Cultivating Immortality in Two Realms

Chapter 270 Mysterious Heaven

This isn't a joke, it's a recommendation for the treasure book "Cultivating Immortality in Two Realms":

"This place is full of sword marks and sword intent left by Purple Mansion Sword Immortals... If we lower cultivators can comprehend even a little bit of it, it will be of great benefit."

The black-clad swordsman beside him spoke again: "Fellow Daoist, you've been gazing at the stone wall for so long, have you gained anything?"

"No..."

Fang Qing shook his head, then said, "My name is Fang Jin. May I ask your name, friend?"

"Chu Chenguang comes from the Chu family of Jiangnan."

Chu Chenguang politely replied, "Fellow Daoist, are you perhaps... a rogue cultivator?"

"Exactly."

Fang Qing noticed a slight change in the man's expression: "Is something wrong?"

"There's nothing wrong with it. Our Great Wu isn't like those old fogies of Northern Zhou, who still divide cultivators into nine ranks, saying things like 'the upper ranks have no poor families, and the lower ranks have no noble families'..."

Chu Chenguang smiled and said, "I just feel that cultivation is not easy for you, Fellow Daoist. Unlike us noble families who have ancestral spiritual lands and stipends... However, if one has a lineage to inherit, one can also have a good background."

Fang Qing's expression remained unchanged. He had long heard from Master Bai Mu that the orthodox families of the Eastern Taiyi Xuanmen controlled the government and divided cultivators according to their lineage and lineage.

Today's meeting, even if it's not from the Northern Zhou Dynasty, still makes a lot of sense.

"Fellow Daoist, are you familiar with the 'Mysterious Void Heaven'?"

At this moment, Chu Chenguang asked again.

"The Mysterious Void Heaven, one of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Grottoes?"

Fang Qing was somewhat surprised: "Of course I know."

"Hehe, I've heard that those demons in the west only know how to use blood sacrifices to shake up blessed lands and drain the ponds to catch all the fish... but they don't know that my Taiyi Xuanmen orthodox sect has long had a method to utilize blessed lands. This is the 'Mysterious Void Stone,' so I'll give it to you, fellow Daoist... You can use this wisp of divine thought to enter the 'Mysterious Void Heaven'... There are many fellow Daoists there, as well as cultivators from the Northern Zhou, and the Grand Justice of the Northern Zhou, who often holds 'Monthly Appraisal.' If you can get a comment from him, your path to cultivation will be much easier."

Chu Chenguang tossed over a piece of jade.

"How can this be allowed?"

Fang Qing instinctively felt there was a trap.

"The Xuanxu Stone is not worth much money, not even as much as a Qi-cultivation artifact... If you feel this is inappropriate, you can pay me the spiritual fee later."

Chu Chenguang smiled and said, "I have left a mark on this Xuanxu Stone. You can use it to contact me within the Xuanxu Heaven."

"This...an online chat room?"

"Use a grotto-heaven as a server?"

Fang Qing had a corresponding guess in mind, and could only clasp his hands in thanks, saying, "Thank you..."

"You're welcome."

Chu Chenguang closed his eyes, seemingly immersed in the mystery of a certain sword mark.

……

"Divine thought entering the Mysterious Void Heaven? Fishing?"

Fang Qing touched the Xuanxu Stone in his hand, but did not enter immediately. Instead, he became more and more vigilant.

"What if there's a True Lord in that grotto-heaven? Wouldn't so many cultivators entering be inadvertently revealing the secret to Him?"

"However... this Eastern Taiyi Xuanmen territory is indeed much more prosperous than the demon realm... even within the cultivation world, there are quite a few new things."

He secretly performed a divination and received a "minor auspicious" hexagram, but he did not relax at all.

"A true lord cannot be considered..."

"The auspicious hexagram I received from divination might actually be an inauspicious one!"

"If it's just a wisp of divine thought, I have 'As If Within Calculation' to conceal it, so it shouldn't be a big problem..."

