I asked you to play the dungeon, but you are here to raise the BOSS?

Tokyo Bianliang Kaifeng Prefecture

At this point in time, this northern water city with a population of over one million can be described as one of the most prosperous cities in the world.

The streets are bustling with people, including storytellers, opera singers, performers, clay figurine shadow plays, pastries and drinks.

Decades earlier, the most popular show in the capital was women's sumo wrestling.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, the atmosphere was open, etiquette and laws were not as strict as in later generations, and the scale of sumo wrestling was huge.

Not only women's sumo wrestling, but also mixed men's and women's wrestling.

Female players in extremely cool clothes competed in front of thousands of spectators...

Regardless of whether it's an act or not, it's still pretty good to watch.

Unfortunately, during Renzong's reign, the big troll Sima Guang felt that a group of girls playing sumo wrestling almost naked was really immoral.

Several letters were issued in a row, and Song Renzong, who often took his concubines to watch women's sumo wrestling, was scolded, and he single-handedly banned the sport.

Lin Xuan and the others were unable to watch this performance with great characteristics of the times.

"So, Ah Qing, you are the Mysterious Lady of the Nine Heavens?"

Huang Rong bought three portions of iced sour plum soup, served it in bamboo tubes, and handed one tube each to Lin Xuan and Ah Qing.

After A Qing killed Qiao Daoqing, she was officially regarded as a Liangshan female bandit and became a wanted criminal by the court.

But these days there are no photos, and the wanted portraits of the government are very soulful, and the person involved may not even recognize him.

As long as there are no gold marks on your face, you dress normally, and your body is not too gangster, it will be difficult to fall over.

In order to reduce trouble, Huang Rong also used the disguise technique to slightly adjust her and Ah Qing's looks to make them more stable.

"Actually, I'm a little unsure."

Ah Qing thanked him with a smile, took the sour plum soup and sipped it: "But Lin Xuan said I am, so I am."

"You really listen to him..."

Huang Rong curled her lips: "The Nine Heavens Xuannv is a great ancient god."

"That's right."

Ah Qing shrugged: "Anyway, even if I am the Nine Heavens Profound Girl, I am nothing special."

"I once met an old Taoist named Zhang Sanfeng, and he talked in the same tone..."

Huang Rongqiong's nose wrinkled slightly: "It's up to you to say this. If I say, 'Huang Rong is nothing special,' it won't have this effect!"

"But Sister Huang is already amazing."

Ah Qing blinked and said quickly: "She is beautiful, her martial arts skills are high, her cooking is delicious, and she is generous."

"If I hadn't heard the last sentence, I might have actually believed it..., huh?"

Huang Rong was slightly startled: "What did you just call me?"

"Just now? I called you Sister Huang."

"Shout a few more times and listen."

"Sister Huang, Sister Huang!"

Ah Qing blinked his big eyes and looked confused: "Is there any problem with this?"

"No problem..."

Huang Rong chuckled: "I was a little upset when I heard you call me sister. But after knowing that you are the Nine Heavens Xuannv, I am actually a little proud."

"Does Jiutian Xuannv still have such a use?"

Ah Qing was dumbfounded for a moment and then said sweetly: "As long as Sister Huang is happy."

"Huh? It doesn't seem right!"

Huang Rong was stunned for a moment and looked at Lin Xuan with some confusion: "Brother Lin, if Jiutian Xuannv really calls me sister, will my life span be shortened?"

"Not bad, I can still think of this problem..."

Lin Xuan glanced at Huang Rong: "Even if your life is shortened, it's because you force people to call you sister. If others are willing to call you sister like that, it will definitely be fine."

"I say that willingly."

Ah Qing raised his little hand with a serious expression.

"I know that the majestic Jiutian Xuannv should not deceive the little girl."

"But one of you is a god and the other is about to become a god. I feel guilty for joining in..."

Huang Rong sighed: "Can't we live a normal life?"

"When you become the little empress, you don't have to feel too guilty."

"Being a human empress and possessing the divine power of an emperor, they complement each other perfectly."

"If we gather the destiny of humanity, we will not be able to imitate those ancient emperors and find another way to achieve enlightenment through merit."

Lin Xuan finished a bottle of sour plum soup and tossed it casually: "Well, little empress, little Xuannv, you sound more majestic."

The bamboo tube flew a distance of seven to eight feet and accurately fell into the bamboo basket recycled by the merchant.

The tourists nearby were startled and cheered one after another.

"What Lin Xuan said makes sense."

Ah Qing nodded obediently: "If Sister Huang wants to be the empress, I will definitely help her with all my strength."

