Chapter 147: Dangers and Opportunities on the Path to Immortality (Four Thousand)
"Everyone, the road to immortality has already appeared. This time we must find a chance to defy the heavens and strengthen our sect."
"My time is coming to an end. The Path to Immortality is my last chance to find a breakthrough. Anyone who stands in my way will be killed by me!"
"I'm leaving now. You have to take good care of yourself. I will definitely find the precious medicine for you."
"The Path to Immortality, humph, interesting, I want to see what kind of powerful things are inside the Path to Immortality."
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Countless cultivators, carrying countless reasons, dreams, and hopes, flocked to the entrance of the road to immortality from all directions like a tide.
When they got close to the legendary road to heaven, they discovered that the place emitting a magnificent and dazzling light was actually a ladder made up of numerous steps.
There was a heavy pressure on the ladder to heaven. The more steps one climbed, the more terrifying the pressure became.
This is the first threshold to enter the road to immortality.
If someone's strength is not even up to the Tribulation Realm, he cannot even complete the entire ladder, let alone enter the space of the Immortal Path to look for opportunities.
As long as one's cultivation has reached the Tribulation Realm or above and is not a fake, there will be basically no problem in passing the Heavenly Ladder.
More and more powerful people are trying to walk up the ladder to heaven and enter the road to immortality.
Some cultivators with weak cultivation but insatiable greed tried their best to climb the ladder to heaven, hoping to gain a chance to defy the heavens, but ended up with a tragic end of death.
From the moment they ascended the ladder to heaven, the brutal and bloody battle for the great way among the immortal cultivators had already begun.
You have no idea whether the person walking in front of or behind you will suddenly attack you in the next second.
People were fighting and struggling with each other, and fresh blood was flowing down the ladder, which was shocking to see.
Some even guarded the ladder to prevent others from entering the road to immortality and competing for the opportunity.
Soon, Lan Qingxian, Lai Yang and others appeared here.
Lai Yang looked at the sacred and bloody ladder in front of him, and couldn't help feeling heavy in his heart.
"We are about to enter the road to immortality. From now on, Wenxian Sect will be handed over to you. You must protect Wenxian Sect well." Lan Qingxian looked back at the people who were seeing him off and said in a clear voice.
Chu Xiao nodded seriously: "Don't worry, Master, we will definitely protect the Wenxian Sect and wait for you to come back."
"Sir, Master, you must be careful." A worried look appeared on Li Xiaowen's handsome face, and he clenched his fists nervously.
This road to immortality seemed to be full of endless opportunities, but its aura made Li Xiaowen feel deeply uneasy and dangerous.
They have only just embarked on the path of cultivating immortals, and their strength is still shallow. If they forcibly follow Lan Qingxian and the others into the path of immortality, they will probably only become a burden to them.
"Well, don't worry, we will be back." Lai Yang comforted softly.
"Okay, it's getting late, let's go." Lan Qingxian turned and looked at Lai Yang.
Lai Yang nodded slightly, and the two of them stepped onto the ladder. A pressure immediately acted on them.
However, this amount of power has absolutely no effect on them.
Lan Qingxian and Lai Yang moved forward hand in hand and quickly climbed the ladder.
Lan Qingxian exuded the aura of a person at the peak of the Tribulation Realm, which made people feel fearful and subconsciously avoided him.
"That person is Lan Qingxian, the leader of Wenxian Sect. She is also going to enter the Path to Immortality this time."
"Who is that person next to her? He is using his physical body to bear the strong pressure brought by the Heavenly Ladder without using any spiritual power. What a terrifying physical body."
"What a fast speed! Look, they have reached the top."
The two of them ignored everyone along the way and went straight to the top of the ladder.
And the moment they stepped onto the top of the ladder, a spatial suction force immediately pulled Lan Qingxian and Lai Yang into the strange space of the road to immortality.
Seeing this, Lan Qingxian subconsciously grabbed Lai Yang's hand to prevent the two of them from being separated by the force of space.
After a while, when the space of heaven and earth returned to stability, the two found themselves in a completely unfamiliar place.
Lai Yang looked down at his hand. Lan Qingxian realized something and immediately let go of his hand. He said in a clear voice, "Don't get me wrong. I just grabbed your hand at the critical moment to avoid getting separated."
"Yes, I understand." Lai Yang nodded, not taking it to heart, "This is the world in the immortal road."
Lai Yang looked around and saw that they were in a mountain range that towered into the clouds.
He subconsciously released his powerful spiritual sense to explore the surrounding environment, but found nothing.
Although they didn't find anything, Lai Yang vaguely felt that there were dangerous eyes watching them in the dark, and this had been the case since the moment they appeared here.
