Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 601 Sensing the Ultimate Dao, the Crow of a Rooster and the Barking of a Dog? (Happy National Day)
"What can be done? What can be done?"

Countless murmurs reached my ears, like the prayers of all beings contained within the power of incense.

Li Wushou steadied himself, ignoring the murmurs.

He tried his best to control his mind, wanting to see through the chaotic void around him and understand the way and method to enter the innate tomb.

Unfortunately, we found nothing!
However, during this process, Li Wushou discovered the purpose of the crescent moon on his forehead.

As the world changes, the crescent moon constantly exudes an aura of yin spirits, isolating it from the energy of the living.

As a result, Li Wushou was able to perfectly blend into the surrounding eerie environment while still alive.

This is quite similar to the cloud-like pattern that gathered between his eyebrows when he and the old beggar entered the mysterious fogland in the past, which is similar to a kind of identity certificate.

After an unknown amount of time, the ever-changing void began to stabilize, and the surging yin energy beneath their feet gradually solidified.

Through the eerie aura emanating from the crescent moon, Li Wushou suddenly caught a whiff of an intoxicating fragrance.

Looking down, the surface of the Bridge of Helplessness was no longer beneath his feet; instead, there were clusters of small, blood-red flowers—the very same spider lilies that Dao Yi had mentioned earlier blooming at the head of the Bridge of Helplessness.

The fragrance emitted by this flower, enhanced by the yin energy, is so captivating that it's almost intoxicating.

Through the yin energy, Li Wushou saw several spirits lost in the fragrance of flowers near a flower bush not far away.

They lingered around the spider lilies, greedily inhaling their fragrance, endlessly repeating the cycle until they turned into a handful of fertile soil, becoming nourishment for the spider lilies.

Upon hearing of Li Wushou's arrival, the spider lilies in the area stirred and flocked towards him.

The fragrance of the surrounding flowers became even more intoxicating, but Li Wushou remained unmoved, quietly gazing around.

Everywhere he looked, there was a gloomy atmosphere, and Wu Zhuangyuan and his companions had disappeared without a trace.

Li Wushou was not surprised by this, knowing that they must have entered the Innate Tomb.

As the Five Sacred Mountains Man once said, everyone's location after entering the Primordial Tomb is different.

Moreover, it's not that he has no way to find Wu Zhuangyuan!

With a thought, the innate Dao patterns of extreme Yang and Yin lit up one after another in his body.

The three Yang meridians of the hands and feet, and the three Yin meridians and six meridians, formed a Tai Chi halo around Li Wushou's body.

The spider lilies that had just swarmed over were crushed into powder by the two innate Dao patterns formed by Li Wushou in the Tai Chi formation before they could even capture Li Wushou's Yin spirit. The powder then transformed into pure energy and flowed into the Tai Chi formation.

Li Wushou was not distracted by them; it would be too difficult for these spider lilies to influence him.

At this moment, he still hasn't figured out why his path hasn't been completed as it's supposed to be;

On the other hand, he is using the Yin-based innate Dao pattern to enhance the Yang-based innate Dao pattern, thereby sensing the extreme Yang pattern within Wu Zhuangyuan's body.

Li Wushou didn't suffer that brutal beating in the forbidden area behind the Innate Holy Sect for nothing.

He continuously activated his Yang Dao Pattern to clash with Wu Zhuangyuan. Although he was constantly on the defensive, the evolution of his own Yang Dao Pattern accelerated considerably.

At the same time, we gained a deeper understanding of the extreme yang patterns within Wu Zhuangyuan's body.

This gave him confidence that he could sense Wu Zhuangyuan's location through the Supreme Yang Innate Dao Pattern.

He just hadn't expected that this innate mausoleum would be so large that it exceeded his expectations.

He sensed for a long time but still couldn't determine the location.

With a thought, the Supreme Yang Innate Dao Pattern appeared out of thin air in front of the Original Self Spirit Tablet, like a candle flame drawing out the Supreme Yang Pattern inscription engraved on the Original Self Spirit Tablet.

This time, Li Wushou finally sensed something.

To Li Wushou's astonishment, he sensed not one place, but three.

Two of them are not far apart, and they form a straight line with the location of Li Wushou.

