Chapter 286 - You’re Not Showing Me Respect If You Don’t Take It (1/2)
“Hey, be gentle… Fellow Daoist, be gentle.”
On the immortal mountain in the corner of the lake, two figures were tiptoeing and sneaking towards the mountain peak.
The burly man in front of him had already taken off his raincoat. His short-sleeved s.h.i.+rt and long pants were rather plain. However, he exuded an authoritative aura that no one dared to underestimate.
He was a big shot who had separated a wisp of the Primordial Purple Qi!
Behind the burly man, Li Changshou’s old immortal paper effigy slowly followed. He had already prepared the gift that he would present to Da Yu.
When General Dongmu prepared the gifts, he naturally prepared eight of them. No matter how poor the Heavenly Courts were, they still wanted their pride. It was impossible for the Sea G.o.d to bring a single gift to pay respects to the eight human sages.
However, the current situation far exceeded Li Changshou’s expectations…
He really wanted to ask Senior Da Yu some questions.
Why?
Why did you have to drag me into your house?
Everyone had a tacit understanding and smiled at such matters. It was all in the past. There was no need to be so thick-skinned…
After nervously pa.s.sing by a few buildings, Li Changshou followed the Emperor Da Yu into a few layers of array formations. When they arrived at a mountain peak, the two of them heaved a sigh of relief.
They looked at each other and laughed loudly, pretending that nothing had happened. “Please!” Da Yu raised his hand and acted like a domineering emperor. With a wave of his hand, he said, “My humble abode is simple and crude. Don’t mind it. Today, we have gone through thick and thin together. We should be close friends and confidantes!”
Li Changshou was rendered speechless.
Is he trying to seal my mouth?
Li Changshou smiled bitterly. Even if I jumped out and shouted at everyone to tell them that Yu the Great, the human Emperor Da Yu, is afraid of his wife, Tu Shan, and cries every day, no one would believe me, right? Moreover, compared to the gossip of Emperor Da Yu, the human Qi Refinement cultivators were more concerned about Xuan, ahem, and how to achieve immortality and seek Dao!
“Senior, don’t worry,” Li Changshou said in a low voice. “I have seen and heard nothing during this trip. I only know that you are very powerful and you love your wife. You are the role model for men!”
Da Yu immediately smiled and sighed. “I’m just afraid. There’s no need to be so tactful. I owe her. It’s only right for me to dote on her.”
After saying that, Da Yu put down the fis.h.i.+ng pole and fish basket. He hung the straw raincoat at the side and asked Li Changshou to wait at the stone table under the tree.
“There’s no need to be restrained. There are no rules in this small courtyard.”
“Thank you for your hospitality, Senior.” Li Changshou cupped his hands and sat obediently on a wooden chair at the side. He waited for Emperor Da Yu to drink tea with him.
To Li Changshou, being able to build a good relations.h.i.+p with Emperor Da Yu was naturally beneficial.
At the same time, Li Changshou began to size up the miscellaneous items in the courtyard.
In the corner at the side, there was a stone tablet. Beside the stone tablet, there was a rusty metal rod. Beside it, ther was a stone ax. Li Changshou was not interested in it at first. He had only seen it by chance. However, he could not take his eyes off it because he had taken another look at it…
Such an intense power of merit!
In fact, each of them was several times the amount of merit he had acc.u.mulated from incense offerings! Furthermore, it was pure Heavenly Dao merit. Could it be that this is the Postnatal Merit Numinous treasure of Emperor Da Yu, the Mountain-Splitting Set that he had used when he was in charge of regulating the rivers? Did he just leave it in the corner to collect dust like this?
“Huh?”
Da Yu, who had changed into a long robe, walked out of the house. He followed Li Changshou’s gaze and smiled. He opened his hand and grabbed the metal rod. Da Yu carried it forward. “Here!” Da Yu laughed out loud. “To seal your lips. This is a ruler that I used to measure the water level back then. It’s not very useful. Its size can be varied. It’s st.u.r.dy and not easily destroyed. There’s a portion of merit on it. It’s not bad to place this at your home and set up a roof beam and tent.”
Li Changshou was rendered speechless.
