I became an immortal in the mountains

Chapter 842 The First in the Spirit Realm, A Shocking Change

The Lord of Jiuli Mountain had a ferocious expression, roared in resentment, and his veins bulged all over his body.

Even with the secret arts of the Ancestral Witch, whose power could uproot mountains, it could not stop this great seal.

The Beiquan Zhenshi Seal, with the Beiquan Root Stone as its foundation, the Zhenyuan Stone as its pivot, and the spiritual essence of countless mountains and rivers as its spirit, has undergone heavenly tribulations to become a virtuous immortal artifact. Under the blessing of 108 Daoist imprints, it is like a small grotto-heaven.

The ten-thousand-foot-tall body formed by the secret techniques of the Ancestral Witch of Jiuli Mountain was being compressed smaller and smaller, while other evil cultivators also attacked Beiquan Zhenshi Seal with their own supernatural powers and methods.

However, the overwhelming suppressive power was like an invisible shackle of heaven and earth, causing the true essence and divine sense of the Evil Lord, Li Youhe, Miaoyin Tiannv, Jimie Tianjun, Zhao Shengbing, and the Nine-Headed Demon Lord to become sluggish and unable to draw on the power of heaven and earth. As a result, the supernatural powers and magical treasures they could use were greatly reduced.

Any attack that reached within ten feet of the bottom of the seal vanished.

The first to give way was Zhao Shengbing, who had suffered repeated setbacks.

His tattered body, a manifestation of the warrior's aura, crumbled under the immense pressure, his entire being transforming into a swirling mass of blood and warrior energy, like crushed metal.

Under the Great Seal, even an immortal body would find it difficult to solidify.

Next was Li Youhe. His protective aura flickered continuously, and the Yellow Spring River of Oblivion beneath his feet gradually dissipated. Terrified, he began to beg for mercy, but Gu Yuanqing would not listen.

He frantically urged the remaining phantom of the Nine Nether Prison Tower, attempting to bring himself into the Netherworld. However, in this space sealed by the World Seal of Beiquan Town, even the layers of the void were solidified, making it impossible to open the Netherworld passage.

With a venomous curse, his body was crushed into dust.

The Celestial Maiden of Wonderful Sound pushed the tattered Inverted Sky Umbrella to its limit, wrapping herself in a cocoon of seven-colored light, attempting to delay the inevitable with her power of inverting reality and illusion. However, under the absolute suppression of power, it appeared exceptionally pale.

The cocoon of light was almost instantly flattened and torn apart. The beautiful and desperate Heavenly Maiden of Wonderful Sound forced out a seductive voice and said, "Brother Gu, spare my life. I am willing to serve you as my master and do as you command."

Unfortunately, Gu Yuanqing showed no mercy and his entire body was crushed.

The strength of the Silent Heavenly Lord was actually extremely strong, perhaps not even much inferior to that of the Evil Lord, but he had already been severely injured by Gu Yuanqing. After struggling for a long time, he finally could not hold on any longer.

Among everyone, he was the calmest. Although his expression fluctuated when facing life and death, he eventually returned to calm.

He sat cross-legged on the sea surface, and his Daoist essence suddenly vanished, his body turning into a phantom and dissipating.

The nine-headed demon lord possessed the strongest vitality and struggled the most fiercely.

He burned the essence of the demon race to try to open up a domain, but it was all in vain. As the giant seal slowly sank, the demon lord's roar grew weaker and weaker. His huge body was crushed and crushed inch by inch, leaving only a demon core imprisoned on the surface of the sea.

Finally, only the evil lord of Jiuli Mountain, who had merged with the ancestral witch's law, remained.

His eyes were bloodshot, and he attempted to use a secret method to detonate the Dharma image, making a desperate gamble that would result in mutual destruction.

However, would Gu Yuanqing give him a chance? After the numerous enemies were completely suppressed, most of the power of Beiquan Zhen Shi Yin fell upon him. The light suddenly solidified and then crashed down!

With a roar of unwillingness and despair, the ancestral shattered like a bubble, revealing its true form, with many broken sections of the shamanic runes covering its body.

