Chapter 66

The nine paths of life and death, each one deciding the fate of those who tread upon them!

When Zuo Daohong arrived at the entrance to the paths of life and death, there were already more than a dozen people gathered there in small groups.

This discovery made Zuo Daohong very uncomfortable.

He had always considered himself the best, and of course, he intended to be the first in this journey to seek immortality.

However, reality told him that he was not only not the first, but not even among the top ten.

"Oh, isn't this Brother Zuo? I thought you had already arrived. I didn't expect you to come out now." Xu Lei greeted Zuo Daohong with a mocking smile.

A hint of red flashed across Zuo Daohong's face, and he glared fiercely at Xu Lei. This guy was clearly mocking his lack of willpower.

If it were anyone else, Zuo Daohong would have no qualms about turning the speaker into a pile of meat powder right now, but not Xu Lei.

It wasn't because of Xu Lei's status, but because he couldn't defeat Xu Lei.

Xu Lei, at the ninth level of the Qi Cultivation stage, not only had higher cultivation but also possessed a natural body of thunder and fire, which made his thunder and fire spells more powerful by a margin.

This margin, though seemingly small, could sometimes decide life and death.

So he had to endure!

Finding a clean spot, Zuo Daohong sat down cross-legged to recover his energy and wait for the other disciples of the Zuo family.

Although the journey to seek immortality did not consume mana, it drained his mental energy, leaving him feeling mentally exhausted.

After a full cycle of cultivation with his eyes closed, Zuo Daohong felt refreshed again. By then, quite a few people had gathered at the base of the paths of life and death.

Four disciples of the Zuo family stood beside him.

These four were also meditating with their eyes closed, and from their expressions, Zuo Daohong knew that they had found the journey to seek immortality very challenging.

He looked up at the nine paths of life and death and saw that the barrier in front of them had become as thin as paper.

According to the elders of his family, when the barriers of these nine paths of life and death were broken, the journey to seek immortality would be over.

Those who did not reach the paths of life and death would be eliminated.

From the looks of it, it would take no more than a quarter of an hour.

And from his family, only four people had made it.

Zuo Daohong looked in the direction of the Zhu family and saw that five young men stood beside Xu Lei, like stars surrounding the moon.

These young men were undoubtedly from the Xu family.

And beside the twins with the ice-water body, there were also five young men and women.

The Zhu family had the most, while his own Zuo family, as one of the three major families of the Lu Kingdom, was at the bottom.

This realization made Zuo Daohong feel a bit uncomfortable.

His eyes were fixed on the opposite side, hoping that someone would emerge from the mist.

Indeed, someone did emerge, but it was a disciple of the Xu family.

This discovery made Zuo Daohong's heart ache!

"If you have the guts, come on, hahaha! I don't think even I would have the guts to come!" A rough voice said with a hint of mockery, "Not even able to pass the journey to seek immortality, what a waste of a man."

The speaker was a burly man with a beard, who looked like he was in his thirties, but his eyes revealed that he was not yet twenty.

His words immediately sparked a flurry of discussions.

The subject of the discussion was naturally Fang Ling.

"Can't even pass the journey to seek immortality, who would have thought!"

"Looking at him, he seemed pretty confident, hehe, turns out it was all an act!"

"Lacking willpower, even if he had luck, it would be for nothing!"

...

Zuo Daohong's heart was also filled with disdain. When he was passing the journey to seek immortality, he had already decided to take the middle path of life and death!

He was determined to kill Fang Ling!

He wanted to kill Fang Ling with his own hands to wash away the shame Fang Ling had brought to the Zuo family.

Not even able to pass the journey to seek immortality, hehe!

"He might not have failed the journey to seek immortality, he probably just didn't dare to pass!" A cold voice came from below the middle path.

The speaker's voice was icy, but it instantly silenced all the noise.

"Lonewolf Lengzhan, he seems to be the first to pass the journey to seek immortality!"

"Yes, I heard this man is ruthless. A small cultivator family once offended him, and he killed all the chickens and dogs!"

"Brother, keep your voice down, don't invite trouble!"

Lonewolf Lengzhan did not respond to the discussions around him. He simply said with a hint of disdain, "Can he avoid it?"

The twin sisters of the Zhu family looked at Lengzhan with their eyes. The colder of the two said, "We'd better not take the same path as him!"

"Yes, this man is too ruthless. We don't fear him, but there's no need to create enmity with him now!" The other woman's voice was softer.

"You two are right. We are precious, why should we bother with such a brute!" A man with a somewhat frivolous appearance smiled and said, "Once the two of you reach the Foundation Establishment stage, killing him will be like squashing an ant."

The cold woman showed no reaction to the flattery, while the softer woman smiled at the man.

