Seeking the Tao in the Mortal World

Chapter 144: I've Seen You

A strong wind threw Qin Yi and the immortal crane out of the door.

Qin Yi staggered and regained his balance, but the immortal crane who got caught off guard fell on its back. Its wings were still fluttering, and it looked at Qin Yi with bulging eyes.

Qin Yi helped it up with a smile.

"This is the first time I've been thrown out due to a rude visitor!" The immortal crane was not angry at all, but it was dumbfounded, "Are you here to visit tao or to cause trouble?"

"Sincerely visiting tao." Qin Yi said with an apologetic smile, "Although I really want to see this tao, I also know that there are some things that are better not to touch. Nevermind if you show it to me, but if you ask me to gamble by myself, then no thank you. I would rather not observe."

The immortal crane looked at him for a while, then smiled and said, "Okay, what’s the next place?"

Qin Yi stopped talking.

The crane chuckled strangely and flew away first.

The next place was whoring...

Rather than saying it was a brothel, it looked more like the jade pond seen on TV. In the mist of immortal aura, beauties with streamers passed by. There were many gorgeous beauties in it, chuckling from time to time. The immortal music and the fragrance filled the place.

He could hear the sound of silk and bamboo inside as well as the laughter of men and women, but there was more immortal intent in it.

A graceful woman came. Seeing Qin Yi standing there with a silly look, she smiled shyly and said, "Tao friend, have you come from afar? Do you want to stay overnight in our Virtuous Garden?"

Qin Yi asked blankly, "Is this really whoring? How much does it cost per night?"

The immortal crane looked sideways at him.

The woman said with a smile, "An elixir, a pot of immortal wine, an immortal peach, an immortal stone… even a good poem or a good painting. Do you want to try it?"

"Damn..." Qin Yi was in disbelief, "How can this be a tao?"

"The happiness of men and women is a great way of family relationship How can it not be a way?"

"But this is a business!"

"It’s a fair trade, so how can it not be a way?"

Qin Yi was speechless for a moment, "Can this kind of 'tao' be cultivated? Dual cultivation?"

The woman smiled and said, "There are people who have nothing to seek but ‘sex’ all their lives. Being in the arms of beauties, they are overflowing with inspiration and their tao is fully enlightened. This is cultivating."

Qin Yi was startled, but he understood a little bit. It is indeed the case...

"What about... women?"

The woman sighed, "Women also like to try new things. What misunderstanding does guest have about women?"

Qin Yi, "…"

"What's more, there are people who lack qualifications and resources, but they still want to keep their appearance and youth. So what should they do?"

Qin Yi was startled again. He finally realized something... Maybe some women cultivate just to keep young instead of gaining strength or even immortality.

The most fleeting things in the world are the youth that disappears from the mirror and the fallen flowers drifting away from the tree.

This phrase brings out the helplessness in the mortal world.

"With that little qualification and the backer is not strong enough, women can only exchange with dual cultivation. There is no way around it." The woman smiled slightly, "We are seeking the tao. Both sides get what they need. This is not some kind of prostitution. Do you have any questions?"

"No more." Qin Yi bowed, "I learned a lot today. Thank you for your guidance."

The woman came closer and said with a smile, "Then… don't you give me something?"

"I wanted to give you a poem as a gift, but I'm uneducated..." Qin Yi ran away as if running for his life, "Goodbye."

The woman laughed, "You're not a virgin, are you?"

Qin Yi rushed out with a red face.

I’m not a virgin, but I really don’t fit into this kind of place. Going into a brothel when visiting tao? Liu Su will surely rofl.

Today's visit really trolls my fundamental values. No wonder the immortal crane doubted that the Celestial Pivot Heaven Palace thought so highly of their Myriad Tao Immortal Palace. It would be absurd if they do!

This Myriad Tao Immortal Palace should be a very unique existence even in the entire Immortal Realm.

Generally, those who practice Taoism avoid these things, and the theoretical basis of those who adopt the magic way is not like this.

And this Myriad Tao Immortal Palace directly recognizes that these things are part of the Tao. Instead of avoiding them, they treat them as an extremely normal and natural thing and find a new way to achieve the Tao.

I'm afraid Immortal Realm doesn't know whether it is a righteous path or a demonic path. It can only be called "evil"?

The immortal crane looked at him sideways and said, "It seems that this system is not suitable for you. Where do you want to go now?"

"Hmm..." Qin Yi stroked his chin and thought for a moment, "Let's go to piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting."

