Chapter 38: Water Jade Immortal Pellet

  Although they had already estimated the strength of Sanping Island, Mengmu was still injured under the human sea tactics. I don't know if there will be any more tricks, and everyone can only rush back to the tea village immediately.

  It's just that this little injury, even in the eyes of Dao Jing who had been pampered since childhood, was really nothing. But he was afraid of pain to the point of being timid and didn't honestly take care of it. Wherever Dao Jing went, he followed, holding his bandaged body and constantly making painful noises.

  "Last time you were bitten by a snake, it wasn't as bad as this." Lu Jian couldn't bear to watch anymore, and his little trick was seen through at once.

  Meng Mu's face turned pale for a moment, but he still weakly retorted: "Still got the nerve to say that, who among you took care of me back then? Now that I have a master, can't I even speak up for myself?"

  “……”

  "With your skills, if I hadn't spoken up early and warned you not to take lives, it wouldn't have ended in injury." Not a single soul was left alive.

  "Look, it's still the young master who cares about me."

  "...at such a big age, still making funny faces, but this funny face is really difficult to make, Luo Jian has been learning for half a day and still can't get it right."

  "Stop making noise, you all go back first and let me calm down for a while." Dao Jing needed to sort out his thoughts at this moment. He thought that although the master was in seclusion, the immortal officials should also be informed of their duties. Should he send back the news he had just investigated today?

  Still...

  He was thinking, and Heya knocked on the door and came in with a change of clothes. Seeing Dao being deep in thought, she didn't want to disturb him, but before leaving, she saw a small stone on the table, reflecting the lamp fire and shining brightly.

  "Water Ball?"

  Dao Jing's eyes lit up: "You also recognize this thing?"

  He Yaxuan couldn't help but laugh: "I'm the mistress of the Wang estate, and I don't even recognize this? Wouldn't that be too ignorant? You really think I'm just a rough housekeeper?"

  Dào Jìng hastily explained that he didn't mean it that way, and then asked He Ya to sit down and carefully inquired about the origin and purpose of such things.

  The beauty of the stone is all jade, and the water jade is as smooth as water, its hardness is like jade, crystal clear and sparkling like the essence of water. Most are produced in the sacred mountains and spiritual land, some people say that this is the transformation of thousand-year-old ice, if you can find the immortal method to refine it into a pill, taking it will make your face forever young and never old.

  Indeed, there was once such a fairy law. It is said that among the current immortals, some have used it to turn water into medicine and take it with their cultivation. However, they are after all possessors of magical powers and use other medicines to blend it, using the empty and clear spiritual energy to guide the Water Jade to exert its effect, which only has the effect of eliminating diseases and prolonging life.

  He Yajun took out a pill about the size of a jujube, with red and white mixed colors, which was the all-purpose elixir that Sanping Dao had been vigorously promoting.

  This pill contains added water jade, and also includes cinnabar, Chinese angelica, etc. The rest are fine, but this Chinese angelica is indeed from the Tiantai Mountains, where people can't get close to the place of origin, no wonder some people believe that the two saints are really Xuanxu Immortals.

  Time's diseases are not just a thousand or two hundred kinds, and the pathology is also different. Even if it is really a fairy family spirit medicine, it must be treated with differentiation. Moreover, there are many ways to treat diseases, how can it be possible to rely solely on taking one pill of Dan medicine to eliminate all diseases?

  This medicine has the power to stimulate the vital energy, and Wu medicine can stop pain. At first, taking it can indeed alleviate the symptoms, and the whole person will look more spirited, but ultimately, human power cannot eliminate the side effects of various components in this medicine. So some people get better after taking the medicine, while others feel their body getting heavier and heavier after taking it.

  These three flat roads are indeed unyielding, and among the common people, there are those who feel uneasy but have long been devout followers. Not only will they not doubt, but they will also think that their own hearts are not sincere, and instead, they will spend more money to request an audience with the true immortal to eliminate their illnesses. This is the way of the Three Flat Roads' profiteering; what's frightening is that in the end, those who see the mirror immortals will either ascend to heaven or simply die from being corroded by medicine.

  "It's just about profit, why is it so vicious!" Dao Jing's eyebrows were tightly locked, and his cold eyes were suppressed.

  He Yajing sighed softly: "It's impossible to know, according to what you said that Jingxian has the ability to peek at people's souls in the mirror, but our tea house is surrounded by a protective array, even if there are some copper mirrors, it's not possible for that person to succeed, and we haven't encountered it even once."

  Since it involves Tiandai Mountain, Dao Jing decided not to inform the various immortal officials for the time being. After sending off He Ya, he used a talisman to send a message to He Yue, asking him to investigate the matter of Wu Yao alone.

  Among the crowd that fought with Mengmu today, there were several elder-level figures who used some spells, but they weren't profound, just basic defensive techniques, and it was impossible to tell which sect they belonged to. Although he tried his best to make a big deal out of things, the priest from Sanping Dao never showed up. Was he really someone or just an illusion created like Shuiguyu's great god? Dao Jing stood by the window, gazing at the crescent moon on the horizon, lost in thought.

  Lu Jing yawned heavily, she had been drowsy for a long time, but still tried her best to recall the events of the day to answer Meng Mu's bizarre questions, it was really...

  "I've told you many times already, why are you still asking so many questions?"

  Mengmu poured her a strong cup of tea, straightened her body, and let her talk about the mirror fairy again.

