Reincarnation Girl Becomes Immortal

The illusionary scene that was just created consumed a small amount of spiritual energy.

Being outside prevents one from restoring their spiritual light by breathing in spiritual energy as one would within the fiery inferno.

One needs to have spirit stones on hand to replenish them gradually.

On this trip, she had stocked up on three hundred Fire Prison Standard Spirit Stones in her storage bag. Adding the Blood Spirit Stones and Azure Large Spirit Stones in her inventory, she could wear them for decades without any problems, as long as she didn't use spells frequently.

Xi Heng spent half an hour fully restoring the spiritual energy in his body, then released the faded spirit stone and let it fall from the balcony into the snow.

He then turned around and found a teapot and tea leaves in the pavilion. He cleaned them with magic, then gathered tea and flames and slowly brewed them.

Finally, holding the teacup, gazing at the snowy scene, he silently recalled some insignificant things.

He muttered to himself:

"Speaking of which, I remember there was corn in this mortal world."

When will we be able to eat popcorn?

Ideally, it should be sweet with a honey flavor...

The tea touched my lips, its aroma and slight bitterness settling on my tongue.

She wanted to eat something sweet.

……

Time passed slowly, and after drinking tea, Xi Heng felt that he had rested for a while before the next day arrived.

She was becoming increasingly aware of just how different a cultivator's concept of time was compared to that of a mortal.

“Before I started cultivating, I shouldn’t have been able to open and close my eyes and it would be tomorrow like this today…” She shook her head, thinking that she had been cultivating in seclusion for too long, which caused this situation.

If I can return to living a peaceful life every day afterward, things will probably be better.

She went to the balcony, glanced at the position of the sun outside, and confirmed that it was time. As promised yesterday, she left the building and headed to the lobby where the crowd had gathered.

Today, the hall is already packed with people.

Yesterday there were only a hundred or so people, but today there are three or four hundred.

As Xi Heng arrived at the door, someone addressed him as "Your Highness the Holy Envoy" and knelt down to pay their respects.

This action immediately triggered a chain reaction. The previously noisy and chaotic room quickly calmed down, and only the respectful address of His Highness the Holy Envoy could be heard. People bowed down from near to far like dominoes and made way for him.

Despite the elaborate ceremony, her expression remained unchanged.

Back when she was the Empress of Tianzhao, she was used to being worshipped. She simply said "Get up" and then ascended the newly refurbished, even more regal, main seat once again.

The air immediately fell silent upon her arrival, and hundreds of eyes turned to her, waiting for her to speak.

Still wearing his hood, Xi Heng casually crossed his legs, tilted his head slightly, and rested his chin on his hand, saying:

"Has there been an answer to yesterday's question?"

“Your Highness the Holy Envoy,” the rebel leader with dark circles under his eyes replied, “we have been discussing this all day and have come to a few conclusions.”

"Speak," the girl said simply, her tone unreadable.

The other side, representing the anti-military forces, replied: "By observing the appearance of the people from that other side as shown by His Highness the Holy Envoy, one can look back at this side and personally feel the inadequacy and fragility of humanity. The sects oppress people and try to suppress human nature... The original heart and original feelings are hard to preserve in this world, and one can only respect the evil words of the Fire Cult."

"We have only seen half a day's scene, so we still do not understand how mortals live their lives without the practice of immortals there, but we also know that the beings in this world are bound and locked in body and mind, and are pulled into the raging fire by chains, eventually gathering into resentment that soars to the sky."

The other party took a deep breath and said, "I am unwilling to be bound by this blockade. I am willing to follow you to break the physical and mental shackles imposed on the mortal world by the Pure Fire Sect, so that people can be liberated and freed."

Xi Heng nodded gently.

She looked around at the expectant gazes of the crowd below and said:

"The Pure Fire teaches you to become heartless puppets, laboring oxen and horses, meat and food livestock... I came to this mortal world so that you could become human beings, not livestock."

“I come from the Great Dark Heaven, and my righteous path is one of inclusiveness. Whether wise or foolish, peaceful or mad, good or evil, life or death, all are under the watchful eye of the Great Dark Heaven, without bias.”

Compared to the Pure Brightness Sect in the Chonghai Realm, the Pure Fire Sect here does not have the villainous character 'Great Dark Heaven'.

Therefore, Xi Heng can use and interpret it at will.

