Cultivating Immortality in Two Realms

Chapter 251 Primordial Beginning

Qi Refining Channel.

On Weak Water Island in the secret realm.

Zhan Hongxiu opened her eyes, and the original injury to her spiritual consciousness had completely disappeared.

"Nine Illusion Heart Orchid" is, after all, a supreme elixir for the soul, and healing her injuries is a piece of cake.

She even had enough energy to nourish her mind to a certain extent.

She then channeled her divine sense into the spirit beast pouch and saw the Longevity Turtle sleeping peacefully, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Little Red...you've grown a lot!"

At this moment, in Zhan Hongxiu's heart, the aged voice of the tortoise spirit rang out again: "During the time I was asleep, you not only successfully condensed a high-grade true pill, but you also came to this place where the Divine Lord once lived in seclusion. I am very pleased... Although I already knew that this place was dangerous, no more than the fourth level, it was still quite difficult for you."

"The Divine Lord...his place of seclusion?"

Zhan Hongxiu was somewhat surprised, as this was something that Elder Gui had not mentioned before.

"Indeed... that Divine Lord was the last Nascent Soul cultivator from the East Sea ten thousand years ago, the most exceptionally talented among the Zhou Tian Star Palace. He not only broke through the Nascent Soul barrier but also ultimately ascended to the Immortal Realm as a Nascent Soul cultivator..." The old turtle's voice was filled with deep admiration: "His legacy remains here... your Nascent Soul stage of the 'Turtle and Crane Longevity Technique' is right here, and there might even be a few coordinates in the Void. If you are fortunate enough to succeed in Nascent Soul in the future, you can try to sneak into the Immortal Realm through the Void Rift..."

*Nascent Soul stage? What kind of realm is that? It's far too far away for me...

Zhan Hongxiu couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"The Nascent Soul Venerable is a figure standing at the pinnacle of the cultivation world. In the ten thousand years of cultivation in the East Sea, there has only been one such person... However, after Nascent Soul, it is said that there is the cultivation of 'Refining the Spirit and Merging with the Dao,' which I don't quite understand. I've only heard that the Divine Lord mention it once..."

Old Turtle Taoist.

"Refining the spirit...merging with the Dao?"

Zhan Hongxiu felt a surge of longing, and then she saw a young man in white robes approaching: "Fellow Daoist, you've finally awakened?"

"What's going on? Why did you bring outsiders in?"

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, the old tortoise cried out, "This is the secluded abode of my Star Palace Nascent Soul cultivators!"

"Without this person, I would never have gotten here, let alone obtained the Nine Illusion Heart Orchid..."

Zhan Hongxiu silently explained to Elder Gui, then stood up and asked, "Fellow Daoist Bai, have you gained anything?"

"That's natural."

Fang Qing raised his hand, and five treasures floated out.

Jade slips, small bells, ancient lamps, prayer mats, and rosaries are arranged in order, each radiating a different kind of brilliance.

"So the Divine Lord left these treasures here... Little Hong, the jade slip contains a Nascent Soul cultivation technique, which is extremely important to you. You must get your hands on it... Besides, the ancient bell is the 'Heavenly Bell,' its offensive power is extraordinary, and the ancient lamp is the 'Seven Star Lamp.' If you cultivate the Big Dipper Secret Technique in the future, this will be a perfect match. It also cannot fall into the hands of others... The futon is the 'Heart-Cleansing Futon,' which, when combined with the 'Soul-Nourishing Prayer Beads,' will be of great use even in the Yuan Qu Heart Demon Tribulation. It is a true treasure for overcoming tribulations!" In Zhan Hongxiu's sea of ​​consciousness, the Turtle Elder exclaimed, "Sigh... He really doesn't want to give a single thing to outsiders. Wait... This kid won't be hiding anything, will he? I trust Brother Bai. If he wants to keep it all for himself, he can just kill me with one sword."

Zhan Hongxiu muttered to herself, then smiled brightly at Fang Qing: "The cultivation technique in this jade slip and this lamp are what I need... I wonder if Brother Bai would be willing to part with them? Of these five treasures, I only need these two!" Fang Qing nodded. He was only interested in the treasures for overcoming tribulations, so he casually put them away.

