Xu Ling Mountain.
This was a famous mountain in Luozhou. The mountain was always shrouded by clouds and mist. Occasionally, there were legends of woodcutters and herb gatherers encountering immortals.
At the foot of the mountain, there was a tea shop.
The owner of the tea shop, Old Man Wang, drove an ox cart and some fellows from the city every day to sell tea, snacks, wine, and meat to the travelers along the way …
The only helpers in the shop were his wife and son.
Life was not good, but it was bearable.
One day, he saw a group of people dressed like Jianghu heroes riding fast. The leader said in a rough voice, "The sun is really hot today. Let's rest here."
They got off their horses and shouted, "Waiter, serve the tea. If you have anything good to eat, serve it."
"Alright!"
Old Man Wang agreed. He was half happy and half worried.
He was happy because these Jianghu heroes were mostly generous.
He was worried because there were stingy people who relied on their martial arts to eat for free. They even beat people up. He could only lament his bad luck when he met them.
Fortunately, after the leader shouted, he threw out a snow-white shiny White Emperor coin, which made Old Man Wang grin from ear to ear. He quickly asked his son to cut the meat and serve it while he went to boil water.
After the people sat down, a young man sighed. "We've been looking for so long, but we still haven't found Immortal Master Su … He's probably tired of me."
This young man was Xu Shaoling from Mystic Jade City.
That day, Su Daozhi revealed his identity and showed off his power. He had beaten Qing Mu half to death with one slap.
After Qing Mu was seriously injured, he was ashamed. Also, he was afraid that the government would find trouble with him, so he ran away in the middle of the night!
Xu Shaoling and the children of the other two families could not find a master.
Xu Hanlin was worried about his son's future, so he brought him around to look for Immortal Master Su. Secondly, he wanted to try his luck.
"Most of the government officials are arrogant, but they are trustworthy. They won't practice evil techniques or cheat people …"
Xu Hanlin sighed. "Immortal Master Su is fated to be with you. Later, he helped the Su family. You have to thank him in person … You have to seize this opportunity."
The government's martial arts were slow to advance. In reality, it was illusory and very difficult.
Therefore, people like them who had little connections didn't view it as the right path.
At the very least, he had to acknowledge a cultivator from the government as his master.
Otherwise, if a commoner were to learn martial arts from the government, most of them would end up as cannon fodder or be mediocre for the rest of their lives.
Chung Shen-soo had relied on several fortuitous encounters and Feng Xi 'er's guidance to climb all the way to Major Rank Eight. Who knew how many times he had been discriminated against?
This kind of hard work was not worth mentioning to others.
"Immortal fate, immortal fate … Sigh …"
Xu Shaoling sighed.
Xu Wenduo consoled, "After all, the method to enter the Dao is extremely precious. How can you obtain it without going through a lot of trouble? For example, the Dugu family of the martial arts world. It is said that their ancestor was an immortal cultivator. They passed down a 'Taoist Observing the Rain Painting', which can help Xiantian masters to enter the Dao … Who knows how many people covet it. Previously, when the Dugu family was powerful, it was still alright. But once they weakened, the Eight Great Bandits joined forces to attack the Dugu Manor and annihilate the Dugu family … "
His cold words made Xu Shaoling smile bitterly. "Second Uncle, your words of comfort are so frightening …"
"It is not easy to enter the Dao. Our Xu family is a family of martial arts, and every generation has produced Xiantian masters. That is how we managed to maintain the foundation of the county, but it is not very stable …"
Xu Hanlin looked at his son. "I hope that there will be a cultivator in the family. Then, I will die happy!"
"Father, don't say this … It is inauspicious." Xu Shaoling's heart sank.
"Haha … We are martial artists. What taboo do we have?" Xu Hanlin waved his hand. "There are often legends of immortals in this Xu Ling Mountain. It seems to be a place where cultivators gather. I brought you here to try your luck …"
In fact, any place where cultivators gathered would be protected by an array formation. It was more than enough to confuse a few mortal martial artists.
