Cultivation: Being Immortal

Qing State, the secluded home of the four major families

The Green Emperor has returned?

No, he hasn’t returned. What appeared was the soul of the Green Emperor, which was extremely powerful and almost tangible, hence giving the appearance of a resurrection.

"It’s really the Green Emperor."

"How can there be two Green Emperors?"

"Is the Green Emperor a twin?"

The people and horses of the Qing State were all surprised to see two Green Emperors appear suddenly.

It is possible for high-level cultivators to extend the time their soul is preserved, using treasures, formations, and similar methods. The better the item used, the longer the preservation time, but there is no way known to duplicate it.

"Green Emperor"

The kind thoughts of the Green Emperor appeared by the side of Shenmu Ancestor, with just a greeting, everything was understood.

"Yang Luo, the true form of Mumu has arrived. You can kill him now, take his thousand-year wood core, it will be very useful for me."

"Okay"

Yang Luo nodded, her attacks becoming fiercer. She had already found Shenmu Ancestor’s weakness, focusing on using thunder techniques rather than swordsmanship.

"Five Elements Divine Thunder"

Dark clouds appeared over Yang Luo’s head, thunderbolts struck, and the Shenmu Ancestor desperately resisted, protecting himself with layer upon layer of branches.

"Dad, the Green Emperor has appeared, why aren’t we taking action?"

Lin Ying asked Lin Batian nearby, everyone was puzzled as to why the Green Emperor had shown up and why they weren’t dealing with Yang Luo.

"I don’t know either."

Lin Batian shook his head, not noticing anything out of the ordinary. He was still recovering and needed more time. Once he recovered a bit more, he would be able to fight again.

"Green Emperor, the Chen family has suffered greatly, all because of this demoness, please help…"

"Green Emperor, the Lu family is in a dire situation…"

The other three families didn’t think about it as much, seeing that the Green Emperor hadn’t taken action, they all pleaded for the Green Emperor to step in and kill Yang Luo.

The Shenmu Ancestor was also getting beaten badly at this moment, releasing five clones in an instant that he had spent hundreds of thousands of years refining, suppressing his own cultivation while infusing the excess power into the clones.

These clones still possess the strength of their early Tao Achieving stage, all rushing towards Yang Luo to ease the pressure on Shenmu Ancestor.

"Green Emperor, I am overpowered by his thunder magic and afraid I am not his match."

Shenmu Ancestor also told Green Emperor that thunder magic is the bane of almost all demon races, except for a few demons born able to control thunder magic. It restrains him heavily, allowing him to only utilize seven to eight tenths of his power when facing Yang Luo.

"I cannot make a move."

"Why?"

"My malevolent thoughts miscalculated. Malevolent thoughts set a trap in the underground palace, intending to use a soul-controlling secret technique on Yang Luo while she shattered the formation. But now, Yang Luo has turned the malevolent thoughts against me. If I act, Yang Luo will force malevolent thoughts and me to merge together. Good and evil are intertwined. I fear I will not be able to withstand Yang Luo’s techniques by then."

"Ah, how could this happen?"

Shenmu Ancestor was dumbfounded. In his view, Green Emperor was an all-powerful being in this world. But now he was being told that Green Emperor was no match for Yang Luo?

"This woman has a significant background. She is not from this realm. In other worlds, she is either in the Disaster Crossing Period or the Mahayana Period, or even a true immortal. Her soul is stronger than mine."

The Green Emperor replied, revealing a terrible secret that Yang Luo’s background was even more terrifying than his.

The cunning scheme of the Green Emperor was flawless. If the person was not Yang Luo, and Sky Eye didn’t see through the devious plan, it could deceive them into becoming the sage or even cooperate as an ally.

Even if someone saw through it, it didn’t matter. The Green Emperor practiced a secret soul technique that could possess and control the other person’s soul, making them a servant-like entity.

Despite all calculations, they couldn’t anticipate that Yang Luo came from a different world, had Sky Eye, and their origins were more frightening than the Green Emperor, with a soul more powerful.

"Green Emperor, what should I do now?"

The Shenmu Ancestor was feeling anxious; he struggled to digest so much information and didn’t know what to do next.

"Mumu, are you willing to listen to me?"

"Yes, I am willing."

"I have sealed off this space. You fight Yang Luo with all your might, and I will control the evil thoughts, reseal them, and keep the world’s secrets here."

