Xuanjian Xianzu

Chapter 1380 Perfection
'There's no time to lose!'

Li Ximing was filled with grief, but he couldn't care less about the scenery of the mountains. As he slowly entered the lake, he could feel the Xuanzhu talisman seed in his rising sun constantly pulsating, as if it was about to burst into light at any moment!
Liu Changdie, too, gazed at the lake filled with white, momentarily lost in thought. Although he had no memories of Li Xuanxuan in his past life, their paths had crossed in this one. A look of sorrow crossed his face. Li Ximing, noticing this, whispered:

"I don't know what's happening in the west, and I haven't seen Que Wan on the lake either. There are many affairs in the clan, and I don't know what's going on in the secret realm... I urge Senior Changdie to go to the desert as soon as possible. I'll go back... release the treasure, and come immediately..."

Liu Changdie understood his pain and said slowly:

"Don't worry... Now that the King of Wei has returned, the desert will be safe. You take good care of yourself, I'll go and keep an eye on things for you!"

So he took off like a gust of wind and rushed westward. Li Ximing secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly descended into the inner formation. Stepping inside, he found the surroundings silent, and there was indeed no one there.

'The west must be in turmoil, and there must be a large-scale funeral being held outside...'

This suited him perfectly. In an instant, he made hand seals and cast a spell, landing in the dark main hall. With a flick of his sleeve, he lit all the bronze lamps before taking a sudden step forward.

A bright future.

The sun and moon shone together, and the familiar pavilion reappeared before him. Without the slightest hesitation, he strode forward, entered the highest level of the [Shanghuan Pavilion], knelt on the jade futon, opened the jade box, and solemnly said:

"Li Ximing, a descendant of the Li family, is respectful and discerning in law, exploring the hidden and mysterious, discerning profound mysteries, illuminating all directions, and capable of subduing ghosts and investigating gods..."

The incantation he hadn't uttered for decades poured out of his mouth, making him feel as if he were in another world. But as he spoke one word after another, a clear light suddenly shone brightly!
The water in the jade box rippled continuously, the talisman flew high and retreated to the side, and the small white stone floated in the air, emitting colorful light, as if a vast power was drawn out of it and left in an instant!
Everything falls silent.

Li Ximing lowered his head, wanting to take a breath, but suddenly a soft buzzing sound rang in his ears:
"Boom!"

Everything before him suddenly changed. Rolling lunar light flowed in all directions, and the token that had appeared on the jade table as he appeared suddenly shone brightly, swirling and illuminating directly in front of him:
【plum】.

Rolling golden runes emerged from the jade futon beneath him, surging towards him, floating and illuminating his face. Golden light flowed, and Li Ximing felt a sudden brightness before his eyes, his soul soaring into the infinite sky and sinking into deep darkness.

……

A mystical light shone through the air, and white snow drifted down.

The sun and moon shone brightly, and the rolling white snow piled up before the jade steps, reflecting a brilliant white light under the illumination of the moon, making it look especially beautiful.

On the high platform before the jade steps, a figure in white was pacing back and forth, sometimes stopping to wait quietly, sometimes fidgeting, until a mysterious mirror in front of him flickered, gradually revealing the scene above the great lake.

'Finally back…'

The matter of the fragments was of utmost importance, and Lu Jiangxian naturally paid close attention to it throughout. He personally witnessed Li Ximing trick him into getting the items. The north was far too dangerous, so he refrained from taking action, determined to wait for this master to return the fragments to the lake.

Only when Li Ximing flew all the way to the center of the great formation and had everything under his control did Lu Jiangxian finally breathe a sigh of relief, slowly close her eyes, and let her divine sense rush in, suddenly connecting with the fragment in the jade box!
"Boom!"

In an instant, the entire world trembled, and the radiance of the moon mixed with the cold energy fell like rain. Immortal light swayed everywhere like a waterfall, and faintly, the image of his true form suddenly appeared before his eyes!
Its bronze-like body shone like jade, and the twelve inscriptions around it shone brightly. The fragment, like a stream of light, detached itself from its earthly attachment and slowly returned to its place, fitting perfectly into a crack.

"Om..."

As the fragment returned to its place, the entire mirror surface around its circumference became a seamless whole, even though there were still some broken cracks and imperfections in the center. The entire mirror surface appeared perfectly integrated, complete and harmonious.

In that instant, it was as if he had drunk the finest nectar and attained enlightenment. A sense of clarity and clarity rushed into his mind. The white-robed immortal stood on the high platform for a long, long time, letting this sense of clarity overwhelm his mind, but his vision was shrouded in a hazy white.

