If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 1326 Exchange Blessings for Immortal Fortune
"No wonder I felt that Jingju's dragon vein was developing too smoothly. Alas, I didn't expect the rumors to be true. You really can find the dragon vein of the hidden dragon of China, and you are really nurturing the dragon vein."

Meng Qi was initially surprised, but after thinking about certain things, she became relieved, though the expression on her face remained complicated.

Xiao Yu smiled and said, "Have you seen your old friend, Li Futu, one of the Four Friends of Qionglin, recently?"

"I haven't seen him, but the fact that you humiliated him has already spread in a small circle in the Immortal Realm, and I already know about it."

Meng Qi sighed, "I never expected that a Golden Immortal who has attained the Great Luo Realm would be so easily fooled by you."

He's been so humiliated by you that he's been too embarrassed to show his face in public lately! I wanted to say a few words of comfort to him, but I couldn't find anyone.

I wonder where he's hidden away to hone his Dao heart.

Xiao Yu felt smug. "I didn't trick him. We helped each other and achieved a win-win situation."

A being who has attained the Great Luo of Dao should be more open-minded!
If he doesn't listen to me, he will definitely be eliminated early on and will not be able to attain the Great Luo realm in this great calamity.

If he goes against my good advice and continues to cause trouble in the Central Plains, completely disrupting the land's energy and undermining my land rights, he will not only fail to gain human fortune and attain the Great Luo realm, but he will likely repeat the mistakes of Yin Yinzi.

Meng Qi said, “No matter how reasonable your words are, the fact that everyone has seen with their own eyes is that Brother Li not only did not stop you from taking control of the land, but also did his best to help you obtain the land of Zhang Chu Kingdom.”

How absurd and shameful this is!
"If it were me, and you dared to scheme against me and humiliate me like this, I would fight you to the death."

Xiao Yu laughed and said, "This is the difference between you ordinary immortals and quasi-Daluo."

You were blinded by the calamity, becoming impulsive and easily angered, forgetting the fundamental purpose of your voluntary entry into the calamity.

They only thought about indulging in momentary pleasure.

The near-Great Luo Immortal was guiding the great calamity, his mind clear, always remembering what he truly desired.

"Sigh, you're the victor, say whatever you want!"

Distracted like this, Meng Qi's keen sense that "Wu Yazi deliberately prevented him from surveying the Liu family's ancestral tombs" dissipated.

"Isn't Liu Ji a duke or marquis? How come his ancestral graves nurtured a dragon vein?"

Xiao Yu said, "Times have changed. If he hadn't met me before, and things had developed normally, he would at most have been destined to become a high-ranking official."

Later, he helped me overcome my tribulation and gained great benefits from me.

The so-called 'weather' is nothing more than the 'spiritual manifestation' of existing capital.

When Liu Ji had 'vast wealth,' he was of the rank of Marquis.

Once I bestow upon him the 'treasure bowl,' his aura will naturally transform to a higher level.

Meng Qi suddenly realized and nodded slightly, saying, "That makes sense! Since meeting you, he has not only learned the secret method of Zhou Tian Xing Dou, but his own Tian Kui Ming Xing has also awakened. He has also become famous throughout the world, and everyone knows that he is curious and has the demeanor of an elder."

Some even praised him as a "modern-day Jiang Ziya," for despite his advanced age, he still had lofty ambitions and a strong will.

Which aspiring talent wouldn't want a 'Jiang Ziya' (a legendary figure known for his wisdom and resourcefulness)?
Even Chen Sheng and Jing Ju tried to recruit him!

Jiang Taigong was also a king.

Now that chaos has descended, the Central Plains will be filled with warlords from humble beginnings; one more 'Liu Taigong' wouldn't be too many.

Xiao Yu, the "modern-day Jiang Taigong," almost lost his composure.

However, seeing that Meng Qi had failed to convince her, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief: no matter what fate had in store, she did not want Liu Laosan to reveal his identity too early.

