As the Universe Turns - Chapter 1007
Chapter 1007 Mortal Dust Steps
“There are three healing herbs here. If your life is in danger, you can take them.”
Bu Yundian took out a jade bottle from his sleeve and handed it to him. Xiao Chen took the jade bottle and nodded, “Thank you, Senior Medicine Saint.”
“Sigh …”
Bu Yundian shook his head and sighed. “If I had the courage to do the same back then, I might have already become a Saint now. Haha …” He shook his head and smiled bitterly at the end of his sentence.
It was only in the afternoon that the few of them went outside. After losing all their cultivation, Xiao Chen realized that Lustless Heaven was so tall, and the chill caused him to be unable to adapt to it for a while.
Hua Weiyang, on the other hand, had been standing guard outside these past few days. Seeing him come out, he immediately walked up and asked with a frown, “How is it?”
Her spiritual sense was also very sharp, but at this moment, she could no longer feel the aura of cultivation on Xiao Chen’s body. At this moment, the other party seemed to be just an ordinary mortal.
“Wei Yang, you don’t have to worry. I’ll be back soon.”
Xiao Chen pressed down on her shoulder, indicating that she didn’t need to worry. And this time, only the few of them knew about it, so they wouldn’t spread the news.
Hua Weiyang looked at him seriously and said, “You left a wisp of soul essence in the Life and Death Soul Lamp. If your Soul Lamp flashes, I will go save you. Tomorrow, I will bring your Soul Lamp to my room and watch every day … Hmph.”
Xiao Chen shook his head and smiled. He then turned to Xiao Cangtian and the others. “Senior, Senior Medicine Saint, Senior Medicine Saint, Lustless Heaven has troubled you all during this period of my absence.”
Shui Hanyan said, “You must be careful on this trip.”
“Senior, don’t worry. I know what to do.”
…
The next day, Xiao Chen had already left Lustless Heaven for Spirit Ruins Realm. The last time he went to Mount Shu, he was riding a sword. Now that he had lost all his cultivation, he could only take a carriage.
This Spirit Ruins Realm naturally had the Dao of the Mortal World as well. However, the time it took was far longer than flying with a sword. It was no better than that. It allowed him to meditate in this mortal world and comprehend the Concept of Returning to the Normal and Returning to Truth.
It was March and the spring tide was raining. Every rainy day, the carriage stopped in town and waited for the rain to clear up before leaving.
Xiao Chen had enough silver on him. In fact, Wei Yang was afraid that he wouldn’t be able to travel long enough. He had sent Moon to the lower city the day before and exchanged spirit stones for a dozen gold ingots. Then, he placed them into thin golden leaves in his bag for a rainy day.
…
At this moment, in Immortal North Ancient Realm, Celestial Pogoda.
Within the Profound Realm, four white-bearded elders were sitting facing each other. The four of them seemed to possess extremely deep cultivation levels, and their auras were extraordinary. However, at this moment, there was a deep worry on their faces.
These four people were none other than Celestial Pogoda in Four Daoists: Daoist Gudeng, Daoist Taiwu, Adept Withered Wood, Adept Azuresun.
After a long time, Daoist Taiwu said, “Divine Martial Palace, the Mysterious Frost Pavilion has been secretly controlled by Xuanxiao Palace. Next is Celestial Pogoda …”
“Sigh …”
Adept Witherwood let out a long sigh and shook his head, “This time, True Monarch Xuanxiao is coming for Celestial Pogoda. I’m afraid it’s not just Power of Azure Dragon, but … he wants to get rid of the entire Celestial Pogoda.”
As soon as these words were spoken, the brows of the other three people furrowed even deeper. Celestial Pogoda had once been extremely strong in Immortal North Ancient Realm, but now, he was actually facing a life and death crisis.
“If only those three seniors were still here” True Master Taiwu sighed and looked at Daoist Gudeng, “Junior Brother Lonely Lamp, have you arranged everything?”
“Senior Brother, don’t worry. I’ve arranged everything …”
Daoist Gudeng closed his eyes, his words relaxed, but there was a deep helplessness on his face. Celestial Pogoda had stood here for thousands of years … Now, was he finally going to fall?
Daoist Taiwu added, “Junior Brother Lonely Lamp, do you still remember the young man who took Azure Dragon from the Power of Azure Dragon Mountains for us twenty years ago?”
Hearing this, Daoist Gudeng opened his eyes and recalled the young man who was cold and didn’t like to talk to people.
“Senior Brother, little friend Wu Chen?”
“Not bad …”
Daoist Taiwu nodded and said, “Junior Brother already knew that he wasn’t from Immortal North Ancient Realm, but from Xianyuan Five Realms, right?”
“Yeah, it’s been twenty years. I wonder how he is now.”
Daoist Gudeng took a deep breath. Even though it had been twenty years, as long as he mentioned what happened back then, he could still recall Xiao Chen’s appearance and gaze.
True Master Taiwu said, “I heard that something big happened in the Heavenly Gate over ten years ago in Xianyuan Five Realms. It was related to the person who came to Immortal North Ancient Realm hundreds of years ago. Soon after, there was another power called Lustless Heaven. I wonder who created it …”
Daoist Gudeng sighed, “I hope he doesn’t get caught up in all this.”
