Immortal Mystery Sequence: I Establish a Divine Duty for Heaven and Earth

[Sequence Evolution Log]

[Year 71]

Luo Jin secluded himself in a place where the sun never rose.

He sat cross-legged on a blue stone, the spiritual energy of the plants and trees around him rising and falling like tides, lasting for months. With each breath, the earth resonated in harmony with him.

The gate to the sixth rank stood before me, so close I could almost touch it. The cracks on the gate revealed the inexhaustible, vibrant aura of the agricultural path.

But this gate remained firmly in place and was difficult to break through!

In the past six months, he has taken advantage of the moment when his inner demons were broken through, and tried to break through again and again, launching fierce attacks on the sixth-grade gate, but at most he could only create some cracks.

He was well aware of the turmoil and upheavals in the outside world, which only fueled his anxiety and made him wish he could break through immediately! But breakthroughs are never something that can be rushed; the more anxious and impatient he became, the less likely he was to succeed.

Half a year passed quickly, and just as he was immersed in seclusion, he once again felt the same cultivation returning to him as he had decades ago!

boom!

Boom boom boom—!

Every influx of cultivation power, every fluctuation of energy, and every breakthrough in cultivation was pushing his realm higher and higher!

Rumble!

The sixth-grade gate trembled violently, teetering on the brink of collapse, and its realm and aura finally began to rise rapidly!

Beneath the earth, countless lives have been transformed into cultivation, continuously propelling him forward!

But then, images of more farmers dying kept flashing before his eyes, like maggots clinging to his bones, layer upon layer, entwining his body and mind, making him restless!

He gritted his teeth and persevered, he endured and persevered, he desperately held onto his original intention to break through the barrier.

In a daze, he saw Qi Ping leap into the air, letting out a deafening shout: "I'd rather die standing than live kneeling!"

In a daze, he saw figures bursting into blood on the spot, transforming into magnificent spiritual light and merging into the Panlong Root.

At this moment, he could no longer calm himself down—

No!

More than 30 years ago, during the serf rebellion, he broke through to the seventh rank by stepping over the mountains of corpses and seas of blood of Li Shitou and others. The deaths of tens of thousands of serfs paved the way for his breakthrough!

It took him decades to emerge from that inner demon.

Now that the same path of sacrifice has been paved with blood and flesh, do we have to go through it all again?

They also have to step over Qi Ping, over the blood and lives of a hundred seventh-rank officials, to knock on the door of the sixth-rank official.

No! Absolutely not!

A breakthrough paved with blood, once is enough!

This level of understanding is better left unbroken!

Even if he were to take this opportunity to forcefully break through his cultivation level by replenishing his cultivation, it would be nothing more than a rash attempt. His subsequent cultivation level would not be stable at all, and he would be more likely to suffer a backlash than before!

The level of spiritual attainment that can be built up by constantly sacrificing others and relying on others to support you to die is utterly meaningless!

With this thought in mind, his thoughts became clear, and his heart was at peace!

"I'm not going to break through this fourth realm—!"

boom!!

Boom boom boom—!

next moment.

With the help of the continuous flow of cultivation power returning to his body, he abruptly stopped his breakthrough and broke through the barrier!

Soaring into the sky!

……

……

Outside Taiping City.

As dusk turned blood-red and azure light surged to the sky, a verdant dragon, its body gleaming and gazing at the heavens and earth, hung high in the air.

The dragon's head was proudly raised, and its body was filled with surging spiritual light that seemed to have no end!

On the majestic dragon's body, hundreds of brilliant spiritual lights of seventh-grade agricultural cultivators continued to intertwine, flow, swirl, and surge. Their light, like fireflies, gathered into a vast galaxy, filling the clouds and bubbling endlessly!

The entire city was filled with the weeping of officials of the seventh rank, and the hundreds of thousands of people wept in shock, daring not to utter a word.

Just then—

"Stop! As long as I, Luo Jin, am alive, it's not up to anyone else to die for Taiping City!!"

A loud shout exploded in the air, like a thunderclap splitting the sky, causing the grass and trees all over the mountain to rustle.

"Stop it, all of you—!!!!!"

The whole city was in an uproar!

On the city wall, many remaining farmers and repairmen suddenly looked up and saw a figure walking through the air from the horizon.