This was due to both personal relationships and financial interests—the greatest benefit was the meritorious service of Liu Ji and his wife in becoming emperor.

"Oh dear, there's a fight going on in the woods ahead. Teacher, it looks like Madam Lü!"

The two old Taoist priests were still whispering to each other using their telepathic abilities when Xi Juan suddenly gasped in surprise.

Xiaoyu immediately ended the chat.

Wu Yazi looked up and saw, sure enough, five miles away, above the forest, a dark red aura was eroding a patch of auspicious clouds that were tinged with iridescent light.

That auspicious cloud symbolizes Empress Lü Zhi's aura.

Beside Lü Zhi's aura, there is another pillar of green energy, which is Han Xin's aura.

Regardless of their future destiny, before their fortunes flourish, the aura they display at this time is merely that of an ordinary person of great nobility.

"Ah, Stone Demon, you'd better die!"

Lü Zhi's shrill, menacing cry drifted into Wu Yazi's ears on the wind.

Xi Juan, Wang E, and Meng Qi, who all had keen senses, heard it faintly.

The next instant, the dark red aura above the forest seemed to be swept away by a gale.

The aura that belonged to "Old Demon Stone" is gone.

Xi Juan paused for a moment, then said with a look of surprise and uncertainty, "It seems the villain has already been defeated."

Wu Yazi hesitated for only a moment before saying, "Juan'er, take the medicine bag and go take a look."

Just say you're a Taoist priest passing by gathering herbs, don't reveal your identity, and don't tell anyone I'm here.

Then she turned to Meng Qi and said, "True Lord, let's go to the hillside ahead and wait for Xi Juan to return."

Meng Qi raised an eyebrow and said, "Is it Lady Lü, wife of Liu Ji? If you wish to go and take a look, you may go."

Or shall I go with you to take a look?

“I already saw her yesterday at the Lü family’s house in Pei County.”

Wu Yazi shook his head and walked towards the distant hillside. His long-unused Mind's Eye quietly activated, capturing sound waves and fluctuations of energy from the distant dense forest.

"Fellow Daoist, you also know Lü Zhi?"

Wu Yazi was a little worried for Lü Zhi.

Just now, Lü Zhi once again used the will of the Human King to communicate with "Tianquan" and, with the "spiritual will" contained in Tianquan, forcefully shattered the Qi Sea and Dantian of "Old Demon Shi".

Simply unbelievable.

But Meng Qi didn't seem to notice anything, only saying, "She often goes to Mangdang Mountain to find Liu Ji."

I have always paid close attention to Liu Ji, and I have even encountered her a few times when I was surveying the earth's veins.

"Is she also your disciple? What secret technique did she use just now?"

Wu Yazi was slightly relieved and said, "It is a secret method for cultivating one's spiritual will, which allows one to rebuke ghosts and gods with the body of a mortal."

Meng Qi gave an "Oh," without showing any surprise or sudden realization, and said calmly, "Is it the 'Righteous Qi Manual'? Fellow Daoist, you now have disciples all over the world! You can see your disciples everywhere."

"Which of my disciples did you encounter, True Lord?" Wu Yazi asked.

"Is Gou Jiao, the great Confucian scholar of Julu, your disciple?" Meng Qi asked.

"Meng Zhenjun has been wandering around Mangdang recently. Has he also heard of the Confucian scholar from Julu, which is thousands of miles away?" Wu Yazi asked curiously.

Meng Qi sighed, "If he were just an ordinary Confucian scholar, even if he became famous in the world, I would probably never have heard of him while I was busy studying the earth's veins."

But your disciple is incredibly powerful; with a single shout, he shattered the souls of three unorthodox cultivators.

There's even a true immortal among them!

There was no spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and no fluctuations of Daoist magic.

