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Chapter 267 Cultivation World 56
Two months later, Si Lingle and her two companions arrived at the Corpse Swamp deep in the Boundless Mountains. The swamp was filled with purplish-black mist, and the three of them moved forward slowly.

As they ventured deeper into the swamp, Yanli's treasure-hunting puppet rat began to react.

Si Lingle drew her sword, and the thunderous sword energy cleaved the water's surface. Beneath the murky mud lay a lotus platform cast entirely of bronze, with a nine-leafed golden grass at its heart absorbing the moonlight.

Before the three of them could pick the fruit, the swamp suddenly boiled.

Seven giant crocodiles with human faces burst out of the water.

“It’s a Wraith Crocodile.” Lan Xin flicked her water sleeves to entangle the nearest one, but the runes on her sleeves were corroded. “They have—” Before she could finish speaking, the crocodile suddenly exploded, and the splattered poisonous blood corroded countless holes in the water’s surface.

Si Lingle suddenly sheathed her sword: "It's an illusion."

Si Lingle made a hand seal and shot at the bronze chain in the southeast corner of the lotus platform.

The bronze chain was struck, and the entire swamp began to distort. The crocodile turned into wisps of green smoke and dissipated, revealing the true scene: there was no lotus platform, no nine-leaf golden grass, only a jade bone gleaming with a cold light.

“This jade bone is almost alive!” Yan Li said.

Si Lingle: "Jade-turned-bone can be made into demonic artifacts such as soul-summoning banners and bone-jade swords. This place is probably a trap set by demonic cultivators."

The more people and monsters die, the faster the jade bones can transform into jade bones.

Si Lingle broke the array's restrictions and took the jade bone away.

Having obtained the jade bone, the three continued their training.

More than forty years later, Yan Li was about to break through, so he returned to his sect to do so.

Si Lingle and Lan Xin went to the Jinpeng Mountains for training.

Four months have passed in the blink of an eye.

Si Lingle and Lan Xin had just passed through the Misty Valley when they ran into Wen Lin and Wan Yao and their group.

Lan Xin's expression hardened, her eyes turning as cold as ice.

"Junior Sister Lanxin, how have you been?" Wen Lin, dressed in white robes with the Divine Palace Clan emblem embroidered in gold thread on his cuffs, said, "I didn't expect Junior Sister Lanxin's cultivation to have recovered." His gaze swept over Lanxin and Si Lingle, but the smile didn't reach his eyes.

Wanyao suddenly flicked her water sleeve, and a hidden weapon in the sleeve went straight for Lanxin's throat: "You bitch! You still dare to show your face in front of us."

In a flash, Si Lingle's Qingchu Sword slashed through the air, cutting off the killing intent—

"Ding!"

The hidden weapon struck the spine of the sword, sparks flying. Si Lingle flicked her wrist, the tip of the sword carrying the poisoned silver needle, and presented it to Wan Yao.
"This fellow Daoist's skill in concealing his inner world within his sleeve is far more captivating than the 'Rainbow Feather Robe' dance performed by the dancers of Jade Pavilion Spring," Si Lingle said with a smile.

"How dare you compare me to a dancer? Do you even know who I am?!" Wanyao said angrily, "I am the daughter of the sect leader of the Divine Palace."

"Oh dear, so it's the daughter of the Divine Palace Sect Master. Forgive my poor eyesight, I thought she was a demonic cultivator who actually launched a sneak attack." Si Lingle sneered.

"Get them! I'll make these two women suffer a terrible death!" Wanyao said angrily.

"Junior sister, the opponent is at the mid-stage of the Void Refinement realm," Zi Xuan transmitted his voice. "I'm afraid we won't be able to handle him."

“There are six of us, while they only have two. Moreover, I have many magical treasures on me, especially the Ten Thousand Poison Banner that my martial uncle gave me. With this Ten Thousand Poison Banner, we can definitely kill them by ganging up on them,” Wan Yao said viciously.

Wanyao transmitted her voice, "Go."

As soon as the word "Go" rang out, Wan Yao and the other six quickly dispersed, forming a circle around Si Ling Le and Lan Xin.

