Turbid World: Martial Arts Master of the Republic of China Era, I Cultivate Immortality!

A black spider, bearing a Bagua diagram on its back, swiftly wove a dizzying web behind Zhao Zheng's head.

Threads of spider silk, much thinner than ordinary spider silk, continued to adhere to various parts of Zhao Zheng's body as the web was woven.

The spider was weaving a web in the empty space behind Zhao Zheng's head. At first glance, the shape seemed to resemble one of the hexagrams in the Sixty-Four Hexagrams, but upon closer inspection, it did not.

However, although the spider web is not like any of the sixty-four hexagrams, it still gives people a feeling of peeking into fate, a feeling that if you look carefully, you will see what will happen in the future.

Not far away, the three-legged toad on the ground watched the spider's movements, croaked, and then stretched out its three legs and began to play dead.

The cowardly appearance of the three-legged toad caused the spider weaving its web to pause for a moment. A hint of human-like disdain appeared in its eight compound eyes just as it was about to continue weaving its web.

The three-legged toad moved!

Because a miniature four-section stir-fried frog painting automatically appeared in front of its eyes from the talisman on its body, it moved with a human-like fear in its eyes.

whoosh-

The three-legged toad leaped up and, as if transformed into an arrow, rushed towards the spider that was weaving a web behind Zhao Zheng's head.

The spider moved so fast that it almost got stuck by the long tongue of the three-legged toad, but unfortunately, it was just a close call.

The spider dodged the three-legged toad's attack, and the two stared at each other, one at a higher elevation, but neither took the initiative to attack again.

This scene was clearly seen by Master Tianyi, who was standing in front of a three-foot-high altar in the front yard of the Ren family.

His gaze passed through the high walls of the Ren family compound, landing on the black spider with the Bagua symbol on its back, which was perched on Zhao Zheng's head and facing off against the three-legged toad on the ground. He frowned and said...

"The Prophecy Spider, ranked thirty-sixth on the List of Wonders of Heaven and Earth!"

"Fellow Daoist does have some insight. Indeed, after all, you are a disciple of the Maoshan Sect, so it's not surprising that you have such knowledge..."

A slightly aged voice rang out from an altar that was also three zhang high, more than twenty meters away from Daoist Tianyi. It came from an old monk dressed in a Tantric Buddhist robe.

"Master, what is a Life-Weaving Spider?"

Below the altar, Xiang Yu, the young esoteric monk, was staring intently at the bald boy opposite him... He asked in confusion.

As he spoke, he glanced around out of the corner of his eye, but not seeing any spiders, he couldn't help but wonder why he hadn't seen any.

"This is a wondrous artifact that can bring illusions to life... provided that... the person affected can successfully break free from the illusion!"

Master Tianyi frowned and said, "Xiang Yu suddenly thought of Zhao Zheng and subconsciously said, 'What if we can't get rid of the illusion...'"

Master Tianyi, his brows furrowed, did not answer. Instead, he suddenly formed a mudra with both hands, picked up the statue of Erlang Shen, one of the three small statues of immortals and gods enshrined on the altar, and quickly chanted a spell.

"The deep fragrance resonates with heaven and earth, its pure scent pierces the heavenly gates... The Southern and Northern Dippers illuminate the sky, five-colored clouds swirl and dance... We humbly beseech the Three Benefactors of this altar, the myriad saints and Vajra beings... to guide this disciple clearly. Divine soldiers, hasten as the law commands!"

"We beseech Erlang Shen to descend to the mortal realm and display his divine power!"

As he spoke, Master Tianyi pointed his right index and middle fingers together like a sword finger at Xiang Yu from a distance. As Xiang Yu's body swayed slightly, he hooked the three-pointed double-edged sword he had prepared in advance with his toe, caught it with his hand, and threw it to Xiang Yu below.

Xiang Yu seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. He stretched out his left hand and obtained a three-pointed double-edged sword. At the same time, the strange phenomenon of double pupils appeared in his eyes.

"Double pupils!"

Old monk,

That is, Master Bo Xing's expression changed...

at the same time.

Within the illusion.

The main hall of Zuowang Temple.

"Uh, no, thank you, I don't need it!"

Zhao Zheng shook his head and refused, not because his innate insight into the truth and ability to see through illusions made him realize that everything before him was an illusion, but because he didn't want it.

Rather... he didn't want it. He wouldn't take something that wasn't his. Besides, he hadn't lost his eyeballs when he was a child.

"Don't want it? You should think it over carefully. Yu'er's double pupils are a rare phenomenon that only sages in ancient times possessed. After you transplant them, it will definitely make your path to immortality much smoother..."

