Walking by the Abyss on Thin Ice

Chapter 191 – Injuries that can only be sustained by immortals

Su Yun signaled to Chi Xiaoyao to come over and asked, "What kind of injury did the old Taoist suffer?"

Chi Xiaoyao was diagnosing several miners who coughed up a strange dust when they coughed. She tried to use her knowledge of pharmacology to combat this disease, but to no avail.

The old Taoist coughed repeatedly and his breath was weak. "The injury I suffered is something only immortals can suffer. Ordinary physicians cannot see it, let alone treat it."

"If mortals can't treat it, then don't bother."

Chi Xiaoyao walked over and said angrily, "Idle Cloud Taoist, where did you get this old Taoist from? You can't expect our pharmacy to take care of him!"

Idle Cloud Taoist looked embarrassed and begged for mercy, "Please forgive him, Xiaoyao. He is also a member of our sect. How can we ignore him when he is in need?"

Chi Xiaoyao apologized for her rude behavior and explained that she was just tired from treating the disease in the city.

The old Taoist was stubborn and fell off his chair, crawling away while mocking them. Su Yun quietly stepped on the corner of his robe and asked Idle Cloud Taoist where he found the old Taoist.

Idle Cloud Taoist explained that he found the old Taoist in a yin ditch outside the city. He had been hiding from the Chulung carriage and fell into the ditch, where Idle Cloud Taoist found him and realized that he was seriously injured.

Su Yun and Chi Xiaoyao felt pity for the old Taoist and asked about Xue Shengren's condition. Idle Cloud Taoist revealed that Xue Shengren was also seriously injured and almost died.Su Yun said, "But Xue Shengren was lucky. Dong Physician was captured by the Divine King and was not killed yet. He was in the old deserted area at that time, so the Divine King offered Dong Physician to treat his injuries and saved him. In a few days, the Saint's injuries will heal, and Dong Physician will come back."

Idle Cloud Taoist said, "Since Dong Physician won't be back for a few days, let Xiao Yao check on him and prescribe some medicine to prolong his life and delay his return. Su Shizi...Su Shizi! Don't step on him!"

Su Yun suddenly remembered that he was still stepping on the old Taoist's hem. The old Taoist was stubborn and couldn't get up, so he lay on the ground and let Su Yun step on him.

Su Yun quickly picked up the old Taoist and placed him on a soft bench. The old Taoist was very light, like holding a goose feather.

Su Yun was surprised and carried the old Taoist to the bed in the inner room, saying, "Idle Cloud Daoist, come and help."

The two of them took off the Taoist robe from the old Taoist's body.

The Taoist robe on the old Taoist's body was extremely heavy, probably weighing hundreds of catties.

After the robe was taken off, it flew up from the bed and stuck to the ceiling!

Su Yun was amazed and took out the Immortal Rope to tie up the old Taoist, laughing, "We can't let our little monsters find him, otherwise, we have to let the old Taoist fly in the sky while they run wild on the street."

Idle Cloud Taoist remembered the mischievous fox demons in Su Yun's house and nodded repeatedly, saying, "They will probably tie him up and fly a kite."

Su Yun asked, "Is this a Taoist technique? Can the body be lighter than air?"

Idle Cloud shook his head and said, "I practice the orthodox Taoist technique, Changchun One Qi. This old Taoist has made himself weightless and needs to add weight to stand on the ground. I have never heard of this technique in the Taoist tradition. It looks very evil and is probably not orthodox."

The two of them tied the old Taoist to the bed with the Immortal Rope to prevent him from flying away.

The old Taoist did not struggle and sneered, "Lighter than air? Wrong! I have negative weight! This is not an evil technique, but a sign of feathering and flying! I won't explain this to you two ignorant people, you won't understand!"

Su Yun carefully examined the wounds on the old Taoist's body. He saw a wound on the old Taoist's chest and another on his back, as if he had been pierced by a sword.

Strangely, there was no blood.

Idle Cloud Taoist said, "Su Shizi, come and take a closer look at the wound."

Su Yun leaned in and looked inside the wound, exclaiming in surprise. Idle Cloud Taoist's eyes flashed, "Did you see it too? Have you ever seen such a strange wound?"

Su Yun nodded repeatedly, then shook his head repeatedly.

Looking inside the old Taoist's wound, he saw not flesh and blood, but a narrow crack. Looking inside, he could see a bright light!

Looking into the light, he could see a world with sun and moon, land, and beautiful scenery!Even more strange was that there were flowers, birds, insects, and fish in the mountains and waters, as well as various animals. What was even more peculiar was that Su Yun saw cities, villages, and people living there!

However, the people in this world were currently in a state of panic, running around and pointing at the sky.

Su Yun looked around and saw something flying in the sky, but the wound was too small to see what the people were pointing at.

He thought for a moment, turned the old Taoist over, and looked at the wound on his back. He could only see the air leaking out of the sky, but nothing else.

