Chapter 59: Difference between Immortals and Mortals, Dynasty's Fate
Backfired.
The flying dust blocked the view. A figure slowly approached from the turbid air. He said, "You use this inferior thing to kill me. Are you looking down on me?"
Anger distorted his face, as if he had lost his mind and became crazy. His originally spotless Taoist robe became tattered and covered with traces of dust and dirt from the ruins, making him look in a miserable state.
He strode over and stretched out his hands to pinch Ruan Xing's chin and neck, with such force that he seemed to crush her skull, "Mortals, ants, why do you look down on me?"
Ruan Xing endured the pain of suffocation and seemed to hear the sound of bones breaking. She used up her last bit of strength and bit his hand hard to express her unwillingness.
The simulation ends.
Ruan Xing looked at this memory and pondered for a while. The more than two hundred [Break] character spells only made him look embarrassed when he was caught off guard, but he did not suffer any injury. Even if he had defensive magic weapons on him, his cultivation level could be roughly estimated, which was between the fifth and eighth levels of Qi training.
When she reaches the innate stage and looks back at this memory again, she may be able to distinguish this range more finely.
But there was no other way. With her current strength, it was absolutely impossible for her to kill a cultivator above the fifth level of Qi training.
However... Ruan Xing suddenly thought of something, and simulated the selection of random items again according to the previous route. After repeating it several times, she finally got what she wanted.
A piece of bloody flesh the size of a fingernail.
That was what she bit off from Taoist Sun's mouth with all her might in the simulation.
After carefully placing the small piece of flesh and blood into an empty medicine bottle and sealing it for safekeeping, Ruan Xing began to think about the direction of the next simulation.
In fact, she was too impatient at first. She didn't need to find a way to expose Taoist Sun, because even if she did nothing, the National Master did not choose to take Taoist Sun with him when he left.
However, what Ruan Xing was more worried about before was that if Taoist Sun stayed in the Mortal Dynasty, as long as he had evil intentions, Ruan Tao would fall into his hands again.
She had to leave a backup plan to ensure that he couldn't do evil again.
After she started the simulation, she first sent Jian Lai to Jiangning City to deliver the list as usual, cleaned President Zhang's house, and then began to inquire about which clans with the surname Sun were there in the capital.
Perhaps it was because this dynasty was too small, Huaining City was actually about the size of a county in her previous life. There were not many families with the surname Sun, and there was only one family that had been an official or an immortal. This made it easier for Ruan Xing to find him.
Coincidentally, the Sun family has a history with Ruan Xing, and was recently conferred the title of first-class loyal and brave duke.
No wonder Sun Erlang is so sensitive to the significance of Luoqi Dan at such a young age. Even Cai Wen doesn't know why Luoqi Dan is so strictly controlled.
Compared to the glory of the National Master and Taoist Priest Sun, the Sun family, which had just held a funeral, seemed a little deserted and cold. Ruan Xing broke in and grabbed an old servant to interrogate him, only to find out that the current head of the family was the National Master's grandson and Taoist Priest Sun's biological father. Taoist Priest Sun was born when the National Master retired to cultivate immortality. The National Master especially loved this great-grandson, and Taoist Priest Sun's father had the idea that if one person achieved enlightenment, the whole family would benefit from it, so when Taoist Priest Sun was fourteen years old, he sent him to the National Master's Palace.
You can understand what happens next with a little guessing.
Afterwards, both the Imperial Master and Taoist Sun complained about the head of the Sun family. The Imperial Master complained that he had thrown a burden to him without saying a word, while he had to take care of his great-grandson while cultivating. Taoist Sun complained that he had made him cultivate as a servant, and saw that others' cultivation was soaring like a rocket, but he had no literary talent or official luck. He was still lingering in the Qi training stage at the age of more than 40. He was the only inner disciple in the entire [Six Yang Study] who had stayed in the Qi training stage for such a long time.
Therefore, after they returned to the Mortal Dynasty, they both avoided the Sun family and treated them as strangers.
By this calculation, the National Master actually only practiced for a total of forty years before he reached the Golden Elixir stage... The speed at which this evil technique was mastered is almost catching up with that of the devil practitioners.
After finding out the bedrooms of the master and his wife, Ruan Xing knocked the old servant unconscious and found the master's wife to ask about the birth date of Taoist Sun, also known as Sun Dalang.
The wife of the head of the family was not Taoist Sun’s biological mother, but his second wife. Although she had no mother-son relationship with Taoist Sun, his cultivation was still a glorious thing for the family. Therefore, the birth dates of the national master and Taoist Sun were enshrined in the ancestral temple.
After Ruan Xing got his birth date and horoscope, he returned to the Imperial Master's Palace, quietly waiting for any movement from Taoist Sun and the Imperial Master.
She thought that after she broke into the Sun family, the Sun family would come to the National Master Palace to report the news, but she didn't expect that it was peaceful from beginning to end. The stepmother acted as if nothing had happened and continued to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures at home, praying for her deceased son Sun Erlang.
