I'm The Only True Immortal In The World.

Chapter Twenty: Nighttime Investigation of Guangjiao Temple

Was a Success! It actually succeeded!

Fang Yi was overjoyed, muttering to himself, "In this way, creating illusions becomes extremely useful."

For example, if he had a grudge against someone but didn't want to kill or injure them—after all, these actions were illegal—and although Fang Yi had cultivated a Golden Core, his physical body was only stronger than an ordinary person and still couldn't withstand firearms, he could create illusions to scare them away. He could even use the illusion's ability to damage a person's bio-energy field to silently eliminate enemies without attracting trouble.

It could be said that this method of creating illusions was his strongest trump card at present.

Summoning the Golden Dragon was even more powerful, but it also had many limitations.

First, summoning the Golden Dragon required the soul to leave the body and immerse oneself in the divine statue model.

Second, the Golden Dragon only caused great damage to bio-energy fields that lacked physical protection or were strong enough.

Illusion was more practical than the Golden Dragon, at least in the mortal world.

In fact, if Fang Yi wanted to, he could use illusions to kill people at any time.

Of course, he was naturally simple and honest, and generally wouldn't be so ruthless unless someone really provoked him.

"Look at the time."

Fang Yi picked up his phone and checked; it was only 2:45 PM, a little while before the banquet.

Because cultivation requires a balance of activity and rest, otherwise overloading the body is bad, he thought for a moment, then took out a wild ginseng from his backpack, cut a slice, boiled a kettle of water, and brewed half a cup of ginseng tea, drinking it only when it was lukewarm.

After drinking, he closed his eyes to rest.

Fang Yi felt the vital energy provided by the wild ginseng continuously nourishing his body, making him stronger and stronger.

...

Afternoon, 5:30 PM.

Fang Yi took the car that Xiao Zhang had come to pick him up to Zhu's other villa.

Unlike the semi-detached villas in the neighborhood, Zhu's villa was a true detached villa; it was said that a villa here cost 30 million.

Inside, there were many people.

As soon as they saw Fang Yi enter, Zhu Licheng and Chen Jin, who were chatting, stood up.

The two quickly stepped forward to greet him.

"Master, you've arrived?"

"Good evening, Mr. Chen."

"Come, come, Master, this way please. Let me introduce my family to you."

"Okay, thank you, Mr. Zhu."

Zhu Licheng warmly took Fang Yi's hand and first introduced a middle-aged woman dressed in elegant clothes, "This is my wife, Su Wenju."

Su Wenju said gratefully, "Master, thank you so much for helping our family solve a problem. Otherwise, we wouldn't know what to do with that house. Now it's all right, my husband and I can move there, and we can leave this place for our children."

Fang Yi smiled and waved his hand, "It's no trouble at all, it's within my power."

Zhu Licheng then introduced another middle-aged couple, "These are my daughter and son-in-law, Zhu Zhihui and Yu Lesong."

"Mr. and Mrs. Yu, hello." Fang Yi greeted them politely.

Yu Lesong extended his hand and shook hands with him, "Hello, Master."

Zhu Zhihui, her face also beaming with smiles, said eagerly, much like her mother, "Master, that house is haunted, rumors are flying everywhere, causing my family to be secretly gossiped about. Fortunately, you helped us solve such a big problem."

Fang Yi still smiled and said, "Hehe, no need to be polite."

Finally, Zhu Licheng pulled over a girl of about fifteen or sixteen years old, "Qianqian is my granddaughter. This child isn't doing very well in school. Master, could you please help her look at her future?"

Qianqian pouted and said, "Grandpa, why are you saying that about me?"

The little girl was quite cute. Fang Yi casually said, "Mr. Zhu, your family is so wealthy and powerful, are you worried that Qianqian won't have a good future?"

Chen Jin interjected at the right moment, "Old Zhu, you only have one daughter, and your daughter and son-in-law only have one girl, Qianqian. In the future, won't everything you earn be hers? What are you worried about? Don't bother the Master with this kind of thing." Zhu

Licheng was taken aback, then laughed heartily, "That's true."

The group chatted and invited Fang Yi to sit down.

Zhu Licheng's wife and daughter went to the kitchen.

Only Fang Yi, Qianqian, and a few others remained in the living room.

Sitting on the high-end leather sofa, Fang Yi turned to the side and asked, "Mr. Chen, is your daughter feeling better?"

"Thank you for your concern, she's much better," Chen Jin replied, explaining the situation in detail. "The doctor said Xiaoqing might have suffered a concussion from the head injury and needs to stay in the hospital for observation for a few days. Otherwise, she's fine for now." He sighed, "I plan to go to Langshan Mountain tomorrow to offer incense and pray for Xiaoqing's recovery."

Zhu Licheng nodded and chimed in, "Yes, Langshan Mountain is the sacred site of the Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta. The Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta is known for his efficacy. Offering incense might actually help." Though

he spoke casually, Fang

Yi took it to heart. He had previously replicated a miraculous statue model at the village temple. Could the statue at Langshan Mountain, one of the most popular temples in the area, possess even more miraculous powers than the one at the village temple?

Even without it, the Wolf Mountain statue, with its accumulated faith energy of over 1300 years, would be enough for him to enter a state of oneness with heaven and earth and "comprehend the Dao" for more time.

It seemed worth a visit.

Fang Yi decided to go to Wolf Mountain after dinner.

