Immortality from Taming Elephant-Chapter 335 - 174: Giant Spirit Protection Seed, My Demon Beast Brother (Double - ) (Part 5)
The entire gorge appeared eerily blood-red, with countless black stones inside. The contrast of black and red was very striking. There were no plants or animals, yet the imbalance of Yin and Yang was palpable.
"This is a strange place discovered by my sect’s elders long ago..."
As he spoke, he took out a jade bottle from his bosom, and inside, a Fierce Ghost’s wail could be faintly heard. It sealed a Fierce Ghost within.
This was a female ghost, with delicate features, except for a deep green mark on her neck and her tongue jutting out. Other than that, she looked no different from a normal person.
"Do you only keep female ghosts?"
Xu Guang’s eyes carried doubt.
Zhong Baihua glared at Xu Guang,
then, right in front of Xu Guang, he released the Fierce Ghost and threw it into the gorge.
An astonishing scene unfolded, leaving Xu Guang dumbfounded. This ghost, originally resembling a young maiden of about sixteen or eighteen, underwent a sudden change in aura upon entering the gorge. It seemed to be enveloped by countless forces, as if it changed thousands of times in an instant, and its momentum became extraordinarily terrifying.
Its appearance turned extremely dreadful, but as time passed, its aura rapidly declined and, in a blink, vanished...
not even leaving the Ghost Heart behind.
Seeing Xu Guang’s shock, Zhong Baihua smirked coldly.
"Do you see? Ghosts have no concept of lifespan, but they lack wisdom too. After entering this life-and-death land, crises prompt them to find numerous ways to grow stronger. Unfortunately, not everyone can withstand those ways, hence its extinction."
Xu Guang squinted, feeling that the terror and strangeness of this gorge was beyond his imagination.
Zhong Baihua’s expression became a bit serious. "In life-and-death situations, you’ll surely see many physiques that suit you. The key is making decisions quickly, recording all the acupoints of the Alien Body you fancy before your lifespan runs out. Some fools I brought here before wanted everything, noted down something neither here nor there, and ended up turning themselves into a Wasted Body."
"But you are young and have enough time to choose."
Xu Guang frowned, "Then what do you want? You don’t have enough lifespan. Even if I succeed, what can you gain?"
This was crucial. Now understanding how this life-and-death land could awaken one’s potential, Xu Guang became curious about Zhong Baihua’s motives.
Zhong Baihua chuckled softly, "I want you to tell me all the acupoints in detail once you successfully break through, how about it?"
Xu Guang pondered for a long time, then nodded silently, "If that’s the case, I agree."
Yet whether he truly believed it or not was still uncertain.
He wouldn’t rashly gamble his life. He wandered around the surrounding forests for some time, capturing a Wolf Beast and several rabbits, casting them one by one into the gorge for testing.
As Zhong Baihua said, entering the gorge, the crises of life and death could awaken these beasts’ potential. However, the bloodlines of these beasts were too chaotic, and they couldn’t enhance quickly before experiencing an explosive death.
This repeated over and over.
After three days,
Zhong Baihua sat in a tree, "Are you going in or not? Just give me a clear answer; it’s already been three or four days."
Xu Guang didn’t even glance at Zhong Baihua, still weighing the pros and cons. Should he really risk his life for such a dangerous trial?
Yet giving up directly felt somewhat unsatisfactory. Currently, he was almost certain that what Zhong Baihua previously said about entering here to become a Sacred Body was true.
How much time would it take to become a Sacred Body solely through his own Cultivation breakthroughs?
"Is there really a need to be so conflicted? You’re only in your twenties. Even if you take a nap in there, you wouldn’t die. I really can’t believe a young man like you doesn’t have any drive or passion. It’s like seeing a ghost," Zhong Baihua complained.
Xu Guang was startled, "Young, won’t die even in there?"
Zhong Baihua was speechless.
"I’ve entered three times myself; don’t you see I’m still alive?"
Finally, Xu Guang made up his mind to just take a look inside.
So, under Zhong Baihua’s surprised gaze, he leaped and stepped into the gorge.
Zhong Baihua watched with spinning eyes, excitedly noting that the kid finally went in.
...
Xu Guang stepped inside, enveloped by the power of All Things, a terrifying feeling emerged.
Cold, grotesque, terrifying, majestic, resentful...
Countless negative emotions compressed by numerous terrifying forces, like being swept by the river of time. In just an instant, it felt like experiencing thousands of days.
Time flowed like water, meticulously soothing every part of his body.
Peaceful and tranquil, as if he himself became a part of the water.
Xu Guang frowned, finding that the gorge did not bring him much danger.
He also did not experience the explosion of inspiration that Zhong Baihua mentioned.
Instead, the Innate Qi within him was bouncing actively. The Experience Points for Innate Qi were increasing at a visibly rapid rate, as if the air contained something immensely beneficial for Innate Qi.
Xu Guang remained silent, contemplating whether to venture further into the gorge’s depths.
The further he walked into the gorge, the more the ground’s soil suddenly became loose, sinking under his footsteps, turning ash-gray.
Initially, Xu Guang didn’t mind, but after walking several hundred zhang, it grew increasingly bone-chilling and cold. This place was heavy with Yin Qi, as if being hit by a north wind carrying snow.
When he stepped onto something hard, producing a cracking sound, Xu Guang immediately realized what kind of place this was.
The grayish-white ground was not ordinary soil but bone ash, with some unbroken bones not fully decomposed, exuding Yin Qi from the ashes.
He did not feel fear, but couldn’t help but wonder, just how many people’s bones were needed to form such a massive accumulation of ashes?
After walking more than ten li, the black and red desolate gorge gave rise to changes, revealing a bright world in front of him. The ancient gorge was no longer dark and eerie, with gentle brilliance flowing, filled with peace and sanctity.
In front was a giant smooth rock wall, almost reflecting human figures like a bright mirror, inscribed with some patterns.
Very similar to the Yin-Yang Eye in the Tai Chi Diagram, if a circle was drawn around them, it would be a natural Tai Chi Diagram.
Xu Guang, as if enchanted, slowly moved forward.
Behind the rock wall was a skeleton...
But eerily, it seemed to still possess vitality, subtly rising and falling.
The entire skeleton seemed to suppress the rock below, like the breathing of a giant beast.
Suddenly, Xu Guang froze.
He saw some words.
’Zhuge Wuliang expresses utmost gratitude to Senior.’
’Shen Chongjiu bows to Senior.’
At the bottom were two slightly familiar names.
And above them, without exception, were renowned figures from the Jianghu, the earliest being the Sect Leader of the Seal Sect from two thousand years ago!
Recorded was,
’Zhuge Wenwo bows to Master!’
Master!?
Whose skeleton is this!? Xia Guang was astonished.
The skeleton before him started to change.
An jade pendant hanging on the skeleton slowly glowed, with frost light gathering around it, gradually sketching into a human form and slowly taking shape.
Eyes, nose, lips... gradually clear.
Including his clothes, his hair.
He was a very young person, unbelievably so, appearing at most twenty years old, wearing a very wide purple robe with a deep and benevolent gaze, suspended in the air, graceful like a jade tree.
"In this world noticed by the Ancient God, someone has actually opened the Spirit Palace. You are quite special."
Xu Guang squinted at him. He was the first person to immediately recognize him as a Qi Refiner, so the opponent was also a Qi Refiner.
"Who are you?"
The young man quietly looked at Xu Guang without concealment and softly answered.
"Zidou-Xin Nanyan."
Xu Guang’s head shot up.
"Xin Nanyan!???"
