Reincarnation Girl Becomes Immortal

She had stolen something here before, but she didn't look closely at the time. After getting her target, she left in an instant, staying for only a few seconds.

I only took a closer look at the place today when I came back today.

The entire factory is a wide semi-circle with a slightly curved ceiling equipped with spotlights, which illuminate the assembly lines below, making the translucent conveyor belts sparkle.

Above the conveyor belt were numerous milky-white limbs, some arms, some legs.

The head, chest, abdomen and other parts are also being finely assembled on the rear array platform. The small parts are stacked and fit together to form a complete and round head.

The milky-white artificial skin looked like a wax figure. During the test, a pair of pupils were pulled out and blinked. As the pupils moved, they were swept by a blue laser, adding a touch of human-like spirit to the lifeless eyes.

"..."

Numerous limbs swept past Xi Heng's eyes, making the place resemble a slaughterhouse.

However, this place should actually be considered the opposite of a slaughterhouse, because the limbs will no longer be cut into pieces of meat, but will be connected with other limbs and torsos to create a complete human form.

At the end of the production chain, the milky-white human figures will autonomously walk into individual cultivation chambers and be immersed in an unknown liquid until their milky-white flesh changes to the color of human flesh, making them indistinguishable from real people.

Only one blue prismatic crystal was embedded in the exposed part of the spirit creature during its formation, marking its non-human identity.

The fire that Xi Heng transformed into grew larger, revealing the vision of a Nascent Soul cultivator as it swept over the structural components of the spirit creation and the assembled main body.

After several seconds of searching, he still could not find anything that matched the resentment in his hand.

She looked around and, noticing there were no cultivators nearby, emerged from the fire and walked toward the nearest transport belt.

Several white heads, not yet fully assembled and still flawed, were passed in front of him.

Xi Heng touched one of them with his fingertips but could not detect any spiritual light.

"Is the process of transmitting spiritual light after assembly is complete...?"

She muttered to herself as she walked over to the assembled head and touched it again, but it still didn't work.

The assembly plant operates entirely automatically, without the assistance of any monks or mortals, and without even any spiritual workers.

Xi Heng strolled around here without anyone approaching to stop him.

A moment later, he arrived in front of a spirit creation that had been cultivated to a near-complete stage. He glanced at the rhombus-shaped blue crystal between the spirit's eyebrows and finally sensed the presence of spiritual light.

"Is the spiritual consciousness of the spirit-created entity bestowed by this cyan crystal...?"

She turned and went to the section of the production line where the blue crystals were attached, and used spatial magic to conceal one of the crystals before it was attached.

The next moment, the rhombus-shaped crystal landed on his fingertip.

With magnification, the numerous tiny array patterns integrated on the crystal surface become clearly visible.

Xi Heng discerned that the surface formations mostly had effects such as long-term preservation, condensation, and the infusion of spiritual light.

The outer shell is ordinary; what matters is the inside.

She crushed it with two fingers, and a burst of light suddenly appeared, which she captured.

The light flowed extremely fast, as if it would be drawn away by a powerful gravitational force once it left the crystal.

If Xi Heng hadn't already possessed the Nascent Soul cultivation level, even if he could react, he wouldn't have been able to capture that wisp of spiritual light with sufficient accuracy.

“Something is constantly attracting this special spirituality… After the aura is released, it doesn’t rise into the sky, but is drawn away into the distance.”

Xi Heng held the captured spirituality to his skin, and could still feel the attraction pulling the spirituality away.

"The direction is towards the center of Changpingjing." Her gaze pierced through the layers of metal walls, reaching the distant, towering golden tree.

……

At night, the sacred tree of Changpingjing radiates a pale yellow light, like moonlight.

At night, it no longer illuminates everything; its light becomes soft, spreading across the clouds, so that the city, though dark, does not appear pitch black.

The dense high-rise buildings also emitted their own lights, and the projected advertisements on their surfaces continued to play, only the brightness and sound were reduced at night in accordance with management regulations.

A stray spark flew swiftly from afar, passing through towering buildings and turning several times before arriving near the sacred tree.

The area surrounding the Supreme Divine Tree was the territory of the three major organizations of Changping Capital, so Xi Heng tried his best to conceal his aura to avoid being detected by the surrounding Nascent Soul cultivators.

