Terrifying Heavens: I'll directly worship the Black Law of Fengdu!

Chapter 232 Immortality

A gentle breeze blew, and in the garden of the real world, Li Xuan appeared with the wind, sitting on the stone bench, watching the swaying green seedlings grow new leaves.

He stretched out his hand.

As if they were telepathically connected, the green seedlings sent a green orb of light into Li Xuan's hand.

He squeezed hard, and the green light shattered, revealing its contents:
[Congratulations on obtaining the "Immortal Body" reward from the world of "The Exorcist"! From the moment you obtain it, your physical body will remain at its peak of health. Your appearance and physique will not age over time, and your lifespan will not be limited by time. As long as you do not die from being killed or from accidents, you will not die from old age.]

Immortality?
This is what we're presented with right away?
Li Xuan didn't know how to evaluate the reward for a moment.

While it may lack offensive power, it grants immortality. After all, in "Journey to the West," countless demons, big and small, risked their lives to touch Tang Sanzang's flesh under the staff of the弼马温 (Bima Wen, the stable boy)...

come on.

The light of immortality entered Li Xuan's body, and his internal organs felt as if they had been parched for a long time and had received sweet rain. He felt indescribably refreshed and full of vitality from head to toe...

He was rewarded for his "tough life".

This reward allows one to accelerate recovery from injuries by absorbing external energy. As long as one is not killed in one blow, one can survive. Now, with the added reward of "immortality," as long as one can endure, all demons and monsters will eventually "sleep."

Li Xuan took out his phone and used the reflection from the off screen to look at his face.

Her facial features seem more three-dimensional, and her skin is fair. She looks a bit like a high-precision character that stepped out of a computer model. In fact, the original appearance of humans is not too bad. It is just that after birth, they encounter the environment and various pressures, and their bodies are gradually destroyed. Wrinkles, skin color, spots and other negative conditions are added. Even the model face of a celebrity cannot withstand such abuse.

Practice.

Who knows what the difficulty level of the next world will be?

Only by harnessing power within oneself can one change all regrets.

To prevent a repeat of what happened with his uncle and aunt, Li Xuan locked the garden gate, cleaned a spot, sat cross-legged, placed the gourd beside him, and began cultivating.

Since the appearance of the green seedling that took him across the world, many of the flowers and plants in the garden have withered, and the lawn that was specially laid out around the garden has also turned yellow.

He decided to take care of the gourd after absorbing its spiritual energy.

The four realms of Taoism—refining essence into qi, refining qi into spirit, refining spirit into emptiness, and refining emptiness into the Tao—represent the four stages before truly attaining enlightenment.

Once you pass through these four realms, you are no longer a mortal Qi cultivator, but an immortal who can ascend to heaven. If the Heavenly Court recruits you, you will be an official immortal; if you are not recruited, you will be a wandering immortal.

Having witnessed the power of the Heavenly Marshal, Li Xuan knew the importance of official positions, even for immortals. Naturally, he hoped to have a proper job after becoming an immortal.

The sorcerers of Fengdu slay demons and monsters; it would be best if they could have such a job after becoming immortals, since they are familiar with it.

The sun rises and sets, and the moon waxes and wanes.

Three hundred and sixty-five days have passed.

Exactly one year...

Li Xuan was quite wealthy. Before he even started cultivating, he had already paid a large sum of money for various living expenses, enough to support himself and his tenants for more than three years.

If he doesn't owe anyone money, naturally no one will remember him.

I'm so glad to have some peace and quiet...

He sat cross-legged on the garden stone slab, meditating with his hands forming a mudra. The grass around him, which was level with the floor, had grown to more than half a person's height. The flowers bloomed and withered, and the ground was covered with dry petals.

Exposed to wind and sun, rain and snow.

Li Xuan remained motionless, covered in a layer of dust, making him look more like a statue. The crimson gourd-shaped house stood before him, and within a fifty-centimeter radius of it, everything remained exactly as it had been a year ago—free of weeds and with hardly any new dust…

Click.

Li Xuan opened his eyelids, and some dried, broken pieces fell off.

He slowly stretched his muscles and bones, which cracked and popped. His body had been motionless for a year and was almost stiff.

Having not eaten for so long, I'm only surviving on spiritual energy. Although I won't starve to death, the emptiness in my stomach is quite uncomfortable.

My hometown is a small county with a relatively small population. The number of outsiders is less than one-tenth, and the economic development has always been lukewarm. You can neither get rich overnight nor be so poor that you have to beg for food.

He stood up and patted his clothes a few times. Due to the wind and sun, the fibers were torn and fragile, and the clothes were torn into several pieces.

Inside the gourd were several different sets of clothes, as brand new as when they were first put in. He quickly washed himself under the garden shower and then changed into a casual pair of jeans and a white T-shirt.

Go out to eat.

After walking for more than a kilometer, the road gradually became more lively, with small roadside restaurants and workers from nearby factories drinking and playing drinking games after get off work.

He found a roadside stall that combined a restaurant and sat down. He saw the new sign that read "Authentic Northeastern Restaurant" and thought to himself, "It's not easy to open a restaurant in such a remote county town." He raised his hand and said, "Three Treasures of the Earth, Chicken Stew with Mushrooms, Sweet and Sour Pork, a bowl of white rice, and a soup, please arrange that."

The owners were a husband and wife. The man was tall and burly with tattoos on his arms, and the woman was also quite tall. They looked to be in their forties. There was also a little girl in junior high school doing her homework at a table in the back room.

The place is small, but business is good.

They were extremely busy...

When the owner heard what Li Xuan ordered, he looked up at his physique with surprise and said, "Brother, you've ordered too much. The sweet and sour pork and rice are fine, and the soup is free."

Li Xuan had never been to Northeast China, but he had heard that the dishes there were large portions and filling.

In the past, he would definitely have listened to advice, but now that he's practically a cultivator, he needs to see the limits of his stomach and intestines.

He laughed and said, "I've been starving for two or three hundred days, I can swallow a whole lamb now. Boss, just bring it on, don't worry about me wasting the food..."

That's what they've said.

The owner responded and got busy, setting up the wok over a high-speed stove, creating a scene reminiscent of a cooking showdown in a Hong Kong movie.

The food arrived quickly. Li Xuan was slightly taken aback by the amount of food and said, "Boss, can you serve me the food in a bowl?"

The owner laughed: "I told you we couldn't finish it. Back in my hometown, we use bowls this big... cough, plates. To be honest, I've reduced the portion size here. If this were served back home, someone might throw the plate in their face and post it online saying it's a rip-off."

Li Xuan took out his phone and said, "Then I'll try posting it online."

The shop owner was visibly flustered and said with a forced smile, "Brother, we're all civilized people. If you think it's not enough, we can add more. It's just that you're so small, you can't finish it."

He's right. When they first arrived, they followed the Northeast standard, but they ended up with almost half the quantity left. Later, they thought it best to lower the price and reduce the quantity.

Li Xuan was obviously joking with his boss.

He picked up his chopsticks and began to taste the Northeastern cuisine prepared by the Northeasterners; it seemed quite different...

Just then, the sounds of suona horns and banging rang out in the distance. A procession slowly approached from afar, dressed in mourning clothes. The person at the front made Li Xuan pause in surprise.

(End of this chapter)