The Dao dies but I live on, the spiritual energy dries up but I remain evergreen

Li Changxiao left the stable, wrapped in a sable cloak, drank two taels of liquor, and walked around the Laiqu Inn.

It was almost dusk now.

sunset.

Even the snowflakes were covered with a layer of golden color, which was extremely beautiful.

Li Changxiao thought that if he had the chance, he would still learn the skills of painting. Many pictures are one thing in memory, but another thing when they are painted.

With his level of cultivation, if he wanted to, he could naturally reproduce what he saw exactly, but it would lack the soul and could not be called a "painting".

Thinking.

Li Changxiao picked up a branch from the ground, and began to paint on the snow, tracing the setting sun and falling snow.

The finished product is really average, and the painting level still remains at the elementary school level in the previous life.

Ugh--

Li Changxiao sighed softly. Speaking of painting, he thought of porcelain firing again. He didn't plan to give up this skill, but the time was not right yet. When he was tired and wanted to take a rest, he might open a porcelain firing shop somewhere and fire some of the things he missed and wanted to fire.

Li Changxiao walked aimlessly. As the sky gradually darkened, he had no choice but to return to the inn. As soon as he entered the door, he heard Mei Sanniang's shouting, which sounded quite provocative.

Mei Sanniang sat at the wine table with several dishes on it. She crossed her legs and called people to come for dinner.

As her voice fell.

After a while, a taciturn middle-aged man came out from the kitchen.

The young man who had been doing odd jobs also put down his work and walked towards the dining table. Finally, a fat man appeared from nowhere and ran very fast.

Naturally, the proprietress is not the only one who is responsible for running such a large inn.

Besides her, there was a chef and a waiter. As for the fat man, he was probably the second in command.

Mei Sanniang seemed to dislike the second in command. After seeing him, she could not help rolling her eyes and was merciless in her words, calling him a lazy idiot who had to go to the toilet all day. He should learn from the "Kanpaku" and see how honest he was.

The "Kanpaku" she mentioned was the young waiter.

When the waiter heard this, he burst out laughing. The second in command shamelessly retorted that shitting and farting are normal for human beings. As the second in command, don't he have even this little power?

Mei Sanniang was already angry, and started arguing with the second in command about the topic of "going to the toilet". The waiter Guan Bai was very embarrassed, and the taciturn chef was silently tasting his dishes.

As they were arguing, the second in command gradually showed signs of weakness. He was no match for this sharp-tongued and slutty woman, so he quickly changed the subject and turned the conversation to Li Changxiao, who was sitting nearby, drinking and watching the show.

Mei Sanniang looked at Li Changxiao, a smile gradually appeared on her face, she looked him up and down, and asked him if he wanted to come over for dinner.

After Li Changxiao refused, the two sides chatted casually. Mei Sanniang asked Li Changxiao how he looked so handsome, and said that he seemed different from the others. Although they were all in a hurry, Li Changxiao walked more peacefully. Wasn't he looking forward to the Ten Thousand Immortals Summit?

Before Li Changxiao could answer, the gossipy second in command whispered to Mei Sanniang, calling her a slut. She was pretty, so what did it have to do with you?

Unexpectedly, Mei Sanniang heard it and glared at him fiercely. The second in command finally became obedient and dared not speak again. Mei Sanniang still wanted to tease Li Changxiao, but her words became more and more vulgar and obscene. This habit was not formed now, but she had been like this before her spiritual energy was exhausted.

However, Li Changxiao always smiled calmly and was not upset by her. He asked her curiously why Mei Sanniang, the famous woman in Fuyu, opened a Laiqu Inn here.

Mei Sanniang did not respond, but the second in command spoke frankly and said that they did not plan to go to the Ten Thousand Immortals Summit, but they could not miss such a conference, otherwise they would not be able to keep up with the pace of the times. In the end, everyone found a new way, but they would die of old age. What should they do?

So, this inn was opened, and monks passing by could stay here. Wouldn't they know exactly how the Ten Thousand Immortals Summit went?

As they chatted, Mei Sanniang noticed that Li Changxiao was different from the others and did not seem to be in a hurry to travel, so she asked him if he wanted to stay a few more days. A week later, the plum blossoms behind the mountain of the inn were in full bloom, which looked quite beautiful.

At that time, you can pick plum blossoms and make wine.

The second in command looked at Mei Sanniang with contempt. It was true that the plum blossoms bloomed every year, but it was also true that picking plum blossoms made your hands sore. This guy was trying to get free labor.

