What is an immortal?

Chapter 603 Awakening


Yuan Ming slowly lowered his hand, his face showing neither joy nor sorrow, but his eyes revealed a complex expression.

Just a moment ago, he had secretly utilized the All Living Beings' Dream, allowing Wu Yuezhi to experience those scenes in the last moments of his life.

Perhaps in some ways, the Shura Master wasn't wrong. For some people, being perpetually immersed in a dream is indeed more blissful than facing the harsh realities of life.

Life is but a dream; how much joy does it really bring?

Immortals devote their lives to arduous cultivation. Without opportunities and transformations, if they cannot continually break through, in the end, it all amounts to nothing — a grandeur that fades, leaving only a dream when the tune ends.

What a pity, what a lament.

Now, having experienced various adversities, I was fortunate enough to have stepped into the Nascent Soul Stage. However, the higher my cultivation, the less I can do as I please. Instead, I face more conflicts and restrictions.

It was even better than my time in the Ten Thousand Mountains of the Southern Border.

Back then, although I was confined, my heart was free.

However, it is also because of the continuous improvement in my cultivation and strength that I have gradually come to see many things I never knew before, slowly uncovering some secrets behind this vibrant world.

Especially the legendary world overseas, which fascinates me even more.

This has further solidified my resolve to pursue cultivation.

I must continue to enhance my cultivation and strength to forge ahead relentlessly, protecting those I cherish while seeking true freedom.

Beside the corpse of Wu Yuezhi, Luo Qi bowed his head, gazing at his disciple, silent.

Next to Ni Mu, the resplendent girl, seeing her second brother dead, could not speak, and her eyes were already reddening.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Yuan," Ni Mu's voice carried a bit of bitterness.

"It was just a small effort," Yuan Ming shook his head.

Nearby, after witnessing everything, the artifact spirit of Hou Yi's Sun Shooting Bow, though not as emotionally rich as humans, felt a strange sadness.

"You should go now." He sighed, opened a spatial passage with the Great Wilderness Star River Pearl, and then vanished.

Before leaving, however, he transmitted a message to Yuan Ming alone, "You have helped me once again. If you crush the jade talisman in the future, I will have another gift for you. Take care."

Yuan Ming nodded silently and bowed in the direction where Hou Yi's Sun Shooting Bow disappeared, as a gesture of thanks.

By some tacit understanding, the conversation among the three of them, including Yuan Ming, was very careful, so the others did not know that it was the Wu Yue God's soul splitting that had just arrived. They thought it was either the Undead Tree Demon's backup or some sinister cultivator with ulterior motives. Only Jin Chao sensed something wrong, but he had no intention to delve into it.

...

After a while.

In the outer sea, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth suddenly boiled, and three giant peak illusions appeared in the sky, emitting gold, cyan, and white lights respectively.

A white light pillar shot out from within the giant peak illusion, landing on the nearby sea surface and piercing a dark hole about thirty meters in diameter and unknown depth.

The nearby sea water churned with huge waves coming wave after wave, isolated by the white light pillar.

A white array spread out from within the light pillar, revealing the figures of more than a dozen people, including Yuan Ming, confined by the array and unable to move.

The white light pillar dissipated quickly, the giant peak illusions vanished, and Yuan Ming and the others regained their freedom.

Feeling the wet salty sea breeze blowing in their faces, everyone breathed a sigh of relief as if they had unloaded a great burden.

They had finally left Three Immortals Island and come to the outside world.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the outer sea was far less rich than inside the Three Immortals Island, and the harsh, bitterly cold sea wind that lashed at their faces was filled with a long-missed scent of freedom.

Just at that moment, a vast expanse of starlight suddenly appeared in the nearby void, cascading down like a broken waterfall.

Three figures fell from within the starlight, none other than Huan Ling Zi, Qing Tong, and Hou Santong, who hadn't been able to enter Three Immortals Island.

Yuan Ming and the others were startled, but upon realizing it was Huan Ling Zi and his companions, they relaxed.

