Chapter 1053: All-Heavens Reincarnation
Chapter 1053: All-Heavens Reincarnation
Earthly Immortal World.
Under the demonic tree.
Fang Xi caressed the Illusory World Mirror in his hand. Within it, wisps of true spirits were surprisingly still floating and sinking.
These true spirits were exceptionally varied, some even carrying a trace of an undying golden quality.
"The Shushan Patriarch, just enough to make up the numbers with that bunch of Shushan School disciples. . ."
He smiled, then recalled the ultimate move of the Reincarnation Dao Venerable, and his expression couldn't help but turn solemn: "The power of the Great Dao is truly terrifying. . ."
Even at the last moment, relying on the power of the All-Heavens Precious Mirror to block for an instant, his main body was able to retreat unscathed, but that External Avatar had perished.
The might of a Dao Venerable naturally couldn't be compared to that of an ordinary Dao Monarch.
"However, the avatar's annihilation is also a good thing! I can just use the All-Heavens Precious Mirror to perform reincarnation across the Great Thousand Worlds, which will help me comprehend the Great Dao of All-Heavens Reincarnation. . ."
Fang Xi murmured to himself.
In Shushan School, his grudges and favors could be considered settled; in fact, he had even tricked all the Immortals of that realm in the end.
After being provoked by him, the laws of reincarnation would likely undergo terrifying changes; perhaps in the future, it would become extremely difficult for Immortals to undergo reincarnation.
Thinking of this, Fang Xi couldn't help but look at a half-black, half-white stone by his hand.
"A Reincarnation Disk fragment. . . a substance formed purely from concentrated laws."
"If placed in the True Immortal World, perhaps it could be considered a top-tier Innate Treasure?"
"It's only because I'm a Reincarnation Dao Monarch, and I caught them by surprise using the All-Heavens Precious Mirror, that I was able to obtain such a piece. Once the Dao Monarchs and Dao Venerables of Shushan School are prepared, it will be extremely difficult. . ."
In reality, no Immortal would have thought that Fang Xi, being a Reincarnation Dao Monarch, would actually take the initiative to sabotage the very system of reincarnation, which is why he was dealt such a ruthless blow.
And Fang Xi also knew clearly that before a Dao Venerable, he'd best not go to Shushan School again.
Otherwise, the outcome would definitely be dire!
It's even possible that that realm would cooperate with numerous Dao Monarchs and Dao Venerables. . . to lure and capture the All-Heavens Precious Mirror!
"Fortunately, even a Dao Venerable cannot apprehend me across countless Great Thousand Worlds. . . but a Dao Fruit might be different."
"A Dao Fruit cannot be spoken of, cannot be heard, cannot be described. . . it is an existence that defies logic."
"Ordinary Dao Venerables and Dao Monarchs might directly cause Small Thousand and Middle Thousand Worlds to explode from pressure, but a Dao Fruit would not. . ."
"Therefore, if a Dao Fruit were to attack me, there's still a possibility it could directly descend upon the Earthly Immortal World."
Fang Xi let out a long breath.
What's most important now was still to enhance his own strength.
He picked up this Reincarnation Disk fragment, feeling it was truly incredibly compatible with his own Dao Seed.
"This object. . . it should be usable for refining a sword!"
"Refine it into a reincarnation flying sword, add it to the Eight Gates Sword Array, and transform the Eight Gates into Nine Palaces!"
"Nine is the extreme of numbers, implying endless meaning. . ."
"When Nine Palaces are arrayed with swords to form a formation, it can truly bear the 'Sword-Births-Heaven-and-Earth', allowing the Sword-Births-Heaven-and-Earth Great Array to truly take shape."
Previously, when Fang Xi displayed the Sword-Births-Heaven-and-Earth Great Array, its full power had not yet been completely unleashed.
Firstly, this was because his many insights into laws were not yet profound; at least compared to the Thousand Sword Elder, he was certainly dwarfed by comparison.
Secondly, his own strength was insufficient; he had only barely managed to perform it with his External Avatar.
Thirdly, he lacked a flying sword that could carry reincarnation; to evolve reincarnation using life-death laws still fell a bit short after all.
Now, Fang Xi had thought of a way to remedy it.
