Reincarnation Girl Becomes Immortal

"You don't look like someone who's quitting drinking."

“We only have a pot of wine every few months,” Shi Xuan said simply, starting the conversation with this kind of casual chat: “Judging from your aura, you should actually be only half a hundred years old, which is extremely young among Nascent Soul cultivators... Your talent is also extremely high, perhaps no worse than my little sister.”

"How did you get it?"

Xi Heng's mental age is over 120 years old, but in this world, his actual physical age is indeed only 50, just as the other party said.

"The secret method of observing the spirit blood allows one to glimpse the true spirit—this method is also the foundation upon which we create the spirit-created body." The other party seemed unwilling to directly address the main topic, instead taking advantage of the tavern's usual elegant atmosphere to engage in casual conversation for a while:

"And do you enjoy drinking, fellow Daoist? If not, it would be truly impolite of me to have brought you to this place of pleasure and revelry without my permission."

"I neither like it nor dislike it." Xi Heng slowly sipped his wine and picked up some spiritual fruits and pastries from the table, shaking them in his palm.

"I enjoy entertaining people with wine," the female Taoist priest said, gazing into her pale red eyes. "And may I ask, have you ever used this drink to dispel your sorrows?"

“A strange question.” Xi Heng recalled for a moment and shook his head.

In my memory, besides drinking with my senior sisters, the most vivid memory is of the time when I first arrived in the capital of the Great Zhao Dynasty, was given the title of princess, and then got drugged while drinking with palace maids.

The other person likes fermented rice wine, but I only think of it as an ordinary drink like cola.

"It seems that you and I are not on the same path." Shi Xuan sighed softly, as if it were a pity.

"Does liking to drink make us kindred spirits? You have a really strange way of judging people," the girl retorted.

"Not just joy, but also intoxication, and even more so, infatuation... Only by being completely out of control can one briefly forget all the turbidity." The other party only said, "The Heavenly Dao has collapsed, and the path of cultivation is severely obstructed, as if struggling in an abyss. There are only a handful of people in the world who can possibly break free, and I am not one of them... There is no hope for the future, so why ask about cultivation?"

"So, when they're disappointed, even cultivators have to drown their sorrows in alcohol?"

"That was me a hundred years ago, at the Golden Core stage." Shi Xuan easily drank the whole cup of wine and said calmly, "My Dao heart was in disarray, I had no hope for the will of Heaven, and I could not see my own heart."

"now what?"

"Now that I have broken through that karmic barrier, I have been able to form my Nascent Soul." After finishing his wine, the other party changed the subject and said, "My little sister and I are the two people in charge of the Spirit Creation Project. If you want to know anything, I will explain."

After some casual conversation, we finally got to the main topic.

Xi Heng, munching on a pastry, slowly asked, "What is the spiritual consciousness within a spirit-created body made of?"

The other party didn't speak directly, but first looked at Xi Heng and asked, "What guesses have you made after investigating for so long?"

"It must have been that a large consciousness within the divine tree was separated and broken, then refined into smaller pieces of consciousness using some secret method, and stuffed into the spirit's body."

"More or less." The other party explained calmly, "The tree species consciousness is a combination of the tree spirit and the Great Grudge of Changping."

"Combination?" Xi Heng tilted his head.

"The Supreme Tree Spirit is a holy and righteous deity who cherishes all living beings." Shi Xuan said, "But after the collapse of the heavens, the world was in chaos. Cultivators oppressed mortals, causing the resentment that was originally rare to take form to increase rapidly and gather into a great resentment."

"And then?" Xi Heng was fairly clear about the source of the great grievance.

"The tree spirit couldn't bear to see the great resentment materialize and cause a cataclysmic disaster, so it absorbed it with its own power. However, for hundreds and thousands of years, the great resentment has continued to grow and flourish. Even though the tree spirit also continues to grow, it ultimately cannot avoid merging with the resentment." The other party sighed.

"Once, the tree spirit controlled the divine tree to absorb the Great Grudge, but now, the divine tree itself has become a prison for both the tree spirit and the Great Grudge..."

