Chapter Eighty-Seven: All Matters Understood, Intentionally Returning to the Sect

  "Today, I'll give you a chance to make up for taking the purple flower from your head." After some thought, Wang Guang decided to teach this woman a method of cultivating her energy. On one hand, it was compensation for her; on the other hand, he admired her concern for the country and its people, which led him to make this decision.

  The woman had never thought that she would refuse Wang Guang's compensation, shaking her head and saying: "I've heard that you cultivators plunder the essence of heaven and earth, stop at nothing to seek immortality, and do whatever it takes to live forever. I don't want to become that kind of person. I don't want to make ordinary people suffer for my own immortality." Perhaps because she felt that she was about to die, the woman no longer cared about Wang Guang's identity, and the aura of her noble family background suddenly appeared in her words.

  The woman's words only made Wang Guang burst out laughing: "You're all wrong." Wang Guang pointed to the carved peony on the bedpost and smiled, "Practitioners of Qi steal the essence of heaven and earth, not for seeking immortality, but for wealth and nobility."

  "It is said that in ancient times, emperors recruited extraordinary talents by offering them precious treasures and beautiful women, seeking their assistance. Many of these extraordinary talents could not resist the temptation and defected to the emperor's side in pursuit of wealth and nobility. Others devoted themselves to studying extraordinary skills for the sake of their descendants' prosperity, allowing future generations to possess great abilities and attain wealth and nobility. Eventually, those who possessed extraordinary skills gradually evolved into practitioners of internal alchemy, seeking immortality and enlightenment. However, this was merely a slogan shouted by some self-proclaimed high-minded individuals to show off their uniqueness."

  "To this day, there are those who shout about seeking longevity, those who scheme for wealth and honor, and those who shout about not being bullied with various slogans. In the end, it's just what practitioners of qigong think in their own hearts, and the understanding forced upon them by ordinary people is not entirely correct."

  "I'll teach you the method of cultivating Qi, and you don't need to seek immortality. As long as you have a certain ability to protect yourself, that's enough. This way, whether you go to another place to serve as an official or assist others in punishing those evil landlords, you won't need to rely on others."

  The woman's heart was shaken by Wang Guang's words, and she couldn't accept this kind of language. She had always thought that practitioners were seeking the Tao for longevity, but she never expected to hear a different answer from this practitioner in front of her, which made her both disappointed and happy.

  "You taught me the way of Qi, allowing me to survive. From now on, as long as I'm still alive, I'll find a way to drive all Qi practitioners into the depths of the mountains and forests, never letting you set foot in the mortal world again." The woman gritted her teeth, her eyes tightly closed, and said fiercely to Wang Guang.

  Would Wang Guang care about what the other party said? He sneered and didn't respond, instead going to get paper and ink, on which he wrote his own cultivation method "Taiji Golden Elixir Guiding Technique". Although he wrote down the technique, he only wrote the first five layers, with no intention of giving the rest to the other party.

  "No one would blame you for having such thoughts. Remember that in ancient times, there was a great power, whose magical powers reached the heavens and the earth, and no one could stop him. That great power slaughtered thousands of years in the world of Qi, and countless existences fell. That madness was only because at the beginning, a Qi cultivator killed his wife and children, extracted their souls to refine magic treasures. If you have the ability, you can also exterminate all Qi cultivators, with or without an excuse, no one dares to say half a word."

  "The poor Taoist has taught you the Taoist skills, it's a pity for you, but you're so hesitant and procrastinating, it's really infuriating." After that, Wang Guang threw the paper with the written Taoist skills on the woman's body, grabbed a handful of elixirs and stuffed them into her mouth without caring whether she struggled or not.

  Although the elixir dissolves as soon as it enters the mouth, Wang Guang is annoyed by this woman's muttering and stuffs three to five handfuls of elixirs into her mouth, regardless of whether she can swallow them or not, covering her mouth to prevent her from spitting them out.

  "The matter between me and you, Poor Path, is settled today. You just wait, in a few days' time, you will get what you want." After saying that, Wang Guang pinched the soft spot of the woman fiercely, let out a satisfied sigh, and turned to leave.

  The Taoist left, and the woman sobbed for half a day before she could completely dissolve the elixir in her mouth. She grabbed the cultivation method that Wang Guang had left behind and lay on the bed, wailing loudly. These thin sheets of paper were the compensation she got after paying such a huge price, if she had to choose, she would never want to pay that price for this method.

  Recalling the torment and teasing by Wang Guang for over a decade, the woman felt both shame and delight, as well as anger and resentment. The complex emotions in her heart couldn't be expressed clearly at that moment, nor were they allowed to be expressed in this book.

  But Wang Guang compensated that woman and did not go to the manor to see other copper smelting, but went straight to the place where Lidi lived.

  He bypassed several streets and arrived at a huge manor. This manor was originally the residence of an imperial princess, but unexpectedly, after the arrival of the Lidi people, not only did they plunder the manor, but also imprisoned the princess and occupied her.

  Carved railings and jade-inlaid steps, hanging corners and flying eaves. Red jade pillars, inlaid flower doors, all show that the princess's residence is a place of great luxury.

  By sensing the aura, after bypassing three or five gardens, Wang Guang saw Li Di Dao Ren sitting cross-legged under a pavilion.

  The cultivator of the Earth Splitting Path saw Wang Guang arrive and slightly furrowed his brow. "Brother Wang, you haven't obtained the treasure yet? What brings you here today?"

