Seeking the Tao in the Mortal World

Chapter 143: Myriad Tao Immortal Palace

Qin Yi landed in the mountains. He looked around and saw that it was really a primitive jungle. The shrubs were half a person tall.

There was no way to find the path without guidance. Jing Ze probably came here because of the guidance passed down from his ancestors.

But this wasn’t a problem for Qin Yi and Liu Su at all.

It was nothing more than a concealment array. They only needed to walk in a certain direction, and they would see different scenes. Even mortals might stumble into the immortal land.

This concealment was never aggressive or unsolvable. If a mortal stumbled to this place, it was also an immortal chance.

Qin Yi wandered around the mountains seemingly aimlessly. Sometimes, he even walked into seemingly pathless mountain streams. As he walked, he began to feel strange.

There were hundreds of steps along the bank, there were no trees in the middle, the grass was tender, the fallen petals were colorful...

Passing through this mountain, he saw a white jade mountain gate in front. An immortal crane that was stationed on the gate was wandering leisurely. A white deer walked back and forth at the gate. They were a little curious to see Qin Yi, yet they said in a human tone, "Where did you come from, tao friend?"

Qin Yi was a little confused. A talking immortal crane and a talking white deer at the immortal sect’s gate. Are they considered auspicious beasts or beastkins? By the way, other sects use cultivators to guard the gate, but this place use the immortal crane and the white deer. It really has the immortal intent. I’m increasingly looking forward to this sect.

As for the kind of fanatics that Jing Ze mentioned, there is nothing wrong with it in a sense, but if there are even gamblers and sex addicts, it feels a bit evil and not orthodox.

His thoughts flashed by and he replied, "I’m Qin Yi, and I came here to find the way."

Bai Lu looked him up and down and said curiously, "Peak of the Phoenix Initiation Stage, quite a solid cultivation. Your cultivation method is powerful. But this cultivation method... seems to be unheard of in the world. Is it developed by tao friend yourself?"

Qin Yi said, "I’m a casual cultivator who occasionally obtained some inheritance, but only the basics. I’m confused about my future. I heard that Myriad Tao Immortal Palace has an eclectic style of ways, so I came to visit."

"Oh..." Bailu said, "Casual cultivator who hasn’t reached the Piano Heart Stage and has not achieved your own way can still join us. Are you here for an apprenticeship or tao visiting?"

"Visit first."

The word "first" meant that if he was satisfied, he might become a disciple.

The fact is that Liu Su told him when he was traveling in the air that if he liked this sect, he might as well become a disciple. Liu Su never sought the title of master. Instead, it was very interested in the various new tao and hoped to learn more about them.

Qin Yi also understood that tens of thousands of years ago, the world must have been relatively savage. There would be no civilization as today. Piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, songs, wine, food, etc. were definitely very primitive at that time. How could the corresponding tao be developed? And after tens of thousands of years of changes, these things gradually formed their own tao in this aura-rich world.

Putting aside the tao spells that were improved upon the achievements of predecessors, Liu Su was particularly interested in these new systems. This was also the fundamental reason why it had been encouraging Qin Yi to come to Myriad Tao Immortal Palace.

The immortal crane and white deer were not displeased after hearing the words "visit first" which seemed to be a bit self-promoting. Their cultivation has long passed the stage where they would get angry because of a few words, not to mention Qin Yi had such a level of cultivation at his age. He was really a talent that all the major sects were vying for, which made him qualified to act proud.

The immortal crane said, "Tao friend, please follow me."

Qin Yi bowed to the white deer and followed the immortal crane up the mountain.

On the way, the immortal crane asked, "Where did tao friend learn about our Myriad Tao Immortal Palace?"

Qin Yi said, "Celestial Pivot Heaven Palace, Tao Friend Ming He guided me here."

"Celestial Pivot Heaven Palace." The immortal crane wondered, "Is our Myriad Tao Immortal Palace up to their standard too... How surprising. They are known as the number one sect in Divine Land. Why don't tao friend seek your tao there?"

Qin Yi smiled, "It's because of their high status."

"Giggle..." The immortal crane laughed happily that its feathers trembled, "Right right, tao friend maybe really suits the taste of our Myriad Tao Immortal Palace."

Qin Yi's words were not perfunctory.

