My ordinary path to immortality shouldn't end here.

Chapter 178 Could there be a change in this?

This "Sister Gong" is none other than Gong Qinghuang, the former phoenix maiden of the Celestial Realm who stirred up the storms of the world. She arrived in Zhixuan Heaven before Bai Chijing, but her current freedom in Zhixuan Heaven is less than one ten-thousandth of Bai Chijing's.

The heavens were very wary of Gong Qinghuang. If it weren't for the fact that Wei Mo Wumou's aura was of the same origin as Zhi Xuantian's, Gong Qinghuang would never have been able to enter this world.

The immortals of Zhixuan Heaven who knew the details of the "ascension" all believed that Bai Chijing's extraordinary fortune was due to being the reincarnation of a Primordial Immortal. However, in reality, his fortune stemmed from the fact that his right eye—the fierce-looking gourd—had returned home!
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Today, you have regained your human form by absorbing the pure energy of heaven and the impure energy of the earth. This new physical body, a product of your destiny, has finally reached the Dao Body level you've longed for, fulfilling your dream. But what pleases you even more is your soul, which has become a celestial soul. Such an extraordinary start is truly a once-in-ten-thousand-years occurrence. However, there is one slight imperfection: the one from ten thousand years ago is still alive…

[Search and gain +1 to the "Tasteless Cultivation" skill]

Familiar characters appeared before Bai Chijing's eyes; this time, they were the characters from Zhi Xuantian. But it didn't matter, because Bai Chijing had been born recognizing these characters.

This is a gift from heaven and earth.

These characters are no ordinary characters; they are special immortal talisman characters used by this world to draw talismans and set up formations!
Other cultivators who wish to create talismans and refine formations must first diligently study these immortal talisman characters. If they can comprehend them, they will possess the talent to create talismans or become formation masters.

But if one cannot comprehend it, then one naturally lacks the talent in this area.

This is much stricter than what Yao Tian Realm used to be. However, relatively speaking, the power of the talismans and formations of Zhi Xuan Tian is far greater than Bai Chi Jing had imagined.

A cultivator at the initial stage of the Outer Realm can kill a True Immortal by fulfilling all the conditions required for a peerless killing formation.

Although the initial stage of external objects is already much stronger than that of ordinary people, it is still extremely limited.

This is a mortal fighting against a true immortal!

The same applies to talismans.

During the hundred years that Bai Chijing absorbed the spiritual energy of the mountains and rivers, he acquired a lot of information about talismans. He learned about a type of talisman called stone talisman, which could even allow a mortal with low aptitude to directly defy fate and ascend to immortality!
Because the stone talisman not only gradually improves the holder's cultivation aptitude, but also possesses some special abilities.

For example, if the consciousness of the holder is drawn into the stone talisman, several years, or even more than ten years, will have passed in the outside world within the talisman in an instant. Although it cannot be used to improve cultivation, if it is used to cultivate supernatural powers and secret techniques, or to comprehend cultivation methods, the wonder of this stone talisman can be described as defying the heavens.

As for special talismans like the Stone Talisman, there are many more in the Zhixuan Heaven. The Pill Talisman can directly wash away the toxins from failed pills, turning them back into spiritual pills. The Sword Talisman allows a cultivator who doesn't understand swordsmanship to unleash swordsmanship skills comparable to a sword prodigy.

While the talismans of this Mysterious Heaven are not particularly outstanding in terms of killing, they are truly astonishing in terms of protecting the Dao.

At this moment, as these immortal runes began to fade, Bai Chijing's cultivation level also advanced directly, and he condensed more than ten Dharma Apertures at the initial stage of the External Aspect realm.

This improvement is negligible, but it's a good start for Shiraike Kei.

Because this means his fierce gaze has taken effect once again.

"It's been a long time," Bai Chijing exclaimed. In the past hundred years, his fierce gaze had never worked even once.

Then, he began to prepare the killing formation.

Having a favorable astrological influence is one thing, but having a backup plan is another.

When he joined, the Xuanxiu Division of the Xuanxian Dynasty specially gave him a method for setting up a killing formation.

This killing formation is called the Huangqu Panshan Formation.

Although the name of this formation is not very impressive, its power is enough to make any cultivator tremble with fear.

Because this formation can reduce a person's cultivation level.

Once someone's cultivation is severed in this Huangqu Panshan Formation, even if the formation is broken, it cannot be restored.

Unless we can bring out the royal treasure of the Xuanxian Dynasty.

After all, this formation was created to facilitate the rule of the Supreme Emperor of the Xuanxian Dynasty over the Azure Dragon Continent. Therefore, as royalty, they must possess the antidote.

Therefore, the Huangqu Panshan Formation is considered an essential formation for cultivators of the Xuan system.

And they are not afraid of it being leaked.

Once Bai Chijing mastered this formation, he learned it instantly, without needing to rely on the power of his right eye! In fact, besides easily learning the killing formation, he also corrected several errors in the immortal talisman characters within it.

