19: Chapter 19 Desire to Exchange the Spirit Pearl

Daoist Taixu's gaze fell upon Ji Yebai.

His expression was slightly surprised.

Skilled in reading people, he could see Ji Yebai's extraordinary nature at a single glance.

"This householder, might I ask if you have come looking for this old Daoist?"

Daoist Taixu spoke gently.

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire area in front of the main hall fell silent.

Looking for the Temple Master!?

"Hmm?"

Ji Yebai stopped in his tracks.

Daoist Taixu was indeed extraordinary!

"Daoist Taixu, Daoist Taixuan, greetings!"

Ji Yebai cupped his fists with both hands, showing full politeness.

"This householder, I wonder what business you have with this old Daoist?"

Seeing Ji Yebai's manner, Daoist Taixu gave a slight smile.

Having lived for so many years, Daoist Taixu had seen all kinds of people, but Ji Yebai gave him an unusual feeling.

In particular, the Spiritual Sense he had cultivated over decades of Daoist practice was being triggered repeatedly.

It was a peculiar sensation.

The person before him seemed as if he shouldn't exist.

It was strange to the extreme.

"I have heard that the Laojun Temple Holy Land has five spirit beads passed down to this day; this Junior wishes to borrow them for a time!"

Ji Yebai's attitude was extremely sincere.

If things could be resolved with politeness, that would be best.

But how could it be that simple?

As soon as Ji Yebai finished speaking,

The expressions of Daoist Taixu and everyone in front of the hall changed drastically.

The five elements spirit beads!?

That Legacy item enshrined in Laojun Temple!?

A useless object—what did the other party want with it!?

Could he be here to humiliate us!?

As for Daoist Taixu, he seemed to have a bit of a headache.

After Ji Yebai said those words, his Daoist Spiritual Sense was triggered once again.

He was certain that the other party had truly come for the five elements spirit beads.

But.

That was just an object symbolizing a Legacy; what would one do with it!?

"This householder!"

"Those spirit beads are the Legacy items of my Laojun Temple. Although they have no practical use, they have been passed down for a thousand years. They are ancient artifacts and, more importantly, the spiritual Legacy of my temple. This old Daoist cannot easily lend out such items!"

Daoist Taixu slowly shook his head.

Even though he felt Ji Yebai was quite extraordinary,

The five elements spirit beads were ancient artifacts and symbols of spiritual Legacy; such items could not be lent out for others to handle!

"Daoist!"

Ji Yebai straightened his posture, his eyes fixed on Daoist Taixu: "I am not borrowing them for nothing. I will exchange a peerless divine art for the temple's spirit beads!"

"To be blunt, in the face of this Cultivation Technique, even spirit beads passed down for a thousand years are not worth mentioning!"

Daoist Taixu's brow furrowed.

For some reason, his Spiritual Sense had been triggering frequently lately.

This made him instinctively feel that the Cultivation Technique Ji Yebai mentioned was not ordinary.

But.

No matter how extraordinary, so what!?

The current world was an era of prosperity, with technology changing every day.

No matter how powerful a Martial Artist was, they were ultimately just flesh and blood before artillery.

Decades of bitter training could not withstand a single 'peanut' bullet.

But.

Why was his Spiritual Sense being triggered!?

One must know that Spiritual Sense was a Divine Ability born from many years of Daoist cultivation.

Maintain quietude and sincerity, reach the ultimate void!

To give birth to such a Divine Ability was difficult among difficulties.

It was a sixth sense from the unseen.

Daoist Taixu could not understand it for a moment and fell silent.

"This householder!"

It was Daoist Taixuan who took a step forward: "My Laojun Temple has a thousand-year Legacy. In the way of martial arts, we are second to none. Our temple has no shortage of peerless techniques!"

"Furthermore..."

Taixuan looked at Ji Yebai with a chuckle and said: "It's the twenty-first century; what use is a peerless divine art!?"

"Even if Internal Strength is born, what can it do!?"

In the world of ancient martial arts, only techniques capable of cultivating Internal Strength were generally called peerless divine arts.

Internal Strength.

