HBWnovel Chapter 94 Geniuses are as common as vegetables
Chapter 94 Geniuses are as common as vegetables
"On this trip to the Sinful State, I found the descendant of the Mingzun, buried his remains, and also made a side trip to the Ten Thousand Yuan Mountain Range..."
Inside the mountain, Li Lan told Sister Cat everything he had seen and heard on his trip.
He still knows too little about the secrets of the immortal realm and has too many questions. Sister Cat's origins are mysterious and her cultivation is unimaginable; perhaps she can answer them for him.
After he finished speaking, Sister Cat stretched out her little paw and said, "To answer your questions, I'll give you a piece of Immortal Essence!"
Li Lan then handed over a piece of immortal essence.
"The Ten Thousand Yuan Mountain Range should be a node of the boundary, leading to the Divine Dragon Heaven in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths."
The cat said, "Ming Yuechuan made a pact with the True Dragon Clan, which should be among them."
Ming Yuechuan is Mingzun's real name!
"As for the leakage... it's just some things sealed within the Immortal Source that have leaked out. The Immortal Source can seal some life forms and some existences, but as time goes by, it has never been opened, so those things may have become distorted and mutated."
"The little dragon you mentioned should be a descendant of the True Dragon Clan. Hmm, the fact that it can be given Dao Yuan Grass as a companion herb suggests that it must have a high status within the clan. However, the True Dragon Clan must have fled, and now only it remains in the mountains."
Li Lan continued, "Is it because the True Dragon Clan needs to flee that they have to leave from the source?"
The cat nodded: "Ming Yuechuan and the others have bought some time, but it's only a delay. Once the source moves, everything will be destroyed. Escape is what everyone should do. The True Dragon, Phoenix and other races have experienced many calamities and have naturally already fled."
"The oath that Ming Yuechuan made with the True Dragon Clan back then was merely to ask the True Dragon Clan to take some human seeds with them when they fled, so as to continue the civilization belonging to the human race..."
These secrets are astounding, but to the cat, they are as commonplace as everyday life.
Li Lan was greatly shocked and couldn't help but ask, "Is the source... really that terrifying?"
The expedition led by Mingzun and others only slightly delayed the inevitable; extremely powerful races like the True Dragons had no choice but to flee...
The cat tilted its head: "Are those things in the black fog scary?"
Li Lan nodded. He had personally witnessed those powerful beasts that only existed in legends, and the saints who rose again after their deaths... Once they entered the Immortal Realm, they would cause monstrous chaos!
"There is a sea outside the source, the Black Sea. Those things you think are terrifying are just some scum floating in the Black Sea."
Li Lan deeply understood the importance of the source...
It's truly despairing.
"What about you? You have a way, right?"
He looked at the cat.
The cat simply yawned. "Even if you hollowed out the entire Ten Thousand Yuan Mountain Range and piled up all the immortal resources, it wouldn't be enough to cover the price of this question."
Li Lan nodded.
If a solution were so easy to find, why would powerful races like the dragons and phoenixes still be on the run?
"I'd like to keep the remaining two pieces as a deposit."
Li Lan said, "Let's discuss another business deal. I'll go to Sin Prefecture to find you a source of immortal energy, and in return, you'll help me teach the Yuan Clan how to cultivate. How about that?"
"For every True Core cultivator you produce, I'll give you a piece of Immortal Essence; for every Nascent Soul cultivator you produce, I'll give you ten pieces!"
The Abyss Clan urgently needs to improve its strength, and cats are their greatest asset.
The cat looked at him and said, "Okay, but you have to promise me one more thing."
"what?"
"When you attain enlightenment, I will need to borrow your Dao Realm."
Li Lan asked in confusion: "The Dao Realm?"
The cat nodded: "Do you know why many cultivators establish lineages or immortal clans?"
Li Lan said, "Humans are not plants or trees; how can they be without feelings? Even the strong have family and friends they wish to care for, so they establish their lineages and pass down their magic..."
"When you reach a certain point, you have to cut off your own life. Cultivators achieve immortality and transcend worldly concerns. Once they reach a certain point, family and friends become nothing more than obstacles to them."
Li Lan said, "In that case, establishing a Daoist lineage and an immortal clan would surely be of great use to them?"
The cat nodded: "To attain enlightenment, one must condense a Dao Realm, which is a world that can bear one's own Dao."
"Establishing an immortal clan and passing down cultivation techniques are all ways of cultivating one's own Dao realm!"
Li Lan suddenly realized!
So, by establishing the Abyss Clan, he is, in a way, paving the way for the future?
“I can help you create a Dao Realm that is unique throughout history, but the karmic consequences are immense. Perhaps one day you and your people will die because of this… Think it over before you come back to me.”
The cat yawned and prepared to go to sleep again.
