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Chapter 205 I've been here; I still need to reflect on myself.
As he spoke, Lü Qian shifted his gaze to the two female Gu masters and asked in a somewhat indifferent tone.
"What are the Grand Master Gu's plans in sending his disciple here?"
"The commotion caused by the Medicine Immortal Association this time is quite significant. Since the Grand Gu Master is the leader of all Gu Masters, shouldn't he give me an explanation for allowing the Medicine Immortal Association to run rampant?"
As Lü Qian spoke, he took two steps forward, and the flames burning the corpses behind him suddenly surged up as he spoke.
The bright flames sprayed out waves of heat, and the resulting air currents ruffled the hair on Lü Qian's forehead, making his indifferent eyes appear even colder.
He had already discovered during the soul search that the members of the Medicine Immortal Society came from various Gu Master villages in the Miao tribe.
Apart from Qinghe Village, which was directly under the jurisdiction of the Grand Gu Master, the remaining Gu Master villages either sent people or provided some assistance, more or less.
Although Gu Master villages are generally self-governed, the Grand Gu Master may not have noticed the Medicine Immortal Society's initial sprouting.
However, as the sprouting Medicine Immortal Society began to grow and its influence gradually expanded, Lü Qian no longer believed that the Great Gu Master of Qinghe Village really knew nothing.
Today, the Medicine Immortal Society has long since developed into a cult, with its tentacles even extending to the government, and its power is undeniable.
Behind all this, however, are the innocent civilians and the abducted infants who are being fed.
In Lü Qian's time, he vaguely remembered that the successful creation of Chen Duo, the "Holy Child of Gu Body," had consumed countless batches of infants.
Each batch of babies contains 49 babies.
What's even more coincidental is that just as Chen Duo successfully refined the product, the company suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
Is this a coincidence? Maybe?
In the end, it is the ordinary people who suffer from all of this.
Thinking of this, Lü Qian took another step forward, shook his head, revised his previous words, and asked again.
"No, it shouldn't be about giving this humble Taoist an explanation."
"Instead, we should give an explanation to the people of the Southwest region who have been affected."
As soon as he spoke, Lü Qian felt a sudden clarity, as if he had grasped something, and his usually firm and clear Dao heart shone even brighter.
"I've been here before. Was it really me who came?"
The myriad phenomena of the world move people and stir their hearts.
The whereabouts of the Medicine Immortal Society may have been exposed in advance because of his movements, allowing more of their evil deeds to be stopped in time.
Perhaps this is one of the meanings of his journey, and one of the meanings of his life.
I have been here, I have seen it, and I acted on my impulses.
Butterflies may be small, but they can stir up hurricanes; waves may be small, but they can create towering waves.
At that moment, it was as if Lü Qian, who had been firmly moving forward along the path in his heart, looked back at himself.
In that one glance, he felt as if he were looking back at himself when he first encountered the Medicine Immortal Society and rescued the infant.
The past shapes the present, and through it I move toward the future.
Lu Qian smiled slightly on his way home, then turned and continued striding forward.
Although the future was shrouded in mist, his eyes grew brighter, as if he could see a path shimmering with light.
As Lü Qian journeyed further and further down his path, his steps became increasingly firm.
Vast and boundless, yet seemingly confined to a mere three inches.
In reality, the light in his eyes grew brighter, and he stared intently at the other person, while the flames behind him burned and danced even more vigorously at this moment.
Standing next to Lü Qian, Zhang Zhiwei was the first to sense something. He turned his head slightly and looked at Lü Qian out of the corner of his eye.
His fellow Daoist Lü seemed to be becoming more and more ethereal, no, more and more real.
With a glint in his eyes, Zhang Zhiwei turned his gaze and stood aside, his hands tucked into his sleeves, his eyes also following the gazes of the two female Gu masters opposite him.
When confronted with Lü Qian's questions, the two female Gu masters initially intended to give him a vague answer, but for some reason...
Looking into Lü Qian's burning, bright eyes, the platitudes they had prepared to use to lie seemed to get stuck in their throats and they couldn't utter them.
