Reincarnation Girl Becomes Immortal

At this moment, the sword was emitting golden light and rubbing against the black tide, but it was shaken again by Xi Heng's single hand.

The widest magic circle on its surface lit up, and the giant golden sword rapidly shrank, its phantom solidifying into a tangible form as it shrank.

The sword shape was drawn by spiritual power and sent towards Chao Xiheng's location.

First, the hilt broke through, and then the blade seemed to be pulled from its sheath, shining brightly as it emerged from the black mist.

Along the way, the giant sword grew to the size of a city, and then gradually transformed into the size of a city center and high-rise buildings.

When they arrived at Xi Heng's side, only one tall person remained.

The sword no longer had any illusory feel, and the golden light gradually faded away.

Xi Heng stepped forward and grasped the sword hilt.

When it is lifted, one can feel that there is still a great deal of spiritual power within it.

The black tide ahead continued to advance, showing no sign of slowing down even as she displayed the power of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

It seems they don't take me, a Nascent Soul cultivator, seriously at all.

"Why do I have such confidence?" the girl pondered for a moment.

Regardless, let's fight a match first.

She easily twirled the sword, shrinking the intricately patterned gold sword in her hand to the size of her usual longsword.

Then, with a swift movement, he assumed a killing stance.

A moment later, the sword fell, and a pale golden ripple appeared on the earth.

A dazzling golden light emerged from the ground, rapidly expanding due to the amplification of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Initially, it was only the size of an ordinary sword aura, but after traveling ten thousand meters, it grew to the size of a giant sword.

The shimmering light crashed against the dark tide, creating numerous holes.

"Even with the moves expanded to this extent, it can only cause minor damage to the Black Tide..." Xi Heng muttered to himself, "In that case, a considerable amount of spiritual power is needed to win."

"take it easy."

In the blink of an eye, the surrounding scenery changed, and the world suddenly dimmed.

The girl was already inside the black tide, and she swung her sword in front of her again.

The golden waves opened up, causing the black mist that came into contact with them to quickly disappear.

Amidst the wailing and howling, the Black Tide was swept away, leaving large gaps.

However, the other side ignored her, relying solely on its massive size to disregard the damage, and continued to press towards Changpingjing.

Clearly, Black Tide had already devised a way to deal with her, a Nascent Soul cultivator—that is, to do nothing.

It withstood the damage by virtue of its enormous size, which could be considered half the size of the world, and then swept towards human cities like a flood.

Knowing that it could not pose a threat to Xi Heng, who was in the Nascent Soul stage, and could not avoid the damage from the golden light, it simply ignored the direct confrontation.

The white-haired girl slashed several more times inside his body, creating large gaps in his skin.

The power of a single sword strike can sweep across a hundred miles, but even so, it is not a major blow to the entire Black Tide.

If Xi Heng were to face the Black Tide one-on-one in the wasteland, even if the opponent attacked her for ten years first, she, with her Nascent Soul realm, would not suffer any injury.

Only by becoming a Nascent Soul cultivator can one ignore the Black Tide's various attacks and truly engage in battle with it.

If Xi Heng were still a Nascent Soul cultivator, he would suffer a powerful mental shock just from being looked at by the other party.

But what we're seeing isn't a dueling game; it's more like a tower defense game.

Although their own combat strength is indeed stronger, the limitation of being the defending side makes it difficult for them to win this battle.

Seeing that the black tide had already crossed a hundred miles and would soon reach the edge of Changping Capital, Xi Heng instantly returned to the Divine Tree and activated the city-defense formation he had prepared long ago in the highest heavens—

As he chanted the mantra, the giant tree shone even brighter.

Countless arrays of silk threads appeared on the surface of the tree canopy, and the golden ropes that had previously hung from the tree canopy dispersed into millions of golden threads that fell around the city, forming a thin veil to protect the entire city.

Jin Guang continued to weave the silk, thickening the tulle into silk.

Immediately afterwards, the black tide surged in like a tsunami, while the golden silk blocked it like a giant wall.

The black mist rose in waves, continuing for a long time, gradually eroding the golden spiritual energy.

At this rate, no matter how strong the golden silk is, its spiritual power will eventually be exhausted.

