Young master, why not become a corpse immortal?

Chapter 399 How come you can understand it after just one glance?

A hint of embarrassment flashed across the thief's face as he stared at the seemingly ordinary young man before him, momentarily speechless. The young man, however, was completely uninhibited. He grabbed his chopsticks and went straight for the enormous chicken leg on the table.

The chicken leg landed in the bowl, and he wielded his chopsticks with lightning speed, deftly separating the meat from the bone. He put the piece of meat into his mouth, chewing and mumbling:

"Just call me Liu Lang. I have some influence in Daxing. If you need anything, feel free to come to me and speak frankly. The more information you give me, the more benefits Daxing can offer you."

The thief sized up the young man, feeling uneasy about him, but having no other choice, he forced a smile and nodded in response.

"Lord Liu Lang, I'm a thief, and I have some skills in stealing and replacing things. Whatever you need, no matter what it is, I'm willing to get it for you..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhao Liulang, who was about to bring the chicken leg to his mouth with his chopsticks, suddenly stopped.

He raised his eyes, his cold gaze fixed on Dao Chengzei's face.

An overwhelming sense of oppression instantly gripped the thief.

This pressure was even stronger than that of Li Fuqi!
Fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and all the words were stuck in his throat.

“Daxing has no shortage of thieves, and your skills are not enough for me to use.” Zhao Liulang casually grabbed a piece of pastry, stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it a couple of times, and then asked, “Do you have any other useful skills?”

"I...I still have spies in the Dust Kingdom!"

Unable to withstand the pressure, the thief blurted out.

Upon hearing the phrase "theft becomes thief," a smile finally broke out on Zhao Liulang's face, and the oppressive atmosphere at the dinner table vanished instantly.

“Tell me about it.” Zhao Liulang tapped the table with his chopsticks again.

The thief subconsciously wiped the sweat from his forehead.

He suddenly realized what was happening.

The seemingly young man before us is probably the most elite fighter in Daxing!
He had heard that Daxing had a literary ancestor and a Dharma ancestor, as well as a national teacher, but he had no idea which one the person in front of him was.

However, the thief dared not be negligent in the slightest and immediately reported the matter of the Third Miss of Chen Kingdom to Zhao Liulang.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Liulang remained expressionless, but his eyebrows twitched slightly.

"Okay, I see."

He made no comment, as if the matter was insignificant to him.

The thief, now a thief, was momentarily embarrassed.

Will this work or not?

He has no other cards left to play.

Zhao Liulang casually picked up a pork knuckle from the table and began to tear it apart, finishing it clean in just a few bites.

He licked his lips with satisfaction, then got up and strolled outside.
"Eat up, this is a delicious treat from Daxing."

Upon seeing this, the civil official also followed Zhao Liulang and left.

The thief watched his retreating figure disappear into the distance, then glanced at the almost untouched dishes on the table, but had completely lost his appetite.

The civil official outside lowered his voice and asked Zhao Liulang:

"Your Majesty, what should we do with this person?"

“That Third Miss is indeed a good informant, but he’s not a good person. We need to find a way to rescue her and make her work for us. As for him…” Zhao Liulang raised an eyebrow: “It just so happens that I’m here, so I can stretch my muscles a bit.”

The civil official nodded, then glanced back at the thief.

Daxing doesn't accept just any kind of trash.

……

Lin Jiang got off the carriage.

They were in a courtyard, surrounded by white smoke and clouds that changed shape with the wind.

When the wind blows, the clouds and mist can be seen thinning and dissipating occasionally, while giant clouds like mountain ranges drift by leisurely, and sometimes vast fog rolls over the mansion.

Like a giant wave rising from a sea of ​​clouds, it exudes a unique sense of oppression.

In the sky, the sun hung high above the sea of ​​clouds, forever in the clear, cloudless blue sky. Little Ginseng tightly gripped Lin Jiang's sleeve, gazing at all this before him, and let out a heartfelt sigh:
"So high! So high!"

Little Ginseng shouted nervously downwards.

“Indeed towering.” The old Taoist stroked his beard. “This is a place close to heaven, the best place to observe the movement of the stars and the ever-changing colors. If one is to cultivate a method related to the stars, sun and moon, living here is naturally a privilege bestowed by heaven.”

The donkey, upon hearing the old Taoist priest's words, suddenly clicked its tongue:
"He keeps rambling on about how you can see celestial beings descending from the heavens here and attain immortality. I think this old bastard has just lived too long and his head has gone mad. He keeps saying there are immortals beyond the heavens, but I've followed you for all these years and I haven't seen a single one of them."

The old Taoist priest, who had been beaming with pride, froze on his face when the donkey poked him so directly.

He patted the donkey's head with a hint of annoyance:

"You talk too much!"

The donkey's words caught in its throat. It wanted to argue a few more times, but what came out of its mouth was a series of brays.

The donkey, clearly realizing its mouth had been silenced, frantically shook its hooves and brayed loudly. The old Taoist priest, Xunzhen, snorted coldly and tossed his whisk into the clouds beside him. The whisk instantly transformed into a wisp of smoke and returned to the sky.

The old Taoist priest turned his head and saw that Lin Jiang and the others were staring at him. He couldn't help but sigh.
"My cultivation and entry into the Dao are related to the heavens. I originally intended to give this beast some pointers, but unexpectedly, it not only didn't appreciate it, but instead started mocking me. Alas, this truly chills my heart."

