Chapter 137: Eyes of Life and Death
An unknown town five thousand miles away from the Tianxuan Holy Land ruins.

A young Taoist priest with red lips, white teeth and an elegant aura suddenly descended from the sky with a charming and beautiful woman.

Then they walked into the city together.

The mortals on both sides of the road looked at the two of them sideways, as if they were looking at rare species.

"What a beautiful fairy sister."

"What a powerful little Taoist priest, but it's a pity that he is blind."

"Dog boy, stop talking nonsense. If you disturb the immortal, you will suffer the consequences."

"They must be the legendary monks, Brother Monkey, let's go and take a look. Maybe they can lead us to become immortals together."

"You are dreaming. There hasn't been an immortal in Anyuan City for hundreds of years."

"That's right, Brother Gou. Don't be fooled by their appearance. My grandma told me that although those fairies look pretty, they are actually very old women, older than my grandma."

Along the way, Li Zhi and Ji Biyue heard a lot of similar discussions, which made people laugh and cry.

Ji Biyue frowned even more, as if she hated being called an old woman by these mortals, although her real age was already over thirty.

But as a monk, she can maintain her current appearance for a long time, even after a thousand years, she will still look the same.

When Ji Biyue was brought to a restaurant by Li Zhi, a hint of displeasure flashed across her eyes, and she said directly to Li Zhi: "Are you planning to treat me to a meal here?"

Li Zhi looked at this popular restaurant and said, "This is quite good. It's the best restaurant in town, and it has private rooms. We won't be watched by mortals when we eat."

Ji Biyue saw that Li Zhi didn't seem to understand what she meant, so she rolled her eyes at him and said, "Are you really trying to piss me off?"

Li Zhi said: "How could that be? After being used to eating spiritual animals and birds, it's a rare experience to change the taste occasionally."

Ji Biyue said, "See what you can treat me to."

After entering the restaurant's private room, Li Zhi ordered a table of food before saying to Ji Biyue, "Miss Biyue, let's get straight to the point. Why did you come to me this time? It can't be to get back the money for the previous meal. I think as a core disciple of the Ji family, you shouldn't be short of a few thousand kilograms of source."

"How is it not bad? Do you think that disciples of the Ji family have endless resources? Do you know that after treating you to a meal, I have lived a hard life for a year. Now how do you think you should compensate me?" Ji Biyue stared at Li Zhi and said.

Unfortunately, Li Zhi had a black veil covering his eyes and could not look her in the eye, so naturally he could not feel the affection in her eyes.

Li Zhi smiled and said, "I see. I thought it was a big deal. This is easy. Miss Biyue, please keep this bottle of holy spring water. It will be my apology to you."

Li Zhi took out a small jade bottle containing ten liters of golden holy spring water and gave it to Ji Biyue as a way of paying for his rogue behavior in the past.

After seeing the magical spring water, Ji Biyue’s eyes widened, unable to believe it was real.

Ten liters of holy spring water is much more expensive than several thousand kilograms of source water.

Ever since the Yao Chi Holy Land was relocated, the sacred spring water from the outside world has become extremely scarce. If one wants the sacred spring water, one can only risk going to the Forbidden Zone of Life to get it.

Ji Biyue took the holy spring water without hesitation, and said with a smile on her face, "Little brother Changshou, you really care about me."

"This meal of mine is enough to compensate for the immortal banquet you treated me to in the Holy City," said Li Zhi.

However, Ji Biyue suddenly wiped away her tears, as if she had suffered a great injustice, and even cried softly.

Li Zhi felt a little puzzled, so he asked, "Miss Biyue, I didn't do anything to you, why are you crying?"

Ji Biyue choked up and said, "I am happy. In all these years, you are the first person who moved me."

"No, I'm just repaying a favor, please don't be too moved." Li Zhi waved his hand and said.

Ji Biyue said, "Although I almost got killed when I went out to look for you this time, I think it was worth it, sister."

