Chapter 12

The great fire on Longshou Mountain burned for a whole day and night before it finally extinguished. The disappearance of Baiqi Town was explained by the official of Yinzhou Continent as a forest fire that destroyed the town.

The people of Tianjuesha Hall who died were just that, dead. The noble families controlling Yinzhou Continent, all descendants of cultivators, suppressed and downplayed the matter. No one dared to talk about the flying immortal. The matter was thus put to rest.

However, the Ciqing Temple on Longshou Mountain was preserved intact amidst such a great fire, undamaged, and instead became a sign of divine intervention. In the years to come, it attracted countless believers to burn incense.

Although some of the old believers still remembered the past Master Ciyun, with the passage of time, they soon forgot him in the chanting of the new abbot.

At this time, Luoli was seriously ill. After returning that day, he fell gravely ill, with a high fever and unconscious, tossing and turning in bed.

This frightened Xue Mei, who hurriedly begged the village elders to invite the tribal doctor, and then prayed to the gods and Buddhas, using every possible method!

The next day, the tribal doctor arrived, diagnosed, and was overjoyed!

"This is a blessing from our ancestors, wonderful! Wonderful!"

Xue Mei almost threw the doctor out of the house, saying, "What's good about being so sick?"

The doctor said, "You don't understand, this is called a late awakening, a sign of great fortune. Normally, spiritual roots can be detected in infants after birth. However, some people will suddenly have their previously hidden spiritual roots burst out before adulthood, this is called the manifestation of spiritual roots!

According to the records of our tribe, every hundred years, such disciples will appear in our Luo family. Our third and sixth ancestors were like this!"

Hearing this, Xue Mei asked in surprise, "What are spiritual roots?"

The doctor shook his head and said, "I don't know what they are, but they are good things. The tribe has passed this down. With these spiritual roots, one can cultivate with immortals, leave here, and go to the immortal realm, thus achieving eternal life!

How lucky, I will immediately report to the tribe! However, he must get through this critical period. Once he wakes up, the two of you will be set for life, and your lives will be different from now on!"

After saying this, the doctor quickly left to report to the tribe.

The tribe was immediately alarmed and sent people to take care of Luoli, waiting for his recovery.

A month later, Luoli woke up, but his body was still very weak. This was deliberately arranged by Master Ciyun, a process of cleansing the body to resolve the poison of eternal life, and also a way to make the Luo family pay attention to Luoli.

Another month later, Luoli could stand and eat, and walk around the house. After testing, the tribe confirmed that Luoli had spiritual roots and was overjoyed, preparing to take Luoli to the tribe for cultivation.

Xue Mei was extremely happy. When Luoli was seriously ill, she had made a vow to the Buddha. Now that Luoli was better, she naturally had to fulfill her vow!

Thus, Xue Mei and the village's seven aunts and eight uncles went together to the newly rebuilt Ciqing Temple to fulfill their vows.

During these two months, the Ciqing Temple was rebuilt, and it remained undamaged after the great fire, becoming a divine miracle. Countless believers came to pray for blessings. Among them were Xue Mei and a few others.

Among the countless believers, two people were strolling in the temple. One had long hair hanging over his shoulders, with a mad look on his face; the other was neatly dressed in Daoist robes, with a short beard and a face like jade, but his brows were often furrowed. These two were both foundation-stage cultivators, strong figures of the Qisha Sect!

They wandered around the temple for a long time, and finally, the mad-looking person spoke:

"Junior Brother Bingdian, according to the temple's array records, we can determine the cause of the destruction of Tianjuesha Hall!"

These two were disciples of the Qisha Sect, responsible for investigating the reason for the destruction of Tianjuesha Hall. The Ciqing Temple remained undamaged due to the protection of the array.

The man in Daoist robes nodded and said, "Yes, Senior Brother Xieling, it can be determined!

It should have been on the first day of the tenth month, when the Hall received a job to assassinate a local young lord, and accidentally obtained an extremely rare blood crystal stone intended for the Black Dragon Sect!

Then, the foundation-stage cultivator Long Wending of the Black Dragon Sect came, and the Hall gathered all its disciples to protect the treasure. In the end, they all died in battle! Even if any disciples managed to escape, without taking the medicine for two months, the poison of eternal life would take effect, and they would not survive!"

Xieling nodded and said, "It should be so. The culprit is the Hall Master Ciyun of Tianjuesha Hall!

First, he was negligent and did not pass the message to the sect. Second, he forgot the pressure of cultivators, acting like a local king, and foolishly thought he could use a group of mortals to fight against cultivators, leading to the destruction of the Hall.

Bingdian, check the Soul-Linking Spell to see if there are any survivors in the Hall."

Bingdian began to cast the spell and finally said, "It can be confirmed that below Hall Master Ciyun, the three elders, twelve iron-plated killers, six hundred and twenty-seven shadow killers, and all the miscellaneous personnel, all the members of Tianjuesha Hall, died in battle!"

