Becoming an Immortal

BOOM BOOM BOOM!!

The golden-spear guard awoke with a start, thinking he had simply been lost in thought.

Upon hearing the lingering sounds of explosions coming from all over the mansion, their first reaction was naturally to turn and look at the headmaster, whose fate and honor were tied to theirs.

Chu Tianshu was sitting on a chair to the side, washing his hands with tea.

Fang Tai, his forehead covered in a fine sheen of sweat and his face flushed, was tearing off his heavy cloak and outer robe, and was punching and kicking.

The guard said, "Headmaster, just now..."

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Fang Tai laughed heartily and cheerfully.

"My old injuries have finally healed. I was overjoyed just now and was merely practicing my supernatural abilities."

"You don't need to stay here and guard me anymore. Go and inform the soldiers of the Eighteen Camps outside to go and help at the Curse Essence Hearth and those other places."

The Golden Spear Guard thought to himself, "The fact that even the Golden Spear Guards are being sent to help these country folk shows that the Dean is in a really good mood."

They exchanged a glance, not daring to disobey the order.

Anyway, once Fang Tai gets over there and finds he doesn't have many people running errands, he'll definitely call them back, so they won't really need to stay there for too long.

After everyone took their leave,

Fang Tai's expression froze; he maintained his smile, his mouth slightly open, and remained motionless.

A Taboo Evil Spirit is not so easily controlled.

Chu Tianshu simply used his Great Void Internal Art to seal and suppress it.

Then, by transmitting force, he manipulated Fang Tai's body, making him do various things.

The Bai He concealed itself and landed in the courtyard in front of the hall. As it strolled over, its entire body was revealed, from its beak to its head and then to its wings.

"Really that fast?"

The Bai He clicked its tongue and shook its feathers.

"The scale and artistry of these altars in the Long Continent are unparalleled in my life, yet you managed to tear them apart with brute force..."

Chu Tianshu disagreed. "This isn't brute force; it's a very sophisticated martial arts technique for generating power."

He shook the water droplets off his hands, then reached out and sucked the iron ruler that he had briefly placed on the offering table back into his hand.

The iron ruler looked normal from the front, but on the back, Chu Tianshu had drawn a long mark with his own blood.

The blood itself carries an extremely masculine energy, and is also condensed with profound Grand Void Inner Force. The bloodstains are like swords, and also carry the Sword Intent.

Multiple disturbances finally brought this iron ruler, now without its master, to its senses.

"This iron ruler magic weapon is quite extraordinary. After I suppressed Fang Tai, the iron ruler actually showed signs of restlessness and flying away."

Chu Tianshu said, "But I feel that there is no spirit within it."

"It seems that it's simply because this town is full of altars, and the flow of energy follows its own rules. Once the iron ruler loses its owner, it will be drawn by the energy to travel Feng Baili."

Bai He pondered, "Feng Baili? He seems like someone we could try to win over."

Chu Tianshu shook his head.

"Take a look and see if you can handle this ruler. If you can, it's best to keep it in your hands."

When Chu Tianshu went to the other world, he often boldly employed people.

But that's because everyone he encountered in that other world was a stranger, and he had to be bold and careful to put his skills to good use.

Now that he has reliable comrades by his side, he should naturally prioritize letting them take control of the situation.

The Bai He crane nodded, stared at the iron ruler, Mind Power to retrieve it from a distance.

To master someone else's magical artifact, one needs to decipher the various incantations used during its creation. The whole process is somewhat like a game between hackers.

The broader one's knowledge and the richer one's experience in incantations, the easier it is to decipher them.

"That Great Yu Dragon Stele is a natural formation; we can only try to find ancient records to corroborate it, and perhaps by chance, analyze its usage."

After examining the iron ruler for a while, Bai He suddenly sighed, "I have examined the stone tablet but found nothing. I can only send it to Mist-and-Rosycloud Wanderer and those people in the capital to find a solution."

"Now it seems that it wasn't that I, Benhe, was too ignorant, it's just that that stone tablet... was already incredibly tall."

He had barely finished speaking when he pecked at the iron ruler.

Clang!!!

The bloodstains on the iron ruler had completely dissipated, but it did not fly away.

In the Bai He's eyes, it was using its Mind Power to create pale golden runes, dragon patterns and cloud seals, unrestrained and grand, suddenly small and delicate, yet meticulously controlled.

If there's one more stroke in its eye, there's one more stroke on the iron ruler.

The golden talisman resembles seven seal characters, with the last stroke of each cloud-shaped character connecting to the next.

At the last glance, the seven cloud-shaped characters are written in one go, connected by a single stroke.

Chu Tianshu twitched slightly as he glanced towards the door.

He sensed that the aura he had disrupted in this mansion had been completely restored.

The underground atmosphere was quickly calmed down from its state of turmoil.

The Bai He stood there, exuding a sense of solemn discipline, while the iron ruler circled it as it slowly flew around, creating a harmonious atmosphere.

"A good iron ruler; its wonder lies in its ability to measure the environment, the physical body, and the spirit."

Bai He said, "Fang Tai lacks the right temperament; he ruined something good."

"They actually used such a magical artifact as a weapon to fight against you."

It then thought about it again.

You really can't blame Fang Tai for that.

Chu Tianshu's attack just now was truly earth-shattering, yet it was also as unpredictable as the rising and setting of the sun and moon, effortlessly powerful and unstoppable.

Once someone like this gets close, even the best magical artifacts become nothing more than weapons.

"As long as it works, that's good enough."

Chu Tianshu looked at Fang Tai, "Next, we'll have to interrogate this Evil Spirit, which is a bit troublesome..."