"Fuck, what's going on?" Li Zhi was shocked and asked carefully, "Miss Biyue, who wants to kill you? Didn't you come directly from the Ji family?"

"I'm afraid you'll laugh at me if I tell you this. Brother Changshou, I'm feeling really miserable. Not only am I being bullied by a gang of people, they also threaten to kill me." Ji Biyue seemed to have treated Li Zhi as her confidant and began to complain non-stop.

She was followed by her family, threatened by her siblings, suppressed by her elders, etc., as if she had suffered a lot of injustice in the Ji family.

That sad look, like a pear blossom in the rain, is so pitiful that any sentimental man would feel pity after seeing this scene.

It’s a pity that she overacted. Li Zhi saw with his own eyes that she sent people to hunt down Ji Ziyue.

I thought it was funny, but soon Li Zhi was slightly shocked and thought to himself, "What's wrong with Ji Biyue? Why did she come to me to cry? Does she have other ideas about me?"

Li Zhi was so frightened that he shuddered instantly, and then he said directly: "Wulian Tianzun! Miss Biyue, this is an internal dispute of your Ji family. If you want justice, you should go to your Ji family's ancestor to judge. As a monk, worldly affairs have nothing to do with me."

Seeing that Li Zhi was like a piece of wood, Ji Biyue's eyes flashed with pity for a moment, and then she choked up and said, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed my brother Changshou."

Li Zhi said seriously, "I have eye problems and cannot see anything outside. Miss Biyue, don't worry. I didn't see what you looked like when you cried, and I won't tell anyone about it."

His reaction made Ji Biyue very angry. She originally thought that Li Zhi was only twelve or thirteen years old and should be at the age of falling in love. As a beautiful woman, she could win over this little boy by crying or seducing him.

However, she never expected that Li Zhi was like a blockhead who was blindfolded, making all her strategies completely useless.

But if she couldn't take down Li Zhi, facing the siblings Ji Haoyue and Ji Ziyue, Ji Biyue didn't dare to think about how difficult her future life would be in the Ji family.

Do I have to be like the ordinary female disciples in the family, who when I reach the age, just find a Taoist partner and get married and have children?

This is not the life she wants to live.

Then, Ji Biyue put on a smiling face and said to Li Zhi, "It is my sister's fault that the family scandal has tainted my brother Changshou's ears."

Li Zhi started eating the food and said, "Miss Biyue, you should try it too, it tastes pretty good."

Although Ji Biyue was reluctant to eat these coarse mortal foods, she still ate them in small bites in front of Li Zhi, and praised them against her will: "It has a unique flavor."

After eating just two bites, she put down her chopsticks and said, "Brother Changshou, let's talk about the elixir in your hand. On behalf of the Ji family, I am willing to buy all of them."

Although she didn't know what kind of elixir it was, she knew from the conversation between Doctor Wang and Li Zhi that it was an elixir that could increase the power of the soul.

Pills that can increase the power of the soul are all very valuable.

Even those fifteen defective ones that can only allow the cultivators in the Lunhai Secret Realm to give birth to spiritual consciousness earlier can create fifteen cultivators with excellent talents.

There are many benefits to having a strong spiritual awareness.

It can not only help monks gain enlightenment, but also improve their combat effectiveness, and has endless uses.

And those nine pills that can increase the spiritual power of the cultivators in the Four Extreme Secret Realms by 30% are even more precious.

It is even possible that the talent of an ordinary cultivator will change due to a 30% increase in the power of the soul.

Originally, it was impossible to cultivate to the Xiantai Secret Realm, but now that the power of the soul has increased, it is possible to cultivate to the Xiantai Secret Realm.

It can almost change the fate of an ordinary monk.

Of course, the more talented the cultivator is, the stronger their spiritual power is, and the weaker the effect of this inferior elixir will be on them.

