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Chapter 268 Cultivation World 57
Si Lingle piloted the spirit boat and flew for more than three months before finally arriving at the Forgotten Immortal Realm.

She stepped through the boundary membrane on the sword light, and the clouds and mist before her suddenly dispersed, revealing a huge archway floating in the air—the Forgotten Immortal Realm.

Three large, gilded characters shimmered with Daoist charm in the sunlight. As soon as she landed, a line of smaller text automatically appeared on the purple token at her waist: [Spiritual energy concentration detected as exceeding the standard; it is recommended to rent a cave dwelling for adjustment].

"Does this immortal lord wish to rent a cave dwelling?" A boy with a pigtail rode in on a cloud, his bamboo scroll unfolding into a screen of light. "Today's special offer: Heaven-grade cave dwellings come with a complimentary Three Pure Teas, Earth-grade cave dwellings include a complimentary alchemy meditation room."

Si Lingle said, "It's a cave dwelling with a name that's important."

The boy grinned and said, "Alright."

Si Lingle followed the boy to complete the rental of the cave dwelling. She also spent immortal crystals to inquire about the Forgotten Immortal Realm from the boy.

Later, under the guidance of the boy, they bought a lot of jade slips and books related to the Four Arts.

Although she obtained many books on the Four Arts of the Immortal Realm from the immortals who died in the Daoyuan Sect, those were all from tens of thousands of years ago.

Times are changing, and perhaps these things will improve.

After purchasing it, Si Lingle went into seclusion.

After fifty years of seclusion, Si Lingyue emerged from her retreat.

Because she had only rented the cave for fifty years, she needed to leave the seclusion to renew the lease.

Si Lingle renewed her rental of the cave dwelling and went to the Nine Heavens Tower to see if there were any missions she could take on.

Upon entering the Nine Heavens Tower, one is greeted by a light screen suspended in mid-air, densely packed with mission information that twinkles like stars. As the light screen flows, runes leap, seemingly carrying the cause and effect and opportunities of heaven and earth.

With a touch of divine sense, the light screen automatically filters out tasks suitable for Earth Immortals.

Currently available tasks:

Collect Nine Netherworld Ice (Location: Far North Ice Plains, Reward: 3000 Low-Grade Immortal Crystals + Mystic Ice Cultivation Technique).

Investigate the anomalies in the western ruins of the Forgotten Immortal Realm (Location: western ruins of the Forgotten Immortal Realm, Reward: 8000 low-grade immortal crystals + unknown immortal artifact).

"Emergency Summoning": Exterminate the zombie horde and break the evil formation.

(This mission requires cultivators to venture deep into the ancient battlefield and face a tidal wave of resurrected corpse puppets. These corpse puppets are controlled by the Grand Elder of the Netherworld Palace through the White Bone Altar. The core of the mission is to destroy the twelve altars and dismantle the distorted force field of the "Eclipse Moon Burial Sky Formation".)

During the process, cultivators must be wary of the "Netherworld Possession Curse" formed by the condensation of blood mist. Once triggered, the corpse puppet's self-destruction will backfire on the one who breaks the formation.

This mission is extremely dangerous, as the horde of corpses includes cultivators controlled by the Soul-Devouring Nails, requiring teamwork and expertise in formations.

Reward: 100,000 low-grade immortal crystals + a fifth-grade immortal artifact + a sixth-grade Qi-replenishing pill + a Xuanxian-grade cultivation technique.
One hundred thousand low-grade immortal crystals? That's a pretty good reward for this mission.

Si Lingle went to register.

Because it's a team mission, at least ten people need to sign up before we can set off.

Five days later, Si Lingle received a telepathic message instructing her to gather at the East Gate of the Forgotten Immortal Realm.

After Si Lingle arrived, the other nine people had already arrived.

"I am a disciple of the Nine Heavens Immortal Sect, my Daoist name is Yan Chen, I am a late-stage Great Luo Golden Immortal, and I am the leader of this team." This mission was issued by the Nine Heavens Immortal Sect.

Because this mission is urgent, it was issued to allow other immortals to participate.

The ten people are:
Nine Heavens Immortal Sect: Yan Chen (Late Stage of Great Luo Golden Immortal), Qiong Yu (Early Stage of Great Luo Golden Immortal), Zi Min (Mid Stage of Golden Immortal).

Holy Heaven Immortal Sect: Xiang Yan (early stage of Great Luo Golden Immortal), Ming Xing (mid stage of Golden Immortal).

The Three Swords Immortal Palace: Xi Yue (Great Perfection of Golden Immortal), Xing An (Early Stage of Golden Immortal), and Shu Yun (Early Stage of Celestial Immortal).

Red Sparrow Immortal Sect: Xi Wen (Mid-stage Golden Immortal).

