Xian Ni: The God of Killing Returns, Marries Li Muwan at the Beginning

The Immortal Ancestor exhaled a deep breath, stroked his pale goatee, looked at Lin Che, and said softly, "Young friend, the Immortal Clan's Undying Body on your body must have been bestowed upon you by Lian Daofei, right?"

"I never expected you to have such good fortune, and your cultivation has already reached the half-step Heaven-Treading Realm. You are truly young and promising."

Lin Che bowed respectfully to the Immortal Ancestor before him, then took out a portrait and handed it to him, saying softly, "Senior, this is a portrait that Senior Xuanfeng asked me to give to you back then."

"Please also pass on a message to you, senior... If you have the opportunity in the future, please go to the seventy-two continents of the Immortal Clan and give my regards to the Immortal Ancestor, and tell him that I, Xuanfeng, am unable to return."

Upon hearing Lin Che's words, the Immortal Ancestor's expression clearly changed. Gazing at the portrait before him, tears streamed down his face.

Suppressing the pain in his heart, the Immortal Ancestor silently turned around, his eyes red, and said, "Xuanfeng... is my younger brother. He left back then and never came back. Everyone thought he was dead, but I... refused to believe that he had really perished."

"So many years have passed, I never thought it would end like this... Hehehe, Xuanfeng, you really are an idiot."

The Immortal Ancestor clenched his fists, his eyes bloodshot, and then looked at Lin Che in front of him, saying softly, "Thank you, young friend, for allowing him to return to the Immortal Clan... I thank you."

"In order to repay your kindness, I will give you the most precious treasure of the Immortal Clan, which is the legacy left by the previous Immortal Ancestor. This is my way of repaying your kindness."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Immortal Ancestor waved his right hand, and a ball of golden light merged into Lin Che's brow. He then exhaled a deep breath of hot air.

"This item contains the inherited memories of the Immortal Ancestor. For many years, I have been unable to comprehend its mysteries. This time... I will give it to you. If you can decipher it, you will surely step into the Heavenly Realm in the future."

"To break through to the Sky-Stepping Realm, you need to reach the Great Perfection of the Half-Step Sky-Stepping Realm, which is also your only chance to break through. In this life, the old man and the ancient ancestor only took the eighth step. As for you, you may really be able to break through to the ninth bridge."

In the novel "Xian Ni", the Heavenly Ascent Realm is the fourth step and the highest realm for cultivators. To break through to the Heavenly Ascent Realm, one must pass the trials of the Nine Bridges of Heavenly Ascent.

Cultivators need to first walk the eighth bridge to the Heavenly Steps and reach the peak of the Half-Step Heavenly Steps Realm. At this point, they can manipulate the rules of heaven and earth and begin to roam the void outside the continent.

Next, the cultivator needs to walk onto the Ninth Bridge of Heavenly Ascent, comprehend reincarnation, and find the true self within reincarnation, thereby entering the complete Heavenly Ascent Realm.

In this process, cultivators need to integrate the fourteen fundamental principles, including the Five Elements, life and death, and cause and effect, and master the power of these fundamental principles in order to ultimately transcend the constraints of the rules.

The male protagonist, Lin Che, went through countless hardships in this way, eventually merging fourteen kinds of origins, stepping onto the ninth bridge of the Heavenly Stepping Realm, and becoming a powerful expert in the Heavenly Stepping Realm.

Lin Che naturally understood this as well. After bowing to the Immortal Ancestor in front of him, he said, "This junior understands. Thank you, senior."

The Immortal Ancestor nodded slightly, turned around, gently stroked the Xuanfeng in the portrait, took a deep breath, and disappeared from the spot.

Watching the departing figure of the Immortal Ancestor, Lin Che, under everyone's gaze, tore through the void and returned to the Vermilion Bird Star of the Cultivation Alliance Starfield.

It is also on the Vermilion Bird Star that I will complete my final transformation.

.........

When Lin Che appeared on Vermilion Bird Star, all the cultivators there knelt on the ground, bowing and worshipping in his direction, their eyes filled with boundless excitement.

