Reincarnation Girl Becomes Immortal

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"In the future, the Dark Heaven Sect will need to merge with the Pure Fire Sect. You should write that although the Pure Fire Venerable harbors hatred towards the Dark Heaven Mother because he was driven away, the compassionate Heaven Mother believes that the Pure Fire also developed consciousness because of her driving away, and is her offspring just like mortals and angels. Therefore, she embraces and accepts him and makes him her holy son."

"..." The high priest found it a bit absurd, but he dared not say anything more.

Xi Heng was the first to criticize the Pure Fire Venerable, but now she has picked up the Pure Fire Venerable again and transformed him into the Holy Son of the Great Dark Heavenly Sect.

For someone as convinced as him, it was really hard to wrap his head around.

"The Heavenly Mother is merciful, and the Pure Fire Bright Venerable was moved by her and respectfully transformed into a ball of flame in the Heavenly Mother's hand."

Xi Heng, however, paid little attention to the other party's reaction and continued speaking:

"When you come to meet the Crimson Goddess later, you can call her the human incarnation of the Pure Fire Venerable."

Even if the Pure Fire Venerable, whom the Crimson Goddess worships, truly exists in the world, he is not in her realm, and she can freely fabricate stories about him without caring about the consequences.

"Yes... I will arrange to supplement the doctrine immediately." The high priest agreed with difficulty.

"Do a good job, and after you finish, I will teach you a fire technique from the Venerable Pure Fire."

The high priest paused for a moment, then nodded blankly.

The girl yawned, waved her hand, and went back to her room to continue resting.

……

Ten days later, Xi Heng sat under the big locust tree in his private courtyard, casually enjoying his afternoon tea and reading a book on military strategy, preparing to apply his knowledge on the northern frontier battlefield.

In late spring, clusters of tiny white flowers hang down from the branches of the locust trees, resembling popcorn.

"I really want to eat popcorn... but it seems there's no corn in the world." She could only use the osmanthus cakes on the table as a substitute.

The warm, fragrant floral tea settled on my lips, bringing a sense of peace to my mind.

But then a few knocks came at the door, interrupting her afternoon tea.

Knock knock,

"Come in," Xi Heng said.

A moment later, a maid who had served her meals during this time approached cautiously and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, the priest has said that a fleet of ships seems to be approaching the eastern coast."

"Is Chen Fenghuo finally almost here...? So slow."

During her stay at this place, the maids around her remained tense and reserved, afraid that they might accidentally offend her.

But she felt that she shouldn't be in that much danger, right?

She's not some kind of indiscriminate killer; she even shows a bit of kindness from time to time.

Xi Heng dismissed the maids, then put on a veil to cover his face and went to the distant coast.

The morning mist at sea had not yet dissipated, and countless followers of the Dark Heaven Sect were densely packed together, making the harbor a bustling scene.

A pyramid-shaped sacrificial platform stands in the center of the port, constructed entirely of bluish-gray stone bricks. Fire pillars burn around it, and dark red carpets hang down from all sides of the platform, their surfaces embroidered with distinct dark gold snake patterns.

The high priest stood on the high platform, watching the fleet of ships slowly approaching in the distance, shrouded in white mist.

"Begin the grand ceremony to welcome the saintess," he said to those around him.

"Initiate the sacrifice! Welcome the saint!" The others were martial artists who had practiced internal energy cultivation, and their loud shouts could be heard throughout the entire port.

The shouts were answered from all directions, repeated five times in a row.

The surrounding area was filled with the sounds of drums and chants, and firewood with various symbols was added to the pillar of fire. The believers led a large horse and eight rams around the sacrificial altar.

If any ram falls behind the herd, others will immediately slaughter it, and skilled butchers will quickly skin and debone it, then put it into a large, bubbling pot to stew.

Each time an organ is removed, the butcher holds it high and shouts out its name, along with its corresponding elemental abbreviation.

After most of the goats were slaughtered, the followers lined up and stepped forward, each drinking a small sip of thick, white broth and bowing their heads in reverence for the many gifts that the Great Dark Goddess had given to mortals.

The led horses and the remaining two or three goats circled the altar again and again before being led back, symbolizing that life exists even within death.

"so slow."

Xi Heng paid little attention to the ritual, only gazing at the fleet slowly approaching through the thin mist at sea.

We could see it long ago, but half an hour passed and we still hadn't arrived.

Furthermore, the fleet was gradually slowing down; the closer they got, the slower they moved.

When the ceremony on this side was almost over and all kinds of offerings had been placed, the large ship on the other side finally approached the shore within a hundred meters.

There's still some time before we actually arrive at the port.

On the port side, the believers had already begun shouting towards the fleet of ships not far away:

"The Supreme Mother of Darkness of the Ten Directions and Three Worlds, the most holy among the holy beings!"

"A holy maiden has descended to earth! The people have been liberated, the weak have been helped, and the traitors have been eliminated, bringing peace to the world!"

"The people have been liberated! The world is at peace!"

