Cultivating Immortality Begins with Selling Oneself

Chapter 249 The Truth
The old man looked at Shen Fuyu with sharp eyes, as if he wanted to see through Shen Fuyu's true thoughts.

Shen Fuyu looked at the old man frankly and did not give in at all.

"Cooperation is fine, but I need to be honest with you. Why did you choose to cooperate with me? Is there something special about me?" Shen Fuyu touched his chin, a thoughtful look on his face. "What exactly are the Goddess and the Peach Blossom Fairy planning?"

"Or, what secrets does Qinchuan City have?"

The old man's face changed. He didn't expect Shen Fuyu's insight to be so sharp. He went straight to the point. The old man's eyes flickered and he didn't dare to look at Shen Fuyu.

Shen Fuyu sneered, "If we can't be honest with each other, there's no need for us to cooperate. I believe that Grandpa will definitely find a more suitable candidate."

The voice was obviously very gentle, but the old man could hear sarcasm in Shen Fuyu's tone.

The old man wanted to be more courageous, so he glanced at the turtle out of the corner of his eye and felt a terrible headache.

Yes.

He has no other choice.

After waiting for so many years, I finally waited for Shen Fuyu.

If I give up this opportunity, I don’t know what will happen next time.

The old man sighed deeply, his expression gradually becoming kinder. "Little girl, since you are practicing, you must know that the rumored immortals ascending to heaven are real."

Shen Fuyu's expression gradually became serious. Knowing that the old man was going to tell the truth, Shen Fuyu listened carefully.

I saw that the old man's eyes gradually became distant, as if he was reminiscing.

"Five hundred years ago, there were many cultivators in Qinchuan City. Everyone in the large families practiced cultivation, hoping their children would one day ascend to heaven. But for some reason, one of our elders experienced a thunder tribulation during his ascension. The Heavenly Dao suddenly became angry and used all sorts of means to try to keep him."

"However, the senior was incredibly skilled, enduring 749 purple lightning bolts each as thick as an adult's arm. The Heavenly Dao was helpless and could only allow the senior to ascend to the Immortal Realm. He was the last senior to ascend."

"Since our predecessors, no matter how hard the descendants tried, they were unable to ascend, and the spiritual energy became increasingly thin. Over time, cultivation became a legend."

"There are fewer and fewer immortal cultivators, and those who have reached the pinnacle of their cultivation and want to advance further can only go to the immortal cultivation world. However, there is no way for them to ascend, and they can only waste time."

The old man's voice revealed a heavy sigh. Wasn't he the same? He had finally reached the pinnacle of cultivation, only to find that his path to progress was blocked.

Angry? Of course I was, but what could I do? No one knew what was going on.

How could ordinary people go against the laws of nature? Everyone could only give up their thoughts and behave like ordinary people.

"Some people choose to give up, but others are more paranoid."

"The goddess spread rumors, saying that special means could break the seal and allow them to enter the realm of immortality. Paranoid people like the Peach Blossom Fairy believed the goddess and tried every possible means, even using the blood of ordinary people to build a path to ascension."

Shen Fuyu nodded in understanding. It was equivalent to a modern pyramid scheme organization, which specialized in brainwashing all kinds of people. If you said it enough times, people would naturally believe it.

"So, you're asking me to cooperate with you in order to eliminate the goddess and stop them from doing evil?"

Shen Fuyu looked directly at the old man, trying to get useful information.

"That's one of them."

"Cultivating immortals is inherently against the will of Heaven. One can break the laws of Heaven with one's own strength. Why would one sacrifice the lives of innocent people?"

"I don't like what the goddess did, but I have some constraints that prevent me from leaving the tomb. I can only spend my time in the coffin day after day."

The old man sighed deeply. If he could leave the coffin, he could strangle the damn goddess and peach blossom spirit to death with just a flick of his fingers. However, the situation was stronger than the man, and no matter how powerful the old man was, he had to act cowardly.

"I don't believe it." Shen Fuyu slowly uttered two words.

Shen Fuyu believed that part of what the old man said was true. However, the old man still concealed something.

"..."

Veins bulged on the old man's forehead, and he was very angry at Shen Fuyu's shameless behavior.

"You stinky girl, you go back on your word."

"What do you mean by going back on your word?" Shen Fuyu spread his hands, his face full of innocence. "Did you tell the truth?"

"I don't believe you're looking for me to deal with the Goddess and the Peach Blossom Monster."

I have to say that Shen Fuyu is very smart. The old man did conceal his true purpose.

The old man looked annoyed. "Okay, the reason I came to you is because I made a divination, and the divination said you are the only chance of survival."

Even more outrageous.

Shen Fuyu had an expression that said, "Do you think I believe it?"

The old man suddenly became irritable and wanted to grab Shen Fuyu and beat him up.

The old man couldn't help rubbing his head and said frantically: "Little girl, I swear, I didn't lie to you about this."

He took out the turtle and placed the fortune-teller in front of Shen Fuyu, trying to make Shen Fuyu believe him.

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Here.

Shen House.

Mrs. Shen paced back and forth in the banquet hall, her face full of anxiety. Half a month had passed, and the college entrance examination was about to come, but there was no news from Shen Fuyu and the Shen sisters.

Just then, Master Shangguan walked in from outside the door and looked at Mrs. Shen with disapproval in his eyes.

"Mrs. Shen, you're not someone who dotes on your children. Why do you keep indulging the Shen sisters in asking for leave when the college entrance exams are approaching?"

The college entrance examination was the day after tomorrow, and the Shen sisters still had not come to school. Master Shangguan thought about it and decided to go to Mrs. Shen's house to explain things clearly.

Mrs. Shen opened her lips, her face full of bitterness.

"Master, give me a little more time."

"Madam, if not for the bet, you should also consider the future of the Shen sisters. Shen Mengning has been commended by His Majesty. His Majesty is very much looking forward to Shen Mengning's results. He specially sent a message down, wanting to see Shen Mengning's answer sheet."

"What consequences will arise if Shen Mengning fails to take the entrance exam? I don't need to tell you, but Madam knows it clearly."

Master Shangguan frowned. When Shen Mengning handed the proposal of work-for-relief to His Majesty, it meant that Shen Mengning's identity was different from before and she could not be compared with ordinary scholars.

As Master Shangguan pressed on, Madam Shen rubbed her brows and said, "Master, I'll tell you the truth."

"Aning and Awu were captured by the flower-stealing thief, and there's been no news since then. I've sent many people to look for them, but there's still no news. As a mother, how can I not be anxious?"

"What!?"

Master Shangguan's eyes widened at the unexpected news.

"Why don't you ask His Majesty for help?" Master Shangguan blurted out.

"Master, the world values ​​women's chastity so much, how dare I spread the news? If someone with ulterior motives finds out and deliberately spreads the news, how will Aning and Awu live their lives? Will Aning still have a good future?" Madam Shen cried with every word.