"The empress isn't that simple either..."

"It's not that simple."

Lin Xuan smiled slightly: "But my task of becoming an immortal is probably not easy."

"You are right...hey, the first time it was the second master, the last time it was the head of Emei and the co-leader of the martial arts world, and this time it is the empress."

Huang Rong pouted: "It's okay if you torment me, the reincarnation space will also torment me."

"This doesn't seem to be the same thing..."

Lin Xuan knocked on Huang Rong's head: "Then do you want to be the empress?"

"I didn't really think about it at first, but seeing how motivated you all are, I had no choice but to give it a try."

Huang Rong yawned: "I am too salty, so I will only be an ordinary person for the rest of my life, and I will die in a few decades. When I look back, my husband-in-law will become someone else's husband-in-law."

Ah Qing: "..."

"You're quite thoughtful."

Lin Xuan sighed: "Instead of thinking about these things, it is better to think about how to be a good emperor."

"I know, I know!"

Huang Rong shrank her neck, as if she felt guilty: "When we return to the village, Lao Huang should be back too. Let's have a meeting and divide the work. I will work overtime as appropriate."

"It's so easy to talk this time."

"Actually, I just thought about how it looks with the yellow robe on, and it's quite fun."

Huang Rong puffed up her chest, stood with her hands behind her hands, and said with a smile: "Oh, you have really hurt me!"

"Wow, Sister Huang is really majestic like that!"

Ah Qing thought about it for a while, her beautiful eyes brightening: "Sister Empress, can you share my life with a national master when the time comes?"

"If Qing Ai Qing can make great contributions...not to mention the mere position of national master, it will be no problem even if the territory is sealed and the land is broken."

"Okay, okay!"

"It's a deal!"

The two girls looked at each other, each stretched out their green-white fingers and hooked them.

"Are you talking about cross talk..."

Lin Xuan was speechless for a while. He took the two girls and turned around two more alleys, pointing to an inconspicuous small restaurant on the corner of the street: "It should be here. Qing'er, will you go in with me?"

This is an ordinary little wooden building that looks featureless at all.

In Bianjing City, there are not even 1,000 but also 800 small buildings like this.

But this restaurant faintly exudes a deep and vast aura that reaches up to nine heavens.

In the eyes of Lin Xuan and Ah Qing, this place was as vivid as fireflies in the dark night.

"I shouldn't need to take the immortal test. Will it be inconvenient to go directly..."

Ah Qing tilted his head and thought for a while: "Forget it, I won't go in now. You can ask me about it later. Or I can come over with Sister Rong after you finish the exam."

"That's fine, then you two go shopping. I'll meet you after I finish my work."

Lin Xuan pondered for a moment and nodded slightly: "Xuan Nu's identity may indeed have some variables. It's not too late to ask again later."

"good!"

***

The restaurant itself is not big, with about ten tables.

But there were even fewer guests, with only four tables sitting sparsely.

Seeing Lin Xuan walk in, the guest by the window raised his head, glanced at Lin Xuan casually, then lowered his head again and immersed himself in eating and drinking.

These days, social awkwardness is quite rare.

No one knew anyone, and there was no need to talk to anyone.

"What would you like, sir?"

The waiter had nothing to do, so he quickly walked up to Lin Xuan and asked diligently.

"Here are three jars of good wine. If you have any special dishes, feel free to serve them."

"Huh? Guest sir, drinking so much wine alone?"

The waiter in the shop was startled and said hesitantly: "The wine in this small shop is quite a lot, and an ordinary person can fill up his bottle with just one bottle."

"Don't worry, the money will be paid regardless of whether you can finish the drink or not."

Lin Xuan took out a broken piece of silver from his sleeve and threw it to the waiter.

"Oh oh oh, sir, sit down wherever you like, the food and drinks will be coming soon."

The waiter took the silver, looked at its quality, and said with a smile.

He is a waiter, he just sells goods and does business, and doesn't care about anything else.

Even if the other person can't finish the drink, wouldn't it be delicious if he secretly takes it back to drink after get off work?

"Excuse me."

Lin Xuan nodded, walked forward, came to a table in the corner, and stopped.

This is a table large enough for four people to sit around.

Two drunkards ordered a pot of bad wine and a plate of fried soybeans, and were making wine fists.

The man on the left is in his forties or fifties, with a dark complexion, fluffy hair, a messy beard, and rags on his body, like a beggar.

Beside him lay an iron crutch, covered with mud.

Opposite the man on crutches is a middle-aged man holding a cattail leaf fan.

The man opened his shirt, revealing his beer belly, looking like he was enjoying himself.

