A cat that lingers beside a saint

Within the Immortal Sect, Yu Qiushui was merely an average, mediocre individual.

He can act arrogantly and domineeringly in the mortal realm outside the Immortal Sect, but he would never dare to be arrogant and unruly within the Immortal Sect itself.

A storage bag was hanging from his waist.

The storage bag contained a variety of items, including knives, swords, guns, halberds, and even wooden sticks and daggers—almost all eighteen kinds of weapons were present.

But in reality, compared to magic weapons, it is far inferior.

Although it cannot compare to magical treasures, it is more than enough to ensure one's life.

Back when he was in the Immortal Sect, he had heard his fellow disciples talk about things outside the Immortal Sect.

Some people have said that when practicing sword flying, they noticed something strange, as if a pair of eyes were always watching them.

Some say that during his travels, he witnessed a forest suddenly appear in the north, which was originally empty, followed by the birth of countless monsters.

Some people say that the south was originally empty, but at some point, the scene of bustling world described in books suddenly appeared there.

At this moment, Yu Qiushui was in the most ancient mountain forest in the east, which seemed to have existed even before the emergence of the Immortal Sect.

Since it is the oldest place, Yu Qiushui believes that there must be some good things here.

But it turns out that this place is quite ordinary.

So ordinary that not a single tree or blade of grass possesses any spiritual energy.

Fortunately, Yu Qiushui felt that his trip had not been in vain. He had found a real treasure in this place. Although it would be difficult to get his hands on it at the moment, he believed in a saying in the book.

Faith will move mountains to open.

……

After Yu Qiushui was driven away, the Taoist temple returned to peace once again.

The old Taoist priest carried a plate of vegetables into the courtyard. When he saw the man and cat fast asleep on the recliner, he was immediately furious.

"Dinner's ready!"

With a loud shout, a man and a cat, still half-asleep, climbed up from the recliner.

Su Bai glanced at it briefly before falling back asleep.

As a night owl, staying up late has become a habit for him.

Staying up late to cultivate oneself, staying up late to clear one's mind of all thoughts.

These are all things he needs to do.

During the day, he likes to sleep. After he has had enough sleep, he goes to the mountains to exercise. In the evening, he begins his spiritual practice.

The old Taoist priest was already well aware of Su Bai's lifestyle. As long as he was doing well, he would let him have his way and wouldn't interfere too much.

But Wanling didn't think so.

From the moment she was born, apart from some memories that shouldn't exist in her mind, everything about her was designed according to the lifestyle of humans.

Seeing that Su Bai was still asleep, Wan Ling picked him up and said, "Senior brother, it's time to eat."

Su Bai glanced listlessly at the food on the table. If it were before, he might have run up to the table and sneak a sniff of the food.

But right now, he's still asleep. He has no interest in eating, let alone dragon meat.

"Let me sleep a little longer."

Wan Ling frowned: "How can that be? People are made of iron, and food is essential. You'll get hungry if you skip a meal. You have to eat when it's time to eat. It's not bedtime yet."

"Junior sister, dear sister, let me sleep a little longer, just for a little while."

"No, eat!"

"But Master said I don't need to eat, I've already fasted!" Su Bai was going crazy.

If he hadn't fallen asleep, he could let Wanling do whatever she wanted, but now that he had just woken up, he just wanted to go back to sleep. But this girl was acting like she was crazy, insisting that he go back to sleep at night and forcing him to eat.

"Junior sister, I'm going to sleep now; I still need to cultivate tonight!"

"Then finish your cultivation before you sleep."

"But I can't get up!"

"It's okay, I'll call you."

……

The old Taoist priest, who had been sitting to the side with a gloomy face, suddenly beamed with joy upon seeing Su Bai being tormented by the myriad spirits.

It's definitely not enough to just torment me alone, but if Su Bai is included, the old Taoist priest immediately feels much better.

Su Bai doesn't need to eat, but even if he doesn't eat, he still has to sit at the table and wait for everyone else to finish eating.

My junior sister said that this is called etiquette.

As a cat, one must also abide by etiquette. If this gets out, Su Bai will probably be laughed at by other cats in the cat world.

Although he was extremely unwilling, he couldn't resist his junior sister's persuasive words and finally sat at the table watching his master and junior sister slowly eat their meal.

During the meal, the junior sister suddenly asked, "When does Senior Brother plan to go down the mountain for some training?"

Go down the mountain?

Su Bai looked at the old Taoist priest.

A hint of doubt flashed in the old Taoist's eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

Seeing that the old Taoist priest remained silent, Su Bai shook his head and said, "My master said that with my current cultivation level, going down the mountain would be suicide."

"Let me think..."

Su Bai licked his paw, pondered for a moment, and continued, "I plan to wait until I reach the Refinement of Spirit and Transformation of Emptiness, so that I won't have to worry about being bullied when I go down the mountain."

"That won't do. You have to reach the Dao Integration stage first," the old Taoist suddenly said.

"Yes, yes, I need to cultivate to the level of Refining Emptiness and Merging with the Dao first, then I'll be safe."

"That won't work either. After refining the void and merging with the Dao, one must undergo the Heavenly Tribulation. Only by overcoming the Heavenly Tribulation can one become an immortal and reach the realm of immortals. There are also Heavenly Immortals, and after Heavenly Immortals there are Profound Immortals, Golden Immortals..."

Hearing the old Taoist's words, Su Bai nodded repeatedly: "Master is right, I haven't become an immortal yet."

Wanling fell silent, looking at the old man and the young man, when she suddenly felt a throbbing pain in her head.

Wanling glanced at the old Taoist priest, eating the food in his bowl, and said expressionlessly, "Why don't you say wait until he becomes a saint?"

The old Taoist's eyes lit up slightly, but he quickly fell into deep thought again.

"It's not impossible, but if that happens, he'll probably never be able to leave the mountain in his lifetime."

Su Bai leaped onto Wan Ling's shoulder and stared intently at her with his cat-like eyes.

After observing for a while, Su Bai suddenly spoke up, "I think I've figured it out."

Wan Ling frowned slightly, his gaze instinctively turning to the old Taoist priest.

A flicker of panic crossed the old Taoist's eyes. After a moment, he looked at Su Bai and asked, "What did you see?"

Su Bai narrowed his eyes slightly: "Junior Sister, do you want to go out for a walk, so you're planning to drag me along?"

Su Bai's words made both of them breathe a sigh of relief.

They thought Su Bai had really figured something out, but clearly, they were overthinking it.

However, this completely changed the old Taoist's mind, which was originally unwilling to let Su Bai go out.

"As your teacher, I think it's not impossible for you to go out for a walk if you want, but since you're in an unfamiliar place, where do you plan to go?"

Just then, a voice came from outside the door: "Junior...Junior can take you two traveling all over the country."