Chapter 17: Xi Xian Chi, Ming Fu Curse, Immortal Mansion

Lu Lingwei let out a faint sigh, a trace of worry flashing through her eyes.

"Could something have happened to the Upper True…"

"No, no, it must be that he got caught up in cultivation and lost track of time."

Steadying her emotions, Lu Lingwei circulated the Yin-Yang Great Transformation Immortal Scripture.

She began to sink into cultivation.

While raising her cultivation, she further refined the Yin-Yang Dao Source within that Heaven-Stealing Stone, elevating its quality.

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Shanhai Star.

Within the Guiyuan Dongtian of the Guiyuan Lineage.

The Guiyuan True Lord, who had originally been in Soul Egress, his Primordial Spirit wandering the Great Void, circulating his Dharma method, sensing the faint, mysterious opportunity of a breakthrough.

Suddenly, his Flesh Dharma Body and the guarding Xuanwu Dharma Aspect sensed a trace of immortal spiritual resonance.

In the span of a lightning flash, his Primordial Spirit returned to his body.

Opening his eyes, he saw a vessel-spirit avatar descended by the spirit of the sect-guarding Immortal Artifact, the Four Spirits Immortal Chart.

"Greetings, Immortal True!"

Looking at the Guiyuan True Lord, the vessel-spirit avatar of the Four Spirits Immortal Chart gave no reply, only emitting a cold, mechanical Dao-voice in strict, formal fashion.

"Guiyuan Fama, the one thousand three hundred fifty-seventh generation Guiyuan Dharma Master, your thirteenth disciple Chen Daoxuan, having achieved Nascent Soul for less than ten thousand years, has reached the Soul Egress Stage, and has rendered merit of instruction to the sect."

"You are rewarded with one permission to enter the sect's Dijie Baoku and obtain a treasure."

"You are rewarded with a chance of divided spirit, permitted to enter Wuliang Xianshan and comprehend for a hundred years."

"The Guiyuan Dharma is rewarded with three slots to enter the Cleansing Immortal Pool, to reverse the Long Life Heavenly Return Immortal Transformation."

As the words fell, the three edicts representing the three rewards for merit of instruction descended before the Guiyuan True Lord.

Then, the vessel-spirit avatar of the Four Spirits Immortal Chart transformed into a streak of immortal light and departed.

And looking at the three edicts, on the Guiyuan True Lord's stern face appeared an expression of both surprise and joy.

"Isn't Daoxuan on a mission within the Mie Xian Zhen, carrying out the task of slaying Dao-thought bodies?"

"Even with the chance of slaying Dao-thought bodies and obtaining Great Dao comprehension, Daoxuan couldn't possibly have broken through to the Soul Egress Stage so quickly."

"And even if he did reach the Soul Egress Stage, it wouldn't warrant such rewards, would it?"

In the Guiyuan True Lord's heart, amid the joy, various thoughts arose.

"Could it be that Daoxuan's potential has directly reached the standard for entering the sect's sequence?"

"That's not right either. Every Yuan Kalpa, the slots for entering the Cleansing Immortal Pool are only nine.

If Daoxuan merely entered the sect's sequence, it still wouldn't warrant such rewards."

Xi Xian Chi, the sole sect-guarding Immortal Artifact of the Shanhai Immortal Sect capable of reversing a portion of immortalization.

Although only those at the Divided Spirit Stage can endure the baptism, and one may enter at most nine times, reversing nine Yuan Kalpas' worth of immortalization.

The tenth time has no further effect.

But for Divided Spirit Stage cultivators who would otherwise be completely immortalized in at most twenty-seven Yuan Kalpas, nine baptisms reversing nine Yuan Kalpas of immortalization is equivalent to the best cultivation state, more than doubling it, extending lifespan by a third.

Compared to the three hundred-plus Divided Spirit elders still in the world, and the Divided Spirit cultivators of past generations who have fallen into slumber, every Yuan Kalpa, nine slots are simply too few for too many—utterly insufficient to go around.

"Could it be something even above the sect's sequence?"

"Has he become a sect secret transmission?"

After a long while, the Guiyuan True Lord finally gathered his thoughts.

"Entering the Cleansing Immortal Pool once can reverse one Yuan Kalpa's worth of immortalization; three slots will allow Master to enter three times, reversing three Yuan Kalpas' worth of immortalization."

"It is entirely sufficient for Master to attempt the breakthrough to the Combined Body Stage."

In thought, the Guiyuan True Lord took up the three edicts and, full of anticipation, came to the core of Guiyuan Dongtian.

