Chapter 119: Hibernation and False Death Immortal Method! Your mother is a human Xiao

Wu Wei Gate, Thirteen Zodiacs.

Si Snake, Bai Yujing.

"Thirteen Zodiacs..."

Zhang Fan's expression changed abruptly. He didn't expect that a dignified member of the Thirteen Zodiacs would be hidden in the Xuanmiao Temple. It was truly hiding in the city, and the most incredible thing was that the other party actually revealed their identity directly in front of him.

"For a Daoist, one breath is like a long-burning lamp; when the heart moves, the wind rises, and the flame is difficult to preserve."

Just at this moment, Yun Jianyue, or rather Bai Yujing, spoke.

"Zhang Fan, your breathing is chaotic."

As soon as the words fell, Zhang Fan aimed his peripheral vision at the door behind him, turned, and prepared to retreat.

Bang...

However, just as his thought arose, the old wooden door slammed shut, causing a violent sound.

In the dim room, only the oil lamp in Yun Jianyue's hand sizzled, emitting a dim yellow firelight.

"The reason why human thoughts are restless and emotions fluctuate is because they have not realized the impermanence of this world..."

"All phenomena are impermanent, everything is possible. Since you know this, why be restless?"

Yun Jianyue's mouth curled slightly, looking at Zhang Fan with interest.

"Didn't your father teach you!?"

Rumbling...

Suddenly, Zhang Fan took a step forward, hands forming the 【Heavenly Ding Seal】, concentrating his spirit and fixing his breath, clicking his teeth nine times, chanting words in his mouth, and his eyes suddenly burst with essence.

"Heavenly Peng, Heavenly Peng, Nine Origin Evil Child."

"Five Ding Regional Commissioner, Gao Diao Northern Old Man."

"Seven Conquests, Eight Spirits, Supreme Vast Fierce."

Chanting the true name in one word, the spell opens and ghosts and gods are startled. As soon as this method was opened, a fierce wind swirled around Zhang Fan. In the awe-inspiring change, it seemed as if two fangs were moving, the fierce power bullying the Grand Duke, and the mysterious method suppressing demons and evil.

"Northern Emperor Method, Heavenly Peng Mantra!?"

Yun Jianyue's mouth curled slightly. She stood still, the lamp in her hand shaking gently, and a wisp of green smoke curled around, actually like a chain, tightly entangling the phantom of the fangs born from the fierce wind. The power grew stronger and stronger, and in an instant, it shattered into powder.

"Has no one told you that the Dao is one foot high, and the demon is ten feet high?"

Hum...

The strong aftermath shook the ground, revealing cracks. The shattered wood chips, like blades, brushed past Zhang Fan's cheeks, and scarlet blood dripped onto the ground.

"Primordial Dao Mother, Zhou Tian Chen Emperor."

"Lord of the Stars, Venerable King of the Dipper Mansion."

"Central Heaven Brahma Qi, Nine Emperors Supreme Emperor."

Zhang Fan's figure had not yet stood firm, his hands formed the 【Dipper Pointing Seal】, chanting words in his mouth.

"Heavenly Mother Heart Mantra!?"

In an instant, a point of starlight fell into the mortal world, condensing this body to replace that body. Zhang Fan's clothes billowed violently, shining with flowing light, as if a great star was shining down. His divine power was extraordinary, every gesture had great power, and with one step, he was already in front of Yun Jianyue, a heavy punch wrapped in brilliant starlight striking at the latter's head.

"There is no sun here, where is the starlight?"

Yun Jianyue sighed, and the lamp fire in her hand suddenly extinguished. Immediately, even the starlight around Zhang Fan disappeared into the dark night.

Bang...

Following that, a loud explosion rang out, and a black shadow flew out, accompanied by the sound of blood splashing.

The next moment, the dim candle fire reignited, illuminating the dim room.

Zhang Fan stood up staggeringly, a shocking wound on his chest, scarlet blood constantly gushing from the torn flesh, and cracks appeared on the wall.

"Zhang Fan, compared to ten years ago, your cultivation hasn't grown, but your temper has grown quite a bit." Yun Jianyue laughed lightly.

