38: The miraculous Dharma that lives forever in the world, the immortal immortal

“Permanently residing in the world, giving rise to wondrous methods.”

“Evergreen through the ages, evolving into a True Immortal.”

Upon entering this mysterious space, Shen Li did not get up, his eyes tightly shut.

However, vast streams of light constantly flickered before his closed eyes.

Then, a grand voice, like the might of the heavens, echoed in his ears.

The tone was grand.

But his strength… was even greater.

His influence… was unparalleled in the world.

Just as he had discussed with Qiu Ya, Wanfa Changqing Mountain was the source of all laws, and its origin was mysterious.

Unlike the various Immortal Sects that sought to dominate a region and achieve eternal life, Wanfa Changqing Mountain seemed to purely exist to… bestow methods and benefit Human Race Cultivators.

Many Immortal Sects painstakingly sought Wanfa Changqing Mountain, yet they had no way to begin, let alone succeed.

Some powerful deduction experts tried to trace its origin using the myriad laws golden foil, but could only perceive emptiness.

It seemed that Wanfa Changqing Mountain was a concept, yet also a tangible entity—an entity that no one could deduce, find, or visualize.

Wanfa Changqing Mountain’s only means of disseminating methods to the outside world, to all people, was the myriad laws golden foil in Shen Li’s hand.

Such an Opportunity was no less significant than encountering a heaven and earth treasure that matched one’s innate affinity before reaching the Dao Foundation Realm.

It was no exaggeration to say that he would benefit for life.

However, Wanfa Changqing Mountain adhered to the principle that methods should not be passed on; unless one was truly exceptionally talented, the method would dissipate between heaven and earth after one’s death.

It could not be recorded in books, chronicled in history, stored in the Sea of Consciousness, or supplemented by Talismans.

It would vanish with each generation.

But still, people ceaselessly pursued it.

A Great Art could ensure a significant lead in battles within the Qi Refining Realm; this was an unparalleled Opportunity!

Both Loose Cultivators and aristocratic families were frantically seeking it.

However, the myriad laws golden foil was extremely rare—so rare that only one person in a million could obtain a single piece, like a grain of sand in the Yellow Sand Plains!

And Shen Li had never imagined that one day, this myriad laws golden foil would fall into the hands of an ordinary Cultivator like him.

If he hadn’t gone to the black market one day later.

If he had gone to the black market but hadn’t been more careful.

If he had left directly back then.

If he hadn’t returned, like the mantis stalking the cicada with the oriole behind, to obtain that enlightenment stone.

None of this current situation would have occurred.

Fate was unpredictable, yet it seemed as if someone was pulling the strings.

He had no time to ponder further, feeling the surrounding Qi stabilize, and slowly opened his eyes.

Countless golden characters, shaped like tadpoles, gathered, converged, and encircled him, seemingly forming a thin layer of golden Dharma Robe.

As Shen Li opened his Sea of Consciousness,

the spell structure of “Great Art - Rain of Pear Blossoms” began to enter his Sea of Consciousness sequentially.

At the same time, the abundant Spiritual Qi in his body was continuously depleting, depleting, depleting.

Being drained, drained, drained.

And that broken enlightenment stone seemed to encounter a natural enemy, beginning to melt like ice and snow.

The speed was very fast.

As the enlightenment stone melted, the colorless ashes of the annihilated enlightenment stone flowed into Shen Li’s nostrils as he sat upright.

A huge stele formed in his mind.

It rapidly purified the obscure spell structure, then injected it into his Sea of Consciousness.

Shen Li instantly fell into an abstruse Realm; his body felt like a floating duckweed, and he saw a person before him.

That person’s voice carried an ancient resonance, yet Shen Li could clearly understand the meaning of his words.

One person asked.

No one answered.

“Water Law is too weak.”

“Wood Law is dominant.”

“Must I, who cultivates Water and Wood, naturally be inferior to others?”

“Must I watch those who cultivate Geng Metal, Lightning Law, Fire Law, or even Earth Law suppress me?”

“I refuse! I refuse!”

“I will certainly research a Great Art! A Great Art no less powerful than any combat-oriented attribute!”

That person began to painstakingly research, sitting in the misty mountain peaks for an unknown amount of time.

Sun rose and moon set, spring departed and autumn arrived.

He gradually aged, his Qi becoming weak.

