Bizarre Cultivation: Starting from Being Beaten Up by Reality

Chapter 67 Seeking the Dao and the Plague

So be it!

As Lin Fan finished reciting the incantation behind his back, black lines appeared on his face, and a solemn and compassionate Taoist portrait gradually emerged.

At the same time, a thin layer of golden light enveloped Lin Fan, causing Ma Liangcai, who was holding him, to be forced back several steps.

"No, no, no! What have you done? What have you done! You can't leave us here alone! I'm absolutely useful to you!"

Lin Fan ignored Ma Liangcai's roar and listened quietly for any other sounds.

Unfortunately, he didn't hear any sound. Instead, he felt a gaze fixed on him, a gaze that pierced from the real world into the realm of the supernatural, shining directly on Lin Fan and making his whole body glow slightly.

Lin Fan's body became heavy, and this weight was not in a superficial sense. If the illusory realm was a reflection in water, then Lin Fan in this reflection had now gained a substantial mass, a mass that the illusory realm, as fragile as a soap bubble, could not bear.

The chair and floor beneath Lin Fan collapsed like a cake, and his body sank as if a lead weight had fallen into molten iron.

Ma Liangcai had just touched Lin Fan's four hands, which were constantly evaporating and vaporizing, and were now like tattered rags full of holes. He no longer had the strength to stop Lin Fan.

"Don't go, don't abandon us, take us with you, we're very useful to you!"

Lin Fan, whose body had completely sunk beneath the floor, leaving only his neck and above, gave Ma Liangcai a bright smile: "Farewell, Fourth Senior Brother."

"You!" Ma Liangcai exclaimed, "What did you just call me?! Who are you? Changsheng, who exactly is Changsheng...?"

Lin Fan could no longer hear Ma Liangcai's next words; he completely sank into the ground.

The illusion has clearly begun to collapse, but it won't end so soon.

Lin Fan was surrounded by darkness, and the sound of his heartbeat was amplified by the surrounding rocks, making a muffled thud.

Lin Fan certainly didn't die from being crushed by the rocks; he was now the one with greater mass.

But he felt he couldn't breathe. He couldn't possibly suck the rock in; if he did, he would suffocate in a few minutes.

Lin Fan didn't move around in the rocks, keeping his body relaxed. The rocks in the illusion wouldn't kill him, but he didn't know what risks there would be if he moved around in reality.

Breathe in, breathe in, I can breathe.

If he feels he can't breathe, he could actually die of suffocation in reality. He must switch from voluntary breathing to forced breathing, making his chest move, even if he can't feel the air, he must act as if he is breathing.

Lin Fan closed his eyes and silently told himself, "I'm not inside the rocks. I'm standing in the rain at the Baishi County Government Office. How could I not be able to breathe?"

Finally, he smelled the fishy smell of rainwater mixed with mud.

Lin Fan breathed a sigh of relief; he had almost suffocated to death because he thought he couldn't breathe.

The rocks enveloped him like a baby in swaddling clothes, making him lose his sense of direction and causing him to fall into the ground. The feeling of weightlessness made him want to struggle.

Not only do you need to consciously control your breathing, but you also need to control your subconscious movements to maintain your center of gravity.

Although only a short time had passed, Lin Fan was already covered in cold sweat.

Fortunately, his fall finally came to an end, and the rocks around him began to thin, like an egg about to hatch.

Lin Fan's fall did not end at a specific location; his consciousness escaped the illusion through a hole and instantly returned to his body.

In an instant, the return of his center of gravity almost caused Lin Fan to lose his balance. He gripped the hoe tightly and barely managed to stay upright.

He opened his eyes, but the sensation of the rocks made him hesitant to open them again. He paused for a moment before opening them again.

It smelled fishy and was dark.

Lin Fan was taken aback. What was going on? Could this be a nested double-layered mystery?

Lin Fan widened his eyes to their limit.

What is this? Tongue, teeth, tonsils?

Before his eyes was a pitch-black mouth taller than himself, about to fall and engulf him completely like a sack.

The extreme sense of crisis made Lin Fan's mind race, and he quickly understood his situation.

However, his body, which had not yet fully adapted, could not even move a single step in this short period of time.

This time it's really over. Lin Fan only had one thought left: he was going to be eaten by some unknown thing, and there was absolutely no chance of escape!

……

Roar!

The moment the large mouth touched Lin Fan, wisps of black smoke rose up, and a burnt smell mixed with the original fishy stench.

Lin Fan was already feeling dizzy and nauseous. He bent over and gagged a few times. After a few breaths, he raised his head and stared at the monster that had shrunk back to its original size.

Living spell.

What's going on with this thing? Why is it still bothering me? And what is the government doing? It's like a sieve; anyone can get in. Anyone who serves as an official in the Great Qian Dynasty is a complete traitor.

Before Lin Fan could figure out what was going on, a dark figure on the rooftop in the rain spoke in a low voice, "Interesting kid, which powerful spirit have you summoned to possess you?"

"Please invite your mother's Heavenly Venerable!" Lin Fan shouted at the figure.

A flash of lightning illuminated the figure on the rooftop; the pale-faced young man was dressed in a dark green Taoist robe.

"Oh, you know I'm from the Xuanmen sect?" the young man in the Taoist robe said quietly.

"So what? I know who you are, Feng Xufeng, right?"

This time, the young man's expression softened, and he clapped his hands in a mock manner. "Very good, very good. I faked my death and escaped from Linglong Temple a few years ago, but I never expected to be recognized. No, you are, well, based on what you constables say, deduced. I never thought there was such a capable person as you in Baishi County."

Lin Fan wasn't entirely sure; it was mostly a guess. The entire Feng family had been captured and killed, but he was the only one who had entered the Daoist ranks and whose whereabouts were unknown.

Moreover, Lin Fan had long suspected that the Feng and Ma families had been operating in secrecy for many years. Who could have devised a plan to wipe them out in one fell swoop? It must be someone who knew both families well, and Feng Xufeng was the prime suspect. It was that simple.

Knowing he couldn't escape, Lin Fan simply sat down on the spot and asked, "I just don't understand, the Feng family and the Ma family were both your family members, so why did you kill them all?"

Lin Fan's golden light remained undiminished, and Feng Xufeng was unable to command the living curse to devour him. So he simply chatted with him on the rooftop. "The Feng and Ma families have disregarded human life and committed numerous evils. Can't I, a humble Taoist, act on behalf of Heaven and slay demons?"

Lin Fan shook his head. This was obviously impossible. If he were in that situation, even if his family members did evil, he would not kill them all regardless of age or gender.

Lin Fan simply changed his perspective, "Fellow Daoist, aren't you afraid that doing this will cloud your Dao heart and breed inner demons?"

Feng Xufeng chuckled twice, "Haha, you also have ties with the Xuanmen? That's not quite right. The Great Dao is ruthless, but I am here to settle my worldly karmic debts and sever my ties with the mortal world."

Lin Fan wanted to ask more questions, but the golden light on his body flickered and dissipated.

Feng Xufeng waved his sleeve and said, "Enough of this idle talk. You are not part of my worldly affairs, yet you almost ruined my important plans by accident. For the sake of my path, I have no choice but to take the liberty of borrowing your life."

The talisman on the back of the living curse flashed, and its mouth opened wide again, sticking out a long, foul-smelling tongue.

Lin Fan took out two pills from his body and swallowed them.