Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 325 The Mind Sets Sail, Seeking to Build a "Step"

After a while
Li Wushou's mind sank into the Three Immortals Pavilion.
The old beggar sat at the square table, looking quite depressed.

In the end, he didn't get his way. Li Wushou only agreed to half of the Blood Buddha's benefits. Judging from Li Wushou's posture just now, if he didn't agree, he would wake up Chen Gou'er.

In order not to let the 10% benefit he had previously swindled from Chen Gou'er go to waste, the old beggar finally compromised.

The old beggar cursed under his breath for being heartless and then spoke:
"It's not difficult to leave without anyone noticing. I can separate a part of your mind, and then you can find a way to send your mind out of the Cape of the Sea. Once your mind is out of the Cape of the Sea, you can then use the Divine Talisman Master to act secretly!"

"Huh?"

Li Wushou was somewhat surprised and doubtful upon hearing this. Could it be that a part of one's mind could be separated and exist independently?

According to his understanding, only after the soul transforms into the primordial spirit can the mind and spirit be separated and exist independently. His soul has not even formed a nascent soul yet, so is this possible?
If that's really possible, it wouldn't be difficult for him!

It would be difficult for him to leave on his own, but given the attitude of Jin Chuan and the other two towards him, it would be easy for him to send a portion of his mind out.

Seeing Li Wushou's surprised and doubtful look, the old beggar became somewhat annoyed and scolded him irritably:
"What's so surprising about that? When you were raising the Heavenly God, didn't you feel the thousands of believers that Chi Xiu's mind split into countless strands? Chi Xiu's Yin Spirit could do it, so why can't your Abdominal Spirit do it? And you still say you want to study the Way of God?"

Li Wushou was taken aback upon hearing this, only then realizing that he seemed to have fallen into a cognitive bias.

Although he refined his soul with incense, subconsciously he always considered himself to belong to the immortal path.

As for the methods of the Shinto, on the one hand, the old beggar was very skilled in them, so Li Wushou didn't need to worry about them; on the other hand, he had always adhered to the principle of taking what was useful from the Shinto.

Moreover, having seen so many cases of the divine path being limited by the immortal path, Li Wushou was not really fond of the divine path.

Upon hearing the old beggar's words, Li Wushou recalled his experience of lifting the heavenly god that day. Indeed, as the old beggar said, it was quite suitable for his current situation.

However, Li Wushou still had no clue how to differentiate them, so he asked the old beggar for advice.

The old beggar put on airs for a while, but seeing that Li Wushou was quite compliant, he stopped putting on airs. He couldn't keep up the act any longer; he was actually just bluffing Li Wushou half-truthfully.

Although Li Wushou's abdominal spirit is stronger than Chi Xiu's, he has neither a Heavenly God nor a follower specifically for his abdominal spirit. Even if he can divide his mind, he cannot act independently. Even after sending out the Great Venerable Heaven and Earth, he is still completely blind.

Seeing that Li Wushou had been fooled, the old beggar chuckled to himself. So what if he had a brain? It would only take a little effort.
The old beggar had been feeling incredibly frustrated lately, and finally found a chance to mess with Li Wushou. He felt so good that the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled into a crooked smile without him even realizing it.

This made Li Wushou, who was humbly seeking advice, somewhat suspicious.

Seeing this, the old beggar coughed twice, then composed himself and said to Li Wushou:
"There's no time to learn now, let me peel it off for you first, you can sit on the futon."

After saying that, he turned around and lit an incense stick on the altar.

Looking at the old beggar's retreating figure, Li Wushou knew there was something fishy going on.

After staring for a long time, until the old beggar felt an itch on his back, he slowly withdrew his gaze and sat down on the futon.

Let's talk about it after this is all over!

Seeing Li Wushou sitting on the prayer mat, the old beggar breathed a sigh of relief, realizing he had perhaps been a little too smug.

Seeing that Li Wushou was ready, the old beggar didn't delay any longer and turned to Li Wushou, saying:
"Choose something to express your feelings, so you can send it out later."

Li Wushou pondered for a moment, then his mind stirred, and a light blue token flew from between his eyebrows into his divine aperture and landed in the Three Immortals Hall. This was the sea patrol token that Chongyuan had given him earlier!

"Is this okay?"

Somewhat uncertain, he asked the old beggar a question, and the old beggar nodded in response.

"no problem."

It only carries a small portion of the spirit, and after it leaves, the spirit needs to be transferred to the talisman master. There are no specific requirements for the vessel.

After answering, the old beggar waved his hand, and the Sea Patrol Envoy token floated above Li Wushou's mental image.

Immediately afterwards, he took a deep breath of incense from his bulging abdomen and then exhaled it forcefully towards the back of Li Wushou's head.

Li Wushou felt a momentary daze, and then his mental perspective quietly split.

Suddenly, the image of Panxi's mind, which had been resting on the futon, split in two and sat in front of and behind each other in the Three Immortals Hall.

This feeling was quite similar to what Li Wushou experienced when he first refined the Abdominal God, so Li Wushou did not feel uncomfortable and quickly adapted.

However, Li Wushou keenly noticed that the mental image outside the futon was not so solid, and seemed to be constantly in a state of dissipation.

Clearly, the old beggar's reprimand of him was problematic. With his current abilities, it shouldn't be difficult for him to separate his mind, but making the separated mind exist independently is obviously quite difficult for him to do on his own.

This old man was indeed taking the opportunity to teach me a lesson!

Having realized this, Li Wushou did not make a fuss, but silently noted it down in his mind.

The old beggar standing behind Li Wushou had a solemn expression. After seeing the image of his mind separated, he turned around and took Li Wushou's memorial tablet down from the incense table.

