Chapter 2291: Longevity Town

Should the ultimate battle strength of the Cave True from ancient and modern times be preserved?

Someone has clearly walked the path of transcendence; should I try?

The long journey of cultivation is also a long journey of cultivating the heart.

Every cultivator who climbs the mountain must first conquer desires.

But no matter how intense the seven emotions and six desires are, for a cultivator, how can they compare to "the end of cultivation"?

That is precisely the ultimate future gazed upon from the beginning. Transcendence is already immeasurable eternity.

Zuo Guangshu and Qu Shunhua both watched Jiang Wang silently, not knowing what choice he would make.

Jiang Wang picked up a piece of fish with his chopsticks and said calmly, "Seal it."

Zuo Chao breathed a sigh of relief and said somewhat relaxed, "Achieving such a level at your age, I thought you would choose the third path — while opposing the Heavenly Person state, while seeking another path forward."

Jiang Wang held his chopsticks and said calmly, "My emotions are becoming fainter and fainter. By now, I hardly have any emotions left. Eating this delicious fish, I can't even taste the satisfaction. Repeatedly mocking Dou Zhao, I don't even feel the pleasure. Although I respect you, in my heart, I feel almost no admiration. Seeing Guangshu and Shunhua, I know I should be happy, but I only know I should be happy. In my heart... there are no feelings. From the moment I rushed out of the Fallen Immortal Forest until now, the words I say and the things I do are all based on my memory, an expression that a shell named 'Jiang Wang' might make — I myself have no particularly strong impulses to do something. I need strong emotional stimulation, but it's very difficult for me to capture."

He shoveled a mouthful of rice and chewed carefully, as if using this method to awaken the human world's fireworks. He continued, "My memory tells me, and I have such clear cognition in my heart — I know you will certainly not harm me. You have vision and power far surpassing mine. Since you haven't mentioned a third or fourth path, it's obvious they don't exist, or even if they do, I cannot pursue them. I understand that I am not omnipotent."

He thought for a moment and added, "From the Fallen Immortal Forest to Chu Country, in this short period, my emotions have already scattered away eight or nine out of ten, faint and hard to find. In the Heavenly Dao, I think it would be very difficult for me to maintain myself."

"This is a very big decision. You can reconsider a bit." Zuo Chao said slowly, "We still have time."

His original intention, of course, was to hope that Jiang Wang would seal his Heavenly Person state. This is the most stable and safe choice. But when Jiang Wang actually made this choice, he inevitably felt pity for him —

After all, this is a visible path of transcendence.

In the great thousand world, with billions of beings, no matter what path they walk, what attributes they are born with, no matter their talent, fortune, or nature, those who can see the path of transcendence are one in a billion!

And he, Zuo Chao, has already been cut off forever.

He has already seen the world, experienced many storms, swallowed all the honors and disgraces of the world. But if he searched his heart and asked himself, if there were still a path of transcendence before him, could he bear not to approach it?

He himself had no answer.

Jiang Wang could, of course, feel the mood of the Duke of Huai. He thought slightly, then asked, "What happened to the historical Heavenly Persons in the end?"

"Either they walked into the Heavenly Dao in opposition, or they walked into the Heavenly Dao in compromise." Zuo Chao said, "That one in the Sin Sea should be the only exception. As for why they could be an exception, I don't know either. But now trapped in the Sin Sea, becoming one of the three fiends, I think the process was not so wonderful."

"Do you know which historical Heavenly Persons are relatively famous?" Jiang Wang asked again, "I want to study their deeds and see if I can find inspiration."

Zuo Chao said, "The Heavenly Person realm is not so easy to reach; it can only be attained by the absolute top. Moreover, because they are close to the Heavenly Dao and without desires or pursuits, most do not make a name for themselves. Since the beginning of the Dao Calendar, there has probably only been one relatively famous Heavenly Person... he was called Wu Zhai Xue."

Jiang Wang raised his eyes, "Ghost Wearing Hemp?"

"You know him too?" Zuo Chao was somewhat surprised, probably afraid of hurting the younger generation's self-esteem, and explained again, "This person has no existing works, and a long time has passed, so many people have forgotten him."

