Mutated Tao

Chapter 252: Clue

Chapter 252: Clue

“If you want to learn how to use the sword, then you must first learn the Luoism’s special seal, the Xiandu Cishe Seal! I know how to use it and I can teach you!” continued the Nascent Soul.

Li Huowang was not surprised by its words and even chuckled at the Nascent Soul, “It will take a long time to learn it, am I right? In order for me to learn it, I need to let you live and you can just keep dragging it on and on, allowing yourself to survive, right?”

When it saw that its plot had been uncovered, the Nascent Soul shrunk back in fear. It revealed its rotten teeth and smiled in order to pacify Li Huowang. “No one wants to die. Since Han Fu is dead, you can just pluck me off his body and place me on yourself instead! That way, I can become your Nascent Soul! Daoist Li, you might not know this, but the Nascent Souls of the disciples of Luoism are very beneficial. If you have two of them, then you can cultivate thrice as fast. We can even help you condense energy—”

“Who says you have the right to suggest conditions to me?” Li Huowang cut it off and pulled out a metal spoon before pointing it at the Nascent Soul’s single remaining eye. “Now, tell me everything about the Xiandu Cishe Seal. I have a lot of time to play with you, so you can go ahead and try any and all tricks you can think of.”

Li Huowang finally walked out of the tent on the evening of the second day. His clothes were littered with pieces of flesh and drenched in blood, but he was also holding a lambskin parchment in his hand. It contained the cultivation method of the Xiandu Cishe Seal written on it.

Li Huowang had even asked the Nascent Soul whether it knew how to use Han Fu’s talismans, but confirmed that it didn’t know anything about it. By then, the Nascent Soul had been mutilated to the point that its face was barely recognizable.

In the end, the only thing it knew about was the method to use the Seven Star Sword.

Li Huowang sighed. If he had been able to learn how to use the talismans of the disciples of Luoism, then he wouldn’t have to rely on the Profound Records every time he fought. After all, the Profound Records would severely harm his body whenever he used it.

Still, it was not very important to him at this point. He would have just considered it to be an additional reward even if he had managed to learn it. Instead, he was more concerned about the information related to the Surveillance Bureau.

The Surveillance Bureau had a direct impact on whether or not he would be able to get rid of the sense of doubt and confusion.

He dragged his tired body back into his tent, took the towel that Bai Lingmiao gave him, and wiped his face. He didn’t even take off his shoes before laying on the bed.

Bai Lingmiao carefully took off his shoes and socks before covering him with a blanket and left.

However, even though Li Huowang was tired after staying up all night, he could not fall asleep. He kept thinking about what the Nascent Soul had told him. The more he thought, the more annoyed he became, to the point that he had to sit up and go through all the information one more time.

Supposedly, Bei Feng is a Strayed One who has managed to get rid of the sense of doubt and confusion that Strayed Ones suffer from. If I want to verify this information, I will have to go and find the Surveillance Bureau. However, that would be if I don’t get any more clues. But… how should I go about obtaining information from the Surveillance Bureau? After all, I’m a Strayed One myself.

Li Huowang knew what it would mean if such a massive organization found out about him.

Li Huowang sat on the bed for a very long time. When Bai Lingmiao called him for dinner, he still didn’t have any ideas.

When Bai Lingmiao learned about his troubles, she hesitantly gave a suggestion, “Senior Li, aren’t both you and the Surveillance Bureau standing in the same camp and fighting against the Sitting Oblivion Dao? Can’t you just get the information from them directly?”

“What do you think the Surveillance Bureau would do when a stranger suddenly comes knocking on their door, asking for information about the Sitting Oblivion Dao? The best case scenario would be them beating me up before throwing me out.” Li Huowang sighed as he took the bowl from Bai Lingmiao and began eating.

“But… aren’t the both of you standing on the same side? Can’t you just explain it?” questioned Bai Lingmiao.

“Do you think this is a game where two children become friends? It’s not that easy. Miaomiao, they are strong enough to be able to use the disciples of Luoism as pawns. The Surveillance Bureau is not as upright as you think,” explained Li Huowang.

However, at that moment, he suddenly had an idea that caused his eyes to light up. “Wait a minute… our identities could be switched! We could just change our identity; as long as I hide the fact that I’m a Strayed One and make sure that people aren’t able to see through me, then I can just join the Surveillance Bureau!”

Li Huowang got excited and hugged Bai Lingmiao before twirling her around in circles. He felt that this idea was quite good. “Even if Bei Feng is not a Strayed One who has managed to get rid of the sense of doubt and confusion that Strayed Ones suffer from, I could still use the Surveillance Bureau and their resources to figure out another method! As long as I hide the signs of me being a Strayed One, then I can have a massive organization as my backing! Then, I could also use the Surveillance Bureau to hide my identity so people wouldn’t check and probe my background easily! The Surveillance Bureau is also quite lax when it comes to people from the outside, and since they might not even require me to meet up, I can hide my status even better!”

Bai Lingmiao smiled when she saw how happy he was. As long as he was happy, she was happy as well.

Li Huowang looked at her beautiful face and kissed her.

After a while, amidst the panting and moaning, a black fingernail gently pinched off the fire on the candles, sending the tent into darkness.

After a long time, Bai Lingmiao was lying on Li Huowang’s chest, her slender body rising and falling with Li Huowang’s breathing.

“Senior Li, please go to sleep soon. You haven’t slept in two days.” Bai Lingmiao was concerned about him.

However, Li Huowang hugged her waist and shook his head. The beginning is the most difficult part of the process. After getting some clues, he finally had an idea of what to do rather than just going around cluelessly. Worst case scenario, he could just try to avoid Bei Feng for now. As one of the Four Joys of the Sitting Oblivion Dao, Bei Feng’s strength must be extraordinary. Li Huowang would most likely die if they met each other right now.

I must become stronger than Bei Feng if I want to learn the method of getting rid of the sense of doubt and confusion that Strayed Ones suffer from. But… without a Master to teach me, increasing my strength is going to be quite difficult. I don’t even know how to cultivate. Plus, the sects of this world are all ridiculous. Each of them has their own method of cultivation. I might not be able to handle the brutality of it all…

Li Huowang frowned.

Seeing this, Bai Lingmiao gently persuaded him with her soft fingers. “Senior Li, please go to sleep. There’s never a shortage of things to think about. We can sleep first.”

Under her gentle persuasion, Li Huowang finally slept after staying awake for two whole days.