173: Chapter 70: Half-Master Yun Zhongzi [Five Updates] 173: Chapter 70: Half-Master Yun Zhongzi [Five Updates] “Hahaha!
You really are quite clever!”
Above the clouds, Yun Zhongzi laughed heartily.
Li Ping’an swallowed two Spirit Pills that restored mana and removed his disguise, standing honestly to the side.
Yun Zhongzi looked somewhat perplexed, “Ping’an, why did you even bother to change your appearance?”
“I’ll explain, teacher,” Li Ping’an sighed:
“My father has Great Fortune, and as his close relative, my own destiny is swayed by that Great Fortune, always bringing both opportunity and tribulation.
“But I lack my father’s protective Great Fortune and do not have the confidence to turn misfortune into fortune in every situation.
“As the saying goes, ‘Frequenting the riverbank does not guarantee dry shoes,’ and too many trials are bound to be dangerous.
“So I have no choice but to be extra cautious.
“Moreover, the Elder Yansheng I just impersonated has already entered the Heavenly Immortal Realm, and I happened to earn some reputation for this elder.”
Yun Zhongzi nodded with a smile, not paying much attention to this trifling matter, seemingly lost in thought.
Li Ping’an dared not inquire about any reward.
He had already made up his mind that as long as he had dealings with this Great Power, he would naturally have the chance to learn the ways of Artifact Refining.
Xu Sheng, the old Immortal, was a grandmaster in the Artifact Refining circles of the East Continent;
And such a person had merely given eighty-one ‘public lectures’ for a group of Human Race Qi Cultivators in the past!
Li Ping’an now stood before a treasure trove, its doors cracked open, revealing the endless Dao treasures within;
Yet, he could not push the doors open himself, could not appear eager, and had to maintain ‘tranquility and inaction’ for a hundred years without faltering.
It was rather uncomfortable.
A few hints of a smile were present in Yun Zhongzi’s eyes as he lightly swept the Fu Dust, floating leisurely into the distance with Li Ping’an.
This was no less a test of Li Ping’an’s character.
Li Ping’an looked down.
The group of demons had destroyed over a dozen cities on their path, causing widespread death and injury.
Before long, the Snake Demon and Kongming the old Daoist clashed over the East Sea, their collision of two Golden Immortal Great Ways stirring the creatures within thousands of miles; thunder roared above the East Sea, and many Human Race masters were already on the move.
Half of the great demons near the Royal City began to retreat.
The Immortals of the Wanyun Sect did not force a pursuit, continuing to protect the heavily populated Royal City, with the Protective Array outside the Royal Palace reignited.
After the appearance and clash of the two Golden Immortals, the situation quickly calmed.
Clearly, those old demons had been intimidated by the Golden Immortal female Snake Demon and had not dared to flee straight away.
Yun Zhongzi let out a soft sigh.
With a slight flick of the Fu Dust, he and Li Ping’an appeared in a small city devastated by demon calamity.
Wherever the giant demon passed, there were only mortal injuries and deaths.
Many mortals were wailing and singing long songs beside the ruins.
Li Ping’an did not say much else.
With a sweep of his Spiritual Sense, he made a hastened salute to Yun Zhongzi and then darted out.
Talismans flew from his hands.
These talismans stuck in various places among the ruins, slowly lifting the beams and walls of collapsed buildings to reveal the survivors below.
Rescuing with spells was more than a hundred times faster than with human strength.
Yun Zhongzi watched Li Ping’an’s every move, his eyes filled with a reflective look.
Sometime later, Yun Zhongzi took out a bamboo stick from a flower basket, lightly waving it forward.
Specks of Immortal light scattered from the bamboo, healing the wounds of thousands of injured mortals in the vicinity and restoring the mangled bodies of the deceased to wholeness.
Li Ping’an’s figure shuttled back and forth.
He didn’t mind doing these tedious little things, as they were merely the effort of lifting his hand.
When fellow disciples from Wanyun Sect arrived, all the survivors beneath the ruins had been rescued.
Li Ping’an did not meet with fellow disciples; he couldn’t be bothered with pleasantries.
In an alleyway, Li Ping’an gently patted the head of a seven- or eight-year-old boy, just as he had done many times before, leaving behind a few Five Grains Pills he had refined himself.
“Thank you, Immortal!”
The boy’s large eyes brimmed with tears.
He tried to kneel and kowtow but was lifted by the mana released by Li Ping’an.
“There is gold under a man’s knees.
Be strong and reflective from now on and take good care of your family.”
The child nodded vigorously and said softly, “I will!
I shall repay your great kindness and virtue when I grow up!”
Li Ping’an nodded with a smile but sighed inwardly that he had brought too few Five Grains Pills.
He turned and leaped into the clouds above.
Yun Zhongzi was sitting cross-legged on a lotus platform.
“Teacher,” Li Ping’an spoke softly, “let’s go to the next city.
All the survivors here have been rescued.”
“No need to worry,” Yun Zhongzi said, “The Wanyun Sect’s disciples have rushed to the other cities affected by the disaster.
The atmosphere of the Wanyun Sect is indeed commendable, and that brings me much comfort.”
Having said that, Yun Zhongzi took out another lotus platform and signaled Li Ping’an to sit down.
He then moved the platform next to him.
At this moment, it was dusk.
Clouds carried the two lotus platforms, drifting north over the sea of clouds.
Li Ping’an, stirred by the sight, looked up at the setting sun above the sea of clouds, and in the afterglow, he saw strands of Immortal light soaring from north to south.
Support from the Wanyun Sect had arrived!
Li Ping’an finally relaxed the tense string in his heart.
He turned his head to look at Yun Zhongzi and saw the Immortal’s complexion bathed in the fading light, adding a transcendent sense of sanctity.
Golden sunlight filled the Immortal’s wide sleeves, and passing Spiritual Energy lifted the Immortal’s hair.
‘Can I reach such a Dao Realm in this life?’
A desire welled up in Li Ping’an’s heart, his yearning deepening.
He said softly, “Teacher, sometimes I don’t quite understand.”
Yun Zhongzi asked with a smile, “Don’t understand what?”
“Coming from the mundane world, I was fortunate to join the Wanyun Sect, cultivating Immortal Techniques, studying spells, serving a renowned master, and seeing the path ahead.
Yet, at the core, I still retain the nature of a mortal.”