Starting from the two realms, cultivating immortality by taming beasts

Chapter 397 Returning to the Southern Wilderness

"Mom, I just got home, I haven't even had a chance to sit on the sofa properly, why are you suddenly bringing this up?" Chen Beiwu was both amused and exasperated.

He was very perceptive and could understand his mother's worries and desires.

However, Chen Beiwu's heart was set on the Dao, and attaining the Nascent Soul True Monarch was far from the end of his cultivation.

On the contrary, his goal is to become a True Immortal, or even the legendary, ethereal Refinement Realm, which governs the Dao.

Compared to attaining immortality and eternal freedom, passing on one's lineage to descendants only distracts him now.

"It's not sudden, Mother has been bringing this up for almost thirty years."

Ms. Huang Xiaoling sighed: "Old Li next door is now taking his great-grandson for walks on the street every day. Look at your mother, not to mention a great-grandson, she hasn't even seen a daughter-in-law."

Upon hearing this, Chen Beiwu looked at his father.

Chen Dong shook his head and pointed to Tie Dan, who had come in with a fruit platter on his head, indicating that he had no other choice.

Despite his imposing position as the magistrate of Pingchen County, his status within the family might be even lower than that of a dog.

After all, the dogs were his saviors.

"Next, I will attain the status of a True Monarch, so I have no intention of forming a Daoist partner for the time being."

Seeing that his father wasn't going to help, Chen Beiwu had no choice but to refuse outright.

As expected, Ms. Huang Xiaoling immediately lost her temper, her gentle smile turning into an angry expression.

"What's wrong with just one meeting? I'll arrange it!"

"Honey, arranging twenty at once is too many. Beiwu can't manage them all," Chen Dong said, his tone slightly sour. "How about we arrange them one by one?"

"Get out of the way, I'll decide this." Huang Xiaoling waved Chen Dong away.

"Let's eat first. It's been a long time since we sat down to eat together," Chen Beiwu said, ending the conversation abruptly.

Knowing what her son was thinking, Huang Xiaoling outwardly agreed, but inwardly she was making her own plans.

In terms of family status, she ranks first because neither her husband nor her son really takes charge.

However, when it comes to the power of the family, there is no doubt that the son, Bei Wu, has the most say, and can decide many things with a single word.

If Bei Wu's mind is made up, there's really nothing she can do but try to arrange a secret encounter and introduction.

"By the way, Shouhe No. 2 Middle School is having its anniversary celebration soon, and they plan to invite you to be a guest speaker."

After the meal, Chen Dong took out an invitation.

"Please refuse for me. I'm going home for peace and quiet," Chen Beiwu said without hesitation.

Chen Dong nodded, not surprised.

Beiwu was never one to like showing off.

There was no other way, so he, as the county magistrate, had to continue serving as a guest speaker at the school anniversary celebration, giving a speech on how to cultivate a golden elixir prodigy from childhood.

Wait a minute, if Bei Wu succeeds in becoming a True Monarch in the future, the title of his speech might need to be changed again.

"On how a Qi Refining cultivator can cultivate a Nascent Soul True Monarch!"

Upon thinking of this title, Chen Dong smiled with satisfaction.

Although he knew in his heart that Beiwu's current achievements had little to do with him, it didn't stop Chen Dong from boasting about his educational experience.

Chen Beiwu let Zhiling and Xuele meet their parents and get to know them before returning to his cultivation room and hanging up a sign that read "In seclusion, do not disturb".

"Why did you go into seclusion as soon as you got back?"

Huang Xiaoling looked at the sign and helplessly took out her phone: "Hello, is this Li Yao?"

"Hold off on contacting the hundred girls I contacted earlier. Wait for me to send out the message before proceeding."

"In addition, I think the hundred young ladies I carefully selected may be a bit too few, and they may not be able to catch the eye of Beiwu."

"That way, you can broaden your selection even further. We need to find me another hundred female cultivators who are of good character, qualifications, appearance, and temperament, regardless of their size or shape." Yes, that's right, with more people, surely one of them will catch my eye.

Inside the cultivation room, Chen Beiwu rubbed his temples in silence.

Good heavens, if Mom keeps making a fuss like this, what's the difference between this and her choosing a concubine for him?

However, considering that he has been engrossed in spiritual practice for many years and has hardly seen his family, it was not appropriate to continue to refuse him forcefully.

Oh well, the female cultivators in Pingchen County aren't stupid anyway. They know the importance of marrying someone of equal social standing and won't get carried away.

But to prevent his mother from continuing to nag, he still needed to find a shield.

Xu Ziqing, this close female friend, is a good choice; we can discuss it.

But Chen Beiwu would not reveal anything without her consent.

"How about I act as your shield?"

Suddenly, a child's voice rang in Chen Beiwu's ears.

Seeing Zhiling's serious expression, Chen Beiwu couldn't hold back any longer.

Is Zhiling's sudden idea intended to help or just cause trouble?

"You're still a child, what are you using as a shield?"

Chen Beiwu decisively refused, then looked at Zhiling seriously: "By the way, there's something I haven't told you in detail yet."

Zhiling's eyelashes fluttered, revealing a curious look in her eyes.

