Seeking the Tao in the Mortal World

Void Spirit left in a hurry to inquire about the person. Qin Yi was left alone in the guest hall, looking around. There was a spacious main hall, several rooms, the garden rockery at the back of the hall, the carved jade railings in front of the hall, and the taoist nun standing outside the hall.

The palace hall was luxuriously furnished. Even the futons were made of silk.

A taoist nun timidly came in with a tea tray. "Senior, Temple Master instructed me to serve tea for you..."

Qin Yi waved his hand and said with a smile, "Your tea is boring."

The little taoist nun bit her lower lip, "Do you want a midnight snack, Senior?"

He was unsure whether the midnight snack meant food or herself. Qin Yi still shook his head and smiled. Suddenly, he took out a gourd like playing a magic trick. "I have my own food and wine. You can leave."

The taoist nun felt like her appearance was being insulted, so she ran away in tears.

Qin Yi smiled and sat on the edge of the window sill, taking a sip of 'Drifting Poet Wine'.

A sense of carefree freedom rushed into the mindsea, then it slowly dissipated. He suddenly found some fun in this secular taoist temple.

Qin Yi suddenly said, "This is the first time in this life that I have lived in such a luxurious place. Not even Li Qinglin's crown prince mansion."

Liu Su said, "It's meaningless. The aura is thin, and it's secular. Compared with the few wooden houses in Ju Yunxiu that seemed to be in harmony with the world, this place looked beautiful, but it was worthless."

Their fundamental values coincided, which was rare. Qin Yi smiled and said, "What do you think of that dragon aura?"

"Luck is something that cannot be seen or touched, but it does exist." Liu Su said, "So since it exists, it is indeed possible to control it. It is nothing more than some kind of mystic art... But in common sense, it's either diverted or destroyed. I have never heard of luck becoming an entity. "

Qin Yi asked with interest, "What is the specific impact of this luck?"

"Just like your adventure in the Transverse Rift Valley some time ago, this is a kind of personal luck. Naturally, a kingdom dynasty also has its luck. When it is at its peak, everything is right, and the soldiers are invincible. Even those impossible wars can win with unexpected outcomes..."

Qin Yi twitched his mouth. "It's understandable."

"That is the aura of the emperor. It protects the emperor from demons and beastkins." Liu Su said, "Even if you and I can kill him easily, we may still get backlashed by his luck, which cause undesirable outcomes in the future. According to some schools of thought, this is called taking on big karma. So cultivators keep away from mortal affairs not only because they don't care, but because they are also afraid of the consequences. You should have felt this when you debated with Ming He. "

Qin Yi nodded. It is true that Ming He did not want to care about the mortal struggles. In addition to the rules, part of it was because she did not want to bear the karmic consequences. She didn't even want to get involved with the karmic ties between the common people and the overlord, let alone the rise and fall of the kingdom. This is an immense karmic burden that can affect hundreds of millions of people, and the immortal cultivator doesn't want to get involved.

Personal karma is easy to explain. The Temple Great Joy and I are just having a few grudges, but the karma of the common people is hard to make clear and is not easy to bear.

So mortal affairs should be handled by mortals, and the immortal cultivator only cares about the extraordinary power and evil creatures.

"You said before that the relationship between the immortal cultivator and the secular government in this world is very interesting. Does this mean that your situation was different from today?"

"The main difference is that if it were in my time, this Temple Hidden Dragon must be the outer sect of Myriad Tao Immortal Palace, and the princes and government officials would practice the methods of Myriad Tao Immortal Palace. Do you understand what this means?"

Qin Yi looked thoughtful. "Does that mean the big sect will support a spokesperson, which represent their interests in the mortal world?"

"Yes, it may be to have a foundation for preaching, or to facilitate the collection of resources, or for some other conveniences. Having a political power in the mortal world brings a lot of conveniences. Even if I don't want to get involved, I will support an outer sect to speak for me. If the kingdom falls, just find another supporter. It doesn't have to bind with one kingdom... But now the tie seems to be completely severed. "

Qin Yi smiled and said, "This is called a different setting... I have seen immortal cultivators climb up the ranks within one kingdom step by step, I have also seen cultivators who treat mortals as ants and trample to death as many as they like, and I have also seen saints competing for kingdom luck in a chess game."

"Perhaps you have read too many books and feel that various situations are not surprising, so you have lost your curiosity." Liu Su said, "But you have to know that you have influence in this world, not just a passerby. In fact, you have a greater advantage than others, that is, you can see the problem outside the game. Everyone in this world is still in the game, including me."

