Chapter 54

In order to offer incense alone, Old Madam Li had already dismissed the others. Now that a voice suddenly came from behind her, the old woman was startled.

Patting her chest, Old Madam Li turned to look at Jiang Yuanchen. Jiang Yuanchen had changed into his own clothes. There was also a purple symbol of Taixu Taoism on his lapel. Old Madam Li was the head of the Li Residence. She was naturally on good terms with the Taixu Taoism Nation Masters in Jiang Country. She could tell Jiang Yuanchen's background at a glance.

"I wonder which Nation Master is Taoist Zhang's disciple? How is Taoist Zhang? " The Daoist Zhang that Old Madam Li mentioned was the person with the highest authority over the Taixu Dao Sect in the Kingdom of Jiang. Old Madam Li's intention was to raise a flag to protect herself.

Jiang Yuanchen laughed. "The Taoist priest is from Mount Baiyang. You don't have to be so vigilant." Facing a mortal, Jiang Yuanchen changed his words. He did not refer to himself as "I", but as "Taoist priest".

Mount Baiyang? Old Madam Li quickly bowed. "So it's the Celestial Master of Taixu Taoism. I wonder what brings you here."

"Of course it's for the mountain god who died for no reason." Out of the corner of his eye, Jiang Yuanchen noticed that Old Madam Li's expression had suddenly changed. He repeated the question he had asked before, "Is Old Madam acquainted with the mountain god here?"

"Yes."

"Old Madam seems to have known about the death of the mountain god. Are you here to verify it? "

After thinking for a while, the old lady said, "I had a dream three months ago. In the dream, I saw a blood-soaked golden musk deer next to me."

Golden musk deer? Jiang Yuanchen's gaze froze. "Old Madam has a good relationship with the mountain god. You even know about his real body?"

"When I was young, my father sent me to a villa here to recuperate because of my poor health. I grew up in Hei Ze Mountain, so it's natural that I recognize the mountain god. " Old Madam Li's expression was complicated. "After I recovered, I returned to the capital to get married. Later, I received help from Chao Feng."

Chao Feng? Was that the name of the local mountain god? Jiang Yuanchen continued to listen to Old Madam Li's story about her and the Mountain God.

"In that case, Old Madam is also fated with Lord Chao Feng." Jiang Yuanchen smiled and looked at the gradually dissipating mountain god statue with his hands clasped behind his back. "Did Mountain God Chao Feng tell you anything else when he appeared in your dream for the last time? "For example, about the person who killed him?"

"Chao Feng was killed by someone?" Old Madame Li was shocked. "Who dared to kill a god?"

Looking at Old Madam Li's appearance, Jiang Yuanchen sighed inwardly. Looks like this thread is broken.

"It's nothing, it's just a snake demon returning kindness with enmity, coveting his Mountain God Deity Position." Jiang Yuanchen casually shifted the blame onto the snake demon. "It seems like Old Madam doesn't know?"

"Chto Madam? Chao Feng told me about it in my dream. That Chao Feng was quite pitiful. "Old Madam Li murmured," Was it because of his kindness? "She didn't suspect anything, but her eyes were moist. In my dream, I heard Chao Feng say that the snake demon's life was quite pitiful. "Old Madame Li murmured," So it was because of his kindness again. "She didn't suspect anything, but the corners of her eyes were a little moist.

After all, he couldn't find the real culprit, so he could only let the Chao Feng suffer. After all, since they couldn't find the real culprit, they could only let the snake demon suffer.

Jiang Yuanchen was about to console Old Madam Li when he suddenly saw a wooden hairpin on Old Madam Li's head. He blurted out, "Where did Old Madam Li get that hairpin?"

The hairpin was red, with a five-petaled plum blossom carved at the end. The entire body of the wooden hairpin was red, with a five-petaled plum blossom carved at the end. Feeling the strange power in the hairpin, Jiang Yuanchen said, "Although this is my favorite item, I wonder if Old Madam is willing to part with it?

Jiang Yuanchen could vaguely sense the inexplicable power contained in the wooden hairpin. He pondered for a moment before saying, "Although this is the Old Madam's most precious possession, I wonder if the Old Madam is willing to part with it? Of course, I will use things to exchange for it, such as pills that can make people live longer and healthy. "

"This old woman understands her own body and bones." Old Madam Li said in a carefree manner, "I am already in my old age and knew that I only have a few years left to live. Plus, I've experienced many things in my life. I've lived long enough. "

Her father-in-law and mother-in-law had died, her husband had died, and even her son and daughter-in-law had died before her. Now, she was the only one left among her peers. Even Chao Feng, who was known as the Immortal God and was related to her, had passed away. What hope did she have in the future?

