Chapter 47: Impudent! You dare to be rude!

  "What are you doing?!"

  Seeing the old man kneeling on the ground in a daze, Tang's sword eyebrow suddenly rose and he immediately stepped forward to stop him. Although this person had lived for a very long time, so long that even he himself couldn't remember, he still didn't like others kowtowing to him. He always believed that a man should only kneel to his teacher, kneel to his parents; as for the rest, no matter if it was the Holy Emperor, or an immortal, or even Heaven and Earth itself, none of them had the qualifications to make him kneel in worship.

  "Benefactor! Junior Lei Hong has finally met you!" The Great Elder, disregarding Tang Qing's attempts to stop him, became emotional, his eyes reddening instantly. "Fifty-two years ago, I and a few friends went to the Mountain of Ten Thousand Ghosts, never expecting to fall into the hands of that thousand-year-old demon. If it weren't for your sudden appearance, we would have lost our souls long ago! It was you who saved me!"

  Perhaps he was too excited, the old man couldn't help but burst into loud sobs, tears streaming down his face, with deep sorrow!

  It was said that the Great Elder had said so, and Tang Qing suddenly realized it, nodding his head and saying, "Oh, I remember you now. At that time, several of you were under the control of the thousand-year-old demon, I wondered why you looked a bit familiar, it turned out to be this matter."

  "Senior! Benefactor! Please accept a bow from your junior!"

  The old man was about to kowtow, Tang Qing hurried forward and pulled him up, saying with a bitter smile, "Just bow your head slightly, it's enough! Get up and talk." The old man kept kowtowing, seemingly without any intention of stopping. Tang Qing sighed silently and quickly changed the subject, "You and I have met before, we can be considered friends, no need to be so polite. We can meet again at the Green Jade Gate, it's also fate, let's have a drink!"

  Tan Qing poured wine, and the old man finally stood up, respectfully receiving it with both hands. No matter what Tan Qing said, he didn't dare sit down again. After a cup of wine, the old man asked out of curiosity, "Senior, how did you end up at Qingyu Gate?"

  The great elder could never forget the events of fifty years ago, for that day was a turning point in his fate. Fifty years ago, he was still a young and enviable elder among the upper echelons, full of vigor and vitality. Upon learning that a thousand-year-old demon had emerged on Mount Wangu, he invited several friends to join him in slaying the demon. Little did they know that the old demon's powers were far beyond their own, and they were no match for it. If not for the sudden appearance of a senior elder who killed the demon, he would have likely been devoured by the old demon long ago.

  To this day, he clearly remembers that the superior being descended from heaven, without saying a word, and scared the terrifying thousand-year-old demon to death. The old demon wanted to retreat, but the superior being just let out a loud shout, and the old demon was immediately shattered into pieces.

  How could such a superior person appear in the Qingyu Gate, a small and insignificant cultivation sect, and yet have no cultivation?

  "This... " Tang Jing tilted his head and drained the wine in his cup, scratching his head, "It's hard to explain, it's a bit complicated."

  The elder did not ask further, in his eyes, masters like Tang Jing were naturally beyond his comprehension.

  "I remember there were three of you back then, how have you been all these years?"

  Although he wasn't exactly friends with Da Zhang Lao, they had met before, and Tang Qing's mood was still pretty good.

  "Yes, elder. Those two are my good friends. One of them is Ge Fei, who is now working at the Holy Temple in Yongyang City. As for the other one, his name is Cao Liqun. It's better not to mention him." The Great Elder showed obvious disgust when mentioning Cao Liqun.

  "What's wrong? I remember that at that time, you three were facing that thousand-year-old demon and shouted 'life and death together'!"

  "In the past, the three of us indeed called each other brothers, but after we came down from the Upper Court and arrived in Yongyang City, Cao Lique slowly changed, becoming greedy by nature, deceiving those above and below, making Yongyang City a mess. Since then, Ge Fei and I rarely spoke to him."

  "Is that so......" Tang Jing pinched his chin and said, "Isn't it good to stay in the upper faction? Why did you guys retreat?" Although Tang Jing rarely moved among worldly circles, he also knew that the upper faction had far more resources and other things than these small sects down here.

