Chapter 58 (1/2)
In the afterglow of the sunset, five cultivators were drifting on the cloud in panic outside the village gate, flying swiftly towards the sea.
The two in front of them carried the covered-up clay statue with precious light.
The old Daoist priest and a young cultivator at the back supported w.a.n.g Cai, whose legs were trembling.
w.a.n.g Cai’s chest had an obvious fist mark and caved in by three inches. His own Dharma powers rushed like tidal waves, unable to calm down for a long time. As they flew, he would spray a mouthful of blood at the side.
Fortunately, he had reached the Soul Formation Realm. With such injuries, he…
Pfft!
Maybe, he would really die.
The old Daoist priest quickly shouted, “w.a.n.g Cai! w.a.n.g Cai!”
w.a.n.g Cai, whose mouth was covered in blood, turned his head and forced a smile at his master. He said in a trembling voice, “Master, I’m fine. We’re cultivators…
“Master, let’s not… come to this village anymore, okay?”
“We won’t. We won’t come anymore.” The old Daoist priest felt quite moved. “Hurry. We will find a stable place. You should meditate quickly.
“Also, vomit blood towards your senior brother next time. I’ve just gotten my Daoist robe not long ago.”
w.a.n.g Cai replied weakly, “Yes. Master… can you give me one pill?”
The old Daoist priest said with a sigh, “I only have a healing pill. I don’t have a Qi-Regulating pill. Bear with it for a while. You’ll be fine after you go back and meditate.”
At the village gate, that group of villagers rushed out.
They were all full of disgust a moment ago, but now, they were watching the backs of the five people in the air with eyes wide open.
An auntie said in a low voice, “They can fly?”
“Could it be that they really are the messengers sent by G.o.d to help us?”
“Hey, G.o.d’s messenger, don’t go!”
“Go after them, go after them!”
A hunting uncle roared, and a group of people at the village gate instantly surged out, causing it to shake and collapse.
The five people in the air turned their heads, and their expressions changed uniformly.
They saw a big group of strong men and women speeding along at the back, causing a thick cloud of smoke and dust on the ground to drift up.
It was like a magnificent army of 1,000 men and horses galloping, and each of them was shouting something.
“Don’t go!”
“Stop!”
Their voices were too strong, and their yells were too noisy!
This old Daoist’s face changed drastically. He took out two talismans and flung them out. The air suddenly broke out in a gale, and two white clouds rose towards the sky, quickly dumping behind the group of villagers chasing after them below.
“Master, why are they chasing us? We didn’t sell them any talismans!”
The old Daoist cursed angrily, “Did you guys cheat the young lady in the village again?”
“Master, we’ve been dancing all day, and the boss never came. Therefore, we didn’t have a chance to cheat her even if we wanted to…”
“Cough! Cough, cough!”
w.a.n.g Cai said in a trembling voice, “We absolutely cannot afford to cheat anyone! We would really die… Pfft!”
“Vomit over there!”
“I swallowed it back, Master.”
“Good disciple.”
“Let’s go. I’ll cast some more Dharma powers.” The old Daoist cast his power again. “This remote place is really full of strange things. Let’s quickly meet up with the boss before we do anything else!”
Not long after, these two white clouds flew farther and farther up in the sky.
The villagers of the Xiong Village, who were chasing below, retreated without success. One by one, they hung their heads and felt dejected.
First, they had allowed a Sea G.o.d to run away. Then, an Earth G.o.d left as well. When all the people of the village gathered for a meeting in the evening, they were all a bit downhearted.
Was their village so unpromising to the G.o.ds?
They were all fragile mortals, and they all need protection as well.
Xiong Lingli, who was the main person involved in both incidents, was not scolded. Instead, she was only punished to serve tea to the old people of the village.
The village chief saw that everyone was in low spirits. The old man, who was wearing a large gold chain left behind by Li Changshou, gradually got an idea in his heart.
“Let’s all cheer up! Don’t we still have the Sea G.o.d?
“All these years, some natural disasters have been happening during fis.h.i.+ng on the sea. There were generally no accidents during hunting.
“In my opinion, let’s make a statue for the Sea G.o.d and wors.h.i.+p him on time. We will definitely be blessed!”
A few cultivators in the village and Xiong Lingli’s father were about to speak. However, the graceful woman at the side with a rarely seen figure in the village gently pressed on his stout arm, indicating that he should not speak.
Soon, the Xiong Village villagers began to discuss how they should wors.h.i.+p and give offerings to the Sea G.o.d.
When Xiong Lingli’s mother, who was that graceful woman, took out the portrait she had painted on the beast’s hide while Sea G.o.d had been sleeping, this group of villagers got excited. In the night, they began to search for the stones to create the G.o.d statue and carried a pile of large stones back to the village.
During the late night, Xiong Lingli was sound asleep on the bed where Li Changshou had lain.
In the next room, the couple was snuggling on the edge of the bed.
Xiong Laosan said in a deep voice, “Dear, why didn’t you let me remind everyone previously that it was an immortal, not some Sea G.o.d?”
“The matter of offering sacrifices is nothing more than giving everyone a little comfort in their hearts. Would an immortal care about us?” The woman sighed softly. “I originally thought that Lingli would be able to become this immortal’s disciple and learn the brilliant methods of immortal cultivation. But I never expected that the immortal would leave after waking up.”
“Didn’t you teach me the cultivation method, dear?” Xiong Laosan said with a laugh. “Wouldn’t it be fine to pa.s.s it on to Lingli?”
“That’s just a superficial Qi Refinement technique. How could it be compared to those of the immortals?” The woman thought for a while. “I’ve always wanted to send Lingli to become a disciple at an immortal sect, but the road to the Middle Continent is too far, and I can’t bear to give her a b.u.mpy ride.”
“In that case, shall we have another child?” Xiong Laosan chuckled. “With another child, how about letting this older child just leave home and wander around?”
“You’re so annoying. Our child is sleeping next door…”
“I’m going to knock her out!”
“Don’t do that. Just be careful.”
“Heh, heh.”
Not long after, Xiong Lingli, who was sound asleep, heard some familiar noises. She rolled over and continued to sleep.
Seemingly dreaming of how she had been accused during the day, this young girl sobbed a few times softly and fell into a deep sleep.
…
A few months later, on the gra.s.sland, Li Changshou, who had been hurrying on his journey, found that the Western school did not pursue him. He had gone around the mortal world once and had finally returned to this place.
Having made a simple earth cave next to his parents’ grave, Li Changshou stayed there temporarily.
Although the mortal world had rich turbid Qi, he had no plans to improve his cultivation, so there was no harm in staying there temporarily.
He shouldn’t have been in a rush walking in the mortal world with a magnificent landscape. Since he was afraid that the Western school would find him, he hadn’t taken it easy.
The mountains in the vast South Continent were beautiful with rus.h.i.+ng rivers. However, there was no beautiful scenery that would make him stop his escape technique.
Tribes from countless cities had expedited countless humanistic landscapes over the years, but none of them could make him look back for a while.
‘I seek longevity, and I am not envious of the mortal world.’
While sitting in the earth cave in a lotus position, Li Changshou’s mind was blank. He comprehended his own Dao and pondered on the method to control the power of the True Samadhi Flames.
The fire seedling of the True Samadhi Flames was ignited by the essence, Qi, and spirit. It was theoretically unlikely for him to reduce the power of the True Samadhi Flames.