Immortal Slug looked at Lin Yu and said, "Remember, this is all for Mito's sake. Also … you must fulfill your promise to her. Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite!"
Lin Yu nodded. "I understand."
Swoosh! Immortal Slug's feet left the ground, and she covered Lin Yu's head with her hand.
Blue light poured into Lin Yu's head from the top of his head.
Lin Yu closed his eyes and sensed it with his heart. Different from the Dragon Ground Cave, this immortal technique Chakra was clear and clean, and could make one's heart calm down unconsciously …
"Hmm?" Immortal Slug thought to herself. I clearly didn't remind him to get rid of distracting thoughts, but his heart is actually so calm. Is he not even overjoyed after experiencing life and death and obtaining power? Alright, let me see …
Immortal Slug immediately increased the amount of immortal technique Chakra, wanting to use the impact of the power to make Lin Yu's state of mind fluctuate.
But no matter how much she poured in, Lin Yu's heart did not have the slightest ripple.
In the end, Immortal Slug came to a conclusion. He had already fused with the immortal technique Chakra and comprehended its essence. Although he was not very likable, she had to admit that his talent in the immortal technique of silence was perhaps comparable to Mito's, and even stronger than Lord Intercolumnar Space's.
With this thought, Immortal Slug instinctively felt some love for talent, and poured Chakra into his body until it was full.
After that, Immortal Slug wiped away the acid on her face and said, "Alright, I've given you everything I can. How far you can go from here on out will depend on yourself …"
Lin Yu opened his eyes, and he immediately felt that his vision had become clearer. As expected … the immortal technique of the Shikkotsu Forest is very beneficial to my eyes!
Mito walked to the side, then secretly asked Immortal Sluggish, "Sluggish, will you be alright after injecting so much?"
"It's alright. I'll go meditate for a while and I'll be able to recover. Besides … he's a good seedling that's hard to come by. Since I've decided to teach him, I won't hide anything from him. I'll leave the mental cultivation guidance to you, Mito."
"Yes, thank you …"
"There's no need for thanks between us."
There was a vast forest in the Wetbone Forest. The trees that grew in the forest had the power to bewitch people's hearts.
The closer one got to the depths of the forest, the more intense the confusion became. When a cultivator was completely confused, they would die on the spot. Their flesh and blood would turn into nutrients that nourished the soil, leaving behind only white bones that were covered in dew …
This was the origin of the name 'Shikkoel Forest'.
The Shikkoel Forest had only started teaching immortal techniques in the past hundred years, but it was said that … in the past hundred years, no less than ten thousand people had died in this forest.
Therefore, there was no such thing as a trial in the Shikkoel Forest. Immortal Sluggish would first explain the risks and let the cultivator choose whether to cultivate or not. Then, she would inject the immortal technique Chakra and bring them into the forest.
After entering the forest, it was the beginning of the nightmare …
It was more cruel than any other trial.
The immortal technique of the Shikkotsu Forest had the lowest success rate among the three great immortal techniques, because cultivating the mind was much harder than cultivating the body …
Mito led Lin Yu and Orochimaru into the forest. Along the way, they could see wet white bones. These were the cultivators who had died on the way.
After entering the forest for a hundred meters, Orochimaru stopped. He shook his stiff head and said, "Yuchi-kun … I can't go forward anymore."
"Okay, you can go back first and wait for me outside the forest." Lin Yu thought to himself, 'With Orochimaru's strength, he can't handle it at such a close distance?'
Mito said, "Actually, how far you can go has nothing to do with your strength. In the past, there was a monk who had no strength, but his state of mind was transcendent. He walked to the deepest part of the forest, but he couldn't leave in the end …"
"I see." Lin Yu nodded.
Mito continued to lead the way. After a few hundred meters, the entrance to the forest was no longer in sight. The number of white bones had also decreased. Obviously … most of the cultivators had died at the periphery.
Gradually, Lin Yu felt an inexplicable sense of heaviness in his heart. It was like a ball of cotton wool was stuck in his heart.
After another hundred meters, Lin Yu stopped. He felt that there would be danger if he continued.
Thud! Mito stopped and turned around. "You can walk this far on your first try? It's about the same as when I was young … Let's sit here."
Lin Yu sat down cross-legged. There was a white skeleton beside him.
Looking at the skeleton, Mito recalled: "This skeleton was here in the past. Katsuyu told me that he was once a genius. It took him three years to go from the distance where Orochimaru left. Step by step, he went deep into the forest and finally fell here."
