inspire-indiana Chapter 84 Go ahead and stir things up!! Go ahead and stir things up!!
Chapter 84 Go ahead and stir things up!! Go ahead and stir things up!!
Chapter 84 Go ahead and stir things up!! Go ahead and stir things up!! (First update, 4200 words)
Fengtian City, Old City District, Chunhua Garden.
Yesterday, heavy snow fell, turning the world into a frozen wasteland.
Today, the sun couldn't wait to shine down on the world, bringing warmth and comfort.
The old man pressed his face against the crack in the dilapidated door, squinting one eye as he peered inside.
In a daze, I saw the stage in the garden brightly lit, and a female lead in a green dress singing "The Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flowers" on the stage.
Her figure was exquisite, her water sleeves fluttered like clouds, and her singing was ethereal and melodious, soaring to the heavens.
When he rubbed his eyes and looked closely, he saw only a desolate garden and a broken platform, overgrown with weeds, with not a single light or shadow.
"Hmm...is this the final act?"
The old man murmured softly, reached out and gently pushed open the half-closed, faded vermilion door, and slowly walked inside.
The old man was very knowledgeable about matters related to Peking Opera.
After the final performance, they really left.
That Danjiao used her last song to thank the world and those who helped her find liberation.
Chunhua Garden remains desolate.
The old man looked up and saw a stray cat lazily curled up on the stage, dozing in the sun.
The old man slowed his pace, his gaze sweeping over the pile of burnt ashes in the center of the yard.
He looked up again.
Four "house-protecting and earth-stabilizing talismans" were neatly pasted on the lintel of the main gate, the frame of the back door, and the main pillars on the left and right sides of the stage, ensuring their stable power.
Finally, he wandered to the southeast corner of the garden, the Xun position.
The color of the small patch of fresh soil was out of place with the surrounding old, aged soil.
The old man nodded in satisfaction.
His wrinkles creased into a smile that resembled a chrysanthemum, brimming with undisguised pride.
Check it out!
This is my disciple, Li Xiuye's disciple!
Absolutely excellent!!
But sometimes—being too outstanding can be a damn troublesome thing!
The old man cursed under his breath.
I don't have a horse!
Two legs can't outrun four legs!
More importantly, his disciple's speed in breaking through the Demonic Realm was far too fast!
This is a race against time—
Damn it!!
It's damn late!
Judging from the traces at the scene, it must have just happened four or five hours ago.
The old man smacked his lips, considering the temperament of his precious apprentice.
Take a short rest today, and we'll be setting off again tomorrow, or even tonight.
He has no horse and has to rely entirely on his own two feet. If he were to go to the third place of nurturing evil spirits now, he would probably miss it again.
If that's the case—
The old man pondered for a moment, then took out the "Nourishing Evil Diagram" that Lu Yuan had given him from his pocket.
The slight rustling of paper instantly startled the wild cat on the stage.
The cat's fur stood on end, and it darted over the wall and disappeared in a flash.
After the old man fully unfurled the "Nourishing Evil Diagram," he began to examine it closely.
The map for nurturing evil spirits that Lu Yuan provided had clearly marked routes.
There are a total of seventeen nurturing sites around Fengtian City, and Lu Yuan clearly marked them in the order of one, two, three, and four.
The old man now intends to bypass the third and fourth nurturing grounds.
He went directly to the fifth location to scout out and pave the way for his apprentice.
The old man thought to himself, "My apprentice can't possibly be that unlucky."
In the third and fourth places of nurturing evil spirits, what kind of big guy did I run into in the places of nurturing evil spirits that I just skipped?
Um----
Actually, he's not sure whether there are any big creatures in these breeding grounds.
He just instinctively felt that the location of these seventeen places of nurturing evil spirits, when connected together, exuded an indescribable evil aura.
But he couldn't quite put his finger on what exactly made it so sinister.
The old man sighed softly.
We've been so decadent for far too long these past few years.
