Chapter 847: Mixed Immortal Wall

The East Sea.

The sea was deep and dark, a long gorge stretching out of sight into the gloom. A streak of green light darted through the water like a fish, yet no living creature could be seen, only the murky depths.

After an unknown period, the pale grey gorge floor finally appeared. Layers of fine, light grey debris tumbled in the sea, revealing pale white reefs beneath. The green light shifted, transforming into a man in green robes on the seabed.

The man, dressed in green robes with a golden tassel at his waist, had handsome features, green eyes, and long, unbound hair. He stood firm on the seabed, scanning his surroundings.

It was Chi Buzi.

The seabed near the coast was very shallow and rich in spiritual energy; it used to be land, specifically the Six Southern Commanderies. Past Qinglong Island and Fenkuai Island, the seabed abruptly dropped, marking the ancient coastline.

This place was not far from Fenkuai Island. One had to pass through the densest spiritual energy zone, reach the vicinity of Zhuxi Island, and then descend through the earth's meridians to find a deep gorge, following it all the way down until reaching its bottom.

Records within the Azure Pool stated that Element True Man had cultivated at the bottom of this gorge for a long time. The deepest part of this gorge was even far deeper than the seabed of Zhulu, likely surpassing the geo-gorge on Fenkuai Island.

Even more rare was the complete absence of spiritual energy in the gorge. It was as if traversing the Void; no Violet Palace cultivator, searching for a hundred or even a thousand years, could ever discover this place.

Due to the complete lack of spiritual energy, traveling here was even more troublesome. Even a dignified Violet Palace cultivator had to rely solely on their magic power to descend, which would take at least four or five days at their speed.

As for Foundation Establishment cultivators, it goes without saying that they might be able to descend in such an environment devoid of spiritual energy, but might not be able to fly back up.

Chi Buzi stood at the bottom of the pitch-black gorge. He gently crouched down, and with a push of his magic power, the tumbling white sand on the ground was immediately cleared, revealing a flat stone platform with only a simple golden circle drawn upon it.

He formed a hand seal, recited an incantation in his mind, and pressed his palm onto the platform. As his divine magic power poured into it, layers of profound light instantly shone forth. The dark gorge bottom, previously devoid of any light, finally began to glimmer with golden points.

Chi Buzi, however, wore a solemn expression, not daring to move, standing quietly in place.

One had to know that this place contained countless layers of restrictive arrays. Even a slight ripple of their power could spell trouble for Chi Buzi. The very bottom layer was an immortal array; if its countermeasures were triggered, it would lead to complete annihilation!

He waited for a considerable time before seeing the golden light on the platform transform into white light. The golden circle brightened for a moment, then quickly dimmed, leaving only a tiny, sparkling point of light in its center.

"Clang!"

Chi Buzi cautiously drew the magic sword from his waist, released a hint of green light, and sent it into the light point. After waiting for a moment, he reached out and retrieved it, confirming that there was no ambush inside. Only then did he transform into a streak of green flowing light and flew into it.

After an unknown period, his vision blurred and then brightened, revealing another section of the seabed before him.

This new area presented a tall sea mountain cliff upon entry, with coral everywhere. As far as the eye could see, there were ruins and broken walls, with grayish-white stone walls collapsed at the base of the cliff. The ground was covered with fragments of bricks and tiles, large and small, glittering with colorful light. External sunlight scattered across the ground like scales, shimmering gently.

Looking up, he saw the sparkling surface of the sea, appearing a bright white when viewed from the seabed. The sun in the sky was shining brilliantly. A rough estimate suggested that this sea mountain cliff was no more than a thousand zhang tall, with its highest point nearly breaking through the surface of the water.

Chi Buzi paused slightly, appearing somewhat lost in thought. He took two steps forward, and with no unusual reactions, he took out the cauldron-shaped spiritual artifact from his robes and began to search the entire sea area.

He traveled eastward, reaching the edge of this sea area. Although he could still see the distant, endless coral seabed, his hands could touch an invisible barrier. He circled the boundary to ensure no one was present, then began to climb the cliff step by step.

The higher he ascended, the brighter the sunlight became from the sea surface. Chi Buzi continued upwards and soon discovered a stone table halfway up the cliff.

The stone table was large, surrounded by over a dozen scattered high-backed stone chairs. Many had toppled over, appearing broken and disheveled. The only intact stone chair had a white Daoist robe draped over it, gently fluttering.

On the stone table, bronze wine vessels were strewn about, some upright, some overturned. A jade pot rested quietly on the table, and nothing else was there.

Chi Buzi had been to this place many times, first with Chi Wei. It was also here that he first conceived a rebellious intention towards Lu Shui. This stone table had been there since then, and a strong sense of danger arose whenever one approached it.

