Chapter 382 Tower of Babel

The world of immortal cultivation seems to have become even more prosperous, especially after the mechanical heretics were wiped out, even the Qi Refiners have become history.

Many immortal cultivators who were once Qi Refiners never mention the fact that they were once Qi Refiners.

Judging from what Zhao Guanshan occasionally saw from the top of the mountain, the world of immortal cultivation was so prosperous that it was beyond recognition.

More exquisite, more convenient and faster cloud-based flying boats have appeared, some large enough to carry tens of thousands of people at a time, and some small enough to carry only one person.

A distance of ten thousand miles can be reached in half a day.

Not only can it be used by immortal cultivators, but even mortals can benefit from it.

There are also more advanced teleportation arrays that can teleport hundreds of thousands or even millions of miles at a time.

In addition, a number of luxurious, magnificent and towering towers were built.

Zhao Guanshan didn’t know why he wanted to build the Tower of Babel, he just felt that the current world of immortal cultivation might need wonders, and without wonders there would be no world of immortal cultivation.

The original Tower of Babel was only a few thousand meters high. Later, in order to compete with each other, or perhaps for real effect, the Tower of Babel was built higher and higher. In just over a decade, the newly built Tower of Babel is already 30,000 meters high.

“Is this another kind of spirit-offering tower?”

The distance was too far, and Zhao Guanshan was unwilling to go down the mountain, let alone release his soul to check openly, so he really couldn’t guess.

However, he could confirm that the cost of building the Tower of Babel must be very high.

Commercial exchanges in the world of immortal cultivation have become more frequent, and in less than fifty years, production activities are like a real immortal cultivation industrial revolution.

Sometimes Zhao Guanshan himself feels ashamed of himself. Look, this is called the Industrial Revolution of Immortal Cultivation. I wonder how much contribution his fellow countrymen from Earth have made in this?

By this moment, Zhao Guanshan had already sensed that something was not right.

It’s not that he looks down on his fellow countrymen, but he knows very well how capable they are.

“If the karmic crisis recurs in the future, and the cause is the rebellion of alien spirits, I’m afraid it will be recorded heavily by the historians of the immortal cultivation world, just like the Ten Eunuchs, notorious and infamous.”

“Master, I want to go down the mountain and explore the world.”

Yang Ti, who is already 20 years old, suddenly came to find Zhao Guanshan. The remnants of Zhenhai City have lived and worked here in peace and contentment over the years. There are now hundreds of people here, making it like a quiet little village.

It’s just that young people always want to go out and explore the world, and the older generation’s persuasion, warnings, and even crying, making a fuss, and threatening to commit suicide are of no use.

“Of course, you don’t have to ask me about this. You are always free here.”

Zhao Guanshan smiled and nodded. He never refused. Those who could come to this hill were destined to be together. But once they left, he didn’t know if they were still destined to be together. He had never gone down the mountain and had never tried.

Really, it was none of his business, because he was genuinely worried that even if he went down the mountain himself, he might never come back.

But he didn’t need to say this.

No one would believe it even if I told them.

If these people stay and live, it will not increase their karma, and if they leave, it will not bring them any benefit. The opportunities that should be given have already been given.

“Thank you, Immortal.”

Yang Ti was very happy. She took a dozen young men and women and went down the mountain overnight with her longing for the place below.

After that, there was no news of him ever again, and he was nowhere to be found, and he never came back.

Their parents looked forward to seeing them, but they never saw them again until they died of old age and turned into a pile of earth.

There were also children growing up. Some of them were extremely afraid of the world below the mountain, while others were extremely yearning for it, but at least no one dared to really go down the mountain.

Just like that, in the twenty-fourth year after her death, the hill finally welcomed an uninvited guest. It was also a young woman, dressed in black, capable and heroic, with beautiful eyes and eyebrows, but she was injured.

The villagers looked at him as if he were something strange, but they didn’t dare to go forward. Some of the older people who were still alive were trembling with fear. They could tell that he was an immortal cultivator.

A former mortal enemy.

The woman in black was also quite surprised. She never expected that there was a small village hidden in such a remote place.

She also saw the hatred, hostility and fear of the villagers, except that outside the village, in a small courtyard halfway up the mountain, a young man was smiling at her.

Although there was no evidence, she just felt that this person was not simple.

“I’m sorry, I was being chased by a demon and I accidentally came here while fleeing. I’m sorry to bother you. Could you allow me to recuperate here for a few days?”

“Please go ahead, young lady.” Zhao Guanshan nodded without saying much. The only person who could find this hill and enter it could be her reincarnation. But it was really magical. Who was she?

In addition, is reincarnation really possible in this world of immortal cultivation?
The woman in black glanced at Zhao Guanshan, then glanced at the hostile villagers over there, and hesitated to speak. Then, she went to an open space in the mountains to meditate and heal her wounds.

For several days, everything was peaceful.

The injuries of the woman in black gradually improved. Although the villagers were still vigilant, they did not take any excessive actions.

One day, the woman in black came to Zhao Guanshan’s courtyard and bowed politely.

“Thank you for taking me in. My injuries have improved, so I came here to say goodbye. This is a small token of my gratitude. Please accept it.”

“That’s not necessary. If you really want to thank me, you might as well tell me some strange things about the outside world. We have lived in seclusion here for many years and know nothing about the outside world.”