"Well... my mother-in-law didn't tell us much, so she must have her own plans..."
"plan?"
Lu Qian shook his arms, and although the wind he created was slight, it stirred the raging flames behind him, turning them into sparks that dissipated with the wind.
A gentle breeze swirled along the mountain path, carrying charred debris that danced in the wind, but before it could travel far, it was stopped by a rolled-up sleeve.
A burst of golden light suddenly erupted from the sleeves of his robe, like a cannonball exploding violently, blasting the debris into dust.
"Whoosh—"
The breeze reversed, and the dregs drifted even more widely and scattered.
"I don't care what plans Qinghe Village has, nor do I care whether the Great Gu Master of Qinghe Village has any designs on the Gu Body Saint Child."
"Because I have my own plans."
Lu Qian turned around and said, "As for my plan... it is to eradicate this harmful cult from its roots."
"The root of the Medicine Immortal Society lies in the greed, anger, and ignorance of you Southern Border Gu Masters."
He straddled the back of the white tiger, with the yellow banners behind him fluttering in the wind.
"The three poisonous roots of you Gu Masters gave birth to the harmful tree that is the Medicine Immortal Society."
"After this, I will personally travel to the Southern Frontier and use my three-foot sword to sever the three poisons of the Southern Frontier."
As he finished speaking, the dark, ancient peach wood sword on his back seemed to suddenly come to life.
The sharp sword energy was formless and shapeless, traversing the void and piercing the minds of everyone present.
"Fellow Daoist Lü, please wait for me."
Zhang Zhiwei blinked, then mounted his donkey and followed Lu Qian's figure ahead.
The two female Gu masters remained somewhat dazed until the wooden sword was out of their sight, at which point their eyes began to flicker.
Although the wooden sword was not drawn, its invisible and formless sword energy seemed to have struck their minds.
At that moment, they seemed to see a celestial being wielding a sword.
Although the immortal's eyes were calm and serene, they reflected the myriad phenomena of the world. His face was cold and serene, and he held a golden sword with a sharp and murderous aura.
"This Taoist priest has quite the big mouth."
Zhang Shuying, the second oldest, came to her senses and turned to look at the stunned Luo Shuning. She said indignantly, "When we get to Qinghe Village, we'll make sure he sees the power of Gu."
Luo Shuning, the third child, was about to answer when another voice suddenly came from the bushes nearby.
"Second brother, third brother, what are you saying?"
A pretty woman walked over quickly. Her eyes were clear and bright, and she seemed to carry an air of pride beneath her lively appearance.
She was Wei Shufen, the chief disciple of the Great Gu Master, and later one of the Thirty-Six Thieves.
"If I hadn't used the Earth Dragon King to track you, I almost wouldn't have been able to find you."
She stomped her foot, and a centipede with outstretched wings and antennae emerged from the ground below.
"What trouble are you in?"
"Who's so blind as to dare mess with our Qinghe Village?"
"Boss, we've encountered two Taoist priests..."
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The three Gu masters on this side are discussing countermeasures, while on the other side of the mountain road...
Zhang Zhiwei rode his donkey backwards to Lü Qian's side and asked curiously, "Fellow Daoist Lü, what have you just realized?"
"May I have a word with you, my humble Taoist priest?"
Lu Qian slung his hand across the white tiger and swept his whisk across the ground. "Everything can be traced back to its origin."
"Fellow Daoist Zhang, you speak of this vast and bustling mortal world, but what is the true essence of this mortal realm?"
"Or rather, what do you think truly represents the human world?"
"Are we the emperors and generals who wield power, or the extraordinary individuals like us who possess supernatural abilities?"
"No, the real human world is all around us, and all around everyone, it is the masses of people."
Thinking of this, Lü Qian twirled his whisk and sighed, "These principles are simple, and I even understood them before, but as I've climbed higher, I've forgotten some of them."
"It seems that the path of life not only requires walking, but also constant reflection and introspection."
"The person I am today is the result of my past. One should never forget one's roots. Of course, this doesn't mean you should take this opportunity to regret it."
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