Becoming a Taoist Master by Walking on the Underworld

Chapter 154 Tomorrow, Grandpa?
However, when the two left the next day, neither of them said goodbye to each other.

As if afraid of the sadness of parting, Liu Qiaoer left early in the morning.

Chen Yushu, on the other hand, took a few people from the village and walked towards Jianghuan Town.

These people were all teenagers and their parents who were attracted by Chen Yushu’s martial arts training.

Although it is expensive, Liujia Pharmacy is indeed a good choice for most villagers in Beijiao Village.

As for the precious medicine.

Beijiao Village is actually one of the few herbal medicine villages in Jianghuan Town, except for Qianjia Village. Throughout the year, there will always be one or two herbal medicine collectors who are lucky enough to collect some precious medicine.

Although most of them were sold, there were always some, like Chen Yushu's father Chen Baihe, who would keep them privately and treat them as treasures in the bottom of the family box.

And obviously, this is also the case with these households.

As for the future of several people, Chen Yushu didn't know, and he also said frankly that it was extremely difficult to achieve something in martial arts.

But no matter whether it was the teenagers or their parents, they all agreed verbally, but in their hearts they felt dissatisfied and even disdainful.

In their opinion, since Chen Yushu was able to master martial arts and become the shopkeeper's disciple, they believed that they were no worse than Chen Yushu. Therefore, once they entered the drugstore, they would naturally be able to master martial arts quickly and be appreciated by the doctor and the shopkeeper.

Chen Yushu was well aware of this, but he had already brought the message home, so whether the speaker listened or not was no longer his business.

He only had to take them to Liu's pharmacy.

As for what happened afterwards, it naturally had nothing to do with him.

Bon Voyage.

The group soon arrived at Jianghuan Town, and today happened to be a big market day.

It was just a big fair after the New Year. Even though it was crowded, it lacked some of the prosperity of previous years. Instead, there were a lot more people from the lower class walking around the streets.

Even though Chen Yushu reminded him again and again, one of the young men still found that a purse was missing when he touched his pocket.

Fortunately, there was no silver or other things in his purse, only dozens of copper coins. Although it looked bulging, it did not have much purchasing power.

Of course, these dozens of copper coins were a considerable sum of money for the young man, so much so that he, who was so excited and curious just now, now had a sad face all the way.

Soon, Chen Yushu brought a few people and went straight to the Liu family pharmacy.

"Yushu, Happy New Year."

When he saw Chen Yushu, Shopkeeper Zhou smiled kindly and greeted him.

"Happy New Year, Manager Zhou!"

Chen Yushu replied.

"Why don't you take a rest for a while? Why do you come back so early?"

Manager Zhou asked immediately, and while asking, he also looked at the group of people behind him and couldn't help but said: "These are..."

"We are all from my village, and we also want to come to the medicine shop to make a living."

Chen Yushu said along the way.

“Of course you can.

But you also know that the pharmacy has its own rules, and they will not be broken just because you are the shopkeeper's apprentice."

Mr. Zhou nodded first, then spoke.

"Of course I know this.

I have already told them that.”

Chen Yushu nodded and said.

“Of course, in addition to legal principles, there are also human feelings.

People from your village can enter our medicine shop as apprentices and learn martial arts by paying 20 taels of silver."

Then, Manager Zhou said.

"In that case, I would like to thank Manager Zhou on their behalf!"

Chen Yushu immediately cupped his hands and said.

The villagers at the back had actually been listening to their conversation. When they heard that they could save ten taels of silver because of Chen Yushu's face, they all showed excitement and embarrassment in their eyes.

They were excited because they could save a lot of money, but they were nervous because they were thinking about whether they had offended Chen Yushu in any way before.

Chen Yushu didn't care about this. After explaining it, he went straight to the second floor.

"I've met Master."

At this time, Shopkeeper Song was sitting on a chair, looking at some account book. Chen Yushu stepped forward and bowed, then stood up and said, "Master, this is a New Year's gift from my parents. It's not a good thing, but please accept it."

Then he took out a bag and handed it over.

It was indeed not something valuable, but it was home-brewed rice wine, chickens, ducks and other items.