Divine Sea-Calming Needle? Why is he using this thing? He was the Sea G.o.d of the Heavenly Courts. He could not possibly use the appearance of an old immortal to fight with others with a rod, right? Could it be that after I take this thing and extract its merit, I can refine it again, carve the words ‘Ruyi Golden Rod’ on it, and send it to the Dragon Palace as a decoration for a monkey that might only appear in tens of thousands of years?
Moreover, the calamity of the Journey to the West was most likely a plot by the Saints and a battle between the great sects. He really did not dare to touch the Sea-Calming Divine Needle!
It was true that he lacked treasures now, but he did not want to take any.
Li Changshou would definitely not accept such an item that came with huge karma. “No, no. How can I accept such a huge gift!?!”
“Hahaha!” Da Yu laughed and said, “Don’t make fun of me. When I came to Fire Cloud Cave, I left all that I could leave for my fellow clansmen. I only brought these treasures that were stained with merit. Now that I have succeeded in my cultivation, merit is useless to me. Take it! Why? Do you still want my Mountain-Splitting Axe? That’s my weapon. I can’t give you any treasures that are meant for killing. Moreover, this metal rod and mountain-splitting ax were given to me by Senior Grand Supreme Elder. It’s fate that I’m returning them to the disciples of Ren School today.”
Why is this rod not a killing treasure?
Are you looking down on the monkey?
Li Changshou smiled and said, “Senior, I’m here on behalf of the Jade Emperor. It’s not convenient for me to accept the treasure that you have given me.”
“Ah, there are no human emperors or ministers of the Heavenly Courts here.” Da Yu threw the rusty metal rod in front of Li Changshou. “Take it if you like it. If you don’t, don’t take it.”Li Changshou” After saying that, Da Yu smiled at Li Changshou. If he did not accept the hush money, the matter would not end today… However, in the face of the metal rod, he really..
“Senior, can you change to another one?”
Li Changshou immediately had a solution.
When Da Yu heard Li Changshou’s question, he was really stunned. He looked down at the metal rod in his hand and wondered, “Is there any other explanation for this thing?” Li Changshou said, “Senior, if you want to give me a gift, I won’t reject it. However, please don’t give me a treasure refined by the Grand Supreme Elder. When I went to the Tus.h.i.+ta Palace to meet the Grand Supreme Elder, he had imparted to me the Dao of alchemy, not a treasure. If Elderly Lord sees this, he will definitely think that I’m unsatisfied…”
Although that reason was far-fetched, it was barely acceptable. Da Yu thought for a while and placed the metal rod aside. He was a little conflicted.
Then, Da Yu slapped his thigh and said, “How could I have forgotten about that treasure? You’re the Sea G.o.d. That thing should be very beneficial to you! Wait, I’ll go in and look for it!”
Li Changshou smiled and agreed. His heart twitched.
When Emperor Da Yu rushed to the main room, Li Changshou sized up the metal rod that was near his feet.
He raised his hand and grabbed the metal rod. However, he felt that it was rather heavy.
Fortunately, the immortal power in the paper effigy’s body was pure Golden Immortal immortal power. Before he became a Golden Immortal, Li Changshou’s paper effigy would probably have to use all his strength to pick it up. Li Changshou raised the metal rod and wiped away some rust. He saw that there were densely-packed strokes on it. He understood something
The reason why the rod had not gone to the East Ocean was probably because it had yet to transform into the Ruyi Golden Rod.
Such rich power of merit…
It was impossible for Li Changshou to say that he was not tempted.
Furthermore, he also thought that as long as he took the item away, took away the merit, reforged it, placed it in the East Ocean, and asked the East Ocean Dragon Palace to take care of it, he would actually be able to fulfill the final destination of the item.
However, Li Changshou dispelled that thought based on the principle that he ought to avoid karma as far as possible.
In order to be safe, it was better not to take it.
Li Changshou stood up and placed the metal rod back into the corner.
The ground of the small courtyard was also covered by the array. Otherwise, it would not be able to withstand the weight of the iron rod.
Li Changshou looked at the rusty Mountain-Splitting axe and the almost blurry Merit Tablet. He sighed in his heart. In the past, he had been the regulator of water and an emperor. He had established the foundation of the Kingdom of the Nine Provinces.
Now, he had gone into seclusion with his wife, and his armor had been hidden.