Chapter 929: Mistake (I)
Tu Longjian gave a respectful salute. Daoist Master Pu Yu merely sat silently at the table, smiling as he looked into his cup.
Tu Longjian pondered for a moment, then asked in a low voice, "Daoist Master, you are versed in the arts of Yin and Yang. What is the usual price for performing such a technique?
"Several of the necessary treasures are native to my Penglai. I can retrieve them easily. This spell isn’t costly to cast on someone at Foundation Establishment Realm, especially since he’s young and his cultivation is clear and pure... But this art is a closely guarded secret of our lineage and unknown to ordinary immortals.
"Let’s set the price aside for now. I have one question: if I could ask Junjian to resolve it for me?" Daoist Master Pu Yu looked at him, a probing light in his eyes, and said with a smile, "Using this art on a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator is extremely rare. After all, death means death. I dwell in Penglai and wander often. There would be no reason to make advance preparations... If one could prepare in advance, why would one need to die in the first place?"
He stood up, looked back at Tu Longjian, and said with deep meaning, "However, it makes no sense. As soon as you reached the Purple Mansion Realm, you visited my Penglai several times and even waited at the foot of the mountain for years just to see me. Your intention was clear. If we look at it from this angle..."
The smile slowly faded from Daoist Master Pu Yu’s handsome face as he said quietly, "Junjian, did you foresee today’s events the moment you broke through to the Purple Mansion Realm? Even with the great upheaval of Xu State’s civil war in between? That’s beyond calculation. Even a Maha would feel ashamed compared to such planning. Was it a dharma relic? Or the workings of someone else?"
Tu Longjian could only smile bitterly in his heart. He hadn’t prepared for years specifically for Li Xijun! Tu Longjian had worked to build ties with Daoist Master Pu Yu all this time solely for Guo Er, who was sealed inside the Six Ding Merging Fire Token!
Tu Longjian had been mentored by Guo Er for many years. Guo Er had once obtained treasures alongside Zhang Cuotian and others within the Green Pine Temple’s grotto heaven. Later, Tu Longjian had escaped danger thanks to a technique Guo Er left behind there. Since he owed him a great debt, Tu Longjian had always sought to find Guo Er a new body.
It was well known that Daoist Master Pu Yu of Penglai was a master in such arts, which was why Tu Longjian had visited him repeatedly. As for Li Xijun, his case was truly just a timely coincidence.
Tu Longjian replied, "If I merely wanted to sever ties with the Li Family, I wouldn’t need to go to such lengths... The matter with the Li Family is just a coincidence.