Master Tianyi's voice seemed to transform into the voice of a celestial demon, filled with a bewitching power that could move the hearts of ordinary people.

However, Zhao Zheng... still didn't feel anything!

Under the influence of his innate talent, Zhao Zheng felt a bit amused and uneasy. The fact that Xiang Yu had double pupils was already outrageous enough, and he didn't want Xiang Yu to turn back and dominate the world.

After thinking about it, he still shook his head and refused!

"don't want!"

Are you sure you don't want it?

"Sure!"

Zhao Zheng nodded and said that the environment in front of him paused slightly, shattered in an instant, and then reformed in a flash.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Zheng found himself in a magnificent hall, a hall that was understated yet luxurious and full of cultural significance.

A grand hall with an antique style!

The Taiyuan Hall of the Jiuxiao Wanfu Palace, one of the three palaces and six halls of Maoshan, is the main hall that enshrines the Three Mao True Lords and the Four Great Marshals of Taoism.

Zhao Zheng curiously observed the several unfamiliar old Taoist priests besides his uncle, Daoist Tianyi, and his grandmaster, Daoist Dayan.

To be honest, this illusion is quite realistic!

I just don't know if it looks realistic!

As Zhao Zheng was pondering this, he heard Daoist Tianyi chuckle and say to him, "Alright, come with me to receive the inheritance. I really don't know what kind of incredible luck you've had, your physique is actually the same as Elder Fang's, who is about to pass away..."

"???"

Elder Fang...?

Zhao Zheng's eyelids twitched involuntarily.

"What's wrong?"

"...You don't mean that Elder Fang decided to pass on his entire cultivation to me, do you? And maybe even include some combat memories?" Zhao Zheng asked, taking a few steps back with a slight change in expression.

"Huh? How did you know?"

"..."

Zhao Zheng remained silent for a moment, then stepped back again. Just as he was about to refuse the inheritance, he saw Daoist Tianyi looking at the entrance of the main hall with a surprised expression.

"Why is she here? Since she's here, let's put the matter of the inheritance aside for now. You two can go for a stroll around the neighborhood and catch up with each other..."

"???"

Just browsing? Maybe we can catch up?

What part of the plot did I miss?

A series of question marks appeared in Zhao Zheng's mind. He turned his head to look at the entrance of the main hall, following the gaze of Daoist Tianyi.

What catches the eye is a huge chest, oops, a huge leg, oops, oops, the woman's figure and appearance are so stunning that nine out of ten men would want to call her "breast-guide brother."

The remaining one who doesn't want to,

Zhao Zheng figured the other person must be from Chengdu!

"Don't be afraid. Although she has the potential to become an immortal and is the current Daoist prodigy of Longhu Mountain, you are... well, you are a little short. But it's alright, she cultivates the Path of Ruthlessness and won't care about that..."

The speaker was Daoist Dayan. Upon hearing the words "Ruthless Dao," Zhao Zheng slowly formed several question marks in his mind and said uncertainly.

"A Daoist partner from the Path of Ruthlessness?"

"Yes, but you..."

Before Daoist Dayan could finish speaking, the approaching Daoist woman interrupted him, saying, "Don't worry, although I cultivate the Path of Ruthlessness, that won't interfere with our marriage!"

"..."

"Don't worry, I'll take you with me after I become an immortal..." the woman in the Taoist robe continued, but before she could finish speaking, the surrounding environment suddenly stopped.

click-

The illusion shattered, and Zhao Zheng, his face ashen, grabbed the spider clinging to his head. He took a few deep breaths to calm himself down, clutching his pounding heart.

"This illusion is truly..."

Zhao Zheng stopped thinking about it. He didn't mean anything by it; he was just terrified of dying, and it was best not to think about it anymore.

“Eh…”

Zhao Zheng picked up the three-legged toad and let out a soft "hmm" as he looked at the panel of the "Life's Many Faces" chart. What he saw was a newly appeared status.

[Status: Unwavering Dao Mind]

[Introduction: Because you are so afraid of death, you forged an unwavering Dao heart in the illusion just now. This Dao heart will help you avoid many unnecessary dangers...]

"..."

Did I get scolded?

Zhao Zheng's lips twitched slightly. He didn't care too much about such a trivial matter. He simply decided that he would use the physical version of the "All About Life" illustration as toilet paper when he could see it in person.

He quickly affixed the demon-suppressing talisman to the spider pet he had lost as a child, found a place to put it, and then went to the Ren family home where the sounds of clashing weapons and rumbling thunder could be heard.