My ordinary path to immortality shouldn't end here.

Chapter 102 The White Monster is Terrifying! (Two Chapters Combined)

Bai Chijing knew very well that he could only gather and refine the spiritual energy of mountains and rivers for two hundred years. Once the shackles descended from the heavens were removed, allowing those terrestrial immortals to manifest themselves in the mortal realm, it would become extremely difficult for him to gather and refine the spiritual energy of mountains and rivers again.

After all, the spiritual energy of mountains and rivers can only be extracted and refined from the main veins of the spiritual veins of heaven and earth.

When he transformed the Immortal Cave Heaven, which was of the same lifespan as Heaven and Earth, in the past, he extracted a lot of underground spiritual veins, but they were all small spiritual veins that could not even be considered branches.

If he had extracted the main vein, countless terrestrial immortals would have been tempted to intervene.

Because once the main vein is damaged, the spiritual energy between heaven and earth will be reduced accordingly.

Although it won't immediately lead to the end of the Dharma era, all living beings in this world will suffer from a lack of spiritual energy for at least several thousand years.

Don't underestimate the impact of a mere lack of spiritual energy on major immortal sects; the only ones who will suffer are rogue cultivators. However, this is from the perspective of cultivators. It's important to understand that most of the rare and precious materials in the world have extremely high requirements for the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Just like some fish, they don't have high requirements for water quality.

If the spiritual energy is disrupted, these rare and precious materials will inevitably suffer the same fate.

At that point, production cuts would be the best outcome.

There is even a high probability that this could lead to the complete extinction of certain rare and precious materials.

To be precise, using this secret method to curry favor with the Heavenly Dao is actually somewhat paradoxical, since it involves harming the very foundation of heaven and earth. However, the secret method explicitly mentions that such spiritual energy from mountains and rivers is the easiest way to gain the favor of the Heavenly Dao.

If we were to use an analogy, this secret method for attaining immortality in the mortal realm is like the treacherous ministers around the emperor in a mortal dynasty, who use the method of exploiting the people to curry favor with the emperor.

This feeling is very subtle!
At this moment, outside the Jianxiao Hall of Tujian Mountain, Bai Chijing stepped out and directly stunned the disciples who had been standing in the square in front of the hall with four lines of poetry composed by the Heavenly Official.

The disciples of Tujian Mountain were naturally aware of the poem written by the Heavenly Official.

However, it is precisely because we know this that we understand it to be something that is almost a legendary existence.

Currently, only a handful of people are widely known to possess the four-line poem for the Heavenly Official, and that includes those who have already passed away.

The five temple abbots of the Chanxin Buddhist sect, as well as the young Taoist novices from the small Taoist sect back then.

There were only six people in total.

“Bai…Bai Chijing!” At this moment, someone who recognized Bai Chijing finally couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise.

After all, over a hundred years had left no trace on Bai Chijing. And his first two lines of the poem he wrote for the Heavenly Official were quite well-known back then.

However, from this day forward, the number of people who possess four lines of poetry written by the Heavenly Official will increase from the original six to seven, spreading throughout the world of Yao!

And he's the seventh most ferocious one!
After all, three people who possessed four lines of poems inscribed by the Heavenly Officials had already died at the hands of Bai Chijing.

It is no exaggeration to say that Shirachi Kei's ferocity is a kind of ferocity that everyone knows about.

So, after that one voice fell, more people followed suit and spoke up.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Bai Chijing!"

"Congratulations, Junior Nephew Bai Chijing! With just four lines of poetry by the Heavenly Official, your name will be passed down through the ages!"

"..."

One after another, compliments and congratulations rang out.

Amidst the congratulations, a rather abrupt voice rang out: "Bai Xingchen greets Second Grandfather! My ancestor was the son of Bai Chiheng."

As this sound rang out, the surrounding congratulatory voices fell silent.

After all, this is a member of the Bai family.

At this moment, Bai Chijing looked at Bai Xingchen, but simply waved his hand dismissively, indicating that Bai Xingchen did not need to be so polite.

Because this white star is just an "empty shell".

Bai Chijing's true nature had already manifested on Mount Tujian.

Therefore, Bai Chijing has already discerned the true nature of those whose minds he has implanted.

For example, according to seniority, he is the great-grandson of Bai Chiheng, the eldest brother of this body, and his name is Bai Xingchen.