  "What else can I say?" Lu Jian wiped away the tears that had flowed out of his eyes with a handkerchief, looking very pitiful, as if he had suffered a great injustice.

  "Did Mirror Fairy really say she emerged from an ancient mirror? Did she say what kind of ancient mirror it was and what its name is?"

  Lu Jing really seriously recalled and recalled again, but finally shook his head: "No."

  "Then what other magic does she have besides being able to see people's past in the mirror?"

  "Other spells?" Lu Jing suddenly remembered something and perked up, "Like what, for example?"

  "Can't you just send back what she saw in the past to this person and let him recall it himself?"

  "That's not it, but... " Luojian thought for a moment: "I found a small room in the general forum with a copper mirror hanging on the door, which is different from others. That mirror can emit light."

  "Will it glow?"

  "Uh-huh, looks a bit scary, but barely manageable. That feeling is like, it's just like when you were in Nangunqu that fat guy."

  "Ah!" Mu Mu let out a startled cry, and more than half of the tea in his hand spilled out. He muttered to himself, "That's not good at all."

  "Sir, have you gone to sleep? I am Mengmu."

  The sound of the door creaking open had been echoing for a good half day before Dao Jing finally came back to his senses. He pushed open the door, and under the clean moonlight, he saw a figure sitting on the steps below the door, with a semi-long ponytail and a straight back - could it be Meng Mu or someone else?

  Dew drops glistened on the grass leaves, and his eyelashes also sparkled with fine light.

  Dao Jing fell silent for a moment, then shook his head helplessly: "Come in, you're injured, be careful of the cold night dew."

  "Heh heh, young master, what do you think about today's events?"

  "So what's your idea?"

  He didn't sit cross-legged like Dao Jing, instead stretching out his long legs and sitting down on the low couch with his feet propped up. After seeming to deliberate for a moment, he spoke: "That Mirror Immortal's magic is strange, I think maybe it's not as simple as what Luo Jian heard."

  "Sir, have you ever thought that if she can see a person's past, would she also be able to absorb a person's soul?"

  Dao Jing was reminded by him, and suddenly remembered the people he saw during the day with a dull expression. Normally, when people are in pain, they should be walking with difficulty and showing a painful expression. But those people looked like they were walking normally, with no expression on their faces, just like wooden puppets.

  "It is said that in the southern border's sorcery, there is a technique that can absorb a person's soul and then inject it into another body, transforming it into a substitute, thereby prolonging one's life."

  "This sounds really fishy!" Meng Mu clicked his tongue.

  "Not bad, this sorcery was abolished by several immortals over a hundred years ago because it went against heaven and harmed lives. Later, it was listed as a forbidden technique, and anyone who practiced it privately would suffer heavenly punishment."

  From the efficacy of this witchcraft, the cultivation method at that time should be very complicated. Since it has been banned, perhaps similar techniques have re-emerged nowadays, specifically for absorbing spiritual energy.

  "But what's the use of this mortal's spiritual power?" Dao Jing was puzzled.

  He didn't agree with this, thinking to himself: "You're just an ordinary person, aren't you? I think your spiritual power is quite useful."

  "You shouldn't underestimate ordinary people, Young Master. All living things have spirits, and humans are the most spirited of all. Even if they're just average, they can still live to be fifty years old, which is many times stronger than those short-lived fireflies. And even if they're not as good as elves or gods, there are more of them. If this Three Pure Ones really does absorb spiritual energy, then in a year's time, the accumulated spiritual energy won't be insignificant!"

  Dào Jìng nodded in agreement and added:

  "Of all living things, none is more spiritual than man. After death, the body returns to the earth, and the soul returns to heaven. The spirit is a single entity that is constantly being drawn by the natural forces of heaven and earth. It is difficult for it to accumulate in one place for a long time after leaving the human body. Jing Xian lost her true body and can only rely on absorbing spiritual energy to stay in the world. If there were no seals suppressing and binding her, she would have dispersed quickly. But she still only maintains herself, why does she need so much spiritual energy?"

  Mengmu Xinyu said: "How can you be so calm? Of course, it's about doing something big, but he immediately thought of a problem."

  He suppressed his smile and asked seriously: "Young Master, tell me the truth, why can't you break the seal?"

  Dao Jing spent a night and a day in the Tong Chen Palace, and Meng Mu believed that he must have tried countless methods, but in the end, he was still waiting for rescue. Now, even the three Ping Dao seals can be broken through by Luo Jian, but Dao Jing cannot enter. This should not be a matter that leaves the orthodox immortal family's successor helpless.

  Dào Jìng suddenly wanted to speak but stopped, his eyes sparkling and looking away.

  At this time, Dao Jing was completely devoid of his usual confident demeanor and had returned to being an ordinary young man. Da Mubai took advantage of the opportunity to ask, "Young Master, just be honest with us, did you really forget or do you simply not know?"

  "How did you know?"

  The things that fell into memory, Dao Jing had never told anyone about it. He thought that after a period of time, he would recover, but now it seems to be getting more and more intense. At first, he forgot the memories from leaving for Mount Tai to waking up at Dongyue Temple that year. Recently, he found that even his past memories were incomplete.

  Although he didn't hear the answer, seeing Dao Jing's expression, Meng Mu understood a bit.

  "Prince, in fact, it was when you were dying from your chronic illness that I was with you..."