Not far away, a neon light shot towards him. When it got closer, Wen Ziqing "saw" the figure of Taoist Baopu stepping on a flying sword with his sleeves fluttering.
Wen Ziqing was startled. The "soul" that had been hanging in the air returned to his body, but that mysterious feeling was no longer there.
After hearing the good news from Taoist Lingyun, Baopu's anger had long since dissipated. He had more important things to do than investigate Zhou Xi's death. However, before setting off, he had to return to Jinping Peak to make some arrangements.
Taoist Baopu now only has Wen Ziqing as his "disciple". He doesn't want to wait for Jinping Peak to change by the time he returns. All of Taoist Baopu's hopes are now pinned on Wen Ziqing.
When the flying sword was about to reach Jinping Peak, Taoist Baopu felt that a spiritual consciousness was "spying" on him. When Taoist Baopu was about to fight back, the spiritual consciousness suddenly disappeared.
Who dared to come to Jinping Peak and cause trouble? Taoist Baopu was furious. His base camp being "spying on" was something he absolutely could not tolerate. On Jinping Peak, only he, Baopu, had the authority to use his spiritual sense to scan everything.
Taoist Baopu released his spiritual sense and searched the entire Jinping Peak, but found nothing.
Is he a master or a fool? A provocation from a master is impossible to retaliate immediately. The only remaining ones are Foundation Establishment cultivators who have just reached the state of Out-of-Body Awareness. Taoist Baopu pondered for a long time, but could not find any Foundation Establishment cultivators within Jinping Peak. For all these years, Taoist Baopu has been the sole master of Jinping Peak. The servants' spiritual roots are so weak that reaching the middle stage of Qi training is already a great achievement. Yushan Sect has never seen a servant reach the Foundation Establishment stage.
Could it be Wen Ziqing? Standing in front of Wen Ziqing's courtyard gate, this thought suddenly crossed Taoist Baopu's mind.
Immediately, Taoist Baopu shook his head. Wen Ziqing was only a beginner in Qigong, so how could he possibly understand the use of spiritual consciousness? Only after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage could a cultivator practice the "spirit-out-of-body" technique. No matter how talented Wen Ziqing was, he couldn't achieve this in just a few days.
"Disciple, disciple." Taoist Baopu "scanned" Wen Ziqing's room outside the yard, and found that Wen Ziqing had just finished practicing, so he hurriedly walked in shouting.
"Master, what's up?" Wen Ziqing sensed the occasional prying gaze of Baopu Taoist, and he felt deeply displeased. He didn't even have the right to privacy here; it was truly maddening. However, Wen Ziqing's expression was always cold, and he never complained to Baopu Taoist. Baopu Taoist still didn't know that Wen Ziqing had discovered his peeping behavior.
Taoist Baopu pretended not to hear Wen Ziqing's words "Master" and continued happily, "My disciple! I'm going on a long journey. You must practice diligently at home. You must know that there are no shortcuts to cultivation; only hard work is required."
Wen Ziqing remained silent. He would have worked hard on his cultivation without Baopu Taoist's instructions. He was somewhat surprised that Baopu Taoist had come to him for such a trivial matter.
Wen Ziqing was cultivating when he faintly heard the roar of Baopu Taoist in the back mountain. It had only been a short while, and yet Baopu Taoist's anger had already subsided. This seemed a bit strange. Baopu Taoist seemed a bit overly excited. Could it be that this long journey had yielded some unexpected benefit?
Wen Ziqing ignored Baopu Taoist, and Baopu Taoist didn't care for his attitude. After all, Wen Ziqing had been cold and distant to everyone during the few days he'd been at Jinping Peak. Coldness was a good thing! Baopu Taoist didn't have to worry about Wen Ziqing being abducted by someone from Xiaoyao Peak after he left. Baopu Taoist couldn't be more pleased to have found such a wonderful body.
Thinking of He Jingjing, whom he had recently driven down the mountain, Baopu Taoist's mood darkened. He remembered Liu Jingyun's words that Wen Ziqing had a fiancée in the secular world. He Jingjing's arrival as Wen Ziqing's "fiancée" made Baopu Taoist extremely wary. He didn't want Wen Ziqing's body to be defiled by a young girl like He Jingjing. This body was for Baopu Taoist to use in the future, and he didn't want to be entangled with a worthless woman like He Jingjing for the rest of his life.
Taoist Baopu, a centuries-old virgin, loathes women to the core. Monks believe in karma, and after possessing Wen Ziqing's body, Taoist Baopu must resolve the mess Wen Ziqing left behind, including his family, relationships, and life. Otherwise, Taoist Baopu cannot achieve the Great Dao.
Thinking of this, Taoist Baopu made up his mind and said to Wen Ziqing, "My disciple! I don't know how long it will take for my master to return. To protect you from being disturbed by outsiders, I will activate the defense formation of Jinping Peak. No outsiders will be able to enter our Jinping Peak."
A defensive formation? Wen Ziqing's usually cold eyes revealed a hint of anxiety. Wen Ziqing had been here for a few days, and his attendant, Wen Zhu, was a chatterbox. She was eager to gain Wen Ziqing's favor, so she recounted many interesting stories from the world of cultivation. The Jinping Peak defensive formation was one of Wen Zhu's boasts.
Jinping Mountain's defensive formation was incredibly powerful. Once activated, even a Nascent Soul cultivator seeking to enter would require the combined efforts of ten Nascent Soul cultivators to destroy it. Of course, a defensive formation of this magnitude wouldn't be deployed regularly; it would consume a significant amount of spirit stones daily! Taoist Baopu had no other choice; he'd rather spend a few more spirit stones than repay Wen Ziqing's "emotional debt" in the future. Once the defensive formation was activated, no one within Jinping Peak could escape, and no one outside could enter.
Wen Ziqing remembered what Zhou Yuanyuan had said before she left, and he was filled with anxiety. When Taoist Baopu wasn't at Jinping Peak, it would have been his best chance to escape. But with the defensive formation activated, he couldn't get out, and the little girl couldn't get in either. What was he supposed to do?
Seeing a hint of anxiety finally creeping onto Wen Ziqing's icy face, Taoist Baopu thought he was reluctant to part with He Jingjing, and couldn't help but applaud his own cleverness. Young people, when in love, enjoy being intimate, but after a long absence, feelings gradually fade. His "removing the fuel from under the cauldron" strategy should be effective.
Seeing a paper crane used for communication on a nearby table, Baopu Taoist thought it was left by He Jingjing. While Wen Ziqing wasn't paying attention, Baopu Taoist flicked his sleeve and enveloped the crane. When he retracted his sleeve, the crane had vanished from the table.
Afraid that Wen Ziqing would discover his little trick, Taoist Baopu said, "Practice well," and walked out of Wen Ziqing's room leisurely.
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