The Forbidden Path to Immortality - Chapter 18

Chapter 9: Phoenix

Minglan, Yue Mingfeng, and the others had no desire to antagonize the Wuxin Sect and had also refrained from attacking them. Therefore, the Wuxin Sect’s retreat was easy, disappearing into darkness in mere breaths.

Only then did Li Xun dare approach, and he immediately rushed to Lin Ge’s side. Lin Ge’s ability to strike a heart-breaking blow in just a few seconds had impressed Li Xun with both wonder and respect, and he concluded that staying with Lin Ge was the safest option.

The battle was brief, hardly a life-or-death struggle, but of the three immortal masters, besides Lin Ge, Yue Mingfeng suffered internal injuries, and Minglan was nearly exhausted.

Besides Li Xun, eight of the fourteen third-generation disciples suffered minor injuries. Qi Bi demonstrated her immense skill in this battle, single-handedly holding off three men. Though unsuccessful, she managed to escape unscathed, truly worthy of being considered an elite among the third-generation disciples.

When everyone gathered together, Li Xun was confessing to Lin Ge: “I am an incompetent disciple. I caused Uncle Yue to be injured, and I could only run away…”

“How could this be possible.” Yue Mingfeng’s tough face was slightly pale, but he was smiling: “Brother Lin, your disciple is really amazing! He was able to escape from the encirclement of two masters of Wuxin Sect…”

He turned to Li Xun and said, “Don’t underestimate those two guys who jumped out of the soil. One of them is called Gong Wu and the other is called Gong Liu. They are biological brothers. They entered Wuxin Sect to practice Taoism together and are very powerful characters among the three generations of disciples.

“You have only practiced Taoism for eight years. You were able to escape from the hands of those two people. It is equivalent to slapping them in the face. It is enough to be proud of yourself!”

Li Xun was naturally proud in his heart, but he just lowered his head.

It was still Lin Ge who said: “Forget it, you have practiced Taoism for less than ten years, and you just learned to fly a sword. What can you be capable of! You know that the smartest thing to do is to judge the situation, leave the battle circle in time, and not cause trouble to others. The bead-throwing method just now is very good! “

If Li Xun still maintains that half-dead look in the face of Lin Ge’s rare praise, then he is really a fool. A look of joy quickly appeared on his face, and he retreated to the side.

After praising Li Xun, Lin Ge seemed to be in a good mood, so he called a few disciples and casually pointed out their shortcomings in the fierce battle.

Everyone knew then that when Lin Ge was scavenging for Ming Lan, he could still distract himself to observe their battle situation, and his words were always on the mark. This kind of vision and insight made him worthy of being called one of the “Seven Swords of Lianxia”.

Who said that he has been in a slump for a hundred years?

Of course, the younger disciples only dared to think about this idea in their hearts, and never dared to say it out loud, but their peers did not have this scruple.

Ming Lan stroked his somewhat messy long beard, smiled and praised: “Seeing that senior brother’s cultivation is better than before, I know that these hundred years have not been wasted. I am sure the sect leader and all the teachers will be very pleased! “

Yue Mingfeng nodded in agreement, and suddenly remembered something. He took out the Jiaozhu from his arms and handed it to Lin Ge: “Give this bead to senior brother. Who knows whether Wuxin Sect will give up.”

When the three beads were in hand, none of them thought that there was a mystery in them. At this time, they tried to sense them, and they knew the general situation with just a touch of their minds.

Lin Ge shook his head slightly: “The evil spirit in this bead has been mostly eliminated by the ‘Jade Exorcist’. Wuxin Sect may not send people out for this… Let Xun’er take it. In about two or three days, the evil spirit inside will be eliminated, and these incidents will not happen again! “

In front of others, Lin Ge always calls Li Xun “Xun’er”, but when the two are alone, they just talk about you and me, and never use any titles, which is also very strange.

Although Li Xun still feels that there is danger, since Lin Ge said so, he no longer refuses, takes the dragon pearl and puts it back in his arms.