The rules of wine boxing are also very simple. The winner eats a soybean and takes a sip of bad wine.

Although the food and drink were mediocre, the two of them had a lot of fun.

"Everyone is still quite superstitious these days. I don't think anyone would be so bored that they would come over to the COS God, right?"

"Well, it seems that peanuts won't be available until tomorrow. At this time, we can only eat some soulless beans. It is indeed not very friendly to drunkards..."

Lin Xuan thought slightly, chose a seat between them, and sat down.

Although these two people looked a bit sloppier than Lao Zhang, they looked like scoundrels.

But he also exuded a vast, ethereal and unpredictable aura, which made Lin Xuan unpredictable.

Combined with this signature costume, it should be Li Tieguai and Zhongli Quan (Han Zhongli) themselves.

Logically speaking, finding the two of them can be considered a part of the assessment.

It seems that these two people are not too sinister, and they don't use any tricks to change their appearance.

If you transform into two cute girls or even a palace maid or a eunuch...

It's probably not that easy to find.

"Master, what's the matter?"

Seeing Lin Xuan sit down, Tieguai Li was slightly startled, raised his head and asked.

"You have come a long way, please find a place to rest first. Don't blame me."

"If this young master wants to take a rest, of course there is no harm..."

Zhong Liquan slapped his big belly with a cattail leaf fan a few times, and said with a smile: "However, there are two drunkards at this table, which is very noisy. Master, if there is a different table, wouldn't it be quieter?"

"Senior said that the secular world, right and wrong, really disturbs people's tranquility."

Lin Xuan smiled slightly: "But don't you two seniors also enjoy it and don't want to seek the peaceful way of the Supreme Being?"

"Ah, this... is quite interesting."

Zhong Liquan and Tieguai Li looked at each other, and then looked at Lin Xuan seriously.

For a moment, a trace of surprise flashed in their eyes at the same time, and they fell silent.

"Junior just ordered some jars of good wine. I just want to be a host and have a few words with the two seniors."

Lin Xuan said in a loud voice: "Servant, please serve the wine first."

"Come on."

Not long after, the waiter ran out with a wine jar in his arms.

Seeing Lin Xuan sitting at the same table as Tieguai Li and Zhong Liquan, the waiter was obviously stunned, with a look of surprise in his eyes.

"Why are you so stupid, little boy?"

"This young master thinks that we are handsome and handsome, and we are like birds of a feather. So I will be a host and treat us to a meal and drink as much as we want."

Tieguai Li rolled his eyes at the waiter: "You are so ugly, so stop talking nonsense."

"...I believed your evil deeds!"

The waiter looked at Tieguai Li's disheveled appearance and felt sick in his heart. He hurriedly came to Lin Xuan and said, "Sir, these two people are probably swindlers. You have a good heart and don't let them trick you."

"Little brother, this is your fault."

Zhong Liquan shook his cattail leaf fan and said with a smile: "This cripple said bad things about you. You just scold him. Why should it hurt Chi Yu?"

"That's what the guest officer said. It's my fault... huh?"

The waiter was stunned for a moment and subconsciously apologized.

Immediately afterwards, the waiter suddenly reacted and said angrily: "You two are obviously together!"

"No, I'm really not familiar with him. Why are we together?"

"But you are eating and drinking at the same table."

"It's just a coincidence, it's nothing."

Zhong Liquan pointed at Lin Xuan and said with a smile: "This young master is also eating and drinking at the same table as us. Could it be that he is also in the same group as us?"

"...but you have been eating and drinking together every day for half a month, right?"

"The first few times it was just a coincidence, and then I got used to it."

Zhong Liquan drank the half glass of bad wine in his hand and said, "It doesn't matter whether you are familiar with it or not, and whether you are eating at the same table or not."

"Well said!"

Tieguai Li nodded and said, "The old cripple just eats with this damn fat man. He doesn't even know what his family looks like."

"Yeah, me too! I don't even know if this old cripple has any family."

Zhong Liquan laughed loudly: "However, looking at him like this, most of his family members are also dead."

"The old cripple thinks so too."

Tieguai Li divided the remaining bad wine into two parts: "Here's to a day without family."

"I drank so much wine today, this one is the most enjoyable!"

The two seemed to have completed some exchange, laughed at the same time, and drank the wine in the glass.

"This, this..."

The waiter had obviously never seen anything like this before, and he was completely shocked.

"These two were just joking, little brother, don't worry about it."

Lin Xuan smiled and dropped another ingot of silver: "Put down the wine jar. You can tell me what these two friends want to eat and drink later."

