Cultivating Immortality in a Family: I Prove Immortality Through the Chaotic Dao Realm

Chapter 174 Threads of Destiny! The Golden Spirit Pearl in its embryonic form!

Zhongyuan Continent, Yuansheng Immortal Dynasty, Qifeng County.

The scorching sun beat down on the cracked earth.

It should have been the season for a bountiful summer harvest, but the fields were withered and cracked, the rivers were nearly dry, and the air was filled with an atmosphere of despair.

In an inconspicuous village, a simple thatched hut was temporarily erected at the entrance of the village.

Inside the thatched hut, a young girl in white sat on an ordinary straw mat, her eyes closed in deep concentration.

Inside the tranquil thatched hut, the air rippled slightly, and a mysterious talisman traversed layers of space, silently hovering before the woman.

The imperial edict was unfurled.

The girl slowly opened her eyes.

Those were crystal-clear eyes, like the purest lake.

She stretched out her slender hand, her fingertips carrying a faint fragrance of herbs, and gently touched the talisman.

The talisman transformed into a stream of azure light and merged into her brow.

The girl instantly understood the information regarding the annihilation of the Soul-Seeking and Breath-Searching Ability, the suspected existence of the subject of the assessment in Dongyuan Prefecture, the chaotic mist, and the fortuitous experiences.

Her eyes remained gentle and warm, but a faint ripple seemed to pass between her brows.

"Eastern Abyss Continent... Chaotic Mist... Inherited Treasure... Spiritual Reshaping..."

A voice as gentle and melodious as a clear spring echoed in the simple thatched hut, its sound alone capable of soothing the soul.

"It can reshape the spirit of the mirror and also stir up subtle ripples in the sect's fortune..." she murmured softly, her gaze sweeping over the parched land and sorrowful villagers outside the thatched hut.

"It must be something extraordinary."

"Perhaps, this trip may also be the opportunity to resolve the predicament of Dongyuan..."

She got up, stepped out of the thatched hut, but did not disappear immediately. Instead, she walked towards an old farmer who had fainted from dehydration.

With a slight twitch of his fingertips, a fine needle, as thin as a cow's hair and surrounded by a bluish-gold halo, quietly pierced the old man's acupoint, and a powerful yet gentle life force surged in.

A sliver of color quickly returned to the old farmer's face. He slowly awoke, and his cloudy eyes reflected the ethereal and gentle figure of the fairy. He murmured unconsciously, "Fairy Master..."

The girl smiled gently at him, like a spring breeze sweeping across a parched field.

With her abilities, she could easily dispel the heat and bring rain with just a wave of her hand.

But the way of Heaven is clear, and cause and effect are cyclical.

If she were to bear the karma of all living beings on her own shoulders, even with the Qingnang Dao Body and the Heavenly Mandate Mysterious Heart, she would not be able to withstand it.

She looked up at the eastern horizon, her gaze seemingly traversing billions of miles.

"Take care, old man. May this land receive timely rain soon."

She left behind a blessing, and her figure, amidst the villagers' grateful gazes, seemed to fade into the blazing sun, leaving only a lingering fragrance of grass and trees.

A journey spanning hundreds of millions of miles, destined to be full of hardships and unknowns, has begun.

Under the subtle pull of fate, two originally unrelated points are slowly being drawn closer.

Perhaps, on a certain day in a certain month of a certain year, the two points will overlap and intersect.

Meanwhile, in the distant Dongyuan Prefecture, Chen Qian had just named his newborn artifact spirit—Aka.

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After Aka was born and the authorization token was refined, Chen Qian finally realized belatedly that this stone mirror, although incomplete, was definitely not an ordinary spiritual treasure.

Its powerful functions and profound heritage not only indicate that it is at least a divine treasure, but it is also very likely to be one of the best among them.

His innate divine soul faintly indicated that if he moved this appraisal stone out of the Destiny Wheel Realm, it was very likely that it would be sensed by some terrifying beings.

Therefore, he wisely abandoned the idea of ​​moving the stone mirror to Qianlong Mountain for use.

Moreover, Qianlong Mountain cannot support the spiritual energy required for the combined use of the grand formation and the stone mirror.

Although both the Destiny Wheel Realm and the Hidden Dragon Mountain are mid-grade second-tier spiritual veins, the Destiny Wheel Realm's main spiritual vein is larger in scale and can be continuously replenished by the Chaos Pool, which is something the Hidden Dragon Mountain cannot compare to.

To put it another way, the Wheel of Fate is the foundation of Chen Qian, and the Stone Mirror can only be fully utilized if it is placed in the Wheel of Fate. The world's will can also help Aka's spiritual growth.

After all, the Stone Mirror is only an auxiliary spiritual treasure and cannot be directly used for attack.

