activa-t Chapter 168: Return to Origin and Transformation
Chapter 168: Return to Origin and Transformation
Chapter 168: Reversion to Origin and Calamity Scripture
Guan Ming’s face was filled with horror at this sight.
With his discerning eye, he naturally perceived immediately that
the shimmering blue sword light was also a Talisman Treasure,
and its remaining power was much more abundant than his half-moon ring blade.
Guan Ming couldn't understand how
the other party also possessed the treasure he had painstakingly acquired by chance.
He had no time to think further.
“Wait! Fellow Daoist Mo, you win. This Executive is inferior in skill and willingly concedes defeat!
I can give you half the credit for capturing this demoness alive!
Please show mercy!”
Li Lan had, after all, Cultivated for over twenty years.
Even his naive sixteen-year-old self wouldn't believe such nonsense,
let alone now.
The湛blue sword light maintained its momentum, reaching Guan Ming in the blink of an eye.
Seeing this, the latter
could no longer feign calmness,
and unconcealed fear appeared on his face.
“Wait! Does Fellow Daoist dare to attack a Human Emperor Hall Executive? Are you not afraid of bringing trouble to the Mo family?!
Ah!…—
A sword light as brilliant as the scorching sun answered him.
Guan Ming’s entire body was sliced into several pieces by the Qinghong Duan Shui Sword.
His pupils were filled with unwillingness.
He was clearly about to win.
Guan Ming had a premonition that as long as he could capture this demoness alive,
he would undoubtedly gain unimaginable Opportunity from it. Not to mention future prosperity,
at least with the help of these three demon Cultivator treasures, his future in the Cultivation World would be smooth and unhindered, like a fish in water.
He was utterly unwilling to fall here.
He hated Li Lan, this meddling rat, to the extreme.
However,
no amount of resentment or unwillingness could grant him a chance to live another life.
The Cultivation World is so cruel; if one doesn't contend for Opportunity, they will turn into a handful of yellow earth a hundred years later.
To contend for that Opportunity,
one must stake everything and fight with their life.
No matter how thorough the plan,
it’s hard to guarantee that one misstep won’t lead to a complete loss.
Only when luck and strength are both present,
can one by chance obtain a sliver of an opportunity to rise above tens of thousands.
After using the Qinghong Duan Shui Sword to obliterate Guan Ming,
Li Lan did not stop there.
He opened his mouth and spat out a raging flame, completely burning him to ashes.
He remained cautious and vigilant for a long time,
until there were no signs of the opponent resurrecting,
only then did he feel slightly relieved.
He raised his hand and brought the paper lantern into his Storage Pouch.
Immediately after,
Li Lan waved his hand,
and the three Spirit Bean Soldiers changed direction,
charging towards the Sanbao Sect Little Monk's location.
Although Li Lan’s main body was not present, he had been constantly monitoring the situation here.
He hadn't forgotten that this person was merely unconscious, not dead.
!
One Spirit Bean Soldier raised its giant axe above its head and chopped down fiercely.
Just as the Sanbao Sect Little Monk was about to be decapitated,
the string of prayer beads around his neck suddenly lit up,
and a golden light membrane firmly protected him.
The three Spirit Bean Soldiers attacked in turns,
but they couldn't even stir up a ripple.
Li Lan frowned slightly.
He also saw the extraordinary nature of this protective spiritual item.
Li Lan flipped his hand,
and the Fishing in a Plate Diagram flew out from his sleeve.
The old man in the Talisman flicked his fishing rod, and the thin, silk-like fishing line passed over the golden light membrane,
sticking to the string of prayer beads.
However, despite the old man's repeated efforts, he only barely managed to shake it, failing to completely peel it off the opponent's body.
But Li Lan was not disheartened.
He was slightly pleased in his heart, thinking it was possible.
He waved his sleeve,
and all four remaining Fishing in a Plate Diagrams on him were unleashed.
With the combined efforts of the five old men in the diagrams,
they finally hooked out the string of prayer beads.
Li Lan beckoned,
and unceremoniously put it into his Storage Pouch as well.
Then,
with a thought,
the three Spirit Bean Soldiers raised their blades and struck,
chopping the defenseless Little Monk into several pieces.
Li Lan followed suit, opening his mouth and spitting,
burning him to ashes.
After all this was done,
Li Lan’s indifferent eyes finally turned to the green snake beside him.
He waved his single hand,
and all the Talisman Treasures, treasures, and Spirit Bean Soldiers turned their focus,
pointing at the opponent.
Just as he was about to eliminate this transformed Yao Beast as well,
Ye Yingying suddenly made a move.
She seemed to have completely failed to assess her current situation,
and actually retracted her green snake form,
transforming back into a female appearance.
She bowed politely to Li Lan.
“Junior Ye Yingying, many thanks to Senior for saving my life!”
Li Lan slightly furrowed his brow,
and carefully observed the other party for a moment.
The woman’s face was filled with the joy of surviving a calamity, completely without any guard,
appearing entirely as if she regarded him as her savior.
Guan Ming could see the trick in her series of abnormal actions, and Li Lan, whose thoughts were always profound, naturally wouldn't fail to see it.
Recalling the information inadvertently revealed during their fight,
Li Lan’s heart stirred, and he temporarily ceased his offensive.
After a brief thought, an idea popped into his mind.
So he spoke indifferently:
“It was merely a small effort, no need for such formality.
Your Excellency should return to your previous cold demeanor; it will be more convenient for communication.”
Ye Yingying thought the other party disliked her being too naive.
Recalling Ye Zhuxin’s words,
she quickly reined in her nature a bit,
cupped her hands in a Daoist salute, and tried her best to maintain a steady appearance,
respectfully saying:
“Replying to Senior, Sister Zhuxin’s consciousness has fallen into a deep sleep and cannot awaken for now.”
