Starting Immortal Cultivation from a White Dog

Flames descended from the sky, revealing the figure of Chi Xiao.

She had sensed an unusual fluctuation of energy here just now. Although it wasn't strong, it felt vaguely familiar to her.

"You over here..."

She spoke, shifting her gaze from Jinwu to the figure beside him.

Then, the words came to an abrupt end.

Before them stood a graceful woman, dressed in a moon-white dress, with long, flowing hair, a cool and serene face, and exquisite features, her entire being enveloped in a soft, luminous glow.

Chi Xiao's pupils contracted slightly.

"Shen Hongyu?"

Her voice carried a hint of disbelief.

That face, that figure, that aloof and icy temperament—it was exactly like Shen Hongyu's. She even subconsciously thought that Shen Hongyu was not dead.

But she quickly realized what was happening.

Shen Hongyu died by the Dao, and even the traces of her existence vanished into the world. Blood rain fell from the sky, and the bright moon hung in the sky. This could not be faked.

Chi Xiao's gaze lingered on the woman for a moment, then he suddenly thought of the Root of Heaven and Earth left behind after Shen Hongyu's death, and couldn't help but look at Jinwu.

There was a strange glint in those beautiful eyes.

"This is...your clone?"

Jinwu grinned and nodded frankly.

"That's right, it is the Dharma Avatar that I refined using the Heaven and Earth Root left behind by that fallen being."

He paused, glanced at the woman beside him, and his smile deepened.

"I'm planning to send her to cause trouble for Jiang Shu."

Upon hearing this, Chi Xiao was speechless for a moment.

She looked at the woman, then at the golden crow, and spoke after a long while.

“Your avatar… can’t fool too many people. Those Heavenly Lords, and Jiang Shu, are not fools. They simply won’t believe that Shen Hongyu is still alive.”

Jinwu waved his hand, his expression indifferent.

"I'm just acting under Shen Hongyu's name and identity. Whether they believe it or not is not important."

He paused, a hint of a smile flashing in his golden eyes.

"As long as people believe, that's enough."

Looking at his appearance, Chi Xiao knew that this guy had no good intentions and was full of bad ideas.

"I don't care what you want to do with this clone."

"But your true body is not allowed to leave. You must stay here obediently and cultivate the Xuanhuang Undying Body."

Jinwu nodded without the slightest hesitation.

"it is good."

Chi Xiao glanced at him, then at Shen Hongyu, his expression somewhat strange. This guy had somehow managed to conjure up a woman's body; it was truly baffling.

She was about to leave when she stopped, her gaze pausing slightly.

She personally witnessed the Root of Heaven and Earth being retrieved from the sky above the River of Time, and it had only been a few hours since it fell into the hands of the Golden Crow.

In just a few hours, he had created a Dharma Avatar at the half-step Golden Immortal level.
That's way too fast...

It should be understood that for immortals, Buddhas, demons, and monsters, the refinement of a Dharma body often requires hundreds of years of arduous cultivation, and even various blessings and opportunities. Even for a Heavenly Lord like her, refining a Dharma body is by no means an achievement that can be accomplished overnight.

But this guy only took a few hours.

She instinctively wanted to ask a question.

But she swallowed the words back.

This must involve some secret methods. Since he didn't say, why should I ask?

Everyone has their own secrets, and she is no exception.

With that thought, she no longer hesitated. Her figure flickered, transforming into a streak of fire, and disappeared into the horizon.

Jinwu looked in the direction Chixiao had left, a slight smile playing on his lips.

At this moment, Shen Hongyu spoke up, "Now that I have met the God, I will not delay any longer. I'm afraid Jiang Shu will not let this go."

"I'll head to Yaochi now and go find his bad luck."

Jinwu dared not look at his clone any longer; if he were to act impulsively towards himself, it would be far too...

"Go, go! The battle for the Heavenly Emperor is imminent. If I can't participate, the position of Heavenly Emperor might really fall directly into his hands."

