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

Chapter 812: Another big step towards Half-Step Daluo
Zhao Kuangyin is now in his twenties.

Ever since he was taught martial arts by Chen Yun when he was young, Zhao Kuangyin has shown a strong talent for martial arts.

He liked to gather his companions to rehearse battle formations, and would often fiddle with a pure iron pole.

As a teenager, Zhao Kuangyin had a strong personality. He loved gambling, loved to stand up for the weak, hated evil and caused a lot of trouble.

It was not until two years ago that the eighteen-year-old Zhao Kuangyin married He Jingsi's eldest daughter, He, that he began to restrain his temper.

During those two years, the Khitan attacked the Later Jin Dynasty and the world was in turmoil. He gave birth to another daughter, which made Zhao Kuangyin dare not leave home too far and always stay by his family's side.

As the Khitan occupied the Central Plains, Liu Zhiyuan proclaimed himself emperor in Taiyuan and other events occurred.

At the age of twenty, Zhao Kuangyin could not hold back and wanted to seek opportunities to achieve success.

So he bid farewell to his wife and daughter and headed south to Fuzhou to join his father Zhao Hongyin's old colleague, Wang Yanchao, the Defense Commissioner of Fuzhou.

At this time, Zhao Kuangyin was on the road and encountered a thunderstorm.

He had to find a dilapidated temple to take shelter from the rain and wait until the rain stopped before continuing his journey.

When Zhao Kuangyin arrived at the dilapidated temple, he saw a familiar-looking young Taoist sitting there.

As he took off his wet clothes, he asked hesitantly, "Master, have we met before?"

There was a bonfire in front of the young Taoist.

He did not directly answer Zhao Kuangyin's question, but pointed to the fire and said, "Come and warm yourself by the fire to keep away the cold, so as not to get wet and catch a cold."

"Thank you." Zhao Kuangyin walked forward and sat on the ground, smiling, "I see that the Taoist priest looks very familiar. I thought it was Chen Xuejiu who taught me when I was young, but it seems unlikely. After more than ten years, he must be middle-aged. How can the Taoist priest be so young?"

The young Taoist smiled and asked, "Chen Xuejiu?"

Zhao Kuangyin liked to make friends and was a natural person to some extent. When he saw the Taoist was willing to talk to him, he started to talk nonstop, "Yes, I went to school when I was young. The person who taught me was Chen Xuejiu. He was not only well-versed in classics, but also had good martial arts. According to my father and mother, Chen Xuejiu was a real immortal. I don't know how he has been doing these years."

"Oh?" the young Taoist asked, "Since you said that Chen Xuejiu is an immortal, why do you think that after more than ten years, he will age like a mortal?"

Hearing this, Zhao Kuangyin was startled and looked hurriedly at the young Taoist's face full of surprise and doubt.

After a moment, he seemed to recognize the person and quickly stood up and saluted, saying, "So it is really Chen Xuejiu. Your student Zhao Kuangyin greets you."

Chen Yun held out his hand and said, "You and I are master and disciple, there is no need to be so polite, just sit down and talk."

Zhao Kuangyin was disciplined by Chen Yun in his childhood, and there has always been a shadow in his heart.

Look, he felt a little uneasy when he sat down, not at all as calm as before.

Zhao Kuangyin asked cautiously: "Xuejiu, how have you been these years?"

Chen Yun stretched out his hand, and a wooden tray appeared in his palm, with wine and food on it.

He said slowly: "I haven't seen you for so many years, have a drink with me."

Seeing that Chen Yun had no intention of mentioning his own situation, Zhao Kuangyin did not continue to ask, but just said generously: "Okay, thank you, Mr. Chen."

The two drank and chatted.

Most of the talks were about Zhao Kuangyin's family affairs.

After about three rounds of drinks, Chen Yun suddenly asked, "Where are you going south this time?"

Zhao Kuangyin put down his chopsticks and frowned, saying, "Scholar, I got married and started a business two years ago and have a daughter. Now I am still unsuccessful at the age of twenty. Therefore, I want to go south to seek refuge with my father's old colleague, Uncle Wang Yanchao, the Defense Envoy of Fuzhou, to see if I can get a job and make achievements."

Chen Yun did not give any advice, but asked in return: "If Wang Yanchao doesn't like you and gives you some money to send you away, where are you going to go?"

Zhao Kuangyin thought hard for a moment and answered seriously: "If Uncle Wang is unwilling to take me in, I should go to Suizhou to seek refuge with the governor Dong Zongben. He is even a good friend of my father, so he will surely take me in."

Chen Yun looked at him seriously and said, "Isn't your father working for Liu Zhiyuan, who just proclaimed himself emperor? Why don't you go and join your father?"

Zhao Kuangyin said with great pride: "My father worked under Guo Wei, the Deputy Privy Councilor and Inspector of the Imperial Court, but I don't want to rely on my father's favor. I want to make a career on my own, so I went to seek refuge with Uncle Wang."

After all, it is not surprising for people in their teens or twenties to have such thoughts.

