Taoist Myth: I am the last true immortal in the world

Chapter 660 Talking Back
Wang Shunshan, Xiangzi Cave.

Han Xiangzi ordered the boy to serve tea and asked with a smile, "Uncle Master, how come you have time to come to my cave today?"

"Good tea." Chen Yun took a sip, put down the teacup and said, "I came to see Master Han today because I have a favor to ask."

Although Han Xiangzi was nominally his nephew, they were both in the immortal realm, and their interactions were not particularly close. So Chen Yun called him "Master Han" out of respect.

Han Xiangzi said, "Uncle Master, please speak frankly."

Chen Yun said: "The decree of conferring the gods has been issued for a long time, and the battle of conferring the gods has also begun. I have been in Khitan for these years and have won the trust of the Khitan emperor. This time he wants to march south to destroy Jin, but the Jin court is protected by the Purple Star Emperor. The number of gods in Khitan is not as many as that in Jin court. Therefore, I would like to ask Master Han to come out and lend a hand to me."

Han Xiangzi agreed very readily and said, "How can a nephew of yours sit idly by when your uncle invites you? I will instruct my disciples to meet you in the Khitan Imperial City in a few days. How do you think?"

Chen Yun hurriedly said, "Thank you, Master Han."

……

Chen Yun was very satisfied after dealing with Han Xiangzi.

Although my mentor is one of the Eight Immortals and I have met these people many times, generally speaking, except for He Xiangu and Lu Dongbin, I don’t have a deep friendship with the others.

So when Chen Yun came out, he didn't know whether he could persuade everyone to join his camp.

Of course, this is on the premise that the Jade Emperor is not moved.

If he mentioned the Jade Emperor, all the gods on the list would agree.

But it’s not appropriate to do so, as it may seem like an attempt to use power to coerce others.

Moreover, the battle in which the Khitan destroyed the Later Jin Dynasty was not a decisive battle, but only a part of the Battle of Conferred Gods, and could not be credited with any merit.

Therefore, Chen Yun’s idea was that it would be best if he could invite him himself, but if that didn’t work, he could then bring in the Jade Emperor.

After leaving Xiangzi Cave, Chen Yun went directly to the nearby Beiqi Mountain.

Chen Yun saw Lu Dongbin standing outside the mountain gate with his hands behind his back.

He stepped forward and greeted, "Brother Lu."

Lu Dongbin glanced at him and said, "You came to look for me, it must be bad news."

Chen Yun smiled and said, "I think you have guessed what I am here for, so I won't say much. Brother, are you willing to help me?"

Lu Dongbin said: "I am your senior brother, and your mentor is imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison. I need to accumulate merits in the Conferred Gods Battle to rescue him. I will definitely participate in this Conferred Gods Battle."

Chen Yun hurriedly said, "Thank you, Senior Brother."

Lü Dongbin asked, "Who are you going to look for later?"

Chen Yun told the other party the truth and told him that he was planning to gather all the Eight Immortals except his mentor.

Hearing this, Lü Dongbin analyzed: "Xiu Gu is very close to you, so it should be no problem to persuade her. Cao Yi is a disciple jointly accepted by my master and me, so it should be no problem to ask him to leave the mountain. As for Zhang Guolao..."

Chen Yun said: "I once received the skills from Zhang Guolao, so I think it would be easier to persuade him."

"In this case, only Medicine King Li Zhenren and Lan Caihe are left." Lu Dongbin said slowly: "Lan Caihe has a strange temper. I don't know if you can persuade him. Medicine King Li Zhenren... It's difficult. He is a disciple of Laojun and is neutral in many things. It's difficult for you to invite him to come out of seclusion."

Chen Yun knew that Lu Dongbin would not analyze these things for him without any reason. He must have a trick in mind before giving him such a reminder.

He blinked and asked, "Brother Lu, please teach me how to invite Medicine King Li Zhenren and Lan Caihe to come out of the mountain."