"Isn't this injury strange?" Idle Cloud Taoist asked.

Su Yun's face became solemn, he glanced at the old Taoist, and quickly walked away, whispering, "This old Taoist is probably not human..."

"I think so too!"

At this moment, Ying Ying emerged from his spiritual realm and stood on Su Yun's shoulder, whispering, "This old Taoist is not human! He is just a skin, and inside his body is a small world where a group of people live. Most likely, something crawled into the old Taoist's body and is eating these little people, causing the old Taoist to fall ill."

Idle Cloud Taoist also had this suspicion and said, "I am quite knowledgeable in medicine, but I have never seen this kind of illness before. When Dong Pang returns, let him treat it."

Su Yun pondered, "I don't think we need a skilled doctor, but a repairman who can fix his wounds. Maybe we also need someone who can enter his body to catch the bugs and monsters that crawled into his body."

The old Taoist was looking at the rope that bound him, his eyes flickering, and he laughed, "I told you, this is an injury inflicted by a god. You can't cure it. Who gave you the rope?"

Su Yun approached, took the divine rope, and helped the old Taoist put on his Taoist robe, saying, "You stay here to recuperate, Dong Pang should be back soon. If he can't cure your injury, we'll find some repairmen."

The old Taoist grabbed the divine rope and laughed, "What did the person who gave you the rope say to you? What wish did you fulfill for him?"

Su Yun took the divine rope back from him, surprised, "Do you know Cen Bo? He gave me this, and he didn't ask for any wishes."

"No wishes?"

The old Taoist was extremely surprised and said in disbelief, "He gave you the rope without asking you to fulfill any wishes? Impossible! Unless you stole it. But if you did, he would definitely come after you. Could it be that he really gave it to you... When I die, I will go to the ghost market and ask him! Fortunately, I am about to die!"

Su Yun shook his head, "You won't find Cen Bo. He has already left the ghost market. He left before my eyes got better..."

At this moment, Chi Xiaoyao called out, "I'm too busy, come help me!"

Su Yun responded and left the old Taoist behind as he went out.The old Taoist was struck by lightning and took a moment to recover. His eyes flashed as he whispered, "Old man Cen couldn't have given away this treasure without any wishes. It's strange. He left the ghost market without any attachment. Only when his wishes are fulfilled can he have no attachment. This kid must have fulfilled his wish..."

Idle Cloud Taoist hesitated for a moment and advised, "Su Shizi thinks that you have a little kingdom inside your body and don't know that you are practicing evil techniques, but you can't deceive me. You...you'd better turn away from evil and return to righteousness!"

The old Taoist was surprised and laughed, "Are you Wild Crane Taoist? The notorious Wild Crane Taoist in the martial arts world actually advises me to turn away from evil and return to righteousness? I heard that you were originally a white crane from Wuyuan Temple, often listening to scriptures there and gradually achieving spiritual enlightenment. Unfortunately, you are a demon cultivator and need to practice demon techniques. So you caused a flood that submerged Fengcheng and killed thousands of people, using their spirits to refine your demon techniques. The Wuyuan Temple Taoists saw through your scheme and were killed by you, even the Wuyuan Temple master died in your hands."

Idle Cloud Taoist's face turned dark and he turned to leave.

"Your teacher, the Wuyuan Temple master, practiced demon techniques, caused a flood that submerged Fengcheng, and used people's spirits to refine demon techniques."

The old Taoist behind him said lightly, "You saw through his hypocrisy and killed him in a fit of anger, then saved the people. Why don't you speak out?"

Idle Cloud Taoist froze and stopped.

The old Taoist said, "You couldn't bear to see the Wuyuan Temple master die with a bad reputation, nor could you bear to see the Wuyuan Temple destroyed because of it. So you took the blame, let others chase after you, and fled to Shuofang, where you teach some little monsters to cultivate."

Idle Cloud Taoist turned around and said lightly, "I am a monster, it is natural for me to practice demon techniques. Although I listened to orthodox techniques in Wuyuan Temple, my demon nature is hard to tame. Is it surprising that I killed people to cultivate? I killed them, it has nothing to do with my teacher."

"Aren't monsters also human beings?"

The old Taoist lay back on the sickbed and laughed, "The spirit of every monster is the spirit of a human being. But the spirit of a human being may not necessarily be the spirit of a human being. You see, I have a world inside me, and you think I capture the spirits of people to refine demon techniques, trapping these people's spirits for my own use. You can't bear to kill me because I remind you of your teacher, the Wuyuan Temple master?"

Idle Cloud Taoist fell silent.

"Your teacher, the Wuyuan Temple master, is my disciple."

The old Taoist's face was indifferent as he said, "His cultivation method was wrong, but our lineage's technique is definitely not evil. On the contrary, our lineage's technique is the most orthodox Dao technique!"

"Nonsense! What you are practicing is all evil techniques!"

Idle Cloud Taoist walked out coldly and said, "My Changchun technique is the most orthodox Dao technique!"

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