I've become addicted to seizing opportunities after transmigrating into the body of an immortal

Chapter 42 Whose protagonist halo is this? (Of course, it's Mei Bao's!)

"..." Feng Yu never expected his junior sister to be so diligent. He hesitated for a moment, then changed the subject: "Junior sister, you've only been cultivating for a short time. It's better to focus on your cultivation."

Su Su laughed and said, "It's okay, senior brother. I'm just taking advantage of my night shift to study a little more so I can get into Class A as soon as possible."

Moreover, even on night shifts, Su Su could still improve her cultivation by drinking spiritual tea. She was originally the person with the highest cultivation level among the group from Meng Kingdom. Her training at the Sword Qi Pavilion had already slowed down her cultivation speed, so even though she was already very tired from studying every day, she would still diligently improve her cultivation.

"I won't be working the night shift after the quarterly exams are over."

"Alright." Feng Yu sighed, then remembered something, "Junior Sister, have you thought about which path you'll take in the future?"

"The Path of Ruthlessness," Su Su said firmly.

Su Su had a very strong connection with the Path of Ruthlessness. Ever since she entered the sect, this term had been constantly on her mind, not to mention that she also had her own ideas.

The Great Dao is both ruthless and compassionate; sword cultivators and the ruthless Dao are a perfect match.

Feng Yu secretly grumbled, "Another fool who's been tricked by the Ruthless Path, and this fool is even my junior sister."

"Alright, it's your decision. I'll buy you a Heartbreak Pill from the Pill Sect tomorrow." Feng Yu was used to taking on everything, and he took care of Su Su's affairs as well.

Su Su's eyes lit up. "Senior brother, could you also buy me a sterilization pill?"

"Pfft!" Feng Yu almost choked on his own saliva. "What did you say?"

"When have I ever lacked your spirit stones? And you're using this method to cash out?" You bought two pills, used the Sterilization Pill yourself, and then secretly sold the Heartbreak Pill, right?
Although the Sterilization Pill and the Heartbreak Pill sound similar, they are actually worlds apart. One is a sterilization drug for animals, and the other is a heartbreak drug for humans...

Huh? Who said humans aren't beasts?

The imperial edict remained silent.

Su Su explained, "It's not for cashing out. I'm giving it away. My ex-husband from Xuanjian Peak also cultivates the Path of Ruthlessness. I was worried he couldn't afford the Heartbreak Pill, so I'm giving him a Sterilization Pill instead. How generous is that?"

Imperial Edict: ...

He instinctively squeezed his legs together; as a fellow man, his sympathy for his fellow human beings reached its peak at that moment.

"Junior Sister..." Feng Yu wanted to say a few more words of advice, but he was defeated by Su Su's intense gaze.

"Ahem, Junior Sister, have you ever heard of the Ruthless Path?"

Swordsmanship is external cultivation, while the Great Dao is internal cultivation. The Dao of Ruthlessness transcends worldly emotions, achieving a state of mental emptiness.

The Way of Ruthlessness is not true ruthlessness, but rather transcending worldly emotions. It means remaining indifferent to power, fame, and even emotions.

Once a certain level is reached, cultivation can progress by leaps and bounds; however, if one is careless and breaks their cultivation, years of hard work will be in vain.

Feng Yu said very seriously, "Don't learn from those ruthless cultivators who only have a blank expression; they are all fake cultivators."

"Things like the Heartbreak Pill are only supplementary; they are not as useful as the Tranquilizing Incense."

External pills can only sever a cultivator's emotions, but what use is it to reach the False Realm of the Heartless Path in a short time? Even if one makes rapid progress in a short period of time, one will eventually be stuck at a certain level of cultivation.

It's better to train your emotions more and reach a state of peace and tranquility.

“Fake cultivation? No wonder…” Su Su murmured. No wonder Mo Xuan in the original story couldn’t break through to the Nascent Soul stage for so long, and even coveted Fu Sinian’s spiritual root.

"Senior Brother, how did you know?" Su Su hadn't found these things in the current teaching materials.

Imperial edict: In a certain novel.

He coughed. "So, have you made up your mind?"

Indifferent to fame, fortune, power, and emotions?
This is a paradox: cultivators cultivate the Path of Ruthlessness in order to make rapid progress in their cultivation, while the Path of Ruthlessness requires detachment from the pursuit of cultivation.

Take it easy? How could that be! Su Su still has to seize the opportunity of becoming the Chosen One. If he were indifferent, would he still be able to compete?

Does the ruthless path truly mean being indifferent to these things?

For some reason, a phrase suddenly popped into Su Su's mind.

The Great Way is seemingly ruthless, not in the sense of being devoid of emotion, but rather in its ability to see through personal feelings and not be blinded or hindered by them. The ruthless Way does not sever all emotional ties, but rather opens one's heart to understand the world and all things, comprehend their laws, and then embrace everything. What truly needs to be eradicated are one's own desires, greed, and ignorance, achieving a state of harmony with nature and unity with the universe.

Su Su was stunned on the spot, as if she had entered a realm of solitude, her spiritual energy surging, she was about to break through!
Imperial Edict: ...

Calm down, calm down. His hands were trembling. This was the first time in so many years that he had mentioned someone else's breakthrough during a discussion on the Dao, and not just an ordinary breakthrough, but an epiphany.

In the primordial chaos, when heaven and earth were first created.

The gods planted a tiny seed of Tao.

The seed of the Dao gradually sprouted, touching even the slightest bit of soil, moisture, air, spiritual energy, and chaotic energy in this world.

It gradually extends its branches to explore a more complete side of this world.

The seedlings had only sprouted a meter when the planting had to be stopped due to a lack of water and soil.

Why? Can't we move forward?
Puzzled, it instinctively buried its buds in the soil, urging them to absorb nutrients.

Absorb nutrients? Then let's absorb them.

The seed of Tao took root on this mountain peak, and whether it has been ten, a hundred, or a thousand years, it has forgotten the dream it had when it first sprouted.

It stretched out its grown, towering branches, startling the birds perched on the tree, which frantically spread their wings and found another spot.

I don’t know how long.

A group of strange little animals came to the main trunk of the Dao Seed and they chiseled small holes in the body of the Dao Seed.

It hurt a lot; the Dao Seed had never experienced anything like it before. It wanted to drive away the animals, but the branches couldn't bend. It couldn't do it and could only endure it. Fortunately, the animals would stop once they had carved out a suitable spot.

Dao Zhong breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, a rustling sound came from the tree roots. A group of small animals living in the soil found the roots of the Dao Seed and began to gnaw on it as food.

It hurts so much.

It hurts so much.

But it's not over yet.

The originally inconspicuous greenish-yellow vines unknowingly wrapped around the Dao Seed.

At first, Daozhong didn't care and was even quite happy that it finally had a plant to keep it company. But when the vines stole away the sunlight and water, Daozhong felt suffocated, experiencing a feeling it had never had before.

"No..." The seed cried out silently, but in the plant world, sunlight and water are the foundation of survival, so how could the vine give up its power?

The vines grew taller and thicker, raising their branches high as they looked down at the old tree that was about to perish.

The constant feeling of suffocation was something the Dao Seed was powerless to resist.

The seed of the Dao is old; its lifespan has come to an end.

This moment came both quickly and slowly.

"Do not die."

The seed of Tao murmured within its heart, driven by fear, dread, and the unknown, urging it to struggle.

But it was all in vain.

"Am I dead?" Su Su felt her current state.

"No." The woman in green appeared beside Su Su at some point.

"The Azure Cloud Sword Immortal?!"

(End of this chapter)