I can't live forever, so I have to reincarnate infinitely

Chapter 4 Encountering Immortals
In the end, Long Ruzhen was still reluctant to leave this adopted son who had raised him for 18 years and poured most of his affection into him.

So she made an agreement with Du Youqian that she would first accompany Liao Leizhong to travel through the rivers and lakes, while Du Youqian would go to Dangpo Mountain to seek immortals and visit Taoism.

Wait until Du Youqian finds the immortal teacher, succeeds in apprenticeship, and settles down, before looking for her.

If Du Youqian didn't look for her within two years, she would come to Dangpo Mountain to meet her.

Thinking about how she wanted to be with him life and death back then, she was even willing to give up everything and wander the world...

Du Youqian could only smile wryly.

Therefore, for a woman, if she has a son, her husband's status will be permanently -1.

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Spring is cold.

On Dangpo Mountain, a few twigs have sprouted new buds.

Most of the vegetation is still withered and yellow.

It's just that there is infinite vitality inside, waiting to bloom.

At the beginning, Cui Wei was also vague, probably because he didn't know where the immortal master lived in the mountain.

It is only said that it is more than halfway up the mountain, but not at the top of the mountain.

Du Youqian had no choice but to use a stupid method, a blanket search.

However, Dangpo Mountain is huge.

Even for an innate expert like Du Youqian, it would be difficult for him to visit every place after a few months.

In midsummer, Du Youqian had already visited almost the entire Dangpo Mountain, and all the places above the halfway up the mountain.

The token on that side has not changed.

On the way, he also met many fugitives who escaped to the mountains for tax evasion, hunters, woodcutters, and herbal gatherers who lived in the mountains.

No matter who he meets, Du Youqian will politely step forward and ask him if there is anything special about this mountain.

Most people just shook their heads, not knowing.

Sometimes, too, there are strange things to be told.

But when Du Youqian explored with hope, he always returned disappointed as expected.

If you were an ordinary person, you might already be disheartened.

However, in this life, Du Youqian has spent more than ten years running around in search of immortality, and spent another 18 years raising a baby.

Very patient.

Although he was in his fifties, he was once again starting to feel his own aging and degeneration visibly.

As a congenital master, he couldn't completely stop the decline of qi and blood, and his martial arts were regressing unstoppably.

However, it must be much slower than the regressing speed of acquired masters.

His state of mind was not affected too much by this.

Just be normal: even if you can't find it in a year, you can't find it in ten years...

That's okay too.

The big deal is that after the end of life, reincarnation and awakening of Su Hui, come back and continue searching.

However, Du Youqian did not expect that just after he had prepared himself for a protracted war, the turning point would come quietly.

this day.

pouring rain.

Du Youqian was sitting in a cave. The bonfire that was lit last night had been extinguished by him, leaving only a few embers.

In this damn weather, if firewood is burned, all the smoke will pour in.

It is true that Du Youqian is a congenital master, but after all, he is still a mortal, without internal storage and external wear, let alone a pair of lungs with super filtering function.

In the silent cave.

In my ears, there was only the sound of rain.

At first it was monotonous, even harsh.

Gradually, it seems to fit a certain rhythm.

It made Du Youqian's heart, which was a little bit anxious due to running around for days but getting nothing, calm down.

He sat quietly with his knees hugged, his thoughts rising and flying with a wisp of smoke on the embers.

"jingle, jingle"

Amidst the sound of wind and rain, a bell suddenly appeared.

Du Youqian immediately became alert.

There was no road in the mountain, but after the heavy rain, it became more muddy and slippery.

Although Du Youqian's martial arts are already top-notch in the world, he is not afraid of cold, heat, wind and rain, and he does not want to go out in this bad weather.

Ordinary people, even seasoned hunters and herb gatherers, might accidentally stumble and die if they go up the mountain in this weather.

Where did the bell sound come from?

Moreover, with such a strong wind and rain, the sound of ordinary bells may not be heard very far.

But to him, the sound of the bell seemed to be ringing in the distance.

He listened carefully, and the sound of the bell came from far and near.

He became more and more sure that the other party was coming towards the cave.

Although Du Youqian prides himself on his martial arts being the best in the world, he will not be negligent.

He changed his posture, from sitting to squatting, his Qi and blood circulated faster, and he was ready to explode at any time.

The sound of the bell stopped suddenly at the entrance of the cave.

"Little friend, it's windy and rainy, can the old man come in and take shelter from the rain?"

An old but angry voice came.

Du Youqian raised his voice and smiled: "This cave is an unowned land, please come in, Taoist priest."

"Then, the old man will bother you."

The bell rang again, and soon, a person and a monkey appeared in front of Du Youqian.

The monkey was far larger than the average mountain monkey and was close to the size of a chimpanzee.

There is a giant banana leaf on its head to shield it from the rain, and its hair is barely wet, and the bell is tied around its neck.

Seeing Du Youqian looking at it, it made a face at Du Youqian and sat down quietly.

