My ordinary path to immortality shouldn't end here.

Chapter 117 The Shu Mountain's Intent to Unleash a Calamity on the Common People

The peaks of the Shu Mountains are shrouded in mist.

This is a wonder of Shu Mountain, also known as the Sea of ​​Immortal Clouds of Shu Mountain, and is said to contain the cave dwellings of countless Taoist masters.

Among them is a wondrous cave suspended atop a sheer cliff, whose entrance is difficult to fathom unless one possesses exceptional swordsmanship skills or profound secret techniques.

Its name is Wanren Youxing Cave.

Its entrance is merely a natural stone crevice, half-hidden by drifting clouds and eroded by the wind into a rugged shape.

At first glance, it is completely unremarkable.

It takes careful observation to see the faint, jade-colored light flowing around the edge of the crevice. It is as thin as a spider's thread, but it outlines layers upon layers of complex and mysterious restrictive runes, concealing the immense power within.

This means to shut out the noise and clamor of the world!
And this is also the threshold for visiting this cave.

For disciples of Mount Shu, entering this cave is not difficult. With an elder to guide them or possessing relevant tokens, they can directly ignore the restrictions. However, cultivators from outside Mount Shu who wish to enter this cave and meet its master must first prove their strength.

At the entrance to the cave dwelling was a seemingly ordinary but actually incredibly heavy black iron stone door.

At this moment, the cave entrance was wide open.

The scene of the sacred abode within is displayed on the outside.

The cave had a high, open dome, and in the center of that dome was a bright light. This was not sunlight entering the cave, but rather a carefully crafted star map on the dome of the cave.

It involves collecting and refining various rare and precious crystals, then inlaying them onto the surface and arranging them according to the positions of the stars in the celestial sphere.

It emits a faint white light, as if it encompasses a miniature universe.

The cycle of day and night continues without ceasing, reflecting the shimmering, deep waves of the cold pool below.

Within that icy pool, the water was the color of dark jade, chilling to the bone, and shrouded in a visible milky-white mist—the purest condensation of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

In the center of the pool, a huge platform carved from millennia-old black ice floats silently.

A futon and a low stone table were placed on top.

There is nothing else besides that.

This is where the owner of this cave dwelling usually meditates and cultivates himself, nourishing himself with the essence of nature.

However, the place was quite lively at this moment, because although there were no other guests in the Wanren Youxing Mansion, the owner of the cave, Li Xuanwei, was playing a zither with the pool of water.

This Li Xuanwei is a disciple of Mo Gujue, the Sword and Qin Immortal of Shushan, one of the Five Elders of Shushan. He has been cultivating for nearly two thousand years and is already an Earth Immortal.

At this moment, a final, clear and melodious note rang out from the strings of the zither formed by the cold pool water. The lingering melody seemed to linger and swirl in the cave, as if dispersing into the pervasive, heavy, frost-like sandalwood fragrance.

On that stone table, a chessboard shrouded in mist quietly unfolded.

Previously, each "chess piece" trembled slightly and moved ceaselessly under Li Xuanwei's zither music, just like the myriad things in the world, moving along the track between his fingers.

“The time is approaching,” Li Xuanwei said, his voice as clear as a spring striking a rock.

It wasn't loud, but it instantly penetrated the entire Myriad Blades Netherworld Cave.

Li Xuanwei raised his eyes and looked out of his cave. His gaze seemed to penetrate the thick rocks and layers of floating clouds, reaching the depths of the mountains and cities outside Shu Mountain, where the aura of Taotie lingered.

While his astrological skills cannot be said to have fully inherited the true essence of his mentor Mo Gujue's teachings, they already bear some resemblance to Mo Gujue's methods.

Although he was in the Shu Mountains, he could know all the changes in things thousands of miles away.

At this moment, as Li Xuanwei's thoughts shifted, the two most important "chess pieces" on the stone chessboard moved in response to his commands.

These represent Li Xuanwei's two prized students, Chu Tianheng and Meng Xinjue.

Although these two are not as outstanding as the Three Heroes and Four Masters, their talent is still among the best in the Shu Mountain sect. They have only been practicing for ten years, yet they have already achieved the Great Perfection of Qi Refining.

This speed of cultivation, although blessed by the spiritual veins of Mount Shu, also shows that the two of them are exceptionally talented and blessed with great fortune!
Otherwise, relying solely on talent, it's unlikely that one could make such rapid and diligent progress.

At this moment, a mass of energy resembling a Taotie suddenly appeared on the chessboard. This energy was extremely fierce, and even Li Xuanwei couldn't help but frown subconsciously upon seeing it.