Lü Dongbin looked up at the sky. "If you ask Li Zhenren to move, you can also ask Lan Caihe to move. They are master and disciple. But it's not very respectful to do so. In my opinion, you should ask Lan Caihe first, and then ask Li Zhenren. As for how to ask... Lan Caihe is just a musical name. His real name is Xu Jian. You should understand what I mean, right?"

Chen Yun has lived for seventy or eighty years, how could he not understand what it means.

Since Lan Caihe is a musician's name, it means Xu Jian particularly likes opera. All he needs to do is work in this area, build a good relationship with him, and then invite him to perform.

"I know." Chen Yun nodded. "Where is Master Li?"

Lü Dongbin said, "In addition to Lan Caihe, Master Li actually has two other disciples. One is called Yang Zi and the other is called Fei Changfang."

Hearing the three words "Fei Changfang", Chen Yun couldn't help but recall the TV series "Journey to the East" in his previous life.

In the series, Fei Changfang is Han Xiangzi's previous life.

In fact, the reality is not so.

According to the "Book of the Later Han Dynasty. Biographies of Magicians. Fei Changfang", Fei Changfang was a person from the Eastern Han Dynasty. After practicing with Hu Gong, he possessed mysterious magic skills.

Hu Gong and Tieguai Li were originally supposed to be two different characters, but in Fei Changfang's story, Hu Gong is Tieguai Li.

He turned into an old man selling medicine, calling himself Hu Gong, and enlightened Fei Changfang.

As for Yang Zi, it was he who caused the damage to Tieguai Li's original physical body.

Chen Yun knew all this very well.

He asked curiously, "Do you want me to make a fuss about his two disciples?"

"Fei Changfang, you don't have to think about it." Lu Dongbin said directly: "You should focus on Yang Zi."

Chen Yun didn't understand what he meant, "Please give me some advice, Senior Brother."

Lü Dongbin introduced the situation and said, "Yangzi is a well-known filial son, and naturally he is also a person who respects teachers and values ​​morality. You should know about the incident when Li Zhenren lost his physical body, right?"

Chen Yun nodded and said, "Yes, Master Li asked Yang Zi to wait for seven days. Because his mother died of illness, Yang Zi burned Master Li's body on the sixth day."

"Yes." Lu Dongbin said slowly: "Master Li did not blame Yang Zi for this. On the contrary, he gave Yang Zi an elixir to save his mother, and then gave Yang Zi another elixir to prolong his life. Master Li did this in order to let Yang Zi serve his mother and enjoy her old age, and then concentrate on practicing Taoism."

Chen Yun vaguely understood something.

As expected, Lu Dongbin continued, "Yang Zi was so ashamed of burning Li Zhenren's body that he committed suicide after his mother died. This became a source of worry for Li Zhenren. If you can find the reincarnation of Yang Zi and bring him to see Li Zhenren, I think your plan will work."

Chen Yun was somewhat speechless and said, "Where in the universe can I find Yang Zi's reincarnation?"

Lü Dongbin smiled and said, "I don't know. You can ask Xiu Gu. Maybe she knows something."

You obviously know it!
Just don't want to tell me directly.

Chen Yun was no fool. Of course he knew that Lu Dongbin did this in order to make him owe He Xiangu a favor.

Before he became an immortal, he had received a lot of guidance from He Xiangu. In fact, he already owed many favors to others, so he didn't mind owing one more favor.

Chen Yun said: "Thank you for your reminder, Senior Brother. I will go find Master He right away."

Lu Dongbin hummed, "When you go, remember to tell Xiu Gu to stop asking for money. She's almost eaten up all my elixirs."

Chen Yun was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, thinking that He Xiangu liked to take advantage of others, and it turned out that she not only targeted the Chuandao Temple, but even Lu Dongbin was a "victim".

……

After leaving Beiqishan, Chen Yun first dealt with the things that were easier to accomplish.

Cao Guojiu was very easy to talk to, and when Chen Yun went to him, he immediately agreed to help.

Zhang Guolao was a little difficult to deal with and wanted Chen Yun to play some magic with him before he agreed to come out and help.