Lin Che stood with one hand behind his back, shining like the blazing sun in the sky. Whether mortal or cultivator, anyone who sensed the energy emanating from him experienced an instant surge in cultivation and a rapid advancement in strength.

Li Muwan and the others also came out of the Hengyue Sect. Looking at Lin Che in the sky, everyone's expression was extremely excited, and their eyes were full of longing.

"Wan'er, Qianmei, I need to go into seclusion for a period of time, perhaps a hundred years, perhaps a thousand years. I'm entrusting the Hengyue Sect to you."

Li Muwan nodded, gently biting her lower lip with her pearly teeth, and said softly, "Yes, my husband, we believe you."

Lin Che took a deep breath, looked at the azure sky, and with a flash, appeared directly in the bamboo forest behind the Hengyue Sect, beginning his journey of traversing the Nine Bridges to Heaven.

As Lin Che closed his eyes, the energy around him began to surge. When he opened his eyes again, he was still standing in this unknown and strange space.

On that massive second bridge to the sky, when Lin Che looked down, he saw that although he was still standing on the bridge, he was not at the beginning, but at the end.

It seemed that everything before was just a fleeting moment as he took those few steps and crossed the bridge; if it were a dream, it would be impossible to distinguish.

Looking at this bridge that leads to the sky, and at the third, fourth... all the way to the ninth bridge in the distance, and beyond the ninth bridge, the blurry and illusory scenery is indistinct and very far away.

As I gazed at them, even my heart felt a sense of distance, as if each bridge represented an insurmountable peak, making me hesitate to move forward at the foot of the mountain.

The moment this thought arose, it grew infinitely larger until it permeated Lin Che's entire body. It was as if a voice in his heart was whispering, telling him to turn back, leave this place, and not to go any further, not to head towards the remaining seven bridges.

The urge to retreat in his heart spread like a tide, and the primordial power surging around Lin Che's body began to ripple. His originally stable half-step to the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm cultivation showed signs of loosening.

Lin Che looked down at the end of the second bridge beneath his feet. The bridge surface was woven from countless Dao principles, and at this moment, his past phantoms appeared.

It shows the naivety of the Hengyue Sect's early days, the bloodshed in the fight against powerful enemies, and the despair of losing a close friend.

"Stop..."

The whisper grew clearer, as if it came from the depths of reincarnation.

"The path to heaven is fraught with peril, and even ancient ancestors and immortals are trapped at the eighth bridge. How dare you, a mere junior, touch the threshold of the ninth bridge?"

Lin Che's eyelids felt heavy as lead. Involuntarily, images of Li Muwan's tearful eyes, the sorrow of the Immortal Ancestor clutching the portrait, and the words of no regrets left by Senior Xuanfeng on the back of the portrait flashed through his mind.

Suddenly, Lin Che's eyes snapped open, bursting forth with divine light of the Dao. He clenched his right fist, and fourteen streams of primal power swirled and roared around his body like giant dragons.

"If you don't even have the courage to take a step forward, how can you talk about protecting?!"

A furious shout shattered the illusions in his heart, the second bridge trembled violently, and the phantoms that were trying to dissuade him collapsed instantly.

Lin Che stomped his foot and shot towards the third bridge like an arrow. The five elements of his body erupted first, and the five rays of light of metal, wood, water, fire and earth intertwined to form a shield, which forcefully withstood the spatial turbulence that permeated the third bridge.

This bridge tests one's control over the origin of space. Countless spatial rifts cut towards him like sharp blades, but Lin Che neither dodged nor avoided them, his mind sinking into the fragments of memories inherited from the Immortal Ancestor.

That was the realization the previous Immortal Ancestor had when he stepped onto the bridge: "Space is not an obstacle; wherever the heart leads, there is a smooth path."

He closed his eyes, letting the spatial turbulence tear at his robes and leave bloody marks on his skin, yet he comprehended the true meaning of the origin of space amidst the bloody light.

