Above the source of Tao

Dongqing Realm, Wuyuan Region, Shanglin City.

At night, it rained heavily and there were thunders in the sky. People on the road were wearing straw hats and running home in a hurry.

A little boy of only ten years old walked against the flow of pedestrians and came to a thatched house with a plaque of Ren De Medical Clinic hanging on the door.

He walked up the steps and knocked on the door of the thatched cottage three times. When no one came to open the door, he knocked three more times quickly. After a while, a man about forty years old came out of the house. He wore a gray cloth hat and had a tuft of goat beard.

Without waiting for the man to ask, the young man said with a choked voice, "Doctor Lu, please save my grandfather, he is dying!"

Doctor Lu asked. "What happened? What happened to your grandfather?"

The boy said, "My grandfather was beaten by someone today. He is now lying on the bed with wounds all over his body. He doesn't even have the strength to drink water."

"wait a second."

Doctor Lu turned around and quickly went back into the house. After a while, he came out carrying a wooden medicine box on his back.

The young man then took Doctor Lu towards the west city gate, which was the direction of the young man's home.

The young man had thin cheeks and no blood on his face, probably because of long-term hunger. He was also wearing thin clothes, a linen shirt tied around his waist with only a straw rope, and his coarse cloth pants had seven or eight patches, which showed that his family was poor.

After a while, the two came to a dilapidated thatched house near the west city gate. The door was ajar and a faint candlelight shone through it. When they opened the door and walked in, they saw a thin old man lying on the bed. The old man was covered with wounds, and there was not a single good spot on his body. His breath was also faint. Doctor Lu felt the pulse and treated the old man's wounds simply.

Not long after, the old man on the bed opened his eyes. His eyes were dry and dark, without a trace of luster.

Seeing the old man wake up, the young man leaned over the bed, gently stroking the old man's shoulders with his small hands, and asked in a low voice with tears in his eyes, "Grandpa, how are you?"

"Chang'an! Grandpa is fine." He turned to look at Doctor Lu who was treating the dressing strips and said, "Thank you Doctor Lu for saving my life. I'll have Chang'an send you the money for the medicine tomorrow."

"That's fine. Elder Yun, just get well first. You've helped me a lot on weekdays, so forget about the money."

Doctor Lu refused the old man's thanks.

"That won't do. I'm afraid my injury won't heal. This child has been dependent on me since birth. His mother died of dystocia, and his father met with an accident in the mine when he was two years old. Now he has been beaten to such an extent. I'm afraid there's nothing that can be done to save him. It's a pity that Chang'an is so young. There will be no one to take care of him in the future."

"Who hit you so cruelly?" asked Doctor Lu.

"During the day, I was doing odd jobs at the Zhou residence. When I was cleaning the room of the young master of the Zhou family, I accidentally broke the young master's golden glazed cup. He then ordered the servants in the residence to beat me up and threw me out of the Zhou residence."

"What should we do? The Zhou family has business all over Shanglin City. I also heard that their eldest son, Zhou Yuanxiong, opened Yuan Gu and plans to become an immortal in the future!" Doctor Lu sighed.

"I'm just afraid that after I die, the young master of the Zhou family will vent his anger on my grandson!" Old Yun said weakly.

"Mr. Yun, you don't have to worry. No matter how arrogant the Zhou family is, they will not lay hands on a child." Doctor Lu said after hearing this.

"Grandpa, I'm not afraid." Yun Chang'an said.

"Master Yun, take good care of your injuries. You are blessed with a long life and will definitely recover."

Afterwards, Doctor Lu said a few words of comfort, bandaged the old man's wound with the medicated cloth, packed up his medical box and left.

After Doctor Lu left, the old man called Chang'an to the bedside, looking at Chang'an's childish face, tears welling up in his eyes. Old Yun's eyes were also red, and he raised a hand tremblingly, wiped the corners of Chang'an's eyes, and gently stroked his head a few times.

He sighed a few times, then forced a smile on his face, as if he had thought of something, and spoke slowly to Chang'an.

"Grandpa is old, and he was beaten and seriously injured today. He may not be able to survive this disaster. If Grandpa dies, let's leave here. Chang'an, do you want to seek immortality?"

The immortals have strong bodies, can lift thousands of pounds, split mountains and seas, transform qi into strength, go up to the sky and down to the earth, and are omnipotent. Their lifespan can be as long as tens of thousands of years.

"Grandpa is right. Doctor Lu just said that the eldest son of the Zhou family can seek immortality and ask for advice after his Yuangu is opened?" Yun Chang'an asked.

"Yes, when Grandpa was young, he met an immortal by chance while traveling. He had a very pleasant conversation with him, and he gave me something as a gift."

He raised a shriveled hand and pointed to the corner next to the table. There was a wooden box locked with an iron lock.

Yun Changan lifted the wooden box and unlocked it. Inside were only a few worn-out clothes and a dozen taels of silver wrapped in coarse cloth. The things wrapped in coarse cloth under the clothes should be the savings of my grandfather throughout his life. At the bottom of the clothes was a piece of floral cloth, and there seemed to be a box inside.

"Grandpa, is this the treasure that the immortal gave you?" Yun Chang'an asked puzzledly.

"Yes, that's it."

After saying that, Yun Chang'an untied the floral cloth, revealing a square box inside. An unknown ferocious beast was engraved on all four sides of the box, which looked very scary.

After opening the box, a small round pill of dark red color appeared in Yun Changan's sight.

This pill was given by the immortal. It can change the bone roots of mortals, making mortals who cannot cultivate immortality have original bones. It is very magical. The immortal called it the Canglia Zhuanling Pill.

After taking this pill, one can be considered as having the qualifications to cultivate immortality. All mortals have no Yuan bones, just first-level white bones, and it is impossible for them to become immortals. Occasionally, someone in the mortal world can open Yuan bones, but that is a one-in-a-million chance. If a disciple in the clan opens Yuan bones, an immortal will come to the mortal world on a crane and take him away soon, which can be considered as the beginning of the journey to seek immortality.

"If I become an immortal, can I heal grandpa's injury?" Yun Chang'an wiped the tears from his face, stared at his grandfather with expectant eyes and asked.

"Unless there is a powerful person who can bring grandpa back to life, there is no way to save grandpa." Grandpa looked at the sensible Chang'an and said with a dim look in his eyes.

Yun Changan lowered his head, feeling very depressed, but then he thought, "If grandpa eats it, will he get better?"

Then he handed the pill to grandpa and asked him to eat it.

"Good boy, the immortal said that grandpa's physique was too weak, and even if he ate the elixir, he would not be able to go very far on this immortal road. He wanted to leave this elixir to someone who is more suitable for it. This elixir is a gift from grandpa for you. When you become an immortal, you can see the scenery on this immortal road for grandpa, and it will not be in vain that grandpa loves you."

After saying this, he seemed to have no strength left, as if something was blocked in his throat. He stopped talking and fell into a deep sleep.