MF-novel #365 - Opportunity to become immortal
#365 - Opportunity to become immortal
Zhang Chen opened his Dharma Eye, but he didn't perceive the aura of the Feng Shui grand formation. It was as if the entire Taoist temple was just an ordinary Taoist temple. Only the faint, mysterious energy flowing in the void narrated the unusualness of the Taoist temple before him.
“The magnificent and vast phenomenon in the back mountain, why did it suddenly disappear? How did the Pingbian Royal Mansion suppress that phenomenon?” A hint of curiosity appeared in Zhang Chen's eyes.
When in doubt, quantum mechanics… no, ask the Great自在天魔 (Dà Zìzài Tiānmó, Great自在 Heaven Demon).
Zhang Chen directly summoned the Great自在天魔, and the Great自在天魔 appeared in the void. Compared with before in the spiritual world, the Great自在天魔's figure was almost condensed into a solid body, looking like a real person standing next to Zhang Chen.
Zhang Chen could see that this dog thing had greatly increased its strength after absorbing the origin suppressed under Buzhou Mountain, and had reached a new level.
“What did you call me out for, kid?” The Great自在天魔 said slowly.
Zhang Chen pointed to the courtyard: “Take a look at this Taoist temple, is there anything unusual?”
The Great自在天魔 shook his head: “I don’t understand Feng Shui grand formations, but I vaguely feel that there is a strange energy field in the entire Taoist temple.”
Zhang Chen nodded thoughtfully when he heard this, and stopped dwelling on the Feng Shui grand formation. Instead, he pointed to the back mountain: “There is a mystery in the back mountain, do you know its origin?”
“Mystery?” The Great自在天魔 raised his head and looked in the direction of the back mountain, but he didn't notice anything unusual. However, after contacting Zhang Chen during this period of time, he knew that Zhang Chen would never speak carelessly, so he said: “You wait for me here, I will go and investigate.”
The Great自在天魔 went away, leaving Zhang Chen sitting in the shade of a tree in the Taoist temple, waiting for the Great自在天魔 to return.
Before Zhang Chen waited long, he saw the Great自在天魔 walking from the void, his eyes looking at Zhang Chen, his expression a little strange: “Kid, you have great luck.”
When Zhang Chen heard the words of the Great自在天魔, he immediately knew that the thing in the ancestral veins of the Pingbian King was very unusual, so he asked: “What kind of treasure is it that deserves you calling it not simple?”
The Great自在天魔’s vision is too high, and things that can be called not simple by the other party must be very unusual.
“Ascension Pool!” The Great自在天魔 said.
“What is that thing?” This was not the first time Zhang Chen had heard the word Ascension Pool from the Great自在天魔.
“I don’t remember! In my memory, the Ascension Pool contains incredible good fortune. If a mortal body falls into it, it will transform the physique and wash away the turbid air. I don’t have any other impressions. However, there is a feeling in the dark that tells me that the Ascension Pool is very important!” The Great自在天魔’s eyes were burning, and his voice was full of solemnity:
“Kid, if you want to achieve something in the future, you must get the Ascension Pool. In my vague memory, if you want to transform from the tenth level to the eleventh level, you must have the Ascension Pool to help.”
Zhang Chen gasped when he heard this, and immediately understood, so he must get this Ascension Pool by all means.
“However, the Ascension Pool comes with a congenital formation. Even I can’t get close to it. It will be as difficult as ascending to the sky for you to collect the Ascension Pool.” The Great自在天魔 added.
Zhang Chen glanced at the Great自在天魔 when he heard this. The other party only said that it was as difficult as ascending to the sky, but did not say that it could not be collected.
“Tell me a way to collect it.” Zhang Chen asked.
“Now that there is a lack of spiritual energy between heaven and earth, all mysteries fall into the material world, and their energy will be vented between heaven and earth until it reaches a balance point. What you have to do now is to wait for the energy in the Ascension Pool to vent out, and wait until the spiritual energy in its body reaches a balance with the spiritual energy between the outside world, and it has been weakened to the limit. That time will be the best time for you to take action.” The Great自在天魔 said.
“I saw the Ascension Pool with thousands of weather phenomena before, why did it suddenly disappear? What means did the Pingbian Royal Mansion use to cover up the weather phenomena?” Zhang Chen asked.
The Great自在天魔 said: “Isn’t there a little loach in this earth vein who wants to transform into a dragon? That loach mobilizes the power of the earth vein to introduce the aura vented by the Ascension Pool into the earth vein, and then assists the Feng Shui formation. All the aura is absorbed by the dragon vein, so of course there is no more perception from the outside world. However, this dragon vein will definitely evolve to an incredible level after obtaining the aura vented by the Ascension Pool, and it may even be able to ascend to the sky in one step and directly transform into a twelfth-level existence.”
Zhang Chen gasped when he heard this, a twelfth-level existence?
