I Secretly Cultivate Immortality in the Martial Arts World

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Since ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Gu Yan obtained a heaven-defying item like the Illusory Dao Seed of Chaos Planting a Green Lotus,

in ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍recent years, no particularly outstanding items had appeared again.

The ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍top-tier red entry Fortune-Blessed Immortal Lord seemed to have entered a stable output phase once more.

No ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍longer were there shocking, world-defying rewards. When triggered each year, it mostly granted ordinary magic treasures of decent quality but nothing rare.

Such ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍items were now like chicken ribs to Gu Yan.

He casually gifted them to Elder Chen,

as well as to his close Senior Sister Lin Wei.

It could be considered making full use of them.

After all, from earlier entries, he had obtained quite a number of artifact-refining methods and insights.

Magic treasures of this level—he could already refine them himself.

Though external items were ordinary, his internal cultivation progressed astonishingly.

As the innate spiritual energy within the Taiyi Dao Sect grew increasingly dense,

and as the most direct bearer and beneficiary of the Illusory Dao Seed of Chaos Planting a Green Lotus, Gu Yan, residing at the core, absorbed only the purest essence with every breath.

Coupled with the profoundness of the Grand Five Elements Reincarnation Scripture he cultivated,

the combination truly resulted in steady advancement—each year a new level of heaven.

From the fifth level of the Transformation Spirit Realm two years ago to today, he had naturally stepped into the seventh level of the Transformation Spirit Realm.

Such speed, if spread to the Spirit Realm, would be enough to leave those so-called heaven’s favored sons utterly dumbfounded.

On this day, Gu Yan was cultivating within the quiet chamber of his cave dwelling.

The annual moment of reward from the Fortune-Blessed Immortal Lord arrived once again.

【Entry “Fortune-Blessed Immortal Lord · Red” effect triggered, you have obtained “Supreme-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure · Haotian Mirror”】

【“Supreme-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure · Haotian Mirror”: Formed from a strand of innate Yin-Yang Dao rhythm at the dawn of primordial chaos, refined by gathering the clear qi of the Nine Heavens, the profound essence of the Nine Hells, fusing the starlight of the cosmos and the spiritual essence of all things.

It can observe the Nine Heavens above and illuminate the Nine Hells below. All things across the heavens, so long as they exist within causality and manifest within the rules, their form, cultivation depth, karmic entanglements, fortune and misfortune—can all be revealed within the mirror, leaving nothing hidden.】

【Core Abilities:

Sever the Past · Derive the Future: Can trace past events and deduce future changes. Though heavenly secrets are unfathomable, it can reveal many possibilities.

Break Illusions and Reveal Truth: All illusions, disguises, and deceptions revert to their true form under the mirror’s light.

Haotian Barrier: When deployed, forms an absolute protective domain capable of resisting all divine abilities below the Immortal Emperor Realm and reflecting thirty percent of damage.

Trans-Realm Shift: The mirror contains boundless spatial coordinates, allowing free travel across all realms—Spirit Realm, Immortal Realm, Human Realm, Nether Realm, Demon Realm, Monster Realm—ignoring barriers between worlds.

Heavenly Judgment: By reflecting an enemy, it can invoke heavenly punishment based on their karmic burden, bringing down tribulations such as lightning fire, soul destruction, and karmic downfall.】

Even though Gu Yan’s Dao heart had long been tempered to be as steady as a mountain—unmoved even if Mount Tai collapsed before him—

upon receiving the torrent of information about the Haotian Mirror, he still felt his scalp tingle.

He nearly blurted out that classic exclamation from his previous life—

Damn!

Supreme-grade innate spiritual treasure! Haotian Mirror!

Not something refined after the fact, but an innate treasure born from heaven and earth!

Such a treasure—let alone in this mortal world—even in the Spirit Realm would be enough to trigger a monstrous bloodbath.

And the completeness of its functions, the sheer magnitude of its power, made Gu Yan’s mind sway.

“This isn’t a spiritual treasure… this is practically… an all-purpose cheat, an ultimate strategic platform!”

Shock surged in his heart, followed by uncontrollable delight.

This kind of top-tier equipment, one step to completion, the feeling of instant graduation—it was simply too satisfying!

With a thought,

the Haotian Mirror appeared before him.

Along with it came an indescribable ancient aura.

The next moment, something even more astonishing occurred.

This mirror—capable of driving immortals and gods into madness—transformed into a stream of light without resistance and entered his forehead.

It directly acknowledged him as its master?

Gu Yan was slightly stunned, then realization dawned.

This was one of the hidden effects of the Fortune-Blessed Immortal Lord entry.

All items obtained through entries that possessed “spirit” would automatically bind to him upon acquisition.

After all, for a treasure like the Haotian Mirror, its spirituality was beyond imagination.

