ATPnovel Chapter 126 Immortal Seed
Chapter 126 Immortal Seed
Yang Silang was not in a hurry at this moment; he laid out the wine and meat.
"Grandma, let's fill our stomachs first."
"Also, while you're enjoying your meal, I'll tell you about some interesting things that have happened these past few days."
Grandma Tianjing nodded.
"Alright."
"I'm all alone in the tower, and I'm incredibly bored every day."
"Confucius and Mencius would chat about trivial things every day, some of which I found to be boastful."
"I'm tired of hearing them whisper secrets to themselves."
"Tell me about any interesting things happening outside."
Yang Silang, however, became curious and asked another question.
"What secrets could Confucius and Mencius possibly have that they couldn't reveal to others?"
Grandma Tianjing looked disdainful.
"What else could it be?"
"It's nothing more than the Confucius family raising a son for the Meng family for twenty years."
"The man surnamed Kong is unaware of this, yet he boasts about it to the man surnamed Meng every day."
"Grandma, I wanted to give him a word or two of advice, but they all thought I was long dead. If I showed up, I was afraid I would never hear the two of them chatting again, so I could only hold back."
Yang Silang was shocked and could only shake his head, "Brother Meng, you're wrong about that."
You should have just been the child's godfather, but you actually became the biological father.
He sighed a few times, then began to tell his grandmother about the incident involving the real and fake fairies a few days earlier.
The story begins with the ascent of the mountain, then recounts the prestige and pomp of the four great families: Huang, Bai, Zhu, and Wu. It also describes the ruthlessness of each family's eldest son, Huang Shouren, the vigor and vitality of Pei Shiliang, and the innate Taoist talent of Wu Shuying.
It also describes the disarray of those rejected outside the flower gate, the shock of the fake fairy's appearance, the wonder of the paper talisman man, and the mystique of the storage bag.
The Nine-Lives Celestial Maiden, Mo Xinlian, used her Iron Zither Illusion to envelop over a hundred people, demonstrating astonishing magical power.
Of course, in the end, the true fairy Bai Qingmei appeared, and the whole thing turned into a farce. In the end, only Huang Shifu was injured—strictly speaking, the head of the Huang family's great martial arts master servants who had his head chopped off was the real victim.
After all, in the whole farce, Bai Qingmei lost face because her magic weapon was damaged; Huang Shouren and other scions of noble families lost face; Huang Shifu lost his dignity and an arm; several people lost their silver, house deeds and embroidered handkerchiefs; only this old servant really lost his life.
Grandma Tianjing ate meat while drinking his story, and sure enough, the food tasted especially delicious today.
"Nine-Lives Celestial Maiden Ink Lotus?"
"When I was a child, I was taken to the Star-Picking Tower. I heard from the Taoist priests in the tower that there was a powerful demon named Nine-Lives Celestial Cat, also known as Mo Xinlian."
Why did the Nine-Lives Cat become the Nine-Lives Goddess?
Yang Silang was startled upon hearing this.
"Grandma, something's not right, is it?"
"The person I saw was a young woman. When she used her magic, there was not a trace of demonic energy. She should not be a demon, but a human."
"Besides, you've lived for three hundred years. That powerful demon from back then should be old and dead by now, right?"
"The names just happen to be the same."
Grandma Tianjing shook her head in denial.
"You don't understand."
"I happened to have read books on this topic at the Star-Picking Tower."
"Of course it was written by the strongmen of your Shun Kingdom, so I can't guarantee its authenticity."
The demon race can take form and is divided into two paths: ancient and new.
The Ancient Demon Sect was popular during the period when the demon race was at its peak.
These ancient demons are mostly of noble lineage and have profound backgrounds. They are born with good origins. It is said that in ancient times, before the rise of the human race, they were merely food for the demon race. At that time, the demon race naturally did not transform into human form and were proud of their original appearance.
The new demon faction emerged after years of war between humans and demons, both of which suffered heavy losses. Many ancient bloodlines among the demons have been severed, and many demons have interbred, resulting in impure bloodlines. Humans, on the other hand, rose to power in ancient times and dominated the continent in the medieval period.
The demon race also admires strength, and in order to facilitate communication with the human race, they began to transform into human form, but it was just transformation.
It is unknown which powerful demon was nearing the end of its lifespan, so it simply abandoned its demonic body and reincarnated. It was discovered that he could cultivate human techniques and had no demonic aura. If he could preserve and refine his former demonic body, the two combined would be even more terrifying.
This can be considered learning from others' strengths to gain the upper hand.
In the middle, the demon race created a transformation technique to modify their physical form, but in reality, their true form was still that of a demon. The so-called human form was real, not an illusion, but merely their second form. They often practiced both human and demon techniques, and even their human form could grant them demonic powers.
However, this human-demon duality gives its human form some of the physical characteristics of a demon, making it easy to tell that it is different from a true human.
"So, the Mo Xinlian you met is very likely the powerful cat demon from three hundred years ago. However, she should have been reincarnated, so calling her the Nine-Lives Celestial Maiden wouldn't be a problem!" Granny Tianjing speculated.
"After all, she is a woman inside and out now, and if she has children in the future, they will definitely be of human blood."
Yang Silang was a little confused. How did the conversation suddenly turn into having children?
He blurted it out.
"Grandma, is it possible for demons to do this?"
"Giving up being a demon to become a human?"
"Isn't this treason?"
Good books are never stopped being updated, waiting for you to appreciate them.
Why does that question sound so strange?
Why are you worrying about the demon race?
Grandma Tianjing scoffed at his idea.
"In your view, the demon race and the human race are clearly distinct; a demon cannot become a human, and a human cannot become a demon!"
"But in the eyes of truly strong individuals, they may not be concerned with racial distinctions."
