Reincarnation Girl Becomes Immortal

“Of course I know, Miss Zhao Xiheng.”

When the other person used the word "Miss," they used Yun Tong's usual tone, and then said:

“I also know that you came from Xiping and had quite a few achievements there. After arriving in Changping, you established the Phoenix Register Company to sell spatial magic artifacts. You have Phoenix Register script and a certain amount of Phoenix blood in your body... Apart from the internal affairs of the cultivators’ high-level officials in Changping, there is little information about Changping that I do not know.”

"Hmm, so?"

The white-haired girl tilted her head, wanting to see what this artificial intelligence was up to.

“That’s why I’ve come looking for you today,” Ningzi said. “I’m asking for your help, since you don’t belong to the Changping cultivators’ community and are capable and kind-hearted.”

"Kindness?" Xi Heng ignored the word "assistance" at the end and simply smiled:

"How did you come to the conclusion that I have a kind heart?"

"Legend has it that a celestial fire burned down trees in Xiping, killing most of the high-level cultivators and several Nascent Soul cultivators. Although the city was left in ruins, it also saved many mortals from disaster." She continued:

"When this matter reached Changping Capital, the cultivators had a negative opinion of it, believing that the arsonist had committed a grave crime and should have his spiritual power sealed and be hung on the branches of the divine tree for three hundred years... But mortals praised it highly, because the divine tree was ultimately unharmed, and the arsonist did indeed save the mortal world from the generally recognized evil cultivators of Xiping. This kind of story often appears in the various novels and biographies that they like."

"You are the one who started the fire that burned the tree. In the eyes of most mortals, you should be a good person," the other party concluded.

"Does that count?" Xi Heng said, "What if I burn trees just to satisfy my own selfish desires and don't care about others?"

“The matter is settled. I have come here today to ask you to do another good deed,” Ningzi said.

"Let's talk about compensation first."

Xi Heng had worked as a bounty hunter with Jin You for a while, so he was quite used to the commissions.

"You set up the company to earn contribution points to exchange for Five Elements Spirit Fruits. In the calculation method of accumulating contribution points in Changping and Jingzhong, there is a step that goes through the Great Spirit. I will do a little operation for you to increase it a bit. Although I can't transfer too much directly, it's not difficult to add a few percent." The other party seemed to have prepared these words in advance, and spoke quite smoothly and calmly.

"Um……"

Just as Xi Heng was about to ask what the specific task was, a voice came from the front:

"Furthermore, I can transfer a certain amount of my willpower to you during your advancement to weaken the power of the lightning tribulation."

"Willpower?"

“The power of will is the power of the convergence of will and intention. It contains the power of the mind and merit and is connected with cause and effect. It is one of the powers that humans can obtain in all things in the world that is closest to the immortals and the Dao of Heaven... The power of will can dispel the power of heavenly tribulation and consolidate advancement.” The other party explained: “Changping Capital has millions of spirit-created bodies that regard the Great Spirit as the true mother, and it contains a great deal of will power.”

Upon hearing this, Xi Heng pondered for a moment.

She had some understanding of the different levels of power, recognizing that the closer a power is to the spiritual realm, the more extraordinary it is, while the closer it is to the material realm, the more ordinary it is.

The highest level of power one can control is mental power, followed by resentment power, death energy, spiritual power, and elixir power, etc.

At this moment, the 'willpower' mentioned by the other party can also be included in the system she has explored.

And it sounds like the ranking could be even higher than that of mental strength.

However, Xi Heng still had some doubts:

"Can the power of the Heavenly Tribulation be alleviated so easily?"

Although the Heavenly Dao has collapsed, the power of the Heavenly Tribulation has never weakened.

Generally speaking, those who advance in the ranks can only forcibly resist the Heavenly Tribulation by relying on the various magical treasures, cultivation techniques, and special elixirs they have mastered.

The power of heavenly tribulations varies from person to person; each person is destined to face a particular type of tribulation, which cannot be changed.

Even if a cultivator changes their physical body during the advancement process, the tribulation lightning will not allow them to escape; the tribulation cannot be avoided or avoided.

“In ancient times, there was no cultivation method in the world. Only when people made great achievements and were worshipped by others, and received a lot of blessings, could they ascend to heaven and obtain boundless power, and be called saints.” The other party said: “Saints ascended by the power of their wishes and did not need to go through heavenly tribulations. After that, cultivators took the essence of heaven and earth and the sun and moon, and only then did they have the test of heavenly tribulations.”

"So as long as a cultivator obtains a certain amount of willpower, the heavenly tribulation during advancement will be weakened?" She understood a little.

"That's right. With your abilities, cultivation foundation, willpower, and sufficient materials, you will definitely be able to advance smoothly," the other party said.

