Seeking Immortality in a Bizarre World-Chapter 729 - 723 Linghuan True Heart, A World of Great Unity?_1
The conjecture that every person in the Xihua Immortal Domain had their memories tampered with was frightening, enough to make one shudder. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
Without hesitation, Jia Ren decisively duplicated his own memories and injected them into the Divine Soul of his Mimicry Phantom Body.
The Mimicry Phantom Body transformed into a Thought Bizarre, doing its utmost to protect its own memory. It was unclear whether the memory tampering was the handiwork of an Immortal or Bizarre Demons; the Thought Bizarre could prevent its memories from being influenced. Even if problems arose, the two sets of memories could verify each other, identifying the source of the issue.
With this extra layer of insurance, he wasn’t in a hurry to leave the Xihua Immortal Domain immediately.
After flying for hundreds of thousands of miles, he saw a market from afar where countless Cultivators and Immortals gathered, including both Immortals and Bizarre Immortals.
What was incredible was that the Bizarre Immortals and Immortals were getting along harmoniously, without the tension one would imagine. In the markets of the Chaotic Immortal Realm, infighting between Bizarre Immortals and Immortals was incessant; as long as the two coexisted, disputes were endless, and conflicts could erupt at any moment. This market, however, was remarkably stable; the quiet and harmonious scene was perplexing. Bizarre Immortals and Immortals sat together in conversation, discussing philosophies, creating a disorienting illusion.
However, this was a good thing for Jia Ren. Safety was preferable to being surrounded by crises. The Xihua Immortal Domain had not erupted into a great war; finding a place to cultivate quietly was much better than being conscripted into battle to fight Bizarre Immortals to the death.
With purposeful strides, Jia Ren entered the market and arrived at a shop named Guangyuan Pavilion.
The Guangyuan Pavilion was extremely imposing, its display shelves filled with Immortal Artifacts and Immortal Treasures glowing with precious light and Immortal Qi—a dazzling sight.
"What might you be interested in purchasing at Guangyuan Pavilion, fellow Daoist?"
"We have everything from Immortal Artifacts, Immortal Techniques, Immortal Dao Secret Techniques, to Bizarre Immortal Techniques and Bizarre Path Secret Techniques."
Bizarre Immortal Techniques and Bizarre Path Secret Techniques?!
A look of astonishment appeared on Jia Ren’s face; it was the first time he had seen a shop selling Bizarre Immortal Techniques and Bizarre Path Secret Techniques.
In the Chaotic Immortal Realm, where the Bizarre Path coexisted with the Immortal Path, Bizarre Path Cultivation Techniques were a means for the Tricky Path Sects to entice Immortals into becoming Bizarre Immortals. Cultivating Bizarre Path Cultivation Techniques required corresponding Bizarre powers or the Power of the Bizarre Principle. The best method was to join a Tricky Path Sect, as most of their Sect Masters were controllers of the Law. As long as one could utilize the Law, cultivating the corresponding Bizarre Immortal Techniques wouldn’t be a problem. Another option was to find Void-level Strange Creatures and Dao Bizarre, merge with them, and reach the level of a Law controller. In the Immortal Realm, most Void-level Strange Creatures already had masters; to walk the path of a Law controller, one would have to kill a powerful Bizarre Immortal, which was extremely challenging.
Greatly interested in Bizarre Immortal Techniques, Jia Ren quickly smiled and said, "Thank you, fellow Daoist. I am quite interested in Bizarre Immortal Techniques."
"Guangyuan Pavilion has a total of thirty-one Bizarre Immortal Techniques, corresponding to different cultivation paths, which require the aid of the corresponding Power of the Bizarre Principle to master."
"The Earth Emperor Soul-saving Scripture, Dark Prison Guise Immortal Art, Resentful Fiend Infinite Demon Body..."
The Earth Emperor Soul-saving Scripture was a Bizarre Immortal Technique of the Earth Immortal Path; cultivating it involved transforming one’s body into a deity of the Earth Emperor, collecting the Power of Faith, and creating a Bizarre kingdom on earth. The Dark Prison Guise Immortal Art was a Devious Dao True Immortal Cultivation Technique; by mastering the Law of the Dark Prison, everyone who died within the Dark Prison would be converted into strength for the Bizarre Immortal. The Resentful Fiend Infinite Demon Body was a Bizarre Path Profound Immortal Technique; cultivating the Resentful Fiend Bizarre Profound Body allowed one to absorb Resentful Fiend Bizarre Qi to strengthen the physique, acquiring an almost indestructible body.
