Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 574 Unexpected Accident, Shocking News

My mind stood outside the Three Immortals Pavilion.

Li Wushou was filled with emotion.

Not to mention the wisp of true spirit of the Porcelain Venerable and the half-transformed Zhu Liuli Yangshen.

Just considering the transformed and reborn Sparrow Lord True Spirit and a complete Sacred Domain, Li Wushou felt that once he swallowed them whole, he could directly break through to the Venerable Realm!

He had been waiting for this moment for so long.

He had planned to bribe Chen Gou'er to wake up the old beggar after he finished meeting with everyone from the Beast Domain.

Unexpectedly, the old beggar was just about to leave the pass at that very moment.

Is this a coincidence, or was it intentional?
Li Wushou narrowed his eyes, his expression turning somewhat dangerous.

Just then, with a creak, the long-closed door of the Three Immortals Pavilion slowly opened.

The old beggar stood wearily in front of the gate, stretching.

His demeanor was so refined that even the most weathered beggar seemed to pale in comparison.

Li Wushou, however, was certain in an instant:
This old guy really did steal a lot of things during this seclusion!

Suppressing his anger, Li Wushou looked at the old beggar and asked:
Where's the dog?

The old beggar rubbed his lower back and then his arms. Upon hearing this, he replied:
"I gave him some of the Sparrow Lord's flesh and blood, and he's sleeping now after he finished eating."

Upon hearing this, Li Wushou couldn't help but sneer inwardly.

Is this telling him that Chen Gou'er has been bribed?
Pretending not to know, Li Wushou continued to ask:

"Have you finished suppressing Sparrow Lord and Zhu Liuli?"

It would have been better if he hadn't asked. Once he did, the old beggar sighed and complained of aches and pains all over his body.

"Li Wushou, you have no idea."

Leaving aside the wisp of true spirit of the Porcelain Venerable, Zhu Liuli, apart from having her Holy Domain taken away, could be considered half a Venerable in terms of physical body, primordial spirit, and Dao techniques. The Sparrow Venerable was even more ferocious beyond measure.

These are three venerable masters!

It really gave me a lot of trouble!

For the sake of the Three Immortals Pavilion, I gritted my teeth and persevered, enduring countless hardships before finally winning them over.

After speaking, he stood in front of Li Wushou with a look of seeking credit.

Upon hearing this, Li Wushou remained unmoved, ignoring the old beggar's words, and instead asked calmly:
"Oh? In that case, let's quickly divide the spoils!"

Seeing Li Wushou's posture, the old beggar coughed a few times and whispered:
"Of course we can divide it! It's just that some unexpected things happened during the suppression."

Li Wushou thought to himself: They're here!

Then he quietly looked at the old beggar without saying a word.

The old beggar became a little scared upon seeing this and quickly explained:
"The Sparrow Venerable and the Porcelain Venerable cultivated true spiritual techniques, and their true spirits were one, making them difficult to suppress. After the forced action, the Porcelain Venerable's true spirit disappeared, and then the Sparrow Venerable's true spirit also disappeared."

Li Wushou's expression remained unchanged, and he murmured something:
"Oh, it's gone. All that incense offerings are gone."

Upon hearing this, the old beggar's expression changed, and he began to emphasize it.

"I'm not making this up, it's really gone."

The True Spirit and the Yang Spirit are somewhat different. In order to ensure the purity of the True Spirit, the Porcelain Venerable's True Spirit Method condenses the True Spirit to its extreme.

I was hoping to see if I could control these two, but it just collapsed.

But don't worry, I've left Zhu Liuli's Yang Spirit and Holy Domain for you.

Li Wushou stared at the old beggar, still without saying a word.

The old beggar's words made sense, but based on his understanding of the old beggar, even if the old beggar failed to control the two, he couldn't just watch them both collapse.

At the very least, they'll leave behind some personal agenda.

For example, some remaining true spirits.

Everything collapsed?

Go ahead and cheat!

It was obvious that the old beggar intended to seize the true spirits of these two people, and for this he even sacrificed some of the flesh and blood from the true spirit of the Sparrow Lord to bribe the simple-minded Chen Gou'er.

The two were surprisingly in agreement on how to bribe Chen Gou'er.

To be honest, Li Wushou wasn't particularly concerned about the true spirits of these two.

If his primordial spirit were to forcibly devour the true spirits of the two people with the principle of "food is the most important thing," it would take him quite a long time.

With the territory he now controls, refining his spirit through incense would be even faster.

As for the flesh and blood of the True Spirit, Li Wushou had already cut off and tasted a few pieces of it before.

The improvement in the integrity of the Golden Core is negligible.

Now that his physical body has reached the pinnacle of transformation, the true spirits and flesh of the two people can only satisfy his appetite.

Therefore, Li Wushou could accept the old beggar's desire for greed.

Li Wushou watched the old beggar silently until he became somewhat uneasy before slowly speaking:
"In that case, hand over Zhu Liuli and the Holy Domain to me!"

