Chapter 1916: Chapter 1514: Road to Immortality in the Mountain Sea (Part 2)

However, even though progress has become so evident.

But as for how to traverse the mountains and seas, Li Fan still has no clue.

Dao Yi, having had Spirit Wisdom from the beginning, has been cultivating for tens of thousands of years. His memories can even trace back to the inception of the Immortal World. The advancement in the past century can be compared to millennia of the past. Dao Yi is extremely satisfied and naturally does not feel anxious due to slow progress.

But Li Fan is different.

Even though he has experienced hundred cycles of reincarnation, the time truly spent on cultivation is actually not much.

After decades of painstaking cultivation and enlightenment, but still not seeing any tangible progress, Li Fan inevitably becomes a bit restless.

Even if he quickly suppresses the discomfort in his heart, it doesn’t escape Dao Yi’s observation.

“Brotherhood” has gone through too much together, shared hardships, lived and died together, enjoyed wealth.

The relationship between Dao Yi and Li Fan now is just like the path of Hai Zhen, illusory yet seemingly real!

Seeing the enigmatic smile on Dao Yi’s face, Li Fan simply no longer hides it and lets out a long sigh: “The arrival of Senior Zi Yi, although it solved our latent fear of the Star Sea, might not be a good thing in the long run.”

“I would rather it had been solved by myself initially. Seeing it but unable to achieve it, thus arises the anxiety.”

Dao Yi smiled: “To see a Saint, and then yearn for it, is only human nature. Since you, my junior, feel this way, how could I avoid it?”

“But Senior Brother seems to be much calmer than I.”

“It’s only a matter of time, at most wait another few ten thousand years. It’s not worth mentioning.” Dao Yi soothingly stroked his beard.

“My aptitude is dull, and I am used to exchanging time for cultivation. However, you, my junior, seem to have not spent that much time on cultivation, hence the frequent distractions in your heart…” Dao Yi insightfully pointed out the crux of the issue.

Li Fan did not deny it and nodded.

If Li Fan has to wait another few ten thousand years to comprehend the path to traverse the mountains and seas…

Then, before that, Li Fan is definitely going to first try some “unorthodox methods.”

It’s not necessarily a personal endeavor. Using others to test the truth and falsehood of the way ahead has been Li Fan’s habitual method. Doing it again for the sake of the mountains and seas is just revisiting an old tactic.

It seems that Dao Yi has already vaguely glimpsed Li Fan’s inner thoughts.

But he did not say much more.

Everyone’s situation is different, and so the methods they adopt in the face of difficulties will not be the same. Among them, there is no right or wrong.

As long as one can reach the endpoint, there is no difference.

This is what is meant by “different paths converging.”

However, Dao Yi ultimately fears that Li Fan, by being overly impatient, may stray onto the wrong path. He could stumble at the final stage before crossing the mountains and seas. Thinking it over and over, Dao Yi ultimately made up his mind.

“Previously, I tried again to communicate with Master. However, as Senior Zi Yi mentioned, Master does not reside within the mortal world of mountains and seas. There was no response.”

“This mystique was personally passed on to me by Master. Before leaving, he specifically instructed it should not be lightly passed on…”

Upon hearing this, observing Dao Yi’s expression, Li Fan had already guessed what Dao Yi was going to say next.

He couldn’t help but feel a surge of joy within his heart.

He promptly offered a solemn bow to Dao Yi in gratitude.

It’s important to know that even the [Rambles from the Guarded Hill], Lord Guardian Hill didn’t instruct as solemnly, but merely sealed it casually within the experimental space inside the High Wall, leaving it for any destined person.

The value of a method that even Lord Guardian Hill would be unwilling to personally impart is naturally beyond doubt.

“However, you, my junior, are not considered an outsider. One day, should you meet Master and formally enter our school, Master should also pass it on. But now that Master is not here, I will pass it on to you in his stead.” Dao Yi first solemnly said this, explaining the context.

After a moment of silence, he first bowed towards Beyond the Heavens, facing the Guardian Hill.

Then he turned to Li Fan and asked: “My junior, have you ever wondered why Master could sit atop a mountain watching over the seas, guarding the Immortal World for countless epochs?”

“You should know that when first dispatched to oversee the abnormal happenings of mountains and seas, Master’s strength amongst the Group of Immortals wasn’t considered outstanding. Roughly within the normal scope of the Nameless Realm. To put it bluntly, probably not even as strong as you and me at this moment.”

