Lingyuan Immortal

Chapter 872: The Spirit Cauldron Appears and the Dao Fruits Clear

There was a moment of silence.

Only the sound of the breeze blowing through the willows could be heard, stirring up the curls of tea smoke from the celadon cup.

Zhang Xuanjing looked at his two senior brothers who were silent, and gradually realized that something was wrong. When had a Nascent Soul cultivator from a small sect ever made his two senior brothers so solemn?
He was puzzled, and Zhang Hexuan and others were even more frightened.

Especially when they saw the ancestors of the Dajiang Pavilion and the Li family almost kneeling down to the cultivators of the same level from the "Biluo Chaosheng Pavilion", they felt more and more that Chen Mu was not an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator.

On the other hand, Liu and his group all looked surprised, but after looking at each other, they gradually calmed down.

After all, just by looking at the reactions of Li and Liu, one can see that not all members of the "Biluo Chaosheng Pavilion" are arrogant people like Zhang Xuanjing...

The two were silent for a moment. With no other choice, they sat down, took the teacup that Chen Mu pointed at, and thanked him.

The matter of Zhang Xuanjing should not be mentioned again, and they did not remain silent. Instead, they began to test Chen Mu's identity with a few words.

But Chen Mu had been prepared, so how could they test him?

Instead, during the conversation, Chen Mu got a lot of information about "Biluo Chaosheng Pavilion".

For example, the Taoist priest Changsheng behind Zhang Xuanjing.

According to what they both said, the cultivation level of this immortal Taoist is the same as theirs, both are in the realm of perfect Nascent Soul, and their original mind is clear, and they have already realized what their own Taoist fruit is. They only need to break through to the realm of asking for the way, and then they can try to see if they can manifest it in one fell swoop.

If they succeed, their "Bi Luo Chao Sheng Pavilion" will have another genius with the potential to become a true immortal.

Even if it fails to manifest, it can still accumulate many feelings and provide a basis for reference for the next manifestation...

This was the second time Chen Mu heard about the Dao Fruit, and he had a vague guess about it.

"The Dao Fruit mentioned by the cultivators in this world seems to be related to the potential of becoming a True Immortal..."

As for the specific reasons for this, perhaps we will be able to learn more about it after the arrival of the Taoist immortal they mentioned...

The three of them sat at the table, each with their own thoughts. Only Zhang Xuanjing, standing in a state of disgrace by the pond, disliked everyone. He secretly prayed that when Senior Changsheng arrived, he would first apprehend Chen Mu and then reprimand Li and Liu for their cowardice, thus avenging his anger...

Time passed by little by little, but none of the three showed any impatience. After all, at their level, if they just meditated and breathed for a while, several days would pass by, so why would they be in such a hurry?

However, the three people sitting at the stone table were not in a hurry, but Zhang Xuanjing began to murmur.

Liu Tianchi seemed to notice something and wanted to frown and say something, but after seeing the resentment condensed between his brows, he couldn't help but shake his head and sighed softly, giving up such thoughts...

More than half an hour passed and it was almost dusk.

The thousand-year-old weeping willows in the Liu clan's territory suddenly moved without wind.

Everyone present was startled and looked up at the sky.

Chen Mu was neither anxious nor flustered, still sitting upright on the stone bench, watching with great interest the swaying of the drooping green ribbons, the jade-like leaves knocking against each other, making a clear sound like broken ice hitting a cup.

The next moment, the crowd that was originally whispering suddenly fell silent. Willow branches rolled up to both sides like a split sea, weaving an emerald corridor in the void.

Suddenly, a green shadow floated in from the sky. At first glance, it was no bigger than a mustard seed, but in a flash, it was a hundred feet away.

The man stepped on the void, and with every step he took, vines bloomed from the clouds. A green lotus platform supported his white shoes, and his Taoist robe rolled like the waves of spring tide.

When he reached the covered bridge made of willow branches, everyone could see clearly that the blue shirt was actually woven from thousand-year-old ancient vines. The lapels were decorated with four dark green jade buttons, shaped like a twisted old pine tree or ripples on the blue tide.

"It's Aoki Kae?"

