The Forbidden Path to Immortality - Chapter 1

Chapter 1: Ancient Sounds

The wasteland was shrouded in snow and wind, a pervasive chill. Layers of white piled up, creating a gloomy and icy atmosphere. Occasionally, ice particles, swept up by the strong wind, clashed with each other in the air, creating a strange rustling sound, like a frozen purgatory.

Through the pitch-black sky, a group of more than ten people could be seen, braving the raging wind and traversing the swirling snow.

“Uncle Master, we’ve been rushing for three or four hours!”

a young man in a green Taoist robe whispered to the one trotting ahead, his head bowed low. A

thin, withered old Taoist priest. The old Taoist turned around at the sound. His gaunt face had a monkey-like appearance, his eyes rolling wildly, devoid of the composure of an elder.

However, a closer look revealed a crimson light that shimmered and shimmered in his pupils. The old Taoist priest’s “Flowing Fire and Red Gold Pupils” had reached the advanced realm of “eyes meeting swords, a crisscross of light and gold.”

With a quick glance, he saw the younger generation behind him, each one pale and exhausted, their strength stretched to the limit. Undoubtedly, fighting the blood-coagulating chill while rushing onward was too much for these juniors.

The old Taoist priest shook his head, “Never mind, just rest for a moment, catch your breath, and then we’ll be on our way!”

Several of the younger generation screamed in agony, “Master Mingyan—”

The old Taoist priest, usually slovenly, often mingled and laughed with the younger generation, his disrespectful demeanor making him affable, yet his authority far surpassed that of the other elders. The younger generation, accustomed to his usual mischief, now exerted all their might, shouting and screaming, hoping for a longer break.

However, this time, Master Mingyan was much more decisive.

With a flick of his robe sleeve, invisible sword energy hissed, slicing a vast circle across the snow, enveloping everyone. The unparalleled sword pressure deflected the wind and snow from all sides, preventing the cold from invading.

The old Taoist snorted, sat down carelessly, and said, “Hurry up and regulate your breath, it will only take a moment, no more!”

A few honest and steady people sat down obediently, but most of the people squeezed over and shouted with lewd faces, “Uncle Master, please rest for a while…”

The old Taoist rolled his eyes and said, “It’s a matter of life and death, not a cent can be added!”

His slightly sharp and strange tone really did not have any majesty. The juniors grinned, “Where is the matter of life and death? Uncle Master is urging us to hurry up, we are really going to be worse than death!”

“That’s right, knowing that it’s very cold here, you don’t let us fly, otherwise this thousand miles will only take a stick of incense?”

The old Taoist sneered, “It’s as if I want to harm you! You juniors, you are usually steady and upright in front of your masters, but you are not polite to a lone Taoist like me! Sit down! “

The last roar was a sound that penetrated the Dantian and burst out of the throat. Several young men who didn’t know whether to live or die were shocked to the point that their blood was churning, their legs softened, and they actually sat down. The few honest people before were also startled back to their senses by this roar. They opened their eyes and looked around blankly.

For a moment, the sword energy barrier was as silent as death. When the old Taoist’s eyes turned, the red light was bright and dark, which was very different from the usual restrained edge.

Seeing that these juniors were in a state of confusion, the old Taoist also understood that it was impossible to let them calm down and regulate their breathing. He sighed and slowed down his tone again: “It’s okay for young people to be ignorant of the world, but there is always a time to learn; but, hasn’t your master told you how powerful this Arctic Night Master is? “

The younger generations heard the uncle’s tone slow down and he breathed a sigh of relief. One of them was smart and quickly followed the old Taoist’s tone and said, “That ancient demon Yu Sanren, and his niece, the leader of Miaohua Sect – Gu Yin, the ‘Seven Killings Lute’, are all top masters in the Tongxuan Realm. The disciples naturally know them.”

“What the hell do you know? If you knew, why did you come here to die just to catch a little black fox?” The old Taoist glared at the smart-aleck junior with his monkey eyes, and embarrassed him speechlessly on the spot.

It was still another person who came out to ease the situation and changed the subject with a playful smile, “Uncle Mingyan, we all know we were wrong. Why don’t you be kind and tell us some stories about the Tongxuan Realm? After that, we will all set off. “

As soon as these words came out, the old Taoist’s eyes lit up, but he didn’t notice that many of the younger ones were laughing so hard that they covered their mouths.

Everyone present knew that the greatest love of this Uncle Mingyan’s life was to talk about the anecdotes of celebrities from all over the world, from ancient times to the present, and

he would not talk about anything that was not strange or secret. Even if there were taboos in the sect that were forbidden to be talked about, he did everything he could to find out, and then publicized it. Even if he was punished by the sect master, he was happy to do so. This was the biggest reason why the old Taoist was so popular among the younger disciples.

