Chapter 154: Illusory Cultivation, the Nine Dragons Coffin Procession Approaches Earth (4k)

Chapter 154: Illusory Cultivation, the Nine Dragons Coffin Procession Approaches Earth (4k)

"Have you finished your homework? Have you reviewed your lessons? Have you started your pre-study?" Shaohua placed her hand on her hip and delivered a soul-searching triple question, making little Ye Fan tremble.

"Don't daydream all day. Focus on your studies and strive for excellence!"

"But I really think there are immortals. Isn't Sister a fairy?" Ye Fan, seeing the frown forming on his neighbor's face, quickly tried to flatter her.

Shaohua angrily ruffled Ye Fan's hair. At such a young age, he was already so smooth-talking; no wonder he would attract a lot of attention in the future.

"It seems the pressure of studying isn't enough. Just in time, I've prepared a set of test papers for you." She glanced at him and then pulled out a set of papers from behind her back, handing them to Ye Fan.

Ye Fan's eyes widened, circling around his neighbor in her thin dress, unable to figure out where she had suddenly produced such a thick stack of papers from.

"Sister Shaohua, you said there are no immortals, but this must be some immortal technique!" Ye Fan was excited.

"Ah", Shaohua sighed deeply, her eyes showing a hint of disappointment.

Then, she pulled out three more sets of papers from somewhere and said earnestly, "Take them, little Ye. Don't thank me; this is all for your own good."

Ye Fan looked at the four sets of papers in his hands, his small eyes filled with confusion. Was this the kind of pressure he should be facing at his age?

"Stop daydreaming. Believing in those things is no better than believing I'm Donghuang Taiyi." Shaohua smiled and playfully deceived the little boy.

"I don't like you anymore, Sister Shaohua." Ye Fan's eyes were filled with resentment as he took the heavy stack of papers and left, leaving behind a clear, ringing laugh.

In reality, due to the influence of the little troublemaker, Shaohua only stayed in the neighborhood for three years, during which she also relived her high school days.

She cherished this time deeply, even putting aside her cultivation to experience it all over again.

Memories of the past, like a dream that lasted for ages.

It seemed real, but it was just a dream that eventually woke up.

After letting go of everything, her mind was complete, and her breakthrough was a natural progression.

"Good times are always short. Grow up quickly, and I look forward to the day when we can fight side by side."

Shaohua left Ye Fan with a few gifts.

A scroll of the Classic of Mountains and Seas she had written casually a thousand years ago.

A simple green copper amulet of peace.

And a guide, a guide to the Mingtu Cultivation.

"The Mingtu Cultivation is a human technique, but human techniques are not for all beings. What one creates on their own is always limited." Shaohua couldn't help but sigh.

Back then, the Great Desolate Emperor created the Mystic Realm Technique at the Paragon level, while she, a Martial Sage, only managed to create the Mingtu Cultivation that she could use herself.

But given the different environments they were in, the differences were normal.

The Great Desolate Emperor, Shihu, had the Primordial Truth, the Ten Ominous Techniques, the Immortal King Techniques, and the guidance of the Willow God. Though he was only a Paragon, his vision was far beyond anyone else's.

Shaohua, on the other hand, had never seen a genuine immortal technique. The only one that might have been close was the Nirvana Rite derived from the analysis of the Immortal Emperor of the Undying.

The Mystic Realm Technique only covered the cultivation methods of the five major Mystic Realms, and she had to forge her own path, barely managing to cultivate herself!

Creating the Mingtu Cultivation was good for her, but there was one problem: it was difficult to teach, as not everyone could learn it.

After all, the Mingtu was intangible, unlike the Sea of Vitality, which was within the human body and had clear corresponding body parts.

Without being able to find the Mingtu, one would be stuck at the first step, let alone cultivate further.

Over the years, though Shaohua hadn't cultivated, she had used her free time to come up with a method: first, guide others to open their Inner Realm, then use the Inner Realm to locate the Mingtu.

Her idea was sound and had been proven effective on Ye Fan.

Yes, Ye Fan was obsessed with stories of immortals, not just because Shaohua often told him myths and legends, but because he occasionally dreamed of strange scenes.

