Chapter Forty-Four: The Old Wine Ghost

  "Hehe, you can rest assured, Yun Luan. This thing is guaranteed to be something you've never seen before, but as soon as you see it, you'll definitely be overjoyed." The old man said with a sly smile.

  "What on earth is it, so mysterious and secretive." Yun Luan muttered softly to herself, saying no more.

  The old man just smiled slightly when he saw this, replaced the crystal stone that was about to be exhausted in the star shuttle, adjusted its position and flew over.

  "Did you understand?" Yun Zhongzi asked with a tired face.

  "Master, are you listening to the truth or lies?" Sun Ming said calmly.

  "Are you telling the truth or lying? Don't play tricks in front of Master, just speak honestly." Yun Zhongzi said with a smile.

  "To be honest, I only understood half of what you said about the Indian decisions, and remembered one-third of it. Ah, I'm such a foolish disciple, please forgive me, Master." Sun Ming said with embarrassment.

  "Haha, don't be shy. I thought you wouldn't even understand a third of it, but unexpectedly, you understood half and remembered a third. Not bad, not bad." Yun Zhongzi seemed to be quite pleased, using two "not bad"s in a row.

  "Master, I didn't quite understand half of it." Sun Ming was perplexed by Yun Zhongzi's sudden change in mood.

  "Heh heh, you can understand this much already, which is quite good. When I first wanted to take on a disciple, I publicly explained the intricacies of this technique at my Jade Void Palace, and countless people came to listen, but not a single one was able to understand it. Ah, now you know why, right?" As soon as he mentioned Jade Void Palace, Yun Zhongzi looked somewhat melancholic again.

  "Yes, Master, don't be too sad. I will definitely work hard to cultivate and strive to become a saint as soon as possible." Sun Ming said firmly.

  "Heh heh, let's focus on the present first. Let's finish what we have at hand." Yun Zhongzi said with a pleased smile.

  "But Master, I've only remembered a third of the incantation so far. Isn't it too rash to start refining this bundle of immortal rope now?" Sun Ming asked worriedly.

  "Heh heh, you don't have to worry about this, this time the refining is just to let you experience the power of my Yu Xu Men's equipment refinement technique. I'll be guiding you from the side, so just focus on refining and don't worry if there are things you didn't remember or understand, I'll explain them to you in real-time." Yun Zhongzi comforted.

  Sun Ming put down his knees, stretched out his hand to take over the dragon tendon that was quite unattractive in appearance, and carefully observed it. He looked gloomy and said to Yun Zhongzi: "Master, is this still a dragon tendon? It's dull and grey, I remember that the Suo Xian rope was shining with golden light?"

  "All things are illusory, tomorrow you will be a Qi cultivator and a Daoist practitioner, why do you need to cling to the superficial appearance of this matter? As a Qi cultivator, we should see some things that ordinary people cannot see. All things have their own reason for existence, everything is a manifestation of the Dao, so don't be confused by the external appearance of things. Alright, use the Hongmeng Purple Fire to slightly refine the Dragon Tendon and you will know that my words are not empty." Cloud Middle Child smiled and explained.

  Although Sun Ming felt that Yun Zhongzi's words were quite reasonable, he still had some opinions about the dull and gray dragon tendon. However, thinking of the effect of the binding immortal rope, he steeled himself and thought, "Even if the refined binding immortal rope is that dull and ugly, I'll accept it." Although he thought so in his heart, Sun Ming's hand movements were not ambiguous at all. With the printing decision, the Hongmeng purple fire became more and more strange, and the dragon tendon in the purple fire gradually changed. A faint sound of dragon chanting was heard, and a vague dragon aura appeared in the cave, even the two Jiaolong souls in the Suzaku ring were trembling with fear. As time passed, a golden yellow color appeared on the dragon tendon, and slowly these golden yellows occupied the entire dragon tendon, accompanied by Sun Ming's shocked expression, a golden yellow dragon tendon with a faint dragon aura slowly rose in the Hongmeng purple fire.

  "Alright then, tomorrow, first withdraw the Purple Flame and bring it back." Yun Zhongzi said.

  "Master, I think I understand what you mean by 'all phenomena are illusory'," Sun Ming murmured.

  "Oh, then tell me what it means?" Yun Zhongzi asked with apparent interest.

  "Hmm, this sentence is telling us that we must not be deceived by the surface phenomenon of things. Often something with an unimpressive appearance can be very precious. In short, it's saying 'the better the material, the uglier it looks'. Hehe, Master, your disciple is clever, right?" Sun Ming said foolishly.

  "Cough cough, clever, you're really clever." Yun Zhongzi said with a face full of black lines.