If Zhang Shicheng transforms into a twelfth-level existence, will he have a good end at that time?
At this time, after hearing the words of the Great自在天魔, he understood that the power vented by the Ascension Pool was manipulated by the Pingbian Royal Mansion to control the Feng Shui grand formation, and all of it nourished the dragon vein. Then Zhang Shicheng, the King of Pingbian, absorbed the power of the dragon vein, which was equivalent to directly absorbing the good fortune of the Ascension Pool, and there would definitely be an incredible transformation at that time.
“The Pingbian Royal Mansion has good methods.” Zhang Chen said with some emotion. The Pingbian Royal Mansion is indeed the overlord of the Northern Territory, and its methods are simply beyond imagination.
“The fortune of the Pingbian Royal Mansion is like cooking oil over a raging fire, and now it is at its peak. Especially the old loach is about to transform into a dragon, which has further increased the fortune of the Pingbian Royal Mansion. If it weren’t for the severe drought in the Northern Territory, which led to the displacement of the people and the loss of life, which would have damaged the fortune of the Royal Mansion, I am afraid that the fortune of the Royal Mansion would have at least doubled. And with the prosperity of fortune, there will naturally be favors in the dark, and all kinds of good fortune opportunities will take the initiative to come to the door. And the opportunity comes to the door, increasing the foundation, such a virtuous cycle, the fortune of the Pingbian Royal Mansion will one day ask the world.” The Great自在天魔’s voice was full of emotion.
“Help me determine Chen Xu’s location.” After Zhang Chen pondered for a moment, he decided to contact Chen Xu and ask Chen Xu to see what arrangements the Pingbian Royal Mansion had in the Taoist temple. The more he knew about the Pingbian Royal Mansion, the more he felt that the strength of the Pingbian Royal Mansion should not be underestimated.
He naturally has the capital to be proud, but he will never act rashly.
Chen Xu’s heart had already been planted with a seed by the Great自在天魔. At this time, after hearing Zhang Chen’s words, the Great自在天魔 sensed it slightly and pointed to the southwest direction: “That kid is hiding in a cave seventy miles away, busy with something.”
When Zhang Chen heard this, he turned into a drop of water and penetrated into the soil. After a dozen breaths, he had already appeared outside the Taoist temple, and then turned into a vampire bat and flapped his wings and rose into the void, looking down. He saw three thousand armored soldiers on the ground, who were now surrounding the Taoist temple from all directions, preventing Zhang Chen from escaping from the Taoist temple.
“The Pingbian Royal Mansion has really exhausted its efforts to plot against me.” Zhang Chen smiled coldly in the void, and then disappeared into the jungle.
When Zhang Chen found Chen Xu, he saw Chen Xu sitting in the mountain col, holding a compass in his hand, calculating something mysteriously.
"Brother Chen, what are you calculating?" Zhang Chen asked.
Zhang Chen walked silently. Hearing Zhang Chen's voice, Chen Xu was so startled that he almost jumped up, and the compass in his hand almost flew out.
"Mr. Zhang, why don't you make any noise when you walk? Scaring people can scare them to death," Chen Xu complained, his voice full of horror.
"If you don't do anything wrong, why would you be afraid of people?" Zhang Chen squatted down, picked up the compass, and placed it in Chen Xu's hand: "What are you scheming?"
"The Pingbian King's ancestral tomb is not quite right! It seems... it seems... it seems to be shrouded in a layer of mist, and I can't quite figure it out," Chen Xu said, carefully wiping the compass.
Zhang Chen certainly knew that there was something wrong with the Pingbian King's ancestral tomb, because a shocking change was happening in the Pingbian King's ancestral veins.
"What did you figure out?" Zhang Chen looked at Chen Xu with interest.
"I deduced a chance to become an immortal from the Pingbian King's family's fortune. I'm even starting to doubt my life now. How could there really be immortals in this world? Could it be that there's something wrong with my brain recently, and I actually calculated such an outrageous result?" Chen Xu fiddled with the compass in his hand, complaining discontentedly.
However, while Chen Xu was complaining, the playful expression on Zhang Chen's face disappeared, and his eyes suddenly became serious. Thinking of the Ascension Pool that the Great自在天魔 spoke of, and then thinking of the opportunity to become an immortal that Chen Xu mentioned, and then thinking of his own Qi training and immortal cultivation, and then thinking of the name of the Ascension Pool, Zhang Chen's heart suddenly stirred: "Ascension Pool, Ascension Pool, could it be that after Qi training and becoming an immortal, one must cleanse the body in the Ascension Pool and transform into an immortal body?"
Thinking of this, Zhang Chen's thoughts took flight, and he further derived more speculations and confusions: "If the Ascension Pool is really as I imagined, then what exactly does the Thirty-Threefold Spiritual World represent? Could the Thirty-Three Heavens really be the legendary Immortal Realm? Otherwise, how could there be such incredible legends and existences as the Jade Pool, the Li Spring, the Peaches of Immortality, and the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir?"