Although Bai Xingchen appeared normal and no different from a normal cultivator, in reality, his flesh and blood and talent had already transformed into the cultivation level of the initial stage of the external manifestation realm.

It was precisely this method of self-sufficiency that enabled Bai Xingchen to enter the External Aspect Realm at such a young age.

However, as a result, even after fifty or sixty years, Bai Xingchen's cultivation level has not improved by the slightest, not even by condensing another Dharma Aperture.

Bai Xingchen thought it was because of his injury back then, but he didn't know that even without the injury he suffered back then, he would not have made any progress in his cultivation.

Because his cultivation level appears to have been achieved through his own efforts and the help of his cousin "Bai Diyuan," it was actually the result of someone using an extremely sophisticated refining method to refine him into a living puppet.

Therefore, Bai Chijing had absolutely no defenses against Bai Xingchen's memories.

He knew everything without lifting a finger.

The memories of living beings have no fixed form; once subjected to external forces, they are easily dissipated or confused. Therefore, to perform soul searching and read the memories of others, one needs to possess extremely high levels of soul cultivation.

At the very least, one must enable one's primordial spirit to begin to possess some characteristics of a celestial soul.

But for a living puppet like Bai Xingchen, it's completely different. Those memories flow through his soul like a revolving lantern.

Bai Chijing didn't need to do anything; he only needed to prevent Xinxiang from being touched by Bai Xingchen's thoughts, thus causing it to bloom, and then send his soul to the underworld.

Then, Bai Chijing said, "From this moment on, I am the acting head of Tujian Mountain. The most important thing for a sect is that its rules and discipline cannot be mere formalities! Previously, Uncle Fang Buqi traveled to various parts of Tujian Mountain to convey his decree, but there were still people who obeyed orders but not summons. Since that is the case, all disciples who are not yet in this position will be incorporated into the outer sect of Tujian Mountain."

He spoke calmly and without deliberately raising his voice, but everyone present had Bai Chijing's image in their hearts, so when Bai Chijing spoke, it became like a morning bell and evening drum, constantly reverberating in their souls.

For a moment, none of them dared to speak.

Finally, Fang Buqi broke the abrupt silence first: "Junior Nephew Bai, what is the outer sect?"

Fang Buqi had no choice but to accept Bai Chijing's attempt to seize power.

Moreover, Bai Chijing wasn't wrong; he had indeed aged. Compared to managing Tu Jian Mountain, Fang Buqi was more concerned with improving his own cultivation.

As long as he can survive one of the Five Inner Tribulations, he will be able to reach the initial stage of the Outer World Realm in a hundred years with the help of the treasure of Tujian Mountain!
Although his cultivation would be scattered throughout the mortal realm because he lacks a celestial abode, if it's only scattered for about a hundred years, the impact on Fang Buqi wouldn't be significant. Considering the benefit of a five-thousand-year lifespan, this is a completely acceptable loss.

“In the past, the classification of disciples in Tu Jian Shan was extremely vague. Once one entered the Outer Realm, one was considered a pillar of the sect. Moreover, the special supply system of Tu Jian Shan, Zhao Tian Lou, should not have been so chaotic. Therefore, after much consideration, I have decided to divide the disciples of Tu Jian Shan into three levels: Outer Sect, Inner Sect, and True Inheritance.”

Bai Chijing spoke of a somewhat old-fashioned premise, but in reality, it was just his way of emulating the reforms of the Qin Dynasty to make his work of gathering and refining the spiritual energy of mountains and rivers go more smoothly.

What will happen to those old men from Tujian Mountain when they manifest in the human world two hundred years from now?
Bai Chijing was also at the Outer Heaven Realm at that time. At worst, he could just hide in a cave! Moreover, these Outer Heaven Realm terrestrial immortals from Tujian Mountain wouldn't necessarily bother to argue with him about this.

"Outer disciples are those of inferior aptitude from the Sword Mountain Sect. They need to perform many miscellaneous tasks in the outer sect to temper their character, and they can listen to my lecture once every three months. Inner disciples need to have superior aptitude. They can enter the third floor of the Zhaotian Tower and enjoy the right to purchase at the regular price. They can also listen to my lecture once every three months. True disciples have the right to purchase at half price within the third floor of the Zhaotian Tower. In addition to listening to my lecture once every three months, they can also receive my guidance on refining the thirty-three Dharma forms, honing their cultivation, and passing through the three outer tribulations and five inner tribulations!"