Li Lan hadn’t expected the other party to be so easily led.
Of course,
the reason for this was,
besides Ye Yingying’s own naive and pure personality,
the previous small misunderstanding also played a significant role.
This directly led to Ye Yingying, after losing Ye Zhuxin as her reliance, subconsciously treating Li Lan, a Cultivator who was possibly related to the Azure Dragon Demon Lord, as one of her own. Li Lan was unaware of these things,
he pondered for a moment and said:
“Temporarily asleep, then?
Never mind. Do you have any other consciousness within your body?”
“Replying to Senior, not for now.
However, Sister Zhuxin once said that once I Cultivate the Cultivation Technique to a certain Realm,
new consciousnesses will be born.”
Ye Yingying was quite obedient, answering every question.
“Oh? What Cultivation Technique is it?”
Opening her red lips, Ye Yingying spat out a bone fragment.
She had intended to personally deliver it to Li Lan,
but was blocked by a Spirit Bean Soldier.
After the Spirit Bean Soldier inspected it,
confirming there were no traps,
Li Lan then took it.
[《Reversion to Origin and Calamity Scripture》 incomplete chapter: Completing the Golden Core Stage chapter requires 60 years of Lifespan.]
[Completing the Nascent Soul Stage chapter requires — years of Lifespan.]
[Current remaining Lifespan: 50 years]
The bone fragment was inscribed with strange, twisted characters.
Li Lan looked at it for a long time but couldn't make sense of it.
Fortunately, Ye Yingying was beside him.
The innocent girl,
in just a few sentences, clearly explained the effects of this Cultivation Technique to Li Lan.
Cultivating Immortality is an act of defying Heaven and changing one's fate.
When a Cultivator Cultivates to a certain Realm,
it will attract the descent of Heavenly Tribulation.
And this Reversion to Origin and Calamity Scripture, as its name suggests,
can cleverly avoid Heavenly Tribulation by condensing new consciousnesses.
In addition to avoiding Heavenly Tribulation, when a new consciousness forms and Cultivates to a certain Realm,
the Cultivator’s Divine Sense will also greatly increase.
The only drawback is that
the Cultivator’s body will be dominated by the new consciousness.
In summary,
this is a Cultivation Technique with both advantages and disadvantages.
Li Lan’s face remained expressionless,
but he was secretly pondering in his heart.
From the currently known information,
Ye Yingying’s consciousness had clearly just been born, which is why her personality was so naive and pure,
appearing clumsy and adorable.
As for Ye Zhuxin, she was an old monster who had Cultivated for an unknown number of years,
the difference between the two could be clearly distinguished just by their demeanor.
Now that the difficult consciousness had fallen into a deep sleep,
and this foolish Ye Yingying regarded him as one of her own,
for Li Lan, it was an excellent Opportunity.
He deliberated cautiously for a long time,
and finally gave up the idea of taking advantage of the situation to kill the opponent.
There were two reasons.
Firstly,
according to Ye Yingying, Ye Zhuxin did not take the Transformation Grass to transform into human form.
This meant that she had reached the Golden Core or even a higher Realm many years ago.
One must know that
most Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators have protective spiritual items for self-defense.
How could such a terrifying old monster with such a high Realm be so easy to kill?
Perhaps her near-death sleep was fake,
and the real purpose was to use this opportunity to train this new consciousness.
If he rashly attacked, not only would he gain no benefits, but he might even accidentally awaken the opponent's consciousness.
This move carried considerable risk and could easily backfire.
Li Lan rarely did things without certainty and never took unnecessary risks, which is why he forcefully suppressed the greed in his heart.
As for the second reason,
it was related to the Human Emperor Hall.
Li Lan had dealt with an Executive today,
and judging by the Human Emperor Hall’s previous actions, they would certainly not let it go so easily.
Keeping Ye Yingying, a sensitive Yao Cultivator,
could effectively distract the Human Emperor Hall’s attention.
As long as the opponent remained in Jiuhua County for a day,
the death of Executive Guan Ming would most likely be attributed to her.
For all these reasons,
Li Lan abandoned the idea of killing and seizing treasures.
The indifference on his face lessened slightly,
and he said empathetically:
“The commotion here is too great, it’s not advisable to stay long.
Let’s leave quickly and find a quiet place to discuss what happens next.”
Having lost Ye Zhuxin, her backbone,
Ye Yingying naturally had no other opinions.
Like a little sparrow, she nodded repeatedly and obediently said:
“All according to Senior’s words.”
During their conversation,
Li Lan had already arranged for the Spirit Bean Soldiers to dismantle the formation, retrieve the formation Materials,
and clean up the battlefield.
He unceremoniously collected all the Storage Pouches, Magical Artifacts, Talisman Treasures, and other items from the Foundation Establishment Cultivators into his own,
and after confirming that there were no other valuable items or traces that would expose his whereabouts, he waved his sleeve and swiftly left the scene with Ye Yingying.
After they left,
the place fell silent once more.
After an unknown period of time,
a rainbow light streaked across in the distance.
Xiao Executive’s figure suddenly appeared.
In his hand, he held a jade tablet containing a soul lamp.
However, this soul lamp jade tablet was already shattered.
Xiao Executive looked at the messy scene before him,
his expression exceedingly gloomy.
“A self-proclaimed smart fool!
Even I dare not rashly interfere with secrets involving the Twelve Demon Saints, yet you wanted to monopolize it?
This outcome serves you right!”
After venting his frustration,
he narrowed his eyes and calmed down.
“However, this fool did prove that the little loach is indeed in Jiuhua County.
This matter is too significant; it seems it’s time to report it.”