Chapter 746 - 342: Immortality (Part 2)
He didn’t dare to gamble.
Although the white-robed middle-aged man didn’t emit any aura, Li An was certain that he definitely possessed the power to kill him.
Refuse, just let it go?
So simple?
If he complied, he might still live, but if he refused... the consequences were unimaginable, unbearable.
"Very well, this cup of wine shall be the reward, and no debts remain between us."
The white-robed middle-aged man then stood up and left, saying, "The array here is also yours now."
He seemed to head towards the distance, his figure gradually fading, leaving only a faint voice echoing between heaven and earth:
"Eternally, life and death are obscure, without thinking, yet hard to forget..."
...
The white-robed middle-aged man had already left.
Li An stood still, pondering.
He harbored some doubts in his heart; did this white-robed middle-aged man truly exist? Had he really made a transaction with someone just now?
Could this be part of a deceitful tribulation? According to the records, deceitful tribulations are ever-changing and difficult to guard against; one might easily fall into the indescribable.
But suddenly, he felt a whirl before his eyes, as if time and space around him were flowing turbulently. He seemed to be in the sand of time, unable to find himself. A wave of dizziness hit, and when he opened his eyes again, he found himself withdrawn from the Deceit Realm, facing the burning flames of time.
He had retreated from the Deceit Realm!
And at his side, there was even a wine cup, with fragrant wine still inside.
"What, what’s going on?!"
Li An was extremely shocked, to directly exit the Deceit Realm? There’s no record of such a thing in any of the scriptures.
Moreover, he had brought something out from the Deceit Realm? That’s even more absurd!
However, thinking about it, his state upon entering the Deceit Realm seemed different from others from the very beginning.
He stared at the wine, hesitating deeply in his eyes.
"Who was that person?"
Li An pondered, then was startled to realize that he couldn’t recall the person’s appearance or even the sound of their voice.
He only remembered making a transaction with that person; everything else about them seemed to have naturally disappeared, forgotten, leaving no trace.
Li An had been cultivating for many years, already an Immortal, having encountered various Divine Powers and spells. Yet today’s encounter left him feeling a chill down his spine.
Completely out of his control, he was like dust in the wind.
He felt a cold shiver in his heart, thinking that the person’s realm and origin were probably unimaginable.
He had the urge to throw the wine away, smash it, or give it to someone else to drink, not wanting to be entangled in such great karma.
But he dare not!
Fear.
The person had said before that if they wanted to descend into the mortal world, they wouldn’t need to borrow a human body... if this were true, Li An destroying their agreement could be very dangerous.
Li An was very hesitant, contemplating for a long time before finally picking up the cup!
The wine cup was made of the most ordinary porcelain but very clean; the wine was extremely clear, faintly carrying the fragrance of time, a scent that anyone else wouldn’t be able to sense, but it stirred Li An’s Life Seed like a baby smelling mother’s milk!
"I’ll gamble!"
Li An gritted his teeth, immediately drinking all the wine!
In this current era, deceit and strangeness are everywhere; the depth of the dying lands unknown, with dangers lurking in the Saint Realm. When Li An was at a lower realm, he could barely hide, but as he grew stronger, like a true dragon hidden in the sea, he would eventually be unable to stay concealed.
Now, as an Immortal, he had already been discovered by those in the Saint Realm, sooner or later having to face them inevitability.
In this era of great contention, the Era of the Strange, who can really grasp certainty with so many opportunities?
Li An was prudent, but he was never cowardly; he simply didn’t engage in unnecessary things or take fateless risks. But he was also rational; once he decided to do something, he would not hesitate but persevere through all difficulties.
As the wine entered, it turned into a vast essence; Li An’s Life Seed and mutated seed surged with growth, as if bathed in sweet rain.
On top of his Life Seed, a third Immortal Flower bloomed, immediately elevating his Immortal Cultivation to a state of Perfection.
And within the mutated seed, the two qi of yin and yang along with the three Immortal Flowers burst forth, opening a Grotto Heaven in his chest. As the Grotto Heaven forms, the anomaly crystals and anomaly medicines given by Ziyun the Immortal nearby were frantically absorbed and depleted, naturally transforming into the energy of creation within his Grotto Heaven!
The fusion of Two Qi is called Mysterious, naturally forming a Grotto Heaven called Heaven!
Reaching the stage of naturally forming a Grotto Heaven, cultivation takes a leap forward, capable of nurturing the energy of creation within. With this energy, many Great Divine Powers and Great Spells can be executed—and many famous Divine Powers and spells are self-nurtured within a Grotto Heaven!
If one’s self-cultivated Grotto Heaven isn’t strong enough, many Divine Powers and spells are missed, and it would be vain to forcibly cultivate them.
In ancient books, there are descriptions like moving mountains and filling seas, chasing stars, and seizing the moon, which are mighty Divine Powers and spells at the Celestial Immortal stage.
For Li An, it brought even greater benefits as the self-nurtured energy of creation in his body allowed significant improvements in talismans and arrays!
Li An was truly astounded; could this cup of wine possess such power? Simultaneously enhancing both his Immortal and Mysterious Cultivation?
Moreover, he suspected that it was only because the surrounding conditions lacked the requirements for Immortal Dao advancement that his Immortal Cultivation was stuck at the state of three Immortal Flowers; otherwise, it could have been a greater leap.
And the surprise didn’t end there. Within his Mysterious Immortal Flower and the orthodox Immortal Flower, breaths exuded, with the gray mysterious qi from the anomaly flower and the qi from the orthodox Immortal Flower continually merging, producing wispy white mist!