Ji Yebai knew that before the revival of Spiritual Qi, this was the description for the sensation of Qi being born within the body.

His intention was to exchange the Longevity Fist for the five elements spirit beads.

Originally, it was Laojun Temple that had made the greatest contribution to the Longevity Fist in his previous life.

Exchanging it early could be considered returning the object to its original owner.

But at this moment,

Ji Yebai fell somewhat silent.

Admittedly.

The Longevity Fist was extraordinary, but he was the only one who knew that.

Without the revival of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, it wouldn't show much of its miraculous nature.

Moreover.

Daoist Taixuan was right.

At this time, no divine art could truly move people much.

With the power of technology, if one wanted to strengthen their body, they could just go to a gym; who would bitterly practice ancient martial arts for ten years to temper their physique?

What use was there in practicing martial arts!?

To strike and injure people!?

The Public Security Bureau would be waiting for you!

"Sigh!"

Ji Yebai gave a soft sigh.

He had originally wanted a peaceful exchange, but now it seemed impossible!

Ji Yebai took a step forward and slowly cupped his fists: "This Junior is determined to obtain the spirit beads on this trip. I am willing to use martial arts to meet friends and exchange for the spirit beads!"

As soon as Ji Yebai finished speaking,

Daoist Taixuan's eyebrows shot up.

"Arrogance! Young man, do not be ungrateful!"

"Believe it or not, with one phone call, this old Daoist can have you sent to the station!"

Daoist Taixuan was furious; in this day and age, there were still people who wanted to 'use martial arts to meet friends'!

In a world full of scammers, if he got injured, wouldn't he try to extort my Laojun Temple?

"..."

Ji Yebai looked at Daoist Taixuan with a strange expression.

You old Daoist, you weren't like this in the previous life!

The title of Daoist Chengguang was earned through fighting!

"Hmph!"

Daoist Taixuan gave a cold snort: "Are you still not leaving? Do you really want this old Daoist to call the police!?"

As he spoke, Daoist Taixuan actually pulled a cell phone out from under his Daoist robe.

Looking at the shape, it was actually the latest Huawei model!

"..."

Ji Yebai was speechless.

For a moment, he was a bit dazed.

A seventy-year-old man, and he's this trendy!?

"Whew!"

Ji Yebai exhaled a breath of stale air, his gaze passing over Daoist Taixuan to look directly at Daoist Taixu.

"Daoist, this Junior must obtain the spirit beads!"

"And this Junior's sincerity is sufficient; the peerless divine art is also real!"

"Once this technique is popularized, its effectiveness will far exceed that of Taiji!"

Ji Yebai's eyes were bright, and his expression was serious.

The Longevity Fist didn't show much miracle now, but once the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi revived, it would shock the world.

Although the five elements spirit beads could create one or two Innate experts,

The popularization of the Longevity Fist across the world would be a matter of immense Karma, and the impact it brought would definitely exceed one or two Innate experts.

"Taiji!?"

Daoist Taixu fell silent.

Taiji was a Daoist divine art; after being simplified and popularized throughout the world, it brought immense Karma.

It wasn't that it allowed the world to cultivate Internal Strength, but that it brought a divine art into every household, becoming the first choice for health preservation for all living beings.

Affecting hundreds of millions of people—how could such a thing not be a major event!?

After a moment of silence,

Daoist Taixu looked quietly at Ji Yebai: "Since the householder praises it so highly, why not let this old Daoist open his eyes and see this peerless divine art first."

"Good!"

Hearing this, Ji Yebai's eyes immediately lit up.

He immediately turned around and scanned the entire field.

Finally, his gaze settled on Bai Zhu.

Bai Zhu and the others were currently looking at Ji Yebai with curiosity.

From the initial conversation until now,

They were still somewhat confused.

Suddenly seeing Ji Yebai look over, someone immediately said: "Do you need a space for a Martial Arts Demonstration!?"

"Demonstration!?"

Ji Yebai's gaze landed on the person who spoke, a flash of strangeness in his expression.

"I am not doing a demonstration!"

Ji Yebai slowly shook his head, but then a smile suddenly appeared on his lips: "...I want to fight ten people!!!"