Peach Blossom Divine Medical God-Chapter 1821 - 1815: Origins

"This item was obtained from the ancient cave..."

Faced with Taoist Liu’s inquiry, Chen Yang did not hide anything and told everything as it was.

Taoist Liu’s eyes widened, and his expression was full of shock.

"What? This item actually came from Chi Yun’s ancient cave? And it’s likely the cushion used by Ancestor Chi Yun?" Taoist Liu was completely astounded.

The elder in green beside him wore a distressed face and looked unhappy.

"Yes, why? Is there a problem?"

Chen Yang didn’t expect Taoist Liu to have such a strong reaction.

"Hmph, well, you old Taoists from Lion Tiger Mountain are really incorrigible. If I hadn’t run into you today, our lineage’s treasure would have been taken away by you again?" Taoist Liu, after the initial shock, suddenly became angry, pointing at the elder in green and reprimanded him.

The elder in green looked embarrassed and wanted to explain, "Uncle Liu, I think you misunderstood, this matter is not as you think, and the incident many years ago was also a misunderstanding..."

But Taoist Liu did not intend to give him any chance to explain.

"Alright, alright, I don’t want to hear about ancient matters, but since I stumbled upon today’s event, I can’t let you take it back, this is something good belonging to our lineage." Taoist Liu spoke indignantly, then turned to Chen Yang and said, "Young friend Chen Yang, sell this to me, I’ll pay you double the Spirit Stones they offered, come by my Taoist temple tonight to collect it."

With that, Taoist Liu immediately turned around and left with the cushion.

"Uncle Liu, Uncle Liu..." The elder in green tried to chase after him, but Taoist Liu walked away without looking back.

"Alas."

Seeing that he couldn’t catch up, the elder in green had no choice but to sigh heavily, and after saying a couple of words of farewell to Chen Yang, he also left.

The previously lively clinic suddenly had only Chen Yang left, leaving him utterly bewildered.

"It seems there’s a close relationship between Taoist Liu and Lion Tiger Mountain, and there’s a misunderstanding between them."

Recalling the conversation between Taoist Liu and the elder in green just now, Chen Yang realized a lot of things.

Taoist Liu mentioned their lineage, from his tone, the elder in green seemed to belong to another lineage.

"I should find some time to visit in the evening, ask Taoist Liu about it, and also see what is so special about that cushion."

Chen Yang suddenly became quite interested in the matters between Taoist Liu and Lion Tiger Mountain.

He immediately decided to visit that evening to inquire more.

...

Before he knew it, evening had come.

After having dinner at home, Chen Yang set off for the Green Cloud Taoist Temple.

The Green Cloud Taoist Temple was very quiet at night with no tourists.

Thus, Chen Yang didn’t knock on the door; he just walked right in when he arrived.

He initially thought that at this time, Taoist Liu would be in his private room, but as soon as Chen Yang stepped over the threshold of the main hall, he saw Taoist Liu kneeling inside, devoutly worshipping.

Originally, the altar table held the statue of the Taoist Patriarch, but it was now gone, leaving only a single cushion.

And it was the ancient cushion that Taoist Liu had taken from his home today.

"Old fellow, where did the statue of the Taoist Patriarch go?" Chen Yang asked, feeling quite astonished.

Upon hearing the voice, Taoist Liu immediately opened his eyes and looked at Chen Yang, "Young friend Chen Yang, you’re here."

"The statue of the Taoist Patriarch has been moved to another location by me. From now on, this main hall will only worship the cushion of the Ancestor."

Taoist Liu explained with a smile.

Chen Yang was puzzled.

Although Chi Yunzi was powerful and an ancient figure from a thousand years ago, he still couldn’t be more prominent than the Taoist Patriarch, right?

How could Taoist Liu, as a member of the Taoist sect, not distinguish such primary and secondary importance?

"Old fellow, isn’t this inappropriate? The status of the Taoist Patriarch is higher than Chi Yunzi, isn’t it? You seem confused about the priorities." Chen Yang questioned.

Yet Taoist Liu was unconcerned.

"Young friend Chen Yang, you’re not aware of this, but Ancestor Chi Yunzi’s standing is actually not lower than that of the Taoist Patriarch! So what I’m doing isn’t inappropriate at all." Taoist Liu replied with a smile.

"Huh? How can that be? Isn’t the Taoist Patriarch the foremost in Taoism?" Chen Yang was increasingly confused; this was commonly acknowledged, how could it be different according to Taoist Liu?

"Haha, young friend Chen Yang, this is a Taoist secret, it’s normal for you not to know. Let’s not dwell on that for now; first, check these Spirit Stones to see if they’re enough." Taoist Liu chuckled, taking a bundle out from a nearby cabinet.

Opening the package, there were over thirty Spirit Stones inside.

Exactly double what the elder in green was willing to offer today.

This was something Chen Yang didn’t care about much; from any perspective, he actually preferred that the cushion remained at the Green Cloud Taoist Temple rather than going to Lion Tiger Mountain.

So even if Taoist Liu didn’t give any Spirit Stones, Chen Yang wouldn’t have minded.

"No problem? If so, just accept it. This cushion of the Ancestor is mine from now on." Taoist Liu was filled with happiness, seemingly feeling it was a great deal to trade over thirty Spirit Stones for this cushion.

He urged Chen Yang to accept the Spirit Stones.

Seeing this, Chen Yang didn’t hesitate and accepted as instructed by Taoist Liu.

"Old fellow, I didn’t come tonight for these Spirit Stones; I’m mainly curious about your background and how you got entangled with the people from Lion Tiger Mountain." Chen Yang, after a brief silence, asked the question that had been nagging him all day.

Initially, he had considered coming over in the afternoon, but knowing the Green Cloud Taoist Temple’s business was good, Taoist Liu might be busy, so he waited until evening.

"Hmm? Young friend Chen Yang, are you curious about that?" Taoist Liu was surprised, evidently not expecting Chen Yang to be interested in this.

"Naturally, since you’ll be staying here often, I should at least know about my neighbor’s background, right?" Chen Yang replied with a laugh.

Hearing this, Taoist Liu also chuckled, "Young friend Chen Yang, you’ve got a point there. In that case, let’s head to my room, and I’ll tell you about my connection with those people from Lion Tiger Mountain in detail."

Taoist Liu wasn’t resistant to this; in fact, he was quite open to it.

Upon hearing that Chen Yang wanted to know more, he promptly took Chen Yang to his quarters, where they shared some liquor and chatted.

They talked for a long time, with Taoist Liu doing most of the talking.

Through his account, Chen Yang learned about the origins of their connection and understood why the ancient cave of Chi Yunzi was located at Lion Tiger Mountain, while the old Taoists there were completely unaware of it.

Though they were of the same sect, they were not of the same lineage!

A thousand years ago, at the beginning of the Taoist school’s establishment, it wasn’t just the Taoist Patriarch alone.

The Taoist Patriarch had a fellow disciple, who was Chi Yunzi.

The two of them founded and expanded the Taoist venue, passing on the legacy.

The Taoist Patriarch’s lineage continued for a thousand years and, despite changes over time, evolved into many branches, spreading across famous mountains and holy sites.

However, for unknown reasons, around seven hundred years ago, Chi Yunzi’s lineage mysteriously declined!

Though it had been passed down for a millennium, it had now dwindled to just Taoist Liu within the sect!