Chapter 19

Along with that deafening voice, a gray-robed old man appeared .

He was tall, thin, and looked a little sloppy and drunk . He had a bottle gourd in his hand, which he used to drink wine .

Seeing this old man, all the disciples, and seniors that were watching bowed their heads and respectfully saluted this man as Elder Huode .

When Gu Qingfeng heard them, he was totally astounded as he looked at the sloppy old man in front of him, and a happy expression appeared on his face . To his surprise, the old man seemed to have remained almost the same as he was 500 years ago . He was still that sloppy, wretched, and drunkard old man from the past .

However, just like Elder Mude, he was also much older, both in terms of looks and spirit .

Although it was said that someone who had produced the Golden Core could remain young forever, this wasn’t actually true . It did not represent true immortality, it’s just that the body was aging more slowly

Perhaps because he had not had much interaction with Elder Mude in the past, he did not have any reaction after seeing him, but at this moment, Gu Qingfeng was feeling extremely emotional as he looked at Elder Huode .

After Elder Huode appeared, he laughed, “You blind man, it’s been so many years but you still haven’t learned your lesson? Do you still think spiritual roots are important? Don’t tell me you forgot how you got the nickname ‘blind man’?”

In the Redcloud Sect, only Elder Huode dared to call Daoist Mude a blind man right to his face . And although the people present here might not say it, all of them knew why Doiast Mude’s nickname was ‘blind man’ .

This was an event that happened 500 years ago when Sovereign Bloodheaven successfully passed the examination of the Redcloud Sect but was actually rejected by Elder Mude because of his poor aptitude and spiritual root . Later on, as Sovereign Bloodheaven gained fame all over the world, Elder Mude became everyone’s laughing stock and gained the nickname ‘blind man’ .

This was the most shameful event in Daoist Mude’s life, one that he could never forget and it was also something that he didn’t want to be talked about . That’s why his face instantly changed after hearing Elder Huode’s words, “I’ve said a long time ago that Gu Tianlang was a sinner of the Immortal Dao!”

“For the time being, let’s not talk about him being a sinner or not . Isn’t it true that the kid had successfully transcended his tribulation and became the Sovereign of the Immortal Dao?”

“That’s because he is a devil and used unorthodox ways! If that wasn’t the case, he wouldn’t have become an immortal even in 10,000 years depending on his poor aptitude and spiritual root, let alone become the Sovereign of the Immortal Dao . If this wasn’t true, then why was he punished by the Immortal Dao?”

“That kid became a devil after he transcended his tribulation . Others might not know it, but I am very clear! He succeeded in his tribulation by relying on his own skills, and because he had fought all his life for it . ”

Seeing that Elder Mude wanted to refute, Huode was too lazy to argue with him and waved his hand, “That’s enough, I’ve argued with you on this issue for so many years, and I don’t feel like doing it anymore . Do whatever you want . ”

“You!” Elder Mude grunted coldly, flung his long sleeves, and left

Elder Huode walked over and sized up Gu Qingfeng then directly took his wrist and carefully investigated his body, and a surprised expression appeared on his face, “Good! Good! Good!”

No one knew why Elder Huode said ‘good’ three times in a row, and even Gu Qingfeng was a bit puzzled, unable to figure out what the old man was up to, “What’s good?”

“Heh!” Huode grinned, rubbed his chin, and said, “Kid, although you’ve failed your Foundation Establishment, it’s not impossible to start cultivating again . I have a method, do you want to try it?”

Oh?

Gu Qingfeng really did not expect him to say this . Although it was extremely hard to start cultivation once again after failing the Foundation Establishment Gu Qingfeng still had a method for this .

But at this moment, Huode made him extremely curious and wanted to find out his method, but when he asked, the old man mysteriously laughed, “You don’t need to know it, you just tell me if you want to try it or not . ”

“Do good things like this just fall from the sky?” While Gu Qingfeng was wondering about Huode’s words, he saw an interesting scene in front of him .

After Elder Huode mentioned he wanted to try something on Gu Qingfeng, the expressions of the surrounding disciples became more and more strange, and they began to run one after another as if something terrible was about to happen . Not only did the disciples run, but even some of the deacons hurriedly left the scene .

At this moment, Ouyang Ye’s voice resounded in his ears, “You must never, ever, believe what Elder Huode says!”

“You can’t trust him!”

“Recently, he has been studying formations and has often asked many disciples to help him with some experiments . A lot of them came back and had nightmares for months, and there was even on disciple that had problems with his spirit! You must not promise him anything!”

