Three-Mystery Mirror, Fortieth on the Immortal Ranking

Upon hearing this, Chen Lingxi thought to himself, "This Credit Peddler's method of calculation isn't entirely omniscient... Well, that's fine."

He thought for a moment, then decided not to waste any more words.

With a simple gesture, a wisp of black Treasure Qi appeared in his hand.

It was precisely that Myriad-Nurturing Dao Lotus Qi.

This Treasure Qi precious energy is extremely rare; Chen Lingxi has no other treasures that can compare to it.

Since Chen Lingxi was going to exchange treasures from the Credit Peddler, she naturally picked out the most precious ones.

The Credit Peddler changed slightly upon seeing the wisp of black Treasure Qi.

With a flick of his palm, both the Fame-Pursuing Furnace and the Heaven-Patrolling Eye vanished simultaneously.

As if afraid that Chen Lingxi would change her mind, the Credit Peddler stuffed the Three-Mystery Mirror into Chen Lingxi's arms.

"This item is yours, but this Treasure Qi is quite valuable. I don't need the Taotie Urn or the future treasure; this Treasure Qi is enough."

With a flick of his sleeve, the Credit Peddler released the wisp of black Treasure Qi from Chen Lingxi's Spiritual Qi and then disappeared.

The Credit Peddler also disappeared.

At the same time, Chen Lingxi was surprised to find that the faint connection between the Myriad-Nurturing Dao Lotus Qi and his own Consciousness Sea and soul was forcibly severed and dissipated.

Chen Lingxi shook his head, picked up the treasure mirror, and felt that it was slightly heavy in his hand, with three points of Mystic Light flickering uncertainly on the mirror surface.

With a slight thought, he infused a wisp of spiritual energy into the mirror.

The moment the spiritual energy entered the mirror, the dark Void on the mirror surface suddenly surged, and the three points of Mystic Light also blazed brightly, like three ignited stars, shining brightly in the depths of the mirror surface.

At the same time, a vast and complex stream of information surged from the mirror and poured into his Consciousness Sea, containing the methods for refining and using the Three-Mystery Mirror.

Chen Lingxi her eyes and concentrated, digesting the information one by one. Only then did she open her eyes, look down at the precious mirror in her palm, and a satisfied smile appeared on her lips.

He looked up at the Twin Luminous Mirrors in the sky, then put the Three-Mystery Mirror into his Hongdong Bag.

Chen Lingxi rose into the air and left Ancestral Mountain, but he still had many doubts about the Credit Peddler.

"This Credit Peddler is of unknown origin, his methods are mysterious and almost unimaginable, and he seems to possess countless treasures."

"Any cultivator who makes a deal with him, as long as they can afford the price, will have their every request fulfilled."

Chen Lingxi narrowed her eyes, her doubts deepening. "Moreover, this person's behavior is quite strange; a cultivator can only trade with him once."

As he thought of this, a glint of light suddenly flashed in his eyes.

"In this vast world, in the Great Xuanzhuo Realm, and in the many Cave Heaven and secret realms, whenever you encounter strange or incomprehensible things, you can first try to guess the reason behind them."

It is... Cauldron Vessel!

"Could this Credit Peddler possess Cauldron Vessel that can enhance one's cultivation level through a transaction with another, but fails to yield the Cauldron Vessel as a reward after a second transaction with the same person?"

Chen Lingxi pondered this in her heart, then looked up again at the Immortal Ranking in the Void.

On the Immortal Ranking, Zhao Duanxuan remains number one, and Bai Lingze remains number two.

These two rank first and second on the Immortal Ranking, so their combat power must be incredibly strong.

"Now that I possess the Three-Mystery Mirror, I only need to capture a wisp of their aura. Once they enter within ten thousand miles of me, I will know their location, thus avoiding a direct confrontation with them."

Chen Lingxi cross-legged on a cloud, closed his eyes, and fell into deep thought.

It is not easy to capture even a wisp of energy from a Dao Foundation Realm expert.

