Chapter 99: The Way of the Immortal is the First Way
The mysterious bamboo forest seemed to have its own guidance. When Xia Yu wanted to leave, the path in the bamboo forest gradually became clear.
After walking along the road for a while, a suspended path appeared in front.
The suspended path goes all the way up to the top platform. The platform is like an inverted hill, with the pointed top facing downwards and the flat surface facing upwards, and the whole thing floats in the air.
When Xia Yu saw this platform, he thought of the scene at the beginning of the game. If nothing unexpected happened, there would be two cultivators, one good and one evil, confronting each other on the platform.
Then they will be affected by the residual power of the sudden appearance of the Thunder Dragon and fall into a dying and seriously injured state.
Well... for the sake of his own safety, Xia Yu was not in a hurry to step onto the suspended path. He wanted to wait for the thunder dragon to appear before moving forward, otherwise it would be funny if he was affected.
About half an incense stick of time later, the arguing on the platform became louder and louder, and even Xia Yu, who was hiding at the exit of the bamboo forest, could hear the quarrel.
Could it be that the Thunder Dragon was annoyed by the noise, so it used lightning to strike those two guys?
Just as Xia Yu was thinking this, suddenly, the situation between heaven and earth changed.
A barbaric pressure suddenly appeared, and even Xia Yu, who was hiding at the bottom, felt a palpitation.
Pitch-black clouds appeared along with strong winds, and a slender yet not frail black dragon circled and flew out from the bottom of the valley.
Dense lightning flashed on the black dragon's dark blue scales, and its pair of cold white pupils showed no emotion at all. It was as if a god from the sky had come down to earth to inspect the human world.
It merely appeared, and the surroundings seemed to have entered a silent ancient wilderness. All living creatures dared not make a sound under this pressure.
This depressing atmosphere did not last long, and the black dragon flew away directly.
But the next moment, countless thick lightning bolts mixed with black pressure suddenly struck the platform from the sky, along with the loud and long dragon roar.
The long dragon roar resounded throughout the world, and the brilliant dragon thunder swept across the four directions.
After a while, the dark clouds and thunder and lightning dissipated, and the surroundings returned to peace again.
"Phew, luckily you didn't notice me."
At the exit of the bamboo forest, Xia Yu lay tightly on the ground, raising his head to observe the sky in the distance. If he could do it, he really wanted to bury himself in the ground at this moment.
He did not leave the bamboo forest immediately. After all, no one could tell whether the thunder dragon would make a comeback.
He wanted to learn from a certain big man named Li that following the path of seeking truth from facts is the true path to becoming an immortal, and that following your heart is the first element in becoming an immortal.
So Xia Yu directly traveled to other worlds, planning to come back after a few days, thinking it should be safe .
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A few days later, on a path in the bamboo forest.
Xia Yu's figure gradually appeared, with a lollipop in his mouth.
He first glanced around vigilantly and found nothing unusual, then he took out a magic pistol from the red envelope.
Let him carry forward the Ashina swordsmanship in this world, the Ashina swordsmanship is invincible!
After taking all precautions, he carefully stepped onto the suspended path.
In a short while, he arrived at the suspended platform. At this moment, there was a man and a woman lying on the platform. Both of them were in tattered clothes and looked miserable, with blood still on the corners of their mouths.
There was no way to take advantage of the heat because both of them were already dead hard.
They had already been seriously injured by the black dragon's lightning strike, so it was not surprising that they died without anyone to rescue them.
Looking at the two people dying, Xia Yu suddenly felt a little sad.
This is the world of cultivating immortals, a world where one can easily encounter accidents and then die if one is not careful. All mortals yearn to cultivate immortals, but how can they know how dangerous the path of cultivating immortals is.
Fortunately, he had a chat group, so he had a backup plan to escape, and his goal was to become an immortal before going out to play.
Thinking of this, Xia Yu was about to leave through the teleportation array here, but when he caught a glimpse of the two people's corpses lying in the wilderness, he paused.
"Actually, you could have been saved, but... I'm sorry."
In the game, players can choose to rescue two people and let them survive, or they can choose to kill them and touch their corpses to get benefits.
Coming to reality, it means that he can actually rescue the two people, but firstly, he is completely unfamiliar with these two people, and secondly, this is reality, not a game.
The story of the farmer and the snake is not uncommon in the world of immortal cultivation, so for his own safety, he did not choose to rescue the two people, but no matter how you look at it, he was watching them die without helping.
"Forget it, let me just give you a place to rest in peace."
As he spoke, Xia Yu took out a shovel from the red envelope in the group. He didn't know who put it there, so he let him use it first.
With his own physical fitness and mental power, he quickly dug out two square graves.
Considering that these two men were rivals, Xia Yu dug two graves on both sides and did not bury them together.
After burying the two separately, Xia Yu collected their storage rings . Since one cannot bring their belongings with him when he is born, one cannot take them with him when he dies. Instead of taking their belongings with him, he might as well consider them as the burial expenses for him.
After all, he was penniless, and with these two people's storage rings, he could at least have some starting capital.
After three seconds of silence for the two people who died in the unexpected disaster, Xia Yu looked at the two rings in his hands, silently using his mental power to sense whether there were any tracking marks on the rings.
He was not so ignorant as to think that there was nothing on the rings, but with his careful perception, he was sure that the two rings were really just ordinary storage rings.
And with the death of its owner, the restrictions set up on it also disappeared.
"Not bad, thank you both."
Looking at the two bulging earth mounds on the platform, Xia Yu greeted them. Before leaving, he lit three incense sticks for each of the two mounds. Because he didn't know the names of the two people, he didn't erect a monument.
"The next stop should be Yu Village." Xia Yu muttered to himself as he stood on the teleportation array.
The teleportation array on the platform is still usable. I don’t know which powerful person set it up, but it can teleport directly out of here.
With a flash of light, the scenery in front of Xia Yu suddenly changed. He appeared on a road leading to the mountains. Stepping onto this road also meant that he had officially entered the world of immortal cultivation.
"Huh~ Cultivating immortals? That's not bad." Xia Yu smiled indifferently and took a big step forward.
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[Ghost Valley]: I have decided. I will learn from Master Li Changshou and go directly to Yu Village until I become an immortal before leaving the village.
[Dark Souls III]: Have ambition. This is what we, the descendants of the Way of the Soul, should do.
[NieR: Automata]: …
[Do you want to practice Taoism]: Then what about your breakthrough materials? I remember that Guigu Bahuang requires breakthrough materials to advance to a higher realm.
【Guigu Bahuang】: Ah this...
[Guigu Bahuang]: Damn! I can't hide anymore. No, that's not right. I can still hide! As long as I learn the art of clones, I can let my clones help me find promotion materials.
[Guigu Bahuang]: Or I can directly refine a clone. The clone magic weapon seems to be more useful than the clone technique. It seems that my next goal is to learn the weapon refining technique and find the clone technique.
[Do you want to practice Taoism]: No need for that. I can also refine weapons. You just go and find the magic tricks to create clones and the treasures from heaven and earth, and I will do the refining.
[Guigu Bahuang]: Okay, then I will go to Yu Village first. I remember that it seems to be isolated from the outside world. Only by solving the problems there can I go to the outside world. It’s a good opportunity to go there and see if there are any magic spells for sale.
[Elden Ring]: Good luck to you guys. I will continue to push the map. I am tired of research and want to stretch my body.