If he started talking, it would take him more than half an hour to stop. This way, he could get what he wanted, and also fulfilled the wishes of the younger ones. It was the best of both worlds, wasn’t it wonderful!

The old Taoist narrowed his eyes, picked up the sparse yellow beard under his chin, and shook his head first, but in the end he couldn’t resist the temptation of his first hobby in life and nodded in agreement reluctantly.

The younger generation couldn’t help but cheer softly, but when the old Taoist priest glanced over, they all sat upright, finally satisfying him.

He took a deep breath, his expression intoxicated, as if he had drunk a fine drink. “Seeing you are exhausted, I will give you a little time to recuperate.” I’d like to take this opportunity to tell you about a major event that has recently occurred in the Tongxuan Realm!

“For the past few months, my Mingxin Sword Sect and the other thirty-two sects of the Tongxuan Realm, regardless of good or evil, have gathered in the vast mountains to kill the demon that has roamed the world for thousands of years, one of the Seven Demons of the Universe – the Heavenly Demon Phoenix!”

He paused, his eyes glancing at the younger generation’s breathless wait. The old Taoist priest felt a sense of ecstasy, a sense of pleasure that only he could understand, as if the universe was his. He casually pointed at someone and said with a smile, “Let me ask you, what is a demon?”

The person pointed at quickly puffed out their chest and replied, “Master once said that demons come from animals, plants, and those of evil spirits…”

Before they could finish, the old Taoist priest interrupted them with a wave of his hand, scolding, “That’s all nonsense!”

Seeing his disdain, everyone hurriedly pretended to listen attentively.

The old Taoist priest snorted, “Why make it so complicated? Remember this: If you see something smarter than you, but not human, it’s a demon!”

This concise explanation left the younger generation looking at each other in bewilderment.

The old Taoist priest snorted and cursed, “Idiot!” The younger generation could only smile and listen.

Fortunately, the old Taoist priest only added this sentence and quickly returned to the main point: the demon phoenix was originally a fairy bird from the upper realm, but was contaminated by the turbidity of the world and transformed into a demon.

“Although he is a demon, he has no evil deeds and has not offended anyone. He just lives freely. Logically, the various sects have nothing to do with him, but we just come out in full force to kill him…”

Before the old Taoist priest finished speaking, a quick-talking guy immediately answered: “It’s Master Uncle…”

The man realized the bad news after he spoke, and then saw the gloating expressions around him. He opened his mouth and uttered only half of the word “Uncle” before he could say no more.

The old Taoist priest laughed loudly: “You little brats are the most shrewd! The news on the mountain is so strictly sealed, yet you can find out!”

Seeing the old Taoist priest laughing so hard, the quick-talking guy quickly closed his mouth and shrank back, making up his mind that he would never utter another word today!

The old Taoist priest laughed enough and then said, “What are you afraid of? What’s the big deal? Isn’t it just that Senior Brother Lin and that monster are having an affair in private? I’m afraid the whole Tongxuan world knows about it!”

The younger generations swallowed their saliva dryly, not daring to fart. Only to hear the old Taoist priest Ming Yan spitting and talking: “Everyone knew about this as early as ten years ago. That monster is at least a fairy. Even if it is a monster, it may not be unworthy of Senior Brother.

“Although there are differences between humans and monsters, after all, they can be regarded as coexisting with heaven and earth. If they can become Taoist partners, complement each other’s strengths and weaknesses, and ascend to the great path together in the future, it would be a beautiful thing! Waiwai Book House So everyone knew about this love affair, and did not expose it, which was also for Senior Brother Lin’s face!”

The younger generations were imagining a lot, and at this moment, the old Taoist priest suddenly raised his voice: “But three months ago, a strange thing suddenly appeared – this monster was pregnant with Senior Brother Lin’s flesh and blood! “

A dozen people couldn’t help but gasp at the same time when they heard this.

Taoist Ming Yan gestured in the air with his hands, and spoke with emotion: “Although they are all born of heaven and earth, they are different after all. Even if the monster can change into human form, how can it sense yin and yang and reproduce? This is clearly against the way of heaven!

“After careful investigation, a few months ago, we finally found a clue to this matter… It turns out that this monster can conceive and give birth to children because of the Jade Demon Art!”

“Jade Demon Art?” Several juniors shouted out in unison: “Is it powerful?”

The old Taoist laughed and said: “It creates demon babies, changes its nature and shape, swallows up the wilderness, and splits the sky and blocks the sun! Do you think it is powerful?”

The juniors didn’t understand it very well, but it didn’t hinder their fantasy of galloping through the eight poles. Thinking about it, they were scared.

Seeing that the time was right, Ming Yan slammed the ground with all his might, shouting, “It turns out that the monster and Senior Brother Lin only combined to practice the Jade Demon Art! If the monster really succeeds in practicing it, and all the lives in the world are destroyed, wouldn’t that be the fault of our Mingxin Sword Sect?

