Lingyuan Immortal

Chapter 160: Entering the Great Dao and Transcending the Ordinary World
"Ah..."

Xiao Qi kept barking, and the snow-white lines on his back began to flicker slowly.

Chen Mu suddenly opened his eyes and saw the frightened Xiao Qi. A smile appeared on his heart. His hands kept moving and a soft magic power popped out and touched Xiao Qi's forehead to comfort him.

Xiao Qi also felt what he meant, blinked his big eyes, and then lay there without moving.

Two quarters of an hour later, as the magic power continued to rush in, a mark gradually appeared above Xiaoqi's eyebrows. Looking closely, it was similar to the oval pattern on the mysterious water lotus.

When Chen Mu saw this pattern, he felt relieved.

"The Nine Palaces Magic Mark has been planted. Although only one palace's power has been activated now, I can already control the monster beasts..."

Before, the reason why Xiao Qi could go into battle and help was entirely due to Chen Mu's spiritual awareness, which was barely able to convey some consciousness to Xiao Qi. Not only was it difficult to control, it was also extremely easy to make mistakes. It was far from the realm of telepathy described in the Beast Taming Method.

"Try it..."

Chen Mu used his spiritual sense and gently reached out to Xiao Qi in front of him.

In an instant, an extremely indescribable wonderful feeling slowly arose, and the next moment, he actually felt Xiao Qi's current emotions.

He lowered his eyebrows and looked at Xiao Qi, who was staring with a look of shock, and couldn't help but shook his head and smiled.

"Xiao Qi, this is our first communication..."

Just as the consciousness was half transmitted, Xiao Qi's body, which was as big as a millstone, suddenly jumped up and jumped to the side of Chen Mu. His eyes moved frequently and his body flashed with a faint blue and white light, obviously constantly conveying his emotions.

Perhaps because Xiao Qi's realm was still low and he couldn't express himself fully, Chen Mu only felt excitement and excitement.

But he was not bored, instead he became more and more interested, constantly driving Xiaoqi to jump here and there, looking at Xiaoqi's naive appearance, he laughed from time to time.

After a while, Chen Mu stopped thinking, waved his hand, took out some spiritual materials, threw them to Xiao Qi, and let it find a place to rest by itself.

"I just felt it. Xiao Qi's innate cold energy is really strong now, but his demon body is a little fragile. It is far inferior to the strong bodies of demons at the same level."

"Although it can't compare to those monsters, it shouldn't be too bad either... Maybe I should get it some Body Tempering Pills to eat."

Chen Mu's eyes flashed, and he thought of the elixir that Zhou Weiqian had asked for for his spirit beast.

"It's not too urgent. Right now, the focus should be on my own realm..."

After thinking for a while, Chen Mu stood up and walked to the sea-viewing platform. Looking at the vast East China Sea in the distance, he felt a rare sense of homesickness.

It has been five or six years since he last returned home and has not been back to visit his family.

"They say that once you enter the Great Dao, you can transcend the mundane world. I didn't quite believe it at first, thinking I'd return home often. But now it seems that even a single bout of arduous cultivation can take years, which is simply beyond the comprehension of ordinary people..."

"Forget it, wait until this period of time is over and find a chance to go back!"

The cold wind blew from the cliff, blowing up Chen Mu's scattered hair.

He stood there for a long time, then suddenly turned and walked down the cliff.

Judging from its direction, it seemed to be heading towards Zhang Laodao's residence.

However, Chen Mu felt that his master might summon him again regarding the demon infestation, so he had not started to change his cultivation method. However, he could not delay any longer, so he thought of going to find Taoist Zhang.

"Go ask first..."

He walked without stopping and soon arrived at Zhang Laodao's cave.

A two-story pavilion nestled against the mountainside, its carved railings and jade-lined walls evoked an ancient charm. Standing beside the pavilion and looking down, one could just see the winding, gurgling stream, a truly extraordinary scene. This was his second time here, the last time having been due to the Outer Sect Trial...

"Squeak..."

Before he could pay his respects, the door of the pavilion opened quietly, apparently the owner inside had noticed him.

Chen Mu's expression remained unchanged as he strode into the pavilion.

The interior of the pavilion was not very big, and there were no maids to serve, so it did not look like the residence of a foundation-building cultivator at all.

Walking up the stairs slowly, I immediately saw Taoist Zhang sitting cross-legged in front of the window. Not far behind him stood a beautiful disciple in a red and yellow dress.

"Senior Brother Chen!" The handsome disciple smiled and greeted him.

Chen Mu's heart moved, and he nodded and said, "Congratulations, Junior Sister."

This person is none other than Zhang Laodao's beloved disciple Zhu Yuelian.

"Brother Chen, I heard from Master that it's thanks to you that there weren't more fellow disciples in this demonic disaster... Alas, it's a pity that Master didn't let me go since I'm only at the ninth level of Qi Condensation. Otherwise, I could have fought alongside you!"

"Ahem..." Zhang Laodao's familiar cough interrupted their conversation. He waved his hand calmly, "Lian'er, go back first."

"I do not!"

Zhu Yuelian snorted softly and showed no intention of leaving. It was obvious that she was not afraid of her master at all.

"Cough cough..." Taoist Zhang stopped breathing and coughed again. He did not force her anymore, as if he was already used to his disobedient disciples.

He turned to Chen Mu and asked, "What's the matter with you coming to me?"

Chen Mu replied calmly, "Uncle Master, I came here to ask if the demonic infestation has passed. If nothing has happened, I will return to the mountains and retreat in order to break through to the eleventh level."

"Oh!" Zhang Laodao nodded suddenly, a smile on his face. "This is my negligence. I forgot to inform you. The headmaster has already known all the matters this time. Originally, he planned to gather you together and reward you after negotiating with the Beast Taming Sect..."

He continued to talk, thinking, "However, if you are anxious to practice, there is no need to wait. I will send someone to deliver the reward to you after it comes."

Chen Mu was delighted when he heard this, as it saved him from trouble.

"In that case, disciple thanks Uncle Master!"

After more than ten years of getting along, although he was not Zhang Laodao's apprentice, they had a very close relationship, so he did not pretend to be polite, but accepted it frankly.

"Hmm." Taoist Zhang was quite pleased to see this, nodding repeatedly with a flick of his beard. After a moment, he continued, "Your ability to endure arduous training is your advantage. Now, with the rewards from the Beastmaster Sect and your master, you have sufficient resources. I hope you can seize this opportunity and join the ranks of the True Disciple as soon as possible."

"Yes!"

Chen Mu bowed in response. After a while, he found an opportunity to say goodbye and quietly left the pavilion.

As I slowly walked down the stairs, I suddenly heard a shout from behind me.

"Senior Brother Chen!"

Chen Mu turned around and looked, smiled slightly and said, "What's wrong, Junior Sister Zhu, is there something else that Uncle Master wants to do?"

Zhu Yuelian jogged along, her plump breasts rising and falling slowly. She smiled sweetly upon hearing this, "No, no, I was thinking of hosting a spirit wine banquet, so I came here specifically to ask, Senior Brother Chen, if you're interested in participating?"

(End of this chapter)