Tao and Heaven

Chapter 176 The Great Tribulation of Heaven and Earth and the Longevity Tribulation

Outside the ninth cave, the thin light curtain vibrated slightly.

"here we go?"

Gu Wen and Jun Yan put their ears to the light curtain and faintly heard the sound of collision.

This layer of light curtain that is difficult to penetrate by any means does not isolate vibrations. The same is true for most means of isolating the outside world, especially fixed formations.

Because there is no need, things like vibrations, sounds, light, etc. cannot allow outsiders to determine useful information. Most cultivators use divine thoughts to detect, so guarding against divine thoughts is the top priority.

Every additional function in Taoism requires twice as much effort, and the same goes for formations. The more complicated the function, the easier it is to make mistakes.

The truly top-notch spells generally have only one function, either to attack or to defend. Spells that can do both are considered miscellaneous spells found in the cultivation market.

"It should have started." Jun Yan nodded and said, "Can Chi Yuzi do it? He is a half-immortal. I heard that the half-immortal of the Golden Core Avenue has reached the extreme and is only one step away from becoming an immortal."

Gu Wen spread his hands and said, "What can we do? Is there any other way?"

There is no solution to Akabane's problem. If she doesn't complete her three souls and seven spirits, she will die. If she completes her three souls and seven spirits, she will have to face her half-immortal sister. It's the same death, so why not choose to take a chance?

If you succeed, you will become an immortal and have an endless lifespan.

Although the odds are about the same as buying a lottery ticket, it is better than just sitting and waiting for death.

"So you didn't intend to gain any advantage from the beginning?"

Jun Yan looked surprised. He was not a little girl like Chi Yuzi. He could tell from the beginning that Gu Wen was similar to him.

In order to become stronger, Jun Yan would do anything to get stronger. He could kill people, and Gu Wen could ask questions without shame. Maybe he still had a conscience, but Jun Yan believed that if the benefits were big enough, Gu Wen would become like him.

"I've already taken the benefits, and now I'm just helping her as a friend."

Gu Wen obtained the method of refining the Nine-Transformation Golden Pill and several earth core crystal shells from Chiyuzi. Now the Nine-Transformation Golden Pill is about to be refined, only half a step away.

If he practices step by step, he will probably need to pay at least three times more celestial marrow than he has now.

"Besides favors, there are also favors. I am not an abacus, so I won't calculate the favors carefully. I used to like to calculate the favors carefully, and they all called me Gu Paipi."

"I can tell."

Jun Yan was no exception, and Chan Xi, who had a good first impression of Gu Wen, tilted her head and asked, "Why doesn't it count now?"

Gu Wen smiled and said, "Because I have practiced cultivation, it is my nature that I am not good at settling accounts. I couldn't do it before, but now I want to be a good person."

As the saying goes, if it's not for a living, who wants to eat shit?

"Were you a bad person before?"

Chanxi asked again, with some doubt in her clear eyes.

Why so many whys? Curious?
Gu Wen curled the corner of his mouth. Sometimes he suspected that Chanxi might really be a baby. According to what she said, she did not have the subjective memory of the Three Pure Ones.

Seeing is just seeing, it does not mean understanding. On the contrary, if she could understand, Chanxi would not feel that she is not a disciple of the Three Pure Ones.

It is said that One Qi Transformed into Three Pure Ones is the only technique in the world that can achieve perfect clones. The clones created by it can exist like ordinary people, and their cultivation qualifications will also be improved.

Chan Xi asked: "Why? I see that you don't look like a bad person. Could it be that my face-reading technique is wrong?"

After several inquiries, Gu Wen had no choice but to explain: "The difference between good and bad depends on the position. I will help my fellows, so they think I am a good person. I will suppress other merchants, so they think I am a bad person. This is because we have different paths and cannot work together."

"Can't understand."

Chanxi said very honestly.

Turns out to be a fool.

Gu Wen suddenly realized and said seriously: "Other people are bad people. The way of good and evil lies with me because I am good."

"Why."

Chan Xi wanted to ask something when there was a roar in the distance, the scroll floating in the sky disappeared, and four figures appeared and attacked each other in mid-air, causing the clouds for dozens of miles to collapse, and a huge gap was formed in an instant.
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Both Gu Wen and the demon clan led by Ao Heng cast their glances.

The game was about the immortality elixir, and it was a competition of strength at all levels. If the semi-immortals couldn't decide who would win, then the celestial prodigies would come in, if the celestial prodigies were in a stalemate, then the semi-immortals would come in, and if the two couldn't be separated, then the stalemate would continue.

Now that the Tianjiao are in a stalemate, it depends on the struggle between the ancestors of each family.