Chen Mu's heart moved slightly. He had also seen such methods in the classics of Taixuan Realm.

It is said that only those who have mastered the art of wood magic can condense robes with the essence of plants and trees. Now that I have seen with my own eyes this creation that seems to have been made by nature, I can't help but be amazed.

When the Taoist Changsheng landed, the green light around his body did not dissipate, and his three thousand white hairs floated like mist in the spiritual energy.

He had a gaunt face, long eyebrows slanting down to his temples, and the fine lines at the corners of his eyes seemed to hold the rings of a thousand-year-old tree. Most curiously, two points of azure light swirled deep within his pupils, looking like a deep pool reflecting the sky and ancient trees, making one dare not look directly at him.

At this moment, the green jade gourd hanging on his waist suddenly glowed faintly. The Taoist raised his hand and knocked lightly on the mouth of the gourd. Suddenly, the roar of a dragon was heard between heaven and earth.

Everyone then realized that there was a huge green wooden dragon surrounding the Taoist Changsheng, which they had not noticed before.

Then, a dragon's head covered with green scales appeared from the crack in the clouds. Each scale looked like it was carved from jade. Wherever the dragon's whiskers brushed past, tender green vines sprouted from the void.

The green wooden dragon circled three times and then turned into green light and sank into the Taoist's green jade gourd. The remaining lightning pattern at the tip of its tail exploded into green lotuses in the air.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting."

When Taoist Changsheng spoke, Chen Mu felt the fresh air of newborn grass and trees. The sound was not as old as he had imagined, but rather like the new branches of ancient trees rustling in the wind.

"Senior Deng!"

"Senior Deng, my son Xuan Jing..."

The Zhang clan members bowed down one after another, shouting incessantly.

The sunset in the west was dyeing the sea of ​​clouds red, but the Taoist Changsheng had immersed the twilight in green.

He walked towards the main hall of the villa and nodded to each member of the Zhang family, indicating that he understood.

"senior……"

After the Zhang family came the Liu family. Although they had never met him before, this place was the Liu family's home after all, so Liu Hongyun had to stand up and greet them.

Taoist Changsheng also nodded with a smile, and did not show any coldness on his face because of the dirty deeds of the Zhang and Liu families.

The Liu family members felt relieved and as if they were bathed in spring breeze.

"This is the true cultivation of the great meridians..."

"Senior Changsheng!"

Seeing Taoist Changsheng approaching the gate of the villa, Zhang Xuanjing could no longer bear it. He took a few quick steps and knelt down. He was about to give him a good talk, but for some reason, after seeing the regret in the other's eyes, his heart suddenly trembled and he stopped.

Taoist Changsheng sighed inwardly and stopped looking at him. Instead, he bowed and said, "My name is Deng Jianlin. May I come into the hall and have a chat?"

Chen Mu smiled faintly, stood up and gestured with his hand, while concentrating on looking carefully at this highly respected Qingzhou immortal.

He looked at the other person, and the other person was also staring at him.

And the moment he saw him, Taoist Changsheng was suddenly startled, then became suspicious, and finally seemed to suddenly realize, and his eyes gradually brightened.

Unfortunately, all the reactions happened in an instant, and Chen Mu didn't realize anything was wrong...

"Brother Changsheng!"

Liu Tianchi and the other two had already stood up. When they saw him come in, they immediately greeted him with a smile: "This is Senior Brother Li Bing. He was drinking with fellow junior brothers when he received the letter. Seeing that this matter concerned you, he volunteered to come along."

Taoist Changsheng smiled and nodded: "I have heard of your name for a long time. Seeing you today, I can see that you are indeed extraordinary."

Li Bing was delighted and bowed his head hastily, "It's a pity that my ability is limited and I can't help you with this matter."

Taoist Changsheng waved his hand and said, "This is the result of Deng Mou's actions. How can I let my two junior brothers bear the consequences for me?"

He turned to Chen Mu, and Liu Tianchi quickly introduced him, "This is Brother Lingyuan." He nodded slowly, staring at him for a moment, his expression gradually becoming indifferent. He said in a cold voice, "I wonder why Brother Lingyuan would humiliate someone from the Biluo Chaosheng Pavilion?"

