My ordinary path to immortality shouldn't end here.

Chapter 189 Why is it that unlucky guy, Bai Chijing?

The unprecedented transformation of the Heavenly Realm has occurred.

The spiritual energy has sharply decreased, rare and precious materials have disappeared, and all kinds of powerful celestial and terrestrial spirits have begun to collapse. This is because the world is becoming increasingly impoverished.

However, the heavens above the Heavenly Realm of Zhixuan began to strengthen themselves continuously.

That is the spiritual energy of the mountains and rivers between heaven and earth, which is continuously drawn away to nourish the heavens.

Originally, Heaven would not dare to do this, because while consuming the spiritual energy of mountains and rivers could strengthen the Heavenly Dao of a realm, it would also damage the heavens and earth, which would be tantamount to damaging one's own foundation.

However, as Bai Chijing perfected the detailed system of immortal cultivation and began to emphasize self-discipline, the heavens of Zhixuan Heaven were no longer willing to be reserved.

Let's start eating!
Because there are too many near-Dao Celestial Venerables in this world, plus the addition of foreign near-Dao Celestial Venerables, the burden on Zhixuan Heaven is already extremely heavy. If it weren't for the fact that the Heavenly Beings are devoid of self-interest and the selfishness of such beings, the Heavenly Beings of Zhixuan Heaven would have begun to draw away the spiritual energy of the mountains and rivers to nourish itself several epochs ago.

The spiritual energy of mountains and rivers required by Heaven is undoubtedly far more terrifying than the spiritual energy absorbed by the immortal stone body that nourished Bai Chijing.

In the span of a single breath, some of the ancestral dragon veins in these four continents have already dried up.

That was the ancestral dragon spiritual vein of White Tiger Continent, which collapsed entirely. After all, the spiritual energy of White Tiger Continent was not as strong as that of the other three continents. Following White Tiger Continent were Black Tortoise Continent and Vermilion Bird Continent, whose ancestral dragon spiritual veins also collapsed directly.

However, the overall change in spiritual energy across the three continents was not significant, only decreasing by 30%.

Whether or not the Ancestral Dragon Spirit Vein exists has little impact on these three continents.

However, the existence or absence of these ancestral dragon spiritual veins has a tremendous impact on Azure Dragon Continent. Azure Dragon Continent is also known as Azure Dragon Immortal Abode, primarily because it possesses nine ancestral dragon spiritual veins!
Even if the other three continents were combined, they wouldn't be able to match it.

This is why, even though Bai Chijing had mastered the Immortal Qi Cultivation System in Qinglong Continent, the difference between the spiritual energy within his body and the external spiritual energy was that the internal spiritual energy could be used as easily as an arm, while the external spiritual energy was like a stubborn donkey that needed to be whipped to obey.

At this moment, the extent to which the spiritual energy of Qinglong Continent had decreased was so severe that even the immortals on this land could not help but feel terrified.

Because less than one in ten survives!

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth in Qinglong Continent has been reduced by 90%.

As the spiritual energy of heaven and earth dissipated, all things that required a large amount of spiritual energy to exist began to collapse. The spiritual domain formations of the major immortal sects and the spirit-gathering formations of various aristocratic families silently dissipated on their own amidst a dimming of spiritual light.

The Spirit Domain Formation gathers the surrounding spiritual energy, making the spiritual energy in this area so dense that it is visible to the naked eye.

The Spirit Gathering Array is essentially a weakened version of the Spirit Domain Array. However, a sufficiently powerful Spirit Gathering Array can possess up to 70% of the power of a Spirit Domain Array.

Both of them can be described as spiritual juicers.

Therefore, the spiritual energy in the vicinity of any place where immortal sects or cultivation families exist is extremely thin.

The place where the spirit monkey that obtained the pearl and the old man Jia were located was such a place, so barren of spiritual energy that it could only support cultivators at the Upper Realm of External Forms. Keep in mind, back then, Azure Dragon Continent possessed nine Ancestral Dragon Spirit Veins! Even in such a place, with its extremely poor spiritual energy, it shouldn't have failed to nurture cultivators at the External Forms Realm, let alone those at the Upper Realm of External Forms.

However, now, all parts of Qinglongzhou are roughly the same, with little difference between them.

At this point, the name "Azure Dragon Immortal Abode" has completely ceased to exist. Because Azure Dragon Continent is no longer any different from the other three continents.

The biggest bowl of water in the world has finally been leveled.

At this moment, countless immortals within the Immortal Extreme Cave were already filled with shock and anger. Although the Immortal Extreme Cave was high above all living beings and inhabited by many near-Dao Celestial Venerables, seemingly completely detached from the Four Continents, the sharp decline in spiritual energy across the Four Continents still affected the Immortal Extreme Cave.

It is common knowledge that the Immortal Cave possesses 98% of the resources for the Immortal Path, while Azure Dragon Continent only has 0.2%. Conversely, if the 0.2% of Immortal Path resources in Azure Dragon Continent were to change, then the 98% within the Immortal Cave would naturally change as well!
These two are not unrelated.

