Gao's words made me speechless, my eyelids jumping constantly and my heartbeat accelerating to the point of almost bursting out from my throat!
Jianqu Mountain's Five Herbs...
Just thinking about it like that, and it actually happened!?
"I said that, the compass had a reaction, the anger was so heavy, it was impossible not to find good things. Tombs need real people here to be reliable, Five Herbs! Great! Xuyang Ju wants dead stuff, my friend. You've got it, look at this night light nose hole on this Jianqu Mountain, you'll kneel and beg for them."
"Grandpa, eat, eat!" Old Gong kept urging me.
"What is the use of taking this thing?" I asked Old Gong in a low voice.
"Effect? I'm not sure, I only know that for the Taoist, it's like an immortal elixir, yes, people from Xuyang Ju want to feed it to a corpse. They said what else? Cultivating a Taoist sage, right, right, right. Eating these herbs will greatly increase your strength!"
"It might be that old fellow Tian Shou could reach the level of Master Gao Tian's, you know, living and all, not needing to be dismembered as a spirit or as a soldier." Old Gong analyzed it very seriously.
My face changed.
"I won't eat it. This is to be left for Big Brother!" The tone was very decisive, and I said again: "My strength, after eating this thing, can be how strong? At most equivalent to an ordinary elder on the Shigu Mountain. But if Master Brother eats it, he may not be as strong as a Tian Shou Daoist, but from now on, he will certainly far exceed Tian Shou! How can the Shigu Mountain be chaotic?"
"Grandpa, you... me..." Old Gong made a sound of frustration, with a look of resentment towards his lack of success. Then he muttered: "But Old He is indeed a good old man; he would benefit the most from eating it. We wouldn't lose out, just that it's definitely not something we can let the people from Jianqu Mountain see."
As he finished speaking, he vanished without a trace.
The noon time passed too quickly.
I checked the surrounding area again, but I didn't find any more of this herb.
I quietly remembered the location and followed the original path back to the mountain road.
Continuing up the mountain took a lot of time, and by the time it was deep into the night, I finally arrived at a Taoist temple.
Under the glow of the night light, the Taoist temple's red walls and flying eaves shone brightly, with fresh paint. The tile roof was black, solemn and majestic.
In front of the main mountain gate, a wooden plaque hangs on it, written in regular script: Jiuqu Mountain Taoist Monastery!
The wooden plaque on the left has two characters, Chuxuan (Exit the Mystery), and the one on the right also has two characters, Ruxuan (Enter the Vagina).
It may seem simple, but it gives a sense of peace and vitality.
"You and Yin harmony, the Dao generated everything, Jiuqu Mountain is a little bit of something." Old Gong appeared on my shoulder, nodding in admiration.
I nodded and then approached to knock on the door.
In the dull sound, the main door slowly opened a crack, and a monk's head appeared, saying: "We don't receive offerings at night..."
He stopped speaking abruptly, staring at the old Gong on my shoulder, his face hair standing on end. He shouted: "Which evil demons or external ways are you from!?
The door didn't open; a sword came flying straight at me!
The change in my strength was visible, and I raised my index fingers easily to grasp the sword edge. My face was calm as I said: "Luo Xian Shen, I want to see Mao Shu Zhenren."
"Zhenren does not casually see..." The words stopped abruptly, and the monk's eyes were even more astonished and disbelieving.
"Luo Xian Shen!?"
The sword in his hand loosened instantly, and he vanished without a trace!
"See, Grandpa, our reputation is not exaggerated. It's so scary that he rolls and crawls." Old Gong said this and crashed his head hard against the mountain gate.
In the rumble, the mountain gate opened, revealing the ancient and dilapidated interior of the Taoist temple.
Old Gong stopped at the threshold and hummed a tune.
"I don't want any impoliteness." I shouted at old Gong and he returned to my shoulder.
A long avenue of gray bricks, the mountain gate grand and deep, compared to Shigu Mountain, this place is more stable, with a denser Taoist temple.
Just two minutes later, a group of Taoist priests came in a crowd, surrounding me densely.
Most of these Taoist priests were unfamiliar faces, with two slightly familiar faces among them. They were probably participants of the Shigu Mountain Great Ritual. Most of them wore green robes, without red Taoist priests.
It must be that there wasn't enough time; people haven't arrived yet.
"Luo Xian Shen! Dare to invade Jiuqu Mountain without permission, submit and be captured!"
A young robe Taoist stepped forward and spoke in a deep voice!
I exhaled a puff of murky air and said with a serious tone: "Luo sent Tian Gong Spring to come and see Mao Shu Zhenren!"
Instantly, all the Taoist priests among us exchanged looks, their eyes showing shock and a trace of astonishment.
The whispering sounds among the priests became even more frequent, indicating that they were discussing among themselves. The implication was that many Taoist temples searched for Tian Gong Spring without finding any trace of him, even suspecting that it was a falsehood. How could I have found him? Was I back in Shigu Mountain? Had Shigu Mountain found Tian Gong Spring?
The young robe Taoist also had a very serious expression, restraining the shock and doubt in his eyes.
Without hesitation, I took out the water bag containing Tian Gong Spring.
The Taoist priest immediately stepped forward to take the water bag.
At the same time, the other Taoist priests were alertly watching me, with no sign of reducing their killing intent.
I stepped back half a step, placed the water bag behind me, and spoke with calm composure: "Tian Gong Spring is in this bag in my hand. I must meet with Mao Shu Zhenren before I hand it over personally. If any of you come near me with malicious intent, I will release all the spring water with a single sword."
The faces of those Taoist priests changed immediately, and the young robe Taoist's expressions became even more unpredictable.
"Damn little brats, deaf! Call someone who can talk to me!" Old Gong's tone was never pleasant.
"Hmph! Your Yang Shen ghost talk big in my Jiuqu Mountain, watch me scatter your soul!"
A thunderous voice echoed throughout the surroundings, and a red robe figure landed heavily by the side of the young robe Taoist.
The red robe Taoist in front of me looked even more familiar. I recalled that at the grand ritual, this Taoist stood next to Mao Shu.
"Oh, I'm afraid of you, okay?!" Old Gong had a smiley face that seemed both friendly and non-confrontational.
The red robe Taoist casually swished his sleeve and coldly hummed.
His gaze fell on me again, with bright and sharp light flickering in his eyes.
"Luo Xian Shen, are you representing the Shigu Mountain? Coming up to the mountain gate to apologize? However, since Shigu Mountain has found Tian Gong Spring but said nothing, this matter must have been known by the other Taoist temples, and they might not be very happy about it!" The red robe Taoist's tone was tinged with a hint of coldness.
"I, have not returned to the Shigu Mountain."
"Tian Gong Spring was discovered by me through a coincidence. Now, only the Jiuqu Mountain Temple knows that I have obtained Tian Gong Spring.” I replied calmly and continued, “I have unresolved grievances with Jiuqu Mountain as well as all the Taoist temples. However, these grievances are not of my doing and can be resolved. Tian Gong Spring is my sincerity, and I have an even greater sincerity. But I need to see Mao Shu Zhenren.”
"This matter is of great importance, even affecting the life and death of Jiuqu Mountain!" My tone became more decisive and serious.