After all, this is one of the four great evils of heaven and earth!

Don't be fooled by the fact that there are ten fierce and powerful figures in that evil path. Even if all ten of them were combined, they wouldn't amount to even a tenth of any one of the four fiercest forces in the world.

The purpose of Li Xuanwei's two prized disciples was to protect the Taotie Child who was born to withstand the calamity, and at the same time, to dispel the calamity on the Shu Mountain Immortal Path and turn the great wheel of calamity around!

The great calamity on the path to immortality that was originally suffered by Mount Shu will be transferred to all living beings in the Mount Shu realm to suffer the calamity on the path to immortality!
This is no small matter.

Originally, it should have been presided over by one of the Five Elders of Mount Shu. However, Mount Shu has stood atop the Mount Shu realm for a long time, so as early as three thousand years ago, a celestial being presided over it.

Although Li Xuanwei was not a celestial being, his status as a true disciple of the Five Elders of Shushan was enough to qualify him!
Moreover, Li Xuanwei's cultivation method is also related to this.

If he can successfully preside over this event, he will break through his own limitations and become the fiftieth celestial being of Mount Shu!
The Great Way is fifty, and the Heavenly Evolution is forty-nine.

Because there is one who has escaped.

Therefore, a long time ago, a saying circulated on Mount Shu that only forty-nine disciples of Mount Shu could cultivate to become the Celestial Immortal of the Supreme Realm of Mi Luo!

The terms "human immortal," "earth immortal," and "celestial immortal" are all abbreviations.

Here, the complete term for Celestial Immortal is Miluo Zhizhen Celestial Immortal. The complete term for Earthly Immortal is Haoyou Chengde Earthly Immortal, while Human Immortal is Zimiao Xuanling Human Immortal.

Because of this saying, when the three heroes among the Three Heroes and Four Outstanding Talents became the forty-seventh, forty-eighth, and forty-ninth True Celestial Immortals of Mount Shu, even the "Four Outstanding Talents" couldn't help but have some doubts.

Although he usually acted as if he didn't care much, Li Xuanwei couldn't let things go unchecked, especially since he hadn't yet cultivated into a True Celestial Immortal!
Therefore, the fact that Li Xuanwei presided over this tribulation on the path to immortality in Shushan was intentionally orchestrated by the Five Elders of Shushan. Firstly, it was to help this disciple of the Shushan Qin Jianxian achieve the status of a Celestial Immortal, and secondly, it was to break this unhealthy trend and strengthen the character of the Shushan disciples.

"Heaven and earth are the board, and all living beings are the pieces."

Li Xuanwei withdrew his gaze and muttered to himself calmly.

He pressed down with his fingertips, and the water in the cold pool surged up and transformed into strings once more. This was Li Xuanwei's attempt to stir the subtle ripples of the heaven and earth's energy to solidify his winning position in the game and ensure that he would be absolutely certain of victory!
He wanted to make a name for himself in one battle, and use this destiny of the world to elevate himself into the realm of the ultimate truth!

Zheng!
A piercing sound of tearing silk was heard; the string of the zither had suddenly snapped.

Li Xuanwei's outstretched fingers were covered in blood.

This is true immortal blood, originally flowing with golden essence, with unparalleled divine brilliance.

But at this moment, a malevolent aura emanated from it, a relentless flow of malevolence. Within the crimson hue lay an inescapable darkness!

A searing pain, burning his immortal soul, erupted without warning from Li Xuanwei's right sleeve!
This was the dragon-patterned tortoise shell magic treasure that had accompanied Li Xuanwei in divination for a thousand years and contained countless divine patterns of foresight. It was in his sleeve and suffered a backlash, which shielded him from a calamity, causing it to instantly collapse and turn into dust.

Immediately afterwards, a strange, golden liquid aura, hot as magma, spread wildly along the skin of the arm, burning the flesh of this powerful Chengde Earth Immortal like flames.

In an instant, most of Li Xuanwei's Taoist robe turned into ashes, and no matter how much spiritual light flickered on it, it could not stop it in the slightest.

However, Li Xuanwei had no time to care about that at the moment, because the pain that suddenly erupted in his immortal soul was already making him wish he were dead.

In just a short while, Li Xuanwei's face turned deathly pale.

Furthermore, a large area of ​​visible black energy appeared between his brows, constantly swirling around him.

Although the backlash was momentarily blocked, it ultimately struck him.

However... this is no accident!
"What kind of monster are you! How dare you do this!"