Old Madam Li put the hairpin in Jiang Yuanchen's hand and said, "It's not something I can take with me. The juniors like gold and jade more than this hairpin. Rather than letting it be used as firewood after I leave, it's better to give it to the Immortal Master. "

Jiang Yuanchen didn't know what to say to Old Madam Li's open-minded attitude.

"But I'm curious. Do people like the Immortal Master who pursue immortality find life interesting?" Old Madam Li had nothing to love in life and seemed to want to die.

"..." This old madam had indeed experienced the vicissitudes of life. The amount of salt she had consumed was probably more than the amount of rice Jiang Yuanchen had consumed. Jiang Yuanchen was left speechless by the old lady's question.

"Everyone has their own way of living." Jiang Yuanchen managed to give an explanation. Then, Jiang Yuanchen looked back at the statue of the Mountain God. With a wave of his hand, a wisp of crystal sand flew out of the altar and landed in front of Jiang Yuanchen.

Using the Water Condensation Technique, he condensed it into a piece of yellow crystal jade. Then, he took out a knotted rope and threaded it. Jiang Yuanchen gave the jade pendant to Old Madam Li.

"This crystal jade contains a strand of divine power left by the Mountain God. Just think of it as him continuing to accompany you." For old people like her, loneliness was more serious than any illness.

Old Madam Li saw a golden shadow in the center of the jade pendant. It seemed to be a musk deer. She felt close to it and directly put it on her neck.

"Thank you, Immortal Master." The old madam said gratefully.

"It's nothing. I just hope that you can use this token to safely walk the rest of your journey." Jiang Yuanchen drew a line in the air with his index finger and carved a talisman on the jade pendant.

Touching the jade pendant, the yellow shadow of a golden musk deer appeared around Old Madam Li as if protecting her. The old madam staggered out of the hall with the help of a walking stick, but there was a peaceful smile on her face as if she was full of hope for the rest of her journey.

As if she saw the golden musk spirit beast beside her, Old Madam Li said to herself, "It's alright, Zhaofeng. With your memory as my companion, I can continue on this last journey."

Turning her head, Old Madam Li said to Jiang Yuanchen with a smile, "Immortal Master, no matter what, I will use my memories to get through the rest of my journey. I also sincerely hope that Immortal Master can understand what life wants, so that your long life won't be boring and lonely. "

Old Madam Li led the people outside back. Wei Gong quietly appeared next to Jiang Yuanchen, "Don't listen to the old madam's nonsense. This old madam loves to preach to others. That's why the younger generation of her family isn't willing to pay attention to this old madam. She has great wealth but no one to talk to. "

"But she's not wrong. The greatest taboo for us cultivators is to have a dead heart. If the heart grows old and the path decays, then the day of death isn't far. That's why before we refine a golden core, we must experience the human world, understand the human path, and condense our own 'human heart'. Only then can we reconcile the human heart with the heavenly heart, and only then can we live in this world for a long time. "

The golden core was the symbol of great success in Extraordinary Mortality, but if you don't even understand what a human is, how can you transcend?

"Martial Uncle Wu Ziming started with evil, refined the Dead Spirit Man's Skin, comprehended all kinds of temptations in the human world, and finally condensed a golden core. Martial Uncle Chen Hao started with killing, comprehended the preciousness of life on the battlefield, and finally condensed a golden core. Martial Uncle Liu Kai started with love, sealed his cultivation, comprehended love in the mortal world, and finally condensed a golden core. I wonder, what should we do when the time comes? " Old Madam Li's free and easy attitude touched Jiang Yuanchen's Dao heart, making him have some indescribable thoughts about the human path.

Wei Gong looked at Jiang Yuanchen's melancholy and patted his head, "Have you gathered all those herbs? Why is a little Foundation Establishment cultivator pretending to be sentimental like a senior? It's better for you to cultivate properly. The sect will only arrange for you to experience the human path in the future, so you have to do it even if you don't want to! "

"Since you're done, go back quickly, or else I'll report you for being selfish when we return to the mountain. I'll let you experience the tribulation of the human path in the future and let you become the same as Martial Uncle Liu Kai in the emotional path!"

