Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 1160 - 1014: Condensing the Taoist Species Again

Chapter 1160: Chapter 1014: Condensing the Taoist Species Again

Several months later.

A flash of light.

Zhou Yan, Qi Mingchan, and Mu Yingyun appeared inside the Immortal Lord’s Space, their faces displaying obvious signs of a recent scare as they gazed upon that large red orb.

Zhou Yan had lost an arm and was now lying on the ground, without caring for appearances, he chuckled, "Haha... survived... I’ve survived again."

Qi Mingchan’s mouth was bleeding, and he had a piercing wound on his chest. Hearing Zhou Yan, he looked around and felt a chill in his heart.

Of those reincarnators who once filled the space, only the three of them had returned now.

Even so, if it hadn’t been for their alliance with the experts of various factions to ambush those disciples from the third generation of Shu Mountain, they never would have completed their first sword-fighting task!

Yet, the journey was still fraught with life-threatening dangers.

Mu Yingyun, although seemingly uninjured, was extremely pale and coughed occasionally, revealing that she had sustained internal injuries from Sword Qi.

"Immortal Lord... is there a healing or exchange function here? I want to see how many points I have," Qi Mingchan asked, recalling novels he read before and couldn’t help but try his luck.

Unfortunately, the red orb did not respond at all.

"Don’t be foolish... There’s no such sentimental care here. If you die, you die; if you’re injured, you won’t get healing, and there’s no such thing as a points exchange option. You can only rely on yourself," Zhou Yan said gritting his teeth while bandaging himself.

Then, the red orb above flashed, and inscriptions appeared one after another.

"Reincarnators Zhou Yan, Mu Yingyun, Qi Mingchan... The next task will commence one year later in the real world."

"Main Task: Participate in the second battle between the righteous and the evil, and survive until the end!"

"Faction: Shu Mountain (not selectable), Blood Sea King of West Kunlun (selectable), Meishan Sect (selectable), Cold Mountain Temple (selectable)..."

...

"Here it is, the next task!"

Mu Yingyun watched inscriptions, the light in her eyes fading away.

"Survive? This is clearly the hardest task... We have completely offended Shu Mountain this time; when we enter that world again, we will undoubtedly be hunted... Origins masters excel at divining Heavenly Secrets, and we won’t be able to hide," she said somberly.

Zhou Yan’s face showed bitterness.

Qi Mingchan didn’t dare to complain about the Immortal Lord and could only vent his frustration on Shu Mountain, "Damned Ling Chan Tongzi, if you ever fall into my hands one day..."

...

"I’m actually quite curious to see how you would deal with yourself," said a voice from Qinghe Mountain.

Fang Xi was looking at Qi Mingchan in the mirror with a smile and then waved his hand.

The three individuals inside the Immortal Lord’s Space were teleported back to the real world.

As for how to explain their situation to others or to heal their injuries?

That was their own problem now.

After all, Fang Xi was definitely not going to meddle.

"Actually, I’m helping you guys... Otherwise, if I were to heal you myself, you would owe me even more karmic debt. When would you be able to pay it off then?" Fang Xi mumbled to himself before glancing back at the Mirror of Illusion World.

In the mirror’s reflection, landforms and human life appeared, clearly showing the ’Little Shu Mountain’ world where Qi Mingchan and the others had just traveled.

At this moment, he flipped the mirror’s surface.

Little Shu Mountain world.

At the edge of the heavens and the earth, a terrifying Void Storm suddenly arose, leveling everything in its path—stars, landforms, rivers, and all sentient and non-sentient beings into dust!

Atop Shu Mountain.

Ling Chan Tongzi beheld the scene with sudden horror, "Could it be that the high immortals from the Upper Realm are acting, remaking the Earth-Fire Wind-Water?"

"A calamity, a mortal world catastrophe... why was there no forewarning in the Heavenly Secrets?"

He gave a wry smile and spread out a ray of golden light, activating an array to protect the entirety of Shu Mountain.

But it was no use!

As this domain was transformed into Earth-Fire Wind-Water, the raging waves overwhelmed Shu Mountain, submerging it completely...

The whole world seemed to return to its primordial state, with the essence of heaven and earth condensed into a single mass, resembling the ovum of the cosmos.

Indistinctly, it seemed to be nurturing a new cycle of reincarnation and vitality.

In this world’s cycle, there appeared some out-of-place True Spirits.

They were tiny compared to the cosmos, mere dust, but nonetheless foreign; Fang Xi noticed them immediately.

"The True Spirits of Monk Di Xin, Nun Jueqing, Yuekong Master and others?"

He smiled faintly, allowing the True Spirits to sink while seizing this opportunity of destruction to further comprehend reincarnation.

...

In the True Immortal Realm, on Mount Fengxue.

Inside Dongfu.

Fang Xi sat cross-legged, his Origin Soul emerging behind him like a full moon.

This Origin Soul resembled a round moon containing a massive soil-colored mountain, like a primeval mountain holding up the heavens, resonating with majestic awe.

At this moment, his hands formed seals, and he looked with utmost concentration at the Mixed Origin Immortal Talismans appearing above his Origin Soul!

He was using the Golden ImmortalSkills he’d comprehended to transform his own Origin Soul!

The talismans contained various changes such as Five Elements, creation and destruction, reality and illusion, all surrounded by rings of Origin Magnetism. They were being refined by his Origin Soul, eradicating all superfluous complexities until only a single point of undying golden essence remained.

As the Mixed Origin Immortal Talisman continued to be inscribed, Fang Xi’s Origin Soul became more and more crystalline and translucent...

"Pfft!"

Suddenly, his complexion changed, and his aura wilted to the extreme.

