Chapter 116

Lin Zuo was the real name of this Immortal, the ancestor of the Lin Family. It was unknown when he ascended as an Immortal, and it was also unknown why he took this appearance. But now, he looked more like a mortal rather than an Immortal.

Su Jingmo stared at the man in front of him and couldn’t help but sneer: “After working for the Heavens, could it be that they have given up on you? If I’m not mistaken, the body I’m actually looking at belongs to my Fifth Brother, Su Jingyan.”

It was not that Su Jingmo hadn’t seen this ‘Su Weiran’ once. But when Su Jingmo saw him a while ago, he was quite confused by this face. The man in front of him didn’t only look identical to Su Jingyan, but to the naked eye, his mannerisms and attitude were actually quite similar to Su Jingmo’s Fifth Brother. Besides, this person also knew a lot about the Xu Dynasty, even the things that had happened after Su Jingmo died….

In the past, Su Jingmo had some doubts about Qu Zhiwen’s identity. In fact, when Su Jingmo first saw Qu Zhiwen, he noticed that he was quite similar to Su Jingyan, even if Qu Zhiwen didn’t look like his Fifth Brother at all. However, the appearance of someone who had been sick for a long time, as well as the ruthless personality, was just like Su Jingyan.

Therefore, Su Jingmo had tested Qu Zhiwen more than once, until he finally determined that Qu Zhiwen didn’t seem to have memories from his previous life…..

To Su Jingmo, Qu Zhiwen was undoubtedly the reincarnation of Su Jingyan. Although, this guess was simply based on a feeling that he couldn’t quite explain. If Su Jingmo had to decide who his Fifth Brother reincarnation was, based on appearance alone, then there would be no doubt that it would be the person right in front of him….

But, to be honest, he wasn’t entirely sure…..

“Lin Zuo? Why are you calling me an Immortal? Third Imperial Brother, you must have forgotten that back then….”

However, just before Su Weiran could finish his words, the mountain behind them suddenly produced an earth-shattering sound. Immediately afterwards, a spiritual qi broke through the ghostly qi that had spread all over the mountain.

That was the Taowu bone, which had been suppressed by the great tomb’s formation all this time. After so many years, the Taowu bones had finally re-emerged on earth….

Su Weiran looked back at the mountain with a frown, as if he was thinking of something. This reaction didn’t escape Su Jingmo’s eyes.

“What is it? If you don’t seize the Taowu bones now, then you have waited here, all these years, for nothing. Didn’t you come for the bones? Ah, but let me tell you, the one taking the bones, Tang Jiaming, is a descendant of Xuyun’s mortal family….”

Sure enough, even if the man in front of Su Jingmo knew how to disguise himself, as soon as Su Weiran heard the name ‘Xuyun’, a trace of jealousy was revealed in the depths of his eyes. Even if this man continued to deny being Lin Zuo, Su Jingmo wouldn’t believe him.

“There’s no need to worry about such a thing.” Su Weiran didn’t notice Su Jingmo’s gaze. He simply smiled and said: “After all, there’s someone who wouldn’t allow him to keep the bones all to himself.”

Of course, Su Jingmo understood what he meant by this. Qu Zhiwen, who had been hiding not too far away from them, rushed towards the mountain as soon as he felt the spiritual qi of the Taowu bones.

“Are you planning to sit back and reap the benefits, after they’re done fighting each other?”

“You think I can’t?” Su Weiran laughed. “Every 200 years, the perfect candidate to hold the Heavenly Eye will be born. Only one. But now, two people have been born with the Heavenly Eye for no apparent reason.”

“Xuyun told me about it once.”

‘ Because Xuyun was the holder of the Heavenly Eye back then. ’

“The Heavenly Eye that the Qu Family inherited originally belonged to Xuyun. Before Xuyun died, he gave his Heavenly Eye to a young Taoist priest in an attempt to stop his mortal family, the Tang Family, from continuing to form such a chaotic bloodline.” Su Weiran said.

“Although the Heavenly Eye was inherited by the Qu Family since then, Xuyun could have never imagined that the obsession the Tang Family had for the Heavenly Eyes would be such that it would continue even after his death. Generations after generations, the heads of the Tang Family would choose male and female family members with the ability to see ghosts, then make them have children ….”

“Over a thousand years later, this crooked bloodline had actually managed to create another holder of the Heavenly Eye.” Su Weiran said.