Just as she was about to continue her explanation, extracting several parts from the detailed doctrines of the Dark Heavenly Sect of the Heavenly Zhao Kingdom for detailed explanation,

Suddenly, a series of footsteps came from the snow outside, causing her to stop speaking and look outside.

The door was pushed open, and a large amount of wind and snow rushed in.

A soldier dressed in a thick white cotton coat rushed in, knelt down, and reported: "There are more than a thousand enemy troops in Nanshan, and they are heading towards our unit!"

Because of the powerful Holy Envoy Xi Heng, this news did not cause panic.

The rebel leader asked for details, such as the enemy's current exact location, troop deployment, and whether they had scouted the rear camps, etc.

After the soldiers responded one by one, Xi Hengzhi said:

"You can immediately send your troops to attack. I will assist you in this battle."

She also wanted to see just how powerful this anti-Japanese force really was.

……

Volume 1: Chapter 217, Just Beginning

Snowflakes clung to the withered grass on the eaves, piled up in layers.

Outdoors, Xi Heng quietly watched as the fully assembled anti-military force marched down the mountain in an orderly fashion.

Because the path down the mountain was narrow and uneven, the more than 1,000 soldiers, dressed in thick clothes and carrying spears, wooden shields or longbows and arrows, had to descend in orderly columns, which took a long time.

She could tell that this group had some military strength and had made considerable preparations for the impending enemy attack.

During the march, they appeared to be in a relatively orderly manner, and should have been able to put up some resistance against the military of an ordinary enemy country.

But the enemy army that was about to arrive was the elite force of the Great Sheng, a great mortal nation in this world.

Without the help of cultivators, this rebel army could only rely on the natural defenses of the terrain to hold out and resist. When the enemy's real army came to attack at the end of winter, they would inevitably be defeated like dry leaves being swept away.

At present, these thousands of rebels are not capable of doing anything truly significant.

Just by looking at their military formation during the march, Xi Heng could understand that if there wasn't a significant improvement afterward, this rebel army would probably be stuck here forever.

"The cultivators of the Youxu Sect have been supporting the rebels here, but there seems to be no sign that they can expand their influence."

"And living in this desolate wilderness, is the so-called support merely to save their lives?"

He turned his gaze and looked at the cave dwellings of the other cultivators in the distance.

It seems that these veteran Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Youxu Sect are just out there living their lives and don't care about mortal affairs.

She shook her head, deciding to develop this anti-military organization herself, without relying on other Foundation Establishment cultivators.

With a light step, he activated his light-footed skill.

A few specks of light slowly dispersed like dust at her feet, and the girl flew lightly like a swallow to the towering trees on another nearby mountain.

His robes brushed against the tree branches, and he sat down quietly with his legs extended.

The passage of time has reversed the course of events.

It wasn't until the afternoon that the mortal army finally set up their formation on another hillside at the far end of their base.

The enemy finally emerged from the snow-covered valley, with cavalrymen at the front carrying the golden banners of the Great Sheng Kingdom, fluttering in the frost and snow, followed by soldiers of various weapons lined up neatly behind them.

The heavily armored warriors stood in orderly ranks. An old general holding a large spear stepped forward, coughed, and pulled out the imperial edict of the Great Sheng King from behind his back, instructing the young soldiers beside him to read aloud some righteous words about suppressing the rebellion.

Their own side then criticized the deeds of the Pure Fire Cult in an attempt to win back the hearts of their ordinary soldiers.

Xi Heng listened silently to the conversation between the two sides for a while, feeling that if things continued like this, he didn't know when a real war would break out.

She had no interest in listening to such meaningless words and directly ordered her own military commander to engage in battle.

……

Before long, the two armies facing off in the mountains and forests finally began their battle.

Xi Heng did not make a direct move. She did not care about the lives of a few mortals. She simply observed their military formation from a distance and used her eyesight, which far surpassed that of ordinary people, to see if there were any people among them who could be trained.

We will use today's battle situation as the basis for future adjustments and improvements.

The two armies clashed, and the sounds of battle echoed through the barren forest.

Although this mountain forest is mostly populated by evergreen trees such as pines and spruces that do not lose much of their leaves in winter, there are also some bare, ordinary trees that have only snow and frost as branches and leaves in winter.

The heavy snowfall made the lower parts of the trees moist while the upper parts remained dry and rough.

The war drums resounded, the tree branches trembled, and the few snowflakes on them shook and fell, adding to the sense of intensity to today's light snow.

Fighting in the undulating mountains and forests is different from the battles on the plains that Xi Heng often led when he was a general in Da Zhao.

