In the end of the world, I become an immortal alone

#445 - 'I am not a human being'

The market town in this True World is not much different from the one in the Void World where Wangxian Valley is located.

Daoist Wang, with his hands clasped behind his back, walked along the bustling street, surveying the surroundings.

It was clear that this place was also divided into districts.

The pavilions and celestial islands suspended in the air were naturally open only to cultivators who could fly, while the streets below were a mixed bag, a gathering place for rogue cultivators.

If there was a difference between this place and the market town in the Void World, it was probably the general strength of the cultivators.

Here, it was obviously two realms higher.

In the Void World market town, one could make a name for oneself after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage; but in the True World market town, even Golden Core cultivators had to walk with their heads lowered.

As for the minor differences in architectural style and slight variations in clothing, they were negligible.

Wang Jixuan was quickly drawn to a giant tree in the market town.

The giant tree was hundreds of feet tall, with an extremely thick canopy. Within it were well-developed branches and leaves, where houses could be seen.

It was a good place to practice wood-attribute cultivation techniques, with extremely rich spiritual energy. Moreover, the giant tree itself was a treasure, and it should be nurturing some spiritual fruits.

The entire giant tree was enveloped in a layer of formation.

Within this huge market town, there was a mountain-protecting formation-level array, encircling the core area.

Needless to say, that should be the dominant force here.

As if sensing Wang Jixuan's interest, Yin Lin transmitted his voice from the side in a sinister tone:

"You've taken a liking to this tree? Well, this Hall Master has been eyeing it for a long time, always wanting to bring it back to the base to improve the environment."

"It's a pity that this precious tree is protected by a Shen family. This Shen family not only has seven or eight Grand Ascension stage experts sitting guard, but also has a small influence in the Immortal Realm. The person with the highest cultivation in the family is at the Heavenly Immortal realm."

"This top-down protection is the norm in the True World."

"In the True World, when you see such obvious treasures, you must be careful. Without a background in the Immortal Realm, it's unlikely you'll be able to gain a foothold in the True World."

Wang Jixuan nodded in agreement.

The principle was indeed like that.

The difference between the True World and the Void World mainly manifested in the close connection between the various True Worlds and the Immortal Realm.

Daoist Wang smiled and transmitted his voice: "Even if I'm interested, I can't move it. Hall Master, you are a supervisor of hundreds of realms. It shouldn't be a problem for you to ask them for a branch to transplant back, right?"

"Hey!"

Disappointment was evident in Yin Lin's eyes:

"This Hall Master is old-fashioned, rigid, and can only act according to the rules set by the Heavenly Dao for the Tianluo Crowd."

"Let's wait for the Dark Sect to come and cause trouble. If they try to snatch this precious tree, we can just steal it from them."

"Using 'steal' is a bit inelegant."

Wang Jixuan said:

"Protective excavation."

"Ah, yes, hahaha, protective excavation!"

Yin Lin clapped his hands and laughed, attracting the attention of many people.

He didn't care about the gazes of these small fries. He had Old Zheng push him towards the busiest street.

Zheng Shiduo, Amina, and Gao Huating were all curiously looking around at this moment.

This place was ancient and quaint, filled with cultivators everywhere, but there were even more mortals. The myriad aspects of human life could be found everywhere, with differences in strength, age, and gender.

Yin Lin knew women well.

He first took everyone to a tailor shop and a rouge shop.

Wang Daochang threw the three thousand spirit stones to Amina, asked Old Zheng to also buy some clothes, and then pushed Yin Lin to the teahouse next door.

The tea here was all so-called immortal tea.

Wang Jixuan took a sip and found that it was just ordinary tea leaves soaked in spiritual energy for a few days. The taste was quite good.

"Hall Master."

They were both transmitting their voices.

"What's wrong with your legs? Do you have some hidden injuries that are difficult to heal? I do know some medical principles."

Yin Lin shook his head: "You should be able to see that I am not human."

Wang Jixuan didn't know how to respond for a moment: "Are you an immortal?"

"Hahaha, I am originally a puppet."

Regret was evident in Yin Lin's eyes:

"There is a powerful force in the Immortal Realm called the Tiangong Pavilion, a treasure land that refining masters dream of."

"I was originally a Myriad Treasure Puppet refined by an old craftsman from the Tiangong Pavilion. It took this old craftsman thousands of years of effort. From the moment I was born, I had the battle power of a True Immortal and could identify all the treasures in the world."

"Originally, I would have been sent to the True World by this craftsman to protect his family, but unexpectedly, a sudden conflict caused this old craftsman to die. I was also severely damaged, lost all my spirituality, and was left incomplete in a dilapidated pavilion in the Tiangong Pavilion."

"I don't know how many years passed, probably tens of thousands of years. Several children came to play in this pavilion and accidentally discovered me, who had not yet decayed."

"They moved me out and made me their playmate."

"Later, one of the children became an immortal, and because I had always been with him, I gradually gained spirituality."

"This spirituality was different from the spirituality I was given when I was made a puppet. It was like a stone gaining a soul, a dead object gaining the Dao. Then I embarked on the path of cultivation for artifact spirits and became that child's partner."

