Li Shaojun

"How about it?"

"He can't be saved!"

After a series of tests, Zhang Xuezhou and Rong Tianding, holding the elderly man's cold hands and feet, looked at each other, realizing they were in deep trouble.

If it comes to a minor feud in the martial arts world, killing someone is one thing, but although this old man spoke a bit hastily, he didn't actually kill them.

"Cousin, what we're doing isn't very ethical," Rong Tianding said.

"I misjudged him," Zhang Xuezhou shook his head and said, "The spot I hit wasn't fatal. The Supreme Purity True Technique could definitely have saved him. I didn't expect him to be completely dead in that one blow!"

"Maybe he's too old to withstand being hit!" Rong Tianding guessed.

The two had no choice but to find a sloping area with soil, dig a pit, and bury each other in it.

After this incident, Zhang Xuezhou and Rong Tianding were both feeling down, lacking the carefree feeling they had before when they were free from trouble.

"Wow, I can really feel lightheaded now!"

It wasn't until Rong Tianding tripped and flew off the mountain on his way down that the two of them started to get a little more alert. In a moment of panic, Rong Tianding used his Law Power to land steadily.

"Cousin, you learn so fast! I haven't even gotten the basics yet," Zhang Xuezhou said enviously.

"This method isn't difficult to use, and it seems to be related to bodily instincts. I used it in a moment of panic," Rong Tianding said. "Cousin, you have Demon Power and aren't afraid of falling, so you probably don't have this sense of urgency as I do!"

"That's right, then I'll try falling a few times later!"

Zhang Xuezhou nodded, agreeing with Rong Tianding's idea.

"You guys are just messing around with this sacred manual! That's not how you practice cloud-riding!"

Zhang Xuezhou and Rong Tianding Technique Method on their own, and many unexpected situations arose during this process.

This inevitably makes people want to complain.

The sound came from behind, causing Zhang Xuezhou and Rong Tianding to quickly turn around, both of them looking as if they had seen a ghost.

Behind them, the old herb gatherer appeared on a large rock high up, still carrying that empty herb basket.

Following like a ghost, Zhang Xuezhou and Rong Tianding wouldn't have noticed the person hanging behind them if the other person hadn't spoken.

The two looked over and saw that the old man's face was deathly pale, his body seemed to be floating, and he was staring at them with wide, lifeless eyes.

"You're not dead?" Rong Tianding exclaimed in surprise.

"I'm dead, but I'm a vengeful spirit..."

"Then it's alright. What we fear least is the vengeful spirits of the dead!"

Before the old man could finish speaking, Zhang Xuezhou and Rong Tianding both breathed a sigh of relief.

"You... aren't you afraid of being haunted by vengeful spirits?" the old herb gatherer asked in surprise. "I crawled out of the graveyard to claim your lives!"

"I'm not afraid!"

With the Nanming Fire within him, Rong Tianding is incompetent at other things, but he's incredibly effective at defeating wandering ghosts and spirits, his main strategy being to overthrow those above him.

Zhang Xuezhou possesses the Yin Entity Tracking Technique, and his ability to search for spirits is also quite good. Whenever there is harassment from spirits, they work together to fight the enemy, making them a very good match.

"You're acting against all reason. Don't you feel even the slightest bit of remorse for manslaughter?" the old herb gatherer said.

"If you're really dead, our remorse is useless. But if you're not really dead, you're probably just trying to set us up with this!"

Zhang Xuezhou watched for a while, then quietly tapped a white light onto his finger.

The lack of reaction from the Yin Entity Tracking Technique surprised Zhang Xuezhou, who was momentarily wondering how the other party had come back to life and caught up with them.

"You old bastard, you actually dared to trick me into digging your grave! I felt so guilty back then, I almost knelt down and wailed for you! Take this stone from your Uncle Rong!"

"Wait, no!"

Upon seeing Rong Tianding reach for the stone, the old herb gatherer could no longer maintain his previous cryptic and frightening demeanor.

He hurriedly dodged to the side, barely managing to avoid the stone that Rong Tianding had casually thrown.

