This is not how immortals cultivate

Chapter 517 The Heavenly Emperor Returns to His Three Positions, the Six Paths Return to Their Original Seat

Jingyun, no, the Queen Mother of the West, passed through the Yama Gate and arrived at the Qianyuan Realm from the Heavenly God Realm.

His gaze swept over the people in the room, a slight smile playing on his lips. Finding the Buddha in the way, he waved his sleeve and threw the Buddha out of the Netherworld, sending him directly to the Great Thunderclap Temple on Mount Ling.

Waiting for the Buddhas to return in the Great Thunderclap Temple is what the Buddha should do. The current situation concerns those who are reincarnated, and has little causal relationship with the Buddha.

If we have to say there is one, it can only be that the Six Paths Goddess died at the hands of the earliest and most ancient Heavenly Emperor!

With a slight movement, the Queen Mother of the West displayed a cultivation level higher than that of a Golden Immortal. Her scrutinizing gaze, as if examining merchandise, caused Sword Venerable Su Ran to frown repeatedly. It was this same look that the Heavenly Emperor had seen when she was the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden in the Heavenly Court.

Bai Wuyan stared expressionlessly at the dignified and elegant Queen Mother of the West, her chest heaving violently, indicating that she was not as calm as she appeared.

Clang!
A clear and sharp sword cry pierced the sky, like tearing silk through the air, shattering the last trace of tranquility.

The moment the Wujie Sword was drawn, its cry shook the sky, a great sun roared overhead, and a phantom of a white phoenix flapped its wings.

The sword light soared into the sky, burning fiercely like flames.

Like light bursting forth from the core of the sun, it was intense, pure, and unstoppable, so dazzling that one could not open their eyes.

The phantom of the white phoenix was pure white, its wings burning with golden flames, its eyes like torches, scanning all directions, carrying an immense and boundless power, transforming into a golden stream of light, rushing straight towards the Queen Mother of the West.

With a single sword strike, all things submit, and life and death vanish into nothingness.

The sky above the Netherworld was now only occupied by the phantom of the white phoenix, which, with its unstoppable sharpness, compressed the entire world to its limit. All light, shadow, sound, and aura were swallowed up by this blazing sword light.

The Queen Mother of the West remained calm and composed, even exuding a touch of aloof elegance.

She opened the wordless book in her hand, titled 'Kunlun', and ancient auras rose from it. Nine layers of celestial mountains appeared in the book, containing a magnificent power to suppress heaven and earth.

Thousands of celestial lights soared into the sky, and the majestic phantom of the Nine Heavens Immortal Mountain rose from the ground, supporting heaven and earth, suppressing the eight wastelands, and expanding the space of heaven and earth to the boundless limit. The white phantom that had just occupied the entire sky suddenly shrank in comparison with this vast power.

Facing this unchanging barrier between heaven and earth, the white phoenix phantom did not stop and continued forward, its wings stirring up a raging storm and flames, turning the entire Nine Heavens Immortal Mountain into a golden inferno.

But for some reason, the phoenix flapped its wings and began to circle back and forth among the nine immortal mountains, but it could not find a real breakthrough.

The originally fierce sword energy was now suppressed and difficult to release;

The once clearly visible target is now obscured by layers of illusions;
Its once dominant aura is now gradually weakening under the suppression of the Nine Heavens Immortal Mountain...

The phoenix's shadow circled the mountaintop, lost and disoriented, only able to spin around in circles.

We're trapped!

It wasn't a physical constraint, but rather the confusion that arose from the clash between will and law. Bai Wuyan began to believe it; she was not the Queen Mother of the West, and it was all the scheme of the Corpse Queen Mother.

The real Queen Mother of the West is the red-robed, white-haired, and incredibly powerful being before us, whose cultivation is beyond comprehension.

Feng Ying kept circling around, trying to find a flaw, but she got deeper and deeper, eventually getting trapped in a near-circular maze.

As the Queen Mother of the West slowly closed the book, the Nine Heavens Immortal Mountain and the great sun transformed from the phoenix shadow disappeared at the same time. Bai Wuyan retreated repeatedly with her sword in hand, her face alternating between pale and green. Because she was filled with resentment and unwillingness, she was so angry that she spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Old hag, so you're not the Queen Mother of the West after all..."

Su Ran Sword Master added a small blow, saying with a serious face, "But don't worry, no matter if you are the Queen Mother of the West or not, you are the only old hag in my heart."

He's cheeky and annoying.

Bai Wuyan ignored Su Ran Sword Venerable, her gaze fixed on the Queen Mother of the West. Surrounded by immortal light and surging with divine light, she broke through the shackles of the Queen Mother of the West's divine position by relying on her mastery of the Heavenly Dao principles. With her divine power surging, she wanted to fight a second round.