"A Great Thousand World is enough to bear everything. . . Therefore, all my previous accumulations in formation paths, including the most peak Nine Bends Yellow River Three Flowers Immortal Array, can all be integrated into it. . ."
With this thought, he gently extended his hand.
A reincarnation black hole emerged. The laws of reincarnation manifested as the Reincarnation Disk in Shushan School, but in the True Immortal World and its subordinate worlds, it was a black hole.
Within the black hole, endless reincarnation laws rippled, swallowing that Reincarnation Disk fragment.
Subsequently, he began to use the power of laws to grind and twist it. . . directly transforming it into the form of a flying sword.
For Dao Monarchs refining treasures, they were no longer constrained by any specific techniques or restrictions, merely injecting Dao charm.
If one were to spend an unknown amount of time and effort, it would be possible to forge a 'Dao Artifact', a treasure that carries the Dao for a Dao Monarch!
For example, the current Fang Xi, if he was willing to spend a vast amount of time and effort to imprint the reincarnation Dao Seed onto the sword embryo of this reincarnation flying sword, this reincarnation flying sword would transform into a 'Dao Artifact' flying sword.
In terms of value, it would far surpass the Illusory World Mirror and its kind.
Although, he fundamentally would not abandon the essential for the trivial like that.
At this moment, Fang Xi's Divine Consciousness was focused and unified, his spiritual sense fusing inch by inch with the All-Heavens Precious Mirror, and then he saw those countless Great Thousand Worlds.
"The path to Dao Venerable lies within them."
His eyes slightly lit up.
The 'Great Dao of All-Heavens Reincarnation' meant an immortal true spirit that could arbitrarily reincarnate into any Great Thousand World—a profound Great Dao.
Originally, with his current realm of laws comprehension, it would be fundamentally difficult to achieve.
But relying on the All-Heavens Precious Mirror, accomplishing this was extremely easy.
At that time, he could in turn comprehend All-Heavens Reincarnation, yielding many benefits.
It was the fastest path to Dao Venerable that Fang Xi had deduced!
"Go!"
He sighed softly. Under the effects of the Earth Immortal Undying Art and the One Transforms Into Three Pure Ones Secret Art, that wisp of illusory true spirit that had been destroyed in the Shushan World reappeared.
This time, this wisp of true spirit carried not the slightest bit of power, enveloped by the silvery-white radiance of the All-Heavens Precious Mirror, and then vanished without a trace. . .
...
The night was deep.
All was silent.
A pauper's graveyard.
On a withered vine and an old tree, an owl with jade-green eyes stared at a few dim fox-fire lights on the grave mounds.
Rustle!
Suddenly, a hand reached out from underground and ripped open the covering torn straw mat.
Whoosh!
The owl was startled, immediately flapping its wings and flying away.
A figure sat up, seemingly still plagued by a splitting headache: "I. . . I died? No. . . I'm alive again?"
"Or, rather. . . feigned death?"
"He hadn't expected that this time, during All-Heavens Reincarnation, he would actually endure the delusion of the womb, only for his true spirit to finally awaken upon the stimulation of nearly dying just now. . ."
Fang Xi murmured softly, looking at the dirt on his body, and couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh.
If he hadn't been casually thrown into the pauper's graveyard, but instead placed in a heavy coffin and buried three feet deep, he feared that his illusory true spirit, reincarnated as a Dao Monarch, would have been suffocated and buried alive, dying a truly aggrieved death!
He pressed his brow, still feeling a bit of a headache.
In his memory, the last sensations were coldness and silence. . . his body seemed to be bound by thousands of snakes, ultimately suffocating. . .
"Hmm. . . so I was drowned, ptooey, no, that's not right, I was drowned into a state of feigned death, and then buried by someone. . . Now my true spirit has revived, and I'm alive again."
Fang Xi recalled briefly, and a layer of memories surfaced.
This body was also named Fang Xi, the foolish son of a landlord's family who, from a young age, disliked studying or practicing martial arts, preferring only strange tales and odd occurrences.
His original life had been carefree, but after his parents passed away, the family's fortunes declined day by day.
"Heh. . . I even suspect that this final outcome of accidentally falling into the water was also arranged by those relatives or servants in the household. . ."
