Reincarnation Girl Becomes Immortal

Then he turned around and looked out from this high place at the beautiful scenery of mountains, hills and plains in all directions.

The martial arts kingdom that Donghuangmeishan had envisioned for many years has finally vanished today.

"Within a month, I will send troops and people here. You all need to do what you should do, such as handing over power and stabilizing the people's hearts." The girl said this calmly and easily, then took the hand of her senior sister and turned to leave.

Many cultivators remained there, watching each other intently, before dispersing as time passed.

……

Xi Heng went down the mountain to the inn to retrieve his red-maned horse. He sat on it and gently flicked the reins. The horse obeyed and galloped westward from Hailu, returning to Tianzhao along the road it had come from.

We arrived leisurely, having had ample time.

Returning today, I did use some speed.

At first, she thought that although she had not yet attained the elixir of immortality, she was already unstoppable in the world, so she was not in any hurry.

Upon reaching the summit of Huangmei Mountain, this perception was shattered. It turned out that even at the Transformation Realm, a level that no martial artist had ever reached, there were still people more powerful than oneself.

At this moment, all Xi Heng could think about was quickly advancing to the next level of cultivation, gaining the chance to save his progress, and then finding the vengeful ghost and killing it along with the monster he had protected that day.

She originally thought that being invincible allowed her to be lazy, but now that she suddenly has an enemy who can threaten her, she naturally cannot slack off.

"After returning, I should go into seclusion and cultivate diligently for a while..."

……

Volume 1: Chapter 148, True Spirit Embracing the Core

In the capital city of the Zhao Kingdom, at the imperial court.

In the imperial court, an official dressed in blue court robes was presenting a report:

"The three ports of Ningjin, Moye, and Qiongya on the southern coast, which were jointly funded and built three years ago, have been managed well, lifting many people in the region out of poverty. In the three years since then, they have jointly presented three precious treasures to the capital: a jade-like giant clam shell, a thousand-year-old red coral, and mermaid tears..."

"Send it to Fuqing Palace." Chu Xiao, sitting below the throne, casually waved her hand. Today was no longer Zhao Qianyuan's reign, and such matters of offering tribute were the least important in the court.

The official below agreed, but after taking a few steps back, he stopped as if suddenly remembering something, and looked up to ask, "Your Highness, on behalf of all the officials, I would like to ask, His Majesty's attendance at court has been getting shorter and shorter in recent years, and it has been a year since he ascended the throne to rule—rumors are circulating that His Majesty has completed his earthly mission and has received a summons from the Heavenly Mother to ascend to heaven..."

"Your Highness, are these rumors true or false?" the other party asked respectfully.

"Of course it's fake." Zhao Chuxiao, who was now acting as the de facto emperor alongside Chen Fenghuo, replied calmly.

"If there is nothing else, you may leave for now."

After these words were spoken, the person in charge of the court naturally lost the will to continue speaking and simply stepped back respectfully.

A quarter of an hour later, the court session ended, and the many ministers skillfully left the court one after another at the eunuchs' urging.

Then the eunuchs left and the palace maids went far away.

Zhao Chuxiao remained seated in the emperor's seat, turned her gaze to the side, and softly called out to Chen Fenghuo, who was also about to leave.

During the court assembly just now, when questioned by the officials, she directly answered with the word "false".

But she didn't know the truth.

I also need to ask Chen Fenghuo, who has had more contact with Xi Heng, in private after the court assembly:

"While what was said at the court meeting is unlikely, His Majesty has indeed been making few public appearances lately... Do you know why?"

The other person also shook his head: "I haven't met with His Majesty for several months either. Perhaps it's time for me to go into seclusion?"

"Would a crucial period of seclusion last for half a year?" Zhao Chuxiao, who had been practicing martial arts in his spare time for many years and was already close to the level of mastery, was somewhat skeptical.

Based on her experience, the crucial moment of a breakthrough in seclusion should only last three to five days at most.

Even if my elder sister cannot be judged by ordinary standards, she shouldn't have grown up for so long, right?

While some books describing martial artists may contain exaggerated claims such as "ten years of seclusion," in reality, a martial artist at the Transformation Realm only needs about ten days of seclusion.

How can someone remain out of the public eye for months on end?

Zhao Chuxiao was a little distrustful of her elder sister: "Maybe she's secretly leaving the capital again to go on an incognito trip, just like she did back then?"

Although it was called a 'secret visit,' it was actually no different from tourism.

In the tenth year of the Taiheng era, His Majesty the Emperor went to Mingzhu City to purchase a large ship and set sail again to try to find immortals. However, he returned after a hundred days because he had found nothing.