Chen Yun said with a hint of meaning: "The kindness of your father is not necessarily a bad thing. No matter how good the relationship between Wang Yanchao and Dong Zongben is with your father, they are still outsiders. Maybe they will take you in at first, but if they have a problem with you one day, I'm afraid you will have to leave. Will you abandon the career you have worked so hard to build? Working under your father is different. Everyone will give him face. Besides, you are a junior. Even if you make a mistake, everyone will not care because of your father, and it will be easy to cultivate your own power."

At this point, he made some analysis, "Guo Wei is a man of great talent and strategy, he may not be willing to be under someone else for long. Now that Liu Zhiyuan is still alive, he may not dare to have any thoughts, but once Liu Zhiyuan grows old and dies, he may not condescend to be a subject. If you surrender earlier, and use your father's relationship to become Guo Wei's confidant, you may have a bright future."

Zhao Kuangyin was too arrogant. "The scholar's words make sense, but I still want to achieve something through my own efforts."

Seeing that Zhao Kuangyin was so persistent, Chen Yun simply stopped trying to persuade him.

He thought for a moment, then took out a talisman from his bosom and said, "Carry this talisman with you. If you are in danger of losing your life, it can save your life once."

Zhao Kuangyin quickly stood up, bowed respectfully and said, "Thank you, scholar."

After he finished speaking, he stepped forward and took the life-saving talisman with both hands.

Afterwards, Chen Yun did not talk about anything related to Zhao Kuangyin's career. He just studied his military tactics and martial arts, and was relieved to make sure that he had not slacked off over the years.

About an hour later the rain stopped.

Because Zhao Kuangyin was in a hurry to travel, he said goodbye with all the etiquette.

After everyone left, two figures suddenly appeared in the dilapidated temple.

They are Chen Yun’s two incarnations, Chen Da and Chen Er.

At this time, Chen Da and Chen Er had both entered the realm of human immortals.

Chen Da asked, "My Lord, from now on, Chen Er and I don't have to protect him in secret anymore?"

Chen Yun waved his hand and said, "No need. The immortal energy in his body has long been dissipated. No demons or ghosts will covet him anymore. You should follow me back to Qingcheng Mountain today and practice hard. Strive to become an earthly immortal as soon as possible. In a few years, when Zhao Kuangyin rises to power, he may need you to conquer the world for him."

"Here."

"good."

Chen Da and Chen Er responded.

Chen Yun said nothing more. He waved his hand and used his magic power to cover Chen Da and Chen Er and returned to Qingcheng Mountain.

……

Chen Yun only stayed in the Saha world for a short while, but several months had passed in the human world.

He originally wanted to return directly to Qingcheng Mountain, but when he sensed that Zhao Kuangyin was heading south, he didn't want the other party to take too many detours, so he showed up to meet him.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Kuangyin was too arrogant and refused to listen to any suggestions.

People teach people, but they can’t teach.

Teaching people through things is easy and they will learn it once they are taught.

Chen Yun knew that this young man, Zhao Kuangyin, would have to suffer a little loss before he would understand what it meant to disobey the advice of elders and suffer the consequences, so he did not continue to persuade him.

After returning to Qingcheng Mountain, he first asked his disciples to keep a close eye on Jiufeng to prevent this evil creature from sneaking out and causing harm to the people.

Then he went straight to the inner courtyard.

In the main room, Wang Siyan was sighing while doing needlework. Because the door was open, Chen Yun walked in directly and asked with a smile: "What made you sigh like that?"

"Brother Yun." Wang Siyan looked at him with a pleasant tone, then quickly put down her needlework, walked up to him and asked, "You're back?"

Chen Yun teased her, "Where do you want me to go if I don't come back?"

Wang Siyan smiled and said, "Of course I hope you come back, I don't want you to go anywhere."

Chen Yun took her hand and sat down next to the round table, asking, "Why were you sighing just now?"

Wang Siyan hesitated for a moment, but finally told the truth: "Brother Yun, you have been away for so long, and when you finally came back, you were already in seclusion, and then you disappeared after coming out. I...I thought it was because I was old and ugly, and Brother Yun didn't like me anymore."

Chen Yun looked at her slightly wrinkled face and sighed, "You've suffered so much over the years. You and I have been married for decades, how could I not like you? It's just that I have something important to deal with recently, so I have to go out for a while."

Wang Siyan was very smart and guessed the reason immediately, "Could it be related to the ancestor?"

Chen Yun nodded slightly and said, "Yes, the Conferred God Battle has not yet ended, so Master naturally cannot leave the Heavenly Prison, and this time... well, the secret cannot be revealed, please forgive me, Madam."

Wang Siyan hurriedly said, "Don't say things that can't be said. I'm not a little girl who asks everything."

Since we met at the Mission Temple, she has always been very considerate.

Chen Yun always felt that he owed the other party something after all these years.

For example, she promised to have a child, but she has not fulfilled her promise so far.

For example, over the past few decades, he was either practicing or out on business most of the time, so he was rarely with me.

Thinking of this, he decided to spend his free time in the next few years to spend time with each other.

Of course, companionship is one thing, but there are more important things at the moment.

That is to give the other person the "Nine-Turn Great Rejuvenation Pill" to achieve immortality.

