Chapter 45 An Immortal's Utterance

When this nameless immortal spoke the word "kill," the wind and clouds of the entire world seemed to freeze, and time itself momentarily stagnated. As he breathed, faint wisps of azure qi emanated from him.

Although the Shangqing Daoist had never seen a complete ascended powerhouse, the Shangqing Sect had, since ancient times, had immortal founders of the Ascension Realm descend their forms and spirits in the Kunlun Cave. Naturally, he knew some of the secrets of the Ascension Realm.

The pinnacle of the Ascension Realm was known as the Flying Immortal, whose entire body's blood had transformed into azure qi, completely breaking away from the concept of "human"!

If a Liexian (loosely translated as Listed Immortal) could still be considered human, then a Flying Immortal was no longer human!

"Ascension Realm pinnacle! Even if he isn't, he's not far off. Even his breathing manifests azure qi. I'm afraid his blood...."

The Shangqing Daoist originally thought that this was an old founder of the Shangqing Sect, but he did not expect him to be a maniac who hunted down Yuqing Heaven cultivators. If that was the case, then he would have to stand on the same side as Ji Xiang, this crippled ascended being, once again.

After all, the Yuqing Heaven cultivators' methods were the source of the Shangqing arts.

The Taiqing lineage was unique and did not associate with external Dao, while Yuqing and Shangqing shared a common origin.

"I have to find a way to contact Daoist Ji. This immortal is afraid of bringing great disaster to the world."

From a simple deduction, based on what this nameless immortal said about dividing the world into four regions, and a wandering Yuqing cultivator, the Shangqing Daoist simply understood that the wandering Yuqing cultivator was Ji Xiang.

After all, he had only met Ji Xiang, this one "Yuqing cultivator."

But at this moment, the nameless immortal suddenly frowned, uttering incomprehensible cries that sounded like some kind of incantation. However, his expression was somewhat pained, and then his gaze gradually turned cold, looking at the ghost immortal.

The ghost immortal was dumbfounded.

What's going on? What does this have to do with me? I'm just a passerby!

The Shangqing Daoist saw the killing intent in the nameless immortal's eyes and sighed to the ghost immortal, "Now you can rest in peace. It seems he wants to kill you."

Ghost Immortal: "So... why? I don't even know him!"

Shangqing Daoist: "You were going to be killed by Daoist Ji before, weren't you already prepared to accept your fate?"

The ghost immortal immediately said angrily, "I was willing to be killed by that high Daoist because he was kind to me! He allowed me to avenge myself! Who is this person? Why does he want to kill me!"

Shangqing Daoist: "But even if you are unwilling, if he wants to kill you, you still have no room to resist."

The ghost immortal was furious: "Don't come over here, or I won't let you go even if I die!"

Although there was killing intent in the nameless immortal's eyes, upon hearing this, he reminded expressionlessly, "What do you mean 'won't let me go even if I die'... You are a ghost immortal, you are already dead."

"You... are tainted with the aura of evil objects, you should be killed."

The ghost immortal immediately cursed, "Wait! Do you think I'm illiterate? When a person dies, they become a ghost, when a ghost dies, they become a jiǎn (a mythical creature that eats ghosts), when a jiǎn dies, they become a xī (a state of nothingness), when a xī dies, they become an yí (the void)! Even if I am dead now, this old thing will have to kill me at least three more times! I will turn into a jiǎn, a xī, an yí, and I will not let you go!"

The nameless immortal suddenly laughed: "I didn't expect you to be quite cultured. What, were you born into a scholarly family in your previous life?"

"Come, where do you live, do your ancestors have any big shots, tell me?"

The ghost immortal really wanted to say, "What's it to you?" but the nameless immortal just tapped his finger in the void, and the ghost immortal immediately spat out words, not under the control of his own thoughts!

"My surname is Chen, my name is Lai, I live in Dingjia City, a family of five, a Xiucai (scholar) in the seventh year of Zhengde, died of evil, the whole family was buried, the ancestor... Immortal Chen Taichu."

After speaking, the ghost immortal was shocked: "Who is Chen Taichu?"

"No, what did you do to me, why would I take the initiative to say these words!"

Nameless Immortal: "The Method of True Words, just a small immortal art."

"Do you know, to make someone tell the truth, you only need to mobilize five gods in your body, namely the mouth god Danzhu, the tongue god Zheng Lun, the tooth god Luo Qian, the throat god Hubei, and the heart god Danyuan."

"Even if you are dead, these five gods have lost four, but the heart god still exists. The ghost immortal relies on this small god to maintain the foundation of staying in the world and open the door to cultivation."

The ghost immortal was frightened. The other party could easily manipulate his mind and let him take the initiative to say some secret words. In fact, he didn't even remember where his home was. After all, he had been wandering as a ghost for decades, and only recently regained his sanity. He didn't expect his mental state to still remember it clearly.

And the Shangqing Daoist was even more shocked!

A small spell?

How could this be a small spell!

The gods in the human body are related to the existence of the human body. The gods in the body are false images, and only the human's own wisdom and thoughts can be mobilized. How could outsiders let the small gods in the body betray the cultivator's own thoughts? This is equivalent to forcibly splitting a part of the person's own will and spirit!

Is this the real method of the Ascension Realm!?

Or is it a unique immortal technique of this nameless immortal?

The Shangqing Daoist's expression became restrained, and he emptied his mind. He was not sure if the other party could read his thoughts.

