Longevity starts with learning

"Junior brother, do you know how many immortal cultivators have come here in the past eight hundred years?"

At the top of the mountain, the ground is paved with jade, and a majestic hall with a height of several hundred feet stands.

In front of the main hall, green smoke curled up and the incense burner was in full swing. Yun Qianshan stopped and turned around, seemingly asking a casual question.

Chu Mu frowned slightly and remained silent.

Seeing this, Yun Qianshan turned to look at this majestic hall and said in a low voice: "In more than 800 years, our Tiangong has organized a total of more than 370,000 immortal cultivators to enter this place."

"On average, nearly five hundred immortal cultivators enter this mountain every day."

Speaking of this, Yun Qianshan suddenly smiled strangely: "Junior brother, do you know how many of the more than 370,000 monks will survive in the end?"

Chu Mu narrowed his eyes slightly, subconsciously alert, but soon he seemed to have reacted. He took a step back without any trace, his eyebrows became more serious, and he scolded: "Brother, you passed!"

"Hahaha……"

Seeing this, Yun Qianshan laughed, but this time, the laughter was not hearty and heroic at all, but instead only had a deep sadness.

He didn't say anything more, his tall and straight figure seemed to be a little stooped, and he slowly walked towards the main hall.

Chu Mu hesitated, but in the end, he gritted his teeth and followed closely.

When Yun Qianshan stepped onto the last step leading to the main hall, the scenery in the hall came into Chu Mu's field of vision clearly.

The hall was not as empty as he expected, but instead filled with rows of neatly arranged candles.

Behind every candle, a tablet stands, and on each tablet, a person's name is clearly engraved.

There are countless candles in the entire hall, and there are also countless tablets behind the candles.

The entire hall is like a super large sacrificial place where countless monks are worshiped.

"There are a total of 363,672 tablets in the temple."

"Each tablet represents a disciple of this palace who has stepped into this place over the years."

"They have some in the Qi Training Realm, some in the Foundation Establishment Realm, and some in the Golden Core Realm. There are even a lot of Nascent Soul Seniors among them."

Yun Qianshan spoke slowly, but his voice was still extremely low.

Chu Mu took a deep breath and asked tentatively: "They all died?"

Yun Qianshan shook his head: "Yes and no."

Chu Mu frowned: "Senior Brother...what do you mean by this?"

Yun Qianshan suddenly changed the topic and asked: "Junior brother, do you know, what exactly are scorpion eggs?"

Chu Mu hesitated: "A trace of the soul of the Sand Tail Scorpion Mother?"

"Yes, and also wrong."

Yun Qianshan shook his head again and said slowly: "The so-called Sand Tail Scorpion Mother is actually just a title for monks like us in the lower world."

"If it is called the upper realm, its real name should be called Tianyan Holy Beast."

"The so-called Tianyan refers to the terrifying magical power that is like the evolution of heaven and earth."

"The name of the holy beast comes from some upper-world races who are controlled by this beast and worship it as a totem sacrifice."

"The most terrifying thing about the Heaven-Evolving Holy Beast is not the endless tide of beasts that multiply, but the magical power of evolution that is like the creation of heaven and earth."

"No one knows what the true form of the Heavenly Evolution Saint Beast is. Under the terrifying Heavenly Evolution Divine Power, it can directly evolve into the corresponding monster race by devouring and plundering the origin of the corresponding monster beast. This kind of evolution can even It can be passed down to those ethnic groups where the Heavenly Evolution Saint Beast was born.”

"It's ever-changing and unpredictable!"

"Even in the upper world, this beast is taboo."

"Every time it appears, it must be a concerted effort from all parties to kill without end."

"The Tianyan Holy Beast that fell into this world was when it was killed by the monks with great supernatural powers from the upper world. The space was shattered, and it was involved in the turbulent flow of space, and finally fell into this world of cultivating immortals."

"The reason why it is called the Sand-Tailed Scorpion Mother in this world is simply because after the Tianyan Holy Beast fell into this world, it happened to swallow a fourth-level monster when its body was severely injured and its consciousness was chaotic. Yellow sand with nine hooks and scorpions.”

"Perhaps in order to cover up people's eyes and avoid being killed again, it evolved into the so-called sand-tailed scorpion mother, and that's how the endless sand-tailed scorpion group came into being."

"It is precisely because of this reason that the human and demon tribes missed the period when the Tianyan Holy Beast was at its weakest and most likely to kill it."

"Let it take advantage of the war between humans and demons to create endless sand-tailed scorpions through the evolution, hiding it from the humans, demons, and the two races, thinking that it is just an ordinary monster race."

"What's ridiculous is that the Demon Court at the time also consecrated several fourth-order sand-tailed scorpions as demon kings many times, commanding thousands of demons and sitting on one side, allowing them to plunder massive amounts of blood and vitality to treat their injuries."

"As everyone knows, even the fourth-order sand-tailed scorpion is just a puppet controlled by the Tianyan Holy Beast."

"When needed, it is a fourth-level sand-tailed scorpion. When not needed, it is just a dead thing."

"By relying on the power of the Demon Court and the people who happened to meet it, the two demon clans fought. The sand-tailed scorpion mother robbed and devoured countless vitality and blood, and successfully passed the most deadly period for the clan."

"After it shows its fangs, it will be too late."

