Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 191 The White Bone Cicada in the White Bamboo Forest

Li Wushou suddenly stood up.

Because of the large movement, the fairy wine in his hand was spilled everywhere.

"Ouch.!"

The seniors beside him exclaimed in distress, "How could this wandering Taoist priest be so reckless!"

This is divine nectar! It takes two top-quality spine bones to exchange for just one cup, and you just spilled it like that?
Zhu Junzi and the other guests also cast curious glances at the actions of this new face, Li Wushou.

Li Wushou seemed to only realize this at this moment, his face twitching with heartache.

Upon seeing this, Zhu Junzi felt a pang of pity.

He waved his hand, preparing to have the skeleton man deliver another cup. After all, they were guests from afar, and they had come to celebrate his birthday on such a special day; they were all good kids.

Unexpectedly, Li Wushou gritted his teeth, suddenly looked up at Zhu Junzi, and shouted loudly:
“Master Bamboo, this matter concerns the Immortal Dew and the safety of this precious land. I am truly restless. Today also happens to be your 100th birthday. If I do not dispel the worries in your heart, how can I face drinking this Immortal Dew?”

The group of people who were still examining Li Wushou were all stunned. What do you mean by this?
We just drank it all at once. According to you, what kind of people do we become?
You're the one who got excited and spilled the elixir, so what are you pretending for?

Those in the room who reacted quickly already had unpleasant expressions.

Although Zhu Junzi at the main table hadn't thought that much about it, he also felt that Li Wushou seemed a bit too excited.

I was about to persuade them that it wouldn't be too late to wait a while.

Just then, Li Wushou, who had just finished speaking, kicked over the pastries on his table and spoke again, his emotions running high:
"If it weren't for you, Bamboo Gentleman, and the stability of this precious land, how could I face eating this delicacy? Would I still be human?"

The monsters on the right table, who were engrossed in eating meat, froze in mid-air with their hands holding the meat.

Are they starting to target us?
We may not be human, but we still have our pride!
Holding meat, I don't know whether to eat it or not, but if I don't eat it, I feel angry!

The bustling platform fell into an eerie silence after Li Wushou's words.

After half a cup of tea
The crowd surrounded Zhu Junzi, who stood on the mountaintop.

The terrain at the top of the mountain is similar to that of the platform just now, and is quite flat.

The area was much larger than the platform, and the Bamboo Gentleman built a palace of bones here.

The palace, entirely made of white bones, was quite exquisite, drawing admiration from everyone.

However, there is one drawback: it is too small and delicate. Considering the size of the bamboo, it is indeed very imposing, but it appears ordinary to most people.

No wonder Zhu Junzi developed a platform below to entertain everyone.

Li Wushou followed behind the group, looking at the mountaintop with great interest. It was indeed very different from when he had his bones implanted back then.

Interestingly, wherever he went, people would make way for him with a hint of disdain.

After what had just happened, the crowd felt somewhat resentful towards Li Wushou, this impatient wandering Taoist priest who disregarded the "life and death" of others.

These people were no saints; many of them had already shown murderous intent towards Li Wushou.

If the treasure land wasn't about to mature and they didn't want to cause any more trouble, they would have already taught this clueless wandering Taoist a lesson.

Many cunning individuals, who did not reveal their murderous intent, were also plotting to find an opportunity later to kill this veiled troll!

Of course, most people were just there to watch the show!
This sentiment naturally did not escape Li Wushou's notice, but he continued to do as he pleased.

As the incense burned, his emotions seemed to ignite as well, and he began to act increasingly recklessly.

Li Wushou pushed aside the "senior" in front of him. The old woman with a face on her back noticed Li Wushou's action and kindly stepped aside. The couple also led the white dog to the side.

Li Wushou strode forward with the stride of a dragon and the gait of a tiger, taking the lead to stand beside Zhu Junzi and asking him directly:

"Master Zhu, where is the treasure land? Once the treasure land is pacified, everyone will properly celebrate your birthday!"

At this moment, Zhu Junzi was standing on the back of a white bone lion, not much shorter than the others. Seeing Li Wushou's anxiety, he couldn't help but be speechless.

However, his white bone skin was too hard, making his smile somewhat eerie.

"Wandering Taoist, please wait a moment, I will open the barrier now."

Upon hearing this, everyone retreated, but Li Wushou remained standing in place.

Zhu Junzi glanced at Li Wushou but said nothing. The white bone lion led him around halfway and arrived at the right side of the white bone palace.

Composing himself, Zhu Junzi formed a hand seal in front of his chest, and suddenly the white hair in the center of his head stood up like sharp thorns.

Li Wushou stared intently at the other man's upright hair. Although it looked extremely sharp, upon closer inspection, one would find that the hair was divided into many sections, resembling a nine-section whip or tiny bamboo or wood.

Bamboo Gentleman closed his mouth and puffed out his breath, and suddenly a rapid sound came from his abdomen, like the chirping of a cicada.

Is it really a white-bone cicada?
Through the several tests just now, Li Wushou finally got a general idea of ​​Zhu Junzi's situation. The other party was indeed a skeleton turned into a demon!

However, the bone was somewhat beyond his expectations!
He initially thought it might be a fragment of one of his broken bones that had received a stroke of good fortune, but it turned out not to be.

This bamboo gentleman was actually a white bone cicada, but its bones were extremely active and possessed some reproductive abilities. That's why it was able to create lifelike white bone lions and its own childlike body.

