There's Something Wrong With My Immortal Path

Chapter 10: Once on the path of immortality, the dream of a lifetime is shattered!

In the following days, Xia Ming worked even harder.

Among the Seventeen Caves, Li Dahua wore a worried expression.

Now that he had made a deal with Jiang Li for a 20-to-1 split, his profits had already been reduced by half.

To make matters worse, there was a strong competitor in the Thirty-Seven Caves.

That kid is really stubborn!

The amount of corpses he produced in the Seventeen Caves was already far less than before.

If this continues, Li Dahua fears that he will never be able to escape from this for the rest of his life.

Damn the Thirty-Seven Caves, damn Jiang Li!

Though he was angry, Li Dahua was powerless.

...

Winter, the seventy-fifth month.

Li Dahua bought wine at Xinghua Mountain.

Whether he works or not, it's all the same.

Neither poor nor rich.

Might as well relax.

Enjoy.

Xinghua Mountain in the Great River Sect is a place for disciples to relax and have fun.

Although Xinghua Mountain is not tall, it is well-equipped.

At the foot of the mountain, there is a hot spring tea house, a market pavilion halfway up the mountain, and the Xinghua Brewery at the top of the mountain is especially famous.

At this moment, Li Dahua was drinking alone in the Xinghua Brewery.

The brewery overlooks falling petals.

So much joy in the mortal world.

A cup of clear wine, a cup of sorrow.

When will Li Dahua's worries come to an end...

In the distance, a few clouds drift by, while nearby, the cold plum blossoms are in full bloom.

On the long table, there are exquisite dishes on jade plates, and the fragrance of wine fills the air.

The wine is Xinghua Brewery's three-year-old Xinghua Brew, and the jade plate holds the delicacy of Lengxi perch.

A cup of peach blossom brew, a bite of Lengxi perch.

In such a mortal world, how can one not be infatuated?

Everyone says that immortals are happy, but I alone enjoy the sorrows of the mortal world!

He drank a sip of the refreshing Xinghua Brew.

The wild fire in Li Dahua's heart had already dimmed.

Cultivation?

What cultivation!

I just want to enjoy the mortal world!

Li Dahua knew deep down that if he hadn't taken refuge in Soul Capturing Cliff all these years, he would have turned to dust long ago.

The path of immortality is born in the morning and dies in the evening. A slight mistake would result in death and disappearance.

This mountain has become more chaotic year after year.

...

As he sighed, Li Dahua unexpectedly saw a familiar face.

The person was dressed in a brown robe, with gray hair and a fierce wound that ran from his eye corner to his jaw.

In the midst of Li Dahua's astonishment, the person had already sat down across from him.

"Brother Li, long time no see."

The familiar voice entered Li Dahua's ears, and he suddenly realized.

The person in front of him was an old acquaintance!

After several years, how did this old friend end up like this?

"Brother Lin, long time no see, what happened to you?"

Looking at Lin Fang's snow-white hair, Li Dahua let out a long sigh.

"Ah..."

Thinking back to the past, when he and Lin Fang entered the Great River Sect together.

At that time, they were full of spirit and youthful arrogance.

And Lin Fang was even more exceptionally handsome.

Even among the beautiful men and women of Qing Elixir Peak, he was considered a top beauty.

But now, he had become a thin old man on the verge of decay.

In terms of age, Lin Fang was actually younger than Li Dahua.

Once on the path of immortality, time flies.

The youth of the past, the old age of today.

...

"Ah, sorry to have made Brother Li laugh."

"A few days ago, I was forced into a desperate situation and sacrificed some years, so I ended up like this."

"But in the end... I managed to save my life."

Listening to Lin Fang's story, a complex expression appeared on Li Dahua's face.

Without much idle talk, Li Dahua directly handed a cup of wine to Lin Fang.

At this age, there's no need for any more words.

They're all in the wine.

One cup after another, the three-year-old apricot blossom wine couldn't knock down the two Qi Refining high-level cultivators.

They were not drinking wine, but the sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy flavors of time.

...

In fact, Lin Fang and Li Dahuzi were both at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Ten years of time had been wasted.

