Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Chapter 362 The Endless Song

"That female cultivator likes to travel. According to her, in some remote areas, there are some ancient tribes that survived the first surge of Yin and Yang energy."

"She was particularly impressed by a tribe in Nanjiang who worshipped a fish sealed in a log. She witnessed with her own eyes that every time the fish swam, a branch would sprout from the log, absorbing the yin and yang energy and then withering away."

"The tribe's priests are all monks. She has seen an old priest whose cultivation has reached the level of the All-Seeing."

"Your senior sister communicated with some priests and found clues from the stories they passed down orally."

"In tribal legends, the ancestors of the human race crawled out of the rift together with the monsters. The weak humans became the monsters' food, until a warrior – in each tribe's version, this warrior is their own ancestor – fought his way back to the original rift, found a miracle, and gained the power to slay the monsters."

"The warriors who gained power returned to their hometowns, experienced various difficulties, slew monsters, and protected their tribes. The endings were all pretty much the same."

Qin Feng's gaze slid from Fan Shan to Wei Xi, his black pupils full of surprise.

Wei Xi understood her thinking: Isn't this the same method used to create a pill by stacking the lumps of dust? After all this time, this isn't the original work of a sect cultivator!
As for the "fish in the wood", Wei Xi remembered that he had seen something similar in Zhenhai Sect. What secrets did Dongyi and Nanjiang have?
Fan Shan continued, "Your senior sister discovered that these tribes have different customs, but they all have one thing in common - offering sacrifices to the gods."

"To be more precise, what they worship are treasures bestowed by the gods. These natural treasures are the source of the tribe's endless power and the secret weapon that protects them from the invasion of yin and yang energy."

"Based on this, your senior sister proposed two plans: select a cultivator capable of passing through the rift, find the cause of the rampant Yin and Yang energy, and solve the problem at its root; if this method doesn't work, then use the most valuable treasures of each sect to forcibly suppress the rift!"

Hearing this, Wei Xi felt a chill down his spine. Regardless of his senior sister's original intention, he was afraid that these tribes would suffer.

After all, few monks who fight for their lives are kind, let alone those monks who licked blood on the edge of a knife a thousand years ago? There are always monks who are unwilling to bleed and have evil intentions to attack the surviving tribes.

"According to the calculations of your senior sister and the cultivator surnamed Yang from Tangxi Tower, no fewer than a hundred fissures of varying sizes have been discovered."

"Tang Yin was a famous young genius back then. Coupled with the status of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, under her call, a group of young cultivators decided to work together to try this plan."

"But these people are the main force against the beast tide. Pulling them away from the front lines is bound to cause dissatisfaction among the others. In the later stages of the rift exploration, Tang Yin and Xu Fulin had a big argument."

"We're under a lot of pressure because of the monsters brought by the Yin and Yang Qi. Basically, no humans live near these rifts, so they're naturally in remote areas. Surveying a single rift requires a huge investment of manpower and resources."

"These are all minor issues. The difficult part is how to explore deep into these fissures."

Fan Shan took the ship model from the air and said in an indescribably weak voice, "That's when I remembered the [Dawn/Darkness] thing. It was originally used to isolate Yin and Yang when I was refining weapons, but a series of events delayed it. Now that I've found it, Qi Ming from the Duan Ye Sect and I have transformed it into a ship."

"A ship that can isolate the yin and yang energy."

Wei Xi's eyes fell on the exquisite ship model. Yin and Yang energy was flowing under the ship. The ship split the gas, and there was an inexplicable arrogance of "I am the best in the world".

Fan Shan fiddled with the model ship for a bit and continued, "Everything is ready, except for the east wind. We used [Dawn/Dusk] to try to survey the crack in Dieqi Mountain."

"In order to convince his senior brother, Tang Yin specially invited Xu Fulin to join the first survey... However, during this survey, those who went only said that the amount of Yin and Yang energy inside was enormous, and that if they went deep into the ship, they would not be able to withstand further entry. A few brave cultivators, relying on their high level of mastery of Yin and Yang energy, left the cabin to explore, but they disappeared without a trace."