The originally scattered spatial primal power merged with the five elemental primal powers, transforming into a silver longsword. With a single strike, it cleaved through the spatial barrier ahead, landing steadily at the end of the third bridge. At this moment, the primal power within his body became even more condensed, and his aura as a half-step into the heavens grew three times stronger.

Before they could catch their breath, the life-or-death power of the Fourth Bridge had already enveloped them.

Half of the bridge is a vibrant spiritual realm, and the other half is a desolate and cold underworld. Stepping into it, Lin Che instantly felt the pull of life and death.

The vitality of the spirit realm attempted to assimilate his soul, immersing him in eternal tranquility. The deathly silence of the underworld, on the other hand, relentlessly eroded his physical body, striving to reduce him to nothingness.

This is the ultimate test of the origin of life and death; the slightest carelessness will lead to death and the annihilation of one's spiritual essence.

"To be together in life and death is true fulfillment."

Lin Che recalled the legend of Wang Lin stepping on the bridge, and immediately dispersed his defenses, allowing the power of life and death to surge into his body.

He activated the Immortal Clan's Undying Body, channeling the vitality of the Spirit Realm into the Nether Realm, and then merging the desolation of the Nether Realm into the Spirit Realm, constructing a miniature cycle within his body.

The moment the essence of life and death completely merged, the test of the fourth bridge vanished with a roar, his physical strength surged once again, and the power of his indestructible body was unlocked to a new level.

The fifth to eighth bridges correspond to the four fundamental principles of cause and effect, time, reincarnation, and the Great Dao, respectively.

The challenges of each bridge become increasingly terrifying.

The causal threads of the Fifth Bridge are entangled like a spider web, and the slightest disturbance will trigger a backlash of past karma.

The time turbulence of the Sixth Bridge caused him to experience the erosion of time several times, almost losing his way in the river of time.

The Seventh Bridge's illusory cycle of reincarnation recreated his most regrettable past, forcing him to confront his inner obsessions.

The overwhelming pressure of the Eighth Bridge made him feel the ultimate rule, as if the entire world was preventing him from moving forward.

With his insights from the Immortal Ancestor's inheritance, the strength of the Immortal Clan's indestructible body, and his heart for protecting his dear friends and family, Lin Che bravely overcame one dangerous bridge after another.

When he stepped onto the end of the eighth bridge, the fourteen origins around him had completely merged, and the aura of the half-step to the Great Perfection of Heaven reached its peak, even showing faint signs of transcending the rules.

Ahead lies the Ninth Bridge, a bridge that no one has ever been able to tread upon throughout history.

The Ninth Bridge floats in the endless void, its surface composed of pure Dao principles, exuding an aura of primordial chaos.

At the end of the bridge, there was a blurry light and shadow; that was the true threshold to the Heavenly Realm.

However, when Lin Che took his first step, a force far exceeding all previous trials suddenly descended upon him.

That was the ultimate backlash from the rules of heaven and earth, as if the entire cultivation world was rejecting his existence.

"How dare an ant covet the path to heaven?"

A cold voice echoed through the void; it was the will of the rules: "Even ancient ancestors and immortal ancestors stopped in their tracks, so what makes you think you can proceed?"

Lin Che's bones emitted a piercing cracking sound. His immortal body, which was indestructible, developed cracks due to the backlash from the rules, and blood kept spilling from the corner of his mouth.

But the determination in his eyes did not diminish in the slightest, and he suddenly integrated all the memories of the Immortal Ancestor's inheritance into his divine soul.

That was the Heavenly Insights that the previous Immortal Ancestor had painstakingly comprehended throughout his life, and it contained a shocking secret.

The Realm of Stepping into Heaven is not about controlling the rules, but about transcending the rules and becoming the rule-maker.

"Where I go, there are the rules!"

Lin Che roared to the sky, unleashing all fourteen primal forces fused within his body. He pushed his Immortal Clan Undying Body to its limit, and golden, undying divine light emanated from his body.

Ignoring the backlash from the rules, Lin Che walked step by step toward the end of the Ninth Bridge.

