Longevity from Liao Zhai

Chapter 124: Storage Jade
The old man who was collecting herbs was a little confused. He didn't know how everyone could hear him even though he spoke in a low voice.

"Everyone, according to the rules of us herbalists, whoever discovers the herbs first will get them." The old herbalist said hurriedly. He still wanted to fight for Zhou Ping.

"Old man, what you said is wrong. If Master Fan hadn't led you, how would you have found the herbs and treasures?"

"Yes, even if you find some treasure, it should belong to Master Fan."

The scholars were unhappy because they did not like Zhou Ping. During this trip to Qinglong Mountain, Zhou Ping overshadowed the others.

So when they heard that there was some treasure, even if they couldn't get it themselves, they were unwilling to let Zhou Ping get it.

"What my brothers said is true. In this line of work, Brother Fan drew a house to shelter us from the wind and rain, and also drew a crane to show us the way. Any good things will naturally be his." Chen Chao said.

Fan Shiyi smiled lightly. She didn't care about the treasures in the wild mountains and wilderness. At most, it was just a herb. "Since the old man has told us the rules for herbalists, then we should follow the local rules."

Fan Shiyi gave the "treasure" to Zhou Ping.

Although the others were unwilling, since Fan Shiyi had said it, they had no way to refute it.

However, Fan Shiyi's attitude towards Zhou Ping made the scholars dislike Zhou Ping unconsciously. They didn't understand why Fan Shiyi valued this young escort so much.

"What treasure is there? Let me take a look." Xiao Qing came to Zhou Ping and said, "Zhou Ping, if you really have something good, give me half of it."

Zhou Ping smiled and said, "No problem."

Both of them thought that the old man who was collecting herbs had discovered some good medicinal herbs.

If it is really a medicinal herb from a previous year, Zhou Ping would have no use for it, it would just be exchanged for some money. If Xiaoqing wants it, just give her some.

Zhou Ping knew that in Xiaoqing's heart, he could not compare with Fan Shiyi, but Zhou Ping's status was still higher than others.

If I was in danger, Xiaoqing would save me. So it was worth giving Xiaoqing some good things.

Xiaoqing asked the old man who was collecting herbs for the exact location, and then quickly went into the gravel room.

The old man who was picking herbs nearby was still mumbling. He didn't understand why so many people could hear him even though he had already lowered his voice.

"Fuck, Fan Shiyi, come here quickly, it's really a treasure!" Xiaoqing slipped to the treasure position mentioned by the old man, and was shocked and surprised. She was so surprised that she couldn't help but swear.

The old man who was collecting herbs slapped his knees and felt sorry for Zhou Ping. He was not so greedy and felt that the treasure belonged to him. He just wanted to collect some herbs to save people.

A Ganoderma lucidum that is more than ten years old is enough.

In this place, if Fan Shiyi and the others hadn't been with him, especially Zhou Ping who helped him, he might have fallen off the mountain to his death.

The old man who was collecting herbs felt sorry for Zhou Ping.

Zhou Ping didn't mind, but he was a little curious. What kind of good thing could this thing that even Xiaoqing was surprised about?

Fan Shiyi was also a little surprised. She had everything she needed, and naturally, high-ranking officials and nobles would give her good things just to make friends with her.

Fan Shiyi had eaten thousand-year-old ginseng before, and Xiaoqing had also eaten a lot of delicious things with her.

What else could surprise Xiao Qing?

Fan Shiyi came to the steep slope, followed by several scholars.

"Zhou Ping, if there is something good, you can't keep it all to yourself. Even if you don't give it to us, you should give some to Master Fan." Chen Chao said.

Zhou Ping frowned slightly, but said nothing.

Seeing Zhou Ping didn't say anything, Chen Chao was a little angry. He didn't expect Zhou Ping to be so disrespectful. You know, he still has some status in Qinghe County.

"Brother Chen, this Zhou Ping is a bit arrogant."

"That's right, a small escort, how can he be so arrogant? Brother Chen is a frequent visitor of County Magistrate Lu."

"Brother Chen is one of the only two Confucian ninth-rank scholars in Qinghe County."

Several scholars expressed their dissatisfaction with Chen Chaoming.

Chen Chao listened to what several people said, raised his hair on his forehead, and glanced at Mingyue secretly.

Mingyue's eyes were not on him at all. Instead, she was leaning over and looking at the situation at the bottom of the steep slope, holding the hand of Fan Shiyi.

Fan Shiyi and Mingyue's attention was not on them at all.

A few people found it a bit boring, so they stopped talking about Zhou Ping and Fan Shiyi dividing the treasure.