After Bai Chijing finished speaking, the plaza outside the Sword Cloud Palace was initially silent, but suddenly erupted into a clamor. "Junior Nephew Bai Chijing, do you think I've entered the true lineage?"

"Senior Brother Bai Chijing, may I ask what exactly constitutes a superior aptitude for an inner disciple?"

"white……"

At this moment, on the square outside the Sword Cloud Palace, all the disciples, whether they were at the External Object Realm or the External Appearance Realm, were in a state of emotional agitation.

After all, as long as one is an inner disciple, one can enter the third floor of the Zhaotian Tower and purchase cultivation resources such as pills at regular prices. This is a benefit that most disciples of Tujian Mountain can only dream of.

The disciples of Tu Jian Mountain, who were at the Outer Appearance Realm, were also restless. After all, the treatment and benefits of the true disciples were so good that they could make their souls tremble.

Leaving aside the right to purchase the third floor of Zhaotian Tower at half price, the real prize is the refinement of the thirty-three Dharma forms, the honing of one's cultivation, and the experience of transcending the three outer and five inner tribulations!
Especially this last item, which even the terrestrial immortals of Tujian Mountain cannot explain.

Right now, in this world of Yao Tian, ​​who doesn't know how unreasonable Bai Chi Jing is when it comes to tribulations? Especially the Five Inner Tribulations, which he always undergoes silently one after another!
It's as if the heavens hadn't bestowed the White Pool scenery, and the road to plunder would have remained in perpetual darkness for eternity.

That's absolutely outrageous!

Therefore, Bai Chijing's simple words were enough to motivate all the disciples of Tu Jian Mountain. Although Bai Chijing's changes to the Zhaotian Tower's welfare system severely infringed upon the interests of the major families of Tu Jian Mountain, his infamous reputation was too great to ignore!
They beat the Wuxin Sect, one of the six great immortal sects, into submission. Those who had lost the support of the terrestrial immortals were naturally even more powerless.

Several Outer Realm experts from Wuxin Sect have died, which means that if they offend Bai Chijing, Bai Chijing might not give face to the old ancestor behind them.

Now that they have even greater benefits to offer, these people naturally no longer care about the changes to the Zhaotianlou welfare system.

After all, for these family members who had cultivated to the Upper Realm of External Manifestation, the things on the third floor no longer held any appeal for them. Even the Enlightenment Pills they received each time were only used to break the Floating Azure Palace's pill blockade and to exchange for rare treasures with outsiders.

"Superior aptitude? Following my rules, that is superior aptitude. As for true disciples, all the senior uncles here can become true disciples. As for disciples of my generation, they still need to be considered by me." Bai Chijing said, making no attempt to hide his purpose.

He wanted to use this to consolidate power.

Upon hearing Bai Chijing's words, all the disciples of Tu Jianshan present changed their expressions slightly.

But soon, these disciples became somewhat excited.

According to Bai Chijing's classification method, all the disciples of Tu Jian Shan who are currently here are beneficiaries of the new Tu Jian Shan system.

After all, following the rules is a sign of superior character. This statement may seem somewhat vague at first glance, but if we consider Bai Chijing's preface, then the implication is that all the disciples of Tu Jian Mountain present here can be inner disciples!
Ultimately, the evaluation method based on consideration still comes down to listening to Bai Chijing.
With the inner sect starting out and those who obey are guaranteed a place in the true lineage, which of the disciples of Tu Jian Mountain present would dare to object?
Of course, this is not the case for all disciples of Tujian Mountain.

At least Bai Xingchen wasn't.

This living puppet's thoughts and actions were naturally entirely for the sake of its "master." So, Bai Xingchen spoke up at this moment: "Grandfather, my cousin Bai Diyuan is an unparalleled talent, whose talent is in no way inferior to yours. He did not return on orders this time, perhaps because he was delayed in breaking through his cultivation. Please give him a chance."

Bai Xingchen saw the advantages of Bai Chijing's system, so he couldn't help but try to advocate for Bai Diyuan.

“I have heard of Bai Diyuan’s name. Since that’s the case, then let him come back. I will give him a chance to become an inner disciple. If he can make contributions to Tujian Mountain, he can then enter the true lineage.” Bai Chijing did not refuse, because he knew that his “great-nephew” named Bai Diyuan would not come back.

