Chapter 67

Half a month later, Zhu Ganglie quietly left the Green Hill without bidding farewell to Tu Xiaoxiao, to avoid any further complications and additional entanglements.

He had already stayed on Green Hill for nearly a year. Now that he had broken through to the Possession Realm and cultivated the powerful Geng Qi, he felt more confident about heading to the Eastern Tang Dynasty.

Moreover, at the Possession Realm, one could no longer solely focus on intense cultivation; traveling and experiencing the world were necessary.

If Zhu Ganglie were still on the Ice Soul Peak and had reached the Possession Realm, he would have descended the mountain to travel and experience the world, allowing his mind to transcend the Possession Realm and understand the Unity Realm.

Zhu Ganglie's journey to Central China could also be considered a form of travel. Now, he didn't need to deliberately cultivate, and with three hundred years of life, he could enjoy the world, gain insights, and seek opportunities to break through to the Unity Realm.

However, Zhu Ganglie knew that because he cultivated two different types of magical power, which conflicted with each other, he needed to find a breakthrough to the Unity Realm, which was several times more difficult than for ordinary people.

Currently, the only opportunities for such a breakthrough were the ancient witch clan and the Buddhist scriptures.

The ancient witch clan had disappeared from the world, so he could only go to the Tang Dynasty to ask Yuan Shoucheng. The only thing he could do now was to cultivate Buddhist scriptures.

There was also the Five Ghosts Heavenly King Sutra, which cultivated the physical body. It was said that when perfected, it could achieve immortality. However, the Five Ghosts Heavenly King Sutra was incomplete.

Zhu Ganglie cultivated the Five Ghosts Heavenly King Sutra in the hope of finding a breakthrough to the Unity Realm from another angle, increasing his chances of achieving it.

The first step of the Five Ghosts Heavenly King Sutra was to condense five heavenly ghosts, then absorb the earth's evil qi to form the bodies of the five ghosts.

Zhu Ganglie had already condensed two ghosts, but the other three required the remains of ancient mythical beasts. Ordinary demonic beasts were not good enough for him. If he were to cultivate, he would rather have none than settle for inferior ones.

Therefore, Zhu Ganglie could only cultivate the Great Vajra Manifestation Demon at the moment.

He took out the Qingyang Ancient Lamp. The lamp wick, formed by Linglong Fairy's purple qi, could not be lit, otherwise, he could bathe in the Qingyang lamp's Buddhist light day and night to enlighten the six senses of Buddhism.

However, the wick could only be lit by faith, and once it was exhausted, it would go out, which was not a long-term solution. Zhu Ganglie did not rely on this.

Holding the Qingyang Ancient Lamp, the second Great Vajra Manifestation Demon formed by the second hateful demon soul was already complete, and the third and fourth Great Vajra Manifestation Demons formed by the hateful demon souls were also successfully completed in the blink of an eye.

The second level of the Great Vajra Manifestation Demon required five demons, and the four fire ghost skulls had already become these four Great Vajra Demons.

At his current realm, he could safely condense these five demons without worrying about any backlash.

Although he had condensed five demons, Zhu Ganglie felt no joy, as he could only borrow the Buddhist light to repair the conflict of his magical powers when he reached the level of consciousness.

"Roar! Roar!"

Amidst the long calls, Zhu Ganglie saw a group of wild men, wrapped in animal skins and carrying huge logs or animal bones, dragging large beasts from afar.

"Hmm? I actually encountered wild men here! How interesting! There must be a wild man village nearby."

Zhu Ganglie looked down at the wild men, his expression filled with curiosity. Standing on the treetop, he observed that these wild men were tall and strong, their physical strength far surpassing ordinary people, and their bodies were well-honed.

As dusk fell, the wild men entered a village, and a huge bonfire was immediately lit in the originally dark village.

The hunted beasts were roasted over the bonfire, and countless women and children gathered around, laughing and rejoicing.

Standing in the air, Zhu Ganglie was suddenly moved by this scene. The ancient ancestors must have been like this. If they hadn't encountered fire, they would still be eating raw meat and drinking blood.

