Chongming Xianzong

Chapter 242 Seeking the Dharma
He Degong parked the flying boat and walked down first. His feet landed on the dry yellow dust on the top of Heling Mountain, splashing up a cloud of dust.

"Mr. Wen, how are you?" The head of the He family bowed respectfully to a white-browed monk with a sinister look in front of the cave.

"Well, didn't I tell you before? The master is in retreat and there is nothing important, so don't come to see him! What are you doing today?" Mr. Wen spoke in a bad tone, with a bit of anger on his old face. He looked at He Degong with a bad look.

"How dare we disobey Mr. Wen's teachings? This time, it's not that I have something to ask you to see Senior Lang, but I have a brother who wants to..."

He Degong was interrupted by Mr. Wen when he was halfway through his explanation. He just waved his hand and said, "Okay, okay, don't think that just because you are the head of the He family, you can recommend some unpresentable people to meet the master?! I have said it before, don't bother you with the shitty things of the He family.

If you can't do it well, then resign and find someone else; if there is no one in the He family who can be used, then just leave! I will go find a capable person for the master, so that I won't be held back by your family again."

This old cultivator was not very tall and was small in stature. His voice was as sharp as a blade or a knife, which hurt people's ears.

It was obvious that he was used to scolding people like this. With just a few words, he scolded He Degong, who was more than a foot taller than him, so badly that he couldn't even raise his head.

The handsome man was so embarrassed that his face turned red as a date and he looked extremely embarrassed.

"I am Kang Dabao, a young disciple. I have come to meet Senior Lang Yi at the order of my family elders." The head of Kang Da could not bear to see He Degong being humiliated, so he immediately stepped forward to rescue him and spoke loudly to Mr. Wen.

"Kang Dabao? I am ignorant and have never heard of this name, fellow Taoist. May I ask who your elder is, and who is he?" When Mr. Wen saw Kang Dabao walking down the flying boat steadily, a fierce light flashed in his eyes and he frowned slightly.

Although this old cultivator did not have the courage to build a foundation, he had followed Lang Yi for more than sixty years and his cultivation had reached the peak of Qi training. Naturally, he could see that the fat man in front of him had a solid foundation, almost as good as He Dezong who was preparing to build a foundation back then, and was not at all like an ordinary Qi training cultivator.

In this case, the tone of the speech cannot be the same as when talking to He Degong. The words and intonation are much softer.

If someone who could serve as a close servant of a cultivator who had established his foundation did not have this kind of vision, he would have died many times already.

"I, Kang, have the honor of being the head of the Chongming Sect. I have always made a living in Pingrong County and rarely go out. Therefore, I am not well-known and it is normal that you don't know me. The elders of Kang's family asked me to bring his letter to meet Senior Lang Yi, so I would like to ask you to take the time to pass on the message."

"Zhongmingzong, Pingrong County, Kangda. Kang Dabao!" It was not until these three words were connected that Mr. Wen suddenly remembered who was in front of him.

"This is the son-in-law of the Fei family who killed the foundation-building master in the battle of Xiaowu Mountain! Yes! Their He family had a marriage with the Chongming Sect in the early years. But even when He Dezong's dead father was still alive, the two families did not have much contact.

Now that He Dezong is dead, how can this rich man like He Degong still have a relationship with Chongmingzong?"

Mr. Wen quickly thought about this in his mind, and then quickly smiled:

"Haha, I didn't expect it to be the mighty Kang in person! Oh, forgive my poor eyesight! Don't blame me, fellow Taoist! Don't blame me! I just came out of retreat three days ago and am enjoying the flowers in the garden. I'm going to report it now!"

Mr. Wen's voice was soft and soothing at this moment, completely different from the tone he used when he spoke to He Degong last time. How arrogant at first and respectful later, it makes one laugh just thinking about it!

After Mr. Wen drove the magic weapon back to the cave at a high speed, He Degong dared to raise his head and laughed a few times along with Master Kang. Not long after, when he spoke again, there was a hint of sadness in He Degong's tone.

"Hehe, I won't hide it from you, brother. I have met Mr. Wen so many times, but it was not until today that I realized that he can actually speak nicely!" He Degong shook his head, smiling bitterly.

Kang Dabao sighed, but couldn't think of anything to say.

The two waited for a while, and then they saw a green spiritual light coming from a distance. When the spiritual light gradually came closer, Master Kang could see the features of the person coming without using his magic eyes. He Degong also reminded him in a low voice: "Brother, be careful, this is Lang Yi, the number one cultivator in Hong County."

Lang Yi, with his chicken skin and white hair, was as thin as a withered vine that had not tasted rain for a long time. He was dry and charred, as if a layer of crispy skin could be rubbed off with a simple touch.

A pair of eyes with slightly yellowed whites were filled with stories and vicissitudes of life. They were deeply sunken in the eye sockets, without any sign of life, and looked extremely haggard.

Just looking at this appearance, one cannot see the demeanor of Lang Yi as a true cultivator who has completed the foundation building.

Even compared with the ordinary old cultivators who failed to achieve immortality and were just waiting to die, whom Master Kang often saw in the shops in the market when he was doing business, there is not much difference.

