Chapter 83: The rise and fall of momentum
"I want to break free from the constraints of my lifespan and the limitations of my physical aptitude—" Luo Xuanyi said the thought that had been swirling in her mind in a calm tone, "I want to become a ghost cultivator."
That's right. Immortality or something, as long as a living being has a body, death is inevitable, even if it reaches the top. Plus, after Long Tian exposed the ascension land's deception, Luo Xuanyi wanted to take a gamble. Not soul cultivation, but ghost cultivation.
There was nothing to be obsessed with in her body; her poor aptitude would only be a burden. If becoming a soul cultivator wasn't a matter of chance, she would have resolved the issue long ago. As long as she was alive, having a body or not didn't matter.
After experiencing this, she chose to believe in the ghost world and determined to escape there. Because no matter how you look at it, with the Zang Yao Sect continuing the will of the Ten Thousand Souls Sect, the world will never be at peace, and the appearance of the ghost world is probably not impossible. For Luo Xuanyi to think of staying and helping fight the celestial beasts is simply nonsense.
Moreover, even if she couldn't reach the ghost realm immediately, Luo Xuanyi had witnessed the stark difference between soul cultivators and ghost cultivators. Even Elder Mingdu, had he not encountered the Jade Spirit Crane, the power of the Styx would never have been able to deal with him so easily. Ordinary cultivators struggled against soul cultivators, so what about ghost cultivators?
In fact, after seeing the stone slab and the pagoda spirit behind Long Tian, Luo Xuanyi had a vague feeling, and after hearing Long Tian's words, she finally confirmed that there was indeed a ghost cultivation technique. However, because ghost cultivation was not in this world, its strength was prone to attracting heavenly thunder and disaster clouds.
The tower spirit was also curious about this: "Yes, it can. Although this is a technique from the ghost world, since the true heavenly way of the ghost world is higher than the false heavenly way stolen by the celestial beast, there will be no obstacles even if you practice the ghost cultivation technique in this world. But you also saw Long Tian use the ghost gate and he almost got struck by heavenly thunder, right?"
"Long Tian is a ghost cultivator, but he wasn't noticed by the Heavenly Dao before the Ghost Gate was opened, right? I think the Heavenly Dao can't judge a ghost cultivator connected to a mortal body, but Long Tian's direct possession of another body is not advisable."
Since Long Tian's true form was the Beast Cloud Disaster, he could survive even if this body died, so he probably didn't think that deeply at first. Since the only thing he needed was a connection, there were more appropriate methods.
"I have an idea that will solve the problem." Luo Xuanyi pondered for a moment before adding, "I also hope you can explain the origin and purpose of this stone tablet, as well as the Yu family's [Nine-Path Dust Sweeping and Summoning Divine Technique] and the magical power that can transfer cultivation to the soul for enhancement."
"Deal." The tower spirit agreed readily, "But the magical power and the stone tablet you mentioned are actually the same thing."
The air flow slowly resumed.
Long Tian narrowed his eyes, seeing through Yu Linghe's guilty conscience. But before he could get angry, he suddenly noticed something had changed.
His eyes swept to the side of Yu Linghe, and he was surprised to find that the mysterious woman who called herself "Third Sister" was nowhere to be seen. Instead, Ta Ling was standing in front of Third Sister's cup, bending down with disgust to look at the turbid liquid in the cup.
"This is?!"
Sparks began to fly from the pitch-black tower base. Like fire-dried mud walls exposed to a fierce wind, the rough surface began to peel away, revealing five exquisite murals—one depicting the death of a young girl in ornate lines.
The soul lamps throughout the tower began to sway as if cheering, bursting out with bursts of light.
The tower spirit calmly picked up the ceramic cup and smashed it against the wall. Long Tian and Yu Linghe didn't hear the sound of the pottery breaking. They watched helplessly as the entire stone tower began to melt, the pottery flying towards the plowed earth in the distance and quickly disappearing. The tower spirit's figure remained without a trace of illusion, as if it had finally found an anchor and landed firmly on the ground.
"The deal with her was successful. Oh, and remember to give Yu Lu the replacement formation for her offspring that she asked you to give her. I'm tired, so I'm going to sleep first."
The tower spirit dropped these incoherent words, appearing and disappearing on its own. Yu Linghe slowly reacted and stared at the place where Luo Xuanyi had stood. His expression changed from disbelief to sudden realization.
Everything was as predicted by the Taoist Ancestor.
Inevitably, Yu Linghe revealed a hint of loneliness, but Luo Xuanyi, who had already broken away from this story, could not possibly see it.
Luo Xuanyi felt as if she were walking through a long passage. As she neared the exit, she suddenly tripped. A blinding light blinded her. Only after her outstretched foot landed firmly on the ground did the light fade.
What lay before him was not a pitch-black tower, but a familiar room. Huge bookshelves stretched to the ceiling, neatly stacked with stone slabs. The walls and ceiling were covered in exquisite murals. Even a glance revealed the reverence with which the painters reverently celebrated the legend.
However, a thick layer of dust inevitably settled everywhere, symbolizing the passage of time and also soothing Luo Xuanyi's still-unsettled heart. She had returned to the ruins, exactly where she had been when she'd left as a ghost, blending into the ancient story.
Her body showed no signs of the passage of time, her heart still beating at a steady pace, and her ever-weakening vitality began to stimulate her nerves again. But now, she no longer harbored anger and fear.
Luo Xuanyi looked down at her feet. What had tripped her was a heavy stone slab. Perhaps because of her previous experience, she was already able to fluently translate the words engraved on the stone. The first sentence read: "All this is dedicated to my friend Yu, who has been with me for many months."
With a slight movement in her heart, Luo Xuanyi picked up the slate, sat on the couch, and began to read carefully. When she finished reading it all, she couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
As Luo Xuanyi remembered, the ghost realm was eventually completed and summoned, only to be blocked by a man named Ji Ye. Yu Linghe detailed her dissatisfaction with Long Tian's carelessness and expressed her gratitude to Luo Xuanyi for her help in her youth, leaving a thank-you gift.
Open the stone slab and you will find two finely drawn maps in the middle layer.
"I understand that after I use the forbidden technique to complete the advent of the ghost world, the Yu clan will inevitably be wiped out. My clansmen all agree on this. However, according to the future you saw, the future generations still failed. So they decided to use themselves as a trap to trigger the future generations."
"One of these two maps is the relocated Yu family ancestral home. It holds the last remaining connection between the ghost world and this world. If you release it, the world will surely begin to destabilize, and your ghost cultivation will be much smoother. The other is a fake map. The items placed inside can be used to eliminate the enemies you wish to eliminate."
"In the past thousand years, I haven't had a friend with whom I can communicate on an equal footing. Your arrival makes me very happy. I always think that perhaps the Daozu chose you not only because you can fulfill their wishes, but also as compensation to me."
"Everything in this room is the techniques I've been able to collect that are beneficial for ghost cultivation and prolonging life, as well as some cultivation techniques. I hope you can use them. Best wishes."
Luo Xuanyi read it over and over again, then solemnly put the stone tablet into the storage bag.
It's finally out~ Then Sister Yi's cultivation direction is clear, it's ghost cultivation, but with the help of a body, anyway, please look forward to it~
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