From a martial arts disciple to a god through countless trials and tribulations

Chapter 170 Taixuan Zhenjun, Qingnang Dojo

In the teahouses in Yunmeng Prefecture, the aroma of tea is lingering and refreshing.

Beside each table, there are highly accomplished Qigong practitioners sitting cross-legged, drinking tea, discussing matters, and giving advice on the state of affairs.

"One, two... at least four great cauldron masters."

Chen Xuan glanced casually and found that there were at least four powerful cauldron masters with different auras sitting here. The strong auras of gold, wood, water, fire, etc. were affecting each other. Fortunately, there were runes in the teahouse to suppress them, otherwise all kinds of shocking and strange phenomena would inevitably occur.

"It shouldn't be possible to fight."

Chen Xuan saw that although the atmosphere in the teahouse was tense and these Qi practitioners had nothing good to say, there was no sign of them smashing cups as a signal to rush up to the second floor of the teahouse to attack the two world masters.

Yunmeng Lake. According to legend, the Mountain Ghost Goddess of the Southern Wasteland spent one of her nine lives here. This is an ancient and mysterious land...

"I have something important to discuss with Senior Hua."

He walked to the counter and spoke to the maid in a low voice.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the teahouse looked at Chen Xuan in unison: "Another one..."

Chen Xuan felt as if he was being watched with suspicion, and was a little nervous, but immediately, all those eyes turned away.

The bronze-masked maid looked at Chen Xuan, then raised a wooden sign and said calmly, "My master is free today and is entertaining guests in the dormitory. Please order a pot of fairy tea, and then take your time to queue up!"

"queue?"

"Well, that's the rule. Your Excellency, there are eleven teams here today to discuss business."

"Ok."

Chen Xuan was in a foreign place and did not want to attract attention, so he decided to follow the rules. All the Qi practitioners in the teahouse came to visit Hua Liuli.

Immediately, he took the wooden price list and read the first line, and was immediately shocked:
"One hundred and eighty-eight glass coins, what kind of land precious tea is this? So expensive." He was shocked.

"It's just an ordinary camellia." The maid replied with a smile.

"You know it's just ordinary tea, and you still dare to sell it so expensive?" Chen Xuan couldn't understand. How was this different from robbery? Hua Liuli's face, could it be made of gold? Just seeing her was so expensive!

"One thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight per pot of premium tea, you can jump the queue. Also, there's eighteen thousand for supreme tea, which allows you to visit my master an unlimited number of times within a year... What kind of tea have you decided to purchase?"

"Tell me again, how much is it?"

Chen Xuan's eyes widened when he heard the voice. Taoist Liu was a powerful man in the cauldron, but the wealth he had accumulated over the years was only more than 900 glass coins.

If this money were converted into cultivation resources, it would be enough for a Qi practitioner to cultivate a true scripture to the top Taoist level.

But now, just meeting Hua Liuli once doesn't guarantee a deal! You have to pay several times, even dozens of times the price...

Hua Liuli's business with no capital is amazing.

"This is the rule. Do you still want to meet my master?" the maid asked with a smile, thinking that this poor country monk who came from nowhere must be scared by the price. Her master's time is precious, how could he be seen casually!

"……See."

Chen Xuan felt powerless, his fingers trembling as he clicked on the price list: one hundred and eighty-eight for tea.

"Swish!" The fingers seemed to be burned by fire and were immediately retracted.

The maid leaned over to look and was about to speak when her eyes suddenly fixed, as if she heard some sound. She looked at Chen Xuan in surprise and then said loudly:
"One thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight, a cup of top-grade immortal tea!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire teahouse fell into silence, and everyone's eyes fell on Chen Xuan again.

"???"

Chen Xuan was stunned, his heart pounding. Was he being killed?
"Huh! Where did this guy come from? He spent 1,888 just to cut in line with us?" someone exclaimed in surprise.

