My ordinary path to immortality shouldn't end here.

Chapter 110 The White Old Monster Who Looks Like a Ghost

The cave holds profound mysteries, and the mansion contains all things.

This is the dwelling place of the immortals.

This was the original meaning of "cave dwelling," but with the passage of time, it has long since become a common term here. No matter who the person is, even a heretical demon, the place where they cultivate can be called a cave dwelling.

The name of the cave dwelling of the demon monk is the Buddha Temple Cave.

This is a Buddhist lineage created by the demon monk himself.

Although not officially recognized, it has been a notorious force among the heretical sects for thousands of years. At least the servants within the Buddhist temple's cave dwelling, if they go out and mention this name, will be given some respect by rogue cultivators, heretical sects, and even some minor immortal sects.

Named after a temple, this cave dwelling is naturally constructed in the style of a temple.

Behind the massive, heavy iron gate stood a grand hall, housing statues of Buddhas from all directions. Large and small, every famous Buddha statue in the world could be found here. Incense burned continuously before these statues.

Although he called himself Buddha, the demon monk was extremely respectful in this regard.

After all, the title is only for those who follow evil paths.

Inside the main hall, a servant lay on the ground, barely breathing. A young monk, however, was already draped in a magnificent robe.

With red lips and white teeth, a handsome appearance, and a lotus flower mark between his brows, this was none other than the Demon Monk.

"Namo Amitabha Buddha, send him down to swallow the elixir!"

The demon monk casually gave the order.

"Yes, Buddha." Upon hearing this, the surrounding servants quickly led the servant away.

However, despite witnessing such a brutal scene, none of the servants felt any pity for their kind; instead, they were filled with relief.

The elixir mentioned by the demon monk could only treat the symptoms, not the root cause.

This servant, who served as nourishment for resurrection, was able to return to normal after consuming the elixir, but from then on, his lifespan was reduced by at least a hundred years.

The servants inside the Buddhist temple cave had all completed the 100-day foundation-building process.

Although he was on the evil path, the Foundation Establishment method bestowed by the demon monk was still somewhat miraculous. Even if it couldn't compare to the Hundred-Day Foundation Establishment method given to disciples by Mount Shu, it could still grant the servants in this Buddhist temple cave over two hundred years of lifespan.

"Bai Chijing!"

After all the servants had left, the demon monk couldn't help but grit his teeth and utter this name.

Although he didn't know how he died, he had only ever seen one other person possess such bizarre and unpredictable methods in that place called Yaotian!

Such a figure, comparable to the Three Heroes of Mount Shu, is truly remarkable!
Such abilities are available even when one's primordial spirit is not yet fully formed!

"However, you can't learn my Mind Realm Techniques, so you get angry and attack? This is truly something I despise!" The demon monk knew that no matter how angry he cursed, Bai Chijing wouldn't hear him, so he had no choice but to calm down and sigh like this.

After all, this method of the Great Realm of the Mind is the method that the demon monk is most proud of!

It was also the foundation upon which he rose to become one of the Ten Fierce Giants!

However, as soon as he finished speaking, the demon monk found himself in intense pain. His abundant cultivation was completely drained from his limbs and bones.

“Little master, you don’t know this, but I have already completed my cultivation.”

As the voice rang out, a figure slowly materialized from the demon monk's body. Just as the demon monk had previously been formed from his servant, this figure was created by draining his spiritual essence and manifesting it into the world.

"Bai...Chi...Jing?"

He uttered the same name again, but this time, the demon monk's state of mind was completely different from before.

Because the demon monk's voice was trembling.

This was not only because his cultivation and vital energy were depleted, but also because he could not believe that someone could deduce a complete method based on only half of the Great Realm of the Mind, and not only that, but also cultivate to a level comparable to his own in just one year.

Even the Three Heroes of Mount Shu could not be this outrageous!

However, in the next instant, the demon monk lost consciousness. When he woke up again, he found himself wearing a magnificent cassock, sitting cross-legged, as if he had just gone into a trance.

"What's wrong with me?" The demon monk asked, his brows furrowing in confusion. "Is it a side effect of being secretly attacked by Bai Chijing, causing me to be killed thirteen times in a row?"

As soon as he said this, the demon monk's tightly furrowed brows immediately relaxed.

Because this explanation makes sense.

Although his Mind Realm technique grants him near-immortality, it doesn't truly make him immortal. If he's killed multiple times in a row, it will still have an impact on him.

"You can't cultivate the Great Realm of Mind of this humble monk, so you just get angry and resort to violence? Heh, Bai Chijing, you have the appearance of a hero, but you are nothing more than this."

The demon monk said calmly, his tone full of sarcasm.

As for Bai Chijing's bizarre methods and the fact that his cultivation and essence had been inexplicably drained before, the demon monk completely ignored them at this moment.

These things had always been in his memory.

But the intriguing thing is that no matter what the demon monk thought, he couldn't recall these things. It was as if these things had never existed in the first place.

"Alright, I'll deal with my own cultivation troubles first, and then I'll study those twelve great evil sword techniques properly!" the demon monk said, and then his attention was completely diverted.

