Chapter 305: The Opportunity to Become an Immortal
On this evening, Chu Liang and Liang Hongdao went together to the land of opportunity to become an immortal.
That place was located in the north of the Great Moon Kingdom in the Western Regions. Originally, it was just an ordinary river valley with lush water plants and flowing water, where many herders of the Great Moon Kingdom grazed their animals.
Later, the river valley collapsed, and a long, narrow fissure appeared.
Following the fissure underground and continuing deeper, it wouldn’t take long before one could enter the land of opportunity—an extremely special blessed land.
Over countless years, no one knows how many Grandmasters had entered.
Some came out alive and obtained astonishing fortune.
Others never came out again.
“We’ve arrived. This is the place.”
Liang Hongdao stopped and pointed ahead.
Ahead was that river valley.
Above the river valley, on a cliff to one side, stood a nine-story treasure tower called the 【Grandmaster Tower】.
Throughout history, countless Grandmasters had rested in this treasure tower. Many had left their names in the tower, and some had even left poems.
Chu Liang slowly descended and entered the Grandmaster Tower along with Liang Hongdao.
As soon as they entered the tower, several gazes swept over them.
“Your Majesty, could this person beside you be Grandmaster Chu?” asked a yellow-haired old man.
“Indeed!” Liang Hongdao said with a smile and introduced Chu Liang, “Chu Liang, this is my Great Liang’s Imperial Advisor, Luo Fuhu, known as ‘Master Fuhu’. His iron fists are renowned throughout the martial world. He once personally killed a fierce tiger demon king, and his fame shook the nine provinces.”
“Master Fuhu!” Chu Liang cupped his hands in greeting to this senior of the martial world.
“Haha, I’m no master. Grandmaster Chu, you’re too kind!” Luo Fuhu laughed.
Next, several other Grandmasters in the tower came forward to make friends with Chu Liang.
Their statuses were not low. There was the former Sect Leader of the Heavenly Mountain Sect and a hidden ancestor of a thousand-year-old family. Each of their names was renowned.
With their discerning eyes, they could naturally see that Chu Liang had not yet truly become a Grandmaster.
But his ability to kill three great demonic cultivators in one battle had already proven his strength, enough to step into this Grandmaster Tower.
“Young friend Chu, the land of opportunity is fraught with danger. Even this old man has nearly perished several times. You are still young. There’s no need to rush in. It’s best to cultivate for a while longer, break through to the Grandmaster realm, and then go in to explore,” said Mu Qingyun, the former Sect Leader of the Heavenly Mountain Sect.
“Sect Leader Mu, you underestimate Grandmaster Chu!” Liang Hongdao smiled again.
“Your Majesty, what do you mean?” Mu Qingyun asked.
“Sect Leader Mu, use your most powerful abilities and attack Grandmaster Chu as you please.”
“Isn’t that inappropriate?”
Mu Qingyun stroked his long beard. He was a peak Grandmaster, a figure who had shaken the martial world for decades. His every move was earth-shattering.
What if he accidentally injured Chu Liang?
At this time, Li Beichen, the hidden ancestor of the thousand-year-old Li family, suddenly spoke, “Young friend Chu, did you obtain the legacy of the Undying Old Monster?”
Chu Liang nodded, “Indeed.”
“No wonder…”
Hearing this, Mu Qingyun and the others were enlightened.
They were all from the same era as the Undying Old Monster and had naturally crossed hands with him.
They all had headaches over the Undying Old Monster’s body, which was comparable to a supreme treasure.
“I didn’t expect that the Undying Old Monster really perished,” another old Grandmaster sighed. “I thought he was in seclusion somewhere, trying to take that final step.”
“How can that final step be so easy to take?” Mu Qingyun lament.
“Indeed.”
Everyone present deeply understood this.
Their statuses were not ordinary, and their talents far exceeded those of ordinary martial artists.
Especially Liang Hongdao, the Emperor of the Great Liang. When he was born, there were unusual celestial phenomena. His talent could be called unparalleled in the world. He also had the support of the entire Great Liang’s treasury, yet he had only managed to take half a step.
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Although he was called a Half-Immortal, he was still within the realm of humans.
Becoming an immortal was difficult!
Everyone was even unsure if anyone had ever become an immortal since ancient times.
Had those exceptionally talented ancient people really ascended to the Immortal Realm?
“If they didn’t ascend to the Immortal Realm, where did they go? Why did they suddenly disappear?”
Speaking of these questions, everyone’s tone inevitably became solemn.
Liang Hongdao suddenly laughed, “Grandmaster Chu is only in his twenties, in the prime of his life. Why are you all speaking so gravely? Don’t affect Grandmaster Chu’s state of mind.”
Li Beichen also laughed, “That’s right. Young friend Chu, don’t mind us. We old folks have one foot in the grave already, and we carry a bit of the aura of death.”
Chu Liang was unfazed. He had a good mentality. After all, he had already seen his own path to immortality.
With his current talent, if he continued along this path, he would definitely become an immortal!
This was his conviction, and others could not easily interfere.
Just then, a faint and ethereal sound of a zither suddenly echoed within the treasure tower.
“It’s the Senior from the Qin Sect.”
“Is she reminiscing about the past?”
Hearing the zither music, everyone present lowered their voices.
The zither music came from the ninth floor of the treasure tower. It was melodious and tactful, carrying a sense of the vicissitudes of time and a hint of melancholy.
“Qin Sect?”
Chu Liang was surprised, “Could it be that Senior from a hundred years ago?”
Mu Qingyun replied, “Indeed, she is one of the nine Seniors who went to the peak of Heavenly Mountain for the final battle against the Blood Demon.”
Chu Liang’s heart trembled. He didn’t expect that one of those nine Grandmasters was still alive.
A hundred years had passed, and generations had come and gone. Many figures had already become history.
“Of those nine, only Senior Qin Sect remains,” Mu Qingyun sighed.
“She has been here all these years. No one knows why. Perhaps she is weary of the world’s disputes. She has never appeared in the mortal world, so much so that people think she has already passed away.”
Out of respect for this Senior, the visiting Grandmasters rarely disturbed her.
More than twenty years ago, when Liang Hongdao had just ascended the throne, he had visited her once in the name of the Emperor of the Great Liang, wanting to invite the Qin Sect to come out, but he was ultimately refused.
No one was sure about the strength of this Senior.
She was already at the pinnacle of the human world a hundred years ago. She had even fought against a powerhouse like the Blood Demon, who surpassed the Grandmaster realm. She must have gained many insights.
Now, a hundred years later, what realm would she be in?
Half-Immortal?
Or had she completely taken that step?
In the current human world, she was considered one of the people most likely to have already become an immortal.
In the following days, Chu Liang exchanged insights with many Grandmasters about becoming an immortal and also learned many secrets about the land of opportunity.
“The land of opportunity beneath the river valley might be the battlefield of the final battle in the age of ancient myths because we found the remains of a true dragon there.”
“The world inside is completely different from the outside. Young friend Chu, you must be careful and not rely solely on your physical strength to barge in recklessly.”
“There are some strange places in there that even the most powerful treasures of the Grandmaster realm cannot withstand.”
Through these exchanges, Chu Liang gradually gained a better understanding.
On the seventh day of his arrival, he bid farewell to everyone and leaped down into the fissure of the river valley.
This legendary land of opportunity finally appeared before his eyes.