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Chapter 101, Foreign Threats

During the grand port festival, Xi Heng secretly sent a spirit stone to the Crimson Goddess.

So, before disembarking, Chen Fenghuo performed a remarkable miracle in front of everyone, drawing admiration and worship from countless people to the point of near frenzy.

Amidst the clamor of the crowd, the Crimson Goddess had just disembarked and returned to Pearl Harbor when tens of thousands of followers knelt before her, hailing her as a savior who would bring peace to the world.

As the doctrine states: The Great Dark Heavenly Mother sent a holy maiden to earth to unite the dozens of divided kingdoms in the world, so that the world could regain the one and only peaceful and prosperous era of the past.

Everyone has food to eat, gold and silver; there is no more robbery or theft; peace and tranquility prevail everywhere…

As these hymns were recited, the mortals below became increasingly fervent, and some even fainted on the spot from excitement.

It wasn't until nearly nightfall that Chen Fenghuo finally managed to shake off tens of thousands of overly fanatical believers and arrange various internal church affairs before finally returning to the courtyard where Xi Heng lived to rest.

"I didn't expect so many people to come and greet me after I got ashore," Chen Fenghuo said, rubbing his forehead.

She was clearly quite exhausted from welcoming those believers.

"Didn't you see such a scene when you were the goddess of the Pure Bright Sect?" Xi Heng thought the other party was already used to such a grand display.

"When I founded the Jingming Sect, only a few hundred people in the village responded. It gradually expanded and occupied Mingzhu City because the government exploited the people and did nothing. Just by raising the flag, countless people followed the call and rushed into the government... I have never experienced such momentum before."

Xi Heng chuckled softly:

"It's good to have a grander display. Your position as the Holy Maiden is already secured. After a welcoming ceremony, you will have become the leader of the Dark Heaven Sect."

"Even so," the other party said, finding it troublesome. "Even the Holy Maiden can hardly suppress the desire of all the followers to rise up and attack the government. You have heard what the followers have said; they want the people to rise up and the world to be at peace. The Dark Heavenly Sect is now destined to rebel, and no one can suppress it."

"Then let's go against it," Xi Heng said indifferently.

"But this may affect the northern battlefield you are going to. The rebellion of such a large force as the Dark Heavenly Sect is no less powerful than the rise of the Tianliang. It will inevitably cause the court to run out of money and food, making it difficult to supply the northern war."

"Don't worry, the imperial court has plenty of money."

When Xi Heng inherited the throne, he casually ordered the Imperial Guards to raid the home of a treacherous official and obtained more than ten million taels of silver, enough to pay the entire Northern Army for ten years.

If it weren't for Zhao Qianyuan constantly squandering national resources and disregarding the people's hearts, the Zhao dynasty would surely have lasted much longer given its economic strength.

"The imperial court has enough money and grain? Then why do they still exploit the people like this?" Chen Fenghuo asked, puzzled.

"Who knows? Maybe the amount of money the imperial court has has nothing to do with this," Xi Heng said casually.

"..."

After a moment, the other party changed the subject: "Speaking of which, at the end of today's sacrificial ceremony, the remnants of the Tianliang tribe and the Donghuangmei Mountain tribe came to offer gifts. Could we ask them to be on good terms with us?"

"It's up to you. Whether we're on good terms or not has little to do with our quest for immortality." Xi Heng only asked, "What gifts did these two organizations give us?"

"The gifts from the Tianliang people are simple and ordinary, just some local specialties and precious jewelry, but the gifts from Donghuangmei Mountain are a bit strange—I brought them with me." Chen Fenghuo took out a blue book from a package and placed it on the table.

The book's surface was brand new, and the cover was not simply white, but covered with patterns resembling wooden window lattice.

Xi Heng found it novel and opened it to look at it; the pages inside were also brand new.

As a martial arts organization, Donghuangmeishan sent over some books, which should contain information about martial arts.

Or perhaps, it's just a book on martial arts techniques.

Just as she expected, the cover read "Hun Yuan Gong".

"Who would give away martial arts techniques to other forces?" Xi Heng didn't quite understand.

Most of the high-ranking members of the Dark Heaven Sect have practiced martial arts and are not lacking in martial arts techniques.

Even if this so-called Hunyuan Gong is a high-level martial art of transforming internal energy, for the high-ranking members of the sect who have already entered the path of martial arts, it is just a piece of waste paper if they cannot switch to practicing it.

Sending this is not as good as sending a few hundred taels of gold and a warehouse full of grain... Xi Heng thought to himself.

But when she turned to the first page, her gaze became serious.

"The Hunyuan Kung Fu, like the ocean embracing all rivers, is all-encompassing and inclusive. It was created by Huang Lie, the master of Donghuangmei Mountain, who devoted his life to incorporating all kinds of martial arts techniques..."

After reading it aloud, Xi Heng paid even more attention to the brand-new book in front of him.