Su Jingmo: “…..”

“Tang Jiaming’s father was Qi Shengkang. Originally, he was a member of the Tang Family, but the Tang Family feigned losing him at birth, and then gave him to a couple from the Qi Family….” Saying this, Su Weiran laughed loudly. As if he was mocking that bloodline. “Until his death, Qi Shengkang never knew that his own wife….was actually his….”

In fact, Su Jingmo guessed that the reason why Xuyun had become a monk back then was due to the Tang Family’s mad pursuit. After taking a crooked path, the Tang Family created a Heavenly Eye that ghosts, Gods, and Immortals alike feared. This Heavenly Eye belonged to the Tang Family, so if the Tang Family practiced inbreeding, they would manage to inherit the Heavenly Eyes, generation after generation.

‘ In the end, Xuyun became a monk, so…. ’

“No matter how generous and tolerant Xuyun was, at last, he couldn’t give up those eyes. He allowed those sinful eyes to remain on earth.”

The words Su Weiran said sounded different in Su Jingmo’s ears. After all, Su Jingmo knew that even though Lin Zuo was a Superior Immortal, he didn’t have the wisdom Xuyun had. Although Xuyun was a mortal, he converted to Buddhism, and his Dao was stronger than Lin Zuo’s. One only had to look at the formation inside the tomb in Ninghua Village. How many Immortals were useless and at a loss against the powerful formation?

To say that Lin Zuo wasn’t jealous of Xuyun would be a lie, even today.

“But, in the end, you still lost to him, right? Otherwise, you wouldn’t be in the state you’re in right now. I just don’t know why you, a Superior Immortal, have Su Jingyan’s body.”

“Are you really sure that I’m not Su Jingyan?”

“Hmm.” Su Jingmo didn’t answer. Instead, he chuckled and said: “I thought you wanted to reap the benefits….”

“So?”

“Then, I think it’ll depend on whether Qu Zhiwen is as good as you want him to be.” After saying this, Su Jingmo rose into the air.

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The mountain was overflowing with a golden light, meaning that the young descendant of the Tang Family had taken out the Taowu bones.

Qu Zhiwen was never one to sit idly and wait for his death. Although Tang Jiaming’s restraining spell was very powerful, in the end, Qu Zhiwen was no ordinary Taoist. As Qu Zhiwen hid in the shadows, he used the Heavenly Eye to reverse the spell, and before Tang Jiaming could pull out the Taowu bones entirely, Qu Zhiwen consumed the spell completely.

‘ Despite only being able to temporarily recover 50% of my powers, it’s enough to deal with the current Tang Jiaming! ’

A golden light bloomed on top of the mountain. The Taowu bones, no longer suppressed, were purifying the surrounding souls that had wandered around.

Seeing this, Qu Zhiwen hurriedly took out a paper crane, which acts as a guide to the Underworld, and used it to cover himself. Only then did he dare to walk into the golden light.

Actually, this golden light had nothing to do with the Taowu bones itself. Although these divine bones were from an ancient ferocious beast, they don’t harm ghosts. But this golden light can purify the soul, and only Buddhist monks like to do such things. The Buddha’s Light was too sacred. Not to mention ghosts, even people cannot enter the Buddha’s Light at will. Even the smallest of evil thoughts will be completely purified by the light of the Buddha.

Seeing this golden light, Qu Zhiwen could guess that the person who created this formation had taken into account the magnitude of the destruction that would take place once the formation was dismantled. Therefore, he deliberately placed this Buddha’s Light to purify the desires of those who wanted to obtain the Taowu bones.

Thinking of this possibility, Qu Zhiwen had to think highly of the designer of this huge formation, who was not only proficient in Taoism, but was also skillful in Buddhism.

‘ I wonder what happened to Tang Jiaming, who seems to be right in the middle of the Buddha’s Light. ’

However, before Qu Zhiwen could see Tang Jiaming, a machete suddenly flew across the sky. Qu Zhiwen subconsciously sidled away to avoid the attack. But before Qu Zhiwen could recover, the machete suddenly came to attack his back!

Qu Zhiwen’s Dao was quite powerful, but his body health had always been poor from childhood. He didn’t run much, let alone fight. Even if he had the ability to detect the qi behind him, there was no way he could immediately dodge it. In the end, he could only grit his teeth and make a quick decision. He summoned a little demon to take the attack for him.