Then the "Heavenly Bell", "Heart-Cleansing Futon", and "Soul-Nourishing Prayer Beads" fell into his own storage bag.

Zhan Hongxiu breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the Nascent Soul cultivation technique passed down through her family's lineage, along with the matching Seven Star Lamp.

"It's hard to guarantee that this kid isn't holding back; you should ask him more questions..."

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, the old tortoise remained indignant.

"These are the only treasures here, but there is a portrait in that thatched hut in the middle..."

Fang Qing, leading Zhan Hongxiu, first looked at the two empty thatched huts, then went to the middle one. Opening the door, they saw a figure with a blank face and a sword in hand. "It is indeed the Divine Lord, but his face..."

Upon seeing the red sleeves and knowing the vastness of the sea, the old turtle was extremely excited: "His face? Why can't I remember it?"

"Old Turtle, your memory is flawed; you may have simply forgotten these things."

Zhan Hongxiu quickly comforted her.

"No! How could I forget the great God? God of Fuyu, Venerable Fuyu, Prince Fuyu... Look at me! I am Little Turtle!" Old Turtle cried out to the heavens.

Meanwhile, Fang Qing, who had been eavesdropping on the conversation with "Phoenix Seeking Phoenix" and watching the drama unfold, was struck dumb, his ears ringing. "Ten thousand years ago, an ascended cultivator from the East Sea cultivation world... was named 'Fuyu'?"

He seemed a little unsteady on his feet, his memory racing, recalling what Shiraki Masato had said when they first met:

"The goddess is revered on the great sun, named Fuyu, and adorned with auspicious dragons and phoenixes. She is the supreme female immortal, and therefore is known as 'Yuanjun'..."

These words were like thunderclaps, constantly exploding in his ears and in his heart.

"This Golden Core True Lord of the Hehuan Sect is known as the 'Great Sun Fuyu Dragon and Phoenix Primordial Lord,' and attained enlightenment more than 8,600 years ago..."

Ten thousand years ago, the deity "Venerable Fuyu" from the East Sea ascended to the celestial realm...

The Celestial Realm? Ancient Shu?

"Haha...haha...is it a coincidence? Or is it that all my painstaking efforts as a Qi Refining cultivator, my quest for Nascent Soul ascension...were ultimately for this 'shabby place'?" Countless thoughts surfaced in Fang Qing's mind, serving as evidence:

"Why did I feel that the language and writing were almost mutually intelligible when I was rescued by Old Man Cha at the beginning of my time travel?"

"Why is it possible to absorb Qi in this world as well? And to cultivate the Qi Absorption Technique?"

"Why can the Qi Refining Path techniques also be used in the Qi Absorption Path? And can they be used simultaneously without any problems?"

"Why, after trading between the two realms for so long, have I discovered that many of the spiritual items are identical? Even in the Qi Refining Dao world, I can find the 'Spiritual House Jade Rinse,' a Purple Mansion spiritual item from the Qi Consumption Dao?" Why, despite the shrewdness of the Qi Consumption Dao cultivators, has no one noticed anything amiss in my buying and selling of so many spiritual items? Because they are originally from the same realm! Cave-Heaven spiritual items? Heh heh… Aren't there already plenty of Cave-Heaven spiritual items circulating in Ancient Shu?

No matter how many coincidences there are, they're no longer coincidences, but a truth I'm unwilling to admit!

"The truth is... the Qi Refining World I inhabit is merely a 'Cave Heaven' that is far larger than imagined!"

Within the grotto-heavens of the Qi Cultivation Path, there are also sun, moon, and stars! There can also be common people and cultivators!

"The pinnacle of the ninth order... the Primordial Bear?"

"The first of the thirty-six great grotto-heavens, known as the 'Primordial Heaven' which has never been shaken or opened?"

Could the "all-encompassing" nature of the Dao Sheng Zhu be a connection to this grotto-heaven?

If the fog before his eyes were cleared, Fang Qing would immediately understand many things.

They even had some guesses about the specific cave they were in.

Although many more questions lingered in her mind, such as why the Qi Refining Path was structured this way, and so on...

But Fang Qing felt that her family still needed to verify some things.

"Fellow Daoist... what's wrong?"