"Ok?"

Li and Liu's eyes suddenly widened, and they hurriedly said, "Brother, are you still unaware of what happened? This has nothing to do with Brother Lingyuan..."

But before they could finish their words, Taoist Changsheng interrupted them: "My two junior brothers, please do not speak for outsiders. I will make the final decision on this matter."

This sudden scene not only stunned Li and Liu, but even Zhang Xuanjing, who was kneeling on the ground, was startled.

What's going on? I clearly felt Senior Changsheng's regret just now, how could it suddenly change like this?
Not only them, but even the Liu and Zhang families outside the door were extremely surprised, and their emotions fluctuated with the changes in the Taoist Changsheng.

Chen Mu didn't feel angry, but frowned and thought carefully.

There must be something wrong when things are abnormal. This person's state of mind is inconsistent with his behavior. What caused this change in him?

If you think about it more carefully, you can find that Taoist Changsheng's mood changed just after he saw him.

"Did you discover something?"

Chen Mu's heart trembled, and he prepared to go with the flow and deal with all changes with the same attitude.

"What do you wish, fellow Daoist?"

Taoist Changsheng narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "You have insulted my disciples, so don't blame me for giving you a taste of your own medicine!"

As soon as the words fell, clouds surged between heaven and earth. The Taoist Changsheng's wide sleeves fell down, and green light burst out from his fingertips.

The willow forest of a hundred miles moved at the sound, and thousands of green leaves turned into flowing arrows that flew through the air. Wood spirit seal characters appeared faintly on the edges of the leaf blades, cutting through the long wind and making the sound of a dragon's roar.

"Brother Tao!"

"Brother Dao, why are you doing this?!"

Li and Liu were greatly alarmed, and while shouting to dissuade him, they quickly pulled away to avoid the attack.

Zhang Xuanjing was already ecstatic, and the little confusion he had previously felt disappeared as the Taoist took action.

"Hahaha, your life-saving grace is so great, how could Senior Changsheng not vent his anger for me?!"

"No matter what your background or cultivation level is, as long as you are in Qingzhou, can you be greater than Chaosheng Pavilion and Senior Changsheng?"

He laughed loudly and followed Li and Liu to a safe area, but he inadvertently discovered that the two of them looked at him with disgust.

He was stunned for a moment, but then he felt resentful: "When I break through the Golden Core stage and become a disciple of the True Lord, I will definitely make you suffer!"

No one knew what Zhang Xuanjing was thinking. After all, everyone was looking in the same direction at that moment.

Although both of them have reached the Nascent Soul stage of perfection, in the minds of Li and Liu, how can the cultivators from small sects compare with Brother Changsheng?

It’s a pity that after this incident, their “Biluo Chaosheng Pavilion” will once again be rumored to be bullying others by taking advantage of their power.

"Father, Senior Chen..." The bearded man spoke in a low voice, feeling indignant.

Liu Hongyun sighed deeply: "What can I do when I encounter such a cultivator? I can only hope that Senior Chen will not suffer any harm..."

Chen Mu stood with his hands behind his back on the green stone bricks in the courtyard, his plain white robe rustling. Seeing the green tide rushing towards him, ripples suddenly appeared around him, and the green stone under his feet spread out like ink in water.

The moment the leaf blade touched the ripples, the sound of metal clashing suddenly stopped, all the bamboo leaves hung in the air, and the green seal characters were peeled off layer by layer by invisible water vapor.

"What a water-like formless form."

The eyes of the Taoist Changsheng became brighter. He raised his hand and pressed towards the void. Suddenly, there was a rumbling sound of thunder from deep in the earth veins. Seven old pine trees with twisted dragon-like bodies broke out of the ground. Their branches were intertwined like the claws of green dragons, and their roots wrapped around the rocks and went straight for Chen Mu's vital point.

Chen Mu did not respond, a blue light flashed between his eyebrows, and he raised his right hand slightly as if to place a chess piece.

Suddenly the vast sea turned upside down, nine layers of green waves poured down from the void, and a black tortoise carrying a stele appeared in the waves.

