Chapter 41

Watching the distressed Luoxin, Luoli didn’t know what to do. He could only sigh in sorrow, offering his comfort.

Luoxin suddenly rushed over, hugging Luoli tightly and bursting into tears.

While sobbing, she said, "Senior Brother Luoli, Senior Brother Luoli, Luoming is dead, dead! I can feel it, he’s gone!"

"We five came here together. Luolan hates me, Luofeng ignores me, and now Luoming is dead. Only you are left. You won’t hate me, will you? You won’t ignore me, will you? Wuuu..."

Crying loudly, tears streamed down her face as she clung to Luoli tightly.

Luoli shook his head and also hugged Luoxin, saying softly, "No, no, I won’t hate you, and I won’t ignore you. Don’t cry, be good!"

In his gentle voice, Luoxin gradually stopped crying. Looking at his clear and refined face, Luoli wiped away her tears and said, "Don’t worry, I’ll protect you. If anyone bullies you, just tell me, and I’ll take care of it for you!"

Luoxin nodded and said, "I understand, I understand. Thank you, Brother Luoli. You are the only family I have left!"

Luoli said, "Luoxin, in this world of cultivation, relying on family or friends won’t work. You can only rely on yourself! Yesterday, a senior gave me a saying: In the world of cultivation, the weak are preyed upon by the strong. One wrong step, and you’ll be doomed forever! I’ll pass this saying on to you! What we can do is to work hard, persist, and strive. With your talent, once you reach the Fourth Stage of Qi Refinement, you can definitely enter the Inner Sect. Then, becoming a true disciple of the Lingdie Sect will be your future, and you’ll have a bright future!"

Luoli chatted with Luoxin for a while, slowly explaining his understanding of the cultivation world. Luoxin listened carefully, and her gaze gradually became firm...

At this moment, the sun rose, and it was time for the outer sects to start their work. Luoxin had to leave.

She slowly stood up, then quickly kissed Luoli on the cheek, blushing and turning to run away, leaving a bewildered Luoli watching her slender figure disappear into the distance.

After a long while, Luoli shook his head, took a deep breath, and slapped his face hard. This was just a small episode in his life, and he needed to move on and forget it. Now was the critical moment, and he needed to take action!

Luoli strode towards the slaughterhouse. When he appeared, Yongchuan called out, "Luoli, you’re here. I’ve kept three iron-armored tapirs for you today!"

Luoli smiled and said, "Thank you, Senior Brother! Wait a moment, I need to see the head of the sect."

Among all the spirit beasts that needed to be slaughtered, only the iron-armored tapirs had intelligence, and killing them could earn merit. Therefore, slaughtering iron-armored tapirs became Luoli’s basic task, and everyone left this job to him.

Luoli quickly arrived at the room of the head of the sect, Elder Jianshan. He knocked on the door, entered, and bowed!

Elder Jianshan, seeing Luoli, smiled and said, "Little Li, is there something? I heard that one of your fellow villagers disappeared last night. Ah, life is like this..."

Good news doesn’t spread, but bad news travels a thousand miles. Elder Jianshan knew about it and started to chatter aimlessly, which was his hobby. When people get old, they tend to talk a lot, and he wouldn’t stop for at least half an hour.

Luoli took a deep breath and said seriously, "Pass through a thousand flowers, and not a single leaf sticks to the body!"

Elder Jianshan was taken aback. This was the sect’s motto. If Luoli said this, it must be something important. He stopped chattering and looked at Luoli, not knowing what he was going to do.

Luoli said, "Uncle Jianshan, when I first came to the Tuo She Hall, I could smell a foul odor even before I entered, which was suffocating!

"The Tuo She Hall is one of the thirteen outer sects of the Lingdie Sect, a major sect of the Left Path. How can there be such a foul odor in the sect? This is an insult to the Lingdie Sect and the Tuo She Hall. Therefore, I want to remove this foul odor!"

Luoli spoke solemnly, word by word.

Elder Jianshan listened carefully. After Luoli finished, he shook his head and said, "It’s difficult, very difficult! Do you think we haven’t tried to clean it up in the Lingdie Sect?

"For a thousand years, we have cleaned the Tuo She Hall three times, even completely rebuilding it. But every time we finish cleaning, after a dozen years, the odor comes back.

"This is the aura of resentful spirits. Too many spirit beasts have been killed here, and the resentment of countless spirit beasts has gathered here, creating this foul odor. It’s not just an odor, but a kind of mental perception. We even invited high monks from Leiyin Temple to perform rites, but it only stayed clean for a dozen years. There’s no way to solve it as long as the killing continues."

Elder Jianshan saw Luoli’s determined expression, which showed no sign of giving up. He sighed deeply, knowing he couldn’t persuade Luoli. He asked, "What do you plan to do?"

