Chapter 1299: No Retreat, Strengthen Foundation
The reason why the inner demon body triggered its own calamity and intimidated the old turtle to retreat was naturally not as simple as saving the Miaozhen Demon Lord. Wu Yi's relationship with the Miaozhen Demon Lord was far from being good enough, and it was good enough that he did not add insult to injury.
But to say that Wu Yi triggered the calamity this time was the result of careful consideration, that would be overestimating him. Everyone has their own fate and different calamities. Wu Yi could not get reference from others, but just kept exploring.
This time, such a risk, in addition to the inner demon body being only one step away from breaking through and having enough accumulation, the main reason is that this place is the West Sea Dragon Palace, which has many secrets, and the chance of the inner demon body's enlightenment is likely to be among them. Opportunities cannot be missed, and they will never come back.
If the external calamity is not introduced, then for Wu Yi, this West Sea Dragon Palace will always be a mystery. The West Sea was extinct a hundred times ago, and the reason behind it must not be as simple as it has been spread. If the mystery can be solved, Wu Yi can naturally inherit the West Sea.
After coming to the upper realm, Wu Yi has forged an indissoluble bond with the West Sea. Wu Yi can grow to this day, and the power of the West Sea cannot be ignored. And the previous human body was replaced by the reincarnation lotus, which can also be regarded as Xiao He's success and failure.
According to common sense, Wu Yi should stay away from this place full of mysteries now. Whether he is willing or not is another matter. The most important reason is the illusory opportunity to become a Taoist.
There is no place like the West Sea in the upper realm that can help Wu Yi cross the sky in one step and keep pace with a group of great powers who have practiced Taoism for thousands of years. Once obtained, suddenly lost, ups and downs, let Wu Yi understand the importance of this place.
Miaozhen Demon Lord suggested that Wu Yi use the Blood Demon Statue as a substitute to temporarily avoid the heavenly tribulation. Wu Yi was initially moved and talked to her for a few words, but later he was too lazy to continue to perfunctory and rejected the proposal.
The reason was simple. If the heavenly tribulation was directed to other places, the opportunity to explore the West Sea Dragon Palace in depth would be lost. The heavenly tribulation, which was extremely strong and yang, would sweep away all the ghosts and spirits in the West Sea Dragon Palace. At the very least, they would have to appear, so as to avoid sudden jumps out and trouble later.
Wu Yi rejected the proposal, but Miaozhen Demon Lord remained calm and didn't care. She was an outsider anyway, so Wu Yi could make any choice as long as it didn't hinder her own purpose.
"In that case, I wish you good luck," said Miao Zhen Demon Lord, as if he thought of something. He pointed his slender finger, and a ray of clear light came to Wu Yi, warm and bright. Miao Zhen Demon Lord said: "This is the method of substitute. If you feel that the heavenly tribulation is difficult to overcome, you may as well change your mind halfway!"
The clear light came in front of him, but Wu Yi didn't even look at it. He directly wiped it out and said seriously: "Since you want to achieve the Tao, you must cut off all retreats and fight with your back to the water. Only by seeking death can you live and realize the Tao fruit."
Seeing this, Miao Zhen Demon Lord smiled and raised his hand to Wu Yi and said: "Then I'm here, so I'll call you Taoist friend first!"
"I will definitely live up to the expectations of the Heavenly Lord!" Wu Yi returned a salute.
Miao Zhen Demon Lord smiled slightly, and I don't know if he was laughing at Wu Yi's ignorance and fearlessness? Or did he really think that Wu Yi had this possibility.
But in Wu Yi's eyes, she probably didn't care about the success or failure of her breakthrough this time.
If it fails, then find another ally. The Lotus of Reincarnation is a good choice. If it succeeds, in the immortal level of Taiyi Daoguo, it is difficult for the inner demon body to fight against the Miaozhen Demon Lord.
The elephant does not care whether the cockroach grows twice as big, because for the elephant, the cockroach is still a cockroach, and it is the same for the Miaozhen Demon Lord.
In addition, as the cultivation level of the cultivator increases, the previous cognition of the catastrophe should also change. For example, it has been mentioned before that catastrophes are not only natural thunder, fire, and wind, but also human catastrophes, which come from the opponent's strangulation. The key is the catastrophe.
One point that has not been mentioned before is the duration of the catastrophe. When the foundation-building cultivator breaks through to the golden elixir, he will suffer a thunder catastrophe. If he survives, he will be a true immortal on the land. If he fails, he will be a ghost underground and be lost in the crowd.
However, it is not so easy for the immortal to break through. People like Wu Yi who are blessed by great luck and favored by heaven and earth are still a minority. Many people's catastrophes last for hundreds of years, and if they are anxious, they may even last for a thousand years.
Therefore, the Miaozhen Demon Lord gave Wu Yi the method of giving a substitute, so that if Wu Yi changed his mind in the middle of the process, it could still be used.
Ordinary immortals can only survive their own three disasters and five calamities by dissipating the calamity a little bit. A simple analogy is that they use their own body temperature to melt the ice, while Wu Yi uses hot water (the luck of heaven and earth or the golden light of merit) to melt the ice.
Relying on one's own strength, if it is an ordinary calamity, it will be fine, but if it is affected by heaven and earth and encounters such a rare calamity, it is basically certain to die.
Borrowing the power of heaven and earth, or following the will of heaven, can save a lot of effort. Wu Yi understood this very early. When his peers shouted to go against the will of heaven, Wu Yi silently observed the flow and changes of the calamity of heaven and earth, followed the will of heaven, and stood out among his peers.
At the immortal level, basically everyone has understood this principle. If you still don't understand it, it is impossible to cultivate to this level. It's just that you understand it, but whether you can do it is another matter.
The West Sea has been a dead sea since the great catastrophe of land and sea. Everyone knows that if the dead air of the West Sea can be purified, there will be great gains and the favor of heaven and earth. This idea came into Wu Yi's mind when he first saw the West Sea.
However, how many people were driven back by the dead air in the depths of the West Sea? How many people persevered in their efforts? They always gave up for one reason or another.
It cannot be said that Wu Yi was the only one who persisted. It can only be said that Wu Yi, while working hard, followed the overall situation of the changes in the world, cleverly used the forces of all parties, and even risked his life to get this result.
Wu Yi's success was the result of his own efforts and the trend of the times, and his subsequent personal failure showed the reality that he was shallow and vulnerable.
Wu Yi must take down the Dragon Palace in the West Sea to make up for his own shortcomings.
After experiencing ups and downs, Wu Yi's state of mind was tempered, and he recalled the things that happened since he sought the position of the Lord of the West Sea.
Wu Yi had every reason to suspect that the reincarnation lotus was brought out by Lao Bie and his gang.
Otherwise, the birth process of such a holy object would be measured in tens of thousands of years at least, so how could it appear suddenly. It can also easily take away everything from Wu Yi, and the formation diagram it refines is as thin as paper.
There are too many things that Wu Yi doesn't know.
The lotus of reincarnation, reincarnation, reincarnation, thinking deeply, what is the purpose of Lao Bie and others cultivating this thing?
To ask bluntly, who wants to reincarnate?