Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 213 Strange Immortal Abode, Crimson Dragon

Li Wushou composed himself.

Turning around, I looked in the direction of the Paper Goddess.
The other side faced the direction of the valley, its six arms hanging high in the mist, opening a portal.

Li Wushou walked to the Paper Goddess's side and looked into the doorway.

He could vaguely see the furnishings on the other side of the door, which should be a meditation room, because Li Wushou saw a futon and a low table that was always available.

"Let's go!"

With a command, Li Wushou and the Paper Goddess stepped through the gate and disappeared into the valley.

Inside the portal, there was no up or down, heaven and earth were reversed, and one's mind was in a state of chaos. Li Wushou tried his best to concentrate so as not to fall into the same kind of confusion as the Paper Goddess.

They thought they would arrive at the upper cultivation cave soon, but an unexpected change occurred.

The originally very stable portal suddenly began to shake. Li Wushou, who was extremely sensitive to the power of Yin and Yang, felt that the Yin and Yang power between heaven and earth had suddenly reversed, and the original structure of the portal was naturally going to collapse.

Li Wushou's expression hardened. He didn't know the consequences of the passage collapsing, but he figured it wouldn't be good.

The Tai Chi energy circulates within the dantian, and the Yin and Yang energies permeate the body, extending outwards to stabilize the passage.

As the signs of collapse gradually subsided, before Li Wushou could even breathe a sigh of relief, the yin and yang forces between heaven and earth seemed to be battling wits with him once again, turning upside down.

"Crack. Bang!"

Cracking sounds filled the air, and then the passage collapsed with a deafening roar.

It wasn't that Li Wushou couldn't keep up with the speed at which the Yin and Yang forces reversed, but rather that the passage couldn't withstand the strain.

Without delay, he pointed a finger at the paper goddess's brow.

The paper goddess leaned back in response, transforming into a paper figure that floated back into Li Wushou's Taoist robe.

Then a suction force came, and after a dizzying sensation, Li Wushou disappeared into the passage.

Shortly after Li Wushou and the Paper Goddess entered the passage.

In the valley where the two stood, mist rose up.

The entire valley shook violently, as if an earth dragon had turned over.

Immediately afterwards, a huge Yin-Yang Tai Chi diagram rose from the ground and hovered above Wulian Ridge.

Yin and Yang flowed, creating a vortex that either dispelled or gathered the surrounding mist, making the world clear.

So much so that villagers living outside Wulian Ridge can see this strange scene when they look up.

Two convoys were speeding toward Wulian Ridge from the left and right directions adjacent to Li Wushou's destination.

At the same moment, both teams noticed the Yin-Yang symbol in the sky.

It felt like a fleeting moment, yet also like an eternity.

Li Wushou slowly opened his eyes, and a blinding light came into view.

He first checked himself. He wasn't worried about physical injury, but rather about his Yin-Yang Daoist robe being torn. Fortunately, he activated the Yin-Yang domain within the robe to protect himself, so he didn't suffer any damage.

I breathed a sigh of relief; at least the clothes weren't ruined!
As for the physical body? Is it more expensive to have your own clothes?
However, the Paper Goddess, perhaps affected by the broken passage, is still unconscious.

Li Wushou was in no hurry to wake her up, as everything here had long since deviated from what the Paper Goddess had previously told him about the Upper Renovation Cave.

Therefore, Li Wushou felt that even if he awakened the Paper Goddess, he might not get any answers, so it would be better to explore on his own first.

After checking himself, Li Wushou looked up at the sky.

There was no fog; the world was clear and bright, and a bright sun hung high in the sky.

sun?

Li Wushou's expression hardened; he hadn't seen him since entering the Land of Misfortune.

Where am I?

Were we transported to the outside of the Land of Misery through a broken passage?

Just as he was about to take a closer look at his surroundings, his brows furrowed the next instant.

The force fields around him were extremely chaotic. Li Wushou only slightly dispersed his vision, but was already thrown into a state of extreme confusion by the various force fields. Not only could he not see the situation around him clearly, but he also became dizzy and disoriented.

Left with no other choice, he turned his attention back to himself.

After his eyes adjusted to the high-hanging sun, Li Wushou began to look around.

He should be in that immortal abode ruins; the place he is standing at now should be a dilapidated circular plaza.

Not far behind, there was a dilapidated palace that looked as if it were paved with gold and silver, and it must have been extremely magnificent in the past.

Now only ruins remain. A huge golden pillar is plunging into the ground, while the remaining golden pillar on the ground is cut in half, the rough and uneven break shining brightly in the sunlight.

Scattered throughout the palace were large, grayish-brown stones, and it's not hard to imagine that these stones were the culprits behind the palace's collapse.

Huge boulders like these are scattered throughout the square, leaving craters in the ground.

However, Li Wushou looked around but did not find any huge mountain nearby that could have collapsed so many boulders. These rocks seemed to have fallen from the sky in a strange way.

Walking slowly across the dilapidated square, the stone slabs under my feet were different from the usual blue and gray stone slabs; they were the color of black jade.

Without these dents made by the stones, the entire square would look like an ink pool!
Li Wushou walked to a grayish-brown boulder. He felt that these stones were somewhat familiar. He reached out and stroked them for a while, and suddenly it dawned on him.

The dark, narrow cave that I and the Paper Goddess passed through had mountains of this color.

They came to the valley through the stone cave. Could it be that rocks from that mountain collapsed here?

Li Wushou felt something was strange. If it was from there, it was too far away, wasn't it?
I composed myself and crossed the Ink Jade Square.

