Chapter 664 Path

Sun Lingtong said unwillingly: "Is it really impossible for me to obtain the divination method?"

Zeng Jide gave him a deep look and said, "Under normal circumstances, you can ask someone for divination. Just like the Lord of Wangchuan Prefecture asked the Gray Bone Elder for help this time."

"But if you can really get the divination method, it means..."

Sun Lingtong: "What does it mean?"

"This means you play a very important role in Heaven's script. Heaven has entrusted you with a great mission. Heaven and Earth think you're not strong enough, so they're willing to risk becoming too powerful in the future to strengthen you as much as possible so that you can complete this specific mission!"

Sun Lingtong's heart trembled, and she was speechless for a moment.

After a long pause, he frowned and said, "Even if the divination method isn't my destiny, I still want to try everything I can and give it my all!"

"I really want to steal other people's luck. It must be amazing!"

Zeng Jide laughed again and patted Sun Lingtong on the shoulder: "Little boy, you have great ambition!"

"If you want to do this, then do it."

"Perhaps this is your path. Heaven needs the art of thieves to innovate and place this heavy responsibility on your shoulders."

Sun Lingtong's heart moved, and he extracted a key word: "Taotu?"

Zeng Jide stroked his beard and said, "This involves the Divine Transformation Stage and the subsequent cultivation."

"After the Nascent Soul stage, when the Nascent Soul grows into the Primordial Spirit, it is natural to choose the direction of cultivation."

"Just like Lord Wangchuan, he is at the Divine Transformation level. His main body cultivates the Water Element, but his spirit clone cultivates the Earth Element. The Water Element and the Earth Element are two different paths."

"For now, you can understand the Dao as the direction of cultivation. Of course, this is easier for you to understand, but it's not comprehensive."

Sun Lingtong, however, thought of the dispute between Old Man Gray Bone and Lord Wangchuan over their paths, and was suddenly struck by something: "Could it be that the path isn't just about what we cultivate, but also about our philosophy of life? Some people accept fate as it comes, while others seek to defy it and change it?"

Zeng Jide exclaimed, "It's unexpected that you can comprehend this level."

He laughed heartily: "Even geniuses like you and me cannot be judged by common sense."

"Sword cultivators often choose to die rather than give in, while warriors are often brave and diligent. Some demons are passionate and emotional, while others are cruel and indifferent. Taoism has inaction and self-transformation, tranquility and self-righteousness, while others are broad and unified, simplifying rituals according to local customs, and lenient punishments and simple politics. Buddhism is divided into Mahayana and Hinayana, and the main focus is on saving others or saving oneself."

"Although Confucianism is relatively young, it has many sub-schools. There are those who believe that rule by virtue is benevolent, that the people are more important than the ruler, and that human nature is inherently good or evil, and so on."

“These are all paths.”

Sun Lingtong felt as if he was listening to a wonderful sound! This kind of profound and insightful words were beyond his reach.

If his master had not passed away, perhaps he would have taught him this way.

Every word of this advice is worth a thousand gold!

Sun Lingtong pondered carefully, having forgotten that he was in Wangchuan Immortal City and was stealing. He asked to himself, "Then, Senior, how can I determine the path?"

Zeng Jide did not hide anything and gave direct advice: "First of all, it depends on your cultivation talent."

"If you have talent, that's what God expects of you. Starting from your talent will inevitably lead to more success than in other directions."

"Secondly, it depends on your cultivation resources. Do you know the four words 'Dharma, Land, Companions, and Wealth'?"

Sun Lingtong nodded.

Dharma refers to techniques, spells, and so on. Land refers to a blessed cave or paradise, a place for cultivation. Companion refers to a fellow Taoist, a person who shares the same ideals. Wealth refers to spiritual stones and other items.

Zeng Jide saw that Sun Lingtong knew what he was talking about, so he didn't elaborate on the second point. Instead, he continued, "Finally, it's about personal temperament and ambition."

"The feeling of walking a path you want to take is different from the feeling of walking a path you don't want to take. Those who act spontaneously often have clear thoughts. At the very least, when practicing, they won't suffer too much internal friction or even inner demons."

Sun Lingtong finally understood: "So, Senior asked me to persistently seek destiny and divination methods just because this is my ambition?"

Zeng Jide: "I am your senior from the same sect, skilled in thieves, and naturally also good at observing people's expressions."

"When you just mentioned stealing other people's luck, the way your eyes lit up told me that this is what you truly desire."

"This is actually very important to you. Take it seriously and don't give up easily!"

"Just like Lord Wangchuan this time, he has been planning his path for a hundred years, knowing full well how many obstacles he will encounter, yet he remains steadfast."