Just like Madam Lü before, he destroyed the immortal's primordial spirit and reduced his cultivation level solely based on his own principles. The power of 'principles' is so strong that many learned scholars are convinced and have become his disciples!
When I attended the 'Kill Feathers' gathering with my fellow practitioners, I overheard Fuqiu Gong and the others having a quiet discussion.

They wanted to find a way to crack it.

Ignoring the underlying principles and focusing solely on the outcome, Empress Lü's "Madam's Roar" does bear a striking resemblance to the "punishment and dismissal" of the Righteous Way.

"Supernatural powers are ultimately minor paths; true knowledge lies in the great path. Compared to his astonishing achievements, I would much rather hear about his accomplishments in the righteous path," Wu Yazi said, shaking his head and sighing in a mocking tone.

Meng Qi couldn't stand this blatant display of arrogance, so he transmitted his voice and said, "Gou Jiao's teacher is neither Yu Fengxian nor Wu Yazi, but 'Thunderbolt Hand' Luo Bo Daoren."

Radish, Wuyazi, Qiushan Yuanjun, and Yufengxian are men and women, young and old, with different stances and even opposing each other.

With such a complicated identity, how will you explain it to them in the future?

Xiaoyu thought to herself, "Do I need to explain? I am a teacher, and I am the one spreading good karma."

Now that I have delivered the good karma, my work as a teacher is complete.

How to repay the kindness of their teachers is their business.

They should also consider how to deal with the different roles of teachers.

She guessed that Lü Gong, Lü Zhi, and Liu Ji already had doubts about Wu Yazi's identity.

They even made associations with "Qiu Shan Yuan Jun, Wu Ya Zi, and Yu Feng Xian".

But she doesn't need to care at all.

As long as she doesn't switch sides or confuse the positions of each identity.

For example, don't use Grand Tutor Yu's position to make demands on Wu Yazi's disciples.

She has a clear conscience.

She has done her best and can accept any outcome.

A moment later, Xi Juan returned carrying a medicine bag and said, "Teacher, I have bandaged Han Xin's wound. He should be able to recover in about half a month."

He was the only one injured; Madam Lü was only frightened.

His tone became hesitant, and his expression turned somewhat strange.

Logically speaking, Madam Lü should have been frightened after screaming so pitifully.

But what he had just witnessed was that Lü Zhi was in high spirits and even had the energy to remain wary of the unfamiliar herb-gathering Taoist.

Meng Qi asked, "Who did they encounter, and why did the conflict occur?"

Xi Juan said, "I know Madam Lü, and I saw that she was carrying a carrying pole and a basket, so I guessed that she was probably delivering food to Mangdang Mountain to her husband, Liu Ji of Pei County."

However, she did not recognize her disciple, and since Liu Ji was wanted by the authorities, she was somewhat wary of him. She only said that she was a villager from the neighborhood and that she and her retainer Han Xin were resting in the woods when they were targeted by a cultivator who practiced evil magic.

The Taoist priest called himself "Stone Taoist." He had a good appearance, looking like a wise and venerable master, but in reality, he was an evil cultivator.

He had his eye on the unborn child in Madam Lü's womb, intending to kill her and take the live fetus to swallow directly.

Fortunately, Han Xin was loyal and brave, and used a suicidal move to finally kill the Stone Taoist.

Wu Yazi remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he shook his head repeatedly: Xi Juan was still too young and inexperienced; she hadn't understood Lü Zhi and Han Xin's methods and ideas.

Han Xin was indeed brave, but he wasn't blindly fearless.

The humiliation of crawling between someone's legs does not mean that Han Xin was cowardly.

Just like Qin Wuyang, who accompanied Jing Ke in his assassination attempt on the King of Qin, killing people in the street and exuding a fierce aura does not necessarily indicate that he was brave and martial.

Whether one is brave or cowardly depends on whether one falters at the most crucial moment in life.

Qin Wuyang faltered; he wasn't truly brave. Han Xin, on the other hand, served as Xiang Yu's personal guard during the crucial moment of Xiang Yu's desperate gamble, participating in every battle—that was true bravery.

