Reconciliation

"I've already left Chang'an City, does Zhenyuan still intend to pursue me so relentlessly?"

Li Shaojun's return to the Daoist temple was not long, as he was not in a hurry but rather traveling north while observing local customs and traditions.

Having only been lying in his Daoist temple for a few days, Zhang Xuezhou came rushing to his door in a great hurry.

"You know, these kinds of experts are very arrogant. If Zhenyuan finds out that the person he was trying to eliminate is actually still alive, how do you think he would feel?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.

"That's impossible! How did he know I wasn't completely dead?" Li Shaojun said anxiously.

"Perhaps he left some kind of Technique Method mark on you?" Zhang Xuezhou said.

"That's impossible! It's one thing if I'm less skilled, but it's impossible that I couldn't even detect his Technique Method markings!"

After dying once, Li Shaojun's body recovered, and even fatal wounds could be removed. In this state, it's impossible for him not to remove the Technique Method mark.

He was very confident in his body and was certain that it was impossible for Divine Lord Zhenyuan's methods to remain on him.

"How did you know he was coming to kill me?" Li Shaojun asked suspiciously.

"He told me," Zhang Xuezhou replied quickly.

"Then how did he discover that I wasn't dead, and thus start hunting me down?" Li Shaojun asked.

"How would I know?" Zhang Xuezhou shrugged. "I just didn't guess the reason!"

"Did you let it slip?" Li Shaojun asked, frowning.

"You actually doubt me?" Zhang Xuezhou stared at Li Shaojun for a long while before saying seriously, "We are all alone and rely on each other, and we are going to obtain the Eight Steps to Immortality Pill together. How could I possibly harm you!"

"That's true!"

Li Shaojun wasn't moved by Zhang Xuezhou's affected expression, but Zhang Xuezhou's reasoning was very practical, which forced Li Shaojun to shift his suspicions.

"If the problem doesn't lie with you, then it's very likely that Cai Ma inadvertently let slip the information," Li Shaojun said.

Li Shaojun pondered the events that had transpired since he was killed by Divine Lord Zhenyuan, and realized that, apart from Zhang Xuezhou, the only other person who might have leaked the information was Cai Ma, who had witnessed his resurrection.

"This woman took my favors, and she still wants to harm me like this. When I see her again, I'll definitely give her a good beating," Li Shaojun cursed after thinking for a moment.

"Instead of thinking about ambushing Cai Ma, you should focus on getting through this bloody disaster first," Zhang Xuezhou suggested. "You managed to escape alive the first time, but this time it might not be so easy!"

"I'm going to die! I'm going to die!"

Li Shaojun felt a sudden panic.

In a normal battle of magic, there is a back-and-forth exchange, and he at least has the possibility of fighting back. However, Divine Lord Zhenyuan's unreasonable flick of his sleeve stunned Li Shaojun.

Moreover, Divine Lord Zhenyuan was extremely fast; Li Shaojun died before he could even react.

If he hadn't had the perspective of what happened after death, Li Shaojun wouldn't even know who killed him.

This is a cultivator that Li Shaojun has no intention of fighting, even if he has entered the Sole Self Realm.

After Zhang Xuezhou finished speaking, Li Shaojun immediately wanted to disguise himself and run away.

But as long as he thought that he would never be able to surpass Divine Lord Zhenyuan's strength in his entire life, Li Shaojun didn't know when this kind of life would end.

Either he is killed, or Divine Lord Zhenyuan dies of old age, only then can this feud possibly subside.

This was not the life Li Shaojun wanted, but how could he have known he would face such a sudden calamity? It was like being killed by the Immortal Court's people in the sea with a mirror; there was absolutely no logic to it.

"I shouldn't have been greedy for 'Bai's' abilities. He said that coming back from the dead would bring a little bit of bad luck as a backlash, and that backlash is just too outrageous!"

Li Shaojun stood up, his expression somewhat uncertain.

Before meeting 'Bai', Li Shaojun's life was quite good. He not only inherited the money and venues from his ancestors who had been swindling and cheating, but his cultivation was also going smoothly.

In those years, he never even fell ill, let alone died.