Beside her, Zhan Hongxiu, who was also bombarded by Turtle Elder, noticed that Fang Qing's expression was not quite right.

"It's alright... I just need to adjust my breathing for a bit."

Fang Qing subconsciously felt that the futon, prayer beads... and even the spiritual herbs and weak water in this secret realm were a bit too hot to handle, and he wished he could just throw them away... He sighed in resignation.

Hehuan Mountain Gate.

After King Vairocana unleashed the Buddhist treasure "Jambudvipa Purgatory Map" and blasted through the gate of Hehuan Mountain, he sat cross-legged and silently chanted scriptures.

Below, countless cultivators at the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages clashed, their blood flowing like rivers and forming blood springs that seeped continuously down from the Hehuan Mountain gate. Within the void, countless divine powers converged, and occasionally, the malevolent aura of a fallen Purple Mansion cultivator would rise up.

This region was already affected by the fall of "Xinyi Zhenren" Zheng Jin, and was destined to suffer a three-year drought.

At this moment, it was further washed away by countless evil energies, and countless spiritual atmospheres were mixed together, causing the light in the void to be chaotic.

Countless rays of light from the [Room Fire], [Kui Wood], and [Female Earth] spilled out, interspersed with the radiance of the [Room Sun] and the true fire of Fusang...

After breaking through the mountain gate set up by the Golden Core True Monarch, the destruction of Hehuan seemed imminent.

So many high-level cultivators have perished, and so many destinies are intertwined, that it almost shakes the "Yingzhou Heaven," the place where the True Monarch is hidden behind the Hehuan Sect! "This is a question... Could it be that the World Honored One wishes to know the condition of that 'Fuyu Yuanjun'? As a True Monarch of a Great Dao lineage, her condition is undoubtedly very poor; is it so difficult for her to act even if her lineage is destroyed? Then... what if her own safety is about to be threatened?"

The White Bone Dharma King Sangji sat cross-legged on a lotus made of white bones, with two golden Tara statues protecting him.

He clasped his hands together, seeking neither merit nor fault.

White light swirled in his eyes as he suddenly received a decree from the Venerable One. His divine sense moved the Great Dharma King "Kumarakara": "Great Dharma King... what is the origin of that Hehuan Zhenjun? If he makes a move... we will surely die without a burial place." "'Fuyu Yuanjun' is a grotto-heaven cultivator. If we don't count the one from [Wei Tu], she is the last one in the world to attain the Golden Age... Now that the Great Sun's decree is before us, we may die..." Kumarakara frankly told him.

Sangji fell silent.

It wasn't that he didn't want to ask anymore, but the Venerable One remained silent as well...

"Haha... Today, I, Luo Jia of the 'Great Black Heaven Temple,' have broken through the gates of the Hehuan Mountain and annihilated its entire lineage..."

A Dharma King from the Great Black Heaven Temple, surrounded by two beams of divine light, transformed into a golden body entirely black, wielding a venomous python and engulfed in flames. Every step he took caused the earth to tremble. With a sudden stomp, he shattered the ancestral hall of the Joyful Union Sect.

Those countless handsome men and beautiful women, the Dao Foundation cultivators and Qi Condensation cultivators of the Joyful Union Sect, all screamed in agony and turned into black torches...

The catastrophe of destroying the sect and annihilating the clan has already befallen the Hehuan Sect.

It seems that the [Fang Ri] True Lord is indeed unable to intervene.

Below, a drop of cool water suddenly landed on Tian Youliang's face.

"Is it raining?"

He wiped the blood from his face, looked up blankly, and saw that the original spiritual atmosphere of the blazing sun and the drought-stricken land had changed.

A bright moon, like a jade plate, hangs in the north, I don't know when it appeared.

The sun and moon shine together, casting a misty rain.

Tian Youliang felt as if an invisible giant hand was squeezing his heart tightly, making it almost impossible for him to breathe.

The surrounding clamor had long since subsided, leaving only a cold silence that spread rampantly through the void, as if even time itself had stood still in the endless moonlight. He looked up and discovered that it was not the "bright moon," but rather a "baby" with white limbs, curled up as if in its mother's womb. "Waaah!"

The baby stretched out its limbs and let out a thunderous first cry...