It was as if a thick fog filled the sky, or as if the grayness was covered by an ancient history. Everything before his eyes had changed drastically. He was no longer in a world where the sun and moon shone together, nor did he have the authority to rule over a region. He was just a mortal body with a pure and simple heart.

As he slowly raised his head, the gray and white hues faded from his sight, and he saw the pitch-black ground, the stone table haphazardly chopped from bluestone, and the gray wooden desk a little further away.

'Where is this?'

The grayish-white mist continued to dissipate, retreating between the doors and windows, and only then could details of things appear in the dim light. He realized he was standing in the main hall.

A chessboard sits on the stone table before them, with a jade cushion on each side. Two chess pieces, one black and one white, float in mid-air, as if someone should be sitting there, each holding one of the pieces in their hand.

He then looked at the chessboard and noticed that only two pieces had been placed on the huge board. The black piece moved first, but it was placed in the lower left corner star position. The white piece moved later and landed on the center point.

Besides these, there was nothing else but the full set of chess pieces in each player's hands.

He stared at it for a while, and when he realized he could move, he looked down and saw that he also had a pot in his hand, which was carved from bluestone and was completely empty, without a single coin inside.

For some reason, he felt a sense of loss.

Holding the pot, Lu Jiangxian began to pace around the area—it seemed to be a dilapidated earthen temple, old and worn, pitifully small, with a stone gate outside, and nothing but a courtyard and a field.

The stone gate, the courtyard gate, and the temple gate together barely make up three gates. The courtyard is full of fallen leaves, and the fields are overgrown with weeds. Apart from the proper dining hall and kitchen, the temple only has one guest room. There is not even a pill room or a scripture pavilion.

As for the residences of the people in the temple, there are only four small rooms, which are narrow and cramped with high thresholds. Living in them feels like being in a cage, with the world at your mercy. Only the middle room is slightly larger, but it is only about the size of a table.

The inside was spotless; there wasn't a speck of dust, not even bedding or books.

Lu Jiangxian had to bend over and step high to enter and exit, which was really inconvenient. She soon came out of the dark and gloomy little room and saw an altar in the main hall with paintings hanging above it.

The painting depicts a middle-aged Taoist priest with a broad forehead, a round face, and gray hair. He stands against a blank background, holding one hand up and the other in front of him, gazing at the outside world.

On his waist were a wooden sword, a gourd, and a Bagua mirror.

This was an ordinary Taoist priest. He certainly had an air of otherworldly elegance, but he also possessed a kind of approachable and down-to-earth charm. Lu Jiangxian stared at him for a long time, her eyes stinging a little, but she didn't notice anything more. She turned and walked towards the outside, until she reached the outermost stone gate, where she finally saw a small bell.

The bell was propped up on three wooden sticks, which seemed careless and sloppy, yet it was placed next to what appeared to be the only valuable thing in the entire temple.

This is a jade disc.

It appears to be made of some kind of mixed jade, giving it a cheap appearance. It was embedded in the wall, with a dull and lusterless surface and many ink marks. Someone had written words on it, suggesting it was used for lecturing. It was washed with water by the disciples.

The person who washed it was not very thorough. Under the mottled water stains, you could still see one or two ink-colored seal characters, such as "Tongzhen," "Qingming," and "Bianhua."

Small seal script.

Lu Jiangxian's confused heart finally saw a glimmer of light. He finally stepped through the last stone gate and saw the dark pine forest outside. He turned his head to look and wanted to see the name of the Taoist temple.

Sure enough, there was a plaque carved on the stone gate, painted with white paint. The characters on it were mottled but still faintly discernible, and were completely different from the two characters he had imagined.

'[Zhengshi]'

This caused the clues he had painstakingly grasped to suddenly dissipate, and confusion returned to his eyes. He wanted to step into it to look for clues again, but the billowing white mist had already rushed in—from the sky, from the ground, from in front of him, and from behind him, engulfing everything in white.

First came the low-lying Taoist temple, then the mottled plaque, and then the swaying pine forest and the gentle mountain breeze all disappeared, and the uneven ground that I could feel under my cloth shoes quickly receded into the distance.

With immense power bestowed upon him, he realized he was merely closing his eyes, and so he slowly exhaled.

When he opened his eyes again, countless profound meanings flashed through them, as if echoing the entire world. As time passed and light overlapped, the invisible boundary suddenly expanded, extending into the vast and boundless distance.

Lu Jiangxian stared blankly at her surroundings.

The surging light of the moon gathered on his body, and his authority was gradually awakening, but the doubts in his heart grew heavier and heavier, and he couldn't help but feel a little gloomy.

Where is it?

He was certain that it was a memory.

The original owner's memories.

'Being able to awaken when the fragments are put back in place is his deepest, most profound memory…'

'Zhengshi. '

'The Gate of True Beginning.'

