I became an immortal in the mountains

Chapter 852 I am willing to die
As soon as the Divine Tortoise carrying the mountain moved, the entire Qian Yuan Sect responded accordingly.

For decades, it has remained in this place, and many cultivators from the Qian Yuan Sect have left the island to seek opportunities and hunt sea beasts in the surrounding seas.

As the bell rang on Qian Yuan Island, cultivators who were out and about nearby felt their tokens vibrate slightly, knowing that the Divine Tortoise of Mount Fu had awakened and was about to embark on its journey again.

Everyone was already used to this, after all, many Qian Yuan Sect disciples had been on this island for hundreds of years and had experienced this kind of thing countless times.

They finished their tasks and hurried back to Qian Yuan Island.

Then, figures streaked across the sky and returned.

In truth, these disciples hadn't traveled too far, mostly within three thousand miles. Moreover, the Mountain-Bearing Divine Turtle moved slowly at the beginning, as if it were still half asleep, so they were able to return in time after receiving the news.

Two days later, all the disciples of the Qian Yuan Sect had returned. The stewards and elders checked repeatedly and found no one missing.

Then Qin Wuyai flew out and arrived in front of the head of the Mountain-Bearing Divine Turtle. He bowed and clasped his hands, saying, "Senior, all the disciples of the sect have returned. Thank you for waiting."

The mountain-carrying tortoise then increased its speed.

Continuing forward, one enters the Void Sea completely.

Runes lit up on the body of the Mountain-Bearing Divine Turtle, transforming into a barrier that enveloped the surroundings.

Spatial rifts began to appear and multiplied, but when they landed around the Mountain-Bearing Divine Turtle, they suddenly vanished without a trace.

Seeing the mountain-carrying divine tortoise continue forward, some cultivators from the Qian Yuan Sect had a slight change in expression.

"If we go any further, we'll be directly touching the sword mark. Do we have to pass under it?"

The cultivators of the Qian Yuan Sect today are somewhat different from those of the past. They have had contact with the cultivation world many times and have some understanding of the Void Sea and the ancient sword mark that directly divided a world into the Spirit World and the Cultivation World. Naturally, they know how terrifying it is!
"Everyone, please rest assured. Senior Divine Turtle is a great demon above the level of the Undying Chaos. How could he do something he is not sure of? Besides, with Lord Gu here, what problems could possibly arise?" a Celestial Elder of the Qian Yuan Sect said loudly.

"That's true!" Everyone felt relieved upon hearing this.

Besides, their true purpose wasn't Qian Yuan Island. At worst, they could enter Qing Ping Cave Heaven or return to Bei Quan Mountain without any danger to their lives. So they relaxed and enjoyed the wonders displayed by the Void Sea.

They were almost at the depths of the Void Sea. With their cultivation levels, none of them could have gotten here on their own.

Once one reaches the Void Heaven cultivation level, one begins to come into contact with the Dao of Space, observing and comprehending the changes in the Void Sea space, which will undoubtedly benefit their future cultivation.

Even Gu Yuanqing's true form stood atop the mountain, looking through the North Spring Cave Heaven into the depths of the Void Sea.

At this moment, outside the barrier protected by the Black Tortoise of Mount Fu, there was no longer the familiar blue sky, but rather a series of bizarre and turbulent spatial undercurrents.

The innate runes emanating from the tortoise shell glowed intermittently, each sudden flash signifying the quiet smoothing of a spatial fold powerful enough to tear apart a mountain.

The light on the island became eerie, with thin and distorted halos of various colors, like spilled and mixed paints that could not blend, making the entire island colorful.

Gu Yuanqing stood with his hands behind his back, gazing into the distance, his eyes fixed on the sword marks in the distance.

His avatar had also been to the Void Sea, only to experience the Dao of Space and perfect the imprint of the Dao of Space, but he hadn't gone this deep back then.

For him, who was proficient in the Dao of Space and had become a Void Immortal, the Void Sea was no longer so terrifying. But this sword mark was different. It severed two realms and existed for eternity. The so-called Void Sea was just the interaction between the external forces of heaven and earth and the power in this sword mark.

His eyes, gleaming with starlight, gazed at the sword mark. The Eight Trigrams and Nine Palaces pattern appeared around his body. Suddenly, he frowned, closed his eyes, and after a long while, exhaled a long breath.

"As expected, with my current strength, I am still far from being able to truly touch such power as Xu Dong. If I hadn't been in Beiquan Cave Heaven, I would probably have been injured just now."

Just now, Gu Yuanqing intended to use his Void-Piercing Heavenly Eye to analyze the power within the sword mark, but suddenly a sword light appeared in his sea of ​​consciousness. This sword light seemed to be about to cleave his sea of ​​consciousness in two with a single strike.

Gu Yuanqing wasn't too surprised by this. Even if he achieved the status of a Void Immortal and controlled the power of the Cave Heaven, his own power was still nothing compared to this sword mark.

However, with such power right before their eyes, how could they resist touching it?

