My ordinary path to immortality shouldn't end here.

Chapter 221 The shortcut is to drill, and the gourd is to be used as material.

Bai Chijing was confused.

He couldn't understand why these three, who had conflicts with each other and were even fighting each other at times like this, would join forces against him.

After all, since we've decided to deal with him, even if we can't go all out and have to be wary, we shouldn't trip each other up!

Therefore, Bai Chijing couldn't help but ask, "Why are the three of you fighting like this?"

This is too strange!

It should be understood that even if these three Banhu could not attack him with their full strength at this moment, with their supernatural abilities, he should not be thinking about these problems like this, even if he is not about to perish.

"Humph!"

"You two really are the kind of people who can't change their nature."

"Isn't that the same with you?"

Upon hearing Bai Chijing's words, Yi Huang Banhu, Qing Sui Banhu, and the third Banhu all stopped fighting and dispersed, landing in one direction.

They exchanged glances, some scoffing, some mocking, and some directly retorting.

The struggle is truly constant.

This scene left Bai Chijing somewhat amazed.

In all his years of cultivation, this was the first time he had ever seen something so outrageous. Back in the Yao Tian Realm, when he was besieged and killed, all eight forces were mobilized. These forces naturally restrained each other and had deep-seated grudges, but at that time, none of the forces in the Yao Tian Realm were sabotaging each other.

Although he had encountered similar situations when he was cultivating in the immortal sect, there were still vested interests involved at that time.

But now, looking at these three, he sees that joining forces would clearly be more beneficial than harmful, yet they insist on doing something that harms others and themselves.

“Since the three of you are determined to compete, then I, Bai, shall take my leave. Unlike you three, this is my first time visiting this realm. I would like to take a good look at this wondrous place,” Bai Chijing said again.

He wasn't planning to reconcile, but he couldn't defeat the three women working together, so he had no intention of wasting time with them.

“Indeed, the quota for the Venerable Ones is of utmost importance.” At this moment, the third Banhu spoke up, and then left without waiting for Yi Huang Banhu and Qing Sui Banhu to express their opinions.

Upon seeing this, Qing Sui Ban Hu immediately lost the desire to cause trouble for Bai Chi Jing and left directly.

And so, the three Banhu's siege and attack collapsed.

With the balance of Heaven, Earth, and Man no longer in existence, Bai Chijing was immediately freed. Without hesitation, he immediately freed his past and future selves.

As long as his two bodies are not blocked, he can free his present body at any time.

"These fools are not worth discussing things with!" Yi Huang Banhu said angrily. She looked at the two people who left so decisively and was really furious. She had clearly discussed everything with these two people when she went to find them.

But in the blink of an eye, everything changed.

Then, Yi Huang Banhu forgot all about being angry.

Because Bai Chijing attacked her.

How could Bai Chijing remain unperturbed when these three were tasked with assassinating him? If it weren't for their mutual attacks, he might have truly perished.

Nine strands of celestial power transformed into chains, instantly piercing through Yi Huang Banhu and tearing out its position.

Yi Huang Banhu was naturally unwilling to accept this.

Even though this was the Banhu Realm, not the void, Yi Huang Banhu could not continue to contend with Bai Chijing after losing his power of status. So Yi Huang Banhu replaced Bei Yue Banhu and was directly killed on the spot by Bai Chijing.

With three Banhu present, his Heavenly Fortune power is insufficient; but with only one, the situation is naturally different.

However, at this moment, the auras of the two Banhu reappeared, forcing Bai Chijing to release his suppression of Yi Huang Banhu.

But it was that affection that followed Banhu, who went and returned with the third Banhu.

Furthermore, the force with which these two attacked at this moment far exceeded that of the three who had surrounded and killed them before.

Bai Chijing found the saying "Two monks carry water to drink, but three monks have no water to drink" quite strange, so he gave up on pursuing the matter further.

Because Banhu is far more difficult to kill than any immortal who is close to the Dao!

He could kill one Banhu, but if a second Banhu made a move, he would have to transfer his killing power.

After all, the gourd is such a shameless thing...

Bai Chijing thought this way and believed it to be the same. He now regarded Banhu as nothing more than an extremely shameless thing, far less valuable than the revered immortals of the near-Dao realm.

Having escaped the conflict, Bai Chijing finally had the mind to observe this world, which could be said to contain the ultimate, hidden answer. Then, as he slowly looked around, a question inevitably arose in his mind.

Bai Chijing remembered that one of the words used to describe this world was "narrow." But when he looked at the world now, the sky was not only vast and boundless, but so was this land of mountains and rivers, stretching to a point where even someone of his level could not see the end.

