189: Chapter 189 Huangqing Temple!

Chapter 189: Huangqing Temple!

"I say, why on earth did you come here to be a student? I just don't get it. Could it be you're hoping to run into another peerless beauty? Or perhaps you know there's some treasure here? Otherwise, why would you bother being a student? It's truly baffling and quite unexpected. Aren't you just looking for trouble? You already don't have much time, yet you insist on being a student. Did you get your head squeezed by a door?"

Upon hearing Zhao Changsheng's next plan, Divine Lord Dayan couldn't help but roll his eyes and speak bluntly. They were currently in a province in the northern part of Great Jin, but in terms of area alone, this place ranked near the bottom among the thirty-six counties.

Although its area was small, it was extremely wealthy, ranking in the top five or even the top three among all provinces. The region was mostly composed of plains and water towns with abundant resources. There were also many spirit mountains and great rivers where quite a few Mortals had even spotted the existence of Cultivators.

These Cultivators were not ordinary ones; they were either monks or Daoists, which led the local Mortals to have great faith in Buddhism or Daoism, each with their own following.

Aside from that, there were academies—or more accurately, Confucian academies. Zhao Changsheng had come here specifically to join one of these academies and become a student.

This was the reason for Divine Lord Dayan's anger. He truly hadn't expected Zhao Changsheng to choose to become a student. This completely disrupted their previous plans and arrangements. Originally, they had planned for Zhao Changsheng to sweep through everything and seize what they needed, but Zhao Changsheng clearly had no such intention.

"Senior, Senior, please don't be angry yet. I'll explain this to you slowly. I'll definitely give you a satisfactory answer so that your efforts in helping me won't be in vain; you can rest assured on that point. I have my reasons for coming here to be a student, and it's not for anything else. Don't worry, there won't be any problems. If any issues arise, I'll take full responsibility and won't involve you, Senior. This is something this Junior can guarantee. If I can't guarantee it, then you're free to leave, Senior."

Zhao Changsheng's words left Divine Lord Dayan exasperated, and he replied bluntly.

"If this old man could leave, I would have left long ago and wouldn't be staying by your side. You brat have no good intentions. I can guarantee you're up to no good; this old man is certain of it."

"Senior is right, I indeed have no good intentions. However, I am still a relatively good person now. Even if my intentions aren't pure, my character is still very good. Please rest assured, Senior. If my character were bad, I would have started a massacre long ago."

"That's because you're afraid. That's because you're cautious and don't dare to go too far."

"You're right, I am indeed quite cautious. After all, this is Great Jin; one must be prudent no matter what. This isn't Tiannan or the Chaotic Star Sea. In either of those places, I possessed absolute strength and could kill anyone who defied me. But in Great Jin, achieving that won't be easy. In truth, I have no choice. If there were even a slight alternative, I wouldn't have chosen this path, right? This is a desperate measure."

"I also hope everything goes smoothly, but I didn't expect the Ye Family to be fine. Those few Old fellows didn't even move against the Ye Family, which truly exceeded my expectations. I thought the Ye Family would be wiped out, but they managed to preserve their Origin Qi. It's truly unexpected. However, since I'm here, I naturally won't let them off. The place I'm going this time is precisely the Ye Family's territory. Regardless, I have to visit their territory once. Of course, it's mainly because they have good things there. If there weren't enough good things, I wouldn't go even if begged. It's precisely because they have good things that I must go."

"Then what good things are here? What exactly do you know?"

Upon hearing Zhao Changsheng's explanation, Divine Lord Dayan immediately pressed for more information, as it was truly intriguing.

"The good things are naturally beauties, right? It must be beauties. If it weren't for beauties, why would I come here? Isn't that right? So, it's all because of beauties. If there weren't enough beauties, I wouldn't come even if it killed me."

Zhao Changsheng's playful explanation left Divine Lord Dayan speechless.

"You'd better confess honestly. What is it? This old man also feels there's something strange about this place, so you'd better come clean to avoid making me angry. If I get angry, the next time you ask me for something, I won't say a single word."

"Alright, alright, alright, I'll say it. It's no big deal, right? Since it's nothing, I'll tell you. Actually, this is a place where an Imitation Heavenly Spirit Treasure is being refined. Of course, it's only one part, not the whole thing—just a very small part. But even so, I have to come here because it has what I need."

"If it weren't for this reason, I wouldn't come even if you begged me. It's precisely for this reason that I must come here no matter what; there can't be any mistakes. If a mistake occurs, it will have a huge impact on our plan. So, to prevent our plan from being affected, I have to come here. I also hope everything goes smoothly. If it does, then all will be well. If not, then just pretend I never said anything."

"You brat... fine then. This old man will help you in the future, but this time, it'll depend on your own ability. This old man definitely won't help, so don't even think about it."

"No problem, just leave this matter to me. The place I'm going this time is Bailu Academy. Although this academy isn't large and has little fame, the place where it's built is a famous Spirit Mountain and Blessed Land in the entire province. I have to go there no matter what. Besides, I want to see what the situation is like there."

"Furthermore, the recruitment conditions here are a bit strange. They take students anywhere from six to twenty years old, and the timing of their annual recruitment isn't fixed. Sometimes they recruit a batch every three to five years, and sometimes there's no activity for seven or eight years. Do you know why, Senior?"

"How could this old man know such things? There's no way I could know. Could it be that you know, brat? Well, if you didn't know, you wouldn't be telling me this."

