Young master, why not become a corpse immortal?

Chapter 456 Disasters are inevitable; adapt and avoid them (Long Chapter)

This battle was completely devoid of any thrilling or dramatic elements.

Yongli and his group consisted of four people. The wanderer from before had disappeared without a trace, obviously the one who died in the conflict. The others were all people Lin Jiang had seen at the meeting.

They formed ranks, wielding countless magical techniques, and assembled a vast army, marching towards the fisherman.

The fisherman then took out a metallic coin from his pocket.

It looks somewhat like a copper coin, but it also resembles a later-cast artifact.

He simply flicked them outwards, and the coins soared into the air.

In an instant, all the spells cast by everyone vanished into thin air.

Immediately afterwards, Yongli's physical body, which was at the forefront, began to break apart outwards, turning into a pile of shattered fragments in the blink of an eye.

All of this happened so fast that Yongli didn't even have time to react before his physical body had already melted away.

Upon witnessing this scene, Yongli, who was standing beside Lin Jiang, also revealed a hint of gloom in his eyes.

"Although we are not considered old-school cultivators, we have at least obtained the title of True Monarch. A single cultivator is far from being a match for us, not to mention that there are more than one of us who have arrived here. However, I did not expect to be seriously injured in just one encounter."

"This person's cultivation is so high?"

"High level of cultivation? Not necessarily."

Yongli shook his head, and Lin Jiang could clearly see that the Taoist, who had previously shown no change in expression, now had a faint gloom on his face:

"There are indeed beings in the world far beyond us, but most of them either carry heavy karma or are not beings like you and me, but are purely practitioners of Taoist arts."

"Although his cultivation is superior to ours, it is only by seven or eight points. If it were a true battle of magic, we might not be able to defeat him, but it wouldn't be enough to kill me in the first moment."

Upon hearing this, Lin Jiang's gaze also fell upon the coin that was gradually drifting into the distance.

Since it's not something the other party possesses, it can only be the coin in the shadowy figure's hand.

This trading skill is actually very similar to Boss Guo's, except that the depth of his Taoist techniques far surpasses that of Boss Guo.

After the Eternal Departure Daoist was shattered, the others also vanished, but the Eternal Departure Daoist did not die.

His internalized little world expanded outward, containing everything within it, and his body transformed into a half-mist form, thus escaping death.

But he soon discovered that the fisherman above the black mist had not left.

He was clearly looking around, seemingly searching for the dead people.

Yongli knew very well that if he were discovered now, he would surely die. So he used his last remaining divine sense to perform a magic spell and summon a treasure coffin from his arms.

The coffin contained as much of Yongli's body as possible, and then carried Yongli directly away from this place.

However, he was ultimately a step too slow, and the fishing shadow eventually spotted him.

The other party clearly intended to wipe them out completely, and directly led the entire mass of black mist towards the coffin.

But Yongli still narrowly escaped that star field and began to wander throughout the entire Boundary Sea.

"Although I was severely injured at the time, my body and soul had not separated, and my inner vision was still functioning normally; the mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas within were still intact. As long as I found a place to rest and recuperate for a while, I would naturally recover. But in the end..."

Yongli's expression grew increasingly gloomy, and Lin Jiang could even detect a hint of hatred in his voice.

He didn't continue speaking, but simply waved.

The next moment, Lin Jiang saw that inner world.

From an overhead perspective, the world seemed largely unchanged, yet Lin Jiang heard cheers erupting from the land.

Lin Jiang then saw that many cities had appeared in this world, and in these cities, there were some strangely shaped buildings, towering into the clouds like tall towers, standing in every corner of the earth.

At the same time, Lin Jiang also noticed that thick dark clouds were slowly gathering over the skies of these cities.

Lin Jiang saw Qi flowing upwards from the tops of those tall towers.

like……

The people of this world are absorbing vital energy from the earth!

At that moment, Lin Jiang's mind was filled with a deafening roar.

Those who have been in the world of inner vision have clearly discovered that the world they are in is actually full of Qi.

These cultivation methods, originally belonging to Yongli, naturally became the source of their survival and development.