"Can one really cultivate Taoism by observing the heavens?"

"can."

Since the donkey had already pointed it out, the Seeking Truth Taoist said nothing more, and sighed:

“In the beginning, I was not a seeker of the Tao, but just a shepherd boy. One day, while herding sheep, I looked up at the sky from a high peak and suddenly saw a shooting star streak across the sky. In that instant, I felt as if I saw a Taoist riding a donkey, looking dashing and heroic.”

"From then on, the Five Thunder Orthodox Method also appeared in my mind. Now I have only learned the basics, but I have already reached such a level of skill."

Lin Jiang's expression shifted slightly.

This explanation is very similar to what he said before when he tricked Chen Dajiang into going up the mountain to eat the elixir of immortality.

It was difficult to discern the truth from the old Taoist's words, so Lin Jiang had no choice but to accept them as fact.

Seeing that it could not speak, the donkey proudly raised its head, turned around, and ran back to its donkey shed. The old Taoist priest led everyone into the courtyard. Looking around, the courtyard in the clouds was quite simple: a stone table to welcome guests, a few round stone benches, a large tree that grew from an unknown source, and an unremarkable thatched hut.

"I have been fasting and meditating recently, and I have no food to offer to guests. If you don't mind, you may try some of the new tea that I picked myself. It tastes alright."

With a casual wave of his hand, the old Taoist priest summoned a rough earthenware teacup that flew out of the house. The teacup hovered lightly in the air twice, filling several cups with tea before being steadily handed to the people.

Lin Jiang took the teacup, a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

The fragrant tea from the Ninth Heaven must be extraordinary.

He raised his glass and took a sip.

A familiar taste rose on his tongue, instantly reminding him of Boss Guo's tea. His expression shifted, and seeing the old Taoist's expectant gaze, Lin Jiang's throat tightened, and he finally managed a dry smile.

"Good tea."

"Is that so?" the old man stroked his beard. "I think it's that donkey that doesn't know how to appreciate good taste."

The thought that this food was eaten by donkeys every day made Lin Jiang realize that the donkey's reaction when it saw the carrot was understandable.

Without further ado, the old Taoist priest led one, two, three people to sit on the stone chairs, and took out several round stones from the thatched hut, arranging them beside her.

Yi Er San still felt cramped, but after looking around at Lin Jiang and the others, he finally sat down obediently, closed his eyes, and waited for the consultation.

"It will take me a while to perform this spell. During this time, you may freely observe from my high vantage point in the clouds. However, please remember not to enter the misty, foggy area, lest you fall."

The old Taoist priest solemnly gave him a few words of advice.

Lin Jiang and Yu Wenyun were quite skilled and not particularly afraid of falling from a height, but neither of them wanted to cause any trouble. Jiang Jinyue was even more cautious and simply stayed in the courtyard.

She knew her skills were still limited, and if she were to truly fall from grace, she would have to wait for someone to come and save her.

The old Taoist priest carefully placed the stones, then made several gestures in his hands. His previously somewhat cynical demeanor suddenly changed at that moment.

"Relax your body and don't be nervous. My method won't have any effect on you."

One, two, three—they nodded stiffly, closed their eyes, and waited silently.

As the old Taoist priest made a few magic gestures, a thin layer of shadowy mist appeared around Yi Er San's body. Her soul and body seemed to separate; her body had its eyes tightly closed, but her soul had its eyes wide open.

Several red candles seemed to grow out of thin air in the courtyard like plants, their flickering flames illuminating the surroundings in a colorful display.

Lin Jiang stepped back a few paces and quietly observed Xun Zhen's healing methods from the side.

He could sense that this was neither a life force for healing the body nor a technique for healing the soul, but rather a more unique method.

Yu Wenyun, a man of wide experience and knowledge, walked to Lin Jiang's side and said:
"This is a method of interfering with life. In Daxing, there are very few people who are good at this. The first, second, and third masters are all majoring in this method, but this Taoist priest's methods are obviously more profound."

As soon as he finished speaking, he glanced at Lin Jiang.

Yu Wenyun's expression suddenly turned solemn as he noticed Lin Jiang staring intently at everything before him, as if in deep meditation.

This?
How could he not see it! This was clearly a state of sudden enlightenment!
But this is usually a reaction that occurs when someone suddenly understands a new method.

But he'd only glanced at it twice!

The reason why so few people practice the Life and Nature Method is mainly because this method is far more difficult to practice than ordinary methods. After all, life and nature are invisible and intangible. They are neither as practical as martial arts methods nor as calculating as magic.

Can you really master it in just a few steps?
This isn't right.

Yu Wenyun was unaware that the method the old Taoist priest was using appeared to Lin Jiang as a completely different scene.

He could clearly see some unusual Qi emanating from the old Taoist priest. This Qi was like several pairs of skillful hands, slowly correcting some of the obscure things on Yi Er San's body.

Deep within Lin Jiang's sea of ​​consciousness, the once calm black sea finally stirred with waves, as if it had found a resonance and was rippling.

The old Taoist priest, who was working, also clearly sensed this. He turned his head in confusion and looked at Lin Jiang.

A moment later, his eyes widened in astonishment:

What happened? Did you gain enlightenment just by watching my treatment?
Something's not right with you, kid.
(End of this chapter)