Reincarnation Girl Becomes Immortal

"I can see that you have some affinity with dragon energy. If you can cultivate your own embryonic spiritual fruit, the effect of advancing in the next level should be even better."

Xi Heng thought for a moment and said, "If I can confirm that the fruit embryo contains a fire-attribute spiritual fruit, then I will buy it."

"Hmm..." The half-dragon shook his head slightly, and after a moment said, "If you are willing, I can help you ripen it quickly. After that, there will definitely be a fire element among them, but it may also combine other elements."

"Other zodiac signs?"

“The spiritual fruit is transformed from the Five Elements. When it is unripe, it contains all five elements. During the ripening period, it selects one element and completely transforms. A strong external force can transform it into a specific element. However, this method does not operate naturally and may result in composite attributes, such as water and fire, wood and fire, or yin and yang.”

Xi Heng could understand half of it, but he didn't know what the impact would be. He then asked, "What's the difference between this and a pure fire-attribute spiritual fruit?"

"I don't know, it might be good, it might be bad."

The girl pondered for a moment, deciding that she would accept any benefits and simply reload the save if unacceptable disadvantages occurred.

So he nodded and said:

"That's it."

"Alright." The old man nodded, and golden light gathered around him, creating a blurry humanoid figure that passed through the wooden wall and walked to the back.

A moment later, the humanoid figure reappeared carrying an oval-shaped wooden block with a surface full of pits and bumps, resembling fermented dough.

As Xi Heng watched the other person approach, she silently thought that this thing looked very much like the dragon heart she had seen before.

Its surface is also pitted and uneven, seemingly ugly but with a strange sense of regularity, and it also has obvious dragon aura.

A golden humanoid figure emerged from behind and presented the fruit embryo to the old man. The swaying, ancient dragon head took a deep breath and blew a golden flame towards the spiritual fruit.

The fireworks enveloped the fruit embryos and seeped into them.

Gradually, cracks appeared on the surface of the fruit embryo, and a faint light emanated from within.

The golden-haired humanoid retrieved the fruit embryo and walked towards Xi Heng.

At the same time, the old man said, "After three months, the outer shell will crack and the spiritual fruit will be ready. During this time, you can use your own spiritual energy patterns to slightly enhance the fit between the fruit and your body."

The girl took the strangely shaped fruit embryo and examined it with her divine sense. She felt that the aura inside was chaotic, with various rich spiritual energies intertwined, along with dragon energy and the flames from before, as if it were a monstrous breeding ground for poisonous insects.

She temporarily stored it in her storage ring. Having obtained her target, she did not linger there. She performed a Taoist salute and slowly retreated.

After she turned around, the half-dragon in the hall said one last thing:

“There is a great grudge hidden in Changping, and it is very likely that it will target you, an outsider who possesses resentment. Be careful.”

"Thank you for reminding me." Xi Heng didn't pay much attention and left the wooden hall after reciting the sentence.

Back on the platform, he accelerated to the edge, took a step forward and lost his footing, letting himself fall.

As she fell, the dragon's might that suppressed her spiritual power gradually dissipated, and the girl slowly breathed a sigh of relief amidst the turbulent wind.

Recalling the person I had just encountered, the only things that caught my attention, besides the strange figure confined to the wooden chair, were the deathly aura emanating from him.

"That guy is clearly in the final stages of his life; he'll probably die soon..."

However, for those with the Golden Dragon bloodline and those who have reached the Nascent Soul stage, "not long" may take several decades or even a hundred years.

"In the future, the highest level of cultivation in this world will be reduced to the Nascent Soul stage..." she thought.

After falling a thousand meters, his figure still hadn't passed through the clouds, so Xi Heng transformed his entire body into a ball of fire and accelerated his descent.

Ten seconds later, the red and white flames returned to the area above their courtyard and transformed into the appearance of a white-haired girl as she floated down.

The crimson dress rippled, then settled back to its normal position upon landing.

Humming a leisurely tune, he walked into the mansion and chatted with Yin Wanluan, talking about his upcoming promotion in a few months.

Then, he returned to the cultivation room that Yun Tong had tidied up, took out the Five Elements Fruit Embryo he had just obtained, placed it in front of him, and nourished it by channeling spiritual energy into it.

The warming process does not need to be continuous; it only needs to be done every few days.

In his spare time, Xi Heng continued to strengthen his spiritual fire, trying to master the Cuoxin Technique before he could begin his advancement.

They also contacted Jin You to discuss the various preparations needed for advancing to the Nascent Soul stage, and to learn about the usual advancement process.

As the lord of a city, the other party had a lot of information on this subject, enough for her to slowly study and learn.

……

Three months passed in the blink of an eye, and the day arrived when the spiritual fruit ripened.