When I first consulted Ming He, my relationship with Ming He had not progressed. At that time, Ming He heard that I wanted to open my horizon, so she suggested the Myriad Tao Immortal Palace. I wonder if Ming He would be willing to invite me to the Celestial Pivot Heaven Palace if I asked the same question later.

Probably not...

In addition to the complicated emotions, it is also true that the sect status is too high.

Not long after, they climbed onto a platform along the white jade stone steps. The surroundings were empty, and it was already the peak. Countless snow-capped mountains were all around.

There was a huge stone turtle in the middle of the platform with the glow of array pattern flowing on its limbs and back. Seeing the immortal crane leading a new guy, the stone turtle spoke, "Going where?"

The immortal crane smiled and asked Qin Yi, "Piano, chess, calligraphy and painting; eating, drinking, whoring and gambling; eccentric skills; medical, divination, scheming, and planning. These are the four major systems of our sect. Where do you want to visit first?"

In fact, Qin Yi wanted to visit the art system first. In addition to Jing Ze's influence, he was also a painting student. In addition, the so-called "eccentric skills", should be interesting for him who came from modern times.

But nothing was as piercing as "eating, drinking, whoring and gambling". His first reaction was to check them out. How could they be considered immortal ways?

"Uhm... let's first visit the eating, drinking, whoring, and gambling?"

The immortal crane laughed as expected. Many visitors must have been shocked by this. Qin Yi's reaction was certainly not the first, nor would it be the last.

After the stone turtle heard this, the array on its right lit up and cast a light pillar. The immortal crane led Qin Yi into the light pillar. After a flash of light, the space was distorted. When Qin Yi opened his eyes again, he had arrived in a place like a town.

It was bustling with shouting, laughing, and cursing. The aroma of wine and food rushed to his nose. Qin Yi scratched his head speechlessly and asked the immortal crane, "Are you sure this is the Immortal Palace?"

The immortal crane smiled and said, "This is the most criticized system in our sect, but it is indeed tao. Palace Master believes that this is also a category of tao. It will be treated equally as the other tao."

Walking into the "town", there was a brewing workshop in front. Someone was steaming fragrant immortal rice and drying it, turning a blind eye to Qin Yi and the immortal crane. The aroma of wine in the workshop was so intoxicating that someone in ragged clothes was lying in the yard, sleeping soundly with a wine gourd in his arms, still talking in his sleep, "Good wine… One more..."

Qin Yi sniffed. He was also good at tasting wine. The aroma of the wine was really alluring.

Seeing his appearance, the immortal crane said, "There is true meaning in wine. Tao friend seems to know a little about it. Do you want to go in and have a look?"

Qin Yi asked, "Is it mainly the way of making wine and tasting wine?"

"Yes."

"Although I can drink a few cups, wine isn’t my favorite. It's okay to pour a gourd of wine for me to drink on the road, but there is no need to grind in it."

The immortal crane then laughed and said, "Never mind then, you are not in this tao."

They moved forward. There was a restaurant on the left and a gambling house on the right.

In fact, Qin Yi understood that food could be considered a tao, so he didn’t explore it specifically. However, betting was really puzzling, so he entered the gambling house to the right.

As soon as he walked in, he saw a group of people shouting excitedly around a table, "Big big!" "Small small!" They looked no different from ordinary gamblers.

Before he had time to look at other gambling methods, a big man came over and asked with a smile, "A new face, a tao visitor? You seem to have some value to be able to guide by the immortal crane."

The immortal crane said, "Yes, I don't understand your way either. Why don't you show it to the tao visitor?"

The big man looked at Qin Yi and handed him a few crystal stones. "Take it and bet for a round and you will know. If you lose, it will be mine. If you win, we will split half-half."

This was a two-way choice.

Not only did he want to show the way of gambling to Qin Yi, but he also wanted to observe whether Qin Yi matched this way.

Qin Yi weighed the crystal stones and said curiously, "If I lose, it's on you? You won’t trouble me?"

The big man smiled arrogantly and said, "Of course I won't."

"Oh." Qin Yi put the crystal stones into the storage ring.

"???" The big man was stunned, "What do you mean?"

Qin Yi looked innocent, "Just treat it as I lose."

The big man was dumbfounded, "Get lost! You don’t have to visit our way! You should visit those conniving people in the scheming way, maybe you'll find some confidants."

TL: True, he is indeed good in scheming… Strange, how are there no combat systems like martial arts and sword wielding?