Lin Ge looked up at the sky and sighed: “We have to find another place to stay.” As he said that, he shot out a sword light with a flick of his finger, and the flying sword sent a letter to the sect to report the situation tonight. With the sect behind him, it seems that the Wuxin Sect would not dare to make any more moves.

In fact, this kind of drama of fighting for treasures is almost played out every day in the Tongxuan Realm. With the experience of Lin Ge and others, they have long been tired of it and would not take it to heart. However, this is the first time Li Xun has encountered a fight between sects. It feels quite novel and can be regarded as an eye-opener.

Fortunately, there are no people who are seriously injured and cannot fly the sword, so in Lin Ge’s Under his command, everyone flew hundreds of miles on their swords and stopped in a forest. Lin Ge ordered everyone to rest, and he took Li Xun to set up restrictions around the area, just in case.

Because of the previous battle, everyone knew Lin Ge’s outstanding strength, so they naturally did not dare to disobey him and were much more honest than usual.

Setting up restrictions was Li Xun’s favorite. As his knowledge grew, even Lin Ge did not dare to give advice on this point.

Lin Ge might be in a really good mood, and he actually asked Li Xun to contribute his creativity, and he He was willing to do the hard work and spend his true energy to install the restriction.

Li Xun rarely had such an opportunity, so he was even more energetic. He and Lin Ge walked around the area and laid out the restriction like an iron barrel, covering everything under the sky and on the ground. He felt that this was a rare masterpiece in recent days. With the support of Lin Ge’s strong true energy, even if the heart-piercing man came back, he would not be able to break in for a while.

After the restriction was set up, Li Xun felt relieved. Looking at his masterpiece, he couldn’t let it go.

Lin Ge smiled and watched him. The situation between the master and the disciple at this moment was truly warmer than ever before.

Li Xun was also knowledgeable and sensible. He knew that a few words of flattery at such times would have a much better effect than usual. So while he was enjoying himself, he would often say a few words like “Master’s true energy is strong and pure” and “The sword techniques are superb”.

When he talked about the situation where Xin Jizi was beaten away with two moves, Lin Ge smiled and interrupted his compliment: “Since you watched it from beginning to end, how do you think I defeated him?”

Li Xun was stunned. He knew that this was a test and he must not answer casually. After thinking it over, he said: “Master’s attack was fierce. He had already taken the initiative between the two moves. Moreover, his cultivation was higher than Xin Jizi’s, so he was able to win the battle!”

Lin Ge nodded slightly: “You saw it clearly, but you also practiced the ‘Spiritual Resonance Technique’. Didn’t you feel that there was something different when I attacked?”

“Different? “Li Xun scratched his head: “Master’s two sword techniques are both things that I have never come across before. If I say the difference, it is difficult to identify…ah!”

A light bulb suddenly lit up in his head, and he couldn’t help but shouting: “Master, your true breath…”

He thought of the so-called “difference”, which was the purity of Lin Ge’s true breath.

Logically speaking, the true breath of Lingxi Jue should become more and more refined with practice, and finally have the characteristics of “air like gossamer” and “spiritual resonance”.

And although the true breath of Lin Ge’s two strikes just now was rare, it was far from the characteristic of “air like gossamer”. How could he be a master who practiced “Lingxi Jue”?

Lin Ge showed a self-deprecating look at the corner of his lips: “If Mingji was here, maybe she couldn’t kill me with three swords, but she could kill me with a hundred swords!

“If we were to encounter a top-tier, true master ten times stronger than Xin Jizi, neither of us would be a match. Ming Ji would surely escape unscathed, while I… at best, would only be left with a mutually devastating loss!”

Li Xun didn’t understand.

Lin Ge suddenly changed the subject, asking, “When you climbed Zuowang Peak, did you encounter a cliff? What would you have done if you couldn’t make it?”

Li Xun pondered his words, mumbling, “Of course, I’d take a detour and find a way up…”

“This is the right way! But if you take a detour, won’t you waste time? If you can climb up the cliff, won’t you save a lot of energy?”