After a while, Xiaoqing came back.

"Where is the baby?" Mingyue asked curiously.

Xiaoqing jumped onto Zhou Ping's shoulder, her eyes showing surprise and seriousness: "You can't take the baby away."

Zhou Ping was a little curious: "What can't be taken away?"

Fan Shiyi was very curious about what made Xiaoqing so happy.

Several scholars also came over and listened attentively.

"The ownerless storage jade." Xiaoqing said excitedly.

Fan Shiyi raised his eyebrows, and his eyes turned into surprise: "I didn't expect to encounter the storage jade in this place!"

Several scholars were still confused; they had no idea what this thing was.

Although Zhou Ping had heard Fan Shiyi talk about storage jade, he had never seen it.

"The storage jade can store things. Once it recognizes its master, it will merge into the human body."

"After the host dies, the storage jade will disappear and then appear in an unspecified place, such as mountains, rivers, lakes, flowers, trees, or places like toilets."

"After the host dies, he will have obsessions. The obsessions combined with the storage jade will become a secret realm."

"Once someone enters the secret realm, trials will appear. Some trials are very dangerous, and if you fail, you will die."

"Some trials are very safe. Even if you fail, nothing will happen."

"If the trial is successful, the new host will inherit the storage jade and the things of the previous owner."

Mingyue went to the capital for further studies and learned about this thing from other people.

Fan Shiyi gently waved his paper fan and added, "Before his death, the Demon Lord dispersed all the items in his storage jade. He knew that once he died, the items inside would disappear."

Zhou Ping's heart moved slightly. He didn't expect that the Demon Lord's magic weapons were scattered all over the place because of this reason.

The Demon Lord knew he was going to die, so he threw out all the magic weapons in the storage jade. These magic weapons were scattered all over the place, and whoever got them would cause a bloody storm again.

But this is not right. The Demon Lord is not dead at all. He originally wanted to take over Zhou Ping's body.

In other words, the Demon Lord didn't think he would die, but he still threw out the magic weapon.

"He wants to create an illusion that he is dead. Who does he want to make think that he is dead? Is it Suzaku? Or someone else?" Zhou Ping couldn't guess.

Fan Shiyi's palm lit up, and a jade piece the size of a fingernail floated in his hand: "This is my storage jade. I entered the secret realm by accident and almost died before I got the storage jade."

When several scholars heard that the storage jade was so magical, they were eager to try it out. They wanted to enter the secret realm to take the test.

"Come on, let's all go in. Who knows who will get the storage jade."

"Yes, with a treasure like this, I can put all my books in it in the future."

The scholars wanted to go into the secret realm to look for it. "You just said that you almost died in the secret realm." Zhou Ping grasped the danger factor in Fan Shiyi's words. He also wanted to store the spiritual jade, but according to Fan Shiyi's words, it seemed very dangerous inside.

Fan Shiyi recounted how he accidentally obtained the storage jade: "At that time, I was only thirteen years old, and my cultivation level was the seventh rank of Confucianism."

"Brother Fan has reached the seventh level of cultivation at the age of thirteen. He is truly amazing." A scholar praised.

Fan Shiyi ignored him, but frowned and continued, "I was playing in the suburbs with a few princes and sons of the royal family, and accidentally entered the secret realm."

“The secret realm is simple, but also difficult.”

"To say it's easy, you can pass it by killing the ghost left by the previous host. To say it's difficult is because that ghost has a fourth-grade cultivation base."

"Among our group, the ones with the highest cultivation are the guards of the princes and nobles. The highest among these guards is the third rank."

"Even so, the ghost killed seven of us, and Xiaoqing almost died in it. In the end, I was lucky enough to give it the final blow, which killed it."

Fan Shiyi recalled the situation at that time. If it weren't for that group of guards, he would probably have died in there.

Xiao Qing sighed. She was only at the ninth level of cultivation at the time. If her body had not been small and she had not been targeted by the ghost of the previous host, she would probably have died.

"Can't we escape from the secret realm?" Zhou Ping asked.

Fan Shiyi said: "Every secret realm is different. Some secret realms allow you to exit after entering, but some cannot. The one we entered cannot do that."

Zhou Ping nodded and looked at the place where the light was coming from. It was like a space crack connecting to another world.

After Fan Shiyi introduced the dangers of the secret realm, the scholars fell silent.

If the secret realm requires fighting, they will die if they go in.

Chen Chao looked unwilling: "Why isn't there a secret realm where one can obtain the storage jade by reciting poems and composing couplets?"

Fan Shiyi sighed and said, "Very few Confucians get the storage jade, because most of the secret realms are related to force."

