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Chapter 48 Xu Banxian

Qingyue rambled on about her own affairs.

Just like in the story, Qingyue is a pitiful woman.

Qingyue was born into a wealthy family, but the family fell into decline when she was born.

When he was two or three years old, his parents died, and his situation plummeted.

Despite working hard every day, Qingyue still couldn't get enough to eat or wear.

In fact, Qingyue's soul was extremely full, even containing two points of true spirit from Fu Qingfeng and Fu Mingyue, and her fortune and luck far exceeded those of ordinary mortals.

Logically speaking, she should have been reborn into a wealthy family and enjoyed generations of wealth and prosperity.

Xu Xian knew that this was Pudu Cihang's doing.

It used the divination method to calculate Qingyue's fate and then forcibly interfered with it using great magic.

Given Qingyue's current condition, she is no longer able to withstand such powerful good fortune and will die soon.

These blessings and good fortune will naturally fall into the hands of the Universal Salvation and Compassionate Journey.

Qingyue ate three large meat buns in a row before carefully examining Xu Xian: "Who...who are you?"

Xu Xian laughed and said, "I am a wandering Taoist priest, and people call me Half-Immortal Xu."

"A fortune teller?"

Xu Xian leaned close to the clear moon, his tone calm yet captivating: "I understand yin and yang, comprehend creation, know the past and the future, and comprehend all things."

Qingyue was taken aback, her voice turning somber: "Immortal, do you know when this ordeal will end?"

"Of course I know."

A glimmer of hope shone in Qingyue's eyes.

"I know you need to go to Pudu Temple to chant sutras every day. After you finish chanting tomorrow, come find me in Shuangliu Lane."

After saying this, Xu Xian made a hand seal and disappeared from the spot.

Seeing that Xu Xian was truly capable, Qingyue immediately knelt down and kowtowed, keeping the matter in mind.

Xu Xian returned to the inn and met Bai Suzhen.

"My lord, what should we do next?"

Xu Xian laughed and said, "Luoning City has more than just the enlightened master Pudu Cihang; there's also a half-immortal named Xu."

He took out the Ruyi scepter, chanted a spell, and blew on it.

Then a long banner appeared in his hand.

The banner bears the three characters "Xu Banxian" and a couplet.

Fortune telling, character analysis, feng shui, and understanding of destiny.

To dispel doubts, avert disasters, and promote marriage, and to grasp the secrets of heaven.

Xu Xian looked at the long banner in his hand with considerable satisfaction.

He conjured a Taoist robe for himself, making him look like a hermit, a sage residing in the world.

"How are you feeling?"

"Your husband is extremely handsome."

Hehe~

Xu Xian laughed for a while, then used his Ruyi scepter to make his Taoist robe and long banner look a little tattered, and at the same time transformed the Ruyi scepter into a whisk.

"That's the kind of 'divine being' I know."

Early in the morning, Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen left the inn and headed to Shuangliu Lane.

This alleyway has no high-ranking officials or nobles, but it has a certain scholarly elegance.

Looking around, all I could see were unsuccessful candidates in the imperial examinations and those who had failed the preliminary examinations.

There were calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall behind them, and a long table in front of them.

They do some writing services for letters and selling calligraphy and paintings.

Xu Xian, dressed in a tattered Taoist robe and carrying a dirty long banner, strolled leisurely into Shuangliu Lane.

Bai Suzhen then transforms into a beautiful female Buddhist nun, carrying a long table and following behind Xu Xian.

The two arrived early enough that some stalls in Shuangliu Lane were still empty.

Xu Xian pretended to do some calculations with his fingers, then pointed to a corner: "Put it here."

Bai Suzhen immediately set up a long table.

Xu Xian sat down and waited quietly.

The two men's behavior certainly attracted a lot of attention.

Xu Xian looked like a wandering Taoist priest, but the female lay Buddhist following behind him was so beautiful that the two were completely mismatched.

In addition, the doggerel on Xu Xian's banner was a bit too boastful, which naturally attracted many busybodies.

"You Taoist priest have quite the air about you, but I wonder if you have any real skills."

"To claim to understand creation and control the secrets of heaven—isn't that a bit of an exaggeration?"

