Chapter 1 The Essence of the Immortal Pill

The former Lei Xuan incarnation of the Jiajing Emperor was formed from a First Revolution Immortal Pill. Immortal Pills undergo nine revolutions, each displaying a "red cloud" symbolizing the highest achievement in Taoism. As the pill's rank increases, the red cloud aura becomes more profound.

[Nine Revolution Immortal Pill (Second Revolution): The pill is refined through nine revolutions, a creation of fortune! The Immortal Pill's nine revolutions manifest as red clouds, representing the highest achievement in Taoist cultivation!]

[Consuming this Immortal Pill grants 6,000 units of merit! Immortals who consume it have a chance to comprehend the Grand Luo Dao Fruit!]

[Fallen Immortals, Crippled Immortals, Pseudo-Immortals, and Fake Immortals can eliminate adverse conditions such as poisoning, damage, failed ascension attempts, and incomplete Immortal forms by consuming the Second Revolution Immortal Pill.]

[At this time, the originally weakened Fallen Immortals and Crippled Immortals, who had suffered poisoning and reincarnation, will recover all their cultivation!]

[The "Pseudo-Immortals" and "Fake Immortals" who originally failed in their ascension attempts and did not qualify for another attempt will advance further. They will have another chance to face the Demon King's Tribulation in two years, with a 20% increase in their success rate!]

[The pill's power can forcibly elevate the physical body to the Immortal level, granting an Immortal form and spirit, corresponding to a pill-form Immortal. However, for those with unstable foundations who had no hope of ascension before taking the pill, any further progress in this life will be impossible after taking it!]

[Great Buddha Heavenly Sound: The Vajra of Impure Traces has performed a second purification on the Immortal Pill, making those who achieve Immortality through the pill more inclined towards Buddhism and granting them Buddhist affinity.]

[By holding a mouthful of Yin-Yang Qi without exhaling and chanting the "Bhaisajyaguru Sutra" fifty times with nasal sounds, one can borrow the power of the Medicine King Buddha. Then, by reciting 200 volumes of the "Abhidharma-mahāvibhāṣā-śāstra," transforming oneself into a Buddhist Śīla form, and invoking the Eastern Pure Land technique, the power of the Great Buddha Heavenly Sound can be eliminated.]

[Negative Effects: Immortal Pills that have not undergone nine revolutions have negative effects upon consumption. The First Revolution lowers the pill's potency, the Second Revolution involves sexual union, the Third Revolution nourishes Yang, the Fourth Revolution nourishes Yin, the Fifth Revolution transforms bones, the Sixth Revolution transforms flesh, the Seventh Revolution transforms the five viscera and six entrails, the Eighth Revolution cultivates fire, and the Ninth Revolution leads to ascension.]

[With the Second Revolution Immortal Pill, those who are Yang-dominant need to regularly absorb Yin Qi for balance, while those who are Yin-dominant need to regularly absorb Yang Qi for balance, with absorption required every seven days. Otherwise, isolated Yin cannot generate and isolated Yang cannot grow, and the Immortal Pill will turn into poison, causing secondary harm to the Immortal body.]

[Female Yin Qi is of the highest grade, while ghost Yin Qi is of the lowest grade (and requires the removal of impurities and malicious intent).]

*Snap!*

Ji Xiang immediately closed the small box.

"What's wrong, Master?"

Shen Yixiu looked at Ji Xiang strangely, pointing to the small Buddhist box made of immortal gold: "What is that?"

Ji Xiang's expression remained unchanged: "A good thing for becoming an Immortal."

The little girl's eyes lit up.

It was indeed a good thing, although the negative effects seemed to imply Yin-Yang harmonization, the strategies provided by the Inner Vision Divine Tablet would not be wrong. It only mentioned the need for Yin Qi, not specifically female Yin Qi.

In other words, finding a place where ghosts gather, like Yin Fan Mountain, could also provide the Yin Qi needed for balance. However, the Yin Qi in those places was impure, mixed with various ghost energies and resentment. Therefore, cultivating in those ghostly places would require purifying the Yin Qi from those ghosts.

Of course, absorbing Yin Qi didn't necessarily require Yin-Yang harmonization; forceful extraction would also work.

After all, if souls could be forcefully extracted, why not a little Yin Qi?

Going to brothels more often could also work.

