Chapter 175 Easy to obtain Dao but difficult to preserve Dao (2/2)

Although Shen Lian was impressed by Bai Suhuan’s determination to fight him, but at this very moment, he could see through the weakness behind Bai Suhuan’s lack of courage. He has lost his heart of Dao and that’s why failed to make any progress for the past years. All he could do is cultivate his mana and refined his techniques.

Bai Suhuan asked, ”If I wasn’t involved in the incident today and instead waited for you to appear and request for the celestial medicine, would you have given it to me?”

Shen Lian calmly replied, ”I would have given it to you if you’ve done so. But I would feel sorry for you. You have yet to breakthrough Xu Wang after hundreds of years, so what’s the point of living a few extra years. You’re only wearing down your Dao.”

Bai Suhuan replied in a sad tone, ”That is true and it sounds foolish but I always had that hope that perhaps if I lived longer, I could do away with the contaminated and recover to the nature.”

Shen Lian sighed, ”It’s not too late for you to realize this now but there’s a price to pay for your actions today. I have decided to insert a celestial sealing nail on you to lock your cultivation. You will be in captivity for a hundred years at the back mountain of the Taiyi Peak. Do you subdue to that?”

Bai Suhuan calmly replied, ”I only have three years left, there’s no point of keeping my in captivity for a hundred years.”

Shen Lian smiled but did not answer. The melodious sea breeze led Shen Lian and Bai Suhuan back to the shore of Qing Xuan.

Time slipped by without a trace.

It’s been a year since Shen Lian captured Bai Suhuan. He sat by the door and talked about Daoism. Even the Huandan doyen benefited from his talk. Bai Suhuan and Zhang Lingxian were imprisoned at the back mountains to reflect on their actions. This was an extremely lenient punishment for them.

Zhang Lingxian’s prejudice towards Shen Lian was too deep, he insisted that Zhang Ruoxu was biased and unfair towards him.

Shen Lian couldn’t care less on trivials as such. Right or wrong, Zhang Lingxian psychosis-liked paranoia is hopeless.

This turmoil in Qing Xuan was just a mini episode.

Shen Lian believed the old Daoist monk has seen it coming but wanted to help Bai Suhuan face his fears and do away with the contaminated and recover to the nature, and to obtain immortality.

Unfortunately, Bai Suhuan failed to prevail over his barrier as he is still hoping to extend his lifespan and for a miracle to help him overcome Xu Wang and obtain immortality.

Miracles will not happen in an uncertain future. A true Daoist will seize the moment.

The old Daoist monk takes this as a test to sharpen Bai Suhuan, hoping that he could genuinely enlightened and clean of external desires. Unfortunately Bai Suhuan failed to pass this level and took the road not taken. As for why Shen Lian would appear at the right time when things were most critical, it was actually the old Daoist monk’s consciousness that lead Shen Lian out.

This is Qing Xuan’s way of honing their disciples; it is also the reason why they were able to produce countless immortals in their million years of history.

”Qing Xuan will never give up on their disciples, unless it is the disciples themselves that has given up. Qing Xuan too will not bind on to any of their disciples, unless it is the disciples that limit themselves.” A melodious voice of Dao could be heard on loop by the River of Spirits.

Every doyens and disciples who were present looked up to the Taiyi Peak to see Shen Lian who was on a lotus flower, leisurely spoke his words.

At this very moment, they felt that Shen Lian has entered the state of holy deities. Everything he said or do left a deep impression in them.