This was because he had opened an Inner Realm prototype, and his thoughts and dreams reinforced each other, creating vivid scenes.

The dreams were so real that he could remember them clearly, which in turn made him think about them even more during the day.

After all, he was a middle school student, and who wouldn't dream of becoming a god, achieving immortality, and suppressing all enemies?

"Unfortunately, opening the Inner Realm isn't something everyone can do. It still requires guidance, but at least it can be passed down. I'll improve the method further when I can." Shaohua thought to herself.

The three-year period was over, and she left the city with the reluctant little boy.

Back in the Kunlun Mountains, the cat and two birds quickly darted into the forest, especially the latter two, which greedily absorbed the essence of heaven and earth, as if they had finally come to life.

Heaven blessed them, as the Earth's surface had almost no essence of heaven and earth, and what little there was was so impure it was scary.

Most importantly, they had finally escaped the clutches of that female demon, gaining some freedom.

They were the Golden Crow and the Vermilion Bird, not caged birds or roosters in a yard!

"So, the fairy finally decided to descend?" Shaohua said with a faint smile.

"What did you do to him?" Hanren ignored her teasing and asked directly.

"Boring woman." Shaohua sighed, "Don't worry, I didn't harm him. I just planted a guide to verify that my path can be passed down. Whether he follows it or not is up to him."

Hanren said nothing, maintaining her cold demeanor.

Their personalities were a stark contrast. Shaohua considered herself kind, often smiling faintly, and sometimes even joking and playing with others.

But none of that could be seen in Hanren. Getting her to smile was harder than climbing to the heavens, making her coldness extreme.

"Is your technique complete?" After a long silence, Hanren spoke again, somewhat concerned and wanting to experience it herself, perhaps to find a way to improve her own path.

Shaohua's lips curled into a bright smile, "Want to learn? I'll teach you."

The two sat by the Immortal Pool. Shaohua reached out and gently touched the forehead of the woman in white, guiding her to open her Inner Realm and locate the Mingtu.

"This is completely different from the Mystic Realm Technique. You're opening a new path of cultivation." Even Hanren couldn't help but marvel.

Clearly, Shaohua had far surpassed her.

"You've noticed, my path is incomplete." Shaohua slowly withdrew her hand, "Sometimes, moving too fast isn't always a good thing."

She wasn't just teaching; they were also exchanging insights, a form of spiritual communication, showing that they truly trusted each other.

"That's just your perception." Hanren said coolly.

Shaohua laughed, indeed. If they didn't need to become immortals in nine lifetimes, then the incompleteness and deficiencies of the previous lives didn't matter.

Those experiences had become the foundation and resources for her current cultivation.

She achieved the rank of Martial Sage in her eighth life and, after resolving her past in the Eternal Dream, finally reached perfection.

"I believe that there's still room for further transcendence beyond the Martial Sage. There's a peak of immortality at this level!" Shaohua said.

Hanren's eyes flashed, and she nodded before gracefully leaving.

Three more years passed, and the Kunlun Mountains were bustling with activity, mainly because the White Tiger Cub had transformed and started cultivating again, causing quite a commotion.

When Shaohua saw her again, she saw a round-faced girl with a Golden Crow on her left shoulder and a Vermilion Bird on her right, leading a Dragonhorse to claim credit.

This Dragonhorse was a heavenly essence-born foal, a special type of Holy Spirit, far superior to the mixed-breed dragonhorses of the world.

Its hooves trod on flames, and its body was covered in scales like crimson gold, shimmering brightly. It had two dragon horns on its head and fiery red mane, its entire body glowing like a dragon.

The Dragonhorse let out a loud roar, its voice clear and majestic, an impressive sight.

Even the well-traveled Shaohua couldn't help but look twice.

But that was all.

"Meeting is a form of destiny. I'll transmit a scripture to you. Cultivate diligently in the future." Shaohua pointed and casually sent the Wanlonghuang Scripture to the Dragonhorse.

Then, she waved her hand, sending them all to the Spirit Realm behind the Great Curtain.

The Spirit Realm, as a prototype of the Immortal Realm, could be entered in physical form, but it required Shaohua's personal guidance.