Rogue cultivator: Yunhua (mid-stage Earth Immortal).

Si Lingle was able to join because she is a formation master, and the mission required breaking formations.

Otherwise, given her cultivation level, she wouldn't be able to join this mission.

Because the corpse puppets in the ancient battlefield all have a minimum cultivation level of early Celestial Immortal.

Si Lingle is only at the mid-stage of Earth Immortal, and even fighting against the Corpse Puppet is somewhat difficult.

Unfortunately, there are few formation masters who can go to the ancient battlefield now, so Si Lingyue, whose cultivation level is low, has to be brought along.

The group boarded Yan Chen's immortal boat and headed to the ancient battlefield.

Two weeks later, they arrived at the entrance to the ancient battlefield.

The ancient battlefield of the immortal realm is a forbidden place torn apart by a rift in spacetime.

This place was the core battlefield of the ancient battle between immortals and demons. Broken mountains floated beneath the blood-red sky, and countless fragments of broken immortal artifacts were embedded in the scorched earth. Every broken sword and every piece of armor was entwined with lingering killing intent.

A waterfall of eerie blue fire floated in the air, cascading like a galaxy, casting flickering light on the battlefield; purplish-black resentment surged from the cracks in the ground, condensing into twisted, ghostly vortexes that sometimes materialized into the afterimages of the fallen, howling and repeating their life's fighting actions.

On a distant cliff, an ancient spirit tree, stained with the blood of immortals and demons, took root amidst a pile of corpses, its branches bearing blood-jade-like fruits—legend has it that these fruits are formed from the essence of immortals and demons, and eating them can resist the erosion of battlefield malevolence, but they have also attracted countless greedy people to fight over them.

As Si Lingle and her group stepped into the core of the battlefield, the ground beneath their feet suddenly cracked open, and hundreds of corpse puppets burst forth from the earth.

These monsters were resurrected from the corpses of immortals and demons that fell in ancient battlefields: some were covered in blue scales with bone spurs growing from their joints; some had their heads split into three pieces and spewed out corrosive black mist; and some even had broken immortal wings spread out on their backs and moved as fast as lightning.

Si Lingle and the others quickly entered battle mode, using their respective immortal techniques and magical treasures to engage in fierce combat with the corpse puppets. Although the corpse puppets were slow-moving, they were numerous and possessed immense strength.

Si Lingle was protected by several people in the middle to prevent her from being injured by the corpse puppet.

Who made Si Lingle the only array master among them?

Destroying the twelve altars and dismantling the distorted force field of the "Eclipse of the Moon Burial Array" will require Si Lingyue.

After killing the hundred corpse puppets, Si Lingle set up an array to allow everyone to recuperate.

After resting, they continued on their way. Less than two hours later, hundreds of ravines suddenly appeared in the ground, and three thousand "Blood Pagoda" corpse puppets emerged from the earth, wielding bone blades.

These corpse puppets have purple eyes and their movement follows the "Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Formation," always targeting the cultivator's Qi Sea acupoint with each attack.

With too many corpse puppets, Si Lingle also made her move. She put two fingers together, and the Nine Heavens Annihilation Sword suddenly burst forth with dazzling lightning.

The sky instantly became overcast, and nine purple lightning bolts coiled around the sword like dragons—this was the seventh level of the Nine Heavens Thunder Sword Technique, "Heavenly Punishment."

The Great White roared to the sky, its four hooves shattering the void, and the clouds around it transformed into thousands of lightning snakes, which shone brightly with the sword light.

The shattered remains of the corpse puppet automatically reassembled, with blood-red vines sprouting from its joints.

Thick, black blood seeped from the ground, corroding the immortal energy barrier that had been protecting everyone.

Three golden-armored corpse kings rose from the ground.

"Roar—" The three golden-armored corpse kings had just broken through the ground when they were enveloped by the lightning tribulation domain. A lightning pattern array with a diameter of a hundred feet appeared on the ground, each pattern leaping with the purifying purple lightning unique to the immortal realm.

As Si Lingle's sword pointed, nine bolts of tribulation lightning precisely struck the Corpse King's crown chakra.

The Cloud-Treading Beast's mane bristled, unleashing twelve thunderclouds that blocked the retreat of the zombie horde. Within the lightning tribulation domain, all the zombie puppets moved sluggishly, their joints emitting wisps of blue smoke.

In the most dangerous moment, a zombie king suddenly exploded from its chest, its putrid blood transforming into poisoned arrows that shot towards them. Da Bai leaped in front of Si Ling Le, its jade horn shining brightly, actually deflecting the poisoned arrows back and piercing the zombie king's skull!

“It’s over.” Si Lingle suddenly reversed the sword and plunged it into the ground.

