My ordinary path to immortality shouldn't end here.

Chapter 72 Better to seize the day than wait; kill while the iron is hot.
If the troublemakers were just rogue cultivators or cultivators from sects outside the six major immortal sects, the Great Chen Dynasty wouldn't be so helpless; they could simply suppress and kill them.

The five dynasties that have stood together to this day did not do so without any support.

But now, that little Taoist boy has set a bad precedent, and the Zen Heart Buddhist sect that he imitates is even more mysterious in origin and seems to be no less powerful than the six great immortal sects.

When Bai Chijing heard Chen Lingchong say this, he knew that the other party wanted him to make a statement.

Disciples with the title of "Six Talents" can usually only intimidate ordinary people at the initial stage of the Outer Appearance Realm after leaving Tujian Mountain, but Bai Chijing is undoubtedly an exception.

With his cultivation at the Upper Realm of External Appearance, Bai Chijing is capable of making decisions on behalf of Tu Jianshan in many matters.

However, this also means using Bai Chijing as a pawn.

Bai Chijing instinctively wanted to refuse, after all, there might be unknown dangers involved, and he was happy to see something that would benefit the whole world.

But as he was about to say these words, Bai Chijing changed his mind. He said, "This matter is indeed somewhat inappropriate, young Daoist. I only just learned about the Chanxin Buddhist Sect. However, I will make a trip to the Three Refuges City now."

Because Bai Chijing thought of his three external tribulations.

The tribulation came from outside. Even though he killed Ling Yuxian, it didn't attract his tribulation. Clearly, Ling Yuxian wasn't qualified enough.

Since that's the case, he has no choice but to go and see this mysterious Zen Buddhist sect.

It seems that the world's attention is focused on this place, which should be able to help him gather the three external tribulations in a short time.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Bai!"

Chen Lingchong had only asked with a sliver of hope, but he never expected Bai Chijing to be so generous. This moved Chen Lingchong greatly, so he quickly said, "Fellow Daoist Bai, I am truly grateful for your kindness! I have a Great Chen Seal here. With this seal, I can use 100,000 Zhou Seals at will each year. In the other four dynasties, I can use 50,000 Zhou Seals at will."

After handing over a small, seal-like object, Chen Lingchong said, "It just so happened that the Emperor was celebrating a great joy, so the loan of one million Zhou Seals could be appropriately reduced. Fellow Daoist Bai's loan has already been cleared. Here is a New Year's gift from the Emperor to you. Since you have been in seclusion, it has been kept with me."

As he said this, Chen Lingchong had already taken the gift.

This is a sealed jade box.

This is a common type of treasure in the Yao Tian Realm. The raw material used is called "Flesh Jade," which is a very common and easy-to-mine mineral in the Yao Tian Realm. It contains spiritual energy and has become a special raw material for refining this type of magical treasure.

Therefore, this type of jade box is called a "meat treasure box".

Chen Lingchong took the initiative to open the meat treasure box, and a little spiritual light flowed out. Then, an object the size of a stamp, resembling a volcano, appeared in Bai Chijing's eyes.

"The Emperor knew of Fellow Daoist Bai's talent for alchemy, so he sent over the Immortal Heaven Furnace. Although this item is missing its core, it can still reduce the time required for alchemy. As long as it's not an outer realm pill, even an outer phase pill can have its refining time shortened by 70%," Chen Lingchong explained.

"Is this the legendary Celestial Furnace?" Bai Chijing was also somewhat surprised upon hearing this.

Because this is a very famous ancient magic weapon!
It was once in the hands of a celestial alchemist, but after that alchemist attained enlightenment and ascended to heaven, the Celestial Furnace disappeared without a trace. Even the records of Tujian Mountain only speculate that the Celestial Furnace had been taken to heaven.

Thinking of this, Bai Chijing couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this Great Chen Dynasty truly deserves to be called an ancient immortal dynasty that has been passed down for thousands of years.

“This alchemy furnace has been in the Chen Dynasty for a long time. In recent years, for some reason, the news leaked out and the Fuqing Palace found out. Two groups of people have already come to ask for it back,” Chen Lingchong said.

"Please thank Emperor Chen on my behalf!" Bai Chijing said, completely unconcerned.

The two sects, Tu Jian Shan and Fu Qing Gong, have been at odds for countless years. As a disciple of Tu Jian Shan, Bai Chi Jing is naturally unable to escape this cycle of enmity.

So he had prepared himself mentally for this long ago.

