Chapter 139: The Lost Immortals Memoir - I (2/2)

He couldn't understand why a cultivator would be here as a prisoner. A cultivator would have been strong enough to escape the prison, anyway. The old man then told him of his story and how he was crippled and thrown in the prison.

He was betrayed by his fellow disciples of the sect and was left to rot here. His fellow disciples then bribed the officials of this kingdom to put him in the prison. Unable to fully get over the betrayal, the old man lost his will and simply slaved over the years at the mine.

He stayed the same and had lost all hope in life similar to the Lost Immortal until he saved him. He thought that he now finally had a purpose in life again and which was to ensure that his savior was saved.

It was this drive that allowed him to regain his talent as he found out that he was able to cultivate again. The injuries that had been restricting him had actually healed over the years, and it was only his own mental demons that had been restricting his cultivation.

Released from his restriction, the old man had sworn to return and also help his savior. The old man finally asked the lost immortal a question he would have never expected. It was an opportunity he would have never imagined in a hundred years.

The old man asked him if he would want to become a cultivator. To this question, the lost immortal didn't even spend a second waiting as he answered 'YES' right away.

And so the lost immortal's journey began.

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~Sigh~

Lin Mu let out a sigh as he finished reading the first entry that was recorded in the wooden slip.

”Compared to the lost immortal, my struggles are barely worth considering.” Lin Mu spoke to himself in a pitying tone.

Xukong was a little surprised upon seeing the change in Lin Mu's tone, but knew that he had probably read something that had moved him.

”So, what did you learn?” Xukong questioned.

Lin Mu then explained what he had learned to Senior Xukong, who too went silent after hearing it all.

”You do not need to compare yourself with the lost immortal or even anyone else. Your fate is yours to navigate through. The karma that you will sow will be yours to reap and deal with. If you go on this path, you will only lose yourself.” Xukong spoke in a sagely tone after thinking for a minute.

After hearing his words, Lin Mu pondered on them for a bit before speaking.

”Yes senior.”

”You can read the records as much as you want, but ensure that you simply learn from them and do not think that everything will be similar for you. The workings of fate are hidden by the will of the heavens and are not easy to pry into.

I have heard of such legacy records and memoirs before that have been left by cultivators before. Not all of their inheritors were fortunate enough, as they would often be mistaken with them and overestimate their own knowledge and wisdom.

While the guidance provided in them is priceless, it will still be detrimental for you if you don't utilize them properly.” Xukong added.

Lin Mu simply nodded and pondered on.