Chapter 8: The Immortals and the Mortals Are Separated Forever
Chapter 8: The Immortals and the Mortals Are Separated Forever
High above the heavens, a strange image regenerated!
A giant sword with a thousand hammers was placed in the shadows and left unattended for a thousand years.
As the years passed, its blade was no longer bright, its blade was no longer sharp, and it was covered in rust!
However, a wave of anger and unwillingness steeply arose!
The erosion of the rust became more and more severe, while the divinity and majesty of that huge sword likewise increased with each passing day!
“Foundation Establishment Cultivator Dao Xuan Zi, where he cultivated the Dao for two hundred and one years, he achieved the Dao Foundation with the strange artifact [Rusty Sword Dao Xuan]. In the land of Immortal Extinction, he fought with others and eventually died at the hands of Foundation Establishment cultivator Kou Hong.”
“Now that his body is dead, he returns the Dao to Heaven!”
The splendid scene fireworks lit up the sky for thousands of miles.
“Dao Xuan Zi ……,” Kou Hong tilted his head and looked at the magnificent scene, seemingly completely frozen, unable to stop muttering.
All the soldiers present also looked up at the sky and froze.
“Old man Li Fan, meet the Immortal Master.”
Right at this moment, an old man with white hair and a walking stick walked tremblingly to Kou Hong’s side.
Kou Hong paid no attention, Li Fan was not in a hurry, standing aside and waiting while also signaling a group of soldiers to wait patiently.
After a long time, after the heavenly apparition dispersed, Kou Hong then looked at Li Fan.
“Are you the leader of the mortals here?” Kou Hong’s tone was hard, and it was obvious that he did not have a very good feeling about Li Fan. “That voice that rang out in all directions before was you, right?”
“Minor tricks, not enough to enter the eyes of an Immortal Master.” Li Fan arched his hand and avoided talking about this matter, instead, he directly bowed to the end, “I still ask Immortal Master to be merciful and save the lives of more than a thousand people up and down my clan.”
“Mercy ……,” Kou Hong sneered at his words. “I and dao xuanzi fight, is each according to their own ability, life and death each peace heaven’s destiny. You a mere mortal, actually interfering in the battle between us immortal cultivators.”
He looked at Li Fan, the murderous aura in his words was undeniable, “Speaking of which, although Dao Xuan Zi and I fought to the death over the dan-tying technique, he is at least my brother of more than a hundred years. Now that you have assassinated him, do I have to kill you to avenge Dao Xuan Zi?”
Not caring about Kou Hong’s aggressiveness, Li Fan just laughed bitterly, “It’s just seeking a ray of hope! As the old man said before, if Immortal Master loses, my clan will definitely be unable to escape death.”
When Kou Hong heard this, his face slowed down. He sighed lightly, “What a way to beg for a chance of survival. You’re right, the world is a difficult place, who isn’t struggling for that ray of life.”
Seeing that Kou Hong’s tone softened, Li Fan hurriedly hit the snake and said, “Previously, Daoist Xuanzi …… Immortal Master had promised me that if ……”
Before the words were finished, Kou Hong frowned and interrupted them, “If it’s this matter, I’m afraid I’ll have to disappoint you. Dao Xuan Zi perhaps had no intention of honoring his promise to begin with.”
Li Fan froze, “What does Immortal Master mean by that?”
Kou Hong said with slight mockery, “For a hundred years, Dao Xuan Zi has been a serious and unswerving figure in front of people, not imagining that he actually acted without any bottom line and cheated even mortals.”
He paused, looked at Li Fan’s face, and then said, “That Great Formation of Extinct Immortals is so dangerous that the two of us were able to break in before with a certain amount of luck. It would take some effort for us to leave on our own, so how could we possibly take mortals away?”
“What? You guys don’t know a way to leave this place either?” Li Fan’s heart and mind shook dramatically, and his face became extremely ugly. Over a hundred years of anticipation being denied by the Immortal Cultivator himself in front of him, Li Fan’s mind almost collapsed.
Fortunately, after all, Li Fan had gone through several lifetimes of trials and tribulations, and his mind was tough. He fixed his mind and said to Kou Hong, “This is not the place to talk, Immortal Master please also follow me.”
With that, he led Kou Hong through the ruins of Xuanjing City for a few moments and came to an underground bunker.
Earlier, when Kou Hong and Dao Xuan Zi were fighting, the soldiers in the city were hiding in these bunkers. In Xuanjing City, there were hundreds of similar bunkers, large and small.