Seeing that it was Lang Yi who came in person, Kang Dabao remembered what He Degong had said on the spiritual boat before, and a trace of fear flashed across his eyes. However, he did not dare to show it at all, and bowed respectfully with He Degong, "Greetings, Senior Lang!"

Lang Yi didn't even look at He Degong beside Kang Dabao. He just returned the greeting to Kang Dazhang and then said anxiously: "But it was Sima Fei who asked you to come here?!"

"You are right, senior. It was Bo Yue who asked me to come here. This is the handwritten letter from the master. Please take a look at it!"

Lang Yi hurriedly stretched out his hand to take it, and carefully read the palm-length silk book for a long time before he let out a long breath, and a look of joy appeared on his face: "Sorry for the delay, my friend. Please, please, the mansion has prepared a banquet and female musicians, my friend, please come in quickly."

The head of Kangda wanted to take He Degong with him, but the latter was overwhelmed with emotions and shook his head to leave. Lang Yi was in the mood to look at He Degong at this time, and it took him a long time to recognize that this was the head of the He family who he had just appointed.

Lang Yi's mind is now completely focused on Kang Dabao, who was sent by Sima Fei, so he has no time to care about He Degong.

However, seeing that He Degong was so tactful, Lang Yi was quite happy. Just then, Mr. Wen, who was left behind by Lang Yi, came over. Lang Yi said, "Wen Liu, take Patriarch He to get the magic weapon. He and Kang Xiaoyou have done a great job in leading the way. Don't be stingy and take him to the local character library to choose."

"Yes, sir!" Wen Liu responded respectfully, his tone extremely humble.

He Degong couldn't refuse, so he followed Wen Liu down.

Lang Yi personally mounted the green flying sword and carried Sect Leader Kang into the "Laosong Cave Mansion" which he had spent a lot of effort to build in Heling Mountain.

Kang Dabao could tell that the name of this cave had some meaning, and his doubts about He Degong's claim that He's eldest brother was killed by Lang Yi grew stronger.

But he didn't have to worry about anything, because seeing the old thief behaving like this, it was obvious that he wanted something from Sima Fei.

I think that even if he is unwilling to help Master Kang with his foundation building, he will definitely not go so far as to murder him.

As for whether it was Sima Fei who colluded with this old villain to harm him? Kang Dabao felt that he was not that powerful enough to require Sima Fei to go to so much trouble.

Although the Laosong Cave opened up by Lang Yi has the word "cave" in its name, it is not just a few cramped stone rooms as others imagine, but is extremely large.

Master Kang entered the cave and looked around. He saw a large number of mortals mixed with a few cultivators, as well as wine shops, tea houses, brothels and everything in between.

There is even a large spiritual field cultivated in the cave, where some second-level spiritual medicines and plants that are rarely seen outside are planted.

All kinds of spiritual bees and butterflies fly freely in groups of three or five, chasing and playing happily above the spiritual fields. It is truly a scene of vitality and development.

Master Kang could see that this was an extremely advanced method of a geomancer, and he was a little surprised.

Whether from the He brothers' or the outside world's reputation, Lang Yi is not a good person. He is so good at exploiting his subordinates that he always oppresses the good people, which is simply outrageous.

After hearing these remarks, Kang Dabao naturally thought that Lang Yi was a true foundation-building cultivator who did not do any work. But now that Sect Leader Kang had only seen this cave, he knew that this was definitely not the case. This foundation-building cultivator who was about to die of old age was definitely a master of this art, so his evaluation of him naturally increased.

Lang Yi led Kang Dabao to a flower garden. He flicked his left index finger and a puppet warrior, who was a meter tall, stirred the cable vigorously.

After the roar, a set of crystal clear green tables and chairs slowly emerged from the pool next to the flower bed.

At the same time, another water spirit came out of the pool and connected with the puppet warrior in perfect harmony. It puffed up its round little mouth and sucked gently, and the remaining dew and water vapor on the table and chairs fell into the water spirit's little mouth along with the breeze.
Lang Yi invited Kang Dabao to jump over the pool and land on the green chair in the pool. He then patted Shui Ling who came over to act coquettishly and drove her away. Then he turned to the head of Kang Da and said with a smile:
"I never thought that Sima Fei would think so highly of me that I would trouble you to come to Hong County to learn these little tricks from me."

As soon as Kang Dabao landed on the green chair, he felt a pure wood spiritual energy pouring into his body through the pores all over his body. He then tentatively used the "Green Wood Treasure Light Attraction".

Although it was only a moment, he was able to confirm that this green chair was an extraordinary auxiliary spiritual weapon, probably an extraordinary item even among the second-level ones.

Such treasures are something that ordinary foundation builders may not have seen before, which shows how wealthy Lang Yi is.

"I found this item sixty years ago in a villa in Dingzhou. It took me a lot of effort to get it." When Lang Yi talked about this past event, there was nothing strange on his face, he just smiled faintly.

"I have long heard of your superb skills, senior." What Master Kang said was not empty talk.

This is because although Lang Yi is a penniless casual cultivator, he is one of the few cultivators in Yunjiao Province who has completed the foundation building.