"He was a genius who once amazed a local area of the Immortal Realm, but unfortunately, he was targeted by a force as soon as he grew to the True Immortal level. When they failed to recruit him, they killed him. I risked everything to save him and was eventually severely injured… A passing Tianluo immortal saved me and took me back. Then I became the clerk of the Tianluo branch, and gradually worked my way up to the current branch hall master."

Yin Lin patted his legs and smiled:

"If you say standing up and walking, it's not difficult for me. Just repair these legs."

"But I can't stand up, and I'm not qualified to stand up."

"Why should I stand up? I'm just a puppet struggling to survive."

"I can't protect anything."

Wang Jixuan felt a little sad after hearing this and sighed: "Hall Master, this is not your fault."

"I just made up a story, and you actually believed it, hahaha."

Yin Lin's laughter was a bit forced.

Wang Jixuan nodded lightly, playing with the teacup with both hands, and said softly: "Actually, I am also quite confused sometimes. In order to become an immortal, I have almost risked everything, and even let down many people because of this, leaving people I shouldn't have left… But in the end, the world I longed for is not a paradise, nor is it the end of cultivation, but just another starting point."

"It depends on your own choice."

Yin Lin beckoned for tea and poured some for Wang Jixuan:

"All living beings are like this. The things they crave but cannot obtain are the most heart-wrenching, while the things that are readily available are not cherished."

"Your road is still long, Wang Zheng. I can see a kind of energy in you."

"Energy?"

"Yes, it is vigor, but also death, the vitality of all things, but also the withering and decay of the earth."

Yin Lin smiled sheepishly:

"I can see energy and I can also fortune-tell, but I can't see your root energy, nor can I calculate your fate."

"Your experience is too bizarre. Originally, it was just a superior fate, but it has been tempered a thousand times, and now it has an extraordinary fate."

"If you can reach the Immortal Realm one day, you should be able to establish a career."

Wang Jixuan looked at Yin Lin a little helplessly: "How many people have you said this to in the last ten years?"

Yin Lin honestly said: "Four or five, not too many. After all, Tianluo rarely has young people. They are all guys who are thousands of years old, and their minds are already old, so they can't be fooled."

After saying that, they both laughed, each laughing out loud.

Suddenly, Zheng Shiduo's shout came from the side: "Let go of me!"

Wang Jixuan and Yin Lin exchanged a glance.

Their spiritual senses were focused on further away, so they didn't notice what had happened here.

There were many taboos when women were being measured for clothes, so the isolation formations in the tailor shop were very costly. Moreover, each ready-made garment had a concealment-type restriction, so when viewed with spiritual sense, only a rough outline could be seen.

Wang Daochang stood up and said: "I'll go take a look."

"Hey," Yin Lin said, "Your subordinates are all strong. As long as those dozen old guys don't make a move in this market town, they can walk sideways. What are you afraid of?"

Wang Jixuan shook his head, gathered his spiritual sense at the entrance of the tailor shop, and looked inside.

He thought that some rogue was harassing Amina and Little Huating.

To be fair, when Amina wore that kind of elegant long dress, she had an outstanding temperament, sexy and gentle, a rare beauty.

But when Amina changed into the long skirt of the cultivation world, that temperament became detached and elegant, and she had a very rare sense of contrast. The deep blue hair and delicate and three-dimensional facial features created a charming spirituality.

It was normal for such a beauty to attract the covetousness of lustful people.

But Wang Jixuan never expected it.

The one being harassed at this moment was… Zheng Shiduo.

A middle-aged woman wearing a monk's robe grabbed Zheng Shiduo's wrist and was saying something with a smile.

Little Huating was choosing fabrics, and Amina had already changed into a ready-made fairy dress and came out from the inner room, preparing to pay.

They were all curiously looking at Old Zheng, who was picking out hairpins.

Wang Daochang was a little confused, so he left his seat and entered the formation light wall of the tailor shop.

Old Zheng seemed to have seen a savior and shouted: "Brother Wang! Save me, Brother Wang! This guy wants to drag me to become a monk!"

The middle-aged woman in the monk's robe turned to look at Wang Jixuan and realized that she couldn't see Wang Jixuan's aura. Knowing that this should be an expert above the Transformation God and Integration stages, she didn't dare to neglect him and bowed her head in salute.

"Greetings, Senior," the monk woman smiled and said, "Senior, don't be surprised, I just saw a male cultivator who is extremely compatible with this sect's cultivation technique. I really couldn't restrain myself and wanted to invite this Daoist friend back to the mountain to cultivate!"

Wang Jixuan nodded: "May I ask, what is your teacher's lineage?"

"Qingyun Temple, Youbao Realm."

When the monk woman reported her family, her back was obviously straightened a little.

Wang Jixuan heard Yin Lin transmit his voice: "One of the ten major sects in Youbao Realm, Buddhist cultivators, with seven or eight Loose Immortals stationed there, backed by the Buddhist lineage of the Immortal Realm."

The Taoist priest cupped his hands in greeting and laughed, "Forgive me, forgive me, I didn't realize it was an elder from Qingyun Temple... My brother here has studied some Buddhism before, but it's all superficial. I'm afraid he will disappoint the elder."

