Chapter 555 - The Dumpling Will Appear (1/2)
In a mansion somewhere in China, a beautiful woman in modern attire was in the middle of a phone call.
“Elder Immortal Ling Yunzi, that younger sister of mine has betrayed us and went to depend on Vigilante A, so you better be careful. Where have you been living recently?”
“Hmm, everything is going just as I expected. Vigilante A is like a grasshopper at the end of fall, so he’ll only be active for a few more days at most. Let him enjoy himself while it lasts. As for my location, there’s no need for you to worry about it. Just continue living your life peacefully in China.”
In a white villa somewhere on the other side of the ocean, an old man in a black Taoist robe spoke calmly into the phone.
“Are you saying another powerful being will be descending soon? And that even Elder Immortal’s ability would be no match for them? The limit of power in this world is loosening, so what type of powerful being would descend? Would it be possible for Elder Immortal to reveal a bit or two? At least enough for me and my sisters to make the proper preparations.”
“Hmm, very well, just to avoid any conflict with this powerful being. I’ll be straightforward—the powerful being is one of the treasured sons of Taoists in the Upper World. When he descends onto Earth and into China, he will unite all cultivators in China,” revealed Ling Yunzi confidently.
“Hiss…” Meng Xi, the first palace mistress of Liu Yun Palace was shocked at this news and she continued in disbelief, “Heavenly Treasured Children are apparently Heavenly Beings left for the future by the Heavenly Axiom of the Upper Realm, so why would they be willing to let one descend so soon? Besides, the Heavenly Axiom of the Lower Realm just recently loosened, so it isn’t too relaxed yet.”
“Haha, who knows what the Three Taoist Saints think? Maybe they feel like the timing is ripe for action and that any inaction will result in delays. People like us from other sects can merely watch them from the side, since we wouldn’t want our passion to be met with a cold shoulder,” said Ling Yunzi simply.
“Ugh…” Meng Xi could not help expressing disgust at what she heard. Elder Immortal Ling Yunzi was getting more crude with age, although one could also call it being fickle-minded and volatile. However, she swallowed her temper and continued, “Thank you for your reminder, Elder Immortal. We will not go near this Big V Player.” (TN: Big V Player is a slang that is used by Chinese netizens to refer to verified accounts with a legion of followers on websites like Weibo.)
“Haha, you lot learn quick.”
“When in Rome, do as the Romans do, as they say. If we don’t act this way, how will we integrate ourselves into this world quickly? After all, the man who can recognize the facts of a situation is a paragon of men,” replied Meng Xi calmly.
“Alright, it’s up to you lot now. I still have some errands to run, so I’ll hang up first.” With that said, Ling Yunzi ended the call.
He then shook his head—was he not the same as well? It’s only been a month or so, and he’s already learned how to use human technological products.
However, doing so at least allowed him to save his magical energy and spiritual sense; a bit saved has always been better than nothing saved. Any of his magical energy and spiritual sense that were saved went into reserves that would be used in times of war or need.
For example, if a great war were to break out tomorrow, the magical energy he saved today could be used for one more spell that would tip things in his favor or maybe grant him a chance to escape.
If one were to look at things a certain way, despite the fact that the Era of Vitality had begun, human technology and science should not be given up at all…
Ling Yunzi was a powerful being from the Upper Realm that has been alive for more than a thousand years, so he was not like those idiotic human leaders who were short-sighted and viewed all technology as diabolic tricks and wicked craft.
On the contrary, he was like those that were sharp enough to discover the true use of things without excluding them completely.
Age granted intelligence, and as long as an old person did not suffer from dementia, the longer they lived the more they experienced, which meant that the probability of them being more intelligent than most was higher too.
Of course, there were certainly some foolish ones as well. However, if one were not more than a thousand years old, one would have been long eliminated from the ever-changing world of cultivation…
After hanging up the phone, Ling Yunzi moved to the living room of the villa, where a few people awaited his arrival.
There was a middle-aged man in a black robe, a Caucasian woman, and a young lady of Asian descent.
“Ling Yunzi, you said you wanted to work with us. How do you propose going about that?” asked Black Robe coldly.