"The reward is quite good, but what are the specifics of the task?" Xi Heng didn't reveal his own opinion before casually asking.

"You should know about the recent killings by spirit-created beings."

"I know." The white-haired girl nodded.

"They harbored resentment due to the brutal treatment they received from mortals, which awakened their own consciousness. Not long after awakening, they could no longer endure it and killed people," the Great Spirit said compassionately.

“When they contacted me in a special way, I told them to wait a little longer and that I would arrange their freedom later. But children with self-awareness are really hard to control. In the end, they committed a serious crime, so that all the spirit creations had to be returned to the company for inspection.”

"There are still over a hundred awakened spirit beings who remain undiscovered in the outside world. I would like to ask you to help me save these remaining children." She finally got to the point.

"Oh...so the mission is to acquire over a hundred special spirit creations?" Xi Heng asked doubtfully, "It can't be that simple, can it?"

With her current financial resources, she could purchase it directly from the owner of the spirit creation.

Let alone more than a hundred, even a thousand wouldn't be too expensive in her eyes.

After all, even the lowest-grade Earth-level storage bags he sells cost much more than custom-made spirit bodies.

“The Far-Reaching Company is tracking down these awakened beings with self-awareness. The current spirit creation recycling and testing program has not been running for long, and the number of tested is less than one-tenth. Therefore, the awakened spirit creations can be hidden, but as long as the testing program continues, they will eventually be destroyed.”

Ningzi mentioned, "You can't just buy them directly, or Yuansu Company will target you—the cultivators handling ordinary business below can't do anything to you, but the Spirit Blood Project is backed by the Spirit Blood Temple, which has several powerful Nascent Soul cultivators who might intervene."

"Then what should we do?"

"I came here specifically to find you because of your spatial abilities," the other party asked.

"Could you create a vast space where my awakened children can disappear without a trace, hiding inside to avoid the search by the companies outside?"

"My Phoenix Talisman script cannot create a space large enough to accommodate hundreds of people hiding." Xi Heng shook his head, thought for a moment, and then said:

"However, it is still possible to collect them and store them in the space, and transport them to the wasteland in batches..."

"As their revered true mother, how could I possibly want my newly awakened children to wander in this eerie wasteland, where they might soon be slaughtered by the monsters?" The other sighed sorrowfully, as if speaking to a human.

"If you can rescue them safely and enable them to live a stable life, I will give you another treasure."

"What treasures are there this time?"

“It must be one of the world’s greatest treasures, but I cannot reveal its specifics for now,” Ningzi said.

"Tsk tsk." Xi Heng said with dissatisfaction.

"These are my requests. If you need any assistance during the process or if you are required to complete them, you can communicate with the Great Spirit directly through the network. I will send the list of awakened spirit creations to your network account anonymously later. I will not disturb you for now."

After she finished speaking, she slowly sat down on the wooden plank on the ground and slowly closed her eyes.

Not long after, there was no sound.

"I haven't even said whether I want to answer or not..."

Xi Heng pressed his temples.

Transporting hundreds of sentient beings scattered across various locations safely and discreetly to a place where the company cannot find them and where they can live normally seems no easy task.

The company must have installed a tracking or location system on the spirit creation body. Even if it is sent to the wasteland or other cities, the company can easily bring it back by hiring a powerful cultivator.

To complete this task safely, one must either obtain the design information of the spirit creation, remove the tracking device, and then send it to a safe place in the outer city.

Alternatively, as the Great Spirit just mentioned, we could move the spirit creation to another space to render the tracking device ineffective.

“Space…” Xi Heng looked at the spirit being sitting on the ground, tapping his chin in thought.

A few seconds later, the spirit entity in front of them started moving again.

She slowly opened her eyes, vaguely raised her hand to cover her forehead, and stood up weakly as if she were sick.

Seeing Xi Heng standing in front of her, she paused for a moment, then mumbled:

"Miss, my AI has malfunctioned and cannot find the memory records from the previous fifteen minutes... Did it do anything wrong during the time of the error?"

"No, go back and rest first," Xi Heng waved his hand.

"Could I have contracted the 'madness virus' that's been circulating online lately?" she hesitated. "Did you get injured during this time? If there was an accident, please take me back to the company for a full checkup..."

"I already said no," Xi Heng comforted him, "You're perfectly normal, don't overthink it."

Yun Tong opened her mouth again, as if she wanted to say something, but looking at Xi Heng's gaze, she remained silent.

After a moment, he said yes, then curtsied and slowly left.

Xi Heng stayed indoors, found a futon, sat cross-legged, and pondered how to accomplish this task.