After pondering for a moment, Chen Lingxi took out the finger bone of Emperor Daye.

This finger bone is filled with immense power, as if once activated, it could unleash a force akin to a natural disaster.

"We also need to be wary of Emperor Daye's finger bone. In that case... I will gather these two auras in this Total Perception Divine Chamber and test this finger bone again."

As he thought of this, a glint of light flashed in his eyes.

"If I can find out the whereabouts of these two people, I will be invincible when I travel in this Cave Heaven." He muttered to himself, then put Emperor Daye's finger bone into the Hongdong Bag.

Chen Lingxi then closed his eyes for a long time, a full cup of tea's time, before opening them and looking towards Yuan River Prefecture not far away.

"The world is vast, and I fear I will find it difficult to locate the Immortal Ranking... However, I can reveal my whereabouts; Xi Yu previously attempted to kill me..."

Chen Lingxi immediately descended from the clouds and entered Yuan River Prefecture. He walked south along the main street, passed through several familiar alleys, and finally arrived at Willow Street Alley.

Willow Street Alley remains that abandoned alley.

Beside the dilapidated courtyard at the end of the alley, the willow tree still stands there.

It stands nine zhang tall and two chi thick, its branches and leaves lush and verdant, showing no signs of withering or turning yellow even in this late autumn season.

It is the Undying Willow.

Chen Lingxi up to the willow tree, stopped, and looked up at the giant tree that he had planted with his own hands, yet for some unknown reason had become so extraordinary.

"The Xi Yu on Willow Leaf Yu's body that can transform into spirit boats, the ancient aura flowing in her spiritual energy, and the Undying Willow Puppet that came to intercept and kill me, are all enough to prove that she must have an inextricable connection with this Undying Willow."

"If that's the case... I'll give it a try."

As Chen Lingxi pondered this, she slowly channeled a wisp of spiritual energy into the willow tree.

The moment the spiritual energy entered the tree, Chen Lingxi's senses spread out along that wisp of spiritual energy.

He saw the vast root network of the Undying Willow, and once again saw the luminous white cocoon still hanging there.

The cocoon is translucent, and inside it is a tiny shadow curled up, like a baby in the womb.

"When I first came into contact with the Undying Willow, I saw something inside the transparent cocoon, but I didn't know... what it was."

Chen Lingxi continued to control her Spiritual Qi and Divine Sense, trying to step into the cocoon. Her spiritual energy and Divine Sense reached three inches in front of the cocoon, but could not go any further.

"The power of Cauldron Vessel, even if it's just a fragment, Non-Self can easily fathom."

Chen Lingxi felt a little regretful, withdrew her spiritual energy, and removed her hand from the tree trunk.

He waited there peacefully.

At the very instant that spiritual energy was injected into the Undying Willow.

A young woman sat cross-legged atop a mountain thousands of miles away.

She was extremely beautiful; she was Xi Yu.

At this moment, she was practicing her cultivation with her eyes closed, her spiritual energy surging around her. The depth and richness of her aura were far beyond what she Battle of Seizing the Cauldron.

Suddenly, she opened her eyes wide.

"Chen Lingxi?" she murmured to herself.

She raised her head, her gaze piercing through layers of clouds and mist, landing on the Immortal Ranking, on the name ranked forty-ninth.

[Chen Lingxi of Weiji Grotto-Heaven].

Those few words left her silent for a long time.

She lowered her head, closed her eyes, and many memories involuntarily surfaced in her mind.

They were childhood friends, playing together in the Willow Street Alley; later, Chen Lingxi moved to the capital, and the two lost contact for several years; then they resumed correspondence, exchanging letters for a long time.

Later, she awakened her memories and became Xi Yu, while Chen Lingxi was just a mortal, and the two were destined to have no further contact.

Later, Chen Lingxi killed Xi Mu and Xi Yuan.

She assumed he was also Truth-Seekers, so she sent two Undying Willow Puppet to the Nanju Twelve Mountains to take his life, but it failed.