“Of course… Your Excellency means…”

Lin Ge sighed, then laughed and said, “Yes, I am the fool who doesn’t take detours and goes straight up and down! Once I climb halfway, there is no way to go up to the sky and no way to go down to the earth. In the short term, it seems that I am higher than you, but when you find the right way, it won’t be long before I will be left far behind by you, just hanging in the air, with no way to advance or retreat…

“This is the stupid way that seems to advance but is actually retreating! This is the way I take, and your uncle Mingji takes the right way. Do you still remember what I said to you? “

The six words flashed through Li Xun’s mind – learn from the fourth brother, don’t learn from me!

Li Xun felt that the current atmosphere was a bit dangerous, and wanted to persuade him.

But Lin Ge waved his hand before he could, turned his back, and walked into the depths of the forest. Only his voice could be heard: “This is all I can teach you. In the future, you should learn more from the fourth brother. As for me…” The rest of the words were inexplicably cut off, and only a long sigh lingered among the grass and trees.

For some reason, Li Xun’s heart beat violently twice, and soon, ” “The Jade Exorcist” felt a chill around his heart, and then the feeling vanished.

The journey continued, and the Wuxin Sect did not provoke again. Instead, the sect sent a letter via flying sword to explain some matters, saying that the sect had taken over the Wuxin Sect’s affairs and there was no need to worry.

Without any worries, the journey was similar to sightseeing.

Sometimes he would find some evil spirits that harmed the world to practice. Li Xun finally started eating meat and was assigned by Lin Ge to fight an evil ghost with only two or three hundred years of cultivation. Before that, He also took away his “Jade Evil-Repelling Blade” and ordered that no one else should help him.

As a result, Li Xun spent two hours, relying on the subtle changes of the “Green Smoke and Bamboo Shadow” sword technique, to grind the evil ghost to death, and escaped unscathed, which attracted widespread praise.

From then on, Lin Ge no longer stopped his enthusiasm for “killing demons and eliminating evil”, and also allowed him to participate in some more dangerous actions as training. After three or two fights, Li Xun’s cultivation did not improve much, but he had accumulated some experience in facing enemies and a subtle grasp of sword techniques. , which can be regarded as achieving the purpose of training.

One day, everyone was flying above the clouds, and Lin Ge suddenly thought of something. He made a gesture, and everyone flew down on their swords and landed on a high peak.

Originally, everyone thought that Lin Ge had found something, but after landing on the ground, they looked around and saw that the clouds beside the high peak blocked the scenery below. As far as the eye could see, there was no trace of anything unusual.

When they were wondering, Lin Ge stood on the edge of a cliff and called Li Xun over: “This is Tiandu Peak. Do you know what is closest to it? “

Li Xun was stunned, looking at the thick clouds below the peak, and did not react for a while. Lin Ge shook his head and smiled, flicked his robe sleeves, and a torrent of sword energy emptied out, parting the large clouds, and the scenery below came into view.

Li Xun shouted, with his eyesight, the scenery within dozens of miles below the clouds was clearly visible. Looking through the mountains to the intersection of heaven and earth, in the faint mist, there was a majestic city wall crawling on the ground, showing a circle of blue-black color.

The memories that had been absent for eight years once again came back to Li Xun’s heart, and he stared at that place blankly.

There was his life, eight years of kingship.

“Songjing…”

This was the capital of the Human Empire, Songjing.

Is this Junior Brother Xun’s hometown? Qi Yun, ever lively, raised her eyelids and peered over. Her eyesight was far superior to Li Xun’s. While Li Xun could only make out the outline of the city walls, she could clearly see the city’s interior. “So many people!”

At this time, the Empire was experiencing a period of rejuvenation, its national strength was strong, and peace reigned supreme. Shangjing, as its most prosperous city, boasted a permanent population of over two million. This single city’s population equaled the entire population of the Tongxuan Realm.

Qi Yun and her companions, most of their travels in the Human Realm, flew through the desolate mountains and wilderness. While swift, they couldn’t experience the prosperity of the Human Realm. This rare, up-close encounter was quite a novelty.