If placed in Qianlong Mountain, and if this place is attacked while Chen Qian is not there, then even if Aka is there, he cannot play a decisive role.

These days, Chen Qian has been focusing on tempering his kidneys and improving his physical cultivation.

Before his physical body reaches its current limit, Chen Qian's magical power will also be difficult to cultivate to its peak.

Therefore, Chen Qian did not go into seclusion, but instead took turns inviting Su Yueshang and Chen Yunyi to spar with him in real combat, so as to temper his body and adapt to the ever-increasing power of his body.

With a large reserve of second-tier meat, Su Yuechang even took action to refine a portion of it into Qi and Blood Pills for Chen Qian to use in body tempering.

The refining of the Qi and Blood Pill is not too difficult, and it is somewhat similar to a high-level Bigu Pill.

Therefore, even though Su Yueshang is not skilled in alchemy, her cultivation level is high enough that she can still refine these pills that do not require high skill.

After the initial rapid improvement of the second-stage body refinement, Chen Qian entered the consolidation stage. After a long period of quiet contemplation, he thought of some things that had been piling up for a long time.

For example, the core of the metal element at the foot of Bijia Mountain, and Tu Yuanfeng's secret cave.

He had been unable to find the time to collect these precious resources until now.

Bijia Mountain and Qianlong Mountain are not far apart, only a few thousand miles apart.

After explaining things to Chen Yunxi and Feng Momo, Chen Qian and Su Yueshang arrived at Bijia Mountain.

"Yue Chang, this is the place where the Lu, Zhou, and Wu families plotted to ambush my father-in-law."

"At that time, my cultivation level was only the fourth level of Qi Refining, and I had just advanced to the middle stage of Qi Refining."

A look of reminiscence crossed Chen Qian's eyes, a hint of recalling the glorious past.

"Young master, with only the fourth level of Qi Refining, was able to kill someone at the ninth level of Qi Refining. You can be said to have made a name for yourself in one battle."

Su Yueshang's face showed admiration as she spoke.

"Truly a genius, astonishing the world."

Chen Qian burst into laughter.

He knew that Su Yueshang, a dignified Core Formation cultivator, could not possibly truly worship him.

But Su Yueshang was willing to be with him as a pampered wife, which is truly commendable.

In addition to mutual support and understanding, the most important aspect of a good marriage is providing each other with higher-level emotional value.

Su Yueshang, who came from the Drunken Moon Palace, was clearly well-versed in this art.

Moreover, she was sincere. Although Chen Qian had shown great potential, the gap in their current cultivation levels was simply too great compared to each other.

If she wasn't sincere, Su Yueshang wouldn't have needed to force herself to say things against her conscience. She was simply, directly, and innocent by nature.

Because she is not very worldly, calling her a young girl is quite appropriate and fitting.

Chen Qian led Su Yueshang to the small cave where he had used the spirit stone bomb to blow up Lu Zhengting, and pointed to the still clearly visible crater, saying, "This is the place."

"Hmm. Let me take a look first."

Su Yueshang closed her eyes, unleashing her vast divine sense to capture the emanating aura of the metal elemental source.

Chen Qian said no more and waited quietly by the side.

A few dozen breaths later, Su Yueshang took out a spirit-grade star-fixing disc, cast an incantation, and began to operate it.

In the art of finding dragon veins and cutting off their pathways, Su Yueshang had already reached the top level of the second tier. With a specific target in mind, she quickly made a discovery.

"The actual location is probably more than ten miles to the north."

“Okay! Let’s go then.” Chen Qian said with great joy.

The journey of more than ten miles was like an ordinary person stepping out of their doorstep for the two of them; this was a small canyon.

Su Yueshang easily located the specific location; the core of the metal element should be several thousand feet below this place.

Chen Qian has never stopped practicing the art of earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique for escaping into the ground), and his skill level is close to mastery. In addition, his powerful physical body and vast magical power are now sufficient to allow him to escape to extremely deep locations.

As for whether he can reach the destination in one go, he doesn't know since he hasn't tried.

However, she is with Su Yueshang now. Although she has not specifically studied the art of earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of technique that allows one to escape underground), she is proficient in the art of shadow-遁 (shadow-遁 is a type of technique that allows one to escape underground). The underground is not a solid block; there are many gaps, so the art of shadow-遁 can also be used.

Combining the two, it is not difficult to escape thousands of feet underground.

Indeed, that was the case. Su Yueshang led Chen Qian deeper underground, and after traveling about two or three thousand feet, they entered an underground cave.

"Um?!"

Upon arriving at this place, Su Yueshang immediately sensed an unusual aura as soon as she opened her divine sense.

There was a sharp, heavy, and strange aura in the damp, cold air.

The cave is not entirely dark; some minerals on the cave walls emit a faint white-gold luster, like stars adorning the night sky, slightly illuminating the rugged stalagmites and hanging stalactites.

