Reincarnation Girl Becomes Immortal

"Good morning."

"...When did you come here?"

"About ten breaths ago, I didn't expect you to be spacing out for so long." The other person tilted their head and made a cute face, while getting down to business: "I have come here on orders to invite our distinguished guest to the Jade Toad Pavilion to collect the treasures."

"I was just looking at the main body," Xi Heng said, giving himself an excuse. "Let's go."

"Mmm." The other person suddenly grabbed her arm.

Immediately, numerous bursts of spiritual light and silvery radiance appeared in the surrounding area.

Xi Heng felt a sense of burden, and his vision was also shrouded in fluorescence.

After a brief two or three seconds, when the fluorescence dissipated, the surrounding scene had completely changed.

The newly built city of monks was forgotten in the distance, and what lay before them was the interior of a blue-purple palace, with intricate and diverse decorations, and various patterns climbing on the beams, pillars and walls.

She landed in a pavilion, with a long corridor stretching out in front of her, seemingly without end.

"The treasure vault is now in sight. Would you mind if I introduced you to the treasures within?"

"Please." Xi Heng listened.

"The treasures in the storehouse are divided into four categories, similar to ordinary cultivation techniques, namely the four levels of Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow." The other party said, "Since Your Highness has indicated that guests may take one treasure at will, let's go directly to the top level, Heaven. I won't go into detail about the other three."

Xi Heng nodded in agreement and continued listening to the lecture.

"The current top ten Heavenly Treasures are: Mysterious Mirror, Barrier-Breaking Eye, Four Symbols Telescope, Moon and Sun Shuttle, Heaven-Spanning Seal, Heart-Abandoning Bracelet, Blue Star Sea..."

After reading the nouns, I will briefly describe each one.

These ten treasures are all items used by those in the late or peak stages of the Dao Integration realm.

Given Xi Heng's current level of cultivation, he is unable to fully utilize its effects, so he can store it for the time being.

Half of them are treasures used in the realm, but only three of them can directly increase one's own strength.

For example, the Heart-Abandoning Bracelet can forcibly enhance the cultivation level of a Dao-Merging cultivator, but its side effects are too great. Each use will erase part of the cultivator's self-awareness. After hearing this, Xi Heng stopped thinking about it.

The Barrier-Breaking Eye is an auxiliary magical artifact whose function is to see through illusions and perceive the truth. It may be quite useful in actual combat against special enemies. According to the introducer, it can also be of some use when facing natural disasters.

She considered it as an alternative, and then heard the other party talk about the third type of Four Symbols.

With the explanation from the person accompanying me, I learned that this item is just a kind of sealing treasure, and it can be used in combination with other sealing treasures. There are few things in the world that can break free from this kind of seal in a short time.

Even in the event of a major disaster, it can withstand the effects for a long time.

After listening to several introductions, Xi Heng arrived at the treasure vault.

The treasure vault was completely sealed off, with no doors or windows, except for a mirror through which light could enter.

The guide led her into the mirrored transfer, and after traversing an unknown distance, they arrived at the inner layer of the treasure vault. They bypassed rows of shelves displaying various elegant treasures and went up floor by floor.

Upon reaching the third floor, where the treasures of the highest level were displayed, Xi Heng suddenly felt a fluctuation in time and subconsciously stopped in his tracks.

"Guest?" The woman in front turned around in confusion.

The girl walked down the steps and turned to face the source of the fluctuations.

On a small white stone stand, there were two interlocking gold rings wrapped in a pale silver sheen.

The ring has some scale-like patterns on its surface, and the central gemstone is engraved with dragon-shaped characters.

Xi Heng compared it with the dragon-patterned characters he currently knew, searching through his memory, but could not find a similar shape.

"It seems to be quite a peculiar object." As she observed it closely, she silently made a guess:

"At first glance, this font structure looks like the Dragon Seal script, but upon closer inspection, obvious differences can be seen... It seems to be a copy, or a special time-related font that has been improved. I wonder what effect it has."

"The power of time contained within the treasure is also no weaker, at least much more than that of the Time Stone Mother."

She tried to reach out and touch it, but because of the surrounding light blocking her way, she couldn't touch it directly.

A moment later, the young lady who had led the way approached and asked, "Is the guest more interested in this item?"

