Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

That day, spiritual energy surged around Zhong Bixing like clouds, with thunder rumbling within. After a few breaths, all the phenomena subsided, and his aura steadily climbed, quickly breaking through the realm of Pseudo-Core and entering the early stage of Core Formation, his cultivation stabilizing.

This mighty and unmatched strongman, after swallowing the Profound Yin Fruit and receiving the Yang Essence Stone from Zhang Yuanjing, unconsciously and vaguely operated the sect's core technique, the Heavy Sword Art, absorbing the power of Yin and Yang to heal his injuries, recuperate, and relax his muscles. It took him over a year to heal his ailing body and replenish his foundation. Subsequently, he advanced to the Pseudo-Core realm in just half a day, fulfilling his long-cherished wish of a century.

However, he couldn't be happy. When he reached the Great Perfection of the Foundation Establishment realm, it wasn't that he didn't have the opportunity to take the Enlightenment Pill, nor that he didn't have the opportunity to achieve Pseudo-Core through the Lower Method, but he had given them all up.

Although he was taciturn and acted rigidly, appearing not to be intelligent, his cultivation aptitude was top-notch. From Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, everything went smoothly.

He was proud and ambitious. After practicing swordsmanship, he had made up his mind to break through realms with the sword. Even if he didn't use the Upper Method to enter Pseudo-Core, he had to at least use the Middle Method. Only in this way would he have a chance to achieve the Nascent Soul in the future.

For this reason, even though he hadn't made any progress for a century and saw his lifespan about to run out, he had no regrets.

However, after walking through the gates of hell, his body's survival instinct made him subconsciously accept Zhang Yuanjing's gift, refining the Yang Essence Stone and the Profound Yin Fruit, and entering the Pseudo-Core realm through the Lower Method.

But after waking up, knowing that this ultimately went against the path he sought, he was at a loss as to where the road ahead lay, and he couldn't help but fall into confusion.

After pondering for a long time, the mist was difficult to clear, so he stood up. There was a ball of yellow light surrounding him. He tried it, but couldn't break through, couldn't get out, and couldn't see the outside situation.

He saw Zhang Yuanjing meditating and cultivating beside him, and guessed that he had saved him. Seeing that he was at a critical moment of performing his exercises, he didn't want to disturb him, so he forcibly suppressed his distracting thoughts and continued his own exercises.

Thus, after ten years of hard work, he also successfully broke through to Core Formation.

He opened his eyes, his expression showing joy, but more so, melancholy.

He swept his gaze outward and suddenly saw the King Grass fallen to the ground, its roots withered. He felt a great shock in his heart, and a strong sense of frustration and worry涌出.

However, before he could open his mouth to ask, he was involuntarily swept up by a yellow light, heading upwards. Zhang Yuanjing beside him was the same.

Sometimes they traveled along the cave passages, and sometimes they went directly through the earth into the upper cave.

Occasionally encountering swarms of Yin Fire Bats, the yellow light would sweep over them, annihilating them without a trace. In this way, in just half an hour, the two arrived at the middle level of the cave.

At this time, the yellow light directly carried the two through the soil, moving extremely fast, not much slower than flying in the air. Before long, they reached the soil closer to the surface.

The yellow light wrapped around the two and suddenly rushed upwards, penetrating hundreds of feet of mud, and then the surroundings emptied, and they were already above ground.

Zhong Bixing focused his mind and saw that this was a cool place by the river. Looking at the sunlight, it was dusk, with gloomy smoke gathering and twilight sinking.

He was very shocked in his heart, and was very curious about what kind of existence was so strong.

Zhang Yuanjing cupped his fist and said with a smile, "Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Zhong, on successfully forming your Core!"

Zhong Bixing's majestic body trembled slightly, and he bowed deeply towards Zhang Yuanjing with a complex expression: "Thank you, Fellow Daoist, for your accomplishment! I, Zhong, will never be able to repay your great kindness!"

Zhang Yuanjing waved his hand and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhong, there's no need to be like this. If you hadn't broken through the Star Moon Gate's trapped formation, I would have been buried in Shang Ming's belly long ago. How could I have today's glory!"

Zhong Bixing said in a hoarse voice: "My way is to repay kindness and avenge grudges. If Fellow Daoist has any errands in the future, just send someone to bring a message, and I will definitely go through fire and water, and will not refuse!"

Zhang Yuanjing quickly said: "I just did it as a matter of convenience, Fellow Daoist, you really don't need to take it to heart."