“This means grasping your ambition and moving forward in the direction you want to go.”

Sun Lingtong's attention was immediately drawn: "From what you said, Senior, it seems that you are very familiar with the Lord of Wangchuan's purpose this time?"

Zeng Jide: "In order to steal the Eye of Forgotten River, I naturally did a lot of work in advance. The price I paid for the intelligence in the early stage alone is worth more than half of the treasure in front of you."

"So, I am quite familiar with the movements and situation of Lord Wangchuan."

"He has the gift of forgetting to return, being able to immerse himself in the waters of the Lethe River, reading through all kinds of memories and experiencing an endless amount of emotions."

"However, this talent is only superior, not as good as immortal talent. Therefore, it has a major drawback, namely - forgetfulness."

"Once he becomes so absorbed in these memories and emotions that he forgets to return them in time, he will drown in the River of Oblivion and die from the excessive consumption."

"That's why he tried every possible means and painstakingly planned for a hundred years, just to obtain a talent from the skull of the Sky Demon to make up for his own shortcomings."

"Talent, talent, is something God has given you."

"Any artificially increased talent is almost always against the will of heaven. Therefore, Lord Wangchuan faced enormous difficulties and had to accumulate and prepare for a hundred years before he had the strength to make this attempt."

Sun Lingtong's mouth became dry and her heart beat faster after hearing this.

At this moment, he wanted to follow the current topic and directly explain to Zeng Jide the purpose of his trip - to cause damage in Wangchuan Fairy City and cooperate with brothers from another group to stop the Lord of Wangchuan!

But Sun Lingtong finally held himself back.

Because, from his recent conversation with Zeng Jide, he had already understood: the latter, though seemingly flamboyant, was actually very cautious. He had chosen the right time and had done extensive research beforehand. He was using Buddhist methods to improve his thief skills. While risky, his cultivation and resources would be significantly enhanced, making it a highly profitable venture!

Zeng Jiede's purpose was only for his own cultivation.

If he were to help him deal with the Lord of Wangchuan, that would be hindering the Lord's path, which are two completely different concepts.

Even if Zeng Jide stole some of the Wangchuan Vortex Eye and other items, it would at most be like pulling teeth from a tiger's mouth. A tiger has so many teeth, so losing one or two is no big deal.

But if Zeng Jide helped Sun Lingtong, he would be forging a mortal feud with the Lord of Wangchuan Prefecture. This level of severity wasn't just about pulling out the teeth; it meant beating the tiger to death!

Will Zeng Jiede help?

Sun Lingtong believes that the hope is extremely slim.

Would you risk your life to help someone you just met for the first time, and offend a lord? Or even a cultivation kingdom in the underworld?

Zeng Jide was able to advise Sun Lingtong because he admired him as a junior from the same sect. If Zeng Jide were to help him in this way, he would actually offend this senior from the thieves' sect and ruin this opportunity. It would be too careless and he had no sense of propriety.

"Let it be, let it be." Sun Lingtong kept the Buddhist doctor Meng Yaoyin's advice in mind. After all, there was no mention of this request, not at all.

After Zeng Jide took away the three treasures from the secret room, his expression suddenly changed.

"Be careful!" The next moment, his aura was vigorous, and he released his life-saving magic weapon without caring about being exposed.

It is a Buddha statue with a monkey face. The monkey is golden in color, with wiggling eyes and wearing a black robe.

A furry monkey hand jutted out from the chest opening of the robe, but the monkey's left and right hands clearly extended from both sides of the robe and converged at the lower dantian.

This is a three-handed Buddha monkey statue!

Once released, the Buddha statue instantly pierced through the roof and rose high into the sky, turning from dead to alive, from solid to intangible. In an instant, it transformed into a phantom of a Buddhist monkey several feet tall.

The phantom put his hands together, and stretched the third hand on his chest upwards with force.

It stretched longer and longer, and its palm became bigger and bigger, like a dark cloud covering the sky, casting a large shadow on the city lord's mansion.

boom!

There was a loud bang, like thunder exploding.

What followed was a hurricane-like air wave that swept around and caused countless buildings to light up their defensive formations.

A beam of black light shot back and was absorbed back into Zeng Jide's dantian.

He spat out a mouthful of blood, then stretched out his hand to collect the blood. His face turned pale, and he pulled Sun Lingtong away.

Stealing technique - Shadow Escape!

The two men turned into a black shadow again, waded over the threshold, and quickly moved along the crack in the door.

Soon afterwards, countless patrolling monks swarmed in.

“Here!”

"I didn't expect that Painted Skin Rakshasa had accomplices!!"

"The C-grade treasury is empty. All the precious materials are gone!"

