Reincarnation Girl Becomes Immortal

"..." This was the first time she had ever seen such a fantastic sight, which was in no way inferior to the outside world.

After standing there for a while, a voice returned to my mind:

"Where...is this?"

“A bizarre place.” Xi Heng took a deep breath and stepped forward.

She seemed far from the complex, but as long as she kept the thought of 'getting closer' in her mind, she could reach the gate of the main hall in just a few more steps.

A spear-wielding soldier clad in gray-white armor stood blocking the city gate, while dozens of weaker soldiers around him remained motionless like statues.

Xi Heng leaned close to the other person, who remained silent.

As she took another step closer to the city gate, the air crackled with the sound of weapons slicing through the air—numerous armored soldiers, some humanoid and some not, pointed their long spears directly at her.

The girl stopped in her tracks, and the armor also came to a halt.

"This seems to be a fixed anomaly; as long as you don't go inside, it won't trigger an attack," she guessed.

"..." Jin You was still stunned, not knowing what had happened.

"Then how do we get in? Fight our way in?"

In short, Xi Heng faced the large armor that resembled the leader and said, "I've come to see Venerable Bai Nie; I need his assistance."

The armored figure seemed oblivious, simply holding up its spear without uttering a word.

Just as Xi Heng's patience was about to run out and he was about to draw his sword and charge in, a buzzing sound came from inside the palace.

The buzzing was accompanied by a lot of chaotic, fragmented words, each with a different tone and voice. However, as a cultivator of resentment, Xi Heng could vaguely hear the meaning of 'permission'.

Immediately, the armored soldiers on all four sides put away their weapons and returned to their respective posts.

The tour leader, who was blocking the way in front of the city wall, steadily stepped aside, almost bowing to invite her inside.

The sudden change in the monsters' attitude made Xi Heng tilt his head, then he continued forward regardless.

Looking at the distant main hall, a few steps later, we covered hundreds of meters and arrived in front of the hall.

The guards in front of the palace were no longer armored soldiers, but were replaced by gray-black puppet giants that were three or four meters tall. They were unarmed, but their one-meter-thick fists looked more ferocious than cannons, and their aura was equivalent to that of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

"The things here are all quite powerful..." Xi Heng thought to himself as he stepped through the open palace gates.

The main hall was spacious, with many faded torches lit around it, but they could only illuminate a small area of ​​the ground, while the dome above remained completely dark.

Upon reaching the center of the hall, one can see a figure with a long-horned deer skull sitting on the throne above. The figure is slightly smaller than the surrounding guards, estimated to be only a little over two meters tall, and is dressed in white robes, making him appear more human-like.

Just as Xi Heng was about to speak, the figure on the throne raised his hairy hand, silencing her.

Then, in a chorus of male and female voices, it was said:

“Great grievance from afar, I know why you have come, and I have the ability to resolve the troubles you have encountered.”

"Oh?"

“However, I have one condition.” It raised its hand and conjured the image of a golden divine tree in the hall: “The Great Grievance of Xiping is trapped in this tree… Please release it.”

……

Volume 1: Chapter 278, The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons

Within the eerie realm, dusk deepened.

The crescent moon hung like a silver hook in the gray, cloudless sky, with countless tiny stars shimmering faintly, as if covered by a layer of silver gauze.

Below, towering buildings, resembling a pine and fir forest, cluster together, with numerous spires drawing lines towards the sky, like solemn and majestic swords piercing the heavens.

The stone walls of the palace buildings are carved with many intricate and delicate patterns, each scene in a lifelike relief.

A hazy moonlight filtered through from the outside, falling on the main hall and landing on a young girl in the center who seemed quite different from the eerie atmosphere of the place.

As Xi Heng stepped into the hall, she heard a strange promise made to her from the throne:

If she helps the other party awaken and release the great resentment within the divine tree in Xiping City, this person can help her resolve the troubles she is facing.

After listening, she simply asked in return, "You mean, release great resentment?"

