PFC Chapter 381 The Road Without a Path
Chapter 381 The Road Without a Path
"Therefore, the damage inflicted on you by the primordial power surpasses everything else, and it is probably beyond the healing power of any medical technique or medicine in this world."
Pangu looked at Li Lan with deep concern.
According to the plan, he was supposed to work with Nuwa, Suirenshi, and others to build the Great Wall on the border with their own flesh and blood, so as to buy enough time for Li Lan to cultivate in the Void Realm.
However, at the last moment, seeing Li Lan so badly injured, he had no choice but to persevere.
The Heavenly Emperor's Dao rests on Li Lan. All the Ancestral Gods, Demon Gods, and Immortals are willing to sacrifice themselves and place all their hopes on Li Lan. If something really happens to him, it would be unacceptable!
"After I, Nuwa, Suiren, Yu the Great, and others were resurrected in the Void Realm, we all left behind our lineages on the Imperial Star. The Imperial Star also contains many rare and precious things. Now, we can only give it a try."
As soon as Yu spoke, he strode forward and, in the blink of an eye, entered the vast mountains and rivers of Mount Tai.
—The Earth today has long since experienced a full spiritual revival, and all the ancient secret realms have reappeared. As a result, the Earth has also regained its former grandeur as a magnificent star. The Taishan Secret Realm alone is millions of miles in size.
Zhu Wusi guarded Li Lan and waited there. In the secret realm ahead, the clouds and mist rose and fell wildly, and the morning glow changed in countless ways. It seemed that the Great Dao was roaring, and the cause and effect in the dark were about to be split open by Pangu's great axe.
Soon after, Pangu returned, his body imbued with countless divine energies, and in his hands he held an incomparably vibrant blood-red crystal.
"This is the crystal of Mount Tai. In ancient times, Yu the Great established the human way here, and this thing was born. Throughout history, countless emperors have performed the Fengshan ceremony, gathering the power of the world. It is a creation of the ultimate nature."
Pangu spoke, instructing Zhu Wusi to put Li Lan down and sit cross-legged. Then, Pangu sat behind Li Lan, channeling the power of the Ancestral God to slowly transfer the Taishan Crystal into Li Lan's body.
In an instant, golden light shone from Li Lan's body, and the blood-red crystals transformed into an extremely powerful sacred substance, which could be called the most holy origin in the world. The phantoms of ancient divine dynasties flashed, and countless human fortunes transformed into seven-colored clouds, surrounding Li Lan.
Under the urging of the Great God Pangu, Li Lan's long-stagnant flesh and blood body finally began to absorb these powers, and Li Lan was bathed in divine light.
Even Zhu Wusi, who was standing next to him, was extremely surprised. Even though he was an immortal king, he still felt that these substances were too amazing.
This is an item born from the ancient ancestral gods, and can be said to be the foundation of the entire imperial star. It is extremely difficult to find, both in heaven and on earth.
At the same time, he also became a little nervous. Could this item heal Li Lan's injury?
Time flies, and seven days have passed in the blink of an eye.
The crystals of Mount Tai were all used up, and the surrounding colorful auspicious clouds disappeared. Birds sang peacefully in the mountains of Mount Tai, and morning mist rose. On the giant rock, the great god Pangu slowly opened his eyes.
Li Lan also woke up, let out a soft breath, and then stood up.
"Master!"
Zhu Wusi was immediately excited and said, "You've recovered?"
But Li Lan shook his head and gave a bitter smile.
That terrifying primordial power remains unchanged.
The rare treasure, the Crystal of Mount Tai, personally brought to him by the great god Pangu, was like adding some lubricant to a rusty machine, merely giving this machine, which was on the verge of destruction, a barely functional ability to move.
His internal organs, dantian, bone marrow, and other organs were still in a state of complete necrosis.
"Primordial matter transcends everything; all the treasures of the world are probably of no use to it."
The great god Pangu also spoke solemnly, saying, "However, by giving our all, we should be able to improve your health. Let's go!"
He did not give up, and continued to other places with Li Lan and Zhu Wusi.
