange and weird. This category has no upper or lower or higher levels."

Gu Chen looked at Yan Jing's expectant eyes and asked, "Why?"

"Because of its strange body, unclear supernatural powers, and unstable temperament, it looks like an ordinary person, but in fact it is evil and unpredictable, and extremely difficult to kill. Even if a cultivator from the Shenzang realm comes, he will not be able to escape harm." Yan Jing said contentedly.

'Evil, strange, and bizarre.'

Gu Chen had already learned from Yan Jing about the realm divisions of immortals, or Yin cultivators, and he silently recited this in his heart.

"what?"

Yan Jing looked at the distance, a little hesitant, Gu Chen looked up and saw a small temple in the dense forest. The two looked at each other, midnight, dark forest, dilapidated temple, there are too many things hidden here!
Gu Chen was about to take a detour. Yan Jing took a look and suddenly clapped his hands: "Good luck, Brother Gu, no need to hide, come with me!"

When he arrived in front of the temple, he looked at the wide-open temple door and said, "I didn't expect there is a Fuyuan Temple here."

"Fuyuan Temple?" Gu Chen asked.

Yan Jing nodded. "About a dozen years ago, a temple was built. It enshrined the Three Emperors of Heaven, Earth and Water. They were in charge of fortune. It wasn't until someone ventured in to worship that they discovered that the Three Emperors were somewhat magical. Depending on the offerings, the Three Emperors would grant talismans, scrolls and spells. I got some of my talismans and spells from the Three Emperors Temple."

"The legend of the Heavenly Official bestowing talismans has spread. Under the Three Officials, there are five subordinate gods called the Gods of Fortune and Fate, who can also bestow talismans."

He stepped into the door, looked at the tall statue on the altar, and said, "Fuye is the judge, Kuixing is the God of Wealth, Nanji Laoren is the God of Marriage, Wutong God of Wealth, Fu, Lu, Shou, Xicai, and the Five Blessings come to the door. This is the place of the God of Longevity."

Gu Chen followed behind him, looking at the statue in the shrine that was only about one meter tall. The statue was dressed in plain white, with a high forehead, white eyebrows and a long beard, and looked like a long-lived person. With his left hand he held an old wooden cane, and with the other hand he held a peach, as if laughing heartily.

"Canopus Antarctica?"

He murmured to himself, feeling slightly touched in his heart, while Yan Jing had already knelt on the cushion, took out a few incense sticks, bowed respectfully, and took out a few offerings and placed them on the altar.

With the faint rotten smell of incense, the straight upward wisps of green smoke floated towards the altar in the windless room, surrounding the offerings on it, and the offerings disappeared immediately.

The faint smoke did not dissipate, but instead coiled around and drew patterns, outlining several talisman patterns. Yan Jing did not find it strange. He raised his finger and the smoke dissipated, leaving only a stack of yellow talismans lying quietly on the altar.

"Brother Gu, you should worship too! It's rare to find a kind god like this who doesn't want a long life or blood food, but only wants some strange objects left behind. While you have the chance, exchange it for some yellow talismans to enhance your strength a little. This talisman can be of great use at the critical moment!" Yan Jing took the yellow talisman and said to Gu Chen.

"If you don't have any offerings, I can give you some, and you can return it to me when the time comes."

Gu Chen took out the paper bag containing the black ash of the white ape corpse: "I don't understand these either. It's an offering at least. This bag is enough."

He looked at the statue of Sirius Antarctica and thought to himself, is there really such a kind god?

Gu Chen was taught since childhood that there is no free lunch in the world. He found it difficult to tell whether there really was such a kind god who seemed to be making equal exchanges, or whether there were other prices secretly marked.

Finally, he still put the paper bag on the table. Compared with those immortal gods who would take people's lives and limbs at will, the God of Fortune was relatively kind. Moreover, he was eager to strengthen his strength and overcome the difficulties.

Don't those who offer sacrifices really understand that free is the most valuable? They are just pretending to be ignorant. With evil creatures rampant, it is already difficult to survive. It is better to have a talisman to protect yourself and live a few more days than to fall into the mouth of evil creatures.

Thinking of this, he gathered incense and bowed. When he stood up, he looked strange. He selected the talisman and said, "It is indeed magical, but it is inevitable that I can only exchange some talismans. Could it be that this God of Fortune will not give me something else?"

"There are only talismans, scrolls and spells. I've never heard of anything else. You should be content with these. How can you be greedy?" Yan Jing shook his head.

When Gu Chen looked up, his face returned to calm. He thought about it, and a method emerged in his mind.

"Golden Seal of Side Path Achievements - Destiny"

(End of this chapter)