All Kinds of Crude Methods

Li Shaojun's grandfather was a good-for-nothing, and his father was also a good-for-nothing; they made a living purely by swindling and cheating.

But by the time it came to Li Shaojun's generation, he had stumbled upon some profound secrets while messing around in the Daoist temple in his youth, and his cultivation level gradually increased.

By the time his deceased father passed away, Li Shaojun had already reached the Consciousness Creation Realm cultivation level.

He surpassed his teacher and truly made Li Shaojun famous in the north.

"In other words, due to your various methods of flooding, burning, and throwing excrement back then, the wordless heavenly book left by the Dao Ancestor had no choice but to choose you as its inheritor!"

Inside Rong Tianding's room, Zhang Xuezhou and the others found a basin of water to soak the cloth, and set up a frame to start a fire. They were practically pouring excrement onto the Law Treasure.

These are the various methods Li Shaojun used when revealing the secrets.

However, the results so far have been disappointing; Zhuang Sheng's trace has not appeared on the Law Treasure cloth, and the Law Treasure cloth itself has not changed at all.

"You must trust me, I am highly professional in this matter!"

Zhang Xuezhou was somewhat dissatisfied, and Li Shaojun could only keep explaining.

"How could someone as powerful as the Dao Ancestor or the Sage of Zhuang easily choose a successor?" Li Shaojun explained, "Don't underestimate us just because we're considered pillars of the cultivation world. In their eyes, we're nothing but trash. You can't expect their Book Demon or Cloth Demon of inheritance to take a liking to three pieces of trash!"

"In other words, we must force them to make a choice," Rong Tianding concluded.

"Brother Rong is right," Li Shaojun nodded, "Besides splashing excrement, we'll try various other methods, such as dripping blood, using coagulation techniques, and sleeping on the ground wrapped in cloth!"

"Will this work?" Zhang Xuezhou asked doubtfully. "I don't think this kind of coercion is reliable!"

"Don't doubt my expertise," Li Shaojun waved his hands repeatedly, "I've received the Dao Ancestor's inheritance, and the Dao Ancestor and Zhuang Sheng are of the same lineage. Doing things according to his instructions will definitely be fine!"

"Cut!"

"If you doubt my claim of receiving the Dao Ancestor's inheritance, you shouldn't doubt my method of identifying the Fish Intestine Sword. I figured it out by testing each one using these old-fashioned methods!"

Li Shaojun's method of breaking the Law Treasure cloth was crude, but crudeness has its uses.

While the lineage of Daozu might be something Li Shaojun made up, the Fish Intestine Sword certainly has a story behind it.

After obtaining the Fish Intestine Sword, Zhang Xuezhou did nothing else but soak it in water to ensure it would remain firm when he actually used it, rather than softening it too quickly.

"Then let's keep this Law Treasure cloth," Zhang Xuezhou said. "I don't need Zhuang Sheng's inheritance; just give me and my cousin two usable treasures after you've tested it out!"

"You, surnamed Dong, you said it yourself, you have to keep your promise!" Li Shaojun shouted, "Don't get jealous when you see how much I get!"

When have I ever coveted your things?

Zhang Xuezhou waved his hand, which made Li Shaojun ponder for a while.

He could say Zhang Xuezhou was unreliable, but Li Shaojun couldn't really say that Zhang Xuezhou was greedy for money and ungrateful for profit.

In all past collaborations, Zhang Xuezhou has adhered to the distribution rules.

This even included the materials for the Eight Steps to Immortality Pill that he had obtained. Even though the other party could prepare all the materials, Zhang Xuezhou did not tinker with them privately, but waited until the other party came to Chang'an City.

"Master Li trusts you!"

Li Shaojun grumbled and then turned to look for excrement in the latrine.

This prompted Zhang Xuezhou and Rong Tianding to pull Li Shaojun back.

"Slow down," Zhang Xuezhou said.

"Let's save the excrement-throwing as a last resort," Rong Tianding advised. "If this Law Treasure cloth gets stained with a foul stench that we can't remove, it'll be troublesome if we want to try other methods!"

"That's true!"

Li Shaojun nodded.

He had to acknowledge the differences between bamboo slips and cloth, and he couldn't completely follow past methods in his attempts; there was a certain order to them.

"So, are we currently using the Condensation Technique?" Li Shaojun pondered.

"Even Zhenyuan, who concentrated his Law Power to refine it, couldn't succeed; we probably can't either!"

