Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

These words sounded strange at first, but Wei Xi's ability to evoke such thoughts clearly showed he was of the same ilk.

In the blink of an eye, Wei Xi grasped the underlying principle, or more accurately, confirmed his previous conjecture.

"Could it all be due to cultivation?"

"Shut up!"

A spell was cast on the mouth of the dutiful Lingyin, who flinched in fear but was held back by the spiritual power, looking quite disheveled.

Wei Xi felt unfortunate as his rebellious son's flapping wings scraped against his eye sockets.

"Don't you understand that loose lips sink ships? It's always good to be cautious, otherwise things wouldn't have collapsed overnight back then."

Although he was forcibly silenced, it did not prevent a storm of emotions from raging within Wei Xi:
Previously, Wei Xi deduced that the Heavenly Dao was indifferent to all living beings, and as long as the Yin and Yang energies aligned, the Heavenly Dao would not intervene. This coincided with the timing of the Heavenly and Earthly Vessels' appearance—the Yin and Yang energies in the mortal world were in disarray. The Green Moon Tide of the Eastern Barbarians was a case in point, which is why Yu Xianzhou's actions had attracted the pursuit of the Heavenly and Earthly Vessels.

In his previous speculations, Wei Xi simply pitted cultivators against demonic beasts, never considering that in the eyes of Heaven, the two might be no different.

Thinking deeper, Wei Xi knew that the demonic beasts each controlled water, vegetation, and land. By extension, it's likely that demonic beasts governed all things in the mortal world, and this order could function with the tacit approval of the Heavenly Dao.

If that's the case, will the cultivators who overthrew the rule of the demon beasts also face the same fate?
“There’s still something that doesn’t make sense,” Wei Xi thought to himself. “Could such a thing really convince Yan Ci to give up his life? Even the audacious Yu Xianzhou had a good time before he was killed by the Heaven and Earth Principles.”

"There's another person in the Black Abyss outside Chongxiao City who calls himself Fan Shan. It's clear that Yan Ci hasn't avenged his great grudge, or at least not fully avenged it. How could he have cooperated with Zuo Fei and his group?"

Wei Xi felt like an oxcart stuck in the mud, burdened but unable to move an inch, with annoying flies buzzing around him.

"Are they all the same? Do cultivators who attain enlightenment and ascend to immortality also wield power in the world like demonic beasts?"

"That's not right," Wei Xi thought, his mind racing, almost slapping himself twice. "She claims to have attained enlightenment and ascended to heaven. If she really does control a part of it, wouldn't the mortal world be thrown into chaos if she died?"

Wei Xi, who was unusually puzzled, finally let himself off the hook after managing to regain his upright posture and continued, "You can figure out what's going on here yourself! Now let's talk about how we severely damaged the Heavenly Dao... no, how we severely damaged the warp and weft of Heaven and Earth."

"According to Zuo Fei's experiment, a cultivator's attainment of enlightenment and ascension is a convenient door opened by the Heavenly Dao. Of course, this doesn't mean that all cultivators can attain enlightenment and ascend. Let me put it this way: the Heavenly Dao doesn't want useless things, you understand? It's all about new things."

Wei Xi wanted to shout that she didn't understand, but what could she do when she was mute? She could only look at the other person with dissatisfaction.

Her words, spoken with a completely adjusted mindset, even seemed somewhat endearing, showing no sign of pressure whatsoever.

"Oh dear, I can't tell you this. Although the warp and weft of heaven and earth have been severely damaged, the Weaver of Heaven is still here."

Wei Xi blinked and asked Yan Ci if he was now the "Weaver of the Sky".

“I believe you can figure it out,” Yan Ci said with a smile. “You’re very close; I’m just a work in progress.”

Wei Xi: ?
He said vaguely, "In short, there are very few Sky Weavers, and their strength is not that great, but ordinary people can't deal with them." "Don't look at me like that! Let me put it this way, I know of about twenty people whom Zuo Fei has taken a liking to who have died at the hands of Sky Weavers. Their cultivation is profound and no less than mine."

"So many experts died inexplicably at the hands of the Sky Weaver. After thinking it over, the only thing they had in common was that they had been in contact with Zuo Fei. The most reasonable explanation is that the Sky Weaver knew about Zuo Fei's plans and sabotaged them in secret."

Wei Xi burst into tears of excitement. Seeing this, he waved his hand and untied the restraints on his (self-proclaimed) little apprentice.

Wei Xi grabbed Lingyin and asked in confusion, "I'm not very capable, but if you say he's so powerful, why didn't you just kill Zuo Fei? He's not that hard to kill, wouldn't that be easier?"

Zuo Fei, who had already passed away, never imagined that he would face another calamity thousands of years later. This was nothing short of malicious slander.

Unfortunately, Yan Ci, who was not particularly close to Zuo Fei, snorted and said, "They can't be killed. They can't get into the Abyss. At first, only Zuo Fei was researching in the Abyss. But after all that happened, he put the core members of the plan here. Because they couldn't stand the prison-like life, two people chose to quit."

“The process in between is not important!” The illusory image of the words gradually faded. Seeing this, Wei Xi quickly poured another mouthful of spiritual power into the corpse. “In short, we ascended in order. Because of the barrier of the Abyss, only the weakest power could enter. We obtained our respective ‘Dao’ in this way. Then, we cooperated with Zuo Fei to separate the root bones and part of the original Yin and Yang Qi.”

"We've hunted down quite a few demonic beasts for these reasons. After all, there were some unlucky fellow Daoists whose Dao they were trying to comprehend just happened to collide with the Dao controlled by a living demonic beast."

Wei Xi understood now: the "Dao" mentioned in the words was probably what she understood as worldly authority, like Yu Xianzhou's control over all the waters of the world at its peak. In the case of a cultivator, it might mean comprehending the wind-attribute sword path, or perhaps controlling a portion of the fire elemental power.

What caught Wei Xi's attention was the so-called "barrier of the abyss," which sounded like an abyss or the boundary between yin and yang, where the Dao could not enter.

After pondering for a moment, Wei Xi asked, "All things in the world are composed of Yin and Yang energies. The warp and weft of heaven and earth are the manifestation of the Dao. Can the Dao be understood as the feedback of all things in the mortal world to the Dao? But why can't the Dao enter the Abyss?"

Yan Ci nodded with satisfaction, but said aloud, "I don't know anything. What nonsense are you spouting?"

Wei Xi:
"I think you're overthinking it. What's with all this feedback? What is the Heavenly Dao after? Stop making wild guesses!"

Yan Ci's acting skills may have been very good before, but now there's not a trace left. The suddenly raised word "Tu" was almost shoved into Wei Xi's ears.

If Wei Xi doesn't grasp this subtle hint, he might as well give up.

Heaven has its own plans, and this is the message that words should convey.

"Feedback," Wei Xi pondered, "a half-finished Sky Weaver."

"Why did Zuo Fei and the others risk their lives to preserve the bodies? Was it just to preserve the bones inside?"

Wei Xi's intuition finally led her to the right line of thought, "Could it be that innate talent and the Dao are one and the same? Is this the purpose of leaving the corpse behind? A switcheroo?"

"Her words told me that Heaven had a plan, not feedback, but she repeated feedback twice. Not feedback? Yet it seemed so. It was exactly what Heaven sought."

"If it's not the mortal world's response to the Heavenly Dao, could it be a way of giving back to the Heavenly Dao?" (End of Chapter)