The old Taoist really is very old, his old voice sounds like something squeezed out with great effort, weak and soft.
Behind him, against the wall, there is a bamboo chair, as if he had just rested there…
Only, because he made no sound and his breath was faint, I didn't notice him at all.
However, I didn't do anything.
Even though he was very old, I still chose to use the feminine Yujian to shine on his face!
For a moment, his eyes seemed to become hollow, and he stood there foolishly, motionless.
"Hu..."
Breathing a bit of impure air, I quickly walked towards the row of houses.
As I approached, the stone bowl exuded an incredibly strong sense of oppression, and just one more glance seemed to make one want to kneel down!
I dared not look at it for too long. Following the faint connection, I pushed open one of the doors in that row of houses.
The door led to a room filled with densely packed cabinets, each with finger-sized holes, and at each hole, a clay figurine was placed.
About two fingers in size, lifelike as if they were standing there as people!
I furrowed my brow, and the feeling in this place became even worse.
The clay figurines really looked like people. When I looked at them, they gave off a sense of observation, as if they were looking right at me!
I sheathed the feminine Yujian and took hold of the copper pestle, ready to defend myself at any moment.
At the same time, my gaze fell on one of the cabinets.
My brow-mark symbol zoomed out in a flash and landed on a wooden plaque inside the cabinet's opening!
A clack, and the wooden plaque fell over.
I quickly ran over, picked it up, and stuffed it into my pocket.
"Hm."
Suddenly, a shout came from behind.
I slightly changed my expression, but did not directly turn around. Instead, I tightened my grip on the copper pestle and spun around vigorously! The copper pestle swept out first!
When I turned around, there was nothing behind me. The shadow had vanished…
Cold sweat trickled down from my forehead, the sensation of being watched was very intense.
The scene where I was sweating profusely and lost in spirit occurred...
After so many past experiences, my courage is so great that even Tian Shou Dao Ren in front of me, I will only feel very difficult to deal with and escape, won't be so frightened.
But silently, the room was packed with people.
Every single one of them was an old man with crinkled skin that could almost crush a fly.
They looked fierce and hateful, twisted and suffering, with people pressing against each other and shoulders jammed together!
Messy hands grabbed my arm!
I had no time to react. They just appeared out of nowhere, filling the entire room in a flash, and I was also grabbed…
My hair stood on end, and goosebumps kept falling off.
The hands were gripping me with force, constantly pulling and tugging.
Those faces, staring at me ferociously, with voices that were very loud, yet seemed to have no sound waves, yes, they were reverberating in my mind.
I couldn't move…
They weren't just holding me; they had been pressing on me without my knowing.
I tightly grasped the copper pestle, wanting to strike it outward.
With the ability of the copper pestle to dispel ghosts, I must sweep all of them away!
But I couldn't lift my arm. Even to hold the copper pestle without letting go, it required all my strength...
As those evil faces were about to invade my body.
Clang!
A weird muffled sound, but also a crisp one mixed in.
Silently, all the ghosts disappeared...
The room became empty, but the clay figurines in the cabinets all leaned crookedly.
The feeling of fearing for the future came like a tidal wave, and cold sweat kept trickling down my forehead.
Tian Shou Tao Guan is truly eerie and terrifying.
Our group's success was too smooth, even though I was very cautious, I almost fell here...
What sound saved me? What drove away those ghosts?
I dared not stop. With one hand, I tightly held the copper pestle, and with the other, I took out the feminine Yujian.
Quickly leaving that door, I let out a "whoosh" when I saw an old man standing in front of me. He held a broom and had a smile on his face, looking at me.
"Wasn't it said that one should not enter the house of Shou Xian at will? Why didn't you listen?"
"Shou Xian is not to be taken away. Hand it over."
The old Taoist remained kind and gentle, as if he was harmless to humans and beasts.
The alertness in my heart was growing wild.
I had clearly used the feminine Yujian on him, yet he was fine! Had he passed the Question of Conscience so quickly?
Shou Xian...
They were truly ghosts, a complete reversal of black and white, how dare they call themselves "Xian"?
I raised my hand suddenly and smashed the copper pestle out fiercely!
Even more terrifying scenes occurred.
The copper pestle, which was previously unstoppable, failed to hit the old Taoist. He coughed and lowered his head slightly, just managing to avoid the copper pestle.
I pressed down with all my might, and he lifted his hand hesitantly.
It seemed like that movement, it should be hard to catch the copper pestle, yet he managed to catch it, and it seemed like nothing at all!
Not only that, but I didn't even feel it. The copper pestle was pulled directly over.
The old Taoist's eyes sparkled with a look of admiration. "What a powerful artifact! With a weight of a hundred jin and a force of thousands, such an intense positive-yang evil qi, and it also carries a sense of centrality and peace, even it makes me uncomfortable."
"What Taoist temple are you from, entering my Tianshuo mountain gate?"
The old Taoist's eyes were filled with great joy.
"Speak the truth, and I will absolve you of the charge of theft and personally enlighten you."
I let out a loud "bang" and felt a chill run down my spine!
In fact, I knew something was wrong the moment he caught the copper pestle.
Yet, he still didn't reveal it himself, which was rather shocking.
He was actually Tianshou Dao Ren!?!
So simple...
So old...
So...unremarkable...
So unobtrusive...
Completely different from the group of elders at Tianshou Tao Guan!
However, he seems to have blind confidence in Tianshou Tao Guan, not realizing that I snuck in and was selected.
"Ha ha, don't be afraid. Oh, your previous treasure is quite interesting and reminds me of the past. Show it to me, let me take a look."
He released the broom from his other hand, and to my surprise, the broom did not fall over but remained standing on the ground.
Reach out, Tianshou Dao Ren smiled and asked for it.
My back was completely soaked……
How could I hand over the feminine Yujian to him?!
My hand slowly reached into my pocket, the Yujian slipped from my palm into my sleeve, leaving a slight cold sensation on my forearm.
The smile on Tianshou Dao Ren's face did not diminish. He suddenly said, "Kid, the elders responsible for your education did not tell you that in the observatory, there should be no lies or deceptions? Including similar behaviors."
"The thing is clearly in your hand, why did you put it in your sleeve? Are you trying to take something else out?"
"Knowing that it is I, why didn't you kneel and bow in greeting? Are you going to continue to act disrespectfully?"
Peaceful, but peacefulness often hides the most terrifying thing.
My actions did not slow, and I opened my mouth in a hoarse voice, "It is indeed something that will satisfy you greatly, far more important than an artifact."
"Oh?" Tianshou Dao Ren's eyes lit up: "Is that so? This kid of mine is full of surprises, take it out and let me have a look."