“But why, could Master persist despite the passage of ages, changes of the seas and mountains? Even as one Immortal Emperor after another fell, yet Master continued sitting serenely on top of those mountains watching the seas?”

Dao Yi’s eyes burned as he stared at Li Fan.

“To say there were no doubts would be false. Upon first hearing of the Rambles from the Guarded Hill, besides being astounded by Master’s vision and strength, the biggest question was Master’s [Longevity]. But after thinking about it for a long time, there seemed no other reasonable explanation. It could only be attributed to Master’s formidable strength.” Li Fan answered.

“Longevity is the cause, not the effect. It’s not that one is strong because of Longevity, but it’s because of Longevity that one is strong.” Dao Yi’s expression was solemn, speaking each word with gravity.

Li Fan’s heart was violently shaken.

The words Longevity had been an obsession in his heart for a long time. In fact, his initial embarkation on the road of cultivation was precisely for Longevity, to live freely and at ease.

Hearing Dao Yi’s words now, it seemed that Lord Guardian Hill precisely due to acquiring the Eternal Creation, obtained his current cultivation level. Trembled to his core, he quickly adopted an intensely attentive listening posture.

“My junior, though I am but a Spirit Stone of the Mountain Sea, in the end, I cannot be [Immortal]. Too long by Master’s side, before I awakened to Spirit Wisdom, I had already been made cracked from the erosions of the Mountain Sea, about to shatter.”

“Fortunately…”

Dao Yi’s face assumed a look of reminiscence: “Fortunately, throughout the long years, I was the only thing around Master that existed.”

“Perhaps I’ve been around too long, and it became a habit. In short, Master couldn’t bear to see me shattered, disappearing amid mountains and seas. Thus, he enlightened me, passing on the mystique of [Longevity].”

“With the art of Longevity obtained, my cracks were wholly restored. Ever since then, no longer did I fear the end of life.”

An unusual light shone in Li Fan’s eyes. He had initially thought that Dao Yi had survived from the inception of the Immortal World till now entirely due to his origin as a Mountain Sea Spirit Stone.

Little did he expect that the fundamental reason was the Longevity mystique passed down by Guardian Hill!

“My junior, you must know, this Longevity art is extraordinary. Even in the Mountain Sea, it is [unique]!”

Dao Yi’s expression, more solemn than ever: “Being unique means, it’s like a fruit. It may be shared by many, but the total remains unchanged.”

“Just because of the unique nature of Longevity, even if shared by ten thousand people, each will still have longevity.”

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Quickly change it back.

“Longevity is the cause, not the effect. It’s not that one is strong because of Longevity, but it’s because of Longevity that one is strong.” Dao Yi’s expression was solemn, speaking each word with gravity.

Li Fan’s heart was violently shaken.

The words Longevity had been an obsession in his heart for a long time. In fact, his initial embarkation on the road of cultivation was precisely for Longevity, to live freely and at ease.

Hearing Dao Yi’s words now, it seemed that Lord Guardian Hill precisely due to acquiring the Eternal Creation, obtained his current cultivation level. Trembled to his core, he quickly adopted an intensely attentive listening posture.

“My junior, though I am but a Spirit Stone of the Mountain Sea, in the end, I cannot be [Immortal]. Too long by Master’s side, before I awakened to Spirit Wisdom, I had already been made cracked from the erosions of the Mountain Sea, about to shatter.”

“Fortunately…”

Dao Yi’s face assumed a look of reminiscence: “Fortunately, throughout the long years, I was the only thing around Master that existed.”

“Perhaps I’ve been around too long, and it became a habit. In short, Master couldn’t bear to see me shattered, disappearing amid mountains and seas. Thus, he enlightened me, passing on the mystique of [Longevity].”

“With the art of Longevity obtained, my cracks were wholly restored. Ever since then, no longer did I fear the end of life.”

An unusual light shone in Li Fan’s eyes. He had initially thought that Dao Yi had survived from the inception of the Immortal World till now entirely due to his origin as a Mountain Sea Spirit Stone.

Little did he expect that the fundamental reason was the Longevity mystique passed down by Guardian Hill!

“My junior, you must know, this Longevity art is extraordinary. Even in the Mountain Sea, it is [unique]!”

Dao Yi’s expression, more solemn than ever: “Being unique means, it’s like a fruit. It may be shared by many, but the total remains unchanged.”