The original forms of the Golden Crow and the Vermilion Bird were sealed in a corner of the Spirit Realm. On that day, the Earth seemed to be enveloped by an invisible curtain, with the Golden Crow and Vermilion Bird manifesting in the sky.

Suddenly, a powerful mental force intruded, nearly shattering the curtain.

Not only that, but the curtain in the Big Dipper Region also trembled violently, showing signs of collapse.

For thousands of years, the curtain anchored in the Immortal Mountain had gradually covered the entire ancient star domain of the Big Dipper, allowing many cultivators to enter and train, gaining significant benefits.

"What's happening? The curtain is about to collapse?"

"The last time the Spirit Realm trembled this much was thousands of years ago when Gai Jiuyou forcibly entered with his physical body, breaking through the boundless territory. Could there be another supreme being this time?"

Indeed, Gai Jiuyou, in his quest to understand the sudden appearance of the curtain, had risked everything to enter the Spirit Realm with his physical body. He eventually broke through the boundless territory, using the curtain as a passage to enter a strange world.

There, he accidentally triggered an imperial tribulation, nearly destroying the curtain. Fortunately, Wan Qing and others quickly combined their efforts to expel him.

In the end, Gai Jiuyou achieved immortality in the strange world.

The curtain there benefited from the tribulation, leaving an imperial mark, and it was confirmed that emperors and kings could enter.

However, it couldn't withstand the power of such beings.

When they first created the Spirit Realm, Shaohua had stabilized the heavens and earth, otherwise, the newborn world couldn't have withstood so many ancient emperors.

Regardless, no matter how the people of the Big Dipper investigated, they found no issues.

They never realized that someone was creating a new curtain on the other side of the universe, resonating with the curtain in the Big Dipper.

The Spirit Realm behind the curtain was a reflection of Shaohua's Mingtu mist, needing an anchor in the real world.

In Shaohua's vision, each star domain would correspond to a curtain, and the curtains could be interconnected.

When she achieved the rank of Immortal King, all the curtains would merge, the Spirit Realm would become real, and transform into a true Immortal Realm!

"Is this the curtain and Spirit Realm you spoke of?" Hanren, in her snow-white robes, saw the curtain shatter and immediately cut off most of her mental force.

"Yes", Shaohua snapped her fingers, her green feathered robe fluttering, standing side by side with Hanren, their beauty complementing each other.

But no one could see this scene.

She used the original Earth as a blueprint and borrowed some structures from the Spirit Realm in the Big Dipper to create a new one.

"In another curtain, I saw many of your avatars walking around, created by faith. This is to experience different perspectives, a different form of the Eternal Dream." Even Hanren couldn't help but marvel.

"Not just that, I have another good idea." Shaohua smiled, and in this curtain, a towering tower rose from the ground where the Kunlun Mountains should be.

"Within this tower, battles can be fought to hone one's will, and imprints can be left for future challengers."

"Those imprints are also your avatars, drawing on the wisdom of the masses." Hanren quickly understood.

She pondered for a moment and said, "If so, it should be taken to the extreme."

Shaohua's eyes lit up when she heard Hanren's idea.

She grasped it immediately. Hanren's idea was simple: leave various Physique Essences in the tower. Whether defeated or rewarded, the masses can experience different bloodline essences.

This was not impossible.

Shaohua had once transformed all the paths into chaos, analyzing the Primordial Chaos Blood, and Hanren had done the same. Together, they could create various Physique Essences.

If someone could reach the top, experiencing the secrets of various essences, they might truly manifest a Chaos Body.

Wasn't this a form of Illusory Cultivation, transforming the virtual into the real?

It perfectly aligned with Shaohua's Yin-Yang Dao!

In this process, the insights left behind would naturally remain in the Spirit Realm, to be discovered by future generations.

This would also become her foundation, igniting the wisdom of the masses, leading to a significant transformation.

But it was easier said than done. After several attempts, Shaohua looked at Hanren with a resentful gaze and called over her little brother.

"The Nine Dragons Coffin Procession will reappear and soon arrive(End of Chapter)

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