Jiang Wang said, "I had a senior who was very good to me, named Yu Beidou. He told me about this person, saying that Wu Zhai Xue wrote history for demons."

"For the Heavenly Dao, humans, demons, monsters, and ghosts probably make no difference." Zuo Chao said, "Wu Zhai Xue's ambition was to describe demons, acting obstinately and alone, which shows that he still maintained his self at that time."

"What about later?" Jiang Wang asked, "Did he merge with the Heavenly Dao?"

"I don't know. He disappeared very abruptly." Zuo Chao said, "Only in the letter he wrote to He Guan Sanren, there is that one sentence — Ancient times Heavenly Persons are not people, Zhai Xue should be outside ancient and modern."

He Guan Sanren... another impressive but not very familiar title. Listening to Zuo Chao talk about these things, there was always a feeling of history clashing with history.

Jiang Wang couldn't help but ask, "What was the relationship between He Guan Sanren and Wu Zhai Xue? Were they actually figures from the same period?"

"He Guan Sanren was much older, a figure from before the start of the Dao Calendar. His words always had a stale taste, constantly talking about 'how it was in the past'. Of course, Wu Zhai Xue was not young either, probably around the same age as the second emperor of Jing Country. As for the relationship between He Guan Sanren and Wu Zhai Xue... it should have been quite good?"

Dust-sealed historical figures showed a vague outline in Zuo Chao's mouth: "After entering the Heavenly Person state, Wu Zhai Xue rarely socialized. The friendship that would make him reply to a letter should not be simple. Judging from the content of that old letter, it should also have been He Guan Sanren who initiated the care. However, they have no recorded interactions in public — these are things from several thousand years ago, except for firsthand accounts, who can say accurately?"

Ji Fu Ren has already transcended. His name is indeed not good to mention. Especially for someone of Zuo Chao's strength, his words and actions are all law. Once he states a name, it will be particularly paid attention to.

Reading is also cultivation. Jiang Wang treated this as a history class and asked again, "I always hear the title 'He Guan Sanren'. But I don't know exactly who he was, whether he was male or female, or if he is still alive now?"

"He's been gone for a long time." Zuo Chao said casually, "Why do you think I suddenly mentioned that emperor to you?"

Jiang Wang paused for a moment, "He killed him?"

Zuo Chao nodded slightly.

Zuo Guangshu muttered from the side, "That He Guan Sanren died a bit too early. Jing Second was a monarch from the same period as our Taizu."

"He Guan Sanren's fame was very big, mainly because some people who dared to be angry but not speak regarded him as a mouthpiece. Those words were not necessarily all said by him. He also didn't die so early." Zuo Chao found this boy's code name particularly useful and immediately used it, "Jing Second lived for a long time after abdicating, and then went to kill him, saying that he had endured a belly full of anger during his time as emperor, cursed him as an 'old decayed rotten tongue', and then killed Sanren with Sanren. He also wiped out all traces of him."

He Guan Sanren firmly opposed the national system, the first one to oppose being the central Great Jing Empire.

Jiang Wang could completely imagine, with this person's arrogance, how he must have cursed the upper and lower levels of Jing Country back then.

Looking at it this way, Jing Wen Emperor is indeed a person of temperament. Clearly, in historical books, he is a famous benevolent ruler, loving his people as his children, respecting the wise and honoring the old, weeping for the common people at every turn, seemingly not even bearing to swat a fly...

"I have no other questions." Jiang Wang put down his chopsticks and supported his knees with both hands, "Grandfather Zuo, please seal my Heavenly Person state."

"You fundamentally didn't ask anything." Zuo Chao looked at him, "You don't seem to hesitate at all?"

Jiang Wang said truthfully, "I'm afraid you won't be at ease. So I asked a few questions to show that I've thought it over."

Zuo Chao no longer hesitated, "It just so happens that I swept away the South Dipper Hall and confiscated its accumulated wealth and plundered its inheritance. Among them is a sealing law called the 'South Dipper Long Life Seal', which is exactly suitable for your situation. It is more suitable than all the sealing laws in Chu Country."