Unlike ordinary apes, scratching their ears and scratching their cheeks, fidgeting and fidgeting, they appear extremely docile and docile.

And that Taoist made Du Youqian feel alarm bells ringing in his heart.

It was a middle-aged Taoist, with ancient appearance, fair skin, and gray beard and hair. He looked younger than Du Youqian, who had been living in the open air for the past few months and had become emaciated a lot.

His warm smile, eyes full of wisdom and indifferent, it is easy to make people feel good.

The Taoist wears a half-new but extremely clean Taoist robe, and a brown wooden hairpin is inserted into the Taoist bun.

But after coming out of the wind and rain, his clothes were not only not stained with mud, nor even water-stained at all, which made Du Youqian horrified.

At least Du Youqian thought to himself that he couldn't do this.

Could it be... Du Youqian had a flash of inspiration in his mind.

Could this be the immortal cultivator he was looking for so hard?
The Taoist came across from Du Youqian, sat on a rock very relaxedly, smiled at Du Youqian, "Little friend has been looking for the old Taoist for several months on this mountain, what's the matter?"

Du Youqian immediately stopped hesitating and guessing, and immediately turned over and bowed down: "Prince Taoist, I have admired the way of immortality since I was a child. I left home and searched for immortals everywhere, but unfortunately I couldn't get in. It took me half my life to finally find Taoist priest. Please take pity on me and accept me as a disciple to teach immortality!"

The Daoist was quite surprised by his coming, so he twirled his beard after a while, and said with a smile: "You just came to Dangpo Mountain, the old Taoist sensed the token on your body. Do you know why the old Taoist has been avoiding it?"

avoid seeing?I went, no wonder I couldn't find you, you old man, you are very bad.

Of course Du Youqian didn't dare to confide in his heart, he just shook his head: "I don't dare to guess what the Taoist priest is thinking."

The old man smiled slightly: "Little friend, you might as well guess."

The monkey sat aside, like a Taoist boy, with low eyebrows and soft ears, but secretly glanced at Du Youqian from time to time, there was no malice in the clever eyes, only curiosity.

Du Youqian felt relieved.

This monkey obviously understands human nature, and has been following the Taoist priest all the time, so he should have a better understanding of the Taoist priest's attitude and tendencies.

If the Taoist leader hated him, the monkey would definitely not give him a good face.

In addition, the Taoist priest also had kind eyebrows and kind eyes, and he didn't seem to intend to make things difficult, so he raised his head and replied: "I think, the Taoist priest is secretly examining my qualifications and character."

The old Taoist laughed, and the sound was like a bell, shaking the mud and gravel on the stone wall of the cave to rustle.

"You are clever. Hey!"

Du Youqian boldly asked: "Why did the Taoist priest sigh?"

The old Taoist shook his head: "You have a spiritual root. Although you don't know if your spiritual root is good or bad, at least you can practice. As for your character and disposition, I have gotten to know you pretty well in the past few months. It's a pity that if I met an old Taoist 30 years ago, the old Taoist would gladly accept you as his apprentice."

Du Youqian's heart suddenly turned cold, and he hurriedly asked: "Could it be that at this age, I can no longer practice cultivation?"

"That's not true," the Taoist priest glanced at him, and said slowly, "The energy and blood of a warrior far exceeds that of ordinary people. What's more, you are the so-called 'innate master' in ordinary people. Your innate energy is extremely powerful and can lock energy and blood. After sixty years, it will quickly decline. Therefore, if you are just starting to practice, your age is no problem."

"It's just that, at your age, even if you can start to practice, you will have no way forward, unless you have unparalleled talents. But..."

"The old man can sense that your spiritual root is probably very ordinary."

The old Taoist shook his head: "With your martial arts, if you are in the ordinary world, you can rule the roost, make achievements; enjoy the glory and wealth, and warm the fragrance of nephrite jade, leaning on the red and nestling in the emerald green."

"However, if you follow the old way, your practice will be miserable and lonely. But after more than ten years, at most two to thirty years, your energy and blood will decline, and it will be difficult to make any progress in your practice. You can only watch helplessly, step by step towards aging and death, and you will be farther and farther away from the great way. At that time, it will be too late to regret it!"

"So," the old Taoist's eyes suddenly burst into divine light, "it's better to go back!"

Slowly, Du Youqian straightened his back; slowly, he raised his head, and looked at the old Taoist without giving an inch.

Under the oppression of the old Taoist gaze, he smiled calmly: "Master Taoist, the fungus in the morning does not know the dark ages, and the cricket crickets don't know the spring and autumn. The avenue is endless, but my life has a limit. Therefore, if you hear the Tao in the morning, you will die in the evening!"

The old man was stunned.

Those indifferent eyes were filled with emotion for a moment.

Du Youqian stopped talking.

If these few words can't convince the other party, then saying more is just annoying.

Big deal, come again in the next life!

After a while, the Taoist priest stood up slowly, shaking the non-existent dust on the Taoist robe.

After taking two steps outside the cave, he suddenly stopped, "Why didn't you follow?"

(End of this chapter)