Chapter 210: Chapter 146: Inescapable Meeting_2
Translator: 549690339
As cultivators of the Immortal Dao, we need to absorb the essence of the sun and the moon and the celestial spirit qi of Heaven and Earth.
However, nowadays, these essences and immortal qi are gradually being exhausted, diminishing with each use.
What was once readily available to ancient cultivators now requires profound techniques and Blessed Lands and Cavern Heavens to absorb and refine the thin aura and integrate it into one’s body.
I fear that within a few hundred years, when all these essence and immortal qi are completely absorbed and refined, there will no longer be any cultivators in the world.
Despite my bitter cultivation of the Immortal Dao for decades, I have yet to achieve anything, and this is probably the reason.”
At this point, Qi Yun’s face was full of sorrow and helplessness.
It’s understandable that anyone who knows that true immortals exist in the world, but the path to becoming an immortal has been blocked and it is difficult for future generations to become immortal, would likely feel this way.
For Qi Yun to overcome these obstacles and continue to pursue that illusory dream despite knowing the bleakness of the Immortal Dao demonstrates great determination and willpower.
“With such changes in Heaven and Earth, how can we mortals change anything? Now that the path of cultivation is so distant, I’m afraid that I am mostly unlikely to follow the Immortal Method.”
Qi Yun sighed, reining in his sorrow, and then looked at Lu Yuan, earnestly saying, “Taoist Lu has greater innate talent and determination than I, and your state of mind is already undisturbed by external factors. That is why I dare to share this with you.
If your state of mind was not strong enough to hear that the Immortal Dao is severed, the more determined you were to seek the Dao, the more likely it would be for your Dao heart to collapse.
Now that I have shared the whole truth about the Immortal Dao with you, with your wisdom and determination, you should have made a decision, right?” In today’s world, the situation of the Immortal Dao is so cruel.
It is not only difficult to become a true immortal, but even the Immortal Techniques are practiced by only a few people.
Qi Yun had previously known the truth but had never told Lu Yuan or Kong Yuzhu and the others. It wasn’t because he deliberately concealed it, but out of concern that they might not be able to accept the truth.
If it weren’t for today’s discussion of the Dao, confirming that Lu Yuan’s state of mind and cultivation were enough, Qi Yun would not have spoken these words.
Lu Yuan stood there dumbfounded, a storm raging in his heart.
He had never imagined that the truth would be like this.
The immortal spirit qi is retreating, the essence of the sun and the moon is not regenerating, and cultivators are unable to absorb these essences of Heaven and Earth, making it difficult to set foot on the path to immortality. There are no true immortals in the world.
‘So the world I have traveled to now is an Age of Dharma Decline?’
After sorting out all the information for a while, Lu Yuan finally came to a conclusion.
Then he felt both joyful and anxious.
The joy was that if this was an Age of Dharma Decline, and the Immortal Dao was nonexistent.
Without the threat of higher martial power, as long as he breaks through to Innate, he can become the limit of this world, unrivaled in the world, and free from any threat.
Anxiously, if it was indeed impossible to cultivate immortality, then his dream of flying on his sword through the boundless sky would be shattered. These two thoughts churned in his heart, making it difficult for Lu Yuan to decide what to say.
However, despite this, he had already made a choice regarding Qi Yun’s question. At this moment, he stood up and bowed to his fellow Daoist, saying, “Even if the Immortal Dao does not exist, as a seeker of the Dao, since I know that there are Immortal Techniques in the world, how can I not witness their true appearance?
Brother Qi Yun, please help me and take me to the Inescapable Meeting, so that I may personally see the wonders of the immortals.
If I can fulfill my wish, even if I have no chance of the Immortal Dao in this life, it would be some consolation.”
Although he said this, Lu Yuan was indeed thinking in his heart.
Regardless of whether he could cultivate immortality or not, it would be good to see those immortal wonders first.
Moreover, the regrets of Qi Yun might not necessarily be repeated in him.
‘After all, I have the Jade Immortal Fate in my hand. If I can make use of it, maybe I can step into the path of immortality with its help.
Moreover, with my longevity, perhaps after researching for hundreds or even thousands of years, I may be able to set foot on the path of immortality.
