Born Saints: Starting from Liaozhai

And so we continued forward.

Su Chen suddenly landed and glanced into the distance.

Ahead, a chilling aura hung in the air, and a gray mist lingered.

A huge, gray-black river flows silently ahead, its source and destination unseen.

A thin layer of gray mist shrouds the river year-round, the mist swirling and rolling along the water's surface like countless lingering sighs, murmuring softly.

The river water was not clear, and shadowy figures could be vaguely seen swaying underwater.

Some reached out to climb, while others slowly sank, their faces blurred and grotesque.

But no matter how hard they climbed, they couldn't get out of the river.

When the wind blows, ripples spread across the river, and wherever the ripples pass, one's mind is involuntarily emptied, as if worries are being gently peeled away.

"This is……"

"The River of Oblivion?"

Looking at the River Styx, Su Chen's eyes showed surprise.

Then, his attention turned to the evil spirits floating and sinking at the bottom of the River of Oblivion.

Without hesitation, he walked straight over and approached the River of Oblivion.

As you approach, blurry human faces appear and disappear in the water.

Pale arms reached out from the dark river, trying to drag him down into the River of Oblivion.

Unfortunately, they couldn't hold on to him at all; they were repelled by Jiaojie's magical power the moment they touched his trouser leg.

Black smoke billowed up.

Terrified screams rang out, and pale arms withdrew.

Seeing this, Su Chen raised an eyebrow, naturally not going to let them get away so easily.

Originally, finding evil spirits was somewhat troublesome, but now it's much better, saving him the time of selecting ghosts.

Without hesitation, he used his magical power to restrict the movement of these evil spirits who were trying to drag him into the River of Oblivion. Then he activated the Daoist spell "Flowers Bloom in an Instant."

In an instant, pale gray flowers appeared on the pale arms that stretched out of the River of Oblivion. Then, the flowers quickly condensed and formed pale gray peaches.

During this process, Su Chen made a somewhat surprising discovery.

Flowers that come into contact with the River of Oblivion grow extremely slowly, as the River of Oblivion inhibits their growth.

"This River of Oblivion truly lives up to its name as the River of the Underworld; it contains many mystical elements..."

He shook his head, not paying much attention, and bypassed the River of Oblivion, letting the flowers bloom instantly on the exposed arms of these evil spirits.

Soon, pale gray peaches solidified.

Su Chen sat cross-legged by the River of Oblivion, refining the Daoist Peach while using the Flower Blooming Moment technique.

boom!

His magical power was rapidly increasing.

During this process, various unusual phenomena on his body were also uncontrollably revealed.

Su Chen was bathed in a bright, clear light, with the cool, bright moon hanging behind his head, making him appear like an immortal or a god.

From afar, some ghosts who witnessed this scene were terrified.

"Is this an immortal?!"

"God……"

They gasped in amazement as they gazed at the figure enveloped in the bright light.

Soon, the unusual situation here caught the attention of a being.

In the faint gray mist.

A tall, middle-aged ghost with taut muscles beneath his dark blue skin, and eerie yellow eyes that gleamed faintly in the mist, wearing chains and looking quite indifferent, stared at the scene by the River of Oblivion, his eyes widening in shock, and he gasped.

"An immortal?"

"Haven't the immortals already left?" he murmured to himself in a hoarse voice.

Ok?

[Realm: True Person (76%) 7,681 years of cultivation]

Su Chen shifted his attention from the panel and looked in that direction.

He hadn't paid much attention to the ghosts watching, but upon hearing the whispers, his attention was instantly drawn to them.

He reached out and beckoned.

A pure and radiant magical power surged forth.

Sun Bai, the ghost messenger clad in chains, was instantly controlled by magic and flew over.

"Immortal...Immortal, spare my life!"

"I am a legitimate ghost messenger, not one of those evil spirits..."

Sun Bai exclaimed in alarm.

Su Chen ignored him and asked directly, "You just said that the immortals have all left, what do you mean?"

These words were spoken.

A look of confusion appeared on Sun Bai's terrified face.

Then, a thought struck him, and he asked, "Immortal, have you been in seclusion in the mortal realm for too long, and are you only emerging now?"

He was used to immortals cultivating for decades, hundreds, or even thousands of years.

In his view, the immortal in front of him must have been in seclusion for too long, so he was unaware of the changes in the mortal world, which is why he had not yet left.

Thinking of this, Sun Bai quickly explained, "Immortal, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has collapsed, and other immortals, even judges and Yama, have already evacuated."

"As for where he went, the kid has no idea..."

He paused, then hesitated before adding, "And I've heard that the world no longer allows immortals to exist, so why do you...?"

He was somewhat surprised and puzzled, wondering how this immortal could still exist in the current environment.

Hearing what the ghost messenger said, Su Chen's eyes lit up with realization. He finally understood why the underworld had become so chaotic.

So all those immortals have fled?

"That's true..." Su Chen murmured.

After all, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has collapsed, so if we don't escape, when will we?

When the spiritual energy of heaven and earth completely dissipates and the end of Dharma arrives?

Although it is unknown whether the environment of heaven and earth will recover in the future, at least now the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has collapsed and is no longer suitable for the existence of immortals, so it is normal for them to escape.

Thinking of this, in the state of oneness with heaven and man in the realm of the True Person, Su Chen's heart stirred, and a feeling arose inexplicably in his heart.

It seems that when his cultivation reaches ten thousand years and he has completely transformed, it will be time for him to leave!

Ascension to immortality?

Or will they be rejected outright?

Looking at his cultivation level, which was over seven thousand years old, Su Chen murmured to himself, "Has it come to the point where I must leave...?"

Su Chen's expression was complicated and dazed.

Having spent some time here, he already felt a bit nostalgic.

Unfortunately, he is not a true resident here and will have to leave sooner or later. It's just unknown whether he will ever have the chance to return.

Maybe yes, maybe no...

Su Chen shook his head and sighed.

Then, ignoring Sun Bai beside him, he continued to refine the gray Daoist peach under the other's surprised gaze.

"This guy looks so much like Lord Zhong Kui, both of them love eating ghosts?"

Sun Bai was a little hesitant.

However, he didn't think much of it, assuming that this immortal's hobbies were similar to those of Lord Zhong Kui.

Under his curious gaze, Su Chen refined one pale gray Daoist peach after another.

[Realm: True Person (81%), 8,157 years of cultivation]

[Realm: True Person (92%) 9,210 years of cultivation]

[Realm: True Person (98%), 9,889 years of cultivation]

The magical power within Su Chen's body was rising rapidly.