I was forced to cultivate immortality when I just wanted to lie down

Chapter 419 Nationwide Funeral Tour, Spreading the Word Throughout the World

Xie Qiongke had always believed that the legendary Great Luo Sect Master was an unparalleled master who ruled over all directions and controlled the universe.

Such a person should be elusive and rarely seen, only then would he be worthy of the status of a ruler of a region.

But when Xie Qiongke actually met the Great Luo Sect Leader, he found that the other party was just an ordinary young man, at least from the appearance, he did not look like a master at all.

Aside from his appearance, the young man revealed no signs of cultivation whatsoever. If Xie Qiongke hadn't learned his identity from Zhang Pingsheng, he wouldn't have noticed anything unusual even if he had walked right past him.

"Divine beings have no form, they hide in the marketplace and court."

Xie Qiongke, who should have been questioning Xu Qing, found him increasingly unfathomable.

At the end of winter, outside Changsui County, Zhongzhou.

Xu Qing, dressed in an ordinary gray robe, was talking to a little girl who was selling herself to bury her father by the roadside.

“I don’t need you to sell yourself. I’m a funeral director in Tianjin. My grandfather personally presided over the funeral of the founding emperor of the Great Yan Dynasty. If you’re willing, I can also prepare your father’s body for burial.”

Looking at the girl in front of him, who was only thirteen or fourteen years old, Xu Qing was reminded of the Wang family's little sister, who had also sold herself into servitude to bury her parents more than seventy years ago.

"I don't have money to buy a coffin, nor do I have any hard-earned money to give you."

Xu Qing said in a gentle tone, "No money is needed. I can handle your father's funeral arrangements for free."

"Not selling yourself? No money?"

The thin girl, dressed in mourning clothes, paused for a moment, then shook her head and said, "I can't take advantage of you. If you want to help me, then I'll go with you and be yours from now on."

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Xu Qing looked at the honest and simple-minded girl and shook his head, saying, "I'm not asking you to take advantage of me. Have you ever heard of paying for a funeral on credit?"

"On credit?"

"It's a burial on credit, so it counts as a debt."

Xu Qing patiently explained, "This is a common practice where we live. If someone is in a hurry to hold a funeral but doesn't have the money to buy a coffin, they can go to a funeral shop in Tianjin and apply for a funeral on credit. It's not that the funeral fee is waived, but the guest can pay back the funeral fee when they get through their difficulties."

The skinny girl looked at the young man in front of her and asked nervously, "This is popular in Tianjin, but is it still popular here?"

Xu Qing waved his hand and said, "Prosper!"

He owns the entire funeral industry in Tianjin; whether it thrives or not is entirely up to him.

"To be honest, our Tianjin funeral service is currently holding a nationwide touring funeral service. Besides Zhongzhou, I will also be going to Yaozhou, Guangling, and Hedong. Even remote areas like Lingnan Shu Road and Qiongzhou in the South China Sea are within the scope of our touring funeral service!"

Over here, Xu Qing finally managed to secure a new funeral business after much persuasion.

Over there, Zhang Pingsheng also came over with a Taoist priest who had an ethereal and otherworldly air.

"Master, this fellow Daoist is an old friend of mine, named Xie Qiongke. He is a true disciple of Lu Zu from Yuntai Mountain in Zhongzhou. Fellow Daoist Xie has long admired our sect, and he has come here today to join us."

Xu Qing glanced at Xie Qiongke, who was bowing and 'smiling' at him, but showed no sign of anything amiss.

After learning the other party's purpose, he then said, "There is no rush to join the sect. You can follow my disciples to cultivate for a period of time. If you have real talent and learning, then it is not too late to talk about joining the sect."

Xie Qiongke's heart tightened, but when he heard that there was still a possibility of being assessed and promoted to a permanent position, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"May I ask, Master, where is our sect's training ground, and how shall I begin my cultivation?"

Xu Qing smiled slightly, then pointed to the corpse lying on the straw mat in front of him and said, "The Daoist temple of my Great Luo Sect is located in this Great Thousand World. If you want to embark on cultivation, first carry this corpse on your back and come with me to perform a funeral ceremony for him."

