Immortality Path: From the Blind Man at the Pharmacy-Chapter 405 - 219. When the thought of selflessness connects to the Illusory Sea, Jing Shifei’s heart is moved (4.1K - please subscribe)_2

Chapter 405: 219. When the thought of selflessness connects to the Illusory Sea, Jing Shifei’s heart is moved (4.1K - please subscribe)_2

"Please... send... me... to... reincarnation..." She Yitu cried out these five words in agony...

Madam Jing and Dao Lingkun acted at the same time, while all the disciples of Mysterious Clear Palace watching also joined forces.

Under the suppression of numerous powers, the Great Mourning Spirit, "which had not yet managed to break through Reappear World and sink into Taiyin Illusionary Sea," was directly torn to pieces, yet She Yitu’s Divine Soul couldn’t escape to reincarnation.

The price of trying a new path... was the soul shattering to oblivion.

"This is the process."

"If the Great Mourning Spirits can fuel the flames in the Taiyin Illusionary Sea, doesn’t that mean their strength far surpasses ours?" Song Cheng asked curiously.

Madam Jing said, "We can control the power of Taiyin, but the Great Mourning Spirits cannot... They are just adapting to the power of Taiyin in some mysterious way and then adding to its momentum.

They can only add to the momentum, but cannot do anything else..."

Song Cheng pondered, then shifted the topic saying, "Auntie, I indeed have some matters in the secular world, can you please send Chanxi to my hometown to look after them, and if there are any enemies invading, please protect my family."

Madam Jing nodded, then looked at Song Cheng again, as if she had more to say but hesitated.

Just as Song Cheng was about to ask, she had already turned and left, leaving behind her hurried silhouette and the quietly closing door.

Not long after, Lian Chanxi’s voice came from outside the courtyard.

Lian Chanxi had come to visit Song Cheng, but she was turned away by Madam Jing who used the excuse "he’s too injured to see anyone."

In that instant, Song Cheng seemed to understand something.

...

...

In the blink of an eye, another three months went by.

Song Cheng continued to comprehend the "Taiyin Guiding Technique."

However, the process was extremely difficult and progress was very slow, similar to how he felt while adding points within the "Time Fragment."

This made Song Cheng silently lament, "Indeed, as the saying goes, no pain no gain; the more powerful the realm, the harder it is to control, and the cultivation is now measured in millennia..."

In the early spring, Chanxi was dispatched to the Darong Empire by Madam Jing to offer protection in secret.

For a Master of Mountains and Rivers to guard a dynasty in the mortal world, it was truly more than enough.

...

The monotonous and repetitive cultivation made time fly by quickly, and in the blink of an eye, another eighteen years passed.

The things Chanxi did in Darong were often relayed to Song Cheng through Madam Jing.

She became acquainted with the wives of Song Cheng, and Sister An and others also learned about the relationship between this deity and Song Cheng.

Yu, who once considered Sister An and Madam Tong mere mortals, finally experienced what it was like "to be seen as a mortal."

With the help of Chanxi, a path to "Ice Fire Mountain" and the "Great Fire Wasteland" was also established, but... even traveling the fastest route would take a full year to reach, and the dense Ghost Servants that were cleared along the way would quickly reappear, blocking the path once again.

It was difficult to leave, and even harder to return.

The path simply couldn’t be maintained.

When Madam Jing learned that Song Cheng’s two daughters were also future Masters of Mountains and Rivers, she was overjoyed because nowadays, they say "a turnip for each hole;" Masters of Mountains and Rivers were far too few.

And Madam Jing clearly saw Song Cheng’s progress in his cultivation.

In just over ten years, this absolute genius had already cultivated the "Yin Qi Guiding Technique" to perfection.

That meant... Song Cheng had already surpassed her.

After all, she was only at Great Achievement.

Her shock had begun to turn into numbness, and meanwhile, her mentality was also undergoing a strange change.

She began to earnestly help Song Cheng search for new Cultivation Techniques.

In the past, there were endless Cultivation Techniques to practice, but now... there were not enough.

One day...

Inside the dwelling of Madam Jing.

The young man sat cross-legged, glanced at the panel.

[Name: Song Cheng]

[Talent: Longevity]

[Points: 24931]

[Realm: Grade B Earth Level]

[Cultivation Technique]

Water Spirit Illuminating Heaven Scripture (Grade B Earth Level) (Perfection)

Seal of Mountains and Rivers (Grade C Earth Level) (Complete Control)

[Battle Method]

Taiyin Guiding Technique (Grade B Earth Level) (Perfection)

Dual Cultivation Technique (Grade C Earth Level) (Entry Level (0/2048))

Spirit Servant Technique (Earth Level Grade C) (Perfection)

Forgetfulness Technique (Earth Level Grade C) (Perfection)

As for his strength, it was "16469~28063", already surpassing Jing Shifei, albeit not by much, but indeed surpassing her.