Qin Yi was stunned. He nodded and said, "Okay, I'll tell you my opinion."

Liu Su said, "I'm just waiting for you to say it, otherwise why would I bother you with all this?"

Qin Yi said, "Firstly, the farther away from nature, the more vulgar the people become, and the rarer those with spiritual roots become. There is no point in preaching to the common people; secondly, after mortals stay for a long time, there are really no rare materials to be found. So it is not worth fighting for. It become such a situation over time. This is the evolution that should happen in different periods. Can the beginning of the world be the same as the mortal world at its peak?"

Liu Su thought for a while on the window sill, then she said with a smile, "It is almost as you said. For most immortal cultivators, the human world has actually been abandoned. Because the world is really big. If South Li Kingdom is just a small well, Kingdom Qian is just a backyard fish pond. Temple Great Joy and the man who stirred up troubles in this fish pond aren't likely to achieve much either."

"At least we haven't gone to the vast world yet. Let's deal with this trivial in the fish pond first." Qin Yi asked, "We just mentioned the mortal emperor's luck and the karmic burden. If an immortal cultivator wants to screw up Kingdom Qian, how can he do it?"

Liu Su said, "After all, luck is illusory. One should rely on his own strength. If one fails to gain cultivation and the government is corrupted, the luck will naturally dissipate."

Qin Yi said, "So Temple Great Joy uses beauty to lead Kingdom Qian into corruption. This is also a way to gradually dissipate Kingdom Qian's luck, so the dragon aura becomes thinner and thinner."

"It's not that far off..." Liu Su pondered, "As for the one that condenses the dragon aura, I have never heard of such a method, but it's very interesting."

"Do you mean this should be two different matters?"

"Of course, it is also possible to be one. When the dragon aura weakens, this person can only condense it with a mystic spell. But in any case, this is definitely not Temple Great Joy's method. A sect with dual cultivation as its foundation won't use this method.”

After hearing this, Qin Yi suddenly thought of Myriad Shinra Sect. Their relationship with Temple Great Joy is a bit ambiguous. Doesn't it fit in here?

When Ming He first mentioned this sect, what did she say?

'All manifestations of nature belong to one; all existences are one’s slaves. So someone from the Myriad Shinra Sect has come into the mortal world too...”

Regardless of whether Meng Qingying is a Shadow Demon or not, it is just her spell. She does not represent the Myriad Shinra Sect.

-

At daybreak, Han Men opened his small wine shop on time.

He moved to Dragon Abyss City half a year ago and hid right under the nose of Temple Hidden Dragon. He opened a small wine shop across the street from the taoist temple, serving wines for customers who came to worship at the taoist temple. The business was decent.

No one could find out that he was a beastkin monster, and his transformation became more and more flawless. There was a hint of beastkin aura hidden in the aroma of wine, but no one detected it.

The locals all thought that this chubby boss was very diligent. He opened the wine shop from daybreak to curfew. But it seemed to be a stupid choice because people rarely drank wine in the early morning. He should at least serve porridge or steamed buns for breakfast.

But he didn't. He got up early every morning, happily ate a bowl of white rice, and sat behind the counter, smiling at the empty shop as if he was very satisfied with his little business.

When he got bored, he took a nap on the counter until noon.

It was hard to tell whether he was diligent or lazy.

In the evening, business was booming, and he couldn't handle it alone, but he didn't hire a waiter. He didn't care if the customers left. He was always smiling.

Now in the early morning, he began to yawn on the counter again, preparing to take a nap.

"Sup, Boss Han, are you slacking off?"

"What slacking off? Eh?" Han Men's eyes widened as he looked at Qin Yi who walked in. "What are you doing here?"

Qin Yi went behind the counter and took out a bottle of wine. He moved a chair and sat opposite Han Men like a bar. He poured a glass of wine and drank it, then he spat it out and said, "How much water did you mix with the wine?”

Han Men then laughed, "It's not much, just 250 grams of water for 500 grams of wine."

"You weren't so shameless in the town. Are you corrupted by the prosperity of the capital?"

"What are you talking about? I buy the wines because I don't make them. How can I earn without mixing water?" Han Men said confidently.

Qin Yi put the wine bottle aside speechlessly. "There are no customers this early in the morning. Why are you opening shop so early?"