The figure on the throne, wearing a skull of a long-horned deer, nodded.

"This isn't so simple, is it?" Xi Heng said calmly.

In a moment of clarity, Jin You finally snapped out of the daze and confusion of entering the strange realm. Hearing the release of Xi Ping's Great Resentment, her consciousness seemed to be doused with cold water, and she immediately denied it:

"No, if this were to happen, many people would die."

Before Xi Heng could respond to his thoughts, a reverberation of male and female voices echoed from the throne in the front palace:

"It is indeed difficult, but there are also easy ways."

The other party stretched out his left hand to the side and produced a dark crystal.

The crystal has a perfect hexagonal shape, as regular as the black crystal item in the game.

Its interior exudes a familiar resentment, mixed with a strange aura containing a few impurities—within the eerie realm, the concept of 'distance' is quite weak; as long as one is aware of the appearance of a certain object and focuses their attention, one can perceive it.

Xi Heng discerned the aura: "This is... the condensed resentment flowing from that tree?"

Bai Nie Shangzun said, "A month ago, a strange energy erupted in the mortal world, causing the Golden Tree to break and reveal its deep resentment. I took the opportunity to obtain a few drops and made this item, adding some changes. You only need to send it back into the tree to awaken the Great Resentment of Xiping and free it from its restraints."

"So, you mean if I stuff this thing into the tree, that's it, and you'll solve my problem?" The girl tilted her head.

“Exactly. All you need to do is detonate the evil energy again, just like you did a month ago in Xiping, to damage the golden tree, and then put this item into the damaged area,” the other party said calmly.

“…This doesn’t sound difficult,” Xi Heng muttered to himself.

The most troublesome part is probably finding another contaminated object to detonate.

She herself had nine Resentment Crystals in her inventory, which could be used to create a filthy disaster several times stronger than the previous one.

If we just find someone from the Fire Lotus Gang, we should be able to achieve this smoothly.

However, she hasn't actually decided whether or not to agree yet.

Jin You, in her inner voice, strongly opposed this approach, believing that releasing the Great Resentment would result in too many deaths, and she was unwilling to do such a thing.

After a moment's hesitation, the girl asked again:

"So, how do you plan to resolve my problem? A method with significant side effects won't work."

"You possess two divine consciousnesses within you: one is yourself, and the other is the inner self, the human heart." The other person crossed their long legs, placed their hairy palms on their knees, and continued:

“I can remove you from the constraints of your human body, unleash the power of your great resentment to transform you into a ghostly form, and return your human body to you, allowing you to depart peacefully.”

"Will I become a vengeful spirit?" Xi Heng frowned slightly.

“There is still a difference between a ghost and a vengeful spirit; the former is more like a lifeless person,” Bai Nie replied. “Perhaps a name appropriate in Changping Capital is—a man-made person.”

"Artificial human?" Xi Heng never expected to hear this term from a strange mouth.

“That’s right. The artificial beings are similar to the mortals in Xiping who are filled with a large number of spiritual bodies. Most of their body parts are components that can be easily replaced.” The other party explained: “The Yin-body puppet that I will make for you later will be just like this.”

"...Can a Yin body cultivate?" Xi Heng hesitated for a moment before asking the key question.

“Resentful cultivators and ghost cultivators can continue, but they are different from humans and cannot achieve immortality like Gao Tianren.”

"Hmm." The girl pondered for a moment, thinking that she should first return Jin You's body to him to resolve the problem of his consciousness being invaded.

As for cultivation, let's talk about it after we find a true way to achieve nirvana and return to a state of perfection.

As for now, it's acceptable to temporarily use the Yin body that the other party mentioned as a substitute.

"How is it?" Bai Nie asked calmly from his throne.

Before Xi Heng could answer, Jin You had already voiced her objection:

"We can't agree to that. If another scorching disaster strikes Xiping City and the things inside are liberated, the entire city will be finished..."

"Don't you want to take back this physical body?" Xi Heng answered in his heart.

