The Path to Immortality: Starting with an Analysis of Basic Concepts

Zhu Yu's eyes lit up, and he put down his teacup, praising, "General, you are indeed extraordinary."

With a flick of his sleeve, a jade jar, about three feet in diameter, appeared on the tea table. Inside, a dense array of dark brown lines, some long and some short, without beginning or end, shaped like cotton threads, swam in the emerald green liquid.

To others, the densely packed green shoots huddled together can be quite jarring at first glance.

But Huang Shi was different. He rose from humble beginnings as a soldier, experiencing countless battles and witnessing all sorts of carnage.

When the jade jar was placed down, he showed no sign of disgust; on the contrary, he was quite excited. He picked up his teacup, scooped out a cupful, which contained at least a dozen green tea leaves, and then poured it into his mouth without hesitation.

Upon tasting it, he was immediately stunned, swallowed it whole, savored it carefully, looked up at Zhu Yu, pointed at the jade jar with a dark face, and said with deep regret:

"You're using spiritual liquid to feed insects?"

"Isn't this a bit too extravagant?...

No wonder this tiny insect contains such abundant vital energy and blood. Nourished by spiritual liquid that is so beneficial to him, it would be strange if it didn't have enough vital energy and blood.

However, this move is simply too wasteful.

While insects have good effects, their value is far less than that of a life-saving elixir.

"That is indeed a bit extravagant..."

Zhu Yu nodded in agreement, but what could he do? He just liked it that way.

He went to great lengths to cultivate Lü Ru, and he bled Xiao Qi a lot to replenish Lü Ru's foundation with his blood. For this reason, Xiao Qi avoided him for a period of time.

Unfortunately, the foundation of the Green Child was too shallow, and after a long time, no Green Child with the potential to break through to the second realm has emerged.

Even the "Eye of True Sight" cannot be analyzed.

However, it's not without progress. Now, among the nearly one million green worms he raises, not a single one is an ordinary insect, and even the lowest quality ones are inferior.

Moreover, due to its large base, top-grade green tea also appears from time to time, which means that Zhu Yu no longer needs to be frugal and can easily drink a cup every day.

Seeing his nonchalant expression, Huang Shi gained a clearer understanding of the "outer realm." The "outer realm" was very rich, so rich that precious spiritual liquid could be used to cultivate insects.

The thought flashed through his mind. He put down his teacup, ignored Zhu Yu's disdainful look, picked up the jade jar, brought it to his lips, and gulped it down.

In just a few breaths.

The liquid in the jade jar and the green stamens were completely swallowed by him.

"happy…"

Huang Shi sighed with satisfaction, put down the jade jar, and without asking about matters beyond the realm, sat cross-legged on the futon, circulating his qi and blood to refine the spiritual liquid and green essence in his belly.

Not long after.

His body was engulfed by fragmented sword energy, but the aura he exuded did not decline but increased. If the dormant volcano that had been calm for a long time were to be ignited again, it would not show on the outside but surge and churn inside. Once it erupted, it would surely be earth-shattering.

Seeing Huang Shi immersed in healing, Zhu Yu slowly stood up. Wisps of green smoke appeared out of thin air and condensed into a bronze gate about sixteen feet tall in front of him.

Before leaving, he glanced out the window. Yang Jiu was nowhere to be seen, while Qin Qi was surrounded by the Mu family head, the Sword Elder's disciples, and others. He slowly walked away.

"The Five Realms..."

Zhu Yu glanced at Huang Shi, who was shrouded in sword energy, waved his sleeve to open the door, and stepped inside. The bronze door silently collapsed, turning into wisps of green smoke and disappearing into the void.

a long time.

"What a brilliant tactic..."

A sigh of praise suddenly rang out, followed by a few moments of silence, then a soft murmur: "Beyond the realms..."

At this time.

A figure in green robes appeared silently in front of the car window, his golden vertical pupils staring at the surging sword energy, his eyes flashing with fear, greed, and hesitation.

A few breaths later, a voice sounded softly.

"General Huang..."

With the sound, its neck extended like a snake, and its eerie face peered into the window. Its golden vertical pupils, like two golden lamps, stared intently at the surging sword energy, slowly climbing towards it.

Just as his head was within a foot of him, the surging sword energy suddenly stopped, and a dark, thin arm reached out and grabbed Yang Jiu's head.

A python-like phantom appeared above Yang Jiu's head, but as soon as it appeared, he felt an irresistible and immense force erupt from the hand holding his head, forcefully suppressing his Dharma form back.

"How is that possible..."

Yang Jiu's eyes widened in horror, but before he could think further, his head made intimate contact with the steel-cast carriage shaft.

Clang... clang clang clang...

After being touched more than ten times, his face, which was as hard as metal, became flat, and blood gushed out, flowing down uncontrollably and making a hissing, corrosive sound as it landed on the carriage shaft.

The sword energy receded, revealing his naked body. Then, Huang Shi, with an indifferent expression, appeared. He pulled Yang Jiu, whose face had become flat and distorted, closer with one hand and slowly raised his other hand.