Wanyao manipulated the Myriad Poison Banner, which, once unfurled, released the "Bone-Corroding Thousand Souls Mist." Within the poisonous mist, phantoms of vengeful spirits summoned by the Yinluo Sect's Ghost Banner materialized, corroding the protective aura of Si Lingle and Lanxin.

Si Lingle showed no mercy, using her spatial domain to halt their attacks. Then, she unleashed her Thunder Sword Intent, sending them flying like kites with broken strings.

The next instant, Si Lingle's lightning domain unfolded, and the few people who hadn't even had time to react were struck by thousands of lightning bolts.

Wanyao possessed a top-grade defensive spiritual treasure, so her injuries were not serious, but Wen Lin and the other four were not so lucky.

Wanyao took out a top-grade magic weapon and activated it to self-destruct. Si Lingle used her space-time domain, and the magic weapon's self-destruction did not harm Si Lingle at all.

Si Lingle had already taken out her spirit cannon and fired it at the six people.

At the moment she was killed by the spirit energy cannon, the protective spiritual light left by her father appeared within Wan Yao's body.

However, the light appeared for less than a moment before it was shattered and disappeared by the residual power of the spirit cannon.

After killing the six people, Si Lingle collected their belongings and then cleaned up the scene before leaving with Lan Xin.

Lanxin dared not accept anything from the six people, fearing that the Divine King Palace would investigate.

Si Lingle didn't care; these things were stored in the Life Pearl anyway, so there was no way to trace them.

The sect leader of the Divine King Palace learned of his daughter's death after only half a cup of tea.

He immediately led his men to the Golden Roc Mountain Range, but by the time they arrived and began their search, Si Lingle had already used his spatial magic to take Lan Xin away from the Golden Roc Mountain Range and go to other places to train.

A century later, Si Lingle and Lan Xin returned to Anping City.

The two went into seclusion to cultivate their own talents.

Si Lingle had been in seclusion for over thirty years, and her cultivation had broken through to the late stage of the Void Refinement realm.

After breaking through, Si Lingyue left a message for Lan Xin and then went to train.

Of course, before undergoing the training, Si Lingle went to Fenglei Tower to collect her share of the profits.

With this share of the profits, Si Lingle bought a lot of things at Fenglei Tower.

After spending a considerable amount of spirit stones, Si Lingle left.

Si Lingle stayed in the Lower Realm of Daluo for more than three hundred years before leaving and returning to the Jiuli Realm.

Under Xuan Jing's leadership, the Hundred Battles Sect has grown and expanded once again.

The sect now has more than 50,000 members, making it a medium-sized sect.

Because the floating island also has things like spirit energy cannons, other sects don't dare to provoke the Hundred Battles Sect.

Si Lingle cultivates in the sect and often gives pointers to the younger members.

Time has passed, and more than 1,500 years have gone by.

Si Lingyue stood ready on the floating island of the Hundred Battles Sect.

Thick, dark clouds gathered rapidly at an alarming speed, as if an invisible hand was manipulating everything.

Streaks of purple lightning, like giant dragons, danced through the dark clouds, emitting deafening roars. The lightning contained a destructive power that sent chills down one's spine.

The first lightning bolt, like a giant purple pillar, struck straight down on Si Lingle.

Si Lingle neither dodged nor evaded, using her physical strength to withstand the lightning tribulation. Immediately afterwards, the second, the third... lightning tribulation followed one after another, with increasing frequency and power.

Some of the lightning tribulations formed a net, attempting to trap her within it; others split into several smaller bolts of lightning, attacking her from different directions.

Si Lingle continuously used sword intent and magic to defend, and the magic weapon in her hand flashed with light, releasing a powerful energy shield.

Sweat beaded on her forehead, and her hair was disheveled by the aftershocks of the lightning tribulation. But Si Lingle gritted her teeth, her eyes revealing an indomitable fighting spirit. During the breaks in the lightning tribulation, Si Lingle quickly adjusted her condition, restored her magic power, and prepared to face the next, even more intense, attack.

After enduring the baptism of eighty-one lightning tribulations, Si Lingle was covered in wounds, her Taoist robe was tattered and stained with blood, but she still stood there bravely.

Just as the last lightning tribulation dissipated, a huge golden pillar of light suddenly appeared in the sky.

The pillar of light emitted a soft and sacred glow, as if the celestial realm was beckoning to her.