Therefore, there were very few people who actually encountered an immortal fate.
"Sigh … Cultivating to become an immortal …" Xu Shaoling looked up at the sky outside the pergola and sighed.
If it was a mortal who was mediocre, it would be fine. However, people like him who knew the inside story and could see a little hope but could not grasp it were the most painful.
At this moment, his eyes moved. He saw a stream of light fly by. There seemed to be a figure in it.
"Immortal! There is an immortal! "
Xu Hanlin was overjoyed and was about to give chase.
Old Man Wang, who was beside him, was not surprised. He smiled and said, "We can see immortals flying a few times every month, but when we really chase after them, there is no trace of them when we reach Xu Ling Mountain … It is just a novelty."
Xu Hanlin and Xu Shaoling galloped on their horses all the way to the foot of Xu Ling Mountain, but they found that the figure had disappeared. They could not help but be disappointed.
…
A thousand feet high in the sky, Chung Shen-soo saw two familiar figures.
However, there was really no need for him to stop and meet these two mortals.
After entering the range of Xu Ling Mountain, he felt a large array formation. This array formation only excluded mortals and Xiantian martial artists. It did not obstruct cultivators.
Just as he was slowly climbing the mountain, in the sky, a golden light sped by.
The golden light was shocking. It was thousands of feet high in the sky, flashing like a meteor. It was obviously a Spell cultivator.
Astral Fiend cultivators only relied on themselves. There was a limit to how high they could fly. The normal standard was a thousand feet. If Chung Shen-soo tried hard, he could at most reach a few thousand feet.
Spell cultivators, on the other hand, had a qualitative change. They could fly tens of thousands of feet high and collect astral fiend qi.
It was said that Primal Core cultivators were different. In their hands, any Dharma Spell and Divine Power had the power to turn something rotten into something magical. Even with Zhang Taiyi's amazing Divine Power, he did not dare to have any ideas about any Primal Core cultivator.
The status of the cultivation world was forcibly divided by this difference in strength.
Chung Shen-soo flew for another hour before he found a market on a mountain peak.
This market was built from the mountain, and there was a huge white jade door in front.
Occasionally, streaks of light flew up and landed. It was much livelier than the itinerant cultivator gathering.
"Cultivating the Earth Evasion and Fire Evasion, the two Baleful Yin Techniques, requires the Five Elements Baleful Earth and Five Elements Baleful Fire. These two types of baleful qi are only slightly more precious than the common baleful qi. They are rather common and easy to find. Otherwise, the Dragon Tiger Sect disciples would not have chosen the Five Elements Heavenly Evasion Magic Power …"
"Once I succeed in my cultivation, perhaps I can test out that small workshop that printed the wrong edition of the book. Through this clue, I should be able to follow the vine to the melon and catch the Black Lotus Church … and that Wang Qiaoren is definitely suspicious! "
It would be a lie to say that Chung Shen-soo was not moved at all by the destruction of the One Mind Sect.
However, the Black Lotus Church was too powerful and had even infiltrated the Xuantian Bureau. Hence, Xiao Chen did not know where to start.
After thinking for a while, he decided to write a warning letter and hand it in when he traveled to the other prefectures.
Feeling somewhat disappointed, Chung Shen-soo walked to the largest pavilion in the market.
The moment Xiao Chen entered, he saw an Innate Realm cultivator dressed as a waiter bowing to a golden-robed cultivator. "Physician Wang … this way … Our manager will be here soon."
The physicians here were not doctors who treated illnesses and saved people but officials.
For example, a Minor Grade 5 Xuandu Physician or a Major Grade 5 Jinque Physician.
Cultivation, a Daoist Official, a Divine Power Realm cultivator, and his surname is Wang … It can't be so coincidental, right? Chung Shen-soo muttered to himself.
Just at this moment, Xiao Chen saw the golden-robed cultivator sweep his gaze over, scrutinizing him with a gaze that made Xiao Chen extremely uncomfortable.
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