Zhang Xuezhou pointed his finger, and the purple-hued Law Power poured into the Law Treasure cloth.

As if water had been poured into a pond, Zhang Xuezhou felt his Law Power instantly diluted and vanish without a trace.

Without the immense power of the Qingzhou Cauldron to irrigate it, Zhang Xuezhou felt it would be impossible to fill the Law Treasure cloth with his own Law Power Law Power, even if he poured it in day after day.

"It's worth a try, what if it works!"

Zhang Xuezhou succeeded on his first try, while Li Shaojun looked Qi Ingestion and continuously gathered and channeled his magical Law Power.

These Law Power were undoubtedly poured in and then dissipated. Divine Lord Zhenyuan could still sense them, but they couldn't even tell where their Law Power had dissipated or whether it had collided with the owner of the Law Treasure.

When Li Shaojun was exhausted and indicated that he could no longer perform the bloodletting test, Rong Tianding cautiously made the attempt.

"Cousin, this Law Treasure cloth seems a bit..."

"Only by focusing on one thing can a cultivator reach great heights. Leave these matters to Young Master Li!"

Rong Tianding glanced at Li Shaojun, who was exhausted and dozing on the bed, and couldn't help but whisper as he reached out to channel his Law Power into him.

Zhang Xuezhou waved his hand and replied in a low voice.

He had encountered many serendipitous events, and the kind of situation where one might pick up a sesame seed while taking a watermelon had happened time and time again. Zhang Xuezhou didn't mind picking up a few more sesame seeds at this moment.

Even if what was in front of him was truly Zhuang Sheng's heirloom, Zhang Xuezhou didn't expect too much. He just hoped that Li Shaojun would give him a couple of usable items.

They might cooperate when Li Shaojun needs them, but they won't fully commit themselves to the project.

"That's good." Rong Tianding nodded and said, "I haven't even mastered how to use my Boshan Furnace yet, so I'm a bit overwhelmed by the task of creating another Zhuang Sheng inheritance!"

"This is only tangentially related!"

Zhang Xuezhou chuckled, indicating that he and Rong Tianding were not at the heart of the matter.

In this matter, Zhuang Qingdi, Divine Lord Zhenyuan, Li Shaojun, and others are the main forces, or the new emperor, empress dowager, Xiong State, and the head of the school of thought may also be involved, while others are secondary.

"His Majesty needs to recuperate, Lu Baibai has gone to search for the Ba Snake. Things are unlikely to change anytime soon!"

With the most threatening figure, the Venerable One, having already ceased hostilities, Zhang Xuezhou felt that Li Shaojun's cooperation with Zhuang Qingdi in putting on an act was a piece of cake.

If he's lucky, Divine Lord Zhenyuan might not even need to intervene from behind the scenes.

Zhuang Qingdi wants to buy a life insurance policy, but the insurer may not have to pay any price.

"Once I hand over the reins to Zhuang Qingdi tomorrow, this affair where we gained an advantage will be over. From now on, we can go back to doing what we normally do!"

Zhang Xuezhou was quite satisfied with the progress of the matter, and he was also satisfied with the reward he could receive.

A mansion near the Imperial City District was a paltry reward in the eyes of some great cultivators, but it was quite good for Zhang Xuezhou.

As a liaison officer who ran errands, his current tasks were nearing completion, and he no longer needed to contribute anything to the Empress Dowager's funeral.

"That's good!"

Rong Tianding nodded and then yawned.

Zhang Xuezhou Zhang Xuezhou was actually away for as long as seven days.

He has been guarding many treasures these days, and his mental state is also under great tension.

The first few days were fine, Rong Tianding had to be wary of Li Shaojun in the following days, which made him start to lose his energy.

Only when Zhang Xuezhou made the final decision did Rong Tianding breathe a sigh of relief, and drowsiness washed over him.

"You all try wrapping yourselves in this Law Treasure cloth first, I'm going to find Ah Qiao!"

Zhang Xuezhou pushed open the door and glanced at the sky. He felt that he had too little magical Law Power at his disposal. Only by working day and night to restore his body to normal could he be considered a normal person.

Compared to his freely usable Law Power, the importance of the Law Treasure cloth's inheritance is clearly less significant.

He glanced at the demonic eye hidden in his palm, and feeling his own Law Power, which remained as stubborn as stone and difficult to manipulate even after being burned by candlelight, he couldn't help but quickly climb over the wall and leave.