Running A Cemetery in North America-Chapter 392 - 266: The Scheme

South Korea, Jiangnan District.

An MPV stopped in front of a luxury mansion, and a few people got out of the car, lifting a stretcher from inside and walking directly into the mansion.

On the stretcher lay a pale-faced, comatose youth.

Behind the MPV followed a Rolls-Royce, from which a beautiful lady wearing sunglasses stepped down from the back seat.

She walked into the mansion with a face full of sorrow and anger.

Upon entering the mansion hall, an elderly man with white hair and a childlike face was seated on a high-end custom sofa.

He was in a meditative posture, looking very much like a reclusive sage.

When the beautiful lady and the youth lying on the stretcher came in, the elder slowly opened his eyes.

"Master Park Min-hyuk, please have a look at my child. I have sent him to many famous hospitals, but he just won’t wake up. Even with the most advanced equipment, no problem was found," the lady said, taking off her sunglasses, her eyes red.

"He is facing a backlash..." The elderly man took a glance at the youth and sharply pinpointed the issue.

Upon hearing this, the lady felt that this master was reliable and nodded in agreement.

"That’s right, to be honest, William cast a curse on a girl he liked, but it was broken by someone, causing a backlash, and that’s why he ended up like this."

"Master, as long as you can wake William up, no matter how much money it takes, I will donate a substantial amount to your Luye Garden as church funds," the lady said sincerely.

Her eyes were filled with hope as she looked at the elderly man.

"Let me give it a try then."

Park Min-hyuk rose and walked to the comatose William, placing his hand on William’s forehead.

Immediately, Park Min-hyuk closed his eyes and began to murmur a scripture resembling a spell.

Soon, William’s face showed a hint of struggle and distortion, vaguely indicating he might wake up.

The lady beside him was overjoyed, covering her mouth to avoid making any noise that could disturb Master Park Min-hyuk’s spellcasting.

Suddenly, Park Min-hyuk’s eyebrows knitted, and his body began to tremble continually.

Finally, he abruptly withdrew his hand, and with a sweet sensation in his mouth, he spat out a bloody arrow.

Soon after, he collapsed to the ground in exhaustion, his face incredulous as he exclaimed, "Difficult, extremely difficult; your son is severely affected by the backlash."

"Master, what should we do now? Is there any way to wake him up? Please guide me; whatever the cost, I’ll do it," the lady asked anxiously. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"To untie the bell, the one who tied it must be found; this matter requires finding the person who broke your son’s curse, otherwise, it won’t be easy to resolve," Park Min-hyuk wiped the blood from his mouth, speaking earnestly.

"What? Even the master can’t handle this?" the lady asked in astonishment.

"Curse backlash is inherently dangerous; if you decide to act against someone, you must be prepared for karmic retribution. This is one life for another; while Southern Ocean witchcraft is powerful, it hasn’t become widespread. The great figures in this world are those wealthy elite families, not Southern Ocean Black Magic Masters.

The reason is that although this practice is potent, its power is not enough to change fate, and numerous ways exist to break it. Your son encountered a tough challenge this time; if the relic monk of Luye Garden intervened, perhaps your son’s issues could be resolved," Park Min-hyuk explained.

The lady’s eyes lit up: "Then why the delay? Master Pu, please take me to find the relic monk; as long as my son can be saved, no matter the amount of money, it’s not a problem."

"Things aren’t that simple," Park Min-hyuk shook his head helplessly. "Actually, twenty years ago, the four relic monks of Luye Garden accompanied the reincarnation of Saint Buddha, Jin Jieye, into seclusion, claiming their compilation of a scripture that could help people transcend suffering and enter Western Heaven’s Paradise. I haven’t seen them in years; seeking their help is far less feasible than finding the person who broke the spell."

"Damn it..." anger overwhelmed the lady’s heart, as she cursed under her breath.

"Madam, time is pressing; the longer the curse drags on, the deeper its backlash, and your son can’t afford further delay," Park Min-hyuk earnestly reminded.

"I understand. I’ll find a way to bring him here."

...

The completion of the Five Stars task brought Sun Yan considerable rewards, acquiring a dirt material, allowing him to smoothly complete the final step of the transformation.

Becoming an Immortal!

In this era when Immortals have departed, and Spiritual Qi has faded, reaching immortality is considered a fortune.

No longer can one afford the luxury of choosing how to become an Immortal.

In ancient times, whether alchemists or Daoists, their ultimate goal was to ascend to immortality.

Methods varied, from consuming immortal elixirs, divine fruits, or herbs, to cultivating the path to immortality.

Some elixirs were natural spiritual items, others refined potions; ultimately, the pill formulas varied, and success depended entirely on the ability of the cultivator.

"Biographies of Immortals" records, Lu Tong of Chu Kingdom consumed the fruit of Tolu Wood and turnip seeds to become an Immortal; Father Gui of Xianglin People regularly ate osmanthus and sunflower, crafting Osmanthus Pills using turtle brain, creating one thousand pills, and became immortal; in the old territory of Wei Kingdom, recluse Sheep Gong in the stone chamber of Huayin Mountain practiced cultivation, relying on the consumption of Polygonatum to achieve immortality.

Consuming different elixirs resulted in varied outcomes in becoming an Immortal; those taking natural elixirs could directly become Celestial Immortals or Earth Immortals.

While ordinary elixirs might result in becoming Earth Immortals or Loose Immortals.

Even this is considered the upper strategy for immortality.

The middle strategy relies on cultivation; people understood that worldly spiritual materials and immortal elixirs have a finite quantity.

Initially abundant, many ascended to Celestial Immortality, but the growth rate of immortal elixirs couldn’t keep up with mortals consuming them for immortality.

Thus, as time moved forward, the path of consuming immortal elixirs almost closed.