"Martial artists can freely switch to Hunyuan Gong without altering their martial intent or suffering from qi deviation... because Hunyuan Gong encompasses countless martial arts."

"All martial artists who have reached the peak of Dark Force but have been unable to make any further progress due to deficiencies in their techniques can switch to Hunyuan Gong and, over many years, refine themselves into Transformation Force!"

This thing seems to be much more powerful than Xi Heng had imagined.

"The Primordial Qi can encompass all martial arts techniques under heaven... This is probably the reason why Donghuangmei Mountain collects all martial arts techniques under heaven."

The girl sighed softly, "To be able to create such a masterpiece of martial arts, I never imagined that the leader of Donghuangmei Mountain was actually doing something worthwhile."

"It sounds like an extremely precious item," said the Crimson Goddess. "Eastern Yellow Eyebrow Mountain seems to be quite sincere."

Xi Heng didn't answer and continued flipping through the pages.

With the greatly amplified spiritual power gained after achieving Sword Heart, she could scan all the pages of the book in just a few minutes and gain a rudimentary understanding of how the Hunyuan Technique works and how to cultivate it.

"Cultivating the primordial energy helps the flow and transformation of qi and blood in the limbs and bones, strengthens muscles, bones, skin and strength, and gradually brings physical strength, spirit, qi and blood strength, and vitality to the highest level, thereby gradually achieving the transformation of strength."

Xi Heng himself achieved the Transformation Realm through sword intent and techniques. Most other Transformation Realm techniques also rely on internal energy and qi to gather strength and achieve Transformation Realm, while a few rely on physical strength and the ability to control strength to advance.

This Hunyuan Gong is different from other martial arts. It prioritizes internal strength to train muscles, bones, and martial intent, and also provides some explanation on the control of force.

Although the primary focus of his cultivation was still the internal energy of 'Primordial Chaos,' he also concentrated on coordinating various aspects.

"To achieve the Transformation Realm with Hunyuan Gong, one needs to lay a more solid foundation than with ordinary martial arts." Xi Heng thus discovered a flaw: "Compared to other internal energy training martial arts, it takes longer to reach the Transformation Realm."

"However, this also makes the martial arts foundation of Hunyuan Gong practitioners more solid, and they may be able to go further than ordinary martial artists..."

Xi Heng nodded and thought for a while, then gradually understood: "This is a martial arts internal skill created by Donghuangmei Mountain in order to deduce the power beyond the level of Huajin."

"Above the Transformation Realm?" Chen Fenghuo echoed from the side.

"For hundreds of years, many martial arts geniuses have tried many techniques to advance to a higher level than Hua Jin, but none of them have succeeded. It seems that Donghuangmei Mountain wants to create a martial art that can lay the most solid foundation, so as to break through to Hua Jin."

Fingertips touched the pages, and the book continued to turn.

Stop at the section about Transforming Strength.

"Unfortunately, this technique is not yet perfect at the Transformation Realm level... I don't know if Donghuangmei Mountain has only just started researching this part, or if they deliberately stopped at this part. In any case, if one achieves Transformation Realm using this technique, one will be weaker than an ordinary Transformation Realm martial artist."

The chapters on Ming Jin and An Jin cover more than 90% of the entire manual, while Hua Jin only appears in a few pages at the end.

She realized that following the methods in the book would likely indeed lead to mastery of internal energy.

But once you've mastered the Transformation Force, there's no clear path to follow.

Xi Heng had obtained the "Heluo Fish and Dragon Sword Technique" from the palace. After achieving the Transformation Realm, there was still the Azure Dragon Chapter and many other moves to practice... but this Hunyuan Technique was just a blank.

If the gaps in the back are not gradually filled, those who practice this method can at most spend decades constantly honing and consolidating their foundation to reach the initial stage of Transformation Realm.

It takes more time, but the effect is not as good as other techniques for neutralizing internal energy.

Currently, the only advantage of Hunyuan Gong is that it can be freely switched between different cultivation methods.

"To fill in the gaps after the Transformation Realm, it may require many martial artists who practice Hunyuan Gong to gradually deduce the details... Other Transformation Realm martial artists can provide some guidance at the Dark Force level, but they can't help when it comes to the Transformation Realm."

At the same time, Xi Heng also understood why Donghuangmei Mountain would give away such a valuable technique of transforming internal energy for nothing.

"Perhaps the leader of Huangmei Mountain wanted to spread this Hunyuan Gong throughout the world, so that all the martial arts talents in the world could complete and perfect this skill, and then deduce the Huajin level."

It would be difficult for Huangmei Mountain alone to achieve this, which is why it has been widely circulated.

"This Hunyuan Gong (Primordial Chaos Skill) will likely spread throughout the martial arts world soon. Although it's a Transformation-level skill, it's not particularly valuable or rare," Xi Heng explained, then casually added.

"Whether or not to cooperate with Donghuangmei Mountain is up to you. I am about to head to the northern border to defend against Yan Meng's southward advance. The affairs of the sect are entirely in your hands."