Wu Jie didn't know anything about what happened with that ginseng king plant.
To him, the priceless Ginseng King is just a relatively complete piece randomly picked from the snack pile of a certain rabbit girl in the World of Heavenly Books. Even if it is sold for a sky-high price of one hundred thousand taels of silver, it still cannot change this.
fact.
"One hundred thousand taels! I have never seen so much money in my dreams!" Du Ruo grabbed an exquisite and clear jade plaque and looked at it over and over again, "Just such a piece of jade is actually worth a thousand taels? No matter how you look at it, you feel that you are being cheated.
Tricked!"
"It's impossible for Bai Yulou to trick me on this issue. They know much more about jade than us. And I've seen more valuable jade than this." Wu Jie played with several other jade tablets and said with a smile, "
There is a piece buried in your cemetery, which is truly priceless."
"Ah? You mean that piece of soul-nurturing jade? Is it so valuable?" Du Ruo was shocked, "Then why don't you dig it out and take it away?"
"...You want me to steal the tomb of my sworn sister?" Wu Jie was stunned and asked in disbelief.
Du Ruo looked calm: "As the owner of the tomb, I agreed, so what does it matter?"
Wu Jie stayed for a while, then jumped up and rushed to Jasmine, who was sleeping under the ginseng tree. He woke her up unceremoniously and criticized her loudly.
This was definitely Jasmine who led Du Ruo astray. Although she had been heartless before, at least she had never been so unreliable!
After training Jasmine, and repeatedly emphasizing that Du Ruo's moral values were never allowed to be distorted in the direction of the divine monarch, and making her promise three times, Wu Jie angrily left the world of the Book of Heaven and returned to the human world.
Because this was so irritating, he sat on the bed and sulked for a long time. It wasn't until the new moon rose in the sky that he finally calmed down. He found that maybe because he was so angry, he was a little hungry.
He took out a few pieces of dry food from the medicine box, and found a kettle from the cupboard to pour some water. He leaned against the window near the Wei River and ate a late-night snack while admiring the moonlit river view.
After eating for a while, he suddenly felt a powerful aura in the air that could not be ignored, speeding towards him from a distance, as if it was coming towards him.
Leaving aside the exceptions of Jasmine, the aura was surprisingly strong, stronger than the two young immortals of the Yulong Sect, and stronger than the projection of the extraterrestrial demon summoned by Taoist Sanshan. Perhaps it was only the first glimpse of it from afar.
Only the burly men of Yulong Sect who have seen it can defeat it.
Wu Jie was startled, thinking that the money he had earned during the day was too eye-catching and had attracted a Taoist master. He quickly asked Du Ruo to help take out the jade cards and place them neatly on the table.
Money is a good thing, but it must be lived to use it. He will never risk his life for money, even if it is one hundred thousand taels of silver!
After a while, the aura was in front of him, and there was a flash of green light, and there was an old man in the room wearing a white robe, a green coat, and a pair of long and short swords.
The old man's breath was deep and unpredictable. Wu Jie felt that he was not facing a person, but a vast sea. Although the sea was calm, there was an irresistible power hidden under the water. The waves might be rough at any time.
Swallow him like a boat.
Beads of sweat suddenly appeared on his forehead, but he still managed to stay calm, held his hands in front of him as a gift, and asked politely: "Young man Wu Jie, I wonder what I call you, senior? Come here at Weiye, what do you want to tell me?"
The old man didn't answer, and his eyes swept across the room. The jade plaques on the table didn't make his eyes stay for even a moment longer, but after he looked around the entire room, he seemed a little confused.
"Strange..." the old man frowned and said, "I clearly felt the presence of a ghost in your room just now, but why did it disappear in the blink of an eye?"
Wu Jie suddenly broke out in cold sweat - when Du Ruo sent the jade token out just now, the old man was probably still thousands of steps away, and Du Ruo entered and exited the world of the Book of Heaven within three seconds, and he actually discovered it.
?!
"This house is not clean! You should change to an inn tomorrow." The old man was open-minded. Since he didn't find out, he didn't bother to ask any more questions. He said to Wu Jie in a tone that was unclear whether it was an order or concern, "You have achieved such an achievement at such a young age.
