Cultivating Immortality Through a Hundred Lifetimes: I Possess the Heavenly Book of Merit

"Wait, senior."

Yu Yan suddenly called out to Qinglu Daoist, who was about to take action, and took out a talisman that was only half the size of his palm from his storage bag.

"I actually know a little about the mother-child symbol."

"Just in case, I left a tracking talisman on Qi Hao."

"Based on this tracking talisman I have, I should be able to determine Qi Hao's location, saving us from having to mobilize a large force."

……

The Taoist priest Qinglu looked at Yu Yan with slight surprise.

"How do you know about the mother and child...?"

He suddenly remembered that Yu Yan seemed to have had some interaction with his junior brother, Tao'an Daoist.

"Did Junior Brother Tao'an give it to you?"

"Forget it, we can talk about that later. The most important thing right now is to find Qi Hao's location."

Yu Yan nodded, activated the talisman in his hand, released his hand, and the talisman floated in the air, sniffing the surroundings like a spirit dog, before flying outwards.

"Walk!"

After uttering a single word, Daoist Qinglu made a sword-like gesture with his hand and waved it towards the sky.

The sound of the flying sword being drawn was heard, and a sharp whistling sound flashed past his ears. By the time Yu Yan reacted, he had already flown into the air.

Qinglu Daoist stood at the front of the flying sword, holding the array plate in one hand and quickly making hand seals with the other.

An invisible wave spread out from the array plate. Yu Yan seemed to sense it and looked up to see a ripple, like water, slowly dissipating on the horizon.

At the same time, several communication talismans flew in from a distance, reporting something to Qinglu.

"He wasn't at the Tranquil Meditation Center, which means he must have planned to escape long ago. Before handing you the recording talisman and the pills, Qi Hao had already applied for a dispatch mission. If you hadn't noticed early, he probably would have already escaped by now."

Yu Yan nodded and looked at the tracking talisman that was flying ahead.

"Therefore, the senior brother guarding the gate has not let Qi Hao out yet. He is still hiding inside the sect. But with the Mother-Child Talisman, no matter how well he hides, he can't stay hidden."

"Yes, your tracking tokens have been incredibly helpful."

"Senior, I've always been very curious about what's inside the library, and why Qi Hao and the forces behind him are so interested in it?"

Qinglu Daoist did not answer him, but simply smiled.

You'll find out later.

……

The conversation lasted only a few breaths, and soon they arrived above a Taoist temple following the tracking talisman.

Yu Yan looked down and saw a pinkish-white color.

As you fall into the peach grove, the rich fragrance of the blossoms immediately fills your nostrils.

Peach blossoms, carried by the wind, fell onto their Taoist robes.

"Since my junior brother left, no one has been guarding this place. I never expected that Qi Hao would choose to hide here."

Looking at the peach blossom grove before him, Daoist Qinglu sighed inwardly.

"I had Qi Hao plant peach trees here for a year, hoping that he could temper his will and get closer to his junior brother, which would benefit both his future cultivation and the way of talismans."

"But I didn't expect that this guy only cared about profit. After realizing there was no benefit to be gained, he quickly left."

"On the contrary, Yu Yan, your junior brother didn't stop you from planting them, turning this place into a peach orchard again."

Yu Yan looked at Qinglu Daoist, who had been very anxious just moments before, but now seemed leisurely and contemplative, and felt somewhat speechless.

As people get older, they tend to reminisce about the past when they see familiar objects, which is understandable, but it's important to be mindful of the context.

Aren't they still arresting Qi Hao?

I haven't even seen the person I'm after, but I'm already feeling sentimental here.

hum-

Just as Yu Yan was thinking this, a sound of metal clashing suddenly came from afar, followed by a scream.

A short while later, he saw Qi Hao being lifted by the collar by a flying sword and slowly "floating" over.

The Taoist priest Qinglu slowly walked up to Qi Hao, took the talisman that was still hidden on his shoulder, and returned it to Yu Yan along with the mother talisman.

"They are only thinking about scheming against others, but they can't see their own situation."

