Taoist priests in the supernatural world

Chapter 101 The First Emperor Seeks Immortality, The Prime Minister in the Mountains

The dense forest is deep and secluded, with ancient trees reaching for the sky.

A few withered leaves fell on the stream, drifting slowly with the clear water, passing through rocks and vines, flowing all the way into the depths of the valley.

The valley is serene and quiet, filled with the chirping of birds.

Suddenly, a clear, melodious girl's voice came from the woods.

"Hey! Don't run away!"

The shadows of the trees swayed.

A little girl with red lips and white teeth, wearing a green dress, leaped over a tree branch.

She was only ten years old, but she was extremely agile. With a light touch of her toes among the branches and leaves, she could leap several feet.

Its movements are like those of an ape and a bird.

At such a young age, one can already see the potential for stunning beauty in her eyes and brows.

She was chasing a small bird that was entirely fiery red.

The little bird resembled a sparrow, with fiery red feathers and three tail feathers swaying gently. When it flew, it was like a wisp of rosy cloud weaving through the forest.

It moves incredibly fast, sometimes skimming along tree branches, sometimes darting out from between vines, its agility is unbelievable.

The girl chased after him, panting and sweating, but she still refused to give up.

"Stop right there!"

The little red bird turned and glanced at her, a sly glint in its bright black eyes.

It suddenly paused in mid-air for a moment.

The girl's eyes lit up, and she seized the opportunity to pounce on him.

flutter!

She scooped the little bird into her arms, rolled it around on the grass, and laughed heartily.

"Gotcha! Let's see where you run now!"

She held the fiery red bird in her arms, pretending to be annoyed, and chirped incessantly.

The girl wasn't afraid at all; instead, she reached out and gently touched the feathers on its head.

"Stop pretending, you definitely let me catch you on purpose."

The little bird turned its head away, as if it disdained to pay attention to her.

Just then, purple clouds suddenly rose into the sky from the other side of the dense forest.

Purple clouds surged in mid-air, faintly condensing into the shape of a lingzhi mushroom.

A unique fragrance drifted on the wind, instantly filling the entire valley.

In the mountains and forests, hundreds of birds sang in unison.

In the distance, mountain beasts such as deer, monkeys, foxes, and rabbits peeked out, seemingly attracted by the fragrance of the elixir.

Zheng Bao'er's eyes lit up immediately.

"Brother Huang has successfully refined the elixir!"

She cheered and placed the fiery red bird on her shoulder.

"Suzaku, hurry, let's go take a look!"

With that, she lightly touched the ground with her toes, leaped onto the treetop, and disappeared into the forest in a few bounds.

……

Beneath the cliff face of the valley, there is a stone chamber.

The stone chamber was small, but extremely quiet.

The room was filled with a purple mist, which sometimes transformed into the shapes of dragons and phoenixes, and sometimes condensed into auspicious clouds resembling lingzhi mushrooms.

Huang Bai sat cross-legged in the middle, with a three-legged, two-eared alchemy furnace in front of him.

The fire in the stove gradually died down.

A purple pill hangs above the furnace opening, slowly rotating.

The pill's surface shimmered with purple light, and its interior faintly carried the essence of Pangu and the vitality of the corpse moss.

Huang Bai reached out and picked up the pill, a hint of satisfaction appearing in his eyes.

"The inner elixir is complete."

This pill is the result of his repeated deductions and refinement over the past five years using various methods such as the Longevity Technique and the Pangu Corpse Moss.

Huang Bai opened his mouth and swallowed the pill.

The pill dissolves immediately upon entering the body.

A gentle yet resilient vitality spread from the depths of the internal organs.

This vitality is different from the cool and gentle Taiyin Talisman, and also different from the fierce and domineering Taiyang True Fire.

It's more like spring grass breaking through the soil, withered trees coming back to life, silent yet endless.

Huang Bai took out a dagger and made a light cut on his arm.

