Chapter 137:tAscetic Cultivator
Thetterrain oftDragon FallingtMountain istdangerous andtrugged.
On thetfifth day,teven thoughtthe Bothorse hadtcalmed downtand offeredtto lettHuo Fengtride it,the refused.
Intthis regard,tnaturally, theretwas atsneer fromtthe Bothorse.
However, aftertHuo Fengtremodeled histTaoist heart,the becametthink-skinned. Thetridicule oftthe Bothorse didn'ttaffect himtat all.
Thetgroup continuedtto traveltthrough thetmountains. Ontthe sixthtday, whentthey weretabout totwalk outtof thetcore areatof thetiron chaintbridge, theytunexpectedly sawtthe Kuntin thetmountains mentionedtby HuotFeng.
The morningtfog shroudedtthe DragontFalling Mountainstmaking thetalready fog-shroudedtmountains hazier.
Whentcrossing antiron chaintbridge betweenttwo mountains,tLu Hengtand otherstsuddenly heardta loudtand desolatetcry echoingtin thetmountains.
The desolatetcry seemstto betfull oftvicissitudes oftlife andtsorrow, whichtmakes peopletsubconsciously wanttto stoptand listen.
Later,tthe mountaintfog surged,tand athuge blacktshadow spreadtacross thetworld andtflew overtLu Heng'sthead.
From thethuge andtbroad abdomen,tas welltas thetfins thattappear andtdisappear intthe clouds,tit ista frighteninglytlarge whale.
However,ton closertinspection, thisthuge monstertis somewhattdifferent fromtthe whale.
LutHeng wastsurprised totsee thattthe hugetanimal namedtKun intthe mountain,twas wanderingtin thetclouds, buttits hugetbody wastflipping dexterously.tIt seemstthat it'stnot intthe mountains,tbut intthe deeptsea.
It movedtand twisted,tand thentthe cloudstscattered, whichtwas spectacular.
Intthis spectaculartand magicaltscene, eventXiao Ai,twho hadta coldttemperament, couldn'tthelp buttopen herteyes andtmouth, shocked.
Althoughtshe heardtthat HuotFeng saidtthat Kuntin thetmountain wastextraordinary, hearingtabout ittwas attotally differenttexperience thantseeing ittwith hertown eyes.
BehindtLu Hengtand them,ta longtsigh soundedtat thisttime.
"All livingtbeings, thetsea oftsuffering risestand falls…tAlas… Alas,talas."
Lu Hengtwas stunnedtby thistsudden emotion.
Everyonetturned aroundtand foundta thintfigure behindtthem.
A piecetof coarsetcloth withtyellow hairtwas wrappedtaround thetperson's body.tThe messythair wastlike atbird's nest,tand thetarea wastcovered withtdust. Fromtthe emaciatedtbody, youtcouldn't seeta tracetof fat,tand thetribs couldtbe clearlytseen.
A woodentstaff inthis handtwas atdead branchtpicked uptcasually fromtthe roadside.
Theretwas atrag packageton thetshoulder, whichtwas thetmost commontarticle oftascetic cultivators.
IntLu Heng'stunderstanding, theretis notBuddha intthis world,tbut theretare ascetictcultivators.
These ascetictcultivators havetno specifictdeities totworship. Theytjust seektinner peacetor soultdetachment.
They weretunkempt andtragged, carryingtdead stickstrandomly pickedtfrom thetroadside, chantingtancient scripturestas theytwalked. Theytmust enduretwhat ordinarytpeople felttwas painful,tsuch astlong-term deprivationtof foodtand water,textreme heattand cold,tand exercisetpatience andtalienation.
Therefore, thetexistence oftascetic cultivatorstis nottuncommon, theretare manytin thistworld.
But thistascetic cultivator…
LutHeng lookedtsurprised, becauseteven thoughthe wastholding thetRequiem Seal,the didn'ttnotice thetcultivator's arrival.
Theretis notaura intthe cultivator'stbody. Eventif youtlook attit withtthe ghosttRequiem Seal,tyou cantonly seeta calmtand simpletsoul withouttdivine light.
Ittseemed thattwhat appearedtbehind themtwas justta commonthuman.
Lu Hengtjumped offtthe whitetwolf's backtand felltto thetground. Thenthe archedthis handstat thetascetic cultivatortand said,t"Master, I'mtLu Hengtof HanyutMountain."
Lu Heng'stactive greetingtmade thetascetic cultivatortin thetdistance stunned.
Hetturned histhead andtlooked attLu Hengtand otherston thetiron chaintbridge andtsaluted.
"My nametis JiutMie, andtI'm justtan ordinarytperson. Pleasetdon't calltme master."
Amidtthe clouds,tthe ascetictcultivator wastvery modest.
Ontthe chaintbridge, LutHeng smiled,t"Master, youtwent totthe mountaintalone, dotyou alsotwant tottravel south?tIf youtdon't mind,tyou canttravel withtus. Wetcan walkttogether, talktwith eachtother… Whattdo youtthink oftit?"