"This Junior is becoming a student here precisely because I know the reason. It's for this very reason that I must come. It wouldn't be good if I didn't. The conditions for this academy to recruit Disciples are much better and more relaxed than those of the Buddhist or Daoist sects. As long as one isn't from an evil path, it's generally fine even if they already have a master or a sect."

This was definitely a good thing for Zhao Changsheng, which was why he had come.

Soon, Zhao Changsheng arrived at a platform halfway up the mountain. Before him was a lush green bamboo forest, where he could see red walls and white buildings, creating an elegant scene. The path paved with strips of white stone was particularly eye-catching.

At the end of this path was a large gate several zhang high.

Seeing this, a smile appeared on his face, and he then approached a shorter black gate.

Shortly after, Zhao Changsheng entered the gate and met his teacher. When the teacher saw Zhao Changsheng, a look of peculiarity appeared on his face.

"Although your cultivation is decent, if you want to Cultivate our academy's techniques, you must first develop the Haoran Qi of the Confucian School. You should be well aware of this, right?"

The teacher was a middle-aged man. The look he gave Zhao Changsheng was filled with a hint of suspicion, feeling that Zhao Changsheng had an ulterior motive, though he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

Zhao Changsheng didn't pay any mind to the middle-aged man's gaze and instead followed him to a pavilion.

Inside the pavilion, there were already guests: a man and a woman. The man was about forty years old with a thin face. As for the woman, she was in her twenties with black hair and snowy skin, wearing a yellow Daoist robe and holding a horsetail whisk. Her entire being exuded a dignified and noble Aura, yet she was a Daoist nun.

Her cultivation had already reached the Late Stage Foundation Establishment.

Clearly, her status was quite extraordinary.

Zhao Changsheng didn't pay much attention to her, instead closing his eyes to rest while standing behind the man leading the way.

Zhao Changsheng had no interest in their conversation, but he listened anyway, as he couldn't afford to miss anything.

At the same time, the other party asked some questions about Zhao Changsheng's situation, and Zhao Changsheng mentioned that he was skilled in Artifact Refining.

Upon learning that Zhao Changsheng was skilled in the art of Artifact Refining, the Daoist nun was immediately delighted and said, "In that case, why not follow this poor Daoist and enter my Huangqing Temple?"

As she spoke, the Daoist nun's gaze fell entirely upon Zhao Changsheng, clearly full of interest in him. Zhao Changsheng had long anticipated this reaction.

"Brat, you tricked this old man! You really know how to play me. So this was your goal all along."

"I guess I really can't hide it from you, old man. That's right, this is indeed my goal. I need to use this academy's influence to enter Huangqing Temple. This will be quite useful to me, as that place is the Ye Family's territory, not this academy. Hahaha."

While conversing with Divine Lord Dayan, Zhao Changsheng couldn't help but laugh. Divine Lord Dayan was exasperated by Zhao Changsheng's words but didn't say anything more.

"Since Senior does not look down upon this Junior, then there is naturally no problem."

Zhao Changsheng nodded and agreed directly, as this was his objective.

"That might not be appropriate. After all, yours is a nunnery. Letting a man enter—especially such a handsome young man—is truly a bit improper, isn't it? It would be troublesome if something unfortunate happened."

The man who had brought Zhao Changsheng in frowned and objected.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen. Besides, he will only live outside the temple and won't have much contact with the female Disciples. You can rest assured on that."

"Then I thank Senior."

Zhao Changsheng's goal was to enter Huangqing Temple, so he naturally agreed.

"Very well. This way, I can also give you some guidance in your cultivation."

The Daoist nun was also very satisfied with Zhao Changsheng's answer and found him increasingly pleasing to the eye. If nothing else, Zhao Changsheng's face alone was very agreeable to her; after all, he was exceptionally handsome.

There were very few women who wouldn't be moved by Zhao Changsheng's face, and it was precisely because of this face that many of his problems could be easily resolved.

"It's getting late, let's head out quickly!"

The Daoist nun seemed eager to talk with Zhao Changsheng; she stood up immediately and led him away.

Seeing this, the others no longer had any objections.

After all, he was just a student at the Qi Refining Stage; he didn't count for much, and it wasn't a problem for them.

They just felt it was a bit strange, but that feeling was fleeting and didn't linger.

Zhao Changsheng didn't bother with any of that, as his purpose for coming this time was to Cultivate.

He still needed to Cultivate a bit to avoid any specific problems.

"By the way, you haven't said what your name is yet."

"This Junior is named Li Feiyu!"

Zhao Changsheng directly used Li Feiyu's name.

To Zhao Changsheng, this was no big deal and wouldn't cause any major issues, so there was no need to worry about such things at all.

"I see!"

Afterward, the Daoist nun asked about Zhao Changsheng's background for several generations. Zhao Changsheng recounted everything in detail, and the content was factual with no falsehoods, because he had already prepared the background for this identity perfectly. No matter what happened, he would be able to handle it.

In any case, no one there could deal with him, so under these circumstances, he naturally had nothing to worry about.

He ensured that his life would definitely not be in any danger.

Otherwise, Zhao Changsheng wouldn't have gone to a strange place; he wasn't a fool who would agree to such a thing blindly.

The Daoist nun was very satisfied and fond of Zhao Changsheng's attitude.

Especially since Zhao Changsheng's Spiritual Root Aptitude was quite good.