The two looked around and explored lightly, soon arriving at the place where Su Yueshang had sensed the unusual aura.

This is a small golden pool, no more than a foot square, yet it exudes the sharp aura of pure Geng metal.

The pool water was as viscous as mercury, and fine, metallic energy spontaneously circulated on its surface, forming tiny whirlpools.

At the bottom of the pool, one can vaguely see the prototype of the Golden Spirit Pearl, which is the size of a fist, irregular in shape, and has a texture like a condensed star!
This nascent spirit pearl has grown to near completion, far more stable than the wooden spirit pearl in "Green Mountains and Verdant Peaks".

However, as long as it is not fully formed, it cannot be collected by cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage, because this involves the scope of basic rules.

Of course, Chen Qian, who is a cheat code, is not included in this category.

After glancing at the nascent spirit pearl a few times, the two turned away.
Because right beside this golden pool, a peculiar creature was curled up.

It is not large, about the size of an ordinary hunting dog, and has a clumsy and cute appearance.

Its entire body is spherical, covered with a thick layer of soft, earthy-yellow leather armor, making it look like the finest warm jade.

On the leather armor, there are palm-sized, rounded, shimmering platinum diamond-shaped plates, like a magnificent and streamlined heavy armor for the sphere.

Its head was also round, and its large, obsidian-like eyes were now looking at the two of them warily, with a hint of confusion and nervousness.

When the creature sensed the presence of the outsider, especially Su Yueshang's unfathomable divine sense, it suddenly retracted its limbs and head into its shell!
"Om-"

A deep hum sounded.

Its round body instantly emitted a thick light that intertwined with earthy yellow and white gold, and an extremely solid energy shield instantly formed, completely enveloping it and the Golden Pool.

The shield's surface shimmered with light, and the gold and earth runes were faintly visible, giving it an extremely sturdy appearance.

"What a strong defense!"

Chen Qian's eyes lit up, and he understood.

"No wonder I had a feeling that if I had come here back then, I might have been in deep trouble."

"Not to mention that just getting deep into this place would require a lot of effort."

"If I had the cultivation level I had back then, I probably wouldn't have been able to break through his defenses, let alone withstand his attacks."

"It's actually a Golden Armored Rock Soul Beast!?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Su Yueshang's beautiful eyes.

"This beast was born from the essence of earth and metal, and is naturally close to the source of earth and metal, making it extremely strong in defense. Judging from its appearance, it should have just passed the initial stage and entered the growth stage, with a grade of early second rank."

"But this shield... tsk tsk, it's probably difficult for even a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator to break through. Its attack methods are rather simple, probably only ramming and some simple earth and metal spells."

"Golden Armored Rock Soul Beast..."

As Chen Qian read the name, he looked at the small beast curled up in a ball, resembling a giant metal spiked ball, its entire body seemingly covered with the words "I'm tough, don't mess with me."

The more he looked at it, the more adorable it seemed, and its outstanding defensive capabilities made it perfect as a protective spirit beast for Yunxi or Momo.

"Yue Chang, cover for me. I'll test the waters first."

Chen Qian laughed with great interest.

"Young master, be careful. If you wish to keep it as a spirit beast, do not damage its very essence."

Su Yueshang nodded, took a few light steps, and stepped back, giving the space to Chen Qian.

After this period of sparring, Su Yueshang knew Chen Qian's abilities well; his attack power had reached the level of the late Foundation Establishment stage.

Although the Golden Armored Rock Spirit Beast is extraordinary, it is almost impossible for it to defend against Chen Qian with its "turtle shell".

Chen Qian nodded to indicate that he knew what he was doing, took a deep breath, and rapidly circulated his internal magic power, while his abundant blood and qi surged endlessly.

Instead of immediately using the most destructive metal-type boundary-breaking spear, he chose to test the waters with his physical strength first.

"Ho!!"

With a low shout, Chen Qian clenched his fists, his blood flowing like mercury and syrup throughout his body, concentrating his physical supernatural abilities, blood-colored flow of energy, evil energy, and liquid true essence into his fists!

"Boom, boom, boom!"

A huge, muffled sound echoed through the cave, causing rocks to fall from the cave ceiling.

The violent force, heavy as a mountain, pounded against the incredibly sturdy defensive light shield.

The shield fluctuated violently, its earthy yellow light flashing rapidly, and the runes on the small beast's platinum armor plates flickered on and off, as if it were under immense pressure.

The shield caved inwards significantly, but ultimately held firm and did not shatter.

Although Chen Qian had unleashed his strongest physical attack to date, its power still did not reach the level of the late Foundation Establishment stage.

As expected, I still couldn't break through that shell.

However, if the attack continues like this for a while, the little beast probably won't be able to hold on.

(End of this chapter)