"But precisely because of this, Changping Capital has never experienced any major resentment or black disaster, unlike other cities where a major disaster occurs every hundred years or so." Shi Xuan said, "However, even though the Divine Tree is large, it still has its limits. Now, the resentment and spirits in the tree have almost filled the entire Supreme Divine Tree. If it is not dealt with, it will soon truly leak out—and no one knows what will happen then."

Upon hearing this, Xi Heng tilted his head and said, "The one who spoke to me just now was a combination of the Tree Spirit's Great Grudge?"

“That should be correct. Since it was able to utter the word ‘liberation,’ it means that a major event that will affect the entire Changping Capital will occur. Therefore, I hope that you will repeat what you just heard and saw, word for word.” The other party nodded.

The girl didn't respond, but continued to ask her own questions:

"Is the spiritual consciousness of a spirit-created entity composed of fragments of spirit and resentment?"

“That’s true, but not entirely.” Shi Xuan replied helplessly, “Fifty or sixty years ago, the elders realized that the divine tree was about to become full and it would be difficult to continue to contain the spiritual resentment within it. So they summoned various sects to find a solution and finally chose our Spirit Blood Sect’s Spirit Creation Plan.”

"In short, this plan is to use the spirit-created body as a base and continuously extract the mixture of spirit resentment from inside the divine tree and store it outside the divine tree."

"Can't we use something else to store it?" Xi Heng asked.

"Other external objects cannot control the mixture of spirits and resentment at a high level. If it is forcibly restrained with spiritual light, even if multiple seals are set up, it can only be maintained for a short period of one year. After one year, the spirits and resentment will break free with all their might... Maintaining such a seal requires too much spiritual power, which is not worth the effort for cultivators."

The "spirit creation" scheme allows resentful spirits to autonomously generate a false experience of reincarnation, thus forgetting their original purpose and attaching themselves to a human body for rebirth. Furthermore, when the spirits are retrieved every ten years, they can release a small amount of spiritual energy to support the cultivator's practice. It's a clever solution... with only one drawback.

"Which point?"

"Another material is needed to be added to the resentment within the spirit to refine it, so that it can be stabilized and the plan can truly take shape." The other party shifted their gaze to the side and said simply, "This material is human spirit."

"..." Xi Heng stopped drinking and withdrew his drink: "So, you really did use real people as materials."

"The true spirit of a person is quite peculiar, even difficult for a Nascent Soul cultivator to comprehend, yet it possesses the great power to integrate and transform into many other forces." Shi Xuan felt no moral remorse, only saying:

“The cultivators of Changpingjing used to convert human spirits into spiritual light to fuel their cultivation; now it’s just a similar method.”

"No matter how you use it, it will generate resentment." The girl silently put down her wine glass.

Previously, the Fire Prison also cultivated by converting human spirits into spiritual energy, constantly piling up more and more explosives, eventually igniting and creating the Vengeful Demon Fire, which destroyed the entire Fire Prison cultivation world... The worst outcome was the creation of a world of vengeful ghosts.

“Indeed, although the spiritual resentment within the Divine Tree has been partially alleviated by the Spirit Creation Project, it is still gradually increasing.” The other party understood this: “Now, we are advancing other methods to further alleviate the spiritual resentment within the Divine Tree.”

"You are heading towards destruction." Xi Heng met the other's gaze and said bluntly:

“The resentment may be shared, but the total amount will only increase. The explosives keep piling up, and as long as a single spark ignites in the future, the entire cultivation world will be reduced to ashes.”

“As long as the divine tree stands tall, everything will remain peaceful,” Shi Xuan said.

The gentle music still lingers to the side.

Dancers sway gracefully amidst the drinks and guests.

The lights moved and changed, their colors shifting, sweeping across the faces of the two female cultivators.

“Besides, neither you nor I, as cultivators, can give up cultivation. Even if we abandon this plan, there will be other plans to exploit people’s spiritual energy… What we are doing is still relatively mild,” the other party said calmly.

