Chapter 1860 - Bitter Cultivation
“Three respected individuals, please!”
Snow clothes fluttered about. The restricted region lord looked indescribably transcendent. Even though he had already passed away, he still remained confident and at ease. No matter how one looked at him, he still seemed like a true immortal that was banished into the world of mortals.
He made a ‘please’ gesture, having the crystal skull and others land at the edge of the thatched cottage. Not far out, jade bamboo swayed, releasing rustling sounds, carrying a fresh and clean scent.
In front of the thatched cottage, Cosmos Lake was sparkling and translucent, stars filling the skies, gathering into a lake. It truly was quite the spectacular sight.
The two dao children, one male one female, appeared once more as well, standing behind the restricted region lord, bringing over tea, tending to the guests even though the three wouldn’t drink it.
The altar became half a person in height, landing on the ground.
“Were you all killed by that fella who raised a group of chickens?” The restricted region lord asked, his expression serious, chatting about the three creatures’ downfall.
Shi Hao was stunned. What kind of words were these? An expert who raised chickens? This was just a bit too absurd!
Suddenly, he recalled some things, recalling which one it was. He had personally heard Cao Yusheng roar out from a different time space, mentioning some things.
Among them, there was a creature who had some True Phoenises at his side, raising them at his family entrance like chickens. Just how domineering and terrifying of an existence was this?
Could it be that the one the restricted region lord spoke of was this individual?
“It truly is shameful. We were killed by others, primordial spirits shattered, now not knowing the karma from our past lives, only a few memories remaining. We only know that we fell during that showdown.” The crystal skull said, speaking as if it carried endless melancholy.
“You do not have any impression?” The restricted region lord smiled, speaking to himself. Then, he mentioned a creature, saying, “Killed by the one who sold fake medicines?”
“It seems familiar, I do not know if we share any karma.” The crystal skull said.
This made Shi Hao couldn’t help but make more guesses. Selling fake medicines? This saying was too strange! Just what kind of terrifying expert was this? It was definitely not an ordinary creature.
Even though it was strange, Shi Hao felt like there was definitely something extremely terrifying involved here!
“Could it be that existence?”
Shi Hao had previously heard that there was an existence whose body was divided into six pieces, sealed into six different pieces of long life medicines. It truly was shocking.
Only, this existence was related to medicines, but in the end, he received this type of nasty title?
“If it’s not him, then the one who slaughtered pigs?” The restricted region lord smiled again, calmly asking like this.
Shi Hao became completely speechless. Just what kind of titles were these? It seemed like these taboo existences all had their unique sides, or else why would they have this type of name?
“Slaughtered pigs? Dao brother, are you cursing or mocking us? I can faintly recall that there was an individual who slaughtered all creatures, killed the number one figure of all clans. The creatures who died were all called pig tribes by him.” The crystal skull’s expression was bitter, saying with a light sigh.
“To be more precise, I should have called him the butcher, an existence that should have been chopped into mincemeat by all clans. I wonder if his body and spirit have already been erased.” The restricted region lord said to himself.
Shi Hao listened from the side, wishing to speak up several times.
The restricted region lord gave him a look, saying, “There are some things that won’t bring benefits to your cultivation if you hear them too early, it’s best if you advance one step at a time. Once you reach that level, you will naturally become aware of them.”
Shi Hao recalled the restricted region lord saying the same thing about the world of darkness, and sure enough, there were great terrors involved. Even Shutuo was an evolved darkness being, the other side had even been corroded before.
“Ever since Emperor Collapse, great eras have passed one after the next. These people and things, in the end, will at most be a splash in the great river of time. Even if they were the leading figures of their times, even if they stirred up heaven reaching waves, when all of history is surveyed, they still might not necessarily be able to rise above.” The restricted region lord said it like this.
Then, he thought about himself, shaking his head. His body was ruined, only half of his skull left, what was even left? There was only an unresigned will still wandering this world.
In the end, Shi Hao listened to everything in puzzlement. He only knew that the true scene behind the dam was the source of chaos. Truly terrifying things laid behind there!
No wonder Willow Deity would disappear there, having its own objective, its own reasoning.
Could Willow Deity still return? His chest immediately felt tight. Even one as powerful as the restricted region lord could only crawl back with a ruined body, only half a skull remaining.
“Seniors, I wish to train and cultivate by the dam!”
Shi Hao suddenly said, asking them.
“Are you trying to tell a joke?” The purple golden flame in the crystal skull jumped, actually becoming a bit cold.
Shi Hao didn’t become discouraged, extremely directly stating that he had visited that place before, personally stood in that region. Of course, he didn’t dare cross the dam.
That was indeed a terrifying place, corpses at the immortal dao level hanging on the dam, their remains left behind. It truly was shocking and horrifying.
“I only wish to train myself on this side of the dam, and not truly cross over.” Shi Hao further explained.
“From the past until now, as great eras rose and fell, the most powerful creatures, once they reach the end of their cultivation paths, will all wish to head there. It is indeed a good place.” The restricted region lord exclaimed in admiration.
Then, he laughed, with a slightly cold voice,he said, “When one’s cultivation has reached its limit, flocking over like moths to a flame, following the path to their own doom, this is only something those old fellas who are tired of living are willing to do.”