Zhong Bixing wanted to ask why the Profound Yin King Grass had died, but on second thought, this must involve the great secret behind Zhang Yuanjing, which could never be casually told to an outsider, so why bother him. Moreover, since this grass is dead, asking these questions is superfluous.

He took a deep look at Zhang Yuanjing, his mood was very contradictory, but he quickly made a decision, clasped his fist forcefully, and said: "Since the King Grass is dead, a great change will occur. I must immediately return to the sect to report the news, and dare not stay long. Fellow Daoist, rest assured, I will never reveal your situation to anyone. Fellow Daoist, take care, we will meet again!"

After saying that, he didn't dawdle and flew away.

Zhang Yuanjing silently watched him leave, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

He could understand Zhong Bixing's actions. That person didn't hesitate to die and went deep into this place to prevent the Star Moon Gate from cutting down the King Grass, but the result was very different from what he wanted, and the person who removed the grass was his benefactor, and he himself benefited greatly from the death of the King Grass, so his heart was extremely contradictory, and it was reasonable to make such a move.

At this time, a voice twistedly said in his ear: "Boy, there is one thing that I, your Lord, must explain to you first, um, I, your Lord, have recovered a little of my original power after eating these Yang Essence Stones, Yang Essence Crystals, and Profound Yin King Grass. Um, what I mean is, I can move freely now."

"Oh, that's great! Congratulations, Senior!" Zhang Yuanjing heard this and said with great joy and excitement. Although this cauldron is very unreliable, sometimes, it is an incomparably majestic backer.

"Um, what I mean is, I want to act on my own and have a good time in this vast world. Then, find a way to other worlds to play! Do you understand!" The Hou Tu Transformation Cauldron suddenly became impatient and a little annoyed.

Zhang Yuanjing was stunned when he heard this, and it took him a long time to react: "Senior, are you leaving? Didn't you say you had an agreement with the Hou Tu Sect…"

"What agreement? There's no such thing!" The Hou Tu Transformation Cauldron hurriedly denied, "I, your Lord, only agreed to help the descendants of the Hou Tu Sect, I didn't say I would help forever! Besides, we didn't actually establish an agreement!"

This was said somewhat vaguely. Zhang Yuanjing, who had formed his Core, was mentally complete, and in an instant, he connected the past and the present, guessing that there must be something mysterious in it. This cauldron was probably setting an ambush when it first appeared in the Hou Tu Hall to see him.

He didn't know what means the Hou Tu Sect used to restrain this cauldron in the first place, and he couldn't do anything about it. He had to ask: "Senior, are you leaving immediately?"

The Hou Tu Transformation Cauldron heard his tone and immediately became excited, and said happily: "Yes, yes, I, your Lord, can't wait to ride the long wind and travel ten billion miles, first take a breeze and see the scenery! But, there is one last transaction to make with you!"

"What transaction? The Flying Token?" Zhang Yuanjing was first surprised, and then immediately reacted.

"That's right, you are indeed much smarter after forming your Core. It's the Flying Token! Without this thing, how can I, your Lord, go to other realms! What do you want?" The Hou Tu Transformation Cauldron was a little impatient.

Zhang Yuanjing hesitated a little. He could probably guess what the Flying Token was, it must be a means or treasure to go to other realms.

Such items are like chicken ribs for cultivators below the Nascent Soul realm. However, for Transformation God cultivators, they are opportunities to climb the Great Dao, so the power behind the Heavenly Demon Abyss did not hesitate to send out so many Nascent Soul True Lords, searching everywhere under the guise of demonic cultivators.

The reason why he hesitated was not because he thought he had a chance to transform into a god, but because he regarded this as a reliance on finding Wu Yuankui in his heart.

However, he quickly understood the key point, knowing that if he didn't have the cultivation of the Nascent Soul realm or above, even if he had this Flying Token, it would be useless, let alone go to the endless void to find Wu Yuankui. It would be better to exchange it with the Hou Tu Transformation Cauldron for some rare and exotic things that could be used for cultivation.

So he asked: "What does Senior have?"

"Ancient secrets, peerless cultivation techniques, super pill formulas, spiritual treasure crafts… is there anything you want? Why not exchange a few pill formulas, they are definitely the best powerful pills in the Core Formation realm, just right for your current situation!" The Hou Tu Transformation Cauldron introduced the goods loudly like a peddler on the street.

Zhang Yuanjing instantly thought of the Yin Yang Creation Furnace, and immediately refused: "I don't need it."

"Then cultivation techniques, secrets…" The Hou Tu Transformation Cauldron asked again.