"Green Emperor, um…"

"The natural order is flawed, perhaps it’s fate. If to become an immortal one must sacrifice countless lives, then it’s not immortality, it’s evil. This kind of immortality, we don’t need it."

"Okay, I understand."

"Thank you, Mumu. After this, we can rest here forever, away from worldly troubles. I’m tired and want to rest."

Green Emperor nodded. He couldn’t bear to destroy the world, so he decided to let go and allow living beings to find their own destiny. Cultivators, like ordinary people, go through life and death. Even if there is a chance for immortality, how many can truly achieve it? Is it worth sacrificing all living beings for the immortality of a few?

Most of the treasures containing remaining souls left in the Green Emperor Tomb’s palace were damaged. As long as he could seal away the evil thoughts again, soon all the remaining souls would vanish.

"Yang Luo, let’s each use one move to decide life and death."

Shenmu Ancestor turned back to Yang Luo and said, as Yang Luo was still entangled with Shenmu Ancestor’s clone, which had already been destroyed twice.

"Yang Luo, don’t listen to him. He wants to take you down with him."

Yang Luo still hadn’t said anything when the Green Emperor spoke directly.

"Does he have any other tricks up his sleeve?"

Yang Luo didn’t underestimate the Shenmu Ancestor, because the Shenmu Ancestor was a very old monster who had lived for hundreds of thousands of years. Who knows what tricks he had up his sleeve.

"Wood God Fire, using oneself as fuel, burning the physical body and the soul. Unless you can withstand it, endure it longer than he can, otherwise you will definitely die."

"Fire overcoming wood, a wooden body possessing Wood God Fire, truly remarkable."

"Before Mumu transformed, he endured multiple lightning strikes, getting injured but not dying. It actually helped him gain intelligence."

"No wonder."

Yang Luo replied, if it was an ordinary wooden monster, it would have been destroyed by her lightning long ago. The fact that the Shenmu Ancestor could last this long meant that he had developed some immunity.

"Yang Luo, I ask you, do you dare? Aren’t you proud and look down on heroes from all over the world? Do you dare to compete with me?"

"Why would I fight you to the death if I could kill you?"

Yang Luo said she was not dumb, she could slowly wear down the Shenmu Ancestor eventually.

"You have no choice. I have a substitute outside. If you don’t agree, I will immediately reveal the secret to becoming an immortal. Do you think you have a chance when the whole world becomes your enemy? Both humans and monsters will hunt you down without mercy."

Shenmu Ancestor said to become an immortal, one must destroy the world. This news would surely cause a great stir, attracting experts from both humans and monsters who will personally appear to hunt down Yang Luo.

"How can I keep my promise if you won’t stop?"

"This place is completely sealed. I will project the image of this location using a secret method. Even if my substitute does what I say, you can deny it. Isn’t that right?"

"You make a good point."

Yang Luo nodded. If the Green Emperor testified, she would have no way to explain. The Green Emperor’s reputation in the cultivation world was too high.

"Yang Luo, don’t listen to him. I can go seek help from kind thoughts. You won’t be able to endure this."

"If you had just succeeded a moment ago, I wouldn’t be in this situation."

Yang Luo glanced at him. In the underground palace, the battle between the good and evil thoughts of the Green Emperor had already taken place. However, the evil thought failed to merge with the good thought. Otherwise, Yang Luo’s mysterious controlling technique could have also controlled the good thought.

With just a few words from Yang Luo, the evil thought was speechless, unable to respond. They were now like two grasshoppers on the same rope. If Yang Luo died, he couldn’t survive either. This was the price of his miscalculation.

Therefore, the evil thought was very eager for Yang Luo to win. Only if Yang Luo won, could he have the chance to merge with the good thought, forming a complete Green Emperor soul, and have the chance to break free from Yang Luo’s control.

"Green Emperor, please step aside, to avoid harming yourself."

The Shenmu Ancestor said to the Green Emperor that once the Wood God Fire was ignited, it would burn the Shenmu Ancestor’s demonic power and soul. If the enemy didn’t die, the divine fire wouldn’t extinguish, causing greater harm to the Green Emperor’s current soul state.

"Shenmu Ancestor, come forth."

Yang Luo was also prepared, knowing that she might have to pay a price, but she believed she could withstand it. This confidence was based on her strength.