"It has been an honor to journey through Three Immortals Island with all of you," Ni Mu bowed to Yuan Ming and the others. "I have some mundane matters to attend to, so I will take my leave first. Farewell until we meet again." With the resplendent girl in tow, he transformed into a white rainbow and flew away quickly.

The Qiong Hai Island Master and Ancestor Ming Quan also hurried away without a greeting.

Yuan Ming chuckled inwardly. Whether it was Ni Mu, the Qiong Hai Island Master, or Ancestor Ming Quan, the looks they gave him all contained a trace of apprehension, fear, and even hatred and other complex emotions.

I am merely a novice in the Nascent Soul Stage with limited strength, relying solely on the support of the Stealing Heaven Tripod's desire power to contend with many powerhouses. Yet, these people fear me as if I were a tiger.

This incident also just proved how terrifying the Stealing Heaven Tripod is, elevating me, a mere early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, to become a formidable figure in the Yunhuang Continent.

"We will also take our leave. Until we meet again if fate allows," Jin Chao nodded slightly to Yuan Ming, and together with Golden Cloud Fairy, prepared to leave.

"Senior Jin Chao, please wait. Although Fairy Jin Yun has broken through to the Nascent Soul Stage and seems to have cultivated a kind of Divine Skill with powerful flames, this technique has put a significant burden on her body. If it isn't properly resolved, the consequences could be grave. As it happens, I have some insight into this matter. Why don't I lend Fellow Daoist Jin Yun a hand?" said Luo Qi as he flew over, nodding slightly to Fairy Jin Yun nearby.

Fairy Jin Yun's eyebrows knitted at first. After glancing at Jin Chao beside her, she nodded slightly to Luo Qi without a word.

"Then I shall trouble Fellow Daoist Luo," Jin Chao said, looking at the Daluo Chessboard in Luo Qi's hand and nodding.

The three then walked away together and soon disappeared into the distant sky.

Yuan Ming frowned slightly. He had wanted to ask Luo Qi about Wulu, but he hadn't expected the man to just walk away.

It didn't really matter. No matter where the Blood Demon Ancestor fled, he had a way to find him.

Half the crowd had left, leaving only Yuan Ming, Old Man Hei Zhu, Shi Yanshi, Long Chong, Hua Zhi, Xue Jiao, Tu Sheng, and Zhong Ling on the sea surface.

Huan Ling Zi, Qing Tong, and Hou Santong, who had been removed from the secret realm, saw Yuan Ming and the others nearby and were about to approach them when the gathering of Nascent Soul powerhouses bid their farewells. Not daring to disturb them, the three stood to the side quietly.

Yuan Ming ignored the trio and turned to Xue Jiao, Tu Sheng, and Zhong Ling to ask why they were traveling with Luo Qi.

"Reporting to Senior Yuan, the three of us met by chance on Three Immortals Island and traveled together. Later, we encountered a Level 4 demon beast and were in a desperate situation when we couldn't overcome it. Suddenly, Senior Luo Qi appeared and rescued us. He has a Space Treasure, and since then, we have been hiding inside it," Xue Jiao said, sensing that Yuan Ming had already achieved the Nascent Soul Stage, speaking with a somewhat complicated look in his eyes.

Yuan Ming nodded, realizing that was the case.

He always felt that Luo Qi had a mysterious background and wasn't sure if he was friend or foe. Previously, he had even made efforts to ingratiate himself with Fusang Island, but Luo Qi holding the Daluo Chessboard could not be underestimated.

"Yuan... Senior, my father's condition is not good, and I ask for your assistance," Long Chong suddenly said urgently.

Yuan Ming looked over and saw that the skin of Golden Transformation Master was quickly turning black, revealing bark-like textures. His aura became murky, and the Divine Soul Power in his Sea of Consciousness grew chaotic.

At that moment, Wan Tianren, Gu Xuanyang, and Jia Sifang, who were inside the Stealing Heaven Tripod, also began exhibiting changes in their bodies, similar to what was happening to Golden Transformation Master—murky aura and wild Soul Power.