Xuan Yue was alone against three, facing a demon cave master who was also a half-immortal, and two demon saints with impressive strength. Normally, he could kill the latter with a single slap, but at this moment, under the control of Angri cave master, these three demon saints were like extra arms for the other side.

But he still looked calm and composed. The difference in numbers was his strength, and he had not yet used his full strength.

Xuan Yue came to help Dao Zong just to interfere with Chi Ling, there was no need for him to put in his best efforts.

Qingcang's personality meant that his resurrection was not a good thing for most semi-immortals. It was neither good nor bad for Xuanyue. After leaving behind the Liuyun Sect's lineage, he no longer cared about the affairs of the cultivation world and spent nearly ten thousand years in Taixu seeking an opportunity to become an immortal.

But it is not a good thing for there to be an overly powerful immortal in the world.

At least he had never seen any immortal who could kill three beings of the same level, let alone when they were under siege.

The fight lasted for a quarter of an hour. The Lord of Angri Cave frowned, knowing that he could not defeat the opponent, so he had to give up and said:

"Xuan Yue, if you want to hinder the Golden Core Saint, why don't you join us in attacking and killing Dao Zong and his group? The goddess of heaven is not here now."

"Old bird Angri, are you so old that you've lost your mind? Do you think the goddess didn't leave any tricks on him? Do you think those Dao Sect masters from the outer world are just here to eat?"

There was a hint of disdain on Xuan Yue's handsome face.

He was born in Dao Sect, although 10,000 years had passed and they were no longer from the same sect. However, Xuan Yue always had awe for Dao Sect because he knew the foundation of Dao Sect.

You never know where a half-immortal from the Three Pure Ones sect will pop up, like yourself.

Gu Wen has now shown his talent, and it is useless to strangle him in the cradle for a giant like the Sanqing Dao Sect. They must have prepared enough means to protect Gu Wen. Otherwise, with so many geniuses in the history of the Sanqing Dao Sect, wouldn't others want to kill him?
It is better to grab the elixir of immortality than to attack Gu Wen, at least there will be more people around.

"Or do you think I really need the elixir of immortality? Just like you, I have only touched the avenue a little bit, but have not yet transcended my life span?"

"All things will eventually die. The second level of semi-immortal is just a trick. It is not transcendence after all."

The Lord of Angri Cave took the other three demon saints and left on their own initiative. They fell into the demon camp in the distance and transformed into human forms of various shapes.

A middle-aged man with red hair, a gloomy man with disheveled hair and a sticking tongue, and a beautiful lady.

This is done to reduce consumption, as the huge body will consume a lot of energy in the land of becoming an immortal.

As soon as he landed, the surrounding monsters knelt down and even Ao Heng had to bow to these juniors who were nominally his.

"Ao Heng, you failed to complete the task, you take the blame yourself." The demon clan respects strength, and as long as he does not become a half-immortal, he will have to bow to a half-immortal.

Even when facing some powerful demon saints, he still needs to bow and salute.

Bai Di was bending over with a broken arm and wounded. His injuries immediately attracted the attention of Angri Cave Lord and others.

The Basher Demon Saint asked, "Are you the genius of the White Tiger Clan 30,000 years ago? How could you be injured like this? Who could hurt you like this?"

Tu Shanyun looked thoughtful, with a strange look in her eyes.

Bai Dixun has always been famous among the demon clan, and anyone who can endure being sealed for 30,000 years is definitely not an ordinary person. With his strength, he should not be injured so badly.

"But the Immortal Sword?"

The Lord of Angri Cave saw some clues at a glance, and Bai Dixun replied: "He was injured by Hong Chen, he is very strong."

As he said this, his teeth clenched, his fists clenched, and his whole body was shaking.

He has always been invincible in the same level, and has always defeated others by surpassing their level. But now, not only can he not beat his opponent, but he has also been surpassed by his opponent, and even defeated by two levels.

Not long after leaving the battle, the surrounding demon geniuses looked at Bai Dixun with strange eyes, as if mocking him, but they tried hard not to show it.

Just like Baidi was feeling aggrieved, they wanted to laugh at each other. There was no friendship between monsters, only strong and weak. If you were weak, you were unreasonable.

If they turned into Ao Heng, they would probably start laughing at Bai Dixun on the spot.

Did Bai Di Xun lose to that Hong Chen?

The three powerful demon clan members were stunned. They knew Gu Wen, but their impression of him seemed to be that he was only at the 50th level of Taoism.

Bai Dixun is two levels higher than his opponent, but he can still lose. Is the immortal sword really that powerful?
They turned their heads and looked behind them, their gazes spanning dozens of miles and focused on an ordinary man. Then the other person actually looked up at them with a hint of awareness.