After hearing what Ouyang Ye said, Gu Qingfeng was speechless . He really didn’t expect that Huode still had this disease after all these years . When he was a janitor in the Redcloud Sect, he was tricked by this old man into testing a formation for him and nearly lost his life . Five centuries had passed and yet he was still doing this .

Yes, that was right!

This was Huode’s disease!

Gu Qingfeng was almost certain that this old man had found another ancient immortal cave and couldn’t open up the formation inside it, so he was trying to find a method to crack the formation .

This bastard had always liked digging holes through different places and stealing, but why the hell was he still doing it after 500 years?

“What do you think, kid? This a rare opportunity! Seeing how you dared to lecture that blind Mude in his face made me think you’re worthy of this old man’s help . ”

Listening to Elder Huode’s fake kindness, and enticing tone, Gu Qingfeng couldn’t help but feel happy in his heart .

This scene reminded him of the situation back then, when this old man pretended to be of a good man and tricked him into testing a formation for him . Carefully thinking about it, he even used the same lines as he did back then .

Gu Qingfeng held back on his smile and nodded, “Ok! Only an idiot would miss this opportunity . ”

As soon as Gu Qingfeng agreed, Ouyang Ye became anxious and hurriedly wanted to say him something, but before she could transmit her message, Elder Huode’s cunning eyes swept over her and he smiled, “Little girl, is there something that you can’t say in front of me? Why do you need to secretly send messages?”

Ah!

Ouyang Ye did not expect Elder Huode to be able to detect her own secret message and she bowed her head and stammered, “Master Huode, h-he is my friend, y-you must not…”

“Must not what, little girl? Haven’t I been treated you very nicely? Moreover, do you really think that I deceived him into testing some formation? ”

“Y-you didn’t?”

“I have carefully investigated his body and his situation is very strange . It is by no means as simple as a mutant body, therefore, I want to take him with me and have a closer look . ”

“Is this true?” Ouyang Ye was a little skeptical .

“What do you mean ‘is this true’? Why would I lie to a silly lass like you?” Elder Huode waved his hand, “That’s enough . Come to me three days later and I will promise to return this boy to you intact . ”

Having said that, Elder Huode left with Gu Qingfeng .

Along with that deafening voice, a gray-robed old man appeared .

He was tall, thin, and looked a little sloppy and drunk . He had a bottle gourd in his hand, which he used to drink wine .

Seeing this old man, all the disciples, and seniors that were watching bowed their heads and respectfully saluted this man as Elder Huode .

When Gu Qingfeng heard them, he was totally astounded as he looked at the sloppy old man in front of him, and a happy expression appeared on his face . To his surprise, the old man seemed to have remained almost the same as he was 500 years ago . He was still that sloppy, wretched, and drunkard old man from the past .

However, just like Elder Mude, he was also much older, both in terms of looks and spirit .

Although it was said that someone who had produced the Golden Core could remain young forever, this wasn’t actually true . It did not represent true immortality, it’s just that the body was aging more slowly

Perhaps because he had not had much interaction with Elder Mude in the past, he did not have any reaction after seeing him, but at this moment, Gu Qingfeng was feeling extremely emotional as he looked at Elder Huode .

After Elder Huode appeared, he laughed, “You blind man, it’s been so many years but you still haven’t learned your lesson? Do you still think spiritual roots are important? Don’t tell me you forgot how you got the nickname ‘blind man’?”

In the Redcloud Sect, only Elder Huode dared to call Daoist Mude a blind man right to his face . And although the people present here might not say it, all of them knew why Doiast Mude’s nickname was ‘blind man’ .

This was an event that happened 500 years ago when Sovereign Bloodheaven successfully passed the examination of the Redcloud Sect but was actually rejected by Elder Mude because of his poor aptitude and spiritual root . Later on, as Sovereign Bloodheaven gained fame all over the world, Elder Mude became everyone’s laughing stock and gained the nickname ‘blind man’ .

This was the most shameful event in Daoist Mude’s life, one that he could never forget and it was also something that he didn’t want to be talked about . That’s why his face instantly changed after hearing Elder Huode’s words, “I’ve said a long time ago that Gu Tianlang was a sinner of the Immortal Dao!”

“For the time being, let’s not talk about him being a sinner or not . Isn’t it true that the kid had successfully transcended his tribulation and became the Sovereign of the Immortal Dao?”

