Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Chapter 501 Testament
Wei Xi fell into a very peculiar state.

Simply put, Wei Xi doesn't care what's happening outside; all she cares about now is the "thread."

At this moment, the [thread] has completely changed its appearance: the thread has expanded to the thickness of two fingers, and its originally smooth appearance has become textured. Upon closer inspection, it looks like it is woven from split silk threads, with a dark luster flowing on each thread.

Wei Xi could sense that each thread was connected to a different target, but those targets were too big and too far away for her to move.

At least for now, there's no way to shake it.

【Tethering Silk】Looks much wiser than the previous Red Thread who only knew how to be greedy and lazy.

This is a huge difference, like a cricket suddenly evolving into a human.

The world is collapsing, but the Tree of Memory still stands in the same place.

Despite the chaotic situation, Wei Xi actually felt a warm sensation all over his body.

"Are you the 'Primordial One' that Yan Ci speaks of?" Wei Xi silently wondered to himself. "I hope you are, but I know you are not!"

"You reap what you sow. Why did I come to understand you?"

"Or have you been waiting for me in that secret realm all along?"

Wei Xi knew that [Puppet Master] could hear her; the red thread she was holding slowly coiled around her, as if in silent response.

Closing his eyes again, Wei Xi smiled with relief, "That secret realm is just like me. They even made a human figure out of fear that I wouldn't believe them."

"So, I really am Lord Bai? I was there when the upheaval occurred in Dongyi, right?"

"The guiding principle of heaven and earth is you. No matter how many times, I will choose you, and you will choose me."

Wei Xi didn't understand how the Dao of Cause and Effect allowed several "selves" to exist at different points in time, but the "Dao" that belonged to her would not lie.

Having comprehended the Dao of Cause and Effect, Wei Xi is both "Lord Bai," who played a key role in the upheaval in the Eastern Barbarian lands thousands of years ago, and a mysterious cultivator who will leave behind the secret realm outside Baoxiang City in the future.

It is Wei Xi who has regained enlightenment in the abyss at this moment.

"In any case, one thing is certain: the causal path has indeed threatened the Heavenly Dao. Otherwise, I would never have willingly gotten involved in such a mess at any point in time."

Wei Xi opened his eyes, his gaze filled with an emotion of excitement.

"People fear the Way of Heaven, yet I, a thorn in their side, can still cause so much commotion. This shows that the Way of Heaven is nothing more than this! The balance of Heaven and Earth has been severely damaged, proving that the Way of Heaven is not omnipotent."

Wei Xi coldly analyzed the situation, already regarding the Heavenly Dao as an enemy.

As long as the enemy is relentlessly pursuing you, it means you have a chance to destroy them.

In just a few breaths, Wei Xi's body temperature rose rapidly, quickly becoming as hot as a furnace.

【牵丝】Swaying her body, she signaled to Wei Xi to complete the final confirmation.

Coming to her senses, Wei Xi finally had the mind to deal with the mess before her: following the guidance of [Threads of Connection], she guided the primordial energy within her body, flowing along the distribution of her bones. Wherever it went, the previously tangled red threads would mend the gaps in her bones, eliminating any impurities; while the red threads flowing with a dark glow would merge again with the emerald green bones, like blood-red runes growing on branches; when the primordial energy finally reached her Qi Palace, the previously leaky container was repaired, and [Threads of Connection] wove itself into a net that covered the area, and then a tree the size of a thumb grew, lifelike.

At this point, Wei Xi and [Qian Si] merged into one, and the wood cinnabar was formed.

Wei Xi was quite surprised—it turned out that forming a core didn't mean creating a round pill inside her body; at least her tree, with its interwoven red and green foliage, was quite beautiful.

Although the branches and leaves are not lush now and look a bit wilted, the future is promising! After all this trouble, the thickness of the "threads" has shrunk back to its original thickness, which obviously took a lot of effort.

"I never expected that I would actually form my core by accident," Wei Xi said, adjusting to his new body. "My physical constitution is now free of impurities, and my spiritual energy flows incredibly smoothly without any loss. My Qi Palace has also been repaired; although it's still small, at least it no longer leaks spiritual energy!"

“If there’s a chance, we can also try absorbing Yin and Yang energy,” Wei Xi’s mischievous ideas came one after another. “This thing can indeed improve cultivation quickly, and it can also undermine the Heavenly Dao. It has many benefits! Even if there is any danger, [Tethering Silk] can swallow up that Yin and Yang energy.”

