Demon Sword Immortal

Bai shook his head, muttering strange words.

"It seems that how we get along from now on will depend on our own abilities..."

"Now empty your mind and give everything to me."

She wants to pass on all the insights and perspectives she has gained.

Should I give it to my older sister?

Bai Zhuqing was stunned again.

Is it similar to before?

She subconsciously had a certain idea, but just as she was about to put it into practice, she realized that she had completely forgotten the specific procedures. In her panic, her Qi Sea and Starry Sky appeared, and as her misty image merged into Bai Xiang's body, it poured into Bai Xiang's Dantian Palace all at once.

Ok?

Bai Xiang's golden eyes widened in surprise, clearly not expecting her to do such a thing. She couldn't help but tremble slightly and reached out to cover her lower abdomen.

But the transmission of thoughts had already begun, and she had no time to blame anyone. As the 'Palace of Non-Thoughts' expanded, the two figures and their consciousnesses were stretched towards the boundaries of the world, becoming the very belt connecting the main world and the Void, experiencing the birth and change of all things in time.

in this way.

The void is boundless, and consciousness loses its concept of boundaries.

The mirror-like surface reflected the hazy image of the two figures.

Bai Xiang believed that she and her sister had both fulfilled each other's desires at that moment. The reason she was willing to accept such affection was because she had a clear and firm pursuit of the Tao that she had envisioned from the beginning.

She disliked those who were close to her by blood but distant from commoners, and those who favored foreign officials but neglected loyal and brave men.

She not only wants to obtain the fruit of immortality, but also wants to use her own power to reverse these weaknesses and compromises.

So... it can only be her younger sister.

Diagnosed with a terminal illness, her once-visual voice and image vanished, and she never saw them again, even after ten years of being bedridden.

Even after being reincarnated, she was abandoned by her blood relatives and grew up in a lukewarm manner until she rekindled her innate wisdom at the age of 17.

During this time, only one pair of eyes remained fixed on her, filled with love, concern, and infatuation.

Why not choose her, and instead choose those who only cling to her after she awakens and rises to power?

Therefore, from this perspective, those criticisms and debates are no longer relevant.

From cause to effect, and then from effect back to cause.

Looking back, it was precisely because I had such an obsession that I insisted on upholding righteousness for a time, and that I did not completely sever this concern immediately after awakening and entering the path.

Therefore, this is not only an emotion, but also a matter of the Tao.

Bai Xiang grasped this point, and his state of mind once again broke through the boundaries.

Her Dao mind was clear and pure, free from any afflictions. At this moment, the outward expansion speed of the 'Palace of Non-Thought' finally caught up with the outward sweeping speed of the Great Tide, and covered it with a fierce momentum, then left it far behind.

Chapter 157 Fengchan (Four Chapters Combined in 8k)

Bai Zhuqing was swept up by this force and once again felt like she was being thrown into a vortex. This time, however, she felt her consciousness being stretched very, very long. It was as if her head stretched out and saw the main world, while her legs were still nailed to the dark space. Then, her entire consciousness was like being wrapped in a conveyor belt, experiencing head and foot being flipped back and forth. During this process, she could also feel the traces of time flowing around her, and almost every moment felt like a year had passed.

In the blink of an eye, an entire season had come to an end. A thought shifted, and another dynasty rose and fell in the mortal world. She seemed to have become time itself, sometimes standing above watching the clouds drift by, sometimes below watching the tides rise and fall. Finally, all her consciousness converged again, returning to the individual named Bai Zhuqing. She opened her eyes again, and looking up, she saw Bai Xiang staring straight ahead with golden eyes, and the flow of time seemed to have finally returned to normal.

She was being held by her older sister with one arm, and all around her was a layer of cold, icy wind. Looking out, she could see almost nothing except for the pure blue sky, and only when she looked down could she catch a glimpse of a thick layer of gray clouds.

So, was this a success?

Have we returned from the Ruins of Return? Back to the Main World? And the Xia Land?

Bai Zhuqing gradually remembered many things. She shook her head and tilted her neck back slightly, trying to observe Bai Xiangzhi's appearance more comprehensively, attempting to judge from his aura and temperament whether he had achieved his wish to attain the Dao, that is, to achieve the legendary Tai Xuan Immortal Realm.

However, this seems difficult, because Bai Xiang still looks almost the same as before. Whether it's her face that combines majesty and charm, or the temperament and style between her eyebrows and eyes, nothing has changed. She is still the same Bai Xiang.

"Do you really want me to achieve Tai Xuan?"

