I became an immortal in the mountains

Chapter 732 Heavenly Gate Forbidden Domain
Beyond the membrane of the world, everything seems to be nothingness, and divine sense cannot touch or perceive anything.

Since even spiritual energy no longer exists, there is naturally no so-called demonic energy.

In fact, only through the connection between the entire world itself and other exquisite realms can one perceive the existence of space outside this realm.

Gu Yuanqing remained calm. He had naturally seen beyond the Linglong Realm before, but never as carefully or clearly as he had today.

What he saw before him differed from his original guess, but the Dao of Space was not so simple. Perhaps his cultivation was still shallow and he was not yet able to see through its mysteries.

Just like the black aura he sensed from the Heavenly Demon Sword Master's clone, it could only be suppressed by manipulating objects, but he himself could not sense or control it. All of this was due to the difference in power levels.

After a long time, he slightly reduced his mental focus and observed the membrane of his world.

He then compared this membrane with the membrane at the edge of Beiquan Cave and his own membrane in the celestial world, carefully sensing the differences between them.

By verifying these principles with one's own spatial way, it is impossible to make great progress in an instant. However, cultivation is about moving forward through continuous understanding!

at the same time.

Inside the Qingping Dao Palace.

The Heavenly Demon Sword Master sat cross-legged, his body appearing increasingly aged, yet his eyes shone brighter.

An ancient bronze lamp was placed in front of him.

Both Qingxu Daoist and Chi Jinyu conjured up illusory figures, and the three of them sat facing each other in a triangular formation.

The three of them sometimes engaged in heated discussions, sometimes pondered deeply, and sometimes looked up to observe the celestial array above.

Although the three are one entity, they cultivate different methods, have different fates and experiences, and their levels of cultivation are also different. Naturally, their insights are also different. Through their debates, they gradually gained a clearer understanding of their future path, and the shortcomings that existed in the past were constantly being filled in.

Actually, this was largely thanks to Gu Yuanqing for allowing him to enter the Demon Subduing Sword Domain. The Demon Subduing Sword Dao was the foremost of the four swords and also the general principle for harmonizing and controlling the other three swords.

At the same time, the Four Phases Sword of Suppressing Calamity and the Heavenly Dao Scripture have many connections. At this time, the Heavenly Demon Sword Master has gathered all the elements, so the originally severed path seems to be gradually reconnected.

Feng Jiu Niang stood behind the Heavenly Demon Sword Master, listening quietly.

The three were discussing something far too profound for her to understand, given her level of cultivation. However, she also practiced the Heavenly Demon Sword Path, so they were of the same lineage, and she did gain some insights, occasionally revealing a look of sudden realization.

This is actually why the Heavenly Demon Sword Master made her stay here.

This time, Feng Jiu Niang's willingness to accompany the Heavenly Demon Sword Master to Qian Yuan Island earned the Heavenly Demon Sword Master's complete trust in her.

Inside the Taoist Palace.

Gu Yuanqing's clone stood in front of the painting of immortals.

His mind merged with the Zhou Tian Star Array, and subtly echoed the array within the painting, as if he could see the scene within the painting from afar.

The seven figures standing at the core of the magic array in the mountain range within the painting all turned to look.

Gu Yuanqing clasped his hands and bowed slightly: "This junior, Gu Yuanqing, greets all the seniors and thanks them for their kindness in imparting knowledge and teachings!"

The figures in the painting seem to be smiling and nodding with satisfaction, before turning their attention back to the mountains.

Gu Yuanqing also saw the person in the painting.

He lay on the bluestone, but his gaze seemed to meet Gu Yuanqing's through the layers of magic array.

He looked at Gu Yuanqing with a smile and said, "Gu Yuanqing, there was a misunderstanding that day. I am an immortal, and I have my own wonderful method to become an immortal. Back then, I had only a book of the Heavenly Dao in my hand, which created your Qingping Dao Palace. As long as you are willing to help me get out of this predicament, I can swear to pass on the immortal method to you and help you become an immortal. From then on, you will be carefree, live forever, transcend the Three Realms, and be outside the Five Elements!"

Gu Yuanqing smiled faintly: "You are nothing but a prisoner, how can you talk about helping others become immortals? What a joke! These words can only fool those whose hearts are blinded by greed!"

Prisoner?
When those three words were uttered, it seemed as if they struck a nerve with the person in the painting.

With a roar, his body turned to ink, and the world within the painting was about to change.

He was suppressed in an instant, and his body could not even move more than a hundred feet around the bluestone.

Gu Yuanqing manipulated the Zhou Tian Xing Dou formation to enhance the formation in the mountain within the painting. The combined power of the two increased the formation's strength exponentially, and the person in the painting was completely imprisoned. Their figure returned to the bluestone and transformed into their original form, unable to move no matter what.

He glared at Gu Yuanqing with venomous eyes and growled, "You'd better release me now. I am immortal in this painting, while you are just a cultivator. One day I will find an opportunity, and that will be your death day!"

