On the Avenue.

Chapter 185 Young Master, Scholar

Chen Shi did not leave Fenghuang Ridge immediately, but stayed with Xiao Dingxiang and others, waiting for dawn.

It is still night time and there is no guarantee that evil spirits will sneak up the mountain. Chen Shi stays here to ensure their safety.

There were twenty-seven children on the mountain. Chen Shi thought for a while, opened the box in his arms, and gave each of the children a silver note worth one hundred taels and two soul-resurrection lotus flowers.

Because these children often went to the underworld to steal white lotus, they were invaded by Yin Qi and their souls were damaged. Eating the Soul-Returning Lotus only made their souls return to their previous state. It was impossible to expect a big improvement.

As for the Yin energy in his body, Chen Shi offered up the golden elixir and tried to use his own Yang energy to help dissolve it.

Doing so will greatly damage your cultivation, but cultivation is acquired through cultivation, so if it is damaged, you can just cultivate it back.

After he finished doing all this, he went to the back mountain again and offered sacrifices to the afterlife talismans to send the ghosts of the children who died in the back mountain to the afterlife.

After Chen Shi sent the ghost children away, he was about to get up when he suddenly felt dizzy and staggered. He hurriedly held onto a big tree.

His heart was beating wildly as if it was about to jump out of his chest, his temples were beating along with it, his eyes were swollen, he was gasping for breath, and sweat was pouring out uncontrollably.

Chen Shi stood for a while before he recovered and realized that he had consumed too much energy and hurt his body.

He did too many things that night. He destroyed the entire Taiping Sect with a breath of true energy, and then worked non-stop to help twenty-seven children dissolve the negative energy. Then, he sent those children who died unjustly to the afterlife in the back mountain. He had no time to rest, and his body could not hold on.

He sat down, activated the Three Lights Righteous Qi Technique to restore some energy and blood, then stood up and returned to the front mountain.

When we arrived at the front mountain, it was already bright.

Chen Shi took the children down the mountain and came to a nearby village. He first booked a restaurant in the town so that the children could have a good meal, and then asked them to wait in the restaurant.

He rode a wooden cart to Wuling and found Yutian City.

Yu Tiancheng was shocked to see his pale face and asked why. Chen Shi told him about his destruction of Taiping Sect and said, "Master Yu, please contact the Hongshan brothers in Gongzhou City and send these children to their respective villages."

"Scholar, if something like this happens in the future, call me!" Yu Tiancheng said with great sorrow.

He was about to do it when he remembered something and said, "Scholar, did you do it cleanly?"

Chen Shi didn't understand what he meant.

Yu Tiancheng said: "Whether the killing is clean, the looting is clean, and the cleaning is clean? This is the three pure rules for brothers in the underworld, and it is the only way for us to travel the world."

Chen Shi was in awe of him. His grandfather had taught him about this kind of thing, but he had never told him the specific details. It was obvious that Yu Tiancheng was a frequent stalker and knew the rules there.

Seeing his expression, Yu Tiancheng knew that he had not done it cleanly, and said with a smile: "Don't worry about taking care of your health, I will go and help you clean it up. Sects like this are often supported by aristocratic families. If you don't clean it up, it's easy for people to come to your door to ask for an explanation."

Chen Shi said, "Isn't it a pleasure to have a friend come from afar? If he comes to my house, I can kill him and bury him, and that will solve the problem, right?"

Yu Tiancheng was filled with respect for his knowledge and said with a smile, "That's true, but it's easier to dodge an open spear than to defend against an arrow from the dark. It's better to be careful."

He left in a hurry.

Chen Shi was indeed seriously injured this time, and his complexion has not been very good. After two or three days of recuperation, he still has not recovered to his peak condition.

While eating the soul-returning lotus, Chen Shi missed the small coffin in Jinghu Villa. If he could lie in it for a day or half a day, he would have recovered by now.

During these three days, he ate the Resurrection Lotus whenever he had time. He had almost eaten all the Resurrection Lotus in the box, with only two or three left.

