The Six Immortals Chapter 4

 Tianyuan Ring Bi Fan knew that he couldn’t stay in the cave any longer, his top priority now was to find a way out. Even if he didn’t encounter any more snakes, surviving inside the cave, wouldn’t be possible without food. The cave had only one way out, the same path from where Bi Fan had been thrown in. The path that lead to the exit was at an upwards angle of approximately sixty degrees. Bi Fan tried to climb, but the path was extremely smooth and glossy, he realized that no matter how much effort he puts into it, climbing with his hands wasn’t going to work. “How did I forget about Xue Ren?” Bi Fan realized, pleasantly surprised. Just the thought of it made Xue Ren present itself in Bi Fan’s hand. Bi Fan picked up Xue Ren and started hacking small pits to make his way up the cave, slowly and steadily. After some time, he dug a bigger pit so he could settle down and rest for a while. If the Xue Ren’s previous owners found out that Bi Fan was using their famed weapon Xue Ren to dig pits, they would definitely rise from their graves. Digging so many pits had made him tired, he decided to wait for a while, catch his breath, and then continue on his path. Bi Fan had no idea how long the passage was, he had been continuously digging for over an hour, he still couldn’t see any sign of the exit, or any light. Suddenly, Bi Fan heard a rustling sound, he became very nervous, his body was cold with sweat. “Snakes!” Bi Fan was extremely afraid of snakes, he had spent ten long years at Quinyang Door, so naturally, he had heard an awful lot about the Wan Snake Cave. Wan Snake Cave was the Qingyang Mountain’s most frightful location, just the thought of it made people tremble with fear. So being inside the cave made him feel very uneasy, he had been on the edge the entire time. Bi Fan ran up some steps and realized the path ahead of him was covered with numerous snakes, big and small, so many, that counting their number wasn’t possible. “AAH!” Bi Fan was so scared that he almost lost his balance, he continued to breathe heavily as he tried to calm himself down. Bi Fan was not willing to give up, but he was full of resentment. “ARGHH!” Bi Fan roared, “I cannot die, never……” Just then, Bi Fan’s eyes flashed a dark gas, and it violently surged out of his body. Those vipers rustled, almost as if they were afraid of Bi Fan, they started crawling away from him. Bi Fan was completely puzzled by this incident, he had no idea how it happened. He didn’t think much into it, getting out of the cave was his top concern right now. Since the encounter with snakes, Bi Fan accelerated his work, he kept digging, tirelessly. Finally, after two hours, Bi Fan got the first glimpse of daylight, he felt very relieved. Soon, Bi Fan reached the end of the channel, he looked down at the path as he stood at the edge of cliff, he felt like cursing. After much difficulty, he had finally managed to climb on top. Now, he was presented with another challenge. The path that connected the cave to the exit, was around ten meters long, extremely smooth and glossy. On top of that, it was studded with snakes, snakes that weren’t moving away upon seeing Bi Fan. Instead of complaining, Bi Fan started to think, he need to figure out a way. He was on top of the cliff, below him was a bottomless abyss, on top of that, numerous snakes stood in his path, taking one wrong step could mean the end of his existence. Bi Fan stood there for a long time and observed, but he couldn’t come up with a fool proof method, the only way out, was to take the risk. Even though he had managed to come up the passage, he wasn’t ready to make such a bold move. After a few hours of crossing the channel, Bi Fan had realized that his strength and endurance had been greatly enhanced, and his body had become a lot sturdier. Bi Fan did not know that the yin yang lotus was the reason that his injuries were healed, he thought it was because of the Wannian Spirit Milk that his body had undergone this phenomenal alteration. He thought to himself, with his new found strength, and the additional safety of Xue Ren, crossing this hurdle might only require a fraction of his ability. He continued to rest for a while, once he regained his strength, he began to climb. He applied the same technique, he cut out a portion of the wall, using it as leverage to place his hand. Step by step he started his ascend. Because this wall was a lot steeper than the channel, the difficulty of climbing it, was at least 10 times greater. By the time Bi Fan had climbed half of the wall, he felt exhausted, his clothes were drenched in sweat. His teeth were gnashed together to prevent him from screaming in pain as he continued to struggle, sweat streamed into his eyes and mouth, but