Chapter 61: Secrets

The so-called gentleman is broad-minded, while the villain is always worried. This skeleton official is also a gentleman ghost. My idea is simple. I want to tell him the pros and cons of this set of skills. So I said, “Senior, my master has rules. The skills of the master cannot be casually passed on to others. If you have been in contact with this circle for many years, you should know this taboo. But due to a coincidence, the kid has…”

From this point on, I told the skeleton official all about the details of the technique, its pros and cons, and my concerns. It was all up to him.

After listening to my introduction, the skeleton official pondered for a long time and said after a long time, “This set of techniques is indeed a great set of techniques. It is definitely enough for my descendants to rely on this set of techniques to establish a foothold in the circle in the future and contact people in the circle. You used it to exchange with me, and you still lost some. But as you said, this set of skills is indeed a curse if used by someone with an evil heart. I can see that my descendants have good hearts, but we must be prepared for everything. How about this…

The skeleton official proposed a solution, asking me to divide the set of techniques into many parts and pass them on to his descendants. He also said that I should not pass on the parts that were too harmful to people, and that I should set strict rules for his descendants to follow.

Finally, it asked me to evaluate the character and conduct of his descendants. In short, it left me a lot of freedom in this deal.

In this way, I was relieved of my worries, and I felt that I had really been blessed. A business transaction with a good intention as the cause could actually bring about the good results of the Ghost Market today.

After it told me that it had its own way to make its descendants accept me, our deal was finalized. The skeleton official then began to secretly tell me what it knew about Kunlun. Since ghosts cannot really speak, its communication with me was more like a spiritual exchange, so I didn’t worry about leaking secrets.

“Before the Ming Dynasty, there were many legends about Kunlun. After the Ming Dynasty, there was a group of people who could really confirm its existence. That group of people were called Kunlun people. The reason for saying this is because they really went to Kunlun and received ‘teaching’ there!” The skeleton official said slowly.

But it made me exclaim, “What?!” This was the first time I had heard such definite news. All the previous speculations were connected, the mysterious master, the purple insects and plants, the dramatic changes in the Ming Dynasty…

“Don’t worry, just listen to me slowly…” Perhaps this news is not top secret for the guys in the “house in the house,” as the old ghost said. In the face of my shock, the old ghost kept a calm tone and instead advised me not to worry.

“This news was originally top secret, but at that time, for some reason, more and more people accepted the Kunlun teachings. Some knew that they had reached Kunlun, while others were still confused. The news spread within the circle, and so a portion of the people in the circle and a very small number of ordinary powerful people knew about it. This was the Kunlun teachings that caused a sensation in the Ming Dynasty. Those who received the teachings almost reached the heavens in one step. Those in the imperial court who knew about this top secret were also trying to recruit talents from the Kunlun teachings. But later, a good portion of these Kunlun people with great abilities disappeared, and the rest could not be sure of their identity, or they were just people with minor skills.

As the skeleton official told the story, my heart beat faster and faster. What did he mean by “disappeared”? I thought of my amazing 300-year-old master, or maybe he wasn’t even 300 years old. Could it be that he was…

But I didn’t interrupt, instead I let the skeleton officer continue to tell the story: “After the disappearance of the Kunlun people, they never appeared again, or they appeared, but we didn’t know about it. Later, a legend spread in the circle that during the chaos in China, the Kunlun people appeared one after another to take on disciples, and these lands were called the Kunlun after. These descendants of the Kunlun were blessed by their ancestors, had strong Daoist skills, and possessed great treasures. So when you asked this question just now, you were suspected of being a descendant of the Kunlun. You should know that there are many people who covet the descendants of the Kunlun, but most of them are not people from the mortal world. They have very little knowledge, and there are many of us spirit beings, or some old monsters! Do you understand?”

“I understand, I’m a stupid kid, I almost got into trouble.” I quickly pretended to be scared, but in fact I was really scared.

“That’s all I know. The location of Kunlun is so vague that it’s beyond my knowledge. If you’re lucky enough to attend the last mysterious ghost market, you might be able to get some information. However, with your qualifications, it’s impossible for you to attend, and even if you get that information, it’s useless. Besides, even if you find someone who knows the information, it’s not easy to find that kind of ghost market, and in the end, you can’t afford it.” The skeleton official simply gave me no face, and kept pouring cold water on me.

But can I really not participate in such a ghost market? Thanks to Feng Wei! I definitely have to participate.

I secretly braced myself for the competition, but on the surface I pretended to be disappointed and asked, “Senior, you said that the Kunlun Masters must exist in the circle, but I haven’t seen any of them.”

“Hey, I just said that there are many people who covet their ‘various immortals.’ Don’t look at the fact that the world has moved in another direction, but in fact, some old monsters definitely exist. But if they want to hide, how can you find them in the world? Moreover, you also have old monsters in the world! So why don’t you see the Kunlun after that? Moreover, the Kunlun people who appeared at that time were all unpredictable and could not be identified, let alone the Kunlun after that?” The skeleton official was very open and willing to share his knowledge.

But I suddenly realized why my master didn’t want me to associate with people in the circle. It turns out that there is also this reason. Thinking back, it was quite an adventure for me and Brother Chengxin to come to the ghost market so recklessly.

Moreover, most of the people in my master’s lineage rely on the state, so there are not many problems with this.

However, on the whole, this skeleton official really gave me extremely useful things, solved many mysteries in my heart, and had a grasp on the direction of the future! Kunlun teaching, what a shocking term! As a Taoist, how could I not yearn for it?

At this point, my special feelings for Kunlun, in addition to my master and his disciples, have been enriched by another layer of something else, and that is a longing for the Dao.

Without a firm heart and goal, how can one persist on the vast road?

This transaction was a happy one. I paid a very affordable price and got such important information. How could it not be happy?

It was Chengxin who wandered around the ghost market for a whole day and came back empty-handed. It wasn’t that there weren’t any elixirs, but the price was too high. It wasn’t worth paying such a price for a supplement. Chengxin’s plan was that he would go to the old forest in the northeast anyway, so it wasn’t unrealistic to go there and pick some medicine.

Moreover, after the ghost market is over, Brother Chengxin will have to start supporting the old ghost. The old ghost doesn’t know what’s wrong with him, but he’s so generous that he actually told Brother Chengxin today that he could point Brother Chengxin to some other secret treasures and the location of secret medicines in the future.

I and Brother Chengxin squatted in a secluded place, I was smoking a cigarette, and he was smoking a pipe, and we exchanged our respective gains in this way. It wasn’t that we were guarding against Shen Xing, but that these things were all shocking and shocking, and it was still better to keep the secret.

After Chengxin said it, I also told him the news I had received. He was so excited that his whole body was trembling. After hearing it, he just said one sentence to me: “Chen Chengyi, I don’t care what means you use, even if it’s a trick like the fairy stealing the peach, you have to beat Feng Wei.”

“I know that our Shan Zi Miao is not without secret methods. At that time, even if I use secret methods, I will let Zhong Mao Shu exert a great power. You can rest assured.” I said with my eyes narrowed, but I didn’t tell Cheng Xin Ge that secret methods all require a price, and I will definitely pay that price.

Chengxin didn’t know much about the Shan Zi School, but he was extremely relieved about me. He said with a low voice, “It’s really interesting. Our master is definitely from Kunlun. If my judgment is correct, we are the descendants of Kunlun. It’s really interesting that our master didn’t even tell us a word about it!”