I Only Want to Lie Flat But Am Forced to Cultivate Immortality
Chapter 276 - 153: Laying Plans and Taking Action

Chapter 276: Chapter 153: Laying Plans and Taking Action

Waiting with a hoe for rain is not as good as deciding to build a dam.

The five-hundred-year lightning tribulation is imminent, not to mention the dual calamities of Yin Fire and Bifeng waiting ahead. If you manage to avoid them, it’s fine; if not, you will surely face the fate of flesh and bones dissipating and ending up with nothing but scattered bones.

In Xu Qing’s eyes, instead of waiting for the calamity to arrive, it’s better to strategize in advance. As long as you have enough pieces on the board, even if you’re a lousy player, there will eventually come a time when the stars align and light up the path ahead.

Xuan Yu has never traveled far, and its understanding of incense offerings is limited to managing rodent issues or resolving trivial matters.

Toppling the Child-Giving Temple and managing the tiger menace are already bigger concerns to it than a hundred-pound fish.

As for solving the hunger of people worldwide and gaining human acknowledgment, Xuan Yu doesn’t even dare to dream of such things. It would be akin to daydreaming and praying for rain to bring small fish from the sky.

This is indeed the case. In today’s world, demonic aura rises, and bandits run rampant. Ordinary people wishing to travel across Dayong must be prepared to risk their lives, let alone crossing the seas to lands thousands or even tens of thousands of miles away.

The sea routes are perilous, even more so than on land.

The road ahead is long, and as the head of the Cat Immortal Hall, Xu Qing naturally needs to plan strategically in advance. As for whether the black crow can reach the other shore and bring back the seed of hope...

The matter rests on the crow. The black crow is already old; if it doesn’t make an attempt, its cultivation will be stagnant. However, if it dares to take the risk, not only will the Cat Immortal Hall and the common people benefit, but the black crow will surely break through its cultivation limit and take another step forward due to its merits.

The crow grandfather obviously knows this too, its voice somewhat hoarse, "The sea is not like mountains and forests, full of perils. It’s said that there are dragons in the sea..."

"For an old bones like me to fly across is sheer wishful thinking. Even if I manage to land by luck, how can I ensure a smooth return?"

Xu Qing chuckled, "The path of cultivation is like sailing against the current; it’s better to have a path than none. This is the road I’ve chosen for you, crow grandfather, to continue on your journey. As for how to choose, it’s up to you."

"I am already old, why don’t you choose another immortal, why must you come to me?"

"Crow grandfather, when you helped me topple the Child-Giving Temple and assisted me in delivering others, I knew you were an immortal of principle and chivalrous heart."

"Moreover, birds have the ability to fly through the air, so it’s more convenient to cross the ocean..."

Xu Qing’s reason for choosing the black crow is not only because of its character and ability to fly but also because this crow has nowhere else to go.

If there is a guiding light at such a time, even if it is just a dying glow, it might ignite the other’s resolve to fight with their back against the wall. Correct content is on NovelFire

Only those with severed paths rediscover hope, making them less likely to give up halfway.

The black crow spread its wings and looked around, "I’ve cultivated for over a hundred years, have been to rivers, mountains, and valleys, but never crossed the vast sea."

"Today, I am grateful to Daoist Xu for having faith in me. But if I fail to return from this journey, I fear I will never be able to repay your kindness."

Only when the road ends do you realize the Sichuan road is flat; the depth of gratitude is felt as the autumn clouds thicken.

The black crow’s path has ended, and it is Xu Qing who has come up with such a new path of cultivation for it. Regardless of whether the path ahead can be smoothly traveled or not, the sentiment of this guidance is something it cannot repay.

Xu Qing gently shook his head and said, "No need for repayment. This matter will also benefit me. If in the future, Cat Immortal Hall truly receives incense offerings, it will be me who should thank the crow grandfather."

Here, after giving the black crow time to bid farewell and settle affairs with his descendants, Xu Qing went alone to Moonlight Mountain.

Moonlight Mountain sounds like a paradise, but when Xu Qing arrived, he found it filled with poisonous mists, nothing like the immortal lands.

Passing through the soft woods, there were many gatherings of long snakes. Sometimes, while Xu Qing was walking, a colorful long snake would suddenly drop from the branches ahead.

Fortunately, as a zombie, he was not afraid of these things. Even if a snake bit him, it couldn’t pierce his skin and flesh. Even if a snake with good teeth managed to scratch his skin, he would not be afraid.

There’s never been a record of a zombie being poisoned to death; not even in Corpse Talk is such a thing recorded!

The only mention is a single sentence: Corpse, favored by evil energy, impervious to all poisons, even if plague runs rampant, corpse poison remains steadfast.

If really poisoned, it might be like having a drink of spirits for a zombie—maybe just a tipsy burp aiding digestion...

By the time Xu Qing walked out of the woods and reached the Hundred Herbs Cave in Moonlight Mountain, he had several small snakes on his sleeves and neck.

Snakes love Yin energy, and Xu Qing’s body was cold with heavy Yin energy, so instead of biting him, they treated him like a delightful treat.

Standing outside the Hundred Herbs Cave, a small Willow Immortal went in to report.

The little flower snake slipped into the cave just as White Immortal was cultivating with a demon core deep inside the cave.

The fist-sized demon core shimmered, and the big white python swallowed it after seeing the little flower snake.

"A kind person outside seeks an audience, claiming to be from Cat Immortal Hall," said the little flower snake.

Though small, compared to the white python before them, the little flower snake was as thick as a person’s leg.

"I am aware of this. Go find some fruit and food to entertain the guest, and I will meet him once I am dressed."