The skin split open, and bright red blood, carrying a faint, exotic fragrance, dripped onto the ground.

The next moment, he stretched out his finger, and a wisp of blue light appeared at the tip of his finger.

The blue light fell into the wound, and the torn flesh immediately began to sprout fine granulation tissue.

Within moments, the wound healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In the end, only a faint red mark remained.

Huang Bai looked at his arm and nodded slightly.

"Indeed, using the Pangu Vitality Pill as the inner core and the Everlasting Spring Technique as the spell, the effect is stronger than the Taiyin Talisman."

This method can treat internal injuries and repair external injuries; even severed limbs can gradually grow back.

This is of great significance to Huang Bai.

Although he had many magical powers to protect him, he ultimately did not possess any truly indestructible supernatural abilities.

Traveling through various realms, one inevitably encounters sieges and ambushes.

Now that we have the Pangu Vitality Pill, we have one less thing to worry about.

In the future, I can act with more composure.

Just then, hurried footsteps came from outside the stone chamber.

"Brother Huang!"

Zheng Bao'er was the first to rush in, with the fiery red Vermilion Bird still perched on her shoulder.

Zheng Anqi followed behind, his breathing steady, his white hair and youthful face completely unlike the disheveled old man who had fled five years ago.

Over the past five years, the grandfather and grandson have traveled the world with Huang Bai and naturally reaped many benefits.

Zheng Anqi's technique of consuming elixirs and gathering qi has advanced further. Although he dares not claim immortality, he has been able to prolong his life and his spirit is far superior to before.

Zheng Bao'er has been with Huang Bai since childhood, consuming elixirs and practicing guiding exercises. She also often chases and plays with Zhuque, making her agile and skilled in martial arts, far surpassing her peers.

"Brother Huang, has the divine elixir been successfully refined?"

Zheng Bao'er leaned closer, her eyes full of curiosity.

"It's done."

Huang Bai reached out and patted her head.

"That's about it for things here, it's time to go."

Zheng Bao'er blinked: "Where to?"

Huang Bai stood up and looked out at the distant mountains.

"Go where you need to go."

Soon, the three left the valley, mounted the blue ox, and continued on their way.

……

Yangcheng.

The sound of weeping echoed throughout the villages and fields.

"Help!"

"My son, you must hold on!"

"Dad, wake up!"

This village was recently attacked by bandits.

The bandits killed people and robbed grain, and set a fire before leaving.

Too many people died, and there wasn't enough time to bury the bodies. Within a few days, a plague broke out.

The village is full of sick people.

Some people lay on straw mats groaning, while others held their dead loved ones and wept.

Barring unforeseen circumstances, this village will soon disappear without a trace.

At the village entrance, two young men were helping each other walk out.

One was missing an arm, and the other had broken his right leg; they could only move forward with difficulty, leaning on a wooden stick.

They are the only young people left in the village who are still able to move around.

The elderly, women, and children in the village all depended on them to go out and seek help.

But both of them knew the truth in their hearts.

In this chaotic world where everyone is in danger, no one has an obligation to help them.

Scorching sun.

The two walked until their mouths were dry and their heads were spinning.

Finally, on a dirt road not far from the village, they could no longer hold on.

boom!

The two fell to the ground at the same time.

In my hazy state of consciousness, I seemed to hear a girl's voice in my ear.

"Brother, those two are so pitiful."

"Please save them."

As soon as he finished speaking, footsteps slowly approached.

The two young men struggled to open their eyes and saw a Taoist-looking man walk in front of them.

The next moment, a beam of blue light shone down.

The cool, gentle blue light entered their bodies, and their previously aching, weak, and feverish bodies quickly regained their vitality, like parched land receiving timely rain.

"Ha!"

The young man on the left suddenly sat up.

He instinctively reached for his body, then froze.

The boils on my body disappeared.

Even the arm that had been cut off by the bandits had grown back.

Another young man next to him also stood there, stunned.

His severed right leg miraculously recovered completely.

