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

Chapter 250

There is strength in numbers, and none of the nine people are ordinary; their combat strength comes from real battles.

Soon, the group was either dead or wounded, and almost none of them were able to stand.

The middle-aged man who was in the lead was seriously injured and looked resentful; this was completely different from what he had expected.

To be honest, they were prepared for today's events. Their investigation over the past few days had only uncovered traces of Gu Shihan and Duan Siqi.

The female cultivator had been underestimated by them, and with enough manpower, they thought it would be an easy task. Unexpectedly, something unexpected happened, and now she is about to lose her life.

"Speak! Why are you causing trouble?!" Shi Qinghan kicked the middle-aged man, still seething with resentment.

They were cultivating peacefully, and these people, fearless of death, came to disrupt them; they are truly hateful.

"What trouble? This house doesn't belong to you. It's our contact point. Even if Su Jin isn't dead, we can't rent it out. What are you doing here?" The middle-aged man glanced around.

"What are you doing? This house is our spoils of war. Don't get any funny ideas. Your master is dead, so you can all die too." Gu Shihan didn't want to say anything more. She set the house on fire, and everything fell silent.

After everyone resolved the dispute, thinking that Shi Qinghan and the others needed quiet to cultivate without being disturbed, Gu Shihan upgraded the formation.

Duan Siqi and she wandered around the area. Strange things happened in the town that day. Many men and women with low cultivation levels inexplicably went crazy and cried and made a fuss.

The once bustling town is now deserted and desolate, mainly because there are not many people here who can reach the Mahayana stage of cultivation.

Since everyone's cultivation level was not high, they dared not go out and take risks. Every household closed their doors and used every means to prevent vengeful spirits from entering their homes.

Gu Shihan and Duan Siqi walked down the street, looking around as they went. "Shihan, have you found anything out?"

"Not yet, Xingbai went to check, we'll have news soon."

Sure enough, Yingbai returned in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

"Xingbai, have you found anything?" Duan Siqi asked first.

"Actually, it's not a good thing that we've settled here. Too many people have died here. Their souls were trapped in this place and couldn't be reincarnated."

Later, their souls were corrupted by the black energy, making them unable to reincarnate. Now that the shackles have been lifted, they have been freed.

If resentment lingers in one's heart for too long, won't it turn into vengeful spirits? They need an outlet, and if they come to hate human cultivators, won't that create chaos?

Gu Shihan frowned slightly upon hearing Xingbai's words. "Is there any way to resolve this? We can't just let these vengeful spirits run rampant."

Xingbai shook his head. "There's no good solution for now, unless we find a powerful magic item for salvation or a high-ranking monk or Taoist priest."

Duan Siqi snorted, "Where are we going to find these in this desolate wilderness? It seems we can only rely on ourselves."

After a moment of contemplation, Gu Shihan said, "Perhaps we can try to soothe them with the purification beads and our own spiritual power."

"Shi Han, I think it's a bit risky. The purification bead may have some effect, but can it purify resentment?"

"It should be possible. Have you forgotten that we still have the power of merit, and I still have the Light Spirit Root?"

The two arrived at the town center, where Gu Shihan placed the purification bead in the air. Soft light shone down as she released her own spiritual light power.

Duan Siqi infused her own merit power and, with a wave of her hand, sent this power out in all directions.

The vengeful spirits frantically attacked the spiritual energy circle, seemingly trying to devour Gu Shihan and the others. However, as the spiritual energy continued to be output, some of the vengeful spirits gradually calmed down.

Just then, dark clouds suddenly filled the sky, and a black shadow appeared.

It turned out to be an evil cultivator hiding in the shadows. Upon learning of the emergence of vengeful spirits, he rushed over, attempting to use these spirits to collect human souls for his own cultivation.

Things were progressing as he had envisioned, but then Gu Shihhan and Duan Siqi, who were meddling in his affairs, appeared halfway through. He was about to succeed, so how could he tolerate Gu Shihhan and the others ruining his plans?

The evil cultivators launched an attack, forcing Gu Shihan and Duan Siqi to divide their attention to deal with it.

Gu Shihan shouted, "Kill him first, then deal with the vengeful spirit."

The two engaged in a fierce battle with the evil cultivator, who was ultimately defeated and fled wounded.

With the troublemakers gone, things went much more smoothly afterward. Several high-level cultivators in the town also stepped forward, contributing manpower, resources, and materials to purify the vengeful spirits.

Gu Shihan attempted to appease the vengeful spirit. She and Duan Siqi expended their own merits to reveal the cause and effect of their past and present lives. The vengeful spirit finally dissipated its resentment under the power of merits and entered the cycle of reincarnation, and the town returned to peace.

While Shi Qinghan and the others cultivated within the time array, Gu Shihan and Duan Siqi wandered around nearby, having practically traversed the Kunwu Mountains.

They cleaned and inspected everything that seemed unusual. They had traveled to so many places this year, and this place was the last one that hadn't been cleaned up yet. It was also the only way to the Second Heaven.

“Shi Han, it’s been almost ten years. Why haven’t they come out of seclusion yet? Look at me, my cultivation has already advanced by one level. You’ve advanced even faster. If we hadn’t suppressed our cultivation, we would probably have already been expelled from the first level of the Heavenly Realm.”

"It should be in the next few days. Feel the fluctuations of the immortal spiritual energy. I estimate that this time, everyone will be able to go to the Heavenly Realm together."

Gu Shihan's estimate was correct. A day later, Shi Qinghan emerged from seclusion, and to everyone's delight, his cultivation had reached the early stage of the Celestial Immortal realm.

"Congratulations brother!"

"Brother Shi, congratulations!"

"Congratulations! You guys are truly prodigies! Your auras have grown so much stronger. It seems I'll have to rely on you guys no matter where I am!"

"Qinghan, what's covering you?" Mo Yu walked out from another room, now exuding an elegant and even more handsome air.

"Senior brother, you've emerged from seclusion too?! Not bad, you've become even more handsome and dashing!" Gu Shihan said with a smile.

"What, girl, are you saying that I'm not handsome and dashing?" Shi Qinghan pretended to be sad, which amused everyone.

“Brother Shi, Senior Brother Moyu is handsome and dashing, while you are dashing and unrestrained. You each have your own merits,” Duan Siqi said with a smile.

Time passed, and one after another, everyone emerged from seclusion. Entering the Celestial Realm was a different story; they possessed an ethereal, otherworldly aura.

Gu Shihan and the other nine can all be described as foodies. They can't get used to a life of eating only food and drinking only wine. They can't do without delicious food and wine.

"Alright! Today is a joyous day, shouldn't we celebrate?" Nangong Yi suggested with a smile.

“That’s a must!” Shi Qinghan was the first to agree.

Everyone laughed and started working together in perfect unison. In less than half an hour, the table was filled with all kinds of delicious food.

Gu Shihan took out nine jars of immortal wine, one for each person, and said, "Cheers to our ascension to immortality!"

(End of this chapter)