Cube-like Supernatural Powers: Longevity Begins with Qi Refining

Chapter 99 Entering and Leaving Tianchan Mountain

Under the cover of the abundant Daoist aura, all the monitoring Daoist texts and formations were veiled by a thin layer of gauze, temporarily losing their proper function.

With a single step, Liu Heng appeared outside the Wanmu Dao Palace, in a boundless ancient forest.

Liu Heng's expression was filled with surprise and joy. He couldn't help but raise his hands high and cheer, "It's done!"

"The spell I developed, as long as the energy it draws upon is compatible with mine, can indeed allow me to sneak out of the Myriad Wood Palace!"

After being excited for a while, Liu Heng took out a jade slip from his pocket that contained some geographical information about the Myriad Woods Secret Realm and began to read the route.

"Senior Brother Xiong, are we going to Tianchan Mountain?" Let me see how to get there...

""

"When I get to Tianchan Mountain," Senior Brother Xiong will be very surprised!

Suddenly, a girl dressed in a blue Taoist robe with long hair past her shoulders emerged from the void and snatched the jade slip from Liu Heng's hand with lightning speed.

"I don't know if Junior Brother Xiong will be surprised that you went to 'Tianchan Mountain'."

"However, little Liu Heng, you've successfully made me feel 'surprise'."

The girl's face was somewhat gloomy, and she gritted her teeth.

"You're really something. I've only been refining some medicine, and you've not only casually brought people into the Observation Formation, but also granted them access without authorization."

"Fortunately, the person you granted the permissions to actually has higher permissions than you, so it doesn't pose any problem. Otherwise, you could be expecting a demerit!"

Liu Heng was startled when he saw the girl suddenly appear in front of him and took a step back, letting out a cry of surprise.

"Mr. Duanmu, what...what are you doing here?!"

"Mr. Duanmu, shouldn't you be refining the 'Stabilizing Essence Pill' in the alchemy room of the Wanmu Dao Palace?!"

How could you get distracted?!

A mocking smile appeared on Duanmu Ning's lips.

"I wouldn't even bother refining a mere second-level Qi-cultivation pill if it weren't for completing sect missions and earning some merit points."

"I could refine such basic pills with my eyes closed. What's a little distraction?"

"And also, don't interrupt your husband!"

Duanmu Ning picked up the jade slip in his hand and slammed it hard on Liu Heng's head. With a skillful blow, he knocked the boy to the ground and buried him in the soil, leaving only his head standing out.

Duanmu Ning's expression turned solemn.

"Boy, you sneaked out of the Wanmu Dao Palace, that's fine. Even if you were discovered, you'd only get a demerit, a good beating, a year of solitary confinement, and be punished by copying the Wan Dan Jing 100,000 times."

"But you shouldn't have used that flawed spell to extract the Daoist aura that Junior Brother Xiong naturally exuded, and even used it to deceive the monitoring Daoist script and monitoring formation of the Wanmu Dao Palace."

"This is cause and effect!"

Liu Heng's eyes were misty, overflowing with a little water, and she blinked.

"Senior Brother Xiong, he's such a good person, how could he possibly cause any karmic consequences?"

""

"I could sense that Senior Brother Xiong was kind to me; he even gave me an orange fruit that marked the fourth level of Qi Refining."

Duanmu Ning narrowed his eyes slightly and swung the jade slip in his hand repeatedly, using skillful force to knock Liu Heng's head loudly.

"You think you're right?!"

"Do you know that if you sneak out and use Junior Brother Xiong's Daoist aura, the array spirit of the Myriad Wood Dao Palace will mistakenly believe that Junior Brother Xiong brought you out!"

"Then, the responsibility for your sneaking out of the Myriad Woods Dao Palace will fall on Junior Brother Xiong!"

"If this isn't cause and effect, then what is?!"

Furthermore, among all the disciples of Tai Li, Xiong Zhou's identity and background are among the very best.

That is no different from the true disciple of Tai Li who was accepted as a disciple by the Immortal Refining Master, and in some ways, it is even more troublesome.

After the True Disciple Grand Competition ended, Duanmu Ning used his family connections to investigate the superficial information about his junior brother Xiong Zhou.

She was shocked when she found out what she was looking for.

Ten thousand years ago, in the Tai Li Immortal Sect, Elder Tai He, who attained immortality, was Xiong Zhou's senior master.

Moreover, that's what we call "Senior Uncle" in name, but in reality... ha.

Who would actually practice immortality cultivation and stay in a true lineage training ground for more than ten years, accompanied by an inner disciple who wasn't even on the list of true lineage disciples?