"But the safest approach is naturally to convert a destined person and then let them enter the 'Mysterious Void Heaven'... I will manipulate their divine sense with the Dao-Born Pearl, and with the 'As If Within Calculation' technique providing cover, even if we are eventually investigated, it will only be that destined person who is investigated..."

As for what kind of destined person is needed, that depends on how enthusiastic the local practitioners are.

According to Fang Qing's observation, there is still great hope.

Well, although he won't forcibly convert the innocent.

However, if a cultivator who is unaware of his own mortality attacks him, then he will naturally feel no guilt in using the other party however he pleases.

……

a few days later.

Using his deductive abilities, Fang Qing easily located several culprits and eliminated them one by one.

"Take this Mystic Stone and refine it."

Fang Qing tossed out a piece of jade.

"Yes."

A bearded swordsman respectfully accepted the order and began refining the "Mysterious Stone".

Then, it separated a wisp of its divine thought, which connected with the void and entered a certain dark and mysterious cave.

"Mysterious Void Heaven? Interesting..."

Inside a grotto, the figure of a bearded cultivator was revealed.

Its consciousness actually took on a human form, but it was Fang Qing who was controlling it.

He stood with his hands behind his back, silently gazing at the sun and moon overhead.

This cave is extraordinary, with the sun and moon shining together.

"The pure energy rises and becomes profound mystery... The true lord who created this grotto-heaven is probably either of the Taiyin or Da Ri lineage... and his cultivation is quite high."

He muttered to himself, and then figured out the many uses of this "Mysterious Heaven".

For example, the mark left by Chu Chenguang is equivalent to a means of communication. If the other party's consciousness is also in the Xuanxu Heaven and allows it, one can even directly teleport to the other party's side.

"A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near..."

"As expected, cultivation techniques can accomplish so much... and mine is even a 100% realistic simulation, far surpassing the technology of my previous life."

"Furthermore, I'm using the 'Dao Sheng Pearl' as a firewall... so no matter how much this wisp of divine thought explodes, it won't harm me."

Besides these, the Xuanxu Heaven also has two other major regions: one is "Qiantang," and the other is "Changxuan."

Qiantang City was the capital of the Wu Kingdom, and countless young swordsmen considered it an honor to challenge the swordsmen of Qiantang and become famous throughout the world.

Changxuan City was the capital of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

Within the Xuanxu Heaven, according to these two divisions, it is clearly based on the kingdoms.

With a flash of light, he arrived at a street where a bustling crowd of cultivators could be seen coming and going.

"Are you a wandering cultivator? Excuse me, could you please move aside?"

Beside them, a cultivator whose face was shrouded in mist was polite, but his tone was inexplicably unpleasant.

"Why do you think I am a rogue cultivator?"

Fang Qing asked curiously.

"Heh, if they were from a prominent family, they would naturally own property in the Xuanxu Heaven... they wouldn't suddenly appear on the street."

The cultivator shrouded in mist replied and walked away, saying, "Today, the Northern Zhou Dynasty is holding its 'Monthly Appraisal,' and truly all sorts of people have come..."

Fang Qing pursed her lips and habitually did some calculations.

"Oh, so the class distinctions in the Northern Zhou Dynasty were that serious..."

In their eyes, rogue cultivators from humble backgrounds are nothing more than beggars, aristocratic families barely qualify as respectable, and only those from grotto-heavens and Golden Core sects are the real masters…

"Wait... I am the righteous and illustrious Buddhist master of the Secret Realm, a direct descendant of a prestigious Golden Core sect, how can I not be considered a master?"

"Forget it, forget it, I won't bother with them."

When Fang Qing arrived in the city, he saw a high platform with many cultivators below, all dressed as scholars, bowing and sitting down.

Further out, there is a circle of poor, independent cultivators.

After waiting for another half hour, they saw purple qi coming from the east, transforming into a circle of divine light.

Under the oppressive aura, many cultivators had no choice but to bow their heads.

"This is... the Purple Mansion rank? A Purple Mansion has arrived?"

Fang Qing nodded to himself.

Although one can only enter the Mysterious Void Heaven with a wisp of divine thought, a True Person of the Purple Mansion can naturally carry their rank.