Seeing that Bai Wuyan had lost her composure due to her chaotic state of mind, Sword Master Su Ran drew his Reverse Calamity Sword to stop her, and said with a solemn expression, "That old hag is not simple. You are no match for her. I will lend you a hand."

Bai Wuyan still ignored it. As proud and arrogant as she was, she regarded Su Ran Sword Venerable's behavior as charity.

"You two seem to have a good relationship..."

The Queen Mother of the West slowly opened her mouth, took the Yellow Spring Ancient Mirror handed over by the Corpse Queen Mother, and shook the mirror slightly, from which one by one the Reincarnation Relics fell.

The relic fell from the sky and merged directly into the Netherworld, where the laws had changed dramatically. In the darkness, there seemed to be rustling shadows of trees, and a phantom that blotted out the sky and connected heaven and earth slowly manifested in the Netherworld.

The phantom image of the Yellow Spring Mother Tree!

The swaying shadows of the trees covered the fields, their trunks strong and weathered by time. Though illusory and lacking roots, merely a projection, they still possessed a terrifying power, as if their branches and leaves could overturn the three thousand worlds and disrupt the order of the cycle of reincarnation.

As the last relic of reincarnation fell, the Yellow Springs Mirror lost its source and dissipated.

The moment the phantom of the mother tree appeared, Sword Master Su Ran's gaze turned deep, and his thoughts were uncontrollably drawn to it.

Bai Wuyan, standing nearby, also felt a strong, uncontrollable desire arise within her. She wanted to merge with the Yellow Spring Mother Tree so that she could find her true self.

Wait a minute, Su Ran Sword Venerable is a reincarnated being, the reincarnation of the Six Paths Goddess. It's only natural that she would be attracted to the phantom of the Yellow Spring Mother Tree. Why would she have such a desire?
Bai Wuyan was horrified. One blow after another struck her, and she was filled with resentment. A trace of crimson blood spilled from the corner of her mouth again.

On the other side, the arrival of the illusory image of the Yellow Spring Mother Tree interrupted Guanyin Bodhisattva's connection with her own. She looked at the illusory image of the Mother Tree with a look of surprise and doubt, her expression changing several times. Finally, she put her hands together and silently recited a Buddhist chant.

Clang!
The Sword of No Calamity rose again, and the four magical treasures for cultivating both body and life, the Immaculate White Lotus, the Cloud-woven Heavenly Robe, and the Pure White Golden Wheel, worked together, their radiance flowing between them, instantly elevating Bai Wuyan's aura to its peak.

The sword light surged, and it slashed down fiercely.

The sword light that pierced through heaven and earth could almost split the Netherworld in two, but when it touched the blank page of the 'Kunlun' book, it went straight into it without showing any power.

The Queen Mother of the West closed the book with the utmost elegance. She glanced at Bai Wuyan and said, “The four magical treasures you have forged from the Wushuang Palace’s inheritance all ultimately come from me. No matter what supernatural powers or methods you have, you cannot escape my grasp. Don’t waste your energy.”

Bai Wuyan didn't speak, her hand hidden in her sleeve gripping the sword hilt tightly.

"Who do you think you are, you old hag, spouting nonsense here!"

Su Ran Sword Master snorted coldly, unable to bear seeing Bai Wuyan being bullied so badly. She twisted her mouth and unleashed her full power: "Oh, you are the Queen Mother of the West, Xiang Yuan's master, or... Madam or Lady, how does he usually address you?"

"Sharp teeth and sharp mouths."

The Queen Mother of the West snorted coldly: "That vague and illusory scheme has already been borne by someone else on my behalf."

The one who suffered the consequences is self-evident; it could only be Bai Wuyan, whose fate was tragically predetermined. She didn't reap any of the benefits related to the Queen Mother of the West's identity and destiny. All the schemes imposed on the Queen Mother of the West by Laozi were transferred onto Bai Wuyan by the Queen Mother of the West.

"Don't talk nonsense. The old woman and the young man are clearly in love. It's never been a scheme!" Sword Master Su Ran once again spoke up for Bai Wuyan.

She roughly guessed the relationship between herself and Bai Wuyan, and secretly glanced at Guanyin Bodhisattva next to her. Seeing that Guanyin Bodhisattva was staring straight at the Yellow Spring Mother Tree, she didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

If you don't know what expression to use, just curse a couple of times for being a damn schemer!
"There's no such thing as mutual affection; it's always been a calculation, and you're no exception."

