The Aggrieved Party Comes Knocking

From the perspective of ultimate power, the Law Treasure cloth inherited from the Zhuang family is undoubtedly the first choice that Divine Lord Zhenyuan would be willing to risk everything for.

However, this is a crafted magical Law Treasure. Even though it's just an unfinished prototype of the Law Treasure Law Treasure cloth, it has already been crafted by someone.

This kind of forging is as absurd as someone using a block of iron that has never been forged into a sword as a weapon, but it is indeed a Law Treasure.

"That's a bit of a pity!"

Divine Lord Zhenyuan's hand reached out again to the silver sand Law Treasure cloth that he had impulsively abandoned.

Compared to something that cannot be obtained, Divine Lord Zhenyuan clearly cares more about good things that can be obtained.

"Should I go and ask what's going on?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.

"No... that's fine too!"

Divine Lord Zhenyuan does not seize treasures that already belong to someone, but after listening to Zhang Xuezhou's explanation, he felt it was a good idea to inquire about the situation.

"That guy surnamed Dong, he got such a great treasure, and I only got a few materials?"

Zhang Xuezhou and Divine Lord Zhenyuan had a very harmonious conversation, which made Li Shaojun feel both envious and jealous.

He was initially very satisfied with what he had obtained and didn't care much about the Law Treasure cloth that Divine Lord Zhenyuan had taken, but when the last roll of cloth was taken out, he couldn't sit still anymore.

"You're not satisfied?"

Hearing Li Shaojun's trembling lips convey his voice, Zhang Xuezhou looked surprised.

"I'm satisfied with the materials for making the Eight Steps to Immortality Pill, but I also really want this roll of cloth!"

Li Shaojun beckoned with his finger.

Perhaps sensing that Divine Lord Zhenyuan hadn't discovered his identity, Li Shaojun stopped trembling, straightened his posture, and even started to have some thoughts.

"It seems you know the origin of this roll of cloth," Zhang Xuezhou asked, his lips moving in a whisper.

"If you can get Zhuang Qingdi to give me this roll of cloth, I'll tell you where it came from," Li Shaojun transmitted his voice.

"Tch, do I need you to tell me? I'll just ask Zhuang Qingdi directly, won't I?" Zhang Xuezhou scoffed and transmitted his voice, "He just doesn't understand the inheritance inside, it's not like he doesn't know the origin of the Law Treasure cloth!"

"You just won't cooperate with me. Even when I'm successful, I still won't cooperate with you!"

Li Shaojun gritted his teeth in hatred, but he really didn't have the ability to do anything wrong.

Once Divine Lord Zhenyuan has his eye on something, there's nothing he can do, and he's unlikely to risk his life to seize it.

"Just tell me straight," Zhang Xuezhou urged. "If you understand the situation, you might be able to get a share of the profits with us. If you don't, you won't get anything!"

"Do you think I'm a god who can figure things out at a glance?" Li Shaojun frowned and transmitted his voice, "I just feel that this thing is somewhat similar to something passed down from our ancestors. Perhaps if we study it more, we can uncover some incredible secret!"

"Oh?"

"You should know that our Daoist School lineage is divided into the Huang-Lao school and the Lao-Zhuang school," Li Shaojun said. "The Huang-Lao school is the lineage of Wang Household, while our Lao-Zhuang school is partly derived from my ancestor and partly from the lineage of Zhuangzi!"

"You mean this is the legacy of Zhuang Sheng?"

Zhang Xuezhou asked in confusion, his interest waning considerably.

The Huang-Lao school mentioned by Li Shaojun refers to the imperial way controlled by the Empress Dowager, while the Lao-Zhuang school refers to the Jianghu way, which is further divided into various factions.

Just as Confucian School has many branches and various schools of thought, the martial arts world also has its own Lao Tzu school and Zhuangzi school.

Whether it's Laozi or Zhuangzi, these are all Daoist School traditions, and have little to do with Zhang Xuezhou of the Yin-Yang School, nor with Rong Tianding of the Corpse-like School. Only Li Shaojun can be used as a reference.

Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

The inheritances of various schools of thought are not necessarily useful once they are obtained. For example, Zhang Xuezhou had also come into contact with the secret texts of the Corpse-like School, and he had also read the "Zhongni Qiguan Shuo" of the Confucius family. Zhang Xuezhou had also read through the Mohists classics in the Mohists Mechanical City.

However, none of the abilities he currently uses are related to these traditions.

As the saying goes, "every profession has its own secrets," and the division between different schools of thought also creates rigid rules for cultivation; one cannot simply learn whatever one sees.

Even the most rigorous and complete transmission of Zhuangzi's teachings has limited relevance to Zhang Xuezhou, and is not worth repeated study and research.

