Chapter 164: Each Flies When Disaster Strikes

"Come, come, come..."

"Junior Brother, please sit!"

"Take the seat of honor, take the seat of honor..."

In the Internal Affairs Hall, the old Daoist Elder Xuan Yang invited He Pingsheng, and the two began drinking spirit tea under a pine tree on the mountain peak.

"How is it?" Elder Xuan Yang looked at He Pingsheng as he took a sip and asked: "This is top-tier spirit tea, it has the effect of refreshing the mind. If you reach the Nascent Soul stage, you can use this to enhance your comprehension of Dao techniques!"

He Pingsheng naturally wouldn't believe his nonsense.

Comprehending Dao techniques?

Isn't that just Enlightenment Tea?

But it's not like I haven't seen Enlightenment Tea before.

"It doesn't taste good!" He Pingsheng didn't give Elder Xuan Yang any face either, saying: "Might as well get some spirit fruit juice!"

"Hahaha..." Elder Xuan Yang laughed loudly, saying: "Junior Brother is indeed an honest person, hehe..."

"Many thanks to Junior Brother for giving me that Profound Gate Meditation True Art earlier. I've been cultivating it for these past few years, and my spiritual sense has gradually increased; it has been of great benefit to my cultivation path!"

"Is Master still in seclusion?" Elder Xuan Yang asked tentatively.

He Pingsheng, while slowly drinking the spirit tea, said: "Hmm!"

Then he said solemnly: "Wang Shixiong Elder Xuan Yang, this younger brother has a question he would like to ask!"

Elder Xuan Yang said: "Go ahead!"

He Pingsheng gently placed his teacup on the stone table: "How much does Wang Shixiong know about this 【Possession Technique】?"

"Possession?"

After hearing these two words, Elder Xuan Yang's body trembled violently, and he asked: "Possession is stealing the ethics of heaven and earth and is not tolerated by the cultivation world. Moreover, this is an extremely profound Dao technique that ordinary cultivators cannot perform. Only Nascent Soul cultivators who have mastered the power of heaven and earth rules can perform the path of possession!"

"Junior Brother, why do you ask about it?"

He Pingsheng was surprised: "Can't Golden Core stage cultivators perform possession?"

"How is that possible?" Elder Xuan Yang shook his head: "Everything in the world has its laws; Golden Core cultivators naturally cannot perform the path of possession!"

"Otherwise, Wang Shixiong Wuwei would have already possessed someone!"

He Pingsheng nodded.

He asked again: "Then... is the success rate of possession high?"

"Heaven-defying things, how could they be high?" Elder Xuan Yang said: "Although I don't understand it, I know that for both parties, possession is a situation of nine deaths and one life!"

"Generally speaking, the success rate of possession is less than one in ten. If it fails, both souls will be scattered!"

He Pingsheng's brows furrowed.

Common knowledge about possession is recorded in miscellaneous cultivation notes.

He Pingsheng had also consulted many relevant classics, and no matter which record it was, it was exactly the same as what Elder Xuan Yang said.

That is, if possession succeeds, the host's soul is scattered, and the guest occupies the host's body to cultivate.

If possession fails, basically both the host and the guest will have their souls scattered.

Of course, there are very rare cases where the host can survive if the possession fails, but in such cases, the host is invariably an idiot for life.

He Pingsheng was puzzled: Why was it that after the Biyun Laozu failed to possess him, he was fine, and the Biyun Laozu didn't seem to have his soul scattered either.

Could it be that the Biyun Laozu didn't possess him?

But what was set up on the ground was clearly a possession array.

Can't figure it out!

"Junior Brother, why did you suddenly ask about these things?" Elder Xuan Yang was a bit puzzled.

He Pingsheng smiled and said: "Just curious!"

"Curiosity is fine, but the path of possession is too damaging to heaven's harmony. Even those who succeed in possession mostly don't have a good end!"

"Forget it, let's not talk about this!" Elder Xuan Yang shook his head and said: "Inviting Junior Brother over today is actually for another important matter!"

