NFBE Chapter 294 I am willing to remain in the mortal world forever, and die without regret.
Chapter 294 I am willing to remain in the mortal world forever, and die without regret.
Time flows by, and days pass one by one.
For Miao Wuyu, every day felt like an eternity!
With her magical powers sealed, she could no longer use any of the cultivators' methods, and she began to face many problems she had never considered before.
She could never forget the first time she walked down the street, she was captivated by a skewer of grilled gluten. After years of practicing Zen meditation, she was regarded as a blessed woman who had lived two lives, with unlimited potential, and might even become a Bodhisattva. Yet, she was actually hungry...
In her view, she had long seen through all the seven emotions and six desires of this world, let alone the most basic desire for food.
The constant swallowing of saliva and the rumbling in her stomach served as a constant reminder that the demon of desire had begun to erode her.
She stared at the grilled gluten for a long time, and the vendor became embarrassed, so he smiled and asked, "Miss, would you like to try a skewer? It's very cheap, only one coin!"
At that moment, she was extremely embarrassed because... she had absolutely no money!
Throughout her life, she had never personally bought anything. All resources were provided by the sacred land. For her, spirit stones were merely supplies to replenish spiritual energy, rarely used as currency. Therefore, a question posed by a vendor left her speechless...
After a moment of stunned silence, she shook her head, then turned and walked back into the courtyard.
Back in the courtyard, she could escape the temptations of street food like grilled gluten and steamed buns, but she couldn't escape the threat of hunger. For the first time, she felt her cravings were so intense, yet she didn't even know how to cook.
Smoke rose from her neighbor's chimney, and soon the aroma of food wafted over. Only then did she realize that she needed to start a fire and cook. Fortunately, there was some firewood in the yard, but it was too big, and she didn't even have a kindling to start a fire.
She stood in the courtyard, feeling utterly helpless. Her first instinct was to ask Li Lan for help, but their bet had only just begun, and she couldn't afford to back down.
Just as she was tormented by hunger and didn't know what to do, there was a knock on the door. She went to open it, and a little girl stood outside, her big eyes wide open, and said, "Pretty sister, my mom said she'd like you to come to my house for dinner, okay?"
At that moment, Cihang Saintess felt an excitement as if she had seen a Bodhisattva descend.
Her pride made her feel that it was inappropriate to rashly accept the invitation, but hunger urged her on, and besides, an invitation from a little girl didn't seem so embarrassing, so she finally agreed.
When she arrived at her neighbor's house, the older sister-in-law warmly welcomed her, repeatedly apologizing for splashing water on her earlier that day. Cihang Shengnu immediately understood that the dinner invitation was actually the older sister-in-law's way of apologizing and expressing her remorse.
Dinner wasn't particularly lavish; it consisted of brown rice, stir-fried potato slices, a side of greens, and a vegetarian melon and bean soup. But she ate it with unparalleled relish, even finding it more delicious than the top-tier spiritual cuisine in the Cihang Holy Land!
"Young lady, what's your name? You seem so gentle and quiet; you must be from a wealthy family. Has something happened?"
The older sister-in-law asked a question with great enthusiasm.
"My name is... Wu Yu."
She gave herself a temporary name and said, "I just arrived here. Something happened at home, and now I'm all alone."
"How pitiful,"
The elder sister-in-law said, "My husband's name is A-Xiang, and everyone calls me Sister-in-law A-Xiang. You can call me Sister-in-law A-Xiang from now on. By the way, you've just arrived in town, so you probably don't have anything to do yet. I work as a sewing apprentice for Master Liu in town. I heard that Master Liu is planning to open a private school. You should be able to read, right? I'll go ask him for you!"
Miao Wuyu paid no attention to Sister Xiang's words. The night she returned to the courtyard, she couldn't sleep. Having experienced hunger, she suddenly realized that she would have to endure this for a year!
It will be a year before I can have a proper debate with Li Lan.
A nameless fear crept in.
The next day, she was even more at a loss. Everything in the yard was extremely scarce—no food, no water. It seemed she had to obtain all of this herself, but obtaining all of this required money…
make money!
She quickly came to the conclusion that to make money, you need something to do.
But she doesn't know how to do anything.
Fortunately, Sister Xiang was very understanding and noticed her new neighbor's predicament. The next day, she actually came to ask for her help, saying that she had a batch of mending work that she couldn't finish and was willing to give her the payment for the work.
She was very excited. She had been studying at Sister Xiang's house for a long time that day, and her fingers were pricked by needles three times.
It took her seven days and a lot of stumbling to finish that batch of goods, and she received thirty coins in return.
This was the first money she had ever earned in her life!
That day, she finally managed to eat a meal on her own: she bought rice, started a fire, and the aroma of the cooked rice was unforgettable.
"It's just enduring a year, it's no big deal."
Having learned sewing, she felt she finally had a skill that would allow her to survive and make it through the next year without any problem.
"Mother, the private school teacher asked me to tell you that it's time to pay your tuition. You've already been late for a month. What is tuition?"
But that evening, she overheard Sister Xiang's daughter, Lele, crying and complaining to her mother, "The teacher won't let me listen to the lessons anymore. He made me stand outside the school, and everyone is laughing at me..."
Miao Wuyu suddenly fell silent, a wave of regret washing over her. She had always thought herself clever enough, yet she hadn't realized that Sister Xiang didn't actually have any extra work to do; she had only shared some with her to take care of her…
She gritted her teeth and decided to find something else to do.
……
In the blink of an eye.
Three months have passed, and Wu Yu, as a new resident of the small town, has gradually become known to the people around her. She worked as a kitchen helper in a restaurant, but was kicked out after three days. She tried to apply for a job as an accountant, but being literate was not enough to do accounting...
I feel tired and anxious every day.
