My Journey to Immortality
Ch 24 - Xudong City.

It had been three days of their journey to head for the Wei Empire, during those three days also Suja and Wu Dao continued to augment their fighting experience by fighting against Demonic Beasts from those as strong as Forging Qi cultivators to Foundation Realm cultivators.

If he found a powerful Demonic Beast under Nascent Soul then Suja would directly challenge him, the action of which managed to make Wu Dao shake his head in astonishment.

It was only the first time he had seen that there was a cultivator who was still at the Forging Qi stage challenging a Demonic Beast that was much stronger than him, it was strange for him to see Suja also able to give a little resistance especially when Suja challenged a Tiger-type Demonic Beast who had a level of practice as strong as a Low-stage Core Formation Cultivator even though only briefly before being replaced by his bodyguard.

During the journey Wu Dao would join the battle if they fought Demonic Beasts or wild Spirit Beasts that were still as high as Forging Qi, respectively, but if his opponent was in the Foundation Realm to the top then he would only watch as well as see Suja's fighting tricks that allowed him to apply using the Light Thunder Manual he and the Light Guardians used rehearse.

The moment they ate lunch before exiting the forest Wu Dao finally asked a question, he intended to bring out some questions that had been looming over him for the past three days.

"Pender Xi, may I ask you a question?" Suja turned her head when she heard Wu Dao's words after they finished eating.

"Please brother Wu, what is this you are asking?".

"Pender Xi, if I may know. Why do donors always fight Demonic and Spirit Beasts who are stronger than donors? Wouldn't it be better to seek experience by fighting alongside opponents who practice the same as us?" Suja smiled hearing that.

"Brother Wu, can I just call Wu Dao?" Wu Dao nodded in permission.

"Look, every time I fight an enemy stronger than me because I've been hard to defeat by a Forging Qi cultivator. The manual I used to practice was a special manual whose level was equivalent to nine heavens, this manual was a gift from someone named Heavenseal when I was revived in this world".

Wu Dao was aghast when he found out the reason.

'If indeed Donor Xi is already able to subvert a Forging Qi cultivator, doesn't that mean he is the most powerful in our generation?' His inner voice became the debater of his own mind.

"Wu Dao, in the cultivation level everyone uses many ways to become stronger. The manual I used was a universe level manual, a manual that was once used by a person or perhaps a Heavenly Great Dragon King in the past.

Heavenseal gave me this manual to support my cultivation, all of it was actually worth the size and weight of the mission burden I was going to carry out in the next few decades".

Wu Dao seemed to nod his head hearing it, he had indeed seen from the flash of memories he had obtained from the young man before him.

What made him quite surprised was the age and strength of Suja, he never imagined that there would be a 10-year-old child but had a body like a young man in his 20s and had quite a great strength.

Wu Dao felt confident that if they fought, he would find it hard to survive and might even be defeated with just one or two attacks after seeing the power that Suja possessed.

"Then, since the donor knows the consequences of breaking through the higher realms of the Nascent Soul then the donor also knows how to treat it?".

Suja nodded slowly, Wu Dao smiled widely as he saw Suja nodding. Never did he expect to meet someone as knowledgeable as Suja, though, during his journey outside the temple he only met Forging Qi cultivators who were mostly very arrogant as they were from large and medium sects let alone those with noble blood or the descendants of rich merchants.

"You rest easy, brother, I will treat your Master as best I can. Even if I can't treat it until it heals, I'll give you an herbal medicine that can heal the little deep wounds he's been through" Wu Dao nodded and thanked.

They resumed their journey, after walking for some time they finally came out and saw the city gate of Xudong not too far away in front of them.

Suja seemed excited to see the city gate, it had been the last few days they were in the forest so when he saw there was a city that could be a stopover place made him feel happy.

"Senior, what city is that?".

"The city was the city of Xudong young lord, the city was led by a member of the Wang noble family. The city was also known as a trading city because it became a stopover for many merchants from various regions and outside the Empire, there was also a restaurant owned by Blue Scale Sect, Blue Scale Restaurant" one of the Core Formation Cultovators explained about the city.

After arriving at the gate they were waiting in line, many people who noticed them and thought that his entourage was a group of noble families who wanted to stop there.

"Aja!"

"ah! Ajahn! Please Ajahn and the group enter the city first!".

Some residents in front of their ranks invited Wu Dao and Suja to cut the queue because they felt hesitant, even some of the gate guard soldiers also asked them to check first before entering the city.

They cut the queue accompanied by the guard soldiers, at the checkpoint they were also not complicated because the officers saw the whereabouts of Wu Dao and gave his greetings to the young monk.

Upon entering the city, Suja and Wu Dao were astonished at how crowded the city was. On each side of the path they could see several people Cultivators of the Foundation Realm realm and Low-stage Core Formation up to Peak-stage.

As they walked deeper and deeper the more cultivators they encountered, they would at least meet two to five cultivators at every crossroads they went through.

Suqian directed Suja and her entourage towards the location of the Blue Scale Restaurant, Suja said she wanted to try the cuisine in the restaurant which was said to be the best restaurant in the Han Empire even in the Wei Empire and Lin Empire.

"So this is senior skull's favorite restaurant" Suja was amazed to see the beautiful carvings and some green jade placed on the leaves of the restaurant's entrance.

The Blue Scale Restaurant building has five floors, the division of each floor is also different depending on the golongannya.

The first floor was for ordinary people, the second floor was for those wealthy merchants, the third floor was for Forging Qi cultivators and Foundation Realm, the fourth floor was for Core Formation cultivators and Nascent Souls, the second floor was for those cultivators, and the fifth floor is for important people like the Emperor, the Alchemist, and everyone who can afford to pay.

Suja entered followed by her entourage, Wu Dao was a bit hesitant to enter the restaurant because he felt that the restaurant was not a place for a monk like him.

"Wu Dao, why are you standing there instead? Come inside!" Wu Dao shook his head slowly.

"Pender Xi, this place is too fancy for a fiction like me. Imagining the price alone I could not afford, let alone to eat the dishes they provided" Suja shook her head and felt a little annoyed.

"Wu Dao, you take it easy. I'll treat you here, so you don't have to feel that way anymore" Wu Dao was a bit embarrassed to know that he would enjoy a sumptuous meal in a classy restaurant while there were still a lot of monks asking for donations out there.

"But….." Unfinished he said Suja had already pulled his hand and dragged him in, they became the center of attention of all first-floor patrons because they saw a monk being pulled like a horse by a young man who looked the same age as the monk.

"Wu Dao, I treat you to introduce you to earthly life outside of the temple. Let's just say this is the first treaty you've received from me, haven't we raised each other up? So don't refuse! Let's go up to the fifth floor!".

Wu Dao was touched to hear that, only this time he felt that he had gained a foster brother and best friend who could make him feel comfortable and happy.

The life of monks in the temple is very simple, they only consume vegetables because they are vegetarians who are taught not to eat any animal meat except in a forced state.

The teachings of Buddhism he adopted and studied since childhood forbid the killing of animals unless the animal is a demonic beast and Spirit Beast that has not been tamed, he said, they are taught that every killing they make in the world if not based on the intention of helping others will get karma in the afterlife.

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for the next I will update every three days, the number of chapters depends on how many I can write during the three days.