There's Something Wrong With My Immortal Path

Chapter 83: Something's Wrong with My Immortal Path

Following the flow of light.

Can time really flow backwards?

It's just that I'm going against the current, trying to catch a glimpse of the past.

Satisfied, He Niansheng respectfully took his leave.

The cold moon hung high, above the dark tower.

Zhao Jiu silently watched He Niansheng's receding figure.

After a moment, he suddenly asked, "Xuan Niao, do you think what He Niansheng said is true?"

"It's false."

"Oh? Where did he deceive me?"

"He has always been here."

"Hahaha! Xuan Niao, this guy is using me."

Zhao Jiu lightly tapped the railing, laughing heartily.

"Xuan Niao, he is still useful now. Keep an eye on him. If he dares to harm Xia Ming..."

"Kill him and take his soul!"

"Understood."

Looking at the few lonely stars in the distance, Zhao Jiu's temperament suddenly changed.

The killing intent gradually dissipated, replaced by boundless desolation.

Slowly extending his palm, Zhao Jiu wished he could grasp the cold moon in the sky.

But alas, he couldn't.

Letting out a long sigh, Zhao Jiu murmured,

"Oh, immortal, immortal."

"The one who obstructs my immortal path is also my immortal."

"Hmph... Hmph..."

With a cold smile, Zhao Jiu turned to look at Xuan Niao behind him.

"Xuan Niao, they all say I'm crazy, not competing for the Immortal Continent's Great Sun, but coming to Xizi Cangzhou instead."

"Xuan Niao, do you think I'm crazy?"

With a respectful bow, Xuan Niao lowered his head.

"Young master has far-reaching plans."

"Far-reaching plans? Xuan Niao, when did you become so evasive?"

Casually waving his hand, Zhao Jiu continued,

"In the past, there were rumors of a dragon attacking an immortal, and the immortal, angered, cursed it. Since then, it has been difficult for true dragon descendants to be born in the world."

"After all, stories are just stories. Who can truly know the truth? For example, that cursed dragon immortal was called Longwu."

"And that Longwu Immortal Continent of the past is the Xizi Cangzhou beneath our feet."

"Longwu cursed the dragon, and the price was the entire Immortal Continent! Countless lives!"

"Xuan Niao, Xuan Niao, even immortals can die."

"When one immortal dies, all things are born."

Saying this, Zhao Jiu slowly took off his golden mask.

Looking at the face beneath the mask, Xuan Niao's eyes were filled with suppressed fear.

...

Returning home under the stars, riding on a sword.

In front of the bamboo tower, Xia Ming saw Xia Laojiu who had been waiting for a long time.

After a brief silence, Xia Ming put his arm around Laojiu's shoulder and walked into the bamboo tower together.

At the dining table, Xia Laojiu took out a clear Thunder Attribute Spirit Stone from his pocket.

The moment Xia Ming saw this spirit stone, he froze in place.

A crazy idea gradually emerged in Xia Ming's mind.

Did Laojiu steal something?!

Or did he steal from Zhao Jiu?!

Can I still escape now?

After much hesitation, Xia Ming made a decision.

Running away would only lead to a dead end.

There was only a glimmer of hope if he returned the item.

With that in mind, Xia Ming grabbed Laojiu's arm.

"Let's go! Let's return this thing! Do you want the Xia family to end with you?!"

However, to Xia Ming's surprise, Laojiu was incredibly stubborn at this moment.

"Brother Ming! This was given to me by the crown prince!"

Looking deeply into Laojiu's obstinate eyes, Xia Ming slowly sat back down.

"Alright, let's talk it out."

...

Although Xia Laojiu couldn't cultivate, he was not illiterate.

He could understand the words on the stone tablet, and a few days later, he also figured out the rules.

Those who hold a bronze mirror can work for the crown prince and earn contribution points to exchange for things.

Coincidentally, Xia Laojiu also has a bronze mirror, and he is also working for the crown prince.