He said this and directly raised his hand, connecting six law seals, and suddenly flipped them —

Six stars were instantly born, floating and sinking around Jiang Wang.

Each star had Dao characters on it, which were Tian Fu, Tian Liang, Tian Ji, Tian Tong, Tian Xiang, and Seven Kill.

These Six True of South Dipper, except for Seven Kill, are all dead!

The six stars each had a trajectory, circling and flying around Jiang Wang's Dao body, like six chains, imprisoning this True Person's body.

"With the North Dipper killing the South Dipper, the last echo of the South Dipper Hall was cut off. Now with the South Dipper sealing the North Dipper, it also counts as surveying destiny and following cause and effect —" Zuo Chao raised his eyebrows, turned the seal and pressed down: "Zi Chou, Yin Hai, Mao Xu, Chen You, Si Shen, Wu Wei, the heavens have no path, the extreme south is an abyss, exhausting the eight wildernesses, cutting off the six harmonies, command this seal!"

This press was like pressing Yellow Heaven on Hou Tu.

The six stars thus flew into Jiang Wang's Dao body.

It was like being contained by the universe six times, the world's things suddenly near and suddenly far.

Jiang Wang sat quietly without speaking, carefully feeling.

"How do you feel now?" After a while, Zuo Chao asked.

Jiang Wang slowly loosened his ten fingers and closed his fist, repeating it three times, then smiled, "Very relaxed."

At this moment, he had already fallen from his strongest state, no longer at the power level of cutting off Chao Wen Dao with a single sword, but every part he controlled was his true self.

Zuo Chao looked into his eyes, confirmed that his Heavenly Person state had been sealed and his emotions had returned to himself, then received the law seals and said casually, "Heavenly Dao is very troublesome. Hereafter, you must come to the mansion every year on September 29th. I will help you reinforce the seal."

Jiang Wang didn't dare to be careless and asked cautiously, "Can't it be early or late? The date cannot be wrong by a single day?"

"Uh..." The old master saw how serious he was and could only explain, "Actually, it doesn't need to be so precise. The old man applied the seal for you, and it's very stable. It's mainly about coming to see periodically—"

Speaking of which, his gaze shifted and fell on Zuo Guangshu beside him, "See Guangshu."

Jiang Wang immediately became solemn, "Then I must come often. Reinforcing the seal is not a small matter."

Saying that, he laughed again, "This Long Life Seal is printed on my body, like Grandfather Zuo is giving me a long life lock to wear."

Zuo Chao also laughed, "That's what it means."

Qu Shunhua, who had been holding her breath and concentrating while waiting for the Duke of Huai to apply the seal, only then asked, "After sealing the Heavenly Person state, how is Big Brother Jiang's strength now?"

"Much inferior to before." Jiang Wang examined himself, "But still at the top of the Cave True."

Zuo Guangshu's eyes were full of pity, "Big brother, your killing power, which was the first among the Cave True in ancient and modern times, inevitably came too short-lived."

Jiang Wang smiled indifferently, "That probably indicates... I need to win an invincibility that is not short-lived."

Zuo Guangshu let out an 'ah' and clapped his hands, "It seems your emotions are really back."

Zuo Chao casually picked up the Long Life Si Nan on the table. This thing was indeed helpful in finding the Long Life Monarch. Only then did he remember to ask, "What did Zhao Wang find you for?"

Jiang Wang had nothing to hide in front of him, "He wanted to know what information I obtained when I was gazed upon by that existence in the Fallen Immortal Forest. For this, he was willing to exchange the method that existence in the Sin Sea used to maintain himself. I'm not sure if this was one of his purposes. I didn't listen. I was afraid that after I knew the method, I wouldn't be able to control myself."

"You did very well." Zuo Chao encouraged, "You are a person with determination. This will be the correct choice."

Jiang Wang said again, "In the Fallen Immortal Forest, at the moment I was gazed upon, I only obtained two words — 'Nameless'."