Shopkeeper Su accepted it with a smile, and sealed a red envelope in return, saying, "You are so polite. This is a New Year's red envelope for you."

After some pleasantries, Shopkeeper Su's face turned serious and he said, "The genius assessment is scheduled for February, which is about 20 days away.

During this period of time, you should practice well in the medicine shop.

I have also prepared resources for you.

You can find Manager Zhou later, and he will give it to you."

He attached great importance to the fact that Chen Yushu represented the Liu family and even himself to participate in the genius assessment organized by many forces in Qinghe Town this time.

Although he had long known that Chen Yushu's talent in martial arts was outstanding.

However, no matter how talented one is, if one's realm is not high enough, the strength that one can exert will be very limited.

So, as a master, he has to worry more.

“Thank you, Master.

However, I want to go to Qinghe County in advance to familiarize myself with it.”

Chen Yushu cupped his hands and said so.

Hearing that the time for the genius assessment was set for more than 20 days later, he actually felt relieved.

Because this way it won't delay his recent trip to Huangshan and there will be room for buffer.

Although the schedules are tight, they no longer affect each other.

Of course, the prerequisite is that he needs to set out from Jianghuan Town in advance.

And this is why he came back so early and directly asked his master to leave early.

"Oh?

This is not necessarily a bad idea.

It’s just that the New Year has just passed and there are so many things to do in the pharmacy that I can’t spare the time.

Otherwise, at this time every year, we need to arrange to escort some precious medicines to Qinghe County for accounting and counting.

Why don't you go along with the ship as well?"

Shopkeeper Su thought for a moment and suddenly spoke.

"When?"

Chen Yushu frowned slightly.

“Five days later.

After all, the New Year had just passed, and some of the guards in the pharmacy had not returned yet.

In addition, the inventory and storage also require coordination and comparison here, which will also take some time..."

Shopkeeper Su hesitated for a moment and then spoke.

“Five days is too long.

And this time, I want to get familiar with the environment first, so that I can find out more about Miss Third..."

Chen Yushu's face suddenly showed difficulty.

In ten days at most, the Huangshan Heritage Cliff will be opened.

After deducting the time spent on the journey, there wasn't much time left for him.

Five days was indeed too long for him.

"Then when do you want to leave?" Shopkeeper Su raised his eyebrows in surprise when he heard this.

"tomorrow!"

……

Huangshan is located west of Longhu Lake. It takes three days to reach it by boat, plus two days of travel, so it takes at least five days in total.

Chen Yushu now has two sets of cultivation systems.

One is martial arts, the other is Yin practice.

As for martial arts, he was not actually worried.

Because the Liu family's pharmacy has a background, and it is backed by the Medicine King Valley.

Although Yaowang Valley is said to be a place of medical heritage, it is also extremely famous in terms of martial arts practice. It is a powerful sect in the world besides several martial arts holy places and sects.

Although they are second-rate, they have a very high status in the martial arts world because of their special and superb medical skills inheritance and the unique alchemy inheritance of Yaowang Valley.

As for him, he only needs to follow the current practice system of Yaowang Valley step by step, and he will not lack martial arts training.

It can also be used to cultivate to a relatively high level.

But practicing Yin cultivation is different.

He was just a self-taught person who inherited the Li family's secret inheritance. However, Li Chao, the strongest member of the Li family, was only at the peak level of Three Incense Sticks.

After entering the Tao, he had no way left.

Even Liu Qiaoer, because she had no corresponding path of practice after entering the Tao, had to go to Tianxuan Mountain and join the Guiling Sect which was full of unknown enemies.

Therefore, he attached great importance to and was eager to inherit the inheritance left by the Huangshan Patriarch.

Although he can also follow the sect's path of cultivation.

However, joining a sect often comes with many restrictions.

Moreover, if he did so, his martial arts practice would come to a standstill, which was not what he wanted.

"This trip to Huangshan is an opportunity for me.

Only if I get the inheritance in my hands will I have more choices.

Otherwise, the only option left is to join a sect and choose a path of cultivation."

If he could only choose between practicing martial arts and practicing Yin cultivation, he would choose the Yin cultivation path without hesitation.

After all, this is a world where demons and monsters are rampant.