"Really? Then I'll wait and see!"

Gu Yuanqing chuckled lightly and withdrew his mind. Subsequently, his mastery of the Four Phases Sword Dao of Suppressing Calamity became more and more profound, and he almost completely mastered the Zhou Tian Star Array. He refined various array foundation artifacts and only then was he confident enough to dare to face the person in the painting.

If it were before this, one might have been pulled into the illusion by accident again.

His gaze then fell upon the floating island.

Gu Yuanqing often listened to the discussions among the three avatars of the Heavenly Demon Sword Master. These three had all cultivated for over ten thousand years and were rich in experience and knowledge. There were many things that Gu Yuanqing could learn from their discussions.

The Land of the Gods and the Void.

Another clone is trying to control the power of the Taixu Creation Wheel, and has now reached the second level of "seeing the object and understanding the mind".

The phantom of the Taixu Creation Wheel has already taken shape in the clone's sea of ​​consciousness, and it is faintly resonating with the artifact of rules itself, showing a tendency to transform into the imprint of the Dao.

But after reaching this point, Gu Yuanqing has yet to take another step forward.

Besides a lack of understanding of the Way of Creation itself, it was also because the subsequent methods of cultivation were not fully determined.

It must be used, but it must not overshadow the main purpose and leave behind future troubles. This naturally requires careful consideration.

Of course, Gu Yuanqing wasn't in a hurry. For him, the Dao of Rule Artifacts was just icing on the cake.

Within the ancient realm.

A wisp of Gu Yuanqing's avatar emerged from Jiuqu Mountain and silently arrived at the Wuliang River.

Within the illusionary realm of the painting, he made a deal with Hades, the price of which was the myriad stones of the Boundless River.

Although he didn't know when he would see Hades again, since it was a transaction, Gu Yuanqing kept it in mind.

The Wandao Stone is hidden at the bottom of the Wuliang River, and finding it is no easy task.

The Wuliang River itself is of unknown width and unfathomable depth.

The turbulent currents in the river are not ordinary water, but rather a myriad of primordial energies. All kinds of Dao essences, bound by the rules of this world, transform into rivers that flow into the abyss.

In the Boundless River, even the divine soul and true essence entering it are rapidly eroded, and the deeper one sinks, the faster the erosion seems to occur. Within the river water, the changes become more intense the further one goes down.

None of the cultivators fishing by the Wuliang River dared to venture into the river itself.

Entering the Boundless River means facing its myriad scouring forces, which consumes a great deal of energy. Moreover, if the Dao essence within the river is disturbed, a chain reaction could occur, and in an instant, one would likely be reduced to nothingness!
Such things have happened before.

The area beneath the Wuliang River was like a forbidden zone!
To obtain the Myriad Stones, Gu Yuanqing had no choice but to enter the Boundless River.

This is no easy task; even if he were immortal, he would have to proceed with caution.

As his cultivation level increased, when he looked at the river again, he felt even more strongly that the primordial energy and Dao essence within it were vast and powerful, and should not be underestimated.

Therefore, this clone came to the lowest part of the Boundless River, where the changes in the primordial energy are relatively gentle, so as to slowly undergo trials.

He split off an even weaker clone, barely reaching the Yin-Yang level.

However, as soon as he entered the Boundless River, he felt his vital energy being depleted. He fell along the riverbank, but before he could truly reach the bottom, his vital energy was exhausted. In the end, he had no choice but to abandon his physical body and transform into a wisp of true essence and divine soul to return.

Gu Yuanqing tried again, wanting to convert the Yuan Qi in the Myriad Rivers into his own. This time, he stirred up a hornet's nest. The Yuan Qi that surged into his body immediately lost the restraint of the original rules and power, and thus lost its balance. The conflict of Yuan Qi caused a violent explosion, which was as if it had ignited the Boundless River.

The chain reaction even spread to areas dozens of miles away.

The impressive display attracted the attention of others.

Only the soul of Gu Yuanqing's Yin-Yang clone returned.

"As expected, it's not a simple matter. The first step to finding the Myriad Dao Stone is to be able to walk freely in the Myriad Dao River without triggering the backlash of the Boundless River. Otherwise, even if Hun Tian is immortal, he probably wouldn't dare to venture into the bottom of the river!"

Even if one could reach the bottom of the river, finding the Myriad Dao Stone would be like finding a needle in a haystack. Therefore, the efficiency of using divine sense to explore the bottom of the Boundless River would need to be significantly improved!

However, Gu Yuanqing did not find it troublesome at all. With his current cultivation level, most things in the world were easy for him, and it was the difficult things like this that attracted his interest more.

Moreover, analyzing the Boundless River itself is also a form of cultivation. The river, formed by the intertwining of countless Great Dao energies, is itself full of mysteries!

Gu Yuanqing himself cultivates all paths, and if he can comprehend even one or two of them, it may improve his own cultivation.