The firelight flickered, and the figure reappeared.

Xi Heng looked at the massive, golden tree trunk that seemed to occupy half the sky and quietly stretched out the back of his hand.

"The attraction to the spiritual has become even stronger here..."

The spiritual energy trapped within her skin kept surging outwards, causing a slight itch on the back of her hand.

“This spiritual essence is heading straight for the interior of the Divine Tree,” Xi Heng guessed. “Could it be that the spirituality and consciousness of the spirit-created entities are all produced from the center of the Divine Tree?”

"In any case, there must be some connection between the two."

It is unknown what is inside the divine tree—since it is related to spiritual consciousness and possesses a powerful attraction, the things within it must also have spirituality and consciousness.

"Could it be that the divine tree itself possesses self-awareness, and the consciousness of the spirit creation is a small fragment separated from the divine tree, rather than being forged from the spirituality of mortals... If that's the case, then Changpingjing's thoughts aren't as bad as they seem."

Xi Heng blinked, his figure drifted to the surface of the tree trunk, and he tapped it with his fingers.

Knock knock,

"Is anyone here?"

The sacred tree continued to radiate light, but offered no response.

She then released the spiritual energy from her hand, allowing it to be absorbed into the divine tree.

The Nascent Soul's vision expanded, but it couldn't see what was inside the tree bark—the divine tree's isolation ability was something even a Nascent Soul couldn't break through.

However, after the spiritual energy flowed in, the location of the bark it passed through changed slightly.

Tiny black specks emerged from the bark's texture, turning the one-meter-diameter circle grayish-black and extinguishing its golden sheen.

"Hmm?" Xi Heng had never seen the divine tree change like this before, even though he himself had a small divine tree and had once burned down the divine tree in Xiping City.

The black lines twisted and gradually transformed into a strange mouth and nose image.

Black Nose inhales, mouth opens.

A faint, gentle breeze wafted through the air.

"Strange energy?" Xi Heng blinked. She had been a vengeful cultivator before and was familiar with this kind of energy.

"It seems to contain an accented message; to put it another way, it means... it's not the right time yet?"

"Until when?"

The girl sent out drops of resentful fire, which transformed into resentful energy and was transmitted back.

"..." The black-patterned mouth and nose pattern paused for a moment, then a strange voice replied, "Aren't you the Great Vengeance of the Black Tide?"

"What is the Kuroshio?" Xi Heng didn't understand.

Hei Wen said, "But you are also a victim of great grievances. Are you trapped here like me?"

Although the white-haired girl was unaware of the situation, she could tell that she seemed to have accidentally touched something secret. After thinking for a moment, she pretended to say:

"Yes."

"Don't worry, in time we will both be free."

"When will that be? And what is liberation?" Xi Heng asked.

"The Black Tide is approaching." The other party simply uttered these four words before disappearing from the surface of the tree bark.

The pattern disappeared and the black lines shrank. In just two or three seconds, the tree bark in front of us returned to its usual appearance, radiating golden light.

"So, what exactly is the Black Tide?" The girl pressed her temples, completely clueless about what the riddle-maker inside the divine tree was talking about.

However, from the conversation just now, she could tell that the other party was Da Yuan, and that he was bound in the divine tree, waiting for something called the Black Tide to arrive and bring him freedom.

If an ordinary cultivator came to this place and sent out this little bit of spiritual energy, it shouldn't attract the black markings to communicate.

It was only because she herself was regarded as a great grievance that her inner self responded.

"The Kuroshio Tide is coming..." she murmured, waiting for a long time.

Just as he was about to leave, his gaze shifted, and he noticed a woman's figure suddenly appearing in the air not far to his side.

The man was dressed in a black Taoist robe, with a slender waist, bright and clear eyes, long hair tied in a high ponytail, and a strong and stable posture.

Beneath her black robes, her skin was as white as jade, her appearance simple and unadorned, yet her demeanor ethereal and otherworldly.

"Fellow Daoist, what brings you here?" Chao Xiheng bowed respectfully and asked.

"...Would you believe me if I said I just wanted to come here for a stroll in my free time?"

"Do not believe."

Xi Heng glanced at the other person's attire and sensed that this person's cultivation level was at the Nascent Soul stage. He changed the subject and asked, "Are you from the Du Guang Pavilion?"

