The old man gently knocked Little Ya's head with his cane and said with a smile, "I'll tell you another secret. When you see an immortal, don't bother about anything else and just kowtow."
"Then, let the immortal take you as his disciple."
"If you have immortal karma, you will be an immortal flying around in the sky from that moment onwards."
The elder's eyes were turbid and he looked as if he was about to sob. He sighed inwardly. He felt that time was like light and regretted not seizing that bit of chance to achieve immortality.
The little boy did not listen to the old man. Instead, he stared blankly into the distance.
On the snowy mountain, a figure was slowly descending like a feather.
The old man followed the boy's shocked gaze. With just a glance, the old man had a plan.
After looking around, he realized that the people from the snowy mountain team were rushing forward.
At this moment, the old man made a shushing gesture to the little boy and quietly led the little boy towards the direction where the figure had landed.
Only when they were completely separated from the group did the old man say to the little boy, "Your immortal karma is here. As long as we save the immortal, even if we don't become an immortal, we will have a lifetime of glory and wealth."
"Do you understand everything that I'm saying?"
"What does wealth mean?" The little boy asked innocently. He only knew that the pastries and snacks in the town were very expensive.
"It means that you can eat meat at every meal."
For some reason, the old man's eyes wavered. At that moment, he seemed to see light in the little boy's eyes.
In an instant, the little boy was filled with energy.
"Remember, you can't tell anyone about this. If the immortal is still alive, I'll try my best to fight for your immortal karma with my old body."
"If the immortal dies, we'll find a Feng Shui treasure land to bury him."
There was another thing that the old man didn't say. Before burying the immortal, he wanted to find every valuable thing that the immortal had on hand.
"I understand, Grandpa," said the little boy seriously. All he could think about now was the life of eating meat at every meal.
An hour later, the grandfather and grandson finally found the immortal floating down from the sky.
"Grandpa, this immortal looks so ordinary," said the little boy as he looked at the plain-looking Xu Fan.
"Don't say so much. Let's save the immortal first."
Looking at Xu Fan, who was dressed in a Daoist robe, the little boy gritted his teeth and began to look for tools that could be used in the surroundings.
In the end, the old man used a rope and some dried branches to make a simple support frame. It took great effort for them to drag Xu Fan back to the little boy's house.
The moment they entered the house, a skinny little girl, who was about six years old, quickly pounced into the little boy's chest.
"Big brother, I'm scared. A big black dog wants to bite me." The little girl sobbed.
"Don't worry, I'll go kill the large black dog in a moment," replied the little boy firmly.
"Brother, who is this uncle?" The little girl pointed at Xu Fan who was lying on the stretcher.
"This is our source of wealth. If we save him, we can eat meat every day."
As the little boy spoke, he brought Xu Fan to the little boy's only bed together with the old man.
"Little Ya, cook some porridge for the immortal every day. You don't have to call a doctor."
"An immortal's disease is not something they can diagnose."
As the elder spoke, he took out two taels of silver and handed them to the boy.
"In the near future, don't go up the mountain to pick spiritual medicines. Just take care of the immortal." The old man reminded him patiently as if he was trying to make up for his regret.
After settling everything, the old man got up and left the boy's house.
"Luo Sheng, I've repaid you for saving my life. Whether an immortal can emerge from your family depends on the luck of the two children."
In the remaining days, the little boy brought his younger sister to do as the old man said. As the little boy's house was rather remote, no one came.
Half a month later.
One afternoon, the little boy was massaging Xu Fan's arm. This was the method the old man had told him about.
Meanwhile, the little girl leaned on her chin and watched her brother work.
"Brother, when do you think we can live a life of eating meat every day?"
"After this big brother immortal wakes up," said the little boy to his sister with a smile. He felt a little dejected in his heart. It seemed like his life of eating meat every day was still very far away.
At this time, Xu Fan slowly woke up. Without moving his body, he began to sense his surroundings.
After listening to the conversation between the little boy and the little girl, Xu Fan found out about his experience.
"Fortunately, I was saved. If I was on the snowy mountain, wouldn't I be dead?" Xu Fan thought.
While Xu Fan was unconscious, he had been fighting the Death Soul Bug in his soul space all along.
At first, the Death Soul Bug took advantage of Xu Fan's weakness and directly gnawed off most of Xu Fan's soul. Only when Xu Fan was about to be completely devoured did he react. Then, he began a battle of wits with the Death Soul Bug in the vast soul space. Only now did he completely destroy the Death Soul Bug.
After confirming that there was no danger around, Xu Fan slowly opened his eyes.
"Child, you won't get a tip if you massage me like this," said Xu Fan slowly. After being unconscious for half a month, his entire body was a little stiff and his mouth was a little wrinkled.
Xu Fan's words instantly interrupted the siblings who yearned for a good life.
The moment the little boy heard Xu Fan's words, he remembered his grandfather's instructions. Without a word, he pulled his sister to kneel down and started kowtowing.
"Immortal, please accept us as disciples."
The little boy's head bounced on the ground, and he felt pain as he looked at Xu Fan. This silly boy was using his true strength to kowtow.
Xu Fan stood up to help the siblings up and checked their qualifications.
The younger sister had three spiritual roots, while the older brother had four spiritual roots. In this kind of cultivation world, they were qualified to be cannon fodder.
"Why do you want to take me as your master?" Xu Fan sat on the bed and started to ask the three questions involved in an apprenticeship. He also admitted that the siblings had the qualifications to become his disciples, not to mention that they were his saviors.
Most importantly, he now had the qualifications to take in disciples in the sect. After the disciples passed the test, they would become outer sect disciples of the Heavenly Imperial Sect.
"We want to eat meat every day," said the siblings in unison.
Xu Fan looked at the sincere and yearning expressions of the two siblings. Yes, after passing this trial and facing the great Dao, he could become an immortal.
"What do you think an immortal is?"
Xu Fan wanted to ask a second question, but in the end, he did not ask them this question. What would these two children know?
"Alright, let me ask you a key question," said Xu Fan with a serious expression.
"Please speak, Immortal."
Xu Fan's finger emitted a purple light as he gently pointed towards the siblings.
"A person's nature cannot be changed. This is my final test."
Looking at this pair of siblings who had fallen into a dream, Xu Fan calmly said, "After my test, I will accept you as my disciples."
"If you fail, I'll grant you a lifetime of riches."
After a thorough examination, he found that other than the few Dharma artifacts he had taken out in the sky, everything else was still there. None of the four storage bags were missing.
DXu Fan's gaze towards the siblings became even gentler.