"Humph!"

A cold snort came from outside the sky, and the three people's vision was suddenly blocked, and they could no longer peek.

The Lord of Angri Cave withdrew his gaze, Tu Shanyun frowned, and the Bashe Demon Saint said bluntly: "Perhaps we should change our target. He may not be much worse than Qingcang when he grows up."

Even Bai Dixun was beaten half-crippled by Yue two levels higher.

If the rumors that he practiced for less than a year are true, then this kind of talent is terrifying.

"We can't kill her. The Three Pure Ones will definitely defend her to the death. If we send in more people, the goddess will be short of people."

Tu Shanyun shook her head. The Demon Saint Angri knew that this was impossible and did not think about it from the beginning.

He comforted Bai Dixun like a kind elder, saying, "It's good that you are fine. You just recovered too late. If you had recovered earlier, with the power of the Eighty-Eight Dao Base, he would not be your opponent. Go and heal your wounds first. There is no need to force yourself to fight later."

"Yes."

Bai Dixun retreated to heal his wounds, but Ao Heng did not leave. He bowed to the Lord of Angri Cave again and said, "Old Senior, what should we do now? I'm afraid we can't do anything about the Dao Sect group, but do we have other helpers?"

This time, only a small number of demons came, such as the thirty-six cave masters, at least half of whom had blood feuds with Qingcang. But now only three people came, and there was only one cave master.

"They went to fight for the elixir of immortality."

"Why does it take so many people to deal with just one goddess?"

"The Dao Sect stopped most of them, and only a few were able to enter the Immortal Land. Moreover, there are also powerful people within the human race fighting for it." The Lord of the Angri Cave Heaven sighed, "If the demon race can work together, they alone can't stop us. But there are also barriers between the cave heavens, and the Lords of the cave heavens also want the immortal medicine."

The chance to become an immortal and the opportunity for longevity is to get some roots that can extend your life by hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of years.

With such a long lifespan and the method of prolonging lifespan, many old guys can live for tens of thousands of years. Maybe they can even transcend their lifespan and live forever.

The semi-immortals at this level are the most ruthless. Without the limits of their lifespans, countless people have cut off everything and plunged themselves into the pursuit of immortality.

"But if Qingcang is resurrected, everything will be false."

The face of the Demon Saint Angri was full of sorrow. Suddenly, his expression became stiff, a strand of white hair appeared on his temples, and wrinkles on his facial skin spread uncontrollably.

Gudong!

A sound like the beating of a heart suddenly rang out, causing the blood of the monsters to flow backwards.

puff!
A mouthful of blood was spat out, and real fire was ignited on the ground.

The Demon Saint Angri looked at a strand of hair that fell off his hand, his eyes full of disbelief. He was actually getting old, yet he had dozens of ways to prolong his life.

When he is not fighting, his life span is like a turtle's breathing, and he consumes very little life span. He can break one piece of life span into dozens of pieces.

Once one reaches the semi-immortal level, even if they cannot transcend their life span, it is very easy to prolong their life span, because extending their life span is the only way for them to practice to the second level.

He could live at least another eight thousand years, but now he only has eighty years left?
All methods of prolonging life have failed.

"Ahhhh!"

A scream was heard from the side. When I looked up, I saw that Tu Shanyun's beauty had easily disappeared, replaced by old age, with falling white hair and a face full of wrinkles.

When he looked again, there was no beautiful woman there, only an old woman.

She covered her face in disbelief and said in horror, "How could I be so old? I have already been reborn by taking over another body, so why is my life span the same as my previous life?"

The Basah Demon Saint was still quite young, and he had not changed much, but he continued to retreat.

The Lord of Angri Cave looked at the Bashe and saw that the other party had not aged, and he suddenly became more enlightened.

There are fifty great ways, forty-nine heavenly things, and one of them is missing.
Only by becoming an immortal can one transcend, but nothing is absolute. If you just want to prolong your life, there are too many ways to do that.

There are six thousand Mahayana, nine thousand Heavenly Lords, and the life span of semi-immortals who have not yet transcended is twelve thousand.

But in fact, with the blessing of a technique like the Turtle Breathing Technique, these life spans can be doubled, tripled, or even ten times as long. Therefore, another kind of calamity has emerged in the world, which occurs once every ten thousand years, and each time it balances the number of strong people between heaven and earth.

Most of the monks were beaten to death, not died of old age.

It is difficult to live forever, but it is not difficult to live long.

The speculations that followed this realization were like a volcanic eruption, and boundless fear rushed into my mind.

"The great catastrophe of ten thousand years is the catastrophe of life span? All methods of prolonging life have become useless, but how many people in this world are surviving in misery?"

(End of this chapter)