The aura of the agricultural path swirling around him was like a never-ending tide, almost merging with the earth. At first glance, he seemed like a celestial being descended to earth! Upon closer inspection, one could see that his realm and aura were quite unstable. His realm was about to break through, but he was suppressing it tightly, and he was at the most delicate juncture between the seventh and sixth ranks.

Her flowing robes gave her an air of otherworldly grace.

"The Hall Master! It's the Hall Master!!!"

"The sect leader has emerged from seclusion—!! Is Taiping City saved?"

"Something's wrong! The sect leader's condition is off! It doesn't seem like he's breaking through to a higher realm...!"

now.

The towering dragon had already devoured over a hundred seventh-rank cultivators, leaving fewer than fifty seventh-rank cultivators remaining. The casualties were extremely heavy, and Luo Jin's sudden appearance forcibly halted its forward momentum.

boom!!

Luo Jin took a step forward, the gathering energy from all directions and the influx of his cultivation propelling him forward. He suddenly raised his hand and waved it, as if the surrounding earth were completely under his control, causing a violent earthquake—

Boom!!

Rumble, rumble—!!

The four walls of Taiping City rose simultaneously from the ground, instantly increasing in height by ten zhang (approximately 33 meters)! This effectively protected the people within and forcibly separated the two sides in the war!

Roar! ...

A thunderous roar resounded through the void at this critical moment, and the hundred-foot-long dragon suddenly turned around, as if summoned by heaven and earth, and rushed towards Luo Jin's location. Clouds and mist billowed, the dragon's body twisted and rolled, and the green light was like a tide. In the blink of an eye, it lifted Luo Jin on the dragon's head!

At the highest point of the sky, Luo Jin stood atop the dragon's head, looking down with disdain at the Buddhist and Taoist cultivators below.

Wow!

The whole city was shocked.

Swish swish!

Around him, countless beams of emerald light, imbued with cultivation energy, swirled and rose into the air, circling him wildly. His sixth-grade cultivation level was constantly being impacted, and his entire body was forcibly filled with cultivation energy, turning red and almost tearing apart, with veins bulging on his forehead!

Boom boom boom!

He forcefully poured a massive amount of his cultivation into the hundred-zhang-long dragon, causing the dragon beneath him to swell once more. The terrifying Daoist energy within it spread wildly and surged violently, possessing the power to overturn the sun and moon!

Swish swish swish—

below.

The Buddhist and Taoist cultivators outside the city retreated in unison, terrified by the scene and the figure standing proudly atop the dragon.

A chilling sense of oppression loomed overhead.

How long has it been since they last witnessed such a spectacle, since the collapse of the heavens?

A dragon hundreds of feet long, majestic and suspended in the air, swallowing the sun and moon—could it really be controlled and dominated by a mere peasant cultivator?! And the aura of Luo Jin, the leader of that peasant cultivator, seemed to be possessed only by ancient immortals and great cultivators!

An absurd and unbelievable thought arose in everyone's mind.

He's just a farmer...?

What gives him the right to stand above the true dragon?!

Shocked!

It’s too shocking!

"Retreat! Retreat! Retreat now!!"

The Buddhist and Taoist practitioners scattered and fled in panic, their retreat a chaotic and disorganized affair. Their once-vigorous offensive came to an abrupt halt, and they retreated rapidly.

high in the air.

Luo Jin looked down at the Buddhist and Taoist lines below, veins bulging on his forehead, and coldly mocked.

"Look! Did you see that?!"

"These are the so-called lofty Buddhist and Taoist masters! These are the so-called supremely glorious cultivators of the Great Dao! Faced with life and death, how are they different from us farmers? Aren't they faster than us?! They are also human beings, just like everyone else, greedy for life, afraid of death, and bullying the weak and fearing the strong! What is there to talk about? What is there to fear?!"

"We, the seventh-rank members of Ruixue Hall, sacrifice ourselves to establish our lives! Among our former comrades, Luo Dazhuang, Xu Lin, and Li Shitou, not one of them has ever been a coward who fears death! So what if we are farmers? So what if we are slaves?!"

"Are those from noble Buddhist and Taoist families born with a special destiny?!"