It’s really rare. If someone kills you for a mere hundred thousand taels of silver, it’s really not worth it!”
"A mere one hundred thousand taels of silver?!" Du Ruo shouted in the world of the Book of Heaven, "My ability is no worse than that of the Fourth Brother! But I was killed without even seeing one tael of silver! One hundred thousand taels of silver!"
If two pieces of silver are not worth it, then who am I? My life is like a piece of grass!"
If Wu Jie hadn't allowed it, she would have rushed out and quarreled with the old man right away.
Wu Jie nodded repeatedly. He could see that the old man had good intentions and what he said was reasonable. Even if it was just out of reason, there was no reason to refuse.
The old man revealed the topic and said: "I have a single name with the word 'Ji'. Because I have developed a half-human and half-soul body, my fellow Taoists who have no good relationship with me in the world call me 'half-soul Taoist' - oh,
I'm from Baiyulou."
Wu Jie realized something in his heart and asked quickly: "Senior Ji, what do you want to tell me to do?"
"Originally I wanted to ask you where you found that ginseng king, but there's no need for it now." Senior Ji smiled slightly, but his serious feeling did not weaken at all, "You are already halfway on the edge of entering Taoism through martial arts.
It can even be said that as long as you eat that ginseng king, practice well and fully absorb the power of the medicine, you will have a great chance of reaching the pinnacle of martial arts. But you didn't do that... If I read it right, you don't want to go the way of the past.
The way to enter martial arts, right?"
"Senior is right. After entering Taoism through martial arts, it is very difficult to go further. I am still young and don't want to stop here for the rest of my life." Wu Jie was impressed by the old man's vision and answered respectfully.
"Many years ago, a young man who devoted himself to seeking the Tao wrote a poem. I still remember two lines of it." Senior Ji nodded and chanted, "I have passed through all the mountains without caring, and I only aim for the highest peak."
Wu Jie chewed these two lines of poetry carefully, and was amazed by the determination of the senior seeker in those days.
"So, what happened to that senior?" he asked.
"I will travel to the end of the world with my sword all my life, and my liver and gallbladder can illuminate the flowers of Kyushu. I will go straight up to the sky and fight with the sky, and the stars will rain down to the end of the world." Senior Ji also had a look of yearning in his eyes, "The world's best chivalrous swordsman abandoned his swordsman, an old boy.
At that time, I had the honor to witness him chasing down the whole family of the Ghost Sect with one man and one sword... That was more than two hundred years ago..."
"Your ginseng king is of immeasurable value, especially because it solved a big problem for me. Money and other external things are not enough to repay me, so I came here overnight, hoping to get something in return." Senior Ji looked at him.
Wu Jie sighed slightly, "Now it seems that I have nothing to repay you..."
More than two hundred years ago? In other words, this senior Ji is truly a god!
Wu Jie was overjoyed and said hurriedly: "Please, senior, teach me how to become an immortal!"
"Become an immortal?" Senior Ji laughed loudly and asked, "What does it mean to become an immortal?"
"Immortality, freedom in the world."
"You young man has indeed great ambitions, but I really can't help you. When it comes to immortality, I only lived for a mere three hundred years before reaching my twilight years. Although it is twice as long as those who entered the Tao through martial arts, it is not as good as the real ones.
The Immortal is really not worth mentioning; when it comes to freedom, the old man just sits in Changning City and spends his days, there is no freedom..." Senior Ji looked in the direction of Wanshou Temple outside the city and sighed, "Changchun Road
My friend does have some hope of immortality. Unfortunately, the path he takes is really difficult. From my perspective, I’m afraid it’s not your path..."
"My little friend, do you know what is the most important thing in seeking Taoism and cultivating immortality?"
Wu Jie thought for a while and shook his head.
"In my opinion, the most important thing is to find the path that suits you. Back then, the senior swordsman who abandoned the sword had the opportunity to join one of the largest sects in the world as a true disciple, but he gave up because that path was not suitable for him; back then, the old man also
I once had the opportunity to enter Taoism through martial arts, but I gave up. Only in this way can I take a few more steps on the road to seek Taoism than my friends in the past, and spend more than a hundred years in the mortal world." Senior Ji smiled and said, "You are still young.
