My ordinary path to immortality shouldn't end here.

Chapter 97, "Heavenly Official's Poems," will soon be complete!
The refining of the Earth Profound Pill doesn't place much emphasis on alchemy skills, but Bai Chijing still felt that his alchemy talent was not bad. Because he looked at the strange phenomena all over the sky, he knew that he had successfully refined the pill in one go again.

However, this still surprised Bai Chijing a bit.

After all, this is a Di Xuan Pill!

Moreover, this time, he didn't have that magical object to help him.

If Bai Chijing possessed the abilities of the green ox from the minor Taoist sect, he would have discovered that a large portion of his luck had already dissipated imperceptibly. And the remaining amount continued to dissipate.

This is the price that must be paid to refine the Earth Profound Pill.

Not being able to refine this Earth Profound Pill isn't necessarily a bad thing.

This is no secret even in heaven.

However, in this mortal realm of Yao, not many people know this. And the fact that Bai Chijing has so easily achieved the elixir is entirely due to the celestial calamity at work.

Actually, when Bai Chijing refined the Human Profound Pill, his own fortune was completely dissipated. But by some strange coincidence, the Human Profound Qi was activated by chance and transformed into two lines of poetry written by the Heavenly Official, which directly and forcibly helped Bai Chijing continue his immortal fortune.

Daojun once said that Baichi Jinghui would "enjoy boundless immortal blessings," and this wasn't just polite talk out of respect for Ling Jia. Rather, it was something he deserved, based on the two lines of poetry inscribed by the Heavenly Official: "Once freed from the shackles, his fame astounds the world!"
Destiny is the fate of the immortals!

This celestial calamity is intended to remove the destiny from Bai Chijing's body.

Otherwise, as long as he is destined by Heaven, even if Bai Chijing has a prenatal mystery in his next life, these two lines of poems written by the Heavenly Official will still slowly manifest.

This is the terrifying aspect of the Tribulation of the Sinful Immortal!
At this time, Bai Chijing was unaware of this celestial calamity and was not skilled in the art of fortune, so he was naturally clueless and kept insisting that he had a talent for alchemy.

With that thought in mind, Bai Chijing's body began to surge with energy again.

When all these auras, visible only to Bai Chijing, poured into the bead in his right palm, the words began to manifest as the eye-like object within it moved slightly.

Today, seeing the Earthly Profound Pill so easily formed, you feel you possess great talent in alchemy, completely unaware that your performance remains consistently strong. The current predicament is merely the work of a celestial tribulation. This tribulation, fueling unrest and stirring the hearts of men, has silently transformed into a raging calamity of slaughter. Its power undoubtedly surpasses even your own creation of a mental illusion! You should take it as your master and diligently learn from it!

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"A celestial calamity?"

Bai Chijing was undoubtedly hearing about this kind of tribulation for the first time, and couldn't help but feel surprised and suspicious.

However, Bai Chijing quickly regained her composure.

He didn't know what this celestial calamity was, but that didn't matter. He already knew that a calamity of slaughter was spreading towards him. Moreover, this calamity was brought about by manipulating people's hearts, and the method was so exquisite that even this mystical being suggested that he learn from it!
Bai Chijing was a man who listened to advice. He glanced at the newly appeared "exclamation mark" above his head, and after not being able to see what it was, he immediately put away his Immortal Furnace.

However, as soon as Bai Chijing put this celestial treasure away, he used it again.

Furthermore, it dispersed the celestial treasure's spiritual light around it, so that the presence of this light would prevent those "killing calamities" from finding it.

After all, how can one develop a deep emotional connection with someone without seeing them?
Then, Bai Chijing piloted the Immortal Heaven Furnace and flew conspicuously towards the desolate land of Ningchao.

This was his plan to send the Immortal Sword-Unlocking Pill to Huai Qiaoqiao.

Along the way, such a huge mountain flew by, which was naturally seen even by ordinary people who had not cultivated themselves. They couldn't help but marvel, after all, this was a rare phenomenon that ordinary people rarely saw.

However, some people scoffed at this, while others put their hands together and chanted Buddhist mantras.

These people were naturally gathered here because of the celestial calamity. Among them were people from the immortal sects and people from the Zen Buddhist sects, but notably none of the people from the Zhou Dynasty, which had been replaced by the Qi Dynasty.

Because the collateral branch of the Zhou Dynasty royal family, who was at the initial stage of the Outer Minister realm, originally intended to forge a path to immortality, but after being struck by the self-destructing sword Qingling, he was unable to heal his sword wound and could only endure for thirty years. When the collateral branch of the Zhou Dynasty royal family nurtured another Initial Stage Outer Minister, he simply breathed his last. (Introduction to "The Chosen Daughter of Heaven" Background 2)

At present, the Zhou Dynasty royal family only has one person at the initial stage of the Outer Minister realm, who is barely maintaining the face of a cultivation family. How could they dare to get involved in such matters?
However, since the Zhou Dynasty's collateral relatives believed that Huai Qiaoqiao had already died, their hatred was transferred to Bai Chijing.