Lai Yang's five senses were extremely sharp. He was alert to the situation around him and sent a message to Lan Qingxian: "Be careful, there seems to be something dangerous nearby staring at us."
Lan Qingxian naturally also sensed the gaze as if she was being watched as prey, and released her aura without any expression.
Just like the ripples caused by a stone falling into a calm lake, they spread out silently in circles and layers.
Soon, Lan Qingxian found the hunter lurking in the dark, and waved his hand to condense countless wind blades full of terrible killing power to slash away.
The next moment, the clanging sound of golden swords colliding was heard, and several nearby trees were cut off by the wind blades, revealing the true appearance of the hunter.
Looking closely, it was a seventh-level insect monster with a green body and a mantis-like shape.
Its two front paws were like two extremely sharp scimitars, as if they could easily cut through space.
My goodness, I encountered a seventh-level monster as soon as I came in. No wonder they say the road to immortality is full of dangers. The senior is right.
Under the joint attack of Lai Yang and Lan Qingxian, a seventh-level monster was quickly killed.
"This aura will soon attract other dangerous monsters. Let's leave here quickly." Lan Qingxian said.
Lai Yang did not refute Lan Qingxian's words. The two of them didn't know which direction to go, so they just chose a direction and left.
After they were safe, Lai Yang looked around and said calmly, "We need to confirm our position first, see if there are other people nearby, and then slowly explore the road to immortality. What do you think?"
Lan Qingxian nodded slightly, then looked at a mountain in the distance that towered into the clouds with her beautiful eyes and said, "If we want to determine our current location, that place is quite suitable."
"Yes, let's go and take a look."
After determining the target, the two men moved carefully towards the highest mountain nearby.
The mountain seemed very close to them, but in fact it was quite far away.
It took Lai Yang and Lan Qingxian ten full days to arrive safely at the foot of the highest mountain nearby.
At the same time, they also discovered other cultivators who had entered the Road to Immortality.
Their idea seemed to be similar to Lai Yang's, wanting to use this highest mountain to determine their current location.
Someone may ask, why not just fly, wouldn’t it be more convenient?
It does save trouble, but this impulsive behavior is more likely to lead to death on the spot.
Flying in the air over such a dangerous mountain range would undoubtedly turn oneself into a living target for other people or monsters. It was simply courting death.
Anyone with a bit of common sense would never do that. Since ancient times, countless strong people have paid the price of death for this on the road to immortality.
Although they discovered other immortal cultivators, neither Lai Yang nor Lan Qingxian had any intention of contacting them.
Lai Yang and Lan Qingxian looked at each other and completely concealed their own auras to avoid conflicts and complications with others.
However, at this moment, Lai Yang saw something like tentacles suddenly appear and attack the cultivators in front.
Everyone was shocked and attacked the tentacles that suddenly appeared in order to protect themselves.
But what they didn't expect was that these tentacles regenerated extremely quickly, and even if they were broken and damaged, they could be restored to their original state in an instant.
In the blink of an eye, a powerful warrior at the third level of the seventh realm was pierced through the body by the tentacles and lifted up. All his blood, essence and cultivation were quickly absorbed and devoured.
The others were horrified when they saw this. They knew they were no match for the tentacles that suddenly appeared, so they quickly turned around and ran away.
The tentacles blocked everyone's escape route without them noticing, teasing them like a cat playing with a mouse.
Lai Yang was secretly shocked. What the hell was that thing? Four seventh-level cultivators couldn't do anything to it.
Lan Qingxian looked solemn. He grabbed Lai Yang's hand and wanted to take him away from here immediately.
However, just as the two were about to escape, those strange tentacles appeared near them at some point.
"It found us."
Lai Yang took out the top-grade spiritual sword without hesitation, and swung out hundreds of sword qi to tear the tentacles apart. Then he grabbed Lan Qingxian's wrist and forced his way out with her.
Although Lai Yang's sword energy was strong, it did not seem to cause any damage to the tentacles.
Countless tentacles attacked from all directions, so densely packed like a cage that it made one's scalp numb.
Seeing this scene, Lai Yang resolutely used purple thunder to attack the tentacles.
The moment those tentacles came into contact with the heavenly thunder, they seemed to have encountered their natural enemy, and they disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"So these things are afraid of thunder?" Lai Yang breathed a sigh of relief and asked in a deep voice: "Master, do you know what these are?"
Lan Qingming hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said, "There are many unknown dangers on the road to immortality that have not been recorded because everyone who has seen them is dead. These things are actually not afraid of attacks from the Tribulation Realm. It's really scary."
"We can't stay here any longer. Who knows when those things will appear again."
"Um."
The place where the tentacles retreated is the direction of the mountain, and there must be something very dangerous there.
