Xu Zii looked at Cai Yue and eventually entered.
The group made an impressive sight, yet due to the seclusion of the Taoist Temple, they hadn’t encountered a single person along the way.
"Including Master, our Taoist Temple has a total of eleven people," the young boy explained.
"I have nine senior brothers. Since I can rember, I’ve lived here without ever having descended the mountain."
Xu Zii nodded; along the way, he noticed that the temple planted many crops and various vegetables.
It really was just like the world of mortals.
The young boy led them to a very old courtyard that was sealed off.
There were many cobwebs at the entrance, clearly indicating that it had been a long ti since anyone had been there.
There hung a crooked sign with the blurry characters for "Distant Pavilion" written on it.
"’To have friends co from afar, how delightful,’" Xu Zii murmured.
"I heard from my senior brother that this place used to specifically accommodate Daoist friends, but it has been closed off since I can rember."
The young boy said, "Right, you can call Mr. Xuan Yu, which is the Daoist title my master gave ."
"It’s easier to call you young mister. You want us to clean up this place for you, right?" Cai Yue asked with a smile.
"No, it’s clean inside; I clean it regularly," Yu Zhao hastily said.
"But I’m afraid to clean the outside in case Master finds out, so I’ll have to trouble you for now."
"Let it be, let it be," Xu Zii waved his hand and asked, "By the way, what is your master’s Daoist title?"
"Master’s Daoist title is Qiankun. You can call him True Man of Qiankun," Xuan Yu said.
"However, you might not et him. Can you tell about the outside world tonight?"
Xu Zii didn’t object and nodded his head before walking into a room within the courtyard.
Compared to the desolate outside, the inside was quite exquisite.
There was a wooden bed, a table, and a mirror, and the room contained many objects associated with Taoism.
"You all stay here for now; I’m going to take a look outside," Xuan Yu said.
Once he had gone, Cai Yue asked curiously, "Why did you insist on coming here?"
"Curiosity," Xu Zii replied.
"What’s there to be curious about here?" Cai Yue asked.
"Don’t know yet, but this Taoist Temple is definitely not simple," Xu Zii responded.
"Let’s stay here for a day, then we will head into the city tomorrow," Cai Yue suggested.
Xu Zii nodded slightly and tidied up the room a bit.
As the courtyard was indeed very large, everyone went back to their own rooms.
With nothing else to do, Xu Zii began to practice cultivation in his room.
Having only begun the initial steps of cultivating strength, he sat cross-legged in the most natural state of his body and then started to calmly comprehend the practice.
This cultivation lasted until evening when Xuan Yu brought over dinner, and only then did Xu Zii erge from his cultivation state.
...…
The als at the Taoist Temple were simple: a bowl of rice with so vegetarian dishes and a bowl of thick soup.
"You might not be used to it, just make do," Xuan Yu said with a smile.
"Have you ever practiced cultivation?" Xu Zii asked, looking at Xuan Yu.
"I’ve thought about cultivating, but everyone in our Taoist Temple is born with blocked ridians and can’t open their Vein Gates," Xuan Yu said with a smile.
"But after so many years, I’m used to it. What’s wrong with being an ordinary person?"
"Could you let take a look?" Xu Zii asked with a smile.
"All right," Xuan Yu nodded.
Xu Zii placed his hand gently on the other’s right wrist, the location of the first Vein Gate, Lun Quan.
He closed his eyes to examine the situation within the other’s body.
After a long while, Xu Zii opened his eyes and gave Xuan Yu a sowhat inexplicable look.
He asked, "Who told you that your ridians were blocked?"
"My master did," Xuan Yu replied, "Isn’t that so?"
Xu Zii smiled and nodded without speaking further.
The other’s body did not have blocked ridians at all, but rather, it was sealed.
Moreover, Xu Zii felt a very powerful force within his body.
However, this force along with his ridians was sealed, rendering him unable to absorb Spiritual Energy, and he could only live his life as a re mortal.
After dinner, Xuan Yu stayed to listen to stories, seemingly yearning for the outside world.
Xu Zii had Cai Yue tell him stories while he continued his own cultivation.
He was unaware of many things about the outside world, and often, even small stories would amaze him.
Late at night, three tolls of the bell resonated from outside the Taoist Temple, and Xuan Yu, feeling sleepy, yawned several tis.
He said to Cai Yue apologetically, "Sister Yue, it’s ti to rest. I should go back to sleep."
"Go ahead," Cai Yue nodded slightly.
After a simple farewell, Xuan Yu left.
At that mont, as the sound of the bells faded, Xu Zii sensed an extrely dense Spiritual Energy.
It was as if all the Spiritual Energy within the entire mountain was gathering here like a storm.
Xu Zii was stunned for a mont and quickly looked out the window, only to see that the sky was exceptionally brilliant at that mont.
Black and white lights intertwined, and the entire Taoist Temple was enveloped in a barrier of black and white.
"What is this for?" Xu Zii was taken aback.
Before he could react, suddenly there was a knock on the door.
Cai Yue got up to open the door. Opening it, she said with a smile, "Little sir, why have you co back?"
A low growl suddenly ca through, followed by Cai Yue’s cry of alarm.
Xu Zii hurried out of his room and saw in the courtyard outside, Xuan Yu lifting Cai Yue up, intent on killing her.
His body was dense with Spiritual Energy, to the extent that it seed he had reached the level of the Esteem Vein Realm.
The might of Xu Zii’s Divine Vein Realm surged around him, suppressing Xuan Yu on the spot, rendering him immovable.
When he rescued Cai Yue from Xuan Yu’s hands, she looked terrified and pointed at Xuan Yu, unable to speak.
Xu Zii looked over, and at that mont, Xuan Yu’s eyes were blood-red, and the seal within his body had been released without knowing when.
He seed to have lost consciousness, like a walking corpse, struggling.
"How did he beco like this?" Cai Yue asked in horror.
"I don’t know," Xu Zii suppressed his opponent, then used the Binding Immortal Lock to tie him up inside the room.
He instructed Cai Yue, "Find a place to hide, then keep an eye on him, I’ll go check out other places in the Taoist Temple."
"Be careful," Cai Yue hastily said.
When Xu Zii stepped out of the chamber, he saw that the original tranquility of the Taoist Temple was broken by various light growls one after another.
Looking around him, he saw several figures in Taoist robes, all bereft of their senses, running forward like Xuan Yu, trying to escape the temple but stopped by the barriers outside.
These barriers seed to have a special effect, like snow eting the sun in the early spring of March.
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