Xieling nodded and said, "Good, all died in a bloody battle, and they did not disgrace the name of our Qisha Sect!

By the way, I remember Ciyun had a son. Check if he is dead."

Bingdian checked and said, "Dead, soul extinguished, body present, confirmed, definitely dead!"

Then he hesitated and asked, "Senior Brother, why specifically mention him?"

Xieling looked around and whispered, "Ciyun offended many people in the past and committed serious mistakes. If it weren't for his master protecting him, he would have been dead long ago!

Even being exiled here, some people still had their eyes on him. They prepared many plans for his son, intending to play with him after he ascended to the sect. But he died like this. In a way, it was a blessing for that boy!"

Bingdian nodded and said, "I understand, I understand. Ah, the message not being passed to the sect in time, could it be that they deliberately concealed it..."

Xieling shook his head and said, "Don't say it, let this matter pass. You understand, that's enough! Sigh, the internal struggles in the sect are too severe now. We ordinary disciples should avoid those conflicts if we can!"

Bingdian sighed and said, "Yes, yes, there is no pure land anywhere!"

Xieling said, "By the way, you are from here. I can give you a ten-day leave to rest here!"

Bingdian shook his head and said, "Two hundred years ago, I left here. Now, everything is different. This place is a spiritual wasteland, and staying here is unbearable. Senior Brother, the investigation is complete, let's leave and report to the sect to rebuild this place."

Xieling nodded and said, "Good, let's go!"

Bingdian said, "However, Senior Brother, I have a request. Give me Long Wending, I want to kill him!"

When he said he wanted to kill him, a fierce look appeared on Bingdian's face, like a tiger seeing a sheep, a hunter spotting prey!

The Qisha Sect cultivates through killing; the more people you kill, the stronger your enemies, the higher your cultivation!

Under the seven killings, the green sky and the nine netherworlds, who can survive!

Xieling smiled and said, "Good, I'll give him to you. A mere foundation-stage cultivator from a minor sect, killing him is meaningless!"

As they spoke, they walked past Xue Mei.

Xieling and Bingdian continued forward, descending Longshou Mountain. Suddenly, Bingdian stopped, frowned, and said:

"Senior Brother, wait, we seem to have found a treasure, let's go back quickly!"

After saying this, he quickly returned, and Xieling, frowning, followed behind. He knew that Bingdian, a native of Yinzhou Continent, had the ability to find treasures.

Just as Xue Mei and the others finished praying and descended Longshou Mountain, they met at the foot of the mountain.

Bingdian stared intently at Xue Mei, then he smiled and said:

"Rich, rich!"

Bingdian's eyes glowed with a bloody light, staring intently at Xue Mei, scaring her so much that she dared not move. The seven aunts and eight uncles beside her were furious and shouted:

"You scoundrel, what do you want to do!"

"We are from the Luo family, do you want to die?"

Xieling also said, "This girl seems to have spiritual roots, but they seem to be the five-element spiritual roots, the most inferior type. For those scattered cultivators and minor sects, they might be treasures, but for us, what are they?"

Bingdian ignored the others' shouts and said:

"Senior Brother, you don't understand, look closely!"

Hearing this, Xieling was stunned. He touched Xue Mei's forehead, and the others tried to stop him, but he glared, and they all froze.

After touching Xue Mei's forehead, a drop of blood appeared on his hand. He put it in his mouth and tasted it, saying:

"Five-element spiritual roots, with the metal element being the dominant one. The other four elements are in a chaotic state, nothing special."

Bingdian shook his head and said, "No, Senior Brother, my ability is to find treasures. She is a treasure, feel it carefully!"

Xieling continued to touch Xue Mei, obtained blood, tasted it, and then frowned, saying:

"Strange, strange, it seems there is something to it! The ratio of the metal element to the water element is exactly 0.618, the ratio of the water element to the wood element is also 0.618, and the ratio of the wood element to the fire element is the same. The five elements are in a golden ratio!

This, this arrangement of the five elements is a Dao Body, one of the sixty Dao Bodies, the Taihe Dao Body!"

As he spoke, Xieling became extremely excited!

Bingdian shook his head and said, "Senior Brother, you still underestimate it!"

After saying this, he stretched out his hand, and Xue Mei's hand caught fire, burning with a sizzling sound. Xue Mei screamed in pain, but Bingdian did not care. In his eyes, Xue Mei was not a person, just an object!

He cast another spell, and the fire disappeared. He used the Spirit-Returning Qi Healing Technique, and Xue Mei's wound immediately healed, emitting a fragrant scent as it healed.

Bingdian, also extremely excited, said, "This is a Celestial Body above the Dao Body, one of the twelve Celestial Bodies, the Nine Profound Celestial Body. Senior Brother, we are rich!"

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