Ji Xiang was displeased. If the Divine Tablet hadn't informed him that all Immortal Pills below the Ninth Revolution had side effects, he would have truly believed that the Vajra of Impure Traces had ulterior motives.

In many folk tales, there were stories of female ghosts marrying the living, fox wives and ghost concubines, relying on the Yang Qi of mortal men to cultivate, transform, or become human. These were all forms of Yin-Yang harmonization, though not so friendly for those whose Yang Qi was being extracted.

Yin Fan Mountain was out of the question now. The Great Luck Azure Ghost had already been casually crushed to death, and the wandering souls had all fled. Most of them had been fed to the Avici Hell's devils... Unfortunately, the devils of Avici Hell couldn't be released, and these things were actually Yang in nature.

The devils of Avici Hell were constantly burned by karmic fire and spent every day as sand diggers in the Yama River, which was filled with Buddha's power. Their attributes were different from ordinary, gloomy ghosts.

And this treasure was obtained by Qin Nvxiu...

Ji Xiang couldn't help but spit:

"Who said the Buddha didn't understand love? I think he's very familiar with it! He probably misunderstood the relationship between me and Qin Nvxiu, so he gave me this Second Revolution Immortal Pill to harmonize Yin and Yang, and even wants to pull two top fighters into his Buddhist sect!"

The towering cloud pillar in front of Wudang Mountain was unapproachable, protected by intense Dharma Realm power. Ji Xiang urged the celestial horse to descend, and rumbling thunder crashed down into the world!

At this moment, he heard the noisy voices of people coming from the foot of Wudang Mountain...

......

Wudang, the Taoist holy land respected by the current dynasty, the imperial Taoist academy. The golden palace at the highest peak of the mountain was both solemn and sacred, carrying an ancient and mysterious meaning, unparalleled.

However, Wudang Mountain had not been peaceful recently. In the Golden Mountain Water Mansion, Qin Nvxiu had gone on a killing spree, and many of the Prince Lu's accomplices had been chopped into mincemeat. These accomplices were all experts and elders from various major sects. Apart from the Mountain-Opening Taoist who sent a message to Prince Lu, the others only had time to send a message to their respective sects before they died, briefly describing the Tiger Eye Chan Master's impersonation and murder.

After all, they didn't know who Tiger Eye Chan Master was. The Mountain-Opening Taoist mistook Ji Xiang and Li Bin for one person, and the others didn't know the details so well. They all thought that Tiger Eye Chan Master was causing trouble, but the other party had reported the name of Wudang Mountain, so they naturally had to come to Wudang Mountain to demand an explanation.

A large group of cultivators gathered in the large square of Wudang Mountain, with the air of the Five Great Sects besieging Wudang Mountain and forcing Zhang Cuishan to death.

The various sects of Wudang inquired among themselves and found that there was indeed a disciple named Ji Xiang.

The slovenly Taoist was brought over drunk. The sect leaders of the other sects inquired about the matter, and the slovenly old Taoist immediately burst into laughter, saying that his disciple had gone to the Forbidden City to clean and couldn't possibly be killing people in the Golden Mountain Water Mansion.

What was the level of a Taoist who cleaned in the Forbidden City? Just a few rookies, not even as powerful as those idlers in the Taoist Registry. Ji Xiang was slaughtering everywhere in the Golden Mountain Water Mansion? Could he even kill anyone? He didn't have that ability, did he?

You first need to understand the concept of how to instantly kill an Earth Immortal.

But the various sects certainly wouldn't believe it. After all, it was said that Tiger Eye Chan Master had run out of the Forbidden City. Someone accused the slovenly old Taoist of using a rejuvenation technique on Tiger Eye Chan Master. This kind of technique was real, but few people could use it. It was said that Wudang had this method, the "Rootless Immortal Technique" passed down by Zhang Sanfeng, whose true essence of rejuvenation lay in the four words "grafting essence."

The sects wouldn't back down, but they were also wary of Wudang Mountain's Pure Yang experts. Three Pure Yangs, even if one was at Dragon Tiger Mountain and one was going crazy, there was still one there, and there were other Refinement of Spirit realm cultivators. These were all the foundations of the sect.

Thus, in the square, many people gathered here to sit and demand an explanation. If they didn't get an explanation, they wouldn't leave, clinging to a bit of reason, clamoring here every day.