As for why Bai Chijing is so certain?
It can only be said that Long Nian'an is a prodigy in the standard sense, while Xu Jiexin, who was able to cultivate to the upper realm of external appearance before Long Nian'an, relied on the special nature of his mental cultivation.

So how did Bai Diyuan, who is only a sword cultivator, reach the stage of almost breaking through to the external appearance realm with only 60 years of cultivation?

Or rather, what makes this "great-grandnephew" named Bai Diyuan so special?
Moreover, this exquisite method of creating "living puppets" was something Bai Chijing had never heard of before!
It's clearly a technique from the external realm, yet it's almost on par with immortal techniques!

"Thank you, Great-Grandpa!"

Bai Xingchen, unaware of the situation, was overjoyed upon hearing Bai Chijing's promise and immediately tried to contact Bai Diyuan. However, no matter how he tried, he couldn't reach Bai Diyuan.

At the same time, the changes to Shiraike Kei officially began.

The new system of terms, "outer sect," "inner sect," and "true disciple," quickly spread after Tu Jianshan's major move.

The disciples of Tujian Mountain, who had not responded to Fang Buqi's message and rushed back to the mountain gate, were naturally shocked and furious upon learning of this.

How could they be allowed to enter the outer gate?

This Bai Chijing is really going too far!

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! Doesn't Bai Chijing even know who he is? Fang Buqi, that idiot, just gave up power like that? Is he a pig?"

Those who dared to disrespect Fang Buqi were naturally members of noble families.

The one who was cursing loudly at this moment was the outer appearance realm cultivator from the Su family, who had two minor conflicts with Bai Chijing and left Bai Chijing with a rather impolite impression.

Back then, this Foreign Minister was at the initial stage; a century later, he has reached the intermediate stage.

This is the terrifying foundation of the land-based immortal family.

"Brother Su, what should we do?" Those who were with this Su family cultivator at the Outer Manifestation Realm were naturally in the same predicament, and upon hearing this, they hurriedly asked for advice.

However, where could this cultivator from the Su family, who was at the Outer Realm, come up with any ideas?

He just vented his anger by uttering a few words.

Fortunately, the person who asked the question was also being sarcastic, so he immediately tried to save face for the other party: "Brother Su, Bai Chijing's sermon is about to begin, shall we go and listen?"

"Of course we'll go! Bai Chijing may be a scoundrel, but his cultivation is beyond question!" said the Su family's Outer Appearance Realm cultivator.

Because he has already used all the external forces he could, but his cultivation is still insufficient to fill the gaps in his spiritual potential.

So the group headed towards Tujian Mountain.

When these people arrived at the entrance of Tujian Mountain, they saw that a huge stone statue had been erected there at some unknown time.

They were also familiar with the face of the stone statue; it was none other than Bai Chijing.

Upon seeing the stone statue, the group felt a sense of dread, for a person's reputation is often tarnished. And this shared memory inevitably stirred within them a desire to live…

boom!
That was the sound of the corpse of that Su family cultivator at the Outer Phase Realm falling to the ground.

The image of the heart has already blossomed within him.

……

In a forest far from Tu Jian Mountain, a figure was fleeing for his life. He had already reached the Upper Realm of External Appearance, but he dared not use a single bit of his cultivation. The method he practiced was the sword path of Tu Jian Mountain, so he was terrified of being discovered by Bai Chijing.

"Is this Bai Chijing really that terrifying?" In terms of seniority, Bai Chijing was his second great-grandfather, but this figure showed no respect in his words and addressed him by his name directly.

This person is none other than Bai Diyuan!

"It's okay if you don't believe me, but you can't disbelieve this magic mirror in your hand, can you?" A voice rang out, emanating from the figure's body.

There was actually another soul hidden inside Bai Diyuan's body.

An extremely special soul!

Upon hearing this voice, Bai Diyuan nodded slightly. He had unexpectedly arrived in this world thanks to the Immortal Mirror in his hand, and in just a few decades, he had cultivated to the Upper Realm of External Appearance with his "Seeing the Dao" talent. This Immortal Mirror could be said to have played a crucial role in his success!
Then, Bai Diyuan took out the magic mirror, wanting to see if he was safe now.

(End of this chapter)