Fang Xi gave a cold laugh: "I won't bother with them for now. When the time comes, I will definitely give them their just desserts!"
He looked around somewhat blankly and saw a large number of desolate graves and isolated mounds, many of which had even been directly dug open, revealing the chilling white bones within. He didn't know if it was done by grave robbers or wild dogs.
In any case, those buried in this pauper's graveyard were not from wealthy families; some even had no origins, simply wrapped in a straw mat after death and hastily buried, and that was it. . .
If it had been a few more days, even if Fang Xi's true spirit had awakened, he probably could only have turned to ghost cultivation.
He climbed out of the pit, shook off the dirt and small stones from his body, then sat cross-legged with the five centers facing upwards, and began to attempt Qi Refinement.
No matter what world he was in, first grasping power was always the right thing to do.
Fang Xi's breathing gradually calmed. Sensing his own body, he couldn't help but feel somewhat gratified: 'The foundation of this body is not bad at all. . . Hmm? '
Suddenly, he slightly widened his eyes: "There's actually no spiritual energy!"
Immortal cultivators, starting from the lowest Qi Refinement stage, cultivate 'spiritual energy'; once there is no spiritual energy, how can one even begin, let alone progress step by step?
Not to mention, Fang Xi's External Avatar was specifically reincarnated without bringing any power, precisely for the purpose of comprehending the Great Dao of All-Heavens Reincarnation.
'To think that I, the dignified true spirit of a Dao Monarch, am actually trapped within a mortal body, unable to attain liberation? '
Fang Xi let out a sneer, thinking somewhat helplessly.
Although the three thousand Great Daos lead to the same destination, in this world, he could also comprehend the Five Elements, and even laws of void, time, reincarnation, and many others.
But the power of laws, over in the True Immortal World, at least required Mahayana cultivators to comprehend and wield!
Fang Xi now, not to mention Mahayana, wasn't even a Qi Refinement cultivator.
Not to mention, the power of laws in the two Great Thousand Worlds still had subtle differences.
If he rashly tried to stir it, it would be equivalent to a child swinging a large hammer; in the end, he would only harm himself.
He pondered deeply, and soon thought of a solution that wasn't really a solution.
'Although I can hardly mobilize laws now, it will be possible once I have sufficient strength. . . After all, world composition is either the Five Elements of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, or the Four Symbols of Earth, Fire, Wind, Water. . . Low-level Immortal cultivators find it difficult to adapt to many Great Thousand Worlds, but for Immortals, Dao Monarchs, and Dao Venerables, they can easily adapt. A Dao Fruit doesn't adapt to the heavens and earth; instead, it makes the heavens and earth adapt to the Dao Fruit! '
'All in all, it means first utilizing this world's transcendent system to cultivate to a certain level; then my profound understanding of laws can continuously be manifested. . . '
'Does this realm have a path of transcendence? '
Fang Xi recalled carefully, then confirmed—it really does!
After all, this body had previously enjoyed collecting legends about strange tales and monsters, and had even acquired some mystical and ghostly items.
Among them, there were quite a few unorthodox methods and books that mixed the genuine with the fake.
However, at this moment, he quietly recalled, and through his own discernment and insight, he confirmed that a few of them should indeed contain some genuine things.
After all, everything else could be faked, but the profound essence on true scriptures could not.
For Fang Xi, who could comprehend laws, this was as conspicuous as a firefly in the dark night.
"The Shuyi Zhi states: There was a scholar in Pingnan whose family was poor. He married a fox as his wife, daily consumed pine nuts, and nightly used moon elixirs; after thirty years, he became an Immortal. . ."
"The Huangwu Xiji says: In deep mountains and great marshes, dragons and serpents truly grow. Humans are the spiritual paragon of all beings, capable of achieving immortality through the path of ingestion. . ."
"The Suiyuan Pu records: On Yin Mountain, there was a cultivator who took three drops of ox tears, mixed with willow leaves and cinnabar. . . formulating them into a secret medicine. After consuming it, one could open the Heavenly Eye, discern Yin and Yang, communicate with ghosts and spirits. . . and ultimately, by worshipping deities, attain the Dao!"
"Worship deities? Worship deities!"
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