Under Yang Jiu's shocked and furious gaze, he gouged out both of his eyes, and then a cold voice rang out.

"If there's a next time, I'll take your life..."

The next moment, Yang Jiu's head flew out of the window like a ball, and his body followed, crashing into the large tent not far away, with a loud bang and screams.

Inside the carriage shaft.

Huang Shi's fierce aura faltered, and he casually tossed the Golden Eye down. The Golden Eye instantly turned into a pool of black water upon touching the ground, hissing and corroding continuously.

He glanced at the corroded holes in the carriage shaft, frowned, and said, "This old venomous creature is getting more and more venomous and troublesome..."

Suppressing the murderous intent in his heart, he looked down at the ruptured wound on his chest, swallowed more than a dozen bottles of spiritual liquid, and once again immersed himself in healing.

Outside the carriage shaft.

The hundreds of "Zhenwu Army" guards whose power had been drained looked as if they had spent ten or fifteen days in brothels. Their faces were all deathly pale. They hurriedly took out large pills made from blood-soaked oxen from their pockets, swallowed them, and began to refine them.

Not long after.

The Zhenwu Guards' complexions returned to normal, though their eyes still looked tired. They remained silent and continued to guard the carriage.

They are not far apart.

Yang Jiu slowly emerged from the smoke and dust. His empty eyes began to grow flesh and blood, and he quickly regained his full size. He looked towards the location of the carriage shaft, and behind him, one after another, enormous phantoms rose up majestically.

Two golden lamps suddenly lit up in mid-air.

Sensing the oppressive aura, the Zhenwu Guards protecting the carriage quickly formed a battle formation, drew their swords, and a tiger-shaped phantom slowly materialized in mid-air.

"The Four Fiends Formation..."

Yang Jiu stared at the illusory tiger shadow with apprehension in his eyes. He stared intently for a few moments, then took a deep look at the carriage shaft before the snake shadow behind him disappeared and he turned to leave.

Not far away.

Upon seeing this scene, Qin Qi, the head of the Mu family, and the others all breathed a sigh of relief, exchanged glances, and hurriedly went to greet them.

"Grandfather..."

"Lord Yang..."

at this time.

A government road dozens of miles away.

Wisps of green smoke appeared out of thin air and condensed into a bronze door. The door opened wide, and a young man in a gray robe, with a sword at his waist, a handsome and aloof face, and deep, unfathomable eyes, stepped out and stood still.

A few breaths passed.

Accompanied by the creaking of heavy wheels, a carriage, guarded by nearly a hundred heavily armored warriors, slowly emerged from the darkness. It stopped ten feet in front of the young man. (Author "Like an Immortal's Arrival" recommends reading "The Path to Immortality: Starting with Analyzing Basic Visualization Techniques" using the "Renren Bookstore" APP. Download and install.)

The young man drew his sword and stood it on the ground, muttering earnestly, "This mountain is mine, this tree is mine, if you want to pass, leave your life money."

The lead heavily armored guard silently drew the heavy saber from his back and was about to step forward when the carriage curtain was suddenly lifted, and a fat figure squeezed out from it.

"grown ups."

The heavily armored guards all bowed in greeting.

Fei Niangzi ignored him and looked at the young man blocking the road. She could not sense any fluctuations in his qi and blood, but her heart was filled with throbbing.

This feeling.

She only appears when there is a life-or-death crisis.

Lady Fei suppressed her unease and said in a deep voice, "Qin Chuan is dead. I swear I will no longer participate in your struggles. Can you please make way?"

Zhu Yu smiled and shook his head. "No." He paused, then said, "If you surrender, I might spare your life."

Lady Fei's eyes flashed with ferocity, and her aura surged. "You really won't move aside?... "

Her response was a dense barrage of water arrows, like a curtain of rain.

"court death!…"

With a furious roar, Fei Niangzi's body surged with true qi and blood, which quickly condensed into a scarlet armor. Without hesitation, she raised her hand, clenched her fist, and swung it down at the rain.

boom…

The entire world seemed to tremble, and countless water arrows exploded into mist, rising into the air.

Before Lady Fei could be happy, a thunderous roar suddenly came from the sky. She looked up instinctively and saw a dazzling light with a bluish hue.

"What is that?... "

The thought flashed through her mind, and Lady Fei moved to the side with a speed that defied her size. As the light fell, a loud bang was heard, and the carriage shaft shattered into pieces. Some of the heavily armored guards who were nearby were hit by the aftershock, their armor dented and deformed, and they were sent flying backward, crashing heavily to the ground, where they did not get up for a long time.

Seeing this, Fei Niangzi's eyes became even more ferocious. She took a step forward and tried to rush towards the young man who was standing not far away with his sword.

But then thunder roared again from the sky, and a bolt of azure lightning struck down faster than she could. Lady Fei's expression changed slightly, and she had no choice but to dodge.

boom…

The lightning bolt grazed her body as it landed on the ground. The scorching and violent power of the lightning made her heart tighten and her scalp tingle.

"He's a wielder of lightning! He's from beyond this realm!..."