"I know, it's that wicked Zeng Jide!"

"He had sent out a visiting card before, intending to steal the Eye of Lethe. I didn't expect him to succeed."

"Chase them quickly, they must not have gotten far."

For a moment, various detection spells were launched one after another, and various defensive arrays were activated one after another. The entire City Lord's Mansion was like an awakened lion, showing the true power of a country's capital!

Zeng Jide scanned with his spiritual sense and was frightened when he saw all kinds of spells and formations.

With the City Lord's Mansion fully activated, the difficulty of infiltrating has increased dozens of times. It is completely different from before, with a huge difference.

It would be fine if Zeng Jide was alone, but it would be a bit difficult for him to be with Sun Lingtong.

He did not give up on this fellow junior. He took Sun Lingtong with him and used all his strength to activate the Shadow Escape Technique. At the same time, he used more than a dozen different methods to counter various detection spells and defensive formations.

Many defensive formations were like fortresses, preventing him from moving forward freely and forcing him to temporarily avoid the attack.

Zeng Jide took Sun Lingtong through many twists and turns, found a flaw, and slipped in.

This is a mezzanine in the formation space.

Zeng Jide lost his shadow state, half-knelt on the ground, gasping for breath, his body almost soaked with sweat.

He was completely exhausted and looked like a completely different person from when he was instructing the younger generation just now.

Sun Lingtong also returned to human form. He first showed concern for Zeng Jide. After the latter waved to him twice, he sat down cross-legged on the spot, closed his eyes and regulated his breathing.

Sun Lingtong was in quite good condition. He was dragged along by Zeng Jide all the way and did not consume much energy, let alone magic power.

Sun Lingtong carefully surveyed his surroundings and noticed a film of emerald green light behind him. From time to time, figures hurriedly moved by. In front of him, there was a cloud of mist.

From time to time, the sounds of fierce fighting and the cries of female cultivators could be heard in the fog.

Several voices suddenly came from behind.

"I can't find that wicked Zeng!"

"Do you think he might be hiding here?"

"This is the Binding Formation that trapped Painted Skin Rakshasa. If we really let the two of them meet up, it would be quite dangerous."

"Yes, the monks of Bukong Sect are the best at breaking formations and sneaking in. If Zeng Quede helps Painted Skin Rakshasa escape, it will be difficult to trap this demon cultivator again!"

Sun Lingtong looked back and saw a group of monks approaching from outside the emerald green light film.

The green membrane rippled as the group of monks got closer and closer, their figures and appearances becoming clearer and clearer.

Sun Lingtong's hair stood on end and his heart was in his throat.

Zeng Jide closed his eyes to recuperate, seemingly unable to take care of the outside world, but this team of monks was about to discover them.

what to do?

Sun Lingtong gritted his teeth and was about to use his stealing skills to cover himself up, but he received a telepathic message from Zeng Jide, telling him to be patient and not to act rashly.

"Boy, if you rashly use these stealing techniques, they will discover the two of us!"

Sun Lingtong stopped immediately.

This group of monks passed by him, and even though they were so close, there was always a layer of green film between the two sides.

The monks filed in and entered the fog.

Soon, the sounds of fierce fighting in the fog grew louder, and Painted Skin Rakshasa laughed sweetly, "Hehehe, so many people are here to take care of me? Then come on, let me take good care of my brothers!"

Screams were heard one after another.

Obviously, the monk who just came in suffered a great loss.

Some of them shouted angrily, "This witch is full of tricks, she will not die a good death!"

Painted Skin Rakshasa laughed and said, "I don't know whether I will live or not, but a few of you have already died!"

One of the monks suppressed his anger and threatened, "Your complacency won't last long! Struggle in this Binding Formation until your physical and magical powers are completely depleted. We will capture you alive, tear your tendons and skin you alive, and avenge your fallen comrades!"

Painted Skin Rakshasa: "It's hard to say. Maybe your Lord has died outside. You should know that this time, I am not the only one dealing with him. Your Lord will have a hard time dealing with Lord Yin Jiuzhu alone. Not to mention the Silent Ghost Monk and Lady Beigu."

The monks said: "Good witch, stop spreading rumors and misleading others. We will see what happens next!"

They retreated in embarrassment and passed by Sun Lingtong again, but never noticed the old man and the young boy from Bukong Sect.

"Let it be, let it be... My dear brother, your mother is awesome!" Sun Lingtong looked at the fog in front of him, feeling infinite emotion in his heart.

Then, he took advantage of the situation and sent a telepathic message to Zeng Jide: "Senior, I have a good idea!"

"Why don't we release the Painted Skin Rakshasa to draw attention to us and make it easier for us to escape."

(End of this chapter)