"Qi Hao, do you know your crime?"

Qi Hao remained silent; he had already figured everything out. He simply cast an angry glance at Yu Yan.

been played!

He thought he had figured out Yu Yan's thoughts and chose the Spirit Gathering Pill, which was the most tempting to him.

Even if an ordinary person were on guard, they would still hesitate because of that Spirit Gathering Pill, thus giving him the opportunity to leave the sect.

Who would have thought?

Who would have thought that the two had barely parted ways when this guy came after Qinglu!

There was no time to escape.

"Yu Yan, why is it that someone with your five spiritual roots wouldn't fall for a Spirit Gathering Pill, which carries almost no risk?"

Just as he was about to be taken away, Qi Hao finally couldn't help but ask.

"Brother Qi, actually, it shouldn't be you asking me, but me asking you."

"Let me record the scene of the library."

Yu Yan, clutching a talisman to guard against a sneak attack, stepped forward and asked:

"And another thing, there's not much of a conflict between us, so why would you use a poison pill to kill me?"

Qi Hao stared intently at Yu Yan.

"These are all missions of the sect. I'm sure Senior Qinglu knows that my main objective is the library, and you are just someone I wanted to eliminate while carrying out the mission."

Get rid of it while you're at it...

What does human life mean to him?

"Which sect do you come from?"

At this moment, Daoist Qinglu spoke up to ask a question.

Qi Hao just smiled, seemingly relieved.

"The mission failed, and I have nothing to say. Bring on whatever means you have. I accept my defeat."

I didn't realize he was such a tough guy.

"However, Yu Yan, you'll probably have to replant all the peach trees here."

Ok?

What does that mean?

Yu Yan followed Qi Hao's gaze to the courtyard inside the dojo, where a fire had already broken out.

Streams of fire shot out from the tree core, then were carried by a whirlwind, turning the sky crimson.

When—

"Hahaha, a mid-grade Tier 1 Concealment Talisman, originally intended for escape, is now being used by this peach grove. Add to that all the explosive talismans I bought with contribution points, and do you think you can extinguish this fire?"

Qi Hao smiled, seemingly proud of his masterpiece.

Yu Yan looked at Daoist Qinglu, who simply shook his head, indicating that he already knew from the beginning, but since he did not practice water-based magic, he knew that if he forcibly extinguished the flame ignited by spiritual power with spiritual pressure, it would only fuel its momentum.

The fire quickly spread to this area, and Yu Yan and the others retreated outside the dojo, watching the peach grove in the courtyard burn fiercely.

"Yu Yan, I still want to eat the peaches you grew."

The words spoken by the Taoist priest Tao'an before he left still echoed in my ears...

Hearing Qi Hao's incessant laughter, Yu Yan turned around and punched him hard in the face.

While he was still catching his breath, Yu Yan took out a healing talisman and a piercing talisman, activated them, and stuck them on Qi Hao's body.

"Hahaha... Ahh..."

Each time his body was pierced by spikes, the healing talisman would immediately take effect to heal Qi Hao, only to begin a new round of torment.

After going back and forth like this for a short while, he fainted due to excessive blood loss.

Looking at Yu Yan's methods, Qinglu suddenly realized that he seemed to have some talent in interrogation.

"It's good for him to vent. As long as Qi Hao doesn't die, that's fine. I still have some questions to ask him."

"Yu Yan, don't be discouraged. The peach grove can be replanted. Junior Brother Tao'an has waited for so many years, a little longer won't make a difference."

"Moreover, his trip to the secret realm this time is very complicated, and he won't be back for a while."

Yu Yan nodded.

He knew this principle, of course, but he was just angry about it.

Qi Hao's revenge was childish and insignificant.

But it was also thanks to his action that Yu Yan discovered a new world.

The merits added to the Heavenly Book are now twenty more, far more than ever before.

Moreover, what's different is that new text has appeared on the pages:

"To teach the perpetrator Qi Hao a lesson and punish him will earn you twenty merits."

Merit can be gained not only by helping others, but also by punishing evildoers.