At this time, Lai Yang and Lan Qingxian were unwilling to go up the mountain, for fear of encountering those strange tentacles again, so they turned around and left immediately.
Little did they know that in a cave on the mountain, the corpses and bones of immortal cultivators were scattered all over the place, like a purgatory on earth, extremely terrifying.
And on the piles of corpses and bones, there bloomed clusters of gorgeous and beautiful blood-red flowers, which were breathtakingly beautiful.
After escaping, Lai Yang and Lan Qingxian moved deeper into the road to immortality based on their feelings.
Along the way, the two worked together to resolve many dangers and avoid many traps set by monsters.
Half a month later, they encountered another group of cultivators.
There were five people on the opposite side, all of them were powerful warriors in the seventh realm. They seemed to be fighting hard for some treasure, and the fight was extremely fierce.
Seeing this, Lai Yang and Lan Qingxian subconsciously released their spiritual sense to look over, and were immediately slightly startled.
They discovered a fragrant Jade Heart Lotus growing in a swamp in the distance.
The Fragrant Jade Heart Lotus is a seventh-rank natural treasure that can only be encountered by chance.
Its lotus seeds have the effect of bringing the dead back to life, and can even help strong people in the seventh realm to nourish and strengthen their souls and improve their foundation in Taoism.
Just one lotus seed is enough to drive many seventh-level warriors crazy.
What’s more, it is this entire fragrant jade heart lotus.
In addition to lotus seeds, lotus pods and petals are also extremely precious elixirs, but their effects are not as powerful as lotus seeds.
Opportunity!
After so many days, they finally had the chance to meet their heart's desire.
However, Lai Yang and Lan Qingxian did not rush to take action. If they attacked Youxiang Yuxinlian now, they would have to face the thundering methods of five people at the same time.
Lan Qingxian recognized the identities of the five people at a glance. They were all powerful people on the Heavenly Ranking of the Wenxian Continent, and their strength was not weak.
They originally wanted to reap the benefits, but they didn't expect that one person, in a fit of rage, actually wanted to destroy the Seventh Rank Fragrant Jade Heart Lotus directly.
"I can't beat you, and you can't take away what I can't get."
As soon as he finished speaking, the strong man in the middle stage of the seventh realm slapped the swamp with his palm. The powerful force made everyone change color.
"How dare you, bastard!"
"stop!"
At the critical moment, everyone attacked the man who wanted to overturn the table.
At the same time, Lan Qingxian and Lai Yang could not help but move. They could not just watch such a treasure being destroyed.
Lai Yang blocked the opponent's force with one sword, and the violent sword energy continued to kill the person who attacked.
The man's expression turned fearful and he wanted to escape but it was too late and he was killed by everyone in an instant.
"Who are you? Do you also want to seize the opportunity?"
"Wait, I know this person, she is the leader of Wenxian Sect, Lan Qingxian!"
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but be moved.
Ask the leader of the Immortal Sect, a powerful person at the peak of the Tribulation Realm, how come she appears here? She is so unlucky.
Seeing that his identity was recognized, Lan Qingxian stopped pretending and just came clean.
Lan Qingxian's body burst out with the powerful aura of the peak of the Tribulation Realm, and he said in a cold voice: "I want this seventh-level spiritual medicine."
"We were the first to see this fragrant Jade Heart Lotus." Someone shouted dissatisfiedly.
"So what? The treasures of nature should be possessed by those who are capable. Do you need me to teach you such a simple principle?" Lan Qingxian said disdainfully.
“Humph, the Wenxian Sect is so overbearing, it’s despicable. Even if you are at the peak of the Tribulation Realm, you may not be able to gain any benefits from the four of us.”
"What about me?" Lai Yang took a step forward, holding a top-grade spiritual sword in his hand. A sword intent that reached the pinnacle swept across the world, making everyone tremble with fear.
"What a terrifying sword intent!"
"The sword intent that has reached the pinnacle, could this person be the powerful one who forced the leader of the Shangqing Xuan Sect to bow his head and surrender with one sword from the Wenxian Sect?"
"Damn it, a man at the peak of the Tribulation Realm, a sword cultivator who is more terrifying than the master of the Upper Immortal Sect, it seems that this treasure will not be available to us today."
"You are awesome. I'll give you the opportunity here. The mountains remain green and the water flows forever. We'll meet again in the future."
If they were facing Lan Qingxian alone, the remaining four of them might be able to defeat him together.
But with the addition of a terrifying swordsman who has reached the pinnacle of sword intent, how could they dare to take action?
What's more, there are so many opportunities on the road to immortality, there is no need for them to fight to the death with the Wenxian Sect. They don't want to die here easily.
After everyone left, Lai Yang withdrew his sword intent.
"Leave."
"Yes, this thing is ours, half each."
(End of this chapter)
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