Starting From A Fisherman To Cultivate Immortality And Live Forever

Chapter 10: The Superior Asks the Way, Diligently Act Upon It

In the hospital room, Su Ping, who relied on the two spirit mice, Little White and Little Gray, to gather information, felt a bit more confident.

He slowly opened his eyes, stood up, and looked at the ineffective invisibility spell. He took out another invisibility talisman and slapped it on himself.

With a leap, he directly left the birthplace through the window and headed towards the East King's Temple.

Inside the East King's Temple.

The young Taoist priest who took over the temple was named Zhou Mingxuan. He had just turned twenty this year and came from a decent background.

When he was studying in the Taoist academy, he was considered someone who couldn't achieve enlightenment and obtain a certificate, but could still go home and inherit several rental buildings, which made others envy him.

However, Zhou Mingxuan was placed in the ancient books as someone who asks the way as a superior and diligently acts upon it.

It seemed like he was born to be a Taoist. When he was young and in poor health, his elderly family members took him to the Taoist temple to burn incense and worship the gods.

As a result, he came into contact with Taoist knowledge and became obsessed with it.

Moreover, he excelled in his studies, which amazed the people in the Taoist academy. After much persuasion, his parents finally agreed to let Zhou Mingxuan embark on the path of Taoism.

Although in this day and age, it was difficult to achieve extraordinary abilities through cultivation.

And not many people believed in the existence of gods and spirits.

But if one were to become famous in this field, it could still be considered a decent path for oneself.

Being a great practitioner also came with a certain social status.

And most importantly, the sect Zhou Mingxuan joined did not prohibit marriage.

They also adhered to the principle that one could choose to quit and become an ordinary layperson at any time, as long as they were willing.

Zhou Mingxuan himself was highly valued, and this time at the East King's Temple was just a training opportunity.

It could last for as short as half a year or as long as a year, after which he would be selected to continue his cultivation and further his studies in a famous mountain and grand temple.

After finishing his conversation with his friends and ending his meditation practice, Zhou Mingxuan didn't care about these empty titles.

Whether in the Taoist academy or in this small temple, what he cared about the most was his own cultivation.

However...

"Is it really impossible to become a true immortal in this world?"

Zhou Mingxuan lowered his head and sighed softly, feeling somewhat unwilling.

Although he had been practicing Taoism for many years, he was still a young man who had just turned twenty.

In addition, in this era of information, Zhou Mingxuan couldn't help but come into contact with many related fantasies and yearn for those cultivators in anime and novels.

As a young Taoist priest, he also wanted to be able to fight ten enemies at once and even fly on a sword to slay demons and monsters.

Unfortunately, the cultivation in the fantasy world and the cultivation in the real world... couldn't be said to be exactly the same, they were completely unrelated.

Relying on meditation to cultivate one's character was not a problem.

But slaying demons and monsters could only be achieved through daydreaming.

"Sigh, it's time to cook."

Zhou Mingxuan stretched his limbs and didn't need to look at the clock.

After years of cultivation, he could already determine the meal times of breakfast, lunch, and dinner based on his feelings.

He cooked rice and, thanks to the electricity and water supply in the temple, Zhou Mingxuan didn't need to chop wood and start a fire like in cultivation novels.

"Hmm?"

"Is there someone in the master's room?"

After cooking the rice, Zhou Mingxuan entered the backyard intending to make some cold dishes to go with it, but suddenly noticed that the door of his room was open.

And looking through the window, there was a figure inside!

He was slightly startled and quickly walked over.

"Could it be a wandering Taoist? This temple doesn't provide food and lodging."

Stepping into the threshold, Zhou Mingxuan, who saw the green Taoist robe, thought that it was a fellow Taoist who had come upon this temple and immediately made a gesture of respect and was about to speak.

His mouth opened slightly, but he suddenly lost his voice when he saw the figure turn around.

There was no way.

Appearing in this room was Su Ping, who had already reached the fourth level of Qi Refining.

Wearing a brand new dust-avoiding Taoist robe, stepping on cloud-patterned cloth shoes, and carrying an ancient sword sheath on his back, he exuded an otherworldly temperament, mysterious and awe-inspiring.

At first glance, Zhou Mingxuan thought of the description of an immortal in the ancient books.