Although martial arts can enable one to survive in the mortal world, it is difficult to survive in the face of the endless stream of strange and bizarre methods used by ghosts and monsters.

Only by practicing Taoism and following the Yin tradition can we target these beings and truly restrain them.

But martial arts is also a supplement to his methods.

It is an external inheritance that is more advantageous than the Yin body training.

He also didn't want to give up.

Joining a Taoist sect would mean that he would have to give up the possibility of further improving his martial arts, and he naturally did not want to do that.

Therefore, it is imperative for him to pass the test of the Huangshan Inheritance Cliff and obtain the inheritance of the Huangshan ancestor.

……

At night, Chen Yushu began to pack up.

This time I left, and I don’t know when I will come back.

In addition, he had purchased a property long before the New Year and told them the specific location and keys. The day before the New Year, the couple made a special trip to examine the property carefully and were very satisfied.

As for the difficulty of leaving one’s hometown?

nonexistent.

If possible, who wouldn't want to live in a town, county seat, capital city, etc.?

But due to lack of financial strength, he can only live in a relatively remote mountain village.

Both Chen Baihe and Zhao Hehua were very satisfied with their new residence.

The reason why I didn't move there immediately was because there were many interpersonal relationships and other things that needed to be dealt with in my hometown.

“This stuff looks like a lot, but it’s actually not that much.”

Just a quick tidy up.

Chen Yushu discovered that there were not many things he really needed to take away.

In addition to silver and money, there are also some things like talisman paper and talisman pens.

And these things were not big in themselves, so he just put them all into the storage bag.

"Brother Yushu, are we leaving now?"

As if because she was about to leave, Xiaohong's face showed a hint of special emotion.

Seeing Chen Yushu nodded, a hint of hesitation appeared on her little face.

"what happened?"

Chen Yushu asked curiously.

“It’s just that Xiaohong has never left here, so she’s a little scared.

Besides, grandpa is gone too.

I am leaving too, and I may never see my grandfather again. "

A rare look of sadness appeared on Xiaohong's little face.

Although she is a little ghost and has been a ghost for less than three years, but because of this, she actually has emotions shared by many people.

"Don't worry, we are just going out for a while, but it doesn't mean that we won't come back.

As for your grandfather, he is a top-level evil spirit, and it is easy to find him if you really want to."

Chen Yushu smiled and comforted.

"grandfather!"

Just at this moment, Xiaohong suddenly raised her head excitedly and looked in a distant direction.

Seeing this, Chen Yushu immediately stood up, but his face was solemn.

The ancestor of the Zuo family is back?
The other party's return is definitely not a good thing for itself, or for him and Xiaohong.

For an evil spirit that has appeared in human towns and displayed strength above the level of a demon, the best option is to stay away from it as much as possible, hide in the deep mountains and forests, and wait for ten or eight years before showing up again after things have calmed down.

Because no matter whether it is the Underworld Suppression Department or the surrounding Conferred Gods, they all have the responsibility to "quell the evil spirits."

Once evil of this level appears, they must be suppressed and pacified.

Once the corresponding evil spirit is eliminated, it will be considered a great achievement and everyone will be rewarded.

Especially the deification.

You will receive 'humanitarian blessings'.

It is equivalent to a kind of official "propaganda", which allows them to gain a large amount of faith power in a short period of time.

As we all know, for the evil spirits in Fengshen, the power of faith is the source of their power.

The richer the power of faith, the faster their strength will increase.

Just like Granny Jiang, before she was deified, she was only at the level of an evil spirit, but in just over ten years, she was promoted to the level of a ghost.

Now that it has been deified for decades, no one knows what level of strength it has reached.

There is also the Fengyun General in the General Temple.

When he was first deified, he was just an old general in the court who died in battle. He was posthumously deified only because of his achievements in life. However, in just ten years, he went from being a ghost to an evil spirit, and was about to become a demonic existence.

If it weren't for Granny Jiang's wanton destruction, the other party would have probably used the power of faith to directly advance to the level of a demon more than ten years ago.

It is conceivable how important the power of faith is to many deities.

Not to mention, their rewards for carrying out operations to catch evil spirits are also very generous, and what's more, they can even be "enshrined as gods and advanced".

……

(End of this chapter)