Although the bunkers were deep underground, they were illuminated with lights and were still as bright as day. There were even ventilation ducts connecting to the outside world, so it was not suffocating.
Kou Hong surveyed the lights on the ceiling with interest and complimented, “No wonder Dao Xuan Zi sought cooperation from you mortals before. To be able to restrain and utilize the power of lightning, it seems that over the thousands of years, you mortals of the Immortal Extinction Land have really developed well. There’s also the concealed weapon from before, which is also considered to be quite powerful.”
Immediately afterward, he shook his head again, “It’s a pity, only in this Great Dao Crippled Land are these magic weapons somewhat useful. Outside of here, under the oppression of the laws of the Great Dao, all of these things are useless.” “Speaking of which, when did Dao Xuanzi find you and ask you to assassinate me here? The timing doesn’t match up. Can’t it be that he quietly practiced the art of bilocation?” Kou Hong suddenly remembered something and asked suddenly.
Li Fan did not move and was about to answer, but he saw that Kou Hong suddenly lost interest and waved his hand, “It’s just that, what’s the point of dwelling on this matter. After the body dies and the Dao fades, all things are empty.” After saying this, he sat down directly on the chair, looking rather uninspired. It was as if he had been struck by Dao Xuan Zi’s death.
“It is best not to ask about this matter, if more is said, it is inevitable that there will be some breakage.” Li Fan secretly said in his heart.
He then inquired to Kou Hong with an apprehensive face, “The Immortal Master said earlier that he was unable to take mortals out of this Immortal Extinction Land, is this matter true?”
Kou Hong snorted, “You are just a mortal, why would I lie to you. Perhaps a Jindan stage cultivator can protect a mortal to break through the Immortal Extinction Formation, but if it’s just a Foundation Establishment stage cultivation, it’s absolutely impossible!”
“Of course, if you don’t mind if there are only a few broken pieces left after you go out, I am willing to reluctantly give it a try.”
Not caring about Kou Hong’s not-so-funny sneer, Li Fan asked undauntedly, “Could it be that there is no hope for mortals like me to leave this world?”
Kou Hong thought about it and still shook his head, “If you want to leave the land of Immortal Extinction, you must break through the Immortal Extinction Formation. With a mere mortal body, there is simply no possibility of breaking through. All attempts to do so are just asking for death. Besides, you’re already halfway into the ground, why are you so obsessed with leaving this place? Wouldn’t it be nice to be an earth emperor.”
Kou Hong had a disbelieving look on his face.
“Even though there is no harm in my death, I always want to leave a thought for future generations.” Li Fan did not die, and asked again, “If my descendants are able to cultivate to the Foundation Establishment Realm like an Immortal Master, wouldn’t it be possible for them to leave this place?”
Kou Hong laughed out loud, “Not to mention that there is not the slightest bit of aura in this place, so it is impossible to cultivate. Let’s just say that Immortals and mortals are forever separated, and mortals here are covered in miasma, how can they cultivate the Immortal Way?”
Kou Hong laughed coldly, “I advise you to die of this heart. You mortals, if you want to cultivate, the only way is to first go to the outside world to remake your body and wash away the miasma. Otherwise, even if the Dao of Immortality is placed in front of you, you can’t see it or touch it.”
With several questions in a row, Kou Hong was so certain that Li Fan seemed to have finally given up.
“Immortals and mortals are separated forever, Immortals and mortals are separated forever ……,” Li Fan muttered with some disorientation, “So, there is really no way out?”
“There really isn’t.” Having seen Li Fan in a dejected mood to the extreme, Kou Hong was somehow in a good mood.
“There really isn’t.” He repeated again.
“It’s true, as Immortal Master said, Immortals and mortals are separated forever.” Li Fan let out a long sigh.
“Ah yes yes yes.” Kou Hong nodded his head repeatedly.
As if he was struck by this cruel fact, Li Fan looked a little dazed and excused himself and left.
The moment he walked out of the bunker, the door closed with a bang.
Kou Hong’s face changed, and a bad feeling welled up in his heart.
However, it was too late.
Rolls of white mist containing the Immortal Mortal Miasma gushed out from all parts of the room.
“Ah!”
Kou Hong let out a miserable scream before he was drowned in the thick fog.
Outside the bunker, Li Fan’s gaze was haunted as he slowly said, “Since Immortals and Mortals are not on opposite sides.”
“Then how can I, a mortal, dare to fully believe in what you say.”
(End of chapter)