Hide in the world of gods and demons

Chapter 203 Forgetting
Evil?
Chen Li couldn't sense it.

For example, Wenhui is a bit easygoing. Even though she's been married for several years, she still has an innocent and carefree attitude, but she's quite easy to get along with.

The two then chatted for a while longer.

As noon approached, Xiao Yuan showed no sign of entertaining guests.

Chen Li then took his leave.

Xiao Yuan got up to see Chen Li out, and only after the other party had gone far away did he turn around to close the door and let out a deep sigh.

Both being refugees from the True Sect, this Fellow Daoist Chen was dressed smartly, with an air of otherworldly elegance. His entire body was permeated with the medicinal scent of spirit stones, and even his breath carried the fragrance of high-grade elixirs.

But he is still struggling every day, worrying about his future livelihood.

"Sigh, if only the storage bag hadn't been stolen." He sighed countless times.

"Huh!" He suddenly let out a soft "Huh!"

A faint glimmer of light seemed to emanate from the soil, flashing past the corner of his eye.

"what!"

He walked over and stomped on it.

Suddenly, a spirit stone came into view.

With a thought, Xiao Yuan drew the spirit stone into his hand with his magic power. Upon closer inspection, his heart began to race slightly: "This is actually a high-grade spirit stone."

……

"Hopefully, that spirit stone will be discovered!"

As he walked along the road, Chen Li thought to himself.

"I need to make time to visit the Fire Cloud Sect. It's better to do this sooner rather than later, as the longer it's delayed, the more likely something unexpected will happen."

The Fire Cloud Sect's mountain gate wasn't in Red Pillar City, but in a fourth-tier spiritual land two or three thousand miles away. He had only heard of it but had never been there. He felt a little apprehensive about going to such a place.

"I just don't know if Ding Jian is easy to talk to."

Chen Li thought back for a moment.

He realized that he had only met Ding Jian once.

It happened during the other party's Foundation Building Ceremony.

He looked young and awkward, but he was polite and courteous to the older generation, making a good first impression.

However, Chen Li also knew that such ceremonies were all performances and could not be taken as gospel.

Whether someone is easy to talk to or not, whether they respect the etiquette of fellow disciples, can only be known by actually meeting them in person.

……

the next day.

Chen Li then visited Peng Yanwen and her husband.

Compared to Xiao Yuan, the couple lived a much more leisurely life. They had acquired a house and servants, and the entire courtyard was filled with all kinds of exotic flowers and plants, which were kept clean and elegant.

"I heard about Fellow Daoist Chen from Fellow Daoist Xiao yesterday. I was planning to visit him in the next couple of days, but I didn't expect you to come first. I'm truly ashamed," Wenhui said with a smile. She was wearing a brightly colored robe with a hundred flowers, her waist was slender, and her eyes were bright and clear.

Every move she makes seems to be seducing.

Fortunately, Peng Yan didn't seem to care.

Perhaps this is just how older men and younger women get along.

"We've known each other for years, such formalities would be too distant," Chen Li said with a smile, then looked at Peng Yan: "Fellow Daoist Peng, I see your spiritual energy faintly emanating from you, your cultivation must have broken through again!"

"Fellow Daoist truly has discerning eyes. I was fortunate enough to advance to the third level of Foundation Establishment some time ago." Peng Yan said with a smile.

Peng Yan is usually not very talkative and not used to socializing, but when talking about this matter, she became quite talkative:

"I've been stuck on this level for over ten years. I've tried to break through in seclusion several times before, but I couldn't. This time, perhaps because I experienced a life-or-death crisis and narrowly escaped death, I finally felt a loosening in my cultivation. But alas, so many fellow cultivators have died!"

Chen Li sighed upon hearing this.

Almost all his friends were in Luanluo City, but now some are dead, some are scattered, and he has fewer and fewer acquaintances.

...After Chen Li left.

"This Fellow Daoist Chen's cultivation is becoming increasingly profound. I actually feel a sense of oppression in his presence," Peng Yan sighed.

"You still want to compare with him? You were there during the battle of Tianxing Sect back then, and in the blink of an eye, he killed three people, one of whom was in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. At that time, his cultivation was already at the third level of Foundation Establishment." Wenhui rolled her eyes at him and said coquettishly.

