ca-book Chapter 30 The sky has fallen? Let's make tea with a ton of Kunlun Xuanbing first!
Chapter 30 The sky has fallen? Let's make tea with a ton of Kunlun Xuanbing first!
Xuan Chengzi and Fang Qingxue's hearts sank to the bottom in an instant.
The first two conditions sound absurd, but in the end they only consume the "things" of Penglai.
Whether it's nourishing the divine tree or offering immortal fruits as tribute, for a sect with a history spanning thousands of years, it might cause some damage, but it wouldn't shake its very foundation.
But this third condition, judging from the half-smile on Lin Fan's face, was astonishing.
"Sir...please speak."
Xuan Chengzi's throat was so dry it was burning; every word sounded like it had been ground out on sandpaper.
He was already prepared to lose everything in Penglai, and even cede territory and pay reparations.
Lin Fan leaned back in the rocking chair, swaying gently, his gaze drifting towards the mundane world beyond the courtyard wall.
"Besides enjoying good drinks, I also enjoy having fun."
"It's a bit stuffy staying in this yard all the time."
"I've heard that your Penglai is located on some overseas fairy mountain. The scenery must be quite beautiful?"
Xuan Chengzi was taken aback, completely unable to follow Lin Fan's train of thought, and could only subconsciously answer, "It's...it's alright."
It's more than just good.
That is a fairyland of clouds and seas, another blessed land outside the ancestral veins of the Divine Land.
"Okay then."
Lin Fan slapped his thigh, as if he had decided which farmhouse to visit for the weekend.
"Once this matter is settled, you Penglai Immortal Island, give me a piece of land."
"I want to build a seaside villa there, so I can go there for vacation whenever I have free time, go fishing, and watch the sunrise over the sea."
"By the way, the Wi-Fi signal must be at its maximum, gigabit fiber optic at least, I won't go if it's even one megabit less."
"puff--"
Xuan Chengzi felt a surge of heat rush to the top of his head, almost causing his heart meridian to rupture on the spot.
What?!
Building a sea-view villa on Penglai Island?
They want to install...fiber optic cables?!
His mind went blank.
What place is that?
That is the sacred ground of the sect in Penglai! It is a secluded place of cultivation, isolated from the mortal world, where the tablets of the ancestral masters of all generations are enshrined!
For thousands of years, not even a fly could get in, except for the core of this sect!
This guy wants to build a villa next to the ancestral master's hermitage for vacations and fishing?!
This is beyond just extortion!
This is practically like digging up Penglai's ancestral graves and holding a beach party on them!
"Sir! No! Absolutely not!"
Xuan Chengzi was truly anxious this time; all color drained from his face, and his voice became distorted.
"Penglai Immortal Island is the foundation of our sect. There are heaven-reaching restrictions left by our ancestral master on the island. Outsiders... outsiders are absolutely forbidden to set foot there! This is to defy our ancestral teachings and will incur divine retribution!"
"Oh?"
Lin Fan's face slowly darkened.
"You mean I'm an outsider?"
There was no earth-shattering pressure, no murderous aura.
But in that instant, the wind in the courtyard stopped, the light dimmed, and even the chirping of insects and birds disappeared completely.
The entire world seemed to have been muted by Lin Fan's single thought.
Xuan Chengzi's legs went weak, and his kneecaps cracked, almost causing him to kneel down again.
He felt as if he were facing not a person, but an ancient god who had been awakened.
That indifferent gaze sent shivers down his spine.
"No! No! This humble Taoist priest had absolutely no such intention!"
Xuan-Chengzi was so frightened that she was scared out of her wits and waved her hands frantically.
"Sir, you are the master of the ancestral court of the Human Emperor, favored by the destiny of this world. How could you be an outsider! However... however, the ancestral precepts are as firm as mountains. We hope you will understand, please understand!"
"Alright."
Lin Fan waved his hand impatiently, interrupting his plea.
"Don't give me that nonsense."
"I'm just asking you, is it okay or not?"
"Give me a straight answer. If not, I'm going back to sleep. Whether the sky outside collapses or caves in is up to you."
With just one sentence, Xuan Chengzi was pinned to the spot.
A dead end.
No? Lin Fan abandoned the situation, and the evil spirits from beyond the realm descended, turning Penglai Immortal Island and the entire world into dust.
Okay? Xuan Chengzi is the eternal sinner of Penglai. After his death, he will be dragged out of his coffin by the patriarchs of all generations and his bones will be crushed and scattered to the winds.
He stood there, his face a mixture of pale and ashen, his whole body contorted into a pretzel.
Fang Qingxue watched from the side, her heart clenching.
She knew that her husband was doing this on purpose.