"Ten years ago... have we met? That night, were you also under Long Hu Mountain?" Zhang Fan raised his brow and said coldly.

"Oh? It seems you remember quite a few things."

Yun Jianyue held the candle, her eyes brightening, as if with deep meaning: "It seems you are about to escape the tribulation."

"If you escape the tribulation, I'm afraid it will be very dangerous."

Under the candlelight, a grim cold light flashed in Yun Jianyue's beautiful eyes.

Zhang Fan's expression sank slightly, and he became vigilant immediately, not daring to be the least bit careless.

He was not fighting the Thirteen Zodiacs for the first time. Every one of these lunatics was unique, their means profound and unpredictable. Even though his cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds, facing them, he still felt a sense of powerlessness.

"Trapped in prison, do you think there is still a glimmer of life?"

Yun Jianyue smiled, her slightly playful gaze falling on the hideous wound on Zhang Fan's chest, watching the scarlet blood constantly dripping.

Hum...

Suddenly, the dripping blood just touched the ground and emitted a wisp of green smoke, and the old floor ignited wisps of fire, as if that blood contained a terrifying temperature.

"Hmm!?"

Just at this moment, the smile on Yun Jianyue's face faded slightly, and a look of solemnity surged in her eyes.

Rumbling...

At this moment, Zhang Fan's eyes gradually turned crimson, as if firelight was rising. If viewed with the Nascent Soul, his body was like a furnace, and the true yang within his four limbs and hundred skeletons surged like wild flames. Although not a single spark of fire appeared, the floor beneath his feet was already burning.

"The three-foot sword is formed in the dantian, exhaling and inhaling the essence within the fire."

The smile on Yun Jianyue's face finally disappeared completely, replaced by a look of solemnity.

"Pure Yang True Intent, Fire Dragon Cinnabar Sword!"

Rumbling...

Zhang Fan took a step forward, and the surrounding air seemed to become flammable and explosive, directly blowing the roof open. Fierce firelight shot into the sky, almost overturning half the room.

Such a terrifying commotion finally made Yun Jianyue take two steps back. The scorching firelight seemed to ignite the surrounding air. In the distorted smoke and dust, Zhang Fan's figure arrived, his eyes spraying spiritual energy, terrifying and not like a human.

"You are indeed an anomaly. Re-cultivating after entering the tribulation, you actually obtained the Pure Yang True Intent and refined the Fire Dragon Cinnabar Sword!?"

Yun Jianyue could see that Zhang Fan's method only obtained its intent and had not yet completely taken shape. However, just the initial exposure of its edge was already extraordinary. If truly mastered, it would surely have thirty percent of the fierce power of that year.

Rumbling...

Zhang Fan sprayed fire energy from his mouth, and the surrounding air was distorting and deforming. The large room was instantly swallowed by the scorching true fire and began to spread to the entire building.

The wooden small building was ignited in the blink of an eye.

"Truly not bad."

Yun Jianyue held the candle and sighed lightly.

The sigh was lonely and deep, falling softly, echoing in the dim and empty room.

The room was still that room...

No scorching fire, no mess on the floor, no dripping blood, and even Zhang Fan was still standing there, completely unharmed.

He caught a glimpse of the wooden door behind him just closing, and the deafening sound still echoed in his ears.

Zhang Fan was somewhat dazed, subconsciously looking up, only to see the candle in Yun Jianyue's hand shining brightly, the flame clearly separated, mysterious and profound.

"Just now..." Zhang Fan frowned, only feeling his brain was blank. That kind of empty powerlessness was like waking up from a dream. Many thoughts jumped around, but he couldn't grasp them or touch them.

"In the dream, there are clearly six paths, after waking up, empty and without a great thousand..."

Yun Jianyue placed the lamp in her hand on the table and murmured softly.

"Was that your Daoist method just now? False as a dream?" Zhang Fan's expression was somewhat dazed.

Thirteen Zodiacs, each has unique means.

The Rooster specializes in star dipper arts, the Horse masters the myriad object talisman way, the Pig bears the burden of gluttony and patching leaks...