If Yongli had not been injured, the used Qi would not have left his inner vision, and everything would have returned to Yongli's body after going around in circles.

However, Yongli's injuries are severe, and continuing to draw his Qi out will only prevent him from using his cultivation to repair himself.

The scene before Lin Jiang's eyes continued to jump downwards, and soon his gaze focused on a building that resembled a Taoist temple.

In the Taoist temple lived a Taoist priest with white hair, a kind face, and a gentle appearance, who seemed like a good person.

Yongli's voice rang out from beside the weathered Taoist priest:

“I am currently seriously injured and need to rely on Qi to heal myself. Please shut down those towers for now. You may use them again after I have recovered.”

The Taoist priest nodded repeatedly and agreed to everything in a polite and respectful manner.

Everything seemed to be in the right place.

That's certainly true so far.

But Lin Jiang soon discovered that the old Taoist priest in the picture did not seem to have ordered the towers to stop.

On the contrary, in Lin Jiang's view, these towers were like bright torches, visibly becoming brighter and brighter.

“These people within me ignored my advice. Not only that, I discovered that the tower they created was not simply drawing away my vital energy, but also intended to take root in my soul and expel it directly from my body.”

"When I discovered all this, it was too late. They had already activated the altar above the tower and used my own breath to force my soul out of my body."

As Yongli's voice rang out, the scene before Lin Jiang's eyes underwent a significant change.

He saw the towers flashing their lights, and he saw translucent colors being forcibly squeezed out of the earth, wailing as they floated in mid-air.

That was forever.

this moment,
Lin Jiang clearly felt the hatred.

The hatred of Yongli transformed into a raging inferno that nearly consumed everything.

The hatred of eternal separation transformed into an unending lament, driving him to relentlessly pursue his own physical body.

The departed soul was squeezed out of the body, and the inhabitants of the flesh cheered as if they had accomplished some great feat.

But they soon discovered that their bodies had turned into mist and began to drift away and dissipate into the world.

The cheers instantly turned into wails, and in that instant, the whole world went from prosperity to hell on earth.

Those who look into the inner world believe they can control everything, but without a soul, how can the body in the coffin maintain its original appearance?

Everything transformed into the most fundamental Qi (vital energy) that constitutes the Daoist practice, and everything returned to its origin.

Those greedy and arrogant souls also returned to their original state and to peace.

The scene before Lin Jiang's eyes slowly disappeared, and everything around him returned to a starry sky. What appeared in front of him was no longer the Eternal Daoist, but the huge void.

He wailed and suffered, yearning for the physical body he could never have.

My soul has no home.

"I don't trust the people in the coffins now. Most of them are fickle and selfish, just like you and me."

"I don't know if that shadowy figure is still chasing me, but it doesn't matter to me anymore."

"I just want to return to my body." Lin Jiang remained silent.

“You should leave. You are not worth staying here. Just go to the Divine City and pour the Heavenly Sleep within you into the magic array I left behind, and everything will be over.”

"Let me take back everything that is rightfully mine."

Yongli's voice was deep, and for a moment it seemed that something began to flow around Lin Jiang's body, slowly accumulating in his flesh and slowly invading his mind.

"Even if you stay here, how will you deal with my soul?"

"Even if you truly resolve my soul's fate, how will you deal with that fisherman shrouded in shadow?"

"Even if you do manage to get rid of that fisherman, are there other threats behind him?"

"Staying here means taking on the karma and sinking into the mire."

Why bother?

"We should leave! We should leave!"

"This is for your own good!"

The sounds rang out in unison, filling Lin Jiang's earpiece.

The buzzing continued.

However, seeing the shattered illusions around him, Lin Jiang suddenly smiled.

He shook his head:
"I reject."

The thoughts that were influencing Lin Jiang gradually hardened, making it difficult for them to move forward any further.

Yongli's voice also froze at that moment.

"...Aren't you afraid of the fisherman?"

"I'm afraid, of course I'm afraid, but what can I do if I'm afraid?"

Lin Jiang stared directly into the emptiness.

At this moment, Lin Jiang's thoughts finally became clear.

Yongli is right.

But just because something makes sense doesn't mean Lin Jiang has to do it.

