Chapter 653

Chapter 653: Golden Immortal

“I am the poor Daoist named Huang Long, one of the twelve Golden Immortals under the Original Heavenly Sovereign. I cultivate in the Magu Cave on the Two Immortal Mountains, thinking I could shine in the Fengshen War, but in the end…”

“Sigh, let’s not talk about the outcome! Everyone mocks me as the Wuwu Daoist, lacking treasures, power, disciples, and having no brains, with not a single victory to my name. Who can blame me for not winning the favor of my master? Not a single treasure was granted to me, but…”

“Yes, there should be a turnaround, but…”

“I have a talent that others do not; I am especially sensitive to calamities. Hehe, I was part of the survivors of the Dragon and Phoenix calamity, holding true to my heart during the Fengshen War and never offending anyone. I regarded myself as dough, enduring humiliation to survive the violent calamity. With no treasures and no disciples, I engage less in karma, which is far better than those who made it onto the Fengshen List. I’m far stronger than them.”

“Alas! Why do I sigh? Because every once in a while, a calamity arises in the heavens and earth. After the Sword Duel at Mount Shu, it should have marked the end of the calamity, yet I have a feeling that the heavens and earth are brewing an even more terrifying calamity.”

“This time, simply killing a few immortals or Golden Immortals won’t be enough to settle it; all immortals must fall. It’s the greatest ancient calamity of immortals.”

“I, Huang Long, don’t want to die! Living well, losing my spiritual light, cutting my lifespan—I can’t even reincarnate. I’ve counted through ages, and there seems to be no way forward, not even a trace of the existence of immortals can be left behind, unless…”

“I secretly observe the leaders of the Three Teachings and the bald monks of the Western world, and I find they deliberately avoid the Celestial Emperor’s clandestine dealings. This is not merely a tool used for signing the Fengshen List; various signs indicate they plan to start from the calamity.”

“Damn it! The calamity is here; it’s chaos outside. Many Great Luo Golden Immortals have gone mad—killing any immortal they see! I understand now; the leaders of the Three Teachings are exterminating countless immortals, allowing this ancient calamity of immortals to leak out early, minimizing their targets.”

“What then? What will they do next? Oh no, I’ve been targeted! Goodness, do they really think I am dough? After foreseeing the calamity, how could I not have prepared all these years? Watch me execute the Golden Cicada Shelling.”

“I, Huang Long, end up with my little arms twisted against the thigh and still get slapped dead by my Master. Luckily, when the great Dao of heaven and earth collapses, the dragon blood I left in my early years is beginning to differentiate. Perhaps there’s a chance to revive. But if I revive, will I still be the same Huang Long?”

Li Hui only took half a day to fell ninety-nine immortal figures, becoming a twenty-nine level miner.

These Departed Immortals, locked within tree trunks or stone pillars, made no resistance and had no consciousness whatsoever—they were merely projections separated from confinement. With the power of the Dragon Spring Purple Talisman Classic and Doomsday talisman method, it would be a disgrace if he couldn’t dissolve them after enduring the scorching of Initial Yang Fire on his soul.

Three hundred years of nurturing his spirit and three hundred years of Dao practices had transformed his Human Path Legal Form towards the Yang God, though he wasn’t yet complete. He needed to return to Li Sifan’s body to fill in the missing parts.

For others, it was merely spiritual sense falling into this realm, but for Li Hui, it felt like the presence of the Yang God. Thus, his advancement to twenty-nine level was much faster than mining, which represented the ideal speed of promotion.

As he became a twenty-nine level miner, the mask drew in traces of time and Dao. Bai Ze’s divine eye vaguely spotted a mine, which was indeed the source of these time and Dao traces, possessing the essence of reincarnation.

Li Hui’s heart filled with shock: “That well! I jumped in with Bai Xiaolu’s body.”

“Duke Five, I see a well. Jumping into it could allow for reincarnation. Is it the Reincarnation Well?”

The mask fell silent for a moment before responding, “That is the eye of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Great Formation. Such a well must exist to suppress the Departed Immortals. However, it is not a reincarnation well; it is the Yuan Transformation Well, also known as the Creation Well, which draws the luck of all beings to generate. It cannot facilitate reincarnation; it can only grant creation to those within the well, bestowing them with astonishing luck.”

“Cannot facilitate reincarnation? But I clearly saw…” Li Hui suddenly froze, mumbling, “Creation? So that’s it. If Xiaolu were to meet with any misfortune, her creation would trigger her reincarnation. But would I really be willing to do that?”

The mask continued, “Even if you break through to thirty level and become the eternal emperor of the Extreme Huan Continent, you cannot use public resources for personal gain to satisfy your own desires.”

“I understand. All miners above level twenty-two rely on this Yuan Transformation Well to advance, and it is the core that suppresses the nineteen Departed Immortals. Misusing this well could lead to terrible consequences.”

“It’s not nineteen but thirty-six, corresponding to the Tian Gang number.” The mask seemed to express some emotion as it said, “Typically, it appears as the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Great Formation; during critical moments, it becomes the Tian Gang and Di Sha formation, requiring seventy-two cultivators to enter the formation using the whole ground energy number. After forming the formation, it can cut through immortals below and counter any calamity above. This is the contingency set up by the Extreme Huan Continent to deal with the invasion of the Demonic Essence World.”

“Oh? You are…” Li Hui reached out toward the mask.

“I am Duke Five. Because a trace of a senior’s spiritual soul is embedded in me, I am not an ignorant object. It’s evident that you are not from our Extreme Huan Continent.”

“Yes, I am not from Extreme Huan, but we are all in the Dharma Demon realm of the Great Thousand Worlds. I do not wish to linger long; I just need to find a method to suppress the Departed Immortals and then leave. The problem is, I cannot establish a Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Great Formation by myself. If I’m not mistaken, that Departed Immortal is already very close to this realm; it might be just a window away, trapped in some corner from three hundred years ago, or perhaps it has already arrived in this era.”

“I see.” The mask paused for a moment before saying, “Your issue is quite difficult to resolve. That immortal is too close; if it were a regular immortal, it wouldn’t be an issue, but if it is a well-known immortal, complete suppression would be very challenging.”

“Just suppressing it for a time would be fine,” Li Hui’s request was not high.

The mask fell silent again, and after a long while, it replied, “Perhaps… we could seek that Departed Golden Immortal. He is somewhat special, still possessing dragon blood, and has developed a bit of intelligence over the years.”

“A Golden Immortal? The Extreme Huan Continent is suppressing a Golden Immortal?” Li Hui had heard Shrimp Ball mention this before; he understood that Golden Immortals were no ordinary beings. They achieved great heights among immortals and were no longer in the cycle of reincarnation.

“He is Huang Long, one of the twelve Golden Immortals under the Original Heavenly Sovereign, and he is not among the thirty-six Tian Gang immortals. He has many connections with the dragon vein of the Extreme Huan Continent, which is why Extreme Radiance cultivators have always refrained from making a move against him.”

“Oh? How can this Golden Immortal help me?” Li Hui perked up.

“Suppressing him could yield a drop of ancient dragon blood. Once you refine the sword to Cut the Dao and grasp the doomsday calamity path, it might help eliminate a great hidden danger for the Extreme Huan. Seeing your Legal Form and youthful appearance, you seem destined for a saint’s emergence. This drop of dragon blood hides human path luck. Using dragon blood as the eye of the formation, along with nineteen treasures, you could also lay out the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Great Formation.”