When Qu Zhiwen turned around, sure enough, Tang Jiaming stood behind him. In his hand were the Taowu bones, while he blocked the Buddha’s Light with an enchantment barrier.

“Quickly, give me the Nirvana Bracelet!” Tang Jiaming shouted.

The Nirvana Bracelet that Tang Jiaming was referring to was, naturally, a divine artifact that could take full advantage of the Taowu bones’ effectiveness. Qu Zhiwen had always concealed the fact that he was in possession of such an item, as he never trusted Tang Jiaming. Therefore, Qu Zhiwen had no intention of taking it out even now.

“I’m not saying no, but you took the Taowu bones without previously having the Nirvana Bracelet to make good use of its power. As for me, even if I have the Nirvana Bracelet, I don’t have the Taowu bones…..” Qu Zhiwen paid special attention to his surroundings, afraid that Tang Jiaming would play a trick on him. Therefore, he advised Tang Jiaming: “If you want me to give it to you, I will naturally be willing to do so. As long as you give me half of the Taowu bones.”

Although he said half, when Qu Zhiwen saw the size of the bone in Tang Jiaming’s palm, he could understand that it wasn’t enough to divide it equally between the two of them.

Since people were born with bones, there was a custom where a person’s bones were weighed to determine their fortune. This practice was known as ‘Bone Weight Fortune-telling ¹ ’. Depending on the year and time the person was born, the weight of the bones was said to be different, which meant that their fate was already determined.

The bones Qu Zhiwen needed should weigh at least 3 liang and 8 qian ² if he wanted to change his bad fortune. After all, from the Taowu’s bones, he needed a corresponding weight to make up for his weak mortal bones. However, if he really wanted to become an Immortal, then he….

Besides, the bone in Tang Jiaming’s hand….shouldn’t possibly weigh more than 7 liang ³ .

‘ Su Jingmo gave Qin Cheng too many bones…. ’

“Haha, share half?” Tang Jiaming sneered. “I don’t know how much you need, but this piece only weighs 6 liang and 7 qian ⁴ . Qu Zhiwen, you’re not only trying to change your fortune, but you also wish to become an Immortal. Your fate is extremely weak. Therefore, you would need more Taowu bones to change your mortal ones, and with them, your fate. In my opinion, what you need shouldn’t be less than 6 liang ⁵ .”

“The problem is, you want to change your fate and become an Immortal! You’re still alive. If you only wanted to live more, then you would only need one or two pieces of Taowu bones!” Tang Jiaming shouted. “Qu Zhiwen, have I ever told you….?”

“What?”

“Although my father, Qi Shengkang, has been dead for so many years….his bones are still intact….”

As soon as Tang Jiaming said this, Qu Zhiwen understood Tang Jiaming’s true purpose. If Tang Jiaming wanted to bring his father back to life, he would need a lot more than a few pieces of the Taowu bones.

“Moreover,” Tang Jiaming continued. The frown on his face deepened. “In the end, it’s just a legend that the Taowu bones can bring people back from the dead, or help them to ascend to Immortality. In all these years, no one has confirmed whether it’s true or not….”

“So what? Are you trying to say that you want to use your own father as an experiment? Those bones won’t be able to bear the experiments you will put them through, and that fact only makes me disagree even more with you.”

After saying this, Qu Zhiwen saw that Tang Jiaming had a creepy smile on his face. As alarm bells rang in his mind, Qu Zhiwen hurriedly backed away. In that instant, many skeleton hands erupted from the ground, where Qu Zhiwen stood just a few seconds ago. Those hands dug into the earth, struggling to get out of the ground.

“!!!!”

‘ Bones of the dead? How can there be so many bones of the dead?! ’

‘ Could it be…..? ’

Qu Zhiwen suddenly raised his head fiercely, and looked at Tang Jiaming in disbelief. Tang Jiaming, for his part, was laughing ghoulishly in front of Qu Zhiwen. Qu Zhiwen asked: “When did you wake up the skeletons of those thousand people buried in the pit?”

“You are very cunning, and Su Jingmo is even more difficult to deal with. If I hadn’t prepared this way, well in advance, how could I get what I want?”

