The Six Immortals Chapter 2

 The Strangely Wonderful Lotus “well….” Bi Fan did not know how long he had been unconscious. “Ah!….” he cried out in pain, as severe pain shook his body. Bi Fan tried to move, only to discover that his whole body had fallen apart, he was unable to move even an inch. Gently moving one part of the body at a time was possible, but the pain was unbearable. Bi Fan’s life meant absolutely nothing to anyone. As soon as he was in coma, the boys at the orchard abandoned him and threw him into the cave. There were a lot of forks (side roads) inside the Wan Snake Cave, forks are very slimy and moist. These naturally occurring structures are exceptionally good for the survival of snakes. The fork that Bi Fan had fallen into was not very steep but extremely smooth, because of which he had slid a long way down. Knocks and bumps on the way down were inevitable, but unfortunately for him, not fatal. Bi Fan’s fragile body was broken in at least a dozen places, having survived till now was nothing short of a miracle. Incapable of movement, coupled with intense pain made it impossible for Bi fan to even fall asleep. All he could do was look around from the corner of his eyes. After days, maybe weeks, in the pitch-black darkness, he saw a faint light drizzling like rain at a distance. He gnashed his teeth to hold back the pain; he tried changing his body’s angle in hope of moving forward. His plight was already hopeless, but Bi Fan nevertheless couldn’t abandon hope. He still had faith, that if he showed strength and resolve, he could still survive this. He struggled for an hour; his clothes were drenched in sweat and sweat dripped from his forehead like raindrops. Bi Fan stubbornly groaned in pain, he groaned and groaned. His persistence eventually paid off, Bi Fan had found the proper angle to move forward. A perfectly straight purple stem whose top seemed to be infused into the sky appeared in front of his eyes. He looked up, the purple stem was over 5 meters tall, on top of the stem was a flower, a huge flower. Radius of flower was at least 1 meter, complete with 36 petals, black and white in color. 18 petals were black, 18 were white. Bi Fan looked at this exquisite flower as its glistening white petals lit up the surroundings. Purple stem had round disk-like green leaves that resembled a lotus. But these leaves were smaller than lotus. Next to the green leaves was a pool of milky white liquid, the liquid constantly produced bubbles. The bubbles were dissipating into a mist which was being absorbed by the white petals. “Wannian spirit milk!” Bi Fan was astonished beyond description, he had heard of the Wannian spirit milk, so he instantly recognized it. Bathing in the essence of Wannian spirit milk was enough to completely change a person’s body. Moreover, the Wannian spririt milk was capable of harmoniously mixing with various herbs while refining Dan. It greatly increased the power of Dan making it a lot more effective. Bi Fan did not have the slightest clue what this odd shaped, black and white, lotus like flower was, let’s just call it ”yin yang lotus”. As soon as he saw the Wannian spirit milk, hope surged through his existence. Consuming a single drop of it would make his physique immeasurably superior, his body would finally be fit for cultivation. It was Bi Fan’s dream to practice, his dream was right in front of him, yet out of reach. The wannian spirit milk was less than 15 meters away, but in Bi Fan current condition, it felt like it was across a far horizon. As Bi Fan’s body reluctantly moved, moving the next inch was becoming harder than the previous one. The pain kept growing exponentially. “I must not give up, I will not give up, never….” The new found hope in Bi Fan urged him. Bi Fan, brimming with excitement, forgot about the pain. A line of blood trailed him as he continued to creep forward. Suddenly the white petals starting radiating again, a thick mist floated above it. The cave shimmered in its light, as its fragrance drifted around the cave. As he inhaled the scent, his spirits lifted. Even the pain started to subside. He pushed himself to crawl forward, surprisingly, moving a few centimeters was a lot less painful now. But Bi Fan’s excitement was short lived. As his nose filled with stench, he heard a rustling sound. “Poison!” he guessed. As countless snakes emerged, Bi Fan saw the true colors of poison. Amongst these were pythons, as thick as a bucket. “This cannot happen to me”, Bi Fan still didn’t want to give up. He couldn’t move as countless snakes crept closer. Fear flooded Bi Fan’s conscious. Regardless of so many snakes, Bi Fan did not lose confidence. But he was just a 14 year old boy, injured, incapable of movement. The snakes went right past his side, paying no attention to him. They were obviously attracted to the exquisite scent of the flower. Bi Fan relaxed as the tails of those thick pythons swept away. “Ah!…” Bi Fan exhaled a sigh of relief. The power of a python was more than that of Zhu San. His body, unable to bear the exhaustion, started to fall apart, and let out a loud crackling sound as his bones shattered. There was still a long way ahead, and Bi Fan started to lose consciousness. As Bi Fan’s internal organs smashed to pieces by his cracking bones, coincidentally, the yin yang lotus stooped down. Blood from his body splashed and landed on top of the exquisite petals. The yin yang lotus instantly absorbed his blood. And suddenly, the black petals emitted a black light, and gave off a dark gas. The dark gas became even darker as it reached out and started to lift Bi Fan’s body in the air. Upon seeing the black gas, the snakes were overcome with fear. They started to crawl away; even the pythons were no exceptions. Then the black petals ejaculated several black threads, these threads enter the bodies of the snakes in no time and the snakes vanquished. The threads continued to expand for a while then rescinded back inside the black petal. Bi Fan knew that no one will believe what he was witnessing for he, himself found it hard to digest. He was now afraid of facing the same fate as the snakes. After finishing its task, the black petals moved a few times, they seemed awfully excited. Soon after, the black petals began to collect the dark gas, and Bi Fan found himself falling to the ground as the gas cloud around him loosened. The white petals shot a pure white mist that started taking the shape of an enormous cocoon encompassing Bi fan. Inside the white cocoon, Bi Fan fell into a serene sleep. As the white mist entered his shattered body, it began to heal. The white fog’s ability to heal was miraculous. Bi Fan, who had been on the verge of death started breathing evenly, color returned to his pale face. For 5 days and 5 night, the white mist didn’t go back into the petal as it remained there, surrounding Bi Fan. Slowly the mist began to fade away as Bi Fan still hovered above the ground. Over the past 5 days, his injuries had fully healed, but Bi Fan was still asleep. In the last five days, Bi Fan had completely transformed. He had gained at least 20 centimeters in height, his body had become a lot sturdier, his skin had become white, and very, very shiny. He had completely changed, almost as if he had been reborn. So much so, that even if the old man Xing resurrected from his grave, wouldn’t be able to recognize him. The yin yang lotus began acting up again, it’s and leaves began moving forward. It came in contact with Bi Fan and in a flash, disappeared without a trace. After the yin yang lotus disappeared from the cave, the cave became dark again, very dark.

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