The nine ancestral dragon spiritual veins of Qinglong Continent are there to stabilize this 0.2%.

Therefore, at this moment, inside the Immortal Cave where spiritual energy was rising, one after another majestic figures couldn't help but look towards the depths of the sky with surprise and uncertainty.

That is where Heaven resides.

These towering figures were naturally near-Dao Celestial Venerables. They all clearly sensed that the reason why the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was changing so drastically was because the spiritual energy of the mountains and rivers had been devoured by the heavens.

"What is Heaven trying to do?" A near-Dao Celestial Venerable couldn't help but reveal a fierce glint in his eyes. Although Heaven could suppress near-Dao Celestial Venerables, if all the near-Dao Celestial Venerables attacked together, then Heaven would not be able to suppress them.

In the past, the Celestial Venerables who were close to the Dao were wary of each other, so it was difficult for them to truly join forces. But if their interests were all harmed, then things would be different.

For example, the five near-Dao Celestial Venerables who openly targeted Bai Chijing joined forces in this way.

The current actions of Heaven have undoubtedly angered the masses!
While the Celestial Venerable of the Near-Dao is somewhat inferior to the Celestial Dao of a Realm, the gap between the Celestial Dao of a Realm and the Celestial Venerable of the Near-Dao is not so large as to be unimaginable.

Ultimately, the reason why the Heavenly Venerable of the Near-Dao is inferior to the Heavenly Dao is simply because the Heavenly Realm was nourished by a large amount of essence after Panhu created the world.

However, if dozens or even hundreds of near-Dao Celestial Venerables join forces, even the most powerful Heavenly Dao of a realm will have to yield.

Otherwise, it will be directly refined.

In the early years, the Heavenly Dao that was trapped in the world was almost refined.

"The heavens drawing away the spiritual energy of mountains and rivers should, in theory, nourish and strengthen the heavens, but this practice would also damage the very foundation of heaven and earth, causing the heavens to begin to weaken. However, although the heavens' aura is somewhat weak now, it is still much stronger than the increase it gained after absorbing the spiritual energy of mountains and rivers." A near-Dao Celestial Venerable calmly analyzed, although there was a fierce glint in his eyes, he did not show it.

"It's related to those nine layers of illusory figures!" A voice suddenly rang out, instantly reaching the ears of all the near-Dao Celestial Venerables in Zhixuan Heaven.

The voice appeared very abruptly. Even most of the near-Dao Celestial Venerables were caught off guard by its appearance. This indicates that the person who made the voice was far more powerful than most of the near-Dao Celestial Venerables.

The identity of the voice was no secret among the many near-Dao Celestial Venerables; all the near-Dao Celestial Venerables who heard the voice immediately recognized who it was.

This is the first near-Dao Celestial Venerable of Zhixuan Heaven!
Born nineteen eras ago!

Although this being is not the most ancient being in Zhixuan Heaven, it is undoubtedly the most ferocious. This can be seen from the fact that it never appeared during the Three Emperors' struggle for supremacy, managing to remain uninvolved.

The power of the Three Emperors is acknowledged by many near-Dao Celestial Venerables throughout history, but the Three Emperors were never the strongest.

For almost endless ages, this near-Dao Celestial Venerable has never shown his face, and whenever a new near-Dao Celestial Venerable is born, he has always ignored him.

However, at this moment, this one couldn't hold back any longer and even seemed to be about to take the initiative.

"Fellow Daoists, you have probably already guessed who I am. Since that's the case, I won't keep you in suspense any longer. Please come to Qinglong Continent. I will be waiting for you at Yuntang Pass."

The voice rang out again, silently appearing in the ears of all the near-Dao Celestial Venerables. This time, it was still very sudden, catching most of them completely off guard. Although they were of the same rank, the difference between them at this moment seemed to be that of different realms.

This caused many of the near-Dao Celestial Venerables inside the Immortal Extreme Cave to change their expressions.

The first time could be attributed to a lack of awareness, but if it happens again the second time, it can only mean that the gap between oneself and the other person is simply too great.

It may even have reached the gap between the Immortal King and the Immortal Emperor.

It cannot be measured by distance.

Thus, towering figures began to emerge from the supreme Immortal Cave, stepping into this seemingly filthy mortal world. And as near-Dao Celestial Venerables gathered at Yuntang Pass, this small place began to show signs of spontaneously evolving the Ancestral Dragon Spirit Vein.

However, this was not allowed by Heaven, nor did it want to be seen by many near-Dao Celestial Venerables, so this ancestral dragon spiritual vein, which had not yet successfully evolved, was directly nipped in the bud.

Because nurturing the ancestral dragon's spiritual vein is equivalent to nourishing the heavens. The heavens of today are not the same as those of the past. The heavens of today will kill the ancestral dragon's spiritual vein and extract the spiritual energy of the mountains and rivers.