She had known for a long time that Chen Beiwu had a secret, and now the day had finally come to reveal it.

"I have discovered an extraterrestrial world and have mastered the passage to that extraterrestrial world," Chen Beiwu said solemnly.

"what?"

Zhiling tilted her head, looking incredulous.

"Hey!" (Isn't that outrageous!)

Wu Qi Teng walked to Zhi Ling's side and spoke softly.

Zhiling shook her head, looking surprised.

She thought Chen Beiwu was hiding some earth-shattering secret, such as the reincarnation of a Daoist master or the rebirth of a cultivation giant, but she never expected that he had only discovered an extraterrestrial world.

There's nothing to hide; she herself controls a miniature grotto-world.

If the Seven-Tailed Purple Fox clan could break through the shackles of their bloodline and reach the realm of the Eight-Tailed Void Fox, they could even create a small world.

In addition, she had also heard her mother say that every few hundred years, the Immortal Alliance could locate and find several spatial anchor points in other worlds.

These kinds of secrets are nothing to be surprised about.

Chen Beiwu: "————"

A princess born into wealth and privilege is truly different.

Understanding Zhiling's indifference, Chen Beiwu's prepared explanations all stuck in his throat, turning into a calm smile.

"But don't worry, I will keep my promise to keep it a secret."

Zhiling extended her right paw and made a line near her mouth, promising to keep the secret strictly and not reveal any information to the outside world.

"Come on, I'll take you there. It's been a long time since I've been there."

Chen Beiwu put away Zhiling and activated the Ten Directions Gate.

Southern Wilderness, the border of the Land of Derivation.

A secluded cave dwelling.

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Chen Beiwu's figure appeared quietly.

"Huh, someone's been here!" Chen Beiwu frowned slightly.

Achieving the Golden Core stage is difficult and requires a considerable period of seclusion. When Chen Beiwu left the sect, he went straight to the Northern Desolate Realm of the Southern Wilderness.

Unlike the Eight Realms of the Southern Wilderness, the Northern Realm is the only one that is not ruled by human cultivators, but is completely dominated by demon beast forces, and human cultivators are extremely rare.

As a beast-taming cultivator, his journey to the Northern Yan Realm, teeming with demonic beasts, not only allowed him to reasonably conceal his travels but also to explain his unusual behavior by claiming he was hunting demonic beasts and acquiring rare and precious materials.

Unexpectedly, the simple cave dwelling he casually set up back then was able to be entered by cultivators without breaking the formation.

"Interesting. They just left not long ago, about three hours ago." Chen Beiwu's gaze fell on the edge of an inconspicuous crevice in the rocks on his right.

There were a few barely perceptible bloodstains there.

Chen Beiwu pointed a finger, his divine sense stirred slightly, and a faint trace of bloody scent landed in his palm, forming a dark red blood.

The energy contained in his blood felt somewhat familiar to Chen Beiwu.

"Female cultivator, 1.7 meters tall, 65 kilograms in weight, early stage of Golden Core cultivation, practicing the Xuanming Futu Scripture, slightly injured, deliberately left bloodstains to feign weakness and kill her pursuers."

Chen Beiwu's mind raced with thoughts, and he quickly deduced the general information based on the energy flow.

"Well, since he's a member of my Mirror Moon Sect, I should go and take a look, lest this Golden Core cultivator fails to turn the tables and is killed by the enemy." Chen Beiwu's mind stirred slightly.

If nothing unexpected happens, he will become the sect leader of Mirror Moon Sect sooner or later.

Since that's the case, this Mirror Moon Golden Core will be his future Golden Core, which can help him increase his luck.

If these small acts add up, they can amount to a considerable amount of good fortune, making it worthwhile for him to intervene out of consideration for their shared sect amicable, and also to investigate the sect's current situation.

"Buzz!"

The Mustard Ring flashed with a faint light, and Zhi Ling's figure appeared silently.

"What a strange world!!!"

As soon as Zhiling appeared, she sensed something was wrong with this place.

In her perception, the spiritual energy permeating this place was too strong, which was inconsistent with normal circumstances.

In addition, her ability to mobilize the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is not only twice as effective, but also allows her to unleash several times the power when using her profound abilities.

This situation indicates that the origin of this world is damaged, its laws are incomplete, it cannot maintain the balance and cycle of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and it cannot nurture true strongmen.

"This is a middle-thousand world with a damaged origin? There are no Nascent Soul True Venerables in existence; the highest cultivation level is that of a Nascent Soul True Monarch!"

Upon realizing this, Zhiling couldn't help but show a hint of joy in her eyes.

Without a Nascent Soul True Venerable presiding over the Middle Thousand World, wouldn't that be a world where she and Bei Wu could freely seize resources? "Wake up! This Great Thousand World once had a Void Refining Dao Venerable. It's not as simple as you think."

Chen Beiwu woke the little guy up with a single finger.

"The vast world? Impossible!"

Zhiling immediately refuted her.

Although she was young, she had been exposed to the world since childhood and knew a lot of valuable information.

