With a groan, Xu Aotian woke up. He tried to open his eyes, but he felt that his eyelids were unusually heavy. From time to time, he felt a heart-wrenching pain coming from his head.
He felt a small hand gently holding his neck, and then a thick fragrance assailed his nose. This fragrance was the soup used to cook dogs. Xu Aotian opened his mouth and greedily drank the dog meat soup in big mouthfuls. Then, he exhaled in satisfaction. He opened his eyes slightly and saw Fang Ziyu's anxious expression. The blood on Fang Ziyu's face had long since solidified, making him look even uglier.
He slowly raised his hand and touched Fang Ziyu's face. Xu Aotian said weakly,"Does it hurt?"
Fang Ziyu shook his head lightly. Xu Aotian could see gratitude, hatred, and helplessness in his eyes…
"You two little fellows are really lucky. You just happened to bump into me, who was starving and smelled the fragrance of dog meat…"
Xu Aotian turned around and saw an old Taoist priest in a dirty and shabby Taoist robe standing beside Fang Ziyu.
Sensing Xu Aotian's confusion, Fang Ziyu said calmly,""He saved us."
Smiling at the old Taoist priest, Xu Aotian said gratefully,"Thank you, grandpa, for saving us brothers…"
"Alright, alright." "I'm not used to this." The old Taoist priest waved his hand. I ate your dog meat and returned the favor. We don't owe each other anything, so don't talk about gratitude.”
Xu Aotian had been in the mortal world since he was young. What kind of people had he not seen? Now, he could be said to be not rich in experience. When he heard the old Taoist priest's words, he knew that this seemingly sloppy Taoist priest in front of him should be a strange person who was not interested in worldly etiquette.
The Daoist priest sat down at the side and asked with a smile,"Two little kids, why are you begging at such a young age? Where are your parents?" As he spoke, the Taoist priest placed a hand on Fang Ziyu's shoulder. Ever since Uncle Fu and Nanny died three years ago, Fang Ziyu had harbored a grudge against those who wore the attire of Taoists, monks, and warriors. At this moment, the Taoist priest was still putting his hand on Fang Ziyu's shoulder. A trace of anger and disgust flashed in his eyes. However, the Taoist priest in front of him had just saved the two brothers. He could only silently spit out his anger towards his savior, Fang Ziyu, and did not say anything else. However, his expression was even colder than before.
Xu Aotian sighed and replied," Grandpa, you don't know this. We lost our parents when we were young. We relied on each other since we were young." We are small and can't do any physical labor. In order to get a living, we can only rely on begging.”
"So you're brothers?"
Xu Aotian shook his head and replied,"Although we're not brothers, our relationship is closer than that of brothers."”
Fang Ziyu's lips twitched, but he didn't say anything.
The old Taoist priest nodded and praised," The world is in chaos now. People can't even care about themselves. It's rare for someone to be so loyal."”After thinking for a while, the old Taoist priest shook his head again and shouted,"Amazing, amazing."
"What are you talking about, grandpa?" Xu Aotian asked curiously.”
The old Taoist scratched his head and said,"Little child, you have a cheerful personality and are open-minded." "As for your brother…" Patting Fang Ziyu's shoulder, the old Taoist priest continued,"I'm not afraid of you."You, on the other hand, are an extreme person. Moreover, you don't seem to like to talk much?”
Xu Aotian could only respond with a bitter smile. Actually, Fang Ziyu wasn't someone who didn't like to talk. He just didn't like to talk to people he didn't like. In fact, Fang Ziyu's personality was formed because no one was willing to talk to him since he was young. Because of his strange face, no one was willing to talk to him except Uncle Fu and Nanny. Everyone avoided him, so how could they talk to him? Furthermore, with Fang Ziyu's hatred towards the person who tied the Taoist priest, how could he be willing to talk to the old Taoist priest?
Seeing that Xu Aotian and Fang Ziyu did not speak, the old Taoist priest continued,"The two of you have completely different personalities. It is already very surprising that you can get together. Now, you can actually address each other as brothers and treat each other with respect.”
"What's so strange about that?" Xu Aotian said proudly. We are brothers."
The old Taoist priest smiled and said," Little child, you don't know. I'm proficient in reading people. I can tell that the two of you are completely different people at a glance." According to your personalities and fate, you two should belong to two different camps. Simply put, you should be enemies. Just think about it, two enemies could actually become brothers. Wasn't this amazing enough?”