Song Cheng closed his eyes and entered into selfless meditation, connecting his thoughts with the Taiyin Illusory Sea and fluctuating with the intermittently appearing and disappearing waves. The slightest movement could cause a surge of Taiyin Qi to pierce the sky and penetrate through realms, reappearing in the human world and beyond.

Compared with techniques like the "Spirit Servant Technique" or the "Forgetfulness Technique", the "Taiyin Guiding Technique" wasn’t as exquisite; it was purely the use of strength and the manipulation of the "Taiyin Qi" that had transcended the "Mountains and Rivers Seal".

To be able to cause changes in the Taiyin Qi signified Entry Level; after that came the drawing...

But every time one tried to draw upon it, there was a chance of failure; reaching Minor Accomplishment almost guaranteed failure eight or nine times out of ten, and even Great Achievement would fail two or three times out of ten. Only Perfection guaranteed success nine times out of ten.

It could be said that only upon reaching "Perfection" was one truly utilizing the "Taiyin Guiding Technique".

At that moment, Song Cheng was still striving to comprehend, for lack of real-world experience he could not verify the power of the "Taiyin Guiding Technique", but he could merge his thoughts with the Taiyin Illusory Sea, to improve his proficiency.

Those selfless thoughts were oscillating, and suddenly a noise came from outside the courtyard.

"Auntie, I want to see Song," Lian Chanxi’s voice said.

"He is recuperating," Jing Shifei’s voice was indifferent, void of any fluctuation.

And this kind of conversation had happened countless times over the recent years.

But this time, the situation seemed different. Lian Chanxi did not give up but continued, "It’s been eighteen years, Auntie."

Jing Shifei responded coolly, "Eighteen years is just the flick of a finger, what of it?"

Lian Chanxi pressed, "Okay, Auntie, then tell me what injury has Song actually suffered?"

Jing Shifei explained calmly, "He risked his life to deliver a message and was struck by a mysterious person. Currently, his body harbors Mourning Qi, and only in my dwelling can his condition be stabilized."

"Mourning Qi?"

Lian Chanxi was astonished.

Jing Shifei’s voice grew colder, "Chanxi, need you ask more?"

"No... Auntie."

Lian Chanxi’s expression turned gloomy, her cherry-like lips moved slightly, and a sigh escaped her before she bid farewell and left the courtyard.

Jing Shifei then returned to the dwelling and as soon as she opened the door, she saw Song Cheng’s eyes.

Their gazes met, and Jing Shifei closed the door, moved her delicate buttocks to sit opposite Song Cheng, and finally said after a long while, "Taoist Friend Song, in our realm, taoist companions should only be of the same realm. If Chanxi knew of your current realm, she would inevitably have thoughts of retreating..."

"Children, can only be with children..."

She paused, familiar with the sentiment, and continued, "Even if she doesn’t withdraw at first, eventually distance and estrangement will arise over time. She is still mastering the Mountains and Rivers Seal, while you are already versed in the Illusory Sea... She and you are no longer people of the same world.

If it were just for a few years, a few decades, perhaps it could work.

But cultivation requires hundreds, thousands of years, how could that be sustained?"

"Auntie..."

"Taoist Friend Song, don’t call me auntie," she said.

The short-haired beauty with an air of classical elegance subtly ran her fingers through her hair, not truly caring about the form of address by younger generations.

Auntie or elder ancestress, whether one or two address her as such didn’t matter to her, for they were all but juniors.

Originally, she allowed Song Cheng to call her "auntie" along with Chanxi.

But... was it still appropriate now?

She watched the youth before her. After living together for eighteen years, they had not overstepped the bounds of propriety, but as the young man’s "Taiyin Guiding Technique" reached Perfection, her heart too began to change.

If Song Cheng once seemed like a child in her eyes, now... he had become a man.

A man with an allure, stronger than her.

Jing Shifei, who had no taoist companion, watching the man she lived with day and night, how could she not be moved.

She... was already moved, like a fawn by a brook, a bird in the forest, an insect at the start of spring, beginning to stir.

"Yes, Auntie."

"If you call me auntie again, I’ll be angry!"

"But calling you Taoist Friend Jing seems too distant."

"Then... you can call me Shifei, it’s not impossible," said the Vice Palace Master of Mysterious Clear Palace, as her voice grew softer, infused with a youthful timidity.

After eighteen years, she had finally made her decision.

Song Cheng was not surprised, for he had anticipated this, and thus he called out sincerely, "Shifei."

Jing Shifei was caught off guard by his decisiveness and lowered her head, blushing slightly, and acknowledged softly, "Yes."

The emotions of a heart undisturbed for thousands of years sprang to life suddenly and uncontrollably; although her cheeks had no rosy blush, they were imbued with the accelerated flow of ink, indescribably expressive and beautiful.

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Note: Out of town on a business trip, will return tomorrow night.