Once the Ancestral Dragon Spirit Vein evolves, as the only Ancestral Dragon Spirit Vein in the current Zhixuan Heaven, it will be directly related to the various Near-Dao Celestial Venerables present.

Naturally, this was something that many near-Dao Celestial Venerables were unwilling to accept.

Outside Yuntang Pass, towering figures stood majestically. These figures seemed to connect heaven and earth, their aura filling the entire world. Beings whose cultivation was insufficient were not even qualified to see these majestic figures.

This is not because such a being is indescribable, ineffable, or unknowable; it is simply because one's cultivation is insufficient. Those of lower realms cannot even withstand a wisp of energy leaked from such a being, and their bodies and spirits will be directly destroyed, causing them to fall into the cycle of reincarnation.

To be qualified to face the Emperor directly, one must at least have the cultivation level of the True Realm.

Therefore, whenever a Celestial Venerable who is close to the Dao comes to the mortal world, the living beings in the mortal world will be unable to see, perceive, or recognize such an existence under the protection of the heavens.

Even if one moment they know about the Heavenly Venerable of the Near Dao, the next second they will forget it all.

So as not to be subtly influenced by that near-Dao Celestial Venerable, whose deviation from the path of immortality would be the least severe form of such influence.

The serious consequence is that it can cause ordinary beings to believe that they are the reincarnation of that near-Taoist deity!

In the earliest days of the Heavenly Realm, there were quite a few beings like this, and every now and then one would appear who believed himself to be the reincarnation of some near-Dao Heavenly Venerable.

This is an extreme distortion of cognition. Such beings, after death, can only be reduced to ashes and have no right to enter the cycle of reincarnation.

"Fellow Daoists, you have all arrived."

As a voice rang out, the many imposing figures noticed that a figure had appeared outside Yuntang Pass at some unknown time.

Unlike the many imposing figures, this figure was extremely clear, and its size was no different from that of an ordinary mortal, around seven feet tall.

This was a man dressed as a schoolteacher, with a refined appearance, and he looked to be in his early thirties.

"Fellow Daoists, my name is First Immortal, and I believe you all know me. However, if possible, I hope you can call me by my name in this mortal world, Scholar Jia."

The First Immortal spoke calmly, his voice even, but after he finished speaking, it was as if he held the power of Heaven, causing many of the near-Dao Celestial Venerables present to subconsciously want to utter the three words "Scholar Jia," and the First Immortal's perception began to become blurred in the perceptions of these near-Dao Celestial Venerables.

However, since they were all beings of the same realm, even though these near-Dao Celestial Venerables were not as powerful as this First Immortal, they all reacted in the next second.

As a result, all these near-Dao Celestial Venerables instantly became extremely wary of this First Immortal.

With this level of strength, they could easily suppress them.

This First Immortal's strength may very well have reached a level where he can rival the heavens! This discovery alone delighted all the Heavenly Venerables present.

After all, given that God is currently trying to do something, this is the best news imaginable.

"Scholar Jia, what is Heaven planning to do with those nine layers of illusory figures?" At this moment, a majestic figure spoke up; this was the Celestial Venerable of Salvation.

At this moment, he had a sudden premonition that the nine layers of illusory figures were extremely disadvantageous to him.

"Heaven wants to use a fellow Daoist to open up a third immortal path system, and with this system, to control all people and immortals throughout history." The First Immortal said slowly, and even he couldn't help but feel a bit solemn when talking about the third immortal path system.

Because whether it's the Great Luo Immortal Path system or the Dao Integration Immortal Path system, once one becomes a Near-Dao Celestial Venerable, one directly transcends that single immortal path system.

However, this upcoming third immortal path system is different from the past. Even those who are close to the Dao Celestial Venerable are still within this immortal path system!

"Whose hand does Heaven intend to use?" A near-Dao Heavenly Venerable couldn't help but ask, and the killing intent in his words immediately reached its peak.

After all, once they kill this person and send him into reincarnation, they can decide what happens to him afterward.

This is the simplest and most direct solution.

Although the other near-Dao Celestial Venerables did not speak, their silence at this moment indicated that they also approved of this approach.

“Bai Chijing,” the First Immortal said the name casually.

These words immediately halted the impending surge of killing intent, causing it to instantly transform from hot to cold. After all, if Bai Chijing were so bloodthirsty, he would likely have perished long ago after his reincarnation.

That vast and boundless fortune, like a celestial curtain, was something even they, as near-Dao Celestial Venerables, could not directly intervene with.

Even when they encountered this White Pool Scenery, these near-Dao Celestial Venerables had to retreat on their own.

"How could it be this guy?"

"Well, that makes things very difficult..."

"Yeah! Who says otherwise? This thing is really something else... unlucky."

Several near-Taoist deities were whispering to themselves.

However, it wasn't that these individuals couldn't help but speak up, but rather that they wanted to present this difficult problem to the First Immortal.

(End of this chapter)