Each Bizarre Immortal Technique was all-encompassing, possessed unbelievable Bizarre Path Divine Skills, and was dazzling to behold. Bizarre Immortal Techniques were faster to master than Immortal Techniques; they were strange yet powerful, with combat abilities far exceeding those of Immortals at the same level.
No wonder many Immortals fell from grace, abandoning the Immortal Path for the Bizarre Path. With the Immortal Path at a dead end and no direction in sight, the Bizarre Path has taken its place. Inside the Profound Heaven Suppressing Immortal Demon Pagoda, there is an abundance of Bizarre Demons; it wouldn’t be hard for me to follow the path of a Law controller.
However, Jia Ren had no intention of giving up on the Immortal Path to turn to the Bizarre Path.
The Immortal Path is about cultivating one’s own Dao, with all mighty powers converging within oneself. The Bizarre Path relies not on one’s own Law but on Bizarre Demons and Dao Bizarre; how could that be as stable and reliable as one’s own power? These Bizarre Immortal Techniques could serve as a reference. Perhaps they could even help my Tianbao Transformation Immortal Technique in dealing with Bizarre Law, allowing me to achieve my goal of neutralizing it. Whether it will succeed or not, I have to try. The only cost will be to my own purse.
Jia Ren selected some Bizarre Golden Immortal Techniques and inquired about the price. Due to the high threshold of borrowing and controlling Law, Bizarre Immortal Techniques were not too costly.
"A total of twenty-nine thousand Immortal Jade!"
Seven Bizarre Golden Immortal Techniques at that price were quite reasonable.
After purchasing the Bizarre Golden Immortal Techniques, he focused on Immortal Techniques. Golden Immortal Techniques were far more expensive than their Bizarre Golden Immortal counterparts. However, because the Immortal Path was severed, making them currently uncultivable, the prices weren’t outrageous. With just a few Superior Grade immortal materials, Jia Ren easily obtained eleven Golden Immortal Techniques.
Apart from those, there were also Immortal Dao Secret Techniques. One such Immortal Dao Secret Technique, named Heavenly Mechanism Change, allowed for altering one’s appearance, aura, and even one’s fate. The price of Immortal Dao Secret Techniques was even higher than that of Golden Immortal Techniques; the Heavenly Mechanism Change cost fifteen thousand Immortal Jade.
This Immortal Dao Secret Technique could well serve as sustenance for reaching the Performance-Magic Level; it’s an opportunity not to be missed.
Jia Ren also discovered several excellent Immortal Path Divine Powers. One was the Linghuan True Heart, which, when condensed, allowed one to distinguish evil and lies, while also awakening a sense of danger.
My Heart-Mind Sensing, even if I could elevate it to the Technique-Nearing-Dao Level, would still be far inferior to a true Immortal Path Divine Power, lacking sufficient might. The Linghuan True Heart seems to be an enhanced and integrated version of Heart-Mind Sensing and Whims of the Heart.
The Immortal Jade and the Mountain Spirit Heavy Crystal obtained from the Law Mountains were quickly spent.
After leaving the shop, Jia Ren kept a vigilant eye on his surroundings, worried he might be targeted, but no mishap occurred. The order in the market was surprisingly good.
After leaving Guangyuan Pavilion, he visited several other shops to purchase materials for refining the Melting Immortal Treasure Mirror. He had spent most of his Immortal Jade, and several Immortal Artifacts had been sold at a discount to cover costs, leaving only the Heavy Yue Mountain Crystal.
Superior Grade materials are too precious. Even a Taiyi Jade Immortal would be tempted by such an item. In my Late-stage True Immortal Realm, I couldn’t guarantee its safety. If its existence were leaked, endless troubles would follow. I have no choice but to give up on acquiring a certain Immortal Dao Secret Technique!
Jia Ren prepared to return the Dream Immortal Carefree Voyage, an Immortal Dao Secret Technique he deemed of little use. It was a special Immortal Path Divine Power that allowed one to enter dreams. As long as a mark was formed on the target, they could be dragged into a dream. In the dream, one could transmit techniques and teachings, or even kill someone. An Immortal who died in the dream would also die in the real world. The usefulness of the Dream Immortal Carefree Voyage depended on the user.