“This guy is extremely well hidden. I even suspect that he could break through to the Golden Immortal realm at any time. Even though the Golden Mother has become the Guardian God of Xing Tian, ​​she may not be his match.”

"We can't let this guy get the Kunlun Mirror again."

"However, Shen Hongyu caused too much of a stir before. Your sudden appearance will definitely attract a lot of attention, so you must be careful."

Shen Hongyu nodded, "I know what I'm doing, but I don't know if those people will still give me the so-called Empress position..."

With that, she smiled gently, and her graceful figure transformed into a beam of moonlight, heading straight out of the Xuanhuang Heaven towards the Jade Pool.

"The position of Empress of Heaven..." Jinwu's expression was also somewhat strange. "If Jiang Shu really becomes the Heavenly Emperor, and my Dharma Avatar becomes the Empress of Heaven, that scene would be too beautiful to imagine."

He couldn't help but shiver.

"Forget it, I should just focus on becoming a Golden Immortal as soon as possible."

"If Jiang Shu becomes the Heavenly Emperor and then breaks through to the Golden Immortal realm, with three Golden Immortals from the Daoist sect, then he will truly overwhelm the other Heavenly Lords and rule the Three Realms. Everyone will have to rely on the Daoist sect."

"I'm afraid this is one of the reasons why Chixiao has taken a liking to me."

"Jiang Shu's exposure of his strength at Yaochi this time will make many people uneasy..."

The golden crow watched the moonlight disappear into the horizon, then withdrew its gaze and sat down cross-legged.

With a thought, various incantations flowed through his mind, and the method of the Xuanhuang Immortal Body emerged.

The black and yellow are the mixture of heaven and earth; heaven is black and earth is yellow.

The primordial chaos is the origin of the Dao and the mother of all things.

Yin and Yang clash, and the energies of Heaven and Earth interact.

The Dao is formed by mingling, before Yin and Yang are separated.

……

The so-called "mysterious and yellow qi" refers to the mother qi of all things before the creation of heaven and earth, before the separation of yin and yang, and before the fusion of heaven and earth.

Unlike the chaos beyond the heavens, Xuanhuang is orderly yet Yin and Yang are not separated; Xuanhuang has the Dao yet is a unified whole.

Therefore, all the laws of heaven and earth, and all the creations, originate from the mysterious and the yellow.

When the primordial energy protects the body, one is immune to all magic and wards off gods and demons.

In short, the Xuanhuang Qi is more ancient than the Yin and Yang Qi, and even surpasses the Yin and Yang Qi in terms of protective power.

However, the alternation of Yin and Yang energies can undergo countless transformations and give rise to all phenomena, which is something that the Xuanhuang energies cannot do.

Jinwu carefully comprehended the Xuanhuang Immortal Body technique and, with the assistance of the system panel, quickly made progress.

The essence of this Dharma lies not in the primordial energy, but rather in the passage of time.

The Three Realms have long since been established, and there is no longer any trace of the Primordial Chaos Qi. Therefore, Chi Xiao has taken a unique approach and used a secret method to communicate with the past, connecting with the Primordial Chaos Qi in the long river of time.

A wisp of primordial energy, flowing through ten thousand years of time.

This is hardly a miraculous method... For ordinary gods, immortals, demons, and monsters, it's practically a death trap, a taboo. Let alone how many immortals, Buddhas, demons, and monsters below the Golden Immortal level can even access the laws of time, even if they could, who would be so insane as to exchange ten thousand years of time for a wisp of Xuanhuang Qi?

Even Jinwu's expression stiffened slightly at this moment. The lifespan of immortals is indeed very long, and the lifespan of innate divine embryos is even longer.

The three realms of immortals: Lotus Planting, the Milky Way, and Fahai.

In theory, a deity who cultivates to the Heavenly River Realm can possess 100,000 years of cultivation and 100,000 years of magical power.