  "Alas! Senior, you don't know that back then, the three of us were controlled by that thousand-year-old demon, and the demonic energy entered our bodies, infecting our dantian. Our cultivation could no longer advance to a higher level. That's why we retreated from the Upper Sect to the Lower Gate, to spend our later years in peace." As he spoke, the Great Elder's expression gradually turned gloomy.

  Tang Qing also shook his head. Although the elder did not say it explicitly, he could fully imagine that if a cultivator's cultivation could not be improved, they would undoubtedly lose their value to the sect. The attitude of the people around them towards him would likely be greatly different, and they might even respond with cold words.

  "Let me take a look at your situation." Tang Qing grasped the elder's wrist, his divine sense piercing in to discover that the elder's dantian had already turned black. It seemed that he was heavily infected with demonic energy. In this situation, Tang Qing could have easily helped him resolve it, but now the fairy spirit had mutated and didn't even have a hint of fairy aura, only an evil aura. If he were to use the fairy spirit, not only would it not help, but it might even make things worse.

  "I know my own situation, senior, you don't have to worry about me. My greatest wish in life has always been to thank the person who saved your life, and now I've achieved it. Life and death are no longer important to me!"

  "It's better to live a life of shame than to die a good death." Tang Jing let go, smiled and said, "Besides, your dantian hasn't been completely infected with the demon energy. In the next two days, I'll think of a way, should be able to help you."

  "Older generation!"

  As soon as he heard this, the old man choked with sobs and knelt on the ground, crying out in a loud voice, "If it weren't for your timely intervention back then, I would have lost my life long ago. Now you... again... bestow such great kindness upon me, I am at a loss as to how to repay you!!"

  Tang Qing was about to say something when he suddenly changed his expression and sensed that someone had entered the courtyard. He immediately said, "Quickly get up, someone has arrived!"

  At this moment, the old man's emotions were surging, and he didn't hear what Tang Jing said at all. He only felt that such kindness made him ashamed and unworthy!

  Creak! The door of the house opened and a woman walked in. The woman was none other than Shangguan Qixue.

  As she walked into the courtyard, she heard sobbing sounds inside and was puzzled. When she pushed open the door, her face was full of surprise, never expecting that the one kneeling on the ground, crying out in pain, would be... the Grand Elder!

  This scene was indeed a bit eerie, an old man with high prestige in Yongning City actually knelt down in front of a junior and burst into tears like a child... if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, even if you killed him, Officer Guan Xue would not have believed it.

  "Great elder, you..."

  Shangguan Qixue was shocked on the spot and didn't know what to say.

  Upon hearing Shangguan Qixue's voice, the elderly man's crying finally stopped. He quickly stood up, lowered his head and wiped away the wet corners of his eyes with his sleeve. His voice was a bit hoarse as he said, "Qixue, what brings you here?"

  I'd like to ask you too! Why did you rush into Tang Qing's house in the middle of the night and kneel down crying? Did something go wrong? Shangguan Xue had a lot of doubts, but she didn't dare ask directly. After all, she always regarded Dacheng Lao as her senior. She just asked, "Dacheng Lao, what happened to you earlier?"

  "I'm fine, what brings you here." The elder concealed his gratitude towards Tang Qing in his heart, but the reddened eyes couldn't be hidden.

  "I... " Shangguan Xue looked at the Great Elder with a puzzled expression, then turned to look at Tang Jing who was sitting on a chair drinking wine. She really couldn't understand what had just happened. She took two steps forward and handed over a scroll, "Since Tang Jing has already formed his Earth Body, I'll give him a cultivation method for refining Qi."

  "What's the point of practicing at this late hour? Let's talk about it in a few days." Tang Jing took over the scroll and didn't even look at it, casually putting it on the table.

  "What's the point of putting it off for a few more days." Xiang Guan Xi Xue's expression solidified, and she scolded, "Although you've formed the Great Earth Body, after all, the Great Earth Body is too special. You must pay ten times or even a hundred times more effort than others..."

  Shangguan Qixue's words had not finished yet, when the elder on the side immediately rebuked, "How dare you!"

  How dare you?

  Upper Official Guan Yuxue's brain went blank in an instant, her expression froze, and she stared stupidly, completely at a loss.

  "Qixue, don't be rude!" The old master frowned and said, "Since he said to talk again in a few days, then wait for a few days. You go back first, don't disturb."

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