“Gentle, huh?” Xi Heng looked out at the Radiant Divine Tree through the glass window of the tavern and shook his head. “Although I had a vague feeling about this before, today is the first time I have truly understood it. If all cultivators in the world were like this world… then cultivators would be doomed.”

"All over?" The other person heard this word for the first time, and after understanding the context, chuckled twice: "The 'end of Dharma' in 'the end of Dharma' is indeed this cruel..."

The white-haired girl swirled the wine in her hand, quietly staring at the divine tree in the distance.

If no other powerful cultivators in other worlds have other methods, then only I have the chance to reverse this situation of the end times.

"Could such a towering tree, thousands of meters tall, be stored in my inventory?" she suddenly wondered.

The spiritual power within the Supreme Divine Tree before them was many times greater than that of the Pure Fire.

If such divine trees could be planted all over a world, perhaps the almost inexhaustible spiritual energy before the collapse of the heavens could be replicated.

Cultivating within it eliminates concerns about a lack of spiritual energy. As long as one obtains a high-level cultivation technique, it is not impossible to cultivate to the end on one's own.

Xi Heng stopped thinking and looked at the female Taoist beside him, saying:

“I can tell you everything I just had with Shu Zhongda Yuan, but before that, I have another question for you.”

"Let's talk."

"Do you have any Nascent Soul cultivation techniques?" the girl suddenly asked. "Or even higher ones."

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Volume 1: Taking a day off, will update tomorrow morning.

I'll lie down for a bit, then wake up and start writing again.

(＞人＜；) I'm sorry!

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Volume 1: Chapter 315, The Longevity of a Tortoise and a Crane

"You mean the method of transforming into a god?" Shi Xuan asked.

Colorful lights swayed gently by the window of the tavern, brushing across the faces of two women.

"Yes, is that so?" Xi Heng nodded.

If possible, she would like to use her precious possessions or a favor from herself, a Nascent Soul cultivator with great potential, to exchange for a book.

Currently, I can only cultivate my Firewood Cultivation Technique to the peak of the Nascent Soul stage. If I want to advance further, I will need to spend some time and effort to change my cultivation method before I can possibly achieve the Divine Transformation stage.

If you can obtain a cultivation technique that suits your Nascent Soul or higher realm right now, you don't need to worry about this; you can simply follow the high-level cultivation technique all the way to the end.

After a moment's hesitation, the other party replied, "Fellow Daoist, you should have heard that our sect once had a Nascent Soul senior who has now ascended to immortality... Our Spirit Blood Sect naturally has a Nascent Soul technique."

"Could you make an offer?" Xi Heng responded immediately.

"But the Nascent Soul Technique is extremely precious, and even I have no right to investigate it," the other party replied.

"Within the Spirit Blood Temple, only those with the highest talent and the greatest potential to achieve the Nascent Soul stage are qualified to see the Nascent Soul method after passing the test of mental state. In other words, only one person in the temple knows it now."

"...You, as one of only two Nascent Soul cultivators, didn't know?"

"The resources in the temple can only nurture one more Nascent Soul cultivator, and even that is extremely difficult. It would take hundreds of years of accumulation to obtain a sliver of opportunity. If there is one more person competing for it, there will be absolutely no chance." Shi Xuan said simply, "Therefore, only my little sister knows the method of Nascent Soul cultivation. Moreover, since the resources in this world are limited, she will not hand over the cultivation method to outsiders as long as she wants to advance."

"Then there's nothing we can do." Xi Heng clicked his tongue.

If Lingxue Temple is like this, then Duguang Pavilion and Jinyuan Sect should be quite similar.

The simplest way to obtain the Divine Transformation Technique is to wait for contributions.

Although the Nascent Soul techniques obtained through contribution points don't seem to be very strong, they are at least Nascent Soul techniques.

Once you advance to the Nascent Soul stage, it's not impossible to switch to a better cultivation technique.