In addition, his aptitude was mediocre, just the most common four spiritual roots. However, Lang Yi relied on this bad hand to become the number one casual cultivator in Yunjiaozhou as early as 20 or 30 years ago.

Considering Lang Yi's humble background, his achievement really made many low-level cultivators in Yunjiao Province admire him.

But the hero has aged, and Lang Yi has long lost his original high-spirited spirit. His Taoism foundation is poor, and there is no hope of cultivating a genuine golden elixir. The only way is to go the fake elixir route.

Although making this fake elixir is a minor skill, the spiritual objects required are beyond the reach of even Lang Yi, who is relatively wealthy during his foundation-building stage.

Since he was unable to do so, he could only hope to catch the attention of the provincial court again and see if he could get the opportunity to add another sixty years to his life.

Lang Yi is now exactly 210 years old. He suffered many hidden injuries in his early years and is not far from the deadline for building his foundation for true cultivation.

In order to find a way out, Lang Yi had shown goodwill to Liang Yi Sect many years ago.

However, the latter was a local tyrant who was feared by several states and his sect was full of talented people. Even though he was wealthy and powerful, he did not have any extra resources to give to a mediocre cultivator like Lang Yi.

Therefore, Lang Yi's surrender was regarded as a token of King Xiang's affection.

Fortunately, the provincial government had also moved into Yunjiaozhou at this time, so Lang Yi finally found his dream. Even if the provincial government did not give him any promises, he did not think it was a big deal.

When Gun Jia Sima first arrived in Hong County to quell the rebellion, Lang Yi quickly lowered his status to become a guide and sold out all the bachelor land of his relatives, the Mo family of Hong County.

Even though Lang Yi had done such an ugly thing, the fake elixir was so precious that the merit was not enough and it could not be exchanged for it.

But he could understand that his life was coming to an end, and even if he worked wholeheartedly for the state court, he would not be able to do it for many years, so why not give it a try?

Fortunately, hard work pays off. Sima Fei still remembers that he has a decent attainment in wood magic, and he has sent his son-in-law to seek the truth. This is an opportunity that Lang Yi must seize!

After finishing the small talk, Lang Yi took out a piece of soap-colored jade tablet and said softly: "Since Sima is so kind and respectful to me, then I will definitely not be ungrateful. This is a quiet room equipped with a second-level spiritual vein. You can use it. As for the wood method,

Lang Yi paused at this point, "I lost my mother when I was three and my father when I was seven. When I was older, I had no talent and the immortal sect would not accept me. So I had no choice but to worship a Qi training cultivator who had completely wasted his cultivation as my master.

After six years of apprenticeship, I was lucky enough to be able to lead a spirit into my body when I was 21 years old. Since then, I have practiced robbery cultivation, studied geomancer, and joined an evil sect. I don't know how many detours I have taken in my quest for immortality.

This time, I was blessed with the trust of Sima, who said that my wood method was quite good and wanted you to come and learn from me. But to be honest, I have never been taught since I was young, and I have used more than a dozen Qigong methods incorrectly.

I practiced in a muddleheaded way for many years before I changed back. As for why I was able to establish my foundation, even I can’t explain it clearly.”

"What does Senior Lang mean?" Kang Dabao frowned, thinking that Lang Yi was trying to shirk responsibility.

"Don't worry, my friend. I haven't finished yet. Later, I also tasted some of the flavor. After all, the final possible reason is that I have always liked to collect wood methods to study and understand the true meaning.

This storage bag contains all the printed copies of the Wood Law Classics that I have collected, from the lower grade of the Wilderness Rank to the upper grade of the Great Rank, a total of 166 volumes, most of which I have annotated and explained in detail.

As the saying goes: "Read a book a hundred times and its meaning will become clear." I think with your excellent talent, you will definitely be able to find an opportunity to build your foundation after reading this book. I promise that if you don't understand something and need to ask me, I will never hide anything and will teach you everything I know!"

"One hundred and sixty-six? Even though the majority of them are wild-level techniques, it will take more than a short period of time to finish reading them all." Upon hearing this, Master Kang showed surprise on his face.

"If you work harder, you should be able to achieve something within five years," Lang Yi said calmly.

"Five years?!" Sect Leader Kang couldn't help but exclaimed immediately, and Lang Yi felt unhappy when he saw Kang Dabao, who didn't know how to appreciate what he had.

Think about how much hardship he had spent in seeking the truth. Even if he had used all the methods such as standing in the snow and lying on the ice to seek carp, he might not be able to learn the most basic low-grade wild-level skills.

If Kang Dabao didn't have a gift from Fernando, why would Lang Yi be so attentive?

You know, even with the life-extending spiritual objects Lang Yi found himself, Lang Yi might not be able to live for another twenty years. And now he is willing to take out so much time to teach Kang Dabao wholeheartedly, which can be regarded as an extraordinary act of sincerity!

Master Kang naturally understood this truth, and after exclaiming, he calmed down.

"Forget it, five years is not that long. This opportunity is really rare. I just hope that the jade pendant in my hand can show its power again." Master Kang thought secretly.

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