Chapter 154 (2/2)
Su Chan blushed and looked like she was about to argue, but Li Yundong grabbed her hand”Easy, princessLet her finish” He gestured for Zi Yuan to continue
”The nature of Cultivation revolves around the pursuit of immortalityAnd, as you know, isAll life ends with death eventuallyWhere there is life, there will be deathTo attain iainst the natural order of things”
”So?”
”So” Zi Yuan stared at Li Yundong pointedly”It is also part of the natural order for those who go against the natural order to suffer divine punish narrowed his eyes”But what does that have to do with the Zhuji phase?”
Zi Yuan's expression suddenly turned pensive, like she was thinking hard about solance at Su Chan, who,at Zi Yuan reverently
After a while, Zi Yuan lips began to ersGreen tendrils e tensed up instantly”What are you doing?” he said,in to shi+eld Su Chan with his body
Zi Yuan finished the incantation and gave hi used to the idea that I''s shoulder froThat's just a projection spellIt's completely harlanced at Su Chan briefly, then shot a wary look at Zi Yuan
Zi Yuan sighed”Look over here” Zi Yuan flicked her fingersThe green tendrils danced and weaved in the air until they for on a flat surface
”Okay?”
”I of only two mortalsThe flat surface represents the earth, and” Zi Yuan flicked her fingers againA round sphere formed around the flat surface”The sphere is the boundary of the sky, which represents the Heavens”
Li Yundong stared at the ihtSo the whole point of Cultivation is to reach to the sky? To get closer to the Heavens and unite with the Tao?”
Zi Yuan nodded”Very goodSo you get the basic idea of the analogyNow let's e ures”To be closer to the Heavens, you have to be closer to the skyNowWhat do you think these twojust their bodies?”
”Without any tools?” Li Yundong asked
Zi Yuan nodded”Without any tools”
”Uuess
Zi Yuan shrugged”But you'll fallIt won't be permanent”
”Grow taller” Su Chan answered
Zi Yuan nodded”That's correct” She flicked her hand, and the two huate”When you develop the three fundaet slightly closer to the HeavensIn terrow tallerAnd when you do, you'll be able see the sky a bit better” Zi Yuan paused to give Li Yundong a look”By the way, in case you haven't figured it out already, this growing taller stage refers to the first three phases of Cultivation—the Sutai, Lianqi, and Ningshen phasesThese phases develop the Essence, Qi, and Spirit separately”
Li Yundong nodded”Right”
The holographic ied back to the one with the flat surface and the sphere”However, there is a liers againThe two huated for a ation process slowed to a stop”More has to be done to reach greater heights” Zi Yuan stared at Li Yundong”This is where the Zhuji phase comes in” Zi Yuan flicked her hand, and all of a sudden, a building appeared under each huure”To reach the Heavens, you need a structure—or in ter—for you to stand onAnd the Zhuji phase is basically the process of establishi+ng the foundation of that building or structure”
Li Yundong's mind raced”So the Heavenly Thunder can only reach those standing on top of buildings”
”IndeedAnd” Zi Yuan waved her handThe two buildings begun to stretch towards the sky”As you advance through the phases of Cultivation”
”You'resaid
Zi Yuan nodded”By building on top of the foundational structure obtained during the Zhuji phase”
”And the taller your building is, the” Su Chan added
Zi Yuan smirked”CorrectAnd as athe Heavenly Thunder is what the 8th phase of Cultivation is all about”
”The Lightning Retribution phase” Su Chan whispered
The holographic ihtly below the surface of the sphere”Like I said, Cultivation itself is against the natural order of thingsSo there comes a point in one's Cultivation journey where it would be i divine punish until they stopped just under the thin fil on the left breached the fil extended froWhen the building re beyond the filed with the surface of the sphere, after which it glowed brightly”If you can survive the wrath of the Heavens, you'll achieve transcendenceOn the other hand” When the building on the right pushed beyond the boundary, it crumbled after one of the bolts struck its top”Failure would lead to the total annihilation of one's soul” The holograms vanished after a final wave of Zi Yuan's hand
Li Yundong y and all thatBut how does it actually work? I mean, surely the Heavens must have some kind of way to pinpoint which Cultivator to strike?” Li Yundong raised his brows”How, for instance, can the Heavens tell between a person who has passed the Zhuji phase and someone who hasn't?”
”The Vital Orb” Su Chan answered
”That's correct,” Zi Yuan said with a nod”The presence of the Vital Orb is what separates a person who has passed the Zhuji phase from those who haven'tWithout the Vital Orb inside your body, the Heavens would never be able to pinpoint you”
The penny dropped”The buildings” Li Yundong looked towards Zi Yuan”In the analogy, the buildings represent Vital Orbs”
”Yes”
”YundongLet's forget about the Zhuji phase, okay?” Su Chan shook his arm”You don't have to pass the Zhuji phase! WeWe can go to a place where nobody can find us andand live a happy life together!”
Li Yundong gave her a sad sins for the rest of our lives?” He chuckled”Is that what you want?”
A blush bloomed on Su Chan's cheeks”M- Meanie! H- How can you be t- thinking aboutabout that at a ti interrupted their banterLi Yundong looked away frouarded expression”Well” Zi Yuan cleared her throat again”If you don't pass the Zhuji phase, you'll be able to live out the rest of your lives peacefullyBut” Zi Yuan sighed”It also means that your Cultivation journey ends here”
”It's okay, Yundong! This is a perfect plan! You can forget about passing the Zhuji phase! We can—”
”Is that all the Zhengyi School is capable of? Co up with silly ideas?” A new voice sounded out of nowhere
What the hell…?
Li Yundong glanced around to locate the source of the voiceThe voice had been cold, haughty, and most definitely feminineBut he didn't see any woman around, present company excepted
An eerie silence descended upon the fieldThen, Li Yundong noticed a frownpast his shoulder at so turned around and squinted through the darkness
He realized then that Zi Yuan was staring at the woods, but nobody was thereFrowning, Li Yundong turned back aroundJust as Li Yundong was about to ask Zi Yuan what she was staring at, the voice sounded again
”Looks like the standards of the Zhengyi School hasn't risen at all even after all these yearsWhat a disappointnition formed on Zi Yuan's face”NoNo… It can't be” she whispered
”What is it, Elder Sis—” Ruan Hongling gasped, then pointed a shaky finger at so”T- That sword”
Li Yundong turned around abruptlySword? What swo—
A thin strip of white light shone through the darkness of the woodsSeconds later, an object burst through the dark foliage and stabbed itself into the groundThe thin object glowed brighter and brighter until it beca had to shi+eld his eyes with his handsMo slowly lowered his hands from his eyes
There in front of hi
”Yes, HonglingThis is the same sword Master used to carve the prophecy on the Obelisk of Fengchen ten years ago”
The word prophecy did ring a bell, but not Obelisk of FengchenLi Yundong shot Zi Yuan a questioning lookHowever, Zi Yuan appeared to be too engrossed with the sword's presence to notice his questioning gaze
”B- But that's Master's sword!” Ruan Hongling tugged Zi Yuan's ar it?”
Zi Yuan sighed and pointed at so's shoulder”Look”
Li Yundong looked over his shoulder and nearly got the fright of his lifeWhen the heck did she…?
Standing on the hilt of the sas a beautiful wo felt a tre looked sideways and saw Su Chan staring at the wo down her cheeks
Soed inside his chest
”Hey, what's wro—”
Su Chan was up on her feet before Li Yundong could even finish his sentence
”Hey! Where do you think you're going?!”
Su Chan ignored hi on the sword
”Master!!! You're here! I can't believe you came back for Chan'er!!”