However, being able to purchase those twenty-four inferior elixirs from Li Zhi was enough to improve Ji Biyue's status in the Ji family.

Although it is a defective product, it can change the fate of twenty-four ordinary disciples.

Although ordinary disciples do not have much say in the family, they have the advantage of numbers. If she can bring these pills back, she should be able to win over a group of disciples.

By then, even if Ji Haoyue took control of the family, he would not dare to do anything to her.

As for the twelve magic pills, it can be seen from Doctor Wang’s attitude that they are truly rare treasures.

If the Ji family wants to obtain it, it may require the Holy Lord to come forward in person and pay a hefty price to get it.

Ji Biyue kept pondering in her mind how amazing the effects of those magic pills were.

Unfortunately, neither Li Zhi nor Doctor Wang explained to her the meaning of the effects of those magic pills.

Li Zhi thought for a moment, then took out the inferior pills and said, "Thank you very much, Miss Biyue. I don't know how to estimate their value. You can take them back and ask the Ji family's alchemist to give you a rough estimate, and then exchange them for spiritual medicines of equal value."

Ji Biyue said: "This is easy. I will go back to the family and exchange them all for the spiritual medicine you need."

Afterwards, after Ji Biyue put away the defective products, she asked, "Brother Changshou, do you want to sell those magic pills? My Ji family is willing to buy them at a high price."

Li Zhi shook his head and said, "Those magic pills all have owners, not all of them belong to me. I just refined them for them. Although I made twelve, after paying one to the senior doctor as a reward, the rest might not be enough. I originally thought that if there were thirty-six magic pills, I would keep two-thirds of them, but I never thought that I would only keep one-third."

"That's such a pity." Ji Biyue said, "If you want to open the furnace next time, please leave a few for our Ji family."

"Definitely next time." Li Zhi said.

Afterwards, the two chatted about other things.

Ji Biyue wanted to get some information from Li Zhi and wanted to know which elder in the Ji family he had been discussing Taoism with for half a year.

Li Zhi also wanted to learn from Ji Biyue about the recent changes outside.

The two of them spent more than an hour eating a simple mortal banquet. Of course, most of the food was eaten by Li Zhi, and Ji Biyue only ate a few bites symbolically.

Finally, Li Zhi said, "Miss Biyue, I will be in seclusion for a long time here with Senior Divine Doctor, so I am afraid I will not be able to entertain you."

Ji Biyue said: "Sister, it's time for me to go home too. I will try to send you the elixir you need as soon as possible."

Afterwards, Li Zhi and Ji Biyue parted outside Anyuan City.

Seeing Li Zhi flying back towards Doctor Wang's thatched cottage, Ji Biyue immediately showed a trace of irritation between her brows, and whispered to herself: "Little Taoist, I don't believe I can't take you down. Wait two years, I will let you experience the true love between a man and a woman. I don't believe that you can still ignore me like you do now."

It seemed as if she would not give up until she had Li Zhi under her spell.

When Li Zhi returned to Doctor Wang's thatched cottage, he found him sitting under a big locust tree, drinking magical tea in high spirits.

His whole body exudes a carefree and relaxed mood, as if he is no longer worried about his limited life span.

Seeing the condition of Doctor Wang, Li Zhi knew that he had a chance to break through to the king level of the Three Immortal Slashes in this life.

"Congratulations, senior. Your cultivation has greatly improved." Li Zhi hurriedly congratulated him.

Doctor Wang said with a smile: "Thanks to you for coming to me to make medicine, otherwise I would never have been able to get in touch with the real semi-divine medicine in my life."

This time, the harvest of the Godly Doctor of Medicine was far greater than Li Zhi had imagined.

After the Nether Grass has eliminated the Netherworld Qi, the remaining medicinal properties possess some of the properties of the Immortal Medicine. In the process of refining the medicine, it is equivalent to observing that divinity, which is a rare experience of enlightenment.

For a medical expert like Dr. Wang, this is the best way to improve his medical skills.

