Cultivating immortality relies on spatial abilities; defying fate to become the protagonist.

Chapter 204

"Fellow Daoist Su, thank you for today. We will find a way to mix our immortal spiritual power together. Thank you!" Gu Shihan said, clasping her hands in a gesture of respect.

"You're welcome. I, Su Mu, will consider you two friends. Tomorrow I will be leaving Yacheng to return to Yangcheng. Would you like to travel with me to Yangcheng?"

"Thank you very much, Fellow Daoist Su, but we still have some things to take care of! We can't accompany you any longer!" Gu Shihan said.

"I see! Alright, here's my communication talisman. If you have the chance to go to Yangcheng, be sure to contact me! I reserved this courtyard, and the lease expires in twenty days. You can stay here for the time being. Don't worry, our current area is a special zone opened up by the City Lord's Mansion to the outer city. No one can interfere, so it's relatively safe to stay here. However, it's best not to go out until your spiritual power has changed. That person definitely won't give up until he catches you."

Also, he has already seen what you look like, so you'd better disguise yourselves. I'm leaving now, I wish you all a safe journey! Until we meet again! Su Mu said with a smile.

After Su Mu left, Gu Shihan and Duan Siqi looked at each other in bewilderment. "Siqi, we've killed quite a few people along the way of cultivation! How come our immortal spiritual power is so pure?"

"I don't know either. Xingbai, do you know the reason? We need to solve the problem of the immortal spiritual power being too pure as soon as possible," Duan Siqi said, frowning.

“Hanhan, Qiqi, you killed quite a few people before, but since you came to this realm, you haven’t done much killing, have you?! Even if you took someone’s life, it wasn’t the kind of brutal method where a white knife goes in and a red knife comes out. You didn’t get stained with blood. In addition, you have merits, so your sins of killing have been purified to some extent.” Xingbai thought for a moment and said.

"What kind of luck do we have? Everyone longs to ascend, but we came up here without even having to ascend. It should be a good thing, but I never expected the Immortal Realm to be in such chaos." Duan Siqi sighed.

Xingbai looked at the two women who were frowning and said, "Stop sighing, Hanhan. I remember you collected a kind of herb called Illusionary Spirit Grass. This herb has no other use. Its only use is to make the smell more mixed. It should be able to change the aura of immortal spiritual power after use."

"The Illusion Grass has this function?" Gu Shihan asked in surprise.

"Yes! That's all it does. Luckily, you thought it looked nice and collected a few plants. So, it's always good to collect anything you come across. Look, it's come in handy now!"

“My Xingbai is right!” Gu Shihan probed into the space with her divine sense and took out the jade box that Yu Tong had prepared. Inside the jade box was a Phantom Spirit Grass.

Gu Shihan and Duan Siqi each took half of the mixture, then used their spiritual power to dissolve and crush it, rubbing it in their palms for a while. Soon, the pure spiritual energy on their bodies disappeared, replaced by a mixed energy.

"It really feels different, Hanhan. I'm telling you, you guys have a smell that I don't really like. You won't be mad at me, will you?"

"No, Xingbai, do you feel the same as everyone else? Won't people realize it's fake?" Duan Siqi asked, sniffing around Gu Shihan.

"No, the big problem is solved, but the effects of this Illusion Grass only last for six months, so we can't be careless," Xingbai reminded him.

The next day, Gu Shihan and Duan Siqi put on makeup—yes, just makeup—and decided to go to the city market.

Some might ask why they didn't use disguise pills or shapeshifting techniques. The reason is simply that Gu Shihan and her companions' skills are too ordinary and easily recognizable, making them unsafe.

This makeup skill was Gu Shihan's best skill in her previous life, and the effect was real. Unless you were very familiar with her, you really wouldn't notice anything unusual.

The two arrived at the market, with Xingbai hiding in Gu Shihan's sleeve, keeping an eye on the situation outside.

The streets were bustling with people, shops and stalls were lively, and all sorts of strange and wonderful items were on display.

As they walked, Xingbai transmitted her voice, "Hanhan, don't you think that's cozy?"

"Wenxin? It really is her. She's all alone. Where are the others? Weren't they with her? Let's go check!" Gu Shihan was stunned. "Siqi, I see Wenxin! Let's go!"

Gu Shihan and Duan Siqi quickly arrived at a small stall. Yes, the stall owner was Wen Xin. She looked somewhat down on her luck and her cultivation level was only at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

"Wenxin!" Duan Siqi called out as she stepped forward.

Wen Xin, who had been looking down, suddenly looked up and saw Duan Siqi and Gu Shihan. A look of doubt flashed in her eyes: "Fellow Daoists, are you calling me?"

“Wenxin, I’m Duan Siqi, and she is Gu Shihan! Don’t you recognize us?” Duan Siqi asked anxiously.

"Siqi, don't worry! It's normal that Wenxin won't recognize you. Have you forgotten that we disguised ourselves?" Gu Shihan whispered.

"Yes! Yes! Yes! Wenxin, are you all alright?" Duan Siqi asked with concern.

"Is it really you? We...we've been through a lot. We've all had a tough time all these years, but thankfully we're all still alive." Tears welled up in Wenxin's eyes as she choked out.

Gu Shihhan looked around and said, "Wenxin, let's pack up and go back with us so we can talk things out properly, okay?"

Wen Xin nodded silently, packed up her stall, and followed Gu Shihan and Duan Siqi to their courtyard.

As soon as she sat down, Gu Shihhan asked anxiously, "Wenxin, why are you alone? Where are the others? Where did my senior brothers go?..."

Wenxin wiped away her tears and said, "Back then, we were sucked into a black hole and fell into a desert. After several weeks, we finally made it out of the desert, only to find that we had spiritual power but couldn't use it."

Fortunately, we had plenty of food, which allowed us to reach a small town. We inquired and learned that this place was a higher realm, a celestial realm.

In the immortal realm, spiritual power is useless. It is said that ascended cultivators will enter the Immortal Cleansing Pool to convert their spiritual power into immortal spiritual power.

We...we didn't ascend through proper channels. If we want to convert our spiritual power into immortal spiritual power, we can only do so by entering the city lord's mansion in a major city.

The only place with Immortal Elixir was in the City Lord's Mansion, so we came to Asia City. But the Immortal Elixir Pool wasn't easy to obtain; it was too expensive.

We don't need any of our spirit stones; we need immortal spirit stones. But earning immortal spirit stones is too difficult. Our cultivation level is low, and we don't have many ways to earn them.

Hunting celestial beasts is the best way to earn celestial spirit stones, but our cultivation level isn't high enough to do it. We need the celestial spirit pool in the city lord's mansion to convert the spiritual energy in our bodies, so we have no choice but to mine for celestial spirit stones.

Duan Siqi held Wen Xin's hand and comforted her, "Don't cry. Now that you've met us, let's be together from now on."

"Wenxin, do you mean my senior brothers and the others went mining?" Gu Shihan asked.

"Yes, each mining session lasts for a month, and they'll be back in three days."

Over the years, we've made some progress. Everyone's immortal spiritual power conversion is just one step away. In two or three more times, it should be complete, and we can start cultivating normally. You? How are you all doing?" Wen Xin asked expectantly.

(End of this chapter)