Xi Heng returned to the Jingtian Realm and repeated the process of saving spirit stones dozens of times. Afterward, he continued to collect other types of cultivation supplies and materials between reincarnation saves, such as common items like Refined Gold, Heavenly Fire Liquid, and Qionghui Water.

They collected a wide variety of medicinal herbs, as well as many rare and precious flowers.

Along with various items similar to the Time Stone, such as monster cores and blood.

After nearly a thousand cycles, he obtained the unlocking runes for almost all the treasures inside the underground cave within the trading market, all within a mere ten days.

Having preserved most of the treasures, Xi Heng finally paused his work for the time being.

During this time, she also searched for physical treasures related to the power of wishes and tried to store them in her inventory.

However, as the power of one's heart's desires, wish power cannot be easily obtained in this way.

It is similar to resentment; the same willpower cannot be absorbed repeatedly.

Willpower cannot be accumulated infinitely through simple time loops; it can only be slowly sought out or cultivated on its own.

"The spiritual veins are sufficient at present, and the power of will can be accumulated slowly. As long as we do not encounter any excessive bottlenecks, we should be able to gradually reach the peak of the Dao Integration stage through long-term cultivation... or even above the Dao Integration stage."

She then recalled the legend of the Half-Immortal—it is said that before the collapse of the heavens, there was no such realm as Half-Immortal. Successfully transcending the tribulation meant ascending to immortality, unlike now where she was stuck on the spot.

Because the Heavenly Dao has collapsed and ascension is no longer possible, there is a saying that after undergoing tribulation, one will devour the Heavenly Dao, thus giving birth to the so-called half-immortal.

"I don't need to choose the Half-Immortal realm at all. I can just go to the Three Corpses save file to undergo the tribulation. Once I succeed, I can start slaying the Three Corpses, right?" Xi Heng muttered to himself.

For her, there was no need to concern herself with the realm of a half-immortal.

However... she doesn't yet understand what the Three Corpses are, nor does she know how to kill them.

"Next, I'll just go back to any save file to cultivate and take some time to investigate all those questions I've been thinking about—tsk, it's a pity that the Barrier-Breaking Eye was taken away by the clone and couldn't be saved."

"Hmm... By the way, can I go to the Jade Toad Realm now and get another one?"

Xi Heng remembered that he used some information about the Five Roars and the Immortal Pill to obtain the qualification to retrieve clothing from the Jade Toad Treasury from Yue Yi.

"This kind of transaction seems to be repeatable at other times as well."

The white-haired girl nodded.

"Then, let's load the save file."

Click to return to the familiar celestial realm.

This time, instead of observing the underground, they directly opened a spatial rift towards the void and the sky.

Once the rift was fully open and the passage was smoothed and perfected by the power of space, Xi Heng slowly floated into the deep black rift before him, his true form stepping into the void beyond the boundary.

Looking around from the dim void, although calamities still linger, the threat is not great.

The calamities of this period are still brewing and have not yet erupted, nor are they as chaotic as they will be in the future.

"I remember there was a rather nice small flying boat preserved in the underground cave treasure vault before," Xi Heng thought.

He then opened his inventory and, with a thought, located the new flying boat's inventory.

When he flicked his hand to summon it, a flying boat shaped like a golden serpent appeared out of thin air. Its surface scales overlapped and expanded and contracted, with a serpent head standing in front, flicking its tongue.

The airship is not large, and its interior only has a cockpit and no spacious cabins, so it is not very comfortable to ride in—but that doesn't matter.

This high-level Nascent Soul stage flying serpent magic weapon has been meticulously crafted in terms of speed and stability.

It was much faster than the ordinary flying boats that Xi Heng had used before.

Although the overlapping acceleration effect of time-space magic and space magic will not be enhanced, the basic speed and powerful propulsion of the flying boat itself will certainly allow it to reach the Jade Toad faster than an ordinary flying boat.

The girl's figure flickered and she entered the airship cabin.

He deployed the magic array inside the boat, providing an air environment comparable to that inside the realm, and then created an avatar that was purely controlled by his own mind to sit in the cockpit.

The original body can then cause spatial fluctuations at will and disappear from this place, returning to the main hall of the Spirit Fire Space.

As was her usual practice, she operated her external avatar and steered the flying boat from the outside.

The main body then walked alone up the stairs, step by step approaching the door of the cultivation room on the top floor of the hall.