Luoli said, "I have studied this. The foul odor comes from the ground. The ground of the Tuo She Hall is paved with stone slabs. I once dug up the slabs and found that the soil beneath was fresh and free of resentment.

"Not far away, Nanshan is a stone mountain that once had a quarry with excellent stone quality. I am willing to go to Nanshan to quarry stones and replace all the stone slabs in the Tuo She Hall. Even if the resentment gathers again and the foul odor returns, at least there won’t be any foul odor for the next dozen years in the Tuo She Hall!"

Elder Jianshan looked at Luoli and said, "Have you thought it through? This is no small matter. The stone slabs of the Tuo She Hall number in the tens of thousands!"

Luoli said firmly, "Twenty-three thousand six hundred and thirty-seven!"

Elder Jianshan continued, "What do you want me to do? Call everyone to help you replace the stone slabs?"

Luoli said, "No! Uncle Jianshan, you don’t need to do anything. I’ve decided to do this alone, without any help from anyone! And I won’t delay the work of the Tuo She Hall!"

Elder Jianshan said, "If you do this alone, you’ll be extremely lonely. That kind of loneliness can suffocate you. Can you endure it?

"Moreover, if you do this and others don’t, you’ll be different. Standing out, they will laugh at you, insult you, and curse you. Can you endure it?"

Luoli smiled and said, "I can endure it! I can bear it! I don’t care what they think! Please approve it, Uncle Jianshan!"

Elder Jianshan said, "Alright, if you want to do it, go ahead!"

Luoli bowed and said, "Thank you, Uncle Jianshan!"

After saying this, he was about to leave. Elder Jianshan nodded and said, "Pass through a thousand flowers, and not a single leaf sticks to the body!"

Luoli was taken aback and hurriedly replied, "Pass through a thousand flowers, and not a single leaf sticks to the body!"

This was the sect’s motto. Elder Jianshan’s words were a complete recognition of Luoli. No matter what, his heart and determination were admirable!

With the head of the sect’s recognition, Luoli could proceed. He left the room, took a deep breath, and felt relieved.

If he had directly asked Elder Jianshan to borrow the secret manuals, the elder would never have agreed. That would be like a dream. Why would he lend them to you for free, saving you thousands of spirit stones? So, he had to use a strategy. This strategy was to remove the foul odor from the Tuo She Hall, a plan Luoli had been considering for a long time.

This plan had three benefits:

First, the Tuo She Hall was filled with a foul odor, a result of countless resentful spirits. If he could truly purify this place, how much merit would he earn? It was immeasurable!

Second, after replacing a certain number of stone slabs, Luoli could ask Elder Jianshan to allow him to carve the slabs and set up talisman arrays to prevent the resentment from re-gathering. This would give him an excuse to study talisman books and find ways to resist the resentment. These books were worth thousands of spirit stones, and he could read them without spending a penny.

Finally, quarrying stones, transporting slabs, and replacing them were also a form of cultivation, refining the mind, body, and qi. Why not do it?

The key reason Elder Jianshan agreed was Luoli’s performance since he arrived. He helped everyone without complaint, persistently, regardless of what others said, whether they doubted, praised, or cursed him. Everyone eventually got used to Luoli.

Invisibly, everyone was no longer surprised by what he did, believing that whatever he wanted to do, he could definitely achieve it. Therefore, Elder Jianshan completely trusted Luoli without hesitation. Otherwise, a young kid like him would never be believed!

One could say that from the moment he entered the Tuo She Hall, Luoli had been planning, and now it was time to act!

Thus, Luoli returned to the slaughterhouse, recited the scriptures, and performed rites for the three iron-armored tapirs, earning eighty-two points of merit again. He then did other tasks and finally finished by noon, when everyone took a break.

Luoli took a deep breath and went to Yongchuan, saying, "Senior Brother Yongchuan, I have something to report..."

After Luoli explained what he wanted to do, Yongchuan was stunned for a while before saying, "You really want to do this alone?"

Luoli nodded and said, "It must be done this way!"

Yongchuan said, "Alright, alright, no one can stop you. If you want to do it, go ahead. There are some tools in the lower hall. If you need them, just take them. I can only help you this much."

Luoli said, "Thank you, Senior Brother!"

He went to get the tools and then headed to Nanshan to quarry stones.

When his many friends heard what Luoli wanted to do, they were all stunned. This was something the sect should do, and Luoli wanted to do it alone. They didn’t know what had gotten into him.

But no one tried to stop him. After spending time with him, everyone knew Luoli’s character. If he said he would do something, he would definitely do it. High Peng and others followed Luoli to Nanshan.

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