Li Xuan let out a low growl, his face contorted with rage, no longer displaying his previous composure. With a swift movement, as if he had never moved, he arrived before a stone wall in the cave.

The stone wall silently cracked, revealing a mirror-like crystal wall as thin as a cicada's wing, from which a constant stream of ethereal blue water flowed.

This is the Reflection Mirror.

It possesses an incredible power of mental reflection; anyone who leaves their image in this mirror of the mind, no matter where they are, will appear on this mirror-like crystal wall as long as this person sees them.

It is also one of the three divine artifacts bestowed upon Li Xuanwei by Mo Gujue, the Sword Immortal of Shushan.

These are all magical treasures of the Celestial Immortal realm. Originally, these would all have been Li Xuanwei's treasures for achieving the Celestial Immortal realm.

However, the dragon-patterned tortoise shell that could enhance his divination abilities, suppress his own fortune, and protect him from calamities has now turned to dust.

Li Xuanwei remained expressionless, but his eyes were sharp as unsheathed gleams, piercing straight into the depths.

Unfortunately, the crystal wall remained unmoved.

This caused Li Xuanwei's hatred to surge up again, because the Reflection Mirror was a treasure that involved one's own fortune, and it was also the best reference for how one's fortune was.

If it were the previous Li Xuanwei, he could have made the Reflection Mirror react when he stood in front of this mirror-like crystal wall.

But now, it undoubtedly means that his own luck has run into trouble.

But this is normal.

His attempt to interfere with the calamities of the immortal path of Mount Shu is a testament to his profound cultivation, even before his death. Of course, the key reason for this is that he is on Mount Shu, and the Five Elders of Mount Shu are also there.

Despite his deep resentment, Li Xuanwei's hands moved swiftly. He pointed his fingers like a sword and then, without hesitation, slashed across the Tanzhong acupoint on his chest.

A wisp of pale purple and gold essence blood gushed out as the fingertip traced its path.

It transformed into a strange, ever-flowing bead of blood.

Then, Li Xuan flicked his finger, and the strange blood bead, like stardust, disappeared directly into the ever-flowing, mirror-like crystal wall.

hum-

The light on the mirror-like crystal wall began to vibrate, and the water ripples within began to spread and rotate. When they finally began to condense, the original dark blue light instantly turned into dazzling crimson gold, as if a molten gold sun was rising within it!
Within this golden light, scenes kept appearing.

First, we see the figures of Li Xuanwei's two disciples.

Then came the figure of a little beggar.

Li Xuanwei recognized at a glance that the little beggar was the Taotie Boy; his two disciples had not made a mistake.

But then, Li Xuanwei witnessed a scene that defied his belief.

A disheveled man with only one arm suddenly raised his palm, and then a black, millstone-sized hand appeared out of thin air, crushing his two prized disciples to death.

Although Li Xuanwei saw purple and blue light surging out and transforming into towering sword energy, he couldn't even stop the palm from falling, let alone cut it off.

Li Xuanwei was unable to see what happened next.

He couldn't even sense what was happening to the Taotie Boy.

He was able to easily sense the other party's presence before because his own luck hadn't run into problems, and he had the dragon-patterned tortoise shell helping him.

After all, it involves the calamities that Heaven and Earth are targeting on the path of immortality for Mount Shu. As a powerful Earth Immortal, he would not be able to intervene without the three magical treasures bestowed upon him by Mo Gujue.

"What kind of heretical practice is this?"

Li Xuanwei was furious. Normally, with the blessing of the Three Treasures, he could easily deduce the origins of such heretical people, and even their past lives.

But now, not only are his three treasures incomplete, but his own luck is also in trouble, making it difficult for him to figure out the other party's background.

Of course, the most crucial factor is that this heretical person possesses a power that can block his divination, rendering his predictions ineffective.

At that moment, two beams of shimmering golden light surged forth.

These two beams of golden light surged from the depths of the Shu Mountains, forming a towering golden summit. Standing atop it, one can see the vast clouds flowing beneath one's feet.

At this moment, two figures walked down from the golden roof.

The two did not walk fast, but in just a few steps, they arrived outside the Myriad Blades of Darkness Cave.

The man on the left had a somewhat gaunt face with slightly sunken cheeks, resembling the contours carved from stone. He had long, narrow eyebrows, wore a black robe, and his long, flowing hair danced in the wind.

However, this person was dressed casually, but his gaze was intimidating.

It is not extreme indifference, but rather a myriad of fleeting moments that pass through its grasp.