"Hehe, do you think the ancestor might have misjudged him back then? Come to think of it, Fellow Daoist Chen has only been at the Foundation Establishment stage for a few years," Peng Yan suddenly laughed.

……

Several more days passed.

After making preparations and settling things at home, Chen Li embarked on his journey to the Fire Cloud Sect's mountain gate.

Two or three thousand miles, that doesn't seem like a short distance.

In fact, at the speed of the Rainbow Transformation Technique, it would only take three or four hours to cover the distance.

Chen Litian set off at the crack of dawn, and by the time he arrived at the foot of the Fire Cloud Sect's mountain gate, it was still before noon.

The snow-covered mountains in the distance were neither steep nor strange, and looked quite ordinary, seemingly no different from the mountain gate of the Zhen Huan Sect. However, the thought that a dozen or twenty Golden Core cultivators and Nascent Soul cultivators lived on them gave rise to a sense of awe.

Chen Li landed early and walked up the steps to the welcoming platform at the mountain gate.

There was a constant flow of cultivators coming and going. In addition to the cultivators of the Fire Cloud Sect wearing their own robes, there were also many cultivators from other sects who came to visit relatives and friends. However, these people obviously could not enter the mountain gate and could only send messages through the gatekeepers.

Soon it was Chen Li's turn.

The gatekeeper was just a Qi Refining cultivator, but Chen Li did not dare to be negligent. He treated him with courtesy and explained his purpose.

"Uncle Ding Jian, I think I've heard of him. Isn't he Elder Qian's new disciple from a while ago...? Please wait a moment, I'll have someone inform him." The gatekeeper quickly burned a communication talisman to notify those inside, and then said to Chen Li, "It will probably take a while."

Chen Li had no choice but to wait where he was.

Time passed little by little.

The sun overhead was gradually setting in the west.

Helpless, Chen Li went up and urged him again.

The news finally arrived just before dusk.

"Uncle Ding is currently in seclusion. Please wait a while before coming back!"

Disappointed, Chen Li could only return home helplessly.

He waited a month and went to the Fire Cloud Sect's mountain gate again, and this time he finally met them.

Ding Jian was still as green as ever. When he saw Chen Li, a hint of doubt appeared on his wooden face: "Fellow Daoist, you're looking for me. Do we know each other?"

Chen Li was taken aback upon hearing this; he had considered many possibilities.

But I never imagined that the other party had even forgotten me.

He gave a somewhat awkward smile and introduced himself: "You may have forgotten, but I am a guest elder of the True Realm Sect. We met once six years ago during your Foundation Establishment Ceremony."

"Hmm, I think I vaguely remember." Ding Jian nodded blankly, his face somewhat perfunctory. "So, what brings you here?"

“There are too many people coming and going here, it’s not a good place to talk. Let’s find a quiet place to have a proper chat,” Chen Li said.

Ding Jian hesitated for a moment, then said, "Okay, let's go to the woods over there."

There is nothing wrong with Chen Li's reasoning.

The two walked into the woods and, seeing that no one could see them, Chen Li stopped and used a silencing talisman.

The faint light of the silence notes quickly enveloped the surroundings.

Chen Li had a good grasp of the other person's personality, so he immediately cut to the chase without any formalities:

"Fellow Daoist Ding, before the Ancestor passed away, he left his last possessions to you, right? I want the follow-up cultivation method of the Golden Core part of the Longevity Technique. I can offer a high price."

Upon hearing this, Ding Jian's lips twitched slightly, as if he wanted to laugh: "Please forgive my poor eyesight, but may I ask what your cultivation level is, and how old you are this year?"

Chen Li knew perfectly well that he was being mocked, but since he needed a favor, he could only humble himself and patiently say, "Foundation Building Level 4, almost 55."

"Fifty-five years old, the fourth level of Foundation Establishment is indeed not low, but... never mind, I won't say anything more, and I don't want the spirit stones. This Longevity Technique is of no use to me. But out of consideration for our past as fellow disciples, I'll give it to you. I hope that I can see you achieve the Core Formation in my lifetime!"

As Ding Jian spoke, he rummaged through his storage bag and finally took out a book scroll, which he tossed to Chen Li as if it were trash.