"The contemporary demon from the [Donghuang Taiyi Forbidden Land] in Yunmeng Lake? Or the swordsman from the [Sword Tomb Dojo]? He is so generous." A powerful cauldron master who was guarding the teahouse opened his mouth in shock.

One thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight glass coins is a huge sum of money that cannot be underestimated for any powerful person in the cauldron!

"Impossible! People from the two holy lands just left Yunmeng Market on fish and swords!"

"This person is ordinary, but he is actually a hidden second-generation immortal. Could he be the biological child of some great figure from [Tao Hongchen]..."

In the teahouse, many people were whispering and speculating about Chen Xuan's identity.

Chen Xuan blinked, then said to the maid, "I saw it wrong. I didn't order this..."

I can’t afford so much money!
The maid was inexplicably respectful and shook her head, saying, "You are right. Please follow me to the second floor so that you can see my master directly."

Having said this, she stepped forward to lead the way.

Huh?
Don't you have to pay first?

Chen Xuan was surprised. That would be great... Anyway, as long as he could meet Hua Liuli, the master of the two realms, and help her a lot, she would definitely not accept any dirty money.

"Whoosh!"

Soon, he followed the maid and went up to the second floor.

"Sir, please wait a moment. The host will receive you immediately after meeting the guests." The maid led Chen Xuan to a VIP tea room on the second floor, and then served him tea and snacks.

"Thank you!"

Chen Xuan picked up the fairy tea worth 1,888 yuan. It tasted average and a bit bitter. It was not as good as the big pot of Buddha tea that the ascetic monks of the Hanging Temple used to make for the "dead people" in Chu.

He sipped his tea slowly, standing in the antique tea room. Through the exquisite screens, he could vaguely see the figures in the reception room in the distance.

……

Twelve layers of gauze curtains fluttered gently, and the air was filled with incense. In the small reception room, there was a screen embroidered with mountains and lakes.

A meeting is underway.

A young man with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, over thirty years old, with a soft light in his eyes, said to the slender figure on the other side of the screen:
"Fairy Liuli, your path is blocked... Seeking the Taohongchen Sutra from that 'sinner', [True Lord Taixuan], has violated taboos and implicated many. Now, only we, [Wuyun Sect], can protect the fairy."

Behind the screen, Hua Liuli was wearing a plain white ice gauze dress. With her slender waist in hand, she knelt in front of the table, unpacking the tea cakes, preparing to brew real fairy tea for the next "distinguished guest" in advance.

"Fellow Daoist Han Shuangjiang, why don't you explain it more clearly? How can we cooperate?"

Hua Liuli asked softly without even raising her head, as she was concentrating on making tea for the "comparable ones" who were about to arrive.

The young man named Han Shuangjiang replied in a gentle voice:

"I am the next leader of the Wuyun Sect. As long as Fairy Liuli is willing to marry into the Wuyun Sect and become a Taoist partner with me, I will bestow upon you the [Spiritual Wandering Chapter] of the [Tao Hongchen] Sutra."

While the Wuyun Sect couldn't compare to the ancient heritage of Yunmeng Province's [Taiyi Forbidden Land] and [Wenjian Dojo], it wasn't far behind, possessing a complete and complete sutra... Furthermore, the Wuyun Sect adhered to orthodox ancient methods and didn't practice alchemy. "How do you manage my market business?" Hua Liuli asked.

After years of operation, a huge network of traveling merchants' markets has been established, with at least 800, if not 1,000,000 markets. In terms of earning power alone, Hua Liuli is considered a top figure in the entire 3,000 states of the Southern Region, and is in no way inferior to those top powers.

"After entering the Wuyun Sect, Fairy Liuli and I, Han, will practice the great Dao in seclusion. These worldly affairs can be left to the other disciples to handle." Han Shuangjiang replied.

"..."

Before Hua Liuli could speak, the maid next to her was furious and could not help but speak up for her:
"Han Shuangjiang, if it weren't for my young lady back then, supporting you, the down-and-out disciples, with your cultivation resources, would you have been able to break through the crowd of young talents in the Five Elements Sect? Could you have become a Dinglu and firmly sat on the position of Young Sect Master? You are an ungrateful bastard taking advantage of the situation!"

