Be Passive In The High Martial World

Chapter 24: The Disaster of the Pond Fish, the Demon Offering Medicine

In the blink of an eye, Wei Su had many thoughts.

The three words he had switched had already been exposed, but this didn't necessarily mean... how much did Shen Xingzhu actually know?

She still didn't know what these three words represented, which was why she came to question him.

But at the same time, she must have known that these three words were very important and possibly related to the purpose of Li Hongling's reluctance to end the final battle outside the city.

After all... Li Hongling's suspicious actions, if one were to think carefully, would feel off.

Wei Su couldn't help but regret his impulsive decision to involve Shen Xingzhu in his plan, hoping to use her.

If it were someone else, both Li Hongling and him would have been more cautious.

But it just had to be Shen Xingzhu.

Shen Xingzhu's reputation in the mortal world was well-known. Once you heard her name, you would instinctively feel that as long as your actions didn't contradict her principles, she wouldn't interfere.

Moreover, even if you slightly crossed a line, she probably wouldn't make a big deal out of it as long as you could explain and defend yourself.

There was once a very famous example.

There was a mortal who was originally an ordinary woodcutter living at the foot of Mount An in the Jin Yang Kingdom, making a living by chopping firewood every day.

Although his family was poor, he had a loving wife and two children, and they lived happily together. However, unexpected events occurred. The woodcutter went out to chop wood as usual but returned to find that his wife and children had died tragically, and their house had collapsed into a big hole.

Upon inquiry, he learned that nearby, practitioners from the Embracing Moon Realm were fighting, and during the battle, one of them accidentally fell onto the woodcutter's house.

The disaster of the pond fish, an innocent calamity.

The woodcutter's temperament changed drastically, and he sought immortality and enlightenment, solely for the purpose of revenge. As a result, he was noticed by a demonic cultivator and taken in as a disciple.

Three years later, relying on the demonic cultivator's techniques, the woodcutter, who had directly reached the Ascending Tower Realm, found his former enemy but discovered that the person had chosen to become a mortal to break through the Grandmaster Realm, and he also had a wife and children.

The roles of the mortal and the cultivator had switched. The woodcutter was no longer the woodcutter of the past but a demonic cultivator covered in blood.

He smashed the head of the enemy's wife with one palm and cooked the two children in front of him to vent three years of hatred.

Just as he was about to kill the cultivator, he encountered Shen Xingzhu.

The cultivator quickly begged for help, and the demonic cultivator didn't dare to make a move.

At this time, the two children were still barely alive. Seeing this situation, Shen Xingzhu asked first, "Have your children practiced cultivation?"

The cultivator truthfully replied, "Although I have become a mortal, I couldn't bear to see my children suffer from illness, so I taught them the method of Qi Refining."

Shen Xingzhu said, "When cultivators fight, it's each person for themselves. I won't save you."

As a result, the two children died without closing their eyes.

The cultivator despaired and wailed, but the demonic cultivator burst into laughter. "The hatred from that year has now been resolved. I won't kill you; I want you to live with regret for the rest of your life."

Shen Xingzhu asked again, "Have you practiced cultivation?"

The cultivator said, "As a mortal, my cultivation has been completely scattered."

Shen Xingzhu said, "If you forcefully shed your mortal body and enter the path, your cultivation will regress to the Ascending Tower Realm. You won't be able to kill him."

The cultivator suddenly burst into laughter and collided with the demonic cultivator's blade, dying on the spot.

Before the demonic cultivator could react, he heard Shen Xingzhu say, "You killed a mortal, which is a deviation from the path. You shall be executed."

As a result, the demonic cultivator was killed by Shen Xingzhu.

If this matter were to be judged by others, it would mostly be unclear, and they wouldn't know who was right or wrong.

But with Shen Xingzhu, surprisingly, it was clear.

She didn't need to know right or wrong from others; she only cared about the gains and losses of her own path.

In the end, both of them died, and the cycle of resentment came to a halt, making people feel that this ending was not bad.

Some people even believed that when Shen Xingzhu spoke up at that time, she intentionally let the cultivator commit suicide, causing the demonic cultivator to make a mistake.

