Chapter 9: The Age Gap and the Artificial Spiritual Root
When the Linglong Sect Master discovered that Wei Niansheng might have feelings for Yixiu, she instantly thought of several plans.
“Yixiu, my dear nephew, how is your master, Huihai Zen Master, doing lately?”
Seeing the Linglong Sect Master greeting him enthusiastically, Yixiu was a bit bewildered.
He couldn’t understand why the usually indifferent Immortal of Eternal Life would like such an ordinary wooden sculpture.
Moreover, everyone seemed to have misunderstood something.
“Replying to the Sect Master, my master is in good health.”
“It’s just that there’s been some realization lately, which is why I was sent here.”
“Not humble, not arrogant, indeed a renowned master has a remarkable disciple.”
“As for your feelings with Tù Hu, us old folks won’t meddle too much.”
“After a century or so, when your realm stabilizes, remember to come to Linglong Sect to propose.”
Yixiu: ???
“Sect Master, you’ve misunderstood, I’m not…”
Upon hearing this, Yixiu immediately panicked and hurriedly tried to clarify.
But before he could finish, he was interrupted by the Linglong Sect Master.
“Oh dear!”
“Don’t be so wishy-washy about your feelings, Tù Hu, and don’t be embarrassed just because your strength is a little weak at the moment.”
“As the saying goes, a woman three years older than you carries gold bricks; a woman thirty gives you a kingdom; a woman three thousand ranks in the realm of immortals.”
“Even though my closed-door disciple is fifty years older than you, it’s not a big issue for cultivators.”
“As for your master, I, Zhao Dezhu, will personally speak to him.”
“You guys at Heavenly Buddha Temple aren’t without precedents for forming relationships; your master should give me this face, after all, we’ve known each other for over three hundred years.”
Seeing this situation becoming more complicated, Yixiu immediately stopped trying to explain.
For now, he would just have to wait until he met with the Immortal of Eternal Life to clarify everything.
Wei Niansheng returned to the Elder’s seat, and the ceremony of Linglong Sect continued.
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Linglong Small Town.
“Master Uncle, it’s like this, this wooden sculpture is not mine.”
“This used to be a coffin shop; you have to believe me.”
Looking at the empty coffin shop, Yixiu nearly cried in urgency.
That b*stard Chen Changsheng suddenly disappeared, and even if he had a hundred mouths, he couldn’t explain it.
After the ceremony, Yixiu hurriedly went to find Wei Niansheng to explain.
To make Wei Niansheng believe him, Yixiu recounted all the encounters he had with Chen Changsheng truthfully.
However, just when Yixiu brought Wei Niansheng to meet Chen Changsheng to prove his innocence, the original coffin shop was gone, and all traces of Chen Changsheng’s life had vanished, leaving only an empty storefront.
It was as if Chen Changsheng had never existed.
Yet faced with Yixiu’s anxiety, Wei Niansheng remained calm throughout.
After a long moment, Wei Niansheng spoke, “Yixiu, do you wish to become my partner?”
Hearing this, Yixiu’s eyelids began to twitch wildly.
“I don’t want to, not now, and I won’t want to in the future.”
“That’s best,” Wei Niansheng nodded and said, “If you ever dare have such thoughts, I’ll take your bald head off your shoulders.”
“From now on, no matter who asks, you are not allowed to mention the name Chen Changsheng.”
“If you dare reveal even a single word, your life won’t be guaranteed.”
Faced with Wei Niansheng’s ominous threat, Yixiu immediately sensed something was off.
The Immortal of Eternal Life seemed to recognize Chen Changsheng, and it looked like she had known him for a very long time!
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“Master Uncle, don’t worry, I guarantee I won’t reveal a single word about it.”
“But I come here often, and if someone investigates with ulterior motives, they should be able to find some traces.”
“What should I say then?”
Hearing this, Li Niansheng thought for a while and said, “Your experiences can be told truthfully, just conceal his appearance and name.”
“If someone insists on asking about his title, just say that he calls himself the Undertaker.”
“I understand, but can I still see him?”
“You should, after all, he is a nostalgic person.”
After speaking, Li Niansheng turned and left.
Glancing at Li Niansheng’s departing silhouette and then at the empty coffin shop, Yixiu accumulated many questions in his heart, but no one could answer them.
The only way to resolve these questions was probably time.
……
In a certain wilderness.
“Left Green Dragon, right White Tiger, front Vermilion Bird, back Black Tortoise.”
“Truly a place of great feng shui.”
After observing the compass in his hand again, Chen Changsheng suddenly got excited and slapped his thigh.
After the teleportation array was activated, he was sent to this wilderness.
Upon arriving here, Chen Changsheng immediately began looking for a place of great feng shui.
Having accompanied Niansheng for eight years and been at Linglong Sect for fifty years, after coming near Linglong Small Town, he had spent another twenty years there.
With an eighty-year lifespan, only two years remained.
As he was about to enter into slumber, it was natural for Chen Changsheng to look for a “good place.”
Once the location was confirmed, Chen Changsheng immediately began the digging work.
However, this digging took a full year.
……
“Tsk tsk!”
“Simply perfect, how could I have thought of such a clever idea?”
Walking back and forth in the cave, Chen Changsheng’s smile just wouldn’t stop.
He spent a year carving out a cave on the mountainside.
To avoid being disturbed during his slumber, Chen Changsheng also made foolproof disguises for the cave entrance.
Above the cave entrance, Chen Changsheng piled a lot of soil and mixed various seeds into it.
As long as it rains, the loose soil above the cave entrance will wash down.
And the soil that rushes down will stick to the rocks blocking the cave entrance.
After a year or two of natural growth of those seeds, the traces of human excavation here will completely vanish.
Feeling a bit proud of his design, Chen Changsheng took out a jade coffin from the system space.
The jade coffin was filled with a liquid that exuded a medicinal fragrance.
This was also the second thing Chen Changsheng needed to do before his slumber: creating an artificial spiritual root.
“System, can this method really succeed?”
“If it works or not, the host will know once you try it.”
“If you fail, it’s merely a waste of that slumber time you care nothing for.”
After hearing this, Chen Changsheng nodded and said, “That’s true; even if it fails, I won’t lose much.”
With that, Chen Changsheng took off his clothes and climbed into the jade coffin filled with medicinal liquid, beginning his eighty-year slumber.
Ever since he obtained the bl**d of the Demon Ancestor’s autobiography, Chen Changsheng had been pondering over the matter of creating an artificial spiritual root.
After ten years of contemplation, he indeed developed a safe and reliable method.