Han Men said, "Am I not trying to inquire information for my King?"

"You're... inquiring for your king. Is that how you do it? What can you inquire in this empty place? I thought you had condensed your pellet and enveloped the entire city with divine thought?”

"It doesn't matter what I can inquire. As long as if the messenger sees that I'm working hard when he comes… Opening a wine shop to find out the news is the most perfect plan, right?"

Qin Yi slapped his head. "Isn't this slacking off?"

Han Men said in a grievance, "Even if I am, what does it have to do with you?"

"I..." Qin Yi was dumbfounded and could only say, "The messenger is not stupid. Can he really be fooled by you?"

Han Men was beaming. "Hey, you don't know how stupid the snake that came last time was..."

Qin Yi glared fiercely at first, then he sighed and covered his forehead in shame.

Ye Ling, it’s not that I don't want to speak for you... But he is telling the truth...

However, he was feeling a little happy. So Ye Ling will occasionally come on a mission? Right, she can fly very fast, so she is very suitable for this job... I wonder if there is a chance to see her this time.

Qin Yi did not show his good mood, and he still looked concerned about Han Men's situation, "When your King asked you, how are you going to explain yourself?"

Han Men blinked, "Customs and gossips are endless. Is that necessary to talk about immortal cultivation level and the size of the army? That's not something I, a fat mouse, can know... It's better to not know about this. My King won't take advantage of it just because she heard that Kingdom Qian is in such decline..."

Qin Yi narrowed his eyes slightly.

This damn fatty looks like he's slacking off, but he's actually very shrewd.

"So..." He tapped the counter gently and whispered, "You actually know the current status of Kingdom Qian very well?"

Han Men pointed at him and smiled. "Even the Myriad Tao Immortal Palace has sent the messenger. This is related to the rise and fall of a kingdom."

Qin Yi laughed. "Cut the act. Tell me everything you know."

"Why should I tell you? The information is for my King."

Qin Yi took out the mace. "Because of this."

Han Men dropped his jaw on the counter.

…

"As far as I know, Temple Great Joy has not used this method to deceive the secular government before. They don't need to." Han Men closed the wine shop, took out a jar of good wine, cut a few kilograms of beef, sat opposite Qin Yi, and finally got down to business.

"What they want from the mortal world is nothing more than the mortal women. Whether it's robbery or cheating, it's enough for them. There is no need to drag those officials and nobles who have no spiritual roots into their plans, and there is no need to fight with the kingdom temple for authority and trust. These things are basically worthless to them.”

Qin Yi nodded and said, "Then why did they do it this time?"

"I really don't know the specifics, but I know that this should be the decision of Temple Great Joy, not the outer sect's. Because it can be seen that it is very organized and spread throughout Kingdom Qian. Kingdom Qian is huge with a land area of tens of thousands of miles, unlike the mere South Li Kingdom. Such a great plan cannot be achieved by a few small temples. "

Qin Yi remembered the roster he had found in that temple. This is indeed an organized effort to infiltrate officials, not just to defraud money and sex. I seemed to grasp the evidence when I was acting chivalrously. Interestingly, the backer of Kingdom Qian is Ju Yunxie's master. Such an important matter must have been reported to the Palace Master. It's not just a matter of piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting, but also the Myriad Tao Immortal Palace.

In this way, this isn't my personal enemy but the enemy of the Immortal Palace.

I wonder if Temple Great Joy knows that Kingdom Qian’s backer is Myriad Tao Immortal Palace. Otherwise, they wouldn't send Ci Ming to seek revenge on me.

This is funny. You are making a big plan on a kingdom without figuring out who is the backer? How can a big evil sect be so reckless?

Han Men added, "Kingdom Qian's emperor also happens to be a lecherous person, which is the target of Temple Great Joy. Ever since he unified the southern land, he has prided himself on being the Holy Emperor and issued several edicts to recruit beauties into the palace. He stays in the harem every day and ignores government affairs. I suspect that there are already a lot of Temple Great Joy goddesses in his harem. He still hasn't realized that he is bewitched. So Temple Great Joy can spread all over Kingdom Qian is also because the corrupted government. Under internal and external crises, I don't know what effect you can have."

Qin Yi asked curiously, "Why do you sound like giving a conclusion?"

"Of course it's the conclusion. How many secrets can a fat mouse like me get? I analyzed them all by myself through discussions with drinkers."

"What about the dragon?"

"What dragon?"