"Miss Lu Shao, calm down. You must know that over the years, if it weren't for the secret support of the Five Elements Sect, Fairy Liuli's business in some states might not have been stable."

Han Shuangjiang replied with a smile, paused, and continued:

"Fairy Liuli, you and I have known each other for over ten years. You should know that I am not ungrateful... I am now over thirty and have waited for you for many years. But now, if I don't find a Taoist partner, my position as Young Sect Leader will be in jeopardy." Han Shuangjiang smiled and said, "Fairy Liuli, my former Taoist companions have all established families and careers. I don't want you to fall into a miserable situation surrounded by enemies, but your options are becoming increasingly limited."

These words were sincere and heartfelt, and did not seem to be pretentious at all.

Hua Liuli held the teacup, her eyes moved, and she opened her mouth, but in the end she didn't say anything.

There was a bustling crowd of people outside the window, the big banyan tree in the courtyard cast a thick shade in the gentle breeze, and the air seemed a little stuffy amid the chirping of cicadas.

Han Shuangjiang waited a moment, then continued, "Fairy Liuli, you and I both know that among our former friends, I understand you the best. In the past, you loved to travel far and wide, searching for relics in the mountains and seas. After becoming a Taoist couple, I'm afraid I'm the only one who can support you. Therefore, it is the best choice for you and me to walk the great path together and live forever... After all, you are the one destined by heaven."

Hua Liuli was silent for a moment, continued to make tea, and said softly:
"Brother Shuangjiang, I've actually been thinking for the past six months that perhaps those chosen by Heaven don't necessarily... have to rely on powerful forces..."

"Fairy Liuli, you've traveled through thousands of states in the mortal world over the years, hoping to find a way out on your own... Ultimately, you decided to follow the path of [True Lord Taixuan], but this path isn't easy. Most of the Southern Region has been wiped out because he's been without a cultivator of Earth Virtue for thousands of years. All the disciples of [Qing Nang Daochang] have died, and the Daoist tradition passed down by the Lady of the Nine Heavens has been destroyed... The hatred is too great!"

Han Shuangjiang said, smiling: "You have a sharp mind. Sometimes you can see through the world, but there are always things you can't see through. Or is it that even if you see through it, you still can't get over it, and you have to go against the flow to change your fate?"

"Ah..." Hua Liuli sighed softly, and then said: "Ah..." But it sounded like a helpless sigh.

"I heard that last year, you once again traveled to Yaoguangzhou, the home of the Mountain Ghost Goddess, hoping to find a page from the Classic of Mountains and Seas."

Han Shuangjiang said, "The Hundred Thousand Mountains in the southern wilderness of Yaoguang Prefecture are extremely dangerous. Rumor has it that they are the site of the ancient mountain sea, [Guyao Mountain]... But even [Taixuan Zhenjun] didn't discover anything back then. What good would you do if you went there?"

"I did meet some interesting fellows..."

As Hua Liuli spoke, the fairy tea in her hand was already brewed. Then, she smiled and shook her head and said:
"Brother Shuangjiang, besides reminiscing about the past, do you have anything else to do today? I have to greet my next distinguished guest and discuss real business."

"it is good."

Han Shuangjiang put down the bitter ordinary tea in his hand and said, "Han has returned to the Wuyun Sect. Fairy Liuli, please think carefully about what I said today. Time is running out."

"Ah."

Hua Liuli nodded and told the maid, "Lu Shao, show the guests away... By the way, Brother Shuangjiang's 18,000 yuan tea fee for the sect is about to expire this year, and it's time to renew it..."

In the room filled with the fragrance of tea, Han Shuangjiang followed the maid out of the reception room. He saw a handsome man in black clothes, about twenty years old, walking towards them from a distance.

