Cultivation: Being Immortal-Chapter 414:

Qing State, Green Emperor Tomb

At that moment, Shenmu Ancestor felt a sense of despair. He looked back and fortunately, there was only Yang Luo there. If anyone else was present, he would have immediately self-destructed and sealed the gate of the Shenmu Sect upon his return, refusing to see anyone.

"Mumu, why aren’t you saying anything?"

"Mumu, why did you become like this? Even as a substitute, you shouldn’t be beaten so badly."

The Green Emperor seemed very concerned about Shenmu Ancestor, making Shenmu Ancestor even more embarrassed. He quickly said. Green Emperor, the person you are looking for has appeared.

"I saw it. You should change back to a female form. It looks too strange this way."

The Green Emperor nodded and then looked at Yang Luo.

"I never expected that you, Shenmu Ancestor, are a woman."

"Nonsense! Humans have men and women, demons have male and female, but I am a tree demon. Have you ever seen trees with distinctions? I can transform into anything I want!"

Shenmu Ancestor became very angry. Do you have any common sense? He is a tree demon. Do you understand what a tree demon is? Tree demons don’t have gender distinctions.

Yang Luo smiled and stopped talking. Instead, she looked directly at the Green Emperor. The Green Emperor’s eyes were very deep, as if he could see through everything in the world. Yang Luo was not afraid of this gaze and calmly stared back at him.

"You don’t seem to be from this realm."

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"Yes."

"Which realm do you come from?"

"I cannot say."

"Okay, I won’t ask anymore."

The Green Emperor nodded, respecting Yang Luo’s privacy, saying no more.

"Mumu, is she really the person I’ve been waiting for?"

"According to your requirements, she is. Yang Luo is over a thousand years old, has high levels of cultivation in Tao Achieving, is skilled in various disciplines such as Pill, Talisman, Item, and Formation, extremely intelligent, ruthlessly calm, and nothing can disturb her state of mind."

The Shenmu Ancestor said, having lived for many years, he had seen many gifted individuals like Yang Luo, but they always had some flaws. Only Yang Luo, he felt, was the most suitable candidate for the Green Emperor.

"Yang Luo, if you have any questions, feel free to ask first."

"I want to know why in this world, the Great Way is absent, and there is a lack of Heavenly principles."

"It seems you already know."

"Did the Green Emperor leave many contingencies for this?"

"Yes, is there anything else you want to ask? If not, I’ll go ahead."

"No, Green Emperor, please continue."

Yang Luo nodded. She didn’t lack in skills or resources, so she didn’t have any questions. Even if the Green Emperor had something, it would belong to her too.

"Alright, since you asked about this, let’s start from here. In this world, there is no grand path, and the heavens have shortcomings. No living being can reach the stage of transcending mortal life to become immortal."

"None at all?"

"Have you found anyone who became immortal in the cultivation world history?"

"No."

Yang Luo nodded. She had almost read all the ancient texts, and indeed no one had ever become immortal. It was something that puzzled her.

"However, the demon clan actually had the chance to accomplish this, but we interrupted them."

"Us?"

"Yes, me and Thunder Emperor."

"Please tell me more."

"In ancient times, the human race in this world was very weak, while the demon race was extremely powerful. The experts of the demon race discovered a problem with the natural order and found a way to fix it by sacrificing themselves to restore the balance. However, if the demon race succeeded in this, the natural order would be influenced or corrupted by them, leading to the downfall of the human race.

Therefore, Thunder Emperor defeated and killed the leader of the demon race who was trying to restore the natural balance. By my time, both humans and demons had the opportunity to restore the balance, as another leader of the demon race was willing to work with the human experts to do so. This way, both races could compete fairly. However…"

"However, the humans refused, as they had no leader willing to cooperate."

"Yes, the humans rejected the offer, which led to a war. This is when I rose to power. Unaware of this, I fought against the demon race and eventually defeated them."

"Why didn’t you help restore the natural balance?"

"Firstly, I was incapable of doing so after fighting the demon race for centuries and sustaining serious injuries that prevented me from advancing. Secondly, I lacked the cruelty needed to fulfill such a task."

"Not fierce enough, how much fiercer?"

"World destruction."

"World destruction?"

