The Lone Walker

“Brother Chen, the master of the big bearded man is your apprentice, then why are you with the big bearded man…” Xu Xian asked with some confusion.

"Haha, Big Beard is Big Beard, Huang Quan is Huang Quan. I'm so young, do I look like I'm about to die?" Chen Fan explained unhappily.

"Yes, although Brother Chen has boundless magical powers, he does not have the airs of a strong man at all. He thinks highly of me, his brother. Otherwise, I would have to call him Grandmaster." The bearded man said with a smile upon hearing this.

"Master Chen...Immortal, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have questioned you. Lian Qiao apologizes to you."

Lian Qiao realized at this moment that the man in front of him, whom he regarded as a fortune teller, was actually the master of the judge of the underworld. He also learned from the bearded man that he had a close connection with his family, so he began to speak.

"It's okay. Xu Xian, Big Beard and I are friends. As his aunt, you have the highest seniority here, so there's no need to be polite." Chen Fan said with a smile.

Lian Qiao's face turned red when she heard this, but she didn't know how to refute, so she could only pull at the sleeve of the bearded man beside her.

"Dad..." Lian Qiao called softly.

"Girl, have you really forgiven me? Are you willing to call me dad?" When the bearded man heard Lian Qiao calling him dad, he was overjoyed and wished that time would stay at this moment forever.

"Congratulations, brother Ba Liang. I think your daughter is quite intelligent. Why don't you teach her to practice? Firstly, she will be able to protect herself if she encounters someone from the evil way in the future. Secondly, she will be able to find a job in the underworld in the future. What do you think?" Chen Fan couldn't help but remind them when he saw the deep affection between father and daughter.

"Yes, yes, Brother Chen is right. I don't know what you think, girl. If you don't want to, daddy won't force you. With my current strength, it's not difficult to protect you." The bearded man thought for a moment and then asked Lian Qiao for her opinion.

"Well, everything is up to my father." Lian Qiao was also a little curious about what kind of magic this spiritual path had that made his father abandon his wife and children.

"Brother Chen, there is one thing I don't understand. Since I have already reached the late stage of Earth Immortal, my lifespan will be at least a thousand years. If I can make one more step forward, I will be able to attain enlightenment and ascend to heaven. At that time, my lifespan will naturally be endless. Then why did my master say that after a hundred years, we father and daughter will... I don't know what he means?" The bearded man asked puzzledly.

"From the moment you became Huang Quan's apprentice, you were branded with the mark of the underworld. The human race is the same as the demon race. Heavenly immortals can ascend to become immortals, but some mountain spirits, demons and terrestrial immortals will have a golden light to guide them to ascend."

"Think about it, Bai Suzhen, Fahai and the Demon Saint did not have this situation, because you have already been branded by different forces."

"Once you reach the celestial realm in the future, your body will become a god. When you go to the underworld, my guess is that your status will be higher than that of your master. If you are killed along the way, your soul will automatically enter the underworld and become a ghost messenger or a judge. You understand the difference." Chen Fan explained carefully.

"Oh, I see. Is this what they mean by having someone in the court to get things done?" The bearded man smiled slightly when he heard this.

"That's right. Even if ordinary people want to become the lowest-level ghost messenger, they must make many good friends during their lifetime. Only after death can they have a chance to avoid reincarnation and become a member of the underworld. Your master was born with the appearance of a ghost and has a connection with the underworld. He was born for the underworld. That's why he encountered disasters and was killed by the Demon Saint."

"Therefore, you two, father and daughter, are destined to be people of the underworld, making others envious!" Chen Fan said.

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On the other hand, Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing, who are more than half a step away, are about to return to the Demon Way to practice hard and wait for the next chance to become immortals. Because the Saint King of the Demon Way was killed by the bearded man, the two of them have not yet reached the point where everyone in the Demon Way wants to kill them.

"Sister, are we going back like this? It will take us a long time to cultivate and become an immortal? Do we have to wait for a thousand years?" Xiaoqing said reluctantly.

"There's nothing I can do about it. Now that I've given the elixir to someone else, I can only concentrate on practicing and wait for the right time. Maybe the Bodhisattva will remember my sincerity and show up again..." Although Bai Suzhen was a little helpless, there was no other way at this point and she could only try her best.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Bai Suzhen finished speaking, a figure emitting holy light appeared in front of the two sisters and looked at them with a smile.

Bai Suzhen was overjoyed when she saw this, and hurriedly pulled Xiaoqing to kneel down and asked, "Suzhen has met Guanyin Bodhisattva?"

"Bai Suzhen, you are very kind. You actually gave up the elixir I gave you for two mortal strangers. Such quality is truly rare..." said Guanyin Bodhisattva with a smile.

"You are too kind to me, Bodhisattva. I just followed my heart and did what I was supposed to do. I don't deserve your praise," said Bai Suzhen.

"Yes, Bodhisattva, this is what we should do. Your magic power is boundless. I wonder if you can give my sister another elixir..." Xiao Qing spoke without restraint and asked the Bodhisattva for the elixir.

"Qing'er, you are not allowed to be rude to the Bodhisattva?" Bai Suzhen was shocked when she heard this and scolded hurriedly.

"Haha, it's okay. I can make up for you with this elixir. I believe Fellow Daoist Chen has already told you what I asked you to do. You two can go to the human world now. After your merits are fulfilled, I will help you become immortals?" Guanyin smiled and shook her head, then handed Bai Suzhen a box and disappeared.

"Hehe, sister, that's good now. We have the elixir again and you can become an immortal again." Xiaoqing knew that the box must contain the elixir and said with a smile.

"Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva is so merciful. We cannot let her down. It seems we need to make long-term plans?" Bai Suzhen said.

The two sisters returned to the inn. Xiaoqing couldn't wait to open the box. She saw two elixirs emitting dazzling light, which made Xiaoqing a little intoxicated.

"Ah? Sister, look what this is?" Xiaoqing asked in surprise, pointing at the box.

Bai Suzhen was overjoyed when she saw the two elixirs and said, "Qing'er, these must be elixirs given by the Bodhisattva because of our sincerity. You and I are sisters of the same mind, so we should share this opportunity..."

"Thank you, sister. Qing'er will accept it shamelessly?" Xiaoqing said with a smile without refusing.

"It should be so. I think the Bodhisattva must think so too. Otherwise, it couldn't be that the Bodhisattva made a mistake out of carelessness." Bai Suzhen nodded and said.

Then, the two sisters took the elixir together, and in an instant, the evil spirit in their bodies disappeared. In this way, even if he met Fahai again next time, he would have to think twice whether to take action.

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