Other routes to immortality emerged, such as refining Inner Core.

Zhang Daoling practiced cultivation on Cloud Brocade Mountain; upon completion, dragons and tigers appeared on the mountain, and after he ascended, the site became known as Dragon Tiger Mountain.

This method heavily relies on a person’s innate talent, as well as the abundance of spiritual energy during the era they live in; neither can be lacking.

Thus, it often filters out a large number of cultivators, making the event of ascension to immortality increasingly rare, eventually becoming mere legend among ordinary people.

In the End of Dharma Era, even the middle strategy was severed, leaving no hope for becoming an immortal.

Therefore, a lower strategy became widespread, and that is the Corpse Dissolving Immortal.

Some believe that the Daoist’s ascension means abandoning the physical body to become an immortal, leaving no remains.

Perhaps one only needs to leave behind something like clothes, a staff, or a sword to ascend to the heavens, thus referred to as Corpse Dissolving Immortal.

The Book of the Later Han: Wang He Ping’s Biography mentions: Corpse dissolving means ascending to immortality by pretending to be a corpse to dissolve and transform.

Volume eighty-seven of the Supreme Secret mentions: As for corpse dissolving, it’s the transformation of the form, the practice of shedding and refining the true essence, the metamorphosis and escape of the body substance, like a cicada leaving its shell to change bones, preserving qi and solidifying form in the rock cave, then ascending as a true immortal.

The Cave Truth Hidden Spirit Form Scripture mentions: The method of corpse dissolving includes those who die and then are reborn; those who have died with their heads severed, only to emerge again; those who died and their bodies lost before burial; those with human form still intact but no bones remaining; those who left their shape while their clothes stayed behind; those whose hair fell out but lost their form.

The Immortal Scripture mentions: Upper soldiers ascend with form into the void, known as Celestial Immortals; middle soldiers roam among famous mountains, known as Earth Immortals; lower soldiers die first then shed, known as Corpse Dissolving Immortals. The Young Monarch is surely a Corpse Dissolving Immortal.

Volume thirty-one of the Chronicles of True Immortals mentions: In the first year of Longshuo, corpse dissolving occurred in the Capital, days later the coffin opened, leaving only one sword and one staff.

Ge Hong Zhenren once proposed the theory that immortals can be learned, believing there are three levels of immortals: Celestial Immortals, Earth Immortals, Corpse Dissolving Immortals.

Taking elixirs and cultivation, both the upper and middle strategies have the possibility of producing Celestial and Earth Immortals, at worst a Loose Immortal.

While Corpse Dissolving Immortals abandon the physical body, a helpless measure, becoming only a Ghost Immortal whose status can’t compare with the previous three.

But in the end era, people have no choice, becoming an immortal would be good enough, and they can’t afford to be selective.

Now, with the help of True Monarch of Pure Origin and Mysterious Dao, Sun Yan can ascend through the dirt method, extremely fortunate indeed.

The so-called dirt method is about giving dirt material to an already existing immortal, something ordinary people cannot achieve.

To dirt turn immortal, one must have a deity wholeheartedly helping them, and make space in their divine temple.

It’s like the principle of a one-person-one-space, without the original immortal vacating, no successors can take up the mantle of becoming immortal.

Sun Yan’s path to dirt turning immortal was possible because True Monarch of Pure Origin and Mysterious Dao relinquished their position for Sun Yan.

A combination of various factors allowed Sun Yan to walk this path.

Even if other Tomb Guardians want to replicate Sun Yan’s route, it wouldn’t be so easy.

Wenyang City, Five-Star Hotel.

Sun Yan sat cross-legged on the bed, True Monarch of Pure Origin and Mysterious Dao and the Monkey King stood by the bed.

The divine statues of these two Great Gods are now at immortal grade, displaying miracles easily across the Pacific Ocean.

"It’s surprising you obtained fragments of the Six Paths of Reincarnation. Back in the day, Underworld suffered such terrible losses, even the Six Paths shattered."

True Monarch of Pure Origin and Mysterious Dao sighed while staring at a fragment in his hand.

"Why so much talking, get it done quickly." The Monkey King urged impatiently, clutching the Ruyi Golden Cudgel.

Back then, many immortals fell or departed, once Sun Yan completes dirt turning immortal, he might be the sole immortal in this world.

The Monkey King, naturally wouldn’t miss such a spectacle, his heart itching with eagerness.

True Monarch of Pure Origin and Mysterious Dao glanced at him before inserting the fragment of the Six Paths of Reincarnation into Sun Yan’s body.

Heart! Liver! Spleen! Lung! Kidney!

At that moment, Sun Yan’s five viscera completed, and the divine temple in his sea of consciousness gleamed brilliantly.

The originally old Erlang Xiansheng Temple started to become gradually renewed.

The entire form of Sun Yan in the temple began to turn jade-like.

...

Airport, Surveillance Room.

A man in a suit stood before numerous surveillance screens, staring at the passengers coming and going in the airport.

"We must find that person, there’s a twenty thousand reward for success per person." The man said sternly.

"Don’t worry, no problem." The staff operating the video said excitedly.

Generally speaking, outsiders absolutely cannot enter this place, but the identity of this man in the suit is exceptional.

Directly allowed by the airport higher-ups, permitting him to privately use airport surveillance records to search for a passenger’s presence.

Soon, a man’s figure appeared on a screen, it was Sun Yan.

"It’s him!"

Seeing Nie Rourou walking alongside Sun Yan, the man in the suit immediately said decisively, "Quickly pull this person’s identity information for me."

"Yes."

Upon obtaining the passenger information for Sun Yan, the man in the suit broke into a satisfied smile.

"Finally found you, next is how to bring you to Jiangnan District."