During this period, although Xi Heng had not yet mastered his cultivation technique, he had received a great deal of spiritual power from the Great Spirit and was confident that he could overcome the tribulation.

Meanwhile, the Spiritfire Space continued to develop, with over four hundred awakened spirit beings within it, and the space's diameter expanding to nearly a kilometer.

The internal spirit beings began to formulate calendars, mine minerals, build warehouses, and establish research institutes to conduct scientific research.

Unable to actively absorb spiritual light for cultivation like humans, they can only try to move spiritual light, fire, electricity, and other forms of energy to aid their lives and production through external means.

No one has ever walked this path before, and the awakened beings can only explore it slowly, making progress somewhat slow—but embarking on this path is already a form of development.

Xi Heng didn't interfere much, focusing only on his own promotion.

……

Inside the cultivation room, the surface of the fruit embryo on the table was covered with cracks, but the inside emitted a golden-red light.

With a slight tremor, the cracks expanded, and spiritual energy dissipated.

The originally chaotic spiritual energy inside the fruit embryo has been calmed down and become a single stream, as if the breeding of a venomous insect has been successfully completed.

The girl was sent for a spiritual energy test, and it was confirmed that she was indeed of the fire element.

However, there is another faint, rather unusual aura within it, which is neither the spiritual power of the five elements nor the yin and yang energy.

Xi Heng felt somewhat familiar with this other kind of energy besides fire, but he couldn't quite figure out what it was.

"It seems to be related to dragon energy, but upon closer inspection, it doesn't seem like it... I can't distinguish between good and evil or attributes, and it's somewhat similar to a sense of space, which is strange." She thought about it for a while but still couldn't figure it out.

After a while, he muttered to himself, "Anyway, it's something that's only needed when you're advancing in rank. I'll see that Nascent Soul cultivator again when I apply for the advancement site, so I'll just ask him then."

She cleared her mind and prepared all the routine procedures and precautions for advancing to the Nascent Soul stage, as well as all the necessary items. After confirming everything, she left the courtyard.

Before leaving, Yin Wanluan approached, wanting to go to the scene to observe and protect the Dharma.

Unfortunately, advancing to the Nascent Soul stage requires facing the tribulation alone and cannot be distracted, so Xi Heng had to refuse, saying that he would explain it to him in detail after the advancement was successful, and there was no need to watch it in person.

With a flickering figure, they ascended once more to the highest heavens.

It was shimmering with golden light, and the branches were twisted into a disc.

The white-haired girl stepped onto the plate, then walked up the intertwined branches to the first floor to meet the Nascent Soul cultivator.

The second time he embarked on the path filled with dragon's might, it was easier than the first time.

Soon after, Xi Heng, clutching the Five Elements Spirit Fruit, returned to the wooden hall of the Nascent Soul elder and saw that swaying head once more.

Before the other person could speak, she spoke first:

"Senior, this thing is mature. It does indeed have another attribute besides fire, but I can't tell what it is."

"Hmm..." The half-dragon slowly regained consciousness, narrowing his golden vertical pupils.

After a moment, he said in a hoarse voice, "It's just a small matter, but because the dragon energy is abundant, the category of 'Time' has been created."

"Time?" Xi Heng narrowed her eyes, showing considerable interest in this matter.

"After the collapse of the heavens, time becomes useless and need not be considered." The other party simply shook his head and said, "You can use this spiritual fruit as a pure fire attribute."

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Volume 1: Chapter 305, Transformation of the Nascent Soul

Inside the wooden hall entwined with pale gold branches, Xi Heng, carrying a newly ripened, formless spiritual fruit, inquired of the swaying head on the chair before him about the fruit's attributes.

The main attribute of the spirit fruit is naturally fire, which is most suitable for her.

It can be used for promotion, which can enhance the essence of the refined nascent soul and improve one's compatibility with the fire element.

However, it also possesses another special attribute, which is neither the Five Elements nor Yin and Yang, but is referred to as 'time' only by cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage.

Time refers to light and shadow, day and night.

It also refers to the passage of time, the ebb and flow of days and months, or time itself.

Xi Heng is extremely sensitive to the word "time"—her own ability to read files is a manifestation of manipulating time.

Aside from the save file, the only power related to the concept of time she heard was the 'time' before her eyes.

So I couldn't help but ask:

What is the function of the attribute of time?

"..." The swaying dragon-shaped head in front of him paused for a moment, then opened its mouth and said:

"A thousand years ago, those who first mastered time could see past events and accurately predict the future. There is also a legend that those who mastered time could manipulate its flow, speeding it up, stopping it, or even reversing it, changing everything in the past and future."

Xi Heng listened and blinked.

She can do the latter two things, such as pausing time when choosing whether to load a save file, or rewinding time in the save file space to go back to the past.

Although this power was not something I had trained myself.