The Soul-Returning Lotus should be the material for refining elixirs, and may be related to the key to breaking through from the Nascent Soul stage to the Spirit Transformation stage. If it is refined into an elixir, the selling price will surely be frighteningly high, and it may even exceed four or five times the original value.

But Chen Shi didn't know how to make elixirs and didn't have the recipe, so he simply ate it directly, which would also strengthen his soul.

His blood and energy were depleted, his vitality was greatly damaged, and he was too lazy to move, but his heart was still thinking about the lotus field in the swamp of the underworld.

When he thought of the endless lotus fields, his heart felt hot and burning.

"I haven't stolen melons for a long time. I hid in the melon field, and old lady Wuzhu was holding a steel fork... No, I was hiding in the lotus field, and that giant ghost was holding a fork!"

He wanted to set off immediately to steal the white lotus, but after getting up, he felt dizzy and his golden elixir was too lazy, so he had to give up.

Yu Tiancheng returned with several children, including Xiao Dingxiang, who said, "These children can't find their parents."

Chen Shi asked in confusion: "Where are their parents?"

"Can't find it."

Yu Tiancheng blinked at him and whispered, "Maybe he died in the magic transformation."

Chen Shi felt sorry for them and asked, "How should we arrange for them?"

Yu Tiancheng said: "Can we let them join our Hongshan Hall Talisman Master Association?"

Chen Shi hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Excuse me for being blunt, but the Taoism of Hongshan Hall is too outdated. If I teach them, I'm afraid it will only delay them."

Yu Tiancheng frowned and asked, "Then how do we arrange for them?"

Chen Shi thought for a moment and said, "I have quite a few connections in the Sanren Gathering, maybe I can help them find a good master."

When Yu Tiancheng heard the word "connections", he couldn't help but frowned, thinking of the situation in Gongzhou City where the demonized "Chen Shi" was eating like crazy and planning to eat Tianyang Tongzi and others. He thought to himself, "The connections he mentioned can't be referring to them, right?"

Sure enough, Chen Shi brought Xiao Dingxiang and others to find Tianyang Boy and said, "Brother Tianyang, I want to ask you a favor."

Tianyang boy's heart trembled, and he almost slipped out of the bookcase and knelt down. He couldn't help but think of Chen Yindu's courage when he asked for help from others.

Chen Shi explained the story of Xiao Dingxiang and the others, and said, "Brother Tianyang has a lot of skills. If he dies without a successor, it would be a pity."

"If I don't agree, he will beat me to death and make my skills lost!"

Tianyang boy thought he understood the hidden meaning of his words, and he was awed in his heart, and said seriously: "This is to help others for fun, and I have inherited the mantle, so why not do it?"

Chen Shi was very happy and asked him to choose a disciple.

Tianyang boy checked the root bones of Xiao Dingxiang, Xiaotian and others. Xiao Dingxiang quickly stood up straight and looked at him expectantly, hoping that he would choose her.

Although Tian Yang was afraid of Chen Shi's "tyrannical power", he also followed the principle of "better to have nothing than to have something inferior" and selected Xiao Tian, ​​the one with the best physique, from among these children and said, "I will choose him. What's your name?"

"My name is Xiaotian." Xiaotian said while sniffling.

Upon hearing this, Tianyang Boy was overjoyed: "My name is Tianyang, and his name is Xiaotian. Little Tianyang! He should be my disciple!"

Chen Shi brought Xiao Dingxiang and others to meet the Qingyi Musician and others, and talked about this and that. Although the Qingyi Musician and others wanted to refuse, they were forced to choose a disciple each under the pressure of "Chen Shi".

Xiao Dingxiang looked at them expectantly, straightening her chest again and again, hoping that they would choose her, but her answer was rejected every time.

In the end, she was the only one left.

Chen Shi took her hand and went to find Madam Hua Li. Madam Hua Li checked Xiao Dingxiang's bones and said apologetically: "Xiao Shi, this child's aptitude is too poor. Even if she follows me to study, she won't be able to learn anything. She may not even be able to obtain a divine fetus." Chen Shi said: "She is very smart and kind..."