Not far from the demon monk, a figure as tall as the demon monk was looking at his reflection with a strange expression.

This is a young boy who resembles Bai Chijing.

Both his facial features and his aura were exactly the same as Bai Chijing's.

And he was actually Bai Chijing.

"So there are limitations to being resurrected from someone else's memories?" Looking at his current appearance, which was not even as tall as Ling Jia, Bai Chijing couldn't help but feel helpless.

His plan was very successful.

It's perfect too.

He suffered from not being able to be resurrected, which is why he is now as tall as the little novice monk who is like a demon monk.

However, this may also be related to Shirochi Kei's own lifespan.

At this moment, Bai Chijing had regained his cultivation level at the initial stage of the Outer Heaven. Although he had come with the demon monk, this did not affect his connection with the Unfallen Cave Heaven.

Because Bai Chijing's self-created mental image had reached perfection, his original cultivation as a terrestrial immortal was directly affected and spontaneously evolved into the next stage of his mental image.

Bai Chijing named it—Outer Mind Realm.

As for the power of this outer realm, we can find out by looking at the demon monk at this moment.

Even though the demon monk's soul had returned to this world and its immortal soul characteristics had greatly increased, it was still powerless to resist the influence of the outer realm. Not only were its thoughts completely suppressed, but the memories that the demon monk could recall were all controlled by Bai Chijing.

Although not a puppet, the demon monk in the present moment is no different from one.

After all, Bai Chijing had read through the incomplete scroll of the "Puppet Show Scripture" and diligently studied the chapter on greed in the "Puppet Show Scripture." So even though Bai Chijing didn't have this idea at first, once his outer mental realm was formed, he still directly borrowed a part of the "Puppet Show Scripture."

If a list of demonic techniques could be compiled, and Bai Chijing's self-created technique were not on it, it would certainly be because—he had not yet given it a name.

"This realm is called the Shu Mountain Realm..."

Bai Chijing began to ponder the information he had obtained from the demon monk's memories and the servants' memories within the cave.

"I wonder if this name was originally there, or if it appeared later?"

Bai Chijing was genuinely curious about this.

Because it involves the very foundations of heaven and earth.

“Cultivation in the Shu Mountain Realm is quite simple until one reaches the Nascent Soul stage; all such cultivations are referred to as the Qi Refining stage. After achieving mastery of Qi Refining, one can cultivate the Nascent Soul stage. Once the Nascent Soul is achieved, one becomes a Human Immortal. Beyond the Human Immortal stage, there are Earth Immortals, Heavenly Immortals, and Golden Immortals. The Five Elders of Shu Mountain are all Golden Immortals.”

"I am now equivalent to a human immortal in this Shu Mountain Realm..."

Bai Chijing compared the two, and the external appearance realm was equivalent to the transitional stage of the Qi Refining realm, which is the Great Completion stage, but the primordial spirit has not yet been cultivated. This stage is called "Primordial Spirit is about to be formed but not yet formed" here.

From the initial stage of external objects to the middle stage of external appearances, all of these are the stages of Qi Refining.

To be precise, the immortal path in the Shu Mountain Realm is more favorable to cultivators. After a hundred days of Foundation Establishment, one can gain a significant increase in lifespan.

Even the most obscure foundation-building methods can add sixty years to one's lifespan upon successful completion.

The most superior foundation-building method, however, can extend one's lifespan by three to four hundred years after a hundred days of foundation building!

Then comes the initial stage of Qi cultivation, which can add one or two hundred years to one's lifespan; the minor stage of Qi cultivation adds three or four hundred years to one's lifespan; and the major stage of Qi cultivation grants a lifespan of one thousand years.

This has resulted in the presence of many accomplished rogue cultivators in the Shu Mountain realm!
However, cultivation in the Shu Mountain Realm is not necessarily superior to that in the Yao Tian Human Realm. There are more bottlenecks, and prolonged absorption of spiritual energy can even produce a substance called "spiritual energy poison" within the body, affecting cultivation and even ruining one's natural talent.

Furthermore, cultivators in the Shu Mountain Realm, even those who have cultivated to the point of achieving a primordial spirit, cannot regenerate their physical body based on their cultivation level. Once a limb is lost, it must either be replaced with a magical artifact or incantation, or it must be restored through possession.

Besides this, it was through extremely vicious and evil cultivation techniques that they achieved this. In this Shu Mountain Realm, there once appeared a Crimson Spring Demon, who could regenerate and recover even when he was at a low cultivation level, even if he only had a drop of blood left.

This is one of the few methods that can be compared to the great realm of the mind.

"Could it be that the three heroes and four outstanding talents of Mount Shu will lose a part of their bodies at some point in the future?" Bai Chijing couldn't help but think.

After all, this demon monk seemed to have everything arranged by fate.

The Mind Realm Technique is a notoriously heretical method. So, perhaps such a melodramatic "plot" will unfold.

At this moment, Bai Chijing's expression shifted slightly.

Because he sensed someone approaching.

Immediately afterwards, the entire Buddhist temple cave shook, and then a knocking voice rang out: "You evil monk, come out here right now for your grandfather Wei Renjie!"

(End of this chapter)