Chapter 1251: Chapter 1184: Dare You Aid Me in Saving All Living Things?

"Master, are you sure it’s here?"

"The divination shows that it’s here. It’s strange; there’s spiritual energy residue, but why is there no treasure aura?"

"Could we have found the wrong place? Or perhaps another Daoist friend has arrived first?"

"...That’s not impossible." The one referred to as Master spoke somewhat frustrated, had they arrived a step too late?

Qin Liuxi coughed heavily, looked at the two elderly men with immortal bearing ahead, and spoke: "Well, may I ask which Daoist friend is ahead?"

The two turned around suddenly and were stunned upon seeing the extraordinary woman in a green dress across from them.

Oh dear, she’s an acquaintance!

Qin Liuxi raised an eyebrow, moved in a flash to the two, and cupped her hands, saying: "So it’s Master Taicheng and the esteemed Chengyangzi, long time no see. Are the two Daoists well?"

Master Taicheng was shocked, it turned out to be this little rogue; a few years not seen, her cultivation has greatly increased. Has she entered the Void Realm?

No wonder with his cultivation, upon arrival here, he couldn’t detect her presence at all. It was because his cultivation was inferior to her, so he couldn’t perceive anything.

Chengyangzi’s cultivation wasn’t as high as Master Taicheng’s, but after years of secluded cultivation, he was already one step into the threshold of Foundation Establishment. Though he couldn’t see through Qin Liuxi’s realm, it must be above Master Taicheng since he could still see through him a little, but not Qin Liuxi, which meant she had long mastered it.

Seeing Qin Liuxi greeting voluntarily, he dared not act superior, without any pretense, and instead humbly returned a Taoist salute: "I dare not be addressed as Master by the immortal, just call my Daoist name."

In cultivation circles, ranking is discussed not according to entrance, but realm. Two elderly people nearly two hundred years old combined must reverently call this Daoist, just merely twenty years old, as immortal. If she ascends, she would be Venerable True Monarch.

What a pity, though, in this era of scarce spiritual energy, no one has ascended for a thousand years.

Master Taicheng, hearing Chengyangzi’s respectful tone, felt bitter but followed with a Taoist salute: "Long time no see, immortal has greatly increased her cultivation, almost reaching the Ascension Realm, congratulations."

Qin Liuxi retorted: "No need for such formalities, at my age, I could be your grandchild. We are all fellow Daoists, let’s just call each other Daoist."

Master Taicheng thought, we certainly cannot afford such a granddaughter.

Chengyangzi laughed and said: "As the immortal wishes."

Master Taicheng asked: "Since Master Chi Yuan’s passing, I haven’t seen Buqiu Daoist friend again, but to meet here unexpectedly, are you also here for the treasure?"

"Treasure? No, I’m here to meet Master Fan Kong." Qin Liuxi smiled, looking at the Fan Kong behind her.

Speaking lies with wide-open eyes, she truly can.

Even if she admits to refining the Divine Weapon, who could out snatch her? These two here combined wouldn’t stand a chance.

Fan Kong gave Master Taicheng and Chengyangzi a salute.

"I’ve heard there’s a thousand-year-old temple on Heavenly Mountain, isolated and rare human traces. This must be the temple’s master," Master Taicheng saluted Fan Kong, Chengyangzi also saluted.

Fan Kong recited a Buddhist mantra, saying: "Not entirely isolated, the Buddhist Sect is a sect, amid the mortal world."

Qin Liuxi at this time said: "Master Taicheng, you indeed arrived right on time. If not for you coming, I would’ve had to find you."

Master Taicheng felt a tingling on his scalp, saying: "During closed-door cultivation and divination, discovering treasure appearing at Heavenly Mountain, hence came to investigate, not expecting you’d arrive first."

He wouldn’t believe such coincidence; she came for meeting with Master Fan Kong, surely caught whiff of treasure early on, maybe already pocketed it, just denying it.

The girl before him, despite her immortal and formidable aura, is one who seizes every opportunity.

That’s why he didn’t believe her story, but why seek him?

No reason to enter the treasure hall without purpose, felt like no good purpose.

Since they arrived, no rush to Shengjing directly; anywhere is fine, Qin Liuxi borrowed the ancient temple’s setting for a chat.

Fan Kong watched her familiarly take out his roasted tea leaves, boil water and brew tea, like a host, couldn’t help but twitch his eyelids.

Amitabha Buddha, I’ll bear with her!

Tea brewed with water from Heavenly Mountain’s snow, boiled by Qin Liuxi using Karmic Fire, the tea leaves picked by Fan Kong atop Heavenly Mountain, harvested from an ancient mother tea tree over hundreds of years, growing atop Heavenly Mountain, absorbing nature’s spiritual energy, exceedingly rare, a product of the thousand-year-old temple.

Usually, Fan Kong alone at the ancient temple, expecting no one to meddle, unexpectedly sniffed out by Qin Liuxi like a dog.

With the tea brewed, the room filled with fragrant Qingling aroma, refreshing the spirits.

"Good tea." Chengyangzi, just by scent alone, felt his spiritual platform purified.

Qin Liuxi glanced at Fan Kong; this monk truly had such treasure, hidden deep.

She laughed and said: "Today, borrowing the fortune of two Daoists, I too luckily taste Master Fan Kong’s hidden treasure."

Master Taicheng silently looked at Fan Kong, empathy in his eyes, indeed the Buddhist Path is one, on the same horizon of being plucked clean.

Still tea must be drunk, he took up and sipped, with a sigh: "Deserved of the Buddhist Sect’s tea, surely Master Fan Kong spent time reciting sutras while roasting tea, imbuing the leaves with Buddhist essence, brimming with spiritual energy."

Chengyangzi also tasted a sip, saying: "This tea must be the most spirited tea I’ve had in my life. Tea is good, enlightened meaning abundant, indeed Zen tea."

Fan Kong slightly smiled: "Tea leaves are just young shoots of the tree, picked and roasted, no different than ordinary tea leaves; yet fellow Daoists with clear minds, purity awakened, found this tea good."

"Master is modest."

"This tea is only found in the Buddhist Sect."

Gurgle gurgle.

Their modesty interrupted by an unrefined sound, looking over, a figure held the teapot refilling a teacup and drank it all.

Several faces twisted slightly.

Such good Zen tea, treated like a drink, utterly wasted.

Qin Liuxi wiped her mouth, grinned: "Continue talking, I’ve been without water all day and night, feeling extremely thirsty."

Master Taicheng subtly shook his head, impressed.

Chengyangzi jovially said: "Daoist is someone of genuine nature." Nonetheless, wasting good tea.

Each took up their teacup to drink.

Qin Liuxi set down her teacup and said: "Tea’s been drunk, it’s time for serious matters."

Master Taicheng braced himself; here it comes, what kind of mischief is involved?

Qin Liuxi spoke solemnly: "Two Daoists, in our Taoist Sect it’s said, in prosperous times retreat into mountains for cultivation, in turbulent times descend to aid all living things. Now that all living things face calamity, would two Daoists, along with your sect, dare join me in aiding all living things?"

Master Taicheng and Chengyangzi both were stunned at this, exchanged glances, somewhat bewildered.

Aid all living things?