Chapter 69: Secret Recipe

As I told the story, Yuan Laoren’s face kept changing. When I finished telling everything, Yuan Laoren was silent.

His silence made me a little uneasy. After all, I had decided to let Yuan Xi take the path of a cultivator. When Yuan Yi learned about it, he said calmly that it was a matter of fate, or perhaps the old master Yuan didn’t think so.

In my anxiety, the old master didn’t know how long he had been silent, and finally sighed and said, “Yi, you will have this disaster, and Xi will also take the path of a cultivator. Otherwise, how could she be willing? The people of my Yuan family are too obsessed, just like me…”

Is that true of Grandpa Yuan? This made me think for a long time, so I couldn’t help but ask, “Grandpa Yuan, what do you mean by that?”

Grandpa Yuan did not answer my question directly, but instead asked me, “Little guy, do you know where this is?”

Where is this place? This question is really strange. I blurted out, “Where else could it be? This is the ghost market.”

“Haha… a ghost market! There is no such thing as a ghost market. We only need to trade with the world to have a ghost market! This place is actually just like the four characters you saw when you entered the mountain gate, just a place to live.” Grandpa Yuan replied to me.

“A place to live? Old man, I don’t understand what you mean. Why don’t you explain it in more detail?” I was most confused about this non-existent space, and of course I couldn’t understand what a place to live meant.

“Let me put it this way. I’ve only been here for a few decades, so I can’t give you an answer as to where exactly this place is or what kind of existence it is. All I know is that a long, long time ago, maybe thousands of years ago, a powerful cultivator created this place to make us cultivators who have become ghosts less pitiful.

But I was extremely surprised. Why would a ghost cultivator not be pitied? There is no such thing as pity in reincarnation.

Grandpa Yuan did not allow me to ask questions and continued, “What kind of people are cultivators? They are all people who defy the heavens and take lives. Cultivation is ultimately about transcending! But throughout history, how many people have transcended? In the end, they are just turned into a bit of yellow earth. How many cultivators do you think are willing to do that? You have to know that, apart from anything else, the soul power of a true cultivator is far stronger than that of an ordinary person. After death, they are reincarnated, and everything is empty again. How many people can see through this? This is my obsession.”

When Mr. Yuan said this, I suddenly understood. It’s like this: if you don’t know the truth about something, then that’s it. But if you know the truth and you still have the ability to approach it, and then someone suddenly tells you, “Okay, you can only go this far. From now on, you’ll forget everything and start walking down this road again.

Grandpa Yuan gave an answer 鈥� he was unwilling to accept that there was still another existence in this world, called a ghost cultivator!

It is not as good as reincarnation, wandering in the world as a ghost cultivator!

I never thought that the essence of this ghost market was a place for ghosts to live. It really is a place to live, just as it says on the gate.

Seeing my expression, Master Yuan’s face revealed a meaningful look and he said to me, “It seems you understand what a place of refuge means. It is certainly not easy for ghosts to live in the world of the living, so some ghosts with abilities are admitted to this place of refuge. Without a body, for Taoist cultivators like me, it means that the progress of cultivation is slowed down by an unknown amount. The cultivation of the spirit body pays more attention to the perfection of the Taoist heart… In short, I have already broken some rules by telling you this. I can’t tell you more about the background, but you, the Li family, are all free and easy, but also extremely unfree and easy people. However, no matter what, even if you enter the cycle of reincarnation, you will not step into this place.

What does it mean to be free and easy, but extremely unfree and uneasy? This statement really confused me, but since this fate has collided, I must ask some questions I want to ask. But before that, I have to ask what Master Yuan wants.

Thinking about this, I said, “Master Yuan, I must have some request for coming to the ghost market. Since I bumped into you, I have to bother you a little. However, according to the rules, I want to ask you what you need me to do?”

“What do I need you to do? Hahaha…” Grandpa Yuan laughed out loud, and then said, “What I need and what I want to do are not things that a little guy like you can do. I have been here for many years, cultivating myself. If I want to do something, I don’t know if I can just go to the ghost market? But since you have such a deep connection with my descendants, and since Xier has also entered your old Li lineage, I can’t help but give you a few words of advice.”

“Yes, you say it.” I listened very respectfully.

“I don’t have to worry about Xier entering your old Li lineage. If possible, you just need to remind her from time to time. If she is not talented in the mountain lineage, she should never force herself. The other lines are also broad and profound, especially the medical line, which also requires a lifetime of immersion! I hope she is the least obsessed person in my Yuan family… Well, as for Yi’er’s strong summoning of thunder, which hurt his soul, the fact that he was able to wake up this time proves that he did not hurt his soul’s essence, which is already a blessing in disguise. However, I know Yi’er’s personality, and he will definitely not be willing to practice again. However, hurting the soul is like hurting the foundation of cultivation. Forcing him to practice again, I am afraid…” Yuan’s grandfather said with worry.

This remark also made me worry a lot. Will Yuan Yi really force himself to practice again? After I left him, due to his solitary nature, I rarely saw him again. Even when I did see him, he always acted normal. He never mentioned to me that he would force himself to practice again.

But I wouldn’t doubt what Grandpa Yuan said. If I knew Yuan Yi, I would definitely be able to see through him.

Thinking of this, I asked anxiously, “Grandpa, are you asking me to persuade or supervise Yuan Yi?”

“Do you think it will be useful?” Grandpa Yuan asked in return.

“This…” Even if I don’t know Yuan Yi as well as Grandpa Yuan, I know that this is definitely useless.

“Hey, the cultivation of the soul is a mysterious place, and I have learned a lot here, especially about cultivating spiritual power and spiritual awareness. These things are extremely difficult to cultivate in the world, but here they are easier! After all, many things in the world have been cut off from their heritage, but the heritage here has not been cut off. Specifically, don’t ask me, but I can give you a recipe for nourishing the soul. If you can find the right medicine, it will be extremely beneficial, and it will also allow Yi to continue his cultivation, and his soul will slowly recover.” Grandpa Yuan said slowly.

“What?!” I widened my eyes. Everyone knows that a wound to the soul is the hardest to heal, and the soul is also the hardest to nurture with medicine. How can there be such a counter-heavenly prescription here? It’s really hard to imagine.

“This is also a little selfishness on my part, for my own grandson! Of course, it is also for me to do something for the old Li line. After all, Xier has also joined the old Li line, right? However, don’t be too happy too soon, because we both know what the world is like. Whether or not we can get all the herbs is also an unknown. “Grandpa Yuan reminded me.

Of course I knew that, otherwise, why would Chengxin be willing to serve a ghost for ten years just for a piece of ginseng? How could he and I have ventured into the old forest in the northeast?

So I said in a low voice, “Old man, don’t worry. I know the world, I do my best, and I accept my fate.”

“That’s good, then write down this prescription.” Grandpa Yuan said in a deep voice, and then began to slowly tell me about the prescription.

There was no paper or pen available here, so I had to memorize all the details. I have a good memory, but I dared not be careless. Even if it wasn’t for myself, I had to memorize the prescription carefully for Yuan Yi.

Although I told Yuan Laoshi that I would do my best and accept my fate, in reality, I am also a person with strong obsessions. Therefore, I had already made up my mind to spare no effort to get this prescription.

Finally, after Yuan Laoshi had repeated himself several times, I was sure that I had memorized the prescription and would not make a single mistake.

I was about to say something when Grandpa Yuan spoke up: “Kid, this is not a deal between you and me, and given our relationship, I naturally have to take care of you a little more. Now, what do you want here?”