Behind him, on his Origin Soul, countless Mixed Origin Immortal Talismans exploded at once, causing cracks to appear on the surface of the Origin Soul!

The ancient divine mountains crumbled, and countless rocks splattered!

Fang Xi perished, his Tao extinguished!

In the next moment, another externalization appeared in the original position, replacing Fang Xi’s actions, and began to continue cultivating the ’Mixed Origin Immortal Talisman’!

"This ’Mixed Origin Immortal Talisman,’ although it is the culmination of my experience in cultivating various skills and the knowledge gained from many masters in that Big Thousand World, is still rudimentary and indeed very dangerous!"

"Engraving the Mixed Origin Immortal Talisman within the Origin Soul is an extremely terrifying affair, let alone the fact that the two Big Thousand Worlds are ultimately somewhat different, which requires fine-tuning..."

Fang Xi recalled the experience of his previous Origin Soul’s dispersal and began to silently summarize the lessons, re-deducing the cultivation method.

Perfecting the ’Mixed Origin Immortal Talisman’ was, after all, the task of the externalization.

This type of experimental cultivation method, of course, would only be considered by the true self for cultivation after the externalization had mastered it without peer.

Moreover...

The true self created externalizations precisely to have them put in the hard work, so that he himself could enjoy the fruits of their labor.

Therefore, the true self Fang Xi was still in the Earth Immortal Realm, perfectly safe, enjoying his days without a care.

Meanwhile, an externalization was delving into the Reincarnation Rule in Shu Mountain, attempting to condense the Reincarnation Taoist Seed.

Another incarnation was still lingering within Celestial Immortal Yuanli’s Secret Realm.

The Mountain Pearl incarnation in the Abundant Karma House naturally had to take on the responsibility of cultivating this dangerous method.

"No wonder I have never heard of immortals enhancing their Immortal Grade..."

"Even with the complete memories of another world to refer to, it’s so difficult and requires dying so many times..."

"For other immortals, the thought of deducing my ’Gold ImmortalSecret Skills’ is nearly impossible."

"However, Mortal Skills rely on resources... As long as there are sufficient rare resources, an Earth Immortal could also transform into a Celestial Immortal, although the treasures consumed in the process would make even a Taoist Master wince..."

"In any case, I cannot give up on this Secret Skill; if I can transform my Origin Soul into a Golden Immortal Primordial Spirit, my chances of ’combining Taoist’ in the future will definitely far exceed those of a normal Celestial Immortal."

Fang Xi formed a Magic Spell with his hands and once again silently refined the ’Mixed Origin Immortal Talisman’.

Incorporating such a powerful script into one’s own Origin Soul is, in itself, an extremely dangerous matter.

If it weren’t for the externalizations dying in vain, Fang Xi wouldn’t be playing with fire like this.

Time passed slowly, moment by moment.

Suddenly!

The Mountain Sea Pearl incarnation opened its eyes once again.

Then, his expression turned strangely as he formed a Magic Spell.

In the Void, strands of silver-white threads emerged, which then became chains, and soon after, a mirror appeared.

Crack!

The ancient mirror suddenly collapsed inward, finally condensing into a silver-white seed.

This silver seed, similar to the embryonic form of the Life and Death Taoist Seed, appeared much more ethereal compared to the ’Mirror of Illusion World’s’ ’Illusory Destruction Taoist Seed’.

"Void Dao Seed embryo?"

Fang Xi murmured, "All my strenuous efforts and it’s still not comparable to the true self casually comprehending a bit from the ’Treasures of All Heavens’?"

"Alright, the incarnation in Shu Mountain will probably be even more depressed."

With the help of the ’Taoist Master Pill’ and with the original comprehension of a Medium Thousand Worlds.

Fang Xi made rapid progress in his understanding of the Rules.

But he had his priorities, and currently, what he valued most was the Reincarnation Rule.

He had thought that the Reincarnation Rule would be the first to condense the Taoist Seed embryonic form after the Law of Life and Death.

But unexpectedly, it turned out to be the Void Laws!

"However, with the ’Treasures of All Heavens’ as a reference for comprehension, understanding the Void Laws’ Taoist Seed is only natural..."

Fang Xi thought for a moment, "Lord Void? Seems not too bad either..."

The Treasure Mirror serves as a cheater, and its Rules are naturally highly valued by him.

However, Fang Xi now had a definite plan; the shards of the Treasure Mirror had been a thorn in his side, possibly carrying terrifying karma.

Therefore, his first choice for the Taoist Master’s path was still the Reincarnation Taoist Seed, then Void, Life and Death, Illusion Extinction, and so on...

’After becoming a Taoist Master, I should be able to inquire about the matters of the Treasures of All Heavens.’

’Then, I can decide whether to embrace the Dao that merges with the Void completely, and take on all its karma...’

The Taoist Master is the one who combines the Taoist Seeds!

The Taoist Master, however, merges multiple Taoist Seeds, converging them into a single Dao!

Considering that the Reincarnation Taoist Seed is compatible with Life and Death, Void, and Five Elements, Fang Xi feels it’s suitable as the foundation to melt various Taoist Seeds.

’In fact, having the ’Mirror of Illusion World’, even if I become the Lord Life and Death, it wouldn’t really matter... After all, I can disguise it.’

’However, it’s better to be more cautious; outwardly I’ll be Lord Illusion Extinction, but in reality, Lord Reincarnation... I definitely won’t be taking on the karma from the Kuyong Palace.’

Although he learned the cultivation method from the Kuyong Palace, Fang Xi never considered himself as part of the palace.

Naturally, he wasn’t keen on seeking vengeance or anything of the sort.

The Heavenly Palace holds a Taoist Master, after all!

One must learn to reconcile with oneself and not put so much pressure on oneself...