What's even more crucial is that Xia Laojiu knows that his brother, Ming'er, is missing something called the Thunder Spirit Stone.

So, he mustered up the courage to ask Zhao Jiu for something, and Zhao Jiu readily agreed.

Two days of work in exchange for a Thunder Spirit Stone.

...

Looking at the Thunder Spirit Stone on the table, Xia Ming gently patted Laojiu's shoulder.

Many times, words cannot express such complex emotions.

A single glance is enough.

...

That night, Xia Ming refined the Thunder Spirit Stone.

But the purple diode in his mind still showed no signs of lighting up.

In his confusion, the figure of Muchuan quietly appeared.

In the dim candlelight, that little figure didn't even cast a shadow.

Yes, Muchuan was originally a product of a spiritual mutation.

Being inherently illusory, how could there be a shadow?

Looking at that flawless face, Xia Ming inexplicably reached out and gently pinched it.

The touch was warm and smooth, like warm jade.

Muchuan slightly frowned, but didn't dodge.

"Great Heart Demon, what should I do? There seems to be something wrong with my body. The Spirit Root can't be activated, and I can't even reach the Foundation Building stage."

Patiently listening to Xia Ming's explanation, Muchuan lightly tapped his lower abdomen.

"You have a problem here."

Upon hearing this, Xia Ming's eyes instantly lit up.

Right!

Why not listen to Goldfinger's advice?

"What problem?"

Under Xia Ming's gaze, Muchuan enunciated each word.

"You are too heavy here, obstructing the flow of spiritual energy."

Too heavy?

Obstructing the flow?

These words thundered in Xia Ming's ears.

In a flash of lightning, Xia Ming's thoughts fluctuated.

The Spirit Root embedded, the dantian turned into a furnace.

Although his Qi Refining speed had been terrifyingly enhanced, the increasingly stable lower dantian directly sealed off the first Tianque between the lower and middle dantian.

With no way for spiritual energy to rise, how could he talk about liquefying Qi Condensation and advancing to the Foundation Building stage?

At this moment, Xia Ming finally realized the huge drawback of Goldfinger.

Although Goldfinger could help him deconstruct various cultivation techniques and transform them into forms he was familiar with, these techniques were not systematic.

The path to immortality is long, and each stage has its own cultivation techniques.

For other cultivators, changing techniques is easy, but for Xia Ming, it is difficult.

One wrong step, and there is no turning back.

In the current predicament, Xia Ming, at the Qi Refining stage, turned his lower dantian into a furnace.

If he couldn't find a suitable method to break through the lower dantian, then he would forever be stuck at the Qi Refining stage.

Finally, under Muchuan's gaze, Xia Ming took out a jade bottle containing a blood pill.

With a swift motion, Xia Ming split the blood pill in half.

Xia Ming knew that at this moment, he needed to see certain things clearly.

After swallowing the blood pill, his vision blurred, and Xia Ming took out a thick book.

- "A Detailed Explanation of the Dantian"

The book read:

The dantian is the foundation of cultivators. If the Nascent Soul is not formed and the dantian is damaged, the path to immortality is cut off.

Lower, middle, upper, the dantian progresses layer by layer. The Third Layer dantian corresponds to the realm of the Netherworld.

With the floating Netherworld Qi, Qi Refining is in accordance with the Dao, hence the lower dantian for Qi Refining.

The earth is thick and can bear rivers and lakes, hence the middle dantian for Foundation Building.

The sky is vast, with the sun rising and setting, so the upper dantian is for Core Formation.

...

The lower dantian cannot be used for Foundation Building because the lower dantian of cultivators is too fragile?

But my lower dantian has already become a furnace!

Does that mean...

I can use the lower dantian for Foundation Building!

Thinking of this, Xia Ming couldn't help but tremble.

In a daze, he seemed to see an immortal path that was not quite right.

(End of this chapter)