Chapter 373 - 156: Enemies Appear, Sword Qi and Dao Talismans, 5 Years Pass
In his eyes, Daoist Cui was only at the Nine Tribulations Realm. Even to put it generously, he had only just touched upon the Void Realm. A breakthrough was still a distant, unattainable dream.
And yet, this Sword Talisman already contained a portion of the Power of Feathering.
It was likely that no one beneath a Feathered Transformation Realm True Master could withstand it.
"With such a powerful teacher, this is only to be expected."
White Lotus Daoist withdrew his gaze, and the vermilion mark between his brows glowed a blood-red.
"But you... you’ve come to Wu Province. Is this where you plan to start your journey to the Eastern Continent?"
White Lotus Daoist inquired.
Chen Qin’Yin and the Iron Sword Young Venerable also shifted their gazes toward him.
Whether they wanted to or not, they all had to make the trip.
But that didn’t mean they did so willingly.
"Not exactly."
Huaisheng Daoist shook his head slightly.
"Wu Province is bordered by a continuous mountain range filled with evil beasts and treacherous terrain. Beyond that lies an impassable Celestial Abyss. It is not a good route."
"Then you’re here to help Cui Yanliang?"
White Lotus Daoist’s expression soured.
"Do you really consider yourself that Daoist’s servant?"
"Let me tell you something. I, White Lotus, will never be a slave!"
"The deal was to take you to the other four continents. Beyond that, I won’t do a single thing more!"
"There’s no need for us to get involved."
Unconcerned by his words, Huaisheng Daoist stepped into the curtain of rain.
"One hundred and six thousand li south of here lies the territory of Jian Province. There is a path to the Eastern Continent there..."
Su Bai may or may not have known what was happening in Wu Province, but he had no intention of interfering.
After sending out Cui Yanliang and Jin Yunfeng, he seemed to have washed his hands of everything.
He left the Gui Chen Sect in the hands of the Silver-White Dog Demon, while he himself focused on deducing a new Divine Dao System.
With the Purification Tripod in his possession, his cultivation speed was far beyond that of ordinary people. In just a few short years, he had not only cultivated the *Dragon and Phoenix Immortal Scripture* to the 10th Layer, but his Experience Points for the Fifth Immortal Golden Body Transformation had also broken through the fifty million mark.
At the same time, his Martial Arts Cultivation had reached the Ninth Level of the Void Realm, and he could break through to the next realm at any moment.
Furthermore, he had finished processing the memories of the nearly one hundred Daoists.
Over these years, he had also secretly subdued numerous criminals and viewed the memories of countless people.
But the memories and experiences of countless individuals, especially the intense impact of tens of thousands of years of memories from Void Realm and Feather Transformation Realm Cultivators, was naturally immense.
If someone with little life experience were to suddenly bear thousands upon thousands of years of memories, while their own memories amounted to less than a fraction of that—under such an intense assault...
...would you still be you?
If not for Su Bai’s powerful Divine Spirit, the unification of his essence, energy, and spirit known as the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top, and a sense of self and spiritual awareness far stronger than other cultivators of the same realm, he would have been overwhelmed long ago, his Divine Spirit shattering.
Yet even so, he was gradually beginning to feel the limits of his Divine Spirit.
It wasn’t that he was incapable of bearing the vast memories of so many Nine Tribulations Realm, Returning Void Realm, and Feathered Transformation Realm True Masters, but he remained vigilant.
He deliberately slowed the process, digesting the memories gradually, assimilating their essence as his own, all to maintain the purity of his self-awareness, untainted by any impurities.
And so, he spent his days wandering among the city’s markets and vendors, experiencing the vicissitudes of the human heart and processing his own insights.
In his leisure time, he would also visit the Wansheng Institute to engage in long discussions about the Buddhist Dao with the Rebirth Buddha Venerable.
He would even leave the Da Yu Capital City and return to the Great Xia Dynasty to chat with Jiang Guanshui, gather with Zhang Wei and the others, and just wander about.
It was worth mentioning that his friend, Zhang Wei, was getting along swimmingly with the young lady of a wealthy family, and the two were even planning to get married.
Occasionally, he would wander through mountains and rivers, watch the sunrise and sunset, and gaze upon the ocean and the Star River.
He slept among the clouds and walked on the gentle breeze.
And so, time passed in a flash.
The years flow on, stopping for no one.
In the blink of an eye, five years had gone by.