"If Fellow Daoist is short of funds, you can put it on the tab. When you have ample funds, you can repay it then; there’ll be no hurry," the shopkeeper reminded him kindly, his face showing no contempt when he saw Jia Ren was unable to produce enough Immortal Jade and was returning an Immortal Dao Secret Technique.
Put it on the tab?! Jia Ren had wandered the Cultivation World for thousands of years and had spent another two thousand years in the Immortal Realm, yet this was the first time he had encountered such a thing. You’re not joking with me, are you?!
"Yunxian Pavilion believes in Fellow Daoist’s character," the shopkeeper said with an undiminished smile, taking it completely in stride.
Jia Ren looked incredulous. How could there be talk of character and trust between two people who had just met? Considering the speculated memory manipulation, there might be other unknown influences at work in the Xihua Immortal Domain.
"Thank you, shopkeeper. When I have enough funds, I will surely repay the Immortal Jade I owe," Jia Ren said, then briskly left Yunxian Pavilion. Afterwards, driven by some unknown impulse, he entered other shops. He selected several Immortal Dao Secret Techniques but didn’t have enough Immortal Jade to pay for them.
The result was astounding. They, too, would let him put it on a tab. As long as he showed he didn’t have enough Immortal Jade, the shopkeepers would thoughtfully say it could be put on the tab, to be repaid later.
This is a way to get things for free! I could visit every shop, put all the treasures that catch my eye on a tab, and obtain astonishing wealth effortlessly. As for the consequences... I could just leave this Fairy Domain, disappear without a trace, and never have to repay anything. But something is off! This is too abnormal! I have a premonition that troublesome consequences would definitely arise if I did this. Moreover, others have treated me with sincerity and kindness; coveting their wealth is not my style.
Jia Ren declined the shopkeepers’ offers to put his purchases on a tab. He observed his surroundings and found nobody exploiting this ’put it on the tab’ loophole to enrich themselves at others’ expense.
Everyone has selfish desires; it’s incredible to witness such a utopian world.
Next, he needed to find a place to go into seclusion to assimilate the treasures he had acquired.
Flying in search of a secluded area, he passed over a mortal kingdom below, populated by many mortals.
Not suitable for my seclusion! Without hesitation, Jia Ren decisively changed direction.
Just then, a Demon Immortal emitting a black-and-red blood light, along with an aura like mountains of corpses and seas of blood, flew past, unhesitatingly heading toward the mortal kingdom.
Is he going to perform a blood sacrifice?! Slaughter everyone in his path?!
Before Jia Ren could react, he was already flying toward the Demon Immortal, wanting to save the mortals from crisis.
Something’s amiss! He examined himself and quickly spotted the issue. Normally, I would first assess the Demon Immortal’s cultivation level. If the Demon Immortal was too powerful, I would recognize I couldn’t help and wouldn’t endanger myself to save strangers. If the Demon Immortal was weak enough for me to handle, I wouldn’t mind extending a helping hand to earn some goodwill. But now, I’ve rushed over without thinking, without assessing the danger. This is completely unlike my usual way of doing things. Could it be... that I’m under the influence of some unknown force?!
Upon arriving, Jia Ren finally sensed the Demon Immortal’s immortal power fluctuations. The Demon Immortal practiced the way of the Loose Immortal and was at most mid-stage Loose Immortal in strength, far below his own. This made him sigh in relief slightly.
Before he could act and carry out justice on the spot to restore peace and order, the black Escape Light stopped before a young boy with a broken leg. The Demon Immortal carefully helped him up and took out an Elixir to heal the boy’s leg.
This wasn’t the massacre he had envisioned, the slaughter of an entire kingdom. Jia Ren was quite astounded. It turned out he had mistaken a good person for a villain. Ultimately, he had been too quick to judge by appearances.
"Thank you, Immortal!" The boy, whose leg was healed, quickly knelt to thank the Demon Immortal. The bald Demon Immortal with an underbite hurriedly helped the boy up, smiling and saying, "It was a trifle. Be careful in the future and try not to hurt your leg again."
Sensing Jia Ren’s presence, the Demon Immortal flew over and laughed, "Fellow Daoist wouldn’t think I was going to kill anyone, would you? I always treat people kindly. I sow good seeds to harvest good fruits and have never committed an evil deed in my life!"
Jia Ren sensed the Demon Immortal’s rich, almost nauseating blood light—an aura of evil corruption that could only be condensed by killing hundreds of millions.
Your words... really aren’t convincing at all.
