Chapter 211: Practicing the Dao

"You mean that this child's body was infused with a Sword Qi, which caused people to mistake him for a Primordial Sword Body?"

Hu Meiniang's face was full of oddity as she said, "Do you know that injecting Sword Qi into a human body, especially that of a newborn infant, is not an ordinary matter?"

Sword Qi.

It can kill, its edge is unstoppable; aside from the Sword Qi's master, no one else can control it, and injecting Sword Qi into a body is not difficult.

But in doing so, it would cause severe harm to the person infused with Sword Qi.

The Sword Qi's master must constantly control it with divine thought!

Otherwise, a moment's carelessness could endanger one's life.

"Mrs. Hu, not to say it's you, when I first heard this news, I also thought it was just false rumors spreading!"

Luo Liang chuckled self‑deprecatingly and said, "Only after I saw the Sword Qi inside this child with my own eyes did I realize that I was looking up from the well, and I finally understood the might—no, the terror—of Great Sword Hero Dong Qing. No wonder he can accomplish one great deed after another!"

Hu Meiniang opened her mouth, wanting to retort, but the words she was about to say were swallowed back.

She recalled having once heard the name Great Sword Hero Dong Qing, and from the strong cultivators she associated with, she had learned the details, making her clearer than most about Dong Qing's prowess.

Great Sword Hero Dong Qing had almost no relatives or friends; like a sharp sword, he dealt with worldly injustices, acting on behalf of Heaven.

Those who commit evil, whether monsters or humans, all who fall into Great Sword Hero Dong Qing's path die by his hand.

"You're right; what others cannot do does not mean this Great Sword Hero cannot. Dong Qing is a first‑rate hero!"

Hu Meiniang couldn't help but exaggerate, saying that even though they are not of the same clan, she still greatly admires Dong Qing after hearing of his deeds.

Meanwhile.

The strong cultivators she befriended had indeed warned her not to provoke Great Sword Hero Dong Qing, but she didn't care; although she practiced yang‑to‑yin supplementation and had ruined many men, she had never taken a life.

Even if Great Sword Hero Dong Qing encountered her, he could not arbitrarily enlist her to act on behalf of Heaven.

Luo Liang sneered, "A hero is a hero, but with this temperament, he will only end up dying an untimely death!"

Hu Meiniang smiled, gave no reply; everyone has their own choices, and Great Sword Hero Dong Qing's actions are merely walking his Dao.

But Luo Liang speaking such cold words here can only be called a petty sort lacking any vision.

No wonder after all these years, he's still an Immortal Official of a tiny county.

Even though he speaks from his own standpoint!

Great Sword Hero Dong Qing, even if he meets an untimely death, what of it? The path of pursuing the Dao is that failure becomes martyrdom; even a failure can leave a profound mark in history, unlike others who remain obscure from start to finish.

Hu Meiniang didn't want to mock Luo Liang, the Daoist who hasn't found his own path, and changed her tone, saying:

"Immortal Official Luo, since you say this child's so‑called Primordial Sword Body is caused by a Sword Qi that Great Sword Hero Dong Qing left inside him, do you know why Dong Qing would leave a Sword Qi in this child's body?"

"It is said that because this child is a Great Benevolent Person Reincarnation, Great Sword Hero Dong Qing passed by the Wang Family, learned of this, feared the child would fall prey to monsters, and deliberately left a Sword Qi in his body to safeguard him!"

Luo Liang explained.

"Great Benevolent Person Reincarnation?"

Hu Meiniang was startled, quickly looked up, gazing at Wang Ping'an tightly held by Liu Dongzhu, her brows slightly furrowed. After a long stare, seeing nothing unusual about Wang Ping'an, she said:

"How could you possibly know this?"

Great Virtuous Persons attract monsters, which is no falsehood; she, being of monster origin, can attest that it's true, because doing good deeds earns Heaven's favor, and once one receives it, unexpected benefits follow.

She doesn't know how many monsters rely on hunting Great Virtuous Persons to cultivate! Having been in the county town for so many years, the ones she liked to interact with most were those Great Virtuous Persons; the benefits of yang‑to‑yin supplementation were stronger than those of a child's body.

Unfortunately.

In the county town, truly genuine Great Virtuous Persons are exceedingly rare.

Most are merely hypocrites!

"Many people know this; as long as one investigates, they can learn a thing or two!"

Luo Liang replied.

"I see!"

Hu Meiniang's complexion turned extremely strange, and she briskly walked toward Liu Dongzhu.

Whether Wang Ping'an is a Primordial Sword Body, even Luo Liang knows, is because the Sword Qi infused in Wang Ping'an emits an aura that blinds everyone, causing them to mistake him for a Primordial Sword Body.

Xuanqing Daozhang could not possibly be unaware of this, yet he is still preparing to take Wang Ping'an as a disciple.

This novel you...

To say there is nothing strange in it, she does not believe.

Just.

Before carefully examining Wang Ping'an, she still didn't know what the strangeness was!

Hu Meiniang approached Liu Dongzhu, seeing his pallid, bloodless face trembling all over, clearly frightened by her, and ordered:

"Madam Wang, please let me see your child!"

"Even if you kill me, I won't give you our family's Ping'an, letting you eat our Ping'an!"

Liu Dongzhu forced himself to endure his inner fear and refused.

Upon hearing Luo Liang's words, she recalled that their Ping'an is a Great Benevolent Person Reincarnation, which holds endless allure for monsters; she previously didn't understand why Great Virtuous Persons attract monsters.

Only after hearing Xuanqing Daozhang's explanation did she roughly understand what was happening.

Doing many good deeds earns Heaven's favor, gradually improving the body, granting longevity of a hundred years, making everything go smoothly; likewise, the body becomes like a celestial treasure, and if monsters devour it, those capable monsters can even borrow that fortune.

Hu Meiniang is a great demon; even Immortal Official Luo of Qingyang County has to curry favor before her.

From Luo Liang's current attitude, it can be seen that even if Hu Meiniang ate their Ping'an, Luo Liang might not necessarily avenge their Ping'an.

How could she dare give her family's Ping'an to Hu Meiniang?

"Madam Wang, rest assured, I don't eat people; I'm not that brainless monster, why would I commit such an endless curse of cannibalism?"

Hu Meiniang explained a sentence, yet Liu Dongzhu seemed as if he hadn't heard her.

Knowing that making Liu Dongzhu personally hand over the Wang Ping'an she held was impossible, she still wanted to know what was extraordinary about Wang Ping'an.

Just as she was about to forcibly snatch Wang Ping'an from Liu Dongzhu's hands, she waited until she had finished examining Wang Ping'an, then returned him to Liu Dongzhu.

"Stop!"

A cold shout like thunder rang out; only to see lying on the ground, the Xuanqing Daozhang who had been uncertain of life or death suddenly opened his eyes, the light in his eyes drawing inward, and the spiritual energy swirling around his body was completely absorbed into him.

Xuanqing Daozhang climbed up from the ground, his figure like a ghost, leaving afterimages, and in an instant he stood between Hu Meiniang and Liu Dongzhu.

(End of chapter)