Although these few errors may not actually be errors, and they do not affect the overall power of the formation, Bai Chijing could easily guess the purpose of these omissions.

As expected, this is the secret treasure of the Xuanxian Dynasty, the very essence of which can completely restore the cultivation of those whose cultivation was diminished in the Huangqu Panshan Formation. He corrected the flaws in these killing formations, so those whose cultivation was severed are truly stripped of it.

A moment later, Bai Chijing finished setting up the killing formation, and then began his "all-night arduous cultivation" on his first day in the world. Those cultivators in this world who had not yet attained immortality were all easy targets for him to kill, so there was no need to pay them too much attention.

He stayed here simply to make things convenient for others.

This would make it easier for someone with ulterior motives to secretly assassinate him.

Unfortunately, whether it was due to the influence of my immense fortune or the cunning of the cultivators in the True Azure Dragon Continent, last night was uneventful.

Today, your arduous practice continues as before. Even though your talent is already exceptional, you still diligently practice without ceasing, gradually turning you into an annoying, bookish scholar.

[Search and gain a mediocre +1 cultivation level]

As the words appeared and then faded away, the Dharma Aperture within Bai Chijing's body condensed into more than ten more.

In this way, Bai Chijing had already condensed thirty-one Dharma Apertures.

The previous +1 to his cultivation level allowed him to directly condense fifteen Dharma Apertures. Now, with another +1 to his cultivation level, he will naturally condense another fifteen Dharma Apertures.

After a night of arduous practice, he successfully condensed a Dharma Aperture.

And so, through his arduous practice, he gathered the thirty-three Dharma Apertures of the ultimate external circumstances, leaving only the last two remaining.

Bai Chijing didn't feel any joy about this; he was quite calm.

After all, he had somehow managed to become a "Celestial King" through trickery. What's there to be happy about now that he's only made a small breakthrough in the initial stage of the Outer Appearance Realm?
Then, Bai Chijing prepared to continue his arduous training.

I hope to reach the Outer Heaven Realm within ten days!
However, at this moment, one of his "acquaintances" was escorted over by a group of people. The group that brought him over was already quite powerful among mortals. They dropped off Bai Chijing, their "acquaintance," about several dozen miles away and then told him to hurry over.

This was clearly out of fear of being discovered by Shirochi Kei.

However, their worries were unnecessary, because Bai Chijing already knew a great deal about the origins of this group of people within the scope of his immortal soul's observation.

The reason why things were calm last night was that more than half of the cultivators in the Outer Heaven Realm of the Xuanxian Dynasty had gone mad.

The remaining half either suffered injuries from their alchemy furnaces exploding or accidentally stumbled upon the aftermath of a battle between immortals, leading to their unfortunate demise.

Besides these, there are several other ways to be injured or even to perish, but the core of them is the same: misfortune and suddenness.

As for why this happened, it was because after these people from the outer realms learned of Bai Chijing's existence, their first thought was to capture him and interrogate him about his immortal destiny.

Then, sensing this, Heaven felt that these outer realms posed too great a threat to Bai Chijing, so the backlash of fortune took effect immediately.

Such a large number of cultivators from the outer realms encountering accidents naturally attracted the attention of the immortals. Then, the "background" of Bai Chijing was learned by the immortals who remained in Qinglong Continent.

After all, of the two people who were going to ascend to the throne, one chose to keep his distance from Bai Chijing, but the other was already eyeing Bai Chijing.

Now that such a suitable opportunity has presented itself, how could I not take advantage of it?
Therefore, the news that Bai Chijing was born with great fortune has already spread throughout the outer realms of the Xuanxian Dynasty.

This left all the cultivators from the outer realms of the Xuanxian Dynasty utterly astonished. They simply couldn't fathom what kind of immense fortune could cause them to suffer such a terrifying backlash from their mere evil thoughts!

After this battle, no one dared to mess with Bai Chijing anymore.

After all, they were dealt with so severely just for having evil thoughts. If they really made a move, wouldn't they be struck down by lightning and reduced to ashes?
Therefore, these people from the outer realms found Manager Chen, who was in the middle realm of the outer realms, in the Xuanxiu Division and asked him to sound out Bai Chijing.

The reason for seeking him out was simple: among everyone present, he was the one with the lowest cultivation level who was uninjured.

Therefore, not only did those outside the realm think this way, but this Manager Chen also thought so, feeling that he and Bai Chijing had developed a relationship.

"Bai Xuanxiu, this is an apology gift from Lord Xu and others. We hope you will accept it." After arriving here, Manager Chen saw Bai Chijing appear on his own initiative and quickly took out all the rare and precious materials he had prepared.

These rare and precious materials are extremely valuable and are beyond the reach of those at the Outer Realm.

"Is there something you need from me?" Bai Chijing asked. The reason he had shown himself was that, just now, on a whim, he discovered that the other party's visit would involve a hidden variable.

(End of this chapter)