Episode 125

  "Big brother, I've come to see that our family is not as good as your brother's, please make an exception!"

  Chang'er was speaking while presenting a dan medicine bottle with both hands.

  "Ah! You're like a younger sister to me, this matter...this matter we dare not speak of!"

  The two jailers at the gate of the prison, although they glanced at the medicine bottle with the corners of their eyes and showed a warm expression on their faces, did not move their hands. They neither took the medicine bottle nor showed any sign of looking at Chang'er as they used to.

  "Senior brother, it's not like you! I've troubled the two of you too much, but have nothing to repay you with. There are still two magical instruments here, which were passed down from my ancestors and are not enough for me or my family, so I'll give them to the two of you as a token of gratitude!"

  The two prison guards hastily looked around and quickly put away the two instruments of torture in their bags. Then, lowering their voices, they slowly said:

  "If you ask me like a younger sister, I dare not refuse to answer! It's just that the matter is of great importance, and our ancestors have decreed that it cannot be revealed in the slightest. Otherwise, you'll end up taking a trip to the Punishment Hall!"

  "Yes! Yes! However, you are like a younger sister to me, and my two older brothers know about it, I suppose you should also know."

  "Is something wrong with my brother at home?"

  Chang'e hastily asked:

  "It's not an accident, but a move to another place!"

  "Move to where? Where?"

  "This is really unknown. It's just known that Feng Cheng has been jointly controlled by the Ten Great Sects Alliance, and at this time, he should be in a certain place!"

  "What's good about this? It's all bitter!"

  Although Chang'er said so, she had already felt a bit more at ease in her heart.

  "As long as Second Brother is all right, that's all that matters. As for what's going on in the yamen, just wait patiently and listen carefully, and you'll find out eventually."

  "Thank you, two seniors and junior sister, I bid farewell."

  "Take care on your way back, sister. Come and visit us often when you have nothing to do."

  "Got it!"

  Chang'e lowered her head and slowly left.

  "Alas! This Feng Cheng is indeed unlucky, first unable to cultivate here, then captured by the alliance, with life and death uncertain! Truly unlucky without regard for east or west, how can we speak of prosperity or decline in the south or north?"

  "It's all for this delicate and lovely junior sister who is like a fairy!"

  "Senior brother, why don't you take this opportunity..."

  The words of those two people gradually became obscene and unbearable.

  The entrance is not far from the Wan Jie Yuan.

  A foreign object has piled up a high mountain, now over a thousand feet tall, and the slowly flying foreign objects continue to fall on top of it. The bottom of the mountain body below the peak is already unable to withstand it, and breathing is becoming increasingly difficult. In just three to five days, the forged bone body will collapse, shatter and disperse, and that will be the end! The bottom of the mountain body has countless foreign objects compressed, which are gradually merging, and the powerful forces from all directions are coming, endless and unstoppable. The sea of consciousness is confused, suffering from the erosion of the foreign object's breath, shrinking bit by bit, no longer as grand and majestic as before.

  "Alas! My ability to withstand this is due to the great power of the Tai Chi array. And yet, I also suffer because of this array. The path of cultivation is a matter of cause and effect! Forget it! Forget it! Since there's no way to break free, one can only die, what's there to fear? It's just that this pain cannot be alleviated, how distressing!"

  Thinking so inadequately, he resolutely released his spiritual sense.

  "It's just that once one recognizes the divine, they will be gone, and pain will no longer exist. I suppose it's also a pleasure to enjoy before death!"

  The spirit emerged from the sea of consciousness, residing in front of his chest, gradually swelling up and slowly pushing open the mountain body.

  "Indeed, the divine is recognized, but unfortunately, a certain family can no longer be restored!"

  The divine consciousness suddenly broke off its connection with the main body, surrounded by a foreign mountain body, and was unable to communicate with it. The mountain body creaked and closed in, the pressure increasing gradually. Insufficient power operated the eyesight, staring at the divine consciousness that had been compressed from hundreds of meters to tens of meters in size due to pressure, and was being compressed smaller bit by bit. And on its surface, a layer of imperceptible but intuitive substance tightly adhered to it, protecting the divine consciousness from invasion by foreign objects. Insufficient power couldn't understand, that layer of thing was naturally the original source of power!

  Three years passed in the blink of an eye, and when the spiritual energy condensed to a size that seemed almost insufficient for his body, the elixirs he had been carrying with him were already gradually running out. The Bitter Valley Elixir had been consumed completely a year ago, and the remaining elixirs could only save him temporarily; how could they last long?

  At present, when the medicine is exhausted, it is the time of death, and there will be no more leisure to think!

  Insufficient inner peace, the sea of consciousness is calm and peaceful without waves. Suddenly one day, a faint breath of air came from the insufficient sea of consciousness. At this time, it was already more than ten days since the insufficient elixir had been exhausted.

  "Huh? Is it a certain spiritual aura? Can I actually communicate with it?"

  Insufficient attempts to transport the remaining power of the universe into the sea of consciousness, a slight ripple spreads out, and the condensed human-like spirit slowly approaches its true form!