Even though he no longer believed that immortals truly existed in this world.

Seeing Su Ping's immortal-like appearance, he couldn't help but be amazed, quickly made a gesture of respect, and changed to the prepared words:

"Hello, fellow Taoist. I am the current master of the East King's Temple."

"If there's anything I can help you with in the East King's Temple, please let me know."

Looking at the little Taoist priest whose attitude suddenly became humble in the blink of an eye.

Su Ping touched his flawless white chin and looked at the different room layout. He slowly said,

"Former Chief Observer... Where is that Senior Priest Yu?"

"Senior Priest Yu? The former Chief Observer was Senior Priest Niu... Wait, are you asking about Senior Observer Yu who passed away twelve years ago?"

"Passed away twelve years ago?"

Although he had already guessed, Su Ping still shook his head slightly with a hint of emotion.

Observing Su Ping cautiously, Zhou Xuan saw that the other party's reaction seemed to confirm his guess. He then looked at Su Ping's ethereal temperament and face that was difficult to determine the exact age.

He vaguely realized something and his gaze towards Su Ping became eager.

"I am acquainted with Senior Observer Yu."

"Today, I had a feeling, so I returned to this old place, but I didn't expect that person to have passed away."

Su Ping said softly, speaking nothing but the truth.

He did know the Chief Observer of Dongwang Temple.

Just not in the way the other party guessed.

"I have always had a connection with this temple. This time, when I came down the mountain, I planned to stay here for a while."

"Please keep these gold bars, so you can help me purchase some things I need."

Saying this, Su Ping reached out his right hand and lightly touched the wooden table in the room.

Three small gold bars lay neatly on the table, causing Zhou Xuan's eyes to widen.

"Magic? Or is it a trick?"

Looking at the sudden appearance of the gold bars on the table, Zhou Xuan then looked at Su Ping, who seemed so casual about conjuring gold bars. He struggled for a moment and made up his mind to bow and say firmly,

"Senior Priest is an old friend of Senior Observer Yu. It is an honor for the junior to have you stay here!"

"However... I still ask Senior Priest to enlighten me!"

"I ask Senior Priest, is there truly a method of cultivating immortality in this world?"

Summoning his courage to ask, Zhou Xuan tensed his body and looked at Su Ping.

"A method of cultivating immortality?"

When Su Ping heard this, he looked at Zhou Xuan's sincere and expectant gaze, and the corners of his mouth slightly curled up.

He chose to settle in Dongwang Temple first.

Naturally, it was to quickly integrate into the society of the Water Blue Star and make use of the resources here.

The best way to quickly integrate and attract as little attention as possible was to find a spokesperson who was born and raised here to help.

Then, Su Ping would conduct preliminary analysis after collecting information.

Zhou Xuan, who had the desire to seek the Dao and was a cultivator of Dongwang Temple with a certain status and a greater curiosity about the mysteries than others, naturally caught Su Ping's attention at the first moment.

Would he report extraordinary clues in exchange for a reward that didn't exist, or would he be obedient and do things in exchange for the possibility of stepping into the extraordinary?

Su Ping believed that Zhou Xuan, who could be recognized by the Dao Academy, obtain a certificate, and become the Chief Observer, was a smart person who would make smart choices!

Moreover, if the other party's desire to seek the Dao was not a pretense, then what could be more important to such a cultivator than the opportunity to cultivate a true method?

Su Ping had seen many cultivators with such obsession in his twenty years in the cultivation world.

Coincidentally, he was a genuine cultivator who could become the biggest obstacle in Zhou Xuan's heart!

"Hahaha!"

"The method of cultivating immortality is extremely difficult, but it does exist!"

Su Ping waved his sleeves with both hands and laughed freely.

Immediately, he silently activated his control over objects.

Clang!

The Red Flame Wooden Sword flew out from behind Su Ping's back and, after circling in the air, stopped in front of Zhou Xuan with a swish.

At this moment, the sun was setting.

The somewhat dazzling red light shone through the window and illuminated this small room.

The suspended wooden sword shimmered.

Zhou Xuan, who was staring at the wooden sword without blinking, felt his eyes starting to ache.

He couldn't bear to blink.

For the first time in his life, he saw a truly extraordinary technique...

And because of this, he became infatuated.

(End of this chapter)