Searching for the best path, starting from Renjia Town

Chapter 237 A Human Body is Precious (The End)
The cave has numerous entrances and a complex, intricate layout; if you were to cut it open, it would resemble the grooves and convolutions of the human brain. If you wander aimlessly, it's very difficult to find the final destination.

However, there is a pattern: all the passages are connected to the center line, so you can simply proceed along the center line.

"found it."

In just a short while, Li Kunshan reached the bottom of the cave.

The spacious area was extremely empty, with a Bagua (eight trigrams) pattern on the ground and a low shrine in front. Li Kunshan walked over to examine it, but there was nothing inside, nor were there any ancestral tablets or similar items.

This place seems to be the final destination and the secret of Tongtian Valley, but Li Kunshan knows that it is just an entrance.

Once you understand the meaning of "what it means to be a person" and "sincerity," you can open the door to understanding.

As a time traveler, Li Kunshan already knew the answer.

Find a pair of footprints on the ground, and then press the Yongquan acupoint.

Boom~!

Sure enough, with a muffled thud, the Tai Chi pattern on the ground suddenly split open, revealing a downward tunnel.

Li Kunshan smiled and stepped inside.

The tunnel spirals downwards, and looking down, it seems to be at least a hundred meters long.

Li Kunshan was not in a hurry. He continued downhill until he finally arrived at an entrance.

The four large characters engraved on it are "human life is hard to come by".

Li Kunshan glanced at it, stepped inside, and found himself in another empty room.

Looking up and around, I saw the words "Nine-Bend Winding Cave" written on the wall to the side.

"Ugh."

Upon seeing these words, Li Kunshan couldn't help but sigh.

This was written by Wugensheng, and it is actually an accusation against the cave owner for posing as a teacher. Since Wugensheng has already written these words, it means that the contents inside have also been destroyed.

really.

Soon, Li Kunshan found other writings, but they had been largely erased, leaving only scattered characters.

"This method... is wondrous... truly wondrous... the golden cauldron contains cinnabar mercury..."

These are not some kind of magical skill manual, but rather a work by Zhang Boduan.

It was through this work that the author speculated that the original owner of this place was Zhang Boduan!

Zhang Boduan was the patriarch of the Southern School of Alchemy. His writings on the practice of internal alchemy predate the Quanzhen School, and he is therefore hailed as the 'ancestor of alchemical classics throughout the ages'.

To put it simply, this is the patriarch of internal alchemy cultivation!

If that's not enough to illustrate his power, Zhang Boduan, whose Taoist name was Ziyang Zhenren, was the subject of the story in Journey to the West. When Sai Taisui of Zhu Zi Kingdom kidnapped the Lady of Jin Sheng Palace, an old immortal bestowed upon her a five-colored fairy robe to prevent her from being defiled. That old immortal was Ziyang Zhenren.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is a genuine and highly skilled old immortal!
If this place was built by Zhang Boduan, who left behind the methods, and Zheng Zibu and others learned the Eight Extraordinary Skills after studying them, then it would be perfectly reasonable.

"pity."

Unfortunately, apart from this surviving fragment of the alchemical text that has long been circulated, all other methods have been completely eradicated.

There should still be some traces left.

Li Kunshan stood in front of the stone wall, his fingers gently tracing the flattened area. He closed his eyes and pondered deeply, nodding slightly in response.

As the saying goes, a wild goose leaves its cry as it flies past, and the wind leaves its mark as it passes. Although the writing has been erased, the force used to carve the words had penetrated deep into the rock wall. What Li Kunshan is sensing now is this residual force!

The memories are from a long time ago and are extremely blurry, but fortunately, Li Kunshan was able to glean some fragments from Zheng Zibu's recollections.

By combining and verifying these two points, we should be able to gain some insights.

"Hoo~!"

As pieces of information continued to surface in his mind, Li Kunshan gradually entered a mysterious state.

Involuntarily, I followed my breath, just as I had done when I was walking through the valley.

But compared to the three-wheeled force suggested by the graphic elements in the valley, this is clearly much more advanced.

During this process, Li Kunshan could clearly feel that the Yin attribute in his primordial spirit was being rapidly refined and eliminated, while the proportion of the Yang attribute was constantly increasing.

"Hoo~!"

A moment later, or perhaps several days and nights later, Li Kunshan exhaled a long breath of stale air, breaking free from that mysterious state.

"……what a pity."

Looking at the flattened wall again, I couldn't help but shake my head once more.

Although he possessed some of Zheng Zibu's memories, along with traces of touch, these methods were too profound, and Li Kunshan could only obtain a fragment of them in the end.

If one fully masters these methods, it is possible to become an immortal.

That's right, it's about ascending to immortality.

