I will teach you how to cultivate immortality

Chapter 515 Idealism and Self-Centeredness, the Shooting Without Shooting

Three years later, in the tribe where Da Yi had gone into seclusion.

Da Yi sat on a flat field ridge, gazing at the setting sun in the west.

As the afterglow of the sunset shone on Da Yi, it made his already aged face appear even older.

The Sun-Shooting Bow, a symbol of its power and achievements, lay on the ground, yet it was without a single accompanying arrow.

"You've come here to watch the sunset again?"

Dressed in a simple yet elegant dress, Heng'e slowly walked out from the path.

At this moment, Heng'e looked just like a real woman, with the food box she brought for Da Yi hanging from her waist.

"No, I'm waiting for the moon to rise."

Without even turning his head, Da Yi's voice was slightly deep.

Before Heng'e could react, Da Yi's slightly deep voice entered her ears again.

Do you think it will be a new moon tonight?

The new moon, also known as the lunar new moon, is the lunar phase that corresponds to the full moon.

Although Changxi redefined the phases of the moon for his daughters, the changes in the phases of the moon were completely unpredictable.

From the first to the fifteenth of the lunar month, from the waning moon to the waxing moon, common sense from later generations simply does not exist in this era.

The exact phase of the moon each night depends entirely on the moon goddess's arrangement.

However, to Heng'e, Da Yi's question had a completely different meaning.

Heng'e is the goddess of the full moon, while Chang'e is the goddess of the new moon.

"..."

He did not answer Da Yi's question immediately.

Heng'e simply walked silently to the other person's side, then put down the wooden food box and asked in return.

When did you discover this?

With a forced smile that looked worse than crying, Da Yi spoke as calmly as possible.

"You've been faking it from the very beginning..."

"My wife is quiet and reserved, but she has a kind heart."

"Your silence is more like a disdainful arrogance, the majesty that a true moon goddess should possess."

As he said this, tears suddenly welled up in Da Yi's eyes.

"She's dead, isn't she?"

"She's not the real Heng'e either, is she?"

Two consecutive questions silenced Heng'e completely.

She suddenly realized that she seemed to have underestimated the keenness of this mortal hero.

The past three years of getting along were actually more like Da Yi's self-deception, an unwillingness to face the truth.

"So that's why you've always been unwilling to take the 'elixir of immortality'?"

Gently lifting the food box, Heng'e took out a large cake that looked exactly like the full moon.

Regardless of its true nature as an "elixir of immortality," the exquisite craftsmanship of this mooncake alone suggests it's not a product of this era.

"I was born a mortal, and I shall die a mortal."

Wiping away the tears from the corners of his eyes, Da Yi's voice regained its previous deep tone.

However, Heng'e seemed to sense an ominous meaning in the other person's words and quickly rebuked him.

"I am indeed not Chang'e, but her wish is for you to live."

"Although you have lost the power of the Great God, as long as you take this 'elixir of immortality,' no one in this world can kill you."

"The gods are like this, and so is the Heavenly Emperor."

Heng'e handed the mooncake in her hand to Da Yi, her tone unusually solemn and dignified.

"I've just lost my power, not become stupid."

"If one could live forever simply by consuming the elixir of immortality, why would the Heavenly Emperor bother to painstakingly seek enlightenment?"

"If you could live forever by taking the elixir of immortality, why are you so restless?" Heng'e never expected that Da Yi could even see through her restlessness, and she didn't know what to say for a moment.

"It must be the Heavenly Emperor!"

"This catastrophe was caused by the Heavenly Emperor from the very beginning!"

"I thought that shooting down the sun would end all of this, but now I realize I was too naive."

Under Heng'e's astonished gaze, Da Yi grasped the Sun-Shooting Bow beside him and slowly stood up.

During this process, Heng'e could clearly feel a powerful momentum accumulating and forming.

The great hero who shot down the sun three years ago seems to have returned at this moment.

"You haven't lost your power?"

"Have you been deceiving the Heavenly Emperor and the gods all along?"

Faced with Heng'e's questioning, Da Yi simply drew back the Sun-Shooting Bow in silence until it was fully drawn.

“I have never deceived anyone; I have simply gained complete control of this power.”

His eyes shone with divine light once more, and even Da Yi's voice sounded much more heroic.

"The Daoist Ancestor once said that the 'Divine Gate and Heavenly Barrier' does not only consist of the three elements: essence, qi, and spirit..."

"I do not possess the wisdom and summarizing ability of the Dao Ancestor, and I cannot accurately summarize the power I currently possess."

"All I know is that I possess a power of 'idealism and egoism'!"

The vast sound resounded in all directions, and everyone who was paying attention to Da Yi was stunned at this moment.

Especially when Yi aimed his red bow at the Kunlun Mountains in the west.

The once clear sky suddenly became overcast, and streaks of lightning appeared as if the heavens and earth were raging.

"Wait... there are no arrows in your bow..."

Realizing what Da Yi was about to do, Heng'e quickly spoke up to stop him.

There were only ten arrows that shot down the sun, and they were all used on ten golden crows.

Heng'e sees Da Yi's current act of drawing his bow towards Kunlun as more like a sign of dissatisfaction and provocation towards the Heavenly Emperor.

"Who says you can't shoot without arrows?"

With a do-or-die spirit, Da Yi shouted loudly, ignoring the anger emanating from heaven and earth.

"Heavenly Emperor! You have shown me great kindness, which is why I have been avoiding you all along!"

"But I've thought it through today..."

"Without you, there would be no snake-eating by imperial decree, no golden crow-causing catastrophe. You have never been the master of all living beings!"

"You're just a madman who wants to be above all living beings forever!"

"The world would be a better place without you!"

As if to prove his words, Da Yi immediately released the bowstring after saying these words.

call out!
In an instant, an invisible arrow shot out.

The arrow was invisible and intangible, yet it successfully stirred up the primordial energy of heaven and earth, shocking the gods and spirits of all directions and shaking mountains, rivers, sun, and moon.

The dark clouds and lightning that had gathered in the sky were dissipated in less than a second.

As far as the eye could see, invisible arrows pierced the sky and arrived at the Kunlun Mountains in an instant.

boom!
The highest peak of the Kunlun Mountains was destroyed by this arrow.

The Heavenly Gate, symbolizing "ascending the divine steps," was blasted through by this arrow.

Thus, the Kunlun Secret Realm, which should have been mysterious and unpredictable, was forced to reveal itself, appearing faintly in the sky.

Sun and moon cloud steps, jade palaces and towers, divine crimson palaces...

Smoke and clouds swirl, ethereal and otherworldly, like a dream...

In a daze, all beings seemed to hear the exclamations of the gods coming from the heavenly palace.

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(End of this chapter)