Shamans were powerful, but their conflict with the Immortal Path was equally great.
Cultivating immortality did not demand severing all emotion and desire, but it did require keeping one's body and mind pure and tranquil.
And the more powerful a shaman was, the more intense their emotions became.
By that reckoning, the battle of Zhuolu between the Yellow Emperor and Chi You could also be called the first great war between immortals and shamans.
Beginning with the Yellow Emperor, and passing through the Five Emperors and the wars between Xia and Shang, immortals finally replaced shamans in their position among humanity.
Ling Qing greatly admired the shamans who had made outstanding contributions to humanity's rise.
If the first thing he had encountered had been shamans, then perhaps he too would have followed the Shamanic Path with unwavering resolve.
Yet in the end, what he represented was the immortal, the Dao.
This world was now at a crucial juncture.
His presence in this world was not merely to comprehend the rules of heaven and earth and prepare for his ascension to a Heavenly Immortal.
He also had to imprint himself upon this tributary of the river of time.
Thus, whether for the sake of his own Dao or his future plans, he would stand on the side where Yan and Huang joined forces.
As these thoughts turned in his mind, Ying's cultivation was also nearing its end.
As the final note fell, a blue and a green little snake appeared upon her ears.
A phantom blue snake coiled around the Cyan Jade Lute in her hands.
Her entire body gleamed like crystal jade, as though it had been carved from cyan jade.
Looking at herself, Ying was filled with delight.
Once a shaman's body refinement achieved success, strange phenomena would inevitably