To Li Wushou's surprise, the old beggar suddenly bit off half of his index finger, and while chewing the finger, he slowly traced the three characters "Li Wushou" written on the charcoal on the memorial tablet with the exposed golden bone of the severed finger.

The drawing was extremely detailed, and the old beggar only stopped after the three characters "Li Wushou" on the memorial tablet had all turned gold.

He puffed out his chest and exhaled another breath of incense smoke towards the memorial tablet.

The three characters "Li Wushou" on the memorial tablet shone with golden light. To Li Wushou's surprise, the golden light did not disperse, but slowly condensed in mid-air, transforming into a floating golden character. After the three golden characters "Li Wushou" were fully formed, the old beggar waved his sleeve, and the golden character fell into the space between the eyebrows of the separated Shadow of the Mind.

Li Wushou suddenly felt the constantly overflowing mental image stabilize, and gradually even his thoughts became clear.

This feeling is different from the dual perspective. Li Wushou felt like his left and right brains were fighting each other. He didn't need to spend any effort to control it. This separated mind had its own thoughts, and these thoughts were the same as his own.

Without the old beggar saying anything, Li Wushou knew that his mind had been divided.

If he had known earlier that the old beggar had this ability, he would have separated a part of his mind and spirit and placed it in Chi Xiu's Yin spirit earlier, and he wouldn't have lost contact with Chi Xiu for so long.

But judging from the old beggar's appearance, it seems like he's expended a lot of energy.
Could this be an act done after realizing that I had seen through it?
As Li Wushou grew suspicious, the mental image that had been separated took a step forward and entered the patrol envoy's token.

Holding the token in his hand, Li Wushou rose from the prayer mat and looked at the old beggar who had returned the memorial tablet to the incense table. After a long while, he suppressed his intention to cause trouble for the old beggar.

He said, "I'll go take care of things now."

Li Wushou withdrew his mind from the Three Immortals Pavilion.

The old beggar, with his back to Li Wushou, twitched at the corner of his mouth before finally letting out a long sigh of relief.

That brat did see through my scheme, but luckily I'm a bit more skilled and managed to pull off a self-inflicted injury ruse.

Once Li Wushou develops a brain, he truly becomes impossible to guard against.

The old beggar was somewhat troubled!
In a side room of the detached courtyard, Li Wushou held the token of the Sea Patrol Envoy, pondered for a moment, and then got up and went to find Jin Chuan.

He explained to him that he was concerned about the safety of Yunxu Sanren and Chi Xiu, and wanted to ask him to summon Chongyuan and deliver the patrol envoy token that Chongyuan had given him to Yunxu Sanren.

This put his mind at ease.

Jin Chuan was initially unwilling. His original intention was to bring Yun Xu Sanren to the Cape of the Sea as well, or to send someone to deliver his token there.

However, Sang You and Yuan Xuan disagreed. They felt it would be better to give them the tokens instead, since they were not directly involved in the conflict with the Western Sea Vein and belonged to the public side.

Jin Chuan naturally ignored their nonsense, and with Li Wushou insisting, and considering that the token given to Chong Yuan was still from the East Sea Vein, it was better than giving it to Sang You and Yuan Xuan, so he agreed.

Half an hour later, Chongyuan walked into Jin Chuan's villa with his head held high and a majestic gait.

"Haha, Brother Li, it's been a long time! I've missed you terribly!"

Upon hearing this, the faces of Jin Chuan and the other two darkened. Li Wushou, however, politely cupped his hands in greeting and then got straight to the point, stating his request.

Upon hearing this, Chongyuan was overjoyed, pounding his chest with a resounding thud. He solemnly accepted the token and repeatedly assured Li Wushou.

Without wasting a moment, they headed towards the edge of the sea.

The smug look on the other party's face as he left made Jin Chuan and the other two furious. Jin Chuan was already planning to find some time to test Chong Yuan's cultivation level after he finished his busy work.

Sifang Pavilion

Yunxu Sanren was somewhat flattered after receiving the token from Chongyuan.

These days, as the center of the storm, he learned from Chi Xiu that Li Wushou had killed Gu Zhenjun for him and even withstood a Nascent Soul cultivator to kill a Sea Patrol Envoy. The shock in his heart was indescribable.

At this moment, he had only one thought: he was willing to die for the High Priest!

Not long after Chongyuan left, Chi Xiu and the talisman master entered the separate courtyard where Huazhou was entertained.

Having gone through what had happened, all parties withdrew their eyes and ears, making it easy for the talisman master to enter the villa.

After the three of them gathered, Li Wushou's mind descended into Chi Xiu's Yin spirit, and then handed over the Sea Patrol Envoy Order to the Talisman Master.

The moment the talisman master received the token, Li Wushou's mind within the token entered the core of the talisman master's soul.

From this point on, whenever Li Wushou wanted, he could control the body of a talisman master using the God Control Talisman.

After settling Chi Xiu and Yunxu Sanren in, Li Wushou said to the talisman master:
“Let’s go, take me to see if the ‘steps’ are sturdy enough. If they’re not, we’ll have to put in some effort to make them more solid.”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The talisman master had no problem with it. He didn't actually understand what Li Wushou meant by "steps," but the Venerable One's words had their reasons, so he would just do as he was told.

After parting ways with Chi Xiu and Yunxu Sanren, the talisman master used his network of connections to find a flying boat that the Seven Star Merchant Guild was using for his business.

They then followed the caravan and swaggered out of Zhenhai City from the Western Sea border.

After leaving Zhenhai City, the talisman master did not take the airship again, but chose to fly on his own.

After flying westward for about forty or fifty miles, the talisman master stopped in front of a somewhat desolate valley.

Then, he respectfully addressed Li Wushou, saying:

"Your Excellency, they are all here!"

(End of this chapter)