Chapter 401

Zhao Xingfan was walking on the inner street of Mirroring Flower City, which was close to the Water Moon Gate. It was one of the most prosperous places in the Cultivation World. Not only were there Divine-Realm cultivators everywhere, but even Jindan Grandmaster often ran into them. There were all kinds of materials and spirit herbs. As long as you could afford them, you could buy them.

Since leaving Zhushan twenty years ago, Zhao Xingfan began to travel around the world. Although he had only traveled less than half of the world, he managed to gather enough resources to enter the Golden Core Realm. He rented a cave in Mirroring Flower City and successfully entered the Golden Core Realm last year, becoming one of the most powerful cultivators in the world.

Recalling Zhushan's past, Zhao Xingfan still remembered that rhetorical question. Looking at the bustling Mirroring Flower City, he thought, "Teacher asked me if I understood, but I still don't fully understand."

Over the years, Zhao Xingfan seemed to have learned a lot from that rhetorical question, but he also felt that it was not what his teacher wanted him to understand. Unfortunately, after that time, his teacher would not answer him again.

As he walked and thought, a handsome man in a shabby Taoist robe walked over from behind Zhao Xingfan. When he was about to catch up with Zhao Xingfan, he slipped and bumped into Zhao Xingfan.

Zhao Xingfan was stunned. He stretched out his hand and grabbed the man's hand, which was reaching for his storage bag. Were all the thieves in Mirroring Flower City so stupid? He actually dared to come and steal the storage bag of a dignified Jiedan master? Didn't he know what spirit sense was? And he used such an ancient method that even Out of Aperture Realm cultivators could not steal!

When the man raised his head and saw that it was Zhao Xingfan, he was immediately dumbfounded. He muttered, "I-I wanted to steal from him. When I pretended to slip, I went in the wrong direction." With his other hand, he pointed at a wealthy man walking to Zhao Xingfan's right, who was only a Body Tempering cultivator. He did not dare to resist under the hands of a Golden Core Grandmaster.

Zhao Xingfan originally wanted to teach the thief a lesson and let him know that it was not so easy to steal from a Jiedan stage master. But after hearing the man's explanation, Zhao Xingfan was happy. According to normal judgment, what he said was the truth, but he was too unlucky. When he pretended to slip, he actually went in the wrong direction.

"Is this your first time stealing?" Zhao Xingfan asked with a smile.

The man hung his head dejectedly. "No, I've stolen many times, but every time I was extremely unlucky. Once, I stole a fellow's storage pouch, and when I opened it, countless poisonous insects flew out. This young master was bedridden for a whole month, and I almost lost my life."

"Me? Sounds like you used to have a good life. " Zhao Xingfan was a little interested in this unlucky thief. At least his unfortunate past made him feel better.

"That's true. Back then, sigh, forget it. A real man doesn't boast about his past achievements. For the sake of your magnanimity, I'll give you a few words of advice. " The man seemed to be really good in the past. Even in the face of a Jiedan stage master, he still had the attitude of an equal.

Zhao Xingfan raised his brows. "Oh, I wonder what Priceless Advice is?"

The man said hatefully, "Don't trust women! It's all thanks to them that I ended up in such a state! They made a solemn vow that we would become dao companions after I attained the Dharma realm. But in the end, they snatched away my treasures when I was heavily injured! They even boasted shamelessly that they wouldn't kill me on account of our many years of friendship!

"And those b * tches. A night as husband and wife meant a hundred days of love. But when they saw that I couldn't recover my original cultivation, they took away my resources and spirit herbs, making it impossible for me to make a comeback. Hmph, back then, when you were in love with me, you all said that you liked my character, not my cultivation level or my resources. "

Zhao Xingfan was stunned. What treasures? What Dharma realm? It seemed like this guy had gone crazy. However, from the deep hatred in his tone, he had been hurt deeply by women.

"Also, men can't be trusted. This Young Master's subordinates actually took advantage of this Young Master's dazed state to attack this Young Master, causing this Young Master to lose all of his cultivation. Ahhh! "The man let out a long howl.

Before Zhao Xingfan had time to speak, white petals with a pleasant fragrance fell from the sky like a light rain. Contrasting with the white petals was a faint white glow, setting off the entire street like a dreamy scene.

A beautiful figure wearing a white dress passed through the street on a soft couch in the rain of flowers. Her face was covered with a fine veil, so her face could not be seen clearly. However, she gave off a soul-stirring beauty. In front of her were eighteen golden-armored deities holding various artifacts. Behind her were eighteen graceful white-clothed girls, who were also holding incense burners and other items.

But the most shocking thing was not her beauty, but the terrifying and oppressive aura she exuded.

Immersed in this dreamy scene, the people on the street only regained their senses a long time after the white-veiled lady left.

"Water Moon Saintess, Wen Nianxi," someone muttered.

Someone sighed. "I heard that she just achieved Dharma."

"That's right. That terrifying aura isn't fake."

Zhao Xingfan also sighed. "Dharma Venerable, what a glorious life."

The man beside him said with envy and disdain, "I used to be so glorious too, but ever since I was struck by that guy …"

…

Anxi City, on top of Zhushan, in the dead of night.