The realm of Fahai is more about perfect cultivation and endless magical power, but it cannot exceed 100,000 years.

But from ancient times to the present, it has only been ten thousand years.

Why did Shen Hongyu's lifespan run out?

In fact, for immortals, Buddhas, demons and monsters, cultivation level represents their understanding of the laws of heaven and earth, and is also the foundation for their own magical power, determining the upper limit of their magical power.

Magic power, on the other hand, is formed by refining one's own essence, energy, and spirit with the principles of law. It is the source of one's own power and also one's life.

Therefore, with 100,000 years of cultivation and 100,000 years of magical power, one should theoretically have a lifespan of 100,000 years.

However, all the immortals and Buddhas in the Three Realms know that below the Golden Immortal level, whether they are immortals, Buddhas, demons, or monsters, their lifespan is at most 70,000 years.

This is a limitation imposed by heaven and earth, which no living being can overcome.

There's even a rumor that in ancient times, immortals all lived to be 100,000 years old, but a certain being cut off 30% of that lifespan...

Even the Golden Crow had heard of this legend, but he didn't know what secrets lay behind it.

However, 70,000 years is already quite ancient.

If one is honest and does not seek the path to immortality, then one will have a long lifespan and be able to overlook the vicissitudes of the three realms.

However, if one pursues further progress and steps into the realm of a half-step Golden Immortal, transforming and sublimating from the perfect Great Dao, then one breaks through perfection, resulting in a deficiency in one's cultivation.

Like a large vat with a crack, one's lifespan will continuously slip away.

The further one goes on the path to becoming a half-immortal, the faster one's lifespan will be lost.

The choices involved are truly a complex subject.

Throughout history, countless seekers of the Tao have ultimately died of old age.

He could have been an immortal with a lifespan of 70,000 years, but because of his pursuit of the Tao, he was buried in the long river of time in just a few thousand years.

Unless... you can become a Golden Immortal!
There are some ancient immortals in the Heavenly Court, such as the Nine Heavens Child-Slaying General, who have lived from ancient times to the present day, more than ten thousand years ago, yet still enjoy long lifespans. This is because they have been guarding the Realm of Dharma Sea without ever taking a single step out.

Is it to remain trapped in the sea of ​​Dharma, accumulating inner strength; or to strive for ultimate sublimation, seeking the Dao through the sacrifice of lifespan...?

This choice is extremely difficult for every deity.

Jinwu glanced at the system panel; he was very young, with a lifespan of 70,000 years remaining.

However, ever since he mastered the Devouring Heaven Dao, he loses two days of lifespan for every day that passes.

In other words, his lifespan was cut in half, and he could only live for a maximum of 30,000 years.

As his Devouring Heaven Dao continues to advance, his lifespan will pass away even faster.

This is a matter of either succeeding or dying for one's cause!

The path of seeking the truth is one where one is willing to die a hundred times without regret; this is not just an empty phrase.

To embark on the path to becoming a half-immortal is to risk one's life.

"If I were to cultivate the Xuanhuang Immortal Body, a single wisp of Xuanhuang Qi would consume ten thousand years of my lifespan."

"However, this cuts off the upper limit of lifespan, which means cutting off 10,000 years out of 70,000 years of lifespan, leaving only 60,000 years of lifespan."

Jinwu pondered carefully. The Xuanhuang Undying Body consumed too much lifespan. Even he felt a chill run down his spine. If he didn't control it well, he might directly exhaust his lifespan and die of old age in the river of time.

This is by no means impossible; time itself is incredibly precious.

Even powerful immortals must show them reverence.

"How many wisps of Xuanhuang Qi do I need to refine?"

He had to consider this carefully, because as the Devouring Heaven Path progressed, his lifespan would be lost faster and faster. If he were to die of old age due to insufficient lifespan from cultivating the Xuanhuang Undying Body, it would be a joke.