With each step he took, the bridge surface trembled violently, and the backlash from the rules became increasingly terrifying. His physical body was constantly shattered and reassembled, and his soul was repeatedly tempered in agony.

As he reached the center of the Ninth Bridge, the will of the rules transformed into a giant axe and cleaved fiercely at him.

This axe strike contains the purest destructive power in the world, enough to turn any half-step Heavenly Realm expert into ashes.

Lin Che did not dodge, but instead stretched out his hands and caught the giant axe.

Lin Che's arm instantly shattered, blood splattering everywhere, but he gripped the axe handle tightly, channeling his own primal power into it.

"The rules cannot stop me!" Lin Che roared, swinging his giant axe in the opposite direction towards the will of the rules. Fourteen streams of primal power condensed on the axe blade, transforming into a golden light that pierced through heaven and earth.

After a deafening roar, the giant axe of the will of the rules shattered, and a resentful roar echoed from the void before completely dissipating.

At this moment, Lin Che finally reached the end of the Ninth Bridge. Looking up at the blurry light and shadow, he immersed himself in it and instantly understood his true self in the cycle of reincarnation.

The true self is neither a memory of the past nor an expectation of the future, but the original aspiration that remains unchanged no matter how many hardships or reincarnations one goes through.

The moment Lin Che fully comprehended his true self, the primal power around him underwent a qualitative transformation. The fourteen primal forces merged into a chaotic primal power, which was the primal power of the Heaven-Stepping Realm.

In the void, countless laws converged upon him, no longer as a backlash, but as submission.

Lin Che's aura suddenly surged, breaking through the shackles of the half-step Heaven-Treading Realm and officially stepping into the legendary Heaven-Treading Realm!

The overwhelming pressure of the Heavenly Realm swept across the entire cultivation world. The cultivators on Vermilion Bird Star felt this aura and bowed in worship.

Li Muwan and the others from the Hengyue Sect were moved to tears, knowing that Lin Che had finally succeeded.

The Immortal Ancestor, far away in the seventy-two continents of the Immortal Realm, sensed this familiar yet strange aura. Gazing at Xuanfeng's portrait, tears streamed down his face: "Xuanfeng, can you see? Someone has succeeded..."

Lin Che hovered at the end of the Ninth Bridge, surrounded by the power of primordial chaos, his eyes indifferent yet containing the ultimate truths of heaven and earth.

Lin Che looked down at the cultivation world, feeling no elation, only calmness.

At this moment, he had transcended the rules and become a true expert in the Heavenly Realm.

Lin Che raised his hand and waved it, a gentle power enveloping the entire Vermilion Bird Star, bringing immense benefits to the cultivators on this land.

However, just as Lin Che was preparing to reunite with his family, a figure appeared out of nowhere. It was the man he had seen in the Mirror of Reincarnation years ago, the one who had once said was his past life.

He is also revered as the ancestor of Taoism!

The Dao Ancestor appeared before him in an illusory form, smiling and saying, "Congratulations, you have finally succeeded in stepping into the Heavenly Realm."

"I said back then that in your understanding, the Sky-Stepping Realm is already the strongest in this world, but it is far more than that. This is because the Sky-Stepping Realm is only the beginning of the fourth step. The real path still has the fifth step, the sixth step, and so on until the tenth step!"

"And the tenth step is called the Radiant Heaven Realm!"

"This is the ultimate realm of the entire cultivation system. Cultivators who stand at this realm become the masters of the universe. Their understanding and control of the rules of heaven and earth and the truth of the universe have reached the pinnacle. Their power transcends the realm of matter and energy, and they can manipulate and reshape the universe at will."

"Back then, I had already reached the sixth step, which is the realm of no Dao. At this point, the cultivator has transcended the conventional understanding of the Dao and is no longer restricted by any Dao. He is a unique existence in himself and may be able to create or destroy the universe invisibly."

The Dao Ancestor said calmly, "That is why I call myself the Dao Ancestor. However, because I was trying to peek into the will of the Heavenly Dao, I encountered the Nine Annihilation Divine Lightning before I even stepped into the seventh step."