All he did all day was drink heavily. Not only did his cultivation level decline, but his brain was also practically turned into a mush by alcohol.
So many things from the past, I've forgotten them all from drinking.
Speaking of which, why didn't the old man go with Lu Yuan?
Aside from various other reasons such as stubbornness in planting or not planting.
One of the most important points is————
Since the old man found Lu Yuan over a year ago, the way his disciple's cultivation had improved was truly unfathomable to him.
Before that, when the old man took Lu Yuan out to do odd jobs...
The old man discovered that whenever his disciple slew demons and monsters using his own abilities, his cultivation level would rapidly increase.
But as soon as he lent a hand, the kid's cultivation level didn't budge.
The old man wondered if it was just his imagination.
But in any case, during this past year or so, my disciple's cultivation level has improved significantly several times.
He improved significantly after he went out to find work and dealt with the powerful and dirty things!
The old man couldn't understand the ins and outs, so he asked Lu Yuan, but the boy just mumbled "uh-huh" and couldn't give a coherent answer.
But anyway, that's really how it is.
Therefore, the old man still chose to let Lu Yuan do it himself.
It's not that the old man is after this Heavenly Venerable title; he just feels that his disciple has been neglected for too long.
My own disciple might be able to even reach the threshold of a two-star celestial master.
At the very least, one must be a one-star Celestial Master who has passed half of the certification!
Thinking about it this way, the improvement in his disciple's cultivation was simply terrifying!
However, this incident was particularly strange and had a sinister feel to it, which made the old man very uneasy.
That's why he came out in person to pave the way for his apprentice.
A dozen minutes later, the old man staggered out of Chunhua Garden.
As I walked out the gate, I glanced back at the faded gold plaque.
Suddenly, I felt that the words "Spring Blossoms" seemed to exude a gentler quality under the sunlight.
"Spring blossoms and autumn harvests —"
The old man muttered to himself.
Just then, a muffled rumbling sound came from afar.
The old man listened carefully and identified that the sound came from the direction of the altar of Luotian Dazhan.
"Tch, it's only been a few days and they've already started fighting!"
He knew it was thunder magic as soon as he heard the noise, and his face immediately showed his disgust.
"A bunch of idiots, they have absolutely no skills, all they do is cause trouble!"
After saying that, the old man turned around and strode towards the fifth place for nurturing evil spirits outside Fengtian City.
He recalled discovering traces left by his disciple and his senior brother at the first place where he nurtured evil spirits.
The old man was filled with doubt.
He Xun, please don't lead my precious disciple astray!
He knows absolutely nothing about teaching disciples!
Look at the one he's teaching, what's his name again, Song Yan?
She was quite plump and fair-skinned.
They're actually as stupid as pigs!
That thing? It's not even worthy of competing with his precious apprentice.
He doesn't deserve it!
Pooh!
"Achoo—!!"
Song Yan suddenly sneezed so hard it was earth-shattering, and tears almost welled up in his eyes.
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He's completely dazed right now.
Only one thought was swirling wildly in my mind.
That slovenly martial uncle I met at Zhenlong Temple before—was he really—was he that powerful?!
And Lu Yuan, who was halfway there, was in the same situation.
At this moment, Lu Yuan was completely dumbfounded and stood frozen in place.
Who is it?
Who is it? Who is it?
Who is the Crane-Patrolling Celestial Venerable referring to?
Is that Li Xiuye he's talking about really his own old man?
Are you kidding me?!
Using the Crane Immortal as a jump rope?
ha? ? ?
At this moment, the atmosphere at the entire site of the Luo Tian Grand Altar had completely changed.
For most of the young disciples, the name "Li Xiuye" is still unfamiliar.
wrong!
It's not entirely unfamiliar.
In an instant, someone thought of something!
For example, Song Yan was initially puzzled.
He was still thinking about his slovenly uncle.
But Song Yan suddenly opened his eyes wide.
