Ch 23: The Patriarch Of Longevity Temple
Li Hanzhou’s memories from his original body didn’t contain much information; clearly, this fellow not only didn’t cultivate, but also didn’t care about Longevity Temple matters.
Relying on being the Temple Master’s junior brother, he just became a parasite here.
“Martial Uncle, what are you doing here?” At this time, Liu Dongyue had just returned from cultivation. Seeing Li Hanzhou standing in front of the Great Hall, he couldn’t help but curiously ask.
“Why is the Great Hall locked?” Li Hanzhou replied, turning his head.
“Martial Uncle, since Master disappeared, our Longevity Temple disciples left, scattered, and for a long time, no pilgrims have come to offer incense. We didn’t have money to buy incense to worship the Patriarch, so it was locked. Martial Uncle, why did you suddenly think of coming to see the Great Hall?” Liu Dongyue was curious. This Martial Uncle had really changed his nature recently; he wouldn’t come to the Great Hall for eight hundred years before.
What’s wrong today?
“I want to take a look.” Li Hanzhou nodded. “Who has the key?”
“It’s probably with Senior Brother?” Liu Dongyue said uncertainly.
“Speaking of which, hasn’t your Senior Brother returned yet? Did he go to exorcise demons, or was he eaten by a monster?” Li Hanzhou said speechlessly.
Liu Dongyue indicated he didn’t know.
Since the key wasn’t there, Li Hanzhou directly walked forward. A radiance flashed from his hand, and Autumn Burial appeared in his hand. With one saber strike, the lock immediately broke.
“Good saber!”
Seeing how sharp the saber was, Liu Dongyue’s eyes lit up.
“But why does this saber look so familiar?” Liu Dongyue scratched his head. He seemed to have seen the saber’s design somewhere, but he couldn’t remember it for a moment.
“But Martial Uncle has a Storage Bag again?” Liu Dongyue looked enviously; he also wanted one.
Li Hanzhou had already pushed open the door and entered.
Creak.
The door panel made a scraping sound, and then a musty smell came over them. Dust was everywhere; Li Hanzhou fanned it with his hand. The Great Hall was large, but dust was everywhere, and there were even many cobwebs.
It was clear that no one had entered for a long time.
In the middle was a huge incense burner, with only remaining incense ash inside.
When Li Hanzhou looked up at the huge Patriarch statue in front, he was stunned.
The appearance of the Longevity Temple’s Patriarch was so familiar!
That face, how could he forget it?
That was the Old Daoist Priest’s appearance!
“Old Daoist Priest?” Li Hanzhou rubbed his eyes, wondering if he was overly sentimental and had mistaken it, but no matter how he looked, it was the Old Daoist Priest’s face.
Especially that big, upturned nose; it was exactly the same!
What’s going on?
Why does the Longevity Temple Patriarch look exactly like the Old Daoist Priest?
Is it a coincidence?
“Martial Uncle, what’s wrong with you?” Liu Dongyue walked in, saw Li Hanzhou staring blankly at the Patriarch statue, and curiously asked.
“Is this person the Patriarch of our Longevity Temple?” Li Hanzhou calmed his breathing and asked.
“Yes, he is the founder of our Longevity Temple.” Liu Dongyue nodded.
This matter would naturally be known after coming to the Longevity Temple.
“What is his name?” Li Hanzhou asked again.
Liu Dongyue thought Li Hanzhou was testing him, so he said seriously: “Martial Uncle, as a disciple of the Longevity Temple, I naturally remember this. Our Grand Patriarch’s given name was Li Qingfeng; he was known as Qingfeng Dao Ancestor in the Jianghu. Back then, with Qingfeng Dao Ancestor, our Longevity Temple was truly awe-inspiring; Qingfeng Dao Ancestor was truly the number one in the world!”
The moment Liu Dongyue said the three words Li Qingfeng, Li Hanzhou’s mind went blank.
That’s right.
The Old Daoist Priest’s name was Li Qingfeng.
What’s going on?
Li Hanzhou felt his mind was in chaos. He originally thought that his transmigration to this world was a coincidence, but coming to this Longevity Temple, and the Longevity Temple Patriarch being the Old Daoist Priest Li Qingfeng, Li Hanzhou began to suspect that this matter was not so coincidental, but rather that Li Qingfeng had planned it long ago, that he had arranged it.
Because he cultivated the Northern Emperor Art, cultivated a trace of Spiritual Power, he came here, and the Northern Emperor Art was precisely what the Old Daoist Priest requested he cultivate.
He even deceived him, saying that as long as he cultivated this, he would be able to have ten times a night without failing!
It was all a deception!
“Old thing…”
Li Hanzhou stared fiercely at the statue. This old thing probably started scheming the day he picked him up.
How black!
My thirty million!
Li Hanzhou’s heart ached.
“Martial Uncle, are you alright? Your complexion doesn’t look good.” Liu Dongyue saw Li Hanzhou’s expression was wrong and couldn’t help but worry.
“I’m fine.” Li Hanzhou suddenly looked at Liu Dongyue and said, “If I remember correctly, the Heart Method you cultivate is also the Northern Emperor Art, right?”
“Yes, the Northern Emperor Art is our Longevity Temple’s top Heart Method, but since the Heaven and Earth Change, the Northern Emperor Art has lost its former power.” Liu Dongyue said, “I heard that in the Patriarch’s era, cultivating the Northern Emperor Art could draw Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy into oneself; I don’t know if it’s true or false.”
“Let me see you circulate it.” Li Hanzhou said.
“Yes.” Liu Dongyue didn’t ask anything else and began to circulate his Northern Emperor Art.
Li Hanzhou gently placed his hand on Liu Dongyue’s shoulder, his Divine Soul entering Liu Dongyue’s body. Li Hanzhou carefully observed Liu Dongyue’s cultivation route, wanting to see what differences there were between the Northern Emperor Art that Liu Dongyue circulated and the one he cultivated.
However, after Liu Dongyue circulated it a few times, Li Hanzhou was astonished to find that the cultivation routes were the same.
Only when he cultivated, his pores opened, and he could absorb the Spiritual Energy between Heaven and Earth into his body, while Liu Dongyue couldn’t sense the existence of Spiritual Energy at all; ultimately, after the cultivation method was circulated, it condensed into True Qi and gathered in his Dantian.
So he cultivated Spiritual Energy, while Liu Dongyue cultivated True Qi.
And most of the peerless Cultivation Methods in the Longevity Temple also required Spiritual Power to operate; with True Qi, it was impossible to exert their power.
No wonder the Longevity Temple declined.
The garage was full of top-of-the-line sports cars, but they could only be driven by number five batteries; it’s no wonder they couldn’t run.
But why is this?
Li Hanzhou couldn’t understand.
If the people of the Longevity Temple couldn’t cultivate Spiritual Power, the Longevity Temple couldn’t rise again.
And why can I absorb Spiritual Power?
The Old Daoist Priest went to great lengths to get me from Earth to here; what does he want me to do?
He didn’t give me any hints; what is this old thing doing?
Does he want me to revive the Longevity Temple?
Sigh, but they can’t cultivate Spiritual Power; what can I do?
“Martial Uncle.” At this time, Liu Dongyue said dejectedly, “The Three Sects are coming. The disciples’ strength hasn’t improved at all; I’m afraid they will be killed.”
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