How many people can face death head-on? Zhou Yuanyuan felt a heavy heart when she heard the long sigh of Taoist Baopu.
Indeed, monks are different from ordinary people. Ordinary people can be reincarnated after death, but monks can only dissipate between heaven and earth. Even their bodies and souls turn into dust, leaving nothing behind.
"Brother Baopu, there's always a glimmer of hope. Didn't you learn a secret technique last time? You can..." The bulbous-nosed Taoist priest, Lingyun, stared at Baopu eagerly, afraid to miss any subtle expression on Baopu's face. Lingyun's concern for Baopu's secret technique was actually a way to leave himself a way out. If Baopu's secret technique succeeded, wouldn't Lingyun be able to rely on it to survive decades from now? Baopu's today was Lingyun's tomorrow, and Lingyun was well aware of this.
"Junior Brother Lingyun, I haven't tried that secret technique yet, so it's hard to say whether it will work. If I weren't nearing my end, I wouldn't be so desperate to try it." Taoist Baopu shook his head and sighed with a sad face. The reason a secret technique is a secret technique is that the price paid is extraordinary.
After Baopu Taoist obtained the secret method decades ago, he never dared to follow the instructions. Even if he only had a few decades left to live, Baopu Taoist still hoped for a miracle.
By now, several decades have passed, and Taoist Baopu's life span is almost over. A miracle is impossible. If Taoist Baopu does not use that secret method, he can only wait for death.
"In my humble opinion, it's worth taking a gamble if there's a glimmer of hope. For us, cultivating immortals is no less than fighting for our lives with the heavens. If we take the gamble, there's still a glimmer of hope. If we don't, we'll die and there won't even be a chance to turn into a handful of earth." Taoist Lingyun persuaded anxiously.
Taoist Master Lingyun's words of deep brotherly love made Taoist Master Baopu almost vomit.
Taoist Baopu knew full well that Lingyun was drawn to his secret technique. Lingyun was only fifty years younger than Taoist Baopu, but his cultivation wasn't as high. He saw that in a few decades, he would be on the verge of following in Baopu's footsteps. Now that he saw the hope of extending his life, why wouldn't he risk his life to climb up?
"Junior Brother, the success or failure of my secret method is still unknown, but you've been keeping it a secret for all these years! You possess another secret method to enhance your strength, yet you watched me, senior brother, anxious and frantic, without offering any guidance. Your heart is truly as hard as a rock!" Taoist Baopu glanced at Taoist Lingyun, his tone thick with resentment. Honestly, if Baopu's remaining life span wasn't limited to this matter, he would have forced Lingyun to hand over the secret method and share it. Humph! Don't think he didn't know what Lingyun had been doing in secret all these years. If Lingyun wasn't useful to him, Taoist Baopu would have uncovered his dirty deeds long ago.
"Senior brother, I don't have any secrets..." Taoist Lingyun was squeezed by Baopu and subconsciously wanted to deny it. Facing Baopu's pair of smiling eyes, Taoist Lingyun's words were stuck in his throat and he couldn't say any more.
Sure enough, after taking a look at Taoist Lingyun, Taoist Baopu said something with a hint of meaning: "Junior brother, don't think I don't know how your previous disciples died. Over the years, I have always maintained a full number of disciples. Isn't it just for... In a few days, you can..."
Taoist Baopu deliberately evaded the crucial words, but Taoist Lingyun broke into a sweat and rose from his stool with a whoosh. He'd thought his actions over the years were secretive, but he'd never imagined they'd been spotted by Senior Brother Baopu. What should he do? Turn against him now? No way! Although Senior Brother Baopu's lifespan was running out, if they engaged him now, he would be in the middle stage of the Golden Core stage, while he was only in the early stages, and he might not be able to defeat him.
Thinking of this, Taoist Lingyun sat back on the stool. Since he couldn't beat his senior brother, why bother? Before today's conversation, his senior brother had specifically placed a ban. It turned out that he was waiting for him here!
When Baopu saw Taoist Lingyun stand up, he felt a little nervous. After all, if he was forced by Lingyun, Taoist Baopu might also want to kill him to silence him.
"Hehehe... What are you talking about, senior brother? How come I don't understand?" Since Taoist Lingyun had made up his mind not to get angry, the smile on his chubby face returned immediately.
"Junior brother, let's stop probing each other. If I succeed, I will definitely not leave you behind. What worries me is that this secret method is too overbearing. Once it is cast, no matter what the outcome is, Baopu will disappear from this world. If I succeed by chance, I wonder if you can allocate Baihua Valley to me for future training?" Taoist Baopu had said so much before to pave the way for this moment. Now that the chips have been laid out, Taoist Baopu did not want to beat around the bush with Taoist Lingyun and directly stated his request.
"Hundred Flower Valley? Senior Brother, with your current position in the sect, allocating you a Hundred Flower Valley is reasonable. However, once the secret technique succeeds, you will no longer be yourself. Taking over the Hundred Flower Valley, the sect's most promising resource, I'm afraid the other peak masters won't agree." Taoist Lingyun exclaimed. In the Yushan Sect, as the Sect Leader, he couldn't just do whatever he wanted. Taoist Baopu was fine; they had always been mutually beneficial, supporting each other in everything. But the other three peak masters weren't as easy to talk to. With Hundred Flower Valley, which accounted for half of the sect's production, at stake, they definitely wouldn't agree.
"Master, Xiaoyu finds what they are saying so hard to understand!" Xiaoyu was confused. She had no idea what these two old Taoists were saying. It was so roundabout and each sentence had multiple meanings. Xiaoyu almost felt dizzy.
"Xiaoyu, it's okay. Just listen to them first. We'll think about it when we have time," Zhou Yuanyuan reassured Xiaoyu. Zhou Yuanyuan was also a little confused, but the way Taoist Baopu and Taoist Lingyun spoke made her even more convinced that they had some deep secret. It was a secret they both knew, yet they couldn't reveal. What was it? Killing for treasure? Murder for money?
Bah! How did she get led into such a mess by Zhuzhu, this money-grubber? She kept mentioning the word "treasure" every other sentence! Thinking of this, Zhou Yuanyuan felt both amused and angry.
In just a few moments, Chaos Pearl had already frantically mentioned several times that he was going to the back hall to look for Ling Yun's treasure. Only after Zhou Yuanyuan scolded him did he dare to speak out. If she hadn't been busy, Zhou Yuanyuan would have wanted to brainwash Chaos Pearl.
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