"No need to think about it, I agree."
Li Lan spoke directly!
He was by no means a hesitant person. As the saying goes, once the Way is achieved, the world is far away, but the matter at hand was urgent.
Moreover, if he were to truly attain enlightenment one day, even if he didn't bear the karmic consequences of the cat, how could he possibly remain unscathed during the era of the source's revival? He would still face endless troubles.
Since that's the case, why think so much about it!
"Okay, deal!"
With a swift grab of its tiny paw, the cat seized the remaining two pieces of Immortal Essence from Li Lan. "From today onwards, the Abyss Clan is under my protection!"
Li Lan breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "By the way, you should have a title, so how about you take on the role of Supreme Protector of the Yuan Clan?"
The cat thought for a moment and said, "That works too."
Li Lan immediately said, "Guardian, a member of the Immortal Clan is coming. Their strength should be above the Dao Integration Realm. I would appreciate it if you could lend me a hand..."
The cat paused for a moment, then looked at Li Lan with its clear cat eyes.
She's been tricked by Li Lan; he's orchestrated this step by step to get her to help him!
At this moment, Li Lan felt inexplicably uneasy.
"I suddenly feel a little regretful..."
Cat Sister suddenly spoke up: "You're already in trouble right after the transaction is complete. You're not going to get into a lot of trouble in the future, are you?"
The cat already possessed unfathomable abilities, and Li Lan almost suspected that it had foreseen something.
"Will I become an emperor in the future?" Li Lan suddenly asked.
"You... ptooey! You actually dared to trick me into telling you something!"
Cat Sister realized what was happening and immediately became furious. She slapped out with her paw, sending Li Lan flying backward. He stumbled and fell outside the forest.
"I won't go out. I can't be bothered with what's going on outside. If you cause trouble, you'd better watch out!"
Cat Sister's voice came through.
Li Lan couldn't help but smile, patted the dust off his clothes, and turned to leave.
And after he left.
On the Xianyuan mineral vein.
"There are many causes and effects in one's destiny, and one is burdened with an unclear fog of fate... It's just too troublesome."
The cat scratched at the ground, and a phantom image appeared before her eyes. In that image, she could only see Li Lan's back; he was turned away from all living beings and everything else, but all around him and in front of him was an indistinct mist…
"Meow, no way, I need to invest in a few more. Someone like Li Lan might end up at the source in the future."
She muttered something to herself, and then her figure suddenly disappeared from the spot.
Her little paws kept pawing, and it seemed that an endless ocean of cause and effect appeared beneath her feet. She picked and chose among them, and many lights emanating from the sea of mortal karma came to her.
"A genius that appears only once every three thousand years? No, too weak..."
"A divine body that appears only once every 100,000 years, but with insufficient karma, even becoming an emperor would be difficult, and it wouldn't work..."
At that moment, she was like someone buying vegetables at a market, casually commenting on the beams of light, discarding some and marking others.
……
The celestial realm is vast and filled with countless geniuses, but no one knows that on this day, above all cause and effect, above all the mysteries of the universe, there was a cat that was picking and choosing their fates.
In the unseen realm of destiny, everyone experiences crossroads in their fate.
……
"Sure enough!"
On this day, several of Xu's top experts arrived with Xu Yan.
Upon arriving at the Thousand Rivers Land, they released their divine senses, and sure enough, the people from the Yunbei Sect and the Qinghe Sect had already occupied the entire Thousand Rivers Land.
Upon entering the grand hall built of stone, Wang Danglei and Zhao Chen had already prepared a feast and invited Xu Yan to take a seat.
"What, are the sect leaders of your two sects not here?"
Xu Mao spoke calmly.
Wang Danglei respectfully replied, "Reporting to Your Excellency, both sect leaders are seriously injured and are in seclusion."
Xu Mao sneered, "You're not dead, yet you dare not come to see the city lord!"
Xu Yan, sitting in the main seat, waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, whether they come or not, it's the same."
Xu Yan looked at Wang Danglei and Zhao Chen: "This is the reward for your two sects. Take these spirit stones and get out of the Thousand Rivers Land that belongs to our Xu Clan."
Two bags of spirit stones were thrown in front of Wang Danglei and Zhao Chen, whose faces turned extremely ugly.
These spirit stones are nothing compared to the vast land of a thousand rivers!
Previously, the Xu family had made an agreement with both families that they would receive a portion of the territory after the matter was settled.
Now, they're crossing the river and then burning down the bridge!
But the two dared not speak out against their anger.
"The prestigious Xu family, doing business like this, aren't they afraid of becoming a laughing stock?"
At that moment, a voice suddenly rang out.
Suddenly, everyone in the room changed their expressions as a young man walked in from outside.
It was none other than a Tang Dynasty letter!
……