Li Kunshan didn't know the specifics of the process and changes, but he was certain that the method to become an immortal was originally left here.

But precisely because of this, something that is too high-end inevitably becomes obscure and difficult to understand.

Even Zheng Zibu and Zhang Huaiyi only grasped two or three of the essentials, far from achieving immortality; they merely comprehended a unique skill in their respective fields.

With Li Kunshan's talent, if he were to see the complete chapter, he might be able to fully comprehend it and truly ascend to immortality.

However, because he 'saw' too little information, he ultimately gained less than Zheng Zibu and the others.

So let alone becoming an immortal, he didn't even comprehend any extraordinary skills.

Of course, it's not entirely without its benefits.

During this process, Li Kunshan's primordial spirit rapidly strengthened.

I'm already at the seventh level of Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation!

It's important to understand that cultivating the spirit is far more difficult than cultivating qi, and this becomes increasingly true as you progress.

Although it only upgrades one level, it saves Li Kunshan several years or even more than a decade of painstaking work.

"It is indeed a pity."

Just then, a voice suddenly rang out, and a slightly disheveled middle-aged man walked into the cave.

Li Kunshan turned around, his face showing no surprise.

Although he was completely immersed in enlightenment just now, it did not mean that he had lost control of the outside world. After all, he still had a large amount of Blood God Child in his body.

From the moment this person appeared until he entered, he was actually under Li Kunshan's 'watchful eye'.

Because he remained still and waited patiently outside, the Blood God Child did not take any action.

"Wu Gensheng?"

After looking him up and down, Li Kunshan tried to say a name.

"You actually know my name."

Wugensheng's eyes widened, his face full of excitement.

"It is a great honor to be noticed by the renowned Taoist Master Shangqing Kunshan."

Immediately afterwards, Wugensheng straightened his clothes, walked up to Li Kunshan, and clasped his hands in a fist salute.

"Quanxing Wugensheng greets Master Li."

"Li Kunshan of Maoshan".

Li Kunshan returned the greeting and asked a question directly.

"Sect Leader Feng has returned. Is there something you need?"

"what?"

As the leader of Quanxing Sect, many people actually know about Wugensheng.

But not many people know that his original surname was Feng.

Wugensheng smiled and continued.

“I picked up some things before, and while I was organizing them recently, I suddenly remembered this place. It’s actually a good place to store things.”

"so."

Li Kunshan nodded, meaning that Wugensheng had come to store his collection.

Stones, pocket watches, cameras, organs...

These were all ordinary items, which Li Kunshan already knew and didn't care about.

"To be honest, I never expected that I would run into you, Master Li, just by putting some things away."

Wugensheng looked at Li Kunshan with great interest, then shook his head and sighed. "If I had known you would come here, Master Li, I wouldn't have been in such a hurry to erase those things."

"Oh, really? Didn't you think those things shouldn't be given away casually, which is why you erased them?"

"correct."

Wugensheng nodded, his face full of sincere smiles.

"It doesn't mean that you shouldn't teach others things casually. If there is anyone in this world who is worthy of those things, Master Li, you are definitely one of them."

"Thank you for your kindness."

Li Kunshan nodded, then stepped outside.

If it were ten years ago, Li Kunshan would have been somewhat interested in Wugensheng, but now, he doesn't care anymore.

He had no connection with Wugensheng, nor did he want to. There was nothing here that piqued his curiosity, so why not leave?
"It's really interesting."

Seeing Li Kunshan leave decisively, Wugensheng slightly opened his eyes, his pupils shining like stars.

Then he darted forward and blocked Li Kunshan's path.

"Although the things on the walls have been wiped away, the memories remain in my mind, and I can tell you everything!"

"Ok?"

Li Kunshan was taken aback and frowned slightly.

"The memories related to these methods should be sealed."

"It seems you've met one of them."

Wugensheng smiled and then spoke directly.

"There is indeed a very powerful seal, but fortunately, my methods are somewhat special, so the seal doesn't have much of an effect on me."

"so……"

Li Kunshan nodded, without any doubt.

Wugensheng is a born extraordinary person, and his innate ability is to nullify all magic!

This alone is probably not enough to break the seal. However, since this ability has been constantly fighting against it since the seal was first cast, it may indeed make the seal less stable and even leave some loopholes.

If Wugensheng had been prepared, it is indeed possible that he would have revealed those contents.

"If you don't believe me, I can let you search your soul!"

Worried that Li Kunshan might have reservations, Wugensheng quickly added another sentence.

I must say, it was indeed very sincere.

"why?"

His sincerity aroused Li Kunshan's curiosity, after all, he and Wugensheng didn't even know each other before.

As a stranger, why would Wugensheng go to such lengths for him?

