A Tale of Encounters with Immortals: A Peach Blossom Temple in the Martial World

These past few days, Hu Yunying and others have experienced both happiness and trouble.

Especially Hu Yunying.

It wasn't just the Taoist priest's favor; he also promised to refine a special treasure for her. As a result, Hu Yunying worked even harder these past few days, never leaving Zhang Zhengdao's room, and having her meals brought to her by her disciple, Guo Lanying.

"Oh!"

The door closed, and Guo Lanying angrily carried the plate into the yard, plopped down on the stone bench, and slammed the plate down on it with a loud bang.

Shu Baimei floated over like a ghost.

Guo Lanying glared at her: "Can't you make some noise when you walk?"

Shu Baimei laughed: "I used to be a ghost, so I remembered some of my habits. Besides, you were my mother before, so you walk silently. How could I possibly harm you?"

These words made Guo Lanying feel a little better. She thought of the times when she was her mother, and her heart softened. She sighed, turned her head and said nothing.

"Still not out? It's been three days!"

Shu Baimei knows how to stir up a lively atmosphere.

Guo Lanying was indeed furious: "The master is wandering around after finishing his business, but she's acting all high and mighty, ordering me around... Is this how a teacher behaves?"

“It’s only natural for a disciple to serve their master when he needs something. Unlike our relationship, you were my mother before… Should we discuss this together?”

Shu Baimei raised an eyebrow.

Guo Lanying asked warily, "What...what do you want to do?"

Shu Baimei: "What Miss Hu wants is nothing more than for the master to refine a good treasure for her as a token of her gratitude. She has overdone it, and if she continues like this, she will definitely offend the master. I think you should advise her."

Guo Lanying's eyes lit up when she heard this.

So, when Guo Lanying went to deliver the meal the next day, she happened to see Zhang Zhengdao coming out of his room. She then quietly asked, "Master... are you troubled?"

Zhang Zhengdao was taken aback: "Annoyed? How could that be? You don't understand. We're so happy here that we don't miss home. How can you say we're annoyed? Come on in, your master is hungry too. Next time, bring more food; he's been quite hungry!"

After saying that, Zhang Zhengdao strode away.

Why worry about things that concern young people?

It's not too late to worry about it twenty years from now!

Taoism has studied this aspect. After all, cultivation, the balance of Yin and Yang, is the way of Heaven. Even Buddhism, which abstains from alcohol, meat, and sex, can still create a Buddha of Bliss.

Five days later, Guo Lanying came to see him.

He said: "I am so beautiful that I linger here and forget to leave."

Twenty days later, Guo Lanying came to see him.

She said: "I never tire, but my husband swears never to surrender to the barbarians!"

A month later, Guo Lanying wanted to speak, but had nothing to say.

Until Zhang Zhengdao announced that he would go into seclusion and not see any outsiders.

So Hu Yunying stepped out of the room and saw the light of day again. It was as if she had been transformed in just one month. The moment she stepped out, her whole body seemed to radiate light.

From that moment on, I was completely transformed.

Her skin glowed with a radiant light, her eyes were gentle and warm, and every gesture she made carried an air of ethereal grace. Her dress moved without wind, as if she were about to ascend to heaven.

Everyone was doing their homework in the courtyard when they were suddenly stunned by Hu Yunying's appearance.

Shu Baimei, in particular, stared intently at the woman in front of her.

Although she was of pure body, it was clear that Hu Yunying was now also of pure body, and even more so than herself, possessing a transcendent and refined quality.

So jealous!

So hateful.

One hate is that the vixen's alluring face brought ruin to the world.

Lan Ying's schemes were futile, leaving her with nothing but a long face.

The Taoist priest Sanhen is blind. He has such a beautiful and flawless body, yet he abandons it to try and change a thirty-year-old woman.

There aren't many people in the Taoist temple who are on my side these days.

Besides the female corpse...

Let's not talk about it anymore. It's utterly brainless. What era are we in? They're still obsessed with the white-haired rat.

Maybe the white-haired rat has already died outside.

Guo Lanying hadn't been won over by her in the past month, which was quite a failure. But thinking about it, it made sense. After all, she was her apprentice whom she had raised since childhood, and she wasn't her daughter anymore. It was obvious who she would choose.

And then there's Zhu Jingyan, who, besides being taken in as a disciple by the Taoist priest, spent his time researching how to set fire to the furnace.

They ignored everyone; we'll try to win them over later.

In Shu Baimei's view, a Taoist temple that couldn't even form cliques was already a disorganized mess.

Zhang Zhengdao has indeed gone into seclusion.

After more than a month of discussions with Hu Yunying, they had actually entered the great Dao of Yin-Yang cycle. This was exactly what Zhang Zhengdao had read in the Daoist scriptures on Earth.

Lift up heaven and earth, grasp yin and yang, breathe in the essence of qi, stand alone and guard the spirit, and make the muscles as one.