But ever since he met 'Bai', he has acquired an extremely rare technique, and his life-and-death experiences have become more frequent.

Li Shaojun originally thought that he could get whatever he wanted by relying on his fearless ability, and could turn the outside world upside down and satisfy Bai's demand to disrupt the Great Han Dynasty. He never expected that he would live like a stray dog.

"Misfortune turning against us?" Zhang Xuezhou asked in surprise, "What's going on?"

"To say that my abilities are almost invincible is a lie," Li Shaojun said. "But the only drawback is that I'm somewhat afraid of making enemies of emperors whose fortunes are at their peak, and then dying unjustly at the hands of Emperor Gaozu like him!"

"Is that so?" Zhang Xuezhou.

"I think he lied to me," Li Shaojun said. "I haven't made enemies with any emperors over the years, but I've died time and time again. I'm almost numb to death!"

Leaving aside the circumstances of Li Shaojun's deaths, Zhang Xuezhou felt that Li Shaojun had died quite a few times while he was with him.

He glanced at Li Shaojun with a slightly guilty look, feeling that Li Shaojun's ability to 'come back to life' seemed to be severely affected by magic, and possibly even completely countered.

"Perhaps his method has some undiscovered drawbacks," Zhang Xuezhou said. "No ability to bring the dead back to life is without its price. You should use it less often in the future!"

"I don't want to use it either!"

Li Shaojun retorted with a sarcastic comment.

Aside from the initial excitement and validation period after gaining the ability, Li Shaojun felt he had never actively sought death; how could he just casually choose to die?

"If Zhenyuan tracks you down, no matter how you disguise yourself or try to escape, it won't work!"

After threatening him for a while, Zhang Xuezhou saw that Li Shaojun's expression began to change and he was preparing to flee for his life, so he quickly spoke up to dissuade him.

"Why don't you think carefully about what secrets you've learned about Zhenyuan, and then we can go and talk to him to see if we can mediate?" Zhang Xuezhou advised.

"I really don't know his secrets," Li Shaojun said with a headache. "Besides, he's so powerful, even if I knew the secrets had leaked, how many people in the world could beat him!"

"That's true!"

Zhang Xuezhou thought about it and realized that there were very few people who could suppress Divine Lord Zhenyuan, and Li Shaojun was currently unlikely to reach that level.

For a moment, Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but feel curious, thinking that it made no sense for Li Shaojun to be beaten to death.

However, as long as Li Shaojun cooperates honestly, Zhang Xuezhou believes that Divine Lord Zhenyuan should be able to cooperate with Li Shaojun temporarily, and there is a possibility that the two sides can communicate normally.

"You're willing to help me mediate, but what do you have to offer?" Li Shaojun asked quickly.

"Zhuang Qingdi brought a batch of treasures to ask for a favor," Zhang Xuezhou said. "Zhenyuan is also fond of treasures; we can try using Zhuang Qingdi's treasures!"

"Zhuang Qingdi? That Zhuang Qingdi, the Imperial Censor who talks nonsense with such a straight face?" Li Shaojun asked suspiciously, "Could he really produce any good treasures?"

"He's the Imperial Censor, wielding immense power. He just brought out some fine sulfur, lead oxide, realgar, orpiment, and other miscellaneous materials," Zhang Xuezhou sighed. "I don't think these things are anything special, but what if Zhenyuan needs them?"

"What?" Li Shaojun exclaimed in surprise, "You actually want to give what I asked for to that Zhenyuan?"

Upon hearing Zhang Xuezhou's words, Li Shaojun couldn't help but stomp his feet and jump around for a while, feeling that Zhang Xuezhou had misjudged the situation.

He had originally intended to wander around to avoid disaster, but after Zhang Xuezhou said that, Li Shaojun suddenly considered risking rushing back to Chang'an City.

The most dangerous place is the safest place. As long as he can refine the Eight Steps to Immortality Pill, he will have the possibility of stepping into the Sole Self Realm.

Although he wouldn't say he would use his Sole Self Realm to fight against Divine Lord Zhenyuan, Li Shaojun felt that he would at least not be killed by Divine Lord Zhenyuan's intimidation and suppression, and he would also have the possibility of speaking up and questioning the reason.