"Master, don't!"

"I'm just going through the motions, it's not that I don't want to talk!"

Lu Heng thought to himself.

The master's protection made him feel very touched.

But today, he wanted to solve the problem of his identity once and for all.

He didn't want someone to come investigating every now and then.

It was as annoying as flies.

The two uncles of the "Xuan" generation still wanted to say something.

But at this moment, Xuan Cheng just glanced at them lightly, making them instantly fall silent.

If not for the consideration of the late master's friendship, these two would have been expelled from the sect by Xuan Cheng long ago.

Elder Song saw this, smiled slightly, and said: "Little Qingfeng, if you have any concerns, feel free to speak."

"If that reclusive expert once asked you not to reveal his identity."

"Then we don't have to ask about it today!"

"Elder Song, this is…"

Director Li was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

This was the best chance to learn about that "Immortal"!

If they missed it, it would be extremely difficult to investigate his identity again.

"If that reclusive expert doesn't want his identity revealed."

"Then what's the point in forcing a child?"

Elder Song shook his head and said.

His thinking was simple.

That "Immortal" must have instructed this young Daoist not to reveal something beforehand.

If the young Daoist is willing to reveal that person's identity, it shows that he doesn't mind it being known.

If not, it shows the person does not wish to interact with outsiders, especially the authorities.

"I can't hold it!"

"I can't hold it anymore!"

Lu Heng felt he was about to burst into laughter.

After pretending to hesitate for a moment, he mumbled: "Actually... actually I don't know that expert either."

As soon as he said this, the hall fell silent.

Everyone's gaze, as before, focused on Lu Heng.

"Little Qingfeng, you mean to say…"

"That reclusive expert is not a Daoist of the Shangqing Tao?"

Elder Song quickly caught on.

"Mm!"

Lu Heng nodded slightly, then continued, "My encounter with that expert was purely coincidental."

"About a year ago, the master sent me to the Seeking Immortality Temple to do some cleaning and incidentally offer incense to the statue inside…"

"Seeking Immortality Temple?"

Elder Song couldn't help but frown.

He had never heard of this Seeking Immortality Temple.

So, he turned his head to look at Xuan Cheng.

Xuan Cheng gently stroked his long beard and explained: "The Seeking Immortality Temple is a place of cultivation for an old acquaintance of mine, located in the southwest direction of Dragon Tiger Mountain, a bit remote."

"After my old friend passed away, the temple fell into a state of abandonment."

"Not wanting to see my friend's place of cultivation fall into disrepair, I often send some disciples to look after it."

After this explanation, Elder Song and others finally understood what the Seeking Immortality Temple was.

And Lu Heng continued: "That day, when I arrived at the Seeking Immortality Temple, I found the temple doors open."

"Upon entering, I saw a long-bearded Daoist sitting inside, cultivating."

"The Daoist claimed to be an old friend of the former temple master, going by the name 'Zhenyuan'…"

At this point, everyone turned their gaze back to Xuan Cheng.

But Xuan Cheng was frowning slightly, looking as if he was deep in thought.

About two or three minutes later, he slowly shook his head and said softly: "My old friend was much older than me."

"So the friends he made, I may not be fully aware of."

Seeing that Xuan Cheng didn't know, the Sect Leader of Taiyi Dao furrowed his brows, repeatedly muttering the name "Zhenyuan" to himself.

As a Sect Leader of Taoism, he was very familiar with eminent monks and scholars of the Buddhist and Taoist sects.

But he had never heard of the name "Zhenyuan."

Unable to come to a conclusion, he could only look at the other two Sect Leaders.

Both of them shook their heads, indicating they didn't know.

"Zhenyuan, this name, I'm hearing for the first time."

Elder Song pondered for a moment but also had no answer.

Seeing this, Lu Heng chuckled to himself.

It would be a miracle if you had heard of it!

I only borrowed this name after confirming there was no "Journey to the West" in this parallel world.

Director Li, seeing Lu Heng had stopped halfway, couldn't help but feel anxious.

He hurriedly asked: "Taoist Qingfeng, you only met with that expert once, and he gave you Immortal Rice?"

Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but perk up their ears.

If just one meeting would result in such a gift, then this "Immortal" must be very generous!

If he can give it to a young Daoist, why not to them?

Lu Heng shook his head and said: "My first meeting with that Daoist didn't involve much conversation."

"I just cleaned up as the master ordered and offered a few sticks of incense to the Celestial Venerable Statue in the temple, then I left."

"But from then on, every time I went to the Seeking Immortality Temple, I would run into that Daoist."

Director Li and the others frowned.

However, they didn't interrupt and waited for Lu Heng to continue.

"About two months ago, I felt a bit weak and listless, often having fevers and infections."

"So, I asked for leave from the master to go down the mountain for a check-up at the hospital."

"The results, I've mentioned before, so I believe everyone is aware…"

At this point, Lu Heng paused, squeezed out two drops of tears, and pretended to be saddened: "At the time, I thought, abandoned by my parents since childhood, and now diagnosed with terminal blood cancer, life has been too tragic."

"I had a moment of weakness and thought about jumping off the back mountain to end it all."

"But unexpectedly, just as I was about to jump, someone grabbed my clothes from behind."

"When I turned around, I found it was the Daoist I had seen cultivating in the Seeking Immortality Temple."

"He asked why I wanted to end my life at such a young age, so I told him about the hospital's diagnosis."

"He said life is not easy, how can one end it because of some setbacks?"

"After hearing this, I was quite annoyed and told him, it's not his terminal illness, of course, he can easily say that."

"The Daoist laughed and said he had a way to cure my terminal illness within three months."

"I didn't believe him at all, because in the late stages of blood cancer, there's hardly much time left to live unless a Daluo Golden Immortal appeared, otherwise, death was inevitable."

"The Daoist said, since late-stage blood cancer is undoubtedly fatal, why not try a last-ditch effort?"

"With that, he asked me to accompany him back to the Seeking Immortality Temple to fetch something, I hadn't even agreed yet when he suddenly grabbed my shoulder."

"Immediately, I felt a blur in front of my eyes, and when I opened them again, I was already in front of the Seeking Immortality Temple from the back mountain."

"I was stunned, letting him pull me into the temple."

"After a while, the Daoist took out a small blue pill and made me take it."

"After taking it, I felt very comfortable, and for a moment, all the previous pain vanished..."

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