The entire lightning tribulation domain contracted violently, eventually condensing into a lightning core the size of a grain of rice. Da Bai, understanding the situation, exhaled its natal cloud of energy, enveloping the lightning core, which then transformed into a stream of light and blasted into the depths of the earth's fissure—

Boom! A muffled sound came from the ground, and all the corpse puppets froze at the same time. The ghostly flames dancing in their eye sockets were transformed into pure lightning spirits by the aftershocks of the lightning core, and they obediently drifted towards the Cloud-Stepping Beast, transforming into new cloud patterns on its neck.

The Cloud-Stepping Beast can absorb purified Yin and evil energy to advance its rank.

Yan Chen and the others were shocked. This was a fellow cultivator at the Earth Immortal stage?!
This fighting power is extraordinary.

Yan Chen asked, "Fellow Daoist Yunhua, are you a sword cultivator?"

“Yes.” Si Lingle nodded.

"Aren't you a formation master?"

"You've taken array formations as a secondary skill. What, none of you seniors have?"

Sorry, they don't have any secondary training in formations.

After nightfall, they found a place to rest and planned to go to the twelve altars the next day.

Xi Wen sat next to Si Lingle and asked via telepathy, "Fellow Immortal Yunhua, with your talent, why didn't you join a sect and instead became a rogue immortal?"

"Those who have just arrived in the Immortal Realm should wait until they have gained some experience before making any decisions."

Xi Wen handed over a token, "Fellow Immortal Yunhua, you might consider the Red Sparrow Immortal Sect. The disciples of the Red Sparrow Immortal Sect are usually full of energy and vigor. They take the Red Sparrow as their role model and pursue freedom and agility."

Xi Wen proceeded to give a long, detailed introduction to the sect.

Si Lingle said she would consider joining a sect later if she wanted to. Right now, she doesn't want to join one.

The following day, under the crimson setting sun, twelve black iron altars floated around the center of the ancient battlefield. Each altar was engraved with the "Nine Nether Soul Devouring" array pattern, and the surging Yin energy turned the surrounding area into a dark green poisonous fog.

Above the first altar, a "Nether Bone Corpse General" at the early stage of the Golden Immortal realm condensed, with seven Soul-Capturing Lamps embedded between its ribs. Each time a lamp was extinguished, it released "Soul-Devouring Sound Waves".

Si Lingyue quickly set up the "Pure Heart Sanskrit Sound Array" to counteract the sonic attack.

Si Lingle served as the core of the water-element array, simultaneously channeling true essence into the array along with cultivators from the metal, wood, fire, and earth meridians. The moment the array diagram unfolded, the array patterns on the surface of the altar revealed the weakness mark of "Kan and Li clashing".

The remaining five cultivators were divided into two groups:

Decoy Team: Use "Swiftness Talisman" to attract the attention of the corpse general, triggering the altar's defense mechanism and exposing the core;
The assault team: Use "Breaking Thunder Talisman" to bombard the array's core.

When the first altar shattered, the soaring resentment coalesced into a nine-headed phantom of Xiangliu. Si Lingle activated the Ice Soul Immortal Talisman to unleash "Extreme Cold Soul Sealing," coordinating with her teammates' "Burning Heaven Technique" to achieve annihilation of both ice and fire attributes.

When the sixth altar is destroyed, the remaining altars trigger "Netherworld Resonance". Black iron scales grow on the surface of the corpse puppet's skeleton, increasing its resistance to the five elements' spells, forcing the team to switch to supernatural abilities such as "Star Shattering Mountain".

Si Lingle noticed a control seal appearing on the back of the corpse puppet's neck and immediately transmitted a message to the assault team: "Attack the puppet's core, located three inches from its chest!"

The moment the ninth altar collapsed, a bronze coffin rose in the center of the battlefield. The "Heavenly Fiend Corpse King" leaped out of the coffin, and with each swing of the "Netherworld Mountain-Splitting Axe" he wielded, spatial rifts were created, and two immortal friends who could not dodge in time were swept into the void.

Fortunately, Jiu Jiu intervened in time and saved the two of them.

Faced with the three remaining altars, Si Lingle used her spacetime domain, took out sword pellets, and formed the "Evil-Slaying Sword Formation".

The sword formation precisely pierced through the last three key points. When Si Lingle's sword pierced through the key point of the last altar, the dark stone pillar emitted a piercing cracking sound.

The ground suddenly collapsed, revealing a white bone altar buried deep underground—made of countless reddish-brown piles of bones, whose ashes rose like blood mist when the wind swept by.

Twelve crimson beams of light shot into the sky from the ruins of the collapsed altar, intertwining in the air to form the iris emblem of the Netherworld Temple. A chilling wind, carrying the smell of sulfur, swept across the battlefield.

