Medicine Master Disciple’s Cultivation Notes

Chapter 25: The Immortal of Heavenly Pond's Illustrious Reputation

That cup of spiritual tea that improved one's constitution went without saying. Treating guests to tea was a matter of etiquette, and no one could find fault with it.

Inside the bracelet were also several sets of spare clothing, some dried and fresh fruits, a three-foot-long green bamboo staff, and three taels of packaged tea leaves.

Smelling the tea leaves, it was the same spiritual tea he had drunk.

Li Qiuchen truly felt the senior's caring heart.

He also had to thank the stupid bird. If it hadn't squawked like that, there probably wouldn't have been these preparations.

Li Qiuchen was completely satisfied and said solemnly to the white crane, "I will definitely treat you well from now on."

Are you crazy!

The white crane retreated two steps with alarm and uncertainty.

Li Qiuchen's most troubling problem in the past had been that he was always an unregistered resident but that was a concern for mountain wildmen.

Now with this outfit and the Mountain God's covert support, whether he was registered or not didn't matter anymore.They say clothes make the man. The clothes themselves were a symbol of status.

"Tomorrow we'll go down the mountain and probe that Daoist's background. When the time comes, you must follow my commands in everything. Remember not to be impulsive or act rashly."

Li Qiuchen carefully instructed.

The stupid bird's brain sometimes really didn't work well, but it had one advantage, it knew its brain didn't work well and was willing to listen.

If he encountered the type that liked to argue stubbornly, Li Qiuchen would have no solution and would have long since parted ways with it.

Early the next morning, just as the sun rose, Li Qiuchen held his newly acquired green bamboo staff and strolled leisurely down the mountain.

This green bamboo staff wasn't any magical treasure, just a straight bamboo pole. If it had any advantage, it was that the material was light yet hard, and could even be used as a weapon for self-defense.

Entering the village, he was still greeted by the strong scent of incense.

That Daoist was in the village, leading a group of men, women, and children in dancing movements, seemingly practicing some kind of health exercises similar to the Five Animals Frolics.

It should have been time to work the fields, but the villagers seemed to have completely forgotten what they should be doing, throwing themselves wholeheartedly into this cultivation.

This was absolutely abnormal.

Not even tending the fields, what will you eat?

This time, Li Qiuchen came openly and didn't conceal his tracks.

Hearing his footsteps, the Daoist turned around and looked him up and down, his face showing some vigilance and surprise.

This mountain village was already in a remote location. A mysterious outsider appearing out of nowhere was naturally worthy of vigilance but Li Qiuchen was too young, and with this clean and tidy appearance, it inevitably made one relax one's guard somewhat.

At the very least, he didn't look like a peer who had come to cause trouble.

The old Daoist ceased his practice, stroked his beard with a chuckle, gave some low instructions, dismissed the villagers, then walked toward Li Qiuchen himself.

"Infinite Celestial Worthy, this poor Daoist is Fang Hong. How may I address you, fellow Daoist?"

Li Qiuchen returned the gesture following his example and smiled, saying, "Greetings, Martial Uncle. This disciple is Hong Yang. I have been cultivating in the mountains with my benefactor master, unaware of the passage of worldly time. Today I came down the mountain to explore. Passing by this place, I saw auspicious clouds rising and falling over the village and knew an expert was present, so I came specially to pay my respects."

Martial Uncle? Where did that come from?

That one sentence completely confused the old Daoist. After thinking for a long time without understanding, he could only probe tentatively, "I wonder who your esteemed master is..."

Li Qiuchen planted the green bamboo staff in the ground, and verdant bamboo leaves slowly grew out.

The old Daoist was greatly shocked and quickly cupped his hands, saying, "So you're from the same path. Forgive this poor Daoist's dull eyes, no offense, no offense."

Li Qiuchen smiled, saying, "My master went down the mountain to wander and hasn't returned for many years. I don't know where he went. When I saw the changes in this village from the mountain, I thought my master had returned. I never expected it was Martial Uncle practicing here."

"No, no, no, please don't call me Martial Uncle. You're too kind. You and I can address each other as peers."

The old Daoist quickly said, "This poor Daoist wandered here and couldn't bear to see the people's suffering, so I acted to enlighten them. I never imagined I would intrude upon an expert's sacred ground. Please don't blame me, Junior Brother."

This old man is quite tactful.

Tactful is good. If he were like Xiao Tian and didn't follow the rules, Li Qiuchen really wouldn't be able to extract information from him.

The two found a place to sit down. Li Qiuchen said seriously, "To be honest with you, Senior, this place is called Crotch Mountain. It's remote and isolated, usually with few human traces. I wonder what brought Senior here?"

Stop with the wandering joke. This isn't some famous mountain or great river. Why would you wander here with nothing better to do?

The old Daoist hesitated, not really wanting to say, but considering that this young Daoist was a local native coming to visit, if he didn't tell the truth, he might offend someone for no reason and cause unnecessary trouble.

After weighing it for a moment, he lowered his voice and said, "Since Junior Brother cultivates in these mountains, you must also know about the Immortal of Heavenly Pond fighting with someone some time ago and perishing, his Dao scattered, right?"

Who?

What thing?

What Heavenly Pond Immortal?

Li Qiuchen's mind was full of question marks, but on the surface he remained impassive, nodding slightly, saying, "This junior has been in closed-door cultivation in the mountains for many years. I only sensed something but don't know the details."

Upon hearing this, the old Daoist thought, oh no, this is an old monster pretending to be young.

Explain to me what the hell you mean by closed-door cultivation in the mountains for many years? Huh?

That master you mentioned, is it yourself?

The Medicine Master lineage primarily cultivated the great Dao of longevity. One could say the deeper one cultivated, the younger one became. Even rejuvenation wasn't beyond reach.

Conversely, appearing old like him was a sign of not having entered the gate.

Thinking of this, he didn't dare act superior anymore. He looked left and right, then furtively took out a withered tree root with a rough, bumpy surface from his bosom.

Li Qiuchen instantly retreated three steps.

He was all too familiar with the aura on this tree root.

"The Immortal of Heavenly Pond you mentioned, is that the old peach tree?"

"Precisely."

Hearing Li Qiuchen refer to the Immortal's name so casually, the old Daoist couldn't help but lower his posture another three degrees.

"We itinerant cultivators had no idea in the past that such an expert was living in seclusion and cultivating in this Cang Mountain range of Yun County. Only after the Immortal perished did we learn of this Immortal's honored name from others."

"From whom did Senior hear this?"

The old Daoist chuckled and stroked his beard, about to keep him in suspense, but seeing Li Qiuchen's half-smiling expression and recalling that he couldn't see through this old monster's depths at all...

Disguising himself like a beginner Qi Refining realm novice.

Like hell I'd believe you!

"To be honest, that day two Golden Core masters fought with all their might, shaking nearly all of Yun County. After the Immortal perished, his dharma body split into four or five pieces and fled separately. This poor Daoist only obtained one of them through fortuitous chance."

Split into four or five pieces?

What kind of Heavenly Demon Disintegration technique is this?

Li Qiuchen, who also possessed the Medicine Master's blessing, pondered thoughtfully after hearing this.