The Old Duke's path of transcendence was just cut off in the Fallen Immortal Forest, that mysterious act of transcendence. Even if he didn't ask, Jiang Wang had to mention it proactively.

Hearing these two words, Zuo Chao remained silent for a long time, and finally only sighed, "A sage without a name!"

"Are these two words very important?" Jiang Wang asked, "Should I not tell Zhao Wang?"

"Zhao Wang may not be simple. You have no way of not telling him. Even if there is an accident, no one can blame you." Zuo Chao said, "Moreover, this time to pacify the Fallen Immortal Forest, Equality Country must also make a great effort. Telling him is not a problem — how much contact do you have with him?"

Jiang Wang said, "Several times before, Equality Country did want to invite me to join. This time, it's the only formal contact with Zhao Wang, but he didn't invite me again."

"You've already come this far. It's impossible for you to be shaken by other people's ideals again. He doesn't need to do futile things." As Zuo Chao spoke, he noticed that Jiang Wang's expression was a little strange, "What's wrong?"

"Oh, nothing." Jiang Wang smiled, "There's some movement on the Taixu Mountain Gate side..."

Rumble rumble!

It seemed like a meteor falling from the sky, a group of pitch-black heavy shadows, extremely fiercely colliding towards the Taixu Mountain Gate.

The important grounds of Taixu Pavilion, the core location of various pavilions, of course, cannot tolerate such rampage.

At the same time as this pitch-black heavy shadow appeared, the glory within the mountain gate lit up successively. Several big pavilions, none of them willing to lose their sharpness, all wanted to fiercely meet the outer thief!

But within the sea of clouds, a rainbow bridge suddenly hung up, and a magnificent war chariot flew out of the mountain gate, welcoming the comer from afar.

The various pavilions also fell silent.

It was one of their own!

Flying out was the war chariot of the Highest Building. Sitting on the war chariot was a figure wearing helmet and armor, holding a heavy sword.

Facts proved that the various pavilions were too eager.

Because as soon as this person entered the mountain gate, he let out a "Hey!" and lifted his hand for a punch, shattering the clouds with a bang. The fist wind was like a tornado sweeping across the border, rampaging everywhere, arrogant to the extreme!

Wu Jiangchen of World City was still gazing from the city wall, and then he heard the crackling fist energy flying around, smashing against the city gate with loud bangs, which startled him.

This newcomer was treating everyone equally. He didn't even fully recognize people before hitting and smashing everywhere. He was truly arrogant to the extreme.

This arrogance was somewhat different from others. It had a kind of beauty of a dead pig not fearing boiling water.

Wu Jiangchen didn't say anything either. Li One was too lazy to manage this kind of thing. He then shook his head and went down the city tower. Doing concrete things required a concrete attitude. As long as it didn't specifically target World City, he wouldn't proactively cause trouble for Li One.

Such a big Taixu Mountain Gate naturally had its share of violent tempers.

The fist wind was still raging, and then he saw Huang Sheri soar up, rolling his long robe to fix the wind waves: "What kind of thief is this! Old lady was just drinking wine, ah no, reading a book, you son of a bitch—"

"!" The man wearing heavy armor took off his helmet, revealing a face with eagle eyes and a swallow mustache. He cupped his hands towards the surroundings with a smile, and said loudly and carelessly, "Hello! Hello! You too! Huang girl hello! From now on, we'll be colleagues. Let's all say hello!"

"Who the hell says hello like this—" Huang Sheri's eyes rolled. She sized up this person, "Zhong Li Yan? Why are you here? And you're talking about colleagues, colleagues? Is Dou Zhao not dead?"

Zhong Li Yan was originally still in the mood to say a few words. When he heard this, he immediately pulled out his heavy sword and roared like a lion, "Where are the people? Where are the other pavilion members? Don't just eat dry rice, come out and work! Quick, quick, quick, hold a Taixu meeting, I want to enter the pavilion!"

"This pavilion has a lot to say about your work attitude!"

He raised his sword while taking out a silk book, "The Great Chu state book is here, the Great Chu emperor's personal handwriting, the Great Chu empire's order seal! Quick, gather everyone and give me passage!"