Chapter Sixteen

  Zhou Bofu was still scolding incessantly when he had already been kicked out of the world. Before he even felt the emptiness outside the world, he arrived at a new great world.

  A vast and endless spiritual energy came flooding in, that spiritual energy was almost about to transform from a gaseous state to a liquid state. In just a few breaths, Zhou Bo's empty internal chamber was refilled with a considerable amount of spiritual energy. With the circulation, it was almost instantaneous that his entire demonic power was replenished.

  As far as the eye can see, this world is infinitely vast, with strange flowers and grasses, spiritual birds and beasts everywhere. In the farthest distance that the eyes can reach, there is a vaguely visible giant pillar-shaped mountain that pierces the sky, at least the distance is really too far, and it's hard to tell how high the mountain is.

  Zhou Bofu felt the vastness of this great world, he felt the boundless expanse of this world, and the previous world was just a small pebble in comparison. The upper limit of power that this world can contain is something he cannot see, like an infinitely high and wide wall that has no equal.

  At the same time, wanting to leave this world's lower limit is also a realm that Zhou Bofu cannot reach at present. He was almost able to walk sideways in the previous world, but in this world, it's completely not enough, he casually felt countless auras much stronger than him. Zhou Bofu couldn't help but laugh bitterly "Hehehe, can only hide and sneak around again, fortunately, the cultivation speed in this world is much faster, otherwise, it would be really troublesome. Forget it, first find a place to cultivate, wait until I can protect myself before going out to explore what kind of world this is, after all, I have plenty of time."

  Then Zhou Bofu quietly found a mountain head, repeated his old trick, dug a big hole and hid inside to start cultivating. For the convenience of cultivation timing, he also casually threw several pine nuts into the soil below the mountain, and also used the Yimuh Shenguang brush to ensure that the seeds could take root and sprout.

  It's indeed a world full of spiritual energy, although he still doesn't know what kind of world it is. Zhou Bofu already has some assumptions. As soon as he starts to meditate and cultivate, he suddenly feels that his cultivation is like sitting on a rocket, rising rapidly. The rotation and growth of the five elements are much faster than before, and his cultivation is advancing by leaps and bounds.

  Now, in the stillness of meditation, he savored the subtle transformations of the five elements, the processes of mutual generation and restraint. Yet his mind was like a runaway horse, galloping freely without reins. In that state between sleep and wakefulness, he returned to the moment of his own birth. At that instant, a child fell to the ground wailing, childhood, adolescence, youth, marriage, childbirth - in an indescribable span of time, he relived the thirty years of his life before crossing over.

  Zhou Bofu once again felt the joy and sorrow of his past, those happy things, those sad things that had never been forgotten, were always in his memory, and would be remembered at the right time.

  He once again saw the girl he had his first crush on in childhood, that vague sense of fondness, and the stunning feeling that flashed by in an instant was felt again after so many years. He also saw his parents when they were young, his grandparents who had long passed away, and once again felt the thick love and care. Once again, he felt the thrill of falling in love, the joy of having a child born.

  Thirty years have passed again, with many joys, many sorrows, and many regrets. There is a voice asking Zhou Bofu himself: "If you come again, what will you do?"

  He fell silent for a moment, then he began to smile and said in his heart: "Still the same, my first love will always be placed in the deepest part of my heart, occasionally taking it out to savor the joy and sorrow of my youth, after reuniting still wishing each other well, I will chat with her like old classmates, reminiscing about our beautiful school days, then I will still choose my current lover. My choice will never change, I know what I need, I like who."

  At this moment, Zhou Bofu felt refreshed and revitalized, the accumulated evil energy and heart demons disappearing without a trace. His Dao heart had never been so clear, like a crystal ball smooth and round, without any blemishes. He was now clearer than ever about his own path, he understood what kind of road he wanted to take, what he had been pursuing all along was actually the road back home, and then with that woman and his parents and children until the end of time.

  Zhou Bofu suddenly woke up from this state, and he had inadvertently grasped a spiritual method, which was the heart method of reincarnation. From then on, whenever he wanted to, he could enter his past lives at any time, searching for things that he had unintentionally seen and remembered, which were all the sights and sounds since his birth, as if he had a huge portable library. Moreover, after this, his mind became clearer, and he finally became "as he pleased, natural and effortless" just like what was written in the book he saw in his previous life.

  He looked at his own cultivation and found that he had already reached the Later Heaven Five Elements Great Perfection. The five lights in his body transformed into five short sword-like lights, arranged in a regular pentagon. The lights of the five elements - Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth - each occupied one side. These were all the yin divine lights of the five elements. Behind them, the yang divine lights of the five elements - Water, Earth, Metal, Wood, and Fire - began to appear, waiting for the completion of the fusion of yin and yang. Only then could they be called the Five-Colored Divine Light that was invincible under the heavens, a title worthy of the legendary saints of old.

