My ordinary path to immortality shouldn't end here.

Chapter 216 In the end, the boss thinks you're a bit strange.

There was no way for Bai Chijing and Yi Huang Banhu to continue their fight.

Although Yi Huang Banhu was clearly unwilling, with two Banhu present, she couldn't attack Bai Chijing as she had before. Moreover, Yi Huang Tianzun had already guessed that Bai Chijing had most likely recovered and was capable of using the sealing power of Banhu's rank once again.

Therefore, she naturally wouldn't choose to humiliate herself.

However, the feud between the two has already been established.

"Like attracts like. Just as repulsive as that shameless little girl." Yi Huang Banhu almost cursed openly, but after these words, the cold female voice fell silent.

Bai Chijing no longer sensed the other party's presence.

They have obviously already left.

Bai Chijing then realized why the other party had seized the opportunity to cause trouble simply because he had asked a casual question. After all, he had been invited by the other party, and logically speaking, there should have been no way they would have clashed over such a trivial matter.

Even if we were to assess his actual strength, this is not how it should be done.

Because the suppression of the near-Dao rank by Banhu's status is too terrifying! From ancient times to the present, since the existence of Banhu, no near-Dao immortal has been able to contend with any Banhu existence! The difference between the two is like that between a human and an ant.

Therefore, it should never have spread directly using her power!

"In the end, it turns out that little girl has an old grudge against Yi Huang Banhu!" Bai Chijing said thoughtfully. He didn't mind the extension of this hatred, after all, he had indeed gained many benefits from that little girl.

Now that he has gained more power, it's time for him to take care of this little girl in return.

The essence of the word "friend" is mutual care.

Therefore, he decided to wait until he had mastered the Guidance of the Future to the point of "100 points of Dao Exploration" before taking direct action to cause Yi Huang Banhu to perish in an unconventional way!
It has nothing to do with himself; he's standing up for his friend!

At this moment, Bai Chijing sensed that the three near-Dao Immortals had already run far away. Although he could find them, there was no need to. As for the two Banhu who had helped him earlier and stood by his side, they had also left at some point.

These three were outside his sensing range. He could sense Yi Huang only because he had fought with her before.

So, Bai Chijing began to ponder his personal matters.

Perhaps... Zhi Xuantian can still be saved?
Once this thought appeared in Bai Chijing's mind, it could no longer be suppressed.

The Heavenly Dao of that Hu Realm feeds on the mature world within the void.

If Bai Chijing lacked the strength, he could only do his best and avoid making things difficult for himself, as such a task could easily lead to his demise. Merely possessing "the most ancient mind of Zhixuan Heaven" was truly insufficient to contend with the power of the Huhu Heavenly Dao.

But what if he actually had that ability?
Little did anyone know that Xuan Tian would ultimately become a near-immortal, revered by heaven and earth! If this world could exist peacefully, Bai Chijing would naturally be happy to see it happen, especially since he was never the type to criticize the cook after he had eaten his fill.

Therefore, Bai Chijing made a decision in his heart.

As long as you are strong enough, even if you are slightly inferior, you should still take the risk! When your cultivation reaches a certain level, you are required to stand up for certain things.

It has nothing to do with morality or responsibility.

As for how to gain strength, Bai Chijing already had a plan in mind. Moreover, if he hadn't already conceived this plan, the idea of ​​protecting Zhi Xuantian wouldn't have even arisen.

Bai Chijing's plan was none other than the ten wonders of this otherworldly realm!

The Heavenly Town Gate and the Endless Sea of ​​Cause and Effect in the Future are just two of these ten landscapes, yet they allowed him to successfully comprehend the Dao of the Future. What about the other eight? If he can gain something from them all, then he has a high probability of truly possessing the strength to suppress and kill such a powerful being!
Even to contend with the Heavenly Dao of Banhu!

Without hesitation, Bai Chijing immediately went to search.

The Otherworldly Realm suppresses the perception of near-Dao Immortals, but not completely. Therefore, even though the near-Dao Immortal's terrifying ability to connect cause and effect cannot be fully effective here, Bai Chijing still easily found the third wonder.

This scenic spot is called the Cliff Where Heaven and Man Divide Treasures.

