At the beginning, I cleaned the Sutra Library and completed the incomplete skills.

Guo Banshan's legs weakened, and he immediately knelt down.

He kowtowed like a chicken pecking at rice, begging for mercy repeatedly:

“Immortal, spare me!

This old man only makes a living with his skills and has never done anything harmful!

Please, Immortal, be merciful and spare this old man's life!”

Seeing the other party's behavior, Li Lan's heart stirred slightly.

Immediately, he said coldly:

“May I ask, Fellow Daoist Guo, where did this skill come from?”

Guo Banshan's heart tightened.

He didn't quite understand the background and origins of the black-robed man in front of him, so he spoke with extra caution.

After pondering for a moment, he slowly replied:

“When I was young, I once entered an immortal mountain, but because of my dull aptitude, I was driven out before I could even enter the sect.

This skill of turning stone into gold was learned while studying on the immortal mountain.

But please rest assured, Immortal, before this old man was demoted back to the mortal world, all my memories were washed away, and now I can't even remember the name of that immortal sect.”

The black-robed man in front of him chuckled twice indifferently.

“Oh? You've already had your memories washed away, so how can you still use this skill now?

Fellow Daoist Guo, if you continue to be so glib, it will be difficult for this尊 to spare your life.”

Realizing that the cultivator in front of him was insightful and not someone to be easily fooled, Guo Banshan felt his scalp tingle.

He immediately kowtowed heavily several times, trembling with fear, and said:

“This old man did indeed have his memories washed away, but when seeking immortality, the immortal energy remaining in my body is still there.

Later, I met several kind immortals who helped me remember this skill again.”

Li Lan immediately had some understanding and gained a general understanding of Guo Banshan's background.

When he was young,

he, too, had searched for immortal mountains and entered a certain sect.

It was just that later, because he didn't have enough aptitude, he never reached the first level of Qi Refining and was driven out.

Before leaving, his memories related to the sect were erased.

Later, by chance, he met several cultivators,

and only then did he regain control of several simple spells.

Li Lan was silent for a moment, feeling quite touched in his heart.

If he hadn't passed the Dust Washing Ceremony back then, Guo Banshan's situation today would probably be a true reflection of his future.

Seeing that the other party had become much more honest,

Li Lan went around in a circle before asking about the thing he was most curious about.

“Your cultivation is low, so how did you know that Huang Erdan's son could cultivate immortality?

I have limited time and don't want to waste any more words with you. If I find that what you say is untrue,

you should know the consequences, right?”

After speaking,

the magic power of the spirit bean soldier was released without reservation.

This first level of Qi Refining was not even an ant in front of the Foundation Establishment stage elders.

But in the eyes of Guo Banshan and other half-baked cultivators, it was a truly unattainable immortal.

At this moment,

he felt as if a mountain was pressing down on him, and even breathing became difficult.

“How dare this old man deceive the Immortal?

The fact that Huang Erdan's child has immortal affinity was not discovered by this old man,

but was pointed out by another passing Immortal.

Everything this old man has done was entrusted to him by them.”

How could Guo Banshan dare to play any tricks?

He kowtowed heavily twice again, knocking the bluestone ground until it was stained with a little bit of red,

and then revealed the truth of the matter.

It turned out that,

a month ago,

on the day Huang Erdan's wife was about to give birth,

auspicious clouds filled the sky, and auspicious omens appeared.

A highly skilled Immortal came to him and said that this child had immortal affinity and would surely attain enlightenment and become an immortal in the future.

He asked Guo Banshan to persuade Huang Erdan and his wife to agree to let the child go alone to search for famous mountains and seek immortality when he was fourteen years old.

The Immortal said that the success of this matter would also be a matter of immeasurable merit for him, and could accumulate immortal affinity for his descendants.

Of course,

the main reason why Guo Banshan agreed was that he valued the basic spell that the other party promised to reward him with.

The more Li Lan listened, the more strange he felt.

Ordinary cultivators don't even have enough time to cultivate in seclusion,

so how could they personally go down the mountain to look for immortal seedlings?

And even give up a basic spell for this.

No matter how you look at it, this matter has a hint of conspiracy.

What's worse is that,

this matter seems to have a close relationship with Li Lan as well.

Because that's how he entered the Guangji Temple back then.

If there really is some shocking conspiracy,

doesn't that mean that he was already being plotted against at birth?

However,

Li Lan repeatedly inspected himself,

but found that everything was normal and there was nothing wrong.

This is even stranger.

He pondered for a moment, then asked:

“Do you know Zhang Banshan of Qinglan Township?”

Qinglan Township was Li Lan's hometown, not far from this Huangni Town.

Zhang Banshan was a well-known fortune teller in their area.

It was because of Zhang Banshan's persuasion that

Li Lan and Tie Niu bid farewell to their hometown and embarked on the path of seeking immortality.

“Um, I know him, but we only occasionally exchange cultivation experiences, and we can't be called familiar.

Does the Immortal have any grievances with this Zhang Banshan?”

Guo Banshan answered very cautiously. He carefully looked up at the black-robed man,

wanting to observe his expression, but unfortunately,

the person in front of him concealed himself extremely well. Not to mention his face, he didn't even reveal a bit of skin.

His voice was always indifferent, exuding a sense of alienation.

It was impossible to hear any emotional fluctuations.

This was probably the most difficult person Guo Banshan had ever met in his life.

Every moment he communicated with the other party, he felt anxious and felt like he was living like years.

“Tell me your impression of Zhang Banshan, in detail.”

The old man did as he was told, carefully recalling for a long time,

and told everything he knew.

Li Lan threatened and lured him, and after confirming that what he said was true,

he couldn't help but frown slightly.

This Zhang Banshan's cultivation realm is not high, and he also did not reach the first level of Qi Refining, a half-baked cultivator who was screened out by the sect.

Judging from Guo Banshan's description,

the other party has always been well-behaved and there is nothing unusual about him.

Of course,

if you have to say that there is anything strange,

it is that the other party has also met other cultivators, and his experience is similar to Guo Banshan's.

He also used his reputation to persuade these children who were born with auspicious signs to go to worship the mountain gate alone when they were in their teens.

Li Lan always felt that there was something strange about this, but he couldn't say what was strange.

So,

he asked more carefully.

For example, what did those auspicious signs look like, what were the facial features of those immortals, and were there any strange things, etc.

This question really made him ask something.

Guo Banshan answered honestly one by one,

and finally, he hesitated for a long time before slowly saying:

“Those immortals are nothing strange, they are kind and friendly, and they act like righteous cultivators.

It was Huang Erdan's family who had a strange thing happen.

I don't know if this kind of strange thing in the home of ordinary people will be helpful to you, Immortal.”