Chapter 368: Buzhou Mountains? Pack them up and take them away!
Gu Dan’s angry curse came from the bottom of his heart.
The cultivators who occupied the upper level of the avenue first made things very difficult for those who came later.
Moreover, it hits the mark exactly, and is exactly the fruit of the Tao that is least likely to be compromised for a cultivator.
Indeed, why would it be necessary to set up so many troublesome realms and make things difficult everywhere? It would be enough to just block a realm that could not be broken through quietly.
Whether it is the Golden Core or the Nascent Soul, if you are careful, it is not impossible to break through without telling others.
But it’s not possible to become a god.
When one's body is in harmony with heaven and earth and one has attained the great Dao, this cannot be hidden at all.
Any cultivator at the Divine Transformation level can sense it, not to mention the Taoist master whose strength is unfathomable and who can easily dominate an entire world.
Moreover, judging from the fact that Venerable Bai Lian endured for a thousand years without truly achieving the state of Divine Transformation and only condensed half of a Dao Fruit, the time required to advance from the Nascent Soul stage to the Divine Transformation stage is quite long.
Even with the influence of Jedi Tiantong, it is enough to prove how difficult it is to achieve enlightenment and become a god.
If one wants to achieve the state of godhood silently and at lightning speed, then one would have to prove himself as the "weakest godhood in history" to have any chance of that.
It is no exaggeration to say that the realm of transformation is the biggest watershed in the world of immortal cultivation. It takes a leap from being a single creature with personal power to becoming one of the holders of the power of heaven and earth.
But now, this realm has been monopolized by the Taoist master's [List of Gods].
When you reach the state of spiritual enlightenment, nothing matters to you.
But as long as there is still a trace of ambition and desire to become a god, one must confront the List of Gods.
In other words, cultivators below the stage of Divine Transformation are like monkeys running freely in the wilderness. No matter how much you eat and drink, or how you dominate others, you will eventually have to return everything to the heaven and earth and return it to its original owner.
But when one reaches the stage of spiritual transformation, one has already become the master of part of the heaven and earth and can start fighting for territory.
The owner of a manor may want his cattle and horses to be fat and strong, but he never wants to see the cattle and horses on his territory suddenly want to be on an equal footing with him, or even compete with him for his property.
The transformation into a spirit is like a cow or horse in a pen breaking free from its cage, and is the beginning of the true pursuit of mastering the great way. The cultivator has transformed himself into a 'contender'.
The Taoist master was merciful and gave me a chance to kneel down and be a dog.
"Disgusting! So disgusting!"
Gu Dan felt nauseous.
Although the sky was bright at this time, Gu Dan seemed to see a black hand connecting the sky and the earth, covering the sky and the earth. All living beings practicing in it were destined to be unable to climb over the Five Finger Mountain.
The List of Gods is the Five Finger Mountain that suppresses the monks.
"If I rely on years of hardship to persevere, can I outlast the Taoist master?"
Gu Dan stroked his chin, trying hard to put away those negative emotions.
There is no use in complaining. If cursing a few more times would work, Gu Dan believes that Venerable Bai Lian would not be stingy with his words.
"When one reaches the Spiritual Transformation Realm, living for ten thousand years is no problem. And the Taoist Master can manipulate the Spiritual Transformation cultivators at will. I'm afraid he is much better than the Spiritual Transformation cultivators. I wonder how terrifying his cultivation is. Is life span still a big problem for such a being?"
Gu Dan seemed a little hesitant, which was rare.
The strength and lifespan of immortals have been rising steadily.
The life span of a Qi-cultivating cultivator is no more than 150 years, that of a foundation-building cultivator is no more than 300 years, and that of a Golden Core cultivator is no more than 500 years. But when one reaches the Nascent Soul stage, the life span soars to over 2,000 years.
To reach the next level of spiritual transformation, one has to lay the foundation for ten thousand years. If one can withstand being assimilated by the Great Dao and continue to move forward, there is a chance that one will live as long as the heaven.
The highest goal of the immortal path is immortality, but in addition to immortality, one also has infinite power, with strength and lifespan unified.
But he only obtained immortality, but not the power to match it.
Judging from the information he has learned now, before becoming a spirit, there will be no problem as long as he relies on the word "sheep" throughout the process.
But after the Nascent Soul stage, if one wants to climb up again, it is impossible to rely on the Gou character formula, unless one is trapped in the Nascent Soul stage forever and does not try to achieve Divine Transformation.
Even if his total lifespan could exceed that of the Dao Master, he might not be able to outlive him - because even the Dao Master has things he has to face, such as the so-called Land of Falling Dao, which requires the Dao Master to mobilize all the cultivators to deal with it.