Now, just like before, after several months of absence, it's hard not to wonder where he's gone to seek immortality again.

"Your Majesty is elusive and rarely seen; we should all get used to it."

Chen Fenghuo, on the other hand, had already settled down amidst Xi Heng's wavering and pulling.

"If she disappears again, I'll be practically the emperor by now," Zhao Chuxiao sighed softly.

She also wanted a one or two-month vacation to concentrate on advancing her spiritual level.

“But neither you nor I can pull her out.” Chen Fenghuo shrugged. “Perhaps her seclusion will end in a few days.”

Today is the twelfth year of the Taiheng era, in late autumn.

It has been nearly three years since Xi Heng last went to Huangmei Mountain to slay the demon and subdue the land of Hailu.

During the three years, the power transition in Hailu was smooth and complete. Thanks to the military's ten years of development, the enemy-killing bow was equipped in many military units. Even experts with the strength of a Transformation Realm expert could no longer easily charge in and out of the military formations on their own as they used to.

With the military might and the cooperation of the people of Huangmei Mountain, the land of Hailu was successfully brought back under the rule of the imperial court.

Donghuangmei Mountain has now been transformed into the largest martial arts academy within the Tianzhao Kingdom, governing and encompassing all martial arts in the world and promoting its development.

The other martial artists who had reached the Transformation Realm no longer acted as carefree and caused trouble everywhere as before. The vast majority of them devoted themselves to the great cause of cultivating beyond the Transformation Realm. When they met, they talked about poetry and theories of internal energy circulation. Almost all of them had transformed from martial artists into scholars.

Various sects gradually opened up some of their secret scriptures to Donghuangmei Mountain, continuously refining the Hunyuan method that could potentially lead to mastery beyond the Transformation Realm.

Based on the theory of the three wheels of co-existence that Xi Heng preached at the foot of Huangmei Mountain in the tenth year of Taiheng, we move forward inch by inch, trying to explore a complete path.

During this period, several people accidentally went into qi deviation, and many more suffered damage to their meridians to varying degrees.

However, despite the numerous difficulties, every bit of progress brings about slight improvements in various aspects.

To date, no participant has withdrawn.

……

Outside of the martial arts world, there were other things happening. For example, when the imperial soldiers were clearing out bandits in the mountains of Hailu, they unexpectedly discovered a magic book and two or three spirit stones, which were then sent to the capital.

When Xi Heng first heard about it, he immediately took it. However, he found that it contained mostly spells related to trees and flowers. Only the spells for constructing earthen mounds and walls might have some effect. The other spells were far inferior to the Blazing Spirit Heavenly Technique in terms of both offense and defense, and practicing them would only be a waste of spirit stones.

She glanced at it briefly and then tossed it aside without putting much effort into studying it.

One reason is that it's not very useful, and another reason is that she now spends most of her time nourishing the primordial energy in her dantian and is unwilling to pay attention to anything else.

After nearly three years of careful nurturing and daily circulation of internal energy to nourish the blood and qi, it has finally been transformed into a complete soft white pill.

Inside the dantian, the floating, flowing energy on the surface of the white elixir no longer felt like flowing water, but instead had a solid, solidified feel, like solidified white paint.

Qi and blood swirl around it, and during the rotation, no longer wisps of white qi are emitted; it simply rotates gently along with the entire white pill.

The power that this Hunyuan Pill can generate is now nearly ten times stronger than that of Huajin Qi and Blood.

The sword heart and sword intent were also gradually refined and increased as the Hunyuan Pill was formed.

Three years ago, she was able to unleash her sword intent to make enemies within a dozen meters feel as if they had been slashed, causing them to break out in a cold sweat and become mentally exhausted.

Now, this range has been expanded to fifty meters.

Within this realm, even with her hands behind her back, she could easily defeat several martial artists who had not yet reached the Celestial Realm simply by relying on her sword intent.

Once one has fully mastered the primordial energy, one's control over one's internal organs and vital energy is further enhanced, and one's physiological lifespan is significantly improved.

However, Xi Heng was slightly troubled by this—even though he could feel his body becoming more and more energetic and healthy, his white hair could not turn back into its former black hair.

At most, it will only become a little bit softer.

"I hope that after reaching the Core Formation stage, it will have some impact on this aspect as well," the girl in the cultivation room thought to herself.

For the past few months, she has truly been in seclusion, cultivating her skills.

If they heard Zhao Chuxiao's speculations in the imperial court, they would all have the right to say that he was wronged.

