My ordinary path to immortality shouldn't end here.

Chapter 188 Pretending to be divinely ordained to nourish oneself!
Can supernatural powers be no match for destiny?
This thought involuntarily popped into Bai Chijing's mind, because in his case, it was exactly the opposite—fate could not overcome supernatural power.

After all, his good fortune, in essence, was created by supernatural powers.

"Heavenly fortune seems to be something even near-immortals fear, going so far as to join forces to set up shackles against those with Heavenly Fortune, but after encountering my fortune..." Bai Chijing felt incredibly strange at that moment.

Having heard so many stories of supernatural powers being no match for destiny, this was the first time I'd ever seen destiny no match for supernatural powers.

"So, was Ye Feifan's arrival ill-intentioned? He only has the cultivation of the Upper Realm of External Things, yet he dared to harbor malice towards me... Hmm, to become a person of this Heavenly Fortune, one should not be shallow in knowledge, so is it that this Heavenly Fortune is powerful enough?" Bai Chijing thought to himself, and then began to understand why the Immortals who are close to the Dao set limits.

However, such a thought only crossed his mind for a moment before he quickly regained his composure.

After completing the Immortal Path closed loop and successfully mastering formations equivalent to half of those in Zhixuan Heaven, Bai Chijing discovered his new "mission".

It can't really be called a mission, since this thing is, in essence, also his resources for ascending to the throne.

As the reincarnation of a primordial immortal force, the heavens of Zhixuan Heaven truly arranged everything for his ascension to the throne. Possessing one-tenth of the extraordinary power of heaven and earth meant he was qualified to ascend. However, qualification is one thing; whether he could ultimately succeed in ascending the throne still required further trials and tribulations.

As for the concept of such qualifications, it has nothing to do with the Heaven of Knowledge of Mystery. It is a unique product formed through compromise among the near-Dao immortals of the Heaven of Knowledge of Mystery.

Even the trials that followed obtaining the right to ascend the throne were not initially set up by Zhi Xuantian.

It was entirely because the original three Celestial Emperors acted too recklessly, which angered the heavens, and that's why this restriction was introduced.

Originally, Shirochi Kei also needed to go through this process of tempering.

However, the heavens of Zhixuan Heaven ultimately wanted Bai Chijing to ascend to the rank of a near-immortal, so they opened the door of convenience for Bai Chijing in this trial.

Heaven prepared many things for Bai Chijing, with the purpose of enabling him to open up a third cultivation path system in addition to the Great Luo Immortal Path system and the Dao Integration Immortal Path system.

Based on what Heaven has given him, Bai Chijing currently refers to it simply as the Immortal Cultivation Path System.

The reason why that supreme treasure, which requires the power of education to activate, is made up of ten grotto-heavens transformed into ten beads is that, in addition to containing the principles of array formation, it is also related to the first ten levels of the immortal cultivation path system designed by Heaven.

These ten levels are divided into nine layers of celestial spiritual energy, with the tenth level and above representing immortal energy, which is the realm of attaining immortality.

As long as Bai Chijing can perfect this immortal cultivation path system, he can ascend to the heavens in one step, directly possessing a peak cultivation level equivalent to a world apart from the mortal realm, and then ascend to the position of near-Dao, revered by heaven and earth.

As for how to create the nine layers of spiritual energy, it seems like a pipe dream to others, because it requires opening up nine heavens to accommodate nine different levels of spiritual energy, so that ordinary people can easily cultivate.

This was not difficult for Shirachi Kei.

Even the tenth level of immortal energy is not difficult; all he needs to do is give up this precious treasure.

The heavens of Zhixuan Heaven have already arranged all the preceding realms; Bai Chijing only needs to create the subsequent realms. Although the heavens haven't directly arranged these subsequent realms, they have provided sufficient auxiliary materials.

However, Shirachi Kei has no intention of doing so.

Because the moment he brought this supreme treasure into existence, all the near-Dao Celestial Venerables in this world should have known about it.

Therefore, if Bai Chijing follows the preparations made by Heaven, the initial step from mortal to immortal will be easily achieved, and the subsequent levels will probably not be difficult either.

However, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the final stage of the path of immortal cultivation will likely be completely severed by those near-Dao Celestial Venerables!

After all, although the Heavenly Will of the Mysterious Heaven can suppress immortals who are close to the Dao, it is a true Heavenly Dao, which is fundamentally different from the Heavenly Dao of the Yao Heaven Realm, the Heavenly Dao that has been transformed into the Human Dao in the world of the trapped world.

The Heavenly Realm, which knows the mysteries of the heavens, has no self-awareness and no selfish desires.

The initial fury was simply because those three near-immortals had caused too much damage to the world, leading to a spontaneous backlash from heaven and earth.

This led to the wrath of Heaven.