"Mr. Zhang Dayuan, your disciple has committed a major crime. These people have been surrounding Wudang for two months now, but you seem to be at ease. What are we going to do?"

Naturally, there were also sects within Wudang who came to find the old Taoist. After all, Wudang Mountain not only had those who cultivated Immortality and those who lived in seclusion, but also those who practiced martial arts. Those who practiced martial arts had to open their doors for business, but these cultivators were making trouble on the mountain all day long, not allowing those martial arts schools to open, and had already fought many times. But as the saying goes, those who practice martial arts can't beat those who cultivate Immortality. Although these muscleheads had strong bodies, they were not proficient in magic. During this period, other cultivator sects from Wudang Mountain joined in, triggering a mixed battle. As a result, these people moved from the top of the mountain to the foot of the mountain, but they still didn't leave.

Zhang the old Taoist only cared about drinking, and said vaguely, "You people are just bullying my sect leader for going out to travel, insisting on getting an explanation from me. What explanation can I give you? When my disciple left, he had only just begun his cultivation. Even if you gave him an Immortal artifact, he wouldn't be able to use it. How could he kill a Yellow Court Divine General?"

"There are many people in the world with the same name. Just because he reported the name of Wudang, does that mean he's from Wudang? If I go out and kill someone, reporting the name of Laoshan, does that mean I'm from Laoshan?"

A group of martial artists were very angry. They couldn't beat the foreign cultivators when they went down the mountain, and the cultivators on the mountain couldn't take the initiative to attack because they were in the wrong. They allowed the other party to scold them at the foot of the mountain every day, and even those who practiced martial arts couldn't open their doors for business properly.

*Rumble—!*

Suddenly, thunder rumbled in the sky, and many martial artists looked up at the sky, only to see a sea of clouds rising in the eastern sky, blocking the sun.

The rumbling sound echoed through the mountains!

At the foot of Wudang Mountain, in front of the gate leading up the mountain, countless cultivators were blocking the way, still scolding the mountain gate!

Seeing that there was no response from the mountain, laughter came from below.

"After cultivating for so many years, you've all become turtles! Protecting the murderers of the Yellow Sky Heresy, and still trying to justify yourselves, not daring to admit it! Even the turtles at the bottom of the river have a 'day to come out,' are the thousands of people on Wudang Mountain not even as good as turtles?"

"You have committed the sin of killing fellow Taoists, and Heaven will also punish you. Don't think you can avoid it by not admitting it!"

"Wudang must hand over all the treasures and magical artifacts in the mountain, so as to prevent Wudang disciples from killing people indiscriminately in the future. At the same time, you must seal yourselves off for thirty years and not compete with us for folk incense. Only then will this matter be over!"

"Even if we take it to the court, we are in the right!"

Suddenly, a pure white celestial horse appeared in the sky, flying on the wind and thunder! This strange phenomenon stunned many cultivators, and for the appearance of this kind of strange object, many people's first reaction was "a divine beast has appeared, it can be a mount"!

"A celestial horse!"

A Refinement of Spirit realm cultivator stared at the pure white celestial horse with rapt attention, greatly surprised!

According to ancient legends, the celestial gods would ride celestial horses down to the world for inspection. The appearance of these celestial horses was also different. Some had wings on their backs, some had ears that looked like wings, some were red or cyan, and they brought the sound of thunder when they ran, leaving behind trails of clouds of various colors where they passed.

And among the constellations, the Tian Si Star refers to the celestial horse.

In this place where the spiritual energy of the mountains and rivers is scarce, there is actually a celestial horse that only immortals can ride! The celestial horse flying in the sky above Wudang Mountain naturally shocked many people, and some people with quick eyes and hands immediately rode clouds towards the celestial horse!

Strike first! If a spiritual beast recognizes you as its master, it would be a great joy!

"Come!"

A Refinement of Spirit realm cultivator appeared in the sky, waving his hand and smashing the two fastest Innate realm experts to the ground!

He stroked his goatee and smiled disdainfully, "Spiritual beasts of heaven and earth are subdued by those who have the Dao! The two of you lack sufficient cultivation, how can you gain the favor of this spiritual beast?"

Regardless of whether the celestial horse had the ability to recognize its master, preventing others from touching the celestial horse was the right thing to do.

The Refinement of Spirit cultivator ascended to the sky on colorful clouds, and other experts were unwilling to be outdone. Several other Refinement of Spirit experts flew into the sky, but were suddenly shocked by a grand thunderclap!