"Yes, world destruction. The way of the heavens is to make up for deficiencies. To repair the shortcomings of the heavens, one must use the skills of Disaster Crossing Period experts to fill in the gaps with their own ways. But that’s not enough. We need to wipe out the world, destroying all living beings, humans, demons, plants, all extinct. Only then will the heavens fall into slumber.

When the heavens awaken again, life will begin anew. The people or demons of that era can truly become immortals."

The Green Emperor spoke slowly, while the Shenmu Ancestor beside him was extremely shocked, as he knew nothing about this matter.

"I received help from many people when I was young, fought side by side with countless close friends when I was young, and had numerous juniors who respected me in my old age. How can I harm them? That’s why I’m not fierce enough, I can’t do it."

"It’s not about being fierce or not, it’s about whether it’s worth it or not. Asking me to sacrifice myself to give others the chance to become immortal, I’m sorry, I can’t do it."

Yang Luo shook her head. Is this a question of being fierce or not? This is about being saintly or not, alright?

She couldn’t do such a thing anyway, becoming a fairy by killing others is not something she would even consider, totally agree.

"Yeah, most people can’t do it. Without a truly compassionate heart, how could they achieve it?"

"It’s not about compassion. The Green Emperor can also be seen as a matter of worthiness. Those people outside, they are not worth me making such sacrifices. I believe there is beauty between people, but what I see more is the ugly and evil side of people."

"This matter cannot be forced. If you are unwilling, I cannot make you do it. But I hope you can pass on this secret, and when someone with a truly benevolent heart appears, tell them this secret."

"Of course, no problem. Whoever is willing to be the sage, let them do it well."

"Thank you very much then."

"No need to thank me, now we should talk about something else."

"What’s that?"

"For example, remove the barrier, restore our power, and let us out."

"This formation can’t be removed. If you want to leave, you can go from behind my coffin. There is a small teleportation array there that you can use to escape."

"Is it that the formation can’t be removed, or that you can’t do it?"

"What?"

"If I’m not mistaken, you are the Green Emperor, or maybe not the Green Emperor. This restrictive formation is set up to trap you, right?"

"You…"

"I’m sorry, even though the restrictive formation restricts my cultivation, my Sky Eye can still see clearly what you are. You are not the true Green Emperor, but rather the Green Emperor’s Heart Demon."

Yang Luo smiled as she looked at the Green Emperor in front of her. Although her Sky Eye was limited and unable to attack, its basic function was still intact. The Green Emperor in front of her was not real, but rather a manifestation of the Green Emperor’s Heart Demon.

"I don’t understand what you’re saying."

"It’s okay if you don’t understand. Let me explain. Almost everything you said earlier is true, except for when you claimed you weren’t ruthless enough. The Green Emperor was born in chaotic times, a lifetime of warfare and countless killings. Do you think I believe you when you say you aren’t ruthless enough?"

Yang Luo sneered and said. People who crawl out of a pile of dead bodies and aren’t ruthless enough, she doesn’t believe it at all. To them, other people’s lives are worth less than a pile of numbers.

"Yang Luo, you’re talking nonsense. Green Emperor is not that kind of person. He truly cares for the world."

"Shenmu Ancestor, the demon clan lacks intelligence. After living for so many years, don’t you have a brain? Look at the layout of the Green Emperor Tomb. Is this a normal tomb? This is a top-level trap, meant to trap someone."

"It’s impossible. Things can’t be like this."

I actually want to believe that Green Emperor is a good person, but everyone has good and evil thoughts. Everyone has emotions and desires. I don’t believe Green Emperor can resist the temptation of immortality.

In addition, the final step of Tao Achieving requires complete understanding of the mind, integrating good and evil, reaching a state of no good and evil. Only then can one achieve harmony with the Great Dao and advance to the Disaster Crossing Period.

In my world, many Tao Achieving practitioners cannot do this, so they use a trick, which is to strip away the evil thoughts, also known as Heart Demon, allowing the Heart Demon to run wild. This is also a way to deal with the Heart Demon, until…

Yang Luo stared at Green Emperor, speaking every word slowly. While Green Emperor had yet to respond, Shenmu Ancestor felt like thunder had struck him, as if his whole worldview had been overturned.