It's worth mentioning that this understanding didn't arise from the influence of the celestial calamity!

"The scenery at Baichi is truly flamboyant!"

"This seems to be that magical artifact, the Celestial Furnace? I've long heard that Emperor Chen gave it to Bai Chijing. Was the commotion he caused earlier an attempt to repair the Celestial Furnace?"

"Hahaha, I admit that Bai Chijing's talent is rare in a thousand years, but he hasn't even attained immortality yet, and he wants to repair this Immortal Furnace! This is truly a case of a newborn calf not fearing a tiger! Even if a terrestrial immortal from my Fuqing Palace were to work on this magic treasure, they wouldn't be able to repair it completely!"

"Could this Celestial Furnace truly be a celestial treasure?"

"How can it be false?"

“Namo Amitabha Buddha, no wonder, when Bai Chijing was repairing the Immortal Furnace, there was a rumbling sound in the heavens and earth, it must have been heavenly lightning that was blocking Bai Chijing.”

"It even triggered heavenly lightning? Hiss, it seems that Bai Chijing has indeed found a possibility for repair..."

"It's alright. Once Bai Chijing becomes a Vajra Protector of our Buddhist sect, I will inquire about the techniques he uses and share them with you fellow Daoists!"

"Hahaha, then thank you very much, Master Kong Wuming!"

Among these people, one was none other than the head of the Luohan Temple within the Chanxin Buddhist sect. His status in Buddhism was second only to Suitian Chan, but on par with the other three.

……

The Celestial Furnace had already flown to that desolate land, and Bai Chijing, standing at the very top of this celestial treasure, suddenly looked at a certain place with a playful gaze.

"Nameless..."

"Fuqing Palace..."

"The Ghost and Human Palace... an outer disciple?"

Bai Chijing was somewhat surprised, because the first two were at the Upper Realm of External Appearance, and one of them was in the same state as his current true body, at the Eighth Tribulation Perfection of the Upper Realm of External Appearance. But what about this Ghost Mansion?

Do they look down on him, Bai? He's just a person in charge from an outer prefecture!

However, as soon as this thought arose, Bai Chijing realized that the truth was probably not what he thought. The inner court of the Ghost Palace was probably still pursuing their immortality after death and was completely unaware of this matter.

Then, Shirachi Kei looked in another direction.

Because in that location, his inner thoughts also received feedback.

"The Demon Lord's Palace...and the Sword-Walking Mountain?"

“Indeed, we should learn from the Heavenly Tribulation…” A slight ripple appeared in Bai Chijing’s eyes once again.

After all, he truly loved his disciple Jianshan.

I am also very grateful to Tu Jianshan.

Just as Bai Chijing was thinking this, the mountain peak that he had "risen from the ground" appeared not far in front of him, so Bai Chijing placed the Immortal Furnace directly on the mountain peak.

"Senior Brother!" The centipede demon appeared, and upon seeing Bai Chijing, immediately returned to its original body.

Bai Chijing didn't say much. He put the Sword-Unraveling Immortal Pill into Huai Qiaoqiao's corpse, and then used his spiritual reflection to help her refine it.

After about half an incense stick's time, Huai Qiaoqiao had only just begun to refine this pill, which was at the outer realm. Immediately, a wisp of black energy burst out from Huai Qiaoqiao's body, turning into a strange trace that gradually faded into the void.

Then, Huai Qiaoqiao, who had successfully escaped the control of that sword energy, was about to tell Bai Chijing about her excitement and joy when she suddenly paused.

Because she finally became like the other Heavenly Demon Kings, obtaining two inheritances from the world-entering sword energy of this Descending Immortal Sword.

This kind of inheritance doesn't require further refinement by Huai Qiaoqiao; it's directly integrated into one's instincts.

However, because of this, Huai Qiaoqiao's expression when she looked at Bai Chijing immediately lost all joy. She said in horror, "Senior brother, why is your luck almost depleted? And why is there a strong aura of certain death entangled around you?"

The inheritances that Huai Qiaoqiao received were the Taiyin Myriad Laws Sword and the ability to predict calamities by observing qi.

The former originally only received half of the sword, which is why it became the centipede demon shadow. Its complete form is similar to the Ten Thousand Swords Form of Bai Chijing a hundred years ago.

The latter, as the name suggests, is a method that allows one to foresee one's destiny and predict calamities in advance, and is considered a way to protect one's life and uphold one's principles.