Heaven attains oneness and becomes clear; Earth attains oneness and becomes tranquil; Valleys attain oneness and become full; Man attains oneness and lives long.

I heard that Master has finally separated from Aunt Hu and is currently in seclusion. Therefore, the eldest disciple, Qingyangzi, has taken on the important task of temporarily supervising the retreat.

He not only controlled the temple's finances, but also its personnel.

Based on the accounts in Taoist scriptures and other books that people have read, we can roughly draw the following conclusion about this seclusion: that immortals go into seclusion and lose track of time.

The minimum is ten years, a conservative estimate is a hundred years, and a broader estimate is a thousand years.

The place where Zhang Zhengdao secluded himself was his private room.

After all, the Taoist temple is still under construction and there are no special secluded meditation rooms or immortal caves or the like.

Qingyangzi announced that he would be in charge of managing his master's secluded room. In particular, he would personally wipe the seven gourds clean every day.

Hu Yunying is currently the person with the highest cultivation level in the entire Taoist temple.

Even Ye Jianxian in the past, and Xiaoyaozi in the present, felt that Hu Yunying was shrouded in mist and could not see her cultivation level at all.

One day, when Hu Yunying was reprimanding Guo Lanying, she became so angry that she stirred Ye Jianxian's Crimson Dragon Sword, causing it to become restless. Fortunately, there was a magic incantation to control it, otherwise the Crimson Dragon Sword would have defected to the enemy.

This is affinity.

It's a kind of approachability that Hu Yunying naturally possesses after practicing cultivation.

Every day, Shu Baimei wished she could poke holes in Hu Yunying with her eyes. But she couldn't, because the gap between them had widened considerably.

A man was practicing swordsmanship alone in the garden, feeling frustrated and resentful.

The female corpse hopped out and looked at her.

"What are you looking at? It's all useless stuff," Shu Baimei scolded.

The female corpse squeaked, "White-haired rat!"

Just as she was about to turn her head, she suddenly saw a hole in the ground, and a white-haired rat crawled out. As soon as it jumped out of the hole, it transformed into a beautiful young woman in the blink of an eye.

"You? A white-haired rat?" Shu Baimei pointed at the woman.

The woman nodded and timidly stepped back.

"You caught it?"

The female corpse nodded.

"How did you do it?"

The white-haired mouse spoke up on its own.

"The aura of the True Person is too powerful. I'm scared and I stay far away, afraid to come out. Now I only dare to come out when the True Person is in seclusion. I'm so envious that my sister can cultivate under the True Person's tutelage."

The moment the white-haired mouse spoke, Shu Baimei felt satisfied.

Calling her "sister" repeatedly, does that mean she wants to seek refuge with someone?

"It's alright. Once the master comes out of seclusion, I can protect you. Who knows, I might even let you become his disciple!"

"Ah? That's great, thank you, sister!" The white-haired mouse was overjoyed and quickly knelt down on the ground.

"Do you have a name?"

"My sister doesn't have one, so I hope my elder sister can bestow a name upon her!" the clever white-haired mouse quickly said.

Giving someone a name feels very prestigious. Shu Baimei pretended to think for a moment and said, "You have all white fur, and my name also has the character 'white,' so you'll be called Xiaobai!"

White-haired mouse: ? ? ?

Is this a proper name?

Shu Baimei said, "This name is just for now. Once the master comes out of seclusion, he'll give you a proper name. Won't you be thrilled?"

The white-haired mouse suddenly realized what was happening and quickly knelt down to kowtow.

Shu Baimei patted her on the shoulder and said, "We're sisters, we'll be on the same team from now on, don't be so formal, just relax."

Xiao Bai was overjoyed and immediately latched onto a powerful figure upon arrival.

Shu Baimei stretched out her hand: "Let's pinky swear. From now on, the three of us will be staunch sisters in the Taoist temple. No one can betray the other, understand?"

Female corpse: ? ? ?

Regardless of what the female corpse thought, another small group was officially formed in the Taoist temple.

During this time, Zhu Jingyan, the fire-tending boy, told Shu Baimei something important.

In the vast desert to the west, there is a Xiangyun Temple. Inside the temple is a secret chamber filled with gold and silver treasures, all plundered by the monks of Xiangyun Temple. I hadn't understood the Master's meaning before, but after thinking about it, I realized he had mentioned searching for some secret chamber. When I saw the gold and silver treasures, I didn't pay much attention, assuming that the Master, being an enlightened being, wouldn't be greedy for money.

But after these days, I realized that even the real person likes worldly possessions.

So, while Shu Baimei was drinking, he mumbled these words in a daze, hoping that Shu Baimei would bring these things back.

Shu Baimei suddenly realized that the master had not accepted the boy so easily.

It turns out they were hiding such a big secret.

If Hu Yunying can do it, why can't I?

That night, Shu Baimei secretly took Xiaobai and the female corpse down the mountain.

This was the first time the gang had operated, and they didn't want it to become public knowledge.

After all... it's better to enjoy something alone than to enjoy it with others!