The old beggar secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

He knew that Li Wushou did not completely trust him.

He didn't bother to argue anymore, because he had indeed gotten quite a bit darker.

However, these two are of little use to Li Wushou, and giving them to him would be a waste. Keeping them for him might have a surprising effect.

Moreover, given Li Wushou's current physical strength, the most useful thing the two of them could offer him was their Taoist magic.

However, apart from the first few days when Li Wushou's Daoist spirit body frequently wandered around the Three Immortals Hall, it rarely came afterward.

Clearly, they had already mastered the Taoist arts of the two.

It's even less useful to give it to Li Wushou!

After much deliberation, the old beggar reluctantly decided to accept the two people's true spirits.

Li Wushou is truly ungrateful; he doesn't know the old man's good intentions.

In addition, there are also a large amount of incense offerings from Fenglingdao and Fuboyu Outer Sea.

Is incense a good thing?
If it weren't for the protection of his own spirit tablet, Li Wushou's primordial spirit would have long since been lost in the throes of popular desires due to such rapid spiritual refinement.

I'm an old man, so greedy!
What's wrong with me taking some?
This is all for Li Wushou's own good!
The old beggar kept shouting in his heart, so much so that his expression became more and more determined.

Even the way he looked at Li Wushou became more open and honest.

This is the beggar's masterful acting skills: he deceives himself before deceiving others.

If it weren't for sensing Li Wushou's mind constantly glancing around outside the Three Immortals Pavilion a few days ago, and knowing that Li Wushou had become suspicious, the old beggar had originally planned to go into seclusion for a few more days.

After all, the longer the seclusion lasts, the more incense offerings will be received.

Now that Li Wushou has become suspicious, we have no choice but to leave the pass ahead of schedule.

Anyway, Gou'er had been bribed and put to sleep a few days ago, so even if Li Wushou had suspicions, there was nothing he could do about it.

With a chuckle to himself, the old beggar reached into his robes and took out a clay lark, handing it to Li Wushou.

Li Wushou reached out and took it; the clay sculpture was covered with intricate inscriptions.

Looking at these inscriptions, Li Wushou felt that they were somewhat familiar.

The old beggar explained in a timely manner:
"The God Control Talisman was modified. Zhu Liuli is different from the Talisman Masters and others. Her primordial spirit has been transforming into a Yang God. If she is allowed to walk in the outside world and be baptized by heaven and earth, she might completely transform at any time."

At that time, the Venerable One's spirit may very well break free from control.

Therefore, it's best to keep her encased in a clay sculpture on ordinary days.

Li Wushou looked at the clay sculpture and nodded thoughtfully.

Just then, the old beggar, who was supposed to take out the Sacred Domain, suddenly asked:

"I heard you took over the Beast Domain?"

Li Wushou glanced at the old beggar, and he naturally understood what the old beggar meant.

Without beating around the bush, he replied directly:

"You shall take 30% of the incense offerings from the Myriad Beasts Domain, from Chi Xiu."

Upon hearing this, the old beggar immediately became anxious.

"Thirty percent? Isn't it supposed to be fifty-fifty?"

Li Wushou's expression remained unchanged as he replied directly:

"Just 30%, or you can take it or leave it."

Although he had no evidence, he knew the old beggar had definitely stolen something, and deducting 20% ​​from his salary was probably already too lenient.

No sooner had he finished speaking than the old beggar changed his tone and laughed:

"Yes, 30%!"

Seeing that he couldn't scam anyone out of anything, the old beggar simply stopped acting.

Even if you don't give him 10%, let alone 30%, you'll still be making a huge profit. What more could you want?

With a smile, he tossed a round ball of incense smoke to Li Wushou.

The old beggar's back no longer ached, and his legs no longer hurt.

Li Wushou took the round ball and was speechless as he watched the old beggar readily agree.

They really did blacken a lot of things!
So even if you only get 20% deducted, do you feel like you're making a huge profit?
This made Li Wushou so angry that his liver hurt!
Composing himself, Li Wushou didn't want to see the old beggar's smug expression any longer, lest he make himself uncomfortable.

He gazed at the sphere in his hand, inside which lay the sacred realm of the Sparrow Lord that he had longed for.

As soon as his mind sank into it, he sensed a surging power of the sacred realm.

After examining the old beggar for a moment, Li Wushou suddenly asked:
"You said if I swallow this sacred domain, will I be able to break through to the Great Venerable Realm?"

The old beggar was happily cleaning his ears.

He paused upon hearing Li Wushou's question.

Then, with a serious expression, he asked in return:
"Break through to the Great Venerable Realm? Who said you could break through to the Great Venerable Realm?"

Li Wushou's nonchalant thoughts were momentarily stunned.

He thought he had misheard, so he asked:
"What did you say?"

The old beggar put down his ear-picking hand and replied, word by word:

"You cannot break through to the Great Venerable Realm!"

The sudden bad news struck Li Wushou like a thunderbolt.

Li Wushou froze on the spot!

(End of this chapter)