“Miss Wu Yu, Mr. Liu from the private school is ill and says he needs a substitute teacher. You can read, why don’t you give it a try?”
Sister-in-law Axiang brought her good news, and Miao Wuyu cheered herself up and went to see her. Fortunately, she succeeded.
After three months of hardship, she finally got her first stable and decent "job".
……
Li Lan has finally finished treating all the hidden injuries in her body.
For three months, he completely ignored Miao Wuyu. Whether she starved to death or died of illness, it didn't matter to Li Lan.
He began to go out frequently to inquire about news from the outside world.
Since the news of Cihang Saintess being abducted spread, the entire Ziwei Star Region has been shaken once again. The Ziwei Holy Land, Dao Palace, Mingguang Sect, and others have formed a large-scale force to search everywhere, turning the Wansha Sea upside down.
"What's the backup plan?"
Li Lan pondered that the current performance of the Ziwei Holy Land was truly like a headless fly.
Has their formation truly crumbled?
Without further thought or hesitation, Li Lan activated the Emperor Pearl on this very day!
Inside the cave, the ancient azure imperial pearl emitted light, and a figure appeared in front of Li Lan. The figure's face was not visible, but its speed was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, it had already attacked Li Lan!
Li Lan raised his hand to stop him. In just one exchange, Li Lan already felt that the opponent's physical strength was extremely terrifying. At the Nine Transformations Realm, he was hard to match.
The highest level of this lingering thought is only the Eight Trigrams Formation. Cultivators at or below the Eight Trigrams Formation level can unlock it as long as they can defeat it at the same level.
But even Li Lan, who cultivates mortal scriptures, can feel their power, let alone ordinary people.
Even if a true dragon were reborn, it would struggle greatly to face this human figure.
This is just the physical body.
Without hesitation, Li Lan mobilized his powerful qi and blood, and threw a punch, instantly sending the figure flying.
No matter how strong its physical body was, it was still a step weaker than Li Lan!
With its physical body defeated, it suddenly transformed into spiritual power. The pure spiritual power was sharp and unrestrained, like a divine weapon suppressing everything. However, Li Lan's spiritual power was refined using mortal scriptures. In the clash, it was unstoppable and once again defeated its opponent.
The figure raised its hand one last time, and it actually manifested the power of a certain Dao, vast and boundless!
First, fight with your physical body, then with your spiritual power, and finally with the Dao!
Even if someone can persevere to this point, they can only sigh and fail, because throughout history, how many geniuses have been able to sense the Dao and comprehend the power of the Nine Lines and the Eight Trigrams?
Even if such a thing existed, it would only be superficial; what this figure was displaying now was the true path of an emperor.
Faced with this overwhelming momentum, Li Lan simply pointed out with a single finger—
Everything vanished like smoke!
The humanoid creature then dispersed, and faintly, a voice seemed to echo: "Those who come after, truly are worthy of praise!"
The obstacle had disappeared, and a stream of light entered Li Lan's mind from within the Emperor Pearl!
"The arts of the Yellow Emperor and the laws of Emperor Zhuanxu, unfortunately, are both incomplete?!"
Li Lan was surprised. The words of the Ziwei Holy Land were true. This Emperor Pearl did indeed contain two rare inheritances.
The Yellow Emperor, one of the oldest and most powerful beings on the Primordial Emperor Star, is even regarded as the progenitor of Chinese civilization in later generations on Earth.
Zhuanxu, who was ranked alongside the Yellow Emperor as one of the Five Emperors, once suppressed Gonggong and embarked on the path of demons and gods. His imperial laws were equally unfathomable.
These two techniques are in no way inferior to the Great Ferocity Technique and the Limitless Battle Technique that he obtained from Xing Tian and the Fighting Demon God. It can even be seen from the Yellow Emperor Technique that they have touched upon a higher realm, reaching the domain of the Ancestral God, only they are not complete...
"The Great Art of Returning to Origin..."
Li Lan silently sensed the Emperor Zhuanxu's Law, when suddenly his eyes lit up: "If I refine this law to a certain level, will I be able to sense the location of Emperor Zhuanxu's crown? And obtain the complete Emperor Law?"
Emperor Zhuanxu's crown... should still be on Zhuanxu's head?
This means that once you've mastered it, you can find the underworld of Zhuanxu.
This was extremely important to Li Lan.
Zhuanxu was one of the seven great demon gods who sacrificed themselves, and there is a passage in the scriptures about him.
Without hesitation, Li Lan directly comprehended the laws of Emperor Zhuanxu.
He did not cultivate using the cultivation system of the mortal world, but rather used his soul and the cultivation of the underworld to understand.
He had already reached the advanced stage of the underworld system, evolving into the Myriad Flames. He had fused the methods and techniques of countless peerless underworld experts, so his cultivation of the Emperor Zhuanxu method was not slow at all.
Two months later.
Li Lan emerged from the cave and quietly departed.
half a month later.
Li Lan arrived at a ruin—Taiyuan City.
Taiyuan City was once an extremely ancient and magnificent city, surrounded by seven massive mountain ranges and shrouded in the energy of seven earth veins, making it a sacred place for cultivation.
However, tens of thousands of years ago, the earth's veins changed, and evil energy arose. Cultivating in the city not only brought no benefits but also made it easy to suffer from demonic possession. Therefore, it was gradually abandoned by cultivators and became a desolate city.
Without human support, the ancient city quickly fell into ruin. Many of the sturdy city walls collapsed, and weeds grew rampant on the once-thriving streets. Wild rabbits, reindeer, wolves, and other animals made the city their new home.
Li Lan did not rush inside.
He activated his Heavenly Eye, gazing into the distance and carefully surveying the area. Over seven days, he traversed all seven massive mountain ranges surrounding the giant city.