I Can Recognize Everything, But the Information is Wrong

When Tian Lin was exploring the ground, the other cultivators on the boat had already disembarked.

On the green meadow, a large crowd quickly gathered.

These people were looking at some servant disciples who had disembarked with them, while the servant disciples were looking right back at them.

One of them stepped forward and said, "For the next few days, you will stay on this duckweed and must not leave without permission."

Then someone asked the servant disciple, "We have already given our Soul Gathering Beads to Senior Brother. May I know what are the criteria to become a servant disciple?"

The servant disciple replied expressionlessly:

"I need to take your place of origin and the number of Soul Gathering Beads you submitted to Elder Ao for inspection. What are you anxious about?"

After finishing his words, he turned to the two servant disciples beside him and said, "Watch over them for the next couple of days, and don't let them wander off."

The rest of the servant disciples left with him, leaving only two young servant disciples behind.

Those two young servant disciples were quite amiable; one of them said to the crowd:

"For us cultivators, a day or two's work is but a momentary affair. Please rest assured, I reckon most of you will qualify as a servant disciple.

If you really feel bored, why not meditate right here? I think you have never felt such abundant Spiritual Energy in Pingyang City, have you?"

The young disciple was right; the crowd could distinctly feel abundant Wood Spirit Qi and Water Spirit Qi.

They were now sure that they were on a lotus leaf because amidst the dense mist in the air, they could see larger stems resembling mountains.

These longer stems supported higher lotus leaves in the high mist, densely and heavily overlapping.

It was as though countless pieces of land were established above the clouds.

Among these clouds, there were birds chirping, insects calling, and even mountains and palace buildings.

However, the lotus leaf they were on, though wide and broad, was somewhat low in terrain and had no buildings.

The Five Element Spiritual Energy was primarily provided by this lotus leaf.

"Everyone, since we are here, let's settle down and meditate."

Someone suggested, and the others could only agree, sitting on the bare lotus leaf with a look of confusion.

Tian Lin then approached one of the young servant disciples with Yu'er, cupped his hands, and asked, "May I know where Senior Brother Tan is now?"

Right after Tian Lin asked, a flying sword appeared, carrying Mr. Tang.

Mr. Tang, from his elevated position, said to Tian Lin, "Since you do not wish to join Shuiyun Sect, come with me to Tianbei County."

Tian Lin quickly summoned his flying sword, taking the sisters Yu'er and following the distant figure of Mr. Tang.

His control of the sword was extremely fast, and he quickly flew away from the original lotus leaf.

As he flew off the lotus leaf, he instantly saw the huge river in the thousand-foot deep abyss below.

Tian Lin was startled, unable to think of any river in Cangzhou that was as vast as this.

Strictly speaking, their location was merely the outer courtyard of the Shuiyun Sect, so it didn't take long to leave the vicinity of the Shuiyun Sect.

Mr. Tang, who was leading the way, was already aboard a Flying Boat, besides him, there was his sword holder.

The sword holder, an early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, waited for Tian Lin and the two others to board the Flying Boat before starting to navigate through the clouds.

Once on board, Tian Lin cupped his hands at Mr. Tang and said, "Thank you, Senior Brother Tan, for personally escorting me to Tianbei County. I truly feel indebted."

Originally, when going to Shuiyun Sect, Tian Lin did not hand over any Soul Gathering Beads, but he gave his real name, wanting the records of Shuiyun Sect giving him the Heavenly Water Breathing Technique under his true identity.

Indeed, at this moment, Mr. Tang handed Tian Lin a Jade Token. The blank Jade Token had Tian Lin's name engraved on it in positive relief.

"The Cultivation Technique of the Heavenly Water Breathing Technique is recorded in this Jade Token. Study it by yourself and do not divulge my sect's Heavenly Water Breathing Technique to outsiders."

Tian Lin received the Jade Token, but found that his True Qi could not enter it.

The sword holder, who was piloting the Flying Boat, saw Tian Lin looking somewhat puzzled and couldn't help but sneer.

Unabated by this, Tian Lin asked Mr. Tang, "I'm not sure how to use this Jade Token?"

"Just place the Jade Token on your forehead, and you'll know."

Tian Lin did as instructed and placed the cold Jade Token on his forehead, only to feel a chill suddenly surge from the Jade Token into his Sea of Consciousness.

Startled, Tian Lin quickly removed the Jade Token from his forehead.

But the chill had already invaded his Sea of Consciousness, and an image of an old man in a Taoist robe appeared.

The figure of the old man was ethereal; he spoke loudly and inquired, "Outer Sect Disciple Tian Lin, are you willing to swear an oath to Houtu that you will never divulge our Shuiyun Sect's Heavenly Water Breathing Technique to others?"

The old man's inquiry rather steadied Tian Lin's heart; he feared that Mr. Tang's Jade Token was some magical treasure with a sinister purpose.

It seemed now he had worried too much.

"I, Tian Lin, am willing to swear the oath!"

This time, without asking Mr. Tan, Tian Lin automatically responded in his heart.

In the blink of an eye, the old man in the Sea of Consciousness vanished, but left behind a string of text.

This text was instantly memorized by Tian Lin, without a single word missing.

Tian Lin opened his eyes in surprise and said, "So there is such a way of transmitting the teachings in this world."