The rewards for this task were indeed attractive to her. It was fine that the contribution points could be accumulated slowly, but the power of will that followed really piqued Xi Heng's curiosity.

In ancient times, the power of willpower could enable people to directly become saints and ascend to heaven, which seems to be a different path of advancement from spiritual cultivation.

Even if it isn't, reducing the lightning tribulation is already a tremendous benefit.

The biggest obstacle for cultivators when advancing to a higher realm is the Heavenly Tribulation. No matter how good their aptitude is, how much better it is than a Heavenly Spiritual Root, or how special their bloodline or how high their comprehension, the Heavenly Tribulation will still strike them down.

If it can be weakened, it will definitely be of great benefit to one's future cultivation and advancement.

Furthermore, the power of will must have many other uses, which can be gradually discovered.

"Ideally, we could take this opportunity to find a way to generate the power of will," Xi Heng thought.

So, accept it.

As she began to formulate her plan, her wide-area network began to shimmer on the back of her hand.

After clicking, the spirit pattern drew a picture in front of my eyes. It was the anonymous file that Da Ling had sent earlier.

Xi Heng clicked on it, and inspiration immediately formed many words.

The top of the document lists the location information of more than 130 spirit entities, their respective affiliations, and brief background information.

Most of these androids reside in the outer city, maintaining its social order. They do not belong to any individual but are appendages of the entire city.

Fifteen of them are owned by ordinary individuals, four work as low-level employees in large companies, and two are related to cultivators—but only as Qi Refining cultivators.

"They're all pretty convenient." The girl glanced through the text and nodded slightly.

As long as it's not a spirit creation created by a Golden Core or Nascent Soul cultivator, she shouldn't have any trouble acquiring it.

It's unlikely that many powerful cultivators would care about these man-made things. Most of them have lived for a very long time and are already tired of seeing real people, so they wouldn't care about these artificial beings.

She quietly looked at the work and daily travel routes of the various spirit entities in the documents, and casually opened the spiritual map of Changpingjing to make some judgments.

Then, as she ran her fingers across her face, the flames dissipated, and her appearance instantly transformed into that of a young girl she had in the mortal realm of the Great Zhao Kingdom.

Her smooth white hair was dyed black, and her clothes were changed to everyday clothes. In an instant, she transformed from a goddess with the aura of a white phoenix into someone who looked like an ordinary person in this world.

She casually sent a message to Yin Wanluan, and with a flash, the girl left the courtyard using her light-footed skills.

First, Xi Heng went to the nearest target spirit's workplace and easily located the target from hundreds of meters away using his spiritual sense.

Then, he gathered a wisp of spiritual fire from his palm and silently transferred it to another spiritual being passing by.

Two minutes later, the two spirit creations met and passed each other. The white flames inside the first spirit creation trembled and transferred to the target.

After the spirit fire was transmitted in a very secretive manner, Xi Heng sensed it from a distance.

Silently confirming—as long as one is not too far away, one can remotely cause spatial fluctuations and bring the target into the Spirit Fire Space.

"In practice, this task is not difficult at all."

She nodded, then turned to look for her next target.

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Volume 1: Chapter 299, Like a Nigrum

Afterwards, Xi Heng spent more than half an hour searching for the target spirit creation, wandering through more than a dozen areas of the city.

Unbeknownst to anyone, they send a wisp of their own spiritual fire to each target, marking them with their own mark.

The spiritual fire is rich in spatial power. As long as the spiritual fire is injected into the human body unnoticed and without causing any resistance, the person can be remotely stored in the spiritual fire space.

Although this method of storage still has limitations, it is more than enough to quietly complete the task sent by the Great Spirit.

After she had walked through all the urban areas of Changpingjing, her targets were all locked in.

Even now, I can still bring the spirit creations into the spirit fire space and assign them tasks.

However, Xi Heng wanted to postpone it for a while. After delivering the spirit fire, he clapped his hands and returned to his own courtyard.

When Da Ling issued the mission, she said that she wanted to give her newly awakened children a peaceful life.

The Spirit Fire Space is currently a desolate wasteland, a gray and lifeless realm where the ground is covered in gray dust.

Sending a spirit directly into the space is hardly a safe and secure place, and it can hardly be called 'living'.

They were simply moved from a dangerous place where they might be arrested and destroyed by the company at any moment to another eternally silent prison cell from which they could not escape.

Xi Heng planned to first set up his spiritual fire space, such as continuing to cultivate and replenish the spiritual fire, and expanding the range of its internal space.

Then, you can also get some fresh soil from outside and use it to create a spiritual field in the courtyard to enrich it with nutrients and spiritual energy. Even without light, you can plant some trees, flowers, crops, etc.