Well, he has a typical old naughty boy personality, and this kind of thing is normal.

Afterwards, Chen Yun went to find Lan Caihe, accompanied him to listen to opera for two or three days, and then extended an invitation to him, who readily agreed.

This is consistent with what Lu Dongbin reminded us, Lan Caihe is relatively easy to coax.

So far, Chen Yun has invited Han Xiangzi, Lu Dongbin, Cao Guojiu, Zhang Guolao and Lan Caihe among the Eight Immortals, leaving only He Xiangu and Tieguai Li uninvited.

Chen Yun knew that it should not be difficult to persuade He Xiangu, but the difficult part was Li Tieguai.

After all, it is extremely difficult to find Yang Zi's reincarnation among the vast sea of ​​people in the universe.

Well, it doesn’t necessarily have to be a sea of ​​humans. Maybe it could be any living thing. Who knows what Yang Zi was reincarnated into?
The reason why Chen Yun had to invite Li Tieguai to come out of seclusion was because he was the sacred one in the celestial realm and the leader of the Eight Immortals. His fighting power might be no less than that of Lu Dongbin.

He believed that if he could ask Tieguai Li for help, his high-end combat power would be greatly improved.

By then, among the twenty-eight constellations, maybe Li Tieguai could pick them all by himself.

Therefore, Chen Yun made up his mind that no matter what, he would try his best to find the person who was Yang Zi's reincarnation.

He Xiangu's current temple is in Yunxia Cave on Biyun Mountain. Why do we say now?

Because He Xiangu's original Taoist temple was in Shiyan, which was named after its shape which resembled a lion.

One day, Dingguang Buddha also wanted to set up a temple here, but He Xiangu refused.

In the end, Dingguang Buddha occupied Lion Rock through a battle of magic.

He Xiangu had no choice but to find another Taoist temple, which is now the Yunxia Cave in Biyun Mountain.

Logically speaking, since Lu Dongbin is so protective of his disciples, he should seek revenge if He Xiangu, as his disciple, is bullied.

For example, the last time Chen Yun was bullied by Buddhists, he dared to take Chen Yun to Lingshan.

But why didn’t they help He Xiangu get back her revenge?

The main reason is that Dingguang Buddha has an unusual identity.

He also has another name called "Dian Deng Ancient Buddha".

That’s right, it is the Past Buddha, one of the Three Buddhas of Buddhism.

He is a rare half-step Daluo in Buddhism.

In short, Lu Dongbin could not defeat the ancient Buddha Ran Deng, so he couldn't help He Xiangu get back her face.

Chen Yun stepped on the hillside of Biyun Mountain and couldn't help but sigh: "Even in this world full of sacred things, and bound by the laws of heaven, in the end, the bigger the fist, the more truth it is."

You see, when Dipankara Buddha tried to seize He Xiangu’s temple, no one cared about it at all, just because the other party had a “big fist”.

Thinking about this, Chen Yun came to Yunxia Cave.

At this time, the cave door was closed.

Chen Yun reached out and knocked on the door. "Master He, Chen Pu wants to see you for something."

"Oh, it's Junior Master." He Xiangu's joyful voice came from inside, "Luhua, go open the door quickly."

Another female voice came out, "Master, you are so lazy. You are obviously closer to the door, why are you asking me to open it?"

Chen Yun: "..."

He felt that the way He Xiangu interacted with her apprentice was not as serious as the way he and his mentor interacted. The two of them were just like sisters.

He Xiangu snorted, "You've learned to talk back. I asked you to open the door, and you're still making excuses?"

"Oh, I'm scared of you. I'll go open the door. Is it okay for me to go?"

Luhua's voice sounded helpless.

After a moment, the door opened from the inside.

What caught my eye was a girl of about seventeen or eighteen years old wearing a green dress.

As soon as she saw Chen Yun, she immediately knelt on the ground and said, "Luhua pays respect to Master Uncle."

Chen Yun smiled and said, "You're welcome. Please stand up."

