How did you know?

Master Changqing was somewhat surprised.

"I saw it in an old book before, but it didn't say which emperor this elixir was made for."

Then, Master Changqing stroked his beard and said, "In the past, many emperors were obsessed with elixirs. Some even devoted their entire lives to finding a way to make themselves immortal, so that they could maintain their imperial throne forever, ensure their dynasty lasts for hundreds of generations, and rule endlessly."

"I know, that's how it was made for the First Emperor. So which emperor was it made for?"

Su Ya remembered reading a passage in Chinese history about how Emperor Qin Shi Huang sent Xu Fu with thousands of young boys and girls to sea in search of the elixir of immortality. They failed to find it and dared not return, so they stayed in that place, marrying and having children with the locals—this became what is now J Prefecture.

"Yes, back then many emperors wanted to find immortality. However, there was one emperor who not only searched for elixirs of immortality, but also personally refined them. In order to refine the elixirs, he even neglected state affairs, spent tens of thousands of dollars, visited many strange people and events, and practiced Taoist magic for decades, all in order to explore the mysteries of the elixirs of immortality."

Master Changqing kept going off on a tangent.

Suya quickly interrupted him, lest something unexpected happen.

"Old Taoist, are you saying he refined an elixir of immortality? Then who is this emperor?"

"He was the Jiajing Emperor of the Ming Dynasty."

Su Ya has an extraordinary memory. Searching her memory bank, she found that there was indeed such an emperor who spent all the national treasury on alchemy, but it didn't say what kind of elixir he was making.

"Old Taoist, you've been talking for so long without getting to the point. Was the elixir of immortality that this emperor was refining?"

"no."

What is that?

Master Changqing's face suddenly flushed as he recalled the pill, and he looked at his disciple, unsure of what to say.

"Apprentice, why don't you look it up online yourself?"

"Nonsense, if I could find out, would I be asking you? Just tell me already."

"He didn't concoct an elixir of immortality, but rather a elixir to cure infertility. As emperor, he had three thousand concubines, but none of them became pregnant."

"I thought it was something serious. You've been going around in circles about something like this for so long."

Su Ya looked up and saw that Master Changqing's face had suddenly turned red.

"Old Taoist, why are you blushing?"

"It's nothing, I'm just feeling hot."

"Hot."

"right."

Su Ya immediately realized what was going on. She hadn't expected the old Taoist to be so shy. She, a young woman, wasn't shy at all, so why was this sixty-year-old man shy? Could he be a virgin?

"But what does this have to do with that medicine furnace? Could that medicine furnace have belonged to the Ming Jiajing Emperor?"

"It's not that medicine furnace; it's said to have originated from Penglai, one of the three immortal mountains."

"What are those three sacred mountains?"

"These three sacred mountains are a secret of our Taoist school. According to my master, these three sacred mountains are Penglai, Fangzhang and Yingzhou."

Suya's geography is also excellent. Penglai refers to Penglai City in Shandong Province, Fangzhang is Kunlun Mountain, which spans four provinces, and Yingzhou refers to Shanghai. The people initially sent out also searched along these routes.

But thinking about it, it can't be that simple. Otherwise, we often talk about Penglai, the fairy mountain, but we haven't seen anyone from Penglai in Shandong province become an immortal. If someone really did become an immortal, it would cause a sensation all over the world.

"Old Taoist priest, have you been to all these places?"

"No, I'm not qualified to go yet."

"Even the old Taoist priest isn't qualified. Just how mysterious are these three places?"

"It is said to be very mysterious, with birds singing and flowers blooming, as well as many precious medicinal herbs and immortals."

"Old Taoist priest, where did you hear all this from?"

Su Ya looked at Master Changqing and suspected that he was trying to fool her.

"Don't look at me like that. These are the words of your grandmaster."

"Did the Grandmaster go there?"

Suya continued to ask, "Why does this sound more and more unreliable?"

"No, my master only heard it from his master, who is my grandmaster."

"So, the master's master also heard it from his master."

Suya knew that this was unreliable.

really.

That old Taoist priest has never been reliable.

Master Changqing was somewhat surprised.

How did you know?

What do you think?

Su Ya retorted impatiently. She was truly exasperated with this old Taoist priest; after going through so much trouble, he hadn't given her any useful information.

"I won't ask."

Master Changqing said with a somewhat aggrieved expression.

"Old Taoist, after all this talk, what exactly is the relationship between this medicine furnace, the emperor, immortality, and the First Emperor?"

"Let me tell you slowly."

"Can you speak faster? I have limited time and don't have time to listen to your rambling."

Su Ya was truly furious. She was in dire straits, yet the old man was still slowly rambling on.

"It is said that this medicine furnace was used by the First Emperor to refine elixirs of immortality, but he did not refine them while he was alive. On the day he died, it is said that they were accidentally refined and then buried with him. Later, this medicine furnace appeared in the hands of the Ming Jiajing Emperor I mentioned."

"Doesn't it make sense now that you've explained it like that? Why go through all that trouble?"

"Didn't I just want to chat with you more?"

"Are you sure the First Emperor is dead? Or did he enter the tomb before he died? I've heard that no one has found the First Emperor's tomb yet."

"How would I know? This is a secret passed down through generations of our Taoist family."

"Is it possible that the First Emperor didn't die, but instead ate the elixir of immortality, opened the tomb, took out the elixir furnace, ran out of money, sold the furnace, and then it ended up in the hands of the Mingjia Emperor?"

Su Ya had a sudden thought: if it were her, there was no point in holding this inanimate object; she might as well use it to exchange for money to buy food. Even if one were immortal, it wouldn't mean one wouldn't need to eat, right?

"What you said makes some sense, but if he didn't die, where did the First Emperor go?"

"How would I know? Besides, the First Emperor was only 50 years old when he died. 50 was considered old back then, but in our time, 50 is not old at all. He's still middle-aged and there's a lot he can do."

The more Suya talked about it, the more convinced she became that it was true.

It's possible that the First Emperor didn't die, and therefore wanted to regain control of China or the world.

That's how fighting arenas came about. And with Qin Shi Huang's intelligence—he was able to unify the six kingdoms—his IQ must have been very high. Making money in this day and age wouldn't have been a problem for him.

"If what you say is true, then the world will be in chaos."

Master Changqing was somewhat worried.

"Disciple, I will be leaving for a while. During this time, do not move and wait for my instructions."

"Old Taoist, where are you going?"

"Go and discuss matters with other sects."

After saying that, Master Changqing left.

When Su Ya arrived outside, she found that Master Changqing was gone.

Could this old Taoist really be able to fly on a sword?