This location is not suitable for setting up large formations; it is more appropriate for small squads to operate here.

A good option would be a formation of twelve or thirteen spearmen and shieldmen moving alongside an archer formation at the rear, roaming the edge of the battlefield.

The rebel army stationed in the mountains and forests clearly understood this point in a rudimentary way, with many gun and shield formations in front of them. However, their formation was still loose and they were easily scattered during movement or combat.

After comparing the two armies, it was clear that the Dasheng Army had little experience in mountain warfare and could only rely on its strength to counterbalance the experienced rebels.

Therefore, in the early stages of the skirmish, when neither side had used their full strength, the battle was evenly matched.

"They still have some use." Xi Heng had thought that the rebel army would be immediately defeated when the battle began, panicked and in a state of decline due to the lack of cultivators to protect them, and would collapse in a short time.

Looking at it now, they do seem to have some strength.

It's likely that the few Youxu Sect cultivators who previously supported mortals in this area didn't treat them like caged canaries and didn't often intervene.

Therefore, these mortals have some experience in confronting formidable enemies and perilous situations.

She was fairly satisfied, and during the war she silently observed several outstanding ordinary people.

Immediately afterward, amidst the clash of swords and spears, the vibration of bowstrings, the beating of war drums, and the incessant shouts of battle, the fighting intensified.

The vanguard warriors were already engaged in close combat. One of them was hit by several arrows but continued to slash until he fell to the snow, turning the white snow into a pool of blood.

Blood lost its warmth, and the flames of war adorned the snow with blooming blood flowers like roses.

As time went on, the snow surface gradually transformed into a red garden landscape.

However, in Xi Heng's opinion, the number of casualties was still relatively average.

Perhaps because the Dasheng Kingdom rarely experienced wars, its soldiers, despite their rigorous training, had never truly seen bloodshed—this battle involving thousands of people left many of them unaccustomed to it.

They either retreated, shouted, or fought frantically; few were composed and calm veterans.

"It's just a contest of who's worse..." The girl shook her head. After the more advanced combatants went down to the field, she took a few more glances until she had a clear understanding of the situation of her own military. Then it was time for her to go down.

Xi Heng lightly leaped onto a tree branch near the battlefield and snapped his fingers.

A strange buzzing sound resounded throughout the battlefield in the mountains and forests, vibrating not only the eardrums but also the hearts and minds of the people.

Everyone had to stop what they were doing, step back, and look up at the source of the sound.

Immediately, a mysterious figure in black robes appeared above, gently holding a crimson fireball in one hand and slowly raising it higher.

As the fireball moved, it grew larger and larger. Its round shape, along with the bright light it emitted, rose to several meters in height, like a newborn sun, replacing the distant sunrise that was obscured by snow clouds, and bringing light and heat to this place.

The snow nearby melted rapidly, the air temperature soared, and the flames showed a strange distortion and smoke, causing people who were nearby to immediately retreat.

"Surrender and you will not be killed," Xi Heng said simply.

She originally intended to go through a humanitarian process, and after a few seconds, throw the fireball into the densely populated area of ​​enemy troops, creating a massive explosion that engulfed the crowd.

But to his surprise, as soon as he uttered those four words, a large number of enemy soldiers dropped their weapons and hurriedly either retreated or knelt down in worship.

Before she could react, the enemy soldiers on the distant side all gave up the fight, and the young generals who had fought fiercely just moments before began to shout for surrender, begging for mercy from the immortals.

"..." The rapid change in the situation left her somewhat unsure of what to do with the large fireball in her hand.

Should we continue smashing it regardless of the consequences? Or...?

Xi Heng casually tossed the fireball, which was several meters wide, towards another mountain range in the distance.

In the distance, a huge fireball left a fiery trail in the air as it hurtled towards the distance.

A few seconds later, an even larger burst of light appeared between heaven and earth, illuminating the world like a thunderclap, accompanied by a thunderous roar.

The trees were bent and broken in large sections from the impact, and the pleasant cracking sounds echoed continuously.

The immense impact caused strong winds and vibrations, making Xi Heng, who was sitting on a tree branch several miles away, sway and tremble in his black robe.

The girl lowered her raised hand slightly; the wildfire had already started burning in the distance.

She tilted her head, feeling that in this deep winter season when the ground was covered in snow, the wildfire should not spread too fiercely, so she didn't think much of it and just turned her head to look at the attacking enemy army.