"You'd better tell us who you are, or we'll kill you this time and burn your body to ashes, so you won't even be able to be a ghost," Zhang Xuezhou threatened.

They said the old man wasn't very strong, that the other party had a knack for feigning death, and was also skilled at tracking.

If the old man was truly skilled, his opponent struggled to even dodge a stone.

Zhang Xuezhou felt that this might be a cultivator from some eccentric school of thought, whose abilities had most likely gone astray.

"Let me tell you, I'm very powerful!" the old herb gatherer exclaimed. "You've offended me today, and you'll have a long time to beg for forgiveness later!"

"Could it be that your soul is attached to something, allowing you to detach from your body and escape disaster?"

Recalling the scene when he buried the old man, Zhang Xuezhou felt that he had checked everything thoroughly and made sure that the other person was completely dead before burying him.

The old man's resurrection was very strange; if an ordinary person encountered such a thing, they might be terrified.

If the other party uses supernatural or ghostly beliefs to reprimand someone, the person being questioned will likely cooperate out of guilt.

Unfortunately, the old herb gatherer stumbled into their area of expertise.

Zhang Xuezhou even began to speculate about why the other party had come back to life.

"I have some skills in tracing and tracking sources. Would you like to give it a try?" Zhang Xuezhou said.

You heartless thief!

Like a stray dog whose tail has been stepped on, the old herb gatherer's previous paleness was feigned. Once Zhang Xuezhou revealed some of his secrets, he could no longer remain calm.

"I was just asking if you came from the Immortal Court and if you had any longevity pills. Do you actually have any on you?"

The old herb gatherer was distressed when Zhang Xuezhou pointed out his crucial weakness. He belatedly realized that he might have asked Zhang Xuezhou and the others about their Achilles' heel, which caused the two men to become instantly wary and even attack.

"I don't want your longevity pills, but I'd like to borrow them to see what kind of medicine the Immortal Court Lord Laozi uses to prolong life," the herb-gathering old man said. "I've been lying in wait on Mount Tai for over ten years, and this is the first time I've encountered someone with a longevity pill. If you cooperate with me, I can guide you in cultivating the Cloud-Soaring Technique!"

To prevent a conflict like before, the old herb gatherer spoke quickly and clearly, stating his purpose and the terms he could offer in exchange.

"Why should we believe you?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.

"Because I am the true successor of this art," said the old herb gatherer.

"You can fly through the clouds?" Zhang Xuezhou asked in surprise.

"Yes... no!"

The old herb gatherer was about to answer "yes," but seeing the excitement in Zhang Xuezhou and Rong Tianding's eyes, the two were almost about to shout "put on a show!" after he finished speaking.

This finally made him tell the truth, which drew boos from Zhang Xuezhou and Rong Tianding.

"I don't know the art of cloud soaring, but that doesn't mean I can't teach you how to cultivate it," the old herb gatherer said. "This is a secret technique passed down from my ancestors. It uses the ancient language of the Qi and Chu regions, which differs somewhat from modern speech. That's why you've found it so difficult to master!"

"Who were your ancestors?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.

"My ancestor was Li True Person, the founder of Daoism," said the old herb gatherer.

"And your full name?"

"Li Shaojun!"

The old man who was gathering herbs said his name, and Zhang Xuezhou felt that the name was somewhat familiar.

He racked his brains and finally remembered that Ning Cheng from the Northern Border Military Region had mentioned this name in casual conversation.

Ning Cheng's assessment of Li Shaojun was that he was "the most legendary figure" and "someone who was somewhat capable but actually not that capable."

There are many people in the world who share the same name, but as cultivators who are one in ten thousand, it is extremely rare for most cultivators to have the same name.

The person in front of me is most likely Li Shaojun, whom Ning Cheng mentioned.

The fact that they could knock them down with a single stone suggests that the opponent didn't seem particularly formidable.

However, the fact that Ning Cheng described Li Shaojun as "somewhat capable" means that Li Shaojun does indeed have merit.

Such people must be very capable, but they are rare.

Using Laozi, the founder of Daoism, as a front, it's no wonder Ning Cheng said the other party was being portrayed as incredibly powerful.