As soon as Tang Jiaming finished speaking, he clapped his hands towards Qu Zhiwen. At that moment, under the Buddha’s Light, millions of skeleton corpses rushed towards Qu Zhiwen in a hurry.

Although the Buddha’s Light can purify ghosts, it cannot purify the bones of a skeleton, since it doesn’t possess consciousness. Tang Jiaming, by manipulating the skeletons that were hidden under the boundary, can naturally make an army of skeletons move freely!

Since they were not ghosts, Qu Zhiwen cannot use spells to deal with them. Since they were not people, he couldn’t use tricks to confuse their minds either. Qu Zhiwen was well aware of his situation, and instead of fighting to the death with millions of skeletons, it would be better to….

Furthermore, the mountain was still shaking mightily, meaning that it was on the verge of collapsing completely. If Qu Zhiwen stays in this place any longer, he will end up buried in this cursed place before he can become an Immortal!

“I can give you the Nirvana Bracelet!” Qu Zhiwen suddenly said. Upon reciting a spell, a bracelet with an engraved Phoenix pattern appeared on his wrist. “Only, Tang Jiaming, you have to share half of the Taowu bones with me. Otherwise, even if I die, I won’t give you the Nirvana Bracelet!”

“…..How can I trust you?”

“You will break that piece of Taowu bone in half, and throw it at me. At the same time, I will throw the Nirvana Bracelet at you….” Seeing that Tang Jiaming seemed to be considering the proposal, Qu Zhiwen recited a spell in an instant and summoned thousands of guide paper cranes. As soon as the paper cranes were exposed to the Buddha’s Light, they exploded in blinding flashes. The sudden light made Tang Jiaming close his eyes, and right at that moment, Qu Zhiwen ran out of the boundary, immediately moving towards where Tang Jiaming was.

As soon as Tang Jiaming came to his senses, he tried to protect the Taowu bone in his hands. However, the Taowu bones were kicked into the air by Qu Zhiwen’s little wolf-cub!

“My Taowu bone!!!”

Tang Jiaming wanted to jump to grab the Taowu bone, but due to his lack of physical ability, and irrational anger, he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Noticing this, Qu Zhiwen jumped up. But at that precise moment, at the same time he jumped, the mountain under his feet collapsed!

As the mountain collapsed, a part of the great Mausoleum was revealed.

“Oh, I forgot there was a human being still inside the tomb.” Su Jingmo, who had just arrived, looked at the collapsed tomb and laughed out loud. “I remember Qin Cheng telling me once that he was, what you call today, a policeman. Am I correct?”

Qu Zhiwen was perfectly able to hear Su Jingmo’s words. Less than a hundred meters away, in the middle of the air, the easy path to ascend as an Immortal laid within his grasp. But under his feet, inside the cold and gloomy tomb, was Jiang Ping….. In addition to Tang Jiaming, who was closely chasing after Qu Zhiwen…..

Qu Zhiwen clenched his teeth and fists tightly, and reached out his right hand to grasp the Taowu bone. However, for some reason, his feet were no longer touching the air. Instead, his eyes were fixed on the depths of the tomb, now exposed to the outside, where in fact, there was a person passed out on the ground…. That was the man that Qu Zhiwen had vowed to give up on….

Seeing that the mountain was about to collapse again, Qu Zhiwen laughed loudly at the sky. Then, he turned around and headed towards the tomb in a hurry…..

‘ In the end, I can’t give up on him. I can’t let him go at all! ’

⭐🌟💫✨Extra Chapter from the Ko-fi Goal✨💫🌟⭐ [2/2]

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Su Jingmo has always thought that Qu Zhiwen was the reincarnation of his brother, Su Jingyan 👀👀👀👀 will it be true? 👀👀👀

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Footnotes

<ol><b>称骨算命</b> <b>chēng gǔ suàn mìng</b> ; One of the commonest and most popular systems used to determine a person’s fortune throughout their life. This ancient system assigns a weight to each of the year, month, day and hour of your birth. The general rule is that the heavier the bone, the better. But there are some exceptions. More info <b>HERE</b> . <b>三两八钱</b> <b>sān liǎng bā qián</b> ; Around 190g. <b>七两</b> <b>qī liǎng</b> ; Around 350g. <b>六两七钱</b> <b>liù liǎng qī qián</b> ; Around 335g. <b>六两</b> <b>liù liǎng</b> ; Around 300g.</ol>