Yinshan Record

Chapter 123 The Road to Immortality
Yue Buqun, Su Che thought to himself, while glancing at the little fox beside him.

Ultimately, whether the little fox is laughing and joking or chattering, it's because she has the looks to back it up.

The others, whether it was Young Master Su, the Water Monkey, or the unpredictable Fairy Gu She, all personally stepped forward to pave the way for the Zhongshan Society.

The little fox, however, was a wisp of spirit created by the Heavenly Demon Soul Splitting Technique.

It's certainly painful to lose, but it's not like others who risk their lives.

If Su Che wasn't worried about being purged by Yu Lizi in the future, he would have already learned this skill from the little fox. Wouldn't it be wonderful if he could gather the Five Great Masters of the Central Plains, the Seven Masters of Quanzhen, the Eight Immortals of Shangdong, the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas, and the Three Pure Ones and Four Emperors all by himself?
As you travel through the mountains and forests, you'll find a dazzling array of spiritual roots along the way.

The Huangzhong Plum, with its nine-layered blossoms and fruits bearing the characters "Huangzhong"; the Yanzi Plum, with blossoms as clear as ink, seemingly unreal, like condensed smoke; the Jiulie Willow, with flames swirling around its trunk, its shadows faintly revealing mythical beasts such as fire dragons, fire horses, fire oxen, and fire crows welcoming it; the male and female pears, their bodies as silver as silver, intertwined; and the Lingxu Pine, its branches covered with countless ghosts, its leaves faintly resembling a ghost city, its entire body condensing into boiling yin energy.

There were also many spirit beasts, all of which were exotic species from the Great Wilderness, roaring fiercely. The little fox carefully led Su Che through this forest.

"That yellow plum tree just now is a rare treasure known in the cultivation world as the 'Dao Fruit,' said to grant one the opportunity to attain enlightenment by eating it. Heh heh, if there really was such a fruit tree, would the old lion have gone through all this trouble to become a Buddhist? He could have just stayed by the tree and waited to eat the fruit, wouldn't he? The owner of this Azure Emperor's Treasure Garden is just here selling fakes to fool fools."

The little fox's words were well-founded, and Su Che's face fell slightly.

I do have some issues with my control over this Azure Emperor's Treasure Garden.

This ancient treasure, a cave dwelling left by the Azure Emperor, according to the spirit of the artifact, Chang Le, requires at least a fourth-rank expert by today's standards to barely operate.

As for actually using it, we'll need to at least prove immortality first.

For example, with Su Che's current abilities, the only way to bring someone into the Azure Emperor's Treasure Garden is to limit their circumference to a hundred feet.

If it were an immortal immortal here, he could capture everything within a hundred miles of his body and bring it directly into the Azure Emperor's Treasure Garden with his divine sense.

Otherwise, the old lion wouldn't have set up the Hell Path within the Azure Emperor's Treasure Garden, because this magic weapon is just too convenient for scheming against people.

Imagine a swordsman who is locked in fierce combat with an old lion in the East China Sea, and suddenly finds himself in hell, besieged by countless evil spirits and karmic fire. What would his reaction be?

By the time you've been worn down and return to the East China Sea, the old lion will already be full of energy and ready to strike when the enemy is exhausted.

The Divine Firmament Sect possesses a void magic treasure called "Nine Heavens Extreme Prison," which takes this characteristic to the extreme. While the Azure Emperor's Treasure Garden can be considered to have multiple uses, that magic treasure is simply a cage. Once someone is captured inside, the thirty-six Thunder Generals will lead thousands of thunderbolts to attack.

In the end, it may even evolve into the true form of the Nine Emperors of the Divine Firmament. These nine Daoist emperors are all equivalent to the first rank of cultivation. Even someone as powerful as the Lord of the End of Dharma would be severely injured if he entered them, even if he didn't die.

Since the founding of the Shenxiao Sect, the Nine Heavens Extreme Prison has been the sect's most precious treasure for suppressing its destiny, relying on its unparalleled killing power.

The Azure Emperor's Treasure Garden is naturally inferior to the Nine Heavens Extreme Prison, which specializes in offensive and killing techniques.