Although the Eight Immortals have different origins and cultivation levels, they all like to walk in the market and have a strong sense of humanity.

There is no sense of superiority like the legendary immortal officials in heaven.

But while being down-to-earth, it also has bad taste.

Playing tricks on ordinary people is also commonplace.

Somewhat similar to Jigong.

"Okay! Wait a moment, sir!"

The waiter's eyes lit up, he instantly showed a smile that made him feel at home, and he quickly moved the wine jar to the table for three people.

"Thank you so much, sir."

Tieguai Li thanked Lin Xuan, wiped off the sealing mud on the wine jar, took a sip impatiently, and showed an intoxicated expression: "I don't know how many years the old cripple has had, but he hasn't drank such good wine."

"That's right. The two of us are extremely poor. Even though we are hungry, we can't afford good food."

Zhong Liquan waved his cattail leaf fan and said with a wry smile: "If we don't have the enemy to treat us, we can only drink some bird wine that fades away from the bird."

"It's just a few jars of wine, it's nothing."

Lin Xuan smiled, stretched out his hand to pat down the sealing mud of the wine jar in front of him, filled the wine bowl, and bowed from a distance: "I am Lin Xuan, I dare not ask you for your surnames."

"The old lame man's name is Li Xuan, also known as Ningyang. Because he wears this crutch all day long, others call me 'Tieguai Li'."

"That damn fat man's name is Zhongli Quan. His name is Quan and his courtesy name is Yunfang. Because he was born in the Han Dynasty, people often call him 'Han Zhongli'."

Tieguai Li hesitated for a moment, then grinned: "Now that we have recognized our identities, we don't have to go around and play charades anymore. The old cripple calls you Fellow Daoist Lin, and you call me 'Old Cripple' or 'Li Guai'" It’s all okay.”

"Brother Tieguai sounds better."

"I have heard that to find the way, you need to look beyond appearances."

"Although Brother Tieguai suffered an accident, he used great wisdom and courage, went through ups and downs, read all kinds of situations in the world, and finally achieved success. It is indeed admirable."

Lin Xuan offered a bowl of wine: "Senior, please."

According to legend, Li Xuan was originally a handsome man with a dignified appearance.

Before becoming an immortal, his Taoist skills were extremely advanced, and he was considered to be the first-class immortal.

One day, at the invitation of the Supreme Lord, his spirit left his body and traveled with him.

Before leaving, Li Xuan told his apprentice: "As a teacher, at the invitation of the saint, my soul will leave, but my body will stay here. You must take good care of it."

"If you don't see my soul return after seven days, it will prove that you have failed to practice Taoism as a teacher and have already gone west."

"In that case, you will burn my body to prevent me from turning into a zombie and causing harm to the world! Remember this!"

Unexpectedly, six days later, something big happened at his apprentice's home and he needed to go home quickly.

His apprentice was also very smart and thought that since six days had passed anyway, the master would probably not be able to come back.

So he burned Li Xuan's body with a fire and went home crying.

Not long after, Li Xuan received Lao Jun's guidance and felt that he was about to become an immortal. He understood the Tao and came back happily...

Then, he found that his body was burned to ashes...

Li Xuan's mentality suddenly collapsed.

Fortunately, when he was about to become a ghost and immortal, he found the body of a beggar who starved to death in the woods.

In desperation, Li Xuan had no choice but to resurrect...

That's how it turned into this ghost.

Well, in this case, Li Xuan didn't turn evil, he could still stick to his true heart and become an immortal.

He even had a good attitude and never caused any trouble to that silly disciple...

It's really not easy.

"Please, Fellow Daoist Lin."

Tieguai Li let out a sullen breath, raised his wine bowl and touched it to Lin Xuan: "Although the old lame man has had many inconveniences in recent years and has received a lot of cold looks from the world, he has lived a free and easy life, which is a bit better than before. ”

With Li Tieguai's wisdom, he could naturally understand the meaning behind Lin Xuan's words.

It was obvious that he felt sorry for his experience and admired his pursuit of truth.

However, Li Tieguai attained Taoism during the Spring and Autumn Period, second only to Zhang Guolao among the Eight Immortals, and much older than such celebrities as Zhongli of the Han Dynasty and Lu Dongbin.

Not many people know what he did before he attained enlightenment.

Well, being burned by a disciple is definitely not a glorious thing.

Tieguai Li never talks about it.

So in addition to those great gods and immortals in heaven who have insight into cause and effect...

Only Zhang Guolao, Han Zhongli and a few of the Eight Immortals knew his true identity.

The fact that the young man in front of him knows what happened to him is a very outrageous thing in itself!