After all, when you're in the world of martial arts, you're not always in control of your own destiny.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Bai!"

Chen Lingchong thanked Bai Chijing again, expressing his gratitude for Bai Chijing's lack of concern regarding the grudges involved in the Immortal Furnace. Although the people of the Great Chen Dynasty had anticipated this, this thank you was still essential.

After all, knowing is one thing, but having the right attitude is another.

"If the people from Fuqing Palace come asking questions, let them come to me!" Bai Chijing said again. This wasn't because he wanted to stir up trouble, but since he might end up making enemies over this, he might as well send some people to see if they could help him gather some people to help him overcome this challenge.

If one could manage to pass two or even three tribulations in a row, that would be ideal.

After all, compared to the mysterious and abrupt Zen Buddhist sect, Fuqing Palace is more knowledgeable, especially since some of the sword techniques of Tujian Mountain are specifically designed to counter some of Fuqing Palace's external techniques.

Afterwards, Bai Chijing left Yangjian City, but instead of traveling quickly, he swaggered along, stepping on a sword rainbow and moving slowly forward.

Along the way, Bai Chijing continued to refine this Celestial Furnace.

Unlike famous swords, magical treasures don't always choose their masters and therefore don't require refining; once acquired, they can be nurtured with one's own cultivation. Magical treasures, however, require refining before their full power can be unleashed.

Under normal circumstances, refining a magical artifact often takes several months. However, for a magical artifact like the Celestial Furnace, which was once a divine artifact, the refining time can easily be measured in years.

However, Bai Chijing doesn't need that long, since he can cheat his way through.

As the aura that only he could see rose up, and returned to the bead in his right palm, the eye-like thing within it instantly stirred.

Words began to emerge.

Today, you are still on your journey, refining this Celestial Furnace. If one's futile efforts can move the heavens, then the heavens will surely send down a torrential downpour for you.

[Find and obtain the Celestial Furnace's Refining Power +1]

As the text began to dissipate, like the last straw that broke the camel's back, the previously silent Celestial Furnace trembled slightly and then instantly shrank into a small point of light, which Bai Chijing casually stuffed into his ear.

It has finally been refined.

As the Celestial Furnace was refined, Bai Chijing learned the specific uses of this immortal treasure and which part was missing.

As Chen Lingchong said, the current power of this Celestial Furnace can indeed reduce the refining time of Outer Aspect Realm pills by 70%, and the time required for Outer Material Realm pills can be reduced by 90%.

While pills from the outer realms can reduce refining time by 30%, there is a 50% chance of the furnace exploding.

Because what this immortal treasure lacks is its core.

That's the reason why the Celestial Furnace has such a great reputation!
“This core is indeed important…” Bai Chijing thought about it seriously. He did not intend to look for the core of the Immortal Furnace, because it would be no different from looking for a needle in a haystack, and it would certainly be accompanied by huge risks.

Therefore, after figuring out the general outline of the core, Bai Chijing decided to try to refine it. After all, he had the magical object in his right palm.

Given more time, he will surely be able to comprehend it. During his two and a half years of seclusion, Bai Chijing had already comprehended the other half of the famous sword in his hands.

As long as he has the materials and the skill to refine weapons, he can directly compensate for his innate deficiencies with acquired ones, allowing these twin-locked swords to display the power of a famous sword on the Immortal Ranking.

The half of the double-locked sword that Zhang San left behind is still stuck outside the Sword Cloud Hall of Tu Jian Mountain. After all, it is not an easy task to make such a famous sword choose its master.

Bai Chijing was very confident he could pull out the double-locked sword, but he wouldn't do it.

For him, swordsmanship was merely an added bonus.

Secondly, who can guarantee that Zhang San won't fall from the sky again?
Although Zhang San and Bai Chijing had some connection, it was precisely because of that connection that Bai Chijing couldn't bring himself to remove it. To damage a friendship with an immortal for something that merely adds to the beauty of the place was simply not worth it.

Moreover, what if Zhang San is petty and holds grudges?

"It seems they won't be coming to find me..." Bai Chijing said with some regret. He had deliberately delayed for so long just to wait for the people from Fuqing Palace to come.

But in this vicinity, not to mention the outer realm disciples of Fuqing Palace, there isn't even a single outer realm disciple to be seen.

It must be because the city of the Three Refuges is currently too attractive.

After thinking about it, the sword rainbow beneath Bai Chijing's feet seemed to instantly connect heaven and earth.

……

The City of Three Refuges.

