With only 8 years to live at the start, I'm going all in.

Chapter 228 Causal Connection

The bald old Taoist priest looked at the furious Li Baozheng in front of him, but he didn't seem to get angry. Instead, he showed a hint of disappointment.

"It's not this Li Baozheng after all. He's clearly the one with the strongest karma, and his name matches."

The bald old Taoist muttered to himself, then turned and left.

Li Baozheng looked at the bald old Taoist's back and was puzzled, but quickly shook his head and said:

"Your Grandpa Li is still the most handsome and dashing; he attracts attention wherever he sits."

"But where did this Taoist priest come from? I've never seen him before."

But just as Li Baozheng looked up again to see the Taoist priest, he discovered that the old man had disappeared from his sight and he didn't know where he had gone.

"What the hell? Am I seeing a ghost?"

Li Baozheng rubbed his eyes and muttered to himself.

The next moment, Li Baozheng's eyes suddenly bulged, and he involuntarily covered his neck with both hands, kneeling on the ground and starting to retch.

The next moment, a pale human hand crawled out of his mouth!

First, five fingers of a hand extended out, followed by a thick arm, which stretched Li Baozheng's throat so wide that the veins on it were visible.

"Help, help..."

Li Baozheng's eyes were bloodshot as he looked around, only to find that no one around him was paying attention to him, as if he were in another world.

"no no..."

.....

The bald old Taoist took a step forward, and his body was already outside Qingfeng County. He looked up at the sky, and his eyes shone with divine light. Then his head slowly turned towards the direction of Baihe City.

"The remaining causal threads are pulling in that direction."

The old Taoist muttered something to himself, and then, just as he was about to take a step, he suddenly froze, his body stopping in his tracks.

At that moment, a figure dressed in a white robe appeared beside the old Taoist priest.

The person in the white robe had an exquisitely beautiful face, with bright eyes and white teeth. Below the high nose was a small cherry-like mouth, which seemed to be adorned with rouge, making it appear bright red and inviting.

"Chu Wenxuan greets the real person."

The beautiful woman opened her mouth, but the voice was that of a man, which was completely unexpected.

But such a strange contrast appears perfectly normal in this person, without giving off any sense of abruptness.

"Oh? A Lu Xian has arrived."

The bald old Taoist looked at Chu Wenxuan, not surprised by his androgynous appearance, but instead a smile appeared on his lips.

"What brings you, sir, to the mortal realm?"

Chu Wenxuan looked at the old Taoist priest and asked calmly.

"This is none of your business. I'll leave once I'm done."

The bald old Taoist priest chuckled.

“But since you’re on my Yin-Yang Palace’s territory, I’m going to take charge.”

Chu Wenxuan smiled slightly.

"Sigh, I didn't want to make a move, but this is perfect, let me see just how strong this Lu Xian of the human and animal realm really is."

The bald old Taoist shook his head, then turned to look at Chu Wenxuan and slowly said.

The next moment, the scenery around the two of them instantly changed from an open space to the void of space, and then countless lights and shadows surrounded them.

The scattered points of light converged into a dazzling galaxy, shining above the two of them.

Suddenly, a great sun rose into the sky and hung behind Chu Wenxuan. The next moment, the starry sky and the void of the universe returned to silence, and the scene around the two of them transformed back into the official road outside Qingfeng County.

"Not bad, not bad at all. With such talent, if it weren't for the constraints of the human-animal realm, his future would be limitless. What a pity!"

The bald old Taoist looked at Chu Wenxuan, then smiled and shook his head. He then took a step forward, and his figure instantly disappeared from the spot.

Chu Wenxuan stood still for a moment, then sighed, took a step forward, and said to the distant void:

“Master, please don’t leave. I have one more move I would like to ask you to teach me.”

...

On the other side, Ding Yi followed Wang Lin and soon arrived at the foot of the big mountain behind the village.

"Sect Master, this is Leishan. I heard it was the name before the Hundred Palaces Battle. Later it was changed to Xiaoshan. If the old folks in the village hadn't told me, no one would have known."

Wang Lin said with a smile.

"Well, you did a good job."

Ding Yi nodded, then turned to Jiang Mingyue beside him and said:

"Bright Moon, look?"

At this moment, Wang Lin also noticed the old man that Ding Yi had been keeping by his side, but he wisely refrained from asking any questions and instead stood quietly to the side with his hands at his sides.

Upon hearing Ding Yi's words, the old man hopped forward a step, then suddenly his expression changed, and he called out to Ding Yi:

"I vaguely remember you, Song Shu!"

After saying that, the old man leaped dozens of meters away and rushed into the dense jungle.

Ding Yi then made a hand gesture to Wang Lin and the others behind him, before taking a step forward and disappearing from everyone's sight along with the old man.

"Master, this old man is incredibly fast!"

After Ding Yi disappeared, the people around Wang Lin said with some surprise.

"Yes, the people around the sect leader are all unfathomable. You just haven't seen the sect leader's skills."

Wang Lin sneered. These newbies were still far from being skilled enough.

"Is the sect leader in danger?"

The bystander continued to ask.

"The sect leader has ordered us to wait here. You must trust the sect leader's decision!"

Wang Lin glared at the man fiercely and said coldly.

"Yes, Hall Master!"

Everyone responded in unison.

Ding Yi followed Jiang Mingyue, running for several miles through the jungle and changing directions more than a dozen times. Suddenly, Jiang Mingyue gracefully landed and stood in an open space in the forest.

Ding Yi also landed down, standing beside Jiang Mingyue, and asked with a frown:

"Mingyue, what have you discovered?"

"The Book of Song, ah, I remember now, it's right here!!"

As the old man spoke, he suddenly slapped his forehead, then rushed in one direction. He then reached out and tapped the void several times. The next moment, the void, which had been empty, began to ripple.

Ding Yi, standing at the back, raised an eyebrow upon seeing this scene.

He had seen it very clearly just now. When the old man made his move, he used the Guiyuan Secret Technique on his two fingers, and the frequency of each tap was different. This meant that this treasure could not be opened by anyone other than a core member of the Taixu Sect.

Who exactly is this old man?

Ding Yi's heart sank. He then took out the quicksand map from his pocket and glanced at it. Seeing that there were no red crosses on it, he was slightly relieved.

Just then, the ripples in front of the two began to expand, eventually surging like ocean waves!

"Boom!"

A muffled explosion rang out, followed by the slow rise of a dark cave entrance from underground, which quietly appeared before the two of them.

"See! I told you! Once I get there, I'll remember!"

Upon seeing this, the old man clapped his hands and burst into laughter, then looked at Ding Yi behind him:

"Let's go, Song Shu, I can't wait to get rid of my headache!"

Upon hearing this, Ding Yi narrowed his eyes slightly, then smiled and said:

"You go first, I'll follow behind."

The old man was taken aback for a moment, but quickly stepped into the entrance, muttering to himself:

"Song Shu, when did you become so timid?"