More Than a True Immortal?!
Guangyuan.
When the ten-year period was up, Lu Qingfeng sent a thought into the Dragon Transformation Pool, and all the Earth Immortal around him immediately sensed it and revealed their forms—
The Three Great Dragon Ancestors.
The Great Sage Northern Yin.
The Great Sage Northern Yang.
Battle King.
The Great Sage Battle
Of the thirteen Earth Immortal openly known in the Ancient Sorrow Continent, apart from the 'Great Sage Profound Connection' from True Martial Profound Connection Mountain who never appeared, the other twelve Earth Immortal all gathered in the Blood Sea.
Seeing the fluctuations in Lu Qingfeng's aura, they opened their eyes one by one, and twelve gazes fell on the Dragon Transformation Pool and on Lu Qingfeng.
All eyes converged.
Then Ao Le emerged from the Spirit Treasure Dragon Transformation Pool and landed gracefully in front of Lu Qingfeng. The two stood together, the man handsome and the woman beautiful, truly a perfect couple.
Pity--
"Primordial Spirit Peak".
"Guangyuan, alone, faced Earth Immortal Fusion Spirit Treasure, all to help his wife achieve True Immortal. But how can human strength defy destiny?"
The Earth Immortal from all directions couldn't help but sigh in admiration upon seeing this.
Regardless of interests, let's focus on feelings and loyalty.
Even masters like the Patriarch Golden Light and the Patriarch Yiyuan all admired Lu Qingfeng's loyalty in being willing to fight against the world for his wife.
Despite all the effort and dangers, it all came to nothing in the end.
Even the Earth Immortal couldn't help but sigh inwardly. They had previously found Lu Qingfeng hateful, but now they felt a sense of pity and desolation towards him.
The Battle King, however, struggled to remove the Karmic Fire, his very foundation shaken by the flames, nearly causing him to fall from his Earth Immortal status. Now, looking at Lu Qingfeng, his face held an imposing, yet stern, expression, and a flash of killing intent in his eyes.
Lu Qingfeng glanced at the Battle King, then ignored him and cupped his hands in greeting to the four directions, saying loudly, "Thank you all for your understanding. The Dragon Transformation Pool is here, and you all possess great Divine Ability. It is best not to fight in the East Sinking Continent to avoid affecting innocent people."
As he spoke.
A surge of blood waves swept through the Blood Sea blood, and the Spirit Treasure Dragon Transformation Pool shot into the sky, disappearing without a trace in the void.
They actually regarded the Spirit Treasure that the four Earth Immortal were fighting tooth and nail for as nothing, and casually discarded them.
"What a wonderful Guangyuan!"
Bai Changqing, Situ Zhan, and others couldn't help but admire him more and more.
If they were in their shoes, even with the Spirit Treasure in hand and the slightest ability to possess Spirit Treasure, they would never be so carefree. His willingness to disregard the Spirit Treasure only highlights the importance Lu Qingfeng places on his wife, making their marital bond all the more precious.
But now is not the time for admiration.
The twelve Earth Immortal glanced at Lu Qingfeng, each one displaying remarkable tacit understanding—
Whoosh!
Boom boom boom!
They transformed into streaks of light and wind, heading straight for the void.
The Spirit Treasure was stolen.
A great battle broke out.
"Let's go."
Lu Qingfeng didn't even glance at the battle Earth Immortal in the void, nor did he care at all about who owned the Spirit Treasure. Holding Ao Le's hand, he smiled and asked her, "Where would you like to go for a stroll?"
Ao Le stood close to Lu Qingfeng and blinked. "I heard that there is Four Seasons Flower Sea in the northernmost part of the East Sinking Continent, where you can see the changing seasons in a single day. Why don't we go there first?"
The Four Seasons Flower Sea is a wonder to mortals, but it's commonplace for cultivators of Ao Le and Lu Qingfeng's level. Ao Le simply chose to go there randomly.
In fact.
As long as I'm with Lu Qingfeng, anywhere in the world is wonderful, and every place is a beautiful sight.
"Good."
"Then let's go to the Four Seasons Flower Sea."
Lu Qingfeng nodded and walked north alongside Ao Le.
Time passed.
The battle among the Earth Immortal the Spirit Treasure has finally come to an end.
