The Unruly Immortals

Scholar Lv used his lone hand to firmly grip the "Great Thousand Record", the jolting carriage could not shake the struggle and conflict in his heart. He still couldn't believe that the White Lotus Sect had become like the Dharma Sect. One must know that the White Lotus followers had fought desperately against the Dharma Sect back then.

How had the White Lotus Sect turned into his enemy in just a few months?

But Scholar Lv felt that Liu Zonglai's words were not a lie, after all, he had asked his master to step in, even if he deceived him, he wouldn't have the guts to deceive the master.

"Hey, Scholar, are you really going? You only have one arm left, do you plan to lose the last one too and become a human stick?" Gouwa, who was driving the carriage, stretched his neck and advised him.

"Even if I lose the last hand, I must go to see what's going on, if someone is impersonating the White Lotus Sect, or if there are evildoers within it. I must go tell Mistress and let the White Lotus Sect send people to clean up their own sect."

"You are already in such a mess, do you still have time to deal with this? Aren't you going to care about your father and your niece?"

"Your father will be fine, Niuxin Village lacks a village guardian, and your father can fill in, he can live off the community meals until he dies, but what about your niece? She's only five years old, her parents are dead, her grandfather is mad, you are her last living relative, can't we just go back?"

Hearing this, Scholar Lv immediately retorted: "What do you mean? Are you wishing for my death? I am just going to investigate! I am no longer the Scholar Lv of the past! Besides, even with one hand, I am better than you!"

Gouwa didn't answer, silently driving the carriage with a hunch in his shoulders. After a long while, he finally muttered, "You truly are his disciple, your temper is increasingly like his."

Scholar Lv heard this but did not refute, looking at the stars through the side window. "I always thought that Master didn't teach me because he looked down on me and wanted to keep things to himself."

"But now, I understand that Master didn't want me to walk the road he walked. This road is hard to tread, very bitter, very tiring."

"Heh, now you know, I found out long ago." Gouwa's face was filled with satisfaction. "I can't endure hardship, I might not be literate, but in this regard, I'm smarter than you."

"In this world, someone has to be the fool, don't they?"

Whether Gouwa understood this or not, he did not respond. "I don't even know what Brother Li is doing nowadays, always away from home. When there's trouble at home, you are the one who has to handle it."

"I have no idea, but Master must be dealing with big matters. Since I am his disciple, I will deal with these small issues for him so that he doesn't worry about them."

"Hmph, you can do it, you are amazing. If it were me, writing a letter and sending it to the Capital City would be the best solution."

"How much time would that take? By the time your letter arrives, they would have run away already. Stop the carriage!"

As Gouwa pulled the reins, the sound of hooves gradually ceased. "Why are you in such a hurry? There are still two miles left."

"If they are evildoers, there would definitely be scouts outside. You can go back to avoid being implicated."

"Oh my, going out once makes you understand quite a bit."

Scholar Lv ignored his sarcastic comment, using his single arm to support his body, and climbed onto the back of the horse pulling the carriage.

He untied the ropes of the carriage, shook the reins hard, and rode the horse along the road.

Gouwa looked at the distant figure, touching the white spots on his face and shouted, "If you don't die, remember to come back early. If you die, I will collect your corpse, the shroud will finally come in handy."

Scholar Lv, with only one hand, was unstable on the horse's back, so he rode very slowly, almost leisurely arriving at the Great Dharma Temple that Liu Zongyuan mentioned.

Upon arrival, Scholar Lv realized that this so-called temple was indeed a mountain that resembled a temple.

Looking around the dark forest, he didn't see any scouts nor was he ambushed.

Scholar Lv stretched out his hand, pulled off his shirt and exposed the Bai Lu tattoo on his back while wearing only a paper vest.

Without caring about scouts or the so-called White Lotus Sect members seeing him, he waved the whip again and rode up along the mountain road to the Great Dharma Temple.

As the mountain road became more rugged, the air filled with a stench. Scholar Lv recognized it as the smell of blood.

Halfway up the mountain, Scholar Lv felt a jolt in his heart. He saw a White Lotus Banner hanging by the roadside. Though the writing was crooked, it was indeed the words promoting the White Lotus Sect, written in blood.

"The red sun ends, the white sun rises; the mud springs from chaos, the White Lotus appears to bring prosperity!"

Scholar Lv pursed his lips and flicked the whip again, urging the horse to move forward. Not long after, the sound of hooves suddenly ceased. Scholar Lv looked down and saw the ground was completely black.

Using his Copper Coin Sword to lift the black substance, he discovered it was human hair. The mountain road was covered in human hair.

How many people had to die to produce so much hair? He couldn't help but think of the dead human stakes beneath Niuxin Village.

As he neared the mountaintop, his horse refused to go forward, as if sensing a terrifying presence ahead, it kept retreating and neighing continuously.

Scholar Lv jumped off the horse, the spikes that pierced his legs sunk in deeper.

Already used to the pain, Scholar Lv supported himself with the Copper Coin Sword, ready to move forward.

As he dismounted, he noticed a bag on the horse's back. Opening it, he found Gouwa's white-haired syringe and Yang Xiaohai's Rotten Wood Ruyi inside.

Scholar Lv laughed but didn't take them, leaving the items on the horse's back. He slapped the horse's rump hard and turned to struggle towards the mountaintop.

The end of the path was a cave. Looking at it, Scholar Lv felt it resembled the cave Qingfeng Taoist Temple Gouwa had boasted about.

The wind blowing from the cave intensified the smell of blood. It was certainly here.

When Scholar Lv finally entered, he saw a massive lotus flower statue gilded in gold in the center of the cave.

Upon closer inspection, Scholar Lv realized it was a menacing yellow centipede coiled up!

The thousand hands of the centipede joined like a monk's prayer, at first glance, it seemed like the Thousand-Handed Guanyin had descended.

"Centipede?" Scholar Lv was first stunned, then delighted. "I knew it wasn't the White Lotus Sect! You beast dare impersonate White Lotus Sect to commit evil!"

At that moment, the sound of limbs parting echoed, "Clack Clack Clack", the sound of the centipede's folded limbs separating.

What was terrifying was not only in front of Scholar Lv, but limbs also emerged on his left, right, and even behind him.