A white figure slowly woke up outside the bamboo hut. Then, Shi Xuan's voice could be heard from inside the hut. "You and I are even now. Take care of yourself in the future. "

Wen Nianxi knelt on the ground and bowed. "Master Shi is the reason why Nianxi is where she is today. I don't dare to trouble Master Shi to restore the Divine Sect. Once Nianxi achieves Primordial Soul, everything will naturally fall into place. "

"It's good that you think this way. You may leave. " Shi Xuan finally obtained the latter part of the "Water Moon Scripture". Their method of achieving Primordial Soul was the "Mirror Flower, Water Moon". Through a secret method, the real spirit was reflected in the Dharma Form. Finally, the moon in the water became the moon in the sky, and the moon in the sky became the moon in the water.

The bad thing was that such a Primordial Soul was stiff and cold, lacking intelligence. It was like the hundred-million-year-old ice thousands of feet below the North Pole. In addition, the real spirit was very weak, so it would not be used unless it was absolutely necessary.

After reading through the 'Water Moon Quintessence', Shi Shuan felt an invisible and traceless purple door falling into his body. With a single thought, he could return to the Yu Great World.

…

After saying goodbye to the unlucky thief, Zhao Xingfan used the transportation formation to return to Ziluo Kingdom. Now that he had achieved Golden Elixir, he had to report to his teacher and thank him.

When he arrived at Anxi City, it was already midnight. Zhao Xingfan did not want to stay in the city, so he went straight out of the city gate and strolled toward Zhushan.

Not long after, a strange team appeared in front of him. A group of monsters with tiger heads and human bodies were carrying a cultivator in a yellow Daoist robe with some fluffy yellow hair on his face.

Zhao Xingfan's eyes narrowed. This cultivator was probably a monster who had achieved Golden Elixir. He was fundamentally different from other monsters who had achieved Monster Elixirs.

"Little ones, stop." The big monster also noticed Zhao Xingfan and ordered the small monsters to stop. Then, he himself got off the sedan chair and bowed to Zhao Xingfan. "I'm Yellow Mountain Monarch. Greetings, Fellow Daoist. May I know your name? Are you also a disciple of Teacher Bamboo Mountain?"

Zhao Xingfan was relieved to see Yellow Mountain being so polite. He replied with a smile, "I'm Zhao Xingfan. I'm Teacher's disciple. Did you also listen to the teachings here?"

That Yellow Mountain laughed heartily. "I remember you. Back then, I saw you when I listened to the teachings in the bamboo forest. Later, I, uh, I went to another place and had some fortuitous encounters. It could be said that I made a name for myself. Today, I brought my children back to the mountain to visit Teacher. "He was so happy that he used the most common form of address.

"In that case, I have to congratulate Fellow Daoist Huang." Zhao Xingfan was telling the truth. Normally, it would take a lot of time for a monster to walk the path of Daoism. To be able to reach the Golden Elixir Realm in just eighty years, he must have had many fortuitous encounters.

Seeing that Zhao Xingfan did not dislike him for being a monster, Yellow Mountain was very happy. He dragged him to Zhushan and chattered on. He talked about how he had ordered the little monsters under him to only prey on beasts and not to harm humans for no reason. He talked about how the cultivators outside were still hostile to him. He talked about how he was awe-inspiring and could fight against eight enemies.

While the man and the tiger were talking, the little monsters were not idle either. They were quietly exchanging information.

"I heard that there is a Zhushan Laozu here who runs a Daoist rite hall. Back then, King listened to the teachings here, and that's how he got his current cultivation level."

"Really? King is so powerful, and he only listened to the teachings? Isn't it even more powerful to listen to the teachings? Then, isn't Zhushan Laozu very powerful? "

"Of course. Zhushan Laozu's magic power is boundless, and he has remarkable abilities. This time, King brought us here to listen to Zhushan Laozu's teachings. That means that King treats us as his trusted subordinates!"

"Yes, yes. We will go through water and tread on fire for King, and we will not hesitate to die ten thousand times! In the future, we will definitely patrol the mountains. "

While they were talking, they were already on Zhushan. Zhao Xingfan suddenly smelled a familiar faint fragrance, and he couldn't help but be startled. Then, he laughed at himself and said, "Why is Wen Nianxi here? Zhao Xingfan, Zhao Xingfan, I'm afraid you are too suspicious. Who is Wen Nianxi? She is one of the ten great Dharma Adepts in the world. Why would she set foot in this barren Ziluo country? Don't think of this just because you smell a little fragrance. "

Yellow Mountain also sniffled. "What a fragrant smell. It's a woman, alive! "

Thinking that it was another woman who came to listen to the teachings, Zhao Xingfan and Yellow Mountain didn't pay much attention. Not long after, they arrived at the top of the mountain.

The bamboo forest was the same as before, but there were less than thirty people here to listen to the teachings. Most of them were children who had recently stepped onto the path of cultivation. However, Zhao Xingfan and Yellow Mountain still found a few familiar people (monsters).

"Fellow Zhang, Fellow Xia, Fellow Qi, I haven't seen you for many years, and you are still as elegant as ever." Zhao Xingfan saw that Zhang Liu, Xia Jing, and Qi Zicai all had profound cultivation levels. Among them, Zhang Liu had already advanced to the Golden Core stage, and the other two were also in the Divinity stage.