My ordinary path to immortality shouldn't end here.

Chapter 101: A poem by Heaven Official's Blessing (Thanks to Princess Kaguya for the generous donation).

The Earth Profound Qi, resembling an exclamation mark, had been floating above Bai Chijing's head for a long time, but remained motionless. He had originally thought that he hadn't yet found the opportunity to cause this Earth Profound Qi to change, but unexpectedly, today, by smashing the Immortal Heaven Furnace against the Wuxin Sect's Wuxin Mountain, he had inadvertently "crashed" out this change in Earth Profound Qi!

However, after careful reflection, Bai Chijing realized that the key to his ability to change the earth's mysterious energy was probably his conversation with Wen Ye.

This made Bai Chijing think more deeply.

The poems written by the Heavenly Officials were not written casually!

The prerequisite for the formation of each poem is that the person to whom the poem is written by the Heavenly Official must possess a related "cause"!
This perfectly matches the conditions for finding the strange object in his right palm.

"So... I entered the three cities of the mortal wilderness and killed tens of thousands of cultivators who attempted to refine me, trying to break the deadlock by force, but I could not trigger this change in the earth's mysteries. Is it because the celestial calamity still exists at this time?"

Bai Chijing began to understand, and then he looked up.

Originally, his luck was just as Huai Qiaoqiao had said; it had not only dissipated but was almost nonexistent.

The dissipation of one's fortune does not mean that the cultivator will die immediately, because a person's life is not determined by fortune. However, once a person's fortune begins to decline, the warning signs of impulsive thoughts will become delayed, and even when in danger, impulsive thoughts may not occur.

At this point, a practitioner's judgment on a matter will inevitably be flawed...

In this case, the calamity will cloud one's mind, and one will have to sacrifice oneself to avert it.

Bai Chijing dared to drive the Immortal Heaven Furnace directly to crash into Wuxin Mountain. To be precise, it was somewhat due to the influence of the Calamity Qi. Fortunately, he was restrained by the Dao Lord, making Bai Chijing completely invincible in this mortal realm.

Even Wen Ye, whose actual cultivation level had reached the Upper Realm of the Outer World, was unable to do anything to Bai Chijing at this time.

The saying that the Daoist master acted as an accomplice to a tyrant is somewhat true...

At this moment, a sense of clarity kept emerging in Bai Chijing's mind and heart, causing him to remember things that he had previously overlooked.

Because at that very moment, a pillar of destiny appeared above Bai Chijing's head.

It is as thick as a person can hug with both arms!
This was precisely the poem written by the Heavenly Official, forcibly extending the immortal fortune of Baichi Scenery!
Although the celestial fortune brought by the two lines of the Heavenly Official's poem, "Once freed from the shackles, his fame astonishes the world," has been completely severed and worn away, the value of the four lines of the Heavenly Official's poem is incomparable to that of the two lines.

Therefore, at the moment when the local mysterious energy changed and evolved into the third and fourth lines of the poem written by the Heavenly Official, Bai Chijing's severed and diminished fortune was not only fully restored, but also directly doubled on the original basis.

At this moment, Bai Chijing is once again the Bai Chijing who enjoys boundless blessings!

The only drawback is that, because Bai Chijing cannot ascend, he cannot return to his celestial position as the "Flute-Playing Boy Under the Peerless Immortal Seat".

"With nowhere to settle in the heavens, would you be so esteemed as the master of Mount Lu?" A hint of unease flickered in Bai Chijing's eyes.

The meaning of these two lines of the poem by the Heavenly Official is that since there is no place for him in Heaven, he will become the master of the blessed land of the Celestial Furnace in this world of Yao.

After all, his grotto-heaven, which evolved from the world that never existed, is an unfailing realm that lives as long as heaven and earth.

Therefore, according to Bai Chijing's understanding, it could not possibly be the Immortal Furnace Grotto-heaven. Moreover, if the Immortal Furnace did not transform into a blessed land, how could it conceal the form of a grotto-heaven?
Bai Chijing's heart stirred, and a jet-black feather appeared in his hand.

As mentioned in those texts, when Bai Chijing touched the "molted feather" of the Kunpeng Immortal, he discovered that a mysterious and profound secret technique had appeared on the feather at some point.

Because he was experiencing a slight headache again.

However, it was nowhere near as intense as when I was flipping through that fragment of the "Puppet Show Classic".

Although Bai Chijing was resisted by this secret technique due to his lack of aptitude, he was still able to read it normally if he forced himself to.

It just takes a lot of time.

The entire text contains only 33,000 words, but it took Bai Chijing a full 33 hours to read through this secret technique.

The sun rose and set twice and a half times.

"Just as I guessed..." Bai Chijing's eyes showed a look of realization.

Relying on the power manifested five times by the mysterious object in his right palm, and with deliberate guidance, Bai Chijing now fully understood this secret technique.

Although this secret method is nameless, seemingly because it is taboo about something, and the descriptions of the things it refers to are deliberately vague, it doesn't matter.

