Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 217 Master Xuan Yang, Turning the World Upside Down
Ren Yingguo's expression froze, and her face stiffened.

Li Wushou's words clearly took the other party by surprise, and he even forgot to pretend to struggle.

After meeting Li Wushou's calm gaze for a moment, the awkward expression on Renyingguo's face, which had been halfway through its transformation, slowly faded away.

The childlike, pure eyes slowly turned weathered, and the Human-Infant Fruit spoke:
"As expected of the person I chose, tell me, what was it about me that made you see through my disguise?"

Li Wushou smirked, revealing a hint of murderous intent.

Blood energy surged from his palm, crushing the Human-Infant Fruit in his hand into pieces.

With a hint of disgust, Li Wushou slowly raised his head and looked up at the sky!

Clues?
Li Wushou snorted coldly to himself, feeling somewhat resentful.

This isn't even a clue; this is practically treating him like he's not human.

Just as the Paper Goddess knows about the Three Immortals Restaurant, the Three Immortals Restaurant is not picky about food in many situations.

When you're extremely hungry, there's even less food you won't eat!

But you can't put something from a cesspool in front of Li Wushou and then twist his perception to tell him that it's a delicious thing, can you?

Isn't this an insult?
Zhu Junzi held a birthday banquet to lure everyone into the underground cave, where he actually extracted Li Wushou's marrow fluid to entice them in.

This Shangxiu, however, haphazardly pieced together something resembling a human infant fruit by using the remains of monsters from the red and black mud grounds.

After entering the platform, Li Wushou saw the unique pure white jade tree and immediately noticed the Human-Infant Fruit.

He didn't immediately feel a strong urge to eat; instead, he felt a sense of disgust and aversion, much like when facing the monsters underground.

But once Ling Shan and Jing Shui reached the platform, a mysterious power quietly descended.

Li Wushou's desires began to grow, and his own perception seemed to be distorted.

My initial dislike for the baby fruit instantly turned into a strong desire for it.

What followed was a rampant increase in possessiveness and the urge to kill others.

This power is silent and undetectable. If Li Wushou hadn't been tricked by the old snail earlier, he might have fallen victim to it as well.

Therefore, upon noticing the anomaly, and faced with the sudden attack from Master Lingshan and Mr. Jingshui, Li Wushou took the opportunity to go into hiding.

He understood that under the influence of this power, the battle between Master Lingshan and Mr. Jingshui would also break out quickly and would be extremely fierce and reckless!

Sure enough, the battle between the two was nearing its end, and they were almost about to perish together.

Li Wushou emerged from underground at the opportune moment, bringing the battle to a close.

However, what he didn't expect was that even though Ling Shan and Jing Shui were dead, that power was still secretly luring him to eat the Human-Infant Fruit.

What's the difference between this and making him eat ***?
How dare they even mention any clues?
Above the ruins, clouds and smoke drifted in from who knows where.

Unlike the incense smoke during worship or the eerie mist in the Land of Mystery, this cloud and smoke is composed of spiritual energy refined from the yin and yang energies of heaven and earth.

A giant human face slowly emerged from the horizon.

The face was carved with chisels and knives, bearing the marks of time; the hair and beard were all white, and the head was tied in a Taoist bun.

Her two long, white eyebrows fluttered even without wind, seemingly merging with the clouds and mist in the sky.

His eyes, narrow and long, slowly opened beneath his brows. One eye was as still as an abyss, as black as ink, while the other burned with crimson flames.

The originally ethereal and otherworldly image of immortals has inexplicably been mixed with a bit of madness and eeriness.

The face gradually became clear, looking down at Li Wushou on the platform. Its lips parted, and a vast, ethereal melody echoed through the ruins:
"I am the Venerable Xuan Yang, and I have chosen you to inherit my path. Why do you show me disrespect?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Gou'er, who had been fast asleep in the Three Immortals Pavilion, suddenly jumped out of bed and shouted with delight:

"Wow! Li Wushou, this is truly an amazing encounter! Is this old man going to give you a lot of money? And a lot of cultivation techniques? Remember to ask me for one!"

The old beggar yawned and kicked Chen Gou'er in the backside, sending Chen Gou'er, who was jumping around on the bed, flying off.

He then muttered to himself, "What kind of amazing encounter is this? Why would anyone be so kind as to save their good stuff for someone else? Just be careful not to get eaten by someone else."