At the same time, colorful rays of light rose on the horizon, enveloping the entire floating island and the Hundred Battles Sect in this magnificent glow.

The celestial energy from the immortal realm transformed into spiritual rain, sprinkling down on the earth and replenishing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth that Si Lingle had absorbed during her cultivation.

Si Lingle took a deep breath and slowly walked towards the golden pillar of light. Although her steps were somewhat unsteady, they were incredibly firm.

The moment she stepped into the pillar of light, a warm and comforting feeling spread throughout her body, and all her pain vanished instantly. She closed her eyes, feeling her body gradually leave this familiar land.

Si Lingle turned around and looked at her disciples and the sect's disciples.

He transmitted his voice, saying, "I am waiting for you in the Immortal Realm."

The moment Si Lingle stepped into the immortal realm, a rich aura of immortal energy rushed towards her.

The immortal in green robes, holding a bronze pen engraved with star patterns, inquired, "Ascended one, Dao name, realm and sect."

"Yunhua, the Hundred Battles Sect of the Nine Li Realm."

The green-robed immortal registered his information in the "Record of Ascension in the Northern Cold Immortal Realm".

"Let's go soak in the Ascension Pool," the green-robed immortal said after registering.

Si Lingle took out a storage bag and handed it to the green-robed immortal.

The green-robed immortal took the storage bag, scanned it with his divine sense, and thought to himself: Finally, someone who knows what's good has arrived.

After collecting the immortal crystals, the immortal in the green robe first emphasized the core function of the Ascension Pool as a passage to ascension:
Spiritual Energy Conversion: Ascendants must soak in the Ascension Pool for at least three days to convert mortal spiritual energy into immortal energy. High-level cultivators can accelerate the conversion process using "Immortal Refining Milk" from the Ascension Pool, but this requires an additional payment of immortal crystals.

Test of Qualification: The pain tolerance in the Ascension Pool reflects a cultivator's potential. A cultivator who soaked in the pool for twenty days was selected as a disciple by Huaqing Palace, while those who could endure more than fifteen days were considered geniuses.

The Immortal Realm is divided into nine heavenly realms, with the vast majority of ascendants stopping at the first heaven, "Crimson Brightness and Sun Heaven".
Power distribution: Within the Crimson Sky, the "Prison Suppressing Immortal Palace" and the "Mysterious Ice Valley" are the top powers;

Survival rule: Unregistered immortals are prohibited from descending to the mortal realm without permission; violators will be subject to the "Heavenly Punishment Chains".

Common knowledge in the Immortal Realm: "What seems harmless is actually deadly." For example, the "three-day purification period" tacitly agreed upon by the Crimson Heaven is actually a time limit for various forces to select servants—those who fail to complete the transformation within the time limit will be demoted to mine slaves.

After obtaining information about the Celestial Realm, Si Lingle went to the Ascension Pool.

The Ascension Pool resembles a giant sapphire, radiating a mysterious light. The liquid within contains immense celestial spiritual power, which is extremely beneficial to the cultivation of immortals.

Si Lingle leaped into the Ascension Pool, and instantly, a vast amount of immortal spiritual power surged into her body.

This power flowed like a rushing river through her limbs and bones. She frantically circulated her cultivation technique, absorbing and refining this terrifying immortal energy.

As time went by, Si Lingle's cultivation not only became exceptionally stable, but also the impurities in her body were removed one by one, making her physique even purer.

Within the Ascension Pool, Si Lingle felt herself constantly changing and improving. Her cultivation level soared like a rocket, quickly reaching the mid-stage of Earth Immortal.

The moment she broke through, the surrounding immortal energy surged even more frantically into her body, her body becoming like a giant vortex, constantly absorbing this power.

The water in the Ascension Pool rippled violently as she absorbed the energy, and her cultivation continued to improve, propelling her towards a higher realm.

The immortals around her were all amazed by her talent and potential.

An old man flew over and stood above the Ascension Pool, his eyes filled with shock and admiration: "This woman has such terrifying talent. She has just ascended to the Immortal Realm and has already reached such a high level of cultivation. In millions of years, she will surely become a terrifyingly powerful figure."

Si Lingle absorbed the power of immortality in the Ascension Pool, and her body became stronger and stronger, and her aura became more and more stable.

