The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 594 - 423: New Law

Chapter 594: Chapter 423: New Law

After Tu Daoist displayed his divine might and blew a Golden Core Cultivator to death with one breath, he appeared deflated once again. His aura weakened at an unimaginable speed, and his mana was completely exhausted. However, after exhaling that turbid breath just now, he felt at least twenty years younger, and completely at ease.

Yet he was still heartbroken for the twenty spirit stones he had just gained.

These were top-notch goods, valuable even before the End of Dharma, let alone now.

However, Tu Daoist’s attack, seemingly casual, was actually a meticulous use of those twenty spirit stones. Not only did he use them to retemper himself, exhale impurities, and rejuvenate, but he also helped Li Yi kill a formidable enemy, earning some goodwill. Most importantly, he had to spend these twenty spirit stones in front of everyone to avoid unnecessary trouble.

"Why did I save you? Customers like you, who are conscientious and generous, are rare. Besides, if a customer were to be killed while buying things at my stall, where would the face of the Daoqi Sect be?" Tu Daoist said.

Li Yi said, "That’s not what I meant. I meant that if you can regain this level of power with twenty spirit stones, wouldn’t blowing that breath at me be even better? Kill me, and everything in my storage artifact would be yours."

"And then that flying sword would turn around and chop off my head?"

Tu Daoist looked at Li Yi with an expression of amused intelligence: "Don’t kid around. Those spirit stones were only enough for one move. Now all of my Three Flowers have withered, and I’ve fallen a significant realm. Even if spiritual energy recovers, I’ll have to cultivate again."

"When will this miserable life ever end?"

Saying this, he began to sob again.

"Baldy, stop pretending after getting the benefits. If you don’t cut off the Three Flowers atop your head, you won’t survive another three years. Now, by using your last bit of mana to cut your cultivation, exhale the impurities, and cleanse yourself, you can at least live for another thirty years. As for your Daoqi Sect, it’s long gone. I told you last time that your Qiankun Tripod is useless now, but you didn’t believe it. Now, aren’t you honest?" A middle-aged Taoist nun couldn’t help but scold.

"Nun Liu, your Three Flowers Sect is no better. The Nine-leaf Green Lotus of your sect withered a decade ago, leaving just a shriveled lotus seed. Do you think that seed can grow into a new lotus? At least my Daoqi Sect’s Qiankun Tripod lasted longer." Tu Daoist immediately jumped to his feet and retorted unceremoniously.

"Shiveled lotus seed? That’s a seed of the Nine-leaf Green Lotus. Once spiritual energy recovers, and with proper cultivation, it will bloom again. The foundation of my Three Flowers Sect still exists, unlike your Daoqi Sect, where nothing remains." Liu Nun turned red in the face too.

Tu Daoist retorted, "Nonsense, everyone knows that the legacy and foundation of the Heavenly Dao Sect is a furnace and a tripod. The Qiankun Tripod is gone, but there’s still the Heaven and Earth Furnace."

"Baldy, give it a rest. Your Daoqi Sect’s Heaven and Earth Furnace was sold by your sect leader to Duo Bao Building five years ago for half a spirit stone, and he couldn’t catch his breath, dying on the spot. The Heaven and Earth Furnace is probably now used as a hotpot utensil." An old Taoist beside them chimed in.

Tu Daoist cursed in return, "Wu, isn’t the sect leader of your Hundred Dao Sect long gone too? No one knows where your Heavenly Dao Map is, yet you dare mock me. Last month, I saw your precious disciple chopping wood in the mountains to trade for rice to support you. You might as well die and stop being a burden to your disciple, and I bet the pantry’s been empty for two weeks. Look at your face, all skin and bones."

Wu the Taoist was so enraged that his hand trembled in pointing, and his vision went black as he fainted.

"Old man, what’s wrong?" Li Yi hurried over to support him.

"The old fellow is hungry and too weak to argue; he fainted from breathlessness. Feed him some food and he’ll be fine," Tu Daoist said, now filled with energy after exhaling the turbid air.

Seeing this, Li Yi took out a bottle of Transcendent Nutrient Liquid from his storage artifact and poured a gulp into his mouth.

Wu the Taoist came to life as soon as the liquid hit his belly, his eyes widening as he seized the bottle and began to gulp it down like a starved ghost reincarnated.

"What is that good stuff? Dan Liquid? Doesn’t seem like it, never seen it before."

Tu Daoist widened his eyes, watching the Transcendent Nutrient Liquid. Even he couldn’t recognize it, but he knew it must be very filling, since the almost starved Wu the Taoist revived instantly after drinking it.

"How refreshing, hasn’t been this full in ages."

Wu the Taoist took a long breath, licking his lips in satisfaction.

This thing contained spiritual energy, albeit not much, but it helped to soothe his body aura, preventing sudden demise. Drinking a whole bottle felt like eating an ox, keeping him full for half a month.

"Glad you’re alright, but to thank Mr. Bald... Boss Tu for his help, please accept the spoils from this enemy."

