Chapter 66: 66, Stay in the Immortal Path
"As soon as Li Daoyou met you, he collapsed. If you say this has nothing to do with you, who would believe that? In the past, Li Daoyou has welcomed and seen off many Cultivators here, but there has never been an incident like this." Upon hearing these words from Tan Shuchang, the Cultivator immediately became extremely angry.
However, angry as he was, he was not unreasonable. He continued, "Would you dare come with me to see Fairy Ji? Fairy Ji possesses Divine Skills and can discern whether a person is lying!"
"Since you do not trust me, I will accompany you without issue," said Tan Shuchang, who also confirmed that the Cultivators before him were regular practitioners and had not been possessed by anything.
At that moment, after Tan Shuchang’s words, a giant black shadow hundreds of meters long suddenly appeared in the water below them.
Suddenly, the water surface broke and an enormous black snake coiled its way out.
The shadow resembled a black dragon, its snakehead as large as a temple. Being stared at by those cold eyes gave one the feeling of a chilling breeze brushing across one’s face.
Yet, the black snake did not seem intent on attacking, and the Cultivators who saw it appeared somewhat excited.
"There is no need for several fellow daoists to look for me, as I happened to have placed a Dharma Seal here," a voice emanated from the black snake’s mouth, melodious and exceedingly clear.
"Fairy Ji!" The Cultivators hurriedly paid their respects, including the previously angry one.
Tan Shuchang looked at the black snake, and through this exchange, had already understood its identity—this was a disciple of the Snake Transformation Cave!
However, its size was truly terrifying.
Before this, Tan Shuchang had only heard of the incredible aspects of the Snake Transformation Cave’s Cultivation Techniques, but having seen it with his own eyes, he truly realized the miraculous nature of these Immortal Sect techniques.
"Please recount what happened earlier," said the black snake, turning to Tan Shuchang.
"I had just entered this place when I met him. Who would have thought that after just a few words, he suddenly collapsed! He had just taken three hundred Upper Profound Great Seals from me, but since he is dead, I do not need these seals anymore. Consider it a sentimental gift," Tan Shuchang said indifferently.
Because the manner in which the other party had taken the Great Seals was a bit odd, and along with that thing resembling the body of a Peach Immortal being also fixated on the three hundred Upper Profound Great Seals, Tan Shuchang, being cautious, simply decided to let them go.
After hearing Tan Shuchang’s words, the black snake immediately closed its eyes.
A bizarre dark light flowed around its body and after a short while, the light dissipated and the black snake spoke again, "What this fellow daoist has said is entirely true."
"This... I apologize, fellow daoist. I wronged you, I..." This was the previously angry Cultivator, apologizing to Tan Shuchang.
However, before the Cultivator could finish his words, Tan Shuchang waved his hand, indicating it was not a problem.
Even as he made these gestures, Tan Shuchang’s gaze remained on the enormous black snake.
The black snake felt Tan Shuchang’s gaze, whose eyes grew colder, but what she said was, "Fellow daoist, since Li Daoyou has met with an accident, why don’t I lead the way and show you around the Peach Blossom Marvel Realm?"
"How could Tan Someone refuse an invitation from a fairy?" Tan Shuchang responded with a smile, because it was finally time to reveal their true intentions.
The black snake nodded slightly, then took the lead and departed.
Tan Shuchang raised his hand and summoned a Lower Realm Magic Artifact, forcibly summoning a deathly aura that transformed into black smoke, lifting him up as he followed.
As expected, when Tan Shuchang caught up, the black snake spat out a barrier, then said, "A foe should be settled rather than tied down. The Peach Master taught you the Three Proofs method; you take an oath to leave the Peach Blossom Marvel Realm and erase all former grievances. How about that?"
Tan Shuchang examined the barrier and found that compared to the one that had evolved from the suspected corpse of the Peach Immortal, this barrier was not only fragile but also full of large loopholes.
Immediately, he withdrew his gaze and looked at the black snake, feigning hesitation as he spoke, "The Three Proofs Method? What is the Three Proofs Method?"
"What do you think caused the disappearance of the mythology three hundred years ago?" Instead of answering directly, the black snake responded with a question.
"Please enlighten me, Fairy," Tan Shuchang said very politely.
"An unimaginable opportunity descended from the heavens, allowing the celestial families of that era who had attained the realm of cultivation to successively achieve two proofs and reached the domain of the third! Once a cultivator completes the three proofs, his own legends will be completely retracted.
Any rumors related to them will be stripped from this mortal world and recorded onto their cultivation reliance."
At this point, the black snake’s melodious and crisp voice clearly became excited.
Upon hearing this, Tan Shuchang couldn’t help but be astonished.
The realm of cultivation above truth-seeking was so incredible. Just the third proof alone could retract one’s own legend, leaving no name in the mortal world, only the name remained in the path of cultivation!
"So, to put it simply, did they all ascend? And because the ascension was too hasty, did it cause the heritage of this world to be interrupted?" Tan Shuchang couldn’t help but speak out, for if this conjecture were true, it would be reasonable.
Otherwise, the cultivators of the Jiawu Realm should not still be in just this realm of truth-seeking.
Although, as their power increases within the realm of truth-seeking and their understanding of the cultivation techniques deepens, the divine skills they master are also increasingly profound; they forgo eating grains, gather cloud energy, borrow the power of heaven and earth, and reverse yin and yang.
But the lifespan of the cultivators in the Jiawu Realm was also truly short, as if all those great divine skills were obtained at the expense of their lifespan.
"If only it were just that…"
The black snake sneered coldly.
However, after laughing twice, the fairy Ji then snorted coldly, "That is not for you to know. You don’t have Teacher Peach’s methods. Knowing too much will only lead you to die faster. But now, you should understand what the Three Proofs Method is about, right?"
Tan Shuchang nodded his head and did not get angry because of the black snake’s words; he merely asked calmly, "So Fairy Ji, you must be close to completing the first proof, right?"
"Although I have planted enough Dharma Seals, I still have a long way to go… Alright, you just stay here, Teacher Peach does not want to see you." The black snake spoke somewhat despondently, and after saying this, it dived into the water, transforming into a long black shadow that gradually disappeared beneath the surface of the water.
As Fairy Ji left, Tan Shuchang felt the power of the familiar barrier.
"Swear now, and after you swear, I will tell you about the Three Proofs Method, and then you must leave immediately!" The voice of the entity resembling the corpse of Peach Immortal rang out immediately, and the impatience in it was extremely pronounced.
"How do I know that the Three Proofs Method you’re passing on to me is not false?" asked Tan Shuchang.
"I disdain to lie about such matters, and moreover, the Three Proofs Method is about sensing the will of heaven. If I intentionally speak incorrectly, the response from heaven’s will would turn these calamity symbols on you into my certain demise."
"Are these calamity symbols really that powerful?" Tan Shuchang was surprised. He recognized those calamity symbols, but their power was not as massively potent as described by the entity resembling Peach Immortal’s corpse.
This type of calamity symbol merely draws on the lethal qi of heaven and earth, forming calamities targeted at cultivators. For instance, if one’s opponent is engaged in a battle, slip them one, and it would confuse their mind, causing them to expose numerous weaknesses as if they were caught in an intelligence-lowering halo.
"Without the response from heaven’s will, a calamity symbol can only form external calamities. But once there is a response from heaven’s will, it will turn into a heavenly calamity. At that time, even if one has attained the cultivation realm, they will die!"
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