104: Incense and Dharma Eyes

Chen Yuan followed a certain sensation and flew outside Qingshan County.

The mountains and forests blurred past him, his figure like a ghost, silently arriving at a stream several miles away.

Amidst the gurgling water, on a bluestone in the stream, sat an old man with a goatee.

At this moment, the old man had his eyes closed, his lips rapidly muttering something.

Then, he flicked his sleeves.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh"

Scrolls of pages connected, flying out, spinning in the air, circling round and round.

Then, the tiny characters on them seemed to come alive, swimming out of the scrolls like tadpoles, flickering uncertainly.

However, the textual manifestations varied.

Some characters glowed faintly with golden light.

Some characters spun together but failed to take shape.

Sometimes they transformed into weapons, sometimes indistinct human figures.

Like tearing clouds, their shapes constantly shifted.

After a few breaths, a faint golden figure finally condensed, wearing a green gauze scarf on his head, two white jade rings linked together as hair ornaments behind his head, a single green brocade battle robe, a silver belt with a double-tailed tortoise shell buckle, and a black Dragon mace in his hand.

His facial features were complete, but his eyes were lifeless, lacking pupils.

As soon as this figure appeared, the stream below the stone rippled, and a subtle pressure emanated.

But the next second.

From a scroll within, two characters shot out, stirring up a gale that scattered the surrounding wandering characters.

In an instant, a resplendent golden figure walked out from within, expanding and contracting with each breath.

At this moment, the surrounding condensed weapons and the figure in the green brocade battle robe, all retreated in unison, as if a subordinate had met a superior.

At this point, Gongsun Yang, who was sitting on the bluestone, opened his eyes and showed a satisfied expression at this sight.

Then, he shouted loudly.

"Today, I humbly request all of you to lend this old man a hand!"

As his words fell, a whirlwind rose around his body.

Immediately, characters flickered with light and flew towards his body.

Then came the clouds, followed by the figure in the green brocade battle robe.

They all merged into Gongsun Yang's body, causing his internal Aura to grow stronger and stronger, with the wind howling.

But only the golden phantom remained motionless.

"He probably just condensed his spiritual body and can't control it himself yet. Your Excellency, pardon my offense!"

He said, extending both hands and drawing in the air, intending to forcefully summon the spirit into his body.

The golden phantom was drawn in, slowly approaching Gongsun Yang.

The other party was anticipating it, but when the golden phantom was only three or four feet away from his body, the phantom suddenly moved.

"Bang"

"Ouch!"

A cry of surprise rang out.

Gongsun Yang's body leaned back, then returned, and he covered his eye with one hand.

He looked bewildered, seeing the spiritual body in front of him suddenly extend a fist, still not understanding what had happened.

But the next second, a voice softly sounded in his ear.

"Your Excellency, do you find the grass from last time unpalatable?"

As the words fell, a figure leaped down from the mountain stream, landing on the water about ten feet in front of Gongsun Yang.

Gongsun Yang was startled when he saw the newcomer, then felt a sense of shame, like a Storyteller caught by the main character, his eyes somewhat evasive.

Although he had anticipated this situation, considering his previous experiences, it was better to explain it to this Your Excellency quickly.

He immediately stood up and bowed to Chen Yuan, "This old man Gongsun Yang greets Commander Chen!"

Then, seeing Chen Yuan frown at the spiritual body, his goatee twitched, and he quickly said.

"First, let me clarify, this old man has no ill intentions. This involves this old man's Cultivation method, please allow me to explain in detail!"

Then, he recounted how he had written a the pacification of demons for Chen Yuan, and how a spiritual body had suddenly condensed.

He also roughly explained the uniqueness of his Cultivation method.

In any case, he tried his best not to cause any misunderstanding with this Commander.

A few minutes later, Gongsun Yang finished explaining, then looked at Chen Yuan somewhat nervously.

Chen Yuan's face twitched as he listened to the Storyteller's explanation.

This Storyteller had written him into a novel and even published it. The strange and absurd feeling was truly indescribable.

As for the other party's Cultivation method, he had been curious about it before and had later consulted Old Wu. Now, witnessing it firsthand, it was even more mysterious than he had expected.

Hearing the scent, the county's movement, the spiritual body, the Luck of incense...

"You mean, you wrote this book, and then not long ago, a spiritual body related to me condensed."

"And to meet the requirements for condensing a spiritual body, you need at least to be famous throughout a prefecture?"

"Even you don't know for sure?"

Gongsun Yang quickly nodded and chuckled awkwardly,

"Exactly."

"How to put it, it was quite sudden."

"This old man doesn't know exactly what happened. The only possibility is that this book was spread and then circulated throughout a prefecture."

"But that's unlikely, after all, I only wrote this book a few days ago, and it was only circulated among the people of Qingshan County. Now Qingshan County is an isolated city, so there's no way it could have spread."

Gongsun Yang trailed off as he spoke.

However, that sentence enlightened Chen Yuan, and his eyes gathered a dark sparkle.

"Is there a burly Hunter? He is a colleague of Chen's. Did he buy this book from you?"

Upon hearing this, Gongsun Yang immediately remembered Qin Hu.

"I remember now, yes, yes, yes, he was indeed there!"

Chen Yuan's expression subtly changed when he heard this answer.

Now, it made sense!

This seemed to indirectly prove that Qin Hu had safely reached Fu Gate.

Chen Yuan breathed a slight sigh of relief, his brows relaxing somewhat, and he looked much more benevolent towards Gongsun Yang.

"Alright, let's put that question aside for now."

"Now, let's talk about this Luck of incense. Chen feels a slight abnormality now. I observe my body with Divine Ability and find wisps of white mist, like the Qi of incense, yet somewhat different. You should know the reason."

Gongsun Yang had already noticed the change in Chen Yuan's voice, but he dared not show the slightest abnormality.

He was indeed familiar with this situation.

"Your Excellency is right, this is indeed the incense of humanity, but it is not generated through chanting scriptures and heartfelt prayers. Instead, it is through the storybooks written by this old man. If someone reads this book and their emotions resonate with the characters in the book, this substance will be generated in the ethereal realm. It has a slight difference from incense, but it leads to the same destination."

"The Cultivation method of this old man's lineage, in fact, complements both Your Excellency and me. Your Excellency might try to draw a wisp of this incense into your Mud-Pill Palace and refine it."

Chen Yuan raised an eyebrow, said nothing, then a fragmented silvery light flickered in his eyes.

A silver light shot out from his eyes, pulling several wisps of white Qi into his Mud-Pill Palace.

And after these wisps of white mist were pulled into his Mud-Pill Palace, he could actually see scenes within his Minds Eye.

Someone slamming the table.

Someone's blood boiling.

At the same time, several shouts suddenly rang out in his ears.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

"Chen Yuan! Chen Yuan!"

"Magnificent, haha!"

"..."

And those wisps of white Qi were directly refined by the silver light, transforming into streaks of golden light that surged into his eyes.

Suddenly, between his eyebrows, his skin rippled, and a golden vertical line, the length of a pinky finger, rolled beneath his skin, seemingly trying to break free.

At this moment, the Banshan Tiger Talisman in his Mud-Pill Palace vibrated.

"Dharma Eye (Cultivable): To Cultivate this method, one must discern the myriad forms of sentient beings to attain enlightenment and see one's true nature. It can emit blazing Dharma light, and as Cultivation deepens, its power becomes infinitely greater, capable of subduing enemies and slaying demons!"