The path to immortality through martial arts is indeed this cruel.
All living beings pursue this path, for the sake of supreme power, eternal life, transcending heaven and earth, and watching the sun and moon revolve.
Li Ming had also read in ancient books that in ancient times, people pursued immortality and would even give up their physical bodies. After death, they would achieve a state of purity, neither born nor dying, and would leave the netherworld to become ghost immortals.
However, to cultivate into a ghost immortal, one not only needs extremely high spiritual qualities, but also will encounter many tribulations, ultimately making it difficult to ascend to the Great Dao.
During the Martial Arts Refining Spirit Realm, one cultivates the divine soul and achieves divine soul perfection, but this is still a far cry from the Ghost Immortal Realm.
Originally, when a martial artist reaches the Martial Saint realm, he will condense a primordial spirit. If the primordial spirit escapes when he dies, there is still hope for rebirth. However, Wang Tiantong is only at the Divine Power realm, so he naturally does not have a primordial spirit. Now, he has survived in a strange way.
It's likely that the demons used some special secret technique to barely survive in this hellish environment.
"Fellow Daoist Wang...you should think this through carefully, this is no joke."
Li Ming did not immediately agree, but said seriously:
"After the soul is scattered, there is absolutely no hope left in this life."
Although there is such a thing as reincarnation in this world, after reincarnation, one is ultimately a different person, and it is even hard to say whether one is still human.
Even if a powerful being could reincarnate with their memories, it would be extremely rare, and such a person would not be able to receive this treatment.
In Li Ming's view, it's better to live a miserable life than to die a good death.
Throughout history, countless people have done absurd things out of fear of death.
Even the most brilliant and powerful emperors may become senile and incompetent in their later years.
The other party may not be able to accept their current situation, so they simply give up and choose to get rid of it completely.
"To be honest, if I could commit suicide, I would have done it myself long ago... It's just that my body and soul were not in my own hands. In my previous confused state, I was driven by demons, which was not my intention."
The demon's power is too strong. It's better to free Wang sooner rather than later. If he continues to be reduced to this inhuman, ghostly form, life will be worse than death.
Wang Tiantong clasped his hands in a fist salute and said sincerely.
A strange sense of desolation enveloped the place.
He naturally wanted to live, but he didn't want to live like this.
He just wanted to live like a human being.
Li Ming nodded, sensing that the other party wasn't lying, and slowly said:
"Slaying demons and eliminating evil is a matter of course, and I will surely kill these demons."
Anyway, we came into this secret realm to eliminate demons, so why not seek some other benefits as well?
Let's say something nicer, let them leave in peace...
Upon hearing Li Ming's words, Wang Tiantong nodded calmly, awaiting his demise.
Life is like a fleeting moment, from diligently practicing martial arts as a child, to achieving fame and fortune as an adult, and then to dying in a secret realm...
"I'm off..."
[The remnant soul of King Tiantong was liberated and regained life force.]
...
After passing through the Bewitching Hall, Li Ming only took a few steps before he discovered that his surroundings had changed drastically.
"This is……"
When he opened his eyes again, he saw lightning flashing like dragons, and rain was falling from the sky!
A dark, ancient city appeared before him.
Upon seeing the words "Fengdu" on the city gate, Li Ming realized...
I have finally arrived at the most dangerous place.
Where's the dog?
As for the big black dog, no one knows where it went.
However, Li Ming didn't have time to pay attention to him at the moment.
They could only vaguely sense that the other party seemed to be somewhere in the city.
"Conceal your presence first, then go in and explore."
Li Ming quickly used his Hunyuan True Qi to conceal his aura, disguising himself to be similar to Wang Tiantong's aura from before.
At first glance, Li Ming looked as if he had become a ghost.
We arrived at the city gate.
It was deserted and eerily silent.
"This city gate... seems to be unguarded?"
Li Ming hesitated for a moment, but still went straight into the city. Fortunately, nothing happened. What he didn't know was...
The moment he entered the city, the two characters "Fengdu" on the city gate flickered eerily.
There were only some inhuman, ghostly figures on the street. They did not react when they saw Li Ming enter, and continued to wander around the city as if on patrol.
A dense, gloomy aura, like mist, lingered in every corner.
"This kind of yin energy might be a blessed land for those who cultivate this yin attribute?"
Li Ming pondered to himself as his Primordial Saint Body greedily absorbed the Yin energy, accepting it all without hesitation.
Cultivating here will be faster than in some sects or blessed lands outside.
No wonder those martial saints and powerful figures generally do not show themselves, but instead often go into seclusion in some place, cultivating for several years at a time. Ancient immortal cultivators would often spend decades or even hundreds of years in seclusion.
Li Ming stopped his wild guesses, remained vigilant, and secretly activated his Heavenly Eye to observe his surroundings.
He could clearly sense some eyes lurking in the shadows, secretly watching Li Ming. Their gazes were not greedy, but fearful!
Li Ming also realized that Wang Tiantong was probably someone important, and ordinary kids wouldn't dare to offend him.
Following the scent of the big black dog, it wasn't long before...
They found a large house, decorated with lanterns and red lanterns, which would naturally be considered extremely festive if it were outside.
But within the city of Fengdu, things are extremely strange.
Concealing his presence, he slipped into the courtyard and soon overheard some gossip.
"On the young lady's wedding day, I happened to catch a big black dog for her, so we killed it and made soup!"
"One black, two yellow, three spotted, four white—I've heard this black dog is top-quality dog meat. I wonder if we'll be lucky enough to get some bones or broth."
“No problem, this big black dog is enough to give everyone in our manor a good meal... We’ve been eyeing this big black dog for a long time, and this time we’ve finally caught it.”
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com