Si Snake Bai Yujing naturally has her own method of becoming an immortal.

"Worldly affairs are a great dream, borrowing the false to cultivate the true in the dream." Yun Jianyue's slender fingers moved gently, shaking the candle fire.

"Zhang Fan, you think that was a dream just now, but how do you know that the present isn't a dream?" Yun Jianyue laughed lightly. "Or rather, since that night ten years ago, you have always been in a dream and haven't woken up yet."

"Are you disturbing my Dao heart?" Zhang Fan frowned tightly, his heart guarded to the extreme.

"Do you know what is sealed in the Dharma jar sent by the Jiangnan Province Dao Alliance?"

Just at this moment, Yun Jianyue changed the subject and asked suddenly.

"How would I know?" Zhang Fan's expression was strange, not knowing why the other party asked this.

"Let me tell you a story."

Yun Jianyue's gaze slowly withdrew from Zhang Fan and looked at the flickering candle fire beside her.

"What exactly do you want to do?" Zhang Fan asked, extremely vigilant.

"I once became a vegetable due to an accident and lay in the hospital for treatment until I was twenty..."

Yun Jianyue ignored Zhang Fan's reaction and spoke to herself.

A past accident had left her lying in bed for three full years, and she only woke up when she was twenty.

At that time, the young Yun Jianyue discovered that where she was located was a private hospital, situated deep in the mountains, housing all comatose patients like her.

Among these patients, she was considered relatively young, and also the luckiest, waking up after only three years of effort.

"At that time, there were no relatives by my side, only medical staff taking care of me... they said my family had gone abroad and would come to pick me up soon." A look of reminiscence appeared in Yun Jianyue's eyes.

The medical conditions of that hospital were very good, from which it could be seen that her family background was not bad.

"After I woke up, I just did some rehabilitation training in the hospital..." Yun Jianyue continued.

At that time, most of the people in the hospital were vegetable patients like her, and only a few who woke up did rehabilitation training with her every day.

"Among them... there was an old grandfather who was the strangest. He only had one eye, and the blind eye had a deep scar. He talked to the sun every day, and as soon as it got dark, he became superstitious, even banging his head against the wall..."

"He always said... once you fall asleep, you won't be able to wake up... everyone is asleep..."

"Regarding this, the doctor just said it was a sequela of sleeping for too long. Later, I never saw that old grandfather again. The nurse said his family had picked him up, until one day..."

Speaking to this point, Yun Jianyue paused slightly and subconsciously looked at Zhang Fan.

That night, Yun Jianyue went to sleep early. In the second half of the night, she heard a rustling sound. In her daze, she vaguely saw her room door open. She got up to look and saw a black shadow wriggling by the bed.

At that time, she rubbed her eyes and saw by the moonlight that it was a large snake, its scales shining with oily light...

That large snake only had one eye, and the blind eye had a deep scar. It raised its body and flicked its tongue at Yun Jianyue. Under the dim moonlight, it seemed to want to say something.

"I was scared fainted at that time. When I woke up, I told the nurse about what happened last night. The nurse just smiled and said it was just a dream..."

Speaking to this point, Yun Jianyue's mouth curled slightly, revealing a faint smile.

"I started to believe it, until one night, I heard that rustling sound again..."

"I gathered my courage, walked out of the room, and saw a large snake in the quiet corridor again, but it wasn't the one I saw that night..."

"It also saw me and turned to leave..." Yun Jianyue's tone became extremely cold.

At that time, she was like possessed, following that snake, all the way to the corner of the hospital, taking an old elevator, and arriving at the basement...

There, she saw a scene she would never forget for the rest of her life.

The glass containers around were full of unknown liquids, containing various specimens. Infant skulls, some shining with golden luster, like refined cinnabar pills...

The unformed embryos had been dug out with nine holes, like the nine orifices of the human body...

The beating warm heart was connected to a snake skeleton...

The beds full of patients were lying there, and Yun Jianyue recognized a few of them. Their heads were connected to various tubes inserted into their scalps...

"What was that?" Zhang Fan finally couldn't help but ask.

