From a martial arts disciple to a god through countless trials and tribulations

Chapter 70 Inside Story
The next day, early in the morning.

The weather was clear and the sunlight illuminated the morning mist on the lake, giving it a faint golden hue.

"The pear wine smells intoxicating, but the more you drink it, the more sober you become. You're not drunk at all."

Chen Xuan sat in the yard, having not slept all night. Although his body felt a little tired, his mind was extremely clear and he was in high spirits.

Fairy pear wine is very nutritious and has amazing medicinal properties. It contains rich energy. It not only increases the strength of the physical body, but even the mind and soul become more condensed under the nourishment of the medicinal power.

"Although the fairy pear wine is delicious, the little fox shouldn't drink too much."

The little red fox muttered to himself and walked around the yard excitedly, occasionally looking up at Chen Xuan. His eyes were slightly dark, but the light in his eyes was evil.

She took two sips of the wine last night, and ended up feeling hot and restless all over, so alert that she couldn't fall asleep at all.

Not only the little fox, but other little monsters are the same.

The tiger demon named Shan Ji stood in the yard like a wooden stake, holding an ancient broadsword. He remained in this stiff posture for most of the night, his eyes shining like two pale golden lanterns.

"How about I drink three taels of wine?" the tiger demon boasted to the little fox Bai Zi.

"That's amazing! Little Fox is no match for Tiger Two."

The little red fox praised him from the bottom of his heart, then stared at Chen Xuan with wide eyes and exclaimed in shock: "My benefactor, you drank more than ten kilograms in one night, and you can still drink!"

"Goo!"

Chen Xuan sat alone at the table, filled his glass, drank it all in one gulp, and replied calmly, "It's okay, it's no different from juice."

Seeing this, the little red fox looked dazed and was speechless.

Because the fairy pear wine was too potent, they were too weak to absorb it. After drinking just a small sip, they felt like their souls were about to burst. Even the strongest tiger demon could only drink three or two ounces.

But Chen Xuan drank one cup after another, as if he could drink forever.

The tiger demon with a knife on his back couldn't help but twitch his mouth. He endured the pain in his soul and forced himself to drink three or two taels of wine, standing out among the little monsters.

But compared with Chen Xuan, it was like playing a child's game of house. The strength was not on the same level at all, which made him frustrated.

"My three thoughts of the soul have entered the destiny and have undergone three strengthening processes, which are dozens of times better than those of ordinary people."

Chen Xuan muttered to himself, his mind and consciousness were extremely powerful, after drinking a bowl of fairy pear wine, he quickly completely absorbed the medicinal effects.

"The Immortal Pear Wine is indeed a magical brew made from precious earthly medicine. My soul strength has increased significantly. It's different now..."

He closed his eyes slightly, and darkness fell in front of him. Suddenly, a soft white light lit up from his body, like a bonfire in the dark night.

The three thoughts of the soul are glowing and sensing the surrounding environment.

The little red fox, the tiger demon, the baby elephant, the little mongrel dog... images of things in the yard appeared in my mind one after another.

"Try and see how far you can sense."

Chen Xuan pushed his soul and three thoughts to the extreme. The light was astonishing, like a sun. The white light passed through the yellow mud courtyard wall, and the scene in the distance began to emerge.

With him as the center, a well-drawn 'topographic map' gradually took shape. On one side was a vast lake with fish swimming underwater, and on the other side were deep mountains with towering ancient trees and lush greenery...

"tread."

More than a hundred meters away, on a mountain road in the forest, an old turtle walked leisurely towards the yard with his hands behind his back.

"what!"

The old turtle's body froze in vain, and he stopped where he was, frowning, with a serious expression, and his deep eyes glanced around cautiously.

"This feeling, who is watching me in the dark?"

He had a strange feeling of being spied on, which made him extremely confused. "Impossible! In this land, I am the most powerful being. This must be an illusion..."

In the courtyard, Chen Xuan was startled and quickly stopped spying.

"Has he been noticed? Turtle-senpai is quite capable... but it seems not much."

[In the mortal world] cultivators focus on cultivating their physical bodies and are unable to cultivate their spirits and souls.

Even the Old Turtle, the most powerful being in the [mortal world], only vaguely felt that something was wrong, but could not discover that Chen Xuan was using his spiritual power to spy on him.

"Chen Xuan, come out!" Soon, the old turtle's voice sounded from outside the yard. Chen Xuan pushed the door open and found the old turtle, whose body was completely snow-white, standing by the lake, staring at the lake, with an ethereal and unfathomable look.

"Senior Turtle, what's the matter?"

