The concept of a born saint begins with Strange Tales from Liaozhai.

Chapter 37 Three Thousand Years of Cultivation! (Two Chapters Combined)

The night was deep.

The shadows of the old tree branches overlapped on the ground, like outstretched ghostly claws, tearing the moonlight to shreds.

A slender figure was hiding in the shadows under the tree.

She wore a dark brown dress, the color of which stood out starkly in the darkness, yet seemed to be swallowed by the night. The hem of her dress trailed to the ground, almost blending into the shadows.

Her face was delicate, with beautiful features, like a young lady from a secluded family who had not yet lost her youthful charm.

At this moment, her already pale face became even paler.

Gazing at the distant, faintly visible figure, radiating light and leaving a trail of pale moonlight, Xiao Lian's face was filled with shock and fear.

In order to surpass her sisters and gain her grandmother's favor, she took advantage of the moment when the others were hiding in Lanruo Temple to sneak out and prepare to seduce a few more damned men for her grandmother.

As for the rumors about immortals near Lanruo Temple that her sister A-Lian mentioned, she was scared for a while at first, but then she didn't take them to heart.

She thought it must be those guys from Ah Lian spreading rumors and scaring themselves!

Gods and immortals, enlightened beings, they simply cannot exist!

Little did she know that shortly after she went out at midnight, while hiding under a tree pondering where she should seduce men, she witnessed a scene that terrified and horrified her.

In the distance, a figure shimmering with an otherworldly aura, seemingly not of this world, came into his view.

Xiao Lian is willing to make a bet; she's definitely not an ordinary person.

"There really are immortals in Guobei County?!"

Little Lian murmured in fear.

Fortunately, the celestial figure vanished in a flash and did not notice her, otherwise she would not know what would have happened to her.

"No, we must tell Grandma about this!"

Xiao Lian thought to herself in a panic.

Without saying a word, she turned around and drifted towards Lanruo Temple in the night.

At the same time.

Not only Xiao Lian saw it, but the scattered ghosts and demons hiding near Guobei County also saw the bright, moon-like divine figure from afar.

"Rumors of immortals in the vicinity of Guobei County are actually true?!"

"Is this an immortal?"

"God..."

They were shocked, discussing it amongst themselves, and were terrified.

Originally, there were rumors of immortals in the vicinity of Guobei County, but they were mostly skeptical. Now, they can't help but believe it directly.

Soon, news that there were indeed immortals in Guobei County spread in the vicinity of Guobei County.

On the other side.

In the pitch-black night, the wind howled.

Su Chen's figure swept across the night sky, his expression calm, paying no heed to the scattered glances that fell upon him.

Soon, Qingyin County.

The mass graves of Qingyin County lie hidden in the night, the barren earth uneven and the graves scattered and disorderly.

The broken coffin was half-buried in the soil, with bones faintly visible, and withered grass swayed in the wind, making a soft rustling sound.

A thin mist drifted along the ground, damp and chilly, the air filled with the smell of decaying earth and the stench of corpses.

Several old trees stood crookedly, their branches casting jagged shadows that shattered the moonlight.

Silence reigned all around, leaving only a chilling, unsettling atmosphere.

The mass grave was filled with an eerie and deathly silence throughout the dark night.

However, the next moment, all of this was shattered by a figure.

A figure, radiating the glow of the bright moon and exuding a pure and ethereal aura, descended upon this mass grave.

An atmosphere of terror spread.

In an instant, the entire mass grave seemed to be suppressed, and the eerie and deathly atmosphere was instantly dispelled.

Compared to the mass grave, the ghosts and demons within it now appeared even more dazed.

Mass burial site center.

Several ugly old ghosts stared blankly at the figure that was bathed in moonlight.

They thought they were hallucinating, otherwise how could they see such a scene that was impossible and absolutely impossible?

They actually saw an immortal, or perhaps a moon goddess walking in the night, appear in their mass grave.

They never saw such a sight, not even in life or after death!

They looked utterly shocked.

Su Chen ignored their feelings and quickly flew over the mass grave, heading towards the locations where he sensed the Yin energy.

Every time he discovered a ghost or demon, he would wave his sleeves and use his millennia of cultivation to forcibly collect it into his sleeves. For those demons that he couldn't collect, he would use the Flower Blooming Technique to instantly refine them.

In an instant, the cries of ghosts and demons begging for mercy echoed from the mass graves of Qingyin County, as Su Chen subdued and refined the evil spirits.

In less than the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, the entire mass grave in Qingyin County was cleared out, and even the yin energy became thinner.

After clearing away all the ghosts and demons, Su Chen didn't waste any time. He floated directly above the mass grave and began refining peaches of Taoist cultivation.

A light gray, cool peach slid into his mouth, like eating a mint.