While his external avatars were busy outside, his main body planned to take advantage of the sudden increase in spiritual energy concentration in this place to begin his first closed-door cultivation after advancing to the Dao Integration stage.

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Volume 1: Chapter 409, The Establishment of Religion through Divinity

Several months later, the flying boat arrived in the Jade Toad Realm.

Following the logic of his previous life, Xi Heng's avatar repeated the events of that time, naturally informing Yue Yi, the Lord of the Jade Toad Realm, about the elixir and the Five-Headed Roar.

Thus, he received the reward from the other party, entered the treasure vault once again, and retrieved the barrier-breaking magic eye.

Other treasures within the Jade Toad Realm are not very useful to Xi Heng at the moment, and it would take too long to acquire them, so she decided to give up on them for the time being.

During this process, I also asked Yueyi if she knew anything about the concept or practice of severing the three corpses.

The answer was not satisfactory—even this great cultivator, who had lived for countless years, would shake his head and say he did not know.

At most, only a few books were recommended, which Xi Heng kept in his bag and slowly flipped through.

Even after thoroughly searching through all the relevant books, Xi Heng only learned some of the legends and information that was both true and false, and he still could not find the answer to the question of 'how to eliminate the three corpses'.

Through this research, she gradually came to understand a rule—the true methods of achieving immortality are not recorded.

The method of achieving immortality and ascending to heaven has been erased from people's memories, much like the semi-immortals who have long since disappeared from people's minds.

It seems that the world no longer allows the birth of true immortals, so all paths related to this have been directly blocked.

During the time Xi Heng spent in the Jade Toad Realm, he also browsed through many books.

During this time, it was discovered that neither the common legends of immortals and gods displayed in the mortal library nor the secret transmissions in the treasure pavilion of cultivators contained any descriptions of the true methods to become an immortal.

It seems that he can only rely on scattered clues to slowly weave a path that may or may not work in order to sever the three corpses and become an immortal.

If you only have one chance, the chance of success is basically zero.

But she has the ability to reload save files in a loop; if it doesn't work the first time, she can try ten or a hundred times.

Perhaps, just like when I underwent the tribulation of lightning, I could receive a stackable boost during the process of severing the three corpses, allowing me to steadily increase my success rate each time I reload a save...

"In short, it can be done." Xi Heng said with unwavering confidence.

After obtaining the Eye of Barrier Breaking, she casually transformed into white flames and returned to the save/load space.

Save it, then click the "Read File" button.

Then, the light and color flickered before her eyes, and several saved scenes appeared one by one, causing her to hesitate for a moment.

"Should I go directly to the Heavenly Annihilation Realm to investigate the events of a thousand years ago, or should I first acquire the power of will and improve my cultivation?" Xi Heng asked himself.

After a moment's thought, I will now offer my brief response:

"I guess I should focus on improving my cultivation first. After all, I can't fully activate the Barrier-Breaking Eye at the early stage of Dao Integration, so I might miss some details when I'm investigating..."

She nodded slightly and looked at several archived screens.

The save file I'm most used for cultivation is naturally located at the foot of Medicine King Mountain in Great Zhao.

As the first save file, it is the furthest from the void apocalypse, and therefore has the most time available for cultivation.

"However, there is another key point to pay attention to in cultivation—the power of will."

"If one can collect willpower in large quantities and on a large scale, one's cultivation speed will inevitably increase by several times, or even dozens of times."

At this point, a thought gradually began to surface in Xi Heng's mind:

Is it possible to create a religion that transcends many realms, with oneself as the so-called deity to be worshipped, and to draw upon the power of will from several realms on a large scale?

Having the ability to reincarnate time and having witnessed the destruction of an entire void, Xi Heng has lost his reverence for many things.

There's a feeling that everything can be easily manipulated, like a game.

Even the Heavenly Strings they had encountered before were just special items of a slightly higher level.

Since one no longer feels awe towards heaven and earth, one can naturally conceive of ways to manipulate all living beings to enhance one's own cultivation—and can do so without any psychological hindrance.

Currently, we just lack a predetermined method.

Xi Heng naturally thought of:

“When I was reading about the end of the world, I often heard about the rise and fall of various religions. It seemed that the approach of the end times was a good time to create a religion, expand faith, and collect willpower.”

