Immortality Path: From the Blind Man at the Pharmacy-Chapter 365 - 201, 202. Ends of the Earth, Visualization of the White Tower, Breaking into the Earthly Steps (Subscription Request)_3
Chapter 365: 201, 202. Ends of the Earth, Visualization of the White Tower, Breaking into the Earthly Steps (Subscription Request)_3
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Ghost pits were everywhere, and ghost springs surged...
In the carriage, the laughter had ceased. Ting was tightly wrapped in his cotton coat, sleeping little and waking often; Mo had cried herself hoarse earlier, and now fell silent, her thoughts unknown.
Ying and Ding Yuan seemed to be doing fine.
Ling appeared to have come to terms with the situation, silently gazing at the endless desert outside without speaking.
The undulating desert displayed a ghastly white, like bone debris in the chilly Ghost Domain. The sand, whipped up by the cold wind, danced in the sky, as the howling wind played a requiem.
Ghost Servants were everywhere, their density reaching a terrifying extent.
If it weren’t for Song Cheng constantly sustaining a strong "Yang Qi zone," they would have hardly been able to move an inch.
"Here, every place is a Ghost Domain. If we find the Four Evil’s land and spot a shattered land that is not a Ghost Domain nearby, that should be our target," Song Cheng maintained his composure.
He gritted his teeth and continued searching.
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During their search, one day, Song Cheng sensed the aura of "Four Evil’s Land," the "Four Dimensions" in chaos.
In such places, those who have not achieved Xuan-level B Perfection come only to die.
Even for those who reached Perfection, it was tremendously difficult.
Yet Song Cheng directly transformed into the Law of Heaven and Earth aspect, holding the carriage and walking through the Four Evil’s Land.
Countless ghosts turned into vortices under his feet, clinging to his legs but merely clinging, unable to stop him...
However, Song Cheng could not maintain the state of Law of Heaven and Earth indefinitely, so typically, after a day, the group would rest for a long time in one place.
Another night, inside a small tent, Ting and Mo were asleep, Ding Yuan and Ying were sitting holding knives, and Ling unusually clung to Song Cheng, insisting on being close to him.
The dragon plays in the shallow water, then returns to the deep pool.
With burbling sounds came the suppressed cry of a phoenix, the stiffness of toes... everything, gradually submerged in the tranquil night of a remote wasteland.
"Husband..." Ling wrapped her arms around Song Cheng’s neck, looking earnestly at him, tears streaming down her face. She was about to speak, but Song Cheng placed a finger over her lips.
"Don’t say anything unlucky."
Song Cheng figured out why Ling was so desperate today; it was like a dying cat clinging to its owner, Ling wanted to die in his arms.
"But I really can’t do this anymore... It feels like a dream since I met you, husband... But it’s really nice to be by your side..." Ling spoke haltingly, her voice as fine as a thread, her eyes closing, as if preparing to leave.
Song Cheng saw she was just weak, quickly retrieved some Vitality Supplement Pills he had obtained from Madam Tong, fed her one hurriedly, and then stimulated his qi to aid her digestion.
The next day, as dawn broke, Ling miraculously opened her eyes and weakly glanced around.
Song Cheng picked her up and softly said, "It’s going to be okay."
The gentle words, coupled with her body’s improvement, inspired a hint of courage in Ling; she nodded slightly but was too weak to respond.
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Thus...
The group continued their search for over two months, the carriage heavy with deathliness.
On an ordinary, mundane, and dry morning just like every other, the Wolf Cart finally stopped. In the distance, a tall mountain steamed with heat, its peak bare and smoldering with black smoke, its sides scattered with strange, dark, porous rocks. Large clumps of clouds, like frozen waves of snow, crashed against the sky, casting large, clean shadows below.
Surprisingly, there was also a silver creek at the foot of the mountain, lush green grass, and a herd of deer grazing on the grassland. However, Song Cheng realized at once that these deer were not ordinary but Demon Beasts that had reached the Force Realm, evident from their huge, rock-hard antlers showing red spots.
’A volcano! This is a volcano!’
Song Cheng couldn’t help but get excited.
The surroundings were still covered in pale snow, but only that mountain was so scorching, so... unrelated to the cold.
’Is the volcano the Land of Ruin? When a whole land faces extinction, is the volcano this place available for Possession?’
Song Cheng could not help but ponder this.
As he thought, Mo’s murmuring voice could be heard beside him.
"So warm, so very warm."
Ling’s eyes also sparkled with hope, leaning on the window of the carriage, her eyes glowing.
It seemed that within that light, there was already a riverside cabin, a new life, a future...
Ling had actually given up on living to return; hence, she really liked this place, even falling in love with it at first sight. To die amid such remote mountains and rivers was a happiness to her.
"Husband..." she murmured softly, yet dared not persuade further.
Fortunately, Song Cheng drove the Wolf Cart straight to the foot of the volcano.
Later, a small cabin was built, a simple clothes rack was erected, and after Song Cheng completed a safety check, the women joyfully bathed...
Taking no interest in watching, Song Cheng sat by an ancient tree with exposed aerial roots, observing the black smoke deep in the mountains, trying to discern some data because he was still uncertain whether this was a "piece of the Land of Ruin" or a "Seal."
In the creek, the women’s laughter could be intermittently heard.
"The water is so warm, so comfortable."
"There are fish here too, oh, what fish is this? I’ve never seen it before."
"Hee hee hee, the fish even nibble at your toes, it’s so ticklish."
Splash, splash...sparkling water droplets were flung into the air, refracting rainbow glints in the falling sunlight.
"It’s magical here, it’s snowing in the distance, and there are Ghost Servants shuffling through it, but here it’s like spring." Ying was also happy, her strong will perhaps giving her a sense of joy in survival after calamity.
