The Terrifying Path of Immortal Cultivation

In the heavy rain, the frequency of the ringing bell is accelerating, and a figure walks out from the rain, heading towards the protruding rocks in the canyon.

Li Qing paused for a breath, his body already shivering in the cold rain.

An inexplicable fear was rising from the bottom of his heart.

"Don't come over!"

"Don't come over!"

...

Muttering to himself, Li Qing's eyes wandered, but occasionally glanced at the figure walking in the rain.

An old man with white hair, wearing a blue robe and a golden bell hanging from his waist.

At this point, he had already passed through the heavy rain and arrived at the recessed cliff of the canyon, near the protruding rocks.

Standing not far from Li Qing.

Li Qing focused on his breath and heart, ready to rush into the heavy rain at any time.

He only kept an eye on the figure with his peripheral vision, ready to run at the first sign of any action.

The air seemed unusually heavy, and even though the rain extinguished the summer heat, it couldn't break this strange heaviness.

The old man with white hair was not wet at all, not even his boots were stained with any mud. His white hair was straight, and his face was covered with white beard, giving off a kind of ethereal and dignified aura.

Just with a glance, Li Qing had already classified the other party as an extremely dangerous person.

In such heavy rain, being completely dry, something seemed off no matter how you looked at it.

After a while, it seemed like a murmured whisper.

"This rain will claim many lives."

Upon hearing this, Li Qing's heart immediately went on alert, not saying a word as if he hadn't heard anything.

He was already prepared to run away, the old man looked very strange.

"Should I or should I not confront him?"

The deep voice sounded again, as if the old man was questioning himself, and also asking Li Qing.

Li Qing's heart was pounding, cursing inwardly.

"Damn, whether you should or shouldn't confront me is none of my business. Don't come looking for me, don't come looking for me!"

"Boss, I can't afford to play this game!"

Li Qing remained silent, his eyes fixed on the tip of his nose as if there were flowers blooming there.

Seemingly aware that Li Qing didn't want to talk, the old man remained silent as well.

But his gaze was fixed on the sky, with a hint of eerie light flickering in his eyes.

After an unknown amount of time, the rain showed no sign of stopping, and Li Qing had already sensed that something was not right.

Such heavy rain, usually a thunderstorm, would last at most half an hour. It had already been at least two hours.

The rain showed no sign of stopping, and there were even signs of it getting heavier.

Li Qing became increasingly worried, feeling that this might be a big problem.

"Could this rain be related to this old man?"

"Confrontation? Does someone want to cause trouble for him?"

"In other words, if he were to deal with it, it's possible that the rain would stop?"

Thinking of the two sentences the old man had just said, Li Qing became increasingly anxious.

A sense of inexplicable crisis enveloped him, and he felt that if this continued, he would get into big trouble.

"Damn, the Immortal Cultivation World is so inexplicable."

Thinking this, he took a deep breath, "This old man suddenly appeared and came to me. Maybe he needs me to make a decision for him?"

"Or maybe he needs someone to make a decision for him?"

His mind raced, and Li Qing's eyes showed a hint of surprise, "Let's try, if there's really a problem, I'll run away immediately."

Looking at the increasingly dark sky, Li Qing swallowed hard in silence.

"Cough, the rain is getting quite heavy."

Li Qing forced a smile and said to the old man with white hair.

The old man slowly turned his head, looking at him with a calm gaze, devoid of any emotion.

"It will get even heavier."

The eyes had no emotion, as if he was facing an emotionless machine rather than a person.

Li Qing felt a chill in his heart, and continued, "Old man, how do you know that the rain will get heavier?"

The old man looked at the sky, "Let me ask you a question."

The old man did not directly answer Li Qing, but Li Qing felt a sense of relief.

"Here comes the real question."

"What do you want to ask, old man?" Li Qing answered cautiously.

"If you have something in your family that is of no use to you, but useful to your descendants."

"If someone comes to your house to ask for this thing, and the other party is powerful, you may not necessarily win in a fight."

"What would you do?"

Li Qing was moved by this question, and he roughly understood what the old man wanted to ask.

After some thought, he replied, "There are only three choices."

"The first choice, if you think you can't win, then give up the thing. As for the future of your descendants, it's up to their luck. It's just a fig leaf for the incompetence of the elders."

"The second choice, fight to a draw, to keep the thing and secure the future of your descendants, while also forcing the other party to retreat. But if the other party is determined, they will find ways to cause trouble. Protecting for a while doesn't guarantee protection for a lifetime."

"It depends on whether the descendants can grow up before the fatal blow from others."

"If they can grow up, they will naturally have no fear. If they can't, they can only accept their misfortune, and Myriad Tribulations will not return."

"The third choice, directly defeat the other party, leaving no one alive."

"Although an invincible country will not have external troubles, no matter how bad it is, the thing will still be in your hands. Without enemies, at least the descendants will have no worries."

"All these choices are actually on the elders."

"It depends on whether the elders have self-awareness and absolute rationality to make the most correct choice."

"However, as the saying goes, there is a time when there is no retreat."

"Today, what is sought after is a treasure, and tomorrow, it may be the lives of the whole family."

"After all, greed is endless. As long as there is something on you that attracts others, you cannot escape the pursuit of greedy people."

"But all things compete freely in the world."

Listening to Li Qing's calm words, the old man's eyes suddenly lit up, and his whole demeanor changed dramatically.

"Excellent, all things compete freely in the world, throughout the ages, it's just a competition."

"Young friend, your words have truly enlightened me."

"Meeting is fate, so I will give this thing to you."

With that, the old man in the blue robe produced a green jade pendant and threw it to him.

Li Qing caught the jade pendant in a fluster, and the white-haired old man took a step and disappeared into the rain.

In an instant, the sky darkened, and the whole world was shrouded in infinite dark clouds.

Boom!

Terrifying lightning flashed in the sky, and faintly, there were two huge figures tumbling.

Li Qing, illuminated by the lightning, vaguely saw the enormous figure passing through the sky.

"Damn, is that a dragon? Are there dragons in this world?"