His celestial world trembled violently and collapsed. Several core marks of the Witchcraft, Blood Sacrifice, and Curse Paths flickered erratically, attempting to escape into the void, but were firmly locked and imprisoned by the World-Suppressing Seal.

"I curse you..." The evil lord uttered a curse in his resentment, but before he could finish speaking, his body exploded and turned into a cloud of blood mist.

Suddenly, the Chaotic Primordial Fire rose up, spreading across thousands of miles, burning away the scattered essence and blood, and erasing the suppressed immortal marks within.

The gray-white flames flickered, gradually receding, and finally returning to Gu Yuanqing's body.

The resources generated by the six great cultivators at the Chaotic Undying Realm were considerable, far exceeding those of the Heavenly Demons of the Nine Domains Divine Continent.

Thus, the attacking enemy was completely annihilated!
Of course, these immortal cultivators of the Chaos Realm are not completely dead; their physical forms have been obliterated, but their Celestial World and Daoist imprints are still under the suppression of the Great Seal.

In addition, two other magical treasures floated beneath the seal: a halberd and a Nine Emperors Banner.

These two magical treasures were extraordinary. Although their spiritual light was dim, their physical bodies were powerful and had not been crushed. Gu Yuanqing could also sense the divine soul aura of Zhao Shengbing and the Lord of Jiuli Mountain hidden within them.

At this moment, the true body, who was sitting cross-legged in the North Spring Cave Heaven, raised his hand and made a move. The North Spring World-Suppressing Seal suddenly shrank, and disappeared into thin air along with the suppressed Heavenly World and Daoist Imprints. The two magic treasures were also pulled into the North Spring Cave Heaven.

Gu Yuanqing's Dharma body looked up into the distance. Han Jingshan of the Yuanchu Palace, who had not yet made a move, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and his figure vanished like a bubble.

In fact, what he left behind was just an ordinary clone; his true body had already left when Gu Yuanqing's aura rose.

Back then, he fought alongside Gu Yuanqing, but he didn't make a move today, so Gu Yuanqing didn't stop him either.

This great battle has come to a complete end, leaving only the surging waves of the vast ocean.

Gu Yuanqing waved his hand, and the sea returned to calm.

The All-Encompassing Calamity Control Array, which covered an area of ​​tens of thousands of miles, also stopped operating. The four swords—Subduing Demon, Suppressing Demon, Destroying Demon, and Heavenly Demon—floated in the air. With a thought from Gu Yuanqing, the four long swords transformed into four streams of light and flew towards Qianyuan Island. Halfway there, their figures suddenly disappeared, having already entered Qingping Cave Heaven and returned to the sword positions of the Zhou Tian Star Array.

The runes on the mountain-bearing divine tortoise gradually radiated light as it curiously and surprisingly examined Gu Yuanqing.

“You…are…very…good!” it said in a booming voice.

Gu Yuanqing smiled slightly, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your protection, senior."

The mountain-carrying tortoise's mouth split open, as if forming a smile, then, as if tired, it lowered its head and disappeared into the water.

On Qianyuan Island, Venerable Lingbao, Xiao Lingyue, and the others who had been watching the battle were still not fully recovered.

This battle was too fast.

From beginning to end, it takes at most the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

In that very short time, the six top experts of this world, who had used all their skills and resources, were completely killed without even touching the hem of Gu Yuanqing's clothes.

The difference between them is so great that it cannot be simply described as "huge".

If the Evil Lord and others are like this, it almost means that they would be the same if they were in that situation.

The group exchanged glances, each seeing the shock in the other's eyes.

Aside from the Xuantian Pavilion, whose foundation is slightly weaker, the other sects all have long histories and have produced Void Immortals, some even ascending to immortality. Their records of Void Immortal strength are very detailed, but it seems that none of them can compare to Gu Yuanqing. Even the Heavenly Sword Elder of yesteryear is no match for him.

Is this really the strength that a cultivator who has just broken through to the Void Immortal realm can possess?
Regardless of the circumstances, although the cultivation world and the spirit world are vast, no one can rival Gu Yuanqing.