"I don't need any of them." Zhang Yuanjing said. He already had the Hou Tu Technique for cultivation, and as for secrets, without enough knowledge, it would be useless to get them.

"Then what do you want?" The Transformation Cauldron asked patiently.

"What else does Senior have?" Zhang Yuanjing asked again.

"Didn't I just say it all!" The Hou Tu Transformation Cauldron was a little anxious, thinking that Zhang Yuanjing was deliberately arguing with it, and was about to get angry, then suddenly remembered something, and quickly said, "Um, there is one more thing I didn't say, there is still one smallest Yang Essence Crystal left, do you want it? In the future, when you reach the Great Perfection of the Core Formation realm, refining this thing, you will have at least a 30% chance of breaking through to Nascent Soul!"

Thirty percent! This is a very high probability. In the cultivation world, apart from the continuous nourishment of the Great Spiritual Cave, which can ensure that those with solid foundations and deep opportunities have a higher probability of achieving Nascent Soul, any other means, whether it is strange objects, spiritual medicines, cultivation techniques, or secret methods, can only reach a maximum of 20% probability.

"Deal!" Zhang Yuanjing no longer hesitated and immediately made a decision.

Just looking at the fact that this cauldron initially hid the Yang Essence Crystal and refused to list it in the transaction item list, he knew that in its mind, this thing was far more precious than other things.

The Hou Tu Transformation Cauldron said reluctantly: "Okay, then. However, the Yang Essence Crystal is a very high-quality Zhiyang thing, and it needs a special container to preserve it. Do you have one?"

Zhang Yuanjing thought for a moment, and immediately remembered something. He quickly took it out, which was the fiery red gourd that the Fire Crow Daoist gave him, and said: "Senior, do you think this will work? It's made of ten thousand years of Yang Zhen wood."

The Hou Tu Transformation Cauldron "um"ed and said dryly: "It's barely usable. Get ready, I, your Lord, am going to release the stone!"

Zhang Yuanjing casually cast a magic formula into the gourd, manipulating the gourd mouth to open wide.

The Hou Tu Transformation Cauldron shook gently, and a golden walnut-sized crystal flew out, emitting dazzling golden light.

Zhang Yuanjing snorted softly and said "Receive", and a suction force was generated at the mouth of the gourd, slowly drawing the crystal into its belly.

Then, he cast several magic formulas to seal the mouth of the gourd. In this way, he successfully completed the collection of the Yang Essence Crystal.

"Bring the Flying Token!" The Hou Tu Transformation Cauldron probably had to give up a mouthful of "delicious food", and its mood became low, and it said weakly.

Zhang Yuanjing took out a gray small wooden box from the storage bracelet, opened it, and revealed a two-inch-high yellow stone, shaped like a small mountain and full of holes, and asked: "Senior, is this the thing?"

When the Hou Tu Transformation Cauldron saw this thing, it became happy again and shouted loudly: "Yes, yes, this is the thing. Quickly give it to me, your Lord, you kid will only attract trouble if you hold it!"

Back in the mustard space of the Hou Tu Sect, this cauldron was most concerned about this thing. However, it had been in a state of sleep all along, and it had woken up several times, but it was only to devour natural treasures, and it had not had time to ask about this thing.

Now it seems that the cauldron's initial choice to follow him and devour the mutated Void Demon was just an introduction. The real purpose was two: first, to get out of the secret realm, and second, to get the token. Therefore, this yellow stone, which looks useless, is obviously extremely important to this cauldron.

He raised the box and said: "Senior, please take it away!"

Having received these words, the Hou Tu Transformation Cauldron then released a yellow light, covering the two-inch yellow stone, and took it into the cauldron.

Then he laughed loudly: "Okay, okay, I, your Lord, am very satisfied. Before leaving, I, your Lord, will do good again and help you. You should show the Origin Stone."

Zhang Yuanjing couldn't wait for it to give more benefits, and immediately did as he was told, releasing the blue-black stone, keeping it at a size of more than ten feet.

The Hou Tu Transformation Cauldron said: "I, your Lord, will give it a wisp of original earth power to make it a first-order Origin Stone!"

I saw the cauldron glow brightly, surrounded by earth energy, and in a trance, a wisp of golden yellow spiritual energy flew out and floated into the Origin Stone.

The Origin Stone made a "gurgling" sound, and then spun around, its body flashing with fluorescence. After half an hour, the light converged, the color became more profound, and there was more obscurity and mystery in the aura.

