Chapter 201: The News Spreads

Zhou You took advantage of the night to make a round trip, covering ten miles without the slightest effort.

It took a total of 2-3 hours, which only took up a bit of his sleep time, and getting the Experience Points was delightful!

The three characters "Golden Immortal Dao" he left behind were like ripples caused by a stone falling into water, gradually triggering a chain reaction as time spread.

The village was crowded and noisy, containing not only local villagers but also outsiders visiting relatives, as well as peddlers wandering about.

The mysterious old man curing the possessed young girl was seen as extraordinary in the eyes of some people.

Although the village guards kept their stories consistent, ordering the villagers not to speak nonsense and to just say that Sanya had a fit of madness and a passing old miracle doctor had saved her.

Things like Void Charm possession and performing a Drive Away Charm were too shocking and easily invited disaster.

However, through word of mouth, the truth was still reconstructed by certain people.

"Golden Immortal Dao!"

Gongliang City, Zeng Fu...

Miss Ruyu held a letter and walked quickly into the study, "Father, have you heard about this matter?"

Her gait was slightly hurried, causing her blood to surge, and her fair, jade-like cheeks appeared slightly pink, adding a touch of charm.

What the letter stated was, shockingly, the matter of a wandering old man in a certain village curing a possessed girl.

Outsiders watched the spectacle, but insiders saw many things.

Present were not only ignorant villagers but also village guards proficient in blood-Qi fist martial arts, who were about to light a fire to burn the "maddened" girl.

How could this situation be ordinary madness? There was no need to say more; it was Void Charm possession.

Since that was the case, what kind of person could "cure" an incurable disease like Void Charm possession?

Miss Ruyu was about to voice her guess when she saw a sheet of white paper spread out before her father.

Written on the paper were three characters, which were, shockingly... Golden Immortal Dao.

Ceng Fuzi looked up, "Ruyu, I also received news here; that old man claimed to be a foot soldier of the Golden Immortal Dao."

It really was the Golden Immortal Dao.

Being able to drive away a possessing Demon and also claiming to be the Golden Immortal Dao, the old man was definitely a member of the Golden Immortal Dao.

"After saving the person, he neither asked for money nor sought to form ties, drifting away high and free, carefree and at ease."

Ceng Fuzi sighed, "This style is undoubtedly that of someone from the Golden Immortal Dao."

As soon as the words fell, Miss Ruyu stepped forward quickly, "Father, that's great, let's find this senior quickly; our family has hope of returning to the Dao."

The father and daughter had a tacit understanding, knowing that this matter was an opportunity their family had waited many generations for.

The Zengjia originally came from the Golden Immortal Dao, but later left the Golden Immortal Dao due to a change of events.

Passed down from generation to generation, they identified immensely with the philosophy of the Golden Immortal Dao and dreamed for generations of returning to the Golden Immortal Dao.

Unfortunately, the Golden Immortal Dao was mysterious and unpredictable, its internal structure like loose sand, or rather, it had no structure at all.

The connections between members were pitifully weak; once the connection was broken, even exhausting several generations would not allow one to make contact.

This time, the appearance of the Golden Immortal Dao in the countryside was, to the Zeng father and daughter, simply sweet dew falling from the heavens.

"I have already sent people to inquire; don't be impatient. Meetings within the Dao rely on the word 'fate'; one cannot force it."

Ceng Fuzi was also slightly excited, "Ruyu, the world's turmoil is intensifying, and many ancient organizations and figures are beginning to appear; the wish our family has guarded for all these years is also about to be realized!"

"Father, if this daughter can return to the Golden Immortal Dao in this lifetime, I will have no regrets!"

The two great noble families of Gongliang City, the Xu Family and the Qi Family, had their two Clan Heads talking in a secret room.

The content of the conversation was, shockingly, the matter of the old man claiming to be the Golden Immortal Dao curing the young girl.

"Has that family already been invited into the city?"

