Ning Tao pushed open the gate of the fenced courtyard. The door of the illuminated house also opened.
An old man walked out of the door.
Their eyes met.
Ning Tao suddenly lost control of his emotions and dashed forward.
The old man lifted a hand and made a gesture for him to stop. He said nervously, "Calm down! Listen to my explanation... "
Fancy running into him by sheer accident after searching so far and wide! In plainer jargon, it meant "so where can you hide now"?
This old man was none other than the Taoist Heavenly Hound, Chen Pingdao.
The moment he inherited Sky Clinic, Ning Tao had been searching for him. Yet Chen Pingdao seemed to have evaporated from the face of the earth. He had no news of him at all, let alone knew his whereabouts. But now, Ning Tao had found him unexpectedly in this secluded cave during his African expedition!
Their re-encounter was a fortuitous one,
A few seconds later."This is impossible!" Chen Pingdao was starting to lose control of his emotions.Ning Tao smiled gently. "Then take it that I was joking.""You're definitely joking!" Chen Pingdao said, "Do you know what an internal elixir is and what is its significance?"Ning Tao shook his head.Chen Pingdao said, "The internal elixir is the symbol of a practitioner's harmony with nature. The size of an internal elixir also signifies the degree of combination with nature, which also signifies the speed of cultivating spiritual power. The bigger the internal elixir of a demon or practitioner, the faster they're able to cultivate spiritual power."Ning Tao thought of a modern term—engine.The more efficient the engine, the more powerful the vehicle and the faster it would go. It was the same theory. The bigger the internal elixir of the practitioner or demon, the faster their speed of cult
He had arrived here through the convenient door and returned through the convenient door. When he returned, Qing Zhui and Jiang Hao were already dressed up. Qing Zhui was still in the blue long dress, bearing the charisma of a desolate fairy. Meanwhile, Jiang Hao was in a short-sleeved t-shirt and jeans, completely exuding a youthful flavored sexiness. Even though she was a passionately sexy woman, her bones were exuding an air of frigidness, making no one dare come close to her.The two women were holding bags but they were no branded bags such as LV, but rather, two large gunny sacks.The family of three came to the entrance of the thatched pavilion in the forest. Chen Pingdao was standing in the courtyard, putting up a hostile and unwelcoming expression. When he saw the gunny sacks in Qing Zhui's and Jiang Hao's hands, his face turned sour. He did not even bother inviting them in, except continuing to watch on.Ning Tao said, "Senior Chen, w
The ice in the cave had yet melted. The waterfall was still not flowing.Ning Tao was standing by the edge of the waterfall. Looking down, he immediately saw a large bonfire by the foot of the waterfall. The people of the Pointe-Noire tribe were gathered around it, yelling. Those voices were strange, and so was the melody. It sounded like a form of prayer.A group of tribal warriors were standing by the foot of the waterfall, lifting high their assault rifles and old rifles from the World War 2 era. The gunshots from earlier on were from their guns.Ning Tao had turned off his tactical flashlight when he came out. He could see the people below but they could not see him. The entrance of the cave was, after all, a few hundred meters above the ground and it was still during the night.Suddenly, a group of people was carrying a wooden log as they walked towards the bonfire.Ning Tao activated his state of seeing and his s
Golden sunlight showered down at dawn, the jungle and the valley had awoken. Ning Tao walked out of the stone hut. He did not actually sleep in the stone hut last night, but instead, he had returned to Sky Clinic to practice his spiritual power and study the cultivation of his plant spiritual materials. He had sown the seeds of fruits and spiritual materials from Chen Pingdao in his own spiritual field.He was still trying to recite the third line of Your Text: "There is no end in this sea of karma, I drift alone in its midst." But his condition did not take a turn for the better. The moment he recited it, he felt so despondent as though all his hopes had been dashed. The whole world seemed inundated by an ocean, while he drifted about in the raging waves. Darkness engulfed him as he was overcome by loneliness and terror. The feeling was terrible.He had figured out a pattern: each line of Your Text would be more difficult than the last. The first three lin
Five days later.A convenient door opened on the precipitous rock face of the cave. Ning Tao walked out from it. It was pitch black in the cave and one could see nothing in it. A beam of bright light shone out from Ning Tao's hand. This beam was crimson like fire, as thick as his arm. It shone to a distance of one kilometer without dimming. His surroundings several dozen meters away were illuminated as bright as day.It was a refined tactical flashlight.In the past five days, Ning Tao had not only woven garments, he also took time to refine a tactical flashlight. After he did that, he eagerly brought it to this cave to test it.The tactical flashlight was shining at the bottom of the cave. The "floodgate" a kilometer away immediately lit up as though it was day. He could even see the patterns on the rock face! The effect astounded Ning Tao. He felt he was not holding a tactical flashlight, but a laser generator.After
In the evening.The whole family was sitting in the courtyard, drinking tea. Ning Tao was browsing through the financial report of Shenzhou Charity Company, which Bai Jing had given him. The report detailed how much they had earned and spent, as well as their employees' salaries, insurance fees and Housing Provident Fund. Qing Zhui and Jiang Hao were comparing their Heavenly Gem Garments by the side. Qing Zhui complemented Jiang Hao's track suit for looking good, while Jiang Hao praised Qing Zhui's qipao for making her look more feminine.Beside them, Yin Molan was playing Chinese chess with Hu Xiaoji on a children's table. Hu Xiaoji was besieging and bombarding the former's pieces. Yin Molan was so anxious that his eyes glared.Bai Jing propped her pretty neck on her hand. She looked at Ning Tao. "Our company has hired scores of workers. Our expenditure is huge. I've almost sold all your delicate perfumed creams. When will you give me more?"
Day had not yet broken. Mingled with a group of tourists, Ning Tao climbed up a flight of stairs slowly, heading for Mount Emei's golden summit.Emei had lovely scenery. It had always been a famous mountain since ancient times.But Ning Tao could not enjoy its beautiful scenery. The dense crowds though were quite a spectacular sight.It was early winter and the temperature on the mountains was very low. There was constant rain and a thin layer of ice had frozen on the stone steps. One could easily slip while climbing them. Along the road, peddlers were selling disposable anti-slip shoe covers, as well as preserved meat and hot sausages. The place was bustling with noise and excitement.The people of Hua Country enjoy company. It was not important to them whether the scenery was lovely or not, but the place they visited must be crowded. To queue for an hour to use the public toilet thrilled them. Only then would they feel like touri
Dong!The toll of a bell resounded.It alarmed countless birds in the forest, scattering them into the air.A group of nuns emerged from the mountain gate, each grasping a wooden sword. They quickly moved into their respective positions―three in the front, three in the center, and three more behind. They soon arranged themselves in a three-by-three grid sword array. There were elderly nuns as well as young. Each thrust out two fingers in a swordplay gesture. Their wooden swords were pointing at Ning Tao with murderous malice.Ning Tao was shocked. "What, what do you mean by this?"Ci'en replied, "Doctor Ning, so sorry. These are our rules. Any outsider wanting to enter our mountain gate must break past our Nine-Heavens Sword Array. You are our guest, so we decided to use wooden swords."Ning Tao frowned. "I am a cultivating doctor. I only know how to refine pills and treat illnesses. I'm a complete greenho