In the quiet room of Xiancao Tower.
The old man with white hair and beard stroked his beard, put his fingers on Tao Fengnian's wrist, and his brows gradually frowned.
"Lao Du, can I still... hold on for three years?" Tao Fengnian's voice trembled and his face was heavy.
Du Zhong withdrew his hand and sighed, "It's difficult!"
"Then tell me, how long can I live?"
"One year at most, and that's assuming you take good care of it."
Tao Fengnian remained silent. The longevity elixir was a rare item and in short supply. There was no hope of buying it outside, so the only way was to find a way from within the Tianyan Sect.
He entered Taoism at the age of thirty, and his aptitude and foundation were not satisfactory. He failed to build his foundation twice and his foundation was damaged.
In the early years, he was full of drive and took on missions to grow elixirs. Now, he prefers to be cautious in everything. He simply cannot save up the 30,000 contribution points needed to exchange for the Ten-Year Longevity Pill. His only hope lies in Jiang Yuebai.
But even if Bai Yatou had extraordinary abilities, she couldn’t pass the exam to become a spiritual farmer in one year.
"Is there no other way? Even... even if you can let me hold on for two years." Tao Fengnian pleaded in his eyes.
Du Zhong was puzzled. "When you came here last year, didn't you say you were following the will of heaven? Why do you feel the urge to survive again?"
Tao Fengnian smiled bitterly. If one could avoid death, who would want to die? If it wasn't for the sake of living, why would he come to practice Taoism? He would have followed his wife long ago.
In the past, there was no hope, and no worries in my heart, so I just died.
But now, whenever he thought of that girl, his heart ached and he couldn't bear to let her go.
She was still so young and depended on him for everything. How could he pass away so easily and leave her sad and helpless
“It’s not that there is no solution.”
Tao Fengnian raised his head suddenly, his eyes burning.
Du Zhong took a breath and said, "Using Gu to keep you alive is like drinking poison to quench your thirst. You have to think it through."
Tao Fengnian lowered his eyes, "I have no choice but to drink poison to quench my thirst. That girl keeps saying that she wants to fight. If she doesn't fight against heaven, she will be destroyed by heaven. Since I don't want to die, why not fight for once?"
Du Zhong nodded, "It's also God's favor on you, otherwise Xiancao Lou wouldn't have run into that day's sorcerer half a year ago. Buy this batch of sorcerers, please wait a moment."
After a while, Du Zhong came back and left behind a pot of flowers and a bottle of elixir.
The flowers are like flames and the stamens are like tumors, which are extremely strange.
Du Zhong said: "This is the mother and child Gu, named 'burning heart'. After the child Gu is swallowed, your energy will increase greatly in the first three days, but after three days, you will suffer from the pain of a raging fire burning your heart at noon every day. You need to absorb the essence of the mother flower to relieve it."
"This poison is extremely toxic. It will not kill the victim easily. For at least three years, it will drain the victim's vital energy to keep him alive. To cure this poison, you need to water the mother flower with your own blood, wait for the flower to bear fruit, and then eat the fruit to cure the poison."
Tao Fengnian nodded. At this moment, he was not afraid of the poison. Instead, he felt relieved and happy that he was finally rescued.
"Old Du, this kindness is like giving me a new life. I am very grateful." Tao Fengnian stood up and thanked him.
Du Zhong's eyes flashed, and he stood up and supported Tao Fengnian's arm.
"You're too kind. If you hadn't saved me from falling off a cliff while picking herbs, I wouldn't be here now. Everything is just karma and fate."
"Don't blame me for nagging. One poison and one flower, the mother flower must not be lost, otherwise even the gods can't save you. Even a hundred-year life-extending pill can't extend your life. During the period of being poisoned, use less force, eat more warm and nourishing things to nourish the poison, so that you can live longer."
"Also, if you can find another way, it's better... it's better not to take the insect."
"I understand." Tao Fengnian put down a bag of spirit stones.
Holding the rune wooden box containing the mother flower, Tao Fengnian walked out of the Xiancao Building, feeling suddenly enlightened.
He couldn't help but imagine the scene where Jiang Yuebai grew up day by day, passed the exam to become a spiritual farming master, and even became a disciple of the inner sect master, and proudly showed off to him.
