I became an immortal in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 206 Asking
"You mean... you were originally a cultivator on this mountain, but your physical body was burned by your disciple while you were traveling in spirit, which is why you became like this?"

Li Xuan nodded.

Judge Wu, standing nearby, asked, "Is there any clear evidence?"

Li Xuan then invited them to the cave not far away so they could take a look at his ashes.

Upon seeing this, the three ghosts and gods began to believe it. There were still traces of fire magic left in the cave, and the fire magic was somewhat similar to the aura on the beggar's body. They thought it must have come from this person.

His own supernatural powers actually burned him to death...

The City God nodded.

"So we're kindred spirits!"

"I do not know your name, friend. What kind of supernatural power is this 'spiritual travel'? Why did your disciple burn your body?" He asked in great detail.

"My name is Li Xuan. I learned about the concept of 'spiritual travel' from an ancient book."

As Li Xuan spoke, he reached into his robes to touch the ancient book, only to find it empty. He then realized that the book had been burned to ashes along with his body.

A sense of regret rose in his heart.

He had no choice but to continue, "I told him before that if he didn't return in seven days, his body would be burned."

"However, my luck wasn't too bad, as I actually got to travel with an immortal for a while."

The civil and military judges raised their heads, their gazes strange.

The City God asked, "An immortal?"

"It's a pity there are only seven days, but fortunately there are a full seven days."

Li Xuan sighed, "If I hear the Dao in the morning, I can die content in the evening. To be able to see a true immortal and travel with one is enough. Even if my physical body is destroyed, and my current body is not suitable for cultivation... I am still satisfied."

"Are there really immortals?"

Li Xuan smiled.

He said, "Looking back now, the immortal had reminded me to return sooner, but I didn't understand at the time. I relied on the spirit of the underworld to barely maintain myself for seven days and said I wanted to accompany the immortal for a while longer."

"Perhaps the immortals foresaw this day long ago."

"Though I am thousands of miles away, I have already foreseen the cause and effect!"

The City God listened intently.

……

“Sir, they’re talking about you.” Upon hearing this, Zhang Guolao looked at Jiang She with a mischievous grin.

Jiang She also laughed.

The distance from outside Yanzhou to Bozhou is less than a thousand li. It was only because Li Xuan was so excited and sentimental that he added a few hundred li to the distance.

In the light drizzle.

The two people and the cat gradually walked over.

……

The City God and the civil and military judges were interrogating Li Xuan, trying to get more information about the immortals from him.

Throughout history, aside from scholars and officials who wrote about immortals, no one had ever actually seen one. Those who were mentioned in poems and later met were mostly like-minded people.

Li Xuan smiled bitterly.

"I only had a seven-day encounter with him, and I don't know anything more than that. I only heard people mention it when I was drinking in the mountains. Even the masters in the famous mountain caves have to call him 'senior'!"

The City God asked, "Since these are all common terms, why do you believe he is an immortal?"

Li Xuan recalled the scene he had just witnessed during his journey through his mind.

"When the real person travels, the foul air dissipates and the grass and trees bow low wherever he goes."

He opened his mouth.

"Dust and ash shun him, his body remains untouched by it. His Daoist body has been cultivated to a state of perfect harmony. If one did not look closely, one would truly mistake him for an ordinary mortal. He can simplify all Daoist techniques, reducing existence to nothingness..."

"If this is not a deity, I really don't know who else in the world can be called a deity."

These few words, spoken without firsthand experience, conveyed profound truths. The civil and military judges listened with rapt attention, and even the City God, abandoning his usual composure, pressed for more details.

"And then what?"

He just asked.

But then they saw two people standing behind the beggar Li Xuan.

The rain fell like a curtain, and the two men came riding the wind. One was dressed in faded blue, holding a cat in his arms, yet his clothes were spotless. The other was an old man.

I don't know when they arrived; it seemed to come out of nowhere, and they were carefree and at ease.

The City God paused.

Isn't this the deity they were just talking about?
Beside the City God, the other two judges, feeling strange, also looked up, saw the two men, and were stunned.

The two ghosts spoke with some stuttering.

"Immortal, immortal..."

Jiang She lowered his eyes. He looked at the beggar standing in the cave, whose appearance had drastically changed. He was now dressed in tattered clothes, with bald, disheveled hair and a terrifying expression. He was no longer the handsome and refined Taoist priest he had met last time.

He sighed.

"Li Xuan, we meet again."

Li Xuan had already turned around, barely daring to recognize him, and his voice was stammering.

"An immortal...?"

The ancient books have been burned.

The physical body turned to ashes.

The beggar who is now possessing him is of lowly quality. Li Xuan originally thought that he would never have the opportunity to cultivate again in this life.

But at this time.

—I saw an immortal coming through the rain.

He couldn't speak, but he respectfully bowed.

The immortal didn't say anything about his current status as a beggar. Instead, an old man next to the immortal looked him up and down several times, his gaze settling on his limp.

Laughed.

"That piece of paper ended up on you."

"No wonder Mr. Jiang went to such lengths, traveling thousands of miles, to retrieve that paper figure. It turns out someone's physical body was burned..."

Li Xuan came to his senses.

He didn't know what the old man meant, but he vaguely sensed that it was as if a celestial being had helped him.

Recalling that when he first possessed the beggar's body, his soul was extremely weak. The beggar had been dead for several days, his blood was heavy and his bones were brittle, and he had no vital energy left. He was already in a situation where he was somewhat unable to hold on...

Li Xuan quickly thanked him and bowed.

Jiang She said in a nonchalant tone, "It was just a casual act."

Li Xuan then asked the old man, "What is a paper figure?"

Zhang Guolao looked at him with a smile.

"You're quite lucky. That paper figure was something I shamelessly asked the master to cut out, something for someone to possess a soul. It suddenly disappeared an hour ago, and now it seems..."

He pointed at Li Xuan with a vague gesture.

"It fell on you."

Li Xuan was startled and was about to perform another grand salute when he felt himself being supported by a force.

The cat tilted its head and looked at the beggar.

Cats are clean animals. After watching for a while, they backed away a couple of times and tried to burrow into someone's sleeve, but their heads were held down to prevent them from falling in.

Jiang She's gaze fell on Li Xuan.

"I saved your life, what are your plans for the future, my friend?"

Li Xuan dared not be addressed as "fellow Daoist" by the immortal.

They gave way.

He hadn't thought about that yet. Having just been reborn and washed away all the filth, his current thought was simply to go down the mountain to the fabric shop and change into clean clothes. He planned to look into cultivation methods later, since his meridians were blocked; he couldn't just give up completely.

Was thinking about it.

He put down his luggage and touched the gourd beside him.

My heart moved.

Li Xuansu said solemnly:
“This beggar saved my life, and this medicine gourd is his heirloom… I used to know some alchemy techniques and could refine some pills to cure illnesses and relieve fatigue.”

"He saved my life."

"I am willing to use this body to spread medicine far and wide, to save all living beings, so as not to fail the kindness bestowed upon me."

Every word was powerful and sincere.

In the drizzle, something indescribable subtly shifted.

In a subtle way, heaven and earth acknowledged this matter.

The City God gazes upon heaven and earth.

The old man listened with surprise. He straightened his hunched back and looked Li Xuan up and down.

Jiang She nodded.

"That's a good answer."

He told the cat to come down and took out a bottle of pills from his sleeve.

【Ask for monthly ticket】

(End of this chapter)