Chapter 41: Pioneering the Bitter Sea

  For nearly two months, Wu Qingfeng has been dedicating himself to teaching Pang Bo and Ye Fan, guiding them on the path of immortality. Pang Bo's cultivation has been going smoothly, he has sensed his own wheel of life, and can already guide the flow of vital energy, what he needs to do next is to open up the sea of suffering, in preparation for releasing the source of divine power later on.

  Ye Fan still couldn't sense the Wheel of Life, it was always calm and quiet, but after days of cultivation, he felt refreshed and invigorated, his body relaxed and comfortable, full of energy. In recent days, his strength had grown greater, his speed had increased significantly, and his body seemed to have an endless supply of vital energy.

  Time flies quickly, two months pass in an instant, Wu Qingfeng is about to leave and will no longer teach them alone.

  "The path to immortality is fraught with difficulties; only by having a firm and steadfast heart can one achieve success." With that, the old man vanished into thin air.

  Ye Fan and Pang Bo deeply bowed to the back of Wu Qingfeng's old man, which was not a hypocritical courtesy, but a sincere bow.

  In front of the short mountain, there were three or five thatched cottages, two or three bamboo forests, quiet and natural. On ordinary days, rough tea and light rice, Ye Fan and Pang Bo gradually adapted to this life.

  Tomorrow, he will go to Lingxu Cliff to cultivate. Originally, Ye Fan was still hesitant. He didn't join the Lingxu Cave Heaven and it wasn't good to follow Pang Bo to learn the law again. However, Wu Qingfeng gave him a jade token. With this token, even if he is not a disciple of Lingxu, he can cultivate there.

  The bright moon hangs in the sky, its pure light shining down, the moon's halo is as soft as ripples on water, and the forest near the low hills is hazy, as if covered with a thin veil.

  Ye Fan and Pang Bo were both gazing up at the starry sky, silent for a long time. They were searching for that star in their hearts, but under the night sky, the stars twinkled one by one, everything was so unfamiliar, and they could no longer see that familiar starry sky.

  Arriving at the other side of the starry sky, the past is really too far away, and can no longer be found.

  "Ignorant of the heavenly palace, what year is it tonight..."

  "Humans have joys and sorrows, partings and reunions... but I wish for a long life, sharing the beauty of the moon together across a thousand miles."

  Two people lay on the grass, gazing up at the starry sky, holding coarse tea cups in their hands, but the tea water didn't enter their mouths, almost all spilling onto their faces.

  "It can't be turned back anymore..."

  Afterwards, the two of them fell silent for a long time, quietly lying there and gazing up at the starry sky, neither of them speaking again.

  It wasn't until much later that this silence was broken.

  "We will live well..."

  Yue Fan and Pang Bo are both optimistic people. The temporary loss is a farewell to the past, from now on they will face the future with ease.

  They soon put these aside and shifted the topic to their cultivation. Although they had only cultivated for two months, it was a kind of "rebirth" for both of them, an unprecedented experience. The path of immortality was uncertain, and the road ahead could not be predicted. Since they had already set foot on this path, they could only move forward with determination.

  Lingxu Cave Heaven is one of the six cave heavens blessed places in Yandi, although it can't be compared to those famous big sects, but even so, there are nearly a thousand cultivators in the sect, and as for young disciples, there are hundreds.

  The morning glow rises, and golden light spills over the mountain cliffs, shining brightly.

  Ling Yu Cliff is a precipice composed of more than ten low and short stone cliffs, which are not connected to each other, with a certain distance between every two cliffs. Each cliff is not high, only about 70-80 meters.

  In the early morning, many young disciples gathered here. Due to their varying levels of cultivation, they naturally made different choices and came to different stone cliffs to listen to the profound teachings suitable for their current level of cultivation.

  Ye Fan and Pang Bo also arrived early, just entering the door, with only one choice, coming straight to the front of the last stone cliff. There were already a lot of people gathered here, both men and women, about 40 or 50 people. The youngest ones looked like they were only 7 or 8 years old, with tender faces and an air of innocence, while the oldest ones were over 30 years old, with faces full of vicissitudes.

  Brush

  A brilliant light flashed, a divine rainbow broke through the air and landed on the rocky cliff. The light faded away, revealing an old man with white hair and beard sitting cross-legged on top. He gazed down calmly, his eyes pausing briefly on Pang Bo and Ye Fan before beginning to impart his teachings.