"What kind of special items are these two rings?" Xi Heng wanted a brief explanation.

"Although I have managed this place for hundreds of years and have repeatedly appraised all kinds of new and old items, there are still some treasures that are difficult to see through, and the item in front of me is one of them."

The other party helplessly shrugged and only explained the origin of the item:

"I only remember that Princess Yueyi said that the ring was a gift from a friend of hers, but I don't quite remember who it was."

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Volume 1: Chapter 400, Shifting Palaces and Changing Feathers

"I don't quite remember..." The white-haired girl repeated these simple words softly, letting herself hear them again.

Between the pavilions filled with thousands of treasures, Xi Heng stared at two inconspicuous small rings in the corner, scanning them over several times with his gaze.

Its surface details, along with the inner workings hidden beneath the surface, all fall into the eye.

However, these spiritual treasures are of a very high level, and with her current cultivation, she is still unable to fully understand their structure.

At most, one can feel the flow of time within it, thereby discerning the meaning of the dragon-shaped characters engraved on the gemstone within the ring.

The words on it are reflected in my eyes, etched from the depths of my heart.

Try channeling the power of time, and you will know the effect.

"immortal."

In the blink of an eye, Xi Heng understood the usage of this character.

Simply inscribe this text on any object, and then pluck a wisp of water from the sea of ​​time, and it will be unaffected by the passage of time and eventually turn to ashes.

As long as the flow of time continues and the writing on the surface of an object is not erased, things can achieve immortality.

"It's a pity that it probably can't be used directly on living things. Living things are too unpredictable and unstable," she muttered to herself.

After sensing it a few more times, Xi Heng realized that there were no other unusual features on the surface of the object, so he shook his head and took half a step back.

"Did the guest notice something?" asked the female cultivator managing the treasury beside him.

"It does seem to be just a symbolic ring, with no other purpose besides having the inscription of time that can be stored for a long time," Xi Heng replied briefly.

He couldn't help but think that among cultivators, giving a ring was a rather solemn way to express one's feelings.

The great cultivator named Yueyi had already surpassed the Dao Integration realm; how could he easily forget this past?

Either she erased her memory herself, or the person who gave her the ring had erased their traces of their mortal past, causing Yueyi to forget about it.

As far as Xi Heng knows, the only beings in the world who can erase their existence are the half-immortal from the Heavenly Realm who can control the sun, and the true immortal from this world whom Yue Yi just mentioned.

Although we do not know who the True Immortal is or where he is now... if the ring in front of us is indeed a gift from the True Immortal, then the True Immortal himself may also possess considerable power over time.

Even the great path he attained might be related to time...

As she thought this, she frowned slightly.

"Guest?" The woman next to her poked her shoulder with her index finger when she saw her looking dazed.

Reminded by the prompting, Xi Heng shook his head and said he was fine.

After glancing at the ring one more time, he turned around and continued up the stairs to the top floor.

Above is the place where the most precious treasures of the Jade Toad Realm are stored.

"Isn't the guest going to choose that ring?" the short-haired woman next to her asked again.

"No, I was just looking at the pattern on top." Xi Heng shook his head.

She thought to herself, "After all, it was a gift from a good friend. Although Yueyi has long forgotten the person who gave it to me, it is not appropriate for me to accept such a gift."

It's better to choose a proper ritual implement that is clear, practical, and legitimate.

“Okay.” The woman beside him responded and continued to lead Xi Heng up to the upper level with a gentle demeanor, introducing the various rare treasures of the Heavenly Rank.

During the introduction, Xi Heng stopped several times, wanting to take one of the treasures that suited him as his own.

But thinking that he might have another chance to come back after reloading his save file, he decided to learn about all the treasures first.

After going through more than thirty kinds of heavenly treasures one by one and listening to the guide's introduction of various treasures, Xi Heng finally made his choice.

The item they ultimately obtained was the 'Barrier-Breaking Dharma Eye' that they had heard about from the other party when they arrived.

Although among the thirty-odd Heavenly Treasures, there are a few that contain the power of time and are usable.

However, the Barrier-Breaking Eyes are far more effective in exploration than others. Xi Heng has no need to fight recently, and his Time-Breaking Techniques are sufficient for the time being. He wants to use the Barrier-Breaking Eyes to explore various secrets in the future.

