My ordinary path to immortality shouldn't end here.

Chapter 175 Almost Became a Monkey That Sprang from a Rock
Zhi Xuantian.

This realm has a mysterious origin, for it is incredibly ancient.

It not only connects to the otherworld where Banhu resides, but also to the Three Corpses Heaven, which is said to be a place where evil and creation coexist!

This world, in its early days, nurtured a multitude of powerful beings. Among them were terrifying beings born with the potential to rival the Dao, who sparked the struggle for the throne among the three emperors.

Those three ancient immortal emperors directly pierced through Zhixuan Heaven, thus angering the heavens.

Thus, the three emperors vanished without a trace.

Then two powerful races emerged, each ruling over heaven and earth, but they were not content and angered the heavens once again.

After these two ancient immortal clans withdrew from the historical stage, many extraordinary figures emerged in this world, thus ushering in the prosperous era of human-immortal rule that continues to this day.

The so-called "humans and immortals ruling the world" means that mortals and immortals govern this world together!
Immortals possess immense power, yet they cannot indiscriminately slaughter mortals. Even the imperial power among mortals can restrain the power of immortals. However, while imperial power can suppress immortals, it also means that anyone who obtains imperial power rarely lives past a hundred years.

Even if one takes extraordinary treasures and miraculous elixirs, one can only die peacefully at the age of one hundred.

If you wish to extend your lifespan through other methods...

Since this emperor doesn't want to maintain his dignity, then immortals will save him some. Because once an imperial dynasty reaches its hundredth anniversary, a struggle for the throne automatically begins, leading to a change of rulers.

During the struggle for the throne, imperial power was scattered among the people.

Just by looking at it, one can see that this Heaven of Knowledge is many times more mature than the Immortal Realm and the World of Confinement. Both the Immortal Realm and the World of Confinement have many illogical flaws that are obvious from the start.

But this area of ​​Zhixuan Heaven is different!
Whether they are immortals or mortals, they already have a mature logical order.

Therefore, Zhixuan Heaven became a treasure land that many other near-Dao immortals born from the creation of the world by Banhu longed for.

I dream of coming to Zhixuan Heaven, even if it's just to breathe in its spiritual energy!

"Is this position of near-Daoist honor unchangeable?"

"It can't be changed. This is the reincarnation of Primordial Immortal Power, born a saint. It can be said that this position is only possible because of the arrival of this reincarnation of Primordial Immortal Power. Without this reincarnation of Primordial Immortal Power, this position would never have appeared. You should all stop having such petty thoughts."

This is a controversy that occurred inside the "Immortal Cave" of Zhixuan Heaven.

Immortal Extreme Cave, though named a cave, is naturally a world unto itself, and it is the place of ascension that the immortals of the Mysterious Heaven dream of. Not only can many immortals cultivate better within Immortal Extreme Cave, but it is also only here that they have a sliver of opportunity to seek the near-Daoist position.

This time, three near-Dao Venerable positions were created in Zhixuan Heaven. Two of them were already occupied, while the third was an additional one.

This third newly added position of near-Dao Venerable has naturally attracted much attention!
More than one Celestial Venerable from the Near Dao stepped forward, seeking a chance for their chosen one to compete for the throne.

However, no matter who it was, they were all rejected by the master of the Immortal Cave, who then directly revealed the origin of this near-Dao Venerable position!

As the origins of this near-Dao Venerable position became known to everyone, no one dared to vie for it anymore.

And so, everything calmed down.

……

The mortal realm of Zhixuan Heaven is divided into four regions: Azure Dragon Continent, White Tiger Continent, Vermilion Bird Continent, and Black Tortoise Continent. Azure Dragon Continent is also known as Azure Dragon Immortal Abode, White Tiger Continent is called White Tiger Ridge, Vermilion Bird Continent is the Kingdom of Flames, and finally, Black Tortoise Continent is the Black Tortoise Immortal Islands.

These four alternative names can be said to fully describe the true nature of these four continents. Among them, the Vermilion Bird Continent can be said to offer virtually no way out except for practicing fire magic.

It's not that it can't be repaired, but the achievements are limited.

Of these four continents, Azure Dragon Continent, which can be called Azure Dragon Immortal Abode, is undoubtedly the most suitable for cultivation! Legend has it that this place also contains the Ancestral Dragon Spirit Vein, which nurtures a large amount of spiritual energy from mountains and rivers.

Once the spiritual veins of other places have their spiritual energy extracted and refined, it's hard for them not to have problems, and it can even directly affect the entire world.

But this Ancestral Dragon Spirit Vein is different; the spiritual energy of the mountains and rivers here erupts directly.

At this moment, the ancestral dragon spiritual vein of Azure Dragon Continent was continuously spewing forth the spiritual energy of mountains and rivers. And within this spiritual energy, a celestial stone was being constantly tempered.

This is a celestial stone that fell here a hundred years ago. As soon as it fell, countless celestial phenomena appeared.

At that time, the power of heaven and earth surrounding that immortal stone directly annihilated the immortals.

A full century has passed, and only now has the power of heaven and earth begun to be approached by immortals. However, they cannot get too close; they can only gaze at it from afar.

"What exactly is this thing?" Two immortals asked, gazing at the celestial stone from afar.

“I asked the patriarch, but he remained silent and looked solemn.”

"I did get a little more information; this immortal stone is said to be related to an immortal king."

"Immortal King? That's an immortal who's currently on the path to enlightenment. Is your news true?" Upon hearing this, another immortal couldn't help but be shocked.

In this Heaven of Knowledge and Mystery, mortals cultivate in three stages: external things, external appearances, and the external world. After attaining the Dao and becoming an immortal, one goes through three stages: attaining the Dao, attaining the truth, and attaining proof. Among these, the stage of attaining proof is also called attaining the Dao.