Then, Battle of Seizing the Cauldron by the Zhuozhao River, she witnessed firsthand the terrifying aura that suddenly surged around Chen Lingxi, saw him kill Shi Hong, behead Wu Mohe, and chase after Consort Chun, and saw him stepping on the Longevity Bridge that spans the sky to chase after her!

If Bai Lingze hadn't used his Bright Jade incarnation to attack, she would probably have died by Chen Lingxi's sword.

Now, Chen Lingxi's name is prominently listed on the Immortal Ranking, and his origin is clearly written as "Weiji Grotto-Heaven".

"He's actually a person from Cave Heaven realm... So... he's still the original Chen Lingxi."

Xi Yu is still surprised to this day.

She frowned, then took a deep breath, slowly raised her head, and her gaze returned to the Immortal Ranking in the sky.

She gazed at the many names, remained silent for a long time, and finally shook her head.

"Chen Lingxi will eventually be World-Refining Furnace along with this Cave Heaven." She muttered to herself, then continued to meditate with her eyes closed.

She ultimately did not inform the other members of the Xi Family of Chen Lingxi's whereabouts.

Silence returned to the mountaintop, Xi Yu closed his eyes again to continue his meditation.

A mountain breeze rustled through the pines, lifting a strand of her dark hair at her temple.

Yuan River Prefecture, Willow Street Alley.

Chen Lingxi was still waiting, waiting for the powerful members of the Xi Family to come and find him.

This Undying Willow has a deep connection with Xi Yu. He just infused the willow with spiritual energy, and Xi Yu must have sensed it.

During the waiting period, Chen Lingxi did not remain idle.

Every day, he would sit cross-legged by the window, circulating the Six-Qi True Method, refining the spiritual energy descended from the Immortal Ranking into his Qi Sea bit by bit.

Outside the window, the sun rises and sets, and pedestrians come and go on the street.

A day passes quickly.

Chen Lingxi slowly opened her eyes and looked out the window at the gray sky.

Neither the Dao Foundation Realm Incarnation of the Xi Family nor any powerful figure from the Bai Family descended from the heavens.

He waited for an entire day, but no powerful figures from the Xi Family or Bai Family came.

Chen Lingxi frowned.

"Perhaps I'm wrong. Xi Yu doesn't have such a deep connection with this Undying Willow. I infused spiritual energy into the Undying Willow, and Xi Yu didn't even know it."

He remained silent for a moment, suppressing these thoughts.

"Since they won't come to the Undying Willow, then... I'll make a big commotion and make them come looking for me." Chen Lingxi stood up, left the city, and rose into the air.

His spiritual energy circulated violently without any concealment, like a walking furnace, spreading the overwhelming pressure of the Qi Circulation, Eleventh Floor in all directions.

He even deliberately activated the Heaven-Inviting Might!

The illusory image of the Great Sage in the Inner Divine Palace opened its eyes, and an indescribable terrifying aura erupted from its body, making it appear like a deity descended to the mortal world, its majestic power overwhelming.

They flew so ostentatiously for three days.

For three days, he flew swaggeringly above the sea of clouds, his robes fluttering, his body surrounded by a continuous flow of three-colored light, like a star burning alone in the night sky.

During these three days of flight, Chen Lingxi constantly used the Qi Observation Technique to explore the places he passed through, hoping to find a figure on the Immortal Ranking and cause a great commotion.

On the third night, Chen Lingxi flew over a deep valley and finally found someone!

The man was a middle-aged man with extremely profound spiritual energy cultivation; he was clearly a cultivator at the Twelve Levels of Qi Circulation.

The middle-aged man was setting up a grand array in the deep valley, radiating spiritual light, with mysterious runes faintly circulating within it.

Chen Lingxi looked down and saw that the spiritual energy fluctuations on this person's body were complex and profound, extremely mysterious.

When the person noticed his presence, he actually looked up, grinned at him, and his eyes were calm.

He stood up, brushed the grass clippings off his robes, and looked at the approaching cloud on the horizon.