If Han Xin was a coward, how could a straightforward and ruthless man like Xiang Yu possibly recognize him and choose him as his "personal bodyguard" (the halberd-wielding physician)?
But Han Xin's courage was not simply a matter of being unafraid of death.

He cares a lot about his life, and even when he wants to be brave, he is very strategic.

Xi Juan thought Han Xin had used a suicidal tactic, but in reality, Han Xin understood Lü Zhi's "magical skills" and believed that Lü Zhi would not fail him at the crucial moment.

The two coordinated their attacks: Han Xin used a seemingly dangerous, life-or-death move, while Lü Zhi created an opportunity for him with her "Lady's Roar." In the end, Han Xin suffered superficial wounds, Lü Zhi was unharmed, and Shi Daoren's dantian was shattered, his heart pierced by a sword.

"However, Shi Daoren was not completely dead. He begged Madam Lü to spare him, offering to exchange a priceless piece of information for his life."

Xi Juan frowned and said, "Daoist Shi also came to the Ape Lord Immortal Mansion to seek an immortal opportunity."

He told Madam Lü that the Ape Lord's Immortal Abode was about to appear in the Mangdang Marshland.

Seeing the expressions on Lady Lü and Han Xin's faces, the disciple realized they were clearly tempted.

Teacher, should I remind them?
The Ape Lord's Immortal Abode isn't as wonderful as the rumors say.

Wu Yazi asked curiously, "Didn't you have such high expectations for the Immortal Abode before, and that you would never be able to shake off your obsession until you went in at least once?"

Xi Juan sighed, "In broad daylight, Shi Daoren wanted to kill a pregnant woman and swallow the fetus alive. What an evil demon he is!"
Yet even such a powerful demon can still come to Baiyun Mountain and stumble upon a chance encounter with immortals.

The master of the immortal arts of Baiyun Mountain did not forbid them from approaching.

Could it be that the master of immortal arts of Baiyun Mountain is also a demonic cultivator?

This disciple would rather not become an immortal than cultivate the heretical methods of evil cultivation.

The old Taoist Wuyazi showed an appreciative expression and was about to praise his disciple for being "very insightful" when the old Taoist Meng's expression changed and he interrupted her, shouting, "You little brat, you have no knowledge, so stop talking nonsense!"

Xi Juan was very indignant and immediately showed her anger on her face, even daring to glare at Meng Daxian.

If he hadn't remembered that Master Meng was his master's friend, he would have shouted it out loud.

Wu Yazi glanced at Meng Laodao with surprise, a thoughtful look on his face, and slowly said, "Juan'er is young and speaks without thinking. The Lord of Baiyun Mountain should not blame her."

Xi Juan was very perceptive. After only a moment of hesitation, he immediately understood that Master Meng was not scolding him, but rather showing him care.

"Senior Meng is right to teach me a lesson. I was ignorant and talked nonsense." He immediately apologized sincerely.

Now it was Meng Qi's turn to be surprised.

No wonder Wuyazi would take a human immortal as a disciple; this kid has great potential.

He said slowly, "Every time Baiyun Mountain appears in the world, it will inevitably attract a large number of unorthodox sects."

Whether one can obtain a predestined connection with the immortals depends not on virtue, but on good fortune.

How can an ordinary person obtain secret techniques and become a cultivator if they have absolutely no good fortune?

Even evil cultivators and demons may possess great fortune.

After all, the choice of whether or not to be a villain is only in this life, and has nothing to do with past lives, future lives, or ancestors.

Even if someone is a villain in this life, they may have accumulated a lot of good deeds and merits in previous lives.

Or perhaps the family has good fortune, but the ancestors accumulated virtue, and the descendants squander it.

Encountering a celestial destiny at Baiyun Immortal Abode is like buying and selling at a market.

"If you're a good person, you should take money; if you're a bad person, as long as you can come up with the money, I'll still do business with you."

(End of this chapter)