Wei Xi now has a deep understanding of the Dao of Heaven. In her opinion, Zuo Fei and others have gone to great lengths to separate the warp and weft of heaven and earth from the Dao of Heaven.

However, there was no better way at the time. These predecessors could only preserve their bodies by separating the original Yin and Yang energies after attaining enlightenment and ascending to heaven, while severing this part of the celestial and terrestrial connections. In this way, they would neither aid the wicked nor betray the righteous, and they could retain the celestial and terrestrial connections they had obtained until a descendant with suitable aptitude attained them. In this way, the descendants who attained enlightenment would not have any connection with the Heavenly Dao. As long as there were enough of them, they could seize enough power and one day overthrow the Heavenly Dao.

"This method is too ruthless," Wei Xi sighed inwardly, while the [Tethering Silk] that had returned to her body shook its head weakly in agreement. "One group of people attained enlightenment and ascended to heaven, only to be immediately stripped of their primordial energy, leading to physical death. Another group attacked the warp and weft of heaven and earth, severing the connection. And there was also interference from the Weaver of Heaven. Just how insane was Zuo Fei back then?"

The price was too high, and Wei Xi really couldn't understand it. Moreover, judging from the fate of Deadwater City, it seemed that the monsters had also sabotaged the plan.

It's hard not to feel respect for these predecessors who sacrificed themselves.

Wei Xi silently paid his respects before pulling himself out of the Core Formation state.

As for the Tree of Memory, Wei Xi knew that it was the "rings" that came with the "id," and it was inconvenient to study it under these circumstances, so he could only leave it alone.

Fortunately, the Tree of Memories disappeared when Wei Xi's state ended; otherwise, Wei Xi would not have known how to handle the situation.

When Wei Xi opened her eyes, she almost got crushed to death—she didn't know when she had been thrown into a shallow pit, surrounded by flower buds woven from the Primal Elements, with a cold corpse pressing down on her.

Wei Xi, who was almost out of breath, activated his Qi Palace, and used his pale green spiritual power with a dark glow to move the corpse aside.

It must be said that things are indeed different after reaching the Core Formation stage; a mere amount of spiritual energy was enough to send the corpse flying. Worried that Yan Ci, that old woman, would come after him, Wei Xi quickly added a burst of spiritual energy to catch the corpse.

Wei Xi sat up, feeling an unprecedented surge of power.

The abyss remained unchanged, dark and empty, devoid of any other living creatures, and devoid of the scene of the world collapsing during the trial.

There were no more distorted images of words, and beside the shallow pit was only a little incense left.

"It seems Yan Ci thought I had no hope of forming my core and was preparing to undergo a bone replacement." Wei Xi suddenly remembered that his previous cultivation level had not reached the critical point for forming the core. "So she forcibly increased my cultivation level. No wonder I was in so much pain!"

Wei Xi was mostly grateful to Yan Ci at this moment: although he was beaten to the point of almost losing consciousness, his cultivation level directly jumped to the lower Foundation Establishment stage; the red number in the trial was probably a reminder left on purpose.

Moreover, as part of Zuo Fei's plan, Yan Cisheng's sacrifice and courage in digging into his very bones were genuine.

Wei Xi had a high tolerance for such seniors.

I just don't know where Yanci went.
Wei Xi was puzzled. Only then did she remember that in her daze, Yan Ci seemed to have stuffed something into her arms while speaking.

She quickly searched through her clothes and finally found a simple key on her belt.

Where there is a key, there is a lock. Wei Xi looked around and found a hidden compartment in the shallow pit. He then realized that the so-called "shallow pit" was a coffin connected to a mechanism. He could even see the original woven chains through the gaps.

Opening the hidden compartment revealed two items: a small jar and a scroll of bamboo slips.

Wei Xi quickly took out the items, opened the bamboo slips, and a silk book fell out.

The characters on it resembled the script used in northern Xinjiang today. Wei Xi, through a combination of guesswork and deduction, roughly understood that it was a suicide note. Besides recounting his background, there were a few sentences explaining why he joined Zuo Fei's plan, and the ending concerned the disposal of his belongings.

"I have roamed half my life, yet I dream of old friends at night. I observe the world's affairs by day with sorrow. I will not die for the world, but only seek to repay the debts in my heart. I have met a descendant, and I have devoted my life's work to creating a scroll of bamboo slips as a gift. Having received this bequest, I shall fulfill my last wish. The items in this altar are the relics of my deceased friend. After the end of Heaven, I shall bury them in a beautiful place. If that day does not come, let each of us flee for our lives."