Chapter 57

Zhan Chen, on the other hand, was stunned. He seemed to have realized something and said embarrassedly, "Senior, I'm sorry, I actually contradicted you."

"No, I agree with your path. It is a different path from the one I insist on, but we both have our own ways. Let us work towards the same goal!"

After listening to Zhi Yuan's words, Zhan Chen was indeed touched by the Wizard's easygoing and selfless spirit. He, who had always lived in a world of intrigue, had never seen a person with such a great spirit and ideals. He was admirable not only because of his strength.

At this moment, Wizard Zhi Yuan's expression suddenly became serious. He asked, "However, it is very difficult for a person to insist on his own path. He has to endure all kinds of trials. Can you do it?"

Zhan Chen had never thought of this question before and could not help but be stunned for a moment.

Wizard Zhi Yuan said again, "Don't be in a hurry to answer. Think about it slowly before you speak."

Yes, he had just said it on a whim. Was it his inner voice? Zhan Chen could not help but reflect on how he had walked this path. It could be said that he had suffered all kinds of hardships and pain. Until now, he had not avenged his family.

As long as evil forces existed, the world would always be filled with disputes, and weak martial artists like him would always be bullied and persecuted.

Zhan Chen did not expect himself to be a savior or to really change anything. This was because it was impossible. Good and evil were contradictory entities. It was impossible for either to completely destroy the other. However, if he tried his best within the limits of his ability, he could still do it.

The greater one's ability, the greater the things he could accomplish. However, it was very necessary to have a firm goal and ideals in life. Some things must be accomplished!

After thinking through all this, Zhan Chen gritted his teeth and said, "My cultivation is still very low. I cannot guarantee that I will be able to fulfill your expectations. However, for some things that must be done, I will persevere!"

Wizard Zhi Yuan sighed and said, "Don't belittle yourself. Am I not the same? However, as you said, as long as we try our best, it will be enough. The key is in the process of pursuing our ideals. We must never give up. I believe that the effort we put in will eventually be rewarded! "

"Yes! Persevere in your ideals and never give up! " Zhan Chen's eyes shone brightly. It was as if there was a bright light in his heart, illuminating the chaotic path ahead.

Wizard Zhi Yuan clapped his hands and laughed, "Almsgiver Zhan, you are indeed the like-minded person I have been searching for!"

Zhan Chen felt happy. He even felt that today's harvest was no less than his breakthrough to the next realm because he had a greater goal to strive for.

The two of them chatted for a long time. Finally, he bade farewell to Master Zhi Yuan, "Master Zhi Yuan, it's getting late. I have to leave now."

Master Zhi Yuan did not answer him. He only looked at him seriously for a while, as if he had made an important decision. Then he said, "Zhan Chen, before we part, let me give you something. If you leave this temple, go to the waterfall on the mountain and look for it. My gift to you is there. There is no need to turn back. Be firm on your own path. If we are fated, we will meet again."

My gift is there. "Zand Chen was stunned when he heard this. It meant," Don't look for him in the short term. "So he nodded hesitantly.

After leaving Minor Sumeru Temple, Zand Chen walked outside. Looking back, he saw the huge waterfall hanging between the mountains. It was as if it was right in front of him. He hesitated for a moment before walking towards the waterfall.

Looking at the waterfall from afar, one could not feel its majesty. But looking at it up close, one could understand its grandeur. A huge stream of water poured down from the sky and hit the foot of the mountain, splashing water everywhere. It even formed a river that flowed towards the sea. Even from a hundred meters away, one could feel the water droplets rushing towards their face.

There were many tourists under the waterfall. Zhan Chen followed them along the river and searched slowly. However, he did not find anything unusual. He muttered in his heart, "Where is the gift that Wizard Zhi Yuan told me about?"

After that, he searched even more carefully around the waterfall. In the end, he still did not find any valuable information.

The sky gradually darkened. At this time, the surrounding tourists gradually left. He was the only one left standing by the waterfall. Looking at the deep river in front of him, he hesitated. Should he go down and search? But he immediately rejected his own idea, "No, it shouldn't be hidden under the water."

At this time, he looked at the imposing waterfall in front of him. He was suddenly shocked. A bold hypothesis formed in his heart, "Could it be behind this waterfall?!"

At this time, his mind was racing. This was very possible! What could be more suitable than this waterfall as a cover for treasures? This was definitely a natural barrier. Moreover, no one would think that there would be something behind this waterfall!

Once this thought flashed in Zhan Chen's mind, it firmly occupied his mind. So he immediately took action. He climbed the steep stone wall and gradually explored along the waterfall.

Finally, at a height of a few hundred meters, he found a small path that seemed to be man-made. It led all the way to the back of the waterfall. There were no more paths around it. From below, tourists would not be able to see this detail.

