Chapter 176: Luo Daming is Numb! Lao Tianshi

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When Luo Daming heard Lin Xuan say these words, he was somewhat stunned.

But when he shifted his gaze from Lin Xuan to the open room, his body jolted, and he rushed straight inside.

Staring blankly at Fang Dongtian, who was sitting cross-legged on a meditation cushion without a trace of breath, Luo Daming's face turned pale.

Did he fail?

This was Luo Daming's current thought.

Before his eyes, his grandmaster's body had not a shred of vitality, nor was there the sound of breathing.

He had completely passed away.

To think that even the Dragon-Tiger Golden Core was not enough.

Luo Daming had known about the Dragon-Tiger Golden Core beforehand and felt that Fang Dongtian should have been able to succeed, but now, what was this?

Luo Daming's eyes turned red, but the next moment he felt something was wrong.

Lin Xuan's reaction was wrong.

Whether it was him or Lin Xuan, both had been watched over by Fang Dongtian as they grew up; Lin Xuan's relationship with this grandmaster was also very good.

But just now, Lin Xuan did not seem to have any feelings of grief.

Was it the "Supreme Forgetting of Emotions," or was it because he was too sad and turned to other things to mask that emotion?

Luo Daming's thoughts were chaotic at this moment; he simply could not calm down.

"No!"

Luo Daming suddenly remembered his conversation with Lin Xuan not long ago, and thinking of Lin Xuan's determined expression at the time, he turned his head abruptly to question him, only to see three figures standing silently behind him.

Lin Xuan and the others watched Luo Daming quietly; seeing him turn back, Lin Xuan could not help but shake his head.

"What a pity, I thought I'd be able to see you, Master, shed some manly tears."

From Luo Daming's reaction just now, Lin Xuan knew he hadn't paid attention to his words, but he didn't remind him directly either.

"What do you mean? What exactly is the situation with your grandmaster?"

Luo Daming's eyes were wide open, staring at Lin Xuan's face.

"He didn't succeed; the inner core didn't condense, he was one step short."

Lin Xuan sighed, his tone clearly showing some disappointment as well.

"So the breakthrough failed, and your grandmaster has just passed on?"

Luo Daming's voice trembled.

"Mm, he went to find Lao Tianshi!"

Lin Xuan nodded upon hearing this.

"Hey, went to find... wait, went to find Lao Tianshi?"

Luo Daming let out a long sigh and spoke subconsciously, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he realized the problem.

"Went to find Lao Tianshi? Lao Tianshi is dead too?"

Luo Daming was completely numb.

"What are you thinking? Although he didn't break through to the inner core, the old master changed his approach and directly manifested his Yang Spirit, a true Yang Spirit.

He simply gave up on his current physical body."

Lin Xuan knew Luo Daming hadn't caught on yet, so he explained it clearly.

"A true Yang Spirit."

As the Daoist Master of Baiyun Guan, Luo Daming naturally knew about the Yang Spirit, and now he immediately understood the meaning behind Lin Xuan's words.

"So, if one had to describe the grandmaster now, he is a being similar to a spirit, though the level of a Yang Spirit is higher; he should now be considered a Yang Spirit Perfected Person.

Of course, this 'Perfected Person' is not the honorific for a Daoist, you understand, Master."

"I understand, I understand!"

His words made Luo Daming nod repeatedly.

"So, for your grandmaster, this body is just a discarded husk?"

"Yes, that is exactly it!"

Lin Xuan nodded to confirm Luo Daming's words.

"Why didn't you make that clear, you brat? You almost scared your master into tears!"

Luo Daming glared at Lin Xuan in anger.

"Master, I said it the moment we met, you just didn't pay attention."

Lin Xuan spread his hands.

Qing Bai Er She nodded repeatedly.

"When we met, you didn't say... you said something..." Luo Daming recalled, and then his expression changed.

"You said your grandmaster asked me to handle his body."