Li Changxiao, who had originally planned to stay for only two days, became interested when he heard that there was plum blossom wine and he could appreciate the plum blossoms. He asked them if they were the plum blossom forest behind.

It sounds like a good idea.

Guan Bai, the waiter who had been silent just now, suddenly brightened up his eyes and said repeatedly, "Yes, yes, yes, it is that plum blossom forest. When it blooms, the plum blossoms are in full bloom, so beautiful that Li Changxiao must stay."

Guanbai almost became friends with Li Changxiao and begged him to stay, but there was no other way. Every year, the boss Mei Sanniang and the second in command Fatty said that everyone is equal before labor, but they had to go to the toilet every few minutes. In the end, all the plum blossoms on the whole mountain had to be picked by him and the chef.

Therefore, tricking Li Changxiao into joining the gang became his first choice.

Li Changxiao didn't know what these people were thinking, but he could vaguely feel that they had no ill intentions. When he was strolling around the inn just now, he also saw the plum blossom forest on the back mountain. At that time, he thought, what a beautiful scene it would be if the whole mountain was full of plum blossoms.

After considering for a moment, Li Changxiao decided to stay for a few more days. Guanbai dropped his bowl and chopsticks, held Li Changxiao's hand, was so moved that he almost cried, and called him brother all the time.

Mei Sanniang, the second in command, smiled with relief, quite like the boss, and said that the child was lonely and finally had a playmate of the same age. Mei Sanniang asked Li Changxiao to come often in the future and gave him a 98% discount on the room rate.

Li Changxiao returned to the room and his consciousness sank into the dream space.

Now that he has reached the peak of Nascent Soul stage, the dream space has become a little bigger and the spiritual energy has become a little richer.

After more than two thousand mysterious sounds were purified, they entered the flesh and blood, strengthening the body and making it immune to evil. His strength increased to an extremely terrifying level. During this period, he also had an epiphany, the first epiphany in his more than a thousand years of life.

At this point, if his cultivation level were to advance further, he would reach the Spirit Transformation Realm. Currently, there were only two choices before him, either a normal breakthrough or a special breakthrough.

Special breakthroughs will be stronger, but they require corresponding methods. Li Changxiao actually has a method of transforming into a god, which is the Xuanyin Transformation, which he found in the Eighteen Hells. The prerequisite for this method of transforming into a god is to absorb more than three Xuanyins. The more Xuanyins, the stronger it will be. It also requires a fruit of the earth veins and a touch of relic Buddha light.

The conditions have been met.

Moreover, Li Changxiao has more than two thousand mysterious sounds, among which there are three of the Xuanyin Buddha's innate mysterious sounds. If he can use this method to become a god, his strength can be imagined.

However, Li Changxiao did not intend to do so. This path was not suitable for him, and he was not in a hurry. He would slowly look for more methods of transforming the spirit, or study the method of transforming the spirit himself.

……

The next day.

The second day of staying at Laiqu Inn.

Wu Haitang, dressed in red, and a genius named Zhou Tian from Baishanzhou in Qingyu, rode on their horses and left the Laiqu Inn.

Before the two left, they bid farewell solemnly to Mei Sanniang and others. She still had great respect for these seniors in the cultivation world.

The little donkey was in the stable, watching his beloved little white horse being ridden away. He was sad for a while, but soon he changed his target and started to hook up with another mare.

It's approaching noon.

One after another, monks woke up and left.

The waiter Guan Bai told Li Changxiao that at first this inn was not called "Laiqu Inn" but "Sanniang Inn". It was a name that Mei Sanniang came up with on her own initiative. However, after running the business for a long time, she found that people came and went in a hurry and few stayed for more than a day.

Later, it was changed to Laiqu Inn.

Old guests leave and new guests come.

There are very few people like Li Changxiao who stay for several days in a row. In the past eight years, if I count them on my fingers, there are no more than ten such people.

New guests are arriving one after another.

at dusk.

A man in a black robe walked into the inn, took off his hood, and revealed his true face.

He is the fifth prince of the Lingtian Dynasty, Li Tianyu.

"Brother?"

Li Tianyu was stunned for a few seconds when he saw Li Changxiao. Then he laughed out loud, "Hahaha, let's have a drink together, brothers."

"Oh, oh, oh, the young master is actually a prince." Mei Sanniang supported her chin and looked at the two of them with interest.