  A burst of light flashed, and four figures appeared. Two old men and two young people, the two old men looked like they were around the same age, but their temperament was vastly different. One of the old men looked refined and elegant, as if he didn't eat or drink anything worldly, while the other one had a completely opposite demeanor, with an expression that seemed to say everyone owed him 200 crystals. Although his face looked calm, it was actually quite fiery. The two disciples standing behind these two old men also seemed to have caught some of this fiery temperament, although they looked like a handsome young couple, their faces were twisted in a scowl. It's likely that the audience has already guessed that these four people are from the Qilingshu Sect.

  "Master, is this the legendary Ling Tian Sect's sect star from the top ten immortal sects?" asked Ling Yu.

  "Besides, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is a bit denser here, but there's nothing special about it." said Ling Xing.

  "Ling Xing, Ling Yu, this is Zero Boundary Star. You two be careful with your words, there's nothing special about this place, if you want to talk, do it in private. Did you hear me?" Tian Huo said sternly, changing his usual doting attitude towards the two.

  "Haha, Tian Huo Shixiong, why bother treating a junior like an equal?" Tian Yi smiled and said.

  "Hmm, these two kids have been spoiled by me. The style of Ling Tian Sect has always been respected in the cultivation world, and necessary respect should still be given." Tian Huo said.

  "Heavenly One, Brother Tianhuo, I'm coming to this Zero Boundary Star for the first time and don't know where the sect is located. I heard that you have a good relationship with Ling Xiao, the elder of Zero Boundary Star, so let's leave it to you to lead the way." said Tian Huo Dao.

  "Heh heh, let's go! The sect of this Zero Boundary Star is not on this continent, but in a huge island in the middle of that ocean." Tianyi finished speaking and flew off into the air.

  The purple flame seemed to be slightly transparent, entwining around the golden dragon tendon. Sun Ming's mind turned, and the purple fire entwining around the golden dragon tendon seemed even more transparent. The golden dragon tendon slowly unfolded, like a painting scroll, transforming into a sheet of golden paper. This was due to Sun Ming's hand movements changing, as if holding a large brush, writing something on this long, rectangular, paper-like object formed from the dragon tendon.

  If Sun Ming's current technique were to be seen by some so-called array masters in the Xiu Zhen realm, they would definitely collectively commit suicide. One small array after another was slowly imprinted on the dragon tendon by Sun Ming, and the constantly changing spell decisions looked quite beautiful. The hand techniques changed again and again, seemingly containing the logic of heaven and earth, and a thread of spiritual energy accompanied Sun Ming's handprints, continuously gathering on the dragon tendon, tempering those threads of meridians.

  "Please inform the two seniors that Tianyi and Huo, the two elders of the Qilingshan Sect, have come to visit." Tianyi said to the two disciples standing at the transmission array of the Lingtian Sect.

  "Yes, please wait for a while, I'll go and report first." The disciple of Shou Zhentian said respectfully. A disciple who seemed to be in the Golden Dan period went through transmission to inform them.

  "It's indeed worthy of being one of the top ten sects, a Golden Core stage disciple is actually here maintaining the formation." Ling Yu said with great surprise.

  "But I don't understand something. These mountains are high, but we can fly over them, so why did Lingtian Sect set up a transmission array here?" Ling Xing asked in puzzlement.

  "Hmm, Tian Yi Shixiong, I'm also a bit puzzled. Why would Lingtian Sect set up a transmission array here?" Tian Yi asked with a puzzled expression.

  "Heh heh, I knew you'd have this question. The Ling Tian Sect's mountain protection formation can isolate the true yuan of a Mahayana period cultivator, so those below the Mahayana period can't fly here at all. That's why we can only use the transmission array." Tian Yi Xiao said.

  "Heavens one! You must be starving? How come you ran to our Ling Tian Sect? Rare guest, rare guest indeed?" Ling Xiao said with a smile as soon as he stepped out of the transmission array.

  "Old wine ghost, the disciples are here, leave me some face." Tianyi's old face turned red with a smile.

  "Haha, this is Tianhuo, right? Haha, it's been so many years since we last met. The last time I saw you, our cultivation was still in the Yuan Ying stage. In the blink of an eye, all these years have passed and we've both become leaders of a sect. Time really flies!"

  "Hmm, then I won't see you again, Elder Ling Xū." Tiān Huǒ said loudly.

  "All right, stop with the polite talk here, Ling Xue. Why don't you invite us in?" Tian Yi Xiao said.

  "Haha, you old drunkard, let's go! Today, don't mention anything else. We won't return until we're drunk."