In the end, she stayed in the Ascension Pool for sixty-two days, completing her cultivation there. She then flew out of the pool, having reached the late stage of Earth Immortal cultivation.

As Si Lingle stepped out of the pool, eight communication talismans arrived almost simultaneously. The cultivators dressed in various colored robes on the cloud platform by the pool all stood up, their spiritual pressure intertwining to form an invisible vortex.

Elder of the Heavenly Sword Pavilion: "Young friend, once you enter my pavilion, you can go directly to the Sword Tomb to study the 'Great Void Sword Canon'." As he spoke, the sword light transformed into nine layers of illusory shadows, which was the pavilion's supreme martial art, "Nine Heavens Dividing Light Technique".

The steward of Danxia Valley flipped his palm, revealing a seven-aperture exquisite cauldron. Its exotic fragrance caused the plants to grow wildly: "Choose any of the three hundred miles of medicinal gardens in the valley, and we will supply you with seven-turn Golden Elixir every month."

Not to be outdone, the envoy from Lingxiao Immortal Pavilion stepped forward, holding a beautifully crafted brocade box in both hands, and said, "Lingxiao Immortal Pavilion possesses exquisite immortal techniques and extensive connections throughout the immortal realm. By joining us, you can make friends with immortals from all walks of life and have the opportunity to participate in major events in the immortal realm."

"This brocade box contains a fragment of our pavilion's most prized treasure. Possessing it will greatly benefit your cultivation."

The representative of the Purple Cloud Immortal Sect, with an upright posture and earnest words, said: "Fellow Immortal, our Purple Cloud Immortal Sect is benevolent and compassionate, with a tranquil and pleasant environment and an excellent atmosphere for cultivation. If you come to our sect, you will surely be able to concentrate on your cultivation and break through your limits in this peaceful atmosphere."

The Xuanji Sect envoy silently performed a hand seal, and runic chains instantly appeared in the surrounding space: "Since you are proficient in spatial techniques, you should know our sect's most treasured artifact, the Sumeru Chessboard."

Before the words were finished, demonic energy suddenly surged into the sky from the northwest. It turned out that the demonic cultivators of the Hehuan Sect had disguised themselves as disciples of the immortal sect and infiltrated the area. Even after being exposed, they were still not giving up: "With such a beautiful and talented young lady, why bother with secluded cultivation?"

However, Si Lingle stood there quietly, her eyes firm and bright.

After everyone finished speaking, she clasped her hands slightly and said in a clear and resolute voice, "I appreciate the kindness of all the immortal masters. Having just arrived in the immortal realm, I would like to explore and learn more before joining an immortal sect."

She knows nothing about the Immortal Realm right now, so she can't rashly join a sect.

After she has learned more about it, she will consider which sect would be suitable for her to join.

Moreover, she had another mission: to find the Daoyuan Sect.

She didn't know if the Daoyuan Sect still existed. If it didn't, she would find a place to bury the corpses of those Daoyuan Sect predecessors.

The envoys from the immortal sects all looked on in astonishment, not expecting Si Lingle to refuse so decisively. Some tried to persuade her again, but Si Lingle simply shook her head, her eyes showing no hesitation whatsoever.

The immortal in the green robe walked over and said in a friendly tone, "Fellow Daoist, this identity token."

Si Lingle received the highest-level purple token, which recorded her ascension to the lower realm, her Daoist name, and how many days she stayed at the Ascension Pool.

"Thank you."

With that, Si Lingle lightly touched the ground with her toes and flew into the sky like a graceful crane. Behind her, a chorus of exclamations and regrets followed.

After flying a distance, Si Lingle took out the spirit boat.

Then he released the contracted mythical beasts and asked them if they wanted to break the contract.

She can break the contract now and set them free.

Apart from Da Bai (the Cloud-Stepping Beast), the others have all broken their contracts with Si Lingle.

After the decree was lifted, the celestial beasts used their supernatural powers to leave.

Da Bai thought the few celestial beasts that broke their contracts were quite foolish; they had been staying in the secret realm of the lower world for tens of thousands of years.

Now that I've returned to the Immortal Realm, it must have changed drastically.

Whether their group can be found is still a question, and they may be killed in the process.

Following my master guarantees my safety. Because my master possesses powerful weapons!

(End of this chapter)