The two of them struggled to make progress but ended up on completely different paths.

Lin Fang constantly pursued the path of immortality, taking risks and gaining experience in order to reach higher levels.

Li Dahuzi, on the other hand, had thoughts of retiring. He didn't want to spend his prime years on that elusive path of immortality.

The path of cultivation was like rowing against the current; if you didn't advance, you would retreat.

To achieve the Great Dao, there was only one word: strive.

Strive to cross, strive to cross.

Strive against time, strive against the world.

But what lies at the end of the struggle?

Drinking all the wine in the cup, who cares about the worries of the path of immortality?

...

The two looked at each other, and Lin Fang suddenly revealed a faint smile.

"To be honest, Brother Li, I will soon go to the Black Qiu Forest to pick the Ghost Face Flower. It's fate that I meet Brother Li here."

Upon hearing the three words "Black Qiu Forest," Li Dahuzi couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his eye.

The Black Qiu Forest was like a prison of thorns, with marshes like a dark abyss.

It was infested with poisonous creatures and lingering miasma.

Even Foundation Building cultivators didn't dare to easily set foot there.

Why would Lin Fang go there?

After taking a deep look at Lin Fang in front of him, Li Dahuzi curiously asked another question.

"Brother Lin, why go to such a place?"

After drinking another cup of apricot blossom wine, Lin Fang slowly said,

"Brother Li, my time is running out, and I have no way to retreat."

"Moreover, the reward for this trip... is a Foundation Building Pill."

Foundation Building Pill!

It turned out to be a Foundation Building Pill!

No wonder!

No wonder Lin Fang would go to the Black Qiu Forest!

Which elder would be so generous?

If I were ten years younger, no, twenty years younger!

I would also be willing to give it a try!

But now... I am already old.

Letting out a heavy sigh, Li Dahuzi refilled Lin Fang's cup.

After drinking a cup of wine, Lin Fang directly swallowed a piece of fish.

Savoring its delicate and long-lasting taste, a bitter smile appeared on Lin Fang's lips.

Man is the butcher's knife, and I am also the fish on this plate!

Drinking wine, eating meat.

Lin Fang also roughly guessed what Li Dahuzi was thinking.

After a moment of silence, Lin Fang dipped his finger in the wine and wrote a few small characters on the table.

Qing Dan, He Niansheng.

Seeing these characters, Li Dahuzi trembled all over and almost couldn't hold the wine jug steady.

He Niansheng... He Niansheng... Isn't he dead?

He Niansheng was the former peak master of Qing Elixir Peak.

Many years ago, there were rumors that he had died.

Trapped at the Gold Core stage, unable to make progress.

Unexpectedly, unexpectedly, he is still alive!

As the wine stains dried, Lin Fang stood up.

"Brother Li, I owe you a few cups of wine, and I'm afraid I won't have a chance to repay them..."

"If Brother Li has nothing to do, you might as well go to Qing Elixir Peak... Perhaps... your path is the right one."

"Sighing over the passing years, lamenting the past, once on the path of immortality, it's like shattered dreams!"

With a hearty laugh, Lin Fang bowed to Li Dahuzi and then headed straight down the mountain without looking back.

Choosing the day is not as good as seizing the day. Today, he would fulfill the appointment in the Black Qiu Forest!

Watching Lin Fang go further away, Li Dahuzi felt something in his heart and headed straight for Qing Elixir Peak.

Qing Elixir Peak, with its green mountains and lingering fragrance of elixirs.

On the path of cultivation, elixirs were auxiliary. How could one become stronger without taking medicine?

And Qing Elixir Peak was the medicinal peak of the Great River Sect!

Ninety percent of the elixirs in the Great River Sect came from Qing Elixir Peak, so Qing Elixir Peak held an important position in the sect.

In the reward hall of Qing Elixir Peak, Li Dahuzi saw various strange and extraordinary bounty lists.

Three-legged yellow toad, six-winged green bird, two-headed black owl...

Compared to these, the Ghost Face Flower was considered simple.

And behind these bounties were several dark red characters.

—Niansheng, the highest.

(End of this chapter)