Su Chen felt that the magical power within his body was rapidly increasing.

[Realm: True Person (10%) 1006 years of cultivation]

Su Chen didn't stop, continuing to eat one cool, pale gray peach after another.

Just as he was refining the peach of cultivation.

……

On the other side.

Deep within the tranquil Lanruo Temple.

Under a huge, gloomy locust tree.

The Tree Demon Granny was wearing a long, loose robe that was dark red with a hint of brown.

Her face was pale and swollen, her lips were dark purple, and her expression was cold. Her eyes were long and narrow and venomous, and wherever her gaze swept over, it could send chills down one's spine.

Her long, gray hair hung loosely down like withered grass and tangled vines, swaying gently in the cold wind. Standing there, she resembled the deepest shadow in the Lanruo Temple.

At this moment, she and the other female ghosts, including Nie Xiaoqian, stared at the panicked Xiaolian in front of them with puzzlement, wondering why she was so frightened.

The Tree Demon Granny glanced at Xiao Lian suspiciously.

"Grandma, I'm outside..." Xiao Lian looked panicked and immediately told him clearly what she had seen outside.

Soon, under the locust tree, the tree demon grandmother and the female ghosts, including Nie Xiaoqian, all showed expressions of disbelief.

"Little Lian, are you telling the truth?" the Tree Demon Granny asked in surprise. "You're not lying to me, are you?"

"Yes, Xiao Lian, if you dare to deceive Grandma, you're finished!" the female ghost Qiu Yue said in surprise.

They couldn't help but be shocked. This little girl actually said that she saw the figure of a deity near Guobei County?!

But how could that be? Those are gods! How could they possibly appear in a place like Guobei County!

Previously, the ghosts and monsters in Guobei County spread rumors that a deity had appeared nearby. Both they and Grandma simply thought that a great master had appeared in the vicinity of Guobei County.

immortal?

They all assumed it was just rumors spread by ignorant ghosts and demons, and couldn't possibly be true.

Now, Xiao Lian actually said that she saw the figure of a deity outside during her trip?

How is this possible?!

They didn't believe it.

“I’m telling the truth!” Xiao Lian said anxiously.

However, the female ghosts, including Qiuyue and Nie Xiaoqian, still did not believe it.

The Tree Demon Granny narrowed her long, sinister eyes and said, "Hmph, it seems the rumors of a master coming to the vicinity of Guobei County are true."

"Another stinky Taoist priest!"

As for immortals?

It must be that little Lian has admitted her mistake.

These days, spiritual energy has dissipated. Let alone humans, even demons find it difficult to cultivate. How could immortals possibly appear?

If gods truly existed, the world wouldn't be in this state.

Thinking it over, she gradually relaxed, assuming that Xiao Lian was just ignorant and making a fuss over nothing.

Xiao Lian said anxiously, "Grandma, what I said is true!"

The Tree Demon Granny waved her hand, interrupting, "Alright, girl, stop talking. Granny knows."

"During this time, you girls should stay within the Lanruo Temple area and not go out, especially you, Xiaolian, don't go out on your own again!"

Although she wasn't afraid, she would still be in trouble if she offended that expert.

One Yan Chixia is enough; she doesn't want to provoke another stinky Taoist priest!

The figure of the Tree Demon Granny disappeared.

"Let's disperse, let's disperse..."

The female ghosts, including Qiuyue and Nie Xiaoqian, also dispersed.

"Is everything I said true?"

Why don't you believe me?

Xiao Lian murmured.

At this point, she even had a slight doubt: was she really seeing things wrong, and was that figure not a deity?

Just as she was wondering, Nie Xiaoqian drifted towards Lanruo Temple, preparing to try to seduce the newly arrived scholar in blue robes as instructed by her grandmother.

……

Time passed slowly.

After eating the last pale gray peach, Su Chen stopped.

His gaze fell on the control panel.

【Name: Su Chen (15 years old)】

Lifespan: 507

[Innate Talent - Comprehension: 919 (A Talent to be Praised for Generations)]

【功法:草上飛（圓滿100%）、伏虎拳（圓滿100%）、五禽戲（圓滿100%）、清虛養元決（圓滿100%）、清風劍法（圓滿100%）、吐納術（小成14%）】

[Taoist Techniques: Paper Cutting (100% Perfection), Flower Blooming in an Instant (100% Perfection)]

[Realm: True Person (13%) 1378 years of cultivation]

"call……"

Su Chen let out a long breath, his eyes brightening slightly, "One thousand three hundred and seventy-eight years of cultivation...?"

The true transformation, which is a matter of ten thousand years of cultivation, seems to be not far off!

He was rather curious about what lay beyond the True Person realm.

And after transformation, with the increase in lifespan, to what extent can one's comprehension increase?

Surpassing the sages of old?

Or what?