"If it weren't for the help of the senior, I wouldn't be able to refine so many magical pills." Li Zhi said.

Doctor Wang said, "This kind of magic pill that can change fate is already tabooed by heaven. Being able to keep one third of it is already beyond my expectations."

Seeing that Li Zhi came back alone, Doctor Wang continued, "Is the girl from the Ji family gone?"

Li Zhi nodded and said, "I have returned to the Ji family. I exchanged those waste pills for some spiritual medicines from the Ji family. I think they will send the spiritual medicines to us in no time."

Divine Doctor Wang asked, "Friend Changshou, what is your relationship with that girl from the Ji family? Does she seem to be interested in you?"

Li Zhi said: "He just values ​​my talent, but he is not really interested in me."

Divine Doctor Wang nodded and said, "Girls from aristocratic families are cunning and troublesome. For cultivators like us who pursue a carefree life, it is better not to get emotionally entangled with them."

Li Zhi nodded and said, "The Great Dao walks alone, and only the Dao exists forever. If you indulge in the seven emotions and six desires, you will eventually lose touch with the Dao. I will not make such a low-level mistake."

Divine Doctor Wang said with satisfaction, "It's good that you understand. Ancient aristocratic families are unfathomable. I don't know how many geniuses have married into them, but in the end, without exception, no one has been able to make a name for themselves in such an ancient family."

After chatting with Divine Doctor Wang for a long time, Li Zhi said, "Senior, I plan to go into seclusion and take the divine elixir. I hope you can protect me."

Doctor Wang said, "The magic pill is extraordinary and has a huge medicinal power. You can't completely digest it now. I suggest you wait until you break through to the Xiantai Secret Realm before taking it. Otherwise, a lot of medicinal power will be wasted."

Li Zhi said: "Thank you for your reminder, senior, but my soul is too weak now, which has hindered the development of my divine pupils. I must take the divine pill to let me open my eyes and see the world again."

Doctor Wang was also very curious about Li Zhi's eyes, so he asked, "My dear Changshou, what is brewing in your eyes? Why do you give me such a dangerous feeling? It doesn't seem like a normal process of opening the third eye."

Li Zhi said: "In fact, I don't know what it will look like after it is finally conceived. But I think it won't let me down."

Li Zhi was not worried at all about the problem of being unable to digest the medicine that Doctor Wang was worried about. His physique had reached an extreme level, even stronger than Doctor Wang's, so he was not worried about indigestion at all.

Afterwards, Li Zhi came to the secret room where Doctor Wang practiced seclusion every day and began to take magic pills to practice.

The moment the magic pill went down his throat, Li Zhi instantly felt a magical energy directly entering into his soul. Then his soul felt as if it was burning in a raging fire, but it was not painful. There was also a cool energy that extinguished the burning sensation.

It seemed as if an immortal divinity was drastically transforming his soul.

During the transformation process, Li Zhi's spiritual power surged. Because his spiritual thoughts were too powerful, they penetrated his body directly, causing his forehead to emit a brilliant spiritual light.

As the medicinal power of the magic pill was continuously digested and absorbed, the light of the soul on Li Zhi's forehead became hotter and hotter, as if it was about to open up a third divine eye on his forehead.

An unknown amount of time had passed, but the divine light slowly receded. Li Zhi felt that his soul had become stronger, and his comprehension of the laws of heaven and earth seemed to have become easier.

There is no more feeling of difficulty like a small horse pulling a big cart.

Moreover, as the strengthening of his soul was completed, a faint mark appeared between his eyebrows, as if something was about to break out of the shell.

Just after his soul was strengthened, the energies of life and death that were originally nurtured in his eyes directly sank into his soul.

Then, a Tai Chi diagram that looked like a vertical eye appeared between the eyebrows of Li Zhi's soul figurine.

At the same time, a mark composed of two mysterious lines, one black and one white, appeared on his forehead, like a closed eye.

