Because of a cultivation art that could open a houtian spirit mansion, his son had sneaked into Master Shen's home, hoping to steal it.
But he had failed to steal the art and lost his life instead.
He had been overcome with grief, yet let none of it show on his face, afraid that others would suspect he had obtained the art.
Cultivating immortality could grant eternal youth and longevity, but it did not necessarily mean one could not die.
He understood far better than his son how dangerous anything involving immortal cultivation could be.
But!
Just after he buried his son, all five members of Master Shen's immediate family were killed anyway.
No one knew who had killed Master Shen and the other four, not even him.
He suspected the leader of the Twin Blades Gang, or even the First Elder and the others.
Yet the county constables surrounded the Twin Blades Gang.
In a bloody battle, the Twin Blades Gang leader fought desperately to hold the rear while he and the First Elder escaped.
The two fled all the way toward Yangguan City, but midway through their journey, the First Elder suddenly attacked him.
Because the First Elder also suspected that he had killed Master Shen's family of five to avenge his son, taking the Shen Household's mysterious cultivation art in the process.
Of course, it had not been him.
But the First Elder's surprise attack left him gravely wounded, with no strength to fight back at all.
With his life hanging by a thread, he thought he was about to die, only for a dozen or so wooden spikes to suddenly pierce the First Elder's body.
Only then did he notice an injured man perched on a nearby tree trunk in the forest where the two had been fighting.
A true immortal cultivator!
"My name is Bai Yunzi, a mayfly of a rogue cultivator. My closest friend plotted against me, leaving me in this state. I thought I would have no one to entrust my legacy to. Since I have met you, and you happen to know of a secret art for opening a spirit mansion, I shall pass this chance at immortality on to you..."
"There is also a Rejuvenation Pill here. It can extend your life by five years. Go and seek that secret art for opening a spirit mansion!"
That man saved his life and, on the verge of death, gave him an Immortal Cultivation Technique and two spellbooks.
There was also a bottle of pills.
After he took the pill in that bottle, not only did his injuries heal, but his face even grew several years younger.
He also committed the immortal cultivation art to memory. It was called the [Five Elements Eternal Spring Art].
It was a relatively low-level Immortal Cultivation Technique. Though it could extend one's lifespan, it could not grant powerful combat strength.
Most importantly, those who practiced this immortal art were ideally suited to being used as cultivation cauldrons by other immortal cultivators.
But this was an immortal art!
Naturally, he was unwilling to abandon it. After burying Bai Yunzi's remains, he set out to find a Spirit Mansion Secret Art that could open a spirit mansion.
He went to the prefectural capital of Cangzhou, thinking he could obtain such a secret art in a city where a million people gathered.
In the blink of an eye, five years passed.
At last, he found someone selling a Spirit Mansion Secret Art, only for it to turn out to be a trap laid for him.
It turned out that his years of searching for a Spirit Mansion Secret Art in the prefectural capital had long since drawn the attention of people with designs on him.
He was captured, brutally tortured, and force-fed a Flesh-Rotting Pill. He endured the agony of his internal organs slowly corroding as they tried to force him to surrender the Immortal Cultivation Technique he possessed.
Because someone as desperate as he was to find a Spirit Mansion Secret Art was very likely to possess an Immortal Cultivation Technique, lacking only a way to open a houtian Spirit Mansion within his body.
Knowing he was certain to die, he naturally refused to confess.
His dream of immortal cultivation returned to dust.
"Ah!"
Old Lu, who was holding the Corpse-Wrapping Cloth, suddenly cried out. The images before his eyes vanished, the final scene leaving him with the excruciating death agony of all his internal organs being corroded.
"Ah!"
Almost at the same moment, Lu Mingyue also cried out inside the room, and she heard her grandfather's startled cry as well.
"Grandpa, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell somewhere?"
Lu Mingyue hurried to her grandfather's side and reached out to support him, heedless of the grime on her hands.
"N-no, I'm fine..."
Old Lu came back to his senses. His gaze first went to the Corpse-Wrapping Cloth, from which the writing had vanished, before he turned to Lu Mingyue and said:
"I just accidentally strained my back. Heh, it looks like your grandpa really doesn't have many good days left."
"Grandpa, don't say things like that..."
Lu Mingyue's heart ached. Her grandfather's body had clearly gone rigid just now. It seemed he had been in considerable pain.
"Just rest. I can finish cleaning up in no time on my own. Once I'm done, I'll make you some braised pork!"
"All right, braised pork it is. These days, your grandpa's mouth can only manage something soft."
Old Lu chuckled and tossed the Corpse-Wrapping Cloth into the bucket, letting Lu Mingyue help him sit in the reclining chair beside them.
"What happened to you just now?"
Once Old Lu calmed down, he recalled vaguely hearing his little granddaughter cry out earlier and asked with concern:
"Was there something wrong with my... the Second Master's body?"
The moment the words left his mouth, Old Lu's heart tightened.
Oh no. In that brief instant, I seemed to have lived through the entire life of the Second Elder of the Twin Blades Gang.
Although he had barely managed to regain his composure, he had still misspoken. He could not help feeling annoyed with himself. He really was close to death, old and muddleheaded already.
"No." Lu Mingyue did not take it to heart. Her grandfather already had half his body in the grave; there was nothing unusual about him stumbling over his words.
But after thinking it over, she still told him, "That Second Master's internal organs all seem to be gone..."
The Flesh-Rotting Pill!
That was a deadly poison pill that could rot away the internal organs!
The people in the prefectural capital really were ruthless. Just because they suspected that I... no, that the Second Master might possess an Immortal Cultivation Technique, they had resorted to such vicious methods.
The Second Master was a real man. Knowing he was doomed, he truly had not breathed a single word, right up to his death!
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"Ah, who knows whether the Second Master ran into an enemy? The people at the government office must have known long ago. The way I see it, that fellow Zhou didn't tell you because he was waiting to give you a fright."
Old Lu felt some admiration for the Second Elder, and even greater gratitude. He now said to Lu Mingyue:
"Don't worry about it. Just tidy up the Second Master's remains properly and wait for that fellow Zhou to come."
"That's what I thought too." Lu Mingyue nodded. Seeing that Old Lu's expression had returned to normal, she smiled and said, "Grandpa, lie back and have a little nap. I'll be done in a moment!"
"All right, off you go. Don't worry about me."
Once Lu Mingyue returned to the room, Old Lu could not help opening his eyes and looking up at the boundless clear sky.
The Five Elements Eternal Spring Art, Wooden Caltrops, the Fireball Technique, the Water Mirror Shield... these were all cultivation arts and spells that only immortal cultivators could master!
He had not merely experienced the Second Elder's entire life. In that brief instant, he had also obtained the Second Elder's chance at immortality!
The Corpse-Wrapping Cloth... it really was a treasure the old man had left behind!
Old Lu looked at the bucket beside him. If he had not wanted to keep his little granddaughter from noticing anything unusual, he would have liked nothing better than to pick up that Corpse-Wrapping Cloth and clutch it to his chest.
As for why he did not want his little granddaughter to notice?
The secret art for opening a spirit mansion... the Second Master spent five whole years searching for it...
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