Although he held no sword and his arms hung limply at his sides, an invisible sword aura emanated from his body. Without careful observation, he could be perceived by others as an unparalleled sword with a power that seemed to pierce the heavens.

The man on the right has a slightly broad face and a peaceful demeanor; he wears a dark brocade robe.

However, in stark contrast to his appearance, his eyes were like stubborn rocks hidden in a deep ancient well, devoid of sorrow or joy, only emptiness.

Beside him floated a long sword, neither gold nor iron, neither stone nor jade, neither grass nor wood. It was actually a beam of condensed light, existing in the shape of a sword, its sharpness concealed.

Upon seeing these two, Li Xuanwei's expression changed drastically. He seemed to want to struggle, but in the end, he could only sigh helplessly.

"Senior brothers, I am willing to accept the punishment!"

These are two of the Three Heroes of Shu Mountain: Long Yingyue and Qi Renying.

These two are not only the two Celestial Immortals of Mount Shu, but they also control the forbidden disciplinary area of ​​Mount Shu. Any disciple who commits a transgression on Mount Shu must be judged and punished by these two.

The reason these two people came here was naturally because they learned that Li Xuanwei had made a mistake in presiding over the "altering the calamity".

"To err is human, to forgive divine. Since Junior Brother Li has realized his mistake, then he should do his best to correct it. The one who killed Junior Nephews Chu and Meng was the Crimson Swordsman, Tu Wen." Upon hearing this, the casually dressed Long Yingyue rarely showed a smile, and then said these words.

After all, Li Xuanwei was a true disciple of the Five Elders of Mount Shu. Moreover, Li Xuanwei had a special mission.

The punishment will naturally differ depending on the individual's status.

"The Crimson Fiend Swordsman?" Upon hearing this, Li Xuanwei quickly locked onto the name and performed a divination. His face immediately showed astonishment, because in his divination, this person named Tu Wen had already lost all his cultivation.

Previously, he didn't know the other party's name, which was tantamount to creating something out of nothing, hence the obstruction in his divination. Now that he knew the other party's name and title, he could easily calculate the other party's past.

“This person is suspicious!” Li Xuanwei said immediately, as it was obvious.

“Junior Brother Li, you will handle this matter. By the way, my two junior nephews, Chu and Meng, should have attained the merit of Earth Immortal in this life and should not have perished like this. Therefore, I have already sent my disciples to guide their souls to the Immortal Lotus Pond,” Qi Renying said.

For Li Xuanwei, this news was undoubtedly the best news imaginable.

The Immortal Lotus Pond is a treasure trove in Mount Shu.

The soul of any living being can be reshaped into a physical body by visiting the Immortal Lotus Pond. The only drawback is that after the reshaping, it takes a hundred years of careful refinement to restore it to a state consistent with its original form.

After all, although this reconstructed physical body can be considered to be naturally born and nurtured, possessing the potential of an innate immortal spirit, the soul within it is not naturally born and nurtured.

……

Bai Chijing was unaware of the changes on Mount Shu, as he was completely unaware that this world had created a calamity for Mount Shu's immortal path. In order to resolve this calamity, Mount Shu planned to extend it to all living beings in the world.

It was just a tiny bit of a coincidence.

After all, what Bai Chijing wanted was merely a single evil thought that could be rated high, ideally reaching the top-tier level. Then, after collecting ten such thoughts, he would exchange them for a Time-Eclipse Mystic Flower that could unlock the third level of his cultivation method, "Emptiness and Calamity."

Although his outer realm is currently suppressed by half, as long as he changes to another world, the power of the outer realm can still be fully displayed.

However, while the outer realm is possible, the other three cultivation realms—the Spirit Platform Heaven, the Void Form Without Calamity, and the False Holding of Heaven's Will to Nourish One's Body—are out of the question.

Therefore, Bai Chijing is determined to obtain this Time-Eclipse Mysterious Flower no matter what!

As for the complete release of the other two cultivation realms, Bai Chijing can only think of a way to do it later. For now, he should solve the problem of "emptiness without calamity".

"The Way of Heaven in Yaotian is the Way of Humanity. In this Shushan Realm, it is probably the Five Elders who suppress the will of Heaven..."

Thinking of this, Bai Chijing could only grit his teeth and sigh inwardly—these seniors really have no martial ethics! They don't leave any way out for those who come after them!

If he can now “pretend to rely on the will of Heaven to nourish himself,” then in just three hours, he can take advantage of the will of Heaven in the Shu Mountain Realm to ascend to the heavens and become an immortal!

(End of this chapter)