He took out the Guiyuan Celestial Seal that represented the master of the Guiyuan Fama.

In an instant, he activated the Guiyuan Celestial Seal, summoning his Master—the previous generation Guiyuan Dharma Master, a Divided Spirit Great Power—who, two Yuan Kalpas ago, after passing the position to him, had entered slumber to delay immortalization.

And in merely an instant, a graceful figure appeared, wearing a pure white Dharma robe, yawning like an ordinary mortal, with long hair draped over her shoulders.

A voice as heavenly as it was utterly languid rang out.

"Little Qiuqiu, why are you summoning your Master?"

Seeing that familiar sight, the Guiyuan True Lord was first delighted in his heart, but hearing his Master's voice calling him by his childhood name, on his stern face appeared a trace of helplessness.

After slumbering for so long, her personality still hadn't changed one bit.

As thoughts flowed, the Guiyuan True Lord directly handed over the three edicts.

"Master, your grand-disciple Chen Daoxuan achieved Nascent Soul Stage in less than ten thousand years and has broken through to the Soul Egress Stage. Your disciple has rendered merit of instruction to the sect and received rewards from the Four Spirits Immortal True…"

"Among them are three slots to enter the Cleansing Immortal Pool!"

Hearing her disciple's account and looking at the three edicts flowing with immortal resonance, this previous Guiyuan Dharma Master instantly had a guess.

"Ah, the Four Spirits Immortal True is so generous—could it be that my Guiyuan Lineage is about to produce a Dao Child?"

"Is he that handsome grand-disciple you brought over the last time I awakened?"

"Quickly take me to see him. How could that little fellow, in just a few thousand years, be so valued by the Four Spirits Immortal True?"

"Master, Daoxuan is still carrying out a special mission. When there's a chance, I'll bring him to see you."

"You should still take the edicts and enter Xi Xian Chi as soon as possible to reverse your immortalization."

"Once you complete one baptism, our Guiyuan Lineage will once again have a Divided Spirit cultivator in the world, and no longer be suppressed by the Tongxuan Lineage."

Hearing this, on the previous Guiyuan Dharma Master's breathtakingly beautiful face, the languid expression vanished.

She shot the Guiyuan True Lord a glare.

"After being Dharma Master for two Yuan Kalpas, you haven't learned anything else, only learned how to goad your Master?"

Saying so, she smiled faintly.

"I hope that ten thousand years from now, when Master comes out, Xiao Qiuqiu, you will have also reached the Divine Division realm."

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Wu Tong Realm.

On a Wutong Shu that was Ten Thousand Zhang tall.

Wu Fengling suddenly opened her eyes.

Sensing the Vermilion Bird bloodline within her body, which had boiled in the unseen realm several hours ago.

At this moment, it had further entered a state of sublimation.

Through the bloodline sublimation, she faintly sensed that a faint, clear connection had formed between her and Senior Disciple Chen Daoxuan.

In her heart, she recalled the Vermilion Bird Mingfu Curse she had cast at the moment of life and death over seven thousand years ago, contracting with Chen Daoxuan.

A pair of beautiful eyes gazed toward the heavens.

"Senior Disciple, is it that you have reached the Soul Egress stage?"

……

Time flowed like water, and in the blink of an eye, ten years passed.

Inside the Xuanwu Mie Xian Zhen.

On the Lingqi Xingqiu Zhenyan, within the Huang Jie Fu Di, Chen Daoxuan, clad in a full set of true treasures, held a miniature Green Mountain in his hands, his face full of smiles.

"Haha, after ten full years, I have finally refined this immortal mansion."

"Since it resembles a verdant Green Mountain, I shall name you Cuiwei Shan."

Fully refining this immortal mansion not only meant he no longer had to worry about a place to cultivate, but also greatly increased Chen Daoxuan's life-preservation guarantee.

Even though Cuiwei Shan was the most basic immortal mansion, only sufficient for cultivation below Combined Body, it had still been forged by a Great Vehicle Stage Immortal.

It contained a wisp of immortal might, warding off all laws.

Even if a Combined Body Heavenly Lord struck, it could still hold out for some time.

With a thought, Chen Daoxuan activated the Cuiwei Shan immortal mansion.

A wisp of green light flowed, and he entered within it.

He sensed three Blessed Lands spanning tens of thousands of li, and one Dong Tian with a diameter of a hundred thousand li.

The vast spiritual essence of the Blessed Lands and the Dong Tian converged within.

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