Having a long life does not mean that you can live that long. These are two completely different things.
To put it bluntly, if the Taoist master is in a bad mood and dislikes the cultivators of Yuantian Realm, what can he do if he crushes them? Or if the Taoist master wants to drag some people down with him before his life ends, what is the point of him staying in the Nascent Soul Realm? The God Transformation Realm is just a plaything of the other party.
Rather than expecting the Taoist master to live to a certain age and then wait for death in silence, it is more practical to hope that he lives longer and does not go crazy before dying.
Gu Dan originally thought that the Dao body given to him by Ruomu after his promotion had paved most of the way for his immortality. But now he realized that there was still a big pit waiting for him ahead, waiting for any cultivator who wanted to challenge the Dao Master.
"It's better to know now than to be cheated later."
Gu Dan rubbed his brows and resisted the urge to greet the Taoist master's ancestors. "It seems that I have to make some corresponding adjustments. If you want to rely solely on a long life to advance steadily and safely, the Nascent Soul stage is the limit.
My current strength, when I activate the blood qi and burn myself, is roughly equivalent to the golden elixir level. After the blood qi is completely integrated with myself, my permanent combat power will be comparable to that of a golden elixir.
The spirit is not visible in the world, and the Nascent Soul is the top powerhouse that ordinary people can meet. With my current strength, even if an immortal returns at this time, as long as I don’t commit suicide, I will have no worries about protecting myself. "
After careful consideration, Gu Dan had a full understanding of his own strength.
He did not think that he would be invincible in the world just because he defeated Venerable Bai Lian, the former "half-step to godhood" who was in a semi-crippled state, but he thought that ordinary Jindan would never be his opponent.
As long as you don't provoke enemies that you can't face, you don't have to worry about protecting yourself.
After the body of the Great Dao is conceived, wouldn't it be easy for him to go to the Immortal Sect and become a direct disciple with the qualifications of the body of the Great Dao? His original body can temporarily stay away from the Immortal Path, allowing the body of the Great Dao that can be "resurrected" to explore the mysteries and solve the problems.
After the body of the Great Dao is promoted to the Nascent Soul stage, he should become an important figure in the Immortal Sect. At that time, relying on the resources of the Immortal Sect, he would try every means to find information about the [List of the Gods] to see if there is any other way to break the impasse.
After thinking it over, Gu Dan calmed himself down and made a preliminary plan.
This is the best choice Gu Dan can make at the moment.
No matter what, he would never accept being controlled by the List of Conferred Gods, and even less would he be willing to be trapped below the level of Divine Transformation and unable to make any progress.
An ant is still an ant even if it lives for tens of thousands of years. If someone wants to step on it, it will be powerless to resist. It is impossible for Gu Dan to entrust his own destiny to the hands of others.
His keeping quiet and safe is for his own safety, not to be at the mercy of others.
When necessary, he doesn't even mind using the body of the Tao to try and make errors.
"Now, we should go to Buzhou Mountains first!"
Soon, Gu Dan suppressed the thoughts in his mind and made a decision.
The road ahead is long, but the road is still under our feet.
Buzhou Mountains.
Ningfang.
This place has lost all its prosperity, and even a trace of spiritual energy no longer exists.
Even standing in the original site of Ningfang, it was difficult for Gu Dan to be seen.
Ningfang is located in the mountains ten thousand meters high. Without the protection of the formation, the snow has already buried everything, including the bones of those unlucky monks.
If he cannot solve the problem of the List of Gods, he will become like those monks who fell under the snow, practicing and practicing, and in the end he will become nourishment for others, unable to even resist.
Gu Dan found a dilapidated and completely damaged flying boat next to the ruins of Ningfang, but he was not very surprised.
In the memory of Venerable Bai Lian, he already knew that the 'immortal' had come back once, but he was just a deserter.
I think the return of the real immortal is not far away.
Gu Dan started digging in the ruins and occasionally found some unrecognizable skeletons. Gu Dan did not mind the trouble of digging a pit for them.
Who knows which skeleton is Lu Yu, who once took care of him but later parted ways with him, or Murong Ying, who once wanted to make things difficult for him.
It doesn't matter anymore.
They are all dead.
There is no need to bother about the dead.
Those rare treasures and spiritual plants that were enough to make the cultivators risk their lives for them are now like weeds, completely withered and dilapidated, without any trace of life.
The practice in Buzhou Mountain is like a joke.
From the very beginning, it was Venerable Bai Lian's conspiracy.
But all this caused a lot of fuss, attracting countless masters who had reached the top of the mortal world to join in and fight for it.