He even had a vague feeling that the King of the Underworld's specific request for the Myriad Stones from the Boundless River might actually be the path to his next stage of cultivation.
It was for this reason that Gu Yuanqing sent a clone into the Ancient Realm, not only to oversee the Nine-Bend Mountain, but also to test the waters and prepare for the future.

……

Compared to his previous clones, Gu Yuanqing was much more comfortable and carefree while traveling in the cultivation world.

Experience the local customs and scenery, and enjoy the local delicacies.

Walking on snow-covered cliffs, watching chess games in the marketplace.

The day before, he sat in his tattered leather tent, drinking with a hunter whose face was weathered by the elements;

The following day, we boarded a small boat and glided across the green waves under the bluestone bridge, listening to the boatwoman's soft Wu dialect and singing ancient lotus-picking songs.

I once walked alone through the endless sea of ​​sand, and when I looked back, I saw a string of shallow footprints behind me, which were quickly wiped away by the wind and sand.

I have stood atop a towering peak, watching the sea of ​​clouds churn and the sunrise magnificent.

They even dived into the deep sea to listen to the mermaids' night songs.

But once the thought arises, one can mingle in the streets and gambling dens, observing the myriad aspects of human nature, their joys, sorrows, and madness.

One could also sneak into the palace at night, sit on the eaves, hold a pot of fine wine, and watch the singing and dancing in the distance.

Every landscape, every flavor, every human emotion is like a spark of starlight flowing into the sea of ​​consciousness, settling, fermenting, and ultimately transforming into a deeper understanding of the workings of the Great Dao and the myriad aspects of human life.

For Gu Yuanqing, this was a form of spiritual practice in itself; the wine in the cup, the food on the plate, the scenery in the eyes, the sounds in the ears, and the enlightenment in the heart were all the essence of the Dao.

And before we knew it, several years had passed.

Along the way, we happened to visit Floating Life Mirror Lake and Thunder Sound Wutong Forest. Both places are wonders of nature. One can be used by cultivators to enlighten their minds and nature, while the other can be used to comprehend a different kind of thunder path.

Even with Gu Yuanqing's level of cultivation, he still gained quite a bit.

Today, he finally arrived at the forbidden area of ​​the Heavenly Gate leading to the Spirit Realm.

Legend has it that the cultivation world and the spirit world were originally one. An ancient great being used his supreme power to split the universe, and the sword mark remains here forever, becoming an ancient and perilous barrier between the two worlds.

The laws here are in chaos, and the spiritual energy is violent; only those with great opportunities and supernatural powers can cross this chasm.

Gu Yuanqing looked up at the extraordinary sight not far away.

The sky seemed to have been completely cleaved open by an invisible giant blade, leaving an enormous, endless crack that stretched across the universe and remained forever.

The cracks are not nothingness, but rather a surging storm of destructive Dao principles and an annihilating aurora capable of corroding bones and destroying souls. It is said that these are remnants of ancient great power.

An ordinary cultivator would feel a stinging pain in his soul upon just one glance, and if he dared to approach from the air, he would be reduced to dust and his soul would be scattered in an instant.

Beneath the cracks lies not the earth, but a vast, boundless, and turbulent void sea.

This sea is not water, but a mixture of countless spatial fragments and violent innate pure and turbid energies. Each drop of "seawater" is as heavy as a thousand pounds and can easily tear apart the shield of a magical artifact.

Giant spatial vortexes sometimes appear out of nowhere in the sea, devouring everything and banishing it to unknown lands.

At the edge of the Void Sea lies the vast and desolate Fallen Star Plain.

The ground was glassy, ​​covered with huge impact craters, and scattered in the craters were countless fragments of stars and traces of some magical artifacts.

Dangerous spiritual rain often falls over the plains. The raindrops are formed from chaotic spiritual and malevolent energy, containing the power emanating from the Daoist storm and the annihilation aurora emanating from the sword marks, which corrodes everything.

This forbidden zone acts like an insurmountable chasm, separating the cultivation world from the spirit world.

The only way to cross this natural barrier is through the Heavenly Boat of the Sacred Land of Spiritual Treasure. Legend has it that this vessel was left behind in ancient times, crafted from divine wood unique to the sacred land and engraved with immortal runes, capable of withstanding most dangers. However, one still needs to find the right opportunity to cross safely.

When Gu Yuanqing arrived, it was just in time for a light drizzle to fall on the Falling Star Plain. Many passing cultivators were waiting in Wangxiang City, which was located in front of the Falling Star Plain.

"What bad luck! I wonder how long we'll have to wait this time. This rain has been falling for a full six months!"

"There's nothing we can do but wait. As long as the Spirit Fiend Rain doesn't stop, who would dare to trespass? Even the Tribulation-Crossing Flying Boat of the Spirit Treasure Holy Land can't withstand the erosion, let alone when it rains. The Annihilation Cloud Sea changes constantly, with killing intent everywhere. Trying to force your way through would be a nine-out-of-ten chance of death!"

Before Gu Yuanqing even entered the city, he heard people talking about it.

(End of this chapter)