While chatting, dishes were served one by one. Although it was supposed to be a family banquet, all the food and drinks were of the highest quality, including delicacies from land and sea, such as wild yellow croaker costing one or two thousand yuan a piece, and high-quality matsutake mushrooms costing two or three thousand yuan per kilogram. Even the wines were all high-end, including Moutai and Sauternes, both white and red, probably prepared by Zhu Licheng considering whether Fang Yi would drink baijiu.

Unfortunately, Fang Yi hadn't touched alcohol since he began cultivating three years ago, and only drank some soft drinks.

The banquet lasted two hours.

Well, actually, he didn't eat much food or drink; most of the time was spent chatting.

Finally, Fang Yi lingered a little longer before getting up to leave.

Zhu Licheng and Chen Jin saw him to the door.

While Xiao Zhang went to get the car, Zhu Licheng handed over the gift box. "Master, I heard from Old Chen that you like ginseng, so I had someone buy some of good quality. Since you won't accept the payment, please accept the ginseng. Otherwise, I'd feel bad for putting in so much effort."

Fang Yi didn't need ginseng at the moment and politely declined, saying, "I said I wouldn't accept anything else as payment for the white jade. Forget about the ginseng. Don't feel bad; for me, that piece of white jade is better than any payment."

Zhu Licheng smiled and said, "I know you're a man of your word, Master. Don't worry, the ginseng I bought isn't expensive. A box is only worth a few thousand yuan. Accepting it will put my mind at ease, okay?" Since

the man had gone to such lengths, it would be ungrateful not to accept.

Besides, judging from the packaging, the gift shouldn't be too expensive. Fang Yi had seen it in a pharmacy before, probably around two or three thousand yuan. He thought for a moment, then reached out and said, "Alright, then I'll accept it without hesitation, Mr. Zhu, thank you."

"Hey, Xiao Zhang's car's here." Zhu Licheng pointed to a spot not far away, then quickly walked towards the car. "Let me help you put it in the car."

Fang Yi didn't think much of it, "Okay."

Zhu Licheng then opened the back door and put the gift box inside.

Fang Yi said "Goodbye" to the two men and got into the car and drove away.

Inside the car.

Xiao Zhang asked, "Master, shall I take you back to your hotel?"

Fang Yi said, "Could you take me to Wolf Mountain?"

"Sure, please sit tight."

Xiao Zhang started the car.

Half an hour later, the car stopped at the foot of Wolf Mountain.

Xiao Zhang pointed to the mountain peak outside, over a hundred meters high, and said, "Master, we've arrived at Wolf Mountain

. Go ahead and do what you need to do. I'll park the car here and wait for you. It's not easy to get a taxi here, otherwise it'll be inconvenient for you to get back to the hotel later." "No need, thank you, Brother Zhang," Fang Yi refused. "It's late, you should go back and rest early."

Xiao Zhang wanted to say something more, but seeing Fang Yi's determined look, he thought for a moment and said, "Okay, then please be careful."

"Okay, drive carefully."

Fang Yi opened the car door to get out.

Xiao Zhang reminded him, "Don't forget the gift box."

"Hehe, I almost forgot."

Fang Yi got out of the car, then bent down to get the gift box from inside. He wondered what was inside; it seemed a little heavy.

He felt a bit strange, but Xiao Zhang was waiting to close the car door, so Fang Yi had to take the gift out first and then close the door.

Xiao Zhang said goodbye and drove away.

Only then did Fang Yi look into the gift box with a puzzled expression.

It would have been better if he hadn't looked. Inside, he saw countless bundles of brand-new 100-yuan bills!

Startled, Fang Yi quickly took out the box containing the ginseng and carefully counted them. There were about fifty bundles of 100-yuan bills; judging by their thickness, each bundle should be around 10,000 yuan.

That meant a total of 500,000 yuan.

Fang Yi understood immediately. He guessed Zhu Licheng knew he wouldn't accept anything other than the jade as payment, so he hid the money in the gift box bag for him this way!

"No wonder he wouldn't let me carry the bag earlier,"

he said, somewhat amused and exasperated.

Oh well, he'd accept it for now. At worst, Zhu Licheng could come to him for help in the future.

Fang Yi knew Zhu Licheng's purpose in giving him the money was to befriend him. Returning it would only make the other party think he didn't want to befriend him, which would be very embarrassing.

Besides, although he accepted the jade as payment, in reality, Fang Yi hadn't received any real reward, because the jade was clearly not something Zhu Licheng originally owned. If he hadn't mentioned it, the other party wouldn't have known about the jade.

He could say he accepted the 500,000 yuan with a clear conscience; it was the agreed-upon payment.

Of course, Fang Yi's acceptance wasn't solely due to these factors. He also considered the future. He would be devoting himself entirely to cultivation, and besides spending a lot of money on ginseng to aid his practice, what would become of his parents? They needed some money for their retirement.

Therefore, after careful consideration, he didn't return the money.

"Let's put the money aside for now and see what's happening at Wolf Mountain."

Fang Yi's gaze locked onto the mountaintop, where the famous Guangjiao Temple stood. It was said that the temple housed two deities: the Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta, one of the Three Western Saints, and the Bodhisattva Mahavairocana, making it one of the eight lesser-known Buddhist mountains. Even a

humble village temple possessed such a wondrous statue.

He figured the more famous Wolf Mountain would offer even greater rewards.

Fang Yi looked around and found a secluded spot to sit, preparing to explore Guangjiao Temple at night.