Chi Buzi cautiously bypassed it this time as well, continuing his ascent. At the highest point of the cliff, he finally saw a shimmering stone wall, about human height and two palms thick, with tiny, ant-sized golden characters appearing on its surface. This spot was only a few zhang from the sea surface, seeming as if one could break through the water and ascend to the outside world simply by stepping on the wind.

Chi Buzi did not even look at it, merely sitting down slowly.

According to Chi Wei's description, beyond this sea surface lay the ancient Golden Crow Transmutation Profound Light. Anyone daring to peek out would be instantly incinerated; even a Violet Palace cultivator would face instant death.

As for the Hunyi Immortal Wall, Chi Wei, Ning Tiaoxiao, Qiushui, and Tianyuan had all been here. Even Zimu, who was renowned as the most highly cultivated True Man of his era, had visited. Every True Man who passed through this place was a favorite of their time, yet not a single one could remember even one character from it. Even the name 'Hunyi Immortal Wall' was told by Li Jiangqun.

Whether Li Jiangqun could remember it, only he himself knew.

Chi Buzi slowly bowed, then used his magic power to delineate profound patterns on the ground. His voice grew increasingly deep:

“This humble cultivator, Chi Buzi… prays to the Heavenly Official above, to dispel misfortune and evil…”

The World Within the Mirror.

Wind and clouds surged between heaven and earth. Lu Jiangxian stood quietly in his cave dwelling, where heavy snow was falling, and the stone wall in that distant ocean quickly reflected in his pupils.

He slightly raised his eyes, glancing at the Golden Crow Transmutation Profound Light in this realm. Golden runes flew out from his pupils, swirling around him, growing increasingly bright, and gradually coalescing into lines of small seal script before him.

The Wonderful Method of Hunyi Golden Elixir!

As the incantations from his memory emerged one by one, Lu Jiangxian silently looked up, and swathes of profound light descended from his sides.

The full name of the Wonderful Method of Hunyi Golden Elixir was the 'Supreme Wonderful Secret Art of Immortal Dao Seeking Transformation and Hunyi Golden Elixir'. It originated from the same source as the True Comprehension Wonderful Secret Art that Lu Jiangxian obtained from the Three Drums Wall, both written in small seal script.

The difference was that the True Comprehension Wonderful Secret Art was contained within the magic treasure, the Three Drums Wall, and was an immortal art for cultivators to attain the Golden Elixir. The Wonderful Method of Hunyi Golden Elixir, however, was a supreme method used by ancient immortals to evade calamities, establish the Azure Nether, hold their True Fruit positions while also acquiring remaining positions, and retain their status while obtaining intercalary positions.

This Wonderful Method of Hunyi Golden Elixir was concise yet infinitely variable, spanning nearly ten million characters with detailed explanations for various transformations; its content was truly boundless. Its primary purpose and guidance were to teach cultivators how to obtain one of several remaining positions while maintaining their True Fruit position, and how to attain one of several intercalary positions without departing from their True Fruit position.

The 'cultivators' referred to in this text were already Dao-embryo immortals in the understanding of ordinary cultivators. In the present world, there were only a handful of such individuals.

This immortal method, in Lu Jiangxian's hands, had its greatest utility currently unutilized. At most, it offered a slight convenience when writing the 'seeking gold' method for Chi Buzi. However, this method of concurrent cultivation and the method of obtaining intercalary positions had little similarity, only providing assistance due to its extremely high perspective.

Yet, equally not to be underestimated was the immortal method's second use: the so-called ability to evade calamities and establish the Azure Nether.

This technique could erase one's traces in the current world, preventing others from noticing, and use one's position to conceal grotto-heavens and construct immortal realms.

‘The Immortal Mirror's position is extremely high, so it can inherently erase traces without mention. But the latter is a genuine ancient method for constructing immortal realms!’

This so-called method of constructing immortal realms was not merely hanging a grotto-heaven in the Void. In ancient times, with both remaining and intercalary positions complete, opening grotto-heavens was easy, and even within spiritual artifacts, cave dwellings could be established. The secret realms opened by ordinary cultivators within spiritual artifacts and blessed lands were considered the most inferior, referred to as 'halls' or 'caves', and had long since collapsed with the changes in heaven and earth.

Only secret realms opened by major sects and powerful forces in the Void or relying on blessed lands had a chance to survive to this day. Those of imperial clans were typically called 'palaces', and those of immortal cultivators were usually 'halls' or 'temples'. If sealed well, these types could still exist today.

The Great Ning Palace of yesteryear was an example of this. However, such secret realms could also change due to shifts in the spiritual aura of the present world, suddenly appearing or having unexpected entrances emerge.

Among these, there was an extremely special category: the Blessed Lands of the Ziyan and Hengzhu families.