Hearing the old Taoist priest's words, Xu Aotian broke out in a cold sweat and shouted,"I will never be enemies with my brother.”
"If you dare to drive a wedge between us brothers again, don't blame me for being rude." Fang Ziyu said coldly.”
Hearing Fang Ziyu's rude words, Xu Aotian became anxious. He rolled his eyes and changed the topic."Grandpa, did you really chase away that damned Chen and his gang?”
The Daoist priest was stunned and immediately said unhappily,"Of course."
"So you're very powerful?"
"Not only is he powerful, he's practically invincible in the secular world."”
"Invincible?" "So you're even more powerful than the leader?" Xu Aotian asked in disbelief.”
"The leader of the martial arts world?" The Taoist priest couldn't help laughing. We cultivators and martial artists are two completely different concepts. They practiced martial arts to strengthen themselves and to stabilize the country. On the other hand, we cultivate to break away from reincarnation and enter the Heavenly Dao, so we can't be together at all. However, when one's martial arts reached a certain level, one could also enter the path through martial arts. For example, some sects in the cultivation world mainly entered the door of cultivation through martial arts.”
Xu Aotian frowned and said,"You haven't answered me yet. Who's more powerful between you and the leader of the martial arts world?"”
" This..." The Daoist priest said in distress,""It's really hard to say. In terms of martial arts, I'm definitely not even one ten-thousandth of a martial arts practitioner, but in terms of mantras, they're not even one ten-thousandth of me. To put it simply, I'm not their match, but they can't do anything to me.”
"Is the leader of the martial arts world really unable to do anything to you?" Xu Aotian asked with a puzzled expression.”
"Kid, don't underestimate us cultivators. Do you know about cultivation?" Seeing Xu Aotian shake his head, Daoist asked again,""Then do you know about immortals?"
Xu Aotian finally nodded." I know that. He's a god from heaven."”
The Taoist priest explained,"Actually, the purpose of cultivation is to become an immortal."”
"Immortal Ascension?" "You said you're an immortal?" Xu Aotian asked in surprise.”
"Bah." "I'm just a cultivator who's heading towards the Heavenly Dao. I haven't cultivated to the point of ascending to the Immortal realm yet."”
"So you can become a god in the future?" Xu Aotian's eyes lit up.”
The Taoist priest nodded proudly and smiled. Now you know why the martial arts world can't do anything to us, right?”
"I know, I know," Xu Aotian said excitedly. Grandpa, can we brothers cultivate?”
Daoist patted Xu Aotian's shoulder and said,""Of course you can. In fact, there were many cultivation sects in the secular world. However, cultivators were very indifferent to worldly fame and fortune, so they rarely walked around the secular world. Therefore, the secular world did not know where these cultivation sects were. The sect I belong to is one of them. Our sect is called the Hollow Jade Temple. It is quite famous in the cultivation world and is located in Mount Kunlun.”
"Are we going to Kunlun Mountain Jade Palace with you?" Xu Aotian asked again.”
"Yes, Kunlun has a very dense spiritual energy and is very suitable for cultivation. As long as you are willing to work hard, and with the help of the elixirs of the Hollow Jade Temple, I believe that you will be able to reach the Revolving Reflection stage very quickly.”
Xu Aotian glanced at Fang Ziyu and found that he was lowering his head and not saying a word. A trace of resentment flashed across his calm face from time to time. If Xu Aotian hadn't been so reasonable to him, it would have been difficult for others to notice.
Seeing Xu Aotian's hesitation, the old Taoist priest patted his shoulder and stood up.""Alright, I know that this kind of thing is quite difficult for you to accept. Think about it. I'll come back in a few days.”
"No need." Fang Ziyu pulled the old Taoist's clothes and said firmly,"I want to cultivate."
"Alright." "Master, we'll go with you to cultivate." Master, please forgive me for being injured and not being able to kneel to you for the time being.”
"I only said that I would bring you to my Hollow Jade Temple to cultivate, but I didn't say that I would take you in as disciples." As for who your master is, it will depend on your luck.”
At this moment, voices came from outside the house. The old Taoist frowned and said,"That group of stubborn fellows are here again.”
"Master…" Xu Aotian cried out involuntarily.
The Taoist priest reached out his hand to signal him not to speak. He took out a piece of yellow paper filled with symbols from his sleeve calmly and chanted. After he finished chanting, he called out softly,"Conceal!"
Just like that, the three of them silently disappeared from the dilapidated house.
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