Before he could finish speaking, the old beggar was tackled to the bed by the enraged Chen Gou'er.

Chaos erupted instantly inside the Three Immortals Pavilion.

In fact, after Li Wushou's family was reunited, the old beggar gradually stopped interfering in Li Wushou's affairs.

The old beggar rarely offered his own opinions on many matters anymore, leaving the decisions to Li Wushou unless Li Wushou asked him to.

Although the two had not discussed this matter, they understood each other implicitly.

Originally, Li Wushou hadn't spoken; he shouldn't have said anything more.

However, he was afraid that Li Wushou would be superstitious about the adventures in Wu Zhuangyuan's stories, and besides, he had just seen that this Xuan Yang Shangren was quite knowledgeable.

He and Chen Gou'er had been drinking and sleeping, and he wasn't sure if Li Wushou had noticed. He was thinking of mentioning it, but Chen Gou'er interrupted him.

Although the old beggar didn't finish his sentence, Li Wushou understood what he meant.

This coincides with his own thoughts!

Pulling his mind away from the Three Immortals Pavilion, Li Wushou looked at the face that seemed to obscure the entire sky and asked in return:
"Following your path?"

Master Xuanyang nodded seriously.

"Back then, I sent Xuan Yi out of the manor with the Yin-Yang Diagram and the Yin-Yang Daoist Robe, choosing a destined person who could master the power of Yin and Yang. Now that you wear the Yin-Yang Daoist Robe, she has brought you back. You should naturally inherit my Yin-Yang Dao!"

As she spoke, her long eyebrows twitched and she pointed in Li Wushou's direction. The Paper Goddess, who had been sleeping soundly in Li Wushou's sleeve, suddenly floated out and stood on the Silver Plaza.

Slowly opening her eyes, the Paper Goddess looked around.

"Xuan Yi, it's been a long time!"

The celestial music was melodious, and the Paper Goddess, still in a daze, suddenly looked up at the sky and exclaimed in surprise:
"Shangxiu?! You're back?"

The Paper Goddess was startled, then glanced in Li Wushou's direction. She was worried that the Second Master would misunderstand that she had deliberately set a trap for the Three Immortals Pavilion!
Master Xuan Yang's eyes flashed. He didn't pay attention to the Paper Goddess's change in words, but he was moved to kill her because of her words.

came back?
When did he leave?
Although unexpected events occurred that year, his breakthrough failed.

However, he had made preparations in advance by leaving a scroll of the Yin-Yang Daoist Scripture in his cave.

As long as the Paper Goddess takes this Yin-Yang Dao Scripture out of the cave, someone who successfully cultivates it will inevitably return to the cave and become its new body.

Unexpectedly, this little paper figure was short-sighted. After stealing the Yin-Yang Daoist robe, it disappeared without a trace. Later, Wulian Ridge was shrouded back in the Land of Misfortune.

This caused him to be trapped in his cave for over a hundred years, almost exhausting his vital energy and extinguishing his life force completely!
Over the years, the magic array gradually weakened. He threw the Golden Armored Immortals out of the cave one by one and continuously sacrificed their blood to restore some of his vitality.

Last time, he tricked several Golden Core cultivators into preparing offerings for him, thinking that if he ate these Golden Cores, he could temporarily leave his cave and personally cultivate a new body.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, the Paper Goddess returned with Li Wushou.

As the two traversed the passage, he was even more surprised to discover that the other party actually possessed the power of Yin and Yang. Master Xuan Yang was overjoyed, truly believing that every action has its own destiny.

After going around in circles, we've returned to where we started. Isn't this destiny on my side?
Thinking this, Venerable Xuan Yang suppressed his killing intent, nodded in response to the Paper Goddess, and then said to Li Wushou:
“My vital energy is almost exhausted. I originally intended to test you, but you were quick-witted and saw through the clues at a glance. You are truly excellent.”

Moreover, you have already grasped the basic essence of Yin and Yang even before cultivating the Yin-Yang Dao Scripture, and your physical body's blood and energy are like a furnace, sufficient to bear my Great Dao. But having borne my Dao, you will surely go further than me on the path to immortality!

As he spoke, Master Xuan Yang seemed to become even more agitated.