Normally, disciples accepted by Qi Refining Immortals do not receive this kind of treatment!

Elder Taihe practically treated Junior Brother Xiong Zhou like his own grandson.

By getting involved in this causal mess, Liu Heng is practically courting death.

Ignorance is bliss!

Duanmu Ning's gaze sharpened slightly, and a hint of sarcasm reappeared on his lips.

"And hey kid, you think you've been very discreet?"

"You're quite pleased with yourself for managing to fool the surveillance runes and arrays of the Myriad Wood Dao Palace, aren't you?"

"Let me tell you, when you extracted Junior Brother Xiong's Daoist aura, he probably already had a sudden inspiration, and he may have seen your current state clearly."

The mist around Liu Heng's eyes suddenly dissipated, and his eyes widened, filled with disbelief.

"How...how is this possible?!"

"This is within the Wanmu Dao Palace, where cause and effect are concealed, and the fortune of the Tai Li Immortal Sect provides protection. How could he possibly have a sudden whim?!"

Duanmu Ning put his hands behind his back and said softly, "Boy, let me tell you, don't equate us Qi cultivators with your clansmen who don't even have a systematic cultivation path."

"We Qi cultivators, especially those from the Immortal Sect, are tens of thousands of times stronger than your people who cultivate solely based on instinct."

"Furthermore, the higher the cultivation level, the more obvious the gap between cultivation levels becomes."

"Deducing the secrets of heaven is merely a basic skill for us Qi cultivators."

As for the causal shielding of the Wanmu Dao Palace?

It's just a mere fourth-level refinement item, something specifically designed to fool the native inhabitants of the Myriad Woods Secret Realm.

If something of this level can still work for a true disciple of the Tai Li Immortal Sect at the second level of Qi Refining, then can it still be called a true disciple of Tai Li?

The same applies to the protection of the Tai Li Immortal Sect's fortune; it will not have any negative impact on the disciples of the Tai Li Immortal Sect.

This is for protecting the disciples of the Tai Li Immortal Sect, not for restricting them.

Duanmu Ning was in the alchemy room when she suddenly had a sudden urge and vaguely sensed something was wrong. She directly traveled through the void and caught the naughty child.

Liu Heng was stunned.

He muttered helplessly, "Then, then, then... what should I do now?"

Duanmu Ning shook his head, reached out and pressed down on Liu Heng's head, pulled him out of the ground, and casually shook off the mud sticking to the child's body.

"No need to do anything. Now, come back to Wanmu Dao Palace with me immediately, face the wall for a year, and copy the Wandan Scripture 100,000 times."

""

Ignoring the wails coming from his hands, Duanmu Ning picked up the struggling child and strode towards the Wanmu Dao Palace.

Looking back, he gazed in the direction of "Tianchan Mountain" and met a gaze that seemed to meet his own. He nodded slightly.

"So Senior Sister Duanmu is here..."

"7

"What a coincidence!"

Xiong Zhou stood on a small hill, looked back in the direction of Wanmu Dao Palace, and shook his head with a smile.

Xiong Zhou really didn't expect that Senior Sister Duanmu Ning would also come to the Myriad Woods Secret Realm, and it seems that she has also accepted the sect's "education" mission.

However, upon closer examination, it actually makes quite a bit of sense.

If Xiong Zhou remembered correctly, Senior Sister Duanmu possessed a medical Daoist physique and was also born with the innate supernatural power of the Flame of Elixir. In this ancient and secluded realm, where various spiritual herbs and plants grew, it was indeed very suitable for her to cultivate to the second level.

Through their eye contact just now, Xiong Zhou had already discerned Senior Sister Duanmu's approximate cultivation level and realm.

In terms of cultivation level, they are almost identical, both at the second level of cultivation.

However, in terms of cultivation level, he is only at the initial stage of [Lv.5] "Xingdao".

Only when one becomes immortal and advances to the third level of Refinement will one be able to reach the "Derivation Technique" at [Lv.6].

Compared to the true teachings of Tai Li, this seems relatively conventional.

I don't know how the other senior brothers and sisters I know are doing, as I haven't seen them for a while.

Xiong Zhou was slightly taken aback, then shook his head inwardly, suppressing the thought for the time being.

His gaze was fixed ahead.

This is a sacred mountain that has clearly had its interior space expanded and some traces of cosmic light distorted. Ancient trees stand tall, yet it appears incredibly quiet and devoid of any signs of life.

"Is this Tianchan Mountain?"

"At first glance, it feels a bit strange, with a sense of mystery."

"No wonder the local inhabitants of the Myriad Trees Secret Realm would clash and even fight each other over this sacred mountain, to the point that the disciples of Tai Li had to intervene..."