However, when the ancient ancestors first encountered fire, they were all terrified and shocked. Later, when they learned to make fire by rubbing wood, it became the only light and warmth in the pitch-black night, and the hope of humanity.

This fire was the only hope for these wild men, and his hope was to achieve immortality. Without immortality, a mere hundred years would be like a candle in the wind, fading away.

Just as Zhu Ganglie was pondering, as if by agreement, the entire village was lit up with countless lights, gradually spreading like a wildfire, from a few to ten, to a hundred, covering the entire town.

"Ten thousand lights! Light and hope!"

A flash of inspiration suddenly struck Zhu Ganglie, and he burst out laughing. "Ten thousand lights, carrying all the hopes of the people. What in the world could surpass this fire to light the Qingyang Ancient Lamp? This fire is a hundred times more powerful than any faith!"

At this moment, Zhu Ganglie could no longer hide his smile. He leaped into the air and left the village, heading towards the ancient city.

Now, what Zhu Ganglie needed to do was to collect the ten thousand lights to light the Qingyang Ancient Lamp. Once lit, he would have a powerful weapon with nine layers of restrictions.

He even hoped to use this fire to communicate the two types of magical power and achieve the Unity Realm.

"I will travel the world, collect the lights of the people, gather this light and hope, and light the wick!"

Carrying this hope, Zhu Ganglie entered a village. The village had only a hundred households, and it was currently suffering from a drought, with the fields dry. If no rain fell, there would be no harvest. At this moment, hundreds of villagers were praying for rain in vain.

Zhu Ganglie entered the village, holding a green ancient lamp, simple and solemn.

He arrived at the place where the villagers were praying for rain and lightly tapped his hand. A particle of Ice Soul magic flew up and turned into a heavy rain.

This scene immediately made the hundreds of villagers regard him as a divine being, and they bowed continuously.

Seeing this, Zhu Ganglie smiled devoutly and said, "Please lend me a bit of your light!"

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In Tengluo Town, a toad dragon was causing havoc in the village, and a fierce tiger was ravaging the mountains, preventing the townspeople from going up the mountain or down to the water, causing great harm.

At this moment, a man in a white robe reached out and captured the toad dragon, and the fierce tiger was driven away by his words, never to appear again.

The villagers were extremely grateful and offered him a sacrifice of three animals, but Zhu Ganglie only smiled lightly and said, "Please lend me a bit of your light!"

Zhu Ganglie continued to travel for dozens of miles, removing a demon, killing a villain, saving a person, and curing a city of a plague. He then traveled another few dozen miles to promote a marriage, resolve a wrongful case, save a scholar, and clear a road.

In every town, village, and place where life existed, Zhu Ganglie's figure appeared, and the words "lend me a bit of your light" echoed.

After traveling ten thousand miles, Zhu Ganglie had borrowed countless lights, and a small golden flame appeared in the Qingyang Ancient Lamp, surrounded by a golden halo. The flame and the halo reflected the rise and fall of the masses and the worship of ten thousand households, making the golden flame extremely sacred.

"Five years of effort, ten thousand miles of travel, finally lit the Qingyang Ancient Lamp, obtaining a golden flame. Enlightenment of two senses!"

Zhu Ganglie softly called out, and two circles of Buddhist light appeared behind his head. Six Great Vajra Manifestation Demons shone behind him, and another six stood beside them.

Then, two more circles of Buddhist light appeared, forming four layers of light that rotated gently. A green dragon emitted a faint dragon cry and moved gently in the Buddhist light.

"Go!"

The twelve Great Vajra Manifestation Demons also gently trembled and merged into the four circles of light, transforming into Vajra protectors.

In these five years, Zhu Ganglie had enlightened the ear and nose senses of Buddhism, achieving the Heavenly Ear and Divine Foot abilities.

Now, Zhu Ganglie had enlightened three senses, equivalent to the Manifestation Realm of the Daoist school. However, with the Qingyang Ancient Lamp, he could surpass Golden Core experts below the third rank.

This was the power of a weapon with nine layers of restrictions.

Zhu Ganglie was extremely pleased. The five years of effort were not in vain. In these five years, he had traveled on foot, taking one step at a time. Otherwise, five years would have been enough to fly millions of miles.