From this day forward, Gu Yuanqing shall be the supreme ruler of this realm!
The group, having calmed their complex emotions, watched Gu Yuanqing land on Qian Yuan Island. They all clasped their hands and smiled, saying, "Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Gu, on achieving the Void Immortal realm today! Your path to immortality is now within reach. You have slain a powerful evil cultivator, laying the foundation for peace and tranquility!"

Gu Yuanqing landed and said with a smile, "I must thank all of you fellow Daoists for coming to help. I will remember this kindness in my heart."

The Spirit Lord shook his head and smiled: "Brother Dao, you flatter me. Even if I hadn't arrived, these people couldn't have done anything to you. On the contrary, they allowed us to witness the magnificence of a Void Immortal firsthand, from which we benefited greatly."

Gu Yuanqing smiled, gestured with his hand, and said, “In any case, I must thank you all for your help. Since we are here today, why don’t we come into the courtyard and sit for a while? I will have someone prepare some wine so that we can sit down and discuss the Dao. This will also allow me to show my hospitality and express my gratitude to you all.”

However, Ling Zun, Xiao Lingyue, Ji Shan and the others exchanged glances but remained standing still.

The Spirit Lord said, “Brother Gu, your attainment of the Void Immortal realm today is a great joy. We should stay and drink with you, and ask you about the path to becoming a Void Immortal. This is an opportunity we could not have asked for.”

At this point, he paused slightly, then changed the subject: "However... the current situation is not something to be delayed. The Nine Li Mountain Lord, Li Youhe and others who attacked today, whether they came in their true form or as clones, were suppressed and killed here by you, but their clones or true forms within their sects and in the battlefield outside the domain must have sensed it."

Xuanji Tianjun took over the conversation and said, "What the Spirit Venerable said is absolutely right. These evil sect giants must be able to guess that someone in Qingping Dao Palace has achieved the status of a Void Immortal. They will definitely not sit idly by and wait for their doom, but will take action immediately."

Their respective sects' strongholds are one thing; they simply gather their forces, activate restrictions, and guard them rigorously. However, in the outer battlefields, evil sects also guard various boundary cities. Under normal circumstances, they wouldn't cause trouble, but now that you've achieved the Void Immortal realm, the balance of power between the righteous and evil paths has shifted. In a moment of desperation, they might destroy the boundary cities, drawing in the Heavenly Demons to restrain our righteous sects.

If the Heavenly Demon were to cross the Xuanqiong Realm and arrive in the Spirit Realm, it would likely unleash a cataclysmic disaster!

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuanqing's smile faded, realizing that the threat of the Heavenly Demon was not to be ignored.

Although it is said that the Heavenly Demons in the extraterrestrial rifts are at most at the Chaotic Realm, and are not worth mentioning to him, if he were to enter the Spirit Realm at will, he could probably wipe out an entire human kingdom in less than half a day.

He nodded and said in a deep voice, "It was my oversight. These sects might indeed resort to desperate measures. In that case, I will not keep you here any longer. Fellow Daoists, please return quickly and be careful. If you need my help, please feel free to send a message."

Lingzun and the others cupped their hands and smiled, saying, "Brother Dao, your heart is devoted to the righteous path, and all living beings are fortunate! Brother Dao, you have just achieved the Void Immortal realm and still need to stabilize your cultivation. We will take our leave here, and meet again in the future!"

"Take care, everyone!" Gu Yuanqing returned the greeting.

Lingbao Venerable, Ji Shan, Xuanji Tianji, and Xiao Lingyue bowed to Li Miaoxuan, who was standing to the side.

Li Miaoxuan returned the greeting.

Without further hesitation, the four transformed into streaks of light, soaring into the sky and rushing off in different directions, disappearing into the horizon in an instant.

Only their own people remained on Qianyuan Island.

Qiu Weifeng then clasped his hands and bowed slightly: "Congratulations, Mountain Lord."

Li Shi'an also clasped his hands in congratulations.