"You receive it into your dantian and feel it!" The Hou Tu Transformation Cauldron said proudly.

Zhang Yuanjing moved his mind, and the Origin Stone instantly shrank, like a small bean, entering his abdomen from his mouth, and then sinking into the dantian, residing above the Void Core, with wisps of Hou Tu power constantly submerging into it.

He immediately felt that his divine soul had a more inexplicable and very close connection with the Origin Stone. It was not like the divine sense interaction of controlling a magic weapon, but more like a living flesh and blood connection, as if this Origin Stone had become a part of his body.

"How is it? A mysterious connection, right! The higher the rank of the Origin Stone, the closer the connection with you will be, and correspondingly, it will naturally be more helpful for you to cast small spells. You try it!" The Hou Tu Transformation Cauldron was in a good mood, and unconsciously turned into a patient teacher, sparing no effort to guide Zhang Yuanjing.

Zhang Yuanjing silently recited the incantation of the Flying Stone small spell, raised his hand and pinched a magic formula, shouted loudly, and pointed towards the rear. He saw dozens of large stones with a radius of four or five feet rumbling down in mid-air, covering a hundred feet of land. The momentum was magnificent and the power was amazing. After hitting the ground, more than half of them sank into the soil, stirring up rolling mud and dust.

This kind of power is much stronger than a month ago!

The Hou Tu Transformation Cauldron laughed triumphantly and shouted: "Okay, I, your Lord, didn't treat you badly, and I can be considered worthy of the agreement with the old man Yun. I'm leaving, I, your Lord, can't wait to travel this vast world! Boy, goodbye!"

When Zhang Yuanjing looked up, only a faint black dot remained of the Hou Tu Transformation Cauldron, and it quickly disappeared into the mist.

He felt a little lost, but soon smiled dumbly, knowing that the level of this Hou Tu Transformation Cauldron was too high, and he simply couldn't catch his eye, and leaving was inevitable.

So he turned his eyes and looked far to the northwest. This gaze seemed to cross thousands of mountains and rivers, pass through layers of obstacles, and fall under the vast sky and clouds, among the beautiful and strange scenery, and fall among the palace pavilions and buildings, trees and plants that he once regarded as ordinary.

After a long while, he bit his lip, as if he had made a decision, turned around and flew away.

After the cauldron and the two people left, the remaining body of the King Weed in the underground cave suddenly ignited. The raging flames illuminated the wide cave as bright as day, and the cave was filled with smoke and dust, and poisonous gas permeated.

The fire was swift, burning down along the main stem, first igniting the dry tuber, and soon extending to tens of thousands of fibrous roots. Deep in the soil, there was no air, the roots broke, and the fire went out.

Several months later, in the huge spiritual vein underground, at the part where the King Weed was entangled, a strand of spiritual power, as condensed as a clear spring, meandered through it, passed through several miles of dark mineral veins, and entered a huge spiritual cave.

Then, the spiritual energy stirred, vibrated loudly, and a mysterious aura rose into the sky, passed through the soil layer more than a thousand feet thick, and submerged into the bottom of a stone platform.

The stone platform was built in the mountainside, and it was a large cave with a radius of more than twenty feet. Five dragon-eye-sized night pearls were inlaid on the top, emitting a dim light.

The stone platform was located at the innermost part of the cave, with a radius of about three feet, engraved with complex array patterns, and in the center sat a handsome young man with snow-white hair. He had sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, a high nose and a wide forehead, and his body was surrounded by a clear aura, with various meteorological phenomena such as mist, rain, wind, and thunder constantly changing.

That ray of mysterious aura submerged into the stone platform, and was guided by the formation into his meridians.

His whole body shook violently, and the aura around him changed, revealing a kind of elusive Dao rhythm of the heart of heaven, seemingly there and yet not, as if it were bright and about to disappear.

"This is... the vitality of the spiritual cave advancing!" The handsome cultivator was overjoyed, with an unbelievable look in his eyes, and muttered to himself, "Could it be that Shang Ming has made a contribution? One person died for his country, even if a large amount of Zhiyang objects are sprinkled, it can only cause the King Weed to decline, how can it be destroyed. Even if it is destroyed, it will take hundreds or thousands of years to die completely! It has only been ten years, how could the spiritual vein have undergone such a change! Could it be that other changes have occurred?"

He pondered for a moment, took out a sound transmission spirit jade, said a few words, then closed his eyes and meditated, ignoring everything else.

(End of Volume 3, "The Journey of Xuan Yin")