"It's arranged. I told the servants to invite the whole family into the residence under the guise of hiring servants, and placed them in a separate courtyard," Clan Head Qi stroked his beard calmly, "and the village guards were also invited together."

No one understood the severity of this matter better than their noble families.

Demons were a great scourge between heaven and earth; even top-tier martial artists could not wipe them out completely.

Void Charm possession was indiscriminate; even noble families and aristocrats had clansmen suffer from it every year.

Ordinary illnesses and poison injuries could be treated with medicine, but the moment one was possessed by a Void Charm, it was equivalent to a death sentence.

Nowadays, there was actually someone who could dispel a Void Charm that had entered a human body and still keep the victim's life intact; it could be called a miracle.

The atmosphere in the secret room was somewhat silent...

"The expert invited from the Medicine King Sect has already checked carefully; the girl was indeed possessed by a Void Charm, and the loss of essence, blood, and vital energy, as well as the impact on her heart and spirit, all prove it."

"But now she has completely returned to her normal state, without even a trace of the Void Charm remaining."

As everyone knew, the evil Qi of Demons was terrifying; once it touched the flesh, it was like a maggot on a tarsal bone that could not be eradicated.

This mysterious old man not only drove away the Void Charm but also completely pulled out all hidden dangers; he could be called a hand of God.

Clan Head Qi added, "The village guards' testimony is confirmed beyond doubt; the old man claimed to be..."

"Golden Immortal Dao, a foot soldier."

The existence of the Golden Immortal Dao was no secret among the upper echelons of noble families; this was a group of idealistic elites attempting to reinterpret the ancient legend of the descent of celestial beings.

Many of the founding elders of the Golden Immortal Dao came from top noble families and aristocrats, with noble and extraordinary statuses.

However, after these noble family members entered the Golden Immortal Dao, they immediately severed ties with their families and did not leak a single bit of information.

To the noble families, the existence of the Golden Immortal Dao had always been a mystery.

Especially the title "foot soldier," which perfectly matched the Golden Immortal Dao's self-positioning as followers tracing the footsteps of celestial beings.

"The Golden Immortal Dao has also emerged; they are good at driving away Demons and can extend life."

Clan Head Xu also sighed endlessly; being good at driving away Demons was one thing, as not everyone had the chance to be possessed by a Demon.

The latter half of the sentence, being able to extend life, was too tempting.

Under normal circumstances, to extend one's lifespan, one must step-by-step improve their fist martial arts realm, otherwise, one could not escape their destined end.

Of course, there were exceptions; certain top-tier powerful clans supported top-tier experts above the Human Sect level, whose fist martial arts had reached the peak, and they could punch away the disease-ghosts and Demons that came to claim lives, forcibly extending life.

Only the Golden Immortal Dao has mastered gentler, lower-threshold methods for extending life.

"Prolonging life and increasing longevity!"

This temptation is too great.

Greed flowed from the eyes of the two Clan Heads; who does not want to live forever and enjoy wealth and power? Yet, the whereabouts of the Golden Immortal Dao are a mystery. Since its founding, who has been the leader? How many members are there? What are their activity patterns? What is the organization's core doctrine? Absolutely no one knows!

Having finally encountered an old man suspected to be of the Golden Immortal Dao, they have captured a trace of a clue.

"Brother Xu, this is an opportunity for you and me."

"If we invite this old man of the Golden Immortal Dao back and present him to the main sect, we can elevate the status of this branch, and returning to the imperial capital will be within reach."

Both of their families are branches of massive noble clans; if they can perform a meritorious deed, they can leave this remote place of Gongliang City.

But how easy is it to perform a meritorious deed? Especially one great enough to alarm the main sect.

Clan Head Xu pondered for a long time, "Do not hold too much hope; the old man of the Golden Immortal Dao saved people on a whim, and he may not appear again."

"I know, so I am providing that family with good food and drink, treating them as if I am raising a nest of pets, raising them generation after generation."

Clan Head Qi said easily, "By keeping this thread, even if I cannot use it, my descendants will be able to."

(End of this chapter)