The dried, dark brown bloodstains on the altar suddenly came to life, coiling around everyone's ankles like venomous snakes.

With the roar of gears turning, twelve iron virgin torture instruments flipped up from the pile of bones and stood upright. The moment the rotting corpses inside fell out, the bronze coffin in the center of the altar burst open with a bang.

Molten metal surged and condensed, transforming into the Netherworld Elder, his black robes billowing—his amethyst prosthetic eye reflecting a cold light, his serrated longsword wrapped with soul-locking chains, and the holy remains beating at his heart pulsating in sync with Cain's seal.

The Grand Elder's sleeves trembled, and the jet-black soul stone floated in the air and exploded, its yin energy condensing into a giant ice crystal python that lunged at Si Lingle.

Wherever the snake's bite passed, the bones on the ground turned to dust, and the scorching valley instantly became a frost-covered hell.

The Jade Sword transformed into a flying rainbow, and seven sword shadows formed the "Boundary-Breaking Sword Array" to pierce the core of the Holy Remains. The sword blades collided with the ice crystal armor, bursting into blue flames.

Mingxing summoned a bone flute and drew a spell in mid-air. The exploding phosphorescent flames spread along the blood groove of the altar, scorching the Netherworld emblem on his black robe.

Xiang Yan stomped on the base of the altar, and the craftsman's emblem inlaid in the infant's skull cracked in response, attempting to destroy the sacrificial inscription.

The elder grinned and severed his left wrist, inserting a silver candlestick into the crack in the altar.

In an instant, the illusory image of the Nine Netherworld Staff appeared in the sky, and the remnant soul of the Serpent Guard crawled out from the ground. The sound of chains being dragged and the humming of an organ resonated, turning the area within several miles into a living furnace of holy seals.

Yan Chen glimpsed an ancient poem from the Northern Frontier appearing on the staff: "Where blood forges royal power, ten thousand bones knock on the netherworld." — This was the restoration ceremony planned by the temple a million years ago.

The ten characters gleamed darkly in the moonlight, each stroke revealing a miniature skull totem—this was the long-lost [Blood Pact of Ten Thousand Bones] of the Holy Temple.

Blood-Forged Royal Authority: Requires collecting the remains of nine Immortal Lord-level Immortals to forge the Blood Seal.

The phrase "ten thousand bones prostrate in worship" refers to the act of summoning a million ghostly soldiers to pay homage on the night of a lunar eclipse.

The Gate of the Underworld: Ultimately, a direct descendant of the Holy Temple must be offered as a sacrifice.

Yan Chen suddenly sneered: "No wonder all these years..."

Numerous cases of cultivators disappearing have occurred in the Northern Territory, and the Yin energy in ancient battlefields across the land is unusually active. The Netherworld Palace has recently been acquiring large quantities of Rebirth Flowers.

We cannot allow the Netherworld Palace's plan to succeed.

Yan Chen bit his tongue and spat out three mouthfuls of his life essence blood onto the Li Huo Sword, and the inscription "Crimson Sky Piercing the Heavens" immediately appeared on the sword.

The projection of the Vermilion Bird constellation appeared in the sky above the battlefield, and the reflection of the Nine Flames of Separation danced in its pupils.

This secret method, if maintained for one breath, will deplete three years of lifespan, and cause reddish-gold cracks to appear in the meridians (if the cracks exceed 70%, it will trigger "Dao Body Collapse").

The "Nine Nether Soul Devouring Array" controlled by the Grand Elder of the Netherworld Palace has gathered 60,000 Yin souls, and the "Yellow Spring Demon Stele" at the array's core is drawing Yin energy from the earth's veins.

Using his essence and blood as a catalyst, Yan Chen unleashed the "Wrath of the Yellow Springs" sonic wave, instantly shattering the three thousand Yin Soul puppets.

When the sound waves penetrated the weak points of the array patterns, cracks appeared on the surface of the demon stele, forcing the Grand Elder to interrupt his spellcasting and suffer a backlash that caused him to vomit blood.

The Grand Elder summoned the "Netherworld Mountain-Splitting Axe" to cleave, and the axe blade tore through space, forming a black hole.

Yan Chen used the "Nine Flames of Separation" strengthened by burning his essence and blood to construct a fire net, scorching the spatial rift until it collapsed.

The two fought fiercely, and a chaotic area with a diameter of 100 feet appeared in the center.

The Grand Elder crushed the "Soul Jade Talisman," awakening the twelve "Mysterious Yin Corpse Kings" sleeping underground (each possessing the combat power of an early-stage Great Luo Golden Immortal).

The Netherfire leaping in the Corpse King's eye sockets could corrode the spirituality of magical artifacts, and rust spots began to appear on the surface of Yan Chen's Blazing Fire Sword.