Luo Daming finally caught on.

He had indeed said it; although, if one had to be picky, it could be called unclear, but he had indeed said it.

"See, I told you!"

"Fine, fine, fine, it was your master who misheard!"

Luo Daming shook his head with a bitter smile, then his gaze fell upon Fang Dongtian's body.

"But how should I handle your grandmaster's body?"

Although he completely understood the current situation, Luo Daming still felt troubled.

If a predecessor in the sect achieved Ascension, this body would naturally need to be cremated and then buried.

Worried that some evil Practitioners of the Corpse Control Technique might make use of it.

But Fang Dongtian, after all, did not achieve Ascension; he had manifested his Yang Spirit and voluntarily abandoned his physical body.

The person is still here, after all.

Could it be that we should just burn it with a fire?

Thinking of this, Luo Daming looked at Lin Xuan, his eyes filled with inquiry.

"Don't look at me. Grandmaster has gone to Longhu Mountain; he probably achieved the Yang Spirit and went to show off to Lao Tianshi. You know the reason why, Master."

Lin Xuan stated directly that he would not take on this matter.

Lin Xuan could see that this Grandmaster did not particularly value this physical body right now, but even if he didn't value it, it was still the physical body of a senior of the sect.

It was not appropriate for them, as juniors, to handle it.

"What do you mean?"

Luo Daming caught the drift, glanced at Fang Dongtian's body, and then turned and walked out first.

Lin Xuan and the other two also turned and walked out.

"You want me to ask the Grandmaster himself?"

Standing outside, Luo Daming turned his head to look at Lin Xuan, who had just walked out, and asked.

"That's right. It's not convenient for us juniors to handle it, after all. It's better to let him decide."

"That's true!"

Luo Daming nodded, then sat down by the stone table.

Seeing this, Xiao Qing and Xiao Bai immediately thought of what Fang Dongtian had just said; one handed over chopsticks, and the other poured wine.

Luo Daming subconsciously picked up the wine bowl and took a sip.

Only then did he realize he was breaking his precepts; he gave a light cough and looked at Lin Xuan.

"That's enough. I know you, Master. Even in Shaolin, some monks eat meat for the sake of rest; it's fine for you to drink a little wine."

Luo Daming awkwardly stroked his beard.

Then, as if to cover up his embarrassment, he took out his phone. Just as he was about to dial, he turned to look at Lin Xuan.

"Wait a minute, your Grandmaster isn't going to find Lao Tianshi to fight, is he?"

"Probably not, right?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Xuan was also a bit uncertain.

After all, among the older generation of seniors, who doesn't want to beat up the Tianshi?

This has almost become an obsession.

As the saying goes, there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts.

Cultivation is the same.

Having been suppressed by Lao Tianshi for decades, now that he has suddenly become stronger, he might actually dare to do it.

"Then what should we do?"

Luo Daming bared his teeth, feeling conflicted.

"Master, why don't you just ask him directly?"

After sitting down, Lin Xuan took out his phone and dialed directly.

……

Longhu Mountain, Tianshi Mansion.

Just now, when Fang Dongtian suddenly appeared before him, he immediately discovered that Fang Dongtian's aura was wrong.

At Lao Tianshi's level of cultivation, he could already perceive the strength of a Practitioner quite well.

Of course, there are a very small number of people he cannot.

Before, it was Lin Xuan, and now, there is one more: Fang Dongtian.

This aura is even more ethereal; although it is unfathomable, it is clearly different from Lin Xuan's aura.

"Did you succeed? Or did you not?"

Lao Tianshi looked Fang Dongtian over, and in his confusion, he asked directly.

"Half-succeeded!"

Fang Dongtian stood with his hands behind his back, his expression calm.

"Success is success, what do you mean by half-succeeded?" Lao Tianshi was speechless upon hearing this, but then he understood what Fang Dongtian meant.

"Wait, you manifested your Yang Spirit?"