"I'm telling the truth, believe it or not. Actually, I only realized this at the very last moment. There are no immortals in this world. The laws of heaven and the great Dao require all things to follow their own laws. Nothing is immortal. This is the law of the great Dao that no one can change. No matter how powerful you are, you cannot escape the fate of being worn away by time."
"Hmph, others may believe you, but I don't. I'm too lazy to waste my breath on you," the demon sneered, looking at the text behind the light screen. "Hehe, this should be your Shu Mountain cultivation method. Are you going to give it to me yourself, or should I take it?"
"The cultivation methods of Mount Shu are for those who are destined to receive them; those who are not destined cannot obtain them."
"Haha, White Eyebrow, you're far too confident. Even if this is a forbidden area of Mount Shu, things are not what they used to be. This place is about to be destroyed." After saying that, the demon strode forward, wanting to enter the light curtain.
The white-browed Taoist's 'Dharma Body' suddenly stood up, stretched out his palm, and pushed the demon away in one go. The Dharma Body was illusory and ethereal, sometimes bright and sometimes dim, and had an air of otherworldly elegance.
"With the old Taoist's Dharma body here, you will not be allowed to act presumptuously." At this moment, the white-browed Taoist's Dharma body exuded immense majesty, truly like a supreme being in mythology, making people dare not act presumptuously.
The demon's expression froze as he stared at the 'Dharma Body'. "I didn't expect that even after you died, the 'Dharma Body' you left behind would be so terrifying. It seems you were almost successful back then, but ultimately fell short by a hair's breadth. Haha! But you seem to have forgotten something, haven't you?"
As he spoke, the demon reached out and grabbed me, squeezing my neck. "You probably know who he is, right? Do you want me to kill him?"
"Cough cough," I felt like it was about to snap my neck, but I couldn't break free. Its strength was extraordinary, and now I could only resign myself to fate.
The white-browed Taoist's 'Dharma body' stood there in silence. After a moment, he sighed softly and said, "This is a matter between us. It has nothing to do with him. Why drag him into it?"
"Nothing to do with him? Hmph, Bai Mei, you don't need to play dumb with me anymore. You know better than I do who he is. Back then, you went to great lengths to plot something, and I didn't believe it at first. But after I saw him, I knew you must have succeeded and discovered the secrets of heaven and earth. If I'm not mistaken, you must have encountered the mystery of reincarnation. The concept of reincarnation has been circulating in the world for a long time. Mastering reincarnation is equivalent to mastering life and death, so you began to experiment, and Shu Yuan was one of your test subjects. Am I right?"
Hearing the devil say this, I was quite shocked. It was all too hard to believe, but now that I heard it with my own ears, and combined with everything I had discovered before, it seemed to be true.
"Alas, I didn't want to bring up the past, but since you've pressed me so hard, I'll tell you the truth. To be honest, back then, the leaders of the various sects of Taoism did indeed explore the mysteries of heaven and earth together, trying to find the method to become an immortal and open the path to immortality, so as to achieve eternal life. This included the mystery of reincarnation, but in the end, we didn't succeed. Otherwise, how could we have passed away in the yellow earth? As for why General Shu Yuan was able to be reincarnated, we didn't expect this result either. Back then, we only left our fates and sowed the seeds of karma, preparing to leave it to fate. We had no idea that he would be reincarnated. However, this reincarnation is not the one we initially expected. He is now a completely new person, and has no connection with the ancient Shu Yuan whatsoever."
"Hmph, if that's the case, why is he involved in the matter of becoming an immortal? Why did he become an Onmyoji?"
“The old Taoist has already said that this is the karma sown in the past. Many things from back then need to be settled completely. But he is indeed no longer General Shu Yuan. I noticed this as soon as he came in. His soul aura has changed, only his body is similar. Why do you have to harm an innocent life? Have you forgotten why you were attacked and killed by the cultivators back then?”
"Hmph, haha! Old Bang with white eyebrows, stop threatening me with the past. Is there anyone in this world who can do anything to me now?"
"I've said everything I needed to say. I can't stop you from making your choice, but you should know better than me whose help you need if you want to escape this predicament and be reborn, right?"
"Old Man with White Eyebrows, you... fine, you're ruthless enough. I'll spare his life for now, but today I'm still going to overturn your altar and see what you were plotting back then." After saying that, the demon released me and went up again.
Where the White-Browed Taoist's 'Dharma Body' was located, a bright light shone, blocking the demon's advance. However, at this moment, the demon also showed his terrifying side. With a wave of his sleeve, dark clouds rolled in the sky, and vengeful spirits and ghosts rushed out, instantly engulfing the place.
"White Eyebrows, you're nothing but a 'Dharma Body,' let's see what you have to fight me with," the demon sneered from within the black mist.
I was terrified and quickly hid to the side, watching the battle between the figures from ancient mythology. I never dared to imagine such a scene before, but I never thought I would see it with my own eyes today.
The white-browed Taoist was engulfed by the black mist. At first, I thought he was no match for him, but then I saw his 'Dharma Body' soar into the sky like a beam of light, instantly enlarging in the air. The dazzling light illuminated the entire Taoist platform, and a ball of light appeared in his hand, like the rising sun breaking through the darkness.
The black mist that filled the sky was dispersed, and the scene returned to normal. The white-browed Taoist's 'Dharma body' stood there, looking at us with a majestic gaze.
The demon was astonished, never expecting that the White-Browed Taoist's 'Dharma Body' would possess such power to contend with him. He then sneered, "You're nothing but a 'Dharma Body,' let's see how long you can last."
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