Luhua stood up.

Chen Yun took a look at the other party's cultivation level and found that he was probably only at the level of a superior mage.

It was obviously not the disciple of He Xiangu who I killed Shen Xiu last time.

He casually took out a bottle of elixir from the Hu Tian Shu space and handed it over, "This is our first meeting, I don't have anything valuable with me, this bottle of elixir will serve as a gift."

Luhua took the small porcelain bottle, thanked him repeatedly, and skipped inside, "Master, Master, my great-grandmaster gave me a bottle of elixir, hehe."

He Xiangu's voice came from inside, "Pay attention to your posture and don't be so rude in front of your elders."

"Oh."

Luhua quickly restrained her lively and lovely personality.

Soon, He Xiangu appeared.

She was also wearing a green dress. She came to Chen Yun and bowed, saying, "He Qiong greets Uncle Master."

Chen Yun returned the greeting, "Master He is polite."

He Xiangu raised her head and blinked, "Are we being too polite?"

Chen Yun laughed dumbly and said, "Didn't you ask for courtesy first?"

He Xiangu smiled and said, "Okay, then let's not be polite to each other. Uncle Master, come in and sit down."

The two have known each other for decades and have always had a good relationship, so naturally there is no need to be as polite as he was with Han Xiangzi.

Chen Yun came and sat down next to the stone table. He looked at Yunxia Cave and found that it seemed to be composed of three or four small stone caves.

Out of politeness, he did not use his spiritual sense to scan the situation in Yunxia Cave, so naturally he did not know about other conditions.

In fact, Yunxia Cave is divided into four small stone caves.

They are the Fairy Medicine Cave, Taoist Nun Cave, Dragon Girl Cave and Qinghua Ancient Cave.

The main cave is the Fairy Medicine Cave, where He Xiangu picked spiritual roots and made elixirs.

Taoist Nun Cave is the small stone cave where Chen Yun is currently.

This is the place where He Xiangu and her disciples rest and practice martial arts.

There is also the Dragon Girl Cave, which is said to be the cave where a dragon girl from the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea lived.

Qinghua Ancient Cave is the place where some of He Xiangu's lesser disciples meditate and practice martial arts.

The layout of the Taoist nun's cave does not look like a place for ascetics at all. It is full of "elements" of girls. Various colors of pink and green can be seen here.

Just as Chen Yun was looking around, Luhua had already brought tea, "Uncle Master, please have some tea."

Chen Yun said: "Thank you."

As he said this, he looked at He Xiangu who was sitting opposite him, "Why didn't I see your disciple today, whom I met last time in the East China Sea?"

"She was driven down the mountain by me after she left the sect." He Xiangu asked, "What is the matter that you are looking for me for?"

Chen Yun blinked and said, "Can't I come over to see you if I'm fine?"

He Xiangu smiled and said, "I don't believe you are so kind to come and see me. I have known you for decades. Have you ever been to my cave?"

Chen Yun, who was exposed, did not feel embarrassed at all. He changed the subject and said, "You guessed it right. I do need your help with something."

He Xiangu asked, "What's the matter?"

Chen Yun recounted the story of the Khitan preparing to march south to destroy the Later Jin Dynasty.

Finally, he said, "I would like to ask you to come out and give me a hand."

He Xiangu agreed even more straightforwardly than Lu Dongbin, "Okay."

Chen Yun said: "There is one more thing."

He Xiangu asked: "What?"

Chen Yun said: "Do you know where the reincarnated Yang Zi, the disciple of Medicine King Li Zhenren, is?"

When this matter was mentioned, He Xiangu showed a strange expression, turned her head and said to Luhua: "You go out and play for a while, I have something important to discuss with your great-grandmaster."

Luhua didn't "talk back" this time, and said obediently: "Oh."

As she spoke, she walked towards the cave entrance.

Ok?
Could it be that Luhua is the reincarnation of Yang Zi?
Chen Yun couldn't help but look at Luhua's back.

(End of this chapter)