"Brother Long, don't worry. Leave this matter to me," Yuan Ming said, waving his sleeve to send a beam of green light, sweeping Golden Transformation Master in front of him.

The situation was the same for all four of them.

They had all once become tree-man puppets of the Undead Tree Demon, and now residual Undead Demon Power lingered within their bodies. Although the demon tree was dead, its demonic power had not dissipated and continued to erode their bodies and Divine Souls.

If not dealt with, it was possible the four individuals would be completely overtaken by the demonic power, possibly leading to the rebirth of the Undead Tree Demon.

Yuan Ming was not panicked. Others might find the situation tricky, but it was quite simple for him.

He asked everyone to stay put while he took Golden Transformation Master to a distant location, activating the Stealing Heaven Tripod to release a mist that hid their Divine Sense. He then moved Wan Tianren, Gu Xuanyang, and Jia Sifang outside, placing them around Golden Transformation Master.

Yuan Ming then sat cross-legged in the air in the middle, controlling the Undying Tree within his Dantian. Four roots shot out, piercing into the bodies of Wan Tianren, Gu Xuanyang, Jia Sifang, and Golden Transformation Master.

In less than the time it took to finish a cup of tea, the Undying Demon Power inside the four was completely devoured, and their consciousness gradually returned.

Yuan Ming took Jia Sifang back into the space of the Stealing Heaven Tripod and continued to suppress him, then used his Soul Power in an attempt to awaken Wan Tianren and the others, but the results were not satisfactory.

After a moment of thought, he controlled his first soul to sit on the White Jade Lotus Platform, drawing on the Desire Power within the platform to send out a massive Divine Soul shout, "Awaken!"

Wan Tianren and the others jumped, coming to their senses.

At first, they were somewhat dazed. After looking at each other, their eyes unanimously turned to Yuan Ming.

"Was it you who saved us?" Wan Tianren cautiously asked.

He had not fully awakened just then but had sensed a strong wave of Divine Soul, far beyond the Nascent Soul Stage, so he was very respectful.

Golden Transformation Master and Gu Xuanyang looked at Yuan Ming with surprise, scrutinizing him.

"Hehe, I, a mere Nascent Soul Early Stage Cultivator, do not possess such ability. Another individual saved you— a tremendously skilled senior known as the Nether Moon God. Give thanks to him instead," Yuan Ming shook his head, his gaze sweeping over the surrounding mist as he spoke.

Wan Tianren and the others' expressions changed slightly. Yuan Ming was also a Nascent Soul cultivator, and even he called this being a senior; clearly, it was no trivial matter.

"We deeply appreciate the help of Senior Nether Moon God, we will surely remember it in our hearts!" Wan Tianren bowed to the nearby mist.

Seeing Wan Tianren do this, Gu Xuanyang and Golden Transformation Master also bowed deeply, continuously thanking him.

Three potent forces of Desire Power gathered, especially from Wan Tianren, whose produced Desire Power far exceeded that of White Scale Master and Old Man Hei Zhu among others.

Yuan Ming did not absorb it, letting the Desire Power merge into the Stealing Heaven Tripod.

Though Wan Tianren and the others received no response, they were not surprised and soon stood up.

"Fellow Daoist seems to be a participant of the Immortal Fruit Conference. It appears you have broken through your cultivation on Three Immortals Island—congratulations! May I ask where we are? And where are those tree-men?" Wan Tianren said to Yuan Ming, bowing, seemingly having completely forgotten that he himself had once been a tree-man puppet.

"My surname is Yuan, and we are now outside the Three Immortals Island. As for those tree-men and the Undead Tree Demon behind them, I'll leave it to the senior to tell you," Yuan Ming said with a respectful expression.

A grand voice then fell. It was The Nether Moon God's voice transmitted by the first soul, "I am the Nether Moon God, called by the believers to come to Three Immortals Island. The Undead Demon Tree has been slain by me, you may rest easy!"

Hearing they had already left Three Immortals Island, and that the Undead Tree Demon had been slain, all were overjoyed.

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