Cultivation: I Can Reincarnate Into Various Worlds-Chapter 637 - 325, Re-entering the Decaying Axe World_2
He was startled and quickly questioned. Concubine Jian, too, felt her heart pound; she hastily placed the Emperor on the bed and knelt, begging Xu Xing for mercy. Although Xu Xing's current attire wasn't that of an assassin, his actions were no different.
"Cao Xing... Yang Valley..." Xu Xing recited the magic spell to restrain Concubine Jian and the Emperor. He then used a Soul Curse to make the Emperor dispatch him, an Imperial Bodyguard, to Yang Valley on an assignment. He hadn't forgotten that his reincarnated body, "Cao Xing," had been sent by the underworld gods of this world. To leave the Imperial Palace, he needed a suitable reason, otherwise, he would easily arouse the suspicion of this world's underworld gods.
"Yes, I (the Emperor) remember," the Adolescent Emperor mumbled, his eyes dazed. He nodded and then fell into a deep sleep.
「Next.」
「Three days later.」
Imperial Bodyguard Cao Xing was dispatched by the Emperor to Yang Valley to collect the Longevity Elixir for him. Many court officials opposed the Emperor's superstition. However, since the Emperor's expenses for seeking the Longevity Elixir were not substantial, the matter gradually died down.
"The Sun Star is eternal. Though Sun Stars in different worlds may vary, their function is the same: to bring vitality to all things and illuminate the earth..."
After arriving in Yang Valley, Xu Xing, like many warriors who cultivated the solar-attribute Martial Dao there, built a hut and observed the Sun Star of the Decaying Axe World day and night.
Day after day.
Xu Xing's appearance began to age; he transformed from a graceful young man into an old man of seventy.
「A hundred years passed.」
The Dynasty had collapsed, and rebel armies rose up everywhere. No one knew that an Emperor had once dispatched an Imperial Bodyguard to Yang Valley to seek the Longevity Elixir.
During this period, to reduce the suspicion of this world's ghosts and gods towards him, Xu Xing also began cultivating Martial Dao, continuously extending his lifespan. Although the lifespans of Martial Dao masters in this world were not as long as those on the Immortal Path, living for several hundred years was not difficult.
By the 259th year, Xu Xing finally glimpsed the mysteries of the Great Sun Dao Principle through the Dragon and Tiger Dao Principle. A Golden Crow imprint was quietly born in his Sea of Consciousness.
It took more than two hundred years to comprehend the Great Dao... Xu Xing sighed. With a shift of his consciousness, he returned to the Main World. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚
「...」
The time ratio between the Main World and the Instance World was one to ten. Xu Xing's 259 years of Dao comprehension in the Decaying Axe World equated to just over twenty-five years in the Main World.
I have successfully comprehended the Great Sun Dao Principle, and my essence, energy, and spirit are approaching perfection. Now is the day to break through. A smile appeared on Xu Xing's face.
"Daoist Ao, please help Xu Mou guard the gate and prevent White Cloud Gate from breaking through," Xu Xing said, after a moment's thought. He took out a painting scroll from his sleeve and bowed to Ao Yuniang, who was floating in mid-air. This time, he planned to rely on his own foundation and accumulation to forcefully break through to the Nascent Soul Stage. Without the protection of a Yuan Shen Pill, this process would undoubtedly be much more difficult. If he were distracted, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"This concubine understands and will surely guard the Cave Mansion door for you, Daoist friend," Ao Yuniang replied with a slight nod of her head.
"Not enough!" Seeing this, Xu Xing shook his head and looked at Ao Yuniang. Although he believed Ao Yuniang wouldn't betray him easily, one can know a person's face but not their heart. Who knew what thoughts Ao Yuniang might harbor behind her back?
"This concubine is willing to make a Dao Oath," Ao Yuniang sighed softly, raising her hand to make a stringent vow.
"Thank you for your understanding, Daoist Ao. Xu Mou was compelled to do this," Xu Xing apologized.
"Daoist Xu, there's no need to apologize. If it were this concubine, I would do the same," Ao Yuniang said with a smile, appearing unconcerned.
Xu Xing nodded and used his Magic Power to send Ao Yuniang to the living room. Then, he released the Earth Dragon and gave it a few orders via voice transmission, instructing it to keep a close watch on Ao Yuniang. If anything was amiss, it was to kill without hesitation. Ao Yuniang, with only a remnant soul, was no match for the young Earth Dragon. Relying on the fourth-stage Formation Method, Ao Yuniang could hold off the White Cloud Gate Cultivators outside, but she definitely couldn't stop the Earth Dragon, a third-stage Spirit Beast.
After instructing the Earth Dragon, Xu Xing also sent it out. He then tightly sealed the Cultivation Room and laid down several layers of array techniques.
Time to... break through.
Once all preparations were complete, Xu Xing finally resolved to begin his breakthrough. Within the spiritual pressure of the Cave, his Mother-Child Twinning merged into one, and the Divine Soul hidden within began its transformation.