There was a staircase leading down from the direction of the collapsed palace. Li Wushou stood on the staircase and looked into the distance, only then realizing that he was standing on a dark, cylindrical platform.

Looking around, most of the ruins are in sight.

About eight or nine miles south of my own cylindrical platform, there stands another tall cylindrical platform, but that one is entirely white like jade and shimmers with white light.

Without the fog obscuring his view, Li Wushou could still clearly see that the palace on the high platform was intact and lay quietly on the platform.

That upper cultivation cave is located on that high platform.
Apart from that place, Li Wushou didn't seem to see any other buildings anywhere else.

After pondering for a moment, Li Wushou decided to go and take a look!

If it were anything else, Li Wushou might not have had the patience to explore it.

But this time it’s different!
This was his first time exploring the place of the protagonist's adventure mentioned by Wu Zhuangyuan, the standard feature of the protagonist in the storybook—the immortal's cave!
By establishing his banner in Wufang City, Li Wushou had become enemies with almost every prominent force both inside and outside the city, which made him feel like he was a major villain.

Therefore, he was extremely looking forward to this time to cultivate the cave, not only because of the Yin-Yang Qi Cultivation Method that he had been longing for, but also because it was a way to prove his identity as a righteous protagonist.

Even though he had already discovered many strange things about the ruins, it still couldn't extinguish the enthusiasm in Li Wushou's heart.

I slowly walked down the steps, and below was a barren land covered with dense trees.

The ground was a dark red, quite similar to the area under the woods where Zhang the butcher slaughtered his livestock, and Li Wushou could faintly smell a heavy stench of blood.

The stone steps are hidden in a forest. Looking around, the vegetation here is extremely dense and bizarre.

Some have serrated branches and leaves that gleam with a cold light.

Some grow in a spiral shape, resembling a long, emerald-green dragon, covered in fine hairs.
Some were extremely slender, entirely emerald green without branches or leaves, with a heavy flower bud hanging from the top of the long stem. Li Wushou gently kicked it, scattering a shower of powder.

The sight was so novel that Li Wushou felt quite amazed. He had originally intended to rise up and rush straight towards the white jade platform, but he couldn't help but slow down.

Just as Li Wushou was leisurely strolling through the forest, a foul, fishy smell suddenly wafted over.

Immediately afterwards, loud sounds of trees breaking came from the depths of the dense forest beside them, as if some enormous creature was moving through the forest.

Looking up, a dark red figure suddenly rushed into Li Wushou's line of sight after overturning a pile of reddish-brown soil.

Just as Li Wushou had predicted, it was indeed a behemoth!
The monster was nearly ten feet long, resembling a dragon or a snake, with its head held high and its lower body hidden underground.

Its entire body is flesh-red, covered with dense, ring-shaped spirals, with smooth, sticky skin, no scales, and no limbs.

The moment it emerged from the dense forest, it seemed to sense Li Wushou's presence. Its proud head drooped slightly, and Li Wushou could then see clearly that the other party had no nose or eyes, and a gaping maw at the top of its pointed head.

The spiral-shaped membrane writhed, and the monster's body suddenly detached from the ground, rushing towards Li Wushou like a dragon.

The ground shook violently during the action, and trees snapped and crackled.

Before it even reached them, the crimson dragon suddenly opened its huge round mouth, spewing out a rotten, foul-smelling, dark brown viscous liquid.

Li Wushou frowned, and the Yin-Yang Domain emanated from his body, isolating him from the putrid smell.

However, the amount of this dark brown viscous liquid was too enormous, like a flood bursting its banks, causing Li Wushou's domain to become distorted and twisted. Although it was not enough to directly crush his domain, it still made Li Wushou somewhat alarmed.

With a light step, Li Wushou hovered in mid-air, a flash of red light under his ribs, and a streak of sword light shot out.

"Hiss!"

The Rib Sword pierced directly through the crimson dragon's tough skin, entered its body, and then emerged again.

Li Wushou showed no joy, because he discovered that although the Rib Sword had pierced through the opponent's body, the opponent seemed not to have felt anything at all.

The wound from the rib sword was far too insignificant for its massive body.

The opponent twisted its body again, collapsing towards Li Wushou.

The sky suddenly darkened, and the massive body seemed to collapse like a mountain. Li Wushou's expression turned cold; this was the first time he had ever been so passive.

With his right hand outstretched, the rib-shaped magic sword pierced through the body of the crimson dragon and returned to his hand.

With a light tap of his foot, Li Wushou moved sideways out of the area where his opponent was pressing down, and then activated his Dharma Domain to leap high into the air, continuously pouring the Yin and Yang power within his body into the Rib Bone Dharma Sword.

In the blink of an eye, the magic sword grew larger, gleaming with a scarlet light.

With his right hand raised high, Li Wushou used his magical domain to propel his body down from the sky, and with the momentum of his fall, he unleashed a furious slash.

The scarlet sword light slashed down vertically, and the huge blood-red dragon was directly cut in two by Li Wushou!

Large amounts of putrid, slimy liquid were sprayed everywhere, and Li Wushou's Dharma Domain surged as he hovered in mid-air.

The blood-red dragon, severed in two, writhed and struggled in agony, its writhing body crushing large swathes of trees.

Just as Li Wushou was about to breathe a sigh of relief, his expression turned serious.

He discovered that the blood-red dragon he had cut in two, despite its immense suffering, had not died for a long time.

Until it gradually turned into two!
(End of this chapter)