The three Dragon Ancestors, using unknown methods, joined forces to seize the 'Dragon Transformation Pool'. They fled to the Ancestral Dragon Abyss and held it there, defeating various Earth Immortal, thus bringing the battle for the Spirit Treasure to a close.
But the chaos brought about by the Spirit Treasure has only just begun.
The Heavenly Court, led by the three major immortal sects, suppressed the Three Dragon Palaces at every turn. Demonic forces such as the Spirit Communion Limitless Gate Flood Demon Palace also began targeting the Sorrow River, the East Sea, and the West Sea.
The Three Dragon Palaces that obtained the Spirit Treasure became the target of everyone's hatred.
For a time.
Chaos begins, and calamity descends.
After annexing Chunshen Realm, the once relatively stable Ancient Sorrow Continent was plunged into turmoil once again, even more intense than more than 50,000 years ago, showing signs of an impending great calamity.
Only.
Whether it's the struggle for Spirit Treasure or the great calamity of Ancient Sorrow.
Lu Qingfeng ignored them all.
He was solely focused on accompanying Ao Le on his travels, allowing him to witness the magnificent landscapes and stunning scenery of the Chunshen Region.
For the past fifty thousand years, he had been burdened by cultivation, his heart always filled with worries. The beautiful scenery before him, though captivating, was not particularly remarkable. Now, having let go of the shackles of cultivation, Ao Le traveled and enjoyed the scenery with Lu Qingfeng, feeling utterly relaxed. Without thinking about cultivation, his cultivation level had unknowingly and rapidly increased.
As Lu Qingfeng watched, he felt increasingly guilty.
Thinking back on it now.
Over the years, Ao Le had diligently cultivated to keep up with him, accumulating immense pressure. Now, as his lifespan neared its end, he could finally let go completely. With the pressure gone, his true nature returned. Lu Qingfeng even felt as if he had returned to the Min River and the Yuan Lake—
Ao Le remained carefree, undisturbed by worldly troubles, and had no need to worry about his lifespan or cultivation level.
Feeling completely relaxed.
"That's how it should be—carefree and unrestrained."
Beside a mountain stream, Lu Qingfeng and Ao Le sat side by side, splashing the water with their bare feet. Lu Qingfeng turned his head and saw the radiant smile on Ao Le's face, and was momentarily captivated.
Time seemed to move very slowly.
It's as if this moment has been frozen in time forever.
Time suddenly sped up again.
As Lu Qingfeng reached out to grab Ao Le, who seemed to be both near and far, and to grasp the fleeting beauty that was about to vanish, it was as if his feet were in a stream, with the water flowing between his toes, impossible to hold onto.
"My husband."
"My husband."
Lu Qingfeng snapped out of his daze and looked at Ao Le, who was pouting as he muttered, "What are you thinking about so intently, my husband?"
As they were talking.
A gentle mountain breeze stirred Ao Le hair, making her even more captivating.
Seeing this, Lu Qingfeng gently tidied Ao Le's hair and said softly, "I was thinking, how wonderful it would be if time could stand still at this moment."
Lu Qingfeng looked at Ao Le.
In the blink of an eye.
It's been over a year.
Although Ao Le's cultivation progressed rapidly, it was only for a year after all. Even if you include the ten years in the Dragon Transformation Pool, it only took eleven years to go from the mid-stage to the peak of the Integration Realm.
Ultimately, the time was too short.
He failed to break through to the True Immortal, and his lifespan had come to an end.
Ao Le looked up at Lu Qingfeng and smiled, "My husband is not content. Compared to the short lives of mortal couples, my husband and I are already extremely lucky. Even if I cannot break through to become True Immortal and my lifespan is exhausted, I can still become a god and remain in the world, able to stay with my husband."
More than a year.
Ao Le seemed to have taken everything in stride, even smiling at the sorrow of approaching the end of his life, displaying remarkable composure. He, in turn, was comforting Lu Qingfeng.
Lu Qingfeng knew that his actions would only make Ao Le feel more burdened.
He didn't speak.
He looked up and gazed in all directions, his eyes flashing with Radiance, as if he saw dark clouds above and black mist below, growing and spreading, revealing murderous intent.