The white gauze robe of unknown material that the other party was wearing at the moment must be his wings, wrapped around his body. Thinking of this, a cold glint flashed in Li Wushou's eyes.

Derived from white bones?

Looks like he's really put a lot of thought into his bones!
"Sizzle!"

A soft rustling sound came from the void, and the hazy void behind the palace of bones slowly lifted a corner of the curtain.

Immediately afterwards, a piercing cicada chirp echoed throughout the entire mountaintop!

Li Wushou looked up and saw nothing but white.

It was the same patch of white plants that I had seen from afar earlier; there were also four patches on the other four low hills.

He hadn't looked closely at the time, but now that Li Wushou saw it, he suddenly realized that this was the white bamboo forest of the Bamboo Gentleman.
The white bamboo stalks, each as thick as a wrist, shimmered with a jade-like luster. Although the land of bewilderment was not directly exposed to sunlight, this bamboo forest gave off a dazzling and radiant feeling.

This isn't white bamboo at all!
These are clearly spines presented as birthday gifts!

Nourished by this precious bamboo forest, these vertebrae are growing vigorously, and from a distance, they truly resemble a white bamboo grove.

The bamboo forest was not dense, and some skeletal lions and skeletons moved about among it. They held jade jars and waited in the forest, staring intently at the skeletal cicadas that were clinging to the white bamboo.

These white-boned cicadas, with their long, sharp beaks, pierce into the white bamboo.

Drops of "celestial dew" slowly gathered at its tail, but they should have just started to fall, so it would take quite some time before they were all collected.

Previously on the platform, although Li Wushou did not see anything wrong with the immortal dew, as long as he confirmed that there was something wrong with Zhu Junzi, he would naturally remain wary of Zhu Junzi's attentiveness.

Taking advantage of Xiangran and Zhujunzi's announcement of the treasure land, Li Wushou feigned excitement and sped up the process.

Looking at it now, I'm glad I didn't drink it, otherwise I might have drunk urine!

Although he realized that these white-boned cicadas were not actually alive, but rather the molted shells of the bamboo sage, the exposed location still made him feel somewhat uncomfortable.

The guests behind him, apart from a few seniors who were visiting for the first time like Li Wushou, seemed unsurprised by the white bamboo forest.

This was indeed not the first time they had seen this white bamboo grove.

Just during the last birthday celebration, Zhu Junzi left in a hurry, and then the earth's energy suddenly surged on the mountaintop, with a rich aura of immortal dew radiating in all directions.

Everyone present was deeply moved, and their thoughts began to wander.

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Junzi appeared. Although his expression was unpleasant, he seemed to compromise and announced the information about the treasure land, and then allowed everyone to check it out on the mountaintop.

It was from that time that everyone learned the origin of this white bamboo forest and the fairy dew.

The air in the white bamboo forest was thick with the scent of celestial dew, but the white-boned cicadas did not shed any celestial dew.

Zhu Junzi said that it was the aura emanating from the immortal milk formed by the gathering of immortal dew in that precious land under the white bamboo forest.

The celestial dew has already attracted a huge following, let alone the celestial milk formed from the convergence of numerous celestial dews.
How could anyone give up such a precious place?

They came as promised, but each of them had their own agenda.

However, Zhu Junzi's decisive abandonment of ninety percent of the immortal milk just now earned him some admiration from the crowd.

Zhu Junzi is exceptionally strong, so everyone naturally accepted that he only retained 10% of his strength. Although Zhu Junzi could have taken more if he had fought harder, how many people would have survived?
And if we really kill Zhu Junzi, who will take care of the White Bone Forest, or rather the White Bamboo Forest?

Where else can you find such a good deal as exchanging two spines for a drop of "fairy dew"?

This is certainly the best outcome. Since Zhu Junzi made his promise in front of everyone, no one believes he would dare to go back on his word. Otherwise, if everyone attacked him, they believe Zhu Junzi wouldn't be able to withstand it.

However, despite saying that, we still need to be careful and not be too reckless!
Upon seeing the barrier outside the white bamboo forest open, the seasoned guests immediately became alert.

Just as everyone was on guard, Li Wushou suddenly spoke up and asked:
"Master Bamboo, is this a treasure land? How do we calm the earth's energy?"

Everyone gasped. Was this wandering sorcerer so eager to die?

Zhu Junzi also felt somewhat uncomfortable. He, who was originally in complete control, now had a feeling of being led by the nose.

"Wandering Taoist, don't be impatient. Plant some more bamboo, and this precious land will be fully mature. At that time, we will have to rely on you to display your divine power."

Li Wushou nodded, standing there arrogantly, as if he had it all under his control.

He acted this way, watching the guests behind him grit their teeth.

On second thought, this person looks so unfamiliar, could he be a plant hired by Zhu Junzi?
The gentleman of bamboo is unaware of what others are thinking; otherwise, he might be even more depressed.

He clapped his hands, and suddenly rows of skeletons emerged from the palace of bones, each holding a fresh, blood-stained spine, presumably a gift for his birthday celebration.

Li Wushou roughly estimated that there were nearly a hundred.

Little did anyone know, even the bamboo gentleman felt it wasn't enough!

The skeletal lion beneath him suddenly turned around, and Zhu Junzi solemnly looked at the crowd and said:

"Two spines and one drop of immortal dew, please exchange them!"

(End of this chapter)