"We wasted six months in that rift and tried exploring other rifts, but the results were the same."

"One group even threw away their sect's treasure, and they only managed to suppress the enemy for two days."

"Coincidentally, one time, Mi Chengkun of Linchuan Pavilion was not paying attention and fell off the boat while holding a treasure. In a panic, he summoned the Yin and Yang Qi to save himself. He died and could not die again, but the rift was indeed suppressed."

"...We all hesitated," Fan Shan spoke the truth, his eyes shifting to Tang Yin who had become a puppet, "but the largest human city in the northern border, Bingcheng, fell, and two hundred thousand humans were eaten by monsters. The whole city was soaked in blood, and there were broken corpses and pieces of flesh of various sizes everywhere. The monk who came to report the news had blood on his face, and fascia was stuck on the hem of his clothes... The next day he hanged himself in the woods..." In the dim cabin, Fan Shan's face was half illuminated by the light. The lazy expression when they first met was gone, revealing a cruel and indifferent determination.

Only then did Wei Xi see the expression of the middle-aged monk. At this moment, she was too young to understand the meaning behind this expression, but she instinctively respected him.

The following story did not make this respect go to waste.

A group of highly qualified monks, led by Tang Yin, chose to sacrifice themselves and suppress all the discovered cracks.

Except for the crack that Xu Fulin is responsible for.

According to Fan Shan's account, Xu Fulin took the initiative to request the suppression of the Dieqi Mountain fissure.

The problem is that Tang Yin and Fan Shan entered the rift earlier than Xu Fulin, and it is unknown whether he kept his promise.

"...But according to you, Xu Fulin deceived us," Fan Shan said with a tone of deep disappointment. "This Wang **, who is more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything! What a selfish bastard!"

"Senior, I don't understand why Xu Fulin left that crack in Dieqi Mountain? Was it for cultivation?"

Qin Feng, who admired the Wanjian Sect very much, vaguely guessed the importance of Yin and Yang Qi, but was still unwilling to believe Fan Shan's words.

"Little girl, you underestimate the interests involved." Fan Shan shook his head. "I don't know what Xu Fulin wants to do. I only know that he didn't seal the rift as agreed..."

Wei Xi changed the question, "Do you know the name of that senior sister from the Qingcheng Sect? Perhaps I can look for her..."

"It's useless," Fan Shan replied, "I can't recall it no matter how hard I try. Even when I think of your senior sister's face, I'm completely bewildered. Either someone cast a spell on me, or someone deliberately erased all traces of her existence."

"That's all I know. I'll go take a look outside. I think Dingsheng Banner is full, and the Yin and Yang Qi will stabilize soon. Then I'll send you three away."

After saying that, Fan Shan picked up a lamp and left the cabin, leaving Wei Xi and the other two looking at each other in bewilderment.

Qin Feng said worriedly, "Can this guy be trusted? Why does it feel like he's been driven crazy by being locked up?"

Lian Gou, who was hiding in the scroll, couldn't wait to share his opinion. "As for me, whether it's true or not, as long as they can get us out, the best thing is to say it!"

Wei Xi walked to the antique display case and carefully observed the spiritual artifacts, while reviewing the previous conversation in his mind.

Unfortunately, without Fan Shan's permission, Wei Xi could only feast his eyes on it. There was a lotus-shaped spiritual artifact with an exquisite shape, and the runes engraved on it could reduce the loss of spiritual power.

As soon as he turned around, he heard a "bang" sound. Wei Xi accidentally knocked two notebooks of different thicknesses on the table to the ground.

Wei Xi bent down to pick up the notebook, but his eyes were attracted by the portrait on one of the pages.

The portrait on the inside page is of Fan Shan, but the problem is that there are two lines of words in the lower right corner.

"I guess your smile looks like this picture!"

"Tang Yin of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect presented endless music."

During the retest, I felt confused about what to study...