"Taoist cultivation has a special method of becoming an immortal, called the Sleep Method." Yun Jianyue said lightly.

When a person is asleep, their mind is silent, their consciousness is extinguished, and they are closest to the innate natural state. Besides that, the ones who can best reach this state are the living dead.

Therefore, in ancient times, great masters in the Daoist gate thought that if one could cultivate in a dream, one might be able to realize the Limitless Pure Yang Dao and understand the secret of immortality.

"Ancestor Xiyi!" Zhang Fan thought.

Chen Tuan, Chen Xiyi, was a great master of cinnabar Dao in the Song Dynasty. It is said that he achieved the Limitless Pure Yang Dao in his sleep, stepped into the ranks of Earthly Immortals, and ascended in broad daylight.

"Sleep immortal, sleep immortal, lying high on the stone root, forgetting the years, the three lights sink and the nature is complete." Yun Jianyue murmured softly.

"In nature, the one closest to this state is the snake... they hide underground in winter, holding a mouthful of mud in their mouths, hibernating in false death, waiting for the spring thunder to sound, vitality bursting, like death and rebirth, and even having the appearance of ascending to heaven and becoming a dragon."

In the Daoist gate, the snake is also called the Hibernating Dragon, because it has both the method of hibernation and false death, and the change of rebirth into a dragon and snake.

"That hospital was both a human purgatory and a cultivation home, both a Taoist cave and a red-dust demon cave..." Yun Jianyue sneered.

"Those patients were just materials for refining pills. In a dream, the brain can secrete special substances, combined with the method of the Hibernating Dragon, perhaps one can refine that immortal method..." Yun Jianyue said lightly.

"Unfortunately, immortality... throughout the ages, who can truly be immortal?"

"Most of those materials turned into monsters..."

Speaking to this point, Yun Jianyue turned her head and looked at Zhang Fan's unusual gaze, couldn't help but laugh lightly.

"I was also just a material for refining pills, and sooner or later I would turn into a monster... so..."

"So what?" Zhang Fan asked in a deep voice.

"That night... I locked all the exits of the hospital and burned it clean with a great fire..." Yun Jianyue smiled, laughing happily.

"You burned them all to death inside?" Zhang Fan couldn't help but ask.

"Even if they survived, they would become monsters..." Yun Jianyue said lightly.

"Then what about yourself?" Zhang Fan asked back.

"I was also... so I was also in that great fire..." Yun Jianyue grinned, as if she were talking about someone else's business.

"You didn't leave?" Zhang Fan was suspicious, looking Yun Jianyue up and down.

"I still remember the feeling of that great fire, flesh and skin burning, and finally even the bones melted away..." The smile on Yun Jianyue's face became more grim.

"Just at the moment I turned into ashes, I woke up..."

As the words fell, Zhang Fan was stunned, and then asked with a strange expression: "You had a dream?"

"Who knows? Perhaps life itself is a dream." Yun Jianyue spread her hands and shook her head.

"When I woke up, I was in a Taoist temple, lying in a dirt pit, with only dim candle fire around..." Yun Jianyue's eyes became somewhat dazed.

"Among so many people, only you woke up."

A gentle voice echoed in the temple, and following that, a young girl holding an oil lamp walked over.

"You are not bad, you can stay by my side." The girl said in an old-fashioned tone.

"Who are you?" At that time, Yun Jianyue asked.

"Human Xiao."

"You are Human Xiao!?"

Such an answer made Yun Jianyue, who had just woken up, reveal an unusual expression. In her mind, this name seemed supreme and inviolable.

"Not yet, but will be in the future." The girl put down the lamp and said lightly.

"Then who are you now?"

"My name is..."

"Li Linglong!"

The girl's words echoed in Yun Jianyue's mind, as if the light was scattered, and could not be erased. At this moment, it was spoken from her mouth.

"Li..."

Zhang Fan's eyes widened, his facial skin twitched, revealing an incredible expression.

"You didn't mishear... the girl standing in front of me at that time was Li Linglong..."

"The future head of the Thirteen Zodiacs!"

"She is Human Xiao!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 120 =====