Young master, why not become a corpse immortal?

Chapter 167 Basic Star Pointing
Lin Jiang raised his hand to catch the snowflakes falling from the sky, staring at the ice crystals melting into water droplets in his palm. Only then did he realize that the temperature in the surrounding area had dropped several degrees.

Gong Xuan, who was sound asleep curled up in the wicker chair, suddenly shivered, sat up with a start, rubbed the goosebumps on his arms and muttered, "It's already summer, why is it still so cold?"

He then turned to look in Lin Jiang's direction, blinked, and for a moment seemed to realize something, his expression becoming somewhat strange:
"Young master, did you use some kind of skill just now?"

"I've just mastered some basic skills." Lin Jiang was quite pleased.

The mere use of a small amount of cold energy had such an effect; if it were used at full power, it could probably freeze this entire street in front of us.

It should be the cold Qi among the six Qi.

Moreover, judging from the previous abilities of summer qi, cold qi should not only lower the surrounding temperature.

There should be some other abilities involved.

After being awakened by a gust of cold air, Gong Xuan was fully alert. He looked at Lin Jiang with a complicated expression, and for a moment he didn't even know what to say.

Each time, it brings him a unique surprise.

He had seen this ability to cool down the summer before, but...

Gong Xuan also stretched out his hand to catch the snowflakes falling from the sky.

The snowflakes fell directly into his palm and slowly melted.

This summer snow came and went quickly; the midday sun instantly turned cold, and the snowflakes scattered on the ground turned into wisps of white smoke.

Although the pedestrians were startled by the sudden snowflakes, the impact was not significant, so they only thought it was a strange gust of wind and did not pay much attention to it.

Only the person who initially caught the snowflakes with their hands still had a strange expression on their face, and hurriedly ran off somewhere.

Gong Xuan looked at the pedestrians on the road, pondering Lin Jiang's new method, and felt that it was not simple.

"What exactly happened to you last night, young master?"

Gong Xuan could not contain himself any longer and lowered his voice to approach the bamboo couch.

"It's nothing," Lin Jiang said. "I ran into a few petty thieves while retrieving my items, but I got rid of them."

Although Lin Jiang made it sound simple, Gong Xuan could immediately tell that this matter was probably not so simple.

As Lin Jiang spoke, he suddenly recalled the strange anomaly that occurred during his fight with the old woman yesterday, and couldn't help but turn to look at Gong Xuan:
"Taoist Master."

"Ok?"

"Do you remember that stone Buddha we encountered before?"

"I remember it vividly."

Gong Xuan naturally remembered it vividly. He was also quite tormented by that stone Buddha at the time, and it took him two or three days to recover.

"When we saw that stone Buddha, he was in a large cave, which had clearly been altered by his abilities," Lin Jiang said. "I also encountered a sorcerer last night. When he came, the mountains around me turned into a large, calm lake with almost no waves. Is there any other purpose behind such a spectacle besides intimidation?"

Upon hearing this, Gong Xuan nearly choked on his own saliva.

As expected, I was right.

Yesterday, Lin Jiang really met a master and even fought with him.

However, Gong Xuan patiently explained to Lin Jiang:
"Aside from martial artists, most people learn the Three Arts of Fanghua when they approach the Star Point. The one you mentioned is one of the Three Arts."

"What is this?"

Gong Xuan sat up straight from the recliner, his expression noticeably more serious than before.

He cleared his throat and patiently explained to Lin Jiang:
"To attain enlightenment through the star-pointing technique, one must first pass through three major hurdles."

"The first is 'body transformation,' which is refining the body into Qi and integrating with all things. If one can cultivate to the point where true Qi is indestructible, then water and fire cannot penetrate it, and weapons cannot harm it."

"The second one is called the 'Illusory Realm,' which requires separating one's soul and consciousness, and combining one's lifelong Daoist thoughts with one's Qi breath, so that one can create a small world of one's own. The stone Buddha and the sorcerer that you and I encountered both possessed the ability of this realm."

"I never expected it to have this effect." Lin Jiang truly hadn't expected this skill to be so renowned.

After all, when he was fighting with that old woman, he didn't feel that the surrounding scene had any impact on him.

Perhaps it's because I'm in this big lake that I'm more susceptible to the old woman's teachings?
"What is the third reason?"

"The third is called 'guardian destiny,' which has no fixed technique. It requires the cultivator to gather all their guardian skills into one and fuse them into a unique path. If this step is not completed, one will not be able to cope with the calamity when the star arrives."

"A fatal tribulation?"

"Yes." As Gong Xuan said this, a rather bitter smile appeared on his face:

"To light the stars is to ignite a beacon in the long night of destiny."

"Mortal beings who try to peek into the Dao of Heaven will inevitably suffer the backlash of five tribulations and six calamities. Only by using their best skills to overcome these tribulations can they truly open the door to the Great Dao."

"If one has mastered all three skills, it is called 'destiny,' and only in this way can one pass the Star Gate."

"Those who break through to the Star Point Realm generally possess two types of qualities: either exceptional talent and a solid foundation, or a deep-seated obsession that borders on madness. However, if one focuses their obsession on breaking through the realm, it becomes even more difficult to achieve. Realms are like quicksand; the more you try to grasp them, the easier they slip through your fingers."

Gong Xuan's tone was somewhat heavy.

Clearly, he himself is stuck on the threshold of breaking through, and the weight of that obsession goes without saying.