He should be the next business partner that Hua Liuli will meet.

Daozang cultivation.

His physique was outstanding, but only outstanding. With a weight of over 8,000 jin, he could become an outstanding disciple of the ancient Taoist temple, but that was all.

Compared with the direct disciples of a powerful force like him, there is a world of difference.

Han Shuangjiang smiled gently and nodded to the young man, and then the two passed each other.

"But was the fairy tea Hua Liuli brewed herself specially for him? She's too enthusiastic."

Han Shuangjiang thought to himself that he had known Hua Liuli for over ten years, yet he had never drunk tea that she had personally brewed. In fact, most of the time when they met, they were separated by a screen, unable to see Hua Liuli's charming face.

Han Shuangjiang felt inexplicably lost and looked back. The young Taoist monk of unknown origin walked into Hua Liuli's reception room.

"A great master of Dinglu, no more than thirty years old. Yunmeng Province is truly a great place with outstanding people and beautiful scenery."

Chen Xuan thought about Han Shuangjiang whom he saw in the corridor and felt emotional.

If such a person were placed in the State of Chu, he would surely be a great man who could call the wind and rain. After all, in the area of Chu, anyone who became a great man in sixty years was considered young and promising.

Moreover, this Han Shuangjiang is obviously not just a beginner, he has already achieved great success!
"Wow!"

Chen Xuan walked into the reception room. Some maids received instructions to move the screen that blocked their view, and then left one by one, closing the door and leaving the private space for Hua Liuli and Chen Xuan.

"We met again today after parting in the Southern Wilds. Come, fellows, let's have some tea."

Hua Liuli said softly, "I am doing my best to be a good host." She had an exquisite and beautiful face, eyes like autumn water, rippling with light, and with endless charm and temptation. Just a glance at her could make people's hearts flutter.

She was wearing a white fairy dress as thin as a cicada's wing. The neckline of the robe was very low. Two snow-capped bodies with breathtaking curves were placed on the table. They were warm and soft. The neckline was vaguely covered by the gauze, and a large area of snow-white was about to show out, adding a bit of temptation that made it even more obvious.

"Hana-senpai!"

Chen Xuan walked closer and looked down at Hua Liuli.

His gaze stopped and fell on the deep snow-white groove squeezed out of Hua Liuli's collar. He thought to himself, what the little fox Bai Zi from the Southern Wilderness had described was indeed correct. The masters of the two realms are indeed broad-minded and can easily identify their identities!

"Senior? Do I look very old in your eyes?!"

Hua Liuli narrowed her eyes and pushed the white jade teacup in her hand forward. Then, she leaned back, crossed her arms, raised her chin slightly, and looked up at Chen Xuan with an unhappy expression.

"In the world of Qi training, the most accomplished ones come first... Senior Hua is a great master of the cauldron furnace. I, a mere Taoist, dare not address him by name."

Chen Xuan stared intently and responded neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Seeing Chen Xuan's unyielding respectful attitude, Hua Liuli felt slightly angry and a little stuffy in her chest. She stroked her chest twice and said helplessly:
"How long do you plan to see me? Your eyeballs have fallen into my chest! Fellow creature, sit down and talk. Why have you traveled three million miles from Yaoguangzhou to see me?"

"Uh, Senior Hua is always joking..."

Chen Xuan thought that the two world masters were lying with their eyes open and slandering people's innocence with their words.

He clearly just took a look!
Why did she emphasize this so much? Did it make him look like a frivolous pervert? He was upright and honest, not having any wild thoughts...

Chen Xuan sat down cross-legged, looking at the white jade teacup in front of him. Steam was rising from the cup, and the turquoise-gold tea leaves were like fish swimming in the water, emitting a faint glow. This was a precious land-based tea!
"I came here specifically to help Senior Hua solve his problem." He said with a serious expression.

The destiny of the two world masters is right before their eyes, and success or failure depends on this one move.

"Oh?"

Hua Liuli became interested after hearing this.

(End of this chapter)