Li Wushou listened quietly, then nodded in agreement and said:

"I know I'll definitely go further than you, so what?"

Master Xuan Yang's passionate emotions faltered, you know?
He had been holding back for over a hundred years, with a bellyful of things to say, but now he was choked up and didn't know where to begin. After calming down for a while, Master Xuan Yang composed himself and began to speak:
"This is my former training ground, which is in harmony with Yin and Yang, and contains the essence of life and death. The white jade platform here means life within death, and the black jade platform to the north means death within life."

"All you need to do is sit cross-legged on the crown of that white jade tree in the Eye of Life, and open your mind, and I can transmit to you the Great Dao of Yin and Yang."

Li Wushou first nodded, then shook his head and said:

"No need for that complicated method, I have a better way."

Master Xuan Yang was once again speechless. "Do you have a better way?" he asked. "Why don't you just go to heaven?"

Suppressing his emotions, Master Xuan Yang asked:
What method do you have?

Li Wushou glanced around and replied casually:

"I'll just eat you!"

"presumptuous!"

Master Xuan Yang roared, and the entire Yin-Yang Daoist Temple trembled violently, as if the heavens were enraged!
"If you won't accept a toast, then you have no choice!"

Seeing this, the Paper Goddess, with a sullen face, walked to Li Wushou's side and said disdainfully:
"Not pretending anymore? Even I can't be fooled by Shangxiu's words, let alone the Second Master?"

"Xuan Yi, you're asking for death!"

The Paper Goddess's words stung Master Xuan Yang. You brainless, short-sighted fool, you can't even understand the Taoist scriptures he left behind, yet you dare to mock me?
Two long eyebrows rose up, hovering above the black and white jade pillars respectively.

A surge of powerful earth energy erupted instantly, and a large amount of malevolent energy rose from the black mud surrounding the white jade platform, converging towards Xuan Yang Shangren's long eyebrows.

Meanwhile, a large amount of essence and blood energy will rise from around the black jade pillar on the other side, converging towards Xuan Yang Shangren's other long eyebrow.

A giant human face floated in the sky, with yin and yang converging at the center of its brow to form a Tai Chi diagram. The yin and yang forces of the entire world began to circulate, and the yin and yang Tai Chi within Li Wushou's dantian also moved accordingly.

With a swift press of his two long eyebrows, the black and white jade platform slowly sank down, about to be level with the ground.

In the black mud surrounding the White Jade Terrace, several monsters, the same kind that were unafraid of water, fire, and immense strength, had appeared out of nowhere.

The Paper Goddess glanced at it and felt a chill run down her spine; it was the first time she had ever seen such a monster!

Suddenly, his shoulder felt light, and Li Wushou lifted his entire body into the air.

Before she could figure out what was going on, a flash of red light appeared beside her, and a tuft of white beard took root in the ground where she had just stood, slowly dissipating!

The broken long eyebrow curled back into the air. The Paper Goddess was horrified. If Li Wushou hadn't pulled her up, she would have been riddled with holes.

Master Xuan Yang snorted coldly:
"Then I'll refine you first. Once you inherit my Great Dao, I'll use your hands to kill her!"

The balance of Yin and Yang suddenly reversed, and the white jade platform beneath Li Wushou's feet slowly turned black, about to transform into black!
A glint flashed in Li Wushou's eyes, and a smile appeared on his lips.

If you don't want to be eaten by the other person, then eat them.

If you want to eat him, you'll have to find him first.

Just now, in the midst of the reversal of yin and yang, he finally found it.

If the other side is indeed in the heavens, then let's turn the world upside down!
He inserted the rib-shaped magic sword back into his abdomen, touched his brow, and a three-legged square table suddenly appeared on the plaza platform.

Li Wushou placed one hand on the square table, and with the other hand quickly inserted a stick of incense into each of the three corners of the table's legs.

The fragrance bursts forth, its aroma quickly permeating the surrounding space.

Li Wushou gently placed his hand on the edge of the square table, then suddenly seemed to remember something, pointed to the paper goddess behind him, and looked up at Xuan Yang Shangren in the sky, saying:
"I forgot to tell you, her name isn't Xuan Yi anymore, it's Paper Guanyin, she's the abbot of the White Paper Taoist Temple in the Three Immortals Pavilion, the Paper Goddess!"

(End of this chapter)