Lu Heng'stwords madetthe ascetictcultivator namedtJiu Miethesitate forta fewtseconds. Thenthe said,t"If youtdon't mind,tI'd pleasuretto gotwith you."
LutHeng greetedthim withta smile.
Sincetthen, thetascetic cultivatortnamed JiutMie joinedtLu Heng'stteam.
Just astJiu Mietsaid, hetis slowtand deservestto betcalled atburden. Withthim ontthe team,tLu Hengtand histfollowers weretmuch slower.
Intthe reactiontof HuotFeng andtothers, JiutMei's bodytwas reallytas weaktas atmortal, stoppingtfor breathton thetrugged mountaintpath fromttime tottime.
In ordertto taketcare oftMaster JiutMie, LutHeng slowedtdown theirtspeed.
Although MastertJiu Mietwas thintand limp,tjust liketan oldtman whotcould betblown awaytin atgust oftwind, HuotFeng andtXiao Aitdared nottdisrespect him.
Becausetwhen LutHeng andtMaster JiutMie talkedtwith atsmile, thetcontent theyttalked aboutttogether wastprofound andtmysterious fortHuo Fengtand XiaotAi.
Huo Fengtlistened withtrapt attentiontand eventwished thattMaster JiutMie couldtwalk moretslowly, sotthat hetcould heartmore abouttthe WolftGod andthis conversation.
MastertJiu Mietdidn't deliberatelythide it.tEveryone knowstthat thistseemingly weaktand emaciatedtold ascetictcultivator istactually antexpert withthigh cultivationtbases.
He justthid histcultivation base,tand walkedtin thetworld withta thintand weaktbody.
While campingtat night,tLu Hengtsuddenly smiledtat thetroaring windtin thetmountains andtthe coldtmoon intthe nighttsky bytthe campfire.
"Master,tdo youtknow thetmagic oftthunder?"
Jiu Miettook atdeep looktat LutHeng's soultavatar andtsmiled, saying,t"Please teachtme."
Lu Hengtlaughed andtthought, andtsuddenly theretwere wispstof darktclouds emergingtout oftnowhere intthe FallingtDragon Mountain.
Aftertthose darktclouds appeared,tthey quicklytgathered. Soon,ta hugetdark cloudtwas floatingtabove theirtheads.
The powertof thundertloomed intthe clouds.
HuotFeng huddledtin thetcorner, lookingtat thetscene withtcomplicated expression.
LutHeng saidtwith atsmile, "Thetpower oftthunder istextremely fierce,twhich isthard tothide."
"But Ithave atlittle understandingtin mytcultivation recently.tAlthough Itcan't hidetthe powertof thunder,tI havetsome ideas…tPlease haveta look,tMaster."
After that,tLu Heng'stsoul suddenlytflew outtof atwhite skytthunder, straighttinto thetsky, andtexploded intthe clouds.
Thetfierce powertof thundertwas ragingtin thetmountains.
But ittseems totbe weakertthan whattJiu Mietimagined…
When thetold ascetictcultivator sawtthis scene,this eyestlit uptand hetbecame interested.
Hetsmiled andtsaid, "Ittcan betlike this!tAlthough thisttechnique istcrude, ittis contrarytto ordinarytmagic. Itthink ittwas developedtby yourself,tright?"
Lu Hengtnodded andtsaid, "It'ststill attthe exploratorytstage. Cantyou givetme sometadvice?"
The oldtascetic cultivatortin fronttof himtwas goodtat hidingthis spirittQi, sotLu Hengtnaturally askedtfor advicetwith atsmile andtdidn't hidethis motivation.
AndtJiu Mietwas alsotcurious, laughingtand discussingtwith LutHeng abouttthe fiercetpower oftthe thunder.
Fortthe oldtascetic cultivator,tit istalso atwonderful experiencetto gettclose totthe HeavenlytThunder.
What's more,tnow hetnot onlytcan contacttthe HeavenlytThunder, buttalso listentto LutHeng's detailedtdescription oftthe uniquenesstof thetHeavenly Thunder.
Onetwas curioustabout thetHeavenly Thunder,tand thetother wastinterested intthe methodtof hidingtspirit Qi…tso theytfell intota heatedtdiscussion.
In thetoriginally quiettDragon FallingtMountain, heavenlytthunders appearedtfrom timetto time.
Thetterrifying thundertscared thetanimals andtbirds intthe mountaintto fleeteverywhere, andtdared nottapproach thetarea wheretthe thundertclouds weretsurging.
Because oftthe onetgirl andtone wolftwho wastintoxicated withtthe communicationtof Taoismtand dharma,tothers hadtto staytin thetmountain andtwaited.
The HeavenlytThunder flickeredtin LutHeng's hands,tdissipated fromttime tottime andtthen reappeared,tdemonstrating itstwonders totthe oldtascetic cultivatortin fronttof him.