Immortality Cultivation: Fellow Daoists, please live for two more episodes!

A month later, He Qing led Zhou Youyuan through a stone corridor on the western slope of Luoxia Peak to a secret room.

In the center of the secret chamber sat an ancient mirror with a bronze frame. The mirror was about the size of a millstone and made a low humming sound. Mountains and rivers could be vaguely seen surging in the mirror.

"This is Master Qi's Treasure Display Platform."

He Qing pointed to the ancient mirror and offered his explanation:

"Don't be fooled by its small size. This ancient mirror is actually a rare treasure that Master Qi found from beyond the realm. It has evolved countless cycles within itself. Each cycle is an independent world with people, life and death, just like the outside world."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Youyuan glanced at the ancient mirror: "The people in Zhou Tianli... are they alive?"

"We have both living and dead ones; it's up to you how you use them."

He Qing added, "However, Master Qi has stated beforehand that the Zhou Tian in the mirror does not recognize people, and he will not be responsible for any mistakes you make."

Furthermore, don't underestimate the people in Zhou Tian. Although they don't understand cultivation, they each have their own unique abilities. A senior brother of mine went into the Soul Refining Domain before and was surrounded and attacked by the people inside; he almost didn't make it out.

"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother He," Zhou Youyuan said, cupping his hands in greeting.

He Qing nodded, turned and left the secret room, leaving behind the words: "When you're done, ring the copper bell at the entrance of the corridor, and someone will come to collect you."

The door closed, leaving only Zhou Youyuan and the ancient mirror in the secret room.

Zhou Youyuan walked to the ancient mirror, probed it with his spiritual sense, and the information inside the mirror flowed into his mind.

The celestial sphere within the mirror can be set.

Human landscapes, local customs, and even cultivation systems can be shaped according to his ideas. This ability to create the world with a single thought secretly shocked Zhou Youyuan.

According to his speculation, the reason why Yu Miaoxian only sent Chen Wendao to take action was probably because she suspected that there was also a great cultivator behind him.

In fact, he did not show any fear during his interaction with Chen Wendao last time. In fact, not only did he not show any fear, but in some aspects, his behavior even matched Yu Miaoxian's prediction.

If we put ourselves in his shoes, what would he do next if he were Yu Miaoxian?

It's very simple: test the waters, and keep testing...

Players make moves based on the game situation, avoiding moves that are doomed to failure.

Now that he has guessed the other party's identity, his next step is naturally simple, or rather, he has no choice.

To fabricate a story, to create the illusion of a powerful figure behind the scenes...

Creating a fake Foundation Establishment cultivator would inevitably involve considerable risk, while sending one's real body would be far too dangerous.

Enter this mirror platform, find an unclaimed soul, and then find a way in Shuiyue's library to refine it into an external avatar.

Since other Yuan people all face uncontrollable or unexpected risks, why not let him take the stage himself?

Daoji invests in a person from the bottom of society with mixed talents and a bumpy life, so that the person happens to pick him up and everything he does goes smoothly and he gets respect from everyone he meets.

The three manuals were delivered in batches, at different times and in different places, so that the other party would find them one by one by chance.

The "Sparkling Sword Manual" enhances combat power, the "Soul Nourishing Technique" nourishes the soul, and the "Qi Transformation Record" opens the channel between the soul and objects.

After completing the three steps, the person's soul becomes an object that he can freely refine.

However, we need to set up an insurance policy.

Daoji's control is in his hands, and he can take it back at any time.

Once taken back, the other party will revert to being a worthless piece of trash overnight, while the soul that has been nurtured by the "Soul Nourishing Technique" for several years will not even have the thought of resisting.

In addition, he himself had to go in, not as the mastermind behind the scenes, but as the other party's family member, keeping an eye on the other party's every step.

With a thought, Zhou Youyuan set Zhou Tian's system as martial arts.

Without spiritual energy or magic, even the strongest experts are nothing more than flesh and blood, and are not on the same level as the Qi Refining cultivators outside. The weaker the person in the Zhou Tian, ​​the stronger his control.

Once the setup was complete, the ancient mirror shone brightly, engulfing him.

……

On Sunday, Zhou Youyuan stood on a barren slope, his eyes filled with curiosity. He felt that everything around him, including the flowers, trees, and plants, seemed so real.