Mr. Tan responded, "The spells and divine skills of the world often fall into writing, but the 'Dao' itself is not found in writings.

When Tian has the opportunity to cultivate in the future, you will understand that all Dao techniques require special means to be passed on."

After saying this, he continued:

"You must have also sworn an oath to Houtu, right? I must remind you once again, Tian, having sworn an oath to Houtu, you absolutely cannot break it, otherwise, I fear a great disaster might occur."

Tian Lin asked, "What kind of great disaster?"

"I have never broken a promise, how would I know what kind of misfortune that would bring?"

Tian Lin was momentarily speechless and silently resolved never to make careless oaths in the future.

About half an hour later, the Flying Boat quickly flew out of the towering mountains, and only after spotting some signs of human habitation did Mr. Tan instruct his sword holder to land the Flying Boat.

A group of five disembarked on a mountain peak, and Tian Lin couldn't help saying, "If Mr. Tan only wanted me to take a Transmission Array, all this trouble could have been avoided."

Indeed, a hundred top-grade Spirit Stones are extremely precious to an ordinary Huahua Lang.

But for these immortal disciples, it wasn't something they couldn't afford.

"Do not misunderstand, Tian, I only promised Mei Immortal to give you the Heavenly Water Breathing Technique. As for the Transmission Array, once you reach Tianbei County, Mei Immortal will naturally take care of it."

Mr. Tan said, "I am going to Tianbei County to investigate the matter concerning Tong Yao."

Tong Yao is already dead, as stated personally by the Nine-Life True Man.

But Mr. Tan's intention to investigate the matter of Tong Yao made Tian Lin realize there was definitely more to the story.

Fortunately, Mr. Tan did not beat around the bush. He said, "If I am not mistaken, Tian, you have also met Tong Yao and Xing Bufan, right?"

Tian Lin nodded, listening to Mr. Tan: "Once you are in Tianbei County, if you see Tong Yao, remember to inform me. If you can find out her whereabouts, I would owe you a big favor."

Seeing his serious demeanor, Tian Lin nodded, "So, the old ancestor of the Tong Family, she really didn't die?"

"She did die, but someone used her body for soul transference."

Mr. Tan's expression was very grim: "After all, Tong Yao was an Outer Disciple of our Shuiyun Sect. How dare Xing Bufan use her body for soul transference, what would this say about our sect's dignity?"

These words not only shocked Yu'er and her sisters, but Tian Lin also found it unbelievable.

"If I am not mistaken, that Xing Bufan is a man, right? How could he—how dare he use the old ancestor's body?"

Cui'er thought Mr. Tan's words were absurd.

Tian Lin also found it absurd, if it were said that the conspiracy of the great tomb at Kun Lake was Zhou Shoufan's way to obliterate the Tong Family and avenge his ancestor, it made sense.

But now that the Tong Family was ostensibly obliterated, Zhou Shoufan still using Tong Yao's body for soul transference was beyond Tian Lin's imagination.

"Sister Tong is in her prime and cultivates the Five Elements Golden Core Technique.

I think, that Xing Bufan must have seen the potential in Sister Tong, hence using her body for soul transference.

As for changing gender, that's not really a big deal."

Tian Lin was speechless, if changing gender isn't a big deal, then what is?

"This Mr. Xing, truly reckless."

After a long moment, Tian Lin finally squeezed out these words.

He thought of the Heart Inquiry Sect, and the people from the Zhou family there.

If these people knew that their founding master, their ancestor, had now become a woman, who knows what they would think.

A group of five trekked the mountains and waters, not choosing to fly with swords.

To them, since the vicinity was not far from Tianbei County, merely walking wasn't much of a burden.

When Tian Lin and others entered the county early in the day, Mr. Tan took Tian Lin to find an inn but did not rush to leave.

Tian Lin did not know when Mei Immortal would come to the county, and asked him:

"If I'm not mistaken, Mei Immortal must be cultivating her Divine Lady Tree in Pingyang City and probably won't come to the county anytime soon. According to Senior Brother Tan's estimation, when will Mei Immortal come to the county?"

At this time, his sword holder had already fetched the waiter and ordered a pot of tea.

Mr. Tan took a sip of tea and said, "I have already sent a flying message to Mei Immortal, telling her about Zhai Xingzi's traces in Tianbei County. She should appear soon, so you need not worry."

Tian Lin didn't know what Zhai Xingzi was doing in the county, nor did he care about Zhai Xingzi's grudge with Mei Immortal, but hearing that Mei Immortal would soon arrive, his face brightened.

But he soon thought of the evil spirits in Pingyang City.

If Mei Immortal and Elder Qiu weren't in Pingyang City to suppress those evil spirits, who knows how much trouble they could cause.

Mr. Tan also seemed to have noticed what was on Tian Lin's mind, and he said:

"You needn't worry about the evil spirits in Pingyang City. Our sect has taken the Huahua Langs of Pingyang City as servant disciples to permanently station them there."

Permanently station them in Pingyang City?

That sounds nice, but doesn't it just mean making those Huahua Langs, under the guise of Shuiyun Sect servant disciples, stay in Pingyang City for life without leaving?

Then what's the point in even being called a servant disciple?