Even if I take a step back and say that I can’t achieve any results in my research, since there is an Age of Dharma Decline, there might be a resurgence of spiritual energy.
Nowadays, because of the decline of spiritual energy, it is difficult to become an immortal. But what if I can endure tens of thousands or even millions of years until the spiritual energy revives?
All of these are possible.’
As an immortal being, Lu Yuan always felt more confident when facing the regrets of people like Qi Yun.
That’s because others are short-lived and can’t afford to wait with their short lifespan, while he, a long-lived species with eternal life, can afford to wait patiently.
Even if I cannot become immortal, so what?
Nowadays, if one can cultivate martial arts to the highest level of a Grandmaster, they might not be far from those who have just started practicing Immortal Techniques.
With an alternative choice, Lu Yuan is not anxious at all.
However, Qi Yun doesn’t know this.
At this time, he sees the determined look on his fellow Daoist and feels both happy and sad in his heart. In the end, he can only say:”Fellow Daoist, don’t worry. Since I’ve mentioned this matter, I intend to invite you to participate in this meeting together.
The Inescapable Meeting will be held on the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th this year at Tianluo Mountain.
All Dao Veins from various places will have people participating.
If you want to go, you can come and find me in early July, and then we can attend the meeting together.”
Qi Yun gave the date of the meeting.
“August 15th, huh?”
Upon hearing the date, Lu Yuan calculated it in his heart and then nodded:”Alright, I will come to find you in early July, and then I will have to trouble Fellow Daoist to wait.”
He thanked Qi Yun with a salute.
Qi Yun shook his head:”lt’s just a quota. My Qingyun View has two slots to participate in the meeting every year. Now that Little Zhuo is not yet qualified, I can’t take him there lest the external disturbance would disturb his heart.
It just so happens that you have this Dao heart and I can have you as a companion on my journey. This time, I won’t have to go alone like I did last time.”
Qi Yun’s Master, like him, is another person of unwavering Dao-seeking heart.
So after he confirmed that immortal path was hopeless in his seventies, he accepted him as a disciple to pass on the inheritance.
Therefore, after Qi Yun joined the sect, he only followed his teacher for twenty years, achieved minor success in his state of mind, and then attended the Inescapable Meeting with him once. After that, the old Daoist Leader went west riding a crane.
Now, twenty years have passed, and Qi Yun, who is nearly fifty years old, will be attending the Inescapable Meeting for the third time.
He had his Master’s company during the first time, while the second time he went alone. This third time, having a fellow Daoist to accompany him is indeed comforting.
After agreeing with Qi Yun to participate in the Inescapable Meeting together, Lu Yuan had lunch with him at the View and left reluctantly in the afternoon.
He is no longer the free man he used to be. As a general of the court, he can’t be as carefree and unrestrained as he was before.
Those rebels of the Seven Star Sect have just been defeated and are fleeing, and now is the best time to eliminate them.
‘Besides, in early July, I have to set out for Tianluo Mountain to attend the meeting. It’s already late January now, and there are only six months left before departure.’ These six months are the time Lu Yuan has left to prepare for the meeting. Yes, preparation.
Since he is going to attend the meeting, he is not just going for a look.
For him, attending the meeting and having a glimpse of real Immortal Techniques is just one goal.
Searching for real cultivation methods at the meeting is the second goal. Finding a way to use Jade Immortal Fate is the third goal.
Lastly, looking for a way to break through the Innate is the fourth goal.
With all these goals in mind, Lu Yuan is not sure if he can gain anything. But there is one thing he can be sure of:
The stronger he is when attending the meeting, the safer he will be.
Although according to Qi Yun’s experience and words, the Inescapable Meeting is just a grand event for Daoist debates and ought not to be dangerous.
However, gathering so many Daoist experts in one place, including cultivators who can use Immortal Techniques, Lu Yuan always feels that he should improve his strength a bit before attending the meeting to feel more secure. “So, during these six months, I will complete the cultivation technique, eliminate the Seven Star Sect, grab the Pure Water Xuan Niu, and first raise my strength to the top of the first-class peak, the apex below the Innate.”
Lu Yuan set a goal for himself and then led the army to Luyang Mansion in the south in a grand manner.
This time, having learned about the Tianluo Inescapable Meeting, his motivation to eliminate the Seven Star Sect is even stronger..