Seed of Dao

The generous monk

A day later.

A young man with one bag full of silver coins and two strange pouches hanging at his right waist arrived at a gate without guards. Wearing light blue clothes, the young man who looked 17 years old with a sword at his left waist was none other than Ye Chen.

After a day's journey from Dayun city, Ye Chen went to the damaged Taoist temple and finally arrived here. Seeing the temple gate was open, and occasionally finding some sick people coming and going, he hoped that the circulating rumor was true.

Stepping through the gate, Ye Chen immediately found that this temple had a fairly large courtyard and several buildings damaged by age or due to some unexpected things.

Ye Chen also found ordinary humans in the courtyard, and on average these people were coming for treatment. The center of people coming and going was a building that looked better and larger than the others.

Walking there among the crowd of sick people, Ye Chen found a young man even younger than himself coming out from inside the house with a thin smile, and looking at the person who would be treated next.

But when the young man accidentally found Ye Chen's figure, his face changed, and he hurried to approach him.

Ye Chen himself also frowned and a bit of joy appeared when seeing the young man, because from his body, Ye Chen faintly found very thin aura fluctuations, even thinner than his aura. But still, this discovery proved that this place was unusual.

"Senior, is there something you need to ask?" The young man in white clothes immediately asked and gave a salute when arriving in front of Ye Chen.

When seeing the way of salutation and the call of "senior" given to him, Ye Chen finally became certain he went to the right place.

But he couldn't help but ask when hearing the young man's question in front of him, "Did you know I would come?"

"Of course not, senior," the young man answered quickly and added, "But senior is not the only one who came here to ask something of my master."

"Not the only one, does that mean there are others?" Ye Chen couldn't restrain himself anymore to ask again upon learning that he finally found people of his kind.

"Indeed there are, but senior, this is not the place to talk. If senior wants to ask further, I will take You to meet my Master."

Ye Chen nodded, and allowed the young man who had the name Yu Jiyun to lead past the treatment center, until finally they both arrived at a house that wasn't too large, but clean and well-maintained.

Entering inside, and sitting on the bench that was already there, Yu Jiyun began to serve some steamed bread and brew tea.

After finishing, Yu Jiyun said, "Master is practicing in the cave behind the temple, if senior wishes, I will call him, or if you are in a hurry, I can take you to meet him immediately."

"No need to hurry. After a long journey, I need to rest." Ye Chen answered and felt very pleased with the way the young man treated him.

Yu Jiyun nodded in understanding and said before leaving, "Then I won't disturb anymore and will immediately call master."

After Yu Jiyun left, Ye Chen looked around the room and found that there were many calligraphy writings hanging on the walls and some books that were Buddhist scriptures. In some corners he also found there was a photo with incense that had been used up, and there were writings and names written on the right and left sides.

"Jin Shang, ancestor of Taoling temple."

Reading the introduction, Ye Chen guessed that this young man who appeared to be 25 years old must be a very important person to Yu Jiyun. With incense and a board that seemed to be a place of offering and honor, the possibility was this Jin Shang had passed away or left the temple.

Besides that, Ye Chen also found a room that seemed to be a bedroom, and was certain that this was actually Yu Jiyun's residence.

"Dao Friend, have You been waiting long? Forgive this old one for not welcoming you personally."

Who knows how much time had passed, a warm voice from a man suddenly came from outside the door. Moments later a man around fifty years old, looking calm with a thin smile on his face appeared in Ye Chen's field of vision.

Looking at him briefly, Ye Chen guessed that this man was Yu Jiyun's master, but he didn't expect that the bald man with a yellow shawl and yellow robe attached to his body was actually a monk.

But Ye Chen couldn't underestimate him, and immediately gave a salute, "Nothing is long except ignorance for years. Senior doesn't need to apologize, I should be the one apologizing for coming suddenly."

The man smiled gently at Ye Chen's answer, and began to introduce himself, "Dao Friend doesn't need to call me senior. We are in the same world, just call this old one as Brother Guo Biyun."

In the martial arts world, strength is respected, and although this Guo Biyun had qi refinement second level Cultivation, one level higher than Ye Chen, they were still in the same qi refinement stage, so they were equal.

Ye Chen also knew a bit about martial arts rules and didn't refuse to begin introducing himself, "Ye Chen, Brother Guo Biyun can call me as brother, or little brother Chen."

Guo Biyun nodded and they both began to sit facing each other. Without waiting for Ye Chen to ask, Guo Biyun also immediately said, "If Brother Chen is looking for where Immortal beings are, you are in the right place."

"Does Brother Guo Biyun know?" Ye Chen immediately became excited when hearing those words.

Guo Biyun nodded and with a calm expression explained, "Brother Chen must be a rogue cultivator who unintentionally found fortune and finally could cultivate immortality. This old one won't question that, but Brother Chen must be a bit confused, why during your search for some time and even years you haven't seen other cultivators. Am I right?"

Ye Chen nodded seriously, and couldn't help but confirm Guo Biyun's guess. During this time, although he had tried searching, he had never found even one besides in Siqing village and Guo Biyun himself.

Ye Chen was confused about this, but surely there were some unwritten rules he didn't know, and Guo Biyun should know some since he started discussing them.

Guo Biyun indeed knew and spoke again, "Actually, there is indeed a rule from powerful cultivators that cultivators like us must not interfere with mortal human affairs. If cultivators like us interfered with mortal affairs, there would surely be chaos, and of course powerful people from certain sects or forces would move if they knew about it."

The sects and rules that Guo Biyun explained were truly new things for Ye Chen. He finally knew why it was so difficult to meet other Immortal beings during this time. He was also fortunate not to accept Wei Yanlu's offer to get involved in mortal world affairs, if not, it might have become a serious problem.

"If that's the case, shouldn't these rogue cultivators have to gather in a certain place so as not to disturb worldly affairs?" Ye Chen suddenly thought of something and asked.

Guo Biyun nodded while smiling, and wasn't stingy in explaining, "That's why Brother Chen arrived at the right place. Because besides brother Chen, there have already been several people who went to the place where immortal cultivators gather."

"There are several people, and there's such a place?" Ye Chen was surprised and immediately asked.

"Indeed there is, the name of that cultivation city is Blue Moon City. And all the people who have come here to ask over the last twenty years are estimated to already be there."

"Really?" Ye Chen couldn't contain his joy, and after seeing Guo Biyun's nod, he asked again, "Does that mean Brother Guo Biyun has a map of the immortal world?"

"Can you guess?" Guo Biyun answered while smiling mysteriously and his answer could already be ascertained.

With that certainty, Ye Chen almost wanted to jump and hug the old monk who smiled easily and was kind-hearted in front of him.

Finally, after almost one and a half years of searching and committing to foolishly seeking immortality, he had a definite path.