Immortal Father
Chapter 325 - 325 120 A Drop of Spiritual Spring Swallowed!

325: Chapter 120: A Drop of Spiritual Spring Swallowed!

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[Triple update, seeking votes and subscriptions]_2 Wen Rou frowned and said, “Are you trying to mooch off some fortune?”

“Oh dear, Master, spare me some dignity!

This is the Great Wealth Immortal!

Harboring care for the world, the backbone of the Human Race!”

Zisang the Daoist clasped his hands and, lifting the hem of his Daoist robe, ran back into the corridor.

Off to the side, Mu Cilin and Lin Fei exchanged glances, both somewhat bewildered.

This Peach Blossom Forest had never been this lively before.

Soon after,

An old man dressed in a wide crimson robe, Tianli, with his hands clasped behind his back, slowly walked into the underground hall.

Guided by Li Dazhi, Tianli the senior visited the frescoes here, learning about the Mu family’s history, which also left him full of emotion.

Upon meeting Mu Cilin, Tianli also clasped his hands in greeting, and said in a deep voice,

“To the ancestors of the Mu family, eternal glory.

“That there is such a secret place in the East Continent, and that we of the Eastern Alliance never discovered it, allowing Li Mu’s descendant to fall on such hard times is truly our oversight.

“I once followed General Li Mu in battles against the Hundred Clans, and now that I, who have barely survived till this day, did not realize that Li Mu’s daughter was trapped here by a great formation…”

Tianli’s eyes reddened slightly.

That deep sigh spoke volumes of untold hardships.

Mu Cilin hurriedly said, “My lord, there’s no need for such sentiment, the ancestors of the Mu family have always lived joyfully.”

Tianli glanced at Li Ping’an and couldn’t help but click his tongue, “Goodness, even the Fountain of Youth bestowed by the Queen Mother could be comprehended?

Truly worthy of him!”

After speaking, Tianli glared at Li Dazhi.

Li Dazhi wore a big smile on his face, not knowing where he had offended Tianli or how to befriend this senior and illustrious figure of the Human Race.

Tianli said, “Lady Mu, let’s go up first, I will diagnose you, and if I fail, I will call upon the highest-skilled healers of the Eastern Alliance.

If that still does not work, I will take you to visit the Human Emperors in the Fire Dragon Cave…

Our era of prosperity in the Human Race owes much to the sacrifices of our esteemed predecessors, the Eastern Alliance will certainly not allow the descendants of the loyal and brave to face such tribulations!”

With that said, Tianli gestured with a hand, indicating for her to follow.

Mu Cilin looked to Li Dazhi for help, and he stepped forward to reassure her with a few words, asking Xiaoyue to help Mu Cilin up from the underground area.

Above the Fountain of Youth, the droplet of spring water in Li Ping’an’s palm transformed into strands of colorful aura.

This drop of spring water was continuously gathering and dividing.

A faint smile appeared on Li Ping’an’s face, as he had understood the principle behind this place and grasped the beginning of The Great Dao.

He did not know the name of this Dao.

What Li Ping’an had comprehended, although related to the Dao behind the creation of the Fountain of Youth, included many of his own insights and understandings.

— Just as the Qi Cultivators of the Human Race practiced ‘imitating heaven and earth’ instead of ‘merging with heaven and earth.’

Li Ping’an named this newly understood Dao ‘Spiritual Metamorphosis.’

This Dao was a simple branch of the Great Dao of Life and Death, also a path leading to the Great Dao of Life and Death.

…

While Li Ping’an was serendipitously comprehending the Dao,

The issue facing the matriarch of the Mu family left everyone at a loss.

Tianli, with his cultivation at the Golden Immortal Peak Great Perfection level, possessing vast knowledge and a fully realized Dao Charm, carefully diagnosed Mu Cilin and identified the root of her condition.

The cause was just as Li Ping’an had surmised — due to the misuse of the Fountain of Youth over the long years, more than one thousand six hundred separate consciousnesses had materialized, and these consciousnesses, combined with the Spiritual Power of the Fountain of Youth, were indistinguishable from one another.

Tianli sighed,

“From the perspective of the Fountain of Youth, these seventy thousand years have been but one person undergoing endless cycles of life and death.

“However, in reality, each cycle gives birth to an entirely new soul.

“In other words, Ningning Mu at this moment is not actually Li Mu’s daughter; only when Lady Mu passes away, and this mass of spiritual energy returns to Ningning, will Ningning truly become Li Mu’s daughter.

“Alas…”

He said no more, for to resolve this issue, the solution he could think of required a sacrifice.

Essentially being the same entity, only one of the mother and daughter could survive.

Li Dazhi asked, “Is it possible to keep my future mother-in-law alive indefinitely with Elixir Pills?”

“It is the Fountain of Youth that wants to take her life force and transfer it to Ningning,” Tianli shook his head, “If we proceed bluntly, we could destroy the Fountain of Youth, but then…

alas!”

The mass of spiritual energy containing more than one thousand six hundred consciousnesses, and Mu Cilin herself, would perish alongside the Fountain of Youth.

“Don’t worry,” Tianli said, “I will send a message and call for some Golden Immortals skilled in medicine.”

Mu Cilin got up and kowtowed, “I implore you, senior, to save my daughter!

My life is already brief, why bother with it!

Please save my daughter!”

Tianli quickly helped her up and said firmly, “I promise you, if it’s impossible to do otherwise, your daughter’s life will be safe.

But we haven’t tried everything yet, how could we talk of giving up?

Please believe in this old man; if we can save both, we most certainly will!”

“This…

thank you, senior.”

“Ah, stop calling me senior,” Tianli said pensively, “If we really go by the rules of the Fountain of Youth, you would be Li Mu’s daughter, and I should be addressing you as my lord.”

Mu Cilin didn’t know how to respond for a moment.

Tianli looked at Li Dazhi and continued with a smile, “Lady Mu, look at your future father-in-law.

He is the Great Fate Holder of our Human Race in our time.

With him around, you will surely turn misfortune into fortune and be blessed with safety in all things.”

Mu Cilin said awkwardly, “Ping’an and Ningning aren’t married yet, so it’s not quite appropriate for you to call him that.”

“Not married yet?”

Tianli blinked, glancing at Li Dazhi, his mind suddenly becoming more lively with thought.

Yes, he had a daughter too.

And she had praised Ping’an many times before him.

Who is Ping’an?

That is the youth who stood firm against the Heavenly Dao in the Merge True realm!

He thought, Focus on the matter at hand.

Focus on the matter at hand.