"They're nothing but a bunch of chickens and dogs; how could they possibly make us farmers bow down and submit to them?!"

A question pierced the heavens, a wake-up call.

This was originally meant for the people of Taiping City.

In an instant, countless people were moved and stopped trembling.

Gradually, one by one, they straightened their backs and stood up, and their morale soared!

"Are those from noble Buddhist and Taoist families born with a special destiny...?"

Yup!

Even Buddhists and Taoists fear death! There are also those who cling to life and fear death! What's so scary about that?

They were farmers, they were slaves, they were at the very bottom of the Rui Tu land, but they were also cultivators of the agricultural path, they were also living, breathing human beings! They were not necessarily inferior to the so-called Buddhist and Taoist masters!

So many people are willing to die standing up, why do they insist on living on their knees?!

Why? Why, in the end?!

Unwilling!

They refuse to accept this!

high in the air.

Luo Jin stood proudly on the dragon's head, looking towards the vast rear where Buddhism and Taoism had receded. It was as if he could see the person hiding behind the scenes, who seemed to see everything clearly, from an unknown distance. He felt the sixth-grade gate within his body becoming increasingly fragmented.

He's reached his limit!

He knew that time was running out, and he had to seize this momentum to quell the chaos between Buddhism and Taoism, and secure a peaceful and prosperous future for his agricultural business! He had to pave the way for the future of his agricultural business!

Immediately, he shouted loudly, "You scoundrels! Bald monks! Have you ever heard the ever-flowing sound of life in my Agricultural Way? Have you ever seen the resolute determination of the thousands of people in my Agricultural Way to face death?! You call yourselves a noble family, but you are nothing but cowards!"

"When Buddhism and Taoism suffered a great defeat, you all remained hidden in the shadows, afraid to show yourselves. I truly despise dealing with you!"

"Come out! Come out here—!!!"

The roar was deafening, each word resounding like a great bell echoing through the heavens, clamoring at the grand gate.

Silence fell instantly throughout Taiping City! A deathly stillness descended! Then, a profound shock spread in an instant!

The people in the city all looked astonished and couldn't believe it.

Who...is he calling out to? Who is he calling out to?!

The sect leader actually has the courage to confront those high-ranking Buddhist and Taoist cultivators in mid-air?! Is he insane?!

Have you forgotten the scene of Xinping City being destroyed and a hundred miles of land being razed to the ground?

Those who had been routed at the Buddhist and Taoist gates outside the city also stopped in their tracks. They were all pale with fright, covered in cold sweat, and almost paralyzed with fear!

Thief? Bald monk? Who the hell is he calling?

How dare he?! How dare he?!

But the void was deathly silent, and no one responded.

"Heh." Luo Jin sneered again, his words brimming with domineering arrogance and mockery. "This is what you call a great master of Buddhism and Taoism from ancient times?! Nothing but rubbish!! You scoundrels! If you don't act now, do you want me to slaughter all your disciples and followers?!"

"If you don't want Buddhism and Taoism to become extinct here, then get your ass to me now—!!!!"

Before he finished speaking, a fierce light flashed across his face, revealing his murderous intent!

Under the vast heavens, a hundred-foot-tall dragon opened its mouth wide, its murderous intent palpable, ready to wreak havoc and disturb the peace of Buddhist and Taoist practitioners!

next moment.

Swish!

The sky and earth changed color.

A hundred-foot-long white rainbow suddenly slashed down from the sky, its sword light like a bolt of lightning traversing the heavens, standing outside Taiping City!

A white-robed Taoist stood on the sword, his true energy domineering and the wind and thunder rolling. His robe sleeves fluttered and his long hair was disheveled. His face was cold and serious, and his eyes looked down at him with disdain.

"A noisy insect like that dares to spout such nonsense?"

boom!

In the void, golden ripples flickered, and a golden lotus bloomed. Seated in the lotus heart was a golden body a hundred feet tall. In the void, the figure of an old monk appeared, wearing an ancient kasaya, with his hands clasped together, his face withered, and his eyes like lamps.

"Amitabha! May the Buddha have mercy—this humble monk originally intended to leave you a way to survive in your farming life, but I never expected you to be so determined to die. What a madman! Do you think there's no one left in our Buddhist community?"