Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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When Xie Lingya went back, he saw the Four Ghost Kings clinging to the wall, the toilet ghost having raised his hand to support Du Minmin, and there was a ghost baby who had just learned to crawl at his feet, holding Du Minmin’s feet.
“Nothing happened?” Xie Lingya looked a little relieved.
The Ghost King said with a complicated expression: “I don’t know if it’s okay or not…”
Xie Lingya hurried forward and pushed the door open. Hai Guanchao had a pile of medicinal herbs in front of him and was rummaging through them. Others gathered together to look at Xiao Dian in the middle.
“Teacher Xie.”
Everyone made way for Xie Lingya when they saw him so that he could see more clearly.
Xiao Dian was still holding the Three Treasures Sword in his arms and had fainted. He was twenty years old, but now he had two strands of frost on his temples, which looked very inconsistent with his young face.
“Xiao Dian?” Xie Lingya looked at him and thought of something, but he didn’t dare to believe it for a while.
Liu Lingtong suddenly said: “The immortal way values life and will to save people without limit.”
Xie Lingya was stunned for a while. After listening to Hai Guanchao’s account of what happened just now, and how they were deceived by the evil spirits and left the Taoist temple. And how it was Xiao Dian who saved him with the Three Treasures Sword. Xiao Dian’s cultivation was not deep, or it could be said that he had no cultivation at all, so he was wasting his life.
Xie Lingya couldn’t help crying when he thought of his uncle.
Xiao Dian seemed to sense something and opened his eyes a little. When he saw that it was Xie Lingya, he was very happy and said weakly: “Teacher Xie, I, I can use the three swords.”
Xie Lingya hugged Xiao Dian, “I know, they told me, you…” He choked and said, “You are really a genius.”
Xiao Dian said shyly: “I am not, I can only use stupid methods, fortunately the predecessors are still alive.”
Xie Lingya counted the white hair on Xiao Dian’s temples, and didn’t know how many years of his life this sword cost him. After a while, he asked: “Xiao Dian, are you still willing to practice Taoism? If you are willing, I will accept you as an inner disciple on behalf of my uncle.”
“I am willing.” Xiao Dian blurted out.
Xie Lingya: “Even if you encounter such a situation again in the future, are you willing?”
“…I am willing.” Xiao Dian hesitated, “But, can I do it?”
Xie Lingya said affirmatively: “If you can’t, who else can do it.”
The immortal way valued life and saving people infinitely. It sounded simple, but how many people could do it? The essence of the three swords was not complicated, but even Xie Lingya couldn’t learn the third sword in a short time.
It was easy to learn the art of alchemy but difficult to cultivate the mind. Taoism was based on cultivating the mind. Moreover, being able to comprehend the sword showed that Xiao Dian’s mind had been opened.
Xie Lingya had no doubt that even if his uncle was present, he would agree immediately.
Everyone present knew that Xiao Dian had always wanted to enter the Tao, but he just didn’t have the talent. Now that he finally got what he wanted, they applauded under the leadership of Hai Guanchao and congratulated Xiao Dian. At the same time, they admired and respected him very much. Xiao Dian was the youngest present, but they were far behind in courage and thought.
Xie Lingya touched Xiao Dian’s head. He was too tired and fell asleep again.
Xie Lingya still felt bad. He looked around and whispered, “…I didn’t protect everyone. Pei Xiaoshan came back for revenge.”
If it wasn’t for Xiao Dian, who knows what the consequences would be.
“Boss Xie, you can’t just focus on your own moral character,” Hai Guanchao sighed, “Although we don’t know how he escaped, we are also very conscious. But can we blame you for not doing good things in the first place?”
Xie Lingya laughed, and then said in his mind, “It’s my fault that I’m not awesome enough.”
As soon as these words came out, the four ghost kings wanted to cover their faces. How awesome do you want to be?
Hai Guanchao also had a horrible look on his face, “You…”
“Please supervise me, I must work harder in the future and not leave any chance for bad guys.” Xie Lingya vowed, “Also, I will find all the longevity prescriptions in my notes later and see if there are any that can be used.” The more he spoke, the more flexible his expression became, “Yes, first ask the underworld for a small amount of life span, and use all the worship and prayers…”
Seeing that Xie Lingya recovered so quickly and chattered about what to do, everyone felt relieved for a while.
“Ahem!” Shi Changxuan coughed.
Xie Lingya quickly jumped to his side and held his hand, “Let’s do this for tonight, squeeze in and rest in the temple, the weather is not cold, make a bed on the floor, the rental house is too messy. He Zun, you also don’t go back.”
Seeing that everyone responded, they dispersed. Xie Lingya weighed the bamboo stick, looked at Shi Changxuan, and went into the room where the ancestral tablets were enshrined.