Xi Heng calculated that Changpingjing was now completely covered by the Black Tide, and the remaining spiritual power could only hold off the Black Tide for three months at most.

Three months is not a short time for ordinary people, and it would take mortals several months to attack a city, but it is far too short in the eyes of cultivators.

In these three months, we must find a way to clear out the Black Tide, otherwise Changpingjing will be defeated just like in the previous life.

High in the heavens, the white-haired girl watched as the golden silk protective barrier rose and fell with the surging black tide. She calculated her spiritual energy reserves and the spiritual energy required to maintain the barrier, and then estimated how much spiritual energy would be needed to destroy the black tide...

A simple comparison of these three data points leads to the theoretical conclusion that 'the Black Tide is so vast that if one uses spiritual power conservatively, it will be impossible to completely eliminate it within three months.'

However, if they are not conservative, they will consume too much spiritual energy, and the defenses will be removed prematurely, and Changpingjing will still be breached.

"Ultimately, it's still a matter of the amount of spiritual energy," Xi Heng muttered to himself.

This is almost a dead end for cultivators in this world—the Black Tide is formed from the great resentment that arose when cultivators oppressed mortals and absorbed spiritual energy.

The amount of spiritual energy emanating from mortals is simply insufficient to resist the black tide.

If we continue to exploit mortals or mass-produce spirit beings to obtain more spiritual power to resist the Black Tide... at the same time, it will also generate more resentment, which will strengthen the Black Tide.

This is almost a vicious cycle.

The Great Grudge is like the end of fate, which will destroy all cultivators in the end times.

If a great grievance is suppressed, a black tide will be generated.

If the Black Tide also fails, something even more terrifying might emerge in the future...

"Although I already knew that in this degenerate age, every cultivation world would gradually perish," Xi Heng thought:

"But witnessing it with my own eyes again, it's hard not to feel emotional."

She silently scanned the entire city with her spiritual sense and saw that many cultivators had also calculated that the spiritual power in the city was insufficient to cope with the black tide—the simplest of calculations—and she also saw the despair in their eyes.

Logically speaking, this city, and even the entire cultivation world, was already beyond saving the moment the black tide was fully formed.

The Black Tide didn't attack immediately in the previous life, perhaps because they were wary of that veteran cultivator who had already become a Nascent Soul cultivator before the collapse of the heavens, who might have some backup plan that surpassed the end of the Dharma era.

In this world, I became a Nascent Soul cultivator during the Dharma-ending Age, and am thus included in the great trend of the end times destroying the cultivation world.

Black Tide then concluded that she was not a threat, or perhaps she could no longer suppress her destructive desires, and attacked directly after the Old God died.

"However... I should also have a backup plan that surpasses all of this."

Xi Heng opened the spiritual fire space and calculated the amount of spiritual energy within it.

This battle no longer requires drilling skills or techniques; it only requires a contest of numerical values.

A certain amount of spiritual energy can wear down a certain amount of black tide... If you have enough spiritual energy on your side, you will win; if you have too little, you will lose.

"Hmm, it doesn't seem like enough." Xi Heng clicked his tongue. "Let's find some more spiritual energy."

In the blink of an eye, the scenery of the surrounding divine tree canopy shifted, transforming into the main hall of the Duguang Pavilion.

Several Nascent Soul cultivators from Duguang Pavilion were maintaining the formations in various locations when they sensed her arrival and rushed over to greet her.

Faced with such a great calamity, even though these powerful cultivators from Duguang Pavilion had long since cultivated a strong Dao heart, they still couldn't help but feel depressed.

Xi Heng met him and said it directly:

"We still lack a lot of spiritual energy to defeat the Black Tide. You need to bring all the spirit stones in the city, ask for help from dozens of other cities in the surrounding areas, and think of other ways to obtain as much spiritual power as possible."

She added, "But we must no longer use human spirits to cultivate spirits, and the same goes for spirits creating bodies. Let all the cities outside stop this practice."

The middle-aged Nascent Soul cultivator before me wore a bitter expression:

"Your Excellency... I'm afraid this matter cannot be accomplished."

"Why?"

“Spiritual power is the foundation of cultivators; without spiritual refinement, the cultivation world will quickly collapse… As for requesting aid, even if people come from the outer city, they won't bring much spiritual power,” the other party said.

