The Terrifying Path of Immortal Cultivation

"It's me, Lao Zheng."

"Just now, there's something I forgot to tell you. Open the door."

Li Qing was taken aback by the words, turned and walked towards the main door, standing behind it.

His hand was already on the main door, about to open it, when suddenly, he paused.

For some reason, a sense of unease inexplicably rose in his heart.

"The Myriad Dao Myriad Qi Domain" and "The Six Senses Penetrating the Heavens and Investigating Myriad Paths" were simultaneously activated.

Within a radius of three zhang, all Essence Qi could be sensed and controlled by him, as long as there was no owner, the same applied to his own spells.

Countless scents, the flow of air, faint sounds, everything converged in his mind into a pattern.

There was no one outside the door, nothing at all.

A chill rose from the bottom of his heart, "What's going on?"

"Could there be danger in Jixia Academy?"

The sudden strange situation made him instantly aware of an inexplicable danger.

His hand on the main door slowly retracted, and Li Qing quickly stepped back a few paces.

Once again, there was a knocking on the door.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Li Xunyou, why aren't you opening the door?"

"Quickly open the door, I have something to tell you."

"What do you want to say," Li Qing said in a cold voice.

"Say it directly outside?"

At this moment, his senses reflected the outside, everything was empty, there was nothing at all.

The knocking sound simply did not exist.

"What on earth is going on?" Li Qing's expression changed unpredictably.

Upon hearing Li Qing's question, the voice outside did not sound again.

Bang bang bang!

The knocking on the door became heavier and heavier, as if it was about to break down the door.

The strange thing was that the main door did not shake at all, all the sounds seemed to appear out of thin air in his mind.

Li Qing took a deep breath, and slowly activated "The Righteous Path of the Mortal World is Built from Alteration".

An invisible river of spirit appeared in his mind, seemingly containing countless ancient human wisdom and the principles of countless human civilizations, suppressing all the evil and crooked paths in the world.

In an instant, his spirit calmed down, and the knocking on the door outside seemed to be disturbed, becoming blurry.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle

As if there were noises, countless noises slowly drowned out the knocking sound, and eventually all the sounds disappeared.

Li Qing broke out in a cold sweat, he had never seen such a strange scene before, even though he had embarked on the path of cultivation, this was the first time he had experienced such a thing.

His expression changed unpredictably, "What on earth is going on?"

Taking a deep breath, he returned to his bed, slowly sat down cross-legged, and quietly began to practice.

He had no intention of going out again tonight.

...

Time always passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was already the next day.

Early in the morning, just as Li Qing had finished his practice, there was a knocking on the door.

"Li Xunyou, are you up?"

Li Qing's expression stiffened, his eyes instantly sharp, and he quietly and soundlessly used his own spells to sense the outside behind the main door.

He breathed a sigh of relief, it was Lao Zheng outside, but he still cautiously opened the door.

"Lao Zheng, why so early, is there something wrong?"

Lao Zheng saw Li Qing, and immediately noticed the vigilance in his eyes.

His brow furrowed slightly, "Why are you so cautious? Has something happened?"

Li Qing thought for a moment and said in a low voice.

"Last night, I heard knocking on the door after returning from your place."

"The person knocking claimed to be you, looking for me."

"Just before I opened the door, I observed the outside through some spells, and there was no one there."

"I don't know what's going on, so I'm very cautious."

"Lao Zheng, do you know what's going on?"

Upon hearing Li Qing's words, Lao Zheng's expression became slightly grave.

"I didn't expect you to encounter such a thing."

"From today on, you must be extremely careful in everything you do."

"What you've encountered is an 'infection'."

"This is a strange phenomenon that often occurs in different parts of the world, and different people will encounter different infectious phenomena."

"The origins of these infections are unknown, but the only thing that can be confirmed is that only cultivators will encounter them."

"However, the period when each person encounters the infection is different."

"Some people may encounter it at the Foundation Building level, while others may need to reach a higher realm."

"An infection means that you have established a connection with something strange."

"These anomalies constantly seek to manifest through various means."

"And the knocking you heard may be a kind of infection, trying to get you to open the door."

"Once you open that door, it may comply with some kind of strange rule, and it may manifest in reality."

"As the entity that leads its manifestation, you may die, and even your body may become its vessel."

Upon hearing this, Li Qing felt a chilling sensation in his heart.

"An infection? Will every cultivator experience this?"

Lao Zheng glanced at him and nodded silently, "Yes, from the moment you embark on the path of cultivation, everyone will inevitably encounter an infection."

"Some people fall into madness during the infection and gradually become alienated."

"You know that the cultivation methods we practice all come with a price."

"Once you break the precepts, you will become alienated. Once you encounter an infection, the probability of being influenced and breaking the precepts will increase, and ultimately becoming a monster is the outcome."

"All the schools and principles developed by the traditions are essentially to serve the cultivation of the traditions."

"To restrain oneself as much as possible through the principles and schools, thus forming unbreakable precepts."

"Gradually correcting any potential flaws to prevent being influenced by the infection."

"However, this kind of information mostly exists within the orthodox traditions, and outsiders are unlikely to come into contact with it."

"So most Independent Cultivators are likely to fall into becoming alienated monsters and be slain."

Li Qing silently nodded as he heard this, feeling that all Independent Cultivators were like lambs to the slaughter.

So far, he had not encountered any Independent Cultivator who had completely alienated.

But he always felt that the existence of these traditions allowing Independent Cultivators was purposeful.

Lao Zheng's tone changed, "From now on, be careful, and be highly vigilant of any abnormal occurrences."

"Let's go, we're going to see the Master."

"The Academy will have to give you an explanation for this incident."

Upon hearing this, Li Qing's heart skipped a beat. Going to see the Master again, he couldn't help but feel a sense of vigilance rising in his heart.

He wouldn't forget the terrifying assimilation effect he felt from the Master, it seemed like his mind and will were almost distorted.

He nodded silently, and in the end, Li Qing did not refuse, but quietly followed Lao Zheng to the Master's small building - the Natural Abode.

As they arrived, the Natural Abode slowly emerged from the mist.

The two entered the hall on the first floor, and the Master was already sitting quietly in the main seat.

At the lower right position, a middle-aged man in a yellow robe sat there with a gloomy expression.

His inscrutable gaze fell on Li Qing.