I have been bound in a forbidden place for five hundred years. Why are you crying when I am a casual

"Boom~!"

The moment the word "prison" came out of his mouth, I don't know if it was a coincidence or something else, a loud thunder suddenly rang out, bringing with it a roar like a mountain collapsing. It was obviously coming from far away, but it seemed to hit people's hearts.

"You mean, Haoyu is a small world completely independent of the outside world, or even Haoyu is a prison compared to the outside world?" Gu Xiu couldn't help asking.

"Yes, this is the truth discovered by Xu Mozi and the three hundred masters." The old drunkard said:

"It's like we're trapped in a circle. Inside and outside this circle are two completely different worlds. Even the rules of some worlds are vastly different."

"The most important thing is the way of heaven in this world we live in. It seems to have a certain will. It is not as ruthless as imagined, but just follows the rules."

"Instead, it has a certain will of its own. It will favor those it favors, and punish and condemn those it hates."

"and."

"People outside the circle cannot enter the circle, and people inside the circle cannot go outside. I believe you should have noticed this."

"You say, if this isn't a prison, then what is it?"

These words, to a certain extent, even overturned some of Gu Xiu's perceptions of the vast universe. After thinking about it, he was puzzled: "But what about ascension? Throughout history, there have always been cultivators who set foot on the immortal path, ascending along the heavenly ladder, and eventually reaching the immortal realm."

"Ascend to the immortal realm?" The old drunkard snorted and laughed:

"Everyone knows that once one reaches the supreme perfection in cultivation, one can attempt to ascend to immortality. Once the Heavenly Dao lowers the ladder to immortality and the gate to immortality, one can follow the ladder into the gate and even become an immortal."

"But how many people know what lies at the end of the Immortal Staircase, and what the world beyond the Immortal Gate is like?"

"If it really is the Immortal Realm, why has no one who has entered it ever returned?"

This……

Gu Xiu frowned and couldn't help but think of the immortal Yu He whom he met in the Falling Rain Valley. The other party had once stepped onto the immortal ladder, pushed open half of the immortal door, and took a look inside.

But she turned back again later, although it was for her husband Bai Shao, but she also told herself that the world behind the immortal gate seemed to be different from the immortal world imagined by mortals.

She said that the world beyond the Immortal Gate is very good.

But also said...

Fairy.

You can also step on it!

"Everyone knows that Xu Mozi ascended to the immortal realm. That's because many people witnessed him when he pushed open the immortal gate and stepped into it. But what the world doesn't know is that his ascension was only to confirm some of his conjectures."

"No one knew that he chose to return after setting foot in the Immortal Realm, and later led the three hundred masters into the Ziweiyuan in the Burial Immortal Valley."

"He discovered the truth of this world."

"Our Haoyu is a cage that outsiders cannot easily step into. However, those so-called immortals in the outside world look upon us as ants and actors."

"Even he found out."

"The so-called immortals are not immortals at all. They are just people who are stronger than us."

"Anyone who has set foot in the immortal realm, without exception, has never been heard from again. People say that's because there's a difference between immortals and mortals, but Xu Mozi says it's because everyone who sets foot in the immortal realm, without exception, never has a good end."

"That is to say..."

The old drunkard gritted his teeth and looked at Gu Xiu, his eyes full of sadness:

"Ascending to Immortality."

"It's a hoax!"

"Boom~!"

The thunder sounded again, striking people's hearts and making them tremble.

Even Gu Xiu couldn't help but feel shocked.

When practicing Taoism, what one seeks is nothing more than immortality, but immortality has its limits. Even the lifespan of the supreme realm is only ten thousand years. Even if someone uses various means to continuously prolong life, he can only linger on in the end.

If you want to live forever, you can only become an immortal.

But if ascending to immortality becomes a trap...

So where is the way forward?

It can almost be said that the road ahead is completely blocked and the people in this world have no chance of turning things around.

It is certain that if the old drunkard's remarks were to be made public, they might even affect the Taoism of countless people.

"If I hadn't relied on the power of Mohan Tower and the Burial Immortal Valley, I would have reached my end long ago and turned to dust. Even if I'm still alive now, I'm just hanging on."

"In fact, once I leave this place, my cultivation level will be suppressed."

"This is also the reason why I couldn't fully utilize my strength when I first went to Mo Han Tower. After I left Mo Han Tower, the cultivation level I could mobilize was not very high."

The old drunkard said this, with a somewhat dim look in his eyes.

Looking at his gaze, Gu Xiu couldn't help but ask, "Are you sure that everything you said is true?"

This news almost overturned his cognition. Even Gu Xiu did not see such a truth when he first saw it for ten thousand years, so he began to doubt the authenticity of what the old drunkard said.