"Reverse the future?" She feigned ignorance and asked again, "What level of cultivation is required to do that?"

"No matter what level you reach, it's impossible." The half-dragon shook his head with considerable certainty: "The power of time has long since collapsed, so all kinds of prediction and past-peeping spells are useless now."

Xi Heng asked in confusion, "Is it because of the collapse of the Heavenly Dao, as people say?"

“That’s right.” The other party sighed softly: “With the collapse of the Heavenly Dao of Time, the laws lost their foundation, and all spells naturally became ineffective.”

"So, is there no one left in this world who can manipulate time?" the girl asked.

"It's not that we're incapable of controlling it, but rather that the Dao of Time no longer exists within the Great Dao of the Universe." The half-dragon gazed at us with his golden vertical pupils and began to speak:

"Do you know who were the most skilled in the Dao of Time before the collapse of the heavens?"

The girl shook her head.

When the other person talks about this, there's always a hint of emotion in their eyes.

Perhaps it's because all kinds of elderly people like to talk about and reminisce about the past.

"Those who wield the power of time are the True Dragon Clan." The old man recalled, "Just like the Phoenix Clan bloodline, which is more or less skilled in spatial techniques, the True Dragon bloodline was also adept at using time techniques a hundred years ago."

“We use the Dragon Script to peer into the past, compile true history, observe the destiny of heaven, and foresee future changes…” He slowly said, “On a certain day a thousand years ago, the collapse of the heavens came without any warning. Even the ancestral dragon vein could not see the slightest sign. Countless true dragons connected with time were blinded and shattered, and could only eke out a living afterward.”

"After the collapse of the heavens, the entire True Dragon Clan was destroyed. Then, a great enemy took advantage of their misfortune, forcing the remaining dragon veins and birds and beasts to scatter and hide in various worlds... The Jin Yuan Sect of the Senluo Domain was born because of this."

Xi Heng felt there was a lot of information in that passage, so he silently sorted it out in his mind, arranging the various questions that came to mind, and started asking the first one:

"Do all the people in the Jin Yuan Sect have the blood of the dragon?"

"All clans possess it, but by this generation it has weakened to the extreme, with only a few drops of dragon blood mixed in its veins," the half-dragon said, staring at Xi Heng.

"In this generation, perhaps only that little fellow from the Xiping branch family who has some connection with your White Phoenix bloodline has a slightly stronger bloodline... but there aren't many of them."

Xi Heng tilted his head: "Senior has always been in this supreme heaven, how did you know about me and Jin You?"

“Our clan possesses a magical lamp and candle to determine bloodlines. Regardless of whether it is a branch of the clan or a separate branch, the stronger one’s bloodline, the brighter the candle flame will be… A few years ago, a candle flame suddenly flared up in the Xiping branch, and later you, a member of the Phoenix clan, emerged from Xiping City. It seems there is some connection.” The aged half-dragon chuckled.

"I see..." The girl nodded in acknowledgment of the other party's guess, but did not say anything more, and continued to ask: "Just now, you said that the collapse of the Heavenly Dao is related to the Heavenly Dao of Time?"

After a moment of contemplation, the other party replied, "It is difficult to determine who is primary and who is secondary. Perhaps the chaos of the Heavenly Way is due to the collapse of time, or perhaps the Heavenly Way is damaged, with time being only a part of that damage."

"At that time, many paths were affected, such as space, compassion, death, growth, etc. They gradually recovered afterward, but time never recovered, and from then on, no one was able to control the flow of time."

"..." Xi Heng felt something was strange. The other party said that the Heavenly Dao of Time had been destroyed, but he could still use his time ability normally, and the ability was extremely accurate without the slightest deviation.

This is either because the time-related ability used for loading saves is not the so-called 'time' of the Heavenly Dao, but something that completely transcends 'time' and comes from outside the Great Dao.

Either the other party has a misunderstanding, or the Heavenly Way of Time has not actually been destroyed or has been restored, but has undergone great changes, so that the previous usage cannot be applied to the current Heavenly Way of Time.

However, I can completely control my own save/load skills...

The girl's eyes flickered slightly, as if she had stumbled upon some important secrets.

But just hearing these reports doesn't allow us to guess or verify anything.

"Back then," the half-dragon recalled, speaking to himself:

"The celestial dog devoured the sun, turning it into pitch black blood. Then the sun and moon continued to revolve, almost like elixirs being refined in a furnace. The sky flickered with white and black, like the Yin and Yang Tai Chi flowing, with many colors of light attached to it. The world became a chaotic mess."

The earth withers, people fight each other but cannot die, space is disordered, and everything visible is twisted into a grotesque shape.

"To have survived such a natural disaster is the greatest fortune of my life..."

Xi Heng listened carefully, and from these few words, he glimpsed the scene of the apocalypse at that time.