“That’s because he is a devil and used unorthodox ways! If that wasn’t the case, he wouldn’t have become an immortal even in 10,000 years depending on his poor aptitude and spiritual root, let alone become the Sovereign of the Immortal Dao . If this wasn’t true, then why was he punished by the Immortal Dao?”

“That kid became a devil after he transcended his tribulation . Others might not know it, but I am very clear! He succeeded in his tribulation by relying on his own skills, and because he had fought all his life for it . ”

Seeing that Elder Mude wanted to refute, Huode was too lazy to argue with him and waved his hand, “That’s enough, I’ve argued with you on this issue for so many years, and I don’t feel like doing it anymore . Do whatever you want . ”

“You!” Elder Mude grunted coldly, flung his long sleeves, and left

Elder Huode walked over and sized up Gu Qingfeng then directly took his wrist and carefully investigated his body, and a surprised expression appeared on his face, “Good! Good! Good!”

No one knew why Elder Huode said ‘good’ three times in a row, and even Gu Qingfeng was a bit puzzled, unable to figure out what the old man was up to, “What’s good?”

“Heh!” Huode grinned, rubbed his chin, and said, “Kid, although you’ve failed your Foundation Establishment, it’s not impossible to start cultivating again . I have a method, do you want to try it?”

Oh?

Gu Qingfeng really did not expect him to say this . Although it was extremely hard to start cultivation once again after failing the Foundation Establishment Gu Qingfeng still had a method for this .

But at this moment, Huode made him extremely curious and wanted to find out his method, but when he asked, the old man mysteriously laughed, “You don’t need to know it, you just tell me if you want to try it or not . ”

“Do good things like this just fall from the sky?” While Gu Qingfeng was wondering about Huode’s words, he saw an interesting scene in front of him .

After Elder Huode mentioned he wanted to try something on Gu Qingfeng, the expressions of the surrounding disciples became more and more strange, and they began to run one after another as if something terrible was about to happen . Not only did the disciples run, but even some of the deacons hurriedly left the scene .

At this moment, Ouyang Ye’s voice resounded in his ears, “You must never, ever, believe what Elder Huode says!”

“You can’t trust him!”

“Recently, he has been studying formations and has often asked many disciples to help him with some experiments . A lot of them came back and had nightmares for months, and there was even on disciple that had problems with his spirit! You must not promise him anything!”

After hearing what Ouyang Ye said, Gu Qingfeng was speechless . He really didn’t expect that Huode still had this disease after all these years . When he was a janitor in the Redcloud Sect, he was tricked by this old man into testing a formation for him and nearly lost his life . Five centuries had passed and yet he was still doing this .

Yes, that was right!

This was Huode’s disease!

Gu Qingfeng was almost certain that this old man had found another ancient immortal cave and couldn’t open up the formation inside it, so he was trying to find a method to crack the formation .

This bastard had always liked digging holes through different places and stealing, but why the hell was he still doing it after 500 years?

“What do you think, kid? This a rare opportunity! Seeing how you dared to lecture that blind Mude in his face made me think you’re worthy of this old man’s help . ”

Listening to Elder Huode’s fake kindness, and enticing tone, Gu Qingfeng couldn’t help but feel happy in his heart .

This scene reminded him of the situation back then, when this old man pretended to be of a good man and tricked him into testing a formation for him . Carefully thinking about it, he even used the same lines as he did back then .

Gu Qingfeng held back on his smile and nodded, “Ok! Only an idiot would miss this opportunity . ”

As soon as Gu Qingfeng agreed, Ouyang Ye became anxious and hurriedly wanted to say him something, but before she could transmit her message, Elder Huode’s cunning eyes swept over her and he smiled, “Little girl, is there something that you can’t say in front of me? Why do you need to secretly send messages?”

Ah!

Ouyang Ye did not expect Elder Huode to be able to detect her own secret message and she bowed her head and stammered, “Master Huode, h-he is my friend, y-you must not…”

“Must not what, little girl? Haven’t I been treated you very nicely? Moreover, do you really think that I deceived him into testing some formation? ”

“Y-you didn’t?”

“I have carefully investigated his body and his situation is very strange . It is by no means as simple as a mutant body, therefore, I want to take him with me and have a closer look . ”

“Is this true?” Ouyang Ye was a little skeptical .

“What do you mean ‘is this true’? Why would I lie to a silly lass like you?” Elder Huode waved his hand, “That’s enough . Come to me three days later and I will promise to return this boy to you intact . ”

Having said that, Elder Huode left with Gu Qingfeng .