Because the Xuanxu Heaven was born from the Qi of the One, the suppression brought by the rank was even more terrifying, almost making people dare not look directly at it.

Of course, he is currently playing the role of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, so he doesn't actually hold any official rank...

"This Grand Justice of Northern Zhou is actually a True Person of the Purple Mansion?"

The divine light receded, and on the jade platform, branches sprouted and flames ignited at their tips.

The flames converged at the center, revealing an old man with a tall crown and wide belt, wearing a red robe, an ivory tablet, and square shoes.

His face was stern, like a strict teacher in a school.

With a gentle tap of the jade-like tablet in his hand, a calming and tranquil Taoist aura instantly enveloped the area.

The surrounding noise disappeared instantly.

"Greetings, Grand Justice!"

The group of Northern Zhou scholars, all wearing tall hats and wide belts, quickly bowed.

The Wu people on the outer ring, with their short hair and tattoos, were not bold enough to humiliate the Purple Mansion Immortal, but they only performed a half-bow.

"Great Righteousness, recently Li Lu, the Eighth Prince of Southern Wu, slew Qian Mingsu of Jiange in Wuyue... His man and his sword are truly unparalleled in their elegance..."

At this moment, a scholar stood up, cupped his hands in greeting, and said...

"A vast land cannot compare to the brilliance of a single sword!"

The Grand Master stroked his beard and smiled, offering his comments.

"hiss……"

"The Grand Master of Ceremonies has spoken, and he's actually commenting on the Eighth Prince?"

"The last person to give such a evaluation was Chu Zhaohuang of the Nine Heavens Fire Palace, wasn't it? Da Zhongzheng described him as 'as bright as the midday sun, as fiery and radiant as Zhaohuang'... but now he's already a Purple Palace True Man..."

"Doesn't this mean... that Eighth Prince might become the Supreme Being of the Purple Palace next time?"

The scholars of the Northern Zhou Dynasty were abuzz with discussion.

The Wu and Yue swordsmen around them stood up straight, as if they were proud of themselves.

Fang Qing finds it difficult to evaluate this practice of relying on others' opinions to determine one's own value.

In this world of Qi cultivation, the greater the reputation but the lower the strength, the more tragic the fate often becomes...

He pursed his lips, turned around, and prepared to leave.

"Fellow Daoist, wait a moment!"

Just then, a soft shout came from the side.

"Oh? Who are you?"

Fang Qing looked over and saw a man with thick eyebrows, big eyes, honest features, short hair and tattoos calling out to him.

"My name is Yin Kaitian... Seeing that you seem to disdain the Northern Zhou Monthly Commentary, I have come specifically to make your acquaintance..."

Yin Kaitian explained.

"Fellow Daoist, what a fine name."

Fang Qing answered solemnly.

This name alone suggests a person of exceptional talent capable of unlocking the secrets of the universe!

"Haha...how about we go to the teahouse and talk?"

Yin Kaitian appeared very enthusiastic and led Fang Qing into a teahouse: "Fellow Daoist, you may not know this... Conversations outside are not private enough... And even a True Person of the Purple Mansion would have difficulty hearing conversations in private... We lesser cultivators do not have the spiritual resources to purchase property, so we can only come to teahouses and taverns... The cost is not much."

"This discrimination from aristocratic families is truly not without reason..."

Fang Qing thought to himself, then spoke, "We've only just met, why did you stop me, fellow Daoist?"

If it were the path of Qi cultivation, he might feel there was still a chance.

But at this moment, it's obvious that it's a hook!

"Fellow Daoist, do you know that in the Northern Zhou and Southern Wu, the powerful clans and aristocratic families, as well as the sects, heroes, and local lords... Life is truly difficult for us rogue cultivators, let alone breaking through to higher realms."

Yin Kaitian began to complain: "If we want to defy fate, the only way is to join a powerful lineage, but those lineages don't even give us a second glance."

"Fellow Daoist, please speak frankly," Fang Qing said with a smile, his mind set on watching the show.

Yin Kaitian immediately approached and lowered his voice: "Fellow Daoist... have you heard of the 'Four Extinctions Sect'?"

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