The Seven Great Divine Forbidden Theories within the Treasure Garden are essentially manifestations of the various laws mastered by the ancient Azure Emperor. Coupled with the nourishment provided by the masters of the past and present who perished here, once unleashed, treating these individuals would be far too lenient, like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

For example, the old ape that Wuzhiqi fought was not only a simulation of an extinct primordial species, but its strategies for dealing with enemies and its fighting techniques were all inherited from the demon race experts who had fallen in the various divine restrictions of the Azure Emperor's Treasure Garden.

It would be good if Wuzhiqi wasn't drenched in sweat from the fighting. Of course, Young Master Su also asked the spirit of the artifact, Chang Le, who was in charge of all the divine restrictions, to go easy on him.

Compared to Yan Bixin, who is currently in the Xuan Yuan Nine True God Forbidden Zone, and Huang Kou, who is in the Kui Lei Cang Long God Forbidden Zone, Wu Zhiqi is already considered lucky.

"It's fortunate that it's a fake, otherwise who would dare to take such a treasure into their hands?"

Su Che spoke the truth.

"Auntie is gone."

The little fox didn't respond, its tone rather forlorn.

"Ok?"

Su Che certainly remembered the little fox's aunt, the old fox Mo Sang from the East China Sea, who had told him that if he wanted to marry the little fox, he would have to withstand three of her moves first.

After the fourth-grade demon cultivator finished off the enemy in three moves, he probably shattered his own bones into dust.

Has this person left?

So, you don't need to take three moves. "Sigh," the little fox looked at Su Che with a mournful expression, "You also saw the scene when Daoist Yu Lizi attained the third rank of Dao amidst powerful enemies both inside and outside, didn't you?"

“Back then, my aunt became famous much earlier than Yu Lizi, and she also entered the fourth rank much earlier. Now that she sees Yu Lizi attaining immortality, she feels terrible.”

Su Che witnessed Yu Lizi's magnificent prestige in proving immortality between the Lord of the End of Dharma and the Green Lion by Zhongyuan's side that day, and his heart was still filled with excitement when he recalled it. Not to mention the old fox who was once a hero of the same generation as Yu Lizi.
Seeing one's contemporaries achieve such success, the feelings involved are probably best understood only by those involved.

“My aunt is going back to Cloud Recesses for seclusion. I can tell she’s made up her mind.”

The little fox's tone carried a hint of sorrow.

Do you think we might end up like that?

"What kind?"

"If one day you attain immortality and I am still a little fox who has not yet taken human form, do you think we will still be the same as we are now?"

"Of course."

Su Che felt that the little fox's words had no theoretical basis whatsoever. Everyone's cultivation speed was about the same, so how could one attain immortality while the other had not yet taken human form?
From a technical perspective, it is highly likely that the little fox, who had not yet attained immortality and transformed into human form, perished.

"How could that be? Back then, you were already the revered and powerful Master Su of the Yellow Heaven Path, admired by thousands and renowned throughout the East Sea. Your master might have even become the head of the Path, and you could have become the instructor of the Yellow Heaven Path. There were so many fairies surrounding you every day back then, you must have long forgotten about me, this little fox."

For some reason, Su Che felt that this little fox was a bit strange.

"No, it will take me countless years to attain immortality. If you hadn't taken human form, you would have been long gone by the time I became the instructor of the Yellow Heaven Path."

The little fox lowered its head.

"Yes, I wouldn't be here then..."

"Not necessarily. Maybe I've already turned you into a ghost concubine, so you'll keep me company and talk to me like this every day."

"I say, Young Master Su, you're really filthy. You still won't leave me alone even after someone has died."

The little fox laughed and joked, but its eyes were full of loneliness.

"I gotta go……"

"Shall we return to the Cloud Recesses of the East Sea?"

"Yes, my aunt said that if I can't take human form, she won't let me come out."

"I thought something had happened."

Su Che used his hand to push aside the weeds in front of him.

"Leave a clone here."

The little fox watched Su Che's retreating figure.

"They all have to go back."

"Oh, I see. Did I tell you? I've been promoted and I'm going to Cizhou to be the Deputy Commander of the Criminal Division. Cizhou is a major port, and the East China Sea is right outside Cizhou, so we can still see each other often."

"Who wants to see you? You have no idea how fun Cloud Recesses is."

"Then I will go to Cloud Recesses to see you."

"No, my aunt doesn't know her own strength. Let me steal a few protective magic items for you first, then you can go."

As the two walked, they encountered Wuzhiqi and Gushe, who were covered in wounds.

(End of this chapter)