“We understand that Your Excellency wishes to gather the spiritual power of the world to fight against the Black Tide. However, the Black Tide is united in purpose, while cultivators are divided into different forces and regions, each with their own thoughts.”

Another cultivator from Duguang Pavilion beside him said, "When the Black Tide first appeared, many cultivators in the city had already scattered. Demanding spirit stones from the survivors will only cause more to leave."

"..." Xi Heng blinked, then spread his hands and said after a while, "Then, let's just wait to be finished."

In her opinion, as long as she gathers 70-80% of the spiritual power of the entire Senluo Realm, plus the power in her spiritual fire space, she should be able to defeat the Black Tide.

However, cultivators tend to look after themselves, and when disaster strikes, they flee for their own lives, making it impossible for them to unite like the Great Feud.

Selfishness is a habit of cultivators; even if they know that unity leads to victory, they simply cannot do it.

Unless this world is covered up so that no cultivator can escape, they might be able to gather together and fight to the death.

The cultivators from the Duguang Pavilion looked ashen-faced, while she indifferently pondered other matters.

Now that he has truly fought against the Black Tide, he has gradually come to understand its nature.

Becoming a Nascent Soul cultivator grants the ability to ignore the Black Tide's attacks, giving one a chance to win—but sufficient spiritual power is required to achieve victory.

This condition cannot be met in this world due to the practitioner's habits.

However, what she truly wanted to save from the Black Tide was the life with Jin You and Yin Wanluan.

Once you've gathered enough spiritual energy, you can return to that save file and face another, more complete Black Tide.

With sufficient reserves, one can win—she has already obtained the secret to victory.

As for this world.

In short, Xi Heng felt it was all over.

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Volume 1: Chapter 340, Better to Return Home

The appearance of Changpingjing today is very different from that of the past.

Silk made of gold threads hung from the tree canopy thousands of meters high, enveloping the city like a tent.

However, in order to conserve spiritual energy, the golden silk only wrapped the central city and the two surrounding districts, without protecting the outer districts.

Those stationed in the outer city were mostly spirit beings, with a few maintenance members, but they have now been submerged and swallowed up by the black tide.

At this moment, Xi Heng was in the main hall of Duguang Pavilion, discussing with the eleven Nascent Soul cultivators from Changpingjing how to fight against the Black Tide.

Although she felt there was no hope, she took the time to come since she had been invited to the meeting and sat in the main seat for a while.

After that, he simply listened to the tense exchanges between the Nascent Soul cultivators, while he relaxed by crossing his legs and leaning back in his chair, tapping and swiping the wide-area array network with his fingers.

She first checked the news list, then searched for the movies and comics that Yin Wanluan had introduced to her before, and then looked into information about virtual games.

None of these are things we should be looking at at this crucial juncture.

When the Nascent Soul meeting was halfway through, Miss Xi Heng, bored, clicked her tongue and interrupted the cultivators.

"The methods you've discussed so far can at most allow Changpingjing to hold out for another three days, but what's the point of just three days?"

The surrounding noise immediately fell silent as the cultivators turned their attention to her—they had finally waited for her to speak again.

The girl continued:

"In my opinion, this world is beyond saving. The most important thing for you is to find or build a large flying ship that can cross the void, and take your relatives and some mortals to wander far away."

"Although the chances are extremely low, it is possible to find a realm to live in peace and never participate in spiritual cultivation again, and to live out one's old age in seclusion."

This should be considered the method that any normal cultivator would choose when facing the Black Tide.

There were originally seventeen Nascent Soul cultivators in Changping, but now six of them are no longer here. These pragmatic individuals have already fled.

The remaining eleven had long been considering fleeing.

But Changpingjing was their home, and they were reluctant to leave—at least while the protective array was still in effect.

Thus, after much hesitation, today's meeting came about.

"Senior, do you have any other methods?" a younger Nascent Soul cultivator asked.

Xi Heng didn't even glance at the other party, casually saying while scanning the wide-area array network, "Yes, find me a large amount of spiritual power, at least 70% of all the spiritual power in this world—that way the Black Tide can be broken."

This method is simply impossible to achieve.

Few cultivators would voluntarily donate their spiritual power for this cause, and other outer cities would not truly provide support, at most sending a small team to participate in the event.