"That is a lightning tribulation that would surely kill even a ninth-step cultivator, and I myself died in the Nine Annihilation Divine Lightning back then."

The Dao Ancestor exhaled a deep breath, put one hand behind his back, and said, "My appearance has caused injustice in this world, which is why this situation has occurred. Therefore, you must be cautious in your actions from now on, no matter what."

At this point, the illusory figure of the Dao Ancestor swayed slightly in the void, its body glowing faintly, like a candle flickering in the wind, ready to vanish at any moment.

Dao Zu looked at Lin Che, his eyes filled with both relief and a hint of regret that he could not hide: "Lin Che, do you know why I have remained in the form of a remnant soul until now? It is not because I am obsessed with the higher realm that I have not yet reached, but because when I was peering into the will of the Heavenly Dao, I discovered a secret that concerns the entire Immortal Gang Continent."

“Thousands of years ago, a wisp of my divine consciousness encountered a junior in the Immortal Continent. That fellow tried to erase everything about you, but I killed him, which is why you are able to live now.”

Lin Che's mind jolted, and the power of the Chaos Origin surged involuntarily. His perception as a Heaven-Stepping Realm cultivator allowed him to vaguely sense the weight in the Dao Ancestor's words: "Senior, you mean..."

"No need to ask any more questions."

The Dao Ancestor waved his hand, and his figure became increasingly transparent.

"My remaining power is not enough to last much longer. The will of Heaven has already sensed my presence. In a moment, it will unleash a punishment more terrifying than the Nine Annihilation Divine Thunder. At that time, not only will I be completely annihilated, but it will also affect you and the entire cultivation world."

The Dao Ancestor paused, his gaze falling on Lin Che, full of expectation, "You are my rebirth after reincarnation, inheriting my Dao foundation and forging your own path to the heavens, with even greater potential than I was back then. Now, all I can do is pave the way for your future."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Dao Ancestor's figure began to disintegrate, transforming into countless tiny particles of light, each containing extremely pure primordial power.

That was the essence of the Dao that he condensed after expending his entire life's cultivation after reaching the sixth step of the Daoless Realm.

"Among these origins are my ultimate understanding of space, time, and reincarnation, as well as hidden methods to resist the will of Heaven. You should absorb them carefully, as they will help you solidify your foundation in the Heavenly Ascension Realm and lay the foundation for your future breakthrough to the fifth step, the Dao Breaking Realm."

The light particles converged on Lin Che like a meteor shower, without any domineering aura, but instead carrying a gentle and approachable power, slowly merging into his limbs and bones.

Lin Che could clearly feel that the Dao Ancestor's primordial power perfectly matched his own chaotic origin. His cultivation, which had already reached its peak in the Heavenly Ascent Realm, began to transform into a deeper level. The Dao principles around him became more and more harmonious, and his understanding of the truth of the universe instantly improved by several levels.

"senior!"

Lin Che instinctively wanted to stop him, but was stopped by the voice of the Dao Ancestor: "There is no need to regret it. The path of cultivation is paved by predecessors and followed by successors."

"I have survived to this day in the form of a remnant soul, and have long lost the possibility of breaking through. Being able to pass on my power to you, giving you the opportunity to uncover the secret of the collapse of the Dao Source, is the greatest fulfillment of my life."

“Lately I have often thought that a hundred years of life is but a day for a mayfly. What is the point of immortality for me? It is nothing more than entering a cage again. Life is like a game of chess. Once a move is made, there is no going back.”

As the last wisp of light merged into Lin Che's body, the Dao Ancestor's figure completely dissipated, leaving only a lingering will echoing in the void: "Remember, use the power of the Daoless with caution. The will of Heaven... is far more terrifying than you can imagine..."

The moment his thoughts dissipated, Lin Che's body erupted with dazzling chaotic divine light, and the pressure of the Heaven-Stepping Realm surged once again, becoming several times stronger than before.

Lin Che looked down at his hands and could clearly feel the two primal forces within his body intertwining and circulating.