….
Pei Xiaoshan said he would send his friends down to accompany him, but Xie Lingya’s family was fine, which troubled Xie Lingya more than any other doubts.
They lit incense in the house and told Wang Yuji what happened tonight.
The two closed their eyes and entered a state of half-sleep and half-wakefulness, only to see Wang Yuji coming in person, “…How could Pei Xiaoshan escape from the underworld!”
Pei Xiaoshan would never be able to escape from the control of the underworld.
Xie Lingya said calmly: “Pei Xiaoshan’s strength was greatly increased, and he could still deceive the gods and the earth. I suspect that the evil spirits he brought are also from the underworld. There may be something big behind him, and I dare not reveal it to others. Uncle, I am afraid you have to notify the underworld to investigate immediately, how did they escape…”
“By the way,” Xie Lingya thought of the bamboo stick, and said, “This is Pei Xiaoshan’s magic weapon. I think something is wrong. Uncle, can you see the clue?”
Wang Yuji’s face changed drastically when he saw it. He stretched out his hand and flicked it. The bamboo stick that was originally full of vitality instantly turned into a deep black, revealing a heavy death aura.
Looking at this appearance, it really didn’t look like a thing from the human world.
“Could it be…” Wang Yuji put his hands behind his back and said in a tangled way, “Could it be…”
“What is it?” Xie Lingya was anxious, “Tell me quickly.”
“Let me pass on a message first.” Wang Yuji held his seal to pass on the message, and then sighed, “At the beginning, I spent decades of my life just to send a person to the underworld. I thought there would be no more trouble, so I didn’t mention it to you.”
Indeed, Xie Lingya only knew that his uncle died of exhaustion because of killing demons and monsters, and no method could save him, but when they met, his uncle was already dying, so he didn’t tell him anything in detail.
At this moment, Xie Lingya and Shi Changxuan were both shocked.
The object that Wang Yuji spent so much effort to deal with must be very unusual.
And if so, it made sense. Those evil spirits tried to kill the people in Baoyang Temple and even possessed their bodies to enter. It was more likely to be for Baoyang Temple itself. After all, this was Wang Yuji’s master’s school, and even Wang Yuji’s tablet was here.
“Youdu Mountain. I passed by Youdu Mountain that year and met a young man there.” Wang Yuji said slowly, “Youdu Mountain is the place connecting the Yin and Yang worlds. There is no grass, only snakes, insects, tigers and leopards that are condensed with yin energy, resentment, and death. I saw that the young man was full of anger, but I didn’t find anything unusual. I even discussed magic with him and wanted to take him as a disciple.”
“He was gifted, had extraordinary comprehension, and was ignorant of worldly affairs. I was curious about his life experience, and when I asked, he said that he had just been born in Youdu Mountain, and the mountain was his parent. But humans are the spirits of all things. How could Youdu Mountain give birth to humans? And he grew so big all of a sudden?”
“I had doubts in my heart, but later I found out that he was really bred by Youdu Mountain… I don’t know what to call him, a life born in an extremely yin and dead place. The most terrifying thing is that he can learn the most orthodox Taoist techniques and can easily reverse them into methods of harming people. Under the anger, there is actually death.”
“I would have liked to save him, but unfortunately, I really don’t have that talent. He was full of curiosity about the outside world. He wanted to make other people become like the dead things in Youdu Mountain. How can I stop him? I can only fight hard. God let me meet him, so of course I can’t let him leave.”
Wang Yuji said it easily, but the situation at that time was so dangerous. If he made a mistake, many lives would be lost. However, he tried his best but couldn’t make him disappear into ashes. He could only send the son of Youdu to the underworld and suppress him in the netherworld.
Now seeing the clues related to that person, Wang Yuji felt extremely complicated.
Was it him? Did he manage to let him go and give instructions to Pei Xiaoshan? Where was he himself?
The reply from the underworld had not come yet, and Wang Yuji’s heart was uneasy.
“It’s really a coincidence,” Xie Lingya couldn’t help but say, “If it is really related to him, today’s situation was also broken by the sword. Uncle, I was just about to tell you that the last person at the Taoist temple today was Xiao Dian who understood your will and killed the evil spirit with one sword strike. I have already agreed with him and he is willing to worship you as his master.”
Wang Yuji was stunned for a moment, then he showed a look of joy, “It should be like this, it should be like this! Even if that person escaped from the underworld, so what? Although I am dead, I still have my nephew and my disciples! There are still countless fellow Taoists in my sect!”
Xie Lingya waved his hand, “Hey, don’t count them. The statistics in the past few years were only more than 50,000.”
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