But the decision was made by the cultivator himself, and it had little to do with Shen Xingzhu...

From this,

Wei Su knew that Shen Xingzhu would absolutely not easily kill someone before finding conclusive evidence.

But this didn't mean that Wei Su wasn't afraid.

Shen Xingzhu's imposing manner was too intimidating and dominant. What he feared was that Li Hongling had already broken the rules and would subsequently implicate him.

So he immediately revealed all his connections, even at the cost of disclosing some information, in order to remove himself from the situation.

He said he hesitated, but in reality, he had no choice.

If Shen Xingzhu wanted to take action, no matter how many connections he had, it would be useless...

Wei Su smiled bitterly and said,

"Li Bu Ling, it means... the elixir of immortality."

After Shen Xingzhu squinted and stared at his expression for a few moments, he withdrew the long sword in his hand.

"The emperors of the mortal realm are mostly obsessed with finding the elixir of immortality. Every mention of it is nothing more than wishful thinking. But this time, they actually found it?"

Wei Su nodded cautiously, "That's right. Su Yu sent people to search for the Penglai Immortal Sect and established the position of National Teacher, appointing a fake Taoist priest as the National Teacher, all in order to obtain an elixir of immortality."

He took an honest approach and revealed everything he knew.

"But this elixir of immortality has nothing to do with him. It's a strange and bizarre story."

Shen Xingzhu glanced at him and said lightly,

"Fellow Daoist, as a cultivator in the Sea Opening Realm, do you really believe in the existence of fox spirits?"

Wei Su smiled awkwardly, but then said seriously,

"This elixir of immortality came in a strange way, which made us unable to not believe it."

"According to rumors, Su Yu was awakened in the middle of the night by a knocking sound at the door. Thinking that there was an assassin, he woke up in a fright, only to see a figure outside the thick curtain of his bed."

"He was terrified and quickly begged for mercy, but he heard the other person say, 'Your Majesty, there's no need to panic. I came here because I saw your sincerity and came to deliver medicine to you.'"

"The figure took out a round pill from his pocket and handed it over."

"Suspecting it, Su Yu reached out his hand outside the curtain and indeed felt a pill."

"He was overjoyed and opened the curtain to thank the person, but found that there was no one outside, only his own shadow reflected on the bed curtain, holding a pill that looked exactly like the one he saw just now."

Whether Su Yu really received the elixir of immortality or he made up a story, it is now unknown.

But the Eastern Emperor Saint personally divined and confirmed the existence of this elixir of immortality.

Shen Xingzhu said, "Li Hongling imprisoned the musician because she was looking for the elixir of immortality?"

Wei Su nodded, "I suspected that the musician had clues, and Li Hongling was being controlled by him. Without the ability to search his Primordial Spirit, and unwilling to tell me and others, she imprisoned the musician to buy time."

He added, "Although I had the intention to use her, it was to save the musician from danger, not to deceive those above and bully those below, Shen Fellow Daoist..."

No response.

Wei Su looked up and realized that Shen Xingzhu had already left.

"Phew..."

Wei Su finally let out a sigh of relief and quickly fanned himself with his fan, trying to cool down.

After fanning for a while, he looked at the blank fan and suddenly smiled.

What he had switched was not just the elixir of immortality.

It was the "Eternal Lock"...

As long as this matter doesn't come to light, even if Shen Xingzhu knows about the elixir of immortality, it doesn't matter.

His eyes flickered, "How did Shen Xingzhu know about these three characters? It must have been what the musician said."

And this musician, by directly mentioning these words, was also trying to use Shen Xingzhu, just like him.

But strangely, if he knew the whereabouts of the elixir of immortality...

He could immediately sow discord by telling both Shen Xingzhu and Li Hongling the location, and the effect would be immediate.

But he didn't do that.

Is he not smart enough?

"No, no, no... This person can negotiate with Li Hongling, so he is not an ordinary person."

Wei Su muttered, "Either he is lying, or he simply doesn't have the elixir of immortality."

He doesn't have it, but he knows... Suddenly, everything became clear in his mind.

He stood up suddenly.

He thought of an almost impossible possibility.

(End of this chapter)