Seeing Shan Yi return with the Golden Core Cultivator’s body, Li Yi removed the storage artifact from his body, stripped off his Daoist robe, and shoved it all towards Tu Daoist.

However, Tu Daoist directly threw it on the ground, saying, "In the End of Dharma era, what use are these external possessions to me? Can’t eat or use them, plus I was a former elder of Daoqi Sect, what magic treasure haven’t I seen? These items should be taken back by the guest. If the guest truly wishes to repay my life-saving grace, please impart a new method to me, allowing me to continue my path."

Then he knelt down with a thud.

Not only Tu Daoist, but other stall owners also knelt, pleading with Li Yi to teach them the new method.

"Teach you a new method?"

Li Yi hurriedly helped him up: "Boss Tu, how would I know any new method? You are all sect leaders or elders, experts in cultivation. If anything, it’s I who should be asking for guidance from you seniors."

"You don’t know any new method? Then what was that silver aura emanating from you, burning like fire and pervading all directions?" Tu Daoist pursued.

Li Yi opened his hand, silver Gang Qi materializing: "You mean this?"

He flicked his wrist, the Gang Qi forming into a silver steel blade that slashed through the air, tearing a huge gash into a wall not far away.

"Yes, yes, yes, that’s exactly it, could you teach it to me? I seriously wish to learn," Tu Daoist eagerly nodded.

"This isn’t a spell; it’s Gang Qi."

Li Yi explained, realizing that the Martial Arts of the Four Seas and Eight Continents seemed suited for this End of Dharma Cultivation World. After all, Martial Arts rely on training Qi-Blood rather than the world’s energy, and, when trained, can provide decent power and longevity.

Though it can’t compare to cultivation, in these End of Dharma times, having Martial Arts is better than nothing.

"Gang Qi, what is Gang Qi?" interrupted Wu the Taoist, anxiously asking.

Li Yi explained, "By tempering the Qi-Blood within your body into a form of Inner Qi, and then refining it, you can transform it into indestructible Gang Qi, capable of killing from a hundred steps and flying through the air a measure away from the ground."

"Ah... that’s so weak?" Liu Nun remarked in surprise.

Resulting in Tu Daoist glaring furiously, as if to say, ’If you can’t speak properly, then don’t speak at all.’

Glaring at her, Liu Nun quickly fell silent.

Realizing she couldn’t compare to her peak days, she understood that she couldn’t afford to nitpick. Any method to regain strength, even a little, was invaluable.

Otherwise, even a stray dog could bite a Taoist master to death.

"Indeed, it is weak, far inferior to cultivation with limited achievements. For top experts like you, switching to Martial Arts would be wasteful," Li Yi said. Although his Martial Arts fit the average person in this world, it was unsuitable for the surviving senior cultivators.

As they were all aged, with waning Qi-Blood, practicing Martial Arts their whole life would hardly show results.

"So this is called Martial Arts? Practicing Martial Arts doesn’t require nature’s spiritual energy then?" Tu Daoist asked, hitting the key point.

Li Yi affirmed, "Indeed, it is free from the constraints of nature’s spiritual energy."

"That’s great," Tu Daoist cheered joyfully upon hearing this.

Without relying on nature’s spiritual energy, Martial Arts is the new method, the hope and dawn for their future.

"I want to learn Martial Arts, can you teach me?" Tu Daoist then excitedly inquired.

Li Yi scratched his chin: "You saved my life, so teaching you Martial Arts is no problem. However, this isn’t the place for such discussions; we should move to another location."

"Right, let’s go to my grotto," Tu Daoist eagerly began to pack up his stall.

"You think your grotto is still the Cave Heaven Blessed Land it once was? Now it’s just a damp and musty cave. Benefactor, don’t go to his place. If you go, go to Heavenly Fragrance Building. It’s the best in the Tao Court, with food and drink, and beautiful Taoist nuns to accompany you. Rumor has it the owner of Heavenly Fragrance Building was once the Goddess of the Heavenly Dao Sect, with an Innate Taoist Body, remarkable elegance, and regarded as the first in five thousand years of Heavenly Dao Sect history," Wu the Taoist said with a longing expression.

"Yes, let’s go to Heavenly Fragrance Building," Tu Daoist’s eyes also glowed.

Li Yi remarked, "Sounds more like a brothel than a proper place."

"Nonsense! How is it not proper? The Heavenly Dao Sect is one of the top three sects, overseeing the Tao Court for thousands of years, ever prosperous. Compared to them, Daoqi Sect is just a side path. Recently, the Taoist nuns of the Heavenly Dao Sect learned new dances, extremely captivating, absolutely won’t disappoint our benefactor." Tu Daoist responded.

"???" Li Yi felt as if they were taking him to a brothel.

But strangely, his body honestly followed the two old Taoists.

"Unseemly old fellows."

Liu Nun spat, but tempted by the allure of a new method, she shamelessly packed up her stall and followed along quickly.

Other stall owners watching the spectacle also followed closely behind.