The thought flashed through her mind. Fei Niangzi hesitated for a moment, her eyes flashing with ferocity. Ignoring the lightning striking down from the sky, she took a heavy step and rushed towards Zhu Yu like an arrow.

Boom…

Several bolts of lightning struck Fei Niangzi in succession, freezing her in place for a few moments. The heavy armor of true qi on her body was flickering with light and shadow from the lightning strikes, and it was almost broken.

At this moment, he had already reached Zhu Yu and clenched his fist to smash down.

"die!"

Before the fist even arrived, layers of strange energy pressed in from all directions like a tidal wave. He did not dodge or pay attention to the fist, but instead drew out the spiritual weapon "Lingxiao" that he had been nurturing for a long time and thrust it straight at Fei Niangzi's brow.

His life-or-death fighting style did not deter Lady Fei. The divine words "Nine Oxen and One Tiger" above her head shone brightly, and the true qi armor on her body was visibly solidified, looking no different from real armor.

next moment.

bang...

Fei Niangzi's fist slammed into Zhu Yu's head, while the magical artifact "Lingxiao" was also pressed against her brow.

In Fei Niangzi's view, Zhu Yu's face was sunken, his skull shattered, his eyeballs flying out, and his brains splattering everywhere. There was no way he could survive. A hint of pleasure flashed in her eyes.

"Am I going to die...?"

Resentment, anger, and fear surged through her mind in an instant. Just before her consciousness began to fade, Fei Niangzi caught a glimpse of the alien whose head had been shattered and who should have died. Yet, as if time had reversed, his head was visibly restored to its original state.

"How is that possible..."

She clearly used her qi and blood to shatter his brains beyond repair; with such injuries, even a fifth-realm Dharma Aspect cultivator wouldn't survive.

Unfortunately, she was no longer able to explore further, and her consciousness completely plunged into darkness.

"hiss…"

Zhu Yu shook his head, took a deep breath, and rubbed his face with lingering fear.

This was the first time he had used his supernatural power "Superior Man" to its fullest extent. It was precisely because of its powerful resistance and recovery ability that he was able to survive Fei Niangzi's full-force punch.

However, this feeling of walking on the edge of life and death is very unpleasant, and he would never take the risk again if it happened again.

Of course, even if this physical body dies, he will not perish, but he has no interest in experiencing the feeling of death.

Shaking his head to clear his mind, Zhu Yu silently experienced the feedback from the supernatural power "Superior Man".

It was probably because Lady Fei used absolute power and true qi to attack him, and the supernatural power "Superior Man" enhanced the strength of his physical body and qi, not magic power or anything else.

"It's alright..."

Zhu Yu smiled slightly.

This encounter gave him a general understanding of the effectiveness of the supernatural power "Superior Man". He was quite satisfied with its effectiveness. With it, as long as he wasn't killed instantly, he could wear down his opponent through attrition.

He then examined his physical body with the "Eye of True Sight" and confirmed that there were no hidden injuries. He then looked at Fei Niangzi, who was standing not far in front of him, in a fist-pumping posture.

With a wave of his hand, the sword light that had pierced his head transformed into a ray of light and landed in his palm. Then, he turned his gaze to the heavily armored warriors who were scattering and fleeing, and his thoughts stirred slightly.

"go…"

吟…

"Lingxiao" let out a joyful cry and flashed into the air.

The "Earthly Fiend Restriction" divine power "Thousand Weaving" was activated. It trembled slightly and instantly split into nearly a thousand fine, hair-like sword threads, which then transformed into faint streams of light and fell down.

ah... ah...

Screams rang out one after another, and in just a few breaths, all the heavily armored warriors who had tried to escape died under the "Lingxiao" sword.

After drinking its fill of fresh blood, Lingxiao's spirituality became noticeably more active. Zhu Yu examined it and then sent it to the source of magical power to nurture it.

He then collected the corpses of Lady Fei and nearly a thousand heavily armored warriors into his "Life Spirit Ruins," manifested a bronze gate, and stepped away.

It was by a river a hundred miles away from the camp.

A bronze door appeared, and Zhu Yu pushed it open and stepped out. He then heard a fierce fighting sound and looked in the direction of the sound.

Then, Zang Hai, Cang Li, and Fu Hongxi were seen besieging the man surnamed Liu. They chased each other, but the man surnamed Liu moved with ghostly speed, and even with a coffin on his shoulder, he could still easily maneuver between the three of them.

As time went on.

The three were clearly struggling, not because the man surnamed Liu was too strong, but because as they continued to attack, the suppression from the "martial world" grew stronger, causing their strength to decline rapidly.

Just as the man surnamed Liu was about to escape the three men's encirclement...

Seeing this, Zhu Yu did not hesitate. With a slight thought, he summoned "Lingxiao" and pointed, causing thunderclouds to gather above the heads of the four people.

With a crackling sound of thunder, azure lightning crashed down.

Under the cover of thunder and lightning, "Lingxiao" transformed into a faint stream of light and headed straight for the man surnamed Liu.