"The Xuanhuang Immortal Body is to forge one's own Dharma body into the Xuanhuang Pagoda. With a thought, the Xuanhuang protects the body, and the pagoda above the head makes one impervious to all magic."

"At the initial foundation laying, a wisp of Xuanhuang Qi can be used to build a pagoda. If all seventy thousand years of lifespan are exhausted, it will become a seven-story Xuanhuang pagoda."

"However... the Xuanhuang Pagoda that Chixiao passed on to me has eight stories."

"So, when she laid the foundation, she refined eight strands of Xuanhuang Qi?"

Undoubtedly, the amount of primordial energy used at the time of its foundation-laying determines the future potential of this method.

The more you use, the better.

Even if the Golden Crow exhausted its lifespan, it would still be impossible to cultivate the eight-layered Xuanhuang Pagoda.

If possible, he would naturally hope that the foundation of his Xuanhuang Tower cultivation was as deep as possible, preferably a thirty-three-layered tower... Unfortunately, his lifespan wouldn't allow it.

"Fine, how about the Triple Xuanhuang Pagoda? That should be enough!"

"But I'm only at the third level of the Crimson Sky Realm, which is the eighth level... It's too embarrassing."

"How about the fifth or sixth floor..."

Jinwu hesitated. He had personally witnessed Shen Hongyu's breakthrough to the Golden Immortal realm and knew how difficult that step was. Although Chixiao repeatedly said that he would definitely become a Golden Immortal, if his lifespan was exhausted, he would only be able to die on the road to becoming a Golden Immortal.

"Alright, let's first guide a wisp of Xuanhuang Qi and see what mysteries it holds!"

He slowly closed his eyes, activated the Time-Traveling Divine Power, and simultaneously used his magic power to activate the Xuanhuang Undying Body Technique.

In an instant, a mysterious power flowed like ripples on water.

Splash!
Accompanied by the sound of the waves that only he could hear, the Golden Crow connected with the ancient river of time.

The river surges and flows mightily, its source and end nowhere in sight.

Jinwu took a deep breath and, following the method of the Xuanhuang Immortal Body, immersed his mind in the river.

Cultivating the Xuanhuang Imperishable Body does not truly require going against the tides of time to seek the time before the creation of heaven and earth. Not to mention him, even those heavenly lords might not be able to do it.

The primordial chaos remains, and even the passage of time cannot bury it.

Therefore, the primordial energy exists in the long river of time in an extremely mysterious way, like the silt at the bottom of a river.

To cultivate the Xuanhuang Immortal Body, one must delve into the flow of time and fish in its vast and magnificent river.

Using the passage of time as bait, one can catch a wisp of ethereal yellow.

This method is extremely profound.

The moment Jinwu's mind sank into the river, an indescribable aura of vastness swept over him.

That aura was ancient and profound, carrying the sedimentation of countless ages, the joys and sorrows of endless living beings, and the vicissitudes of the changing world.

Countless lights and shadows appeared, and various scenes flowed by...

Some are clear, some are blurry, some are complete, and some are broken.

He saw a great demon roaring on the mountaintop, its voice shaking the heavens and making the stars tremble.

He saw an immortal walking in a sea of ​​clouds, with auspicious clouds beneath his feet and celestial light flowing behind him.

He witnessed an earth-shattering battle, with two powerful figures clashing in the void, their divine powers collapsing, causing the void to collapse and the sun and moon to lose their light.

He saw a magnificent palace collapse in flames, countless immortals and Buddhas fall amidst wails, and blood rained down across the three realms.

He saw a star explode in the void, turning into a sky full of starlight...

He saw a lotus flower blooming in the chaos, its petals layered upon each other, each petal inscribed with ancient incantations.

Countless scenes, countless lights and shadows, countless living beings, countless years flashed past him, flowing endlessly like a revolving lantern. (End of Chapter)