Upon hearing this, Bai Chijing was not surprised but rather pleased.

After all, he already knew about the celestial calamity!

So he quickly asked Huai Qiaoqiao to explain in detail.

Huai Qiaoqiao dared not delay and immediately recounted in detail the inheritance she had obtained from the sword energy. She also told Bai Chijing about the method of observing qi and knowing calamities.

However, Bai Chijing's talent remained consistently strong.

After listening, although it didn't feel like he was reading the "Puppet Show Classic," he was still completely clueless. However, based on Huai Qiaoqiao's description, he also learned what the "inevitable death aura" was.

It was a faint aura similar to the guiding energy of calamity, yet completely different. Within its dark color, it exuded a chilling aura that could terrify anyone who looked at it; it was extremely sinister.

"How much of this dark aura do I possess?" Bai Chijing asked directly.

Huai Qiaoqiao stretched out one hand and then pretended to grab something.

Is there only one?

Upon hearing this, Bai Chijing couldn't help but marvel at the terrifying nature of this celestial calamity. It was only a small amount, yet it had triggered such a widespread killing.

"Senior brother, you're almost completely stained black. If you weren't right in front of me, I wouldn't be able to see you clearly." Huai Qiaoqiao shook her head and quickly explained.

Xuan means black.

Bai Chijing, who hesitated for a moment, remained silent: "..."

As expected of a celestial tribulation!

Then, Bai Chijing's desire to learn from him became even stronger.

And so, the Celestial Furnace took flight once more.

A moment later, the Celestial Furnace appeared in a city in the wilderness.

This is an ancient city of the Ning Dynasty, and one of the few places in this desolate land where cultivators and mortals gather.

This desolate land dates back to a special period six thousand years ago, and most of the scattered skeletons there are remnants from that era.

Every night, the eerie winds of the underworld rise here, attempting to carry away the ancient, lingering souls that once dwelled here.

But success is rare.

Because the remnant souls here are as if they have been refined and welded to this desolate land, these remnant souls have lost their minds after a long period of time.

Even terrestrial immortals in the Outer Heaven Realm experience emotional instability after their primordial spirit loses its physical body, let alone these remnant souls.

However, although these remnant souls only possess the ferocious nature of ghosts, their strength is still considerable.

Ordinary external objects, upon first encounter, will drain one's yang energy.

Only cultivators at the initial stage of the Outer Realm from the six major immortal sects can rely on the power of their own cultivation methods to last until dawn.

As soon as dawn breaks, these lingering souls in the wilderness will retreat on their own.

To travel through this wilderness at night, at least several cultivators at the Upper Realm of External Formation would need to join forces. A solo journey would require at least the Initial Realm of External Formation cultivation.

Back then, Long Nian'an forged the Myriad Soul Banner in this wilderness, partly to demonstrate her own strength, and partly because she recognized the ferocity of the remnant souls here.

However, when Bai Chijing arrived, there wasn't a single remnant soul to be seen within a hundred miles of the city.

Because a large number of Buddhist practitioners have recently come to this city.

Although no temples were built within the city walls, a simplified version of the Mindful Buddha Realm had already been created by the disciples of the Zen Mindful Buddha Sect.

Once the Mind-Buddha Realm is formed, this city will be filled with "Namo Amitabha Buddha".

It's as if everyone in the city has become someone with only one hobby, one belief, and one thought.

The arrival of Bai Chijing was like a drop of water falling into a bowl of hot oil.

However, although the reaction to the bowl of hot oil was intense, the intensity also disappeared quickly, because the cultivators in the city suddenly forgot their purpose.

To be precise, it wasn't that they forgot, but rather that they suddenly realized that with so many cultivators gathered here, from various factions, it would be a good opportunity for them to exchange resources and get what they needed.

After all, what every cultivator cares about most is their own cultivation level!
Improving one's cultivation level is something every cultivator dreams of.

Therefore, none of the cultivators in this city felt that there was anything wrong with this obviously abnormal situation.

Soon, the items were almost all exchanged, and then someone opened the floodgates, and everyone began to freely share their cultivation experiences.

This exchange immediately benefited many cultivators, and the opportunity to gain fame further increased the number of cultivators willing to exchange ideas, eventually leading to a situation where cultivators throughout the entire ancient city shared their cultivation practices.

At that moment, it was as if the world had reached a state of perfect harmony.

Within this ancient city in the wilderness, there are no petty thoughts, only mutual help and concerted efforts to improve everyone's cultivation level.

Therefore, when the rest of the Zen Heart Buddhist Sect and other immortal sects arrived, they discovered that only mortals remained alive within the ancient city. All the cultivators and Buddhist practitioners in the city had silently perished within the Zen Heart Buddhist Domain that covered the entire ancient city!

(End of this chapter)