"But what kind of religion should be created? The Dark Heavenly Sect was widely spread among mortals, but it is probably useless to cultivators who can provide more willpower."

Cultivators generally do not need faith to strengthen their hearts; all they need is spiritual power.

As long as they can be provided with sufficient spiritual energy, and their cultivation is not limited by the loss of spiritual energy after the collapse of the heavens, they can probably gain the faith of the cultivators in the minor realms.

However, in the realm where spiritual energy is abundant, the powerful entity that promises to do its utmost to save lives, such as the Disaster Relief, inspires even greater faith in people.

"Um……"

Xi Heng piled up various factors and slowly constructed a relatively complete plan from the depths of his heart to accelerate the accumulation of willpower.

“In a small realm with cultivators, spatial nodes can be established, and spiritual energy can be transmitted outwards using the White Phoenix Flame. The more believers there are in the realm, the more spiritual energy is provided—this way, I don’t need to promote it myself, as the cultivators within the realm will spontaneously help me win over mortals.”

"As for mortal realms like the Great Zhao, which have no cultivators, they use longevity pills, spiritual objects, or the path to immortality as bait to make them build and expand their sects."

This approach is not very useful in several large realms that are not lacking in spiritual energy, but Xi Heng's initial goal is to create a large number of small realms, which is sufficient when the sect is first established.

We'll see if we have a chance to invade a few more great realms later.

It doesn't matter if it's inaccessible; the faith and willpower of the Great Realm may have already been gathered by cultivators who have reached the Dao Integration stage, and she doesn't really want any conflict with the cultivators of the Great Realm...

When Xi Heng finished conceiving the plan to harvest this kind of wish power, he also directly determined which archive to read.

Naturally, it was the first one, at the foot of the Medicine King Mountain of Great Zhao.

Click, and time begins to flow.

After the cycle of reincarnation, Xi Heng slowly opened his eyes and saw the familiar roof beams and spider webs again, and heard the melodious chirping of cicadas.

The air is filled with a rustic charm, and looking out the window, you can see a green mountain standing nearby.

She had lost count of how many times she had looked at Yaowang Mountain from this angle. She remembered that when she first saw it from afar at the beginning of her transmigration, she was stunned for a long time.

His frail appearance back then is vastly different from how he is now.

Unlike in the past when climbing mountains to collect herbs, there will be no more slipping and falling off cliffs.

Now, she could move the entire mountain in an instant with the flick of her wrist.

"You're back..." Xi Heng murmured to himself.

The things I need to do this time are different from before.

She turned her gaze to a certain direction, flicked a single finger, and immediately a spatial rift appeared in the air, leading directly to the capital of the Great Zhao Dynasty.

At the same time, white flames flashed around him, turning his black hair white and changing his clothes into a gorgeous and exquisite style.

With a slight blink of her pale red eyes, the surrounding spiritual light carried her toward the spatial rift.

Immersed, they were instantly high in the sky above the capital.

Xi Heng then used his spiritual magic to create what mortals considered a miracle—

White flames suddenly appeared from the sky and spread wildly.

The thick, layered clouds were burned away, leaving the sky clear. The white flames formed the shape of a giant phoenix, which opened its beak and let out a loud cry that startled millions in the capital.

After the chanting subsided, the phoenix sang a long, drawn-out cry:

"Where the white flames blaze, the sun and moon lose their luster; when the pure fire rises, even ghosts and gods pale in comparison."

"When sentient beings are in distress, they call upon his name, and the Great Bodhisattva hears their cries and comes to their aid."

"The Supreme Mysterious Heavenly Phoenix Lord, with boundless compassion, saves all beings—"

The people on the road below all looked up at the phoenix shape in the sky, astonished.

The white phoenix, which blotted out the sky, let out a loud cry once more, flapped its wings, and danced with its five long tail feathers. It gracefully spun in the sky and flew eastward together.

Anyone who hears the long chant, whether a commoner or a high-ranking official, will repeat Bai Feng's words in their hearts and remember them firmly.

Having performed the miracle, Xi Heng then manipulated the white flames and flew towards Pearl City, which was occupied by Chen Fenghuo in this world.

Xi Heng, without the other party being able to hear him at all, made a request on his own:

"I'm counting on you for this lifetime."

Regardless of whether the other party agreed, he continued reciting:

"Then you will be appointed as the Holy Maiden of the New Purification Church."

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