He did have a history of suddenly leaving the capital to seek immortality at sea, but this time he is truly working hard to go into seclusion.

The reason was that several months ago, I felt that the primordial energy in my body was about to reach perfection.

But this "soon" required her to concentrate for several months, and it was only today that it was truly achieved.

Xi Heng exhaled and stood up to stretch his body, which was a little stiff from sitting upright for so long.

Pushing open the door, he left the room filled with burning sandalwood incense, stretched his arms in the outdoor corridor, and walked towards the outer courtyard.

He found a heavy sword-training stone that had recently been brought in, and after getting close to it, he raised his right index finger and gently touched it.

The Hunyuan Pill trembled slightly, causing a powerful force that was impossible to measure.

With this gentle touch, it exploded on the nearly three-meter-high, thick sword-training stone.

bang——

Amidst the resounding boom, the surface of the sword-training stone remained relatively intact at first.

But less than half a second later, with gurgling and cracking sounds coming from inside the boulder, numerous cracks appeared on the entire solid rock from the inside out.

The fissures intertwined, and the boulder eventually collapsed into countless fragments of varying sizes, becoming a pile of stones.

The force burst forth from within the boulder, the fragments becoming smaller and smaller as they approached the center, until the innermost part resembled dust.

With just a gentle blow, the dust will disperse into the air.

"If it were a human, a mere touch of the hand would likely be enough to cause their body to crumble and disintegrate," Xi Heng muttered to himself. "The effect would probably be similar to the 'Bone-Melting Palm' technique from TV dramas..."

"Why don't we try finding a death row inmate now?"

After thinking about it, she finally shook her head. It was still a bit cruel to specifically find someone to test the power of a move that was bound to kill.

Since ending the war and becoming emperor, Xi Heng has killed fewer and fewer people.

In the end, I only found one tree in the yard and touched it lightly with my finger.

The tree immediately snapped completely, releasing countless rotten wood chips and fragments of various sizes from its interior.

Amidst the crashing sound of trees falling to the ground, she turned back and returned to her training room.

The palace maids had lit new agarwood incense, and white steam gently rolled on the incense burner carved with dragon patterns.

The girl sat cross-legged on the futon, took several deep breaths, closed her eyes, and circulated her internal energy and blood until it reached a state of completeness and balance.

“Ninety-nine percent of the process of transforming the Primordial White Qi into a pill has been completed… Now, all that is missing is the final step to reach the state of Embracing the Pill and Guarding Oneness.” Xi Heng muttered to himself, following his intuition.

That is—to add a touch of 'essence' to this Primordial Chaos Pill.

The word "essence" should be the closest thing to a martial artist's "temperament".

It's not just about outward appearance and demeanor, but also about the genuine self deep within one's soul.

"The final step in advancing to the level of 'Bao Dan' is to see clearly one's true self and true spirit."

Having honed her skills for over a decade in order to achieve the elixir of immortality, she had long understood this point.

Xi Heng closed his eyes, his thoughts wandering back to the place he had traveled to countless times ago, all the way to this very moment.

Half a day passed in just this one thought.

The sky darkened, and the sun began to set.

Night fell, and the bright moon rose high in the sky.

After enduring numerous hardships, he has finally achieved one of the highest positions in this world.

Her mood, however, was calm and stable.

There was no sudden realization of finding one's true self amidst rumors, no joyful laughter, no heart-wrenching pain, and no confusion or uncertainty.

Xi Heng repeatedly reviewed the clear memories in his mind, no longer limited to the time travel period, but also including the memories from before.

Scenes spontaneously unfolded before my eyes from the depths of my heart—either the time when I first fell to my death while gathering herbs, or the daily routine of packing and selling medicine in my second life, or coming to the Red Thread Sword Academy to practice swordsmanship, going out with my senior sister and walking hand in hand through the crowd, one in front of the other...

He practiced swordsmanship with his senior and junior sisters every day. Later, when the Sword Academy encountered trouble, Jinshi City was in danger and the army was at the gates.

On his way to the capital, he was assassinated by Zhao Qianyuan, but instead ascended the throne and executed the traitors and villains...

Together with his senior sister, he sought revenge and shared joy, then went south to establish a new sect... and engaged in a series of battles with Fang Tiande.

Sword Heart, Blood Sea, Seeking Immortality, Conquest, Becoming Emperor, and to this day.

Countless images kept replaying in his mind. When Xi Heng finally opened his eyes slightly, he just gave a casual, light laugh.

He raised his right hand and waved it slightly forward, as if to disperse the layers of images.