"Xiaodao Lingxue Temple, Shixuan," the other party replied.

“A Nascent Soul cultivator is no small matter.” Xi Heng shook his head and said, “To be frank, I came here because I found that the spiritual body I bought had some strange spirituality inside. After I created it, it would be attracted by the divine tree. So I was curious and came here.”

“Fellow Daoist did not speak directly.” The other party mentioned, “After the spiritual body is perfectly integrated, the spirituality and the physical body are completely one, and it will not float away, nor will it attract anything.”

"Anyway, I just came out of curiosity," Xi Heng said without any shame. "What do you want?"

"If you have any doubts about the Spirit Creation Body, fellow Daoist, I can explain it to you in detail. There's no need for any special investigation," Shi Xuan said frankly.

"However, I have a question for you, fellow Daoist. What did that thing say to you just now?"

"It seems like the Kuroshio Current is approaching, or something like that."

"Fellow Daoist has already recited these words. Is there anything else?" The female Daoist seemed to value this matter quite a bit.

"The time hasn't come yet. There's still a great grudge, and perhaps some kind of liberation," the girl replied casually.

"The Black Tide is approaching, and the great grievance will be averted—this matter is especially important for Changping Capital. Please tell me in detail," the other party said solemnly.

"How important is it?"

"It concerns the safety and well-being of this world."

"I just wanted to casually check out the spirit creations... how did I get involved in other strange things?" Xi Heng sighed, rubbing his forehead.

Shi Xuan seemed to want to ease the atmosphere, softening his tone slightly, and said, "There's no need to be so serious. As long as the elders are still alive, Changping Capital will remain peaceful."

Then he added, "As for the spiritual body, you are already a Nascent Soul cultivator, so you are qualified to know its secrets... How about we find a tavern and discuss it slowly?"

"You, a Taoist priest of such high standard, would drink alcohol?" Xi Heng suddenly asked this seemingly unrelated question.

"This sect of minor Taoists does not adhere to this precept." The other party turned around and slowly flew downwards.

The movement was slow, as if it were waiting for her.

The girl tilted her head, thinking it was fine, and then moved her feet to follow.

……

Volume 1: Chapter 314, Getting to the Root of the Matter

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The tavern's wooden door opened, and Xi Heng followed another cultivator inside. After passing through the soundproof array surrounding the tavern, the elegant sounds of zither and harp flowed into their ears.

A pale red carpet extended to the bar and stage, where several spirit beings dressed in various long-sleeved outfits were dancing gracefully. Their postures and steps were almost completely synchronized, making them look like computer models wearing the same dance moves.

Although her dancing skills were good and her posture was captivating, Xi Heng always felt a strange mechanical feeling when he entered the store and saw her.

The dancer's eyes sparkled with a subtle, lively light, but it was all pre-programmed.

The music continued, and the female Taoist priest in front of him settled into a seat and ordered a meal and drinks.

Xi Heng sat down at a mahogany square table with the person in front of him, and watched as the maid brought out wine and drinks to the accompaniment of soft music.

A transparent glass cup is placed before me, and a gentle murmur is heard as pale pink fruit wine is poured into it, releasing a subtle, ethereal aroma.

"Please forgive me, we met so hastily today, I can only offer you this ordinary wine." The other party picked up the wine glass and handed it to him.

"It's already a second-tier spirit wine, so it can't be considered ordinary." Xi Heng didn't clink glasses with the female Taoist in front of him, but directly grabbed a cup and brought it to his lips, taking a sip.

"The highest-grade spirit wine in the surrounding shops is only this much." Shi Xuan shook his head: "I think that a hundred years ago, when I had not yet given up drinking, I often suggested to the emperor that the restrictions on third-grade spirit wine be lifted so that people in the mortal world could also taste this thing - but unfortunately I failed."

"Why? Can't even a Nascent Soul cultivator change the rules arbitrarily?"

"Back then, I was only at the early stage of the Golden Core realm. Because my younger sister's talent was rare, I barely managed to get a position in the decision-making level. But even with this position, I was insignificant and had no say. I couldn't make decisions on the Changping strategy on my own, even something as small as drinking."

"Now that you've reached the Nascent Soul stage, it should be okay, right?" Xi Heng casually replied, sipping his wine.

The other party chuckled twice and said, "It's because I've given up drinking that I won't raise the issue any further."