“There are always exceptions,” the female Taoist priest added. “If you bring materials or pills for advancing to the Nascent Soul stage, we can discuss this matter.”

"Materials for Nascent Soul Transformation? I always thought they were things from a very distant future..." Xi Heng had no clue about this at all, and only asked, "What kind of materials are usually needed?"

"Advancing to the Nascent Soul stage requires four main materials. If any one of them is missing, the chance of success will drop sharply. These materials are: the essence of heaven and earth, the Unreturning Grass, the special divine soul of those above the Nascent Soul stage, and the Tai Su Pill."

Xi Heng blinked; she did indeed have one of those traits.

During her tribulation a few days ago, she gained a lot of the essence of heaven and earth, which has now been integrated into her body, greatly improving her cultivation efficiency.

As a result, his realm quickly stabilized and he began to move from the initial stage to the middle stage.

However, this thing was extremely helpful to her cultivation, and the amount of heaven and earth essence required to advance to the Nascent Soul stage must be considerable, so she was unwilling to give it away so easily.

He only asked, "What is the 'Never-Returning Grass'?"

"The Unreturning Grass is a black grass formed from a complete Great Grudge deep in the wilderness. It is used to replace the previous Fate-Gathering Pill. It is said that after taking this, one can glimpse one's destiny and increase the chance of success in advancement. At the same time, it will also increase the probability of death when advancement fails."

“There are only a handful of great grudges in the world, and even if such a thing exists in the wasteland, its quantity would be extremely rare… It wouldn’t be easy to find in the boundless wasteland.” Xi Heng rubbed his temples and continued to ask, “What is a special divine soul?”

“There is one of these in Changpingjing. The spirits bound inside the divine tree are special divine souls, and so are similar things.”

“It’s even more difficult now.” She shook her head. “As for the Tai Su Pill, I’ve heard of it. Even the alchemists in Changping Capital can’t refine a single one in a hundred years. Forget about it.”

After inquiring about the matter of Nascent Soul, Xi Heng steered the conversation back to the main topic. While sipping the spiritual wine in his hand, he recounted his conversation with the black lines that had surfaced on the bark when they were by the tree trunk. He then used his spiritual light to replay the scene from his memory.

After listening carefully, the female Taoist priest asked, "So, it considers you a great vengeful person?"

“There is some resentment within my fire magic, or perhaps it has been detected,” Xi Heng said, waving his hand.

"The great grievances of the Black Tide..." the other party guessed, "Perhaps the Black Tide it refers to is a cluster of great grievances, or a combination of many great grievances along with something else."

"It sounds like some kind of apocalyptic tsunami."

"This matter is of great importance, and I need to report it to the elders. May I conceal your name?"

"Whatever," the girl waved her hand.

“Then farewell.” The female Taoist stood up. “If you need to contact me in the future, please come to the headquarters of Lingxue Temple.”

"Ah."

Xi Heng watched the other person turn and walk away, then continued to sit at the table, slowly savoring his pastries.

The slightly astringent spirit wine went down his throat, and his gaze shifted to the street outside the window.

Under the bright yellow streetlights along the roadside, small boats occasionally drift by, but no pedestrians are in sight.

The lights inside the store moved around, and the spirits on the stage had been dancing continuously for a long time, and were still moving like machines.

After a while, a maid approached her and asked if she needed any other services.

She shook her head and simply stayed there, silently finishing her drink.

"The world may seem peaceful, but it is actually on the verge of collapse..."

"As long as cultivators exist, resentment will persist in the world, and crises will never be few."

"While things are still relatively peaceful now, let's go back and use the increased efficiency brought by the essence of heaven and earth to slowly cultivate." Xi Heng put down the glass wine and disappeared in a flash.

She thought that with her current strength as a beginner in the Nascent Soul stage, it would be difficult to obtain the Divine Transformation method, but it might be easier once she reached the limit of the Firewood Cultivation Technique and cultivated to the peak of the Nascent Soul stage.

When the time comes, we'll try to steal cultivation techniques from the major sects; if that doesn't work, we'll just rob them.