Time slowly passed.
The Mother-Child Twinning grew increasingly crystal clear. Dao Principles began to integrate into it, forming meridians. The Nascent Soul of the Nascent Soul Realm was merely a condensation of Spiritual Energy, not vastly different from the Dao Pill of the Dao Pill Realm. However, upon reaching the Nascent Soul Stage, the Nascent Soul became a true "person"! Legend had it that Immortals shed their physical bodies, using their Nascent Souls as their new forms to achieve Ascending by Featherization.
Such a foundation is too profound, and Daoist Xu is not even a thousand years old... Sensing the change in aura within the Cultivation Room, Ao Yuniang's eyes filled with envy and emotion. She had previously thought her own aptitude was quite good, but compared to Xu Xing, she was far inferior.
A Nascent Soul Cultivator under a thousand years old... perhaps he truly has a chance to overthrow the Longevity Immortal Dynasty and reach the Immortal World, Ao Yuniang thought to herself. Achieving the Nascent Soul Realm within a thousand years already marked one as a Pride of Heaven in the Cultivation World. As for reaching the Nascent Soul Stage within a thousand years, she guessed that even in the Chiming World, such talent would be considered top-tier in the current era.
「...」
「On the other side.」
「Inside White Cloud Gate.」
Xu Xing's aura change also affected the Cultivators in secluded cultivation within the White Cloud Gate Cave.
"That aura..."
"Is it Junior Brother Lan Yang?"
The White Cloud Gate Cultivators looked towards the Cave Mansion where Xu Xing was in seclusion, their expressions filled with uncertainty. Judging solely from this aura, the Cultivator in seclusion was at least a Nascent Soul Grand Practitioner. How could it be Third Elder Lan Yang, who hadn't even broken through to the late stage of Nascent Soul?
Could it be...
Could it be that Junior Brother Lan Yang has been possessed by someone, or perhaps replaced...? This thought arose in the minds of some White Cloud Gate House Elders.
"Nonsense!" the Sect Master of White Cloud Gate exclaimed as she arrived at the Cave. She scanned the gathered House Elders and rebuked them, "Who could possibly possess Junior Brother Lan Yang, a Nascent Soul Realm Dao Lord?" In the Cultivation World, legends always told of Nascent Soul Cultivators possessing lower-level cultivators. However, there were never legends of Nascent Soul Cultivators themselves being possessed. Attempting to possess a Nascent Soul Cultivator was no less difficult than achieving immortality.
However, at this moment, the Sect Master of White Cloud Gate scolded these House Elders not because she was certain Lan Yang hadn't been possessed. Rather, it was because the matter couldn't be mentioned, regardless of whether Lan Yang was possessed or not. Taking a step back, even if Lan Yang were truly possessed and this matter were made public, would White Cloud Gate, with its current strength, have the power to confront this 'Evil Cultivation'?
"It was our mistake," the Cultivators apologized, their faces showing lingering fear.
The Sect Master of White Cloud Gate stared deeply at Xu Xing's secluded Cave Mansion and spoke, word by word, "This is Junior Brother Lan receiving a great opportunity, about to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm and attain the status of Nascent Soul Saint Monarch! Issue my decree: recall all House Elders to protect the Dao for Junior Brother Lan!" After speaking, she transmitted her voice to the Great Elder, ordering him to withdraw the disciples from the sect and disperse them into the Mortal World.
"We shall obey the Sect Master's order!" The Cultivators bowed and began setting up a Magic Formation, surrounding Xu Xing's Cave Mansion in layers. With their wisdom, how could they not guess the Sect Master's intentions? If they couldn't negotiate with the Cultivator in the Cave Mansion, they would, at the very least, have to engage in a battle this time.
It seems that, just as Daoist Xu anticipated, White Cloud Gate has swallowed its anger, Ao Yuniang thought, patting her chest with a smile as she heard the White Cloud Gate Sect Master's instructions through the external array. If White Cloud Gate had truly become enraged and decided to kill Xu Xing, it was uncertain whether her strength would be enough to protect the Cave Mansion. Even if she succeeded in defending it, her remnant soul would likely dissipate.
Ao Yuniang transmitted her voice to the inside of the Cultivation Room, saying, "Daoist Xu, you can now break through safely. There's no need to wait." Just now, the fluctuation in aura, if she hadn't guessed wrong, was merely Xu Xing feigning a breakthrough, not a genuine one.
Inside the Cultivation Room, no sound came out.
However, at this moment, the aura inside the Cultivation Room changed again, becoming several times stronger than before. Ao Yuniang's expression shifted slightly; her assessment of Xu Xing had risen to another level.
The White Cloud Gate Cultivators outside exchanged glances, a profound fear appearing in the depths of their eyes. Provoking such a Cultivator... even if they were to use their Nascent Soul Level Taoist Treasures, their chances of victory would likely be slim.