  Zhou Bofu burst out laughing, and with a flick of his body, he exited the cave. He looked around at the pine seeds he had planted before his retreat, but what he saw was that in front of the cave stood an ancient pine tree reaching for the sky. The pine seeds from back then were now thousand-year-old ancient pines, thanks to Zhou Bofu's good fortune in receiving the assistance of the Wood God's divine light back then. It seemed that the trees were about to become sentient, and he was about to embark on the path of cultivation.

  Zhou Bofu knew that this time entering the state not only greatly advanced his cultivation, but also solidified his mental clarity, and from now on there would be no more demonic interference. From now on, as his cultivation deepened day by day, he had already obtained the Great Way of Longevity, and the world could go wherever it wanted. For a thousand years, he had not eaten bloody food, but now Zhou Bofu was starving, although with his current high cultivation level, he had long since stopped eating and drinking, which was no longer important, yet he still couldn't eliminate his desire for food and drink. At this moment, he flapped his wings and flew up into the vast sky, deciding to search for delicious food while gathering information to determine what kind of world he was currently in.

  However, in a short while, he flew over a river and saw many cattle drinking water by the riverbank. Just as he was about to swoop down to eat them, the river suddenly churned up, and after two minutes, a monster burst out of the water. The monster had nine heads, with a snake-like body that was thick and long, and its nine heads were human-like. Its mouths spewed out poisonous water and fierce flames. At once, each of the nine heads seized a large cow in its mouth and began to devour them voraciously.

  Zhou Bofu was shocked at first sight, "A snake body with nine heads, a human-like face, can spit water and fire. Isn't this the Nine You? Is this world a Xian Xia's Desolate World? Interesting, I wonder if the Nine You is edible?"

  When the next wing began to dive towards Jiuying, Jiuying was also an ancient fierce beast with extraordinary spiritual awareness. It immediately felt Zhou Bofu's attack and quickly dropped the prey in its mouth, coiling its body into a ball. The nine heads faced Zhou Bofu, spewing out poisonous water, smoke, and fire. If it were any other monster, they would have been infected by even a slight touch and instantly turned into pus and blood. However, Zhou Bofu ignored Jiuying's attack, using the three-colored divine light to protect his body. The Dīng Huǒ Shén Guāng (Dīng Fire Divine Light) and Kuí Shuǐ Shén Guāng (Kuí Water Divine Light) swept away the poisonous water, smoke, and fire. The poisonous water was evaporated by the Dīng Huǒ Shén Guāng, and its toxic properties instantly disappeared. The poisonous smoke was purified by the Kuí Shuǐ Shén Guāng, and the poisonous fire was absorbed by the Dīng Huǒ Shén Guāng. Seeing that his attack had no effect, Jiuying tried to bite Zhou Bofu directly. However, Zhou Bofu, who had long been experienced in hunting, flapped his wings and struck out with his claws, aiming for one of Jiuying's heads. His double wings knocked two of Jiuying's heads back, and the sharp claws on his wings grabbed and twisted them, causing those two heads to hang low. The two hind legs firmly pressed down on two more of Jiuying's heads, pinning them to the ground, while the sharp long claws pierced through Jiuying's skull, nailing its two heads to the ground. Zhou Bofu's large mouth dodged one of Jiuying's larger heads and then bit down on another head. At that moment, four more of Jiuying's heads bit down on Zhou Bofu, but his protective divine light flashed, preventing them from biting through. Zhou Bofu spun around, and those four heads also fell off their necks. In an instant, the ancient fierce beast Jiuying, which had ruled over thousands of miles for hundreds of years, was killed by Zhou Bofu.

  Zhou Bofu hung the nine infant corpses on a tall tree, and with a brush of Xing Jin's divine light, he stripped off the skin of the nine infants, drained their toxic blood, and threw away the skin and the nine heads. Zhou Bofu picked up the white bodies of the nine infants and flew away, flying thousands of miles, until he saw the turbulent sea. After confirming it was the sea by licking his finger, Zhou Bofu brushed the Ding Huo divine light, instantly igniting a flame that rose into the air, leaving behind a pile of white salt grains on the beach. He sprinkled the salt and other seasonings collected along the way onto the nine infant bodies, which had been cut into segments, and began to roast them. Then, using the Yi Tu divine light and Ding Huo divine light, he made a large ceramic pot, added some water and seasoning, and threw in the remaining pieces of the nine infants' flesh. With another brush of the Ding Huo divine light, the fire started burning, and soon, a fragrant aroma wafted out.