Chapter 31: The World Knows Being a God Immortal is Good, But One Cannot Forget Fame and Career

The little Daoist boy was frightened and could only slink away, but after walking a dozen steps, he turned back: "Don't be arrogant! What is real is real, and what is fake is fake!"

Xu Jia's expression remained unchanged, but in his heart, he had already manipulated the Luejue Mountain Spirit to track the boy; even if the boy returned to his Daoist temple, Xu Jia could still terrorize him in his dreams and, while at it, pinpoint his location to track him down to his lair.

What Xu Jia currently excelled at was "avenging every grievance and doing as one pleases."

However, these were all done in secret; on the surface, Xu Jia maintained his composure, turned back, and said kindly to his father and mother: "Father, Mother, there is no need to listen to his nonsense, lest it tarnish the reputation of our Xu Fu."

Xu Fu looked at Xu Jia with a complex expression, tore up the letter in his hand on the spot, and expressed his agreement: "This Daoist truly harbors evil intentions."

Xu Jia looked at the torn letter and said sincerely: "Actually, as long as we are not breached from within and the whole family is of one mind, outsiders can never ruin things."

"I only fear that seeds of doubt will grow from within, leading to the ruin of our family."

Xu Jia said coldly: "Father, Mother, I will not hide it from you both: that Daoist previously detained my Soul, which is why I had the symptoms of dying within seven days. It was only when he came later to collect my soul that something went wrong, causing me to Return to Soul instead."

Having previously seen the Yin Earth Sha refined from the original body's Soul, the two resonated with each other, and Xu Jia had gradually recovered some of the original body's memories; although they were still just images and viewed from a third-person perspective rather than personal experience, it was enough.

Thus, he followed up by recounting several events that the original body remembered most deeply when their souls resonated.

Hearing this, Xu Mu was already streaming with tears. Xu Fu's face was also full of emotion.

Xu Jia added: "After surviving the tribulation, I trance-like unlocked memories of my past life. It turns out I was a practitioner in my past life. But Father, Mother, rest assured: the past life is the past life, and this life is this life. The Cause and Effect of the past has been severed; in this life, I am still your son."

"This is also why I suddenly understand so much; it is as if I have mastered it without a teacher."

"In fact, if you are willing to practice, I am also willing to lead you into the Dao."

"You were an Immortal in your past life?" Xu Mu looked incredulous: "Have you burned your brain with a fever?"

"I am not confused. And I was not an Immortal in my past life; to be precise, I was someone learning to be an Immortal. If I had become an Immortal, I would not have to sink into the mortal world."

"These people usually experience a great illness or a tribulation, and upon one morning of great enlightenment, they leave their homes to practice on their own."

"I am different. I believe there is no such thing as an unfilial God Immortal in this world. Even if you doubt me, I have never wanted to harm you. If you want wealth and glory, I can manifest a life of wealth and glory. If you want to learn the way of the Immortal together, even if we cannot succeed in this life, I will protect your reincarnation and ferry you back to my sect in the next life."

Xu Mu felt that Xu Jia's words were incomparably sincere and looked at Xu Fu again.

Seeing her waver, Xu Jia said: "Mother, don't you feel that after I changed the layout of our home, it has become exceptionally comfortable to live in? This is the first benefit brought by learning the way of the Immortal."

"It is indeed much more comfortable; my complexion is noticeably better when I wake up in the morning."

Although Xu Fu was obsessed with fame and career, the temptation of becoming an Immortal was still great, so he deliberated: "At my age, can I still learn the way of the Immortal?"

Xu Jia nodded: "Actually, it is never too late. Throughout history, how many people have started learning the way of the Immortal after retiring from the imperial court, and still achieved success?"

Xu Jia said: "It is just that learning the way of the Immortal consumes a lot of family wealth, and there is another thing: one cannot go around proclaiming it. When the time comes, if all the aunts and uncles want to practice, I will not allow it. If I get annoyed enough, I will find a quiet place for myself."

Xu Fu nodded: "That is natural. Then, you and Niu Congcong have been in close contact these past few days, and you even stayed out one night? Have you started teaching him to learn the way of the Immortal?"

Xu Jia nodded: "Since my Return to Soul, he is the only one around who trusts me the most, so I led him into the Dao to act as my Protector."

Xu Fu felt ashamed for a moment: "I was truly foolish!" Following that, he was conflicted; he had pursued fame and career for many years, and to have him suddenly give it up to practice immortality was truly, "The world knows that being a God Immortal is good, but one cannot forget fame and career."

Finally, he said: "Let's do this: I still intend to take the exam once. If I don't pass this time, I will practice with you. Sooner or later, there should be no difference, right?"

"The difference is not great. In fact, if I succeed in my practice first, I can act as a Protector for you both."

In his past life, Xu Jia relied on his disciples to provide for him while he organized many Dharma lineages; furthermore, after joining the official association, he could search for and download many things directly online, so he could already be considered well-read.

After death, he served in the underworld, managing the practice of the living, but his cultivation was average, and after death, he became a Yin Master, an unofficial staff member of the underworld.

These Yin Masters were not entirely from Blue Star; many more came from countless small thousand worlds.

This allowed Xu Jia to collect many more Dharma lineages, and his vision became increasingly profound.

Therefore, designing a path suitable for his parents was quite easy.

As for whether they succeed or not, it depends on the individual; if they can be ferried, he will ferry them, and if they cannot, he will wait until he becomes an Immortal himself to go and retrieve them.

Xu Fu and Xu Mu were completely at ease with Xu Jia, believing him eight or nine parts out of ten.

Coupled with their curiosity about learning the way of the Immortal, they became close for a time, as if all barriers had vanished and dissipated.

Xu Jia, however, sighed. How could he tell them that their true son had been refined into a Sha ghost, and that he was an outsider who had taken his place?

But now, the most important thing was to deal with that evil Daoist; he didn't know what other tricks might be pulled.

However, now that he had Niu Congcong, Hu Jinhua, and the Chicken Jue Mountain God as Protectors, their strength was more than enough to handle that Daoist. He only feared that the Daoist had some background; that Shanju Guan was a local cultivation force and Dharma lineage that occupied Yushan as its Daochang, so no matter what, it counted as a "sect."

Xu Jia shook his head, deciding not to think about it for now. After talking with his parents for a while, he said he was mentally exhausted and needed to rest, then returned to his room.

Upon returning to his room, he held a slice of ginseng in his mouth and began Turtle Breath Hibernation to nourish his spirit.

Although long-term lying down damages Qi, sleep cultivation actually stores Essence, and the effect of the ginseng slice was quite good. Xu Jia had already slowly begun to recover.

Waiting until evening, after eating nourishing fine meat porridge and medicinal diet mutton soup, Xu Jia stepped into the Buddha hall and moved that Pressing Money from under the feet of the Bodhisattva.

After carefully rubbing it for a while, he realized that the Yin Earth Sha Qi on it had not dissipated in the slightest.

"Can even the Bodhisattva not reform you?"

Xu Jia currently did not have the ability to practice Thunder Law to blast away the Sha Qi.

That was why he chose to place it under the feet of the Bodhisattva, hoping to see if he could use the Dharma to reform it.

After all, this Bodhisattva was the one Xu Mu prayed to and chanted to every day; it should have been able to resolve some of the obsession of the original body's Soul, but it had no effect at all.

Xu Jia had no choice but to put it away, intending to find another way to resolve it, and went to the Ming Tang to check on the situation of the Condolence Guest Sha.

Although the Wood Sha was being continuously resolved by the Feng Shui layout, the obsession and resentment of the Condolence Guest Sha itself showed no signs of weakening.

(End of chapter)