Beyond the Divine States

imperial city struck three times. Meanwh

perial city opened silently, two rows of paper umbrell

ked through the gate and then slightly stopped. With a solemn expression, he g

, please

o was more than 70 years old with gray hair, still

ere a young man and a young gi

oth of whom were slim and pretty. They both lowered their heads and occa

imperial city seemed

palace was not small. The maids holding an umbrella and trimming the

t the end was open. The middle-aged man explained, “The owner of this room is not here for the time being. You c

the middle-aged man, saying with a grin, “I’m old. It is okay for me to stay here but my dis

dle-aged man asked with a

k out a copper coin from his sleeve and slightly tossed it. The copper coin happened to land on the threshold but rather th

opper coin tightly with his face getting mo

bewitched to hang himself to death. Some priests have been asked to conduct a religious rite here but they... died too. All t

al expression. He raised his hand, the maid beside him together with the women trimming the plants ju

f the previous ones. I brought you here today originally to test you. Now

nskilled wandering Taoist priests have died before. You tried t

n. Please follow me to the side yard,” the man slightly n

dark sky and found that th

with a slightly hoarse voice. “I hope that His

ame is Song Ce. If you have any questi

wer voice. A red sparrow at t

.

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ight. Regardless of the darkness, such dim candlelight can’t be buried in oblivion, so you onl

stly, “When I perform the rite later, you two must remember to keep a clear mind and not harbor any evil intention i

Changjiu and the young

meticulously. When the old man asked the que

lowered. Her eyes slightly glittered, in which

ould sit in mediation. When it is midnight

wo replied i

t of the door, he waved the horsetail whisk in his hand and the door closed in r

started cultivating, so they certainly didn’t n

Ning Changjiu sat down cross-

d coldly, “Blockhead, do you really

ignored her and c

her knees but she did not start meditating. Instead, she tapped her knees gently and snapped, “You may be too silly to notice this. The way that ol

that. Instead, she sighed, “Anyway, m

action and retorted, “He bought us and besid

d, “What has he taug

stubbornly, “He mus

raise them, will you teach them martial arts or the worldly principles? What

metaphor. He frowned and wanted to refute, b

gly pretty and adorable junior fellow di

ate anymore. Sitting in the chair, she swayed her legs gently and res

r seemingly smart senior fellow d

speaking with uncertainty. “Recently, upon approaching th

d?” Ning Xiaoli

a Taoist temple, which looks very familiar

nexplicably, “What k

one. The Taoist temple is always closed, but th

Blockhead, you have been bewitch

ead and laughed at himself, thinking that

then muttered a few mind-cleansing spells. Gradually, his min

in her mouth. Looking at the darkening night outside the window, sh

mashed the back of the chair with her

as almost midnight. “The preparat

en they closed the door, Ning Changjiu whispered

ldly, pretending not to see the sweat on his forehead. She calle

disciples separately, saying with a serious face, “These are protective talisman

fetched the paper talismans an

radually veiled