The other disciples also bowed, each with a joyful expression.

Gu Yuanqing's attainment of the Void Immortal realm makes him the undisputed number one in the Spirit Realm. In the future, disciples of the Qian Yuan Sect will have great convenience when traveling outside, and all sects will have to give him some face.

Gu Yuanqing glanced at everyone and chuckled, “You all have contributed to my attainment of the Void Immortal realm! From this day forward, all disciples of my Qian Yuan Sect, regardless of whether they are inner or outer disciples, will have their resource allocation doubled for ten years! I hope you will all cultivate diligently and strive for progress. Senior Li, Cheng Yi is not here, so I will leave this matter to you.”

Li Shi'an smiled and said, "On behalf of the entire sect, I thank the Mountain Lord."

"Thank you for your grace, Master! We will certainly cultivate diligently and never fail to live up to your high expectations and the cultivation of the sect!" The disciples bowed in gratitude once again.

Gu Yuanqing nodded slightly, and then returned to Beiquan Cave with Li Miaoxuan and the others.

Qin Wuyai, Ji Dai, Li Haotian, and Li Cunguo also rushed over to offer their congratulations.

Li Guanrong, Gu Siyuan, and other younger generations also joined in.

……

Half an hour later.

On the main peak of Beiquan, Li Miaoxuan glanced at her original self who was still sitting quietly and said, "Now that you have achieved the status of a Void Immortal, you can finally breathe a sigh of relief."

Gu Yuanqing said, "There shouldn't be too many changes in the Spirit Realm, and the Demon Realm is also alright. There are still some karmic debts to be repaid within the Nine Domains Divine Continent. The biggest hidden danger is the Primordial Divine Sect."

Li Miaoxuan nodded slightly: "True God level experts are indeed something we have to be wary of. However, they are all remnant souls and may not be much stronger than Void Immortals. What we need to be most careful about is the power of rule artifacts. These artifacts are not ordinary magic weapons. Their power at the rule level is impossible to defend against."

Gu Yuanqing smiled and said, "However, becoming a Void Immortal should be enough to protect oneself. It's just that we need to be mindful of the Qian Yuan Realm, so we still need to make more preparations."

Li Miaoxuan nodded and said, "You have just become a Void Immortal. This is the most crucial moment for you to comprehend the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. It is more conducive to your cultivation if your soul and spirit are unified. So I won't chat with you any longer."

Gu Yuanqing asked, "And what about you? Do you want me to send you back to the outer battlefield?"

"Won't it affect your cultivation?" Li Miaoxuan asked.

Gu Yuanqing laughed and said, "It's not that bad."

Li Miaoxuan nodded: "Then it's fine. We should go back. There must be some changes in the evil sects. I have too little power left in the Xuanqiong Realm, and I am the only one in the Lingxu Sect who is the Undying of Chaos. If the evil sects attack, I'm afraid it will be difficult to resist."

Gu Yuanqing asked, "Do you still want to say goodbye to your father?"

Li Miaoxuan shook her head: "No need. By the way, Cheng Yi probably doesn't know that you've become a Void Immortal yet. If you have time, tell him too, so that he, as your son, doesn't find out about you from outsiders."

Gu Yuanqing nodded slightly, and then used the Heavenly Fishing Technique to send Li Miaoxuan back to the battlefield outside the domain.

This Dharma body then walked towards the original body, merged with the original body's soul, and completely entered into enlightenment.

Having just become a Void Immortal, one is blessed with the power of the grotto-heaven and can use the art of manipulating objects to transform the power of heavenly tribulations into one's own. Unlike other cultivators, one does not experience a period of weakness. However, one's realm is still at the initial stage of Void Immortal, which is the period when one's strength is rapidly improving.

Its aura continuously strengthened as it gained a deeper understanding of the Great Dao, and its nascent ethereal immortal body was constantly being perfected with the support of the vast ocean of spiritual energy.

At the same time, a world-shaking upheaval suddenly erupted in the cultivation world, the spirit world, and the extraterrestrial battlefields...

(End of this chapter)