Gate of Immortality

Chapter 172: Another Day in Sky

Yang Shi shuttled through the air as he was reading the map. Yang Shi asked the black crow to land as it had flown nonstop for a day. Advancing against winds and clouds, the crow seemed to be tired. Yang Shi saw a large grassy plane as he chose to make camp there. " Hmm, According to this map, I have covered a sixth of the path. This should be the wind planes." Yang Shi saw his surrounding. " Damn, This map isn't detailed as I thought. I have to advance with the landmarks." Yang Shi snorted.  " With this speed, I can reach Azure Wind City in seven days." The black crow was only a Fierce beast, so its speed was limited.

" Hmm, we will rest here for a night. As for you, take this." Yang Shi thought for a while as he passed a Demon beast core to the black crow. " Caw?!" The black crow was stunned as he looked at the beast's core. It was very hesitant, whether to absorb it or not. That's right, it was the core of the mother Sword Feather Condor. If the black crow manages to completely absorb this, it would directly become a Demonic Beast. " It was the last will of your mother. Absorb this core and become a Demon Beast." Yang Shi sighed. " But, you can refine all the energy in one day. So, better absorb all the demonic qi and refine bit by bit." Yang Shi suggested. The crow nodded after a while as it began to absorb the demon core.

Yang Shi slept under a small tree as he was also tired. The next day, they got up early as they continued their journey. The black crow was intelligent. While flying at top speed, it used pressure to refine the demonic qi from the core. " Interesting, with its pure bloodline, It can refine that qi more quickly. I feel within a few days, it will become a Demonic beast." Yang Shi chuckled. For Yang Shi, the journey was very monotonous. Aside from talking with Jin Yu, it was silence throughout the journey.

" Is this what they call, enduring loneliness?" Yang Shi chuckled. He wondered about those cultivators who enter closed dorr cultivations for hundreds and thousands of years. " What they pursue? Dao? Wealth? Fame? or Immortality?" Yang Shi pondered. For now, he didn't have any strong drive which he wants to pursue. " Hmm, maybe, I haven't seen the world enough, not making me feel excited. Samsara Emperor had lent me his memory, but how much I am using it?" Yang Shi mused.

In this world, what he ever lacked? Food? Clothes? Women? Fame? Wealth? He has all of them. " Pfft, HAHAHAHAHA." Suddenly, Samsara Emperor laughed in his mind. " Do you think you have all that a human being desires? Sure you have. But have you considered how you acquired them? Samsara Emperor chuckled. " In the Deep Sky Forest, for your revenge, you killed almost all of the Ma clan. Then, you killed bandits. When you arrived in Misty Tower City, you took assassination as a job and killed many peoples for money."

" For Bai Ruxue, you killed the Miao family of Leaping Carp Town. Ah, I also forgot that you killed many helpers of the Second Prince of Azure Feather Ancient Kingdom. Do you think after all these things, you can sit still?" Samsara Emperor laughed. " Why not? If I just went somewhere and live like an ordinary person?" Yang Shi snorted. " But, can you?" Samsara Emperor retorted. " Path of cultivation is like a one way road. Once you started walking on it, it's almost impossible to go back." Samsara Emperor stated plainly. But one could feel a slight melancholy from his tone. Yang Shi also thought about this, but he was a little unwilling.

But then, suddenly, the black crow jerked as it circled the air. " Which bastard is courting death?!" Yang Shi cursed as he saw arrows coming at the black crow. " CAW!!" The crow snarled as it flapped its wings with great speed. The two sharp blades of winds destroyed other incoming arrows. Yang Shi saw a bunch of people with armor and cavalry standing below. " Little crow, let go down and check. I would like to see what these fuckers are up to." Yang Shi laughed coldly. The crow nodded as he dove down from the sky.

" Haha, It seems the arrow got him." A man laughed. " Quickly! Capture that bird. It's a flying-type Ferocious beast. We can use to escape fast." A young man shouted. " Young Master is right." A soldier wearing heavy armor replied. The crow landed on the ground with a loud noise. Yang Shi jumped down as he glared as the bunch of people. " Which bastard just fired the arrows at my mount?" 

" Your mount? This a tamed beast?" The young man became astonished.

" Very good! Brat! Give us that ferocious beast and scram." The young man shouted as he looked at the crow with greedy eyes. " Another dickhead." Yang Shi sneered. " Are you the one who commanded to fire arrows?" Yang Shi asked again. " Young master, that person doesn't seem to be simple." A soldier frowned. " What not simple? He is just at Sixth grade Primordial Spirit Realm." The young man snorted. His own cultivation was at the initial Fith stage. However, the soldier beside him has the pinnacle of Seventh stage cultivation.

" Just kill him. We don't have time to waste." The young man snorted. " Guards! Kill him and capture that beast!" The young man shouted. A dozen of soldiers drew out their weapons as they rushed at Yang Shi. Each of them was at Primordial Spirit Realm. " Haha, It's been a while since I killed." Yang Shi laughed sinisterly as a pair of crimson daggers appeared in his hands. The young man could only see a crimson blur as the guards marching forward suddenly stopped.

*SHUA SHUA SHUA* With a sharp noise, blood splattered on the ground. The guards cried in agony as they tumbled on the ground, making the ground soaked in red. The young man was flabbergasted as a chill crept up his spines. " Archers! KILL HIM!" He screamed frantically. But all he felt was a gentle breeze around his temples as crimson rays flashed. The two archers behind them got their hearts pierced by Yang Shi's Crimson Dusk daggers as they fell down. The dagger shot back to Yang Shi's hands as he wiped the blood from it. Nonetheless, The daggers looked ominous after it tasted human blood.

" This..." The armored soldier's eyes went wide as he started to shivering. He felt they truly kicked an iron wall this time. " Young man, I know you are powerful, But we are from the Bei Family. You can put down your weapon and we will eave the matter." The guard said warily. " Bai Family?" Yang Shi's expression turned shocked, " Is it one of the Four Great Clans?" He asked with some worry. The guard became happy as he saw Yang Shi's expression, but his smile stiffed when he heard the question.

" N-No." He mumbled. Yang Shi's shocked expression turned into a mocking one, " So, You think I will give a damn about this?" Yang Shi laughed as his dagger flashed again.

After a while, another group of people reached there. The person's nose twitched as he saw the bloody scene in front of him. " It seems some else killed Bei clan members." That man slowly said. " Ad that person was efficient. It seems they all died almost at the same time." He added. " Look! A headless body!" Someone screamed. They rushed and saw the headless corpse, next to it was the head of a young man. " Bei family young master." Looking at his appearance everyone felt a cold shudder.

Yang Shi sat calmly over the black crow as he chuckled, " Samsara Emperor was right. Even I sat back and do nothing, some annoying bugs would come to beg death."