Qin Yi stopped talking. Han Men doesn't know about the dragon aura, or to put it simply, most people in Dragon Abyss City don't know about it.

This thing should be the root of everything. Temple Great Joy behaves uncharacteristically probably because of this.

The emperor asked Void Spirit to ask for help because of the dragon aura. It is probably pointless to tell him about Temple Great Joy. Void Spirit might have already talked about it until his words were worn out.

No... It is meaningless for Void Spirit to say it but not for me, because I have the name book... Although the name book was obtained from the outer temple in the border city, and the officials aren't high rank enough, as long as the emperor is not stupid, he will know that the higher ranking officials in the capital are colluding with the Temple Great Joy... For the emperor, this is no different from treason.

Use this name book to solve the first stage of the game and lure out the evildoers?

It would be best if there is a specific opponent that can be solved with mace.

Just when he thought of this, he suddenly sensed something, and Han Men instantly narrowed his eyes.

The door was obviously closed, but a shadow suddenly flashed through the door and turned into a stunning girl. She had a black fire mark on her forehead, a pale face, and a charming smile.

"We meet again, brother Qin Dao. Oh, fat rat, you are here too. What a naughty rat..."

-

After Meng Qingying said this with a sweet smile, she paused slightly with a hint of uncertainty in her eyes.

Han Men stared at Meng Qingying with a hint of fear. He could see that Meng Qingying was already at the Cloud Riding Stage.

It wasn't surprising. She already reached the Piano Heart Stage level 9 more than half a year ago. At her age, she was considered a genius. As the core disciple of Myriad Shinra Sect, it wasn't rare to ascend to the Cloud Riding Stage within half a year. She was already much slower than Ming He. In contrast, Han Mee had stuck at the peak of the Morphing Stage a long time ago. It wasn't surprising if he stuck at the current level longer.

For most people, this stagnation could last a lifetime and even kill people in order to break through. But people like Ming He and Meng Qingying could break through when it was time to break through.

Thinking of this, he stared at Qin Yi in annoyance.

No one has ever noticed since I opened a wine shop here, but Qin Yi's appearance immediately attracted the evil woman. How can I still run the business?

He didn't know that Meng Qingying was also surprised at this moment. The speed of Qin Yi's progress was far beyond her imagination. He is already at the intermediate stage of the Piano Heart Stage, and his martial arts cultivation is even more unfathomable... Combining the two cultivations, I may not gain the upper hand against him.

I'm sloppy this time. I thought that I could easily defeat him with my current cultivation level. Although the fat rat makes no progress, Qin Yi's progress is not slow at all. It’s hard to fight them alone…

But Qin Yi poured a bowl of wine gently and toasted Meng Qingying. "Why are you standing there? Have a drink since you're here."

Meng Qingying smiled slightly and sat next to Qin Yi. She took the bowl and toasted him. "Why are you coming out to this mortal world instead of staying in the Immortal Palace?"

Qin Yi smiled and said, "Of course I'm here to see you, my love."

Meng Qingying smiled flirtatiously. "Hero Qin is teasing a girl? What have you done during this time?"

"I can't help it. Carrying your handkerchief every day makes me think about you." Qin Yi was still smiling. "Isn't it because of the handkerchief that you found me here?"

Han Men now knew why the evil woman could find his hiding place.

Did he say handkerchief? Han Men looked back and forth at this couple, and he secretly jotted it down in his mind.

Meng Qingying, who had clearly said that she would retrieve the handkerchief together with his dog's head, now smiled and said, "Since the handkerchief has been given to you, it belongs to you. I will not take it back."

Qin Yi said deliberately, "Even if I do something very obscene with it?"

Meng Qingying's eyes turned. "And what is that?"

Qin Yi said seriously, "Like blowing my nose."

"Pfft..." Han Men spat out the wine.

Meng Qingying's smile froze. She suddenly wanted to take the handkerchief back.

Qin Yi sighed, "Since Miss Meng didn't intend to take back the handkerchief, you must be here for something else, such as my head?"

Meng Qingying held her chin and looked at him for a while, then she sighed softly, "We destroyed that obscene temple together, right?"

Qin Yi straightened his face. "Bullshit. I burned the temple, and I killed the people. I have already taken responsibility, and others have come to take revenge on me. I have not betrayed you, which upheld our deal. If you want the credit, please tell Temple Great Joy that you killed their people, not Qin Yi."