The Three Mysteries have not yet been transmitted; the Dao resides in the True Beginning. Any precious ancient text will inevitably contain the words "True Beginning." The saying "shedding the ranks of immortals and gods and entering the gate of True Beginning" represents the greatest achievement of ancient True Lords in attaining the Dao.

'Immortals and gods cannot compare; this is the beginning of the Zhengshi era…'

He remained silent for a long time. As his imposing aura reached its peak, he finally broke free from those dark memories and slowly experienced the smooth and auspicious power within himself, his heart pounding with excitement.

Surprise.

In terms of repairing the mirror body alone, this fragment is much smaller than those obtained in previous attempts, even pitifully small compared to the largest jade buckle Yu Muxian obtained back then, less than a quarter of its original size…

But the position of this one is too crucial.

When he awoke from the river, the entire mirror had vanished. He repeatedly collected fragments and pieced them back together, but they were scattered and could never be pieced together.

With this piece added, the various fragments pieced together from back then finally come together to form a complete whole!

At this moment, the original body looks like a shattered mirror in the very center, surrounded by undulating and rugged edges, yet it can form a complete circle from beginning to end!

This allowed his status to leap forward once again, reaching a level that even he himself could hardly estimate—and with it, of course, expanded the world of the sun and moon shining together, which was entrusted to his status!

'And it is precisely for this reason that the most profound memory of the previous life was triggered…'

And this is merely the least noticeable gain.

Lu Jiangxian's heart stirred slowly.

'The power I hold in my hands...is deeper and wider.'

His pupils reflected beams of light.

The enhancement of Taiyin's authority has brought about progress in Taiyin rituals. Now, he can freely project his divine power into the mortal world and even into connected grotto heavens, instead of merely letting his divine consciousness wander!
Back then, Tang Xie's divine sense entered first, and taking advantage of the gap, he connected this person with the Immortal Mirror, which is why he was able to manifest various forms in front of him—but in reality, they were all just illusions of Tang Xie alone!

Now, he can use the connection of the Name Stone to condense the Taiyin Body in the Wonderful Heaven, and truly make Dangjiang, Shaohui and others appear in front of everyone, and achieve various interactions, rather than just an illusion of one or a few people!
'In other words… if there were any of my people in the grotto-heaven of Luoxia Mountain now, I could even materialize myself before the celestial clouds and greet them…'

Of course, it's hard to say what will happen next.

He slowly lowered his head and looked at his palm. He saw endless white energy surging in, compressing and condensing, as if forming a world of yin light in his palm, rising and falling with his gaze.

As for broader authority…

Lu Jiangxian raised an eyebrow and gently blew a breath:
"call--"

This breath, like an endless gust of wind, suddenly crashed into the Yin clouds, sweeping away the entire sky and revealing the hidden brilliance beneath, which transformed into a sky full of stars, twinkling endlessly, surrounding the golden point at the very center.

Not only did the immortal realms hanging in the void reveal themselves before his eyes, but now even Buddhist cultivators could not escape his discerning gaze; this golden light was clearly not from the Three Realms…

Sandalwood Forest!
And the numerous stars, large and small, surrounding it are none other than the golden lands!

His eyes, like the sun and moon hanging in the sky, slowly swept over, and he nodded with interest:

'Sixty-nine locations?'

Only thirty-one left…

He raised his eyebrows with interest, his gaze sweeping across the area before settling on a single point. As he focused his thoughts, his vision gradually expanded, drawing ever closer, and eventually transforming into a bluish-green hue.

It was a round, bead-like blue color.

'[Jiangyuan Golden Land]. '

The true spirit of the violet lotus resides here!
Jinlian Zhenling was originally perched on the stone and was also a key focus of Lu Jiangxian's attention. Back when this person received the Golden Land, Li Zhouwei was even not far away!
Lu Jiangxian, of course, saw everything clearly.

The words of that Dharma Master of the Vinaya School were also a great gain for Lu Jiangxian!
'No wonder, no wonder when I saw the precious tooth I sensed that it had once possessed a supreme status. It was the Northern Buddha, the patriarch of Buddhist practice who had departed from this world… No wonder even the Dharma form could not be found in the Golden Land…'

'Since it is a manifestation of the Northern World-Honored One's status, as long as these golden lands are not absorbed by the Dharma form and do not resonate with the Sandalwood Grove, even another World-Honored One would likely find it difficult to know, let alone immortals.'

A smile slowly spread across his face, his gaze intense:

'With that, the last barrier is removed... Now... we can use you all.'

The man in white smiled, having performed a divination for himself. He then lowered his hands, stepped forward, opened his arms, and laughed:

"If I can become a great immortal... why can't I become a virtuous Buddhist or Taoist master?"

(End of this chapter)