Xiong Zhou took a step forward, his figure flashed, and he instantly appeared at the edge of "Tianchan Mountain".

He reached out and dipped his palm into the sacred mountain.

In an instant, a strange sense of passing and turning quietly welled up in his heart, making his consciousness feel faintly swollen.

It feels familiar, yet somewhat strange.

"【True Meaning: The Cycle of Heaven and Earth】?"

"No, it's only similar, and not as powerful as the true meaning left behind by that ancient, immortal holy body, but this feeling is indeed a power involving 'reincarnation.'"

Xiong Zhou felt a strange, subtle feeling in his heart.

He hadn't even comprehended the [True Meaning: Reincarnation of Heaven and Earth], or even begun to comprehend it, so how could a power with the nature of "reincarnation" appear before him?

"It can be preliminarily confirmed that the part of the legend of the Heavenly Cicada that Liu Heng told about the Heavenly Cicada's independent reincarnation has a certain degree of authenticity."

The power of "reincarnation" has been involved, which definitely involves the power of the fourth realm of immortality. It's unclear whether it was truly left for beings who are "close to immortality."

If one were to receive a gift from a being close to immortality, that would be a great gain.

Although Xiong Zhou thought this way and hoped for it, the possibility of this happening was probably not high.

If there truly were something at the "near-immortal" level, the first senior brother or sister to discover this secret realm would have taken it long ago and wouldn't have gone far down.

Xiong Zhou silently sensed the dreamlike ocean within the inner world, its rises and falls perfectly calm and harmonious, without feeling the slightest unease.

There was no sudden impulse, nor any divine warning.

Xiong Zhou slowly entered the sacred mountain to explore it, and gathered a wisp of pixelated evil energy, attempting to combine it with the direction of the earth's veins to guide his own progress.

After traversing one undulating mountain after another, and strolling past one ancient tree after another, the sunlight falling from the sky gradually dimmed, filling the road ahead with gloom.

It was already late, and Xiong Zhou had reached the depths of this sacred mountain. Various ancient trees grew profusely, their canopies overlapping and almost completely covering the light that had fallen from Taihai.

"call....

'

A gentle breeze, blowing silently, brushed against Xiong Zhou's hair.

"bump!"

A crimson light emanated from Xiong Zhou's arms. It was a jade pendant shaped like a puppy, given to him by Xiong Zhou's mother. It was a trigger-type artifact, refined to the sixth level.

It now sets out on its own, erecting a translucent, crimson shield that radiates the heavy brilliance of Taihai, intercepting all incoming attacks and burning them to ashes.

"What is it?"

Xiong Zhou was slightly taken aback, then quickly focused his attention and expanded his consciousness.

"bump!"

He saw what was attacking.

It was a small well, shaped like a butterfly from a previous life, but its entire body was covered with gray threads, exuding a fierce and malevolent aura, and carrying a power that devoured life, concealed death, and shattered the order of heaven and earth.

This is quite unusual.

"bump!"

Another gray butterfly flew in, approaching the bear boat with an extremely stealthy and swift speed, before being incinerated into a handful of ashes by the protective shield.

"Is this the danger of 'Sky Cicada Mountain'?"

"It doesn't seem like much, it's easy to defend against."

Just as Xiong Zhou was thinking this, the power of the void suddenly appeared, spreading from the extinction point and instantly covering his surroundings, disrupting the arrangement of space, dividing continuous time, and twisting the orderly spacetime into a huge maze.

Xiong Zhou could clearly see that the ancient tree on his left had begun to grow and wither, as if in an instant, it had experienced an incredibly long period of time.

The road ahead seemed to be moving backward, and the various auras emanating from the laws of heaven and earth became ancient and inconsistent with his current cultivation and understanding.

Looking up at the sky, the ancient trees seem to be retreating and advancing, as if an invisible hand is manipulating history, like puppets performing a silent play on a stage.

It was eerie, yet perfectly harmonious, as if it conformed to some kind of natural law.

"What kind of cosmological principle is at work here?"

Xiong Zhou suddenly realized that he seemed unable to understand it again.

The knowledge he gained from catching up within the Tai Li Immortal Sect seemed unable to keep up with the new challenges he encountered.

With a hint of hesitation, yet brimming with confidence, Xiong Zhou took a sudden step forward.

"Buzz!"

The pixelated objects in his hand reacted, indicating that a certain area ahead was a malevolent place, or perhaps contained a corresponding formation.

But before Xiong Zhou arrived, a look of joy appeared on her face, and suddenly the world changed.

He left Tianchan Mountain.