"Tsk, you petty man. Why do you have to make such a clear distinction?"

"Because I'm just blowing my nose with the handkerchief and not to the extent of doing anything else."

Meng Qingying was so angry that her face started to turn dark.

Qin Yi leisurely took a sip of wine and said with a smile, "Since Miss Meng brought this up, you must have taken a fancy to something in the temple and want a piece of the pie?"

Meng Qingying sighed, "If I say yes, will a petty man like you give it to me?"

Qin Yi said noncommittally, "Let me guess, is Miss Meng lonely at night and wants their Mr. Horn or the jumping ball?"

Meng Qingying finally couldn't hold on to her smile anymore, and she said with anger, "Qin Yi..."

"Ah, I'm sorry. I really didn't know you want them. I've given those things to my Senior Zheng Yunyi. If you want them, you can take them from him... Just tell him that I asked you to find him, and he will be nice to you.”

Meng Qingying took a deep breath. "Wouldn't I buy those things if I want them? Stop pretending, Qin Yi. You know what I want from you."

Qin Yi put down the wine bowl and looked at her calmly.

Meng Qingying looked at him indifferently.

The usual cheerful expression finally turned into an absolute chill, revealing the ruthlessness beneath the surface.

"Qin Yi, you are a smart guy. I'll be frank to you." She finally said, "I didn't know that Temple Great Joy would be stupid enough to leave such a name book, otherwise I wouldn't have left it out at that time. ”

"In other words, you do have cooperation with Temple Great Joy?"

"This has nothing to do with you." Meng Qingying said indifferently, "When I later learned that Temple Great Joy had such a thing, I knew you would take it away. If you stay in Myriad Tao Immortal Palace, nothing will happen to you. But now that you have come to Dragon Abyss City, I know your purpose and how you want to use the name book..."

She paused and then said, "Temple Great Joy has now gathered all the name books into the hands of a powerhouse, except for yours. In fact, even if you give this name book to Qian Kingdom Emperor, it has little effect on their plan. After all, they are just low ranking officials in the town. ”

Qin Yi said, "Then you shouldn't be afraid of this mere name book. Why are you coming to me in such a hurry?"

Meng Qingying said lightly, "After all, it is a variable. Who knows how the emperor will react? It is best to eliminate future troubles. In fact, Temple Great Joy also guessed that the missing copy must be on you. They have total control in the palace now, so you don’t even have a chance to see the emperor... Why don't you make another deal with me in exchange for a favor? "

Qin Yi looked at her for a while and suddenly said, "Actually, the Myriad Shinra Sect doesn't seem to be in harmony with the Temple Great Joy. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come alone, but a group of monks."

Meng Qingying narrowed her eyes and laughed again. "This still has nothing to do with you. Qin Yi, trade this name book for a favor of the Myriad Shinra Sect. Deal or no deal?"

Deal in exchange for a favor.

Rejecting the deal, Qin Yi had no doubt that she would attack the next second.

She dared to kill even Ming He and wasn't afraid of offending Celestial Pivot Heaven Palace, so she was of course not afraid of offending Myriad Tao Immortal Palace.

He smiled casually. "I'm here for the mission given by Senior Ju, so I can't even lose the only mission item. Compared with Senior Ju, your favor is still inferior after all."

Meng Qingying's hair fluttered on its own, preparing to make a move.

Qin Yi had already held the mace in hand.

Han Men suddenly sighed, "With your destructive power, if both of you fight in the capital... the capital luck will be destroyed without Temple Great Joy causing trouble. I hope you both can bear the recoil."

Meng Qingying lowered her hands, seeming a little fearful.

Qin Yi put down the mace. He didn't care about the luck, but he was afraid of affecting innocent people.

Just when Han Men thought he had settled the conflict, Meng Qingying said, "Qin Yi, if you dare to run away, I will kill this rat."

Han Men: What the fuck!

At this moment, Void Spirit said outside the door, "Senior, I have reported it to His Majesty. His Majesty is burning incense and bathing in anticipation of your visit."

Qin Yi laughed. I don't have the chance to meet the emperor? Everyone is afraid of each other. I really don't know how Temple Great Joy could stop me from meeting the emperor.

Meng Qingying sat still and cast a threatening gaze at Han Men. The meaning was obvious. If Qin Yi dared to hand out the name book, the rat would die for sure.

Qin Yi twitched his mouth. "Well, I can tell you that I don't care if this fat rat dies or not."

Han Men, "…"