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Chapter 28 - 28: 27: The Daoist’s heart’s desires.
Chapter 28 - 28: 27: The Daoist’s heart’s desires.
Chapter 28: Chapter 27: The Daoist’s heart’s desires.
Translator: 549690339
“We are looking at… ah., yes., yes”
The girls were startled by the sudden appearance of the phone and looked up to see a young Taoist priest wearing a Taoist robe.
What an aura-
That was the first thought that came to their minds when they saw Xuanqing.
Even if they had already seen the background in the short video and had seen photos from Sister Yang Ying in the group chat.
But after meeting him in person, all the previous infatuations in their minds disappeared, leaving only a sense of their own inferiority.
The crowd was stunned for a long time.
It wasn’t until Xuanqing repeated his previous question that the girls finally reacted.
“Xuanqing Daoist Priest, we want to go up the mountain to Qingping Temple to pay a visit, is it possible?”
At this moment.
The leading girl no longer had her usual superiority, instead speaking in a timid tone.
Hearing this, Xuanqing nodded slightly.
“I will open the door for the fellow laymen!”
Leaving this sentence behind.
Xuanqing did not continue to stay and directly took a step and headed towards the mountain.
The speed was not fast.
His step only covered a few meters in distance.
This was not an intentional attempt to hide his abilities in front of these ordinary people.
In fact, for Xuanqing now, even if he faced firearms head-on, it would be impossible to hit him, so why bother hiding his strength in such a situation?
It was said that at the end of lightness skill cultivation, being able to walk as an ordinary person while the whole body was in a light state was considered a great accomplishment, and could then proceed to the next step.
Yes.
He practiced for a whole day and night.
Under the constant supply of mana from hang-up cultivation, he didn’t even need to rest for the whole day. He was only a step away from achieving the first layer of lightness skill.
Xuanqing had no qualms about going up the mountain to open the door.
But at this moment.
the girls at the foot of the mountain were stunned, wondering if their eyes were playing tricks on them.
“Just now, did Daoist Priest Xuanqing… float up?”
Yes, in their eyes, Xuanqing took a step and drifted several meters up the mountain, his legs crossed, giving a feeling of shrinking the ground and stretching.
The group looked at each other.
Suddenly.
A girl holding a selfie stick had an extremely excited expression, her face flushed.
“Girls, I got it on record again.” She forcefully shook the selfie stick in her hand.
Hearing this, all the girls said, “Quick, Xuanxuan, hurry up and upload the video to the group chat.”
Xuanxuan, the girl who liked taking selfies, nodded proudly and then uploaded the video to the group chat.
“Girls, let’s study the video later; let’s go offer incense first.”
“Okay, let’s go.”
“Let’s go!”
Mid hill of Qingping.
Xuanqing opened the Taoist temple gate.
It would take even young people an hour or two to climb from the foot of the mountain to the temple.
During the time he waited for the girls to offer incense, he didn’t idly stand by.
His body moved continuously in the courtyard, sometimes appearing in the main hall and sometimes in the bedroom.
With this speed, he would be able to reach great perfection in lightness skill cultivation before tonight. By then, he would be able to practice the next level of “Treading the Clouds,” called ‘Controlling Wind.’
Two hours later.
Xuanqing stopped his movements and looked out the window.
The girls had already arrived at the entrance of Qingping Temple. Under the solemn atmosphere of the Taoist temple, their original chirping voices unconsciously stopped.
“Fellow laymen, please follow me to offer incense in the Main Hall!”
Immediately after.
He led the girls to the main hall.
Like when receiving other incense guests before, he explained the price of the incense and the main god of this Taoist temple, and suggested that they should offer incense to the main god first.
As for why they should offer incense to the ’main god’ first.
It is because of the previous discovery that people generate the most incense fire when they burn incense and worship for the first time, and although there is some during the second time, the contribution of incense fire power is at least halved.
Moments later.
A weak incense fire gathered above the tablet of [Tai Chi Palace selects the right judge of the Five Thunder Court and serves the office of Thunder Minister] again.
Xuanqing immediately sat cross-legged, and his mana surged, turning into an illusory big hand invisible to the naked eye.action
He grabbed at his tablet!
“Exchange for ingots!”
Xuanqing muttered in his heart.
[Ingot+42]
More than thirty girls contributed forty-two points of incense fire, not only because of their health and youth but also because they worshipped the tablet for the first time.
Speaking of which.
His practice of letting incense guests worship the main god’s tablet first is not considered excessive in the Taoist community; it’s just like the tax collection of local government offices, which must first satisfy the local area before the surplus can be handed over.
“Hoo-”
Xuanqing opened his eyes, a doubtful expression on his face.
“Fellow laymen, why are you all staring at me?”
It turned out that after the girls finished offering incense, they did not leave but stood in the main hall, occasionally glancing at him.
The girls looked at each other.
Finally.
A slightly bolder girl stepped forward.
“Uhm…Daoist priest, we are all your fans and really like the sound of your chanting in that video. Could you…could you…”
The girl’s eyes dodged slightly, speaking timidly.
It’s not that she was timid; on the contrary, she was the most daring and open-minded in her daily life, but for some reason, she felt an inexplicable sense of inferiority in front of Daoist priest Xuanqing.
“Hehe~”
Xuanqing chuckled bitterly.
He thought it was something else, but it turned out that the girls wanted to hear him chant. It was not an unreasonable request, so there was no need for such expressions.
At this moment, he didn’t realize that with his iate-stage Qi Introduction about to break through Refining Essence into Qi, the pressure he put on ordinary people made the girl in front of him appear shy.
“Since you all want to hear me chant, 1 will chant once!” Xuanqing said indifferently.
“Yay-”
The girls’ faces were filled with joy.
Moments later.
Accompanied by a ‘dong’ sound of the wooden fish, the chanting in Yin and Yang intonation, with a hint of rhyme, began resonating in the main hall.
Quiet-
Unbelievably quiet.
Everyone listened as if intoxicated.
Such face-to-face listening experience was far beyond what could be felt in the video; listening to it felt as if the soul was being washed.
It seemed as if only a few seconds had passed.
The girls still wanted more, but they found that the chanting had stopped.
“Daoist priest, can you do it again, please?”
Upon hearing this,
Xuanqing smiled without answering.
“Fellow laymen, you should leave the mountain soon!”
No matter how the girls pleaded, it was meaningless to the unwavering Daoist heart of Xuanqing.
What Daoists value is following one’s heart’s desires.
No matter if it is a ragged beggar, a wealthy merchant with mulberry silk, or a powerful figure in Beijing City, they are all the same to him.
After sending off the girls,
Xuanqing practiced Light Body skill in the courtyard again, determined to master it completely before today was over.
There was no other way.
Physical flight was too tempting for humans after all..