A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 661 The Gate of Immortality

Chao Bufan's eyes twitched violently, then he smiled bitterly, "I've already burned my life force, expended a thousand epochs of lifespan, and still couldn't withstand his attack, and..."

King Yama nodded and said, "That's it. As the saying goes, if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold. If something happens to your clone, your main body will also suffer."

“Alas…” Chao Bufan sighed and said, “What a pity for all the cultivation I have worked so hard for.”

Yama said, "Immortal Venerable, do not be discouraged. You can cultivate again if you lose your cultivation. With your aptitude, I believe that it will not be long before what you have lost will return to your body."

Chao Bufan gave a bitter smile and said, "King Yama, don't try to comfort me. I know my own situation perfectly well."

Indeed, his previous cultivation level was obtained through countless fortuitous encounters. Now that his clone is dead, his original body's cultivation level has also disappeared. How easy would it be to get it back? And if he were to seriously start cultivating again, it would be even more impossible.

King Yama glanced at the Six Spirit Guards and the others, then nodded in unison. He then said, "If the Immortal Venerable does not mind, we, the Six Spirit Guards, can lend you a hand."

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan paused for a moment, then asked in confusion, "How can I help?"

King Yama took out a golden pill and said, "Although this pill is not a magic pill, it can still help the Immortal Venerable. The Immortal Venerable can take this pill, and we will then pass on our Taoist arts to the Immortal Venerable."

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan was secretly delighted, thinking to himself: "That's right, with such a powerful figure right here, how come I didn't think of that?" He nodded and said, "That's the only way."

After Chao Bufan consumed the golden elixir, Yama and the Six Spirit Guards sat in a circle, protecting him in the middle, and then transferred their respective Daoist techniques into Chao Bufan's body. However, the moment Chao Bufan consumed the golden elixir, a wave of drowsiness washed over him, as if he hadn't slept for days and nights, and he quickly fell asleep.

Yes, he's asleep.

After the transfer of power was completed, King Yama and the others were all sweating profusely. King Yama gestured to the Six Spirit Guards and then quietly left together. After they left, the Heavenly Spirit Guard said, "Master, in theory, with the Immortal Venerable's special physique, his cultivation should be smooth sailing. Why is it that even after the Immortal Venerable took the Golden Elixir and received our full assistance, it still had no effect?"

Yes, Chao Bufan took the Golden Elixir, and Yama and the Six Spirit Guards transferred their power to him, but they found it to be of little use. In other words, no matter how much true energy they transferred into Chao Bufan's body, it was all like throwing mud into the sea.

The King of Hell seemed to know something and laughed, "You may not know, but the Immortal Venerable is destined to face this calamity, and there is no way he can escape it."

The spirit of humanity asked, puzzled, "Sir, do you know something?"

King Yama nodded and then said, "The Immortal Venerable's growth rate is too fast, beyond comprehension, and has long defied common sense. Since someone is deliberately obscuring his heavenly secrets and secretly helping him, they naturally don't want anything to happen to him. Otherwise, with the power of the Great Dao, the Immortal Venerable would have already perished. As for the so-called 'phoenix rebirth,' there is currently a seed about to sprout within the Immortal Venerable's body. The true energy we are channeling into his body is merely nourishment for this seed!"

"Seeds? What seeds?" the Heavenly Spirit Guardian asked.

The King of Hell smiled and said, "This is a heavenly secret; you need not know it."

The six Spirit Guards replied in unison, "Yes."

Just as Yama and the Six Spirit Guards finished transferring their power, Chao Bufan had a dream. He had a very strange dream. In the dream, he found himself riding on auspicious clouds, strolling among the clouds, with a gentle breeze all around him, white clouds drifting by, and auspicious light shining brightly—it was incredibly pleasant. As he walked, a door suddenly appeared in front of him. This door stood in the sky, radiating white light and an inexhaustible aura. The moment he saw this door, a feeling of déjà vu washed over him. He exclaimed in surprise, "Strange, I feel like I've seen this door somewhere before."

He walked along, pondering, but his memory was hazy; he couldn't quite place where he'd seen it before. The closer he got, the stronger the sense of déjà vu became. Upon closer inspection, he was immediately astonished. The door's material was extremely unique—neither gold nor silver, neither copper nor iron, neither earth nor jade, nor wood or stone. The door, seemingly only seven feet high and five feet wide, exuded an aura of profound mystery, leaving him deeply awestruck.

He looked the door over and over, and suddenly, a wave of familiar memories washed over him...

Memory contains everything from past and present lives, but not memories of the next life.

"How could my memories be on this door?" He was slightly startled, then exclaimed in horror, "This isn't..."

He frowned, speechless with shock for a long time. After a while, his emotions calmed down, and he walked solemnly to the door. He hesitated for a moment, then placed his palm on the door and pushed it open with a slight force. Instantly, a powerful white light, carrying a vast aura of life, shone from the other side of the door. Although the light was intense, it wasn't blinding, giving a feeling of exhilaration. Most unexpectedly, wherever this white light shone from the other side of the door, flowers bloomed and plants flourished.

Flowers are in full bloom, grass is lush and green, and trees stand tall and majestic, creating a vibrant and lively scene.

Chao Bufan glanced back, then stepped through the door.

However, the scenery inside is even more breathtaking—the mountains, the water, the flowers, the trees…

Everything here was completely different from the outside world. It was like a beautiful fairy tale world, full of life, and filled with the fragrance of flowers and the earth.

He walked forward with his hands behind his back, and wherever he went, the flowers smiled, the grass nodded, and butterflies and pollen danced around him...

All living things greeted him in a friendly manner, and everything seemed so natural.

He walked to the top of a mountain, where there was a round stone about nine feet high, crystal clear and without any flaws. At the top of the stone grew a small, golden tree about a meter tall. The tree was lush with branches and leaves, laden with fruit, each leaf shimmering with gold and each fruit gleaming with precious light.

Upon seeing the stone and the golden sapling, his expression became noticeably solemn. As he approached the stone, a vast and righteous aura emanated from its surface. He frowned slightly, then reached out and stroked the smooth surface. The moment he touched it, the three large golden characters "Three Lives Stone" flashed onto the stone. He smiled slightly and murmured to himself: "The Gate of Eternal Life, the Three Lives Stone, the Tree of Immortality, ah, you created them, yet they desire you. In the end, they will all perish because of you."