Above the Great Dao
Chapter 420 - 204: Heroes Face Many Hardships, Not Allowing the White Hair to Signify Defeat_2

Chapter 420: Chapter 204: Heroes Face Many Hardships, Not Allowing the White Hair to Signify Defeat_2

He asked, "You have resigned from your official position, what are your plans?"

Zhuge Jian replied with a smile, "That is exactly why I came to find you. Chen Shi, tell me, what is your next destination? Can I avoid you? Just mention a place, and I will stay far away from it!"

His gaze was earnest, even pleading, hoping to keep his distance from Chen Shi.

Chen Shi slightly embarrassed, said hesitantly, "I am planning to go to the Western Capital for the exam..."

Zhuge Jian breathed a sigh of relief and chuckled, "Good! Then I will avoid the Western Capital!"

Chen Shi said hesitantly, "You think too highly of me. What place is the Western Capital? It’s the court. Can I still engage in misdeeds at the court?"

Zhuge Jian laughed and said, "That’s hard to say. But let me advise you, once you’re in the Western Capital, you must be honest. Our places can’t compare to the Western Capital, which is a hiding place for dragons and tigers. Even street sweepers there might be fifth-grade officials!"

He planned to take his leave when Chen Shi suddenly asked, "Brother Zhuge, what kind of person is the master?"

Zhuge Jian was slightly startled, showing a trace of admiration, and said, "The master is a nearly perfect individual, not much older than you and me, carrying a natural nobility about him, clearly showing he has undergone strict training in etiquette. His demeanor is refreshing. Even when dealing with a beggar or a tenant farmer, he always wears a smile, without the slightest hint of arrogance. His gaze is gentle, quietly watching you as you speak, his eyes convey encouragement and affirmation, letting you freely express your opinion. He is also kindhearted and charitable, always noticing your specialties and guiding you on how to cultivate. Despite his young age, his insights are profound, giving people a sense of maturity without causing aversion."

Even when talking to Chen Shi about the master, he couldn’t help but show his reverence, "Being with the master, you feel no pressure at all. He rejoices in your successes as if he were a friend, and like a true friend, he corrects your mistakes. Everyone likes the master and holds him in high regard."

Chen Shi frowned slightly.

Such a person is perfect.

But how could a perfect person have forces such as the Taiping Sect and Rouge Lane that engage in shady activities under his command?

Zhuge Jian suddenly said, "If he is not a saint, then he is a great evil."

Chen Shi looked at him puzzled.

He had just been praising the master’s virtues, so why now did he say the master could be a great evil?

Zhuge Jian laughed and said, "But regardless of which type of person he is, he’s someone likable, impossible to hate."

Chen Shi said, "Under the master’s command is a Taiping Sect, which buys boys and girls from the Tianlao Society, and sends them to the underworld to steal the Resurrection Lotus, resulting in the death of many children about my age. I even suspect that the Tianlao Society, which engages in human trafficking and harvesting, is also owned by the master."

Zhuge Jian, who had spent time working in Gongzhou, had heard of the notorious Tianlao Society. He frowned slightly and said, "You have no evidence."

Chen Shi said, "I killed an Incense Master of the Tianlao Society, who used a Golden Body Skill during the fight, similar to the elderly lady’s Golden Body Technique, stemming from the Great Wheel Ming King Golden Light Mantra. However, the Incense Master only cultivated it to his palm. He headed the Caiseng Hall of the Tianlao Society; you can look into it."

Zhuge Jian’s eyelid twitched.

The Great Wheel Ming King Golden Light Mantra is the Golden Body Technique of the Great Baoguo Temple, which cannot be fully cultivated without the true transmission because it involves divine spells. Divine spells require correct pronunciation, secret Buddhist incantations that one cannot figure out on one’s own!

Even for cultivating the Golden Body just to the hands, the correct secret incantations and true transmission are needed!

Chen Shi asked, "Is the master really in need of money? He already has more money than he could spend in ten or a hundred lifetimes, yet why does he engage in such lowly deeds to make even more money? What does he need so much money for?"

Zhuge Jian, recalling the master’s profitable enterprises in Yudou, also seemed puzzled and shook his head, "That, I truly do not know."

Chen Shi then asked, "What is the family name and given name of the master? What does he look like?"