The Queen Mother of the West looked calmly at the Sword Master Su Ran: "On the eve of your death, you were able to regain your youth by obtaining the blood of the Emperor, and the laws of the small world also resonated with you. Is such a clever cause and effect merely a coincidence?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Sword Master Su Ran's face darkened: "Was this your scheme?"

"Whether you die or not is not important to me. I am not the one who plots against the Heavenly Emperor. What I want is only the one who controls reincarnation."

The Queen Mother of the West was not ambiguous either, and generously told Bai Wuyan and Su Ran Sword Venerable that the Heavenly Emperor had his own plans, and the Six Paths had their own plans. They had made many moves, and it was only through their combined efforts that they ended up in this situation today.

It was somewhat of a coincidence that she accepted Xiang Yuan as a disciple... probably.

But no matter what, the Heavenly Emperor's schemes and the Six Paths' schemes coincidentally came together, creating a tangled mess that is impossible to unravel, and the outcome is now a foregone conclusion.

Beside the Queen Mother of the West, the Corpse Queen Mother pointed and drew a yin-yang fish in mid-air. An invisible force entered the void, attracting three figures.

Xiao Lingyue.

Zen'er.

Shang Qingmeng.

"Everyone's here..."

The Queen Mother of the West glanced at Shang Qingmeng and said to the Sword Venerable Su Ran, "My schemes lie between the two of you. Even if you die, I can find you through her. Therefore, the schemes related to the Emperor's Blood do not lie with me."

It started like this, but as she made more and more calculations, the checkerboard pattern on Xiang Yuan's body became more and more useful, and she also made some additional investments.

Xiao Chanshang had just arrived and was unaware of what had happened, but instinctively sided with his master and Guanyin Bodhisattva.

Chan'er frowned as she looked at the Corpse Queen Mother, who was also her second master, the Lord of the Yellow Springs. Her first master, Jinse, was scheming against her, and now her second master, the Lord of the Yellow Springs, was scheming against her as well. Her heart was filled with resentment...

Uh, a little, but not much.

Long ago, Chan'er stopped believing in so-called love; she thought it was all a lie, that the world was full of scheming and plotting, and that there weren't many good people. A mature enchantress should, from a young age, resolve that there is no one in the world who is beyond killing.

Later, she met Xiang Yuan, whose fearless fighting style awakened her love, and she tasted the bittersweetness of love. From then on, she was unable to extricate herself from it and was so immersed in it that she did not want to wake up.

Xiang Yuan could see the enchantress's pleasant expression, but the others weren't so lucky. Xiao Lingyue could only be considered half a member, as she was involved in the power struggle for the first wife and the distressing matter of the sun and moon sharing the same sky, making it difficult for her to sever ties.

The Queen Mother of the West swept her gaze over the six women in the room, noticing that their attention was entirely drawn to the illusory image of the Yellow Spring Mother Tree, a manifestation of the Relic of Reincarnation. She slowly said, "Long ago, when the ancient Heavenly Court still existed, there were many primordial deities in the world, each with their own duties and mandates..."

"The last primordial deity conceived by the Heavenly Dao is named 'Goddess of the Six Paths.' She was born to represent and govern reincarnation, and is one of the most powerful deities..."

"It was because of the birth of this goddess of the six paths that the concept of reincarnation came into being, and the path of immortality was thus able to arise..."

"The Heavenly Emperor was displeased and, failing to win over the Six Paths Goddess, killed her!" "The moment the Immortal Path appeared between heaven and earth and gained the favor of the Heavenly Dao, the Six Paths Goddess knew that her future was inevitably controlled. She made arrangements in advance to ensure her return from reincarnation, either as a relic of reincarnation or as one of those who are reincarnated..."

"I have put a lot of thought into bringing you all together."

The Queen Mother of the West glanced at the six reincarnated beings. Among them, Bai Wuyan was undoubtedly the one she had schemed against the most. By giving Bai Wuyan the destiny of "Queen Mother of the West" through the Corpse Queen Mother, she made Bai Wuyan believe that she was the real Queen Mother of the West and informed the reincarnated beings of their information, which led to an entanglement between Bai Wuyan and the Sword Venerable Su Ran.

At the same time, Bai Wuyan is also a backup plan. Whenever the Queen Mother of the West is plotted against, she can use her destiny to shift the blame onto Bai Wuyan.

It's like the marriage arranged by Laozi in a fit of madness was then transferred to Bai Wuyan by the Queen Mother of the West.

So far, the results have been excellent.

Because the effect was so good, the Queen Mother of the West has no intention of taking back Bai Wuyan's destiny. She'll continue to take the blame and there's no rush. What if something unexpected happens?
As for the others, Xiao Lingyue was brought back to Wushuang Palace as a disciple because of the connection between reincarnated people. Bai Wuyan had foreseen this and felt that she was destined to be with her.

