Chapter 60

Once his mind was made up, Daoist Zhen became calm instead. In an instant, he had thought of his retreat. He knew that he must not show weakness at this time; on the contrary, he had to be high-profile, as if he were going to have a fair and square duel with that person, and then, at a moment when everyone least expected it, slip away. By then, whatever karma there was would have nothing to do with him!

Daoist Zhen tapped Wei Wei Taiping's chest a few times with his hand, listened to the lung sounds, and then revealed a look of understanding, laughing: "I wondered what it was; it turns out it's just the technique of the Three Corpses and Nine Worms."

"Three Corpses and Nine Worms?" Wei Wei Lecheng raised his eyelids: "Isn't this the turbid, gloomy, and filthy qi that forms from the accumulation of the Seven Souls, dwelling in the human body and harming the human form and spirit?"

"Cultivators build their foundation to remove the hundred insects and shed the turbid Yin. Shouldn't the nine worms have been removed already? Why would my son's mind be dim and his body damaged because of the Three Corpses and Nine Worms?"

Daoist Zhen explained: "The Supreme 'Huang Ting Jing' says that the human body has spirits dwelling in various orifices, which is the human body combining with heaven and earth. Many form-orifices can manifest internal scenes, and various essence-qi functions manifest various spirits. Therefore, the human body accumulates Yin qi, fearing greed and jealousy. Nightmare biting teeth, making people say one thing and mean another. Nocturnal emission and lust, longing for luxury and lechery. Heart damaging things as the root, burying poison in the Yin, harming people as the foundation... These evil roots can also turn into ghosts."

"The ghost that guards the corpse is the Three Corpses, which are the most harmful; the rest are the hundred insects."

"The human body has turbid qi that forms the hundred insects, hiding in the body, called corpse worms. If the hundred insects are abnormally strong, they can leave the body and become spirits, such as the wine worm cultivated by those who love wine; the bookworm cultivated by those who love reading; the sleepy worm cultivated by those who love to sleep. Even women who like to gossip can cultivate a long-tongued woman, a right-and-wrong worm. Even those who are lustful can cultivate lechers, eye-pleasing little demons, and other spirits..."

Daoist Zhen explained: "The hundred insects are evil roots, formed by sensing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. As long as the evil roots are not eliminated, the hundred insects will not cease."

"Building a foundation to shed the turbid qi and evil roots, and removing the Three Corpses and Nine Worms, is just to cut down the turbid qi and corpse worms accumulated in the mortal body, so that they do not damage the form-orifices... It is a means for cultivators to keep their body and mind pure, so that the hundred insects do not arise. But if turbid qi invades the body and external evil is sensed, triggering the cultivator's own evil roots, they will still be entangled by the hundred insects."

Wei Wei Lecheng had by now regained his composure, hiding his emotions, and said lightly: "Then does Master have any way to remove the insects in Wei Taiping's body?"

Daoist Zhen nodded: "That toad the young master coughed up must have been the evil person using the various accumulated Yin qi when the young master was mesmerized, nightmare-stricken, and terrified, turning it into a lung-smelling worm. This worm took form and turned into a malignant toad... It was cursed by the evil person and made my disciple mistakenly swallow it, and then using this worm as a guide, he cast a spell to drive the evil qi of heaven and earth, invading Wei Taiping's Dao body and causing the hundred insects to multiply."

"To remove this worm is actually simple. Among these spiritual medicines for longevity, there are many elixirs that suppress the soul of the Yin corpse and eliminate the hundred insects. Thus, calming the five emotions and taking elixirs will cause no harm!"

Daoist Zhen laughed: "I only need to refine a furnace of spiritual elixirs, and the trouble of the hundred insects will be cured by the medicine!"

Wei Wei Lecheng stood with his hands behind his back for a long time before slowly saying: "Master, you are holding a pill assembly three days from now, aren't you!"

Daoist Zhen said confidently: "What harm is there in changing to a spiritual elixir at the pill assembly? This Hundred Spirits Condensed Azure Pill of mine is based on hundreds of spiritual medicines, supplemented by nine kinds of spiritual insect sloughs. It can complete the Dao foundation, change the tripod furnace, kill the hundred insects, and prolong life... Just one Hundred Spirits Condensed Azure Pill will be enough to make Wei Taiping recover."

"The toxic sores on the servants in the mansion should be mustard-sized micro-insects. These insects form groups of thousands, as fine as rapeseed, causing pain and itching on the skin, leading to leprosy, malignant sores, ringworm, hemorrhoids, maggots, and damp itching, and can even eat human teeth!"

"It only needs to be washed with the elixir water of the Hundred Spirits Condensed Azure Pill, and it can be killed and removed!"

"Good..." Wei Wei Lecheng finally smiled: "Then I will wait for Master's spiritual elixir to be refined. This heaven's punishment will be removed with a flip of the hand!"

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"Is this the county I govern?" Cui Dan rode in a fragrant carriage, lifted the curtain, and scanned the streets of Jiao Bu Town with boredom. He couldn't raise the slightest interest in the martial artists carrying swords and hanging blades. Although Jiao Bu Town could be considered a water transport hub in Jiuzhen Commandery, for the essence of the Great Jin Central Plains, and even for the prosperity of the Jin capital, it was just a small country town.

