Pokémon: Having just completed the Pokédex, I'm now traversing the world of Beast Taming.

"The weather is really nice." Chi Hong walked out of the airport with his backpack on and stretched his body vigorously towards the sky.

"Cheers!" Blaziken followed suit, raising its arms and stretching.

Chicken Bro hasn't appeared for a long time, and when he reappears, he's already level 100. Oh well, Chi Hong's sugar is plentiful!

"Smart, brave, and strong, I really envy myself~~"

As soon as he stepped out of the airport, his phone rang. He glanced at it and saw it was Luo Dongjun calling. When he answered, a faint "Look to the left" came through the receiver.

Chi Hong turned his head and saw a girl with a high ponytail, dressed in clothes with a strong traditional Chinese style, waving at him from a distance.

Chi Hong walked over, and as he got closer, he pointed in surprise at Luo Dongjun's face. The birthmark that had been on Luo Dongjun's eye had disappeared.

"I used simple makeup techniques to cover it up."

"I don't want to be stared at by certain people outside, especially by some children who are always pointing and whispering about me."

Luo Dongjun's entire style has changed; she looks very...elegant.

"Let's go back to the mountains first. It will take about two to three hours by car."

"It's getting late to eat. Would you like me to take you to grab something to eat nearby?"

Luo Dongjun asked, "It's already eleven o'clock. By the time we get to the mountain and start cooking, it will be very late."

"It's okay, I'm not hungry right now. I ate a rice bowl on the plane, and I have to say, it was absolutely awful." Chi Hong shook his head, and Blaziken shook his head as well.

Luo Dongjun glanced at the Blaziken, a glint of light flashing in his eyes. He was secretly surprised; it was yet another pet with an extremely strong aura!

The two men and the chicken drove towards Longhu Mountain. Along the way, Chi Hong saw many pets that he had never seen in Jinling City. It seems that there are regional differences in the world of beast tamers.

Upon arriving at Longhu Mountain, Chi Hong asked in surprise, "Shouldn't Longhu Mountain be a tourist attraction now?"

"Why is it so deserted here? There's not even a ticket booth?"

"How can we cultivate in peace with so many people? I naturally stay in a secluded place, as do my master and the other disciples," Luo Dongjun explained to Chi Hong. "Longhu Mountain is very large; how could there be only one place for others to visit?"

"Oh, I thought that for a highly skilled Taoist master, it didn't matter whether the environment was secluded or noisy, since everything in the world is natural."

Chi Hong said nonchalantly, his impression of Taoism was still very good.

He remembered that before he transmigrated, he went to a Taoist temple with his classmate. His classmate shook the divination tube and drew a very bad divination, and his face turned green.

A Taoist priest walked over, and while Chi Hong was still thinking that it would definitely be something like "spend money to avoid disaster, I'll burn some money for you" again.

The Taoist priest snatched the bad luck fortune stick from his hand, tossed it aside, and told him to "shake it again"...

His classmate shook the divination sticks three more times in a row, each time getting a negative result. Just when he was getting frustrated, the Taoist priest seemed to get annoyed and removed all the negative sticks from the container, then let him shake again...

And she told him that she had already helped him break the curse...

The fortune sticks in the container were all good ones left, so it was considered "broken"!

Finally, this Taoist priest accepted a cigarette from his classmate, hid in the shadows, and puffed away happily...

When Chi Hong saw the Taoist priest smoking, his first thought was that this must be what it means to have a clear mind!

"Hiss~~~"

Chi Hong's words reached Luo Dongjun's ears, causing Luo Dongjun to look at him in surprise and ask, "What you said seems to make sense. You even understand the Dao?"

"I don't understand. What am I? How dare I claim to understand the Tao? I only remember the beginning of the Tao Te Ching."

Chi Hong looked up into the distance and said, "I must say, the scenery here is beautiful, with clear waters and lush mountains."

Chi Hong had already confirmed that the Beast Tamer World was basically the same as the original world. Apart from the different city names, the history, scenic spots, and even relics were exactly the same in general.

Historically, however, beast tamers and their pets have occupied the main roles.

For example, there's Qin Shi Huang, the tamer of the First Emperor of Qin, and Liu Bang's furious slaying of the god-level, tyrannical pet white snake during his uprising...

It's incredibly absurd and surreal...

Turning around, Chi Hong was stunned. Luo Dongjun frowned, staring intently at Chi Hong, and even grabbed Chi Hong's wrist.

She was very strong, as expected of a Taoist priest from the mountains. She seemed afraid that Chi Hong would break free, so she used a lot of strength.

She was so strong that Chi Hong wanted to bite her wrist...

"What are you doing? I'm telling you, my girlfriend and I have a great relationship, don't get any ideas about me!"

Chi Hong cautiously remarked that Luo Dongjun was acting strangely, seemingly lusting after him.

"You said you know the beginning of the Tao Te Ching?" Luo Dongjun stared intently into Chi Hong's eyes, his tone unusually serious.

Chi Hong was taken aback, and subconsciously blurted out, "Isn't that stuff all over the internet..."

"Wait!"

As if he had just thought of something, he broke free from Luo Dongjun and immediately took out his phone to search.

I can't find the Tao Te Ching.

"No way?"

Still not reassured, Chi Hong searched for the Diamond Sutra again, but still couldn't find it.

The I Ching, the Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic, and a whole host of other ancient books he could think of—there was absolutely no information about them online!

"The secret manual you mentioned for cultivating spiritual power, you wouldn't be referring to... the Tao Te Ching, would you?"

Chi Hong turned off his phone and looked at Luo Dongjun with disbelief, asking, "This is simply unbelievable!"

"Tell me first, and don't try to fool me..."

Luo Dongjun narrowed her eyes, and the aura she exuded changed completely. She looked extremely serious, as if to say, "If you dare to joke with me about this, I dare to fight you."

"The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao; the name that can be named is not the eternal name."

"Nameless, the beginning of heaven and earth..."

"Alright, come with me." Luo Dongjun interrupted Chi Hong, seemingly unwilling to listen any longer, and urged Chi Hong to follow her up the mountain.

"Actually, if you ask me two more lines, I won't be able to recite them anymore. These are the only two paragraphs I know..."

"Could I have done something wrong? What if someone from another sect steals this sect's secret techniques and tries to kill me?!"

For some reason, Chi Hong felt a little embarrassed and asked in a low voice behind Luo Dongjun.

He didn't know why, but he suddenly felt like he had done something wrong...

"No, but I want you to come with me to see the patriarch."

"It's no small matter that an outsider like you has come to know the Tao Te Ching," Luo Dongjun said, believing it to be a matter so serious that she should meet with the founder of Tao Te Ching!

"No way? You want to see the Patriarch? Zhang Daoling?" Chi Hong said doubtfully. "And besides, weren't you going to exchange this for the Violent Fruit? There's no need to be so nervous, is there?"

Luo Dongjun stopped and turned around abruptly. Chi Hong was startled and slammed on the brakes. If he hadn't been steady enough, he would have accidentally kissed the Taoist priest on the forehead.

"First, what I want to give you are other classics, which are incomparable to the Tao Te Ching."

"Secondly, how do you know that the patriarch was Zhang Daoling? Chi Hong! Tell me honestly, have you been hiding from me the fact that you're a Taoist priest from another mountain?"

Chi Hong raised his hand and slapped his own mouth. "Shut up, too talkative!"

This is completely inexplicable, and judging from her words, is it possible to still see Zhang Daoling from the Beast Tamer World?

He can't still be alive, can he?

That's terrifying!!!

Zhang Daoling from the world of Beast Tamers? Heaven knows what kind of being he is....