Shang Qingmeng was similar to Xiao Lingyue. Su Ran Sword Master felt that this disciple was too destined for him, so he took her back to Jianxinzhai and carefully trained her. He was afraid that she would melt in his mouth or break in his hands, and he raised a rebellious disciple who started with zero frames.

The schemes of Guanyin Bodhisattva and Xi Wangmu are unrelated. Xi Wangmu's schemes are carried by Baiyue Jushi, who brought them all the way from the Dragon Subduing Realm to the Heavenly God Realm to find the divine position of Antarctic Guanyin. He only needs Baiyue Jushi to understand himself so that he can complete himself.

There is another, deeper reason for the special treatment of Baiyue Jushi: this reincarnated person was controlled by another great supernatural being a long time ago. The cause and effect are too complicated. If he is left to his own devices like Bai Wuyan and Su Ran Sword Venerable, it will be very difficult to find him again in the future.

The scheming within Chan'er was abducted from the Silver Moon Palace to the Yellow Springs by the Queen Mother of the West. She was then trained by the cannon fodder Jinse and became the only person to come into contact with the principles of reincarnation.

This is also why the Reincarnation Mirror was only moderately powerful in Jinse's hands, but became incredibly powerful in Chan'er's. It was a perfect fit; it was only natural for someone who had reincarnated to control the Reincarnation Mirror.

Similarly, Xiao Lingyue was seen by the Reincarnation Mirror several times, yet she remained lively and energetic. The reason why her figure could not appear in the mirror was also related to the fact that she was a reincarnated person.

Chan'er mistakenly believed that the sun and moon were in the same sky and connected by their auras, so the Reincarnation Mirror could not harm her, and incidentally, it could not harm Xiao Lingyue either. This was simply an oversimplification.

If you don't believe me, you can try it. Besides Xiao Lingyue, there are four other people present who are immune to the Reincarnation Mirror.

As for why Xiang Yuan had affairs with all six reincarnated beings, the Queen Mother of the West stated that it was related to the Heavenly Emperor's schemes against him. She simply turned a blind eye and shifted the blame at the crucial moment, and was not the mastermind behind it.

The six people looked at each other, then looked at each other again, and finally looked together at the phantom of the Mother Tree of Reincarnation.

Sword Master Su Ran, with her quick wit, suddenly remembered something, tugged at Shang Qingmeng's sleeve, and said with a serious face, "Disciple, we're on the same side!"

"Bad maid!"

"..."

Clearly, even her own people were useless. Fairy Shang clearly distinguished between public and private matters; if she took something, she took it, and a lowly servant was a lowly servant.

"The Qianyuan Realm has embarked on the right path and will eventually manifest as reality. The time has come for the Six Paths Goddess to return..."

The Queen Mother of the West opened the Kunlun Book: "The Six Paths have returned today, and I, too, take control of the Six Paths today."

Dream on! x6
All six people present possessed the Heavenly Dao principles of the Qianyuan Realm. If Ji Wuzhou were to die a heroic death, they would all sit at the shareholders' table when the banquet began.

In the Qianyuan Realm, they are the most special beings. Because some superiors abuse their power for personal gain and have made arrangements with the Heavenly Dao, they can choose their own divine positions and borrow divine power when necessary.

Six divine lights rose from the ground, and an ancient mirror of reincarnation emitted a faint light, shining directly on the Queen Mother of the West before the many divine lights could reach her.

The mirror turned, reflecting countless scenes of birth and death!

Just as the mirror light was about to lock onto the Queen Mother of the West, the Corpse Queen Mother stepped forward and used herself to block the Ancient Mirror of Reincarnation.

Without hesitation or retreat, the withered body slowly rose, its bandaged form appearing particularly eerie in the mirror light.

In the mirror, countless laws of reincarnation overflowed, and thousands of lines were peeled away layer by layer, disappearing along with the body of the Corpse Queen Mother.

After killing Jinse, Chan'er also killed her second master. When it comes to filial piety, Xiao Lingyue is now less than a paramecium.

However, the dissipation of the Corpse Queen was voluntary.

This body died a long time ago.

She exists only through a little willpower and the relics of reincarnation. She hides in the cycle of reincarnation, comprehends the principles of reincarnation, and has continued to this day by avoiding the world.

The moment she stepped out of the cycle of reincarnation meant the return of the Queen Mother of the West. She was destined to dispel the laws of reincarnation and give up the relics of reincarnation. Having lost two great protectors in succession, she could hardly sustain her existence on her own will.