When the roots of the twisted pine tree touched the water curtain, their green color faded at a speed visible to the naked eye, and in an instant they turned into rotten wood and sank into the sand. However, the waves continued to move forward, surrounding the place where the Taoist Changsheng was standing.

However, Taoist Changsheng did not dodge or avoid, but instead stared at a three-legged, two-eared tripod deep in the waves. His face suddenly turned red, as if he was extremely excited.

He wasn't the only one there. Li Bing and even Liu Tianchi were dumbfounded, their pupils suddenly constricted and their throats rolled. After a while, they couldn't help but say in disbelief, "The Dao... The Dao Fruit is manifesting?"

Chen Mu's brows suddenly frowned, realizing that he was probably just going with the flow and ended up making things worse by exposing his flaws.

But why did Li and Liu call the spiritual cauldron that manifested his innate Taoism the Tao Fruit?
He was startled and suddenly remembered Lu Yingling's theory of the three methods of "upper, middle and lower" in the Black and White Taoist Palace.

All three methods can achieve the state of incarnation. It was after hearing this theory that he came up with the idea of ​​using the "Tai Su Wu Xiang Yu Qing Jue" to eliminate the other Taoist seeds and promote the water method as the ultimate method.

However, after setting a clear goal, he worked behind closed doors and implemented it according to plan. It was not until the arrival of the demonic calamity that he was able to deduce his innate water method to the highest level.

Could it be that at that time, he had already accidentally manifested the fruit of Tao, and as long as his practice was complete, he would be able to achieve the state of incarnation in one fell swoop?
But everyone in the world only manifests Dao Fruit when they break through to the God Transformation Realm, so why is it that I...

"Could it be the reason why I deduced the way of the ultimate law?"

His eyes flickered, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it might be possible...

The next moment, Chen Mu flipped his palm and took the cauldron into his body. The strange vision in Canglang disappeared. "Why did you stop so suddenly, fellow Daoist?"

As the spirit cauldron left, Taoist Changsheng immediately woke up. He looked apologetic and waved his hand to disperse the strange Taoist vision. He then bowed decisively and said, "I am truly offended by your guess. I hope Brother Lingyuan will not blame me."

"Indeed, there is a discovery."

Chen Mu narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Oh? By stopping this time, fellow Daoist, have you confirmed the answer?"

Taoist Changsheng suddenly smiled without answering, and turned to look at Zhang Xuanjing.

Zhang Xuanjing, who was wondering why his senior stopped, suddenly felt something was wrong.

"I already know the reason for this matter. It's because the Zhang family member was arrogant and rude, and disturbed you. I can't escape the blame, and I will definitely give you an explanation."

After saying this, he turned to face the crowd and said loudly, "A few months ago, Zhang helped me break the calamity. I, Deng, am extremely grateful, so I gave Zhang the immortal secret and brought Zhang's son to practice in my Chaosheng Pavilion."

"I never imagined that this action would only encourage Zhang's son's arrogance and rebelliousness, and nearly lead to a serious mistake. This is Deng's fault. I didn't think it through and allowed Zhang to use his kindness to repay his kindness."

"Fortunately, Brother Lingyuan came to my rescue today. I feel deeply guilty and intend to make amends."

"From today on, Zhang Xuanjing is no longer a disciple of the Biluo Chaosheng Pavilion. All the profound skills and techniques he has learned are abolished. From now on, the relationship between Zhang and me is over and we no longer have any connection!"

The sound echoed loudly, and the faces of the Zhang family members changed drastically. They all knelt down and said, "Senior Deng, Senior Deng, we know we were wrong. We know we were wrong. We hope you will take it back..."

Without waiting for the Zhang family to finish their words, Taoist Changsheng stretched out his hand and pointed. The token on Zhang Xuanjing's waist suddenly collapsed into powder and flew away in the wind. The energy of his cultivation also dissipated like a broken cloth bag.

Zhang Xuanjing didn't even have time to react. The feeling of being reduced to a mortal in an instant made his legs go weak and he fell to the ground.

"Brother Lingyuan, are you satisfied with this arrangement?"

Taoist Changsheng turned around and smiled, his expression once again showing a gentle feeling.

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(End of this chapter)