They soon arrived at Mount Hua, one of the Five Sacred Mountains, renowned for its extreme steepness. Its main peak rises thousands of feet as if cleaved by an axe. Pangu led Li Lan to the highest peak, the West Peak. At the summit, they awaited the sunrise. As the first rays of sunlight appeared, he retrieved another artifact of creation from the realm between reality and illusion:
"The True Clouds of Mount Hua!"
The true rosy clouds of Mount Hua are a natural wonder, a veritable source of spiritual energy. Throughout history, Mount Hua has been home to two great secret realms, the Greater and Lesser Upper Realms, where countless hermits from various dynasties have secluded themselves to absorb the essence of the true rosy clouds.
Pangu refined all the true summer energy into Li Lan's body, which indeed improved Li Lan's complexion, and the congealed blood slowly began to flow again.
However, it still failed to improve the fundamental situation.
Immediately afterwards, he took Li Lan to sacred places such as Tianzhu Mountain, Taihang Mountain, and Kunlun Mountain.
Mount Tianzhu is where the divine power left behind by Emperor Zhuanxu and Emperor Gonggong remains.
The Taihang Mountains were the ancient site where dragons hid, and it was here that Pangu extracted dragon blood.
Kunlun Mountain, the ancestral home of cultivation in the world, was opened by Pangu into a treasure land, filled with countless precious medicines and exotic flowers. The essence of all the petals flowed into Li Lan's body like rivers. When everything ended, all the flowers withered and the ground was desolate.
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The yellow earth left behind when Nuwa molded humans from clay.
When Suirenshi invented fire by drilling wood, he left behind that ancestral wood.
The banks of the Ji River where the Yellow Emperor once lived
The essence of hundreds of herbs that Shennong once tasted...
Two years have passed in the blink of an eye.
The great god Pangu led Li Lan up mountains and down to the sea, practically searching the heavens and the underworld, to retrieve all the rare treasures from the Emperor Star.
From the primordial essence left behind by the ancestral gods, to the essence refined by the immortals, from the supreme treasures naturally derived from the creation of heaven and earth, to the devil's grass nurtured in the Nine Netherworlds and Yellow Springs...
Not only on the Emperor Star, but also in the vast universe, Pangu refined the corpses of great stars in the desolate borderlands for Li Lan to consume, and he also extracted the essence of the sun, a star at its zenith...
I've tried them all.
Now, Li Lan looks almost exactly like a normal person. His eyes have lost their lifelessness, his skin is rosy and shiny, and he moves freely and lightly, no longer needing Zhu Wusi to carry him every step of the way.
However, the Great God Pangu grew increasingly somber, and Zhu Wusi's face was filled with grief and despair!
Because, despite exhausting all the treasures of the entire Void Heaven Realm, Li Lan's internal injuries remained, and his dantian, internal organs, and other organs showed no improvement whatsoever.
All divine essences, etc., are merely treating the symptoms, not the root cause.
But everything in this world has been exhausted, so what else can be done?
Pangu remained silent, seemingly deep in thought. He gazed at the mountains and rivers of the Imperial Star, caught in a state of hesitation.
"We can't waste any more."
Li Lan seemed to have seen through Pangu's thoughts. He spoke softly, saying, "The Crystal of Mount Tai, the True Clouds of Mount Hua, and other such items are the foundation of the Void Heaven Realm. The fact that they were wasted by a cripple like Li Lan has already made Li Lan uneasy."
"If I were to refine the entire Imperial Star, what difference would I have between myself and the immortal families and eternal royal families of the Eternal True Realm? What difference would I have between myself and demons?"
He had already given Pangu all the relics left behind by the ancestral gods such as Nuwa, Suiren, and Huangdi, but he had not yet used the relics that belonged to Pangu himself.
And what Pangu left behind is this world!
He created heaven and earth, his bones became mountains, his essence became wind, and his blood became rivers...
Li Lan could not accept the destruction of the Imperial Star, which is Earth.
Moreover, even if he were to actually refine it, it would probably not be able to heal his injuries.