Bai lowered his head, his golden eyes fixed directly on his sister's face.

Bai Zhuqing, not understanding why, nodded blankly.

Bai laughed: "Then if I told you... that the so-called Tai Xuan is nothing but a deception, a dream of countless cultivators in this world, that achieving Tai Xuan does not lead to so-called transcendence, but only to being assimilated into a part of the origin, would you still hope that I would succeed?"

Hearing her say that, the girl in his arms changed her expression, and Bai Xiang seized the opportunity to continue scaring her: "But I really succeeded."

"elder sister!?"

“However, it’s not that kind of success.” Bai Xiang frankly said, “The transcendence that the three ancestors of the Divine Path pursued does not exist. After touching the Void, the only way to go further is to merge with the Dao. However, their true spirits are not enough to bear so much information. They will be confused into the origin, like a drop of water falling into the ocean, and will never remember who they are again.”

"Then it's clear that you still remember..." Bai Zhuqing tentatively guessed the truth, "but you also said that you've succeeded... Has this been a new path? A new path that can rival the Tai Xuan?"

"That's somewhat true," Bai Xiang nodded.

Compared to the Three Ancestors, she far surpassed them in both cultivation accumulation and extraordinary abilities such as divine soul powers. It was precisely because of this that she was able to forcefully cross the first wave of tides that had been blocking the Three Ancestors and thus touch the origin of the Void.

However, supernatural abilities are not omnipotent. Their greatest enemy has always been the obstacle of perception, meaning that they require the user to actively become aware of specific things in order to interfere with them.

The confusion of the origin falls precisely into the category of the obstacle of perception, and it is probably the most fatal and the most difficult to resist. If Bai Xiang were to venture into the Void alone to touch the origin, there would probably only be a 50% chance of her succeeding in breaking through. But by sheer coincidence, she brought along a follower who made up the remaining 50% for her.

Because whenever she falls into the realm of perception-impairment, another system of acupoints within her body reminds her that what she sees may not be real. Whenever she becomes somewhat confused about who she is, a strong longing from the depths of her heart will entwine around her, reminding her through those unrestrained, explicit, and even obscene imaginings that she is the object of those imaginings.

In this way, no obstacle of perception could affect her anymore. As her divine soul abilities continued to erode the secrets of the origin, and her Dao heart became completely perfected, she finally achieved her expected goal—to expand the boundaries of the 'Palace of Non-Thought' to a point where it could encompass the entire world.

That level of attainment should actually be higher than the Tai Xuan described in ancient books.

At this moment, Bai Xiang had become a true anomaly in this realm. She clearly knew that her power was not of the same kind as the fundamental rules like the Void Tribulation and the Heavenly Dao, and the Void Tribulation and the Heavenly Dao were also aware of this. However, no matter how much dissatisfaction they had, they could no longer do anything to Bai Xiang.

Everything was already under the control of her divine soul ability, that is, Bai Xiang's will. She could arbitrarily alter all the rules of this world, kneading them into whatever shape she wanted, just like kneading clay.

Even the tidal calamity caused by the collision with the Ruins vanished at this moment, completely suppressed by Bai Xiang. Let alone resisting Bai Xiang like this, if they really angered this side, both the Void Calamity and the Heavenly Dao, these twins, would disappear.

Bai Zhuqing listened blankly as Bai Xiang finished speaking, and then tentatively asked, "Since you are now the master of all realms and the saint among saints, I wonder if you have transcended the scope of this realm and seen the vast sky outside?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Xiang pinched one of his cheeks and pulled it, making him cry out in pain.

"I think you're worried I'll leave, aren't you?"

Bai wanted to let go, so he pointed at her nose and scolded, "Are you afraid that I'll steal your heart and leave without a word?"

"No..." Bai Zhuqing would certainly not admit it, "I just...didn't we agree before that I would go wherever my sister went...but I just felt that I needed some preparation time, like staying here for a while to continue spending time with Xi'er and Xuan'er..."

She kept saying she didn't care, but she kept emphasizing that "we had agreed to bring her along," which was actually because she was afraid that Bai Xiang would break the agreement.

Of course, Bai Xiang rarely lies, regardless of the time period, but as the saying goes, those who never lie are most likely to make a big blunder at a crucial moment, and Bai Zhuqing must prevent this possibility.

"Jumping out isn't that easy."

Bai shook his head, "It's impossible, at least in the short term."

This isn't modesty; it's simply the truth.