he continued forward, ignoring it all. His hands and fingers were bleeding, but Bi Fan was too busy to bother himself over it. “Hoof!” he gasped as he finally exited the cave. He screamed and cheered even though he did not have any energy left in him. “AARGHHH!!!” he roared for a while, venting out all his agitation and anger. After all, there was no one living on this side of the hill, so he wasn’t bothered about disturbing anyone. Before he had time to rest, the thought of the Wannian Spirit Milk came into his head, Bi Fan had kept it in the bottle gourd which was tied to his waist. Bi Fan had forgotten that his hands were bleeding, some of his blood dripped onto the bottle gourd. The purple bottle gourd shone with a purple light, due to Bi Fan’s blood, it was actually trying to identify its master’s blood. “This is also a magical utensil!” Bi Fan cried out in excitement. Like Xue Ren, the bottle gourd also connected to his mind and gave him some information about itself. The bottle gourd was named Babao (eight treasures), it had been in the possession of Buddhist immortals for generations, its function wasn’t just to carry treasures, but wine as well. It had fourteen different sections inside it, each to hold a different kind of wine. In addition to this, the bottle gourd also told Bi Fan how to operate it, how to add contents to it and how to take them out. It also gave him a picture as to how he could store items inside the gourd. Bi Fan realized the he can refine and store sacrifice in it and they could later be used to boost his body at a time of need. To successfully refine a sacrifice, he would need the complete knowledge of the bottles gourd’s interiors. It contained sixty four sections in total, ten of which were meant to carry wine and an additional four if the wine lovers made it overflow. Furthermore, there was also a small space inside it where the Wannian Spirit Milk could be stored. Babao also taught him the various ways to manipulate itself, Bi Fan realized that he could easily store large pools of water inside Babao in a flash without any trouble, using just his mind. He had been playing around with Babao for a while, but then he realized that he had been standing right next to the cave, so he quickly moved away. He went to the forest where he decided to stop and rest. Inside the Wan Snake Cave, he had found three treasures, two of which were definitely magical in nature. So now he wanted to know about the ring’s origin. After experiencing Babao, Bi Fan knew that not all magical objects require a huge amount of blood to identify their master. He put Babao aside and dropped a drop of blood onto the faucet of the ring, the ring instantly absorbed his blood. Bi Fan now connected to the ring and found out a lot about its origination. The Tianyuan ring, was a secret library. Tianyuan house was one of the ancient factions, and this ring was a source to their secrets. The treasure of knowledge inside the ring was vast and endless. Nevertheless, the Tianyuan ring still had an awful lot space inside it, and it would continue to increase as the strength of its master increased. In addition to this, the Tianyuan ring had several other functions, but Bi Fan was not strong enough access them for the time being. After linking to the three objects, Bi Fan’s excitement had died down. So he began to think about the next step. He really wanted to leave the Quinyang Mountains, but at present he knew he wasn’t strong enough. If he stayed here, he could not reveal his identity to anyone, not that people would believe him anyway. In just a few days, he had gained 20 centimeters in height, and his body had become a lot sturdier.  Even his face structure had changed, his face was no longer sleek and slim but a lot more resolute, furthermore, his skin had become many shades fairer. Even Bi Fan couldn’t recognize himself, let alone others. Just then Bi Fan heard the sound of danger nearby, a frail shout; it appeared like a woman was in the middle of a combat. Bi Fan decided to take a closer look, he cautiously moved closer to the sound. Through the under bush, Bi Fan saw a woman dressed in pure white clothes, her hair were as white as snow, fighting with three large bears. Bi Fan’s line of sight was being blocked by a large bear, but he could see that the woman had an elegant body , her posture, the way she attacked and retreated was extremely graceful, it almost appeared as if she was dancing. She was definitely an expert. Bi Fan was not able to see her clearly, but her figure transcended anything he had ever seen. Hiding in the bushes, his eyes continuously and unceremoniously gazed at the woman, her waist, her hips. He remained there, mesmerized.

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