The man, encouraged by the softer woman, chuckled and said, "Speaking of Lonewolf Lengzhan, I don't really take him seriously. Unfortunately, that stupid Fang couldn't even pass the journey to seek immortality, so I won't waste my energy."

Zhu Qingying stood beside the cold woman, and at this moment, she felt a deep sense of emotion.

Even she didn't understand her own feelings.

There was relief, regret, disbelief, and...

The young man who had challenged him, the young man who had bought things with her father at the exchange meeting, could he really not pass the journey to seek immortality?

If someone had said this under normal circumstances, Zhu Qingying would never have believed it.

But the facts were there, and she couldn't help but believe them!

"The path to immortality is long and distant, the one who reaches it first is the winner!"

Zhu Qingying looked at the thin barrier that seemed about to break and felt a bitter thought rise in her heart: from now on, she and that young man would be from two different worlds!

These two worlds, of course, were...

"The time is almost up, prepare yourselves, we are about to ascend the paths of life and death!" Xu Lei pointed to the middle path and said calmly, "We will take this path, and the lives of those who take it with us are not guaranteed!"

" Lives are not guaranteed!" The other disciples of the Xu family, as if their spirits were stirred, shouted loudly.

This momentum immediately overshadowed the Zhu and Zuo families.

The twin sisters of the Zhu family, one silent and the other with a faint smile, seemed to have not heard Xu Lei's words.

But as the leader of the Zuo family, Zuo Daohong felt a flame rise in his heart. He wanted to challenge Xu Lei, but his remaining rationality made him suppress this thought.

After all, the paths of life and death decided life and death. Not only were there various barriers that could kill, but there was also the killing among companions.

The top sixty could enter the sect!

They were all opponents, and fewer opponents meant less competition.

Every time the path to immortality was ascended, the paths of life and death claimed the most lives.

"Everyone, be careful." Zuo Daohong ultimately only said these few words.

As everyone prepared, a somewhat short young man was smacking his lips, a look of regret on his face.

This regret was the regret of a predator who had lost its prey.

"Crack!"

Nine soft sounds, and the nine barriers in front of the paths of life and death almost simultaneously shattered.

With the breaking of the barriers, the long, dragon-like paths of life and death finally appeared before everyone.

"Go!"

Zuo Daohong waved his hand and walked toward the path to the left of the middle. As he took three or four steps, a figure actually emerged from the platform that had become clear again.

"Fang Ling!"

Someone shouted, and the result was that everyone's gaze turned to the young man who had emerged.

Fang Ling also looked at these people who had passed the journey to seek immortality earlier. More than fifty people had made it through this stage, but the journey to seek immortality had already eliminated more than two-thirds of the participants.

"I thought you wouldn't make it. Very good!" Lonewolf Lengzhan smiled faintly, his voice cold.

Fang Ling smiled calmly at Lengzhan's gaze and said, "How could I let you down?"

"Ha ha ha!" Lengzhan laughed long and loud but did not speak, only pausing his steps as he walked toward the path of life and death.

Fang Ling stepped forward calmly and steadily!

There was no one here who knew him well. If Huashuying were here, she would certainly notice the change in Fang Ling.

At this moment, Fang Ling looked calm, but his eyes had a hint of沧桑 (沧桑 means "沧桑" in Chinese, which can be translated as "weathered" or "aged" in English, but in this context, it refers to a sense of maturity or experience).

The journey to seek immortality reflected one's heart!

A weak heart means no path to immortality!

From the first illusion, Fang Ling had already understood that everything was fake. The Liu Qian who appeared before him was a lingering attachment from his past life.

He could easily break this attachment by drawing his sword and cutting the emotional ties.

But Fang Ling did not choose to break it. Instead, he took the lead in the illusion and accompanied Liu Qian through a lifetime.

Marriage, childbirth, aging...

At the moment of parting, Fang Ling felt that his heart toward the path of immortality had become even more resolute. Although his cultivation had not increased, he clearly felt his own progress.

Next came sorrow, anger, and resentment...

Fang Ling silently walked through each illusion, not indulging in them but completing them under his own guidance!

Standing in the courtyard, watching the flowers fall!

Thus, he understood the vicissitudes of life!

After the last illusion, Fang Ling still looked like Fang Ling, but his inner world had transcended.

If Fang Ling's previous heart toward the path of immortality could be compared to a tough rock, now, after the impact of time, he was still a rock, but more rounded.

"Have the guts to come!"

Stepping onto the first step of the path of life and death, Fang Ling calmly repeated these words.

With Fang Ling's words, most people surged toward the middle path of life and death.

Many people's eyes were filled with a burning passion.

The short young man hidden in the crowd revealed a mysterious smile!

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