I also thought that after reloading my save file in the future, I could go to the Heavenly Annihilation Realm and perhaps use this item to find some information about True Immortals.

"Have you decided to choose the Eye of Breakthrough?" the woman guarding the pavilion asked one last time.

“This is it.” Xi Heng nodded.

The other party then slowly walked to the jade platform, took out a special talisman key from the surrounding light, and affixed it to the surface of the light sphere that sealed the treasure.

The sphere of light gradually dispersed, revealing a spherical black crystal that had been sealed inside for countless years.

The surface of the crystal is painted with a rough eye, like a child's drawing—the outer edge is fish-shaped, the middle is rounded, and then a few eyebrows are randomly drawn from the outside.

Anyone who judges it will say it's quite rough, like something a two- or three-year-old child would scribble with a paintbrush.

Xi Heng took it from the other person's hand and felt a sense of peace and tranquility.

Even without casting a spell to activate it, simply wearing it can easily neutralize illusionary spells cast by cultivators of the same cultivation level.

She tried channeling her spiritual energy, following the instructions of the woman beside her, and her pupils floated to her chest with the spiritual light.

The pattern on the surface of the black crystal ball faded, and a crack appeared in the center, slowly opening up.

Within the vision transmitted by this crystal ball, everything became clearer and more real, and some things that were originally unclear became impossible to hide under the power of the penetrating magic eye.

She even used this to see through the internal structure of the two rings she had previously been interested in downstairs. Although she didn't understand the underlying principles, at least she got a clear look at them.

The eye also scanned all the other treasures, noting down their unique features, hoping to acquire them later when the game progressed.

After trying out the Barrier-Breaking Eye once, the girl put it away in her storage ring and thanked the woman beside her who was explaining the treasure: "Thank you for your guidance."

"No need," the other person chuckled, "I'm often here alone, and it's good to have someone to chat with in the work area." "Shall we take the guest home first?"

Just as Xi Heng agreed, his arm was grabbed again.

Then, streams of light rose around the two of them again, and they moved once more.

In just a few breaths, they vanished to an unknown distance.

She felt the scenery around her change, from the interior of the jade palace filled with all kinds of treasures to the streets of the first city she had come to when she first arrived in this world.

It was still early, the sky and earth were bright, and people were walking together, chatting and laughing.

The female cultivator guarding the treasure pavilion brought her here and waved goodbye, saying, "We'll meet again someday."

Xi Heng had already adapted to the rapidly changing scenery and nodded in farewell.

The other party vanished in a stream of light, while I merged into the flow of people on the street, casually observing this brand-new world.

Perhaps it is because this place was built specifically for outside cultivators, and its culture is not very compatible with that of the Jade Toad Realm itself.

From the top to the bottom of the city wall, it looked like a proper city for cultivators.

"I've heard that Jade Toad Realm has many special events and festivals, but it seems I can't experience them in this city."

"Could we visit the main city within the borders?" she wondered.

However, she also knew that now was the time of apocalypse, and the cultivators in the realm should be working with the realm lord to try to break through the void. Things like festivals and culture could be put aside for the time being.

Even if it happens, it won't be as lively as the legends say.

"Forget it, after all, the end of the world is indeed near. Let's save the fun for later." Xi Heng shook his head, and a spatial fluctuation appeared in his hand as he took out the wish-granting jade stone that Yue Yi had given him.

Looking around, he began to prepare for cultivation.

He first found a place to rent a cave dwelling, and once inside, he began to cultivate using the jade of his own wish power as a foundation, gradually adapting to the power within.

The power of will seems to have many benefits for cultivators at higher levels.

During her cultivation, the foundation she had just established after entering the Dao Integration stage began to gradually strengthen with each flow of her willpower, becoming increasingly solid.

With the help of the power of vows, his cultivation level gradually increased. After only a hundred days of cultivation, he could feel that the cultivation of this external avatar had improved by a small margin.

If a few hundred more years pass, and one accumulates enough willpower and continues to cultivate, perhaps a breakthrough can be achieved... but it's unknown whether it will be a major or minor breakthrough.

Unfortunately, there is no time left now; the short hundred days before breaking through the void will soon pass.

In the last three days, Xi Heng allowed his avatar to empty his mind and body, awaiting the summons of the master of the Qitian Chan Realm.