  Some of the cultivators present looked impatient, but Wang Guang chuckled and didn't mind: "It's not a big deal, the treasure has been obtained, today I came just to hope that fellow daoists can help me give some compensation to the owner of the treasure. After all, I am only enjoying the imperial court's support, and have never controlled power, there are some things that still need your help to accomplish."

  The person who had been listening to the conversation secretly felt relieved. He had initially worried that Wang Guang would come over and ask him for the treasures in the treasure trove again, but after hearing these words, he knew that the other party was not there to ask for the treasures. So he opened his mouth and laughed: "What's the matter? As long as that person is not an emperor among ordinary people, I can help you compensate him."

  As soon as he heard this, Wang Guang knew there was a way and swung the duster in his hand with a smile: "It's not a big deal, just hoping that Daoist friends can arrange for them to go to places to serve as officials." As he spoke, he simply told Liedi Daoren about the thoughts of those people. All I heard was Liedi Daoren's strange laughter.

  "How interesting, a mere mortal dares to oppose me? Hehe! I'd like to see what kind of skills they have to stop me."

  "You can rest assured that I will definitely make arrangements for those people and not harm their lives. It's even possible that because of how they govern the place, it might make things easier for me!"

  Wang Guang nodded, he didn't think those people could drive the rifters away at all, so after thanking them, he returned to his own manor.

  He then retreated to the manor again for dozens of days, on one hand re-refining the cinnabar sand, and on the other hand studying the three-layered One Qi Yin Lei. He had wanted to cultivate the fifth layer of the Dao technique that was derived from the Five Layers Gate, but time was pressing, he couldn't stay here for too long, so he temporarily gave up, planning to properly cultivate it after returning to the sect.

  The man from the Rift gave him ten thousand pieces of red copper, all of which were branded with a ban on fusion. After Wang Guang dispersed his servants and bid farewell to several familiar Qi-refining Taoists, he returned alone to the Azure Peak Mountain Sect.

  Wrapped in a crimson copper scroll, Wang Guang thought back to the time when he was cultivating Jianghu people in a mountain range. At that time, he cultivated these Jianghu people on one hand to form a gang to help him collect mineral materials, and on the other hand to cultivate some innate masters to bring into the sect, thereby completing the tasks assigned by the sect.

  Never thought that the world is unpredictable, and things change in many ways. The means of the past are not useful today. "I also don't know how many of those have innate talents. If there were a lot, it would be good to bring them back to the sect and cultivate some fellow disciples who listen to my orders. In the future, I won't have to do everything personally."

  He indulged in wild fancies, recalling the call of the Rift Ground Daoist, and a thousand Qi practitioners followed him to struggle in the mortal world. He couldn't help but feel envious. This made his idea of gathering Xiantian masters to join the sect even more intense.

  However, in just one day, Wang Guang arrived at the mountain range where Jianghu people were once kept. Pressing down on Bao Guang's station standing at the top of the mountain peak, feeling the endless cold air constantly eroding his body, this guy was very satisfied.

  Because after he landed on the top of the mountain, he found that there were more than a dozen men and women sitting cross-legged at the top. According to his understanding at that time, only innate practitioners could reach the top without being invaded by cold air. As a result, in just a few years of cultivation, he had actually cultivated more than a dozen innate Jianghu masters, which made him very satisfied.

  "Infinite Heavenly Lord! Everyone, I, the poor Taoist, have come today to guide you into the Qi Cultivation Sect, so that you can obtain even greater power." Wang Guang adjusted his Taoist robe and shouted in a pretentious manner.

  At the sound of his voice, the crowd on the mountain top had already come to their senses. Those people looked at Wang Guang with a mixture of horror and admiration on their faces. After hearing what Wang Guang said, they all knelt down on the ground and thanked him repeatedly.

  The Taoist priest who left behind the flying and leaping techniques, such as opening mountains and splitting rocks, had never been forgotten in their minds. Today, seeing the Qi-refining cultivator who had plundered them before say that he wanted to lead them into the Qi-refining sect, they one by one abandoned their past resentment and chose flattering words to curry favor with the Taoist priest.

  Too lazy to listen to these people's flattery, Wang Guang shook his head and interrupted them: "You shouldn't be happy either. To join the Qi Practicing Sect, apart from having real ability, you also need great luck."

  "From here to the sect's gate is a thousand miles, and there are hardly any signs of human life along the way. Everywhere is filled with ferocious beasts and malevolent spirits, extremely perilous. If you want to join the sect, you must proceed on foot; if you die or get injured along the way, don't blame me."

  More than a dozen people in the rivers and lakes heard Wang Guang's face words, each with contempt in their hearts. However, no one dared to speak out.

  "Master Dao, we were brought here by you and initially had no food, so we killed and ate each other. Later, we hunted wild beasts in the mountains to fill our hunger. At first, Master Dao left over 10,000 Jianghu people here, but after just a few years, only a few hundred are left. We have become accustomed to the cruel killings and struggles for power. It's worth it, no matter how hard the journey is." A seductive woman lifted her head and spoke of the crowd's thoughts to Wang Guang, occasionally throwing flirtatious glances that stirred up his desire.

  He silently scolded himself and quickly suppressed the flames of desire in his heart. He knew this was because he had spent too much time playing with women in the imperial city, but if he continued to cultivate for some more time, he wouldn't be so easily affected by them.

  "You don't need to show off your skills in front of me, as long as you arrive at the sect alive, all sorts of exquisite skills will be displayed before your eyes. By then, you'll know that the skills you've mastered are nothing special." Wang Guang didn't bother to check what kind of cultivation method this woman was using, he just calmed his mind and continued to instruct these people.