The Terrifying Path of Immortal Cultivation

Between the arches and the chess pieces, the two of them chatted incessantly.

From Wang Kuohai, Li Qing had gained a detailed understanding of the entire Great Tang Dynasty.

The Great Tang Dynasty had ruled the world for nearly 300 years, with 15 emperors, and had not produced any incompetent rulers.

The current emperor, Emperor Kuntai, was originally hailed as a wise ruler who could rival the founding emperor of the Great Tang Dynasty.

Since ascending to the throne, he had pacified all directions, clarified the land, integrated the officials and gentry to collect taxes, and accomplished what the previous fourteen emperors had not been able to do.

However, several years ago, Emperor Kuntai suddenly became obsessed with seeking immortality and enlightenment, continuously levying various taxes and collecting various spiritual materials and precious medicines from all directions.

Various harsh taxes and levies made the entire Great Tang Dynasty begin to appear somewhat strange.

Especially in recent years, there have been several natural disasters, and an undercurrent has been circulating in the Great Tang Dynasty.

The two of them chatted animatedly, with one listening and the other speaking.

Suddenly, Wang Kuohai said, "Mr. Qin, I have a question I'd like to ask."

Li Qing looked at Wang Kuohai and smiled slightly, saying, "Go ahead."

Wang Kuohai's face showed a hint of nervousness and curiosity.

He looked at the nearby singing girl and calmly said, "You may leave!"

"Yes!"

The singing and dancing girls quickly left the room, leaving only Wang Kuohai and Li Qing.

Wang Kuohai's expression became slightly serious as he cautiously said, "I wanted to ask, which school do you come from, the Daoist, Buddhist, the Hundred Schools of Thought, or others?"

Li Qing's heart stirred, and he calmly said, "What do you think, as the chief escort?"

Wang Kuohai chuckled awkwardly, "I don't know, I just happened to hear that beneath the surface of the Great Tang Dynasty, there is another world that ordinary people cannot reach."

"It is said that only the Daoists, Buddhists, Confucianists, demons, ghosts, and the Hundred Schools of Thought know about this world."

"It is called the orthodox world."

"I've only heard that the orthodox world has influenced many dynasties from ancient times to the present. They are spread across the three teachings and nine schools, both in the court and the martial world."

"But very few people have truly seen them. They hide among the crowd, yet no one knows them."

"It's just that some people have seen some wonderful things, and that's how the legend of the orthodox world spread."

"From ancient mythical stories to some strange tales recorded in unofficial histories, they are all related to the orthodox world."

"When you displayed that mysterious Flood Dragon illusion that day, I knew you must be one of the orthodox."

"I'm being bold in asking this, but I'm truly puzzled and would like to seek advice from Mr. Qin."

"I want to know what kind of picture the orthodox world is."

"Is the legendary immortality real?"

"Is there really immortals and dragons in the world, or is it just a myth?"

At this moment, Wang Kuohai's face was filled with various expressions of curiosity, as if he was very longing for that mysterious world.

Li Qing pondered silently, "The orthodox world? Hidden in the human world?"

"How is it different from the secluded cultivation of the cultivators in the cultivation novels of my previous life?"

"There must be a secret in this."

Seeing Wang Kuohai's hopeful gaze, Li Qing smiled wryly and said, "Well, I've been practicing hard with my master in the mountains, and I only recently left the mountains because of some things."

"I don't really understand what you call the orthodox."

"But since they walk in this mortal world, I will eventually encounter them."

"When the time comes, if I gain something, I can help you understand."

Upon hearing this, Wang Kuohai's eyes showed a hint of disappointment. However, considering Li Qing's age, he knew that there was really no need for the other party to deceive him.

Wang Kuohai's face showed a slightly bitter expression, "Ah, I've been hearing about these things since my ancestors, and I've always yearned for them, but I've never had the chance to come into contact with the legendary orthodox."

After Wang Kuohai entertained Li Qing, the two of them separately boarded sedan chairs and headed towards the World Escort Agency.

Sitting in the sedan chair, Li Qing followed the swaying of the sedan chair.

Suddenly, he felt an inexplicable sensation in his heart, as if something was watching him.

Narrowing his eyes, he realized it was a spiritual perception, sensing something inexplicable.

"Monster? Human? Or someone from the orthodox world?"

A glint of cold light flickered in his eyes. "It seems I need to be careful tonight."

A quarter of an hour later, the sedan chair returned to the World Escort Agency.

Wang Kuohai and Li Qing entered the escort agency, chatting and laughing.

Li Qing returned to his small courtyard, closed the door, and came to the bed.

He rolled up a layer of the blanket into a circle and covered it with another blanket, creating a false impression.

Then, he climbed up the pillar in the room and sat on the roof beam, holding a hundred-forged steel knife in his hand.

"I hope it's just my imagination."

A hint of gloom appeared in Li Qing's eyes. "If someone really comes, how did they target me?"

Perplexed, the whole situation was shrouded in a fog.

Clang, clang, clang.

"The weather is dry, be careful with the candle."

The voice of the night watchman came from outside.

Li Qing's eyes showed a hint of indifference as he waited quietly, with his Essence Qi flowing slowly within his body.

Due to deliberate control, the Essence Qi did not emit any radiance.

Suddenly, a shadow seemed to appear outside the door.

Sitting on the roof beam, Li Qing immediately noticed the change outside the door.

He reached for the summoning token with his left hand and held the hundred-forged steel knife with his right hand.

The summoning token might not be useful, but he had to be prepared.

The shadow outside the door seemed to be observing something, and a hole was poked in the paper window on the door.

A pair of eyes emitting a faint blood light appeared there.

Then, something that shocked Li Qing happened.

A figure like a shadow actually walked in from the door without touching it at all.

This shadow was shrouded in darkness and looked like a human figure, and it moved eerily toward the bed.

The eyes of Zhang Yutai flickered with greed.

"I never expected to encounter such pure blood here."

"After swallowing his blood, I will probably reach the peak of my physical strength."

"It will bring me closer to Foundation Building."

The greed in his eyes was accompanied by a faint blood light emanating from his hand.

The blood light seemed to form a vortex and reached for the figure on the bed.

Just as he was about to grab the bedsheet, he suddenly felt something was wrong because there was no Essence Qi fluctuation in front of him.

His scalp tingled. "This is bad."

A dragon's roar sounded from behind.

"Moo~"

At the sound, Zhang Yutai's mind was struck as if by lightning, and his whole spirit froze for a moment.

An illusory Flood Dragon phantom pounced on him from behind, and a terrifying aura of death awakened him.

"Soul attack!"

Turning around in horror, he saw an illusory Flood Dragon pouncing on him.

Without any hesitation, a jade talisman appeared in his hand and was instantly thrown towards the approaching Flood Dragon.

An illusory spiritual light emerged and collided with the pouncing Flood Dragon phantom.

The collision of the spiritual light and the Flood Dragon phantom produced delicate ripples.

A figure leaped down from the beam, and the dazzling blade light slashed straight towards Zhang Yutai below.