In the midst of this suffocating silence, a heart-wrenching scream suddenly erupted from outside the courtyard.
"Mr. Lin! Mr. Lin! Something terrible has happened!!"
It's Li Zhenguo's voice!
Lin Fan frowned.
The next second, the courtyard gate was smashed open from the outside!
Li Zhenguo's face was ashen as he scrambled in, followed by several members of the action team, all of whom looked like they had seen a ghost.
"Mr. Lin! Quick! Look at the sky!" Li Zhenguo pointed to the sky, his voice trembling uncontrollably.
Lin Fan, Fang Qingxue, and Xuan Chengzi all looked up at the same time.
Suddenly, a long, narrow, scar-like black crack appeared to have appeared in the once clear sky!
The crack appeared out of nowhere at an altitude of 10,000 meters, and the surrounding space was irregularly distorted as if glass had shattered.
Visible plumes of black smoke, like thick smoke or filthy ink, were seeping out of the cracks in an endless stream!
The black aura was filled with a terrifying aura of coldness, evil, chaos, and defeat.
As soon as it appeared, the temperature in the entire capital city seemed to drop several degrees. Despite it being the height of summer, people felt a chill that penetrated to the bone.
The birds in the alley fell silent instantly, and the cats and dogs of the neighbors whimpered anxiously, huddled in the corners, trembling.
Countless ordinary people, though unable to see the crack, inexplicably felt a sense of panic and shortness of breath, as if their chests were suffocating.
On the streets and alleys, quarrels and fights that break out over trivial matters are increasing rapidly.
"They're here...so fast!"
Xuan Chengzi looked up at the towering wound, his face ashen, his lips trembling.
A great calamity has arrived!
"Mr. Lin, what... what the hell is this?!" Li Zhenguo was so frightened that he was completely at a loss. Their satellite radar was not responding to that area of the sky, but the monitoring index representing the fortune of the capital was plummeting at a cliff-like speed!
"Your ceiling is leaking, haven't you seen that before?"
Lin Fan glanced at the crack in the sky, pursed his lips, and spoke with annoyance at being disturbed.
As soon as this thing came out, he immediately felt that the "stuffy" tea smell in his yard had become even stronger.
These uninvited, dirty things have seriously affected his quality of life!
"Sir, what time is it? Please stop joking!" Li Zhenguo was almost in tears. "The fighter jets we sent out all lost electronic equipment as soon as they approached that area. Two of them have already crashed!"
"Idiot," Lin Fan commented bluntly. "That's 'pathogenic energy,' a pollution at the level of rules. Trying to smash it with a lump of iron—isn't that just courting death?"
"Then... what should we do?!" Li Zhenguo was utterly desperate.
Lin Fan ignored him and turned his gaze to Xuan Chengzi, who was still frozen in place.
"Old Taoist priest, I've changed my mind."
Xuan Chengzi was taken aback: "Sir?"
"My third condition is that I don't want your seaside villa anymore," Lin Fan said calmly.
Upon hearing this, Xuan Chengzi breathed a huge sigh of relief, thinking that Lin Fan had a change of heart in the face of crisis.
"Thank you for your understanding, sir..."
"I've heard," Lin Fan interrupted him, speaking to himself, "that Mount Kunlun is the ancestor of all mountains, the source of the dragon veins of China?"
"The scenery there must be much better than your wretched island, right?"
Xuan Chengzi's heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition, countless times stronger than before, instantly gripped his heart.
"The summit of Kunlun Mountain is covered in snow all year round. There is a type of snow that remains buried underground for tens of thousands of years without melting, called 'Ten Thousand Year Ice'."
"Using the water melted from the deepest part of the Xuanbing ice core to brew my newly acquired locust flower tea should taste quite good."
Lin Fan grinned, revealing a set of white teeth, as he watched Xuan Chengzi's face gradually stiffen.
"Okay, let's change the third condition to this."
"Go to the top of Kunlun Mountain and dig up ten tons of water from the ancient Xuanbing Spring."
"I'll make my move whenever the water arrives."
"Can't it be done?"
Lin Fan's smile turned cold.
"You just wait until the sky is completely dark."
Xuan Chengzi's face instantly fell into a bitter expression.
Kunlun Mountains?
Ten-thousand-year-old Xuanbing Spring?
My God!
That place is a forbidden area of the Chinese dragon vein, ten thousand times more dangerous than Penglai Immortal Island! It is a true forbidden zone for gods and demons! Forget about getting any Xuanbing Spring, even ordinary immortals who approach within a hundred miles will be torn to shreds by the protective mountain winds and ancient restrictions there!
This condition is hundreds or thousands of times more difficult than building a villa in Penglai!
This is practically killing him!