Chen Yun reached out and took out the Nine-Turn Great Rejuvenation Pill, and said softly, "Si Yan, this elixir is called the Nine-Turn Great Rejuvenation Pill. If you take it, you can immediately become a celestial being."

Wang Siyan was stunned. "Brother Yun, such a precious elixir, don't you keep it for yourself? I'm fine. At worst, I'll work hard to cultivate and become an immortal as soon as possible, so that you won't be thinking about it all the time."

You're already showing signs of aging, yet you're still concerned about whether I want to use an elixir?

As expected, people who care about you will always think about you.

Chen Yun saw that there was no greed in Wang Siyan's eyes, and he knew that the other party was sincere in saying this.

This made him feel very emotional, and he explained: "This elixir can only make a person a celestial being. I have already achieved celestial being, so naturally I don't need to take the elixir anymore."

"Ah?" Wang Siyan was a little surprised and said, "You were at the Divine Immortal Realm before you went on the expedition, but after returning from the expedition you have already cultivated to the Celestial Immortal Realm?"

It's only been a few months here, no wonder she was so surprised.

Chen Yun said: "That's right, so I leave this elixir to you. Take it quickly and become a celestial being soon, so that you can accompany me forever in the future."

Perhaps it was the latter sentence that touched Wang Siyan's heart.

She showed a hint of sweetness and nodded slightly, saying, "Okay."

She reached out, took the elixir, put it in her mouth, and swallowed it.

Chen Yun kept staring at the other person.

If the situation is not right, he will take action immediately.

At first, Wang Siyan didn't change at all.

After about three or four breaths, Chen Yun observed that the essence, energy and spirit in her body suddenly "returned to one" and turned into the innate qi, and then her cultivation level continued to rise.

In one breath, you arrive at the human paradise.

After another two breaths, Wang Siyan arrived at the Earthly Fairyland.

After another five or six breaths, she attained the immortal realm.

The final stage of attaining celestial immortality took a little longer, about twenty breaths.

Chen Yun had been watching the whole thing, so he naturally understood the whole process.

What surprised him was that after taking the Nine-Turn Great Rejuvenation Pill, there was actually no side effect at all, and it truly allowed Wang Siyan to attain the status of a celestial being.

At this moment, he realized how mysterious the elixir refined by Laojun was.

The moment Wang Siyan attained celestial immortality, immortal energy surged throughout his body, spreading almost throughout the heavens and all realms.

The sky above the entire Qingcheng Mountain was filled with colorful clouds and billions of auspicious rays of light shining in all directions.

It seemed as if at this moment, the entire Qingcheng Mountain had come from the mortal world into a fairyland.

This is a normal phenomenon. Attaining the status of a celestial being will cause strange phenomena in heaven and earth, and even spread throughout the heavens and myriad worlds.

The situations of Chen Yun and Erlang Shen are somewhat special.

Erlang Shen deliberately concealed it so that other people didn't know.

Chen Yun was at the side of the Queen Mother of the West, and all the strange phenomena that could prove the immortality were controlled and prevented from leaking out, so naturally other people didn't know about it.

Now that Wang Siyan has achieved immortality by taking the Nine-Turn Great Rejuvenation Pill, there is no need to hide any of the strange phenomena. Naturally, all the heavens, worlds, and all living beings will feel it.

Wang Siyan's appearance also changed the moment she became a celestial being. She went from being slightly old to looking like she was about seventeen or eighteen years old, and she looked even more beautiful and charming.

She crossed too many realms at once, and suddenly received too much "information". She seemed a little dazed and sat there without saying a word.

Chen Yun understood the other party's feelings. Anyone would have to adapt to this sudden increase in strength.

After about an incense stick of time, Wang Siyan finally came back to her senses. She exclaimed in amazement, "Brother Yun, this Nine Revolutions Great Rejuvenation Pill is too mysterious. I... I am just a mortal, but I have become a celestial being in an instant? It is simply unbelievable."

Chen Yun smiled and said, "This elixir was made by the Supreme Lord Lao, so it is naturally extraordinary."

Wang Siyan suddenly realized, "So that's it."

Chen Yun looked at her adorable appearance and laughed.

The people I care about most in this world are just a few.

Now that Wang Siyan has attained the status of a celestial being and can live as long as heaven and earth, he can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

He didn't know if it was because he had removed a "big stone" from his heart, but he inexplicably felt his whole body lighten, and his realm seemed to be constantly improving, which took his understanding of cultivation to a higher level.

You have to know that when one's cultivation reaches this level, it is already very difficult to have further insights.

This is like leveling up in a game. In the early stages, the experience bar is short and leveling up may be very easy.

When you are almost at the maximum level, the experience bar becomes frighteningly long, making it extremely difficult to upgrade.

Now that Chen Yun has put his worries aside because Wang Siyan has attained the status of a celestial being, he feels relieved, just like when he is about to reach the maximum level in a game and eats a book of experience that contains a huge amount of experience points.

Maybe I could use this to... achieve the Half-Step Daluo faster than I had previously thought, instead of the one and a half years!

(End of this chapter)