Because he has figured out how to become an immortal in this mortal world!

After reaching the Upper Realm of the Outer World, the reason why one must ascend to the heavens to be considered to have attained immortality is because only at this stage can one entrust the methods one has cultivated to the Heavenly Dao!
From this point on, the Dharma lineage will continue, and as long as the lineage continues, the Dharma itself will not perish!

Whether one is suppressed and refined by others, or suffers an accident during cultivation that leads to the annihilation of one's immortal soul, there is always a time when one can return from the dead.

However, nothing is absolute. This secret method also mentions that there are things that can suppress a lineage or affect cause and effect, causing problems in the lineage, thereby causing the source of this lineage to perish and never return.

But it's undoubtedly too early for Bai Chijing to consider this.

After all, he doesn't even have a lineage yet.

“No wonder that in this world of Yao, all those who ascended to heaven in ancient times left behind their legacy…” Bai Chijing felt something, but as soon as he thought of this, a question inevitably arose.

That is, according to the description in this secret method, the method one cultivates is entrusted to the Heavenly Dao, and only by becoming the patriarch of the lineage can one be considered a celestial being.

So, can those who have cultivated such a lineage and method also enjoy such treatment as being entrusted with the Dao of Heaven?
"Also..."

Bai Chijing murmured, but stopped there, and continued in his mind: Which Heavenly Dao should one entrust their hopes to?
Bai Chijing had not forgotten the "true favor of Heaven" that the strange object had found for him after he was killed by the heavens!
As the saying goes, where there is truth, there is falsehood.

Which one is this fake Heavenly Way?

In fact, Bai Chijing had already guessed it, but he couldn't help being a little afraid that he had guessed correctly.

So he quickly tried to think of something else.

"If the successor of the lineage cannot obtain the lineage after ascending, then it means that such an ascendant is not actually an immortal, but merely a cultivator with an immortal soul."

"So, does this mean that one can become an immortal even without relying on the Heavenly Dao?"

Bai Chijing's mind was racing with thoughts, one idea after another.

However, these thoughts and ideas quickly disappeared.

Because when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. Even if he's guessed something and gained genuine favor, so what?

Moreover, this is not necessarily a dead end.

He doesn't need to be too resistant.

"By gathering and refining the spiritual energy of mountains and rivers, and using the order of heaven and man as a guide, I can attract the attention of the Heavenly Dao. At that time, I can elevate my grotto-heaven and display my cultivation achievements. As long as I can obtain the permission of the Heavenly Dao, I can directly attain immortality in this mortal world!"

These are the four essential elements for achieving immortality in the mortal realm, as recorded in the secret methods.

The first is the spiritual energy of mountains and rivers, the second is the order of heaven and man, the third is the gaze of the Heavenly Dao, and the fourth is the permission of the Heavenly Dao. However, to be precise, the third and fourth elements can be considered as one. As for the second of these three prerequisites for becoming an immortal in the mortal realm, Kunpeng Immortal has already helped Bai Chijing fulfill it.

Because this so-called order between heaven and man is to use one's own heart to sense the heart of heaven, and then write an article to elaborate on what one has sensed.

That secret method, which contains 33,000 words, includes 20,000 words of text on the order of heaven and man.

All Bai Chijing needs to do is memorize it and then use it to answer the questions.

It must be said that this Kunpeng Immortal is indeed someone who cares about his reputation. This article may not be particularly outstanding, but it's definitely 100% guaranteed to pass muster.

Therefore, Bai Chijing only needs to focus on gathering and refining the spiritual energy of the mountains and rivers for now.

“Perfect timing! I still need to learn more, so let’s start with Tu Jian Mountain and gather its spiritual energy!” Bai Chijing couldn’t help but look towards Tu Jian Mountain.

After all, he had a question he wanted to ask the people of Tujian Mountain.

Moreover, if Uncle-Master Fang Buqi is no longer able to manage Tu Jian Mountain, then as a disciple of Tu Jian Mountain, he would not mind taking over the position of acting sect leader!

Gathering and refining spiritual energy is a complex undertaking that Bai Chijing could not possibly accomplish in two hundred years on his own. However, with the help of Tu Jianshan, things would be different.

It may not even take a hundred years.

Over the years, Tu Jian Mountain has sent out no fewer than ten thousand disciples at the initial and intermediate levels of the External Realm.

Although Bai Chijing was no longer a sword cultivator, the Immortal Heaven Furnace, as a celestial treasure, was extremely fast. When the Immortal Heaven Furnace descended upon Tu Jian Mountain, many disciples were alarmed, but most remained calm.

Because news of Bai Chijing's mastery of this treasure had already reached back.

A century later, Fang Buqi was still managing the Sword Cloud Palace. However, Fang Buqi's face had already shown signs of aging.

After all, a century has passed.

Fang Buqi's cultivation level was only at the Upper Realm of External Appearance.