For example, the Celestial Patrol Department of the Immortal Alliance's Worldly Affairs Hall divides the extraterrestrial worlds it discovers into five levels.

One type is the Hengsha World. These worlds have a thin source of origin, incomplete spiritual energy, and are numerous, like the sands of the Ganges River. It is already the limit for them to nurture a Golden Core True Person.

The strongest cultivators are usually Foundation Establishment cultivators, and there may not even be any cultivators on the planet, but rather a technologically advanced one.

The second type is the Lesser Thousand Worlds, where Yin and Yang are initially separated, spiritual veins transform into dragons, and many naturally born and nurtured spiritual beings exist.

In extreme cases, beings at the level of Nascent Soul True Monarch can be conceived, but under normal circumstances, the strongest are mostly Golden Core True Persons, and it is rare to see an unparalleled genius who has reached the level of True Monarch.

The third is the Middle Thousand World. In such a world, the origin is abundant, and the laws and spiritual energy are self-circulating. It is possible to produce a True Venerable of Transformation who can gather the Three Flowers at the Top and the Five Qi Return to the Origin.

Some special middle-thousand worlds can even arise in response to this, giving birth to terrifying beings who are halfway to the Dao Venerable realm, but such cases are one in ten thousand.

The fourth is the Great Thousand World, where the origin of the Great Dao has manifested in reality. There are thirty-three Heavenly Gangs covering the four poles, forty-four Earthly Fiends penetrating the Netherworld, and there are also Dao Venerables of Refining Emptiness who hold the power of the Great Dao. There may even be powerful cultivators who have taken a half-step into the realm of immortals.

The fifth is the only immortal realm. This immortal realm is the source of all realms and the starting point of all heavens. There are immortals who transcend the long river of fate and remain undeterred through countless tribulations. It is also the immortal realm that countless cultivators seek to ascend to throughout their lives.

Among these five worlds, the Celestial Alliance's Tianyuan Star is only ranked in the fourth level, belonging to the Great Thousand Worlds, rather than the only Celestial Realm.

Don't underestimate this ranking. Although the Unique Immortal Realm is the strongest world as defined by the Celestial Alliance's Sky Patrol Department, there has never been any evidence to prove its existence.

Among all the great worlds, the Immortal Alliance is undoubtedly in the first tier, and is also recognized by Immortal Alliance cultivators as the strongest great world.

The reason is simple: throughout the long history of the Immortal Alliance, the number of worlds they have conquered is not just one or two, but more than a handful.

This demonstrates the rarity and power of the vast world.

Now that Chen Beiwu says this Middle Thousand World is a dilapidated Great Thousand World, the Seven-Tailed Purple Fox finds it hard to believe.

With a being at the Refining Void Dao Venerable level sorting out the fundamental laws of heaven and earth, it would be impossible for a great world to fall in rank and degenerate to such a state.

"You don't believe me?" Chen Beiwu asked rhetorically.

"Of course I believe it."

Zhiling quickly realized what was happening and looked at Chen Beiwu with gratitude in her eyes.

No wonder Bei Wu hadn't made up his mind to form a contract with her; it turns out there was a vast world hidden behind her.

The value of the Great Thousand Worlds is extraordinary; even a dilapidated Great Thousand Worlds cannot be ignored by a Refining Void Dao Venerable.

With this world as its foundation, coupled with Bei Wu's talent, the future Dao Venerable may be within reach.

Damn it, Bei Wu even shared such a secret, and she didn't even take it seriously at first.

"This place is called the Southern Wilderness, but it is only a part of this world, not the whole. There may be reincarnations of beings at the Refinement Void Dao Venerable level. We must not underestimate it."

Chen Beiwu gave Zhiling a word of advice, making the little one understand its importance, and then looked in the direction where the blood energy had left.

Zhiling nodded solemnly, activated her innate profound ability, the Void-Stepping Escape Technique, and, along with Chen Beiwu, transformed into a streak of purple light and soared into the sky.

On the other side, two streaks of light streaked across the sky above the desolate mountains, one after the other.

The dark light ahead seemed domineering, but it was actually in a sorry state, its brilliance flickering, clearly nearing its end.

To be on the safe side, Chen Beiwu did not intervene directly, but instead concealed his own aura and used his divine sense to probe.

After all, this situation is too coincidental, and the cultivation world in the Southern Wilderness is too dangerous. It's always safer to play it safe and avoid falling into the trap of villains.

Within the escaping light, a beautiful female cultivator dressed in black robes had disheveled hair and a trace of undried blood at the corner of her mouth, but her eyes showed no fear in the face of danger and a hint of determination.

"It's her!" Chen Beiwu was somewhat surprised.

I don't know whether to say this fellow disciple was lucky or unlucky to have run into him.

Even if he manages to kill his pursuers in the end, it will still be a situation where he has a slim chance of survival.

Two hundred feet behind the female cultivator, a jet-black streak of light relentlessly pursued her.

"You can't escape. Surrender obediently, and I might spare your life and keep you by my side to serve me well."

The handsome male cultivator, with his hands behind his back, revealed a pleased smile: "Otherwise, once I capture you, I will make you wish you were dead, and subject you to the agony of having your soul extracted and refined!"