"But what?"
"Although none of us have seen the immortals with our own eyes, according to some signs, there were indeed immortals in the ancient universe before those endless years, but they disappeared without a trace. We humans are very likely the descendants of the immortals, but we are scattered in the endless universe. The vast universe is not just the only place of life on Earth."
Hearing this, I was taken aback. "Could there be other places with life in this universe?"
"Of course, the universe is vast and boundless, and no one has ever reached its end. There are countless stars, and our Earth is just a small life-bearing planet. Compared with other life-bearing places, it is insignificant. For example, the ancient stars of Ziwei and Beidou are the ancestral stars of mankind."
"Have you been to other ancient planets with life?" I asked again.
Bai Mei nodded, "I've been there, but the journey is arduous, and one often dies in the vast universe."
At this moment, I am deeply shocked. I used to be skeptical about the ancient Shu people's exploration of the universe and search for ancient life sites, but now that I have heard Bai Mei, a living fossil, say it himself, I have no choice but to believe it.
"Alas, I devoted myself to the Dao and became an immortal, but in the end, there was no immortal and it was all for naught," Bai Mei sighed. "This is my only 'Dharma Body' in the world. After this awakening, it will dissipate when the time comes. Time flies, and I never imagined that the world would become like this. Humanity has become so weak and has strayed far from the Dao. Perhaps this is the will of Heaven. But it's for the best. I can live out my life peacefully. What's wrong with being ordinary? Back then, we devoted ourselves to the Dao and became immortals, but in the end, it was all for naught. We lost so much in the process: family, love, and a normal life. Even if we lived a long life, we would still be lonely."
Bai Mei sighed and looked at me, "Now let me call you General Shu Yuan again. Back then, you were the only one who didn't believe in immortals and didn't cultivate for the sake of becoming an immortal. You only wanted to fight all over the world. Now it seems that this is what you were pursuing, or perhaps it is your way. You wanted to achieve the way through battle and break through the sky. Unfortunately, you still couldn't escape the shackles of fate and ended up dying with regret."
After some conversation, I roughly understood what had happened in the past, but Bai Mei wouldn't say too much, saying that I am a new person now and there is no need to be too attached to the things of the past, otherwise it would affect me for the rest of my life.
"The events of the past life have all vanished like smoke, everything will be fine naturally," the white-browed Taoist said, then sat back down on the futon. "I should also disappear completely. Mount Shu will truly disappear from the world from now on. You and your friends should leave quickly. There is no way to become an immortal in this world, so give up this idea as soon as possible."
I wanted to ask more questions, but then I thought about what Bai Mei said, and it made sense. Knowing too much is not necessarily a good thing.
He said goodbye and prepared to go back.
At this moment, Bai Mei tossed me an ancient scroll, saying, "These contain some methods of cultivation, related to Yin and Yang. You can take a look, but your success depends on your own destiny."
He was so happy he almost jumped for joy. What Bai Mei gave him could not be ordinary. This ancient scroll was a genuine artifact from antiquity, the ancestral law of Yin and Yang and the Eight Trigrams. Even understanding a little bit of it would be of immeasurable benefit.
I went back the way I came, and as soon as I entered the main hall, I saw Xiang Fei and the others come in. When they saw me, they all looked at me strangely.
"Master Liu, where did you come from again? How come you seem to appear and disappear without a trace?" the old blind man said, looking me up and down.
"Ahem," I nodded awkwardly, "I was just looking for you guys. This place is like a maze."
That's when I noticed that Luo Wanjun and the others weren't there, so I asked, "Where are they?"
"Still searching for the method to become an immortal? This place is full of strange formations and escape techniques, and it's easy to get lost if you're not careful. We're looking for them too. What happened to you? How did you disappear as soon as you went out?" Xiang Fei asked.
So I told them about meeting Wu Yue, but of course I didn't mention what happened at the Daotai.
"By the way, have you found the place to become an immortal?"
They all shook their heads. "This place is like a maze. No matter which way you turn, you can't get out. Besides, everything in all the buildings here has been emptied out. There are no clues at all."
After thinking about it, I decided to tell them the truth that there was no way to become an immortal, though I omitted some details.
"This is the result. The old Taoist with white eyebrows has already told me that there is no way to become an immortal in this world, and no one has ever become an immortal."
After hearing my story, Xiang Fei and the others sighed repeatedly, never expecting that after so much effort and so many people following in each other's footsteps, this was the result.
“There are no immortals in this world; we’ve already realized that long ago,” Xiang Fei sighed.
The old blind man and Uncle Liu from Hunan became excited. "The White-Browed Taoist of ancient times? Does that mean the ancient mythological era really existed?"
I nodded. "They do exist, and the three great celestial beings of Taoism did exist. Bai Mei also went to other ancient life-bearing planets. However, they were all cultivators and were not the immortals and gods in mythology. They were just deified by later generations."
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