"In this world, even if the Yuanying Great Monk joins forces to attack, it will be difficult to stop it in the slightest. It is an almost invincible terrifying existence."

"The demon court was destroyed, the heavenly palace fell, and a catastrophe that lasted for thousands of years was born."

"Although he was later suppressed by seniors from the upper realm, due to the power of the incarnation that descended, even the senior with great supernatural powers from the upper realm could not completely kill him."

"I can only use my great supernatural powers, set up this prison cage, and pass on the method of purifying the soul. I have no choice but to leave this immortal world."

"It is precisely for this reason that the Pure Soul Mountain appeared."

"That's why I, the Tiangong monk, have been carrying out the mission of flying into the flame for eight hundred years."

"And the boundless desert sea outside Jinghun Mountain is not a purely illusory world. Strictly speaking, it should be an illusory world woven from the spiritual world of the Sand-Tailed Scorpion Mother."

"Stepping into the desert sea is equivalent to stepping into the spirit of the Sand Tail Scorpion Mother. Deep in the soul, it is equivalent to the soul touching the soul, and the soul reflecting the soul."

"When you enter it, you will inevitably be contaminated with the original aura belonging to the Sand-tailed Scorpion Mother, and those Sand-tailed Scorpions are actually the soul thoughts of the Sand-tailed Scorpion Mother. The annihilation of each Sand-tailed Scorpion means one more contamination. A little more erosion.”

"Carried by the soul, imprinted on the soul."

"In the end, it became what we call a scorpion egg."

"And to purify the scorpion eggs, it also depends on the soul and the heart."

"That is...purify the soul and purify the heart."

“Purifying the soul is equal to purifying the heart, and purifying the heart is equal to purifying the soul.”

"The two complement each other and are related to each other, but these four short words are as difficult as reaching the sky."

"Once the scorpion egg matures, the person who gave birth to the scorpion egg is equivalent to one body and two souls. They are indistinguishable from each other. They are a human and a scorpion. They are a branch of the Tianyan Holy Beast."

"Junior brother, the reason why you haven't felt too much abnormality yet is just because, junior brother, you are still in this cage."

"The suppression of the Sand-Tailed Scorpion Mother was set up by the senior with great supernatural powers from the upper realm. Among them, the Sand-Tailed Scorpion Mother, or in other words, the magical power of the Tianyan Holy Beast, was almost suppressed to its lowest point."

"If it's in the outside world, let alone gestating the scorpion seed to maturity, it's just a breath. I'm afraid we, the Golden Core cultivators, will have to become their puppets."

"But no matter how strong the suppression is, it is only limited to the scope of suppression, and its horrific nature will obviously not change."

"Attached to the soul, reflected in the soul,"

“If you want to purify your soul, you must first purify your heart.”

"Stick to the purity of the spiritual platform, find the existence of spiritual filth in your heart, and then let your heart become filthy, and fall into a dream of a lifetime. You are in filth and darkness, but you cannot be contaminated by the slightest filth..."

Having said that, Yun Qianshan looked at the countless tablets in the hall. He was silent for a while and then slowly said: "Being in darkness, my heart is toward the light."

"They have all fallen into darkness, into filth in their souls, and they have all fallen into a dream."

"Some have been completely eroded by darkness and filth, and have become indistinguishable from the sliver of distraction from the Sand Tail Scorpion Mother, completely integrated into one."

"Some are still struggling to persevere in the boundless filth, fighting against the erosion of filth. They don't know when they will be able to completely purify the filth and return to the purity of their souls."

At this time, Yun Qianshan looked at Chu Mu:

"When you are in darkness, your heart is toward the light."

"Purifying the heart and purifying the soul, the sinking of boundless filth, the most important thing is this."

"All calamities cannot weaken his spirit, and suffering cannot dampen his ambition!"

"No matter how desperate and powerless we are, we must persevere."

"Only in this way can we have a chance of survival."

"If not, then it will be complete destruction. Along with that scorpion soul, it will be sealed here forever and will not be allowed to be reincarnated."

"Senior brother, I am in a state of mind. Although I am just wasting my time here, every senior brother who comes out of this place is personally welcomed by me, senior brother."

"These brothers have high or low levels of cultivation. Each of them will compile their experiences in mental filth into a book and hand it over to the brothers."

"To date, there are 8,152 volumes compiled in the Jinghun Mountain Sutra Pavilion."

"Senior brother, I read it all, studied it word by word, understood its meaning and understood its heart."

"Without exception, this is the case."

After saying this, Yun Qianshan took a long breath, raised his hand, and an auspicious cloud-shaped jade talisman hung in front of Chu Mu.

"This talisman is the entry and exit certificate for the Pure Soul Pavilion. The Pure Soul Pavilion is right behind the Soul Sacrifice Hall. With this jade talisman, you can have a clear view of all the files stored in the Pure Soul Pavilion."

"As for your residence, junior brother..."

"Senior brother, I originally wanted to arrange a place for you, junior brother, to let you have some peace and quiet for a few days, but as soon as I said these words, senior brother couldn't control his mouth. After saying so much, junior brother, you probably can't rest peacefully. "

"Then follow the rules of Jinghun Mountain and do whatever you want."

"Junior brother, you can live wherever you want!"

"Only by following your will can you find the filth deep in your soul..."

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