Zhuge Jian hesitated for a moment and said, "The master has been kind to me; I cannot betray him."

Chen Shi did not press him further and said, "Did the master teach you the ’Wind and Thunder Yu Step Divine Spell’? Don’t be in a hurry to leave; wait for me for a while, I have something."

Zhuge Jian nodded lightly but did not enter the village, choosing instead to wait outside.

This village was a massive tomb, and the ’people’ living there could not deceive his eyes; he saw that they were not human and did not wish to get closer.

"Chen Shi is getting too close to those Demon Cultivators, and his actions are somewhat sinister," he secretly thought.

He quietly sat outside the village, with the Three-eyed Fire Gun horizontally across his lap, eyes on his nose, nose on his heart.

Outside the village, a little girl riding a black dog dressed in red clothes was happily running wild in the woods, laughing merrily, utterly delighted.

"Not afraid of tearing her pants," Zhuge Jian thought to himself.

He waited for a long while, only to see the dog very much pleasing the little girl, playing with her.

Then, Chen Shi walked out from the village and handed over a handwritten notebook, saying, "I have also seen a Wind and Thunder Yu Step Divine Spell, which, combined with your gunplay and the Fire Gun, must complement each other well. Take a look to see if there are any mistakes."

Zhuge Jian flipped through the notebook, noticing the ink was still not completely dry—it was obviously freshly written!

The more he read, the more astonished he became. Chen Shi’s Wind and Thunder Yu Step Divine Spell was much more complete than the version taught to him by the young master!

When the young master had taught him the Wind and Thunder Yu Step Divine Spell, he had said that this Cultivation Technique was a fragmented scroll passed down by an elder of the Fei Family, and it was incomplete.

The young master had openly stated that the technique was deficient, but Zhuge Jian felt immensely grateful.

Because with his background, even an incomplete Cultivation Technique was something unattainable!

Thus, he held the young master in the highest regard, appreciating his kindness, even though he knew the young master presided over many malevolent forces, he did not wish to turn against him.

But the Wind and Thunder Yu Step Divine Spell that Chen Shi handed him included the complete Yu Steps—starting steps aligning with constellations, treading on wind and thunder, further enhanced by the complete Taoist Divine Spell, enough to allow him to cultivate to the Refining God and even the Returning Void levels!

Even though the Cultivation Technique Chen Shi gave him was still incomplete, lacking the corresponding Spell and some hand seals, the technique was nonetheless complete as far as it went, providing unparalleled support!

Zhuge Jian’s eyes dampened with tears, overwhelmed by the immense value of this gift!

The young master, with a mere fragmented scroll, could buy loyalty and command service!

And Chen Shi’s version was far more complete than the fragmented one!

If one could price life, how many lives could this buy?

"I cannot help you in your plight like the young master,"

Chen Shi smiled, "but I can give you something better. This is a technique from the True King’s Tomb. I have seen it and memorized it. If you succeed, next time I commit a crime..."

Zhuge Jian decisively said, "I will go as far as I can!"

The two looked at each other and burst into hearty laughter.

As the laughter died down, Zhuge Jian bid farewell, saying, "The young master’s influence extends far beyond Yudou. Yudou is merely the place he operates most deeply. He has other forces spread across various provinces. Chen Shi, you must be careful. In Yudou, you need to watch out for the Red Lady Society, Lu Ban Sect, Mingfeng Pavilion, and Joy Forest. But outside of Yudou, I only know of three forces related to the young master, Fuzheng Pavilion, Kong Kong Sect, and Banshan Sect."

Chen Shi noted down these names one by one.

Zhuge Jian said, "Inside the Zheng royal mansion, Marquis Zheng, with profound and inscrutable cultivation. Marquis Zheng shows indifference towards the young master, often remaining uninvolved. Apart from him, the next strongest is the Chief Steward Zhang Ji, also unfathomable. I once heard in the city that his strength might even surpass that of Marquis Zheng, making him the actual top expert in Yudou."

Chen Shi accompanied him out, bowing and saying, "Thank you for the guidance."

Zhuge Jian also bowed in return, saying, "I am leaving now, but will first head to Gongzhou to investigate the Tianlao Society. If it is truly as you say, related to the young master..."

He hesitated slightly, then resolutely said, "I will come help you overthrow the young master!"

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