Chen Xuan walked up to him, stood beside him, and looked at the lake together.

The old turtle pointed at the lake with a serious expression and said in a deep voice, "Many monks and ghosts have drowned in Little Stone Lake. It's very unclean. I just encountered one on the road..."

He was very cautious and guessed that some kind of ghost had been born in the lake, otherwise, he could not explain what he had just encountered.

Chen Xuan was stunned when he heard this: "Ah, it's not clean..."

The old turtle sneered and said contemptuously, "There are things I tell you that you might not understand. Your realm is too low. You don't understand that some ghosts are very strange and don't even have bodies. Even the legendary underworld is real... Take my advice and move away as soon as possible. You are young and full of energy, which makes you most likely to attract unclean things."

This was something that even he could not perceive. It was as if it was being scanned by the spiritual sense of a cosmic being in the [Tao Hongchen] realm, which made people feel a chill in their hearts.

Chen Xuan blinked: "Ah? What don't I understand?"

The old turtle said confidently, "You don't understand these things. Some ghosts are very scary. No matter how strong your physique is, you can't deal with them. It's right to listen to me. I won't harm you."

Chen Xuan: “…”

He was silent for a moment, then changed the subject and asked, "Senior Turtle, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Phantom? Wasn’t it just his spirit and thoughts that were floating around just now?
Seeing that Chen Xuan wasn't worried at all, the old turtle didn't bother to persuade him any further and said, "I have two things to ask you. First, I've persuaded an old friend who's good at refining artifacts. When you have time, go find him and melt the ancient artifacts and forge them."

"Thank you, Senior Turtle, for your help."

Chen Xuan thanked him and then asked, "I wonder what I need to pay to ask that senior to help me refine the treasure?"

The treasures are precious, each one is worth a fortune, and many people in the Daozang realm cannot afford them.

The other party will certainly not help you for no reason, and you will have to pay a huge price.

The old turtle glanced at Chen Xuan and snorted, "You're broke, what good things do you have? The wealthy people in the Southern Wilderness wouldn't look down on your meager possessions. They're just trying to give face to the Mountain Ghost Lady... Just bring something random when the time comes, just to make it look good!"

"……All right."

Chen Xuan nodded when he heard this, knowing in his heart that he was benefiting from the mountain ghost.

There's nothing shameful about it. If you help the Mountain Ghost Goddess, she will give you a jade identity token in return. That's what it's supposed to do.

But Chen Xuan was not a person who did not know his limits. It was impossible for him to take some worthless things to fool the weapon-refining ghost. This would ruin the reputation of the Mountain Ghost Lady in the Southern Wilderness. He calculated his wealth and thought about the thank-you gift.
"The second thing."

The old turtle paused for a moment before continuing, "Yesterday, a wave of demons with human bodies and snake tails entered the Southern Wasteland. They're quite restless. More foreign forces will be arriving soon. Please be mindful of your own safety."

Chen Xuan was stunned when he heard this, frowned and asked:

"Don't these people have homes? Why are they running around all day?"

Wouldn't his leisurely days of living in a hut in the southern wilderness and practicing cultivation be disturbed by these people?

Just after a few days of peace, trouble comes again!
The old turtle tapped its shell with its fingers and explained, "You brought out the last relic of the Shangyang Immortal. As soon as it appeared in the world, you had the Mountain Ghost Lady capture it and swung it into the abyss. You didn't reveal a single trace of it."

"This item can help us trace the whereabouts of the Shangyang Immortal."

This kind of thing has happened several times in history. Legend has it that there was a great cultivator who successfully used a trace left by the Shangyang Immortal between heaven and earth to track down the place where the immortal had hidden himself and obtained the opportunity to become an immortal.

Chen Xuan had witnessed the strange phenomenon when the purple gold jade bracelet transformed. At that time, the traces of the Purple Concubine came from the distant sky. If he traced the source all the way, he might be able to discover something.

Chen Xuan frowned and asked, "Is anyone trying to deal with the Mountain Ghost Goddess? And steal the Immortal Relics?"

The Mountain Ghost Queen has a gentle personality and is not tainted by worldly affairs. She will pay corresponding rewards when she asks the young monks in the Yuhua realm to do work. Even when she was sleeping, her body accidentally caused Chen Xuan to toss and turn, which offended her, she never cared too much.

In the entire Qi training world, there aren't many big figures with such high moral standards... So, is she going to be bullied?

"Do not."

The old turtle shook his head and sneered, "The target we are dealing with is the Fire Emperor of your Chu State!

Chen Xuan was stunned when he heard this. What does this have to do with the Fire Emperor?

(End of this chapter)