But his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

“When there is a Torrential Rain, it pours down, afflicting all living beings, changing the course of great rivers, bringing disaster and death.”

“In ancient times, there was an object called ‘Golden Water,’ shaped like water, but with the affinity of metal! Swords hidden in rain, metal hidden in water! Then the pouring Torrential Rain can be like powerful iron longswords!”

“The Metal Law has the Great Art ‘Myriad Swords Returning to the Sect’; I can emulate it! Learn from it!”

“There is a minor technique called ‘Pear Blossom Moistening,’ which can be incorporated!”

“Water governs convergence; in this method, I can not only make water extremely rigid, but also extremely soft, nourishing Spiritual Qi and the Physical Body!”

“As long as I carefully distinguish between friend and foe… and comprehend all its myriad changes!”

“Then there will be no worries!”

“This method is truly beautiful, most suitable for battling against a pack of wolves!”

“Perhaps, it should be called… Rainstorm Pear Blossom?”

“That’s fitting!”

The enlightenment stone was consumed in an instant, yet in his memory, many insights gained from Epiphany appeared.

And the composition of the Dharma Seal.

But clearly, a Great Art was something Shen Li, a weak Qi Refining Second Layer Cultivator, could not yet master.

The moon essence spirit water’s reserves were exhausted, and his Spiritual Qi was close to depletion!

His Physical Body began to tear violently.

Shen Li, however, pursed his lips, his expression unchanged!

The remaining Spiritual Qi flowed upwards, surging into his head.

The Qi Consumption Method was forcefully activated; fortunately, it was night, and he captured streams of moon essence!

His body was like a dried-up riverbed where a new spring emerged!

But it was far from enough.

Gritting his teeth, Shen Li took out the Cang Hai Flower from his embrace.

Although it was not a consumable heaven and earth treasure, it could still be used as such.

However, one must never drain the pond to catch the fish; doing so would be a terrible waste.

But now, he had no other choice.

The Restriction shattered, and pure, profound Water and Wood Spiritual Qi poured into his Physical Body.

Shen Li no longer thought deeply, the pain throughout his body alleviated by the Water and Wood attributes.

Then, with a single push, he surged towards a higher Realm!

Until dawn, when the rooster crowed.

A line of dawn light leaped from the horizon, then the red sun quickly covered the entire world!

Pfft!

Shen Li awoke from his meditation, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood.

The Cang Hai Flower on his head had withered considerably!

Shen Li’s face, however, showed the exhilarating satisfaction of having narrowly escaped death and dared to do something outrageous.

“Qi Refining Third Layer, this Great Art actually forced me directly into the Qi Refining Third Layer.”

He quickly opened his bag.

Dozens of Low-Grade Spirit Stones turned to ashes.

Only then did he slowly stand up.

His body was still constantly throbbing with tearing pain, but in his spiritual consciousness, there was joyful exuberance!

“I actually… mastered a Great Art! A Great Art!”

Shen Li changed his clothes, then saw Chen He slowly walking from the covered bridge, her eyes wide as she looked at the backyard, which seemed to have been swept clean by a storm.

She was on the verge of tears.

Yet she still asked cautiously.

“Sir, what is this…?”

Shen Li said calmly.

“There was a slight mishap during the Breakthrough… Rest for a few days first; this Living Spring Water Vein will need time to recover.”

Looking at the Cang Hai Flower, which had shrunk and withered considerably, Shen Li went to the outer city and placed it within the enclosed area of the outer city.

As the heaven and earth treasure landed, the water Qi immediately became abundant.

The sound of water tinkled continuously.

Then, a burst of muddy yellow mud appeared, and the Vein-Piercing Pangolin Fish opened up the earth veins between the two, beginning to merge them.

Afterward, the Living Spring Water Vein rapidly recovered… and the Cang Hai Flower also absorbed ‘life’ from the Living Spring Water Vein, its condition stabilizing.

“So… the Vein-Piercing Pangolin Fish actually has such an effect?”

“No wonder it’s called ‘Vein-Piercing’… it pierces water veins.”

A smile appeared on his face, but he didn’t see Sun Dashan and his group anywhere.

He couldn’t help but return to the backyard and ask.

“Where are they?”

Wang Shan had also been transferred, and less than ten guards remained in place.

A guard explained the whole story, and Shen Li’s eyes flickered as he muttered to himself.

“Something really did happen.”

So, without further hesitation, he headed straight for the beacon they had left, going to their aid!