"Whether it's true or not, no one can be sure unless they have set foot on the immortal path and entered the immortal gate." The old drunkard was not sure, but still said:

"Everything I said was based on what I saw in the things Xu Mozi left behind in Mohan Tower. As for ascending to immortality, I have thought about it before, but due to my duties, I have never attempted it."

"But there is one thing that can prove whether Xu Mozi's guess is true or not."

"What?" Gu Xiu asked.

But then I heard the old drunkard say:

"According to Xu Mozi, our world is a prison, so it's naturally not just a place to hold prisoners. In fact, the Dao of Heaven and Earth in this world has been subtly changing. Every thousand years or so, there will be some subtle changes. Many people can notice these subtle changes, but no one cares."

"But if the time is extended to 10,000 years, 50,000 years, 100,000 years or even longer, this change will be very obvious."

"The changes in the Dao rhyme of heaven and earth have never been a secret, but this doesn't seem to be a basis for this." Gu Xiu shook his head.

The Dao rhyme of heaven and earth has changed. People have noticed this a long time ago, and there are many speculations about this. The most mainstream one is that because the Heavenly Dao of this world is also slowly growing and changing, naturally the Dao rhyme of heaven and earth will also change to a certain extent.

Just like a person.

From birth to adolescence, youth, middle age, and old age, the situation in each stage is different. Whether it is the body, cognition, knowledge, or thoughts, everything cannot remain the same.

For the cultivators living in this world, as long as nothing goes wrong, those subtle changes in the Dao rhyme of heaven and earth are actually insignificant.

Use this as evidence.

It's indeed a bit far-fetched.

"This is indeed not a secret. Although some subtle changes in the Dao rhyme of heaven and earth cannot be detected by some ordinary talisman masters, anyone who studies talismans seriously and reaches a certain level in this field can discover them."

"But to be honest, the changes they discovered weren't sharp enough. At least for Xu Mozi, who has reached the Supreme Realm of Talisman Dao, his perception is more acute, and he's discovered things that many people haven't noticed."

“The most important point is this.”

"The changes in the Dao rhyme of heaven and earth are making cultivation increasingly difficult, and are making it even harder to continue certain traditions."

"Or……"

"Erasing the height of this world bit by bit."

Having said that, the old drunkard glanced at Gu Xiu, and seeing that Gu Xiu had no intention of refuting, he continued:

"In ancient times, immortals appeared in the world from time to time, and immortal wars broke out frequently. The realm of this world is definitely not as simple as the supreme being ascending to immortality."

"And there are not only Qi Refining cultivators, but also Body Refining cultivators. If you know anything about this, you should know that the strength of a Body Refining Martial Saint is simply beyond the reach of a Supreme."

"And this is the truth that Xu Mozi discovered."

"The peak realm of Haoyu is constantly being compressed and suppressed. Even the Supreme being mentioned by everyone now is not worthy of the title at all."

"Because if you reach the Supreme Realm, you will understand that the difference in strength between the Supreme Realm is huge, just like the Heavenly Sting. And the gap between the Supreme Realm and the Immortal Realm is even greater."

"This doesn't feel like a gap between realms at all. It's more like... after reaching the Supreme Realm, the road ahead is blocked. Some people accidentally find their way out, while others are stuck at the beginning of the Supreme Realm for eternity."

"and."

"This alone doesn't seem to be a problem, but if you combine it with the idea of ​​a prison, you'll find a problem."

"We are imprisoned in this circle. People outside use certain rules to continuously suppress the strength of the strong within this circle, turning those unruly people in this circle into docile sheep, until they can no longer practice."

"Now after refining the void, you will become the supreme."

“But what about the future?”

"What about ten thousand years later, a hundred thousand years later, or even a million years later?"

"Will it be possible that above the Spiritualization stage one becomes the Supreme? Above the Golden Core stage one becomes the Supreme? Or even..."

"The spiritual energy disappears, and everyone loses their cultivation. No one in this world can successfully refine Qi anymore. No one can cultivate anymore. The entire Haoyu has completely become a mortal world?"

The old drunkard's words had a certain heart-pounding power, and even Gu Xiu's eyelids twitched when he heard them.

But when the old drunkard said this, he paused for a moment, then took out a wine jug and poured it into his mouth.

It seems like a bold move.

But if you look closely, you will find that his hands are shaking, his eyes are full of fear, and the wine has wet his clothes.

He drank not to be heroic, but to use the power of alcohol to keep himself calm and make himself less afraid and frightened.

Can……

This didn't have much effect. In the end, he could only look at Gu Xiu with red eyes and said:

"This world is a cage, a cage where frogs are boiled in warm water."

"You and I."

“We are all frogs in the well.”