Above the Great Dao

Chapter 1285 604: Residents of the Dao Ruins (Part 2)

Tang Feng thanked, picked up his chopsticks and began to eat, then drank a cup of wine, repeatedly praising its goodness.

Chen Shi glanced secretly, seeing no signs of poison in him, only then did he feel at ease to consume it.

This wine, when consumed alone, showed no abnormalities. But after eating the dishes and then drinking the wine, one immediately felt various great dao phenomena rising within: azure seas and bright suns, grand peaks of Kunlun, misty vapors and colorful clouds, starry rivers falling upon the world, and other spectacular sights, accompanied by long-lasting dao rhythm, making one marvel and think it wondrous.

After the meal, Chen Shi felt his daoist practice had made considerable progress, his cultivation level also increased by at least twenty percent from before, which astonished him.

"Chang Chun Emperor really put effort into this meal," he thought to himself.

Tang Feng was also very satisfied with the food, stood up.

Chen Shi said to the two daoist boys, "Please thank your master for me. Should there be anything you need in the future, do not hesitate to let me know."

The two boys agreed, and the one in white pointed to a path through the mountains, saying, "Mr. Chen, our mountains are filled with prohibitions. Common people who enter will not survive. If Mr. Chen takes this path, he can pass through the mountains safely."

Chen Shi thanked them and proceeded with the strong man Tang Feng along the mountain path.

As expected, the journey was peaceful.

They crossed the mountain and reached a valley, where the valley was lush, clouds and mists drifting within, with a rainbow bridge spanning the valley, and a fairy waiting there for a long time, dressed in a red robe, standing on the rainbow bridge, looking with anticipation.

"Is the one who comes the master of Dao Ruins, Mr. Chen Shi?"

The maiden gracefully descended the bridge, moving like a lotus, gracefully approaching the two, smilingly said, "This young lady is Ding Sisi, daughter of Niang Po Yuanjun, by order of Yuanjun, here to await Mr. Chen."

Chen Shi smiled, "I am Chen Shi."

The maiden Ding Sisi quickly bowed, her dress touching the ground, appearing most pitiful, and said, "Yuanjun is injured, unable to move, cannot meet you personally, I hope Mr. Chen can understand. This young lady apologizes on behalf of my mother."

"Sisi, please rise quickly."

Chen Shi helped the maiden up, and upon physical contact, found her skin soft and smooth like boneless flesh.

The maiden gracefully rose, her eyes lifted, sending a flirtatious glance, causing True King Chen's heart to tremble, feeling both heroic and tender.

Tang Feng coughed and said, "Sir, having met, we should get going over the mountain."

Chen Shi recalled the business at hand, patted the girl's hand with a smile, "Miss Sisi, please return quickly, tell your mother to take good care to recuperate. I will visit when she recovers."

Ding Sisi bowed her head and consented.

"Mr. Chen, Yuanjun has prepared a Purple Gold Crown. Although not a major treasure, it is made from Daoxiu Golden Essence from Dao Ruins, refined with Purple Mysterious Fire, painstakingly created. Please kindly accept it."

She took from her maid's hands a Purple Gold Crown, which was not big, but glowed golden with a tinge of purple.

The front of the crown had a fist-sized red ball, the back was composed of five gilded leaves forming a phoenix feather, paired with thirteen east pearl hairpins that could be used as thirteen flying swords to wield.

This treasure was meticulously refined but had not yet been imprinted with the Great Dao Texture. It was meant for gifting, for the new owner to imprint their own Dao Pattern, thus making it a personal magical treasure, one only they could control.

Such treasures are considered private magical treasures, often used for self-defense or to ambush others.

In giving this treasure to Chen Shi, Niang Po Yuanjun really put some thought into it.

Chen Shi accepted the Purple Gold Crown, thanked Ding Sisi and Niang Po Yuanjun, bade farewell, and left the valley with Tang Feng.

"She's a really nice girl," he exclaimed.

Tang Feng said, "She is indeed formidable. Once, I accidentally stumbled into this place and was chased by her, almost beaten to death. I fled to Fuluo Village and she blocked the door for three days."

Chen Shi was taken aback, thinking, "Is Ding Sisi really that powerful? Then Niang Po Yuanjun must be even stronger? Why do Niang Po Yuanjun and Chang Chun Emperor live secluded in such a desolate place like Dao Ruins?"

"We're nearly there!"

