strictlysupreme Chapter 1048: Gruish Immortal Skill
Chapter 1048: Gruish Immortal Skill
Chapter 1048: Gruish Immortal Skill
Atop the black lake were the white-robed immortal adepts, seated cross-legged as they pursued enlightenment. None moved, and none reacted at all to Xu Qing’s arrival. The white Immortal Skills Hall was just as still and silent.
Xu Qing hefted his Imperial Sovereign command medallion as he hovered in midair for about three breaths of time. Then, his face completely calm, he said, “Before being summoned to meet Grand Emperor Devilbird, my Imperial Sovereign emphasized to me that, since he sadly couldn’t come in person, I should represent him to visit the Immortal Skills Hall. My task is to commit to memory everything that I can study, so that I can explain the details to him later.
“If the Immortal Skills Hall doesn’t mind, then I, Sir Blood Dust, will seek enlightenment on my own. As for the Imperial Sovereign, he will come back at a later date.”
Having said that, Xu Qing kept his gaze fixed on the Immortal Skills Hall. He knew that he couldn’t just casually barge into a place like this. If calling on the name of Lu Lingzi didn’t get him inside, then he would have to think of some other strategy to gain entrance. After all, him coming here was a clear case of taking action when borrowing a tiger’s skin.
What was more, Lu Lingzi had made his reasons for coming very clear at the seventh Imperial Sovereign mountain. It was that event, plus the fact that Lu Lingzi had seized the initiative, which resulted in him being summoned by the Grand Emperor. As a result, all of the top experts among the western Devilbirds had a fairly good understanding of this new Imperial Sovereign.
Therefore, it was no surprise that, after a long moment passed... the main entrance of the Immortal Skills Hall slowly opened. A young man and woman walked out, both of them clad in long, white robes. In the lead was the man, who was quite handsome. He was followed by the woman, who was very beautiful. The moment they appeared, the immortal adepts all opened their eyes and bowed their heads respectfully.
Xu Qing looked at them.
The young man looked up at Xu Qing.
“Normally speaking, no one may seek enlightenment of immortal skills other than immortal adepts. But since you’re here on the orders of an Imperial Sovereign, we will give you a special, one-time authorization. That said, anyone who seeks to learn immortal skills must first experience five deadly tribulations. You might live through them, or you might die.
“Pick a spot anywhere on Immortal Cleaving Lake, sink down beneath the water, and wait for the five tribulations. That will be your chance to study the immortal skill.”
The young man stopped speaking and stared coldly at Xu Qing.
Xu Qing’s eyes narrowed as he looked down at Immortal Cleaving Lake.
“What’s wrong,” the young man asked coolly. “Scared?”
Xu Qing studied his surroundings. Then, a moment later, he shot down to the lake, settled onto the surface, then sank beneath the water.
When he was gone, the surrounding immortal adepts exchanged glances. Some of them shook their heads. Some of them sneered.
“This Sir Blood Dust must be feeling suicidal.”
“It’s impossible to say how many people have been buried at the bottom of the lake after failing to pass the five tribulations. Even if he somehow manages to stay alive, he won’t succeed at the task.”
With that, everyone looked away and paid no further heed to what was happening. Although Sir Blood Dust had become very famous lately, the people here were more concerned with gaining enlightenment of their immortal skill.
As for the young man who had come out of the Immortal Skills Hall, he continued to sneer. In contrast, the young woman seemed apprehensive.
“Elder Brother, our Master went wandering and hasn’t returned. And that new Imperial Sovereign from the eastern Devilbirds has really taken the spotlight lately. What’s more, this Sir Blood Dust is an extraordinary individual who made a name for himself in the last half a month. Someone like that, with a background like he has, should really just be allowed to study our immortal skill. Is there really a need to make him go through such a dangerous trial? [1]
“Immortal Cleaving Lake contains the Five Dogs Heavenly World. People who go in there rarely come out alive, and even if they do, they don’t ever succeed at gaining enlightenment. After all... gaining enlightenment of Five Dogs Cleave Immortals requires a special ceremony.” She sighed.
Keeping his guard up, he looked around. Yet no matter how he studied his surroundings, he couldn’t find anything out of the ordinary. After confirming that there was nothing blocking his path, he frowned and then kept moving. After taking only three steps, his expression darkened.
No. Six Thieves Deceive Life creates threads of the seven emotions and six sensory pleasures. I can’t be experiencing this sensation for no reason. So what’s the problem here...?
His frown deepened, and he put more thought into the situation. However, nothing occurred to him. Unfortunately, the uneasy sensation wouldn’t go away. Instead of continuing on his way, he stayed put and thought back to everything he had done up to this point.
That was when he realized that the strange reaction from the threads of the seven emotions and six sensory pleasures actually came when he thought about the information his Eldest Brother had given him.
He immediately thought back to those same things. A moment later, his gaze sharpened.
There’s something wrong with those memories of mine....
There was something strange about them, yet he couldn’t put his finger on exactly what it was. Therefore, it was without any hesitation that he opened the eye of Hellfei! That eye could penetrate illusory obstacles!
The moment he opened the eye, he realized what was going on. In his memories, Yue Dong had a Junior Sister. But the real Yue Dong didn’t have a Junior Sister![2]
Lan Yao wasn’t actually Yue Dong’s Junior Sister!
However, that Junior Sister obscured Xu Qing’s sensations, merging with them and becoming part of his memories. In fact, she even pierced all of the memory images he had of Yue Dong. When he thought back to meeting Feng Lintao, Lan Yao, and Yue Dong for the first time, his memories contained a clear image of a fourth person. Yue Dong’s Junior Sister. Later, when he and his Eldest Brother captured Yue Dong, they also took her Junior Sister captive. However, because of the soulsearch, Yue Dong’s Junior Sister ended up dying.
That memory caused Xu Qing’s pupils to constrict. He was sure that this memory was real. And yet, Hellfei’s eye was telling him something else. It was telling him that the memory came from somewhere else!
In that case, who exactly put a memory of Yue Dong’s Junior Sister into me?
His expression became even more grim as he realized that, even though Hellfei’s eye was telling him that the memory was false, he actually couldn’t get rid of it. Eyes flashing coldly, he activated the godly authority of fate within him.
It turned into a carving knife that could pierce fate. And with that knife, he slashed at the memory of Yue Dong’s Junior Sister. A loud crunching sound rang out. The image of the Junior Sister shattered.
And yet, Xu Qing’s heart only continued to sink. And that was because, the moment the image of Yue Dong’s Junior Sister shattered, that memory became a withered white hair that connected to half of his other memories. It seemed to just spread through countless other memories. It was a very gruish sight and sensation.
It was like looking at a completed painting, only to look closer and find that a bunch of white hairs had been dropped into it. That was when one of the descriptions of Five Dogs Cleave Immortals echoed in his mind.
The inability to abandon things. That is called stinginess... the stingy dog cleaves to a place and loses treasure.
These white hairs were like a door being opened in a sealed secret chamber.
The door was circular. When it opened, white light spilled out. It was like a white eyeball.
The stingy dog... cleaves to a place!
1. The ‘wandering’ being done by the Master isn’t just random wandering. The specific word in Chinese is the word used to describe the type of wandering that monks would do for religious purposes. ☜
2. Erniu originally described the Five Dogs skill in chapter 1033. In that chapter, the wording is slightly different, and there is no mention of the Junior Sister. ☜