Li Xiuye?!
no! !
This person was just saying that yesterday!
Just yesterday morning, when I went to that old Taohezi Yangshadi!
He confidently analyzed to his master, Crane-Patrol Celestial Venerable, that it was absolutely impossible for Lu Yuan to become a Celestial Master at the age of eighteen or nineteen!
The current record for the fastest time to become a Celestial Master is that of Shen Shulan, who was twenty-six years old.
The fastest record before Shen Shulan was held by a man named Li Xiuye who became a Celestial Master at the age of twenty-eight!
no----
So Li Xiuye is that slovenly old martial uncle?!
This?
I've never heard my master mention this before!
At the same time, many Taoist disciples present also remembered the name Li Xiuye!
After all, before Shen Shulan, that extraordinary genius from Wuqing Temple, everyone talked about the person who became a Celestial Master the fastest, and that was this Li Xiuye.
Of course, they only knew one name.
As for Li Xiuye, no one else knows anything else.
At the same time, in the center of the altar of the Luo Tian Grand Ritual, the atmosphere suddenly became strange among the three Heavenly Venerables.
Lu Yuan could clearly see that the name Li Xiuye seemed to exert a special sense of pressure on He Ming and He Zhen.
After He Xun finished speaking, the two of them froze and fell silent.
After a few breaths, He Ming came to his senses, seemingly unable to maintain his composed and aloof demeanor, and immediately frowned, saying, "Nonsense!"
"Li Xiuye died thirty years ago!"
Crane-Patrolling Celestial Venerable slightly raised his chin, his eyes and brows filled with undisguised contempt and mockery.
"Yeah?"
He lazily uttered two words, then gave a cold laugh.
"How about we make a bet?"
He didn't even look at Heming again, but instead waved to his own apprentice who was not far away.
"Song Yan!"
"come over!!"
After Crane Patrol Celestial Venerable finished shouting, Song Yan, who was in the distance, was startled and immediately ran towards Crane Patrol Celestial Venerable, shouting, "He's here, Master!!"
Then Crane Patrol Celestial Venerable turned to look at Crane Heaven Celestial Venerable, whose expression was uncertain, and said to Song Yan who was running over, "Now, find someone to go to True Dragon Temple at full speed."
"Just imagine, someone kicked and stepped on the ancestral tablet!"
"His precious apprentice was doing his work when the disciples of the Jade Temple kicked down the altar as soon as he entered the place of nurturing evil spirits."
"His apprentice, Lu Yuan, almost died inside."
"As the senior disciple, I wanted to seek justice, but the cranes of the Sun and Moon Temple—"
Before Crane Celestial Venerable could finish speaking, he suddenly became agitated and immediately interrupted, shouting, "Don't try to intimidate me with Li Xiuye!!"
"Stop trying to intimidate me like this!"
Crane Heaven Venerable's voice became stern and his tone changed.
Even if Li Xiuye were still alive, his Dao heart had already been shattered back then!
Even if he were still alive, he'd be nothing but a cripple, probably not even as strong as me!
"Even if he really comes, I might not be afraid of him!!"
Crane-Patrolling Celestial Venerable slightly raised his head, narrowed his eyes, and his expression was as sarcastic as could be: "Since you're not afraid, then let him come?"
"Anyway, when I came to Fengtian City, I passed by Zhenlong Temple and glanced at him."
"I think he's been pretty free lately, so he probably wants to play jump rope again."
Lu Yuan didn't know what this meant by using people to play jump rope.
I can't quite figure out what kind of scene this is, how my master could use people as ropes to jump.
However, what Lu Yuan could tell was that the word "jump rope" seemed to be He Ming's killing line.
The moment Crane Patrol Celestial Venerable mentioned the word "jump rope," He Ming, who had just managed to calm himself down, was instantly enraged.
At this moment, He Ming finally couldn't hold back any longer.
