Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Chapter 500 Zhi Xiaotian expounds on the cultivation scripture, and Min Weixi finally attains the Dao of Cause and Effect.

Seeing Feng Xiaotian's matter-of-fact attitude, Wei Xi suddenly realized that he had long neglected the power of inheritance.

At least some common-sense questions are perfectly clear to fellow cultivators like Feng Xiaotian, who grew up surrounded by cultivators.

Seizing the opportunity, Wei Xi asked, "What is the 'Dao' that Fellow Daoist Feng speaks of?"

After getting to know him better, Feng Xiaotian was quite easy to talk to. After thinking for a moment, he replied, "If you ask me about this, I can't really explain it. After all, the memories of people who have returned from Dieji Mountain are very vague. Besides, it's not good to publicize such a secret matter."

“However,” Feng Xiaotian changed the subject, “one thing is certain: a cultivator’s path is often related to the profession they choose, or more precisely, to their innate talent.”

"For example, two of my ancestors are said to have attained immortality and ascended to heaven. Both of them had a natural affinity for the wood element. One was skilled in using poison, and the other was skilled in treating internal diseases. Although they came from the same lineage, they went in two different directions."

This confirms Wei Xi's previous reasoning and also shows that the cultivators have not been without progress in recent years; at least they have made explorations in the theoretical field.

Qin Feng couldn't help but laugh, counting on his fingers as he said, "If it's really as you say, with the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, earth, ice, lightning, poison, wind, and light, coupled with professions like sword cultivators, magic cultivators, knife warriors, medical cultivators, alchemists, medicine cultivators, weapon refiners, and talisman cultivators, cultivators don't really have many paths to choose from. They would have tried them all by now. How come no one has ascended to immortality in over a year, and no thunder has been heard in a hundred years?"

Feng Xiaotian rolled his eyes, looked around, and then mysteriously leaned forward.

Seeing this, Wei and Qin also moved forward, and Feng Xiaotian lowered his voice and said, "That's why there are rumors that the cultivation world is depleted of talent because the predecessors have exhausted their Dao, and since there is no Dao to be obtained, naturally no one can ascend!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Feng's eyebrows furrowed, and she advised, "Nonsense! If you believe this, wouldn't you be delaying your cultivation?"

Wei Xi thought: In a sense, the result of having no way to obtain is not necessarily wrong. After all, the universe has been severely damaged, the Heavenly Dao has lost its arm, and its control over the mortal world has decreased. It is very likely that it will be unable to accept later cultivators.

“Whether I believe it or not is irrelevant,” Feng Xiaotian replied. “Apart from the various sects, where else can we find a place with abundant spiritual energy for cultivation? Even if there were a path to enlightenment, the conditions are no longer available. In my opinion, people live on their very breath. With this thought in mind, cultivators can still persevere. Otherwise, they would only be dogs for the Liang family!”

Before Feng Xiaotian could spout any more unpleasant remarks, Wei Xi interjected, "Fellow Daoist Feng, do you know of any other examples? Like those with wood-attribute affinity?"

“So you really do have a affinity for the wood element,” Feng Xiaotian nodded. “Don’t worry, I’ll keep my mouth shut when it comes to patients’ privacy.”

The patient, Wei Xi, didn't want to hear any of this and kept urging him to provide a sample for him.

"Before a cultivator ascends to immortality, he is still a human being. Humans, like all things, are creations of Yin and Yang energies, and thus have an inner origin and are influenced by the vast universe. Some people are close to plants and trees, while others live in rivers and lakes, all ultimately guided by the primordial energy within their bodies."

"The earliest cultivators, compared to ordinary people, had their original energy condensed into their bones and bones. Under their guidance, they often spent time with their loved ones, gradually developing their life force."

“With a Qi Palace, one can extract spiritual energy from all things, condense it into spiritual power through the Qi Palace, and then use it with the help of one’s physical constitution. It’s a pity that no fellow Daoist has yet figured out the relationship between spiritual energy and Yin-Yang energy,” Feng Xiaotian said with some regret. “We have arrived at this point in a muddle.”

Wei Xi, who had some serendipitous encounters in this regard, nodded repeatedly.

“The answer that Fellow Daoist Wei wants comes from the above theory,” Feng Xiaotian said, drawing and explaining as he channeled his spiritual power. “For example, cultivators with an affinity for water often prefer formations and magic, because water is extremely soft and crisscrosses. And such professions, in turn, nourish cultivators, ultimately leading them to attain the Way of Water.”