, There is plenty of time to find a path that suits you. I dare not say goodbye, but at least I can say that no matter whether it is light or dark, there is no path that is suitable for you in Changning City! "
Wu Jie couldn't help but feel a little depressed after hearing this. He sighed and asked again: "Then the senior can show me a clear path?"
"I dare not tell you the clear path, but I have a sure way. Although it may not necessarily lead to immortality, at least it will definitely help you." Senior Ji smiled and said, "Do you know why I can be half human and half soul?
Live to be three hundred years old?”
"Juniors don't know."
"That's because I have done good deeds throughout my life, accumulated countless merits, and received awards from humanity." Senior Ji looked at the slowly setting crescent moon and said with emotion, "Ascetics often say that they seek the way of heaven, but the way of heaven is the greatest and the most universal.
, treating all living beings as the same, success or failure of life and death is the principle of the cycle of heaven and earth, how can the way of heaven allow someone to live forever? If you want to achieve immortality by pursuing the way of heaven, I think that if not impossible, at least the possibility should be small. "
If Wu Jie realized something, he nodded repeatedly.
"When I was a young man, I traveled around the world and accidentally received the guidance of a powerful senior. I realized that in addition to the 'way of heaven', there is also a 'way of humanity' in the world. This 'way of humanity' is the collection of the thoughts of all living beings in the Nine Provinces, especially our generation.
The gathering of will and luck, so it will deliberately safeguard the interests of the common people, especially the human race." Senior Ji turned back to look at Wu Jie, "The more you do for the common people, the greater the benefits you gain for our human race, the more humane you will be.
I will deliberately protect you, secretly increase your luck, and leave you a glimmer of hope in times of crisis... and even give you direct rewards!"
Wu Jie was completely shocked by what he was talking about. His mouth felt dry and he couldn't help swallowing.
Senior Ji was very satisfied with his reaction. He smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "When the Eastern Chu was first established, there were many princes everywhere, many of whom wanted to raise flags to rebel and then attack. In order to prevent the troubled times from coming again, I assassinated him.
The princes from all walks of life have narrowly escaped death countless times. Once, when they were about to die, they received a reward from humanity and transformed into a half-human, half-soul body. Only then did they turn the corner and finally kill all the powerful men and help them.
Taizu stabilized the country and created a peaceful foundation for these hundreds of years!"
"Since then, I have made up my mind to rely on the two swords in my hands to kill evil spirits externally and giant evils internally, so as to create a bright and prosperous world for our people in Dongchu!"
Having said this, this old man who already looked a little decrepit suddenly became soaring to the sky, like an unsheathed sword, ready to kill all kinds of monsters, monsters, and bullies at any time!
Wu Jie was so frightened by his aura that he stood there speechless for a long time. When he came to his senses, Senior Ji had no where to go, and only this strong sword energy still echoed in the room.
He was speechless for a long time, and finally asked Jasmine: "Is what Senior Ji said true or false?"
"I don't know. We didn't have the term 'humanity' at that time. The distinction between good and evil monks was actually not obvious. Everyone was competing for resources, killing people and stealing goods, and betrayal was commonplace." Jasmine thought carefully for a long time.
Answer, "But the world now seems to be a little different from ours at that time. Maybe there is really some humanity..."
"Isn't this the world back then?" Wu Jie was stunned, "You never said anything about this!"
"I also made a guess... The first is that the vitality of heaven and earth has become much thinner, which can be seen from the various medicinal herbs growing in the wild; the second is that the scope of the world has also become much smaller. Back then we lived in the wilderness, with the four poles
The Eight Wastelands are endless, there is also the boundless vast sea of stars, and the mysterious Guixu Realm... But this world only has Kyushu, and beyond Kyushu it seems to be a wild and inaccessible wilderness..."
"But master, don't worry!" Jasmine became cheerful again as she spoke, and persuaded with confidence, "It is gold and will shine wherever it is. Master, you will definitely be able to cultivate the supreme avenue and regain the glory of the past!"
