Fang Shu looked in surprise at the brocade box in Jin Yan the Earth Immortal's hands and said:
"Why go to such lengths, Immortal Elder? I'm not here to mooch off you."
Hearing this, Jin Yan the Earth Immortal hurriedly shook his head.
"We're all small-time operators here. We don't have spare coin or provisions to curry favor with Daoist Master."
Once the words fell, Jin Yan the Earth Immortal's voice appeared by Fang Shu's ear instead, transmitted through divine sense.
"The things inside were specially brought out by Fellow Daoist Jade Face and the others after hearing that Immortal Elder had returned, and that your cultivation was unfathomable. They say these are connected to your old home, so please examine them carefully."
Fang Shu's interest was immediately piqued.
He no longer declined. After cupping his hands, he accepted the brocade box.
When he opened it, he found four different objects inside: beads and jade pieces, talisman plaques, each in different colors. At first glance, all four were merely ordinary immortal implements. Yet the instant Fang Shu saw them, he felt a strange familiarity. At once, he thought of the Deer-Head Token in his possession.
This Deer-Head Token had been gifted to Fang Shu by Deer Cart Earth Immortal when he left Mount Lu. It even contained a Nine-Tribulations Divine Deer for protecting its bearer, though unfortunately it was now damaged. His return to Mount Lu this time was also meant to use this token to attempt entry into Mount Lu's earth veins, in search of the opportunities left behind by those before him.
As he considered it, Fang Shu immediately understood. It seems I wasn't the only one guided by Mount Lu's inheritance. The other four families also left Li Mountain carrying such objects. After exchanging a few more