Li Xun knew Lin Ge’s intentions. He was clearly taking this opportunity to allow him to return home to visit his family. Only then did Li Xun realize that Lin Ge’s love for him was no less than that of any other master-disciple pair.

Yet, instead of feeling touched, he felt a deep tremor and fear.

These cultivators, astonished by the prosperity of the human world, had no idea that within this metropolis, a powerful demon lurked. Perhaps that demon was scanning their every move with his blood-red eyes…

waiting for the delicious lamb to arrive!

“Junior Brother Xun? Junior Brother Xun? Are you crazy with joy?” Qi Yun smiled and gave him a shove, pulling Li Xun out of his trance.

Li Xun, aware of his own loss of composure, feigned embarrassment, first dealing with Qi Yun, then turning to Lin Ge and bowing in gratitude, “Thank you, Master, for your kindness, disciple…”

A slight sob choked his throat, but he couldn’t continue. Even he himself was puzzled. Was his acting really that perfect? He could cry whenever he wanted, and do it so naturally?

Lin Ge, on the other hand, showed no signs of doting. His usual nonchalant expression clung to him. “You can stay at home for two days, then leave with us. After the Water Mirror Meeting, you can return and spend a month at home fulfilling your filial duties… After this, you probably won’t have this opportunity again!”

His words were cold and indifferent, but everyone could see his doting.

Li Xun was stunned. He had originally considered using some excuse like a tight schedule to make a “three visits home” move, but Lin Ge’s arrangement was so logical that he couldn’t refuse

. Even Ming Lan and Yue Mingfeng praised the idea, and several of his more familiar disciples began to offer their congratulations. With this, Li Xun no longer dared to refuse.

With that, the itinerary for the next two days was set.

Ming Lan stroked his beard and smiled, “Then we won’t need to fly our swords. We can just walk down the mountain and enjoy the scenery of this mortal world!”

This proposal was unanimously accepted, and everyone sheathed their swords and walked down the peak, smiling happily.

It was late autumn, and the mountain air was cool and dry, with fallen leaves fluttering. Tourists were already sparse, and this was a peak so remote that even monkeys could not roam. They walked for a while without seeing a single mortal. They probably had to reach the main road at the foot of the mountain to truly experience the scenery of the mortal world.

They were not in a hurry, casually pointing out the scenery, their spirits high. The maple forest at the foot of Tiandu Peak, its blood-red color dotting the mountain’s beauty, was particularly captivating, making people stop and take a closer look.

Li Xun, however, was deeply distressed. He had to worry about the huge threat posed by the Blood Sanren while forcing a smile on his face. After only a short distance, he felt exhausted and his face turned a little grim.

Fortunately, people thought he was just homesick and did not suspect anything.

However, when Lin Ge saw Li Xun’s expression, he smiled, but something moved in his heart.

At his level, while he didn’t cultivate any mystical techniques that spanned ancient and modern times, he often possessed a knack for predicting disaster and avoiding it. It was a form of profound skill, achieved without cultivation, that allowed him to evade fate.

A fleeting thought flashed through his mind, but he couldn’t stop it. He could feel his face gradually hardening…

That elusive, endless cycle of cause and effect, stirring the resonance of heaven and earth, produced a light explosion above Lin Ge’s head. At that moment, Qi Yun exclaimed, “What a beautiful leaf… feather!”

Lin Ge’s heart tightened, and he looked up to see a shimmering crimson feather, almost as delicate as jade, drifting down from the sky.

As if in a thousand dreams, he casually grasped the feather at its base. A familiar aura penetrated his fingers, and then, a flame ignited from the tip, instantly consuming the entire feather, leaving no trace.

Lin Ge was stunned.

A fiery crimson crept across the sky, spreading from the distant horizon. It seemed to be slow, but in just a few blinks, the overwhelming fire cloud had completely obscured the entire sky.

The clear, sunny sky suddenly blazed,

crimson as blood.