“Youngster, do not be overambitious, just cultivate properly. If you can cultivate to True Immortal Realm, then you can go and gain some experience. Otherwise, you should stop thinking too much.” The crystal skull said.
Even someone as powerful as itself, even though it had headed there, back then, it didn’t dare take half a step past the lightning pool, never heading to the other side of the dam.
That was why when it learned that the restricted region lord was able to return alive, it became extremely shocked.
“How about this, as long as you can cultivate the Supreme Being Realm to perfection, I can consider providing you with a transport formation, bring you there.” The restricted region lord actually loosened his tone.
Shi Hao had gone there before, but the path he took was inconceivable, no way it could be replicated now. Only this old freak had another path he could take.
“I even want to bring those youngsters there. That region has a lightning abyss, an excellent place for tempering them.” Shi Hao muttered.
“Your own self is imperfect, yet you still have the mood to care about others? You should reflect on yourself first. Impatience for results, when one’s cultivation speed is too fast, it will make your dao foundation unstable!” The restricted region lord ruthlessly pointed out his weakness.
Shi Hao sighed. This was the truth. Even Jin Taijun was able to see through this issue, let alone this type of unmatched great figure.
He had always been thinking about his own path these past few years, even wishing to cut down his dao foundation, start over from the beginning!
“You have two choices. The first is to continue using the Immortal Breaking Curse to refine your true self, making it through all the pain and despair, slowly erasing your hidden dangers, refine a golden body this way. The other choice is to completely start over from the beginning!” The restricted region lord said.
On the side, the crystal skull was shocked. It never expected this youngster to have actually been afflicted by the Immortal Breaking Curse, yet he was still completely healthy, surviving without an issue.
“Let’s try tempering with the Immortal Breaking Curse first. Starting from today, I’m going into seclusion. I definitely won’t come out of seclusion before I become a complete supreme being!” Shi Hao said.
He had heard too many secrets, what butcher, what raising True Phoenixes as chickens… this was just too shocking! Normal accomplishments weren’t anything special at all.
“Then just head into that golden palace!”
This time, the restricted region’s lord pointed at a golden palace, having Shi Hao head inside, endure the terrifying torment of the Immortal Breaking Curse.
Shi Hao braced himself. Each time he went inside, he would always endure the torment of the Immortal Breaking Curse. Even though it wasn’t the first time, he still couldn’t help but break out into cold sweat.
Immortal Breaking Curse, this was the most painful punishment in this world. Once it erupted, while cutting down one’s dao, it would make one go through an endless suffering, both spiritual and carnal.
Three days later, Shi Hao’s entire body was covered in sweat, blood pouring out from his body as well. Upon closer inspection, there were even some crushed bone remnants.
It was hard to imagine just how the Immortal Breaking Curse tormented a person.
Even after thirty something years, this type of torture still existed, moreover becoming increasingly painful. However, according to what the restricted region lord said, this was extremely normal, the later the stage it was at, the more cruel it would become.
The crystal skull looked like it had seen a ghost, staring at him strangely. There was someone who could stick it through without having their dao erased?
“What have you learned?” The restricted region lord asked him.
“I am starting to wonder if this might be the world’s most cruel cultivation method. Changing one’s dao, continuously crushing it, it seems like one’s cultivation will be crippled, but in reality, it’s being tempered like true metal in a flame.” Shi Hao replied.
Even the restricted region lord revealed a strange expression. This was precisely a dao skills crippling ancient method, he really didn’t intend for Shi Hao to gain this type of enlightenment, because reality wasn’t like that.
However, since he said it himself, the restricted region lord became quiet, telling him to continue persisting.
“Senior, I wish to fight. When I saw the up and coming youngsters in Stone Village bathe in blood to temper themselves, it left me quite touched too. Ever since I left Desolate Border, I haven’t fought relentlessly for a long time.” Shi Hao said.
In his opinion, seclusion cultivation wasn’t just sitting there in meditation, it could also be endless battles, comprehending the dao through life and death struggles.
“Alright, I’ll send you somewhere, have you witness just how powerful the clans that faded away are.” The restricted region lord said.
He opened up a path, sending Shi Hao into primal chaos. There was a ruined world there.
“Even though everything is already dead, summoning their war souls is still possible. Fight to your heart’s content!” The restricted region lord said.
This was what he had prepared beforehand for Shi Hao, but never used it. Before reaching the Supreme Being Realm, coming here would only signify death. This was a supreme being battlefield.
“Kill…”
Shi Hao charged in. As soon as he stepped inside, he encountered all types of creatures, forced to fight intensely.
Ten days later, Shi Hao came back out, his entire body covered in blood, bones broken and muscles snapped. He fell headfirst onto the ground, almost fainting. One could imagine just how shockingly terrifying that battlefield was.
“I am going into seclusion to reflect over what I’ve learned. I will return.” Shi Hao said his goodbyes to this place.
After secluding himself for half a year, Shi Hao entered Void God Realm, fighting in the Darkness Prison. This was also a place for him to temper himself.
After fighting for an extremely long time, he went into seclusion again to comprehend his own methods, ponder his future path.
Just like that, Shi Hao began his crazy cultivation, inspecting himself through true battles, through blood, his dao skills continuously advancing.