"The Qi Circulation, Eleventh Floor? That's a good prey." The middle-aged man pondered in his heart, his spiritual Qi already quietly circulating around him.

He possessed a technique for controlling souls, which allowed him to refine the souls of slain cultivators into puppets for his use.

The young man before me possesses abundant spiritual energy and extraordinary bearing. If I could capture him and refine him into a puppet, he would undoubtedly be a great asset.

As he thought this, the middle-aged man's eyes grew even calmer. He waited silently in the distance, waiting for the clouds to approach.

At that moment, the cloud in the sky suddenly accelerated.

The middle-aged man's pupils contracted, and before he could react, he saw the streak of light plummet from the sky like a meteor, crashing into the deep valley.

The speed was unbelievably fast; he could only see a pale golden afterimage rapidly enlarging before his eyes.

Rumble!

A deafening roar erupted, sending plumes of smoke and dust billowing into the sky, and flying debris like rain.

The entire valley trembled violently from the impact, and rubble tumbled down the valley walls. The unfinished guiding array was shattered into pieces by this terrifying force, and spiritual light scattered everywhere.

Amidst the smoke and dust, a tall, slender figure slowly emerged.

The man was dressed in a dark robe, had a handsome face, and was no more than twenty years old.

The spiritual energy around him surged like a tide, and the Golden Essence Flower, one of the Three Flowers on his head, bloomed like a mountain, turning half the sky into a dazzling pale gold!

His back was straight as a pine tree, his robes fluttered, and behind him was a vague, towering figure that appeared and disappeared.

The phantom was surrounded by swirling stars, exuding a terrifying, suffocating pressure.

It was none other than the phantom of the Great Sage Heaven-Inviting Might!

"How can someone at the Qi Circulation, Eleventh Floor possess such power?"

A look of surprise flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes, followed by a cold snort.

"You've ruined my magic array! You're asking for death!"

In an instant, a deafening roar resounded from the valley, and numerous Divine Ability powers and spells were unleashed!

The clouds were all swept up by the magic, and dust rose from the mountains on both sides of the valley, just like a tornado.

Half an hour later, a figure suddenly flew down from the smoke and dust. The person's spiritual energy dissipated, blood was spitting out, and he fell into the valley with a deafening sound.

From within the smoke and dust, Chen Lingxi stepped out, her eyes calm.

He didn't even ask the man's name or background, he just threw a punch!

The Great Sage Aura, carrying surging essence, poured into this punch, and the pale golden light on the fist suddenly intensified, like a blazing sun exploding in the deep valley.

Boom!

With a dull thud, the middle-aged man's head was smashed into dust by the punch.

Amidst the flying blood and flesh, Chen Lingxi activated the Life-Devouring Method, absorbing all the remaining spiritual energy of the cultivator from the Twelve Levels of Qi Circulation, and incorporating it into his Qi Sea, transforming it into a wisp of spiritual energy.

He withdrew his fist, glanced down at the headless corpse, his expression calm and unreadable.

At that very moment, the celestial Immortal Ranking that stretched across the sky suddenly lit up with a pale golden light.

Chen Lingxi looked up and saw a name slowly fading away on the Immortal Ranking.

[40th: Wang Zhi'an Dao-Birth Sect]

The name blurred and dimmed at a visible speed, eventually turning into a wisp of extremely faint and fine golden smoke that drifted away from the Immortal Ranking and vanished without a trace in an instant.

Instead, a brand new name was given!

[40th: Weiji Grotto-Heaven, Chen Lingxi]

The name jumped from its original forty-ninth place, replacing the middle-aged man's original position and hovering at fortieth place on the Immortal Ranking.

Immortal Ranking!

Chen Lingxi raised her head and looked at the majestic golden light curtain standing in the sky.

On that light screen, his name was radiating a pale golden light, the characters ancient and vigorous, containing a kind of indescribable profound Daoist charm.

At the very moment his name was promoted, an extremely powerful spiritual energy descended from the Immortal Ranking once more, transforming into an invisible pillar of light that pierced through his body and flowed into his Qi Sea.