"It's here!" Zhan Chen's eyes were filled with ecstasy. With a leap, he jumped onto the small path and slowly entered the waterfall. A cave entrance that was five meters high and two meters wide appeared in front of him.

He entered without hesitation. The cave was very spacious, and it was not as dark as he thought it would be. Zhan Chen looked up and saw many large and small luminous pearls above his head. It was these luminous pearls that made the whole cave soaked in a soft light.

And another thing he felt was that the spiritual energy here was abnormally thick and sticky. It had actually turned into a spiritual fog that floated in the air. The effect was even comparable to the eighth or ninth floor of the Golden Elephant Sect's Cultivation Tower. Cultivating here would definitely yield twice the result with half the effort. Moreover, it did not require merit points.

"This is really an excellent place for seclusion." Zhan Chen sincerely praised.

He carefully searched and found the source of the spiritual energy. It turned out to be a spiritual spring in this cave. It was still gurgling with spiritual energy.

"Master! What a thick spiritual energy! "Even Frightened Boy was startled awake.

It was also Zhan Chen's first time seeing a spiritual spring. He could not help but ask, "Boy, I've only heard about this spiritual spring in books. I didn't expect to see it today!"

"That's not a big deal. My previous owner had captured several spiritual springs and put them in his cave abode. Each of them was a thousand times thicker than this!"

After listening to Frightened Boy's words, Zhan Chen was even more certain that this Master Zhi Yuan was an expert who had entered the Daoist Realm.

However, the gift that Master Zhi Yuan had mentioned to him could not only be this spiritual spring, right?

Zhan Chen raised his head again and carefully looked at the cave. Suddenly, his eyes focused and fell on the stone wall at the side. He was completely shocked.

It turned out that the long stone walls on both sides were all engraved with words. There were even carvings of the human body's meridians!

Zhan Chen hurriedly ran in front of the stone wall and carefully examined it. He found that on the stone wall, there were actually hundreds of thousands of words carved. The content seemed to be describing a cultivation method!

He hurriedly read from the beginning. The beginning was the explanation of the text, or it should be more accurate to say that it was Master Zhi Yuan's own words.

It turned out that Master Zhi Yuan really came from the Ten Thousand Laws Continent. Moreover, he came from a super sect in the center of the Ten Thousand Laws Continent – Buddhist Sect. This sect advocated equality of all living beings. They advised people to be kind and to stand aloof from worldly affairs.

However, this kind of philosophy was ultimately not suitable for the cruel competitive environment of the Ten Thousand Laws Continent. Not long after, they were targeted by another super sect – Thousand Demons Sect.

Because they adopted a blindly defensive strategy, the Buddhist Sect was unable to escape the fate of destruction. However, the greedy Thousand Demons Sect was not satisfied. They extended their claws to the Buddhist Sect's cultivation method.

At the moment of crisis, an elder of the Buddhist Sect made a temporary major decision. He divided the Buddhist Sect's most valuable treasure – the middle-grade Immortal Step cultivation method 《Non-Phase Magic Technique》 into ten parts. Each part was given to the ten most ordinary disciples of the Buddhist Sect for safekeeping. And Master Zhi Yuan was one of those ten people. Moreover, she happened to obtain the beginning part of the cultivation method.

"Wait a minute, didn't they say that the cultivation method is divided into four ranks: Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow? How come there is an Immortal Step cultivation method? Could it be that above the Heaven Step cultivation method is the Immortal Step cultivation method?

Zhan Chen seemed to understand something. Perhaps there was a higher level cultivation method above the Heaven Step cultivation method. Unfortunately, his cultivation level was too low. He simply couldn't come into contact with these secrets.

Coming back from his thoughts, he continued to read. After obtaining the remnant of 《Non-Phase Magic Technique》, Zhi Yuan went into exile on this Mount Mei Island. He established this Small Sumeru Temple, spread Buddhist Dharma, and dug this cave under the Mount Mei Waterfall.

Then, day and night, he devoted himself to studying the remnant of the 《Non-Phase Magic Technique》. On this basis, he created the top-grade Heaven Step defensive martial skill 《Non-Phase Golden Body Secret》. Together with the opening part of 《Non-Phase Magic Technique》, he engraved it on this rock wall, waiting for the arrival of the fated one.

At the end of this article, he wrote his own wishes. First, he hoped that his successor could help him continue to collect the other parts of 《Non-Phase Magic Technique》, so that this Immortal Step cultivation method could see the light of day again. Second, he hoped that his successor could use this cultivation method to continue his ideal of punishing evil and promoting good.

The narration came to an abrupt end here. What followed was the main body of the top-grade Heaven Step martial skill and 《Diamond Heart Sutra》.

Seeing this, Zhan Chen couldn't help but sigh. It turned out that Master Zhi Yuan's fate was so rough. What was even more commendable was that he didn't learn the lesson of the destruction of the Buddhist Sect. He still "stubbornly" insisted on his own path!