He Pingsheng said: "Please enlighten me, Wang Shixiong!"

"Don't be so formal with 'enlighten me'!" Elder Xuan Yang waved his hand and said: "I am old, and I see that my cultivation cannot advance an inch; for the most part, my Great Dao ends here!"

"So, I want to live well with my remaining lifespan, go back to my hometown, take a few concubines, have a few sons, and build a cultivation family!"

"Please tell Master for me!"

"This disciple is leaving!"

He Pingsheng was shocked: "Wang Shixiong, you... are leaving the Tai Xu Men?"

"No, no, no..." Elder Xuan Yang said: "It's not that I am leaving the Tai Xu Men, but that from today on, I will no longer pursue the Great Dao!"

"In the deep mountains three thousand miles to the west of here, I accidentally discovered a small mountain with weak spiritual energy, and there is a small spiritual vein under the mountain!"

"I want to use this as a foundation to develop a cultivation family!"

"Don't worry, in the future, my cultivation family will also be affiliated with the Tai Xu Men, worshiping the Tai Xu Men as the orthodox sect!"

He Pingsheng didn't know how to respond, only saying: "But Master is currently in seclusion, and I cannot see him either!"

"It doesn't matter!" Elder Xuan Yang chuckled: "It doesn't matter, when Master comes out of seclusion, it will be normal for you to tell him."

He Pingsheng picked up his cup and took another sip of tea.

The two were silent for a long time.

After a while, Elder Xuan Yang took a deep breath and said: "Junior Brother, I, this old man, accept your favor of sending the cultivation technique, so today I will just tell you everything!"

He Pingsheng nodded: "Please enlighten me, Wang Shixiong!"

"I dare not accept 'enlighten me'!" Elder Xuan Yang said: "It is said that each flies when disaster strikes. You might not know yet, but Hong Laoer from the Law Enforcement Hall left the Tai Xu Men half a month ago under the name of traveling, and he probably won't come back!"

He Pingsheng said: "This... Wang Shixiong Hong did not report to Master!"

"No need!" Elder Xuan Yang said: "He used the banner of traveling, why would he need to report to Master?"

"In reality, he went to avoid disaster!"

"Master is old and now knows his fate. Everyone knows that our Tai Xu Men and the Beast-Taming Sect are at odds like fire and water. Even if Master comes out of seclusion, what percentage of certainty is there that he can defeat the two great Nascent Souls of the Beast-Taming Sect?"

"We all see it clearly; the old man saying he will go slaughter them after coming out of seclusion is just bragging!"

"An octogenarian whose essence and blood have long since dried up—what does it matter if his internal magic power is astonishing? The other side isn't made of mud, and besides, there are two of them and one of him, and they occupy the geographical advantage and have arrays!"

"In such a situation, how can he slaughter them?"

Elder Xuan Yang picked up his teacup and took a sip: "Taking a step back, when Master comes out of seclusion and wants to go provoke the Beast-Taming Sect, should we disciples who are Golden Cores follow or not?"

"Following them is just throwing away our lives for nothing!"

"If we don't follow, that is unfaithful and unfilial!"

"Rather than being caught in a dilemma then, it is better to make a decision early today!"

"Hong Laoer is gone, and I am leaving too!"

"Of the five Golden Cores in the Tai Xu Men, besides the two of us, there are three others. As for the fifth, Jianzhu, and the first, Wuwei, hehe... it would be good if they didn't add fuel to the fire when the time comes!"

"Taking another step back, even if the old man doesn't go looking for trouble with the Beast-Taming Sect when he comes out of seclusion, he doesn't have many years left to live. Once the old man is gone, given our hatred with the Beast-Taming Sect, they will inevitably spare no cost to destroy our Tai Xu Men."

"Who can resist then? Junior Brother, are you relying on yourself?"

"So, Junior Brother... I'm saying these unpleasant things, but you should understand now, right?"

Elder Xuan Yang looked coldly at He Pingsheng. ===== CHAPTER 165 =====