Until Jian Lai came back with good news three days later, no one bothered her because of the Sun family's affairs.
As for the National Master Palace, perhaps because of the butterfly effect caused by the inexplicable death of President Zhang, the bodies on the mountain were discovered in advance.
Because she didn't know how angry the Imperial Master was, and what kind of punishment Taoist Sun had received, she took the risk of stealing a set of Taoist boy's clothes, and disguised herself as a Taoist boy to sneak into the Star Picking Platform.
After the Imperial Master summoned Taoist Sun to enter the Star Picking Platform, she hid in a corner behind the main hall, pretending to wipe the floor and lying on the ground to conceal her body.
"Evil creature! Aren't the ridiculous things you did in the past enough? You even dared to reach out to the Patrol Security Division! How many times have I told you that there is a difference between immortals and mortals! Don't interfere with the operation of the dynasty at will. Do you think that only twelve acquired Thousand Feather Guards died? Each of them could have broken through to the innate level and entered the outer sect to become your fellow disciples!"
Although Taoist Sun knelt on the ground, he looked unconcerned, "He is just an outer disciple. He may become one, but he is not one now."
The Imperial Master laughed in anger, "Without me, you wouldn't even be able to be an outer disciple now! After forty years of Qi training, you would have been kicked out of the sect and left to fend for yourself. You have completely disgraced me over the years!"
The national teacher mentioned something that hit him hardest, but he couldn't refute it, so he just pursed his lips and said nothing.
"Do you still think you are not wrong? How many people in the Patrol Security Division have been implicated by you? When cultivators are tainted by the karma of mortals, their careers are no longer pure. If there are younger generations with extraordinary talents among them, not only you, but even I will be punished by the sect. I have told you so many times not to interfere in the operation of the dynasty, but you just won't listen! Do you know what the simplest solution is now?"
The state teacher sneered, "That means removing your spirit bones. You will lose your cultivation and become a mortal, which will minimize the impact of cause and effect, and I will not be punished by the sect." "No——" Taoist Sun panicked when he heard this, and crawled forward on his knees to hug the state teacher's thigh, crying and begging: "Grandpa, please forgive me this time! I won't dare to do it again! When I return to the sect, I will concentrate on practicing and build my foundation as soon as possible, and I won't make mistakes again! You destroyed my cultivation and left me alone in the mortal world. What's the difference between letting me die!"
"I gave you a chance." The state teacher said coldly, "When you humiliated those mortal women, I only thought that you were of low character and bad heart, so that was fine. There is no inner demon in my sect's mind method, which will not affect the practice, but you have no sense of right and wrong in the overall situation. I told you not to touch the daughter of an official, but you didn't listen. Now the big mistake has been made and it is irreversible. The relationship between you and me as master and disciple, grandfather and grandson, is over from now on!"
The national teacher pressed his old hand on the top of Taoist Sun's head and applied a little force. A blood-red light flashed from the top of Taoist Sun's head like lightning. His whole body convulsed and he collapsed and fainted as if his bones were dislocated.
The Imperial Master raised his head and let out a long sigh, then waved his hand casually. All the Taoist children on the Star Picking Platform, including Ruan Xing, were turned into dust at the same time.
Although he did not clear the area before reprimanding his apprentice, how could Jindan Zhenren be wrong? The only ones who were wrong were others.
After reading the memory, Ruan Xing suddenly realized that this was the reason why the imperial teacher was so angry.
He was originally recruited for the sect, and literary talent, official luck, and spiritual bones are all indispensable. It took fourteen years to recruit only six inner disciples, which was already difficult. The sect spent a lot of effort to build such an isolated incubator, not for the cultivators to use the mortals inside for fun and to satisfy their own selfish desires.
What the Imperial Master cared about was that Taoist Sun used his name to damage the foundation of the dynasty.
This is actually one of the reasons why many families find it difficult to prosper after producing a cultivator. They know that they can seek immortality and cultivate the way of immortality after retirement. The reason for studying is no longer to enrich their own cultural accomplishment or to take the imperial examinations to seek official positions and realize their ambitions. Instead, they only study for the purpose of cultivating immortality.
If the direction is wrong, how can there be literary talent and official career?
Therefore, the fact that the National Master Palace is where immortals recruit disciples is basically a tacit understanding hidden from all those who are not in the know.
Now that Taoist Priest Sun’s cultivation had been abolished, she felt much more at ease. The crisis was resolved and her tense nerves began to relax.
As long as we successfully deal with President Zhang's family, we can wait with peace of mind to enter the world of immortal cultivation.
According to the experience remembered from the simulation, Ruan Xing bribed the Taoist boy in charge of logistics with an ingot of gold, left the National Master's Palace, summoned the sword to write down the list and handed it to him, then found Chairman Zhang's residence, and after cleaning it, he still had time to return to the National Master's Palace for dinner.
