Reborn as a Snake: Forging a Demon Court Starting from a Black Python

Chapter 136 Idle Chess

Lin Xuan glanced at Mingxin silently, but did not answer.

However, Mingxin dared not ask any more questions, keeping her hands down and remaining silent, her eyes lowered and submissive, thinking to herself:

'This guy's magical power is so high, he's probably a formidable outsider.'

"Perhaps that old bastard Qingyangzi wasn't scared away by those two people at all, but rather secretly driven away by him!"

Mingxin only dared to think these words silently in her mind, and did not dare to say them out loud, slowly following behind Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan's speed was not fast either; his steps were slow.

He was inspecting the Taoist temple.

In his previous life, Lin Xuanzhen had never served as the "Abbot".

He opened the system panel and found that there was an additional "Taoist Temple" option after the personal interface.

[Current Level of the Taoist Temple: Obscure]

[Current number of disciples: 8 core disciples, 57 miscellaneous disciples]

[Warehouse Magic Item: None]

Warehouse account: Zero

After reading it, Lin Xuan curled his lip and shook his head. This Taoist temple was too poor.

That makes sense, though. Qingyangzi practically emptied the storeroom. Even if the Taoist temple originally had some treasures and a lot of gold and silver, there's probably nothing left now.

Lin Xuan wasn't there to help the poor, so naturally he wouldn't transfer any magical treasures to the Taoist temple.

However, gold and silver were completely external things to him.

So, Lin Xuan secretly manipulated the system, taking out one thousand taels of silver from his own storage space and transferring it to the Taoist temple's account.

[Warehouse Account: One Thousand Taels]

Lin Xuan thought about it for a while and felt that something was wrong. After searching for a while, he found a small plus sign at the top of the page.

After clicking, a new page popped up.

Do you want to customize the name of your Taoist temple?

[Note! You only have one free chance to change your name!]

To make further changes, please click the name change card edit link...

Lin Xuan didn't continue reading and began to change his name.

Too lazy to think too much, I subconsciously typed in "Blackwater Temple".

Do you want to change the name of your Taoist temple to "Blackwater Taoist Temple"?

"yes!"

【Successfully modified! 】

In an instant, a mysterious force enveloped the entire town, and even many people outside the town were affected, momentarily dazed and their eyes flickered.

Although they regained their senses after a short while, many people still noticed something amiss and began to discuss it.

"Huh? Why did my vision suddenly blur for a moment?"

"Have I been too busy lately? Looks like I'll have to go to bed early tonight..."

Mingxin, standing behind Lin Xuan, also sensed that something was amiss.

He scratched the back of his head, looked up in confusion, and glanced around:

"What a strange feeling!"

"Wait a minute, why did our Taoist temple suddenly change its name to Blackwater Taoist Temple? I remember it used to be called... wait, what was it called again?"

Mingxin grew increasingly agitated, standing there frowning and racking his brains, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't recall it.

Moreover, as time went by, after only a few breaths, Mingxin clearly began to feel dazed again.

"Why am I standing here for no reason?"

I've even forgotten why I was standing there in the first place!

Lin Xuan never turned around, yet he was fully aware of everything. He sighed inwardly at the sheer power of the system.

This seemingly simple name change actually altered everyone's memories.

Such methods are nothing special in games, where NPCs' memories are just a string of code, but in this world they are truly terrifying.

After a while, Mingxin shook her head, stopped thinking, and started walking to catch up with Lin Xuan again.

They followed closely, never daring to slack off.

Now, he treats Lin Xuan as a true abbot and serves him with utmost care.

Lin Xuan walked all the way to Qingyangzi's original house, pushed open the door and entered, only to find it empty. He couldn't help but laugh.

Mingxin was startled awake by the laughter. She slapped her forehead and hurriedly said, "Master, please wait a moment. I'll go find some furniture and bring it over right away..."

Before he could finish speaking, he stared in astonishment.

Lin Xuan waved his hand gently and took out tables, chairs and benches from his storage space, placing them in the house.

These things were left behind when he built Dragon Island. They had been kept in his space without being touched, and now they have indeed come in handy.

This was not a strange scene, but Mingxin was quite surprised, having never seen anything like it before.

Mingyue is indeed amazing. She has such a large storage bag and so much magic power, and she has been storing all the furniture in the storage bag all this time!

Mingxin was unaware that there were storage bags in the world that could continuously store objects without requiring the input of magical power.

They were even more unaware that Lin Xuan wasn't using a storage bag, but a storage space on an even higher level.

Lin Xuan, too lazy to explain to Mingxin, turned around and sat down in his chair, facing Mingxin, and said:

"Now that you have acknowledged me as the abbot, I have something to tell you."

Upon hearing this, Mingxin shuddered and exclaimed excitedly, "Senior Brother Abbot, just give the order! Even if it costs me my life, I will definitely complete it!"

That was an exaggeration, and Lin Xuan didn't take it to heart at all, casually replying:

"I didn't send you to your death, I'm just temporarily appointing you as the abbot."

"I just exchanged blows with those two, and I gained some insights, so I've decided to go into seclusion!"

Upon hearing this, Mingxin was dumbfounded and stared blankly at Lin Xuan.

I have a thousand words in my heart, but I don't know how to say them.

No, that old bastard Qingyangzi just pulled this trick not long ago. He said he was going into seclusion, but then he turned around and ran away.

Mingyue, you're not going to pull this stunt too, are you?

But Qingyangzi ran away because he was not good enough and could not defeat a strong enemy. What are you, Mingyue, afraid of?

Mingxin's expression kept changing, her mood unpredictable, and she didn't respond for a long time.

Lin Xuan wasn't angry and continued:

"While I am in seclusion, all matters concerning the audience, big and small, will be under your jurisdiction."

"Also, after I go into seclusion, I'm afraid there will still be enemies eyeing me. I'll give you a protective treasure."

As he spoke, Lin Xuan reached into his robes and took out a white scale, which emitted a peculiar aura.

Mingxin's gaze was immediately drawn to the scales, and she subconsciously asked, "What is this?"

Lin Xuan smiled and said, "This is a token. When you encounter danger, just crush the scales, and a very powerful female cultivator will naturally descend to help you turn misfortune into good fortune."

What Lin Xuan took out was naturally the token that Bai Suzhen had given him when he made an excuse to go to the Immortal Herb Garden.

He had never used it.

For a time, Lin Xuan even tried to study it and figure out the underlying principles.

Then I followed suit and made this kind of keepsake myself.

But after studying it for a long time, he had no choice but to give up. It seemed to be a very special supernatural power that only certain bosses and NPCs could master.

It's not that you can't force yourself to study, but it's too much of a waste of time and unnecessary.

Lin Xuan raised his hand and placed the scale into Mingxin's hand, then stopped paying attention and closed his eyes to see the guest out.

In his view, the Blackwater Taoist Temple was just a side pawn, a way to acquire a new identity.

Lin Xuan knew very well that even if he managed to defeat the Heavenly Court's army and crush the East Sea Dragon King's subordinates, it would still be a disaster.

This matter will not end so easily; from now on, the Heavenly Court will regard it as a major threat.

Even if we don't send troops to capture him again, we'll still put him on our list.

Once the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods ends, they will go all out against me, becoming a sharp blade hanging over my head.

At that time, this vest might play a very important role.

What does your pursuit of the demon dragon Lin Xuan have to do with my Abbot Lin Xuan?