” “Therefore, the head master has issued the Tianluo Sword Order, inviting all the sects to join in the effort, and we must capture the monster!” “

The younger generation’s blood was already boiling, and some of them even jumped up and cursed. Although they didn’t say much, their curses were earth-shaking and hearty.

The old Taoist priest was listening with a smile on his face. He had expected this situation. Seeing that their emotions were almost exhausted, he coughed and was about to speak again when a flash of light suddenly appeared in the corner of his eye.

It seemed to be a sad and bright red, which was undoubtedly a sensitive color for the old Taoist priest at such a special moment.

Under the surprised gaze of the younger generations, he jumped up suddenly and looked in the direction of the flash of light, but all he saw was a piece of white.

“Is it an illusion? “

He concentrated his mind and used the full power of his “Flowing Fire Red Gold Pupils”. He took in everything within a radius of dozens of miles, without missing a single detail, but still gained nothing.

Just as he was hesitating, there was a sudden sound, like the sound of clear springs colliding, or the chirping of birds in an empty mountain. It was as thin as a gossamer, but it kept circulating endlessly in this world of ice and snow.

Ming Yan’s old face twitched, and his thin body tensed up.

He glanced back and saw the bewildered looks of the juniors. He felt anxious and angry in his heart: “It’s all because of this group of useless people! They caused such trouble! “

Before he could finish his thought, there was another sound! This time it was like the breaking of ice, short and sharp, piercing his eardrum.

The difference in cultivation was clearly revealed at this moment. The old Taoist priest groaned, and the sword energy barrier outside his body shattered in an instant, as if someone had punched him on the head, making him see stars and the world turned upside down.

When it was getting dark, a figure jumped into his mind. Thinking of the other party’s past ferocity, he felt cold all over and shouted with all his might: “Misunderstanding! Misunderstanding! We are disciples of the Mingxin Sword Sect of Lianxia Mountain. Sect Master Gu, please don’t be angry for the time being and give us a chance to explain! “

In the empty snowfield, his voice echoed far away, but was quickly shattered by the howling wind.

However, this was enough. Somewhere in the distance, a low hum was heard, and after this hum, all sounds fell silent.

The entire ice field seemed to have become a silent world, strange and eerie, with an indescribable eerie and unpredictable feeling.

The old Taoist priest sat down and gasped for breath. As for the other young people, they had already fainted under the overwhelming pressure and were spared this torture.

The wind continued to blow, but it did not A little sound, this is against the nature of things, but the old Taoist priest was not surprised.

After all, the person in the distance is one of the best music masters in the Tongxuan world. Apart from her uncle who is unmatched, who else in the world can be more proficient in the art of killing with sound than her? The master

of Miaohua Sect, Gu Yin, is indeed worthy of his reputation!

The old Taoist priest Ming Yan suppressed the surging blood in his chest, and did not care where the master of Miaohua Sect was. He started to talk and told the young man how he was ignorant of his strength, how he had entered the country for fun, and how he was caught back.

He was a man of eloquence . , at this critical moment of life and death, he resorted to various tactics, spoke earnestly, and apologized with all kinds of flattery, speaking in a roundabout way, with a eloquent and eloquent voice.

Hundreds of words like this were the highest realm of his life. If this could not move the other party, then he could only close his eyes and wait for death, and stain the ice field with blood.

The ice field was silent for several breaths, but no human voice was heard. Ming Yan was so frightened that he dared not speak again. He felt a layer of cold sweat on his back, which made the Taoist robe stick to his body, making him extremely uncomfortable.

I don’t know how long it took, just as the old man Just as the Taoist priest was about to collapse, wishing he could flee, another sound was heard, but this time it was muffled and increasingly distant. After a few turns, it disappeared into the vast expanse of ice, leaving no trace.

Suddenly, the deafening whistling of the wind rose again, merging with the raging cold wind and blowing past the old Taoist priest Mingyan’s ears. His spirit finally managed to return to his senses, and amid the shrill roar of the wind, he slowly sat down.

He knew the demon was gone.

From beginning to end, he hadn’t even bothered to speak, and in truth, Mingyan had no right to speak.

“What a stroke of luck, what a stroke of luck… I only encountered a young one. If the old one were here, how would I have a chance to stand here?”

Another wave of wind roared in, shocking him, his mind blank. He looked down at the young men lying on the ground, his face twitching. “It’s best to leave quickly. Don’t let that demon regret his actions and take my life!” With this

thought, he flung open his robe sleeves, a faint blush spreading across his withered face. He summoned his inner strength, grabbed the younger generation, and sped off, close to the ground.

After a few breaths, a seemingly endless stream of flying snow and cold crystals completely obscured their path, leaving no trace.

It was as if no one had ever been here before.