If it were simply out of admiration, Li Kunshan, despite having some status and position in the supernatural world, didn't consider himself to be at that level.

"It's simple, because I want to see if anyone can really ascend to heaven on the spot!"

Wugensheng opened his eyes wide and looked at Li Kunshan with shining eyes.

"Uh……"

Upon hearing this explanation, Li Kunshan was taken aback, then shook his head with a smile.

It must be said that Wugensheng was truly a madman, or rather, a romantic and idealistic one.

Immediately afterwards, Li Kunshan bypassed Wugensheng and walked straight out of the cave.

"you……"

Seeing that Li Kunshan still refused, Wugensheng was surprised and stood there for a long time before quickly chasing after him.

"Why!"

"That's why."

Just as they reached the cave entrance, Li Kunshan pointed to the ceiling.

Wugensheng looked up following the direction the sign pointed to, and there were the four characters "Human life is hard to come by" at the entrance of the cave.

"Human life is precious..."

Watching Li Kunshan walk away, Wugensheng muttered to himself, then suddenly opened his eyes wide and burst into laughter.

I'd rather be a human than an immortal; I don't yearn for the celestial realm, I only love the human world.

What a rare and precious human life! What a wonderful Taoist priest, Master Li!

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In 2015, the Celestial Master's Mansion held the Luotian Grand Ritual, summoning extraordinary individuals from all over the world to compete for the Celestial Master's successor.

The world of supernatural beings was shaken, and countless young talents flocked to Longhu Mountain, not to compete for the position of Celestial Master, but only to compete with their peers.

"Wudang King, meet the old Heavenly Master."

In front of the gate of the Celestial Master's Mansion, a group of young Taoist priests walked up to an old Taoist priest and bowed respectfully.

"Alright, Wudang, Quanzhen, Lingbao, Shangqing..."

The old master Zhang Zhiwei nodded, looking at everyone with a kind and benevolent expression. His gaze finally landed on a chubby boy at the back, and he smiled and said...

"Xiaoyun, how has your master been lately?"

"Reporting to the Master, the old advisor is doing well."

The chubby boy reluctantly came out from behind, but immediately put on a smiling face.

"My advisor was saying the other day that he hadn't seen you, Master, for a long time and was looking forward to coming to see you."

"He's coming to see me? Yeah, right."

Zhang Zhiwei gave a soft snort, a hint of arrogance on his face.

Tian Jinzhong stood to the side, turning his face away and unable to suppress a chuckle.

Ever since he lost to Li Kunshan when he was ordained, his senior brother has held a grudge and has tried every means to challenge Li Kunshan to a match every now and then. It has been almost a hundred years now.

Unfortunately, he lost every time, and each time the loss was more devastating than the last.

The most recent incident was thirteen years ago, when Li Kunshan knocked out two of Zhang Zhiwei's front teeth. He was bedridden for more than ten days and didn't dare to see anyone for more than a month.

For this grand Taoist ritual, Zhang Zhiwei specially wrote a letter to Li Kunshan, inviting him to attend the ceremony.

This wasn't a ceremony to observe; it was clearly an attempt to find an opportunity to compete with him again. Li Kunshan was more cunning than a monkey and didn't fall for it at all. He didn't even reply to the letter, let alone come.

"Why bother."

Looking towards Maoshan, Zhang Zhiwei sighed.

"At our age, we don't have many days left. Every time we meet, it's one less time we'll see each other. I just want to chat with him and have some tea."

"Yes."

The chubby boy nodded with a forced smile, but inwardly he kept scoffing, thinking, "That old man's doing this again."

Meanwhile, in Yamashiro.

Achoo!

An old man eating skewers on the street sneezed, sending snot flying more than ten meters away.

"Which bastard is talking about me behind my back again?"

Li Kunshan rubbed his nose, did some quick calculations, and rolled his eyes in exasperation.

After finishing the remaining skewers in a few bites, I threw the trash into the nearby bin, stretched, and got back to work feeling full.

"When fortune smiles upon you, joy abounds; the club that has been broken for years finally blossoms; all the chaos is gone forever; and ten people who see you will praise you."

On a small stool, there was half a bed sheet in front of him, with a dirty divination stick container on it. Li Kunshan shook his head and waved to a passing man in a suit.

"Handsome guy, you look radiant! You're either getting a raise or you're about to have a romantic encounter. Let's have a divination done."

"Tch, liar!"

"Hey, if it doesn't count, it doesn't count, why are you making personal attacks?"

Li Kunshan pursed his lips, and a beautiful woman with long legs in a short skirt walked by. His eyes lit up instantly, and he quickly stood up and chased after her.

"Beautiful lady! Bloodshed is imminent! Bloodshed is imminent!"
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The End!

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