The two exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with shock.

They knew they had encountered a deity.

The young man on the left was the first to react, and quickly pulled his companion down to kneel on the ground.

"Chen Sheng and Wu Guang kowtow in gratitude to the divine being for saving them!"

"May I ask your name, deity?"

Before Huang Bai could speak, Zheng Bao'er jumped out first.

The little girl held her head high, a look of pride on her face: "Listen carefully, the immortal is called Huang Bai, and people call him the Immortal Elder of Penglai!"

"Bao'er".

Zheng Anqi quickly rebuked him.

"Do not be rude."

Zheng Bao'er stuck out her tongue and retreated to Huang Bai's side.

Huang Bai didn't pay any attention, but simply took out a pill and handed it to Chen Sheng and Wu Guang.

"Put this pill into the village well water. Once the medicine dissolves in the well water, it will cure the plague."

Chen Sheng accepted the pills with both hands, his expression so excited he could barely speak.

Wu Guang quickly kowtowed again.

"Thank you, sir!"

"Thank you so much, Immortal Elder, for saving my life!"

When the two looked up again, Huang Bai and his group had already disappeared.

On the dirt road, only a faint fragrance of cinnamon remained.

Chen Sheng held the pill, staring blankly into the distance.

A moment later, he suddenly grabbed Wu Guang's shoulder, his voice trembling.

"Did I see that right? We just...actually encountered gods?"

Wu Guang nodded vigorously and said, "I didn't see wrong, I really didn't see wrong."

Chen Sheng suddenly burst into laughter.

"Haha! We're destined for great things! Even the gods saved us, which means we weren't meant to die!"

After that, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang often mentioned this matter to others.

They firmly believed that they would become very wealthy in the future, and most people who heard this ridiculed them for being delusional.

At such times, Chen Sheng would always raise his head and utter the words that would later become widely known.

"How can a sparrow know the ambition of a swan?"

……

On the road.

Huang Bai sat on the back of the blue ox, lost in thought.

"Chen Sheng, Wu Guang... it turns out they lived because of me."

"So, in a sense, the Qin Dynasty in this world perished because of me?"

The thought lingered in his mind for a moment, but he quickly dismissed it.

Huang Bai traveled here not to save the Qin Kingdom.

There were reasons why the Qin state deserved to perish.

Even without Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, others would have risen up in rebellion.

Fate had already been cracked; saving two people couldn't determine the entire cause and effect.

Moreover, Huang Bai didn't have much of an obsession with the so-called "charming ancestors".

He is not Yi Xiaochuan. If Ying Zheng doesn't provoke him, everything is fine. But if he really gets in his way, the emperor can still kill him.

"Let's go."

Huang Bai patted the blue ox.

The group continued their sightseeing, traveling down the river to the banks of the Wujiang River.

A tall mountain stands ahead.

The mountain is surrounded by clear blue waters, and red clouds encircle its peaks.

When the sunlight shines down, clouds rise from the mountainside, and from a distance, it looks as if immortals are riding on clouds.

"I will cultivate here from now on."

Huang Bai and his group rested temporarily in the city at the foot of the mountain.

However, shortly after entering the city, a commotion suddenly broke out on both sides of the street.

The laborers and officials rushed over, paving the road with yellow earth and sprinkling clean water on the street.

Bystanders along the roadside were also quickly dispersed.

Someone exclaimed in a low voice:

"The Emperor has arrived!"

"The Emperor has arrived!"

When the words spread, the people in the city immediately changed their expressions and hurriedly went home to close their doors.

The Qin laws were strict; anyone who bumped into the emperor's carriage would be imprisoned for minor offenses and implicated in others for serious offenses.

Soon, the once bustling street became deserted.

In the middle of the street, only Huang Bai, Zheng Anqi, and Zheng Bao'er remained.

Zheng Anqi's expression changed slightly, and he said in a low voice, "Mr. Huang, shall we leave too?"