"The illusory gives rise to the real, hence waterways often manifest as formations and magical cultivation. Following this logic, cultivators with an affinity for the wood element are often medicine cultivators, alchemy cultivators, and some from the Heaven and Earth Sect. Those with the ice element, being colder than water but not as hard as iron, are not so constrained."

These words were like a wake-up call, instantly dispelling the fog before Wei Xi's eyes.

"No! No!" Wei Xi thought to himself, "It's the opposite! Illusion gives rise to reality, and reality solidifies into illusion! That's right!"

"Waterways aren't a profession! They're the abilities of Yu Xianzhou and his companions!"

"Yu Xianzhou guards Dongyi because Dongyi is the land where all rivers flow eastward; the ability it gains by killing demons is the Dao! Erosion, plunder, fusion, growth, replacement, and containment! These powers that control the operation of the mortal world are all related to water!"

"The Everlasting Tree has growth rings, so its abilities are related to its memories! There are hundreds of herbs in the world that can cure diseases and save lives, so it can heal! There are also poisonous trees that can kill people invisibly, so it can kill! The vegetation is lush and can block out the sun, so it can conceal the truth! It matches up!"

When Wei Xi plotted to kill Chen Wang, his method was "killing," and when he framed him, his method could have been either "covering up" or "shifting blame." The remaining three times were too sudden to understand at the moment.

"No wonder there was demonic energy first, then more demonic energy—this is the new thing nourishing the Heavenly Dao! And those newly generated powers (rules) are what allow the universe to expand!" "Whether it's demonic beasts or cultivators, the Heavenly Dao doesn't care. As long as someone can maintain the operation of the mortal world and continuously strengthen its power, it doesn't care who does its work! It remains silent when demonic beasts slaughter humans, and it is unmoved when humans destroy demonic beasts—so that's how it is!"

Wei Xi reached out and wiped his forehead, only to find that sweat had been streaming down his face without him noticing.

Wei Xi looked up abruptly and realized that the whole world had rushed into view. All the places she had been were crowded together; friends she had interacted with and passersby she had brushed past stood in their respective scenes, silently watching her.

A lush green, thigh-thick, chain-like vine separated Wei Xi from these scenes, its leaves swaying without wind.

It felt like a deadly invitation.

The number in my field of vision changed from "two" to "one".

Wei Xi found "inference," and this path was inviting her.

But does she really want to choose this path?

Wei Xi shivered. Following the vine, she seemed to see countless branches spreading out into the future.

What lies behind the "threads"? Wei Xi couldn't see clearly, but who would lend a helping hand when the floodwaters were raging?

Wei Xi shook her head slightly, and the vine did not try to stop her, gradually disappearing from her sight.

As the scenes of the past gradually faded away, Wei Xi remained unmoved, and a thriving tree of memories rose from the ground.

Wei Xi knew clearly that "memory" was not his path.

That was the Dao that the Everlasting Tree bestowed upon it.

Driven by the [Growth Rings], Wei Xi closed his eyes and chose the memories of the Baoxiang City Secret Realm.

The memory remains at the moment the exit of the secret realm closed. With the help of the power of the Abyss, Wei Xi successfully looked back.

The entire secret realm is covered with red cracks, and the mountains, rivers, flowers, trees and plants are gradually eroded, with the erosion of time and nature fading away.

The outline of the portrait has never been so clear.

It was a face that looked remarkably like Wei Xi's.

It's as if a moment in Wei Xi's thirties has been frozen in time forever.

Wei Xi laughed silently, supporting herself on her fists, realizing for the first time that she would probably never be tolerated by the heavens.

"Cause and effect" is Wei Xi's way: all past events are never just fleeting clouds; birth, aging, sickness, and death are ultimately just a handful of yellow earth.

A thin red thread hung down in front of him, and Wei Xi grabbed it without hesitation.

The trial began to collapse, fragments falling from the sky, and Wei Xi waited, clutching only the [Thread of Connection].

In a daze, something was stuffed into Wei Xi's hand, and the sound of words entered his ears.

"Good girl! Good girl! So that's how it is! Heaven's schemes are all-encompassing! All-encompassing! Hahahaha!"

The third volume has ended. I originally wanted to write more, but it's exactly 500 chapters! The fourth volume's story begins tomorrow!
Happy International Women's Day! We are all wonderful girls like Wei Xi, with courage and resourcefulness!