Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant-Chapter 2411 - 206: Rejected (2)

Of course, for Tao Bingji, these ten-plus years have not been a waste, but rather an enormous opportunity. While traveling, Wang Ba could not cultivate, and apart from pondering the myriad possibilities of ’Unleashed Beasts,’ there was nothing else to do, so he carefully guided along the way, even bestowing treasures for cultivation. As a result, in just over ten years, Tao Bingji was pushed from the early Immortal Ascension to Immortal Ascension Perfection, only needing to find a place to face the tribulation, refine the Primordial Spirit and Dao Domain, and step into the Void Refining Realm.

Such speed is considered astonishing, even in the Cloud Sky Realm.

Tao Bingji was overjoyed and no longer had a shred of pride from his past life as an Innate Divine Demon, showing utmost admiration for this teacher.

The more he interacted, the more he felt like he was looking up at a towering mountain.

Couldn’t help but sigh:

"Without teacher, I’m afraid Bingji would have been confused for another lifetime, dying here."

Wang Ba chuckled and said:

"After the reincarnation of Innate Divine Demons, some are born wise, some inherently slow—each varies. However, whether one truly embarks on the Dao path isn’t greatly related to wisdom, it’s just a matter of speed. Moreover, reaching Nascent Soul Realm on your own isn’t considered slow-witted. The key lies in having the right method—without it, a lifetime is wasted; with it, though to say you’d ascend in one day is an exaggeration, the future holds promise, and that is no empty word."

"Of course, another point is that some awaken Innate Wisdom, realizing their past and present life, become influenced by their Innate Divine Demon foundation from their previous lives, disturbing their Dao-heart, hindering their path, unable to settle down for proper cultivation, looking high but reaching low, or falling into various traps..."

His understanding of rules and various Dao Law traditions is probably only below a Mahayana Cultivator, gradually reaching the marvelous realm where simplicity emerges from complexity and all Dharmas return to unity. With just a glance, he fully grasped Tao Bingji’s cultivation situation. His words were not idle talk but accurately pinpointed the fundamental reasons for Tao Bingji’s previous cultivation difficulties.

"Teacher’s words are indeed true. Previously in the Yunhuo Realm, though my realm was low, I often looked down on the cultivators within. That’s what teacher mentioned before, ’pride like a mountain, the Dharma water does not enter’. Looking back now, I was indeed trapped in obstacles..."

Tao Bingji said sincerely.

"Thus, cultivation is cultivating the heart; if the heart is unformed, all is ultimately illusory."

Wang Ba laughed.

During their discussion, a streaming light traveled rapidly.

Until seemingly perceiving something, the two finally stopped their conversation.

The azure streaming light also suddenly halted.

Two figures emerged, gazing into the distance.

The vast void looked like a night sky, with clusters of stars adorning the distance. Before them, a vast stretch of Chaos Origin Substance extended like an abyss, dense and silent, like a majestic beast of endless magnitude, crossing the Realm Sea.

"Is this the Quiet Cave?"

Tao Bingji murmured to himself; though reincarnated and cultivated anew, he still felt an inexplicable familiarity with this place.

Wang Ba’s gaze assessed the scene ahead, clearly perceiving the many prying eyes emerging from the Quiet Cave.

However, among these, apart from a very few, no gazes posed any threat to him.

Without surprise, the owners of these gazes should be the Innate Divine Demons and World Eaters within the Quiet Cave.

However, blocked by much Chaos Origin Substance, he hesitated to see the figures within—only vague, elusive shadows could be discerned.

With a thought, his aura was exposed without concealment at this moment.

Standing nearby, Tao Bingji, even protected by Wang Ba, couldn’t help but feel a touch of alarm and suffocation, even a despair near death, when impacted by Wang Ba’s aura!

And at this moment, numerous hidden figures in this vast Chaos Origin Substance could also sense Wang Ba’s aura, all in astonishment.

Silently, a figure with thick, dense fur, a serpent-headed human body, flew out from the misty Chaos Origin Substance, and asked sternly:

"You, Cultivator, what do you intend?"

"This Quiet Cave, if you dare intrude, you’ll be executed without mercy!"

He also revealed his aura, which was of the late Eighth Tier, nearly similar to the Northern Great Bodhisattva.

"Seems to be a manager."

Wang Ba’s mind stirred, then clasped his hands in salute, showing a faint smile, and said aloud:

"From Zhang’s Ruins, ’Taiyi’, greets this Taoist Friend. May I know your name?"

"Taiyi? Zhang’s Ruins?"

This half-human, half-serpent Innate Divine Demon slightly frowned, scrutinized Wang Ba’s face, and suddenly asked:

"Are you the True Man Taiyi who, during the Cloud Sky Realm war, slaughtered many Bodhisattvas and Arhats?"

Wang Ba was a bit surprised, not expecting the other party to know of him even in the Quiet Cave. He withdrew his aura, slightly nodded:

"Indeed, not many were slain."

He tacitly acknowledged the other’s assumption.

However, unexpectedly, upon hearing this, the half-human, half-serpent Innate Divine Demon’s expression suddenly darkened, with a faint glint of coldness in his serpentine pupils, he hissed:

"So you dare come to my Quiet Cave!"

With that, his serpent head suddenly extended, transforming into a fur-clad gray python, thrashing towards Wang Ba!

The fur stood like needles, the serpent’s fangs were sharp, exhaling a stench!

It seemed ordinary, but the stench was indeed alarming, rapidly corroding the void as it passed!

Wang Ba’s expression slightly tensed, immediately recalling what the Xiahou Demon mentioned before, about the conflict between the Cloud Sky Realm and the Quiet Cave.