Chapter 3135: (;￢￢) Immortality
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And so, beside the bamboo grove in Liuliu Village, at Chenlong's residence, the Destined One, Tibbers, Chenlong, and Kang Jinlong, who seemed to have already guessed some of the truth, stood quietly, waiting for Xugou to continue what he hadn't finished saying.
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Xugou glanced at Tibbers, then at Chenlong and Kang Jinlong, whose expressions were worlds apart. After a long pause, he finally spoke in a hushed voice, a hint of hesitation in his tone:
"Actually..."
"This was Heavenly Court's business. Under normal circumstances, I wouldn't dare breathe a word of it to anyone. But now..."
"This little monkey even dared to tear down the purple talisman. I suppose there's no harm in telling you!"
With that, he took a deep breath before slowly continuing:
"You didn't know, did you?"
"Back then, the Great Sage abandoned his title as Victorious Fighting Buddha and returned to Flower-Fruit Mountain. That had a lot to do with this matter!"
"Ahem—"
Looking at the three before him, Xugou sighed. His expression gradually turned grave, and his voice grew low and heavy:
"The Great Sage was right!"
"The Three Ways and Six Realms were all ruined by those four words: 'immortality'!"
"It was all shady business..."
"An utter sin!"
With that, Xugou shook his head and sighed, pacing back and forth as he waved his palm fan and continued:
"You should know that if you want to live forever, aside from the few limited treasures in Heaven, your only option is alchemy!"
"Ordinary immortal pills won't do, either. Even if pills are treasures of the physical form, they're still no path to immortality!"
"To live forever, you must refine secret golden pills!"
"Only by returning to your original nature and purifying your qi, renewing your inner organs,