Zhang Chen's eyes were full of confusion: "Could the so-called Thirty-Threefold Spiritual World really be the legendary Immortal Realm?"
Thinking of this, Zhang Chen suddenly perked up. If that's the case, then he must go to the Second Heaven. Even the legendary Thirty-Three Heavens, he needs to visit again. If the Thirty-Threefold Spiritual World is really the legendary Immortal Realm, and his mind can directly reach there, wouldn't he be making a fortune?
Zhang Chen's little heart was pounding wildly, and then he made up his mind: "After I go back, I will explore the Second Heaven and see what the difference is between the Second Heaven and the First Heaven, and whether I can find clues to 'immortality'."
Just as Zhang Chen was lost in fantasy, Chen Xu turned his head to look at Zhang Chen: "Your heartbeat is disordered. Why did it suddenly beat so fast? Could it be that you're excited to hear the news of becoming an immortal?"
Chen Xu's eyes were full of strangeness: "Don't be excited. We are now considered people of the mystical world. Since ancient times, immortality has only been an illusion. The result I deduced is just a mistake. There must be something wrong somewhere, which is why I keep making mistakes in my calculations."
Zhang Chen ignored Chen Xu's blow and said unhurriedly: "Immortality may not be an illusion, otherwise how could there be the existence of ancient gods and demons? How could there be such a world-destroying Yang God level existence? For those ordinary people, isn't it almost incredible that we possess mystical abilities?"
Hearing Zhang Chen's words, Chen Xu scratched his head: "Are you serious?"
Zhang Chen smiled without saying a word, just looking at Chen Xu with his eyes. Then he saw Chen Xu's face gradually become solemn, and he lowered his head to look at the compass in his hand without speaking.
"Tell me about the opportunity to become an immortal," Zhang Chen said.
Chen Xu fiddled with the compass, performed a slight deduction, and then said: "I don't know the rest. I only know that in three months, there will be a chance for the Immortal Dao to appear, and the location will be the Pingbian King's ancestral tomb. I can't deduce any more clues."
"Three months later?" Zhang Chen was thoughtful: "Could it be that something big will happen to the Pingbian King's mansion in three months?"
"For the Pingbian King's mansion, the biggest thing is Zhang Shicheng's transformation into a dragon. Could it be that Zhang Shicheng will walk the dragon and transform into a dragon in three months?" Zhang Chen's heart stirred: "Three months later should be spring, right? Spring thunder will explode and all things will recover. Wouldn't it be the best time to walk the dragon and transform into a dragon on the second day of the second lunar month when the earth dragon raises its head?"
Zhang Chen's mind kept turning, frantically deducing the key points. After a long time, a thought flashed in his mind: "Maybe it's true! Three months later will be the end of January, and the season when the dragon raises its head on the second day of the second lunar month is approaching. At that time, if Pingbian King Zhang Shicheng uses the earth vein to raise his head and walk the dragon, the success rate will increase by at least half."
At this time, a sense of urgency suddenly rose in Zhang Chen's heart. Zhang Shicheng is about to walk the dragon and transform into a dragon in three months, but he hasn't made arrangements yet. Will it affect his God-Slaying Whip refinement? Has his God-Slaying Whip been completed? Will it be affected in any way?
"What are you thinking about, sir?" Chen Xu asked.
"I'm thinking that the opportunity to become an immortal that you mentioned in three months may be true," Zhang Chen said, almost making Chen Xu's jaw drop. Of course, Zhang Chen was definitely not talking nonsense. If Pingbian King Zhang Shicheng really walks the dragon on the second day of the second lunar month, he will definitely not be able to hide the aura of the Ascension Pool. Even the great formation of the Ascension Pool itself will be affected, and even after three months of Qi leakage, coupled with the influence of the earth vein, the great formation of the Ascension Pool will be directly broken.
Didn't that dog thing, the Great自在天魔, say that if you can jump into the Ascension Pool to cleanse your body, there will be incredible benefits and incredible good fortune.
Connecting all these clues together, Zhang Chen's thoughts became clearer and clearer.
At this time, when Chen Xu heard Zhang Chen's words, he was also almost shocked: "Sir, are you serious? Is there really a chance to become an immortal in this world?"
The saying of immortals has always been illusory. You must know that the major families have not dug out the formulas for cultivating immortals and practicing Qi from ancient books, but what about it? Can't they still cultivate?
"We'll know in three months," Zhang Chen replied.
Chen Xu clenched his fists tightly, a touch of heat revealing in his eyes. That was an opportunity to become an immortal!
"Let's not talk about becoming an immortal for now. I have something I want to ask you to do," Zhang Chen looked at Chen Xu with a smile. He now felt more and more that his rescue of Chen Xu was the best investment.
"Please instruct me, sir. I will definitely do it," Chen Xu said respectfully.