Who Told Him To Cultivate Immortality!

Chapter 42: Legends and Facts Often Deviate

After paying tribute to the mountain god, Qi Wu hurriedly gathered with the rest.

The group was drenched from head to toe and shivered as the cold wind blew.

"We'll get sick if we continue like this."

The old hunter walked to a corner and took out a bunch of firewood. He smiled, revealing his front teeth. "We hunters sometimes take shelter from the rain here, so we left some firewood here in advance for today."

Qi Wu was overjoyed. "Thank you so much."

The old hunter didn't mind. "It's nothing. Living in the mountains is about helping each other. When the rain stops tomorrow, we'll collect more firewood and put it back."

Everyone quickly piled up the firewood on top of the fire mark on the ground. Qi Wu took out a fire talisman and lit up a wooden stick. He put the stick into the firewood and gently blew on it. The firewood was slowly lit up.

Seeing the rising flames and feeling the warmth of the fire, someone let out a long sigh of relief.

"We're finally alive."

"Brother Qi, do you want yellow rice biscuits or white rice biscuits?"

"One of each?"

One of them distributed the dry rations. After receiving the dry rations, the group placed them by the fire to roast.

After the food was roasted, Ah Yue took out a jar of pickled vegetables and let the group spread it on the biscuits. They took a bite and the savory taste filled their mouths.

"Ah Yue's pickled vegetables are really good. Why don't you open a pickled vegetable shop? Why do you want to do business with us?"

Ah Yue smiled and didn't say anything.

Qi Wu recalled the scene just now and asked, "Old Sun, why did you ask if Ah Yue was pushed down?"

This was the first time Qi Wu and the rest had entered the mountains. They wanted to cross the mountain range and sell their goods in Qinghuai County on the other side. They searched for a long time and finally found an old hunter to lead the way.

The old hunter's expression was solemn. "Have you heard of ghost servants?"

Qi Wu and the rest had serious expressions. They had traveled extensively and naturally knew about ghosts. One of them even shouted, "You mean ghost servants who help the tiger do evil?"

The old hunter nodded and said in a low voice, "This mountain is called Mount Song. About ten years ago, a hunter went hunting in the mountain and then disappeared, leaving only a shoe. At that time, people said that a tiger demon came to the mountain and ate the hunter."

"At first, people were unwilling to believe it. They felt that they had lived here for generations, so how could a tiger demon appear?"

"But as time passed, someone said that when they were hunting, the hounds were barking in one direction. He looked in that direction and was so scared that his body stiffened."

"That was a colorful tiger. Its body was four meters long. The tiger leaped and pounced on the hound. When he saw that, he ran away. Fortunately, the tiger didn't chase after him!"

"People also noticed that people were disappearing from time to time, so they reported the situation to Qinghuai County. After the officials learned of this, they told me to go to Yanjiang County. They said that Mount Song was close to Yanjiang County, and since you only sold your prey to Yanjiang County, they should be in charge."

"When I arrived at Yanjiang County, the officials said that Mount Song belonged to Qinghuai County and should be under their jurisdiction."

"After a few rounds, each side sent two cultivators to search Mount Song for traces of the tiger demon. After ten days of searching, they didn't even find a single trace of the tiger's hair. The two cultivators felt that we had tricked them and wasted so much time. We explained that the tiger demon might be hiding from them on purpose and didn't dare to come out, but the two cultivators didn't listen and left in a huff."

"We went to the authorities, but they ignored us."

"We had no choice. Most people left Mount Song to find another way to survive. Only a few old men like us stayed here. We didn't know how to do anything except hunt."

"Later, we found out that when we were hunting, we would meet those missing travelers. They would appear and disappear mysteriously. They would suddenly disappear in front of our eyes and suddenly appear again to push us."

"Sometimes, when I brought people into the mountains, those travelers would pretend to meet us by chance and ask if we could take them with us. How could I agree? I quickly took them and left."

"The older generation once said that there was something called the Starved Ghost. When a tiger demon killed someone, the person would become a Starved Ghost. The Starved Ghost would find prey for the tiger demon and lure the person to a place where the prey would become a new Starved Ghost."

"However, it's easy to deal with the Starved Ghost. As long as you refuse the Starved Ghost's request, it won't do anything to you."

Qi Wu came to a sudden realization. He had been wondering why there were only a few Hunters in such a large forest. Moreover, these Hunters were living together.

It turned out that the tiger demon had forced them.

Qi Wu saw Ah Yue's hesitation and asked, "Ah Yue, if you have anything to ask, just ask."

Ah Yue originally felt embarrassed to ask his question, but since his boss said so, he didn't hide it anymore.

"I only have one question. Is there a female Starved Ghost?

Is she pretty?

Does she know how to seduce?

Does she suck men's Yang energy?

Is it possible that she and I can start a forbidden relationship and escape the tiger demon's pursuit and wander the world together? "

Every time Ah Yue asked a question, a question mark appeared above everyone's head. Even the Old Hunter was no exception.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Ah Yue scratched his head embarrassedly. "I've read about it in novels. A Chinese Ghost Story, human and ghost love."

Qi Wu was silent for a moment and patted Ah Yue's shoulder. "Read less books."

Then Qi Wu asked again, "Old Sun, why didn't you report this to the Five Major Immortal Sects? The Five Major Immortal Sects protect the righteous path. They definitely won't sit by and do nothing."

"The Five Major Immortal Sects?" The Old Hunter was confused. He had never heard of this name.

"They are the Dao Seeking Sect, the Floating Temple, and the other three famous sects. They are also the five most powerful sects in the entire continent."

"I think I've heard of this name before."

The Old Hunter said with uncertainty. He didn't know where he had heard it before. Perhaps it was in a teahouse at the foot of the mountain, or perhaps it was when he was young, or perhaps it was when he was old.

He couldn't remember clearly.

As a matter of fact, the common people knew very little about the Immortal Cultivators. They just wanted to hear about it.

Not to mention that stories passed down by word of mouth were too easily distorted. By the time it reached the ears of the common people, it was often poles apart from the real story and could not be believed.

For example, Qi Wu had once heard that the Dao Seeking Sect was called the Dao Seeking Sect because the Dao of Immortals was vast and boundless. It meant that the Dao of Immortals was the Dao of Immortals, and the Dao of Immortals was the cultivation of the heart. One had to constantly ask themselves what path they were pursuing, whether it was the Righteous Dao or the Demonic Dao, and not lose their original heart.

Once, Qi Wu met a disciple of the Dao Seeking Sect. He seemed to be called Dai Bufan. He asked him why the Dao Seeking Sect was called the Dao Seeking Sect. He still remembered Dai Bufan's answer very clearly.

"Oh, you're asking about this. I have to talk about our Dao Seeking Sect's founder, the Xian Tian Daoist. In order to find a place with good feng shui, our founder spent a lot of money to ask the people of the Heavenly Policy Sect to calculate the location. In the end, he found a place where feng shui gathered from all directions. He also said that if the sect wanted to flourish, it needed to be established at a specific time and location."

"In the end, our founder didn't know the way. He had clearly marked the place, but he still lost his way. He could only ask an old farmer by the side of the road for directions. Only then did he find the location of the sect."

"In order to thank the old farmer, our founder named the sect Dao Seeking Sect."

(End of chapter)