Back then, the Heavenly Sword Elder practiced swordsmanship at the edge of the Void Sea and eventually mastered the art of swordsmanship. He also gained a distant understanding of this sword mark and eventually mastered the Four Phases Sword of Calamity Suppression, thus becoming a Void Immortal.

Gu Yuanqing's swordsmanship is directly descended from that of the Heavenly Sword Elder. Even after Dao Yan and the integration of various schools of swordsmanship, his swordsmanship is still fundamentally based on the Four Phases Sword of Calamity Suppression.

Therefore, when Gu Yuanqing observed the sword mark, he could even sense some familiar parts of it.

It is precisely because of this that he was able to analyze the sword marks with his own will. If it were someone else, they would not be able to touch the sword intent from afar.

Beside the head of the mountain-carrying tortoise, Gu Yuanqing's figure suddenly materialized, and he chuckled, "Senior, you wouldn't be planning to just barge through like this, would you?"

The mountain-carrying tortoise slightly turned its head and glanced at Gu Yuanqing, as if to say, "Am I that stupid?"
After a moment, it said in a deep voice, "Below the void sea ahead, there is an ancient passage."

The distance to the sword mark was getting closer and closer, and the Void Sea became even more violent.

The runes on the mountain-bearing divine tortoise grew brighter and brighter, and the area of ​​the barrier continued to shrink, rippling constantly under the impact of the turbulent currents.

The cultivators above the Void Heaven Realm watched the changes intently.

The pressure from the sword marks gradually arrived, an invisible pressure as heavy as a mountain, causing violent and dense ripples to appear on the surface of the golden barrier, its light flickering uncertainly.

Their bodies seem to have shrunk considerably!
This also shows its immense power. It should be noted that such a colossal creature, moving through the void sea, is completely different from Gu Yuanqing back then. It needs to withstand countless attacks from spatial turbulence at every moment.

Gu Yuanqing could dodge in advance, but the Mountain-Bearing Divine Turtle could only resist and resolve the situation.

A hint of surprise flashed in Gu Yuanqing's eyes, causing her to raise her assessment of his strength to a new level.

Four hours later.

The mountain-carrying divine tortoise let out a deep, muffled roar, and its massive body suddenly sank downwards!
The entire island then sank into the void sea.

Gu Yuanqing had already seen the ancient passage that led deep into the void sea.

"Borrowing the remaining power of the sword mark to suppress the void, and using the ancient passage to penetrate its weakest point, the one who opened this path must have extraordinary thoughts and methods."

The mountain-carrying tortoise traveled along the passage.

The turbulent spatial currents gradually receded, replaced by a dark, calm road, where occasional turbulence stirred up faintly visible ancient runes.

One day later.

The light in everyone's eyes gradually returned.

It was still the Void Sea, but this world was different from before.

"Passing through the sword marks, we... have we arrived in the Spirit Realm?" The cultivators of the Qian Yuan Sect suddenly brightened up.

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The Jiuli Mountains are located in the northern wilderness.

This was also the first stop for Gu Yuanqing to settle his grudges.

Decades have passed, and the current situation in the spirit realm is vastly different from what it was back then. The threat of the Void Immortals has caused many evil sects to retreat to extremes, while the righteous forces are expanding rapidly.

The balance between good and evil was broken, the alliance between good and evil was torn apart, and the grudges that had been accumulated in the past suddenly erupted.

Perhaps driven by hatred, or perhaps by profit, bloodshed is a common sight in the spirit world and the cultivation world, on almost every continent.

However, the regions ruled by the truly evil sects seemed much calmer, though undercurrents might be surging, no one had actually broken off relations and started a full-blown war.

As the leader of the evil sects, Jiuli Mountain was not one that any sect dared to provoke.

That's how it is in the cultivation world; strength is the only thing that matters.

Even if the top evil sects have suffered heavy losses in the strength of their experts, they still have their foundation. Even the Holy Land of Spiritual Treasures will not engage in a life-or-death battle with them unless there is an extreme conflict of interest!

Gu Yuanqing had gained some understanding of the lands under the jurisdiction of Jiuli Mountain during his journey.

As the leader of the heretical sects, his influence spans a vast territory spanning millions of miles.

Steep mountains, vast plains, crisscrossing rivers, and numerous lakes.

The spiritual energy was somewhat profound, carrying a unique life rhythm originating from ancient shamanistic practices.

Occasionally, one can see huge, strange creatures resembling centipedes or moths slowly flying by, with cultivators sitting cross-legged on them. These are mostly disciples of the Jiuli Mountain sect or qualified affiliated sects patrolling or coming and going.

Deeper into the clouds, a massive shadowy outline moved slowly, the strange beast patrolling the forbidden area of ​​the mountain gate.

The entire continent has a unique atmosphere that is completely different from other places.

Here, the will of Jiuli Mountain is the invisible celestial law that covers millions of miles of mountains and rivers.

As Gu Yuanqing walked through it, he could clearly feel that the land beneath his feet was like a sleeping, slow-breathing giant beast, and Jiuli Mountain was its heart and brain.

This continent itself is the foundation built up over countless years by a powerful heretical sect, whose aura has long been completely integrated with this world.