He silently accepted Pangu's kindness, firstly because he didn't want to disappoint the gods and worry Pangu, and secondly because he himself was unwilling to give up and wanted to see if there was any chance of a turnaround.
But now that we've reached a dead end, there's really no need for it anymore.
"Fine."
In the end, the Great God Pangu sighed and gave up. Just as Li Lan said, if he really refined the entire Imperial Star to save Li Lan, then what difference would he and Li Lan make from those selfish demons?
"There is only one solution at present."
He turned to look at Li Lan and said, "The power of the primordial can perhaps only be resolved by primordial matter."
"You must go to the Eternal Realm, find an opportunity to go on that path, and seek out the corresponding substances to improve yourself and heal your Dao wounds."
"Otherwise, even if you are not in immediate danger, you will never make any progress in your life."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Wusi immediately said, "But now my master's cultivation is completely unusable, making it impossible for him to travel even a step to the Eternal True Realm..."
Pangu said, "That's why it's so difficult."
"Even a nine-out-of-ten chance of death!"
Upon hearing this, Li Lan remained silent for a moment before saying, "Actually, there might be another way."
Upon hearing this, both Pangu and Zhu Wusi immediately looked at him.
"The Heavenly Emperor never embarked on the Path of Origin in his entire life, yet he was able to resist the power of Origin. Why is that?"
Li Lan spoke softly.
For the past two years, he has been thinking about how to find a solution.
When Dongya unleashed the Heavenly Will to slay Li Lan, the Heavenly Will's strike overcame all obstacles, even Pangu could not stop it, but the Heavenly Emperor's phantom did manage to hinder it, thus giving Li Lan a chance to survive.
How did the Heavenly Emperor manage to do that?
"I suspect that the Heavenly Emperor must have comprehended some unknown method. In other words, if the forbidden path is pushed to its extreme depths, there may be hope of rivaling the power of the primordial."
Li Lan spoke.
"You said that although you, along with the ancestral gods such as Nuwa and Suirenshi, had defeated the ancient demons, you did not truly kill them. They all fled back to the primordial path."
He looked at Pangu: "In other words, those demons may have originally possessed a certain amount of primordial power, which is why they were able to escape from your grasp, but the Heavenly Emperor killed them... Therefore, when the Heavenly Emperor annihilated the demons, he already possessed the power to counter the primordial."
"If we can find out what's special about the Heavenly Emperor, maybe we can find a way."
Upon hearing this, Pangu's expression turned solemn. After thinking for a long time, he nodded, his eyes filled with relief, and said, "It is no accident that you were able to inherit everything from the Heavenly Emperor."
"Now it seems that this primordial power falling on you might not be such a bad thing... However, the Heavenly Emperor's realm was already extremely high back then, and even if you comprehend the methods within it now, I'm afraid you will still find it difficult to save yourself."
The Heavenly Emperor was already the Supreme Ancestor God, while Li Lan was merely a divine fire before, and now he has no power left at all.
Even if Li Lan comprehends the essence of it, he might not be able to truly confront the power of the Primordial Chaos like the Heavenly Emperor.
Just like before, although Li Lan had comprehended many supreme Dao principles, his realm was not high enough, so he would not truly possess supreme combat power. Without the help of divine weapons, he would not even be able to defeat immortals.
Sometimes, when your abilities can't keep up with your understanding, all you can do is feel helpless!
"When the road leads to the mountain, whether you climb over mountains or move mountains like the Foolish Old Man did, you will always find a way to get there."
Li Lan said calmly.
Breaking the primordial power will inevitably be fraught with difficulties, but he shows no fear.
Upon hearing this, the great god Pangu nodded with satisfaction and said:
"Very well, Pingding has been plagued by chaos for ages, how could it possibly be smooth sailing? From now on, you'll have to rely on yourself."
His eyes were full of regret as he said, "If one day you can sweep away all the evil demons and return, and then pour a pot of turbid wine before the Great Wall at the border, we will die without regret."
Upon hearing this, Li Lan realized something and hurriedly looked up, only to see that Pangu's body had already begun to dissipate.