Although he came from a noble family in Qi, he was even more aware of the prestige of King Zheng of Qin.

This man swept across the land with ruthless methods and placed great emphasis on the law.

Huang Bai looked towards the end of the street.

"They came here specifically to target us."

After saying that, he looked at the empty space beside him.

"Come out."

As soon as he finished speaking, a subtle ripple appeared in the air.

A figure slowly emerged.

The man had a strange appearance, with a high, protruding forehead and constantly changing skin color.

Sometimes crimson, sometimes pale white, alternating between green and yellow, the five colors rotating, as if it had taken some kind of strange drug to gain the ability to become invisible.

The sorcerer's expression changed immediately when he realized he had been seen through at a glance.

But he quickly bowed his head in greeting.

"Immortal, His Majesty requests your presence."

Huang Bai continued to look down at his feet.

A moment later, the ground rose slightly.

A dwarf, covered in yellowish-brown soil, poked his head out from underground, a fawning smile on his face.

"The immortal is indeed incredibly powerful."

"His Majesty sincerely invites you, Immortal Elder, please come and have a chat."

The two sorcerers, one invisible and the other burrowing underground, were thought to be extremely well hidden.

Unexpectedly, in front of Huang Bai, it was like a child's trick.

They were horrified, but dared not utter a word.

At the same time, Ying Zheng's entourage had arrived.

The jade carriage slowly came to a stop.

Behind the beaded curtain, Ying Zheng, dressed in imperial robes and wearing a twelve-tassel crown, stood tall and imposing, exuding a dignified and imposing presence.

However, beneath that dignified face, there was a hint of barely concealed excitement.

Along the way, Qin officials and spies continuously reported Huang Bai's whereabouts.

Ying Zheng even witnessed firsthand the medicinal power of the residual elixir, which restored people who were terminally ill to full health.

Therefore, he could confirm that the person in front of him was the legendary Immortal of Penglai.

If he could obtain the elixir of immortality, he would no longer be just the First Emperor who swept across the land, but would become the eternal master of the world.

Ying Zheng had no option of failure.

He possesses the world's treasures, beauties, famous mountains and rivers, and can bestow them upon anyone he desires.

If courteous treatment is not enough, he still has the highly skilled generals of Qin and the fierce army that swept across the six states.

Whether mortal or immortal.

As long as they are in this world, they should be used by him.

The beaded curtain swayed slightly.

Ying Zheng's gaze met Huang Bai's across the distance.

Before he could speak, Huang Bai chuckled first.

"I have urgent business to attend to, so I will take my leave first."

Before the words were finished, a paper crane flew out from Huang Bai's sleeve.

The paper crane swelled in the wind and transformed into a white crane in the blink of an eye.

Before Zheng Anqi and Zheng Bao'er could react, they were swept up by a soft golden light and landed on the back of the white crane.

The next moment, the white crane took flight.

Wow!

A strong wind swept through the long street.

The three rode cranes into the clouds and disappeared into the distant mountains in an instant.

Ying Zheng suddenly stood up, causing the beaded curtain to shake violently.

He gazed in the direction where Huang Bai had disappeared, his eyes flashing with uncertain light.

After a moment, Ying Zheng gave a deep order:

"Search the mountain."

"Send word to everyone: at all costs, persuade the immortal to come down from the mountain."

The Qin army obeyed the order and left.

In the following days, a large number of Qin soldiers went into the mountains to search, but they never found any trace of Huang Bai.

Ying Zheng then ordered a stone tablet to be erected at the foot of the mountain, appointing Huang Bai as the Prime Minister of Qin, bestowing upon him the title of Immortal Elder, and granting him a famous mountain, fiefdom, gold and jade, and palaces.

There was still no response from the mountains.

At this point, Huang and Bai disappeared from the world.

However, his fame spread throughout the world because of the First Emperor's personal visit and imperial decree.

In addition to being called the Immortal of Penglai and the Lord of Yellow and White, he has a new title: Prime Minister of the Mountains.

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