"But it's only passable."

Flowers, birds, fish, and insects—everything is real. However, the "world" that makes up all of this is a complete fake, no different from a fish tank on a cutting board.

Below the barren slope lies a remote little town with blue tiles and stone walls, where smoke rises from chimneys, and three characters are engraved at the town gate: White Stone Town.

Zhou Youyuan looked down at his feet, crushed a hole in the soil with his heel, took out the emerald green jade pendant from his storage bag, put it in, covered it with loose soil, leaving only half of the green edge exposed.

"The piece has been placed."

He then walked down the barren slope and entered White Stone City.

There was a family named Lin at the South Gate who ran a general store. They had three sons, and the eldest and second eldest had both become disciples of the Qingxuan Sect on Qingya Mountain outside the city to learn martial arts.

The third son had mixed constitution and failed to pass the threshold three times. Since the age of fifteen, he has been running a shop selling liniments and collecting mountain products.

Zhou Youyuan stood at the entrance of the Lin family's house for a while, looked at the boy who was squatting in the shop in a daze, and then turned around to find the old man of the Lin family.

"I'm a refugee who has nowhere to go. Could I work for you as a helper? I just need food and lodging."

"Okay, what's your name?"

"Chen Changsheng".

……

Lin Qiusheng, the youngest son of the Lin family at the south gate of Baishi City, squatted at the entrance of his family's general store, repeatedly touching a green jade pendant in his hand.

His two older brothers both entered the Qingxuan Sect to learn martial arts, but he was the only one with mixed physique. He tried three times but failed to pass the threshold. From the age of fifteen, he ran a shop selling liniments and collecting mountain goods, thinking that this was how his life would be.

Until three months ago, he stepped into a pit on a barren slope outside the city, and half of a greenish thing was sticking out of the pit.

It is a jade pendant.

It was warm and green, and felt like a lump of warm water to the touch. He thought it was valuable, so he put it in his pocket and took it home.

From that day on, everything went smoothly.

He practiced horse stance in the courtyard for three days with the jade pendant in his hand. When he woke up on the morning of the fourth day, he actually felt the Qi in his dantian. He had just passed the entry barrier that had troubled him for two years.

When his two older brothers found out, they made a special trip back from Qingxuan Gate to see him, bringing a pot of fine wine. They patted him on the shoulder and said, "Third brother has made something of himself." The eldest brother even went to the gate to plead for him.

The outer sect manager of Qingxuan Sect made an exception and accepted him as a disciple.

After he entered the sect, things got even more outrageous. While others needed three months to open their second meridian, he did it in just one month. His fellow disciples' gazes changed from "Who is this?" to "Hello, Junior Brother Lin."

Not long ago, while he was practicing his martial arts on the back mountain, he inexplicably glanced into a hollow in an old locust tree, where a dusty booklet was stuffed.

The Starfire Sword Manual.

Using qi to control the sword is simple and straightforward, doesn't require specific aptitude, and is extremely easy to learn.

"God has finally opened his eyes..."

Lin Qiusheng clutched the rolled-up booklet, squatted beside the tree hole, and looked up at the sky.

The sky was very blue.

It was a clean, clear blue, like a freshly wiped mirror, without a single cloud in sight.

Without thinking much, he carefully rolled up the booklet, stuffed it into his pocket, and got up to run down the mountain. He wanted to tell his older brother the good news before dark.

At the city gate, a young man leaned against a stone block, chewing on grass stems. His coarse cloth shirt was washed until it was faded, and a blacksmith's short knife was tucked into his waistband. When he saw Lin Qiusheng running over, he raised his eyelids slightly.

This is his third brother, Chen Changsheng. He was an orphan who went to live with his father when he was young because of the war. As time went by, he was regarded as a member of the family and ranked third in the Lin family.

Although he lacked martial arts skills, he was very knowledgeable and experienced, which is why Lin Qiusheng trusted his non-blood-related older brother so much.

I like to ask for his opinion on many things.

"Brother! Look at this!"

Lin Qiusheng shoved the booklet in front of him.

Chen Changsheng took it, flipped through a couple of pages, closed it, and tossed it back: "Practice it."