The Unruly Immortals

"Old bonehead! Just you wait, there will come a time when you'll be immobile too..." Scholar Lv, hunched over picking up firewood, muttered viciously under his breath.

Gouwa leaned in, nudging him with an elbow. "Hey, you're pretty bold, aren't you, daring to steal Brother Li's sword."

Scholar Lv glanced at him disdainfully, "Joke, it's just a sword in hand, what of it, are you scared?"

"Scared indeed, that sword has such a strong smell of blood, I feel sick just getting close to it."

Hearing the other party's words, Scholar Lv's face showed even more smugness.

"Afraid of that? I'll tell you, I noticed the strong smell of blood from that thing in the beginning and pulled it out exactly because of that, and I dare to do it even now if I want!"

"Wow, impressive."

As the two chatted, they set down the firewood they were carrying beside the iron pot and turned to go fetch water.

"Scholar Lv, come over here," said Li Huowang, who was sitting on a tree stump with Top Scholar Lv, looking towards the skinny young man in the distance.

Under the schadenfreude gaze of Gouwa, Scholar Lv walked over with his head drooping.

Scholar Lv looked up at the one-eyed young man in front of him, felt a surge of panic, and quickly lowered his gaze to the straw sandals on his feet.

"Don't lower your head, look up at me."

Hearing the other party say this, Scholar Lv eventually lifted his head again.

"How have you been feeling lately? Is your disposition still the same?" Li Huowang asked evenly.

Scholar Lv shook his head. "Much better, it's almost like before I took the sword."

Just then, Gouwa, with his cheeky grin, stepped next to Li Huowang and repeated the conversation between the two to him in detail.

Hearing his own son actually say this, Band Leader Lv sighed heavily, lifting the lit tobacco pipe in his hand up and then setting it down again.

"You motherf... You..."

Scholar Lv was just about to curse at Gouwa when a slap landed on his face.

It was Li Huowang who had hit him, and seeing Scholar Lv's feral look directed at him, he turned to Band Leader Lv, "Band Leader Lv, it's been so many days, and he still hasn't changed. It seems this influence will stay with him for life."

"Taoist Master, is there really no solution at all?" Band Leader Lv said unwillingly.

Although he had always complained about his youngest son being foolish and timid, compared to the current youngest, the previous one was far better in countless ways.

"If you're worried Scholar Lv's violent nature will bring big trouble in the future, you could also end the potential problems now."

This statement startled not only Scholar Lv but also Band Leader Lv, with fear appearing in both of their eyes.

"That... that's really unnecessary, truly unnecessary."

Band Leader Lv forced a smile, pulling his youngest son away from the side of Li Huowang.

Despite feeling disgust on his face as his father approached, Scholar Lv didn't dare to shake off the hand upon seeing the tobacco pipe in his other hand.

Just as they were about to leave, a voice from behind stopped them.

"Wait, I just thought of a method that might restore Scholar Lv to his former self, but it depends on whether you are willing to take the risk."

As Scholar Lv and Band Leader Lv turned around, they saw Li Huowang holding several pieces of parchment filled with writing.

What Li Huowang was holding wasn't anything else but the cultivation technique for commanding the Copper Coin Sword, the Xian Dou Zi She Yin, which had been wrung out of Han Fu's Nascent Soul.

If Li Huowang's guess was correct, any sect's abilities were the use of a certain thing.

Since Scholar Lv was now possessed by evil qi, it might just be suitable to use the Luo Sect's cultivation method to give it a try.

Forget what Luo Sect's cultivation involves or what it absorbs after completion; the important thing is to replace the evil Qi currently within him.

Furthermore, Scholar Lv can help test whether there are any tricks in the cultivation method, hitting two birds with one stone.

Just when Top Scholar Lv was still hesitant, the eager Scholar Lv immediately knelt in front of Li Huowang, forehead planting into the soil, kowtowing three loud times.

With a forehead imprinted with red mud, Scholar Lv lifted his head, his eyes full of a thirst for power.

"Master! Receive your disciple's bow! I'm willing to learn Divine Skills!!"

Li Huowang looked up at Top Scholar Lv, waiting for his response.

Seeing his son on the ground, Top Scholar Lv struggled with his hesitation for a moment, but eventually nodded his head.

With the hope of bringing his son back to normal, Top Scholar Lv decided to take a gamble, considering the Taoist Master had said the risk wasn't high.

And if it turned out to be a success, his worthless son might truly soar to great heights.

"Alright then, let's try it out, it might just work."

In Scholar Lv's fervent gaze, Li Huowang handed over the parchment to him.

As soon as Scholar Lv got hold of it, he started to devour the content like someone dying of thirst.

But seeing him like this, Li Huowang sighed deeply in discouragement. Rubbing his throbbing temples with a finger, he spoke with resignation, "Scholar, haven't you noticed you've got it upside down?"

"Master, I can't read," Scholar Lv said, holding the stack of parchment in his hands, astonished as he looked at Li Huowang.

"Ah... your name really does you justice."

Li Huowang took the parchment back and began translating it sentence by sentence for him.

The task was exhausting, especially for someone who couldn't even write his own name.

Nevertheless, fortunately for Li Huowang, he had nothing else to do at the moment, and Scholar Lv was very persistent about Divine Skills. No matter how tiring or difficult, he managed to persevere.

By the time they reached the county town, Scholar Lv had just managed to learn the beginning.

Although Li Huowang's group was large, there were also many other tenants from the village on the same journey, carrying goods to sell in the county town, making the flat road bustling.

Looking at Scholar Lv beside him, who was reciting incantations day and night, Li Huowang asked him, "Don't you want to kill me?"

"Master, what are you talking about? Why would I want to kill you?"

Scholar Lv's words were straightforward, and Li Huowang could tell he wasn't lying; otherwise, with the boy's cunning, he would've given himself away long ago.

"I've beaten you before and even tried to convince your father to kill you. Considering your current temperament, it's surprising you don't hold a grudge," Li Huowang expressed.

"I've just become a bit more hot-tempered, I'm not crazy. Besides, you're teaching me Divine Skills; that alone makes up for it," Scholar Lv said as if it was only natural.

Li Huowang nodded, understandingly, and slapped the backside of the ox pulling the cart with his hand.

"Moo~" The ox bellowed, heading towards the city gate with the cart.

Upon entering the city, they found it challenging due to the guards insisting on inspecting Black Taisui's cart, but thankfully, the seasoned Top Scholar Lv managed to get them through safely with some silver fragments.

Stepping back onto the cobblestone streets and observing the bustling market town, everyone seemed to come alive again.

As was their custom, they found an inn, savored a good meal, and after settling down, everyone became busy.

The local, Bai Lingmiao, took Chun Xiaoman to find a map and inquire about the location of Niuxin Mountain.

Meanwhile, Gouwa, Zhao Wu, and Gao Zhijian went to sell the sheep and buy enough food supplies.

As for Li Huowang, he searched the bustling county town for any possible traces of the Astrological Bureau.