He didn't dare to show any abnormality outside, for fear that he would also be subjected to this immortal technique, and thus directly expose Ji Xiang's existence.

Fortunately, the nameless immortal didn't care about the Shangqing Daoist's thoughts, but pondered the ghost immortal's words:

"Chen Taichu, never heard of it, don't know him, but you said he is an immortal...."

The ghost immortal hurriedly said, "Wait! Immortal! I don't know! I don't know that I have this ancestor at all!"

"It was the spell you cast on me!"

Nameless Immortal: "Of course you don't know, but your heart-spirit Danyuan, it knows the existence of immortals. When you trace back to ancient ancestors, that kind of similarity in the soul can span thousands of years."

"So, even if you don't know if he is an immortal, when you trace back to his name, if he is an immortal, you will automatically say his identity. This is a kind of induction. Immortals are not allowed to be nameless in the world. As long as you can find his name, you can know if he is an immortal."

The ghost immortal was at a loss: "Why is this?"

Nameless Immortal: "Because, below the Heavenly Dao Sage, all cannot be nameless!"

"Have you memorized Zhuangzi's ancient books?"

The ghost immortal shook his head, and the nameless immortal looked at the Shangqing Daoist again, who nodded, giving an affirmative answer, which made the nameless immortal sigh:

"You, a Xiucai... what level would that be in this current era?"

The ghost immortal still didn't understand, but the Shangqing Daoist took the initiative to say: "During the Han Dynasty, Xiucai were recommended by dukes and princes. Now in the Ming Dynasty, Xiucai are just ordinary scholars!"

The ghost immortal was immediately anxious!

No matter what, whether it was him, Feng Menglong, or all the Xiucai who had not passed the imperial examination, they had to defend the dignity of the word "Xiucai"!

"What do you mean ordinary scholars! Xiucai also have to go through the county examination, the government examination, and the academy examination! Do you think this is something you can pass casually!"

"How can you, a Daoist calf, know how profound and profound my Confucian knowledge is!"

Resolutely defend the dignity of Xiucai, Xiucai is not something ordinary people can become, even if they are poor, they are still scholars, how can they not have this face!

Life, passing the imperial examination does not mean everything!

Nameless Immortal: "Ah, Xiucai... is this level so useless now?"

He just said it casually, but he didn't expect the ghost immortal to look sad and indignant. This greatest effort in his previous life was actually looked down upon by these cultivators! How unreasonable!

Ah, now I am also a cultivator, then it's okay. Are ghost immortals also immortals?

The nameless immortal stared at the ghost immortal: "Okay, you Xiucai, now, I can tell you one thing, your becoming a ghost immortal is not an accident, but the work of your ancestor. He wants to borrow the soul of your descendant, but you have escaped his control."

"What happened in that city before?"

The ghost immortal was about to say that a cultivator who suddenly came to Dingjia City to make trouble helped with this, but he was immediately stared at by the Shangqing Daoist's eyes, and he quickly changed his words:

"I don't know what happened. At that time, I saw a gloomy world, with countless ghost hands reaching out from it, trying to pull me in, and then..."

He omitted Ji Xiang's matter, only saying that the Biyou Palace and the Dingjia Six Sects had a conflict, there were internal ghosts, and then a big fight razed the entire Dingjia City and the surrounding areas to the ground.

The story was well-founded, and the Shangqing Daoist was also relieved, secretly saying that these Xiucai's abilities were only in making up stories.

"Hmm... grabbing you should allow me to find that evil object, or your ancestor."

The nameless immortal stated his next plan:

"The two of you, follow me, don't leave too far. If you want to run, I won't kill you, but I will make you feel a torment more painful than death."

The Shangqing Daoist then asked, "This ghost immortal is useful to you, what use am I to you?"

"Could it be as a hostage? Of course not, right?"

Nameless Immortal: "Yes, no, that doesn't make sense to me, but you have Dao nature, I can feel it."

"With you here, I will recover faster. Your Shangqing is not important to me, I only kill the source of your inheritance."

"Do you know the ancestor scriptures of your Shangqing Sect?"

The Shangqing Daoist's pupils contracted, and the nameless immortal said, "The Shangqing Ancestor Scriptures are what your Yuqing ancestor planned. When I was still alive, I met that person, and he was trying to seize this thing. At that time, this thing appeared once, and after that, I was dead, I don't know."

The Shangqing Daoist exclaimed: "What? What are you talking about?"

"Shangqing Ancestor Scriptures and Yuqing Ancestor? Even if what you said is right, my Shangqing Sect is of two lineages, not one family, and according to ancient records, the Shangqing Ancestor Scriptures were passed down from the Taisu Three Yuan Lords by the Qingxu Ancestor...."

As he spoke, he suddenly lost his voice, thinking of what the Mountain Lord of Maoshan, Qiankunzi, had told him before. The two lineages fought, Qingxu and Sanmao were both fighting for the Shangqing Ancestor Scriptures, so each side descended an immortal, and two Daoists were needed as containers.

If the Ancestor Scriptures were left by the Qingxu True Person, there would be no need to fight.

And the nameless immortal said: "Qingxu... who is that, maybe someone I know, but changed his name, I don't remember."

"But you said that the Shangqing Ancestor Scriptures were left by Qingxu and the Taisu Three Yuan Lords?"

"No, I remember, the Shangqing Ancestor Scriptures were left by Lingbao Tianzun, this thing.... only Yuqing cultivators can see it!"