Pathetic and ridiculous.
Perhaps his long and sufficient lifespan could not allow him to directly escape the clutches of the Taoist master, but it also gave him enough time without having to rush and fall into one more hidden pit after another.
Gu Dan reburied the bones he had dug up, so at least they wouldn't have to be exposed to wind and snow again.
He rescued a large number of Taoist books, including but not limited to Taoist insights, the hundred arts of cultivating immortals, and even various types of magic.
Before the immortal truly returns and the Jedi Heavenly Passage is unlocked, these will become nourishment for him to continue climbing upward.
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Even if you lack spiritual energy and cannot fight in actual combat, it is not a problem to supplement the theory first.
If you read a book a hundred times, its meaning will become clear. The same is true for understanding the immortal law. After temporarily moving the rescued books to a safe place at the foot of the mountain, Gu Dan returned and walked around the damaged flying boat for a few times.
Then a fight literally broke out.
In the mountains thousands of meters high, strange noises continued to be heard.
Gu Dan smashed the already extremely damaged flying boat into pieces.
With his current understanding of the way of immortality, it is not enough to figure out the internal keys of this flying boat.
But it doesn’t matter. Anything that can withstand his fist is good. If it can’t withstand it, it’s broken. It’s simple and brutal.
After a beating, Gu Dan picked up a few pieces of debris from the countless scattered wreckage.
"Mirror?"
Gu Dan looked at it for a few seconds and snapped his fingers.
The broken mirror seemed fragile, but it was not affected at all.
“Not bad, not bad.”
Gu Dan nodded slightly.
Other things are either too big to attract attention and difficult to hide, or they are tattered and completely damaged and not worth mentioning.
In comparison, these few pieces of broken mirror are already the biggest gain.
Then he went to several other former sites of the Immortal Pavilion and looted them thoroughly.
The incident in Buzhou Mountain happened not long ago, and no one else is brave enough to trespass into the "Immortal Court", so Gu Dan will naturally not be polite.
The Fire Workshop, Gold Workshop and Wood Workshop were already clean, but there were countless debris in the Water Workshop. Gu Dan also rescued a lot of books, which he packed up and took away without hesitation, as they would be buried if left here anyway.
He did not need to search hard, as all the immortal books collected from various countries were already in his hands.
The majority of books are of course about Qi training and foundation building, but there are occasionally a few books that cover the Golden Core realm.
As for anything above that, there really isn't any.
Back at the foot of the mountain, looking at the books that were as tall as a hill, Gu Dan couldn't help but smile.
He suddenly understood how it felt like for an emperor to support a corrupt official and then kill him.
It feels so good to get all the treasures in the world without any effort! "Venerable Bai Lian, you died well!"
Gu Dan clapped his hands in admiration, and took another look at the Buzhou Mountains. He bowed and said, "My fellow Taoists, I have avenged you. I will not be polite in giving you these treasures. If you knew about this in the afterlife, you would smile."
So, Gu Dan took the spoils he had obtained and bid farewell to the place where the Buzhou Mountains were located.
From now on, the Buzhou Mountains should become an ordinary mountain range, nothing special about it.
Pingan Village.
Gu Dan returned with the spoils.
Two figures were standing at the entrance of the village early in the morning.
"Mr. Kong!"
"Uncle Kong!"
A slim and sturdy figure waved and jumped towards him when he saw him.
It was Fu Suxin and Zhuang Yun.
"Um."
Gu Dan nodded gently, calmly.
"What happened earlier?"
Zhuang Yun asked with some concern.
"Nothing, just a small problem."
Gu Dan rubbed his head casually and said, "I brought back a lot of books. Read more when you are tired of practicing martial arts. Don't slack off. You should be able to catch up."
"Catch up with what?"
Fu Suxin was a little curious, as this statement seemed a bit incoherent.
"The Immortal has returned."
Gu Dan said.
"Um?"
Both Fu Suxin and Zhuang Yun widened their eyes.
What did Mr. Kong do when he went out? Why is he so sure?
Fu Suxin glanced at the mountain of books that Gu Dan brought back.
"The Fundamentals of Formations", "Things You Must Know About Alchemy", "Detailed Explanation of Talismans". I couldn't help but feel dizzy.
Could it be possible that this guy robbed the entire Buzhou Mountains?
So many books can’t be given away for free!
"Go back and practice."
Gu Dan said simply.
Now, he no longer has to explain anything.
Time flies, and half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.
The immortal has been here for one hundred and twenty years.
Gu Dan felt that the blood energy in his heart had finally completely merged with his own body, and they became indistinguishable from each other!
(End of this chapter)