Chapter 65 - 61: Old Daoist Master, You Truly Are an Enlightened Immortal!

"Exactly, He Ming, you’re being ridiculous!"

"I saw on the satellite map earlier that this place isn’t too far from Dragon Tiger Mountain."

"If your actions anger that Immortal of Shangqing Tao, should we save you or not?"

The chubby girl chimed in jokingly.

"Don’t worry, Liu Rui, there’s no such thing as immortals."

"I’ve watched all those so-called video clips."

"It’s obvious they’re all edited with special effects, yet some gullible netizens believe them. It’s hilarious!"

The muscular He Ming said disdainfully.

"Let’s go inside and take a look!"

Song Tingting pleaded with the three in a low voice.

This girl acting coy melted not just He Ming and Zhao Shuo, but even Liu Rui couldn’t resist.

"Alright, let’s go take a look together."

Liu Rui pinched Song Tingting’s cheek, reluctantly agreeing.

So, the four of them quickened their pace and arrived at the temple.

"Seeking Immortality Temple?"

He Ming glanced at the sign above the gate and frowned, "Wasn’t this place abandoned for over a decade? How does it still look new?"

"Maybe it was renovated?"

"But who would renovate a deserted temple?"

"Do they have too much money to spend?"

Zhao Shuo muttered on the side.

"Huh? Why does it still smell fragrant here?"

"Is someone burning incense inside?"

Liu Rui sniffed and asked, puzzled.

"I... I smell it too."

"Could the old Daoist the villagers talked about still be alive?"

Song Tingting was equally perplexed.

"Impossible, right?"

"Villagers said over a decade ago that the old Daoist was nearly a hundred years old."

"If he’s still alive now, wouldn’t he be over a hundred? That’s absurd!"

Zhao Shuo shook his head in disbelief.

"I got it!"

"Maybe the old Daoist is a transcendent master!"

"Isn’t there an Immortal at Shangqing Tao? Having a transcendent master here isn’t strange."

Liu Rui speculated wildly.

"Stop the nonsense! A transcendent master?"

"If the old Daoist were a transcendent master, this place would be called True Immortal Temple, not Seeking Immortality Temple."

He Ming scoffed and added, "What you’re all experiencing is just your mind playing tricks on you."

"Once you enter places like temples or Taoist temples, you somehow feel a sense of reverence."

"Then, just like now, your imagination runs wild."

"As for the fragrance you’re talking about, let’s go inside and see for ourselves."

With that, He Ming took the lead and walked straight into the temple.

The other three exchanged looks and followed him inside.

"A little temple in the deep mountains, rare to have visitors!"

Lu Heng had heard the commotion outside for a while.

When the four stepped into Seeking Immortality Temple, he calmly walked out from the main hall.

"..."

The four paused in astonishment when they saw him.

"Old Daoist, you really are a transcendent being!"

Liu Rui’s eyes widened in surprise.

"You’ve rejuvenated, not just a transcendent being, you’re a true Immortal!"

Zhao Shuo was equally shocked.

"This can’t be real, can it?"

He Ming stepped back two steps, full of disbelief.

Only Song Tingting raised her eyebrows slightly, scrutinizing Lu Heng.

"Old Daoist? Do I look old to you?"

"Rejuvenated? I was never old!"

Lu Heng was also baffled by the two’s reaction.

Liu Rui, her voice trembling, said: "Old Immortal, I heard from the villagers down the mountain that you’re over a hundred years old, isn’t that old?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Heng finally understood.

"It’s a misunderstanding!"

"I am not the old Daoist you speak of."

He shook his head and explained, "The old Daoist you mentioned should be Daoist Fuyun."

"He passed away a decade ago."

"I am a disciple of the Shangqing Tao, here today to tidy up the temple and offer incense to the Three Pure Heavenly Venerate."

Upon hearing this explanation, Liu Rui and Zhao Shuo looked disappointed.

They thought they had encountered a real Immortal today!

Turns out, it’s just a young Daoist...

"I said it, there’s no such thing as a transcendent master!"

He Ming finally exhaled a long breath.

"Young Daoist, you said you’re a disciple of Shangqing Tao, is it the Shangqing Tao on Dragon Tiger Mountain?"

Song Tingting asked with interest.

"Besides the Shangqing Tao on Dragon Tiger Mountain, there’s no other Shangqing Tao in Dragon Country, right?"

Lu Heng pondered for a moment, unable to recall any other branches of Shangqing Tao.

"I heard that Shangqing Tao has an Immortal, is it true or false?"

Zhao Shuo, full of curiosity, asked eagerly.

"If you believe it’s true, then it is; if you don’t, then it isn’t."

Lu Heng replied with a smile.

"Tch... always with ’if you believe, then it is; if you don’t, then it isn’t’!"

He Ming muttered softly.

"I saw on Weibo, Sister Hong had bad luck for days, and even got struck by lightning, is that true?"

Liu Rui continued to ask.

"That... is true!"

Lu Heng nodded.

"What’s true?"

"Are you sure those videos of people getting struck by lightning didn’t have special effects added?"

"And that Sister Hong, isn’t she an actress hired by you?"

He Ming frowned and questioned coldly.

Lu Heng glanced at him, wondering why he seemed so agitated.

It wasn’t until he saw the cross necklace around He Ming’s neck that he suddenly understood.

Ah, a believer of God!

Got it, got it.

He still smiled, without a trace of anger, "My answers are all true."

"As for whether you believe it or not, that’s beyond my control."

"You..."

He Ming wanted to say more.

But Zhao Shuo saw him getting worked up and quickly pulled him back.

"Sorry, young Daoist, my friend here has a bit of a temper."

Zhao Shuo gave his friend a look, signaling him to calm down, and also apologized to Lu Heng.

"It’s okay, it’s okay."

Lu Heng smiled unconcernedly.

In two lifetimes, he had seen all kinds of people.

"I wonder if you four came to the temple because you need help with something?"

He turned to Liu Rui and asked curiously.

"Well..."

Liu Rui hesitated, a slight embarrassment on her face.

Song Tingting explained, "Young Daoist, we didn’t mean to intrude."

"We heard from villagers that there was a Daoist in this Seeking Immortality Temple near a hundred years old."

"We wanted to come by, see if we could assist the Daoist in any way."

"Didn’t expect the Daoist had passed a decade ago..."

"Oh, I see!"

Lu Heng nodded.

Though the four were a bit foolish, they had good intentions.

"Heh!"

At this point, He Ming suddenly let out a mocking laugh.

He glanced at Lu Heng sideways and said disdainfully, "The old Daoist died ten years ago, how could the villagers not know?"

"They must have made up all those lies to trick us into staying overnight!"