"Tch, I think he's just an arrogant idiot."

"Even the Venerable Master Pudu Cihang, who is truly capable, doesn't have such a boastful tone as you."

"How can this kid be compared to the Venerable Master Pudu Cihang?"

……

The crowd chattered amongst themselves, completely distrusting Xu Xian.

However, some bored ruffians also came to Xu Xian's door.

He laid out a few copper coins and sneered, "What skills do you, a Taoist priest, possess?"

Xu Xian flicked his whisk, and the copper coins on the table flew into his hand.

"I can do everything!"

The rogue stared blankly at the vanished coin, then said, "You have some tricks up your sleeve, but you can't fool me! You claim to know everything, can you turn lead into gold?"

Upon hearing this, the onlookers burst into laughter.

"Turning stone into gold is a divine skill, even the Venerable Pudu Cihang cannot do it, so it is even more impossible for this Taoist priest."

"This Taoist priest is just boastful; he hasn't done anything wrong. Don't make fun of him."

"Just tear down his banner, beat him up, and drive him away."

……

After talking for a while, the group got a little bored and decided to leave.

Xu Xian knew that only by intimidating these mortals could he have a chance to expose the true nature of the Universal Salvation Ceremony.

Therefore, he said, "Of course I know the art of turning stone into gold."

These words immediately caused an uproar among those present.

"What?!"

"With so many people watching, you can't fake it!"

"Let me broaden my horizons. If you can turn stones into gold, I'll know you're a true deity."

"If it's fake, you'll get a severe beating and be sent to the authorities!"

Even the scoundrel stared wide-eyed, his face filled with disbelief.

Xu Xian maintained his image as a sage, lightly flicking his whisk: "Bring me a stone!"

Bai Suzhen was about to make her move when the rogue stopped her, saying, "I don't trust you. I'll do it myself."

The others chimed in, "Yes, we'll find it ourselves!"

As they spoke, the crowd gathered around the rogue and found a rock about the size of a fist.

The rogue pointed at the stone and said, "Go ahead and do it! Let us see the magic of turning stone into gold."

Xu Xian chuckled, closed his eyes, and muttered incantations.

The crowd was puzzled but dared not disturb them, and simply waited quietly.

A moment later, a sharp-eyed person suddenly exclaimed, "A rosy glow!"

"It's the glow of dawn!"

"A rosy glow descends; could it truly be divine beings?"

As Xu Xian chanted the incantation, a radiant glow gradually emanated from his body, making him appear truly like an enlightened hermit or a sage living outside the world.

Only when the rosy dawn shone brightly did Xu Xian open his eyes.

He swept his whisk across the ground and chanted, "Change!"

The stones on the table immediately emitted a golden light, turning into real gold.

The rogue rubbed his eyes, still not believing it.

He reached out, picked up the gold nugget, weighed it in his hand, and then bit it with his teeth.

The weight of the gold nugget and the teeth marks on it clearly indicated that it was indeed a gold nugget!

"This, this, this..."

"How is that possible?"

"Truly, it's the art of turning lead into gold!"

"Divine skill!"

"Master Xu truly lives up to his reputation!"

The crowd erupted in excitement, and Xu Xian's name spread like wildfire.

Xu Xian pointed to the gold nugget in the rogue's hand and said, "This gold was obtained through divine magic and can only be given to those with pure hearts. One must not harbor even the slightest greed. If greed arises, the gold nugget will turn to stone!"

Xu Xian certainly didn't have the magic touch to turn stones into gold.

The gold nugget in the rogue's hand was just a trick conjured by Ruyi; it would turn back into stone in no time.

Therefore, Xu Xian said that he was "pure-hearted" and "greedy".

People in this world are all greedy; how few are those with pure and kind hearts?

Therefore, even if the gold nugget in the rogue's hand turns to stone, people will only think that the rogue was greedy and will not cause trouble for Xu Xian.

The rogue took the gold nuggets and left happily.

The people around Xu Xian immediately surrounded him.

"Mystic, I have a request."

"I also have something I need the fortune teller's help with."

"Please come to my home for a chat, Master. I have a younger sister who is sixteen years old and extremely beautiful..."