It was only after Lu Jiangxian obtained the Wonderful Method of Hunyi Golden Elixir that he gained understanding of the so-called Blessed Lands. Blessed Lands were usually created by Golden Elixir-level power, expending divine cultivation to link a place with a True Fruit position. This could cause various anomalies to appear in that place, making it more conducive for certain types of cultivators, or even enabling a specific nature to break through Foundation Establishment, refine divine abilities, or seek True Fruit positions.

The highest grade was the Grotto-heaven opened by a True Monarch relying on their True Fruit position, called a 'Heaven'. If this True Monarch was extremely powerful and their Grotto-heaven vast, it could also be called a 'Dharmic Realm', which would be astonishingly large.

The Wonderful Method of Hunyi Golden Elixir provided a method for constructing Grotto-heavens and separating realms. This immortal realm relied on one's position and was not anchored in the Void nor in magic artifacts. Reaching the level of an immortal method, it relied solely on two points: one's position and divine magic power.

With this method, and the two effects superimposed, it meant he could open a Grotto-heaven relying on his position, silently creating a portal in the current world, allowing others to physically enter!

As for Lu Jiangxian, what he lacked least was position; in fact, there was already a realm within the Mirror itself! It was just that he was not proficient in this method previously and could only restrain souls.

He instantly turned his head, looking towards the World Within the Mirror, vaguely visible in the clouds behind him. His understanding of this realm instantly reached its peak.

The methods of this realm were also exceedingly clever. It was anchored upon the Immortal Mirror and completely isolated from the Void, being half-illusory and half-real. This allowed him to be almost invincible here. If he wished to communicate with the Void, he first had to use the Immortal Mirror, and since the Immortal Mirror was imperceptible, it could not be detected by others.

However, this also had its drawbacks. The Immortal Mirror itself did not admit others. For outsiders to enter this realm, the only way was to directly interact with the Immortal Mirror's essence. By means of calculations and soul-searching, linking their souls and fates to the Immortal Mirror, they might then be able to enter.

When Lu Jiangxian first obtained this realm, it was merely a mountain range under a gray sky. At that time, Lu Jiangxian was already its master, sealed off from the outside and unable to interact with it. Later, as Lu Jiangxian's strength gradually increased, this World Within the Mirror also gradually changed its appearance.

This realm was both real and illusory. The immortal palace above the clouds was naturally an illusion conjured by his thought, but the mountain range beneath the clouds was real. Now with the Wonderful Method of Hunyi Golden Elixir, he could forcibly create an entrance in the current world, allowing others to enter.

If using Chi Buzi as an example, he could now physically enter this place. For him, once inside, whether it was the immortal palace above the clouds or the dilapidated mountain range below, both would be tangible and visible, with no difference.

However, if he wanted to take things out, anything from above would merely be a wisp of Lunar essence. But the stones and soil from the mountain range beneath the clouds could truly be carried out.

‘In truth, whether it's real or illusory doesn't matter much to them, and I would absolutely never allow them to take anything out. Even a single stone from this World Within the Mirror, if taken outside, could become a deadly poison!’

As Lu Jiangxian's strength slowly increased, he could hardly imagine how terrifying the enemy was who shattered the Immortal Mirror into this state in his previous life. They were definitely figures of an immortal level. This mountain range had undoubtedly endured unknown great battles, leaving behind countless traces. How could one be careless?

More importantly, beyond just the issue of ingress and egress, Lu Jiangxian strongly suspected that a complete Lunar True Fruit position was hidden within the Immortal Mirror. Once directly connected to the outside world, although the Wonderful Method of Hunyi Golden Elixir could indeed conceal traces and prevent others from noticing, the reaction of heaven and earth sensing the Lunar True Fruit position could not be faked. At that time, various auspicious signs would emerge, causing both Luoxia Mountain and the Underworld to become increasingly tense. Even if they couldn't find him, it would still be like beating the bush to startle the snake.

However, this was a realm inherent to the Immortal Mirror, which did not mean Lu Jiangxian could not open another realm relying on the Wonderful Method of Hunyi Golden Elixir! The extremely high position granted to him by the Immortal Mirror, and his current excellent quality and endless divine magic power, were precisely the perfect resources to aid the Wonderful Method of Hunyi Golden Elixir in constructing the Azure Nether!

He merely raised his hand, his robes fluttering. Endless light converged in his hand, and countless brilliant ideas surged in his mind. Tiny white dots appeared in his hand, merging into a pure white expanse.

This pure white expanse expanded further, yet it did not communicate with the Void in the slightest. Under the protection of the Wonderful Method of Hunyi Golden Elixir, earth, water, fire, and wind continuously emerged, releasing wave after wave of profound light.

“Only by relying on my own position and then conceiving and creating another realm, truly opening a Heavenly Palace realm, to communicate solely with the present world, can I allow the Li clan to enter, influencing the general trend of the present world, and collecting fragments!”

Characters appearing in this chapter:Chi Buzi: A Grand True Man of the late Violet Palace stage.