Madam Hua Li smiled and said, "It's not a matter of being clever or kind. Good people may not be able to practice."

Xiao Dingxiang was depressed. She tugged at Chen Shi's sleeve and said, "Brother Xiaoshi, I can take care of myself. Don't look for a master for me."

Chen Shi took her hand and was about to leave when Ding Ding quickly chased after him, stopped Chen Shi, and said, "Sir, Madam said that her soul is very strong. You should have given her a lot of soul-related elixirs. The person with the highest level of soul cultivation is Granny Sha. Why don't you take her to see Granny Sha? Maybe Granny Sha would be happy to have an extra helper."

Chen Shi's eyes lit up and he thanked him quickly.

Ding Ding smiled and said, "Why should we thank each other?" After that, she bumped her shoulder against his and then jumped away excitedly.

Chen Shi watched her go away and took Xiao Dingxiang to look for Grandma Sha.

These days, Granny Sha has been missing, but fortunately, with Black Pot at hand, they quickly found Granny Sha and explained the matter to her.

Granny Sha looked at Little Dingxiang, touched her bones, and said, "This child has been to the underworld many times, and her bones have been corroded by the Yin energy. Her bones were not good to begin with, and if they are corroded by the Yin energy, it will be even worse."

The little hope in Xiao Dingxiang's heart suddenly turned into loss.

"However, it is just right for practicing the magic of my lineage."

Granny Sha praised, "You have a strong yin energy and a strong soul, you are born to be a material for soul refining! In the eyes of others, you are just a dung ball in the hands of a dung beetle, and they despise you even when they look at you, but I am the dung beetle. Follow me, and sooner or later you will stand out and scare those who look down on you!"

Little Dingxiang was surprised and happy, and quickly kowtowed to Grandma Sha.

"This girl is sensible!"

Granny Sha smiled happily, and quickly pulled her up, looked her up and down, and praised, "She's still a beauty. Xiao Shi, do you want a child bride?"

Chen Shi's face flushed, and he quickly said, "Grandma, I'm still young!"

"You're not young anymore. Besides, if you keep doing this, you may not live to adulthood. Marry a wife soon and give your grandfather a great-grandson. No one will feel sorry for you when you die."

Chen Shi fled in panic.

Granny Sha yelled from behind, "I'm telling the truth! If we don't want this child now, he might not even be able to afford a wife when he grows up."

She looked at Xiao Dingxiang again, and the more she looked at her, the more she liked her. She smiled and said, "Other old soul-refining wizards would be so happy to see you, and then they would extract your soul to refine into magic weapons."

Little Dingxiang was startled.

Granny Sha smiled and said, "But you are my disciple. If anyone dares to take your soul, I will take the souls of his entire family! Don't worry, no one dares to touch you."

Xiao Dingxiang then followed Granny Sha to practice. It must be said that Madam Hua Li had a sharp eye. She achieved twice the result with half the effort and made rapid progress in practicing the methods taught by Granny Sha. However, she was often clueless when it came to practicing other systems of magic.

Xiao Dingxiang also discovered that Grandma Sha often walked very close to a blue sheep and a bearded man who didn't look like a good person.

The three of them often gathered together secretly to discuss something.

Later, Xiao Dingxiang discovered that they were actually monitoring Chen Shi!
When these people got together, they exchanged information, such as what Chen Shi had done today, how many times Chen Shi had died today, how Chen Shi had been back and forth at the gates of hell, and so on.

"Girl, from now on, if we are not available, we will leave the task of monitoring Xiao Shi to you." Grandma Sha said solemnly.

Xiao Dingxiang asked, "Why are you monitoring Brother Xiaoshi?"

"I'm afraid he'll die and destroy the world."

During the dispersed gathering, Chen Shi was in a sick state, and it was not until the end of the gathering that he recovered about 60% to 70% of his normal state.

Yu Tiancheng had already made all the arrangements for the Taiping Gate and cleaned up all the corpses. He also handled the matter of Chen Shi going to the nearby villages and towns to buy ironware, and used the Forget-Me-Not Talisman to make the owner of the blacksmith shop forget about it completely.