Yang Silang shook his head, indicating that he did not understand.
Grandma Tianjing said quietly.
"Grandma lives a simple life and doesn't think about these complicated issues."
"However, I have indeed heard the two Taoist priests debate this matter."
"If a being can live for hundreds or thousands of years and possess powerful supernatural abilities, would it consider its ordinary, short-lived kin as its own?"
Yang Silang thought about it seriously.
"Huang Shouren viewed servants as lackeys and his own clansmen as slaves, holding them in his hands of life and death. It seems that in his eyes, only the twenty or so people on the platform were his kind."
"The rest are just talking consumables!"
Grandma Tianjing clapped her hands.
"That's right!"
"Whether human or demon, powerful individuals who live long and possess great supernatural abilities are called immortal beings."
"As for ordinary people who cannot cultivate, and lowly demons, they will turn to dust in less than a hundred years; even martial arts experts and powerful demons will only live for two or three hundred years, which is also a short life."
"In the eyes of the long-lived species, these are merely short-lived species, and may not necessarily be regarded as members of the same race."
"For them, being human or demon is just a matter of changing their body; as long as they can live long and become powerful, that's all that matters."
"How can this be considered betrayal of one's race?"
Yang Silang frowned and pondered for a moment.
"Grandma, that sounds like a fallacy!"
Grandma Tianjing clapped her hands and laughed.
"Regardless of whether it's crooked or not, just tell me if it makes sense or not?"
"I am a demon, yet I imparted Taoist magic to you and received a salary from the Great Shun Dynasty for hundreds of years. Except for the last few decades when I became lax, I have always been diligent and conscientious, never failing to live up to my salary."
"How can someone like me be considered a transgender person?"
"I've heard that there are also demon kingdoms on the continent, where many humans also live; human dynasties forbid the cultivation of Taoist arts, but demon kingdoms allow their human subjects to cultivate."
"Wouldn't it be an exaggeration to call those people demons?"
Yang Silang was speechless; the term "transvestite" wasn't used like that.
Grandma Tianjing, you call yourself a transvestite, how am I supposed to look at you the same way now?
"It's all about survival, why overcomplicate things?" Granny Tianjing sighed. "If I hadn't been tamed back then, who would have taught you the Daoist arts?"
"Kid, you're overthinking it!"
Yang Silang felt an itch in his head, as if a brain was about to grow.
"Grandma, how about we stop talking about long-lived and short-lived races and get back to the Daoist arts?"
How do Taoist methods enable humans and demons to be reborn? Why is it said that cultivating the Tao can allow one to live several lifetimes?
Grandma Tianjing blinked.
"Alright, let Grandma tell you."
"After the four realms of Out-of-Body, Wandering Soul, Possession, and Object Manipulation, comes the Realm of Detachment from the Corpse and the Realm of a True Person."
"Cultivators at the Object Manipulation Realm can control flying needles and swords to kill people. Their spiritual power is strong enough to manipulate objects, but without external magical artifacts, they are still not strong enough."
"When a Daoist cultivator reaches the 'Transcendental Realm,' their soul can manifest as a physical form. Pure Yin generates Yang; for example, they can condense into a human body, perform a set of Five Elements Fist, and even simulate the circulation of true Qi, unleashing a burst of true Qi force."
"In combat, one can truly kill others using only the power of their soul, striking with every punch!"
"If a Taoist's physical body is damaged, he can still live to a normal lifespan by using magical artifacts. He can eat meat, drink alcohol, and even find women, just like an ordinary person. The only problem is that he lacks innate essence and cannot have children."
"For such powerful beings, the mortal body is like a piece of clothing; it's best to wear it, but it's also acceptable to take it off. Hence the name 'Body Transformation Realm'."
"The True Person Realm is equivalent to the Martial Saint Realm of a martial artist. To break through this realm, one needs to ascend into the sky with one's divine soul to undergo the tribulation of lightning, absorb the innate yang, and unite yin and yang. From then on, one will have great power and supernatural abilities. More importantly, when one's lifespan is about to end, one can be reborn and live another life."
"Don't ask about the realms beyond the True Person Realm. Even I don't know. The knowledge mentioned above is just pieced together from snippets of information I've gathered from others, so there might be errors. Don't believe everything you hear."
Yang Silang was greatly surprised when he heard about reincarnation.
"Wouldn't that mean a real person could live forever?"
"Those emperors and heads of great families, wouldn't they live for thousands of generations?"
Grandma Tianjing smiled and shook her head.
I've heard someone mention this before.
"Heaven will not allow this to happen, and there are strict conditions and limits on the number of times a true person can be reborn."
"But living for several hundred more years should be no problem."
"Child, now do you understand why people all want to cultivate the Tao?"
Yang Silang nodded vigorously. For a strong person, who wouldn't want to live longer and have more time to improve their cultivation level?
Even the weak, who would complain about having too long a life?
The two chatted for a few more minutes.
Seeing that it was getting late, Yang Silang said seriously.
"Grandma, please teach me the art of spirit travel!"
"Only one incense stick remains from the seven sticks, I want to give it a try..."
Grandma Tianjing nodded.
"My child, since you insist on fixing it, I won't stop you, but you must remember to be careful."
"Remember this: wandering spirits face many natural enemies. One wrong move and you'll be harmed, or worse, completely vanish—then you'll truly die!"
"Wandering souls are extremely far removed from their physical bodies, and their primary function in the outside world is to hide from natural enemies. This technique is called the Soul Escape Technique!"
"It's a technique specifically designed for wandering souls to travel and escape. As for returning to your body, it's not difficult. As long as your body is well-hidden, neither dead nor decaying, and the guardian lamp remains lit, you can find your way back!"