After chatting with Li Xiaoyao for half a day and having a meal, Lu Li asked Gan Lin to continue chatting with Li Xiaoyao while he was taken to the mountain at the north of the city.
There was a valley at the back of the mountain where the old man of Asura lived.
When Lu Li walked in, he noticed that the Xuan Qi in heaven and earth was rich. There must be some Divine Runes here.
There was nobody inside, not even a servant. There was only an old man dozing off by the pond.
Lu Li walked over and the old man was startled. The old man waved to Lu Li, pointed to a rock and said, "Have a seat."
Having lived for hundreds of thousands of years, the old man of Asura had seen through the prosperity of the world. Usually, old people liked to return to their original nature.
Lu Li could tell that old people liked to live in seclusion and didn't like crowded places.
Lu Li bowed to the old man of Asura and sat on the side. The old man of Asura had his eyes closed so Lu Li didn't want to talk. He just stared at the lake and enjoyed the tranquility of the valley.
"Many old people think that it is easier to break through by cultivating in peace, abandoning the prosperity of the outside world and pursuing the true self. As a matter of fact … it turns out that they are wrong."
After a while, the old man of Asura began to talk. He didn't even look at Lu Li.
Lu Li was surprised. He asked humbly, "Wrong?
Do you mean that I need to go out more when I am old?
Get in touch with the outside world?
Then why … "
The old man of Asura lived in seclusion by himself and he said it was wrong to live in seclusion. Lu Li was confused.
The old man of Asura still didn't open his eyes. He said with a bitter smile, "It is not that I want to live in seclusion, but my seniority is too high. My peers are either dead or gone. Who do you want me to talk to now?
Do you want me to disguise myself and live in a small town?
I'm living here because I'm being supported. "
"Eh!"
Lu Li burst into laughter. He could feel the loneliness and bitterness of the old man of Asura.
He had lived for hundreds of thousands of years. Most of his peers were dead and those that were still alive were being worshipped.
He had an illustrious identity and every move he made was watched. He couldn't be like an average person who could do whatever he wanted.
Therefore, he had to fish and take a nap by himself …
The juniors treated him with respect. Even some of the elders from the other clans couldn't talk to him because of the difference in seniority and strength.
Old Asura didn't want to live in seclusion, but he had no choice but to do so. This was indeed a very sad thing.
"So … I'm going to leave!"
After a while, Old Asura said something that shocked Lu Li. The old man said he was leaving?
Could it be that he was tired of living and wanted to commit suicide?
Or was his lifespan about to run out?
"Senior!"
His ring flashed, and he took out a Black Tortoise Fruit. "This is a gift from junior to you. One fruit can increase your lifespan by thirty thousand years."
"No need!"
Old Asura waved his hand and said, "I can still live for a few more years. After breaking through to the fourth tribulation, my lifespan has increased a little.
Don't get the wrong idea. Since I've never thought of suicide in the Demon Palace for so many years, I'm not tired of living now. When I said I'm leaving, I'm leaving the Second Heaven. "
"Oh?"
Lu Li was excited. He blurted out, "Sir, you want to go to the Third Heaven?"
"Yes. I think I will leave in three to five days!"
Old Asura opened his eyes and looked into the sky. "The Second Heaven is too small. It's too boring here. If I don't break through to the fourth tribulation, I might die of old age here.
Now that I can, of course, go up there and see the most prosperous and wonderful place in the world. "
When old man Asura mentioned the Third Heaven, Lu Li was interested. He was going to the Third Heaven as well. Lu Li asked with curiosity, "Sir, I heard that the Third Heaven is the center of the world. I heard that the ones above the Third Heaven all collapsed. Is this true?"
"I don't know about the collapse of the heavens …"
Old Asura frowned and said, "But the Third Heaven is the center of the world. There are countless major clans and families that have existed since ancient times. There are also many dangerous places, relics and treasures.
There are as many powerful warriors as there are clouds in the sky. There are no rules there. It is a world of killing and the graveyard of powerful warriors.
There are endless opportunities and endless dangers there. It is the best world, but also the worst world. "
Lu Li's blood was boiling. He nodded and said, "Since you have made up your mind, then I wish you all the best. You may rise to the top of the Third Heaven and dominate a place."
"Ha, ha!"
Old Asura smiled bitterly again and said, "Dominate a place?
You really have the guts to say that.
Do you know how many people from the Second Heaven go to the Third Heaven? Our place has had hundreds of millions of powerful warriors for millions of years but only one emperor came out. "
"Eh?"
Lu Li was confused and asked, "Many people go to the Third Heaven?"
"Of course!"
Old Asura nodded and said, "There are so many old farts. If they don't go to the Third Heaven, there will be as many as the hairs on a cow in every family.
Basically, many old farts will go to the Third Heaven after a hundred or two hundred thousand years. After all, the Second Heaven is too boring. They will choose to go to the Third Heaven.
Unfortunately, most of them will not have a good life there or will be killed. "
"I see!"
Lu Li understood. He used to think that there were too few powerful warriors in the big forces. Now it seemed that many old farts had gone to the Third Heaven.
Powerful warriors could live for a long time. If they didn't go to the Third Heaven, the number of powerful warriors in every family would accumulate to a horrifying level.
It was understandable. Powerful warriors could live for more than a hundred or two hundred thousand years and still not make a breakthrough.
The structure of the Second Heaven could not be changed. There was not much meaning for them to stay there.
The Third Heaven had a vaster world, more opportunities, and more treasures of heaven and earth. Life in the Third Heaven was indeed more exciting.
"You haven't mastered the Happy Steps?"
Old Asura's words attracted Lu Li's attention. He nodded and said, "I feel it is not enough. I can't reach the peak."
"Yes!"
Old Asura frowned and thought for a while before he said, "Nobody can help you with this. Go figure it out yourself. If you understand it, then so be it. If not, then you can't.
Pay more attention to the Fundamental Principle of Time and Space. Integration is the key. "
"Thank you, sir!"
Lu Li stood up and bowed. He was about to leave when he remembered something. He couldn't help but ask, "Sir, why didn't Phoenix Empress come down to seek revenge?"
"Phoenix Empress?"
Old Asura raised his eyebrows and put on a gentle smile. "The Devil of your family is unpredictable. Phoenix Empress will only bring humiliation to herself if she comes down.
The Second Heaven has its own rules. Powerful warriors at the Third Heaven will be suppressed when they come down.
Of course, maybe the Devil has a powerful backer at the Third Heaven. Anyway, Phoenix Empress hasn't come down for a long time. I don't think she will.
Well … if you go to the Third Heaven, be careful. Once Phoenix Empress knows who you are, she will send someone to hunt you down. "
"I will remember!"
Lu Li stood up and said goodbye. The old man of Asura didn't try to stop him. After Lu Li left the valley, the old man of Asura murmured, "My friend, work hard on your cultivation. I hope I can still see you in the Third Heaven while I am still alive. Even the powerful Devil King thinks so highly of you. How far can you go in the future?
I am really curious! "
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