Perhaps it was because the Heavenly Venerable Crane Patrol had repeatedly cursed and insulted him, showing him no respect whatsoever.
Perhaps it was these two instances of "jumping rope" that completely broke down her defenses.
Finally, Heming was no longer so nonchalant, and he no longer spoke in classical Chinese.
Instead, his face flushed red, veins bulging, he glared at the Crane Patrol Celestial Venerable and roared, "What kind of good thing do you think you are?!"
"When I was young, Li Xiuye beat me up like a pig's head every day!!"
"You, a senior disciple who entered the sect three years earlier, got beaten up three times in one day by a junior disciple!!"
"Alas!!!"
Heming let out a sharp, strange cry, imitating a tone from a painful memory.
"I wonder who it was that got beaten up on Tianmu Mountain so badly that they even cried for their father!"
All right.
That's good now.
Originally, He Xun said that Li Xiuye was meant to disgust He Ming.
But in reality, He Xun himself wasn't clean either; his crotch was covered in excrement.
He Ming has entered the kill zone.
Now Crane Pass is also red and warm.
At this moment, the Heavenly Venerable Crane Patrol gritted his teeth and jumped up and down, cursing, "That was a long time ago!"
"Besides, Li Xiuye wouldn't dare to do it again now!!"
"When I came to Fengtian City this time, I passed by his True Dragon Temple and dared to say it was dilapidated!!"
"If you've got the guts, come with me to Zhenlong Temple right now. If you dare say his Zhenlong Temple is dilapidated in front of Li Xiuye, I'll call you 'Dad'!"
Crane Heavenly Venerable was so angry he laughed, his face full of disdain.
"Eek~"
"We don't need a son like you who calls everyone 'Dad' all the time!"
Crane-Patrolling Celestial Venerable: "???"
"Fuck your mother!!"
Crane Heavenly Venerable immediately retorted angrily, "Fuck your mother!!"
Lu Yuan: "???"
Crane True Celestial Venerable: "???"
Everyone: "????"
No one expected things to turn out this absurdly.
Two dignified celestial beings are behaving like two street ruffians, exchanging insults about each other's mothers.
in particular----
Elder Heming of the Sun and Moon Temple clearly came to mediate the fight—
Now he's cursing the loudest than anyone else!
Now neither of them is physically fighting; they're just exchanging insults with each other using incredibly vulgar language.
The key words remain the same, just those few words.
Like a broken record.
The two became more and more excited as they talked, their faces almost touching, and their spittle was about to spray into each other's mouths.
But clearly, when it comes to being utterly shameless, Crane Heaven Venerable is ultimately a step behind.
Crane Patrol Celestial Venerable is a complete scoundrel; he can curse here all day long.
But the Heavenly Venerable Crane still has some sense of shame.
Finally, Crane Heaven Venerable took a step back and wiped the spittle off his face.
"Pah! Bah!"
"What the hell is this bad luck!"
He was trembling with anger, pointing at He Xun, then glancing at the dumbfounded He Zhen.
"I'm only trying to help you reconcile; I'm doing this for the sake of the reputation of the entire Daoist sect outside the Great Wall!"
"Go ahead and stir it up!! Just keep stirring it up!!"
"I hope they completely ruin the reputation of our Daoist sect outside the Great Wall!!"
"I can't be bothered with this anymore!"
"Do whatever you want!!"
Having said that, Crane Heaven Venerable suddenly flung his sleeves and left angrily without looking back. Lu Yuan stood aside and blinked.
Lu Yuan understood.
This Crane Heavenly Venerable—
He simply gave himself a way out.
so----
The abbot of the Sun and Moon Temple, Crane Heavenly Venerable, at the Upper Three Gates outside the pass, seems genuinely afraid that his old man at home will come looking for him.
no----
Is my background really that strong now?
After Crane Heaven Venerable left, all eyes were now focused on Crane True Heaven Venerable.
Crane True Celestial Venerable: "————"
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