Xie Qiongke frowned slightly, feeling very puzzled. As a Nascent Soul True Person, he was required to personally carry a mortal corpse and preside over its burial. It seemed as if the other party was deliberately making things difficult for him.

However, when Xie Qiongke thought of the 'benefits' of joining the Great Luo Sect, his brows instantly relaxed.

It's just burying someone, what's a little test!
Led by Xu Qing, a funeral procession consisting of two orthodox Taoist masters, a living Buddha, and a rogue cultivator with two thousand years of experience was born in an obscure small county in Zhongzhou.

The little girl, who had sold herself to bury her father, sniffled as she followed along, completely unaware of the kind of people who were helping her.

After handling the funeral arrangements for the honest young girl from Zhongzhou, Xu Qing took her to a local temple dedicated to the Goddess Baosheng, where he found her a childless woman to live with.

That woman was a devout follower of the Goddess of Childbirth. One night, she received a dream from the goddess and, upon seeing the little girl for the first time, she regarded her as her own daughter and cherished her dearly!

After the brief incident of selling himself to bury his father, Xu Qingfu led Zhang Pingsheng and others on their journey again.

This time, instead of using magic to travel, the group gave alms along the way, truly starting a nationwide funeral tour business.

Although Yaozhou is adjacent to Zhongzhou, the journey is slow and still involves passing through many counties.

Despite being the leader of the Great Luo Sect, Xu Qing seemed to have no important business to attend to. Whenever he arrived in a new region, he would erect a long banner and, under the banner of the Great Luo Sect, vigorously promote his funeral service.

In addition, the spirit medium of Baoen Altar took up the banner of providing free medical consultations and treatments for people, and occasionally offered guidance and divination to those with sorrowful faces.

The Taoist priest of the Disaster Relief Altar also wanders the mortal world, slaying demons and monsters, and eliminating evil and bringing peace.

Even Xie Qiongke, who had just joined the group, was forced to do chores like chanting sutras for people and performing odd jobs for the leader, alongside the mad monk.

Xie Qiongke initially thought these tasks were a test from the sect leader, but after several fellow Daoists started doing these seemingly trivial things that had nothing to do with the great calamity, he began to waver in his belief in the destiny spoken of by the Great Luo Sect.

In his eyes, since the Great Luo Sect was born to meet a calamity and bore the mandate of heaven, it should perform great deeds to turn the tide, not perform petty favors here, making him, a True Person, do all the dirty and tiring work of a corpse carrier.
"How can the Great Luo Sect act in such a way, as instructed by its leader?"

Xu Qing raised an eyebrow when he heard Xie Qiongke complain.

The primordial spirit cultivator before us has clearly not yet completely submitted.

"Master Xie, what do you think the Great Luo Sect should be like?"

Before the other party could answer, Xu Qing continued, "Difficult things in the world must be done by starting with the easy ones, and great things in the world must be done by starting with the small ones. This is the principle behind the so-called great teachings."

"In this evil world, you can't even see the minor calamities and troubles that are everywhere, so how can you talk about dealing with the major calamities that even gods and Buddhas fear?"

"You should know that our Great Luo Sect practices the fundamental way, and what we do are things that even gods and Buddhas cannot do at present."

Xu Qing reached out and rubbed the head of the girl beside him, saying calmly, "Where do you think I get the incense offerings and merits from the disciples I've taken in? It comes from these small favors and acts of kindness that you can't see right in front of you."

"How can you be sure that the path you seek is not found in the incense offerings of countless families?"

Xie Qiongke frowned slightly and began to carefully consider what Xu Qing had said.

Suddenly, the eccentric monk, who was always happy to do small acts of kindness, spoke up:

"Great deeds begin with small ones, and small acts of kindness are great acts of kindness. Fellow Daoist, do not forget that while the leader handles small matters in front of him, he has never been ambiguous about the great matters of eliminating the Ghost Law and the Corpse Demon."

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Xie Qiongke suddenly awoke, and the mad monk beside him, seeing this, chuckled and said:

"Fellow Daoist, accumulating good deeds and cultivating virtue today will naturally bring you divine enlightenment in the future. This is a good thing!"

(End of this chapter)