This city was originally in the Chen Dynasty. It was not particularly special, nor was it very prosperous, because there was nothing to mine in the surrounding area, nor were there any elements conducive to the development of the city.

The arrival of the young Taoist priest only added a temporary liveliness to the city.

However, with the formal establishment of the Chanxin Buddhist sect in this Three Refuges City, this originally barren city suddenly became prosperous.

The original Three Refuges City had a total number of cultivators that, over the past hundred years, could not even be counted on two hands.

But now, there are hardly any ordinary people left in this city of the Three Refuges.

The ordinary people who originally lived in the city were all driven to other cities. Of course, the people of the Three Refuges City left in high spirits.

Because the cultivators who bought the houses all paid the full price.

After all, in such a grand event, to forcibly seize something would easily lead to a loss of face for centuries. And for cultivators, even rogue cultivators, there is no shortage of money for ordinary people.

The reason for this is that all three of the Chanxin Buddhist sect's sermons and Dharma transmissions took place within this city of the Three Refuges.

When Bai Chijing arrived, he saw that the city of Sanguiyi was teeming with cultivators. A small city covering only a few thousand acres had managed to crammed hundreds of thousands of cultivators into it.

Meanwhile, cultivators from some more distant places were continuously arriving.

Bai Chijing made no attempt to conceal himself, so soon, cultivators flew out of the Three Refuges City and stopped near him.

"Where do you come from, fellow Daoist? Do you know any of these fellow Daoists? If you don't mind, please tell me, and I can lead you over. I am Yuchi Chengfeng, and I have many acquaintances. Even within the six major immortal sects, I have friends." This cultivator, who called himself Yuchi Chengfeng, greeted Bai Chijing with a smile.

Bai Chijing glanced at this person and saw that he was at the initial stage of the Outer Appearance realm and had an aged appearance. He knew that this person was a common "good-doing" person in the cultivation world.

Having given up hope of cultivating himself, he tried to make as many friends as possible, so that his family could still enjoy a period of glory after his death.

This practice is not only done by those at the initial stage of the Outer Appearance realm, but also by some at the advanced stage of the Outer Appearance realm, and even by terrestrial immortals at the outer realm of the Heavenly Realm.

Most of the old masters who deliver treasures to the protagonists in those stories are also this type of person.

"Bai Chijing greets Fellow Daoist Yuchi. May I ask if the young Daoist is in the city?" Bai Chijing clasped his hands in a salute and replied with a smile.

After all, you can't hit someone who's smiling.

However, Yu Chichengfeng's expression changed drastically upon hearing Bai Chijing's words.

Although Bai Chijing had never actually descended Tujian Mountain before, his name had long been known throughout the entire Yaotian Realm.

The claim that this story spread throughout the land of Yao a few years ago was probably just an exaggeration.

But right now, it is undoubtedly true to its name.

After all, Bai Chijing is widely recognized as the number one person below the junior Daoist. And the current junior Daoist already holds the title of "Daoist Master".

"Brother Bai Chijing?"

Yu Chi Chengfeng said in utter shock that he never expected that he would encounter the legendary Bai Chijing just by casually making a good connection!
Just after Yuchi Chengfeng's exclamation, a refined male voice came over: "Fellow Daoist Bai Chijing, it has been many years since we parted ways outside the Sword Immortal Realm. At that time, you were only at the initial stage of the Outer Appearance Realm, but now you have reached the upper stage of the Outer Appearance Realm."

This voice is familiar not only to the people in this Three Refuges City, but also to almost every cultivator in the world.

"He is a Taoist master!"

"When did the Taoist master arrive in the City of Three Refuges?"

Within that city, cultivators cried out in surprise upon hearing this voice.

"Wait, who was the Taoist Master just talking about?"

"White Pond View? Which White Pond View?"

"Could there be another Bai Chijing in the world with the cultivation level of the Outer Appearance Realm?"

The exclamations were initially shocked that the young Taoist boy had somehow arrived in this Three Refuges City, and then they were all astonished to discover that the person the young Taoist boy was talking about was none other than the legendary one!
The peerless immortal, the first disciple of Ling Jia, Bai Chijing!

As these shocking backdrops echoed with gasps of surprise, Bai Chijing stepped forward. Sword wheels materialized, followed by golden halos that spread outwards.

Thirty-three golden halos seemed to obscure half the sky of the Three Refuges City. Then, amidst this astonishing phenomenon of ten thousand swords, Bai Chijing's voice rang out: "It has been many years since we last met. Since that's the case, let's settle our past grievances today!"

(End of this chapter)