Chapter 125: The sun illuminates the mountains,rivers and flowers (2/2)

“This…… two merges to become one, forming Tai Chi!” Ye Fan was stunned.

Daoists, Chinese medical practitioners, traditional culture, from the Confucian temple to Lou Guan Tai*, Three Reeds Palace…… The Tai Chi symbol was deemed as the number one image within ancient china, as mysterious as the cauldron.

[T/L*: Most ideal site for practicing Taoism]

Above the door with the black Yin fish were ancient words that had been carved, their presence was imposing and could cause a mesmerised person to be sent flying.

“Death*!” This word could be said to be an extremely bad omen, like that of a demonic curse. Carved there, there actually seemed to be a bloody scent coming from it.

T/L:*Might be a typo, based on the context later on. Original world was net/bind.

Above the door that had the white Yang fish, in vigorous strokes of calligraphy, a single word was also carved here: “Life!” The strokes were majestic, filled with a auspicious and peaceful aura, in direct contrast to that of the door with the Yin fish.

At this moment, there was nothing behind them, it was simply a misty blankness without any light. The options between life and death was before them, Ye Fan and the young lady were nervous, they had only two paths before them.

“There isn’t any reason to hesitate, we should definitely choose the door of ‘life’, who would choose death.” Ji Ziyue scrunched her nose as her large eyes formed crescent moons: “Please have the presence of mind not to choose the door of death, I’m still hoping to become an immortal…….”

Ye Fan continued to be indifferent as he silently contemplated before muttering: “Tai Chi has two sides to it, Yin and Yang diametrically opposed, Yang giving life while Yin referring to death.”

However, he did not make such a decision because the path was inconsistent with that of Tai Chi, he looked at the two doors of Yin and Yang as he muttered: “Yang gives birth to Yin, Yin gives birth to Yang, Yin and Yang coexist, life and death are intermingled.”

He had read several ancient texts, surreal and impossible to tell whether they were real or fake, Yin and Yang coexisted and there were many different sayings. He finally pointed to the door of death before proclaiming: “This is the real road to life!” Ji Zi Yue’s tiny mouth was in an ‘O’shape as she exclaimed: “What nonsense are you talking about?”

“The door of life may seem auspicious but there will never be an exit there. As for the door of death, at one’s darkest hour will there be a ray of hope, we will definitely be able to find a way out from any impossible situation.”

“You’re certain?” Ji Zi Yue blinked with her large eyes as she stared at him: “You better be completely sure, otherwise, you will be causing both our deaths. You will be punished by karma if that happens.”

Ye Fan was still slightly hesitant within his heart, he was making his judgement completely based on his interpretation of the Tai Chi symbol, however, this was the other side of the stars and not ancient China, his deduction could possibly be totally wrong. Ji Ziyue scrunched her nose: “Little brother, do you have any confidence in what you’re saying?”

“Dong” Ye Fan knocked her jade-like forehead: “Call me brother, don’t be disrespectful.”

Ji Ziyue’s eyes were teary, grinding her pearly white teeth as she fumed: “If you knock my head again, don’t blame me for being discourteous, I am a future immortal.”

Finally, Ye Fan chose the door of death as he took big strides forward.

“Boom!”

Suddenly, the sound of the howling sea could be heard as black lights shot forth from the door with the Yin fish, white lights shot from the door with the Yang fish, stopping right at them.

The contrast of black and white, the difference between life and death, the intermingling of Yin and Yang, all this filled the area, causing rumbling noises, like the angry howls of a vast body of water or the thunderous explosions of heavenly thunder.

Since the formation of Tai Chi, life and death were diametrically opposed, Yin and Yang collided, this collision was extremely terrifying, it could create all living things and also cause desolation.

Suddenly, the aurichalcite trembled as it rushed forward once again, stopping before the Yin and Yang doors. Although it was simple and unadorned, it seemed weighty like a giant mountain as it instantly caused the two Yin and Yang energies to disperse.

“What exactly is that thing?” Ji Zi Yue’s mouth was wide open, she was extremely shocked as her eyes flashed with curiousity.

Ye Fan did not reply, as everything became calm once again, the aurichalcite flew back into his body as he began to take big strides forward.

From the Yin fish door came a bloodthirsty aura like that of an asura hammering the earth. In this moment, Ye Fan and the young lady were able to see corpses piled high like mountains before them, countless numbers of skeletons numbering over a million, they were like a boat within a stormy sea, about to topple at any moment.

Ye Fan was resolute as he continued to push the Yin fish door which represented the door of death.

At the back, there was no longer any thick killing intent, only a bloody rain and foul smelling wind, there was merely a desolate path before them that extended into the unknown.

“Tap” “Tap” “Tap….”

The echoes of footsteps could be heard, like an ancient path which no one had traversed in tens of thousands of years, eerily silent.

“Where does this ancient path lead to? Could the end of it be the secret to becoming an immortal?” Ji Zi Yue’s large eyes were in the form of crescent moons.

A full hour passed before Ye Fan finally reached the end, just in front of them, primordial chaos thrived, Yin and Yang energies intermingled, this was a spacious palace that was also made of bronze, there were a number of dazzling skeletal remains on the ground.

A huge ‘Immortal’ word was carved in the bronze wall up ahead, there was an indescribable feel to it, it was actually written in fresh blood before being imprinted into the bronze, the traces of blood seemed fresh and had not dried, dazzling red lights could be seen glistening from it.

“This is simply too strange! An ‘Immortal’ should be holy and pristine, why was it written with blood?”

This blood was also clearly exceptional, it was unknown how many tens of thousands of years had passed, the flesh and blood of countless experts had turned to dust and only the skeletal remains of a few peerless experts could be seen. However, the blood used to write the ‘Immortal’ word was actually still fresh, dazzling and vibrant as though it were still flowing, this was simply unfathomable. “It couldn’t possibly be the blood of an Immortal, right?!”