"No wonder these heretical sects still exist after the Heavenly Sword Elder achieved the Void Immortal realm!"

When Gu Yuanqing actually arrived at this place, he clearly felt its profound significance.

"Here, blessed by this world, the Evil Lord who is immortal is not much different from a Void Immortal."

However, Gu Yuanqing remained calm; perhaps this was what made things interesting for him.

Otherwise, simply crushing someone with a single palm strike would be rather boring, as it's just bullying the weak.

Even after arriving in the territory under the jurisdiction of Jiuli Mountain, he was not in a hurry to settle the karmic debt.

Instead, they were quite interested in experiencing the unique cultural landscape of this place, which differed from other places.

However, Gu Yuanqing was in no hurry to find the Lord of Jiuli Mountain, but the Lord of Jiuli Mountain came to him on his own.

That morning, Gu Yuanqing climbed Wentian Peak, the most famous peak in Tianyun Kingdom.

Standing atop the mountain, overlooking the distant view.

Suddenly, the two emerged from the thick fog behind them.
The former was as thin as a withered tree branch, but his scarlet blood-red robe had been replaced with an old hemp garment. The only thing that remained unchanged was the dark golden witch runes that covered his skin.

At this moment, he exuded the aura of a frail old man, without the slightest trace of the aura of a supreme evil master.

The latter was a young man with the cultivation of Yin-Yang Zhou Tian, ​​and his body was covered with dark gold witch runes.

The Lord of Jiuli Mountain stepped forward and stood side by side with Gu Yuanqing. He then calmly said in a hoarse voice, "Brother Gu, you have finally arrived."

Gu Yuanqing glanced back and smiled, "It seems the Evil Lord has been waiting for me for a long time. I wonder if he is ready to set off?"

Upon hearing this, the young man raised an eyebrow and looked at Gu Yuanqing with anger in his eyes.

The Lord of Jiuli Mountain glanced at him sideways, and the young cultivator quickly lowered his head.

The Lord of Jiuli Mountain said calmly, “The Evil Lord is a thing of the past, why should you mention him again, fellow Daoist? As for the journey ahead... my path has been severed, there is no way forward, and my death and the dissipation of my Dao are only a matter of time.”

When I went to obstruct your path, the outcome was already predetermined: either we succeeded, and the righteous and evil factions continued to rule the world together; or we failed, and we sacrificed ourselves for our cause.

Gu Yuanqing chuckled lightly: "Fellow Daoist Jiuli sees things quite clearly. Then why don't we invite you to set off here today?"

The Lord of Jiuli Mountain calmly said, "Brother Gu has achieved the status of a Void Immortal, and I am no match for him. However, it is not so easy to kill me on the territory of Jiuli Mountain."

"Really? Why don't you give it a try?" Gu Yuanqing said.

The Lord of Jiuli Mountain sighed softly, "If I could learn about the Dao of the Immortal, I would be more than happy to do so. However, Brother Gu, why are you in such a hurry?"

Gu Yuanqing laughed: "Didn't Fellow Daoist Jiuli deliver himself to our door? I'm not the one in a hurry."

Upon hearing this, the Lord of Jiuli Mountain fell silent.

After a moment, he slowly said, "I've heard that you are not from this world, fellow Daoist?"

Gu Yuanqing nodded and said, "It does indeed come from a small world."

The Lord of Jiuli Mountain then asked, "What are your views on the righteous and evil paths, fellow Daoist?"

Gu Yuanqing's gaze swept across the distant land, and he said calmly, "What is righteousness? What is evil? The righteous path I have seen is not without hypocrisy, deceit, plunder, and infighting; the evil path I have heard of is not entirely composed of inhumane people. There are three thousand great paths, which are just different paths."

At this point, Gu Yuanqing paused slightly, turned to look at the Lord of Jiuli Mountain, and said, "Back then, you all tried to stop me, perhaps because of the difference between the righteous and the evil paths. But to obstruct someone's path is like killing their parents. Therefore, my visit today has nothing to do with righteousness or evil, but only with life and death."

The Lord of Jiuli Mountain had a complicated expression. He was right next to Gu Yuanqing and knew that there was no falsehood in Gu Yuanqing's words. If he had known him earlier, he might not have done such a thing back then.

There wouldn't be the worries we have now!

After a moment, he asked again, "What do you think of the area under the jurisdiction of my Jiuli Mountain?"

Gu Yuanqing nodded: "It's acceptable! At least it looks much better than what's under the jurisdiction of the Netherworld Sect and the Holy Heaven Sect."

Upon hearing this, the Lord of Jiuli Mountain smiled and said, "If that's the case, if I'm willing to die, could you spare Jiuli Mountain, fellow Daoist?"

The man behind the Lord of Jiuli Mountain's expression changed instantly, his fists clenched, but he dared not speak.

Gu Yuanqing raised an eyebrow upon hearing this and said calmly, "Alright, death absolves all debts, that's fair!"

"Good!" The Lord of Jiuli Mountain laughed heartily, as if he had finally let go of his obsession. Although his voice was still hoarse, it sounded extremely cheerful...

(End of this chapter)