  At the same time, other cliffs also have divine rainbows landing, all of which are elders of Ling Xu Dongtian. Each mountain cliff is separated by a distance from each other, and they will not affect each other.

  Facing the dawn glow, listening to the cultivation method, many people below have a new and strange feeling, and many are newly appointed disciples of Lingxu Dongtian.

  The old man on the cliff spoke in a calm tone, without any emotion, but he was very meticulous. He pointed out all the things that people who were new to the immortal path needed to pay attention to.

  Half an hour later, the transmission of the law ended. The old man on the cliff looked down with a blank expression and said: "Those who have doubts can ask questions. If there are no questions, today's event will end here."

  Several young men hurried forward, asking questions one after another. The elder on the cliff answered them one by one, and when no one asked any more questions, he rode a divine rainbow to soar into the sky.

  For the first time, they came to listen to the mysterious method, it was plain and uninteresting, nothing new could be said, this was Ye Fan and Pang Bo's feeling, even felt a bit tasteless. For these two months, under Wu Qingfeng's teaching, their foundation was very solid, all the problems that needed attention had been made clear.

  "The first chapter of 'Tao Te Ching' is enough to support our cultivation for two years, these small mysterious methods are not interesting, the old man has already pointed them out."

  "Don't be too ambitious, the old man has warned us, the foundation must be laid solidly. Since he emphasized this, let's come here to cultivate and there will naturally be a reason."

  In the next half month, although they felt very bored, they persisted every day and finally slowly discovered the benefits. The Transmission Master on the cliff occasionally shared his own experiences and insights during his cultivation process, which was extremely important! That kind of cultivation experience for beginners is like a guiding lantern, comparing it with their own situation, it's not difficult to be inspired and thus speed up their cultivation.

  On this morning, the Transmission Elder on the cliff suddenly opened his palm, and instantly dozens of rays of light shot down, falling into Ye Fan's and Pang Bo's hands. Each person had a small jade bottle, extremely clean, and when opened, it immediately emitted waves of pungent fragrance.

  "This is the elixir that will help you open up your bitter sea." The words of the Dharma Elder were still very concise, unwilling to waste a single word.

  The sea of suffering and the wheel of life are intertwined, to release the boundless energy stored in the wheel of life, one must constantly open up the sea of suffering.

  The liquid medicine in the small jade bottle is extremely precious, it is only distributed once every three months, and each person can only receive four bottles a year.

  Pang Bo's bitter sea has been slowly changing, and in the past three months, it has grown from the size of a jujube pit to that of a fingernail cover, with threads of life energy swirling around it, making him look much more spirited.

  Ye Fan drank a small bottle of medicine, but there was no change at all. The bitter sea was quiet and still, unable to be opened up, and it was impossible to activate even a sesame-sized area. There wasn't the slightest flow of life energy.

  However, in these days, his strength and speed have been growing, the energy inside his body is almost boiling, his qi and blood are exceptionally vigorous, surging and overflowing, simply comparable to a dragon or an elephant.

  "I'll just keep cultivating slowly like this, even though I still can't refine the Sea of Suffering or communicate with the Wheel of Life, but for now my physical body is becoming increasingly stronger, it shouldn't be a bad thing."

  "I think you're much more powerful than me, I've been cultivating in the bitter sea all day, but I haven't seen any increase in power or speed, and I'm not even able to display my mystical skills. I really don't know what's the point of cultivating like this." Pang Bo complained.

  The second couldn't help but ask, and under the rocky cliff, he asked Master Chuan Fa, "Excuse me, Elder, do we have to cultivate like this all the time? When can we ride on the divine rainbow and travel?"

  The old monk looked at him faintly and said, "Rice is to be eaten mouthful by mouthful, the road is to be walked step by step. If you don't know how to walk, but want to run, you will only end up falling."

  Although the Dharma Master scolded him, he eventually gave him an explanation, mainly to give hope to all those below, and said something about his future cultivation.

  "When the sea of suffering is large enough, then the next step of cultivation can be taken. That is to open a passage directly to the bottom of the sea of life in the sea of suffering, forming a 'spring eye', releasing the source of the divine power of the wheel of life, and only then can it be considered as having achieved something, and can initially exert the mysterious method, that is, the magical means you have been longing for."