One was the Chaos Origin he created by fusing fourteen origins, and the other was the Daoless Origin left by the Dao Ancestor. The two complemented each other, allowing his strength to achieve a qualitative leap.

In the void, the Heavenly Dao Will, which had been agitated by the appearance of the Dao Ancestor, slowly subsided after the Dao Ancestor was completely annihilated.

Lin Che took a deep breath, suppressing the complex emotions in his heart, and said softly, "Thank you, Dao Ancestor."

...............

Time flies, and a hundred years pass in the blink of an eye.

Hengyue School.

In the lush bamboo forest, Li Muwan, Hongdie, Li Qianmei, and Zhou Ru sat upright in chairs, watching Lin Qingxuan teaching the children, and they kept laughing.

Lin Qingxuan, who was already several hundred years old, scratched his head and said bitterly, "Mothers, please don't laugh at me... My mother treated me the same way back then."

Li Qianmei said irritably, "What do you mean I treat you the same way? If you hurt my grandson, don't blame me for not warning you."

Lin Qingxuan turned around helplessly, picked up a small wooden stick and pointed it at the child in front of him, "Hurry up and continue training."

Inside the pavilion, Lin Che, Wang Lin, Reggie, Li Qiqing, Xu Liguo, Tanlang, Shang Que, and Xiao Ling (Hurricane Beast King) sat upright, also gazing in this direction.

Just then, Li Muwan turned around and said, "Senior brother, do you still remember Yao Xixue from the Demon Spirit Land back then?"

Hearing Wan'er's voice, Lin Che exhaled a deep breath, slowly stood up, and gazed at the boundless blue sea and sky before him, saying, "It's been almost a thousand years since we last met. Perhaps they have already forgotten me..."

“My husband, even a mayfly will eventually meet again. You should go and see her... If there is no chance in the future, it means that we are not destined to be together. But you don’t care at all, and you will only make her wait in vain.”

Lin Che remained silent for a moment, but eventually nodded and decided to go and see Yao Xixue from back then.

...

In the land of demons, amidst the farmland.

Yao Xixue, the daughter of the Blood Ancestor, is no longer the arrogant and domineering woman she once was. Now she is like a village woman, working hard every day and treating herself as an ordinary person without any desires.

Lin Ye wiped the sweat from his cheeks and smiled, "Mother, you should go and rest for a while. I can handle things here."

Yao Xixue replied, "It's okay, we'll go home after we finish here. Mom will make dumplings for you today."

"Thank you ma'am."

Just then, the jade pendant in Yao Xixue's hand suddenly flashed with a pale blue light.

Upon seeing the shimmering jade pendant, Yao Xixue suddenly stood up, staring at it in shock, her beautiful face showing a hint of excitement.

Yao Xixue looked at the still glowing jade pendant in her hand, then immediately raised her head, her gaze lingering on the azure sky, as if searching for the man she had longed for for many years.

Amidst the clouds and mist, Lin Che stood with one hand behind his back, looking at Yao Xixue in the countryside. Her pretty face held a hint of bitterness.

Lin Che landed smoothly on the ground, looked at Yao Xixue in front of him, and said softly, "You, come with me."

"Brother Lin Che!"

Yao Xixue could no longer control the pain in her heart and threw herself into Lin Che's arms. She had been waiting for this one sentence for thousands of years.

Lin Che gently stroked Yao Xixue's long hair and said softly, "Let's go home."

"Uh-huh."

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A thousand years have passed in the blink of an eye. At this time, Vermilion Bird Star has become the strongest cultivation star field, and even the powerful beings of the Immortal Clan and the Ancient Clan avoid it like the plague.

Lin Che gazed at the azure sky, then looked at Li Muwan and Li Qianmei beside him and said softly, "It's time to leave Vermilion Bird Star and head to a higher-dimensional world."

Li Muwan stopped Lin Che's arm and said softly, "No matter where my husband goes, we will never be apart."

“That’s right.” Li Qianmei nodded and said, “Qingxuan has grown up. Let us accompany you and explore the world of the future together.”

"With you all by my side, this life is enough."

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The End! (End of Chapter)