CH 5

At this moment, Danyang Zi completely ignored what Li Huowang was thinking. He was admonishing his terrified disciples, saying, "Remember what you saw today if anyone has any improper thoughts in the future!"

Danyang Zi's words made everyone's hearts tighten, and the fear in their eyes grew stronger. He walked past his disciples with his hands behind his back, his eagle-like gaze sweeping over everyone's faces.

"I'm telling you all, helping others become immortal is a great merit. If I become immortal, I won't forget your kindness, but anyone who ruins my good fortune... hmph!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly stopped in front of Li Huowang and looked at the young man who looked different from his other disciples. "You are just a figment of my imagination. Why should I be afraid of you?" Li Huowang thought this and calmly met the eyes of his eccentric master.

When Danyang Zi raised his right hand, which was covered in mud from under his fingernails, the atmosphere in the cave became tense. Everyone's eyes turned to this senior brother who dared to offend their master, waiting to see how their master would deal with him.

Unexpectedly, Danyang Zi's expression suddenly relaxed, and he patted Li Huowang's head with his right hand. The heavy atmosphere disappeared instantly.

"Why didn't you leave with those traitors last night?" This sentence seemed to be asking Li Huowang, but it was actually a compliment.

Li Huowang was about to speak, but Danyang Zi raised his hand to stop him. "Don't say anything foolish. Although you didn't inform me in time, compared to those treacherous disciples, you've done well enough."

Danyang Zi continued, "I see that you have good talent. You don't need to work in the warehouse anymore. From now on, you are my registered disciple."

Li Huowang was stunned. His status had been elevated? But he quickly realized that so many people had died in the cave, and this guy's helpers were probably not enough.

"By the way, since you have become my disciple, you need a Daoist name. Your name will be Xuan Yang from now on."

Li Huowang glanced at the round hole in the corner, and the tragic end of the previous Xuan Yang flashed through his mind. He thought to himself, "Wow, this name is really ominous."

Although Li Huowang didn't care much about this treatment, the others in the warehouse suddenly became envious. Becoming Danyang Zi's registered disciple meant they didn't have to die.

But for Danyang Zi, this was not enough. He had to give more rewards to hook people in. "Xuan Yang, since you have just joined our sect, I, your master, have to give you a little something."

When Li Huowang heard his name being called, he quickly walked over to Danyang Zi, expecting to receive a gift.

Danyang Zi poured out five dark pills from the gourd at his waist and put them in Li Huowang's palm. "Take these. These five pills were refined by me, and they can add ten years to your life and give you temporary supernatural powers to save your life."Li Huowang furrowed his eyebrows and placed the pills in front of him. "Could these pills also be made from human beings?"

As he was thinking this, Li Huowang suddenly saw one of the pills roll slightly in his hand, changing from a circular shape to an oval shape. It seemed like something was trying to come out from inside.

But upon closer observation, he realized that the pill had not changed at all.

"Damn, am I going crazy? Why do I care about things in my hallucinations? It's all fake. I can't get sucked into it again."

Li Huowang slapped his head in frustration.

Danyang Zi ignored Li Huowang's reaction and turned to the remaining people. "See that? If you go against Dao Ye, it's a dead end. But if you help Dao Ye, there will be rewards, and they will be plentiful!"

Everyone's gaze shifted between Danyang Zi and the pills. Each person had their own thoughts, but only they knew what they were thinking.

Having achieved his goal, Danyang Zi waved his dirty sleeves and let everyone continue their work.

Li Huowang didn't need to go to the storeroom anymore. His Dao name was Xuan Yang, so everything that belonged to Xuan Yang was now his, including his status, Dao robe, and even the solitary cave.

But he didn't care about any of these things that happened in his hallucinations. He cared more about what he had gained.

He crossed his arms and looked at the two things on the white hospital bed sheet: the jade pendant and the pills.

"Oh my god, I actually brought them both out."

But now Li Huowang was faced with a difficult question that he had to confront once again.

"If I bring these pills out and they actually work, then is this place really just a hallucination? What's going on with me?"

He had been following his doctor's advice seriously, firmly treating everything over there as a hallucination. But this thing appeared in front of him, and he began to doubt himself.

If it was really a hallucination, then why did it become real? What harm would it cause to him?

If it was another world over there, then...

The crazy senior sister who was turned into pills by his master, the Xuan Yang who was devoured by the black cauldron, and all kinds of terrifying and horrifying scenes flashed through his mind, making his breathing quicken.

"Ah! It's so annoying, there's no one to discuss this with." Frustrated, Li Huowang scratched his head.

After venting, Li Huowang finally came up with a solution. He would continue to cooperate as much as possible in his hallucinations, treating everything as real.

If it turned out to be real, he could protect himself.

If it was fake, he wouldn't be harmed.

He would first experiment with the authenticity and value of these things that were sent over before making further plans.

Having made his decision, Li Huowang took a deep breath and picked up one of the pills with his index finger and thumb."No, it's too dangerous to eat it by myself." His gaze turned to the patients sunbathing in the garden outside.

After a brief struggle in his heart for a second, he gave up in despair. They were all poor people like himself. How could he let them try the medicine? He would find a white mouse to experiment on later.

Then Li Huowang turned his gaze to the round jade pendant. Dealing with this thing was much easier than dealing with the elixir.

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"Tell me what's going on. I climbed over the wall to come here. If it's just a prank, hmph!" Yang Na clenched her small and fair fist, threatening Li Huowang.

"Girl, brother only asked for your help as a last resort. You know I can't leave here at all." Li Huowang said as he walked to the door of the ward and closed it, drawing the curtains.