With such a vast world, how can it be considered small?
However, such a description could not be unfounded, so Bai Chijing continued to observe carefully.

And so, after three years of traveling, Bai Chijing came to see a city. This city was very simple; the city walls were only one zhang high and were made of ordinary earth and stones.

This city wall can be described as extremely rudimentary.

However, upon closer inspection, Bai Chijing discovered that within this simple city wall lay countless corpses of near-Dao Celestial Venerables.

This is undoubtedly more visually striking than the special plants and trees that the tens of thousands of near-Dao Celestial Venerables transformed into after their deaths.

"Within just a simple brick of a city wall, three or five near-immortals died..." Bai Chijing couldn't help but feel absurd, but as this thought arose, a trace of anger could no longer be suppressed.

Using near-immortal beings as materials, they truly disregard those revered by heaven and earth!

Although over time, even a world that cannot be called a universe can nurture dozens of near-Dao immortals, to treat near-Dao immortals so badly is truly despicable!
Bai Chijing's mind raced, and he realized that there was probably a deeper meaning behind the fact that the Gourd Realm used near-Dao Immortals as its materials.

For example, suppressing one's Daoist heart.

The Dao heart of any near-Dao Immortal is beyond doubt. Even the near-Dao Celestial Venerable who ascended to the throne after the creation of the world possesses an incomparably strong Dao heart.

Even a near-immortal like Bai Chijing, upon arriving in this world of gourds and witnessing these scenes, couldn't help but feel a sense of insecurity about himself.

Fortunately, thanks to the intervention of the Moon-Backed Gourd, Bai Chijing was able to dispel his lack of confidence.

Banhu could be easily killed with a flick of his wrist!

To suppress him, three Banhus would need to join forces, using the combined power of Heaven, Earth, and Man to block all paths to the past and future. But to truly subdue him, all four Banhus would be required!

However, only Bai Chijing can achieve this. If other near-Dao immortals came, their first thought would probably be to become Banhu.

"Is the Banhu Realm suppressing the Dao Heart of those who are close to the Dao just to increase the number of Banhu? If so, why are there so many restrictions on the number of Banhu places?" Bai Chijing felt that there must be some astonishing secret hidden in this.

So he stepped into this city built by tens of thousands of near-immortals.

As soon as Bai Chijing entered the city, he attracted the attention of many in the city.

However, despite the many eyes in the city, there was not a single figure in the city.

This is because the Banhu beings that slumber within this city are only now beginning to awaken. These Banhu beings are all from an extremely ancient period, existing in the same era as the Moon-Backed Banhu.

The oldest of them may be only one or two eras younger than the moon-shaped gourd.

However, because they were so ancient, these ancient Banhu beings had been dormant for far too long. Had the Banhu Realm not reappeared, causing all the Banhu beings in it to revive, these ancient Banhu beings would have remained dormant forever.

In a sense, these Banhu beings that cannot awaken on their own have already perished in a different way.

"The Immortal of the Short Path?"

"How strange! How strange! A mere shortcut allows them to enter the city with impunity?"

"He wasn't frightened by the scenery outside the city; he's truly remarkable."

These ancient Banhu, though somewhat arrogant, harbored little hostility towards Bai Chijing; they were merely curious and surprised.

At this moment, as these ancient Banhu turned their gazes toward Bai Chijing, Bai Chijing also noticed their presence. He then realized that the city walls were constructed using materials from near-Dao immortals, and that the buildings within the city were actually made from Banhu!

However, unlike the three or five near-immortals who transformed into a piece of flesh and mud bricks, the buildings in this city were all transformed from a single being named Banhu.

It seems that the power of creation greatly amplified the existence of these Banhu.

"The reopening of the Banhu Realm is a rare opportunity, and your entry into the city is an even greater one. People of the future, are there any of you who wish to trade with us?"

At that moment, a voice drifted out from the building closest to Shirachi Kei.

Then, this bungalow was transformed into an incomparably luxurious towering building, and on the top of that building, a figure that seemed to have never changed floated there.

This is clearly the true form of this ancient Banhu.

"How do we trade? Do I... possess any of the Banhu that you would need?" Bai Chijing asked. Instead of entering the towering building, he stepped into the air, the power of heavenly fortune intertwining and transforming into layers of steps, suppressing the rules of this place, and then directly sending Bai Chijing's true body to the top of the building.

Upon seeing this scene, the owner of the place was immediately astonished.

Because He could already sense that the terrifying power emanating from Bai Chi Jing was no less than that of Ban Hu. Moreover, there was the resentment of two Ban Hu beings within him.

This means that two Banhu were killed more than once by people from the future!
(End of this chapter)