"If you're not interested, then you should help me out! I'm extremely interested! If he gets his hands on it, how am I supposed to get it back?"

Seeing Zhang Xuezhou's lack of interest after learning the situation, Li Shaojun couldn't help but feel anxious.

He wasn't afraid of the item being in Zhang Xuezhou's or Zhuang Qingdi's hands; he was just afraid of it falling into the hands of Divine Lord Zhenyuan.

The former allows for sharing or taking, while the latter effectively eliminates any chance for him in this lifetime.

Like Zhang Xuezhou, Li Shaojun had little interest in the content of other factions, but he was undoubtedly very interested in the content of his own faction, even hoping to make up for his poor cultivation methods.

"Let me tell you, my ancestor's legacy looks almost identical to this. There's a very likely legacy cloth demon inside this cloth. If we can communicate with it, we can obtain Zhuang Sheng's legacy and treasures," Li Shaojun urgently transmitted his voice. "You may not care about Zhuang Sheng's legacy, but you should at least care about his treasures!"

"Is Zhuang Sheng's treasure very powerful?" Zhang Xuezhou asked doubtfully.

"Zhuang Sheng dislikes fighting, but no one can defeat him in debates or contests of treasures. Tell me, isn't he strong?"

"Really? Is there a top expert going to battle Zhuang Sheng for treasures?"

"His reputation for disliking conflict is second only to our ancestor. If he liked conflict, he wouldn't have this reputation. Do you understand what I mean?"

Li Shaojun whispered to himself.

He forced a straight face, trying his best to maintain Zhuang Sheng's mysterious and unpredictable demeanor.

Of course, Li Shaojun had to admit that he knew absolutely nothing about Zhuang Sheng. After all, Zhuang Sheng was strong, but he was also genuinely low-key, and very few people knew him completely.

Li Shaojun had only inherited the Daoist School teachings, and upon seeing something similar to his own, and considering Zhuang Qingdi's surname, he made a wild guess.

But whether things will turn out the way he wants, and whether he will actually benefit from them, he has no guarantee whatsoever.

Seeing a treasure and not taking it is not in his nature. One piece of Lao Tzu's inheritance can feed his family for three generations. Li Shaojun felt that if he added Zhuangzi's inheritance, he would surely stand out from the crowd.

"Your treasures are a bit..."

"My treasures may be a bit inferior, but think about it, our Daoist School patriarch has been gone for three or four hundred years. It's normal for the treasures I use to be a bit less sophisticated. But Zhuang Sheng has only been gone for one hundred and fifty years. Those treasures can definitely still be used after washing them!"

Zhang Xuezhou hesitated for a moment, but Li Shaojun immediately gave his guarantee.

His treasures were old and outdated, ravaged by time, but Zhuangzi's treasures were perhaps still half new and half old.

If they could have obtained even one useful treasure, Li Shaojun felt that the group wouldn't be in such dire straits.

"Real?"

"Really, I swear, when have I, Li Shaojun, ever lied to you? I swear to God, anyone who lies about this will die a horrible death!"

To persuade Zhang Xuezhou, Li Shaojun even swore an oath to the heavens.

He patted his chest and vouched for it, and then Divine Lord Zhenyuan was stroking the silver sand cloth, slowly raised his head.

"Are you Li Shaojun?"

Divine Lord Zhenyuan narrowed his eyes and looked at the middle-aged man who was being dragged over by Zhang Xuezhou.

He put down the silver sandpaper in his hand and flicked his sleeves twice, which startled Li Shaojun.

"Your cultivation is inferior; there's little difference between communicating in front of me and speaking to me directly," Divine Lord Zhenyuan said, rolling up his sleeves. "When you swore an oath just now, you said you were Young Master Li?"

"Li Shaojun?"

Li Shaojun's heart skipped a beat.

He forcefully suppressed his rapidly beating heart.

After a questioning sound, Li Shaojun quickly stood up.

"Daoist Master, you've heard of this name too?" Li Shaojun asked, his face slightly flushed.

"What?" Divine Lord Zhenyuan asked suspiciously.

"My father's name is also Li Shaojun," Li Shaojun said, forcing a smile. "When I went out of seclusion at the Daoist temple, a young Daoist told me that a man named Dongfang Shuo had invited my father to the imperial court to become an official. I've been searching for him all the way to Chang'an City these past few days, and I finally found this Dongfang Shuo, but Dongfang Shuo won't tell me where my father went!"

"Um?"

Divine Lord Zhenyuan's expression changed slightly.

He glanced at Zhang Xuezhou, who remained Zhang Xuezhou, his face expressionless.

Divine Lord Zhenyuan glanced at Li Shaojun again and felt that the other party was speaking with True Intention. He couldn't help but feel a little bad. He felt that he had killed the other party's father, and now the aggrieved party had come to his door.