Although Bai Chijing currently only has the cultivation level of the Upper Realm of Outer Appearance, his cave heaven is still there, and his cultivation level as a terrestrial immortal is still there, so he still enjoys the lifespan of the Initial Realm of Outer Heaven.

The lifespan of the Outer Realm has absolutely no connection to that of the Outer Heaven Realm.

The lifespan of someone at the Upper Realm of Outer Appearance is five hundred years. However, the lifespan of someone at the Initial Realm of Outer Heaven is directly extended to five thousand years. If one is fortunate enough to break through to the Middle Realm of Outer Heaven, then their lifespan will directly exceed ten thousand years.

"Nephew Bai, have you successfully overcome your three external tribulations?" Fang Buqi's expression was somewhat complicated upon seeing Bai Chijing.

This change in expression was not merely an expression of admiration for Bai Chijing's cultivation.

Bai Chijing can naturally understand it.

After all, he's an old monster now.

However, unlike other seasoned veterans who rely on experience, he relies on his appearance.

So, Bai Chijing looked at Fang Buqi and asked directly, "Uncle-Master Fang, how much do you know about the incident where my junior sister Huai Qiaoqiao was attacked and killed back then?"

Fang Buqi hesitated for a moment when he saw that Bai Chijing asked so directly, and then he shook his head.

"Uncle Fang, it seems our friendship has come to an end."

Seeing Fang Buqi's attitude, Bai Chijing couldn't help but sigh. Although it was a shake of the head, wasn't it also a form of answer?

Therefore, Bai Chijing had no choice but to say, "Uncle-Master Fang Buqi, you're getting old, it's time for you to rest. Go down now. I'll trouble you to gather all the disciples from the various branches of Tu Jian Mountain for me. It would be best if they arrived within an hour, so that it would be good for both of us."

"Okay." Fang Buqi agreed to Bai Chijing's request.

Bai Chijing even destroyed Wuxin Mountain, and the cloud and mist array that had been refined for thousands of years was also destroyed. How could he dare to refuse Bai Chijing? Right now, no terrestrial immortals are coming out. Unless Wen Ye steps in to stop it, no one else can do anything about it.

Moreover, even if Wen Ye were to intervene, at most he could only force Bai Chijing to change his mind and give them some time to think.

The final outcome will not change.

Moreover, how could they let Wen Ye come over to handle matters concerning Tu Jian Mountain?
As a disciple of Bai Fengyun, the head of Tujian Mountain, Fang Buqi naturally knew many secrets, including Wen Ye, a super strong human who had not been able to ascend for thousands of years.

Seeing that Fang Buqi agreed so readily, Bai Chijing didn't say anything more. He then carefully examined the main hall of the Tu Jian Mountain sect.

To be honest, this was the first time he had seen things this way in all the years he had been a disciple of the Sword Mountain Sect.

However, to Bai Chijing's disappointment, Fang Buqi ran around Tu Jian Mountain but couldn't even gather half of the disciples.

Fang Buqi, the acting sect leader, is indeed getting old...

Although Bai Chijing was inside the Sword Cloud Palace, his mental image had already dispersed the moment he returned to the mountain. At this moment, Bai Chijing could already hear the various faint sounds coming from the plaza outside the Sword Cloud Palace.

"Uncle-Master, what brings Uncle-Master Fang here?"

"I don't know either."

"Senior Brother Bai Xingchen, you and Senior Brother Bai Diyuan are cousins. Have you ever heard Senior Brother Bai Diyuan mention it? By the way, why hasn't Senior Brother Bai Diyuan arrived yet?"

"How would I know? However, my cousin is exceptionally talented. He has been in the middle stage of the Outer Aspect realm for many years with the thirty-three Dharma Aspects. He is probably preparing to break through to the upper stage of the Outer Aspect realm! He hasn't come yet, so he hasn't come yet. I don't think Uncle Fang will say anything. After all, my cousin is the number one among the Six Heroes of Tujian Mountain!"

"Senior Brother Bai Diyuan has the potential to attain immortality!"

……

Is Baidi far away?

Upon hearing this name, Bai Chijing's gaze flickered slightly.

However, he couldn't find this disciple of Tu Jianshan, who, according to the Bai family's seniority, was his great-nephew.

"Is it not inside the mountains?"

A look of surprise flashed in Bai Chijing's eyes, but he did not go out immediately. Instead, he waited until he calculated that the time was about right before he came out of the Sword Cloud Palace.

As soon as he appeared, the square outside the Sword Cloud Palace fell silent.

It wasn't that everyone recognized Bai Chijing, but rather that the moment Bai Chijing stepped out, an unusual phenomenon appeared: amidst the nine-colored rainbow, there was a faint celestial sound.

"Once freed from constraints, his eloquence astonished the world."

"With nowhere to settle in the heavens, you shall be the master of the furnace mountain."

　Today I spent the whole day at the hospital getting blood drawn, an ECG, and a CT scan, so I'll make up for the missed update tomorrow.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)