This is where, whenever a new Venerable One, Panhu, appears in the Outer Heavens, a sermon and bestowal ceremony is held. Thus, over generations, this Heavenly Treasure Sharing Cliff has accumulated a power almost equivalent to that of the Panhu being.

When Bai Chijing arrived, he found that at the foot of the Heavenly Treasure Sharing Cliff, several near-Dao immortals had already occupied their respective spots.

This puzzled Bai Chijing.

However, this confusion only lasted for a moment before he understood.

Clearly, these near-immortals are here to await the appearance of the next Banhu being.

When Bai Chijing looked directly at the Heavenly Treasure Sharing Cliff, he had already gleaned a piece of information: the closer one got to the Heavenly Treasure Sharing Cliff, the greater the chance of obtaining more benefits from the Venerable Banhu.

This made Bai Chijing a little curious. Could these near-Dao Celestial Venerables wait for the next Venerable Banhu to appear?

The time unit of Banhu's existence is not on the same level as the time unit of a near-Dao immortal.

The former is ten thousand years, while the latter is only one ten-thousandth of it.

However, as curious as he was, the choices of these near-immortals were none of his business, so he simply stayed there for a few hours until the aura around him appeared.

The misty aura appeared punctually, just like it was time for work, but to Bai Chijing's disappointment, the guide to the future he had been hoping for did not appear.

[Today you fought Banhu Yihuang and won by a small margin, but unfortunately your strength waned. This place is not a void; otherwise, you could have killed another Banhu.]

This world is an extension of a certain celestial order, possessing a wondrous quality similar to the possession of a soul.

[Take the road, there is no gain from the road. 】

Bai Chijing looked astonished, because this was the first time he had gained nothing. This made him realize that once he reached a certain level, even if he had obtained the Fierce-Eyed Gourd and the Eyeless Unending Eye, he would not be able to gain anything every time.

After all, the future can influence the position of a person.

However, Bai Chijing had another answer in his heart. The reason for this was most likely related to this special world.

Here, if he wants to "gain something from the Tao," he must find a plausible reason. He can no longer rely solely on "effort and perseverance" as before.

At that moment, Bai Chijing unexpectedly discovered that the words in front of him were still manifesting and had not faded away as before.

[You have already been discovered by a certain Heavenly Dao. Originally, this Heavenly Dao was too lazy to deal with you, because times have changed. The current Heavenly Dao has nothing left to fear. Even the Fierce-Eyed Gourd and the Blindless Guiyi are nothing more than the remains of audacious losers to it.]

[But something's very wrong with you. Your fusion with the power from the Fierce-Eyed Gourd and the Eyeless Unending One is far too unbelievable; it's hardly like you acquired it for the first time. Therefore, a certain Heavenly Dao suspects that the person whose memory has become blurred even in the depths of its own mind has returned.]

[Although the Heavenly Dao knows you are not him, your behavior is too strange.]

[Search for and gain control of the first of the Twelve Heavenly Gates, specially prepared by a certain Heavenly Dao for a certain evil entity.]

The words began to fade, and Bai Chijing discovered that he seemed to have touched upon something extremely wondrous, something that could reflect everything with a mere thought. Originally, even someone of his cultivation level couldn't see through the void, but at this moment, through this extremely wondrous thing, he could actually understand everything in that void.

It turns out that this nothingness is not infinite, but has boundaries.

Furthermore, the entire void is shaped like a goose egg, an enormous ellipse. Within this ellipse, the void itself is the "egg white." Floating within the void are countless worlds: worlds resembling land, worlds resembling spheres, universes manifesting as stars, and worlds constructed like immortal realms and imprisoned realms…

These places, though not as numerous as the sands of the Ganges, are still quite many; Bai Chijing observed over a hundred of them in that instant.

Clearly, this is the result of Banhu's continuous creation of heaven and earth.

Furthermore, that little girl's groundbreaking achievement was indeed copied from homework. And even if she copied homework, she didn't do it well; many things were wrong.

However, Bai Chijing could no longer keep complaining to himself.

Because that feeling of being connected to something so wondrous was severed in an instant, Bai Chijing lost that sense of peering into the heavens and exploring the earth, and could no longer see the void clearly. He could not even see this otherworldly realm clearly anymore.