…
In a flash, a month passed. This month, Xiao Chen had changed into a dozen carriages and was only able to walk in the mortal world. Because his cultivation was sealed, he did not have any aura of cultivation. Therefore, people like Yun Daozi and those in Heavenless Palace could not find him at all.
This month was safe and sound. Only a few days ago, when they passed a mountain in the middle of Shu, they met a group of bandits who were blocking their way and robbing. Those bandits were all valiant, wielding long knives and killing people without blinking an eye. The old masters who were with them were frightened to the point that their hearts were shattered. They obediently got out of the car and handed over their belongings.
However, not only did the bandits covet their belongings, they also took a fancy to the beautiful girls in the carriage and took off the clothes of one of them on the spot.
Just as the bandits were rampant, a series of whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh.
“Fuck off.”
Hearing a cold voice from the carriage, the seven or eight bandits were immediately shocked. They thought that they had met an expert this time, so they hurriedly picked up the knife on the ground. They didn’t want the stolen property or the girl, so they left in a hurry.
After the old masters’ souls had settled, they hurriedly arrived in front of the carriage. At this moment, a gust of wind blew over and blew up the curtains of the carriage. Only then did they see that the person sitting in the carriage was actually a white-haired youth.
An old master immediately cupped his hands and said, “Thank you, this young hero, for saving me. This old man has no teeth and is unforgettable …”
This “white-haired youth” was naturally Xiao Chen. Although his cultivation had been sealed, there was still an inner essence in him. Right now, his ability to send needles was almost divine. It was not difficult to deal with these little bandits in the mortal world.
On this day, the carriage slowly passed through the Central Shu Realm, and then went forward. After passing through a mountain range, it was the Western Shu Realm.
After arriving at the Western Shu, Xiao Chen had to change into a faster carriage. He continued westward, crossing Mount Shu and arriving at the Land of Mortality. He was probably not far from the Yu Yuan.
When dusk fell, the carriage entered an ancient city in West Shu and stopped moving forward. Xiao Chen got off the carriage and took advantage of the darkness to go around the city. He found another carriage relay house, but when the owner heard that he was going to hit Mount Shu, he immediately shook his hand and didn’t go anywhere.
“Who doesn’t know? Bandits have been running rampant under Mount Shu recently. They all know demonic techniques. With a single thought, their heads were taken off. Even the government had no choice but to go. They didn’t dare to go. They didn’t dare to go …”
The owner of the post office shook his hand continuously. At this moment, a clear young man’s voice came from the street not far away. “Sir, are you talking nonsense? That Mount Shu is a treasure trove of the Immortal Clan. Zhou Shan is protected by immortal spiritual energy. Where would the demons dare to go?”
On the street not far away, came a young man dressed in brocade clothes. He looked only around seventeen or eighteen years old and had a delicate appearance. There was a treasured sword hanging on his waist. On the hilt of the sword were five emerald-green gemstones. It looked like he was a disciple of a noble family.
Behind him was a gray-haired old man who was over sixty years old. Although he was a mortal, this old man possessed a deep internal force.
The owner of the post office looked at the two people approaching him and said with a serious expression, “Little Childe, then I’m not spouting nonsense. Recently, on Mount Shu …”
“Forget it.”
Before he could continue, the brocade-clothed youth waved his hand and interrupted him. Then, he took out a few large gold ingots from his sleeves and smiled, “Do you think this place is enough to buy you the best horse carriage?”
“This …”
When the owner of the post office saw the gold ingots in his hand, it was as if he could not move his eyes away. Not long after, someone drove out the best carriage in the house.
However, looking at the ornate ornaments on the carriage, even the one pulling the carriage was three horses from ten thousand miles away. Ordinary people would not be able to sit on such a carriage even if they sat on it. The youth in brocade clothes was so generous, it seemed that his family was very rich.
The brocade-clothed youth looked at Xiao Chen and laughed, “Brother, I just heard that you want to go to Mount Shu as well.”
“Exactly.”
“Then how should I address you, brother?”
“Liao Wuchen.”
“So it’s Brother Wu Chen.”
The brocade-clothed youth laughed loudly, “Although Jianghu is big, meeting is fate. My name is Leng Baihu. If Brother Wu Chen doesn’t dislike me, then come with me.”
“Thank you.”
Xiao Chen put his hands in his sleeves and walked towards him. However, the old man beside the youth was very vigilant. He whispered, “Childe, wait …”
“Old He? What’s wrong?”
Leng Baihu turned around and looked at him, only to see that his gaze landed motionlessly on Xiao Chen. It was probably Xiao Chen’s head of white hair, coupled with his young appearance, which was too eye-catching in this mortal world.
“I am doesn’t know martial arts, nor is he a villain. There’s no need for the old gentleman to worry.” Xiao Chen said indifferently, and his gaze fell on the old man surnamed He.
The old man surnamed He stared at him motionlessly. He thought to himself that there wasn’t a trace of true energy flowing around his body. It seemed that he really didn’t know martial arts. However, this young man’s aura was as steady as a mountain, his breathing wasn’t chaotic at all, and his eyes were as calm as water. Such a young man was very rare in the mortal world.