If one had to describe it, Bai Xiang's current existence is like the main valve in a machine. This machine itself doesn't have this main valve; it can still operate albeit clumsily, relying on its existing parts. Bai Xiang has forcibly embedded her existence into the machine's operation, and from then on, all the machine's actions depend on her. But this doesn't mean she can jump out of the machine and go see if there are other machines.

However, this was not without hope. Because at least during the process of merging with the Dao, she had glimpsed the boundary of the Void, which was another hazy gray space-time. It isolated all tidal forces from spreading to that side and also blocked her thoughts from probing.

What lies outside the gray area is still unclear and requires further exploration, but there is clearly much to be done before that.

After explaining the reasoning to his sister, Bai wanted to let go of her. With a flick of his sleeve, the clouds below parted like a curtain.

After she was able to shift the scale of time and space, she deliberately chose a time that would be convenient for her return. At this time, less than half a day had passed since she raised her army and entered the calamity. The earth had just experienced a massacre, and a large amount of blood and corpses covered the streets. The survivors were repairing everything.

Suddenly, the gray clouds split apart, revealing light that shone down. Many people were startled and looked up to see that in addition to the gray clouds, layers upon layers of void universe were also drawn back like curtains, revealing the figures of Bai Xiang and Bai Zhuqing.

That's... His Majesty the Emperor?

In cities and streets, almost everyone still conscious witnessed this scene simultaneously. Their eyes widened as they watched the white-haired empress descend from the sky, each step creating a ripple that spread outwards through the air.

A radiant light shone behind her, not the dazzling golden light, nor the polluted colored light, but a soft, warm light like the morning sun. It felt warm and comforting on her body, and the fright and pain she had suffered over the past two days gradually dissipated in the baptism of the light.

When mortals see its form, they suddenly feel as if they hear celestial music. Looking around, they see countless colorful petals falling. Touching it heals their injuries, and they feel a sense of clarity and well-being. They cannot help but immerse themselves in it and even lose track of time.

The cultivator peered into its spirit and felt that celestial music was spreading with the ripples. Each ripple seemed to contain the most profound truths of the entire world. The more one observed and listened, the more engrossed one became, and one's Qi cultivation level was also rapidly improved without one realizing it during the exploration.

Boom!

A very small number of people with weak minds are unable to bear the good fortune. Because they are too entangled in rules and principles, their bodies are shattered and their souls are scattered at this moment.

But many more cultivators benefited greatly from this! One after another, they broke through to new realms, and some even reached profound levels. Even if their cultivation level didn't seem to improve much, their understanding of the Dao was completely different!

They even vaguely felt that their innate constitution was different from before! The Qi energy circulated more efficiently and faster within their bodies! A single cycle of Qi circulation took less time than before! This had subtly raised their potential!

Upon opening his eyes, Huang Qian was the first to react. He immediately bowed towards the sky and shouted, "Welcome, Ancestor Emperor!"

"Welcome the Emperor!"

"Welcome to the Taoist Master!"

"Welcome, Master!"

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

As people gradually awoke from the shock and, guided by the enlightened ones, realized what had happened, congratulatory waves suddenly arose from all directions. Waves of sound converged into incense and wishes, condensing into threads that wrapped around Bai Xiang's body. However, they could no longer touch Bai Xiang's body as before. Instead, they were deflected within three feet of her body, falling as petals of Daoist essence.

elder sister……

Bai Zhuqing observed this clearly from the sidelines—she had previously thought that Bai Xiang hadn't changed at all compared to the past, but in reality, how could she not have changed? It was just that her abilities weren't sufficient to see it after she left the combined state!

At this moment, Bai Xiang truly wore the void as his robe and time as his golden patterns. The cuffs and hem of his black dragon robe seemed to connect with the dark void, making it seem as if he was wearing the entire universe on his body. He was naturally imbued with Daoist essence and infinitely revered!

"With the three patriarchs dead and the great calamity over, this conflict has come to an end."

Bai Xiang turned his head and said to her.

"You can go and comfort Xi'er and Xuan'er first. I'll come to see you after I've dealt with the matter in Xiajing."

"Okay." Bai Zhuqing nodded, glancing at Huang Qian and the others who were eagerly waiting below, knowing that staying here would be pointless.

Anyway, Bai Xiang has already succeeded in achieving the Dao and reached a realm even higher than Tai Xuan. From now on, nothing can threaten her. With this thought, Bai Zhuqing felt completely relaxed. The sense of urgency that had been there for so long disappeared all at once, and she couldn't wait to fly home to visit her relatives.