"Heaven has sent murderous intent."
"The ground is set on murderous intent."
"The man harbored murderous intent."
Lu Qingfeng sighed inwardly, "The great calamity is approaching. Immortal cultivators can still silently recite scriptures and stay at home to avoid disaster. But the Divine Path is entangled with the Heavenly Dao and the Human Path, and the cause and effect are intertwined, like a tangled mess that is difficult to untangle. If I turn to the Divine Path now, under the great calamity, my fate will be intertwined, and I'm afraid I won't be able to Zhou Quan Le'er."
Thinking to myself.
Lu Qingfeng withdrew his gaze and finally made up his mind—
"The wondrous Miaofa of the Three Vehicles of the Small Wheel of the Buddhist Sect!"
"This Buddhist Sect Miaofa encompasses the entire universe within a single ring, giving rise to color from emptiness and taking the unreal as reality. The Dharma is subtle and inconceivable. Though it may seem like a fleeting moment, a mere instant, those who receive this method, once immersed in it, forget their original nature. They are completely unaware that it is an illusion. All desires, birth, old age, sickness, and death are no different from reality, and all hardships and sufferings must be experienced personally."
Time in the illusion is unpredictable, and a single reincarnation within it can last anywhere from a hundred years to fifty or sixty years. These sixty-year cycles must be lived one day at a time.
Within a short time, the cycle of reincarnation begins anew, and one experiences the three future lifetimes.
Make a grand vow in this life, and then cultivate it in future lives. All that is to be experienced must first pass through illusion.
When you cultivate in the future, you will then put back into practice the good deeds accumulated in the illusion. Originally, all the blessings in this life are the result of the good deeds done in the previous life; this reverses cause and effect, inverting the order, allowing the cultivator to first attain immortality, and then complete the necessary merits.
In the Blood Sea.
Lu Qingfeng looked at Ao Le and saw that his eyes were filled with curiosity and he looked eager to try. He added, "There are countless dangers in there. The pain and hardship in the illusion are all summoned by demons, and they are even more severe than in the real world. Moreover, the cultivation of people in this place cannot be relaxed in the slightest. If they are not careful, they will be taken advantage of by demons and all their previous efforts will be in vain. Even if I am there to protect them, they will only be able to return to their original state and keep their lives. All their wishes will be in vain. They will no longer be able to use magic, will lose all their wisdom, and will only be able to be reborn as an ordinary human in the future."
Lu Qingfeng explained the advantages and disadvantages of the method to Ao Le in detail, but he was still reluctant to give it up.
When performing the ritual.
Leaving aside the difficulties of nine lifetimes of reincarnation in the illusion, even if one were to become Earth Immortal using this method, there would still be various tribulations in the future, and one would have to fulfill all the good wishes and vows.
"Fortunately, I survived Le'er and I shared the karma and all kinds of tribulations of the Dharma."
But.
There is great terror between Life and Death.
What in this world can withstand the Life and Death and separation?
"Just endure it, and eternity will follow."
Lu Qingfeng suppressed his reluctance and looked at Ao Le.
"Le'er is not afraid of hardship and suffering."
Ao Le didn't care at all, his eyes were fixed on Lu Qingfeng, "This method can make me a True Immortal in just a few days?"
Despite danger and hardship, Ao Le was not afraid.
Becoming True Immortal opens up endless possibilities. It's not about being forced to become a god, where the Divine Path is in turmoil, potentially affecting oneself and even Lu Qingfeng, Lu Xiao, Lu Yao. A single misstep could lead to death and the annihilation of their souls, perhaps Wuxiang again.
She wasn't afraid of dying and becoming a god; what she feared was that in the end she would still have to part from her husband, and even implicate the husband who loved and cherished her.
Ao Le was unwilling to do so.
"True Immortal?"
Lu Qingfeng shook his head.
Ao Le was taken aback upon seeing this. Her husband had described this Buddhist Sect practice as so profound, yet in the end, even becoming True Immortal was impossible?
That method—
"Not just True Immortal."
Seeing her expression, Lu Qingfeng knew she must have misunderstood, so he quickly added.
"Not just True Immortal?!"
Ao Le's eyes widened, his throat moved slightly, and he silently swallowed.