Tang Feng was quite excited, picked up the pace, and Chen Shi followed, the two of them climbed over a hill and began ascending a cliff face.

Upon reaching the top of the cliff, they saw a brawny man under an Immortal Medicine Tree, exercising his muscles and tempering his physical body.

This man had a panther head and round eyes, awe-inspiring, stronger than Tang Feng, his body muscular, atop his head was a void containing a world akin to a Dao Realm, changing in size, from which thunder occasionally shot out, striking his skin yet bouncing off the smooth and tough surface.

"Such robust cultivation! Such a formidable physical body!"

Chen Shi couldn't help but marvel, the brawny man's physical body had been cultivated to the point where thunder could not harm him, having trained in Pure Yang Cross Training, was unmatched in strength.

Could he be compared to Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva's Golden Body?

The thunder not only tempered the brawny man but also struck the Immortal Medicine Tree behind him, making the tree increasingly lush and vigorous.

"The thief is here again!"

The brawny man spotted Tang Feng, became furious, abandoning his exercise, leaped up, and charged towards them, shouting, "This time, I won't forgive you!"

His momentum was extremely fierce, his powerful aura made the surrounding space feel like stone, Chen Shi immediately felt his body was immobilized, unable to move, his heart shook: "Stronger than I expected! Could this brawny man be the powerhouse occupying this place?"

Just as he thought so, they heard a loud boom, Tang Feng launched a punch, breaking through the brawny man's nearly invincible aura, disrupting his breath.

Tang Feng punched again, hammering him to the ground, his head embedded in the rock, with his lower half exposed.

This punch was so forceful, it even made the mountain tremble continuously!

Chen Shi was wide-eyed; with just two moves, Tang Feng displayed mastery with an effortless and natural feeling, having comprehended extraordinary skills from the Dao Patterns on the Green Stele!

He had known that the people of Fuluo Village possessed high cultivation, but never imagined it to be to such an extent!

"These villagers consume a Spirit Pill once every ten years; even that duck has comprehended remarkable skills from the Green Stele, their strength is incredibly formidable!" Chen Shi thought to himself.

He truly couldn't defeat that duck he once slapped twice.

The duck feared him simply because Chen Shi had defeated countless ducks before, creating an aura of menace that made ducks tremble in fear at first sight.

While he could barely gauge the brawny man's cultivation strength, he couldn't fathom Tang Feng's cultivation strength at all.

Tang Feng pulled the brawny man out of the rock, drew a cow-ear knife from his waist, put down a medicine basket, took a piece of white paper from it, and pressed the brawny man onto the paper.

The brawny man shouted, "A man could be killed but not humiliated, just kill me!"

Tang Feng said nothing, raised the cow-ear knife, and started shaving his beard.

Tang Feng shaved with great care, fearing to nick the brawny man's skin.

The brawny man struggled to break free but couldn't, so he soon drooped his head in resignation, letting him shave.

Tang Feng carefully shaved off his goatee, finally satisfied, tossed the brawny man aside, collected the beard on the white paper with great care, and smiled, "Finally got the Fuling Immortal herb."

Chen Shi approached, astonished, "This brawny man is the Fuling Immortal?"

Tang Feng shook his head, smiling, "He's not. The beard is. Mr. Chen, you may not know, but the branches and roots of this Immortal Tree are poisonous, and its sap is extremely toxic. Only when it transforms into human form, growing a beard does it become the Fuling Immortal herb. Thus, to obtain this immortal herb, you have no choice but to shave his beard. Transformed human-shaped Immortal Trees are rare, let alone transformed into a man; finding one is very difficult. Therefore, our village can only refine one batch every ten years."

The brawny man shouted, "When my divine skill is perfected, I'll make sure you two suffer!"

The two went down the mountain, retracing their steps to Fuluo Village.

After returning to the village, Tang Feng began Alchemy, and three days later, they finally refined a batch of Spirit Pills.

Chen Shi was overjoyed, grabbed a handful, and laughed, "Now, I can finally comprehend that outer dao!"

Tang Feng quickly said, "Sir, there are still over forty Spirit Pills in the furnace!"

Chen Shi waved his hand, laughed, "You can keep the rest for yourselves. I'm off now!"

He hurried away. The villagers of Fuluo Village watched him leave, and Bailu murmured, "He gave us the Spirit Pills we worked so hard to refine. This gentleman is quite interesting..."

"What a benevolent person." Shangdu Gong said.

The villagers all nodded, except the duck, who disagreed.