Lin Yu said, "I won't take too long. I have to fulfill my promise to you. I can't spend three years here …"
Mito smiled faintly. "Then let's begin. Clear away all distracting thoughts. The immortal technique of Mount Myoboku requires the body to be still. The immortal technique of Shikkotsu Forest requires the body to be still, and even to forget oneself. This might not be difficult in the past, but in this oppressive forest, it's as difficult as ascending to the heavens."
Lin Yu closed his eyes.
Rustle … The leaves rustled. An ominous black aura seeped out of the tree and entered Lin Yu's body.
"I hate it. It's so painful. I want to kill you …"
"If only that guy didn't exist. If only that guy didn't exist!"
"Why did I fall here? I was so close to fulfilling my wish …"
In his mind, countless twisted faces appeared and intertwined with each other. They looked like monsters.
Affected by the negative emotions, Lin Yu's brows furrowed deeply.
Smack! He opened his eyes abruptly, and a look of realization appeared on his face. "So that's how it is. Controlling myself and not being affected by these distracting thoughts … Next time, I'll be fine."
Lin Yu closed his eyes again. Just as he entered meditation, his eyelids trembled a few times, and then his expression returned to normal.
Then, the natural energy began to enter his body.
Mito nodded inwardly. There are only two possibilities for him to adapt so quickly. Either he's born an optimist like the Intercolumnar Space, or he's experienced inhumane setbacks and pain since he was young, and it's very easy for him to adapt to negative emotions. He's obviously the latter, just like me …
Half a day later, when the natural energy was fully absorbed, Lin Yu opened his bright eyes and said, "We can go deeper now …"
"Okay." Mito continued to lead Lin Yu deeper into the forest.
This time, after about two hundred meters, the heavy feeling came again.
Without waiting for Mito to say anything, Lin Yu sat down and began to meditate.
Just like that, a month passed in the Shikkotsu Forest.
Lin Yu stopped at eight locations in total. The most recent time, he meditated for seven whole days before opening his eyes.
When he opened his eyes, his body was covered in a layer of faint blue light. That was a sign that he was in the Silent Immortal Mode.
Mito said, "You've already reached a state where your heart is as still as water. Back then, the Intercolumnar Space stopped at this stage. Even he couldn't reach the 'Nirvana Silence' stage. Do you still want to continue?"
"If one hears the Dao in the morning, one can die in the evening." Lin Yu didn't hesitate.
Mito smiled, "Then, follow me."
Mito led Lin Yu forward. Along the way, they didn't see any skeletons.
In front of a towering tree, Mito stopped, "We're here. This is the core of the Shikkotsu Forest."
"The core? Then why don't I feel any discomfort?" Lin Yu asked.
"That's because your state of mind is strong enough. However, the last step is different from the previous ones. Do you see this tree in front of you …"
"It's said that before the birth of ninjas and Chakra, the world experienced a calamity. On the land that was riddled with holes, only the remains of a tree survived for a hundred years. Immortal Katsuyu brought the remains of the tree to the sacred ground and planted it here. Nourished by the power of the sacred ground, the remains of the tree regained vitality and grew to such a scale …"
Mito said deeply, "Actually, it's not that the deeper you go into the forest, the more chaotic your state of mind will be. Instead, the closer you get to the tree, the more chaotic your state of mind will be. And the reason why the chaotic person will die is because the Chakra has been sucked dry by the tree. Do you see that withered flower at the top of the tree?"
"If you look at that flower for a long time, you'll fall into an ideal dream. Everything you want will be there, and it'll be so real that you'll forget that you're dreaming. You'll instinctively resist waking up."
"If you can realize that you're dreaming and wake up, you'll have reached nirvana. You'll have cultivated the perfect Silent Immortal Mode …"
"However, you only have three days. If you don't wake up in three days, you'll never wake up again. You'll be bound into a cocoon by bandages and hung on the tree forever …"
The dozen or so cocoons hanging on the tree crown were cultivators who had reached this step and failed in the end!
Lin Yu wasn't in the mood to care about this. He clenched his fists and stared intently at the withered flower at the top of the tree. He stared until his eyes were bloodshot.
Nothing could stop the shock in his heart.
This was because he knew … that this was the remains of the divine tree!
Then, this so-called ideal dream was … an inferior version of the Infinite Tsukuyomi!
Sizzle! A light that only Lin Yu could see bloomed from the withered flower at the top of the tree, illuminating the world in his eyes.
Thump!
With a thunderous heartbeat, Lin Yu's eyes lost focus and gradually closed …
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