At this moment, every day is full of hope.
Tao Fengnian curled up the corners of his lips and gave a silly smile, then turned his head to look for Jiang Yuebai.
"Oh, why did I forget to tell her not to be fooled?"
Tao Fengnian walked over quickly. There were many such scammers in the market. They used precious magic tools as bait, set up seemingly simple puzzles, and tempted others to try to get lucky by risking a small amount for a big gain in order to defraud them of spirit stones.
"Unlock it, bring the things over!"
As soon as Tao Fengnian arrived, he saw Jiang Yuebai put down the broken pieces of wood, his eyebrows were full of pride, and he stretched out his little hand.
The stall owner opened his mouth slightly, and the people around him were dumbfounded.
There were nine items, and before they had even unpacked the first one, Jiang Yuebai had unpacked all nine items in no time. It took him less than a cup of tea, let alone a quarter of an hour.
The female cultivator put down the file, her eyes slightly brightened with surprise, and she leaned closer to ask, "Kid, have you ever seen this kind of magic lock before?"
Jiang Yuebai did not hide it, "My family has been carpenters for three generations. This magic lock is just a slightly complicated mortise and tenon structure. I could play with it when I was two years old."
The female cultivator showed an expression of "as expected" and took out a small boat the size of a walnut and threw it to Jiang Yuebai.
"Take it and play with it."
Jiang Yuebai was stunned for a moment after catching Xiaozhou. He thought she was a liar and was going to deny it, but who would have thought she was so generous.
Could it be fake
She immediately checked the boat in her hand, and heard Tao Fengnian's voice above her head.
"It's a real seventh-grade magic weapon."
"Grandpa!" Jiang Yuebai's eyes lit up, and he quickly held the boat in front of Tao Fengnian like a treasure. "I won you a flying magic weapon. You really should throw away that broken paper crane."
"This is too valuable, you keep it for yourself." Tao Fengnian refused.
Jiang Yuebai forcefully stuffed the boat into Tao Fengnian's hands, "I don't know how to use it, and grandpa sends me back and forth every day, so it's better for grandpa to hold it."
Tao Fengnian was touched and rubbed Jiang Yuebai's head, "Okay, Grandpa will hold it for you first, and I will return it to you when you can use it."
"Ahem, excuse me for interrupting you two. I wonder if this Taoist friend would like your little granddaughter to become my disciple?"
After hearing this, Tao Fengnian looked up and carefully looked at the female cultivator in front of him.
Jindan Zhenren!
Tao Fengnian's heart trembled, and he quickly bowed and saluted, "Hello, senior."
The female cultivator nodded calmly, and as the golden elixir's pressure came out, the people and animals who were watching the excitement scattered.
"My name is Mo Baichun, my Taoist name is Wu Chen San Ren, I have mastered the art of puppetry and mechanical devices, and have been wandering around without a home. Recently, I felt something in my heart and saw an opportunity, so I set up this stall to look for talented people to inherit my legacy."
Jiang Yuebai blinked blankly, Tao Fengnian frowned, and his mood, which had just been cleared up, was clouded again.
He never thought that Jiang Yuebai would have such an opportunity to be noticed by Jindan Zhenren. Even if the other party was just a casual cultivator without any sect, it was better than being a errand boy in Tianyan Sect.
Moreover, he knew that Jiang Yuebai had been reading "A Collection of Five Flavors" recently and longed for the days of traveling around the world like Wuwei Shanren.
But he...
Tao Fengnian clenched and unclenched his fists, but Mo Baichun was not in a hurry. She had seen that Tao Fengnian's life was coming to an end, so she was sure of accepting him as her disciple this time.
"grandfather?"
Taking a deep breath, Tao Fengnian squatted down and said in a gentle voice: "Girl, Wu Chen San Ren is a Jin Dan Zhenren. She wants to take you as her disciple and take you to travel around the world. This matter is very important to you, so you need to make the decision yourself. You don't need to worry about grandpa. Just ask yourself, do you want to go with her?"
Jiang Yuebai frowned and looked at Mo Baichun warily, with a firm and resolute expression.
"I'm not going!"
(End of this chapter)