“That’s fine.” The black-clothed woman put away the bag of spirit stones she was about to give away, thought for a moment and said, “I see that the host and his clansmen are living in seclusion here. I’m afraid they have some unavoidable difficulties, perhaps to avoid their enemies. Of course, I have no ill intentions. I’m just saying that the world of immortal cultivation is changing with each passing day, and there are endless sects of cultivation. No one should be investigating the past, and I will definitely keep it a secret for you.”

“If the disciples of the clan want to go down the mountain and explore the world, and want to cultivate immortality and seek the truth, they can try their luck at the Tiandao League. There, no one is asked about their background, and everyone is taught.”

“Or, making a living in the mortal world is also a good way out. The mortal world is rich, business is thriving, marrying a wife and having children, spreading out is better than living a hard life in the mountains. I see that there are more men than women among the young people in the village. This is not a solution. We have to find a way out.”

After saying that, the woman in black looked at Zhao Guanshan with a deep gaze, as if she was talking about him.

“Thank you for your advice, but this is not what I want to know. Miss, do you know what the Tower of Babel is?” Zhao Guanshan asked with a smile.

“Tower of Babel? You don’t know?”

The woman in black was stunned and thought this was a bit strange. You know about the Tower of Babel, but you don’t know what it is used for.

“The Tower of Babel is, of course, for reaching the sky. Since the revival of spiritual energy in the world of immortal cultivation, more than a dozen powerful predecessors have survived the catastrophe and should have ascended to heaven. But for some reason, they cannot jump out. It seems that there is a force that is still restricting them.”

“Then these senior practitioners could only cultivate to be great immortals and try other methods. In the end, they really found a way. That is, as long as they build a tower of Babel, the higher they build it, the more they can break through the limitation of this power. For example, the tallest tower of Babel is built by Xiao Chengyun, the founder of our Tiandao League. It is 11,000 feet high. Practicing in this tower of Babel will not only achieve twice the result with half the effort, but also reduce the limitation of that invisible power by at least 30%.”

“Recently, it is said that Wang Xuan, the founder of the Floating Clouds Taoist Alliance, intends to build a 33,000-foot-high tower. However, this requires a lot of materials and it may take hundreds of years to complete. For this reason, the Floating Clouds Taoist Alliance has issued a reward, and both mortals and cultivators are eager to participate. The reason why I came here recently is to search for and mine a legendary material called spiritual ash.”

“Ashes? What is that?!”

Zhao Guanshan was stunned.

“I don’t know either, but it is said that the Floating Cloud Alliance once attacked Zhenhai City and hunted down the mechanical heretics. Their real purpose was not to unite and attack the dissidents, but to find the spiritual ash. In addition, they also wanted to hunt down a peerless demon, who seemed to be called Zhao Chengfeng.”

“Ha! So interesting. Isn’t he using public resources for personal gain? He didn’t hesitate to attack Zhenhai City just to find Zhao Chengfeng?”

Zhao Guanshan smiled brightly, but his eyes were cold.

That’s it, that’s it.

It should be Wang Xuan, Jiang Yunbai, Fan Qingyan and Yu Jin who want to find him, or, want to find this hill.

They left abruptly that day and went straight down the mountain. They wanted to go back, but they could no longer find the hill. They thought he was causing trouble, and that they could force him out by hunting down the Mechanical Sect and destroying Zhenhai City.

This is absolutely ridiculous!
What are they thinking?
“I don’t know about this, I just heard about it vaguely, but up to now, the five major forces in the world of immortal cultivation, the Floating Cloud Dao League, the Heavenly Dao League, the Five Elements Great River League, the Green Wood Immortal League, and the Black Tortoise Immortal League, have indeed offered a bounty for Zhao Chengfeng at the same time. Over the past few decades, the bounty has tripled, but no one has ever found him.”

“Oh, no, a few years ago, I remember a few people claiming that they found the great evil Zhao Chengfeng, but then nothing happened. I guess the ignorant people were jealous of the reward and made up a story.”

The woman in black said casually, but Zhao Guanshan’s eyes moved. Could it be those young people of Yang Ti?

After all, very few people knew that his name was Zhao Chengfeng and that he lived on this hill.

But what’s the point? Even if they knew, they couldn’t find the hill.

Zhao Guanshan even felt that the reason why Wang Xuan, Jiang Yunbai, Fan Qingyan, Yu Jin, and Xiao Chengyun built the Tower of Babel was not to reach the sky, but to find this hill.

“Thank you. The outside world is indeed very exciting. But I still like it here. Miss, I won’t see you off.”

“Master, please stay. Goodbye!”

The woman in black nodded, said no more, and strode away.

But just as she passed by the village, a woman in her thirties suddenly rushed over and shouted, “You came from the outside world, have you ever seen a man named Yang Ti? He went down the mountain when he was twenty years old, and it has been fifteen years since then. There is no news from him. I am his sister. If you meet him in the outside world, please tell him to come back, even if it’s just to burn some paper for his parents.”

The woman in black stopped, seemingly surprised. Then she turned around and looked at Zhao Guanshan, who was still smiling. For a moment, her face was filled with fear and her whole body began to tremble.

But Zhao Guanshan just waved at her.

“Go down the mountain quickly.”

(End of this chapter)