Time Travel: The Survival of Li Zhi

Chapter 407: Master Cangliu's Purpose

Chapter 407 Master Cangliu's Purpose

At the moment Li Zhi saluted, he glanced at the mysterious Master Cangliu in front of him from the corner of his eye.

They saw that the man had a young face, and looked almost identical to the statue they had seen in the palace.

However, a strange feeling quietly grew in Li Zhi's heart. The True Man Cangliu in front of him inexplicably gave him the illusion that he was somewhat similar to Master Liu. But he couldn't explain where this similarity came from. He just felt that there seemed to be some indescribable connection between them, which made him alert.

"Your Excellency is too polite. I am just a cultivator from a remote small country. I cannot bear the title of a true immortal as you mentioned." Master Cangliu raised the corner of his mouth slightly and responded slowly.

Li Zhi shook his head slightly, his expression serious, and his tone sincere: "The national teacher used his own strength to intimidate the demons of a country and protect the safety of the people of a country. Such achievements and such people deserve the title of true immortal."

"Hehehe..."

Master Cangliu chuckled, and his low laughter echoed in the hall.

I just don't know whether the laughter was caused by Li Zhi's compliment or because of some other deeper meaning.

The laughter gradually died down. Master Cangliu narrowed his eyes slightly, and a barely perceptible sharp light flashed in his eyes. He asked Li Zhi again, "Have you ever practiced in Xiaoyao Mountain?"

Li Zhi nodded slightly, his expression calm, and answered truthfully: "I did practice in Xiaoyao Mountain, but I left not long after."

When Master Cangliu heard this, a very strange look flashed across his eyes for a moment. The look was fleeting, but was keenly captured by Li Zhi.

Immediately afterwards, Master Cangliu continued to ask, "I heard that Xiaoyao Mountain has a method to seize the Tao of others and continue one's own Tao. Is this true?"

This question from Master Cangliu startled Li Zhi. He slowly raised his head, which had been lowered, and looked straight at Master Cangliu, his eyes full of deep confusion.

Before Li Zhi could recover from his shock, Master Cangliu immediately asked another question: "I wonder if your Excellency has ever been deprived of his path?"

Li Zhi frowned tightly, his eyes revealed vigilance and alertness, staring straight at Master Cangliu, and asked in return: "What do you mean by asking this, Master?"

Cangliu Zhenren's face was still as calm as water. He looked calm and said slowly, "Many years ago, I fought with someone and was injured in the foundation, which cut off my path to the Tao. Over the years, I have been looking for a way to continue my path to the Tao."

His words revealed a hint of helplessness and vicissitudes, but his calm tone made people feel that he seemed to have already let it go.

Cangliu Zhenren seemed to be completely unconcerned about the changes in Li Zhi and the others' expressions, and continued to speak to himself: "After searching for a long time, I finally found a way to continue the Tao..."

Hearing this, Li Zhi's heart sank suddenly, and he instantly realized why Master Cangliu wanted to see them!

Master Cangliu’s target is actually their Tao!

He wanted to use their ways to continue his own path that had been cut off!

In an instant, Li Zhi's thoughts drifted back to the conversation he had with Master Liu.

At that time, he had not yet embarked on the path of cultivation. He had asked Master Liu many questions, including the matter of the Tao.

Master Liu was deeply touched by this matter, so he explained it to Li Zhi in great detail and clarity.

Those who practice cultivation practice magic and follow their own path.

However, if a person's path is interrupted, it means that his path of cultivation has come to an end and he can no longer move forward.

So, when your path is cut off, but you still want to continue practicing and aspire to climb to the unreachable immortal position, what should you do?

Then there is only one way to continue.

However, this continuation of the path does not mean reconnecting the broken path, but opening up a completely new path.

However, how easy is it to open up a new path?

There may be people who can truly rely on their own talents and understanding to find a new path, but even Master Liu once admitted that he had never heard of anyone who could find a new path on his own.

Because enlightenment is not a simple matter of finding another way if this one doesn't work. It involves many profound and mysterious factors such as the rules of heaven and earth, which cannot be easily changed by human power.

Apart from truly becoming enlightened and finding a new way, the only way left is to seize the way.

Because of this, seizing the Dao has basically become the first option considered by anyone who wants to continue the Dao.

After all, if you can simply steal other people's paths, you can continue to practice. With such a simple and crude method, why bother to spend so much time and effort studying and comprehending other paths?

What's more, if you try to find a new path on your own, success or failure is full of uncertainty.

However, seizing the road is not something that can be accomplished easily.

First of all, you need to find someone who has a completely different path from yours, and this person’s strength should not be too high or too low.

If his strength is too high, he may not be able to snatch it successfully; if his strength is too low, his path means that his potential has not been fully developed, and even if he seizes his path, it will be difficult to go further on the path of cultivation.

But even though it is extremely difficult to seize the path, there are still many people who are willing to take the risk and give it a try, because this is the only feasible way to continue the path that has been proven in practice!

Therefore, when Li Zhi heard Master Cangliu say that his path to enlightenment was cut off, he instantly understood Master Cangliu's intention.

However, how could Li Zhi and his men surrender so easily?

Li Zhi stared at Master Cangliu with his eyes fixed. He took a deep breath and slowly said, "Does the Imperial Master want to go to war with my Yong Kingdom?"

Li Zhi was unable to make an accurate judgment on the strength of Master Cangliu.

But he knew that the other party dared to express his intentions so blatantly, which meant that he was absolutely sure that he could capture his group.

In addition, Zhenren Cangliu had a great reputation for suppressing an entire country, which forced Li Zhi to take the current crisis seriously and not dare to slack off at all.

When Cangliu heard Li Zhi mention Yongguo, his eyes flickered slightly. He laughed with a hint of madness and said, "Yongguo... I really can't afford to offend, but don't worry, when this matter is settled, I will let the people of Yanguo be buried with you..."

The tone seemed to be telling a very ordinary thing, but it was creepy.

There seemed to be a crazy fire burning in Master Cangliu's eyes. He slowly opened his arms and said loudly: "To bury the people of an entire country with you, even the emperor of your Yongguo would not be treated this way!"

The voice echoed in the hall, filled with endless madness and determination.

Listening to Master Cangliu's crazy words, Li Zhi couldn't help but take a deep breath, trying to calm his pounding heart. He thought to himself, is Master Cangliu really crazy?

However, after a little thought, Li Zhi instantly understood the reason.

This Master Cangliu originally planned to sacrifice the entire Yan State in blood. Once he succeeded in seizing the Dao, he would sacrifice the entire Yan State in blood, and then take away the magic weapon he had refined with the power of the entire country and flee far away.

By that time, even if Yongguo wanted to take revenge, there would be nowhere to find it.

Li Zhi's eyes flashed, and he was secretly amazed in his heart. Although Master Cang Liu seemed crazy, every step he took was actually well thought out. This Master Cang Liu was far more difficult to deal with than he had imagined.

Li Zhi also slowly exhaled a breath of foul air, his eyes slightly narrowed. A deep voice sounded: "When I was in Xiaoyao Mountain, I had a master..."

"He wanted my way just like you... Then I killed him..."

"Now, you also want my way..."

"Then...I can only...kill you too!"