As for the Taihao Immortal Monkey Clan, the matter of being implicated... When those three Immortal Emperors destroyed the world, their followers showed no mercy, each one bloodthirsty, not only destroying the world but also causing countless deaths and injuries.

However, the heavens of Zhixuan Heaven have no self-awareness, so no matter how much they arrange for Bai Chijing, he can easily be schemed against by those near-Dao immortals.

Otherwise, Bai Chijing wouldn't have been born ahead of schedule.

He planned to start his cultivation from scratch, following the teachings given by Heaven, and experience this system of immortal cultivation firsthand.

After Bai Chijing calmed his mind, he suddenly had a strong premonition for some reason—he felt that if he continued to follow the Dao Integration Immortal Path or the Great Luo Immortal Path, his cultivation path would be cut off after reaching a certain level.

The path of cultivation from now on may very well consist only of this path of cultivating immortal energy.

Moreover, there is a high probability that even a being like a near-Dao Celestial Venerable would be unable to maintain their near-Dao cultivation after their path of cultivation is severed.

After all, the power of the Imprisoned World and the Immortal Realm has been completely severed.

Although Bai Chijing didn't see it very clearly before he left, he saw all the signs of the extinction of the Heavenly Bureau.

Thus, with a thought from Bai Chijing, his cultivation of the initial stage of the Outer Heaven Realm, which he had painstakingly acquired over ten days and even caused the mysterious Yuntang Pass prefect to suffer a backlash from a magical artifact and perish, was transformed into wisps of spiritual energy and directly dissipated into the world.

This naturally had no impact on Bai Chijing; in fact, his combat strength remained largely unchanged.

After all, he also had the merit of educating and guiding people.

Furthermore, what does lack of cultivation level have to do with mental form?
The final stage of cultivation in the "Ten Greedy and Desireless Suffering Immortal Scripture" is merely using the will of Heaven to nourish oneself. In the world of mortals and the immortal realm, this stage of cultivation has never been able to unfold. It's not a problem with Bai Chijing, nor is it because Old Deng, who lacks martial virtue, has blocked the path forward. It's simply that the will of Heaven fundamentally rejects him.

There was even a divine intervention that wanted to kill him.

In this Heaven of Mystery, the heavens have shown great favor to Bai Chijing. He doesn't even need to use this level of cultivation technique; he's in a semi-"false" state.

After the Immortal Path closed loop was formed through the medium of moral education, Bai Chijing's mental image changed from needing to consume the spiritual energy of heaven and earth instead of his cultivation.

As long as the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is inexhaustible, his mental image can be born endlessly.

Therefore, Bai Chijing quickly mastered the first level of the immortal cultivation system that Heaven had given him, and he couldn't even use the buffs from the fierce-eyed gourd.

After all, Bai Chijing in this life possesses true genius-level talent.

"What's inside me isn't cultivation, but wisps of spiritual energy..."

Bai Chijing was somewhat surprised.

Because even after the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was refined, it still retained the appearance of spiritual energy. Moreover, because the spiritual energy of Azure Dragon Continent was so abundant, there was not much difference between the spiritual energy within the body and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth outside.

“This is inappropriate…”

Bai Chijing quickly identified the first shortcoming and understood why Heaven wanted him to create nine layers of celestial spiritual energy. This was not only a difference in cultivation level, but also a way to use the celestial spiritual energy as the biggest differentiator.

“In that case, the spiritual energy of Azure Dragon Continent cannot be so rich; it needs to be like that of Black Tortoise Continent and White Tiger Continent…” Bai Chijing said thoughtfully.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth in Qinglong Continent is undoubtedly extremely rich, as it is the only place among the four continents of Zhixuan Heaven that can sustain immortals.

In the other three continents, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is extremely scarce.

In particular, the Vermilion Bird Continent is not only sparse in spiritual energy, but its spiritual energy is also rich in fire poison. It is precisely because of this that the Vermilion Bird Continent, which is originally very suitable for the birth of treasures such as true fire and strange fire, has not produced any outstanding fire-element treasures so far.

"The spiritual energy of each layer should have different beneficial effects on cultivators. Cultivation should not be one-sided, but comprehensive! In cultivating Qi, the physical body should also be strengthened."

With this line of thought, Bai Chijing's cultivation level jumped directly from the first level to the seventh level.

This level corresponds to the initial stage of the outer world.

The Immortal Cultivation Path system is so advanced that the spiritual energy within Bai Chijing's body is almost indistinguishable from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth outside. Therefore, for Bai Chijing, this cultivation system can actually enable him to become an immortal in a single day.

The transition from the ninth level to the tenth level of attaining immortality naturally has certain thresholds, but Bai Chijing still has one more "Fierce Eyes of the Gourd" attack that he hasn't triggered today!
However, when he reached the seventh level of this path of immortal cultivation, Bai Chijing stopped on his own initiative.