Could it be that this is also a related household?

Um? If you can get involved with those great immortals who understand cause and effect...

It seems even scarier!

Thinking of this, Tieguai Li blinked his eyes and thought to himself.

"Brother Li?"

Zhong Liquan also thought of this and looked at Tieguai Li with hesitation on his face: "How to say..."

"It's nothing. Judging from the appearance of this young man, he is also a carefree and unruly person. He doesn't disdain those methods."

"Anyway, there's no harm in doing that thing. It doesn't matter if I make friends with him later."

Tieguai Li smiled: "If Old Bat comes, he should say the same thing."

"That old bat has always been lawless and does not know whether to live or die. What is there that you dare not say?"

Zhong Liquan smiled bitterly and said: "If a trap is revealed, you pat your butt and leave. You do the favors, and I will take the blame?"

"The blame is naturally on everyone who sees it."

Tieguai Li smiled lightly: "I think you can try it."

"Fellow Daoist Lin seems to have entered the Tao through martial arts. He is not from our lineage, but he is somewhat following the path of the Zhenwu Great Emperor."

"There are three thousand avenues, all leading to the same destination. Why is entering the Dao through martial arts not considered entering the Dao?"

Tieguai Li sighed and said, "If someone can become a heavenly immortal, they will be just like us. It's not like that, you can become a golden immortal, right?"

"Jin Xian wouldn't dare to think about it..."

Zhong Liquan waved his cattail leaf fan, picked up the wine bowl, and said with a big smile: "I just wanted to drag the old lame man into the water, so I spoke with some criticism. Brother Lin, don't worry about it."

"When the two of you were talking, were you also so unobtrusive?"

Lin Xuan laughed dumbly, poured another bowl of wine, and drank it all with Zhong Liquan.

"That's not the case. If we are not predestined to speak, not a single word of what we just said will be heard."

"Let's get down to business. The trial is actually a bit time-consuming, and it's not very early now. If Brother Lin is ready, we might as well get started."

Zhong Liquan grinned: "When Brother Lin reaches the Immortal Class, it's okay to call Pindao 'Damn Fatty'."

"Please give me some advice from my two seniors."

"Originally, I planned to use 'A Dream of Yellow Liang' on Brother Lin, so that Brother Lin could observe the myriad situations of life, honor and disgrace, and hone his state of mind."

Zhong Liquan shook his head and said: "But you are now in the realm of martial arts and Sanxian, and the various trials you have experienced are far better than Huangliang's dream. Acting like this seems a bit unnecessary."

"Well, that dream was nothing more than life, old age, illness and death, fame and wealth, marrying a wife and having children. The old lame man also felt that he was unworthy of Taoist friend Lin."

Tieguai Li waved his hand: "Let's start the 'Ten Trials' directly."

"good!"

Zhong Liquan was a little excited: "Brother Lin, are you ready?"

"Wait a minute..."

Lin Xuan frowned slightly: "May I ask what the 'Ten Tests' are?"

"Oh, I forgot to mention it before. These 'Ten Trials' are to seal the memory and cultivation of fellow Taoist, and place the fellow Taoist in the illusion of Taixu. The fellow Taoist will make decisions based on the various variables in the illusion."

"The scene test questions are all generated by Taixu Illusion. There is no fixed way to solve it, and there is no answer. The key is to ask the true mind and eliminate delusions, then you can get the recognition of the illusion."

"Well, Brother Lin will forget all about these words as soon as he enters the fantasy world."

Zhongli Quan and Tieguai Li looked at each other and said with a smile: "With Brother Lin's talent and qualifications, this test should not be too difficult. Once passed, Brother Lin can be ranked among the immortals and enjoy the bliss."

"Not too difficult..."

Tieguai Li was stunned for a moment, looked at Zhongli Quan in silence, and buried his head in drinking.

"I see."

Lin Xuan thought for a moment and nodded slightly: "I am ready, please, two seniors."

In folk legends, although the true immortality also requires a test of character, it does not require so many steps.

As for the "Ten Tests", Lin Xuan thought about it and only had the allusion of "Ten Tests of Lü Dongbin".

Well, it seems that this guy Zhongli Quan also made it up...

So, this guy is not taking the test as Lü Dongbin now, right?

The requirements are quite high...

Of course, this may not be a bad thing.

Although Lü Dongbin's immortality is a bit tricky, his achievements after passing the test are extremely high, and he can be called the first of the Eight Immortals.

Lin Xuan suspected that the difficulty of becoming an immortal was somewhat related to the status of an immortal afterwards.

Since we are here, let's give it a try.