Then, Shirachi Kei understood what that extremely wondrous thing was.

The mark of the heart of heaven!

If he can overcome the twelve trials, he will be able to touch this Heavenly Heart Mark and completely merge with it. At that time, the power he possessed just a moment ago will be permanent. And under this immense power, even the existence of Banhu can be decided by his will in an instant!
This life or death is utter annihilation!

This information was something he sensed in the darkness, or perhaps it was deliberately given to him to know.

"Some strange thing?" Bai Chijing asked expressionlessly.

He thought that Banhu Heavenly Dao was utterly despicable. What did it mean to call something evil? He really wanted to have a serious debate with it. Was it evil, or was it the thing that fed on the mature world that was evil?
It's outrageous that the guilty party is the first to accuse someone!
"Moreover, this background is too fake..." Bai Chijing thought of the scene that the Heavenly Dao had specially set up for this Heavenly Heart Mark.

What I saw in that instant was astonishing!

However, this "goose egg" generally contains both an "egg white" and an "egg yolk." But just now, he only saw the "egg white" and not the "egg yolk." Although Bai Chijing had a guess that the Banhu Realm should be the so-called "egg yolk," otherwise the Banhu Heavenly Dao could not possibly be so powerful.

However, speculation is just speculation. Without seeing it with his own eyes, Bai Chijing dared not make a hasty conclusion.

Because Ling Jia once said that the world of gourds is very small!

Perhaps that "eggshell" is the Banhu Realm itself? Maybe it is because most of it has turned into that "eggshell" that the Banhu Realm that Ling Jia saw first was so small.

Bai Chijing's mind raced; he had undoubtedly thought about many things.

However, after a short while, he calmed down and even took the initiative to relinquish the first level of control he had been in charge of.

Controlling the first of the twelve Heavenly Gates is indeed a valuable asset.

But this is not something Shiraike Kei can possess.

Moreover, he dared not possess it. Who knew if that Heavenly Dao had left some kind of backup plan there long ago?

So, Bai Chijing went to the fourth wonder.

Here, however, he found no disappointment. This was a strange phenomenon called "Power Wind," which was formless and intangible, merely a gust of wind. Yet, when it blew, it would connect with people's thoughts, directly creating small worlds.

In this small world, the changes and origins of power are unfolding every moment.

The moment Bai Chijing arrived, a single thought of his was drawn into the wind. Even someone as powerful as a near-immortal could not resist the pull of this wind of power. This was because this wondrous sight contained a fundamental rule of creation!
What you bear, you must bear the consequences of!
Everything we enjoy requires a corresponding sacrifice. And if we don't make that sacrifice, something fundamental will inevitably be depleted.

For example, luck can bring good fortune, so people with strong luck often have excellent luck, can turn danger into safety, can survive against all odds, and can have endless romantic encounters. However, this kind of good luck consumes one's own luck.

This person may seem to have always been lucky, but in reality, their luck is being constantly depleted.

Besides, that dynasty is another example.

In mortal dynasties, corrupt officials and powerful figures commit evil deeds. Often, they can use their status to erase the consequences of their evil deeds. But that is only a superficial erasure. Some things will be lost as a result. When those things are lost, it is time for this mortal dynasty to be replaced.

"So this is the fundamental meaning of bearing burdens..."

Bai Chijing's thoughts returned, and he seemed to awaken from a dream. For the near-Dao Immortals of the Yao Tian Realm to escape their mortal predicament, bearing their responsibilities was key. After all, near-Dao Immortals were difficult to control, let alone kill, so the only way was to let them control themselves.

To uphold one's responsibilities is to constantly restrain oneself.

But which immortal near the Dao would be willing to do such a thing? Thus, a method emerged to transfer the "burden" one suffers.

In other words, it means taking on disciples and spreading the teachings!
The preaching here refers to imparting most of one's own teachings to the other person, rather than simply teaching the doctrine.

However, such methods are naturally prone to problems.

For example, if a disciple who has received the "burden" from his master were to perish, not only would the immortal who nurtured this disciple have had all his hard work go to waste, but he would also have to increase the "burden" he himself had received.

That is the "burden" that the disciple himself suffered being transferred onto this master.

(End of this chapter)