It seems that there is a mysterious energy brewing inside.

According to Li Zhi's perception, it seemed that there was really a Dharma Eye inside the Tai Chi diagram seal on the center of his soul's eyebrows.

A Dharma Eye that was completely condensed from the rules of heaven and earth and the two energies of life and death seemed to have the magical power of seeing through the road of life and death. However, the Dharma Eye was still a little illusory and had not been completely solidified.

It seems that in order to make it solid, it is necessary to fill it with a huge amount of life and death energies and countless laws of heaven and earth.

At the same time, Li Zhi's eyes no longer had that oppressive feeling.

The eyes that had been closed for nearly eight months finally opened again.

The moment he opened his eyes, two rays of black and white divine light shot out from his eyes.

It directly penetrated the formation of the secret room and melted the mountain outside, leaving a long hole on the mountain.

You can even see the sky outside through the hole.

Under the big locust tree, Doctor Wang, who was protecting Li Zhi, also felt a terrifying aura coming from the secret room where he was in seclusion.

Then he saw two rays of light penetrate the mountain and fly into the distance.

A mountain dozens of miles away with towering ancient trees, high waterfalls and full of spiritual energy collapsed directly.

Moreover, the vegetation on the mountain quickly decayed, and even many of the rocks on the mountain were weathered into gravel.

Upon seeing this, Divine Doctor Wang exclaimed, "What a powerful pupil technique."

The light that was constantly interweaving with vitality and death could almost make all things in the world cycle between life and death, and thus decay quickly.

Afterwards, Li Zhi walked out of the secret room and took a breath when he saw the mountain destroyed by his pupil technique.

This destructive power is too scary.

Doctor Wang observed the decayed mountains and plants even more carefully. The more he looked, the more shocked he was. He wondered what kind of eye technique could almost deprive those plants of the life and death energy, turning them completely into dead objects.

"Young friend Changshou, what kind of pupil technique is this? It's so powerful." Doctor Wang asked.

"Please forgive me, senior. I didn't mean it." Li Zhi said apologetically.

He also didn't expect that the moment he opened his eyes, two rays of light with extremely destructive power would be released.

After the divine pupil was conceived, Li Zhi was quite happy.

The Eye of Living Beings had indeed evolved and turned into the Eye of Life and Death.

The two energies of life and death can be seen in almost everything in the world.

Even the life and death energies on the formation patterns can be seen.

If we go to the Immortal Mountain again, there will be no need for Xiao Nannan to show the way. Li Zhi can see at a glance where there is a way of life and where there is a dead end.

It is even possible to find other ways to survive besides the one specially left by the Void Emperor.

Li Zhi's eyeballs became clearly black and white, brighter than before, as if the energies of life and death were flowing in his eyes. He looked very mysterious.

Doctor Wang looked at the mark on Li Zhi's forehead and said, "Your talent is indeed extraordinary. You actually have a natural mark of the Great Dao between your eyebrows. This mark is very important. My friend Changshou, you should hide it from now on. Otherwise, you will be hated by some dark-minded cultivators. Stifling the genius who has not yet grown up is the favorite thing for many cultivators with weak hearts."

"Thank you for the reminder, senior." Li Zhi thanked Doctor Wang again.

In the next few days, Li Zhi continued to ponder the magical uses of the Eye of Life and Death. The more he pondered, the more magical he found it.

From now on, it will be much easier to find a way to survive when entering and leaving dangerous areas.

The two energies of life and death between heaven and earth seemed to have lifted a corner of the mysterious veil for him.

Finally, Li Zhi used the Eyes of Life and Death to look back at himself, and vaguely saw the "door" that was emitting life and death energy many times.

My mind was shaken by it.

Is this an advance exploration of the origin of the secret realm?
Li Zhi knew that being able to see the "doors" inside the human body would have amazing benefits for rebuilding the various secret realms in the future.

(End of this chapter)