Ruan Xing slurped the porridge in his bowl and also ate the porridge and side dishes in the Imperial Master's Palace with gusto. Cai Wen had a declining appetite due to his old age, so after a simple meal he sat on the armchair beside him. What he did every day now was to accompany Cai Jiao and try to awaken her soul and make her return to normal.
Now he had to add some time for cultivation, so he kept reading throughout the whole day.
"You seem to be in a much better mood than this morning. Was your plan in the National Master's Palace very successful?" Cai Wen glanced at Ruan Xing while looking through the martial arts techniques.
Ruan Xing rolled her eyes in response. She was a magnanimous person and would not bother with Mr. Cai who believed in conspiracy theories.
Twelve days later, Ruan Xing stepped onto the Star-Picking Terrace again. In the square in front of the temple, there was a long and clear cry, and a black eagle flew by, casting a shadow in the sun.
After circling once, the black eagle landed in the center of the square. The national teacher flew forward and stood on the eagle's back, making a gesture with his hands. Ruan Xing then felt his whole body become light and he flew up uncontrollably.
The same was true for others. Experiencing this magical sight for the first time, many couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise. Cai Wen was beside Ruan Xing. He didn't say a word, but held Cai Jiao in his arms even tighter.
Seeing that everyone was on the eagle's back, the national teacher nodded, erected a wind-blocking barrier, and signaled that the Black Hawk could take off.
After an unknown amount of time, the Black Hawk stopped and the Imperial Master cast a spell to move everyone down.
Standing firmly on the ground, the nervous mood was relieved a lot. These country bumpkins who had never seen the world looked around at this magical world of cultivating immortals.
An old man with a white beard trembled and bowed, "Master Imperial Master..."
"No need to call me Master. In Liuyang Study, we are all brothers and sisters. After you formally become my disciple, you can call me Senior Brother or Senior Uncle according to the seniority of the sect." The Master waved his hand to stop Whitebeard from speaking. "If you have anything you want to ask, other inner disciples will lead you to arrange accommodation. You can ask them then. After a day's rest, you can go to the main hall tomorrow to formally become my disciple. Fellow disciples, I will go to the master of the study first to report."
Several disciples in the foundation-building stage had been waiting on the side. After the national teacher finished speaking, they stepped forward to greet him. After the national teacher gave a few instructions, he left.
In the world of immortal cultivation, there are elixirs that can preserve youth and beautify the body, and those in the Golden Elixir stage can also reshape the body and rejuvenate. However, this does not seem to be popular among the disciples of [Liuyang Study]. Most of the disciples that Ruan Xing can see are in their fifties or sixties, and there are also older ones with white hair who look as if they can't walk. The younger ones are around forty years old. I don't know if they have the secret to preserve their youth or they just started learning at an early age. Like the male protagonist, he saw through the world and killed his wife to prove his truth at the age of thirty.
Their attire can be roughly divided into two types. One type wears Taoist robes like the National Master and Taoist Sun, and the other type wears long gowns and scholar's hats like scholars. Ruan Xing guessed that there may be two schools among them.
A monk dressed as a Confucian scholar said to the crowd, "My fellow disciples, please come in."
The new inner disciples followed him, and the remaining servants and outer disciples were led by another person. After their spirit bones were tested again, they were assigned to the outer sect or the residences of new disciples according to their personal wishes.
Those with spiritual bones can choose to continue serving as inner disciples or enter the outer gate. Those without spiritual bones can only choose to be servants in the inner gate or go to the outer gate as servants. The obvious choice is of course to stay in the inner gate as a servant or to be an outer disciple. Therefore, when Ruan Xing was the only one who chose to go to the outer gate as a servant, it became very conspicuous.
"Are you sure?" The inner sect disciple in charge of assigning them looked at her suspiciously. It was already a very strange thing that a six-year-old girl was brought to the world of immortal cultivation by an inner sect disciple. This little girl was not a descendant or relative of other inner sect disciples, but chose to go down the mountain to be a servant. This was even more magical.
Ruan Xing nodded firmly. There was no point in staying on the mountain. It was a pure waste of time. It would take Cai Wen at least ten days or half a month to draw the Qi into his body. If he could build the foundation within three years, it would be considered that he had talent and practiced hard. Most of the inner disciples were old men with a short lifespan. In order to prevent them from distracting their attention to other places, they would not be taught any magic before they built the foundation. Ruan Xing had no way to get the magic of [Liuyang Study] for free through Cai Wen. So what was he waiting for if he didn't go down the mountain early?
"But there is no place suitable for you to work at the foot of the mountain..." The disciple hesitated.
Ruan Xing winked at him and said, "Just go to the foot of the mountain to look after the spiritual fields." She could run by herself.
The disciple immediately understood that the other person's connections were not in the inner sect but in the city. When he first became his disciple, there were people willing to pay a large price to buy the position of servant. Naturally, he understood what was going on. He readily assigned Ruan Xing to the Lingtian area and went down the mountain with her, the outer sect disciples.
Thanks for the lazy monthly ticket~
(End of this chapter)
