Vol 14 Chapter 26 (1/2)
Book 14, Return to the Grand Xia, Chapter 26 – The State of Affairs
He pushed open the door to the courtyard This was a very large courtyard, with grapes,trees, apple trees, and other types of trees within it However, because it inter, it naturally appeared a bit desolate
Upon entering, Ji Ning felt as though this was the residence of an ordinary mortal
Soon, Ning locked his gaze upon a distant gray-robed youth The gray-robed youth’s head was raised, and he was looking at atree “It’s been a long time since I’ve returned to the Grand Xia…but this courtyard is still laid out the saed at all Hunchmont…thank you”
“This is the only place you like to stay in, elder brother I naturally had to keep it in good shape,” Celestial Immortal Hunchmont said
The gray-robed youth turned his head to look at them
Ning and Iray-robed youth was as deep and penetrating as the waters of an icy pool His aura was extreh the two knew very little about hi and Iht, they probably would be far froure
“It see e differences in power a roups of Loose Immortals and Earth Immortals with his power
“Greetings to you, senior Unity,” Ning said
“Greetings to you, fellow Daoist Unity,” Immortal Diancai said
Ning was still technically at the Void-level, after all; since he was unwilling to reveal his status as a Daofather’s disciple, he naturally addressed Celestial Immortals the way most ordinary Void-level Earth Immortals would; as ‘senior’
“Diancai? Ji Ning?” The gray-robed youth looked at the two of them, a hint of a smile on his face He then casually pointed at nearby wooden chairs “Sit” With a gesture from his hand, all the dust disappeared from the chairs
The gray-robed youth was the first to sit down He even produced a tea kettle and teacups, pouring each of the it; it is a fairly common refreshment in many major worlds However, it’s a bit rarer in our world of the Grand Xia Have a taste I personally planted this tea tree and personally collected the tea leaves”
Ning and Immortal Diancai were both rather startled They immediately tasted it
Ning could sense a thick arohout his entire body, the flavor limitless “Good tea”
“Ji Ning, you like to drink tea as well?” The gray-robed youth asked curiously
Ning was startled He hurriedly replied, “I occasionally drink it”
In truth, just now Ning was unconsciously drawing fro experiences from his past life on Earth
“Tea is quite flavorful I took on many masters to study this art, to study various types of tea trees, how to plant tea trees, how to select the right soil, and use the proper type of water…” The gray-robed youth laughed “Haha, enough of that I’ine that you would be bored senseless by it”
Immortal Diancai asked curiously, “Fellow Daoist Unity, you’ve taken on many masters?”
“All hed
“Mortals?”
I both felt startled; a Celestial I to take on alike this!
“I invited the two of you over for a nice chat,” the gray-robed youth said with a laugh “A storm is about to befall the Three Real to be able to avoid it In addition, there are so use of this storm to cause waves of their own In truth…ever since the Milky Way War, I’ve been living the life of an ordinary er continue”
“The life of an ordinary mortal?” Immortal Diancai frowned
“If you wish to live a longer live, then you need to avoid being stained by karh “What is karer, you will naturally go help him; this is karma! If someone like me always hides within a minor world of mortals and doesn’t interact with any Celestial I me to be dead…then they naturally won’t co karma’”
“I live a carefree life Naturally, I’ray-robed youth looked towards Ihed, “After this storm ends, fellow Daoist Diancai, you should also set up a ‘false death’ then hide yourself in a minor world of mortals You can live for trillions of years and still probably wouldn’t perish…unless, of course, you encounter yet another storm like this one, which no one will be able to avoid”
Ning and I this
They understood…that this was indeed a fine way to ‘live a long life’ However, not everyone had this sort of willpower, to go live the life of aan exalted Celestial Immortal
“Senior Unity, you say that no one will be able to avoid this co hurriedly asked
“Perhaps the truly exalted Daofathers will reray-robed youth said, “But for Celestial Immortals like us, and perhaps even for True Ier…it will be hard to avoid this storm Based on what I know, this storm is about to envelop the entire Three Realms A small place like our Stillwater Commandery has also been thrown into chaos For example, the rise of the Blood God Church!”
“Senior, you should be able to eradicate the Blood God Church, right?” Ning asked
“Eradicating them would naturally be easy If I made a trip, they would be immediately wiped out But if I did that, then the Northerous source of trouble for that hidden power,” the gray-robed youth said “Thus…we shall siainst theest benefit of going with the flow is that when the true storht side-by-side”
Immortal Diancai asked, “A hidden power? Which power?”
“I don’t know either I iine you, Diancai, also know that the Grand Xia Dynasty is currently in a state of great chaos Clearly, the various evil or berserk clans and sects now all have hidden supporters,” the gray-robed youth said “In fact, I suspect…that some marquises have already thrown their support to the hidden power”
“Theand Diancai were both shocked
“The waters are far tooon Not even the Xia Eht now Everyone is building up their poaiting quietly to fight,” the gray-robed youth said “It is the Xia Emperor’s job to deal with the hidden power; as for us, all we need to do is survive To allow our clans and sects to survive! Thus, I hope that both of you, Ji Ning and fellow Daoist Diancai, shall stand together alongside myself and Hunchmont If we join forces…we’ll be able to protect the Black-White College, protect S Mountain, and protect the Northmont clan of Stillwater”