In short, it is a cultivation system of three external aspects and three attainments.

It's very simple and easy to remember.

Because in the past, there were immortals who called themselves Immortal Emperors, those who attained the stage of enlightenment were also revered as Immortal Kings. However, the information this immortal currently possessed was actually hearsay.

They didn't actually know the origin of this magical stone.

After all, this immortal stone was formed from some primordial power that remained after the primordial immortal power fell into this world, combined with the essence of heaven and earth.

Although this is precisely why the spiritual energy of the mountains and rivers is needed for nourishment, it is not something that the immortals of Qinglong Continent, who cannot go to the Immortal Cave, can glimpse.

"What do you think this immortal stone will look like when it finally comes into existence?" At this moment, many immortals were curious about this immortal stone, so there were other immortals discussing it as well.

After all, this immortal stone is clearly a harbinger of the birth of some extraordinary person.

"This ancestral dragon spiritual vein is right next to a mountain of spirit monkeys. Among those spirit monkeys is an old monkey that has lived since the time of the Three Immortal Emperors. This old monkey is also an extremely amazing natural species. Although it was not born close to the Dao, it was born with the true Dao. If the Three Immortal Emperors had not angered the heavens, thus implicating their subordinates, this old monkey would have become a Dao-proving Immortal King long ago."

"I asked you what the Immortal Stone looked like after it was born, why are you bringing up these old stories?" The other immortals were naturally dissatisfied with the one who started talking.

"I'm telling you all this because the spiritual energy of this place has long been mixed with the fortune of a spirit monkey. So, when this immortal stone finally takes shape, it will most likely be a spirit monkey, and it's very likely to be an unprecedented Immortal King Spirit Monkey!" The immortal who had just finished speaking said this with absolute certainty.

"Born as a Celestial King? This is incredible! Doesn't that mean a Celestial Emperor is about to be born?" The other immortals were naturally shocked upon hearing this.

The immortals who roam this Azure Dragon Continent are mostly of humble origins, and naturally, their knowledge is limited. Because in this Heaven of Knowledge, if everything related to immortals were divided into ten parts, then ninety-eighths would be in the Immortal Extreme Cave, and the remaining 0.2% would be scattered throughout the Azure Dragon Continent.

Upon hearing the other immortals' opinions, the one who had previously spoken so confidently immediately revealed a mocking expression: "What are you thinking? Look at the current state of the world, how could it possibly allow an Immortal Emperor born of a demon to appear? Just you wait and see, that Immortal Stone is going to cause problems!"

After saying this, the immortal was about to continue speaking when he saw that all the immortals around him were showing expressions of shock.

This naturally left the immortal utterly astonished.

Just as he was about to speak, he heard the immortals around him say, "Flying Cloud Immortal, when did you acquire the ability of divination? It's truly remarkable!"

This immortal was named Flying Cloud Immortal because he was proficient in the art of cloud escape.

Hearing these words, he was naturally puzzled. However, as the Flying Cloud Immortal looked in the direction of the immortal stone, he immediately understood.

Suddenly, a large number of monkeys surged down from the Spirit Monkey Mountain. These monkeys made a lot of noise along the way, and suddenly they spotted the immortal stone that was still being nourished by the spiritual energy of the mountains and rivers. So they rushed over with their eyes shining.

Because the ancestral dragon vein here is mixed with the luck of the spirit monkeys, these monkeys have not been rejected, especially since these spirit monkeys also have the bloodline of that old monkey.

The immortal stone, struck by the impact, rolled out of the spiritual energy of the mountains and rivers, then followed the mountain's contours downwards, finally crashing into the river at the foot of the mountain with a loud splash, disappearing without a trace.

"Hiss! Flying Cloud Immortal, calculate again, whose divine being is behind this scheme?" The immortals who were gazing into the distance saw this scene and couldn't help but ask Flying Cloud Immortal.

After all, this Flying Cloud Immortal is clearly very knowledgeable.

However, upon closer inspection, these immortals discovered that the Flying Cloud Immortal had vanished without a trace. Looking even more closely, they saw that the figure flying among the clouds tens of thousands of miles away was none other than the Flying Cloud Immortal.
At that moment, the world suddenly changed color, and a huge black hand crashed down from the sky.

In an instant, the heavens and earth hummed.

The immortals who were gazing into the distance were all wiped out by this single palm strike.

Even Fei Yunxian, who had already fled far away, could not escape his fate. Suddenly, a purple lightning bolt flashed through the clouds, and Fei Yunxian, who was famous for his cloud escape skills, fell down.

This is the Cloud Law he cultivated, which has been completely destroyed.

Meanwhile, in Qinglongzhou, a prefect of Yuntang Pass suddenly dispatched his men to search the Yuntang River for several days, eventually retrieving a stone ball.

Seeing that the object was constantly emitting immortal energy, the prefect of Yuntang Pass knew that he had found it. So he splashed it with the filthy blood he had prepared in advance, and then used seven vicious magic weapons to directly break open the stone ball's outer layer.

As a wisp of pure energy escaped from the gap, the stone sphere, which was originally surrounded by celestial energy, became no different from an ordinary rock.

"The mission is accomplished!" the prefect of Yuntang Pass exclaimed with delight.

This was a plan that was made decades ago, but it was only recently that it was successfully implemented.

However, what no one noticed was that the wisp of pure energy that escaped was less a result of being forced to disperse after breaking through the stone skin, and more a result of taking the opportunity to escape.

Because the pure energy crossed the river and arrived at a place it considered safe, it landed directly and transformed into a handsome young man with a slender figure.

The young man had an elegant demeanor, but his right eye was incongruously fierce.

(End of this chapter)