The woman in monastic robes clicked her tongue and said, "Look at what you're saying. This fellow Taoist possesses a Buddha's bone. How could I be mistaken about that?"

Zheng Shiduo hesitated, wanting to speak but holding back.

Xiao Huating couldn't help but burst out laughing.

The woman in monastic robes frowned and looked over, scolding, "Why is this fellow Taoist laughing? Is there something funny about this? Are you perhaps looking down on our Qingyun Temple!"

Wang Jixuan's expression gradually turned cold.

Xiao Huating quickly said, "Please don't be offended. We are good friends and know each other's temperaments and hobbies. It's just that hearing about him possessing a Buddha's bone... we couldn't help but chuckle."

"I'm really not a proper cultivator," Zheng Shiduo said with emotion.

"Please let me go. I am... just an old servant of our young master's household. I don't know any cultivation techniques. Our young master is just being kind to me, allowing me to call him 'brother'."

"That's even better."

The woman in monastic robes dropped Zheng Shiduo's arm and turned to Wang Jixuan, putting her palms together in a Buddhist greeting.

She said, "Please, fellow Taoist, name a price. How much good fortune will it take to set this fellow Taoist free? Our Qingyun Temple will definitely do everything in its power to provide it."

"Hmph!" Wang Jixuan's expression grew colder.

"Is my friend someone to be bought and sold? Are you Qingyun Temple trying to bully others with your power?"

"Fellow Taoist, you are speaking a bit too harshly," the woman in monastic robes said with an embarrassed smile.

"Our Qingyun Temple is a place of pure cultivation, certainly not a den of villains."

"Since that's the case," Wang Jixuan cupped his hands, "Buddhism emphasizes fate. Today, the fate between you and my friend has not arrived. I'm afraid I can't see you off further."

The woman in monastic robes' expression was somewhat stiff.

She took a deep look at Wang Jixuan, nodded with a smile, and said gently, "If that's the case, then this humble monk won't disturb you any further."

With that, she turned and left, exiting the tailor shop, her figure quickly disappearing.

Wang Jixuan curled his lips.

Logically speaking, they should leave now.

However... he was now a member of Tianluo, and there was a hall master of Tianluo beside him. He might as well see what this woman was up to.

"Continue buying clothes. After buying clothes, look at other items. Don't worry about anything else," Wang Jixuan calmly turned around and walked back to his seat at the tea stall, continuing to drink tea and chat with Yin Lin.

The owner of the tailor shop saw that Wang Jixuan was so impolite to the people of Qingyun Temple and knew that he was not someone to be trifled with, so he dismissed the idea of ripping off Amy and the others.

Yin Lin laughed and said, "If there's a fight later, you can try their skills first. If you can't beat them, then take out your identity jade token."

"Alright," Wang Jixuan asked, "Is Qingyun Temple always so domineering? Just now, they almost directly threatened me. If I don't give them someone, they're going to mess with me!"

"Calm down, calm down," Yin Lin said gently.

"As long as a force is big enough and strong enough, then it will have all kinds of people.

"I'm also familiar with the abbot of Qingyun Temple. He's a good old monk, profound in Buddhist teachings and extraordinary in skill. He has raised several young Taoist companions, especially those with mature, middle-aged faces and charming figures."

Wang Jixuan turned his head and spat out a mouthful of tea.

Yin Lin chuckled beside him, "This is true. You wouldn't doubt our Tianluo's intelligence capabilities, would you?"

Taoist Wang gave a thumbs up, "It just feels like this doesn't go with profound Buddhist teachings."

"Buddhism is just a cultivation method. Everything in the world is great desire. Where does it say that one must practice pure cultivation?"

Yin Lin's ears twitched slightly.

"Tsk, that old nun went to find Baoshu's family. It seems that today there's a chance to get a sapling and some spiritual fruits to take back."

Wang Jixuan nodded calmly.

He took it as Yin Lin testing his fighting skills, and he was silently preparing.

Treasures like the Moonflower Sword couldn't be taken out. Drone swarms and mechanical body swarms were too shocking here and couldn't be revealed.

However, the Taoist priest had plenty of skills and methods to deal with cultivators below the Great Vehicle stage.

Half an hour later.

Amy and Xiao Huating had already entered the magic weapon shop and started choosing magic weapons. Zheng Shiduo was still lingering in the rouge shop, fiddling with the rouge under the disgusted and shocked gazes of the female cultivators in the rouge shop.

Yin Lin suddenly said, "They're coming."

Several auras simultaneously locked onto Wang Jixuan.

Taoist Wang calmly picked up his tea.

"Oh, right," Yin Lin muttered, "I almost forgot to tell you, if there's any commotion here, we have to hurry back... The principle of the Dark Sect is that wherever Tianluo is, they are there. That loose immortal who tried to kill you last time is also stationed in the Youbao Realm."

Wang Jixuan almost spat out his tea, barely swallowing it back, and glared at Yin Lin gloomily.

This guy was definitely doing it on purpose!

However, now that things had come to this, he naturally couldn't back down.