He was really afraid to see obscene toys in the system of eccentric skills. That would ruin his impression completely. He decided to visit the normal ones first…

"You don't need my guidance to go there." The immortal crane said with a smile, "That place is harmless to people, it's just a few maniacs. The last time I went there, I was forced by the chess maniac to play chess three days and three nights. I don’t want to experience it the second time. Just go to the array you came here with and let the stone turtle open up the array for you."

"Ugh, don’t tell me you are going back to the brothel..."

"There are all kinds of things in the world, and there are all kinds of ways in the immortal palace. I’m soaring here at ease. Why do I need to go anywhere?" The immortal crane flapped its wings and flew away.

Qin Yi looked at the immortal crane thoughtfully.

Liu Su said, "Actually, this Myriad Tao Immortal Palace is a bit interesting. Each system made me feel quite knowledgeable and even inspired me. This trip is worthwhile. Judging from the performance of this crane, these new systems are nothing more than exploring the tao. The ones in the higher up are overlookers. This Palace Master has some skills.”

"Well, you are also an overlooker. I’m just here to watch the excitement." Qin Yi walked toward the array and said with a smile, "I never thought teleportation array really exists."

"This is the principle of space. Since you can travel through the natural space rift under the rift valley, a real cultivator can naturally make use of it." Liu Su smiled, "But this is not a casual arrangement. If it is not done well, your body will be disintegrated by the space.”

Qin Yi shuddered. The soft light of the array looked more like a meat grinder to him.

"Don't be afraid. I can tell whether there is disorder in the array at a glance." Liu Su said, "Let's go. I want to see what virtues there are on the other side of the piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting side."

After returning to the stone turtle, he passed through the array and came to another mountain.

Green mountain and waters, birds chirping and flowers fragrant, pavilions faintly visible. There was the sound of waterfalls in the distance and gurgling water nearby.

There was a white rabbit squatting nearby. When he saw someone coming out, he seemed startled and darted into the grass.

Melody came from the high up, and the tune was elegant. It was very different from the silk and bamboo in the "brothel". It was closer to the sound of the piano tune heard in the sky, like the mountains and flowing water, cleansing his soul.

Qin Yi breathed a sigh of relief.

At least this is close to the feeling of visiting the tao. The "town" before... is indescribable.

Walking up the mountain, he soon saw a waterfall flowing down the mountainside. On the cliff opposite the waterfall, there was a stone platform with a pavilion built on top. Two people were playing chess.

Qin Yi thought of the immortal crane's words and did not dare to get closer for fear that he was caught playing chess, so he left quietly.

Facts have proved that he was overly worried. The two people didn't even know that someone was here.

There were very few people in this mountain. He saw a building roof among the dense trees by chance, which meant that someone was living here in seclusion. It could be the taoists who played chess just now. Besides that, he really didn’t see any traces of people here.

It wasn't until he reached the top of the mountain that he saw a rather large wooden house. The wooden house was simple and had not even been painted. It occupied quite a large area. There were several entrances and exits. It seemed like several people were staying there.

In the yard in front of the house, there was a little girl sitting cross-legged on the edge of the cliff with her bare feet, painting in front of a camellia.

Qin Yi walked over and took a look.

The camellia in the painting was lifelike. The fragrance even overflowed from the painting - Qin Yi could tell that there were two scents; one was from the real camellia in front of him and the other was from the painting.

The camellia in the painting has fragrance.

What shocked Qin Yi even more was that this little girl was so focused on painting that she didn't even know that a person was standing behind her.

"Qing Cha..." A lazy voice came from the room, "My heart suddenly stirs. Someone in the book seems to be here."

The little girl said without raising her head, "Master, you are dreaming again."

The wooden door creaked, and a woman in yellow clothes with messy hair came out, yawning sleepily. Her steps staggered as if she hadn't woken up.

The woman was stunned to see Qin Yi, then she walked over with sleepy eyes. She didn't stop until she stood in front of Qin Yi, and she reached out to touch Qin Yi's face in confusion.

Is she from the brothel just now? Qin Yi was so frightened that he took a step back, "Fairy, please behave yours..."

The woman said, "I... must have seen you before."

Qin Yi was startled, "This is my first time here, and my first time meeting Miss. Where has Miss seen me before?"

The woman rubbed her sleepy eyes, tilted her head, and thought, "In the history books, there are only a few records."

Qin Yi's eyes widened.

Then the woman said, "You’re the State Preceptor of South Li Kingdom, Qin Yi."

TL: He is already in the history book?