The Corpse Queen Mother, unwilling to die, with her remaining will to live strong, suddenly betrayed the West Queen Mother...

Such a basic mistake wouldn't happen to someone with great supernatural powers.

Except for the Heavenly Emperor!

Those guys are all incredibly arrogant and overbearing. If you let them ignite themselves to light up others, it would only result in a suicidal nuclear explosion.

The Corpse Queen Mother's voluntary dispersal was not a suicide attempt. It seemed as if she had returned to dust and ashes, and it took countless years for her to finally disappear. In reality, it was also part of a scheme.

Everything was under the control of the Queen Mother of the West.

The dissipation of the Corpse Queen Mother was due to the use of the Ancient Mirror of Reincarnation to completely release the vast principles of reincarnation that she carried!

The vast laws of reincarnation overflowed into the Netherworld, solidifying the space of heaven and earth into a physical form. In that instant, time in the entire Netherworld seemed to be paused.

This immense power, beyond the capacity of even the current order of the Three Realms, let alone the Netherworld, transcends countless spaces, prompting the Yellow Spring Mother Tree to respond.

The illusory Yellow Spring Mother Tree became increasingly real, and suddenly it awoke and returned, its branches swaying violently and its leaves rustling, each leaf reflecting a figure from another realm.

Six hazy vortexes rose from the tree canopy, like the hand of fate, pointing directly at the six reincarnated beings in the arena.

They carry no murderous intent or hostility, yet they possess an irresistible attraction.

The destined place, the call of reincarnation, a distant summons, will return the six reincarnated beings to their rightful place.

Chan'er had the most contact with the laws of reincarnation, and was immediately swept away by the gray vortex. Then came Xiao Lingyue, whose aura was connected to hers, followed by Guanyin Bodhisattva, Bai Wuyan, Su Ran Sword Master, Shang Qingmeng...

Each of the six vortexes locked onto one person. The six people sat upright, lifted by the vortexes, and slowly floated above the Yellow Spring Mother Tree. Their expressions were different, but none of them could break free.

The next instant, the six vortexes suddenly contracted, enveloping the six people within them.

The figures gradually blurred, the outlines overlapped, the auras intertwined, the six independent primordial spirits merged, returning to their former appearance, and the reincarnation power that could change the three thousand worlds in an instant.

The Queen Mother of the West opened the pages of the Kunlun Book and looked at the principles of reincarnation she had learned. The plan to control reincarnation was already half successful.

Victory is just around the corner!

The journey of a hundred miles is only half complete at ninety; the closer one gets to success, the more difficult it becomes. The Queen Mother of the West did not have the habit of opening champagne halfway through the journey. She fixed her gaze on the direction of the Thirty-Sixth Heaven and paused at the position of the Three Pure Ones.

"As agreed, the Heavenly Emperor will be distributed among the three, and the Six Paths will belong to this seat..."

"Each takes what they need, without disturbing the other."

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

At this moment, the Heavenly Emperor was completely dumbfounded.

No, Xiang Yuan was completely bewildered.

He looked up at the Nine-Fingered Heavenly Emperor on the golden throne, staring at each other without saying a word, the air falling into an eerie silence.

Xiang Yuan slapped the Corpse Queen Mother, and the moment he touched her, he passed directly through the Yama Gate constructed by the laws of reincarnation and entered the Heavenly Realm.

As luck would have it, the moment he stepped into the Lingxiao Palace, he was met with the Nine-Fingered Heavenly Emperor, who caught him somewhat off guard.

Xiang Yuan withdrew his outstretched claws, coughed lightly, and tried to open the Jade Wall Gate of Yanfu, but failed.

The jade tattoo on the sole of his foot disappeared, and Yanfumen vanished without a trace. No matter how much he called out to him in his heart, there was no response.

A person who possesses a near-Heavenly Emperor's body and will, and even an epic-level enhanced Heavenly Emperor's seed, suddenly appears in the Lingxiao Palace, facing the genuine, imposing Heavenly Emperor who cannot be challenged...

At first glance, it bears a striking resemblance to a plot to usurp the throne.

This is very embarrassing!

"Your subject Zhenwu pays homage to the Heavenly Emperor. I have come to report on the matter of subduing demons and monsters in the mortal realm." Xiang Yuan remained calm in the face of danger, his face showing unwavering loyalty.

"Hehe, Your Majesty, Zhenwu..."

The Nine-Fingered Heavenly Emperor touched his finger sleeve; it was empty inside, missing a section of a finger.

He is disabled!
"Well done, Chen Zhenwu! Men, seize this traitorous rebel!"

I'm innocent! I'm not a traitor!

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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