However, Gong Xuan immediately straightened his expression, revealed a smile, and lowered his voice to say to Lin Jiang:
"There's an interesting anecdote: once cultivators reach the Star Point Realm, they fall into two categories. Half of them can still maintain their normal appearance, while the other half, though they look normal, have long since gone mad inside."

After hearing what Gong Xuan said, Lin Jiang couldn't help but think of Li Guang and Liang Huashan.

These two were the very people with deep-seated obsessions that Gong Xuan had mentioned.

Lin Jiang could indeed sense a hint of madness in Li Guang's bones. She seemed peaceful and carefree, but for Jiang Jinyue, who knew what she might do?

Although Liang Huashan shared a similar obsession, his spirit seemed somewhat more stable.

should?

After bathing and changing, Lin Jiang felt completely refreshed and returned to his residence with Gong Xuan.

He never expected that after he left, some constables would immediately appear in the back street of the perfume shop.

They crouched down in the back alley, searching left and right, but after circling around several times, they only frowned.

There was nothing there.

After returning to the courtyard, perhaps because of the discussion about star-pointing at the perfume shop earlier that day, Gong Xuan was more energetic than usual. He set up a table and spread out yellow paper in the courtyard, and began to draw talismans.

Lin Jiang then went into his room and took out the box and key again.

He first toyed with it in his hands for a while, and then connected it with Liu Fangyue in his inner palace:

"Liu Fangyue."

"Master, is there something you need from me?"

"Is it possible to conceal the aura of this key?"

Although Lin Jiang had destroyed the treasure that could find the key's aura, it was still made by the Forging Division. If they could make one, they could make a second; it wasn't a unique item.

Lin Jiang could only try to find a way to cover up the information on it before the Casting Department finished making the treasure.

“It can be tried, but it will take time. Young master, please carry this with you at all times. Once the item has absorbed your scent, it will be easier to conceal.”

"it is good."

"By the way, Master," Liu Fangyue suddenly said, "Could you come to the palace?"

"What's up?"

"Something happened."

Without hesitation, Lin Jiang closed his eyes and slipped into the inner palace.
Seeing that Liu Fangyue was about to greet him, her gaze suddenly froze.

He saw a huge cargo ship behind Liu Fangyue, and next to the ship, a large group of little golden figures were unloading materials from the ship and sending them to this area.

That's not important.

After all, it was he who personally incorporated the wrecked treasure ship into his body space, so it was reasonable for it to appear in the inner palace.

but!

Lin Jiang clearly saw that the little golden men even pulled several bodies out of the large ship.

She was slender and beautiful, but her eyes were devoid of any light, like a puppet, completely still.

It is clear that the musicians who played music and danced on the painted boat that day were also absorbed into the palace inside her body!

This?
Liu Fangyue smiled and bowed in the direction of Lin Jiang:
"Congratulations, Master. This ship and the musicians are now yours. When you have free time, you may have them perform for you in the palace."

Lin Jiang turned his head to look at the female singers in front of him.

After escaping the old woman's control, the eyes of these singing girls became dull and fixed on him, completely losing the liveliness and vibrancy they had shown when they first met.

Are these girls dancing inside the palace?

It felt like several corpses were bumping around in there.

The golden statuettes seemed to have figured it out. Lin Jiang's expression changed, and one by one they volunteered, patting their chests. Under Lin Jiang's questioning gaze, the leader of the golden statuettes walked directly to one of the girls.

The little golden statue, with its left hand on its hip and its right arm raised to the sky, slightly bent its legs and rose into the air.

To Lin Jiang's astonishment, the little golden man actually took to the air, hovered in mid-air, spun twice, and then merged directly into the girl's body.

Immediately afterwards, the girl's previously dull eyes regained their liveliness.

He even gave Lin Jiang a smile.

only……

Compared to the erotic puppets controlled by the old woman, the girls ridden by these little golden figures exude a natural, innocent charm.

Lin Jiang stared at the girl in front of him for a while and discovered that there seemed to be a faint golden figure in the center of her body. The girl moved in the same way the golden figure moved.

So this is the driver's cab!

For a moment, Lin Jiang seemed to hear some strange music playing in the air.

"Can you speak after taking over this body?"

The girl opened her mouth, and a series of incoherent sounds came from her throat.

Lin Jiang couldn't understand at all, so he turned to look at Liu Fangyue.

Liu Fangyue couldn't understand either.

The little golden man had already carried the girl away joyfully, while Lin Jiang remained silent for a long time.

He secretly followed and peeked over there, discovering that the little golden man was using this body to clear away the ruins of the western corridor.

With this larger body, things became much more convenient, so he chattered away to his companions, and the little golden figures lined up and headed toward the big ship.

In no time, all the singers on the big ship were possessed by the little golden men and went over there to move things.

Lin Jiang: "..."

Lin Jiang scratched his face, opened his mouth, organized his thoughts, and then scratched his face again.

In the end, he kept everything to himself.

He didn't know what to say.

"With these bodies, I think my colleagues will be able to clean up this western corridor much faster."

Liu Fangyue appeared behind Lin Jiang and said with a smile.

"perhaps?"

Lin Jiang looked at this western corridor.

The little golden men had already cleared away many stones. He looked into the distance and seemed to be able to see the end of the corridor, where a faint light seemed to be shimmering at the corner.

(End of this chapter)