The elite forces of Dragon and Tiger Mountain were urgently dispatched to Ganzhou to confront the aggressive Mei Mountain Magic Sect, leaving the grand Jinling City God Temple practically an empty shell.
Faced with a growing presence of evil spirits and those cursed within the city, he was burdened with the responsibility of overseeing the supernatural yet lacked the power to exorcise evil or quell disasters.
Not to mention the reputation of Dragon and Tiger Mountain, even the grievances of the common people were too much for him to bear.
"Master, three more households in Liu Shu Village to the south of the city are reporting symptoms identical to those in Locust Tree Village..." a young Taoist hurried over.
His voice carried an irrepressible fear, "The village chief says that those people are filled with resentment, and rumors circulate privately that the 'Silkworm Goddess' has descended to punish us, claiming that the court's tyranny has forced the people into rebellion..."