As for those children who were sent home, he also used the Forget-Me-Not Talisman to wash away their unpleasant experiences at Taiping Gate.

Yu Tiancheng originally planned to summon the souls of everyone in Taiping Gate and erase the memories in their souls, but when he tried to summon the souls of everyone in Taiping Gate, he couldn't summon a single soul.

"Could it be that the scholar has already dealt with it?" He was surprised and didn't think much about it.

On the day when the scattered gathering ended, a few strangers came to Phoenix Ridge.

After they arrived at Phoenix Ridge exhausted, they immediately used the talisman to summon the soul, but when that failed, they then used the talisman to search for people and corpses.

One of them came to the mountain gate, burned incense and asked for advice from the divine beast guarding the gate, but the divine beast had also been killed by Chen Shi, so he did not get any response.

The crowd was helpless and went down the mountain to inquire in the nearby villages and towns, but the residents had no memory of the incident.

These people could not get any useful information, and they could not help but frown. They gathered together to discuss: "The master sent us here to search for the murderer and the whereabouts of the box of soul-resurrection lotus. Now we can't find out anything, how can we go back and report?"

"As long as we take action, it is impossible to leave no trace, but unfortunately, there is no trace left on the mountain, under the mountain, or even in the underworld. Now, the only option is to bite the bullet and go back to report."

Everyone has made up their mind and is ready to return.

At this time, a tall and burly man came towards them. He was wearing a green cloth, a red silk belt around his waist, and a green scarf on his head.

“When a friend comes from afar, make him feel at home.”

The tall man smiled and said, "Could it be that you, my good friends, have come from Yudu? Why are you rushing back in such a hurry?"

The four of them stopped, their hearts trembling. The man in the lead, dressed as a lawyer, asked cautiously, "May I ask who you are?"

Yu Tiancheng smiled slightly and said, "On behalf of the scholar, I would like to say hello to your young master!"

He summoned his primordial spirit, leaped up suddenly, and charged between the four men!
The four people came here on the orders of the young master. One was to investigate the murderer who destroyed the Taiping Gate, and the other was to catch the real murderer. To be able to eradicate the Taiping Gate, one’s cultivation strength must be extraordinary. Therefore, the legal advisor sent here must have the highest cultivation level and is also a great master in the Spirit Transformation Realm!
The other three are masters of the Nascent Soul Realm and their strength is also quite strong!
The four of them joined forces and collided with Yutian City. In a flash, three of them fell down and died!
The remaining person was the master, whose soul was suppressed by Yutiancheng.

"After practicing with Elders Han Qian for more than ten days, I have made such great progress! This master's cultivation strength is not weaker than that guy Wu Daozheng, and I was able to capture him with just a few moves!"

Yu Tiancheng was surprised and delighted, but he didn't have time to think too much and asked, "Who is your young master? Tell me now! Otherwise, I will kill you and turn your bones into ashes!"

The master's face was ferocious, and suddenly his soul burst into flames. Yu Tiancheng was shocked and quickly let go, only to see that the master's soul was burned to ashes in an instant, and he actually died by self-immolation!

Yu Tiancheng's face was pale and his heart was beating fast.

"He would rather burn himself to death than reveal the young master's name... We can't investigate!"

Yu Tiancheng calmed himself down. If he continued investigating, his life would be in danger!

He found Chen Shi and told him the whole story.

Chen Shi was puzzled, "Whose business is Taiping Gate? What is the origin of this young master? He is far away in Yudu, but he has an industry in Henggong Mountain that produces soul-resurrection lotus for him. Even masters of the Transformation Realm have to be under his command. He would rather die than reveal his name. This young master must have a great background..."

Yu Tiancheng's face was solemn: "No matter what his origins are, he is far from being something you and I can afford to offend. Scholar, this matter is of great importance and cannot be investigated further! If we continue to investigate, not only you and I, I'm afraid even Hongshan Hall will be razed to the ground!"

(End of this chapter)