The Refinement of Spirit Grand Cultivator who flew into the sky first saw Ji Xiang's head sticking out from the back of the celestial horse and was taken aback:

"Who are you!"

Ji Xiang didn't care about him at all. The thunder under the celestial horse's hooves shook violently, startling the Refinement of Spirit cultivator away. As a loud thunderbolt struck the ground, Ji Xiang rode the celestial horse down to the front of the mountain gate!

All the cultivators were surprised and uncertain. The Refinement of Spirit cultivators also began to ponder. One of them said:

"It is said that during the Song Dynasty, some cultivators encountered a celestial god who claimed to be an envoy of the Taiyi God, riding a celestial horse to welcome that person to ascend. Now, that must be a Hill-and-River Immortal."

Another Refinement of Spirit cultivator said as if he had suddenly realized, "During the Han Dynasty, there were rumors of feathered people riding celestial horses to deliver messages to the Heavenly Emperor!"

As soon as these two remarks were made, the other cultivators fell silent. The Refinement of Spirit cultivator who had acted first landed his cloud head, hearing these words, he cursed his bad luck in his heart! He originally thought it was an unowned spiritual beast, but he didn't expect it to be the mount of a Hill-and-River envoy!

No!

A Hill-and-River envoy?!

This?!

After clarifying this issue, that Refinement of Spirit cultivator also immediately perked up!

As the saying goes, "No business, no visit to the Three Treasures Hall." The great immortals of the Hill-and-River, their envoys are their agents!

Throughout the dynasties, there have been such people appearing, but they are all very low-key, trying to integrate into the masses and not be noticed by the world. After all, they are doing some shady and secret things, and such people generally do not expose their true identities in front of others.

But there has never been anyone who rides a celestial horse so openly, driving the wind and thunder.

This must be something big to announce.

Several Refinement of Spirit cultivators quickly stepped forward, bowed to Ji Xiang, and asked, "May I ask, friend, where do you come from?"

"This celestial horse flying in the sky... could it be an immortal envoy from some Heavenly Palace?"

The cultivators asked Ji Xiang about his sect, calling it Heavenly Palace instead of Hill-and-River, also to see the origin of the other party. Should he report the name of some Heavenly Palace?

In the Hill-and-River, the places where immortals live are all called Heavenly Palaces.

Here, there are also ancestral courts of major sects such as Laoshan, Chongyang Palace, and Zhongnan Mountain, but their strength is not as good as those few who often cause trouble, and their connection with the surface world is not close. In the Hill-and-River, the composition of forces is complex. A powerful Heavenly Palace can be worth several weak Heavenly Palaces, depending on whether there are peak ascendants and Heavenly Heart realm experts in the Heavenly Palace.

And Ji Xiang followed their words and directly asked, "I appear at Wudang Mountain, and you ask me which family's immortal envoy I am?"

"This..."

The cultivators looked at each other. A Wudang Mountain immortal envoy? If you trace it back to the source, it would be the earliest Five Dragons Sect. But that was a Tang Dynasty immortal temple. Now, not to mention Tang Immortals, even Song Immortals cannot be found, right?

Does the Five Dragons Immortal Sect still have a lineage in the world?

Ji Xiang snorted coldly, "To find trouble with Wudang, I'm afraid your rabble is not enough, right?"

Then, he pointed his finger to the sky, and his image changed. The coercion of Marshal Tianpeng made the cultivators shudder, as if they were being approached by ten thousand swords, and the killing intent filled the world. In the next moment, a Heavenly Gate opened with a crash!

A large amount of sky-piercing light smoke poured into the Heavenly Gate, and then conversely poured down into the lower realm. The powerful pressure terrified many Refinement of Spirit Grand Cultivators, and they began to weigh their strength against Ji Xiang's in their hearts. But when the smoke cleared, they saw those kneeling people, and they immediately lost their composure!

Especially the vice-chancellors of the Laoshan Taiqing Palace, Canghai Temple, and Quanzhen Chongyang Palace, their faces changed drastically!

And Jiang Quzi and Bai Wuzi, kneeling on the ground, were also greatly surprised to see their own sect's vice-chancellors in front of them, but immediately shouted for help!

"Vice-Chancellor, fellow Taoists, this person is a Heavenly Demon who has descended to harm us!"

"Quickly save me!"