Fang Tai was so skilled that Chu Tianshu couldn't detect any flaws even when they were in close proximity; it was only when Chu Tianshu used his Heavenly Eye that he could see the clues.

It is evident that this Evil Spirit's malevolent energy is sufficiently restrained, and sufficient restraint implies sufficient resilience.

With just the Sword Intent and the Grand Void Radiation, it may not be enough to make him reveal the whole truth, and the Nine Springs Mountain Collapse Secret Hand has not yet been mastered.

"Let me Helai a try."

Bai He already had a plan in mind, and said, "Ordinary Soul-Bewitching Method and illusions rely on Mind Power to forcibly suppress the opponent."

"But there is a type of illusion that draws out the opponent's own memories, creating an illusion that gradually lures them in."

"This type of illusion requires meticulous attention to detail to master. All your energy and focus should be on creating the illusion. It has little actual damage, and even an ordinary person with a strong will might be able to withstand it."

This is clearly unsuitable for high-intensity, high-speed combat.

However, it is perfectly suited for using this technique in interrogation.

Although Helai had dabbled in these techniques before, he had not mastered them in great depth.

After stepping into the Taboo, he unlocked another layer of inheritance, cultivating Second Split Soul.

In the process of cutting apart his own soul and copying his entire set of memories, he gained a much deeper understanding of these kinds of memory illusions.

"This place is also a ready-made altar!"

Bai He crane spread its wings and made a large circle in the hall. The crane danced gracefully, and its claws rose and fell in a measured manner, as if it were setting up a celestial array.

The iron ruler hovered above this large circle.

After the Bai He had completed its full circle, it looked up.

The iron ruler suddenly spun like a wheel, moving in accordance with the Bai He's gaze.

Finally, the iron ruler, rotating at a constant speed, hung in front of Fang Tai like a circular curtain of light.

The suppressed Evil Spirit seemed to respond to a call from the outside world, exhibiting a faint resonance.

Chu Tianshu did not cut it off.

A jumbled mess of images gradually appeared on the light screen.

As the Bai He continued chanting and moving, the scene in the light screen gradually became more detailed and stable.

A young man, who looked very different from Fang Tai, was walking in a grand hall.

The hall was deep and wide, and he was still in the sunlight when he walked around.

But once you get to the depths of the palace, there is no sunlight at all; you are only illuminated by the lamps on the bronze pillars.

On the throne in the hall, an elderly man with blond hair and a yellow beard, dressed in a brocade robe, smiled and nodded at him, "It seems you have made up your mind."

Fang Tai respectfully replied, "Now that I know this secret, how could I dare refuse? The reason I've been considering this for so long is that I've purified my mind so that I can learn new spells from Lord Earth Governor."

"Ha!"

The Earth Governor on the throne said, "You're mistaken. We didn't give you a choice because you knew this secret."

"In fact, after a long period of observation and evaluation, we are certain that you will not refuse to join a truly high-level position."

"This will let you know that the original technique for refining cursed ore originated from the blessing of the Wraith God. All the Heavenly Officials, Earthly Sovereigns, and Deans must be followers of the Wraith God."

Ancient books describe the Wangliang as having a completely black body, red eyes, long ears, and the ability to mimic human voices, and as a man-eater!

Chu Tianshu and Bai He exchanged a glance.

Imitating human voices...

Daoben Fangfeng Clan, whose appearances resemble those of the people of Shencheng, are the source of these events, like a reflection of the Divine Lord Wangliang?

But how could this be?

In the Wind of Dao Dissolution, the Ghost God of the Spirit Realm have lost their wisdom, possessing only instinctive Ghost God. In recent years, they may have had the opportunity to regain their wisdom.

A hundred years ago, the Divine Lord Wangliang was able to bestow upon the Heaven and Earth Palaces the skill of refining Curse Ore.

This completely contradicts all records of the Spirit Realm Ghost God in the real world.

Chu Tianshu originally thought that the white fog that appeared nearly a hundred years ago was more likely some kind of unique natural phenomenon.

But now it seems that it might indeed be the work of this exceptional Ghost God.

"Strangeness."

Bai He pondered deeply, "If there truly is such a Ghost God who regained wisdom ahead of time, in reality, his sect's influence should surpass that of Longhua and Mirror Ape."

"Why have I never heard of any related case files in reality?"

Chu Tianshu said in a deep voice, "Perhaps he has devoted all his energy to the Long Continent Kingdom."

Both of them considered a grim possibility.

In the early days, when developing followers in the real world, limited by the world environment, it could only be done on a small scale. Instead, it would alert the enemy and arouse resistance and vigilance from humans.

A Ghost God had long since regained its wisdom.

He is more likely to accumulate rituals in the Spirit Realm until the time is right, and then launch a major operation.

"In the next few decades, the Spirit Realm will connect with the Human World."

In the round mirror, the Earth Governor said, "The Divine Lord Wangliang controls the power of reflection and manipulation."

"The explosion of Human World wisdom allows him to reunite with wisdom, while the large-scale exchange of beings between the human and Spirit Realm will confuse the Human World's suppression of the divine ruler."

"His true form will come to this shallow area, and he will be the first god to be able to explore the Human World in his true form."

"The ordinary people of the Long Continent, like countless other people, are merely part of the exchange ritual. After the exchange, they can only live ordinary lives in one place."

"But by worshipping the Divine Lord, we can seize the favor of both realms and cultivate ourselves to become immortals in the future!!"

When the Earth Governor spoke of becoming an immortal, his breathing involuntarily quickened, and a dazzling light burst forth from his eyes.

"Becoming an immortal isn't necessarily impossible!"

(End of this chapter)