At this moment, his physical body also grew along with the spiritual energy within him. Although this growth was actually dispensable to Bai Chijing, he needed this process of experiencing it.

“Spiritual energy, physical body... but these two are not enough to complete the final transformation to become an immortal. So starting from the seventh level, it is necessary to involve the soul, to nourish and strengthen the soul, and then to use supernatural powers to give the soul a protective shell that is equivalent to a second physical body.”

Bai Chijing couldn't help but think of this, since it was easy to figure out; once the physical body arrived, the soul would naturally follow.

So, Bai Chijing tried to nourish his own immortal soul.

This nourishing effect is naturally still negligible, but Bai Chijing needs this process of experiencing it. Moreover, in order to create this shell that is equivalent to a second physical body, he also created his own supernatural powers.

Given that his immortal soul contained a portion of the characteristics of the Dao, creating a divine power of this level was naturally not difficult for him. Therefore, incidentally, Bai Chijing also created a suitable Qi refining method.

He called it the "Nine Heavens Nourishing and Refining Spiritual Energy to Fly to Immortality Scripture".

The main focus is self-explanatory.

Soon, Bai Chijing reached the ninth level of cultivation. He had also mastered his self-created Qi refining method. So, with his self-created divine power, he ascended directly and completed the transformation to become an immortal.

Thus, Bai Chijing, who originally needed at least a month to recover his True Immortal cultivation, attained immortality once again!

However, after becoming an immortal, Bai Chijing's brows furrowed slightly.

"It seems something is still missing..."

At this moment, the spiritual energy within his body had completely transformed into immortal energy, making it fundamentally different from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

A wisp of immortal energy can unleash endless immortal light, and anyone within the range of that light who has not yet attained immortality can be directly suppressed and killed.

Forget about fighting someone of a higher level, they don't even have the qualifications to get close to them.

Although Bai Chijing's cultivation method and his cultivation time seem somewhat hasty in this immortal cultivation path system, it is no different from the true immortals who break through to the Heavenly Realm.

After all, it was Old Monster Bai who was sloppy, not the cultivation system.

This was meticulously prepared by the heavens above Zhixuantian. In a sense, it represents the will of perhaps more than one Banhu.

"How can nourishing the physical body not extend lifespan?"

With a thought from Bai Chijing, this system of immortal cultivation will begin to extend the lifespan of the cultivator when they reach the third level.

The initial stage is a cycle of sixty years, gradually progressing to a hundred years, slowly transitioning to five hundred years, and upon reaching the sixth stage, one can extend their lifespan to a thousand years.

Because once the Nine Heavens were created, the spiritual energy between heaven and earth was destined to become thin.

Therefore, we should give those who practice spiritual cultivation more time for their practice.

With the addition of the life-extending system, Bai Chijing instantly felt a sense of fulfillment. However, he quickly sensed that there was still a deficiency due to the near-path characteristics within his immortal soul.

"Lifespan has been replenished, what's still missing?"

Bai Chijing was surprised.

So he began to refer to two other cultivation systems.

Before attaining immortality, Bai Chijing didn't know much about the Great Luo Immortal Path system. However, the subsequent steps, such as climbing high and looking far, changing emotions with the environment, transcending worldly concerns, and finding another world that is not human, were all extremely complicated.

The Dao-Merging Immortal Path system, after the Three Outer Paths, has a three-fold leap from attaining the Dao to attaining the True Dao, but what follows is not much different from the Great Luo Immortal Path system.

"Hmm? Pretty much?" This subconscious thought stirred a subtle emotion within Bai Chijing, a sudden impulse that erupted in an instant.

"The Great Luo Immortal Path system, with its tedious cultivation, seems to attempt to restrict oneself, but in the end, it never really emphasizes restricting oneself from the outside..."

"And in this respect, the Dao Integration Immortal Path system is the same..."

"Both of their cultivation practices, whether before or after attaining immortality, emphasize ultimate freedom. Even with the constraints of immortal duties, those duties are ultimately just icing on the cake."

In that instant, Bai Chijing seemed to understand why Ling Jia had repeatedly created new worlds.

"Cultivating immortality can bring freedom, but not true ease..."

Freedom is freedom within the bounds of rules.

"Freedom" means being unrestrained and doing whatever you want.

"So... how can one not practice self-discipline when it comes to strengthening one's soul?" As if a bolt of lightning had struck his mind, Bai Chijing couldn't help but utter this sentence.

As Bai Chijing finished speaking, the sky above Zhixuan Heaven darkened for a moment.

Then, the rich spiritual energy that filled the world began to diminish!

High above, the outline of the nine heavens began to appear!

(End of this chapter)