Chapter 135: The Gray Immortal Takes Their Place

Hu Jinhua said: "Master Xu, we need this thing! With the Treasure Basin, we can further expand our Incense Fire and faith."

Xu Jia said: "Curb your Greed, have you forgotten? Is it not enough to have the Wealth God Magic Tool I refined properly? Must you have one that was refined by an evil god and struck by lightning?"

Xu Jia said: "Kill this rat spirit. It could stir up trouble with just a few words; even I was almost moved. If you restrain its Soul to use, it can barely count as a talented monster."

"I have a method called the Five Rat Gold Money Bag. It requires killing five rats that have become spirits, peeling off their skins, and sewing them into a leather pouch. On each rat skin, one must draw and sew a Five-Route God of Wealth Talisman. This bag has infinite wonderful uses, far better than that broken Treasure Basin!"

Hu Jinhua was about to deal the killing blow when a ball of Fox Fire appeared. Suddenly, the rat demon released a beam of white light from its eyes, unexpectedly freezing Hu Jinhua in place.

The rat demon did not flee or run; instead, it bowed to Xu Jia in a human-like manner, clearly begging for its life.

Huang Pipo shouted: "Audacious!" She was about to finish it off in place of Hu Jinhua.

Seeing that the act of playing the bad cop and the good cop was about enough, Xu Jia relaxed his tone: "Wait a moment, let's see what it is begging for."

At this moment, Hu Jinhua also recovered from the immobilization, feeling both ashamed and annoyed. This rat spirit actually dared to do that to her!

This was actually the rat spirit's Divine Ability, called "White Eye Void Light." As the saying goes, when a rat hits the street, everyone shouts to beat it. Rats generally do not move much during the day, let alone look directly at the sun.

The rat is also known as "Kan Essence." How does one explain the Kan Hexagram? It is yin on the outside and yang on the inside. Apart from its internal organs radiating yang energy, it is always dealing with yin energy.

This rat is also called Kan Yinwu, which has its own meaning. He is the rat king. The other four brothers whose tails were entwined were all siblings from the same litter. After he killed them, he also restrained their Souls to cultivate. From the "Virtual Sun," which had been "refracted" once from the "Sun," he absorbed the "Yang in Yin" and cultivated this Divine Ability. His pair of eyes changed from black to white.

Speaking of which, it barely qualifies as a "Void Sun Rat" among the Twenty-Eight Mansions.

That gaze just now can also be called "Rat Eye Short Sight." It did not freeze the body; it froze the spirit.

Hu Jinhua's thoughts were frozen, as if sealed by a mirror, but breaking the mirror would allow one to return to reality.

Xu Jia also valued this ability of his, which is why he thought about sparing its life. If it hadn't committed any great evil, it could still be kept. This ability is quite bugged, just like the time-stop watch from the island nation.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak!"

"What is it saying?" Xu Jia asked.

Hu Jinhua was at a loss for words. Huang Pipo, however, laughed: "It says Hu Jinhua translated it incorrectly and misinterpreted its meaning. It begs to be allowed to eat the fingernail of any person, so that it can turn into a human, and then speak directly to the True Person."

Just at this time, Scholar Chen walked over holding a jar of wine. He was slightly tipsy, and his gait was a bit light and airy.

"Drink! You scholar, you even told me to beat up a monster, making me nervous for so long, just to kick that clay figurine, and you made such a big scene?"

Then he saw the raccoon-sized rat spirit, Kan Yinwu. He immediately dropped the wine jar, his face turned deathly pale, and he screamed: "A rat! Mommy!"

Xu Jia?

You have such a large build, yet you are afraid of rats?

But seeing that he had just drunk quite a bit of wine, just as he was about to run, his left foot tripped over his right foot, and he fell to the ground and fell asleep.

Xu Jia stepped forward, clipped off a piece of fingernail, and threw it to the rat spirit.

The rat spirit hugged the fingernail and gnawed on it. Soon, its body expanded and turned into a "small-sized" County Commandant Chen. County Commandant Chen had martial arts cultivation, which it could not replicate; the rat's skeleton was small to begin with.