The journey of following Bai Xiang on his adventure may seem short, but for her it was no less than a hundred or a thousand years. Of course, she also missed her two children very much. After agreeing to Bai Xiang's request, she immediately set off, turning into a streak of light and disappearing into the horizon.

After she left, the spectacular phenomenon continued for another seven days.

Later, an official from the Fengchangsi recorded in the register: In the 316th year of the Zhengyuan era, the Divine Way rose up in rebellion, causing chaos among the people. An Emperor Ancestor wanted to draw his sword and first kill the three Ancestors of Zhuoqing, Taiqing, and Tianqing, then trace back the path to achieve Taixuan. Upon returning, he summoned the earth's phenomena to bestow blessings, and heavenly flowers and colors fell. Touching them could heal the ailments of body and mind, and hearing them could continue the spiritual awareness of the Dao. This phenomenon lasted for seven days, and people talked about it, calling it the "Daoist blessing tide".

During this period, a large number of cultivators broke through their cultivation levels, with over a thousand new Dao Lords added to the Divine Palace alone. These individuals became the backbone of maintaining order after the Great Calamity subsided. They not only filled the vacancies left by Bai Xiang's execution of the rebellious officials, but also received another baptism of Dao essence when Bai Xiang reopened the Divine Cry Mountain to preach a month later. Their cultivation and foundation were now incredibly solid, making them very likely to break through to the Harmony Origin realm.

Bai knew she couldn't push these people too hard, since her current level was too high. Not to mention what would happen if she talked too much or too deeply, even her every move could easily trigger various auspicious phenomena. And auspicious phenomena are always a double-edged sword; if she took too much, it might cause the people below to lose their minds. Therefore, she only talked about a few things casually. The main focus afterward was to re-establish the rules, revise the "Xia Law," and transform the world as she envisioned.

"The process of the Great Integration can be stopped. The area of ​​the Main World does not need to be increased. I need it to retain some layers."

“Comfort will destroy the Dao heart of the wise spirit, so the illusory tribulation does not need to disappear. It can continue to play the role of great calamity and inspire all beings to grow against the tide.”

"The distinction between demons and humans based solely on appearance and Taoist magic is too one-sided. Now that the virtue of Qi magic has benefited all living beings, even demons and beasts can seek immortality and ask questions. Such boundaries can be eliminated. We can simply judge the fierce and unruly as demons."

"As for you, Heaven's Way..."

Above the main hall, as the white-haired empress sketched rules in the void with her brush, a certain being in the darkness trembled involuntarily and quickly dispersed all the already scarce clouds from the sky.

Bai Xiang smiled and said, "For the sake of your clone, you may remain and continue to maintain the balance with the Void Tribulation."

She reached out and a small piece of yellow jade suddenly appeared out of thin air. As soon as it appeared, it circled around her excitedly, like a pet dog.

This item was originally refined into the Divine Cry Sword by her as a catalyst to connect the Heavenly Dao Divine Pool. However, the Divine Cry Sword later lost its function for her, and it was no longer needed for the body infusion and transmission of magic. So Bai Xiang extracted the remaining part and gave it to Li Wenyu for cultivation and protection.

Perhaps she sensed that this action would be effective in the future, and Li Wenyu did indeed break free from the control of the gods, preventing other underworld systems from interfering with her reincarnation.

Until Bai Xiang attained enlightenment, she was still fighting against the Youdu Emperor and the Yellow Springs Lord. During this time, she seized an opportunity to kill the Youdu Emperor at the cost of serious injury and severely wounded the Yellow Springs Lord. Little Yellow Jade also made a great contribution to achieving such results, and Bai Xiang had to reward it.

"what do you want?"

She held the topaz in her hand and gently stroked its surface with her fingers.

Huang Yu trembled for a moment, then conveyed a desire to her.

Bai Xiang frowned slightly after touching him: "I didn't realize you were so vengeful."

This thing actually wants to transform into a sword?

This is clearly a grudge against 'Feixiangtian' for threatening to eat it, and it is trying to take revenge by transforming into a divine weapon.

"Your wish will probably never come true..."

"Is that so? You've made up your mind."

"Then so be it."

Driven by Bai Xiang's thoughts, the little yellow jade gradually changed its shape in the air, transforming into a miniature and adorable yellow jade sword, which continued to circle around her, as if expressing its inner joy.

At that very moment, the 'Feixiangtian' sword, which Bai Xiang had casually hung on the throne, suddenly unsheathed itself and chased after the yellow jade sword like a white dragon, fleeing the main hall in a panic. The two disappeared in an instant.