For a moment, everyone fell silent.

Everyone is very clear about the choice between storing spiritual jade and death. Even Fan Shiyi doesn't have the courage to go in.

Zhou Ping wanted to go in. He knew it was very dangerous inside, but he had the telepathic control and the Tianya Zhichi (Tianya is Only a Feet) so he could escape if things didn't work out.

But he wouldn't go in now. Even if he wanted to go in, he would wait until there was no one around.

"Will the storage jade disappear?" Zhou Ping asked again.

Fan Shiyi shook her head. She looked at the scattered light and said, "The secret realm will always be here until someone becomes its new owner."

Zhou Ping stopped talking. As long as the secret realm was still there, he would have a chance to enter it.

It would be best if you could get through the secret realm, but if you can’t, just escape.

There was silence again.

It's like there's a beautiful woman right in front of you, but you can't touch her.

I feel itchy but I can’t touch it!

"Zhou Ping, come with me." Xiaoqing said suddenly.

Zhou Ping: "Ah? I don't want to die."

Xiaoqing looked at the storage jade. She wanted a storage jade. Now that she has reached the seventh level of cultivation, she feels capable of giving it a try.

"I won't let you die." Xiaoqing vowed.

Zhou Ping shook his head like a rattle. He didn't want to go in with Xiaoqing, as it would be bad if his secret was exposed.

Fan Shiyi put away his paper fan and seemed to have made up his mind: "I think we can give it a try!"

She took off the two jade pendants on her body, handed one to Xiaoqing and the other to Zhou Ping: "These two items are made by the top-grade masters of the time! One can withstand a full-strength attack from a top-grade master, and the other can deliver a full-strength attack equivalent to that of a top-grade master."

Zhou Ping looked at the two jade pendants.

A jade pendant can withstand a full-strength attack from a master of the first rank, which is a bit like Lingxi Yizhi.

There is also a piece that can deliver a first-grade full-strength attack, which is really powerful.

If there are masters in the secret realm, a full-strength attack from a first-class master should be able to kill the opponent.

"Why don't you go in?" Zhou Ping couldn't help but complain as he looked at the jade pendant. This is your snake, don't you have a deep relationship with it? It's time to die, both of you want me to pull you apart, right?

Xiaoqing, shouldn't you let Fan Shiyi in? Fan Shiyi, shouldn't you go in with your woman?
Fan Shiyi said seriously: "You and Xiaoqing are the strongest among this group of people, so you two should go in."

Zhou Ping still didn't want to go in, but Xiao Qing had already entered the gap with the flickering light with the jade pendant on her neck: "Zhou Ping, I'll wait for you."

"Oh my god!" Zhou Ping couldn't help but swear. Isn't this moral blackmail?

Fan Shiyi said worriedly and pleadingly, "Zhou Ping, help her."

Zhou Ping sighed, knowing that he couldn't leave Xiaoqing alone in the dangerous place, so he followed her into the light.

He originally thought about running away if he couldn't win, but he couldn't reveal the secret of Tianya Zhichi in front of Xiaoqing.

"I still have fifty years of life left and ten telepathic fingers, which should be enough to deal with the crisis." Zhou Ping is ready for a tough battle.

Zhou Ping’s eyes turned pale, and then he came to a place.

This place is like an ordinary village.

In front of Zhou Ping was a field of cultivated land. A man was loosening the soil for wheat seedlings. There was a huge sun in the sky.

The man was sweating as he was loosening the ground, but he kept on loosening the ground.

Zhou Ping looked at the man cautiously. He felt that the man was the enemy! Zhou Ping drew out his magic knife, Qianren, as if he was facing a great enemy.

Next to Zhou Ping was Xiaoqing, who also stared at the man cautiously.

After a while, the man was just farming.

"I don't think this man is dangerous." Zhou Ping said.

Xiaoqing nodded in agreement. A beam of scales shot out from her body and hit the man.

But the man was like a shadow and was not hurt at all.

"It's not a real person." Zhou Ping had already spread out his perception. What he saw in his perception was exactly the same as what he saw with his eyes.

The man in front of me and the wheat seedlings are all illusions.

The two looked around and saw that this was just an ordinary piece of farmland and an ordinary person farming.

In the field, there is a big poplar tree. Under the poplar tree there is a stone table, on which are placed writing brushes, inkstones, and paper.

The two looked at each other and walked carefully to the desk.

There is a message written on the stone table: "Those who are good at poetry can obtain the magical jade for storage."

Seeing the words on the stone table, Xiao Qing couldn't help but curse inwardly: "It's actually writing poetry, it made me so nervous!"

(End of this chapter)