But another place is quite strange, because its location is constantly changing.

In the time Li Wushou sensed, the location had already changed four or five times.

The locations of these shifts are extremely far apart; at a human speed, traversing such a vast territory would probably only be possible by crossing the void.

As for the void in this space, Li Wushou just tried to traverse it, and even he found it quite difficult.

Could it be Scholar Wu? But why is Scholar Wu going through all this trouble?
It can't be just for fun, right?
This left Li Wushou with a somewhat puzzled expression.

After pondering for a while, Li Wushou chose a spot and stepped forward.

Although this location is also moving, it is at a normal speed and is closest to Li Wushou.

……

The light and shadow recede, and the red spider lilies wither.

Since Li Wushou devoured a large number of spider lilies, wherever he went, the spider lilies bowed their heads, appearing to prostrate themselves in worship.

"Is this thing also a bully who preys on the weak and fears the strong?"

Muttering something to himself, Li Wushou continued his escape forward.

Just then, a rooster crowed and a dog barked.

The crowing of the rooster and the barking of the dog were different from what he usually heard; they were filled with a fierce and greedy atmosphere. Even from a great distance, Li Wushou could sense a soaring ferocity.

Li Wushou paused, and the first thing that came to mind was the vengeful spirit that the Five Mountains Hermit had mentioned.

These vengeful spirits are malevolent entities formed from the remnants of innate Dao patterns of primordial spirits mixed with numerous vengeful souls, and are rumored to have longed for resurrection.

Therefore, they like to eat raw people, hoping to return from yin to yang.

When Li Wushou first heard about this thing, he was quite interested in these sinister and eerie spirits.

He also wanted to see if the innate Dao patterns within these vengeful spirits could nourish the many innate Dao patterns within his own body and help them evolve.

They stood still and gazed into the distance.

A chilling aura hung in the air, and a continuous mountain range loomed in the mind.

After a long pause, Li Wushou pondered and said:

"So you still can't see clearly?"

After several verifications, Li Wushou discovered that although the innate Dao patterns and the Dao rhymes of the outside world have many similarities, they are still very different in essence.

Given Li Wushou's level of attainment, ordinary Daoist charm is almost impossible to conceal in front of him.

While he might not be able to master it at a glance, he could at least get a general idea.

However, the innate Dao patterns are different. Once the nine symbols converge, it is quite difficult for Li Wushou to understand them, whether he has just entered the Dao or has evolved for a long time.

Just like the five solidified innate Dao patterns within the body of the Five Sacred Mountains, and the numerous solidified innate Dao pattern arrays on the back mountain of the Innate Sacred Sect.

Even though these solidified innate Dao patterns were all nine symbols nurtured through postnatal cultivation, Li Wushou was still in a hazy state when observing them and could not see them clearly.

This gave Li Wushou a lot to think about:
It's as if the Daoist rhythms of the outside world are a simplified version of the innate Daoist patterns.
Recalling what the Ice Lord had said when he absorbed the Dao into his body, Li Wushou felt even more strongly that this was how it should be.

But why can't I complete my own path?
Li Wushou was puzzled and somewhat resentful that he could not absorb the Dao into his body.

Inside the Three Immortals Pavilion, the old beggar, fast asleep on the bed, turned over and muttered something as if in his sleep:
"Wuque, my foot!"

"Ok?"

Li Wushou was lost in thought and didn't quite hear what was said, so he subconsciously asked:

"What did you say?"

Unexpectedly, the old beggar seemed to be talking in his sleep and completely ignored him.

Li Wushou wanted to ask again, but then he heard the sounds of a rooster crowing and a dog barking, mixed with faint human voices.

Composing himself, Li Wushou stopped thinking about it and headed towards the distant mountains.

Judging from the current situation, the mountains ahead must be interwoven with many innate Dao patterns.

The sounds of roosters crowing and dogs barking are likely the sinister spirits gathered from the convergence of the Nine Symbols Innate Dao Patterns.

Li Wushou would certainly not miss this opportunity!
Moreover, the mountains ahead were the only place Li Wushou could pass through in his search for the person he sensed.

What intrigued Li Wushou was that there were even human voices.
Is there anyone still here?
(End of this chapter)