For Cui Dan, who had long lived in the Jin capital, wearing fine clothes, eating delicious food, and riding horses and fighting dogs, there were only a few exotic customs worth mentioning!

But exotic customs, without beauties, how could they be called customs?

After scanning a circle and feeling that the lechers in his eyes had no reaction, Cui Dan lost interest. After being enlightened by Brother Qian Chen, although he practiced hard for two hours every day, outside of the cultivation time he set for himself...

He returned to his old ways... or rather, he had never changed.

The old servant, Uncle Wu, was driving the carriage in front. Seeing this, he sighed silently and comforted himself: "At least the young master knows how to cultivate; it can be considered an explanation to the mistress!"

Uncle Wu had originally hoped that after being enlightened by the high-level expert, his young master's temperament would change drastically, becoming diligent and hardworking, and becoming a model of the aristocratic family like the eldest young master. Who would have thought that the change in his view of cultivation would not affect his young master's attitude toward life. After completing his Dao foundation, his young master became a bit more solid in cultivation, but he actually imitated the cloud seat bestowed by the high-level expert that day and set up a soft couch in the carriage.

Every day when he was free, he would lie high and paralyzed in the carriage.

He even set up singing and dancing in the carriage for fun... When passing through various places, he still poked his head out to search for beauties to please his eyes.

If it weren't for the fact that there was a high-level expert in Jiuzhen Commandery who was highly respected, he didn't know how much time would have been wasted on this journey.

As soon as the carriage arrived at the government office, the Wei family sent a visiting card, saying that at the pill assembly tomorrow, they would banquet the officials, and at the same time appreciate the spiritual elixirs and enjoy the magnificent sight of the pill refining... Cui Dan took the card and made a fuss: "So the senior has already made a name for himself in this town? Look at this slaying snakes to save people, pointing to subdue the dragon; it is truly the work of a reclusive high-level expert. Although the cultivators in the aristocratic families have some conduct, they have always held their status and do not associate with the mundane."

"To be able to punish evil and promote good, help the poor and needy... and have profound pill arts... I think the senior must have had enough of the calculations of those aristocratic families, so he publicly made a name for himself, wanting to open a pill assembly to exchange spiritual elixirs for diagrams!"

Uncle Wu took the opportunity to teach his young master: "Young master, do you see? How knowledgeable and interesting this Wei family is!"

"It is also manifesting in the human world. The Wei family knows how to publicize the deeds of the high-level expert. Even the newly appointed county magistrate has a card, and they are even holding a pill assembly for the high-level expert to make a name for himself, facilitating things... And the high-level expert just slew the evil person in front of the young master, turning the Yin malevolent qi of a place into auspiciousness. The place where he stopped even had Ganoderma that didn't wither."

"Yet the young master never thought of publicizing the high-level expert...?"

Cui Dan was stunned: "This senior high-level expert is indifferent to fame and wealth, has always loved peace and quiet, and has few mundane affairs. Wouldn't such a big fanfare make him unhappy?"

Uncle Wu advised: "The high-level expert can be indifferent to fame and wealth, but we cannot have no expression!"

"Besides, if the high-level expert is really so indifferent, you publicizing his name won't make him blame you. If he likes it, wouldn't it be catering to his preferences? In this world, where is there really a Nascent Soul expert who is unknown? Who spread the legends of those immortals? The Nascent Soul monsters of the Great Jin haven't appeared for hundreds of years, isn't the royal family still publicizing their prestige all the time?"

"Doesn't our family still worship the Great Expansion True Person Zou Zi from time to time? For the orthodoxy of the Five Elements theory, how long have the sects been arguing, and how many Core Formation people have our Cui clan and the Great Expansion Five Elements Sect lost?"

"The three Daoist ancestors still have the Daoist Academy to glorify their family's lintel and publicize the ancestors' holy traces and scriptures. Which sect doesn't help their own ancestors brag?"

"In this world, who doesn't love fame and wealth? Even if they really don't care about fame and wealth, once their status is high, they naturally want some face..." Uncle Wu painstakingly told his young master some principles.

Cui Dan laughed: "Uncle Wu, you are wrong! My father never cares about others flattering him..."

Uncle Wu looked left and right and whispered: "The master doesn't not care, but those people's methods are too poor. A certain ancestor once thought that to prevent villains from flattering their way to the top, he selected dozens of house-born servants proficient in this way and flattered the master in a dark room... thinking that he could expose such villains in the future and not be bewitched?"

Cui Dan picked up a teacup and took a sip, laughing: "This is a good method? And then?"

"Then the master also had such a dark room, and every day after the morning court, he would go to enjoy it for a few moments..."

"Pfft..." Cui Dan spat out a mouthful of tea: "You mean my father also..."

"This old slave didn't say anything!" Uncle Wu said respectfully.

Cui Dan pondered for a long time and felt that when he was wandering in the past, having a group of fox friends and dog companions holding him up was indeed very cool. How could a high-level expert not have a straight man? Wouldn't it be too lonely to manifest in front of people like this?

"It must be organized!" Cui Dan slapped the table: "This pill assembly must shock Jiuzhen, and the whole commandery must bow down."

"This old slave will go and prepare!" Uncle Wu bowed his head.