The white crane and the dragon horse flew south, leaving only the empty mountain god temple waiting for a new mountain god to settle in.

…

That night, after Jiang Yuanchen returned to his residence, he had another dream. He dreamed of some things that happened when Old Madam Li was young.

This time, Jiang Yuanchen was playing with a golden musk deer in the lawn in the appearance of a young girl.

Through Old Madam Li's eyes, Jiang Yuanchen saw the appearance of the golden musk deer. He couldn't help but stroke the innate spiritual pattern on the golden musk deer's head. It was indeed a spirit beast of the metal element.

"Hey, I still don't know your name. How about I call you Zhaofeng?" The young girl pressed her face against the golden musk deer's head and said.

…

The next moment, the surrounding scene changed again. The golden musk deer was shot by a hunter, and the young girl used her handkerchief to bandage its wound.

"I've told you, people are sinister. Don't always save people. Who knows how many people want to kill you after hearing that there's a spirit beast in the Black Pool Mountain. Even if you have the body of a mountain god, you might not be able to survive, right? This time it's just a mortal, but what if someone from the celestial path comes next time? "

The golden musk deer stuck out its tongue and licked the young girl's palm, waiting for the young girl to finish bandaging its wound.

…

In the third scene, because the young girl recovered from her illness in the Black Pool Mountain, her father sent someone to bring her back to Yanjing.

Sitting in a horse carriage, Jiang Yuanchen felt the young girl holding her handkerchief and crying silently. Then, she suddenly felt something and opened the window to see a golden musk deer by the roadside. The young girl threw her handkerchief out of the window.

"I'll be back."

Yes, you'll be back. Jiang Yuanchen said silently in his heart, "In the future, on a specific day every year, you'll come back to the mountain god temple to offer incense. Until this year, when the mountain god passed away at the age of ninety-two, and then you met me."

His mind merged with Old Madam Li's memory, and the power of Jiang Yuanchen's mind was consumed at a faster rate.

…

In the fourth scene, Jiang Yuanchen saw himself wearing a wedding dress and staying in a bridal room. Opposite him stood a man in embroidered clothes.

"Take me away." Through the mirror, Jiang Yuanchen saw his tear-stained face and pleaded with the man.

The man was speechless. He left behind a wooden hairpin and then disappeared.

Jiang Yuanchen felt something in his heart. Perhaps it was because of the difference between a human and a god, and between a human and a beast, that Chao Feng left silently? However, when Chao Feng saw the Snake Demon getting together with the scholar despite the obstruction, did that touch the wound in his heart as well? Could it be that the murderer had even predicted this?

…

In the fifth scene, a married girl lay weakly on the bed. Her body was injured after giving birth to her son, and her husband never stepped into the backyard when he attended court day and night.

The man in embroidered clothes appeared again and disappeared after feeding the woman an elixir. Later, whenever the woman had any disasters, the man in embroidered clothes would appear to help her eliminate them.

…

In the sixth scene, the woman was already seventy years old. Her parents, brothers, and even her husband and son were gone. She fell ill again in grief, and then she saw the golden musk deer accompanying her in her dream.

"Are you the only one left in the end?" The woman trembled and stroked the golden musk deer in her dream. "Don't leave me …"

The golden musk deer trembled and let the old woman snuggle up to it.

They accompanied each other in the dream for more than twenty years. Until the last night, the golden musk deer suddenly appeared in the dream with blood all over its body. Old Madam Li felt something was wrong, so she prepared a carriage in advance to the mountain god temple to check the situation.

Jiang Yuanchen left the Land of Dreams. Because of the great mental exhaustion, his face was very pale. He slowly got rid of Old Madam Li's thoughts, and finally regained some peace.

"Great Dreams Seek Love. Maybe I can feel the changes of the world from these people's dreams and understand humanity. When the time comes, it's not impossible for me to refine the golden pill. "

Jiang Yuanchen thought again, "But if that's the case, I need to pay more attention to these artifacts that contain strong mental power. Mortals must have those artifacts that they carry with them all year round, and cultivators must have those kinds of magic treasures.

The thoughts of mortals can help me experience humanity. If it's the obsession left behind by a cultivator, as long as I leave a little Dao or immortal technique, it will also be beneficial to my cultivation. "