“Although I want to, it absolutely cannot be done this way. If you insist on doing it this way, then you can have this body!” Jin You said firmly.

"..."

The overlapping voices came again from the front of the main hall, asking directly:

Why do you have these doubts?

"When the Great Resentment awakens, what will become of the million mortals in the city?" the girl in the hall asked rhetorically.

"The enemies of the vengeful spirits are never mortals; on the contrary, we are mostly transformed from the true spirits of mortals... Most vengeful spirits with sentience and consciousness will not intentionally harm mortals unless the aftermath dictates otherwise or if it is necessary to do so," the other party said.

"Among those so-called abandoned cities in the wasteland, there are still many mortals who can live and develop peacefully far from the control of the high-level cultivators."

If all goes well afterward, we can take Xiping and free its mortals from the control of the heavens.

Xi Heng was somewhat puzzled after hearing this: "So, you don't have any ill intentions towards mortals?"

“My resentment originates from the heavens, and I only resent them,” Bai Nie said in a low voice.

"And you're planning to attack Xiping Gaotian soon?" she asked again.

"Exactly."

"Today, you asked me to awaken the great grievance within the tree, is it to pave the way for this matter?" Xi Heng gradually understood.

"The difference is not significant, but regardless of whether you assist or not, the war will proceed," the other party said.

"Can you win?" Xi Heng glanced around at the guards: "The strongest cultivator here is only a Golden Core cultivator, while there are Nascent Soul cultivators in the high heavens."

“The number of strange creatures is numerous and endless,” Bai Nie replied. “Furthermore, we are not relying solely on you to awaken the Great Grudge; there are many other arrangements within the organization.”

"I see." Xi Heng heard Jin You's objection again and naturally shook his head, saying, "Then I won't accept this mission."

Just as she was about to turn and leave, another voice rang out in the hall:

"Don't go."

Xi Heng thought the other party was trying to force him to stay, but when he looked back, he saw the other party wave his hand and push, sending the pitch-black hexagonal crystal over.

In a few seconds, the crystal swam in front of Xi Heng.

Bai Nie said, "Whether you agree or not, leave this item here. Perhaps you will change your mind in the future."

After a moment's thought, Xi Heng raised his hand and took the crystal in his hand.

Then, his figure vanished from the main hall.

The eerie Supreme Lord Bai Nie and dozens of guards remained in this spacious hall.

Bai Nie quietly took out two glass beads and gently turned them in her hand, seemingly lost in thought.

……

In the desolate wilderness outside, in the abandoned villages and towns near Xiping City.

The scattered, invisible, eerie energy regrouped and reformed into the shape of a young girl in the inn.

As the black mist dissipated, the figure became more and more distinct.

She slowly opened her eyes, feeling only a moment of disorientation.

Meanwhile, Jin You inside her body was dizzy and couldn't recover for a long time.

As Xi Heng's figure gradually became complete, he raised his hand and gently patted the chest of the body, then coughed twice.

The eerie realm was really not suitable for vengeful cultivators to enter. After this trip, they always had the strange feeling of a mortal who had just ridden a violent amusement park ride. Their heart was racing, beads of cold sweat were pouring out of their foreheads, and their faces inevitably turned pale.

"I feel a bit carsick." Xi Heng rubbed his forehead and found a place to sit down to recover.

Incidentally, I also checked the amount of evil energy I had lost from my body.

"About ten percent has disappeared..." She pursed her lips.

She lost so much power in the strange realm in no time, and it almost knocked down her cultivation level by a small layer.

Coupled with the dizziness he felt after coming out, Xi Heng had absolutely no desire to go back in.

I pressed my temples for almost five minutes before I slowly recovered.

After a while, Jin You's dazed voice echoed in his mind:

"Going in and out of those places feels like taking two or three hunger pills in a row, it's disgusting."

"Take it easy, we probably won't be going in again." Xi Heng rubbed the body's head.

"..."

Jin You is still feeling unwell, and her voice is hesitant.