The Heaven-shattering: I and Wu Shi compete for the throne

Chapter 487 Red Dust Fairy

However, Li Daoming soon frowned slightly, feeling that something seemed off about his current state.

He seemed to be able to exist as a self-contained entity, no longer disturbed by the vast universe. His time seemed to stand still, and the years could hardly leave a mark on him.

His body remained that of someone around twenty years old, with radiant skin, a majestic figure, and an aura of immortality.

In addition, he can control the production of a substance within his body that possesses extremely high essence and grants immortality: the Immortal Essence of Immortality.

Note that it is not a slow accumulation of immortal essence over time, but rather that he can transform ordinary essence into immortal essence at any time if he wants.

Of course, the essence of immortality is extremely high, and it takes a lot of time and effort to transform ordinary essence into immortality essence.

Sensing his own state, Li Daoming felt it was very familiar.

Isn't this a characteristic only mortal immortals possess? Didn't he only live his sixth life? How did he already have the characteristics of a mortal immortal? It seems he became an immortal in the mortal world? Isn't this a bit absurd?
With his mind a little jumbled up, Li Daoming slowly calmed his thoughts and began to deduce the solution.

After deducing for a while, Li Daoming's brows relaxed, and he revealed a look of sudden realization.

"So that's how it is! So that's how it is!" Li Daoming finally understood.

What is a mortal immortal?
Must one live nine lifetimes to be considered an immortal in the mortal world? Does living nine lifetimes guarantee becoming an immortal in the mortal world?

No, that's not the case!

A mortal immortal is a being that undergoes transformation in the mortal world, constantly elevating and improving its life essence. Once its life essence is elevated to the point of being equal to the universe, time cannot leave a mark on its body, and it can generate immortal essence for longevity. That is a mortal immortal.

If one's life essence reaches this level, even if one has only undergone five or six transformations, one is still a mortal immortal.

Take him, for example, and Ye Fan from the original story. He has only lived his sixth life and undergone five transformations, but with the accumulation of the three thousand laws:
There are over a thousand types that are close to the ultimate level, nearly two thousand that have reached the ultimate level, and dozens or even hundreds that have surpassed the ultimate level.

Although they haven't all reached the ultimate level, they might not be weaker than those who have just entered the ultimate level of the Three Thousand Laws.

This transformed the essence of his life to an extremely terrifying degree, enough to make him an immortal in the mortal world.

In the original novel, Ye Fan had taken the elixir of immortality. In that life, he did not undergo a transformation, but in his eighth life, he only underwent six transformations, which allowed him to maintain his vitality and age, thus officially becoming a mortal immortal.

The purpose of the next transformation, living out the ninth life, is to elevate the state to its absolute peak and then remain there forever, reaching the pinnacle of the mortal immortal realm, rather than becoming a mortal immortal.

However, if one's life essence does not reach that level, let alone living nine lifetimes in reverse, even living ten or fifteen lifetimes in reverse would not qualify one as a mortal immortal.

For example, Li Daoming possesses many methods for achieving immortal transformation in the mortal world that he can exploit, such as the True Phoenix Nirvana Method, the Accumulation of Immortal Essence for Longevity Method, the Dao Severing and Returning to Origin Method, the Reversal of the Holy Spirit Method, the Primordial Spirit Sublimation Method, the Physical Body Sublimation Method, and the Spirit-Flesh Fusion Sublimation Method...

The True Phoenix Nirvana Method allows one to achieve Nirvana through the trickery of imperial blood, guide Nirvana through Yin-Yang dual cultivation, accumulate immortal essence to absorb immortal matter in strange worlds to prolong the time, sever the Dao and return to the origin, and reverse the transformation of the Holy Spirit without having to do it oneself, but with his help. The sublimation of the primordial spirit, the sublimation of the physical body, and the sublimation of the fusion of spirit and flesh can also be done by him, like alchemy, to help them sublimate and transform...

However, such transformations yield little benefit; even after ten or fifteen transformations, one would likely still not reach the threshold of becoming a Mortal Immortal. Having grasped the mysteries of the Mortal Immortal realm, Li Daoming was somewhat speechless, unsure what to say.

In order to reverse his nine lifetimes and become an immortal in the mortal world, he deduced more than ten methods for becoming an immortal in the mortal world. He even picked and chose among them, intending to use the most suitable and stronger method to become the strongest immortal in the mortal world.

But to his utter surprise, he became a mortal immortal in only his sixth life. Moreover, he vaguely sensed that he had just crossed the threshold of a mortal immortal and was definitely not at the peak among mortal immortals, much less the strongest.

If they were to actually fight other immortals in the mortal realm, they might not be able to gain the upper hand.

Of course, this is under the premise that he does not use the Dao to divide Yin and Yang. If he does use the Dao to divide Yin and Yang, he will split into three Dao bodies.

Even a top-tier expert in the Mortal Realm would be no match for him in a four-on-one fight.

After a moment of silence, Li Daoming fell into deep thought: what should he do next?
If things had gone according to plan, after reversing his fate and living nine lifetimes to become the strongest immortal in the mortal world, he should have found a way to open up a sixth secret realm, or even create a new cultivation system. He already had ideas for this, so it shouldn't have been difficult for him to do.
Once you achieve this, you can break through to the Immortal King level, and should be able to break through to the Immortal King Giant level, or even the Supreme Immortal King Giant level.

But now, although he has become a mortal immortal, he has only just entered the realm of mortal immortals and is far from reaching the pinnacle of mortal immortality. It is not yet time for him to look ahead to the future.

After a moment's thought, Li Daoming made a decision: to temporarily open up a path to explore the future, continue to sublimate and transform, and delve deeper into the realm of immortals in the mortal world.

Although he has already become a mortal immortal, he is not incapable of further transformation and sublimation.

If he were to undergo another transformation and sublimation, he would definitely reach the pinnacle of the Mortal Realm Immortals, greatly increasing his strength. If he were to undergo another two or three more transformations and sublimations, he should be able to break through to the ultimate immortal realm. Before breaking through to the Immortal King realm, he could defeat ordinary Immortal Kings.

Fortunately, he had already planned and prepared for the next three transformations and sublimations, so the transformations and sublimations would not be difficult.

He believed that once he completed his three transformations, he would definitely be able to break through to the pinnacle of immortality. Then, if he continued according to the original plan, he should be able to reach the supreme immortal king level after breaking through to the immortal king level, and look up to the emperor-level immortal king. The quasi-immortal emperor was also in sight.

"Are you really not an immortal yet?" A clear, melodious voice interrupted Li Daoming's reverie.

Looking up, Xia Qinghuang, Jiang Qianxi, Kong Lin, Xin Hua and others came to him not far away, looking at him with a hint of shock.

The terrifying aura he exuded during his transformation, and the sense of immortality he revealed afterward, which he failed to conceal, made them suspect that Li Daoming had already become an immortal in the mortal world.

However, they also knew that Li Daoming was only 100,000 years old and had just lived through his sixth life. Logically speaking, he should not have reached the point of becoming an immortal in the mortal world.

"I have already become an immortal in the mortal world!" Li Daoming said with a beaming smile.

Although his early ascension to immortality was somewhat unexpected, it was not a bad thing for him, but a good thing.

After becoming a Red Dust Immortal, although he did not reach the peak in the Red Dust Immortal realm or become the strongest in this realm, he could still continue to move forward, continue to transform and sublimate, and reach the ultimate peak of immortality. This would not affect his achievements and future; on the contrary, it was the most important step for him to reach the peak in the future.

(End of this chapter)