However, it pinched its nose and kept inhaling, and its physique and muscles filled up as if being pumped with air. Only the face still had differences from County Commandant Chen; it could not change the rat whiskers and rat eyes, and the thick, sturdy rat tail behind its buttocks was also quite disgusting and frightening.

This rat spirit said: "I know. The original evil god of Lan Shi Huo was an old cat. I used to work under him. He saw that the basin could catch two large carp after adding water, so he specifically ate the large carp, and there would be more after he finished eating."

"Later, he discovered that if he didn't eat the carp but tortured it, the tears it shed would turn into gold beans. If he fished it out, the water splashes would turn into Pearls, so he used this to become an evil god."

"Later, the carp couldn't cry, and the water dried up. He came up with an idea to soak it in the blood of infants, and at the same time, he demanded blood sacrifices to cultivate. As a result, not long after, he was struck by lightning and died."

"You are a 'three-surname slave'?" Xu Jia clicked his tongue.

"I had no choice but to seek survival."

"That carp basin is still in that temple. The little one thinks that the carp is so miraculous, yet it is trapped in the basin. It might be a dragon son or something from the Dragon Palace, sealed inside by someone to become a Treasure Basin. After all, apart from a dragon, the little monster really can't think of what kind of monster would have such wealth!"

Xu Jia nodded: "So you mean for me to go and rescue it, to form a Karmic Connection with the Dragon Palace?"

"The little monster dares not speculate." Kan Yinwu lowered his head.

At this time, County Commandant Chen woke up. Seeing another himself in front of him, he muttered: "Am I dead? How come my Soul has left my body?"

Xu Jia looked at Hu Jinhua: "Lao Zhupo of Lan Shi Huo also needs to be subdued. Hu Jinhua, you go with this Kan Yinwu. First, subdue Lao Zhupo, and second, take a look at the Xieshenmiao. If it can be modified, a hall should also be established at Lan Shi Huo."

Hu Jinhua said: "That Lao Zhupo may not know Master Xu's power. I'm afraid that the rat spirit and I are not enough."

"Don't worry about it. You aren't going there to fight her. These things happen once or twice, but not a third time. You just explain it clearly to her."

"Kan Yinwu, this Daoist considers that you are an accomplice, so I will lighten your punishment. I won't dwell on what you intended to do by impersonating me or what vicious schemes you had. I will spare you this time. If you offend again, I will peel your skin, dismantle your bones, and refine your Soul. Now, quickly enter my hall; I am giving you a chance to atone for your crimes!"

Kan Yinwu kowtowed and shed tears: "Master is merciful! The little monster is willing to be a slave and servant to serve Master!"

Hu Jinhua's fur stood on end: "If there is to be serving, that is the business of our Fox Immortal Hall. After our Fox Immortals reach a hundred years of age, we can transform into beautiful youths and maidens. Why would we need a filthy creature like you!"

Xu Jia said: "Don't call me 'Master' so affectionately. If you really commit a crime, you'll be in trouble! Come, take a drop of blood. I will write a Hall Genealogy for you. Take it back and tell your descendants to worship together. This lineage of yours shall be called Kan Immortal, or Gray Immortal. Since it is named after the cave, let's call it Kan Immortal Cave!"

"Kan Yinwu thanks Master for bestowing the genealogy!" The rat spirit performed three kowtows and nine prostrations, looking like a sincere convert.

After he put away the Lineage, he followed Hu Jinhua to Lan Shi Huo.

Over there, Scripture Master had already discussed with Zhang Zhenji the modification of the Gen Peak Breath-Taking Method into the "Gen Peak Base-Planting and Herb-Gathering Breath-Taking Method." They tried it once or twice, and it was indeed effective.

Immediately, an idea came to mind: "You say, could this Daoist Xu be the reincarnation of our Ancestor? Otherwise, how could he so accurately improve the cultivation techniques we practice?"

Another Daoist nodded: "I think so too. Look at the Ancestor Portrait; the nose and eyes are three parts similar to this fellow Daoist."

"I think it's more than three parts. Is there something wrong with your eyes? I'm afraid it's seven or eight parts similar!"

"The main thing is that he suddenly entered the realm of an Earth Immortal," Scripture Master said. "And our Ancestor was also an Earth Immortal True Person!"

(End of chapter)