Putting aside the fact that all these memories were shown to him by Yongli, Lin Jiang had no idea whether the dark figure was real or an illusion created by Yongli to fool him.

and,

Even if Lin Jiang is really scared, can he be scared all the time?
Fishing boats sailing on the ocean must always be wary of being capsized by the wind and waves, while woodcutters chopping wood in the mountains must always avoid colliding with tigers in the mountains.

The complexity of the Boundary Sea far surpasses that of the ocean and mountains. Celestials were easily wiped out by passing caravan escorts, and Yongli was killed by the fisherman.

This matter is a calamity, just like the calamity that occurs when a soul departs and merges into a coffin; there is no difference between them.

"...So what do you want? Are you just going to throw your life away like this?"

"...Do you know what Taoist arts are?"

"What do you want to say?"

"Disaster Avoidance Techniques".

Lin Jiangdao:
"Cultivating the Tao is also known as the art of avoiding disasters, which is to avoid hundreds of calamities. Mastering fire is to avoid fire disasters, mastering water surges is to avoid floods, and the Tao's mysteries are natural in order to avoid the five signs of decay in humans. Why can't they avoid them?"
"Once they have avoided all disasters and have grown up to be able to cope with everything, many of the disasters they once saw will no longer be disasters."

Yongli fell silent.

His Taoist wisdom actually surpassed Lin Jiang's by a great deal, but for the time being, he couldn't find any reason to refute Lin Jiang.

“…I don’t accept that.”

"I know."

Lin Jiang finally understood after talking with Yongli.

Yongli had already gone mad. From the moment he escaped from the soul coffin, Yongli's mind had completely fallen into madness.

All that displayed rationality was merely the inertia of the Taoist's own personality. Whether he was discussing the past and future with me or looking back on the past, he only had one purpose:
Back to the body.

He persuaded Lin Jiang at the time only because he was unsure whether he could completely suppress himself and protect Tianmian. That's why he kept advising Lin Jiang.

The dangers of this boundary sea are being shown to Lin Jiang now to instill fear in him.

But there are far too many things in this Boundary Sea that are worthy of fear.

When gazing at the starry sky, perhaps a single star that suddenly shines brightly could cause all the beings inside the coffin to vanish into nothingness.

What Lin Jiang needs to do is help them live in the present, not focus on the future.

Having figured these things out, Lin Jiang felt much better.

The teachings he had just received from the sermon were now completely integrated into his body.

Lin Jiang felt a slight tremor in the Heavenly Sleep within the palace, and then drifted towards the Black Sea.

The two blend together, becoming one completely.

When the little golden figures heard a rumbling sound from the sky and looked up, they discovered that the walls that had once covered the palace were now covered with cracks.

It drifted into the sky piece by piece, and after the canopy covering the sky disappeared, a pure blue sky was revealed.

His inner palace also transformed into a world.

It seems to be able to encompass everything.

The path he ultimately chose was not one of striving for unparalleled power.

Instead, he pursued the first Qi he had learned.

Healthy.

Endless life.

Lin Jiang gently waved his sleeve, and the void in front of him vanished into smoke.

The thoughts that had been constantly pressing into Lin Jiang's mind vanished in an instant.

Since the beginning, Yongli had been trying to squeeze Lin Jiang's thoughts out of his body, but now, Yongli's method had completely failed.

If Lin Jiang had truly agreed with Yong Li's idea for even a moment, then Yong Li would have directly taken over Lin Jiang's physical body.

What appears to be a peaceful exchange of ideas and a display of one's past is actually a trap designed to lure Lin Jiang into it.

As the surrounding light and shadows faded, Lin Jiang opened his eyes.

He was back on the soft bed.

His physical body was restored to its original state at that moment.

The little ginseng by the bed twitched its eyebrows. Still half-asleep, it sat up, stared blankly at Lin Jiang for a long time, then suddenly burst into tears and threw itself into his arms.

"Lin Jiang! Lin Jiang! You're back! Waaah!"

Lin Jiang gently patted the little ginseng on the back:

"Well, I'm back."

P.S.: Today's two-in-one event
(End of this chapter)