  "Ah! Heaven won't abandon us after all! If we can see through this mountain range, our family will be saved!"

  Not enough to shout with excitement, but lacking in energy. The body is strong, yet at this moment it's like a lamp that has run out of oil! Panting for a while, then mobilizing the spirit to make the divine consciousness transform into a ball and envelop the physical body. Then, taking one step at a time, advancing forward, until the energy is exhausted, and crawling out on all fours like a dog.

  "What a fine young man from a good family, now crawling like a beast, truly shameful!"

  After several days, all strength was lost, and he crawled like an insect. The strong body forged in the fire, crawling on the ground, was also covered in blood, with skin torn and flesh exposed. At this time, even a sigh of complaint could not be uttered, and the only conviction in his heart was to crawl...crawl...crawl...

  After a few more days, I was barely half awake, and for most of the time, I was in a daze, unaware of what was happening. Sometimes I would suddenly wake up and realize that if I continued to sleep like this, there was only one way out - death! My heart was filled with fear, and I summoned my strength to move forward again. However, for more than half the time, I still couldn't control my dizziness and fell to the ground.

  "No! If it goes on like this, we won't be able to escape the place where this thing is suppressing us, and people will die! We must think of a way."

  Insufficient to think clearly, yet having thought countless times, there's nothing that can be done. Looking at the wound all over the body, dripping with blood, knowing that if this little bit of vital energy is exhausted, it will be the moment when all hope is lost. Sighing, he struggled to lift his bleeding limbs, pressed his dry lips tightly against the wound, and licked his own fresh blood with his tongue! This method of consuming one's own vitality has a very slight effect, but also has a thread of energy. Not enough to wait for a bit of strength before crawling forward.

  In the depths of the abyss, the newly born majestic mountains still stood tall, their bodies towering high into the dark sky, with a glossy black color that seemed to devour people. The sight was shocking! At this time, it had been three months since they were unable to communicate with each other. On one side of the mountain range to the south, under a rocky cliff, a piece of black stone suddenly flashed out a few strands of bright light. At first, it was very weak, like the light from a lantern. Gradually, the light flickered and danced like ripples on water, growing larger until it was as big as a bonfire, with flames that seemed to circle around each other and spread out in all directions. In the midst of this wave, the black stone began to move, and after several hours, it suddenly melted away like ice. A creature like a beast or bird rolled out, tumbling down the gentle slope. A rock blocked its path, but with a loud crash, the round ball smashed into the black stone, sending both rolling down together, slowing down until they finally came to a stop. Then, the round ball slowly began to open up, its limbs unfolding, hands and feet moving, making a thudding sound as it struck the ground, sending dust flying in all directions. Upon closer inspection, the dusty face was still recognizable as that of a man. This person was Insufficient.

  "Has someone gotten away?"

  Insufficiently opening his eyes, he saw a huge mountain in front of him and knew that he had escaped. His heart was filled with mixed emotions, and he closed his eyes tightly, falling into a deep sleep. Several days later, he woke up again. For three moments, his eyes were blurry, but then they gradually cleared up. After resting for a while, he sat up straight and used his spiritual energy to urge his consciousness to search for food.

  "Ah! Spiritual awareness, spiritual awareness has actually condensed into one! Could it be that the realm of concentrated consciousness has already been greatly accomplished? Impossible! A certain family's spiritual energy has not yet condensed into water, and the realm of the law body has not yet been shed, how can this be?"

  After the great shock, it was followed by great doubt, and then again great joy! Such madness lasted for a long time before returning to normal. The spirit condensed like an insufficient appearance, returned to the sea of consciousness. At this time, the sea of consciousness had become vast and boundless, with a bright sun shining in the clear sky, and a figure sitting quietly within, resembling the original body of insufficiency. Inside the sea of consciousness, mountains, rivers, plains, and canyons were all formed. The rivers flowed rapidly, flowing towards the sea. The waves in the sea surged and foamed, revealing infinite power.

  "How can cultivation be like this! This matter is greatly inconsistent with the realm of cultivation! After refining the body, it's the law body, and then condensing the origin, only after that is condensing the spirit. It has been so since ancient times, why does a certain school do it in reverse today? Only by condensing the origin can one control the spiritual power of the original energy with the mind, and then use the spiritual power to control the heavenly energy. I'm afraid this matter is not auspicious! It's better to condense the origin as soon as possible, lest the cultivation method advances, but the primordial spirit becomes weak, and suffers a backlash!"

  Insufficient calmness, after careful consideration, suddenly realized that the whole body was tangled like a rope, hunger and weakness spread out of thin air, golden and silver flowers flashed in his eyes, unable to sit or stand, fell to the ground. His consciousness suddenly manipulated the heavenly divine energy to transform into a giant palm, lifting up the insufficient flesh to move forward. After walking for a distance, he saw a lake with red water like blood, and the shore beside it was rich in blue aquatic plants. The giant palm slowly descended. Insufficient stretched out his hands and struggled to scoop up the water from the lake to send to his mouth, drank several mouthfuls and stopped. Then sat down to meditate.