novelraw Chapter 36: Do Too Much Evil and Eventually Meet a Ghost
Chapter 36: Do Too Much Evil and Eventually Meet a Ghost
Do I have sufficient strength to snatch chestnuts from the fire and grab benefits for myself?
I don't.
Li Qiuchen searched his heart and very simply arrived at an answer.
If the soldiers who came to suppress the Medicine Master followers were the type who dragged their feet and put in no effort, fighting back and forth evenly with those Medicine Master followers, then there would be an opportunity he could exploit.
But with this kind of one-sided domination, after watching for just a while, Li Qiuchen realized there was no need for him to stay.
He had to run and run fast.
His advantage was being able to move unobstructed through mountain forests.
Relying on the Medicine Master's blessing's control over plants and trees, even if there was no path on the mountain, he could create one, then restore the plants and trees to their original state, concealing his tracks.
As for those government cavalrymen...
You say cavalry can't go up mountains?Then let me ask you, would proper cavalry carry gourds on their person to spray fire crows?
Looking down on the enemy was being irresponsible toward one's own life.
I'm still young, my life path is still very long.
Of course, there was also the most important reason—this place wasn't Crotch Mountain.
With no thigh to hug, Li Qiuchen felt utterly insecure.
Running wildly over several hills, watching the sun overhead begin to slant. Hearing no movement behind him and seeing the surroundings were relatively safe, only then did Li Qiuchen stop, sit down, and begin recovering his strength.
The stupid bird's face was full of disdain.
Coward!
Disdain aside, it flew just as fast, tightly following behind Li Qiuchen.
It had no intention of rushing into Blue Stone Platform to vanquish demons.
Probably from spending too much time with him, its ideology had gradually been assimilated by his.
"Next, we'll return and report to the Mountain God. This matter will be considered concluded."
Li Qiuchen said to the white crane, "I plan to go back and cultivate in seclusion for a while. The Mountain God said I'll have an opportunity within half a year, so I'll wait a few months before coming down the mountain. By then it should be about time for winter..."
Saying this, he suddenly looked at the white crane as a thought that had been completely overlooked before surfaced in his mind.
"You don't spend winter in the northern frontier, right?"
Cranes were migratory birds.
"Ga!"
Obviously, or what?
The white crane proudly straightened its long neck, sending Li Qiuchen a big eye roll.
"That's good, that's good."
Li Qiuchen let out a long sigh, "Then I don't need to prepare corn cobs for you for winter."
Winter was hard enough as it was, and this stupid bird was also a glutton...
"Ga—ga!"
The white crane glared viciously at Li Qiuchen.
Beg me.
Make me happy, and I'll take you south to play.
"Not begging, not going."
Li Qiuchen decisively refused.
You're kidding. I'm a country bumpkin who hasn't even figured out which way the county seat's gate opens, and you want me to travel thousands of li south with you?
"Can you carry me flying there? If so, I can consider it."
Otherwise, you expect me to walk there with the soles of my feet?
Even if I could take it, could my shoes?
Besides, what if the southern map had a higher level, with Nascent Soul cultivators everywhere and Golden Core cultivators common as dogs? Me, a little Qi Refining realm novice going there, wouldn't that be asking for abuse?
Can't take steps that are too big, easy to pull something.
The path of life should be taken more steadily.
Just as Li Qiuchen sat down to rest while contemplating his future life, the dirt beneath his feet suddenly transmitted faint tremors.
Li Qiuchen's brows furrowed. He gave the white crane a look, then tiptoed to stand up, finding a concealed corner to hide himself.
The trembling underground grew more and more violent. Suddenly, a thick root burst from the ground.
A disheveled, wretched man crawled out from that root and flopped down on the ground.
This person appeared to be about forty or fifty years old. His hair and beard were extremely thick. He wore a gray-white monk's robe, exposing one arm and shoulder. Around his neck hung a string of walnut-sized prayer beads. He looked like a wandering ascetic, covered in soot and scorch marks, injuries all over his body.
His vigilance was extremely strong. Just after sitting on the ground and catching his breath, he suddenly turned his head, staring fixedly at where Li Qiuchen was hiding, shouting sternly, "Who's there? Come out!"
Tsk, trouble.
Seeing the other's divine sense was powerful and he simply couldn't hide, Li Qiuchen steeled himself and walked out from behind the tree, cupping his fists with a smile, saying, "Greetings, Senior."
The man said coldly, "Who are you? Why are you sneakily hiding here?"
Li Qiuchen spread his hands, saying, "Senior's words are somewhat unreasonable. This junior was cultivating peacefully in these mountains. Clearly Senior suddenly appeared here, yet how is it you're blaming me instead?"
The man was immediately stunned. Thinking carefully, it did seem...
Raising his head to carefully examine Li Qiuchen for a moment, he said in surprise, "You're also from the Medicine Master lineage?"
Li Qiuchen nodded, saying, "Correct. This junior heard that fellow Daoist experts were gathering at Blue Stone Platform to preach dharma. Originally I planned to go receive the expert's teachings, but unfortunately my strength is low and my pace too slow. I don't know if I can still catch the dharma assembly."
"I see, then you don't need to go!"
The man waved his hand, saying, "That expert you mentioned is me. My dharma name is Mohe. Since childhood, I've cultivated at the Northern Pole Longevity Palace. This time, having found an immortal's karmic connection, I originally planned to exchange insights with fellow Daoists. Unexpectedly, the information was leaked, attracting government hounds. Those soldiers' firearms were incredibly powerful, perfectly restraining the Medicine Master lineage's methods. I nearly got caught in there myself."
Li Qiuchen exclaimed in shock, "So Senior is Mohe the Perfected Being! This junior has long admired your name!"
"Come here!"
Mohe the Perfected Being beckoned. Li Qiuchen instead retreated rather than advanced.
Laughable. We're all fellow Daoists. Who doesn't know who?
Seeing Li Qiuchen was on guard, Mohe the Perfected Being stopped pretending. With a sinister laugh, he stood up and charged toward Li Qiuchen.
For cultivators who received the Medicine Master's blessing, injuries weren't important. As long as they could absorb enough life energy, they could rapidly heal injuries and restore their state to peak condition.
Either eat grass, or eat meat... or eat people!
The reason Li Qiuchen didn't dare get too close to Blue Stone Platform, besides worrying the soldiers wouldn't distinguish friend from foe and suppress him along with the others, was also worrying about others making underhanded moves on him.
He was cautious, he had restraint, but that didn't mean others were the same.
If everyone was civilized and polite, there wouldn't be any evil demons.
At this moment, in Mohe the Perfected Being's eyes, Li Qiuchen was a human-shaped mobile blood pack. Swallowing the life energy he obtained would definitely be more efficient than gnawing on grass roots and tree bark.
Li Qiuchen raised his hand and shot three Palm Spikes. The wooden spikes precisely hit Mohe the Perfected Being's face but it was completely useless.
The wooden spikes' power was more than enough to kill ordinary people, but Mohe the Perfected Being before him was also from the Medicine Master lineage, a cultivator who had about reached the Foundation Establishment realm.
Shooting wooden spikes at him was no different from feeding him little snacks.