Under normal circumstances, with Gu Yan’s Transformation Spirit cultivation, let alone refining it, he would likely be injured by its Dao rhythm upon first contact.

It might even simply break through space and leave if it wished.

“As expected of a top-tier red entry—truly considerate.”

Gu Yan once again marveled at the priority and convenience of the Fortune-Blessed Immortal Lord’s effect.

Suppressing his excitement, he immersed his mind into his sea of consciousness.

He began to carefully comprehend this newly obtained supreme treasure.

Among its many functions, the ability to deduce the future intrigued him the most.

The future was shrouded in mist—if he could glimpse even a sliver of opportunity, he could seize complete initiative.

He focused his mind, slowly channeling spiritual power and divine sense into the Haotian Mirror.

The mirror’s surface began to shimmer, as if the river of time had been gently stirred.

“With my current seventh level Transformation Spirit cultivation, combined with the Haotian Mirror, how far can I see?”

With his intent set, the mirror’s light rapidly shifted—countless blurred images, fragmented lines, and flickering scenes flowed past.

They were the infinite possibilities of the future intertwining and colliding.

With his current cultivation and initial activation of the Haotian Mirror, the time span he could clearly anchor and observe was about five hundred years.

Beyond that, the images became too chaotic, with severe distortion.

He focused his observation on the mortal world he inhabited.

The mirror stabilized, and a clear scene slowly unfolded.

About one year later—

the sky deep within the Endless Sea was suddenly torn open by several crimson rifts.

Dense blood fiend demonic energy poured down.

Several figures in black demonic robes descended with eerie laughter.

Their purpose was clear—they headed straight for densely populated mortal islands and continents.

Clearly, they intended to carry out blood sacrifices and harvest souls.

Yet before these demons could begin their harvest, Gu Yan’s Good Body Fang Yuan had already sensed something amiss.

When they met, Fang Yuan made no unnecessary moves.

With a few casual strikes, the demonic energy that could defile mountains and rivers dissipated instantly upon contact.

In mere moments, these descending Golden Core old demons were physically exterminated.

The crisis vanished silently, and the mortal world suffered almost no impact.

The scene continued.

Though the demons were destroyed, the Spirit Realm began sending investigative teams to probe and observe.

They sought to uncover what secret was hidden here.

For a time, this small mortal world was filled with undercurrents and unrest.

Gu Yan frowned slightly.

Though he was not afraid of such probing, constantly being surrounded by “flies” was extremely annoying.

He disliked this kind of passive, unexpected attention.

Moreover, why would demons descend into this world?

Wasn’t this realm under the control of the Azure Wave Sect?

With a thought, the Haotian Mirror’s function shifted—from deducing the future to tracing the past.

He wanted to see how the root of this trouble had been planted.

The mirror’s light flowed backward as time reversed.

The scene locked onto the Azure Wave Sect in the Spirit Realm.

The moment was before the demonic descent.

Gu Yan saw the sinister scheme of the Azure Wave Sect’s Vice Sect Master.

He saw how True Person Qingxu and True Person Xuanyun were lured to Fallen Dragon Abyss by false clues of an ancient cave dwelling.

He saw Wan Tuxiao and the two Supreme Elders of the Demon Blade Sect laying down the Three Talents Soul-Locking Heaven-Severing Formation.

He saw the two elders fall into an ambush, struggle bitterly, and ultimately perish.

He also saw how the higher ranks of the Azure Wave Sect were gradually purged and replaced by Demon Blade Sect infiltrators.

The entire sect was silently transformed.

“So the root lies here—the Azure Wave Sect was replaced from within.”

Gu Yan understood, but then another doubt arose.

“Wait, my Evil Body Nether Soul should be lurking within the Azure Wave Sect at this moment.”

“With his strength, even if he couldn’t defeat the Demon Blade Sect’s full force, he should at least detect it in advance, warn others, or interfere.”

“Why does the future show him doing nothing?”

Gu Yan once again activated the Haotian Mirror, this time focusing specifically on his Evil Body.

The mirror’s light shifted.

It turned out that during the critical period when undercurrents surged within the Azure Wave Sect and the Demon Blade Sect’s plan advanced step by step,

Nether Soul… was busy with something he considered equally important for the main body’s grand plan.

From Nether Soul’s dedicated perspective—

how could the main body’s Dao field only have ordinary spirit cranes and deer?

One true dragon A Lan was not enough.

There had to be hundreds of thousands of rare beasts to decorate it!

Thus, upon hearing of a nest of Yin-Yang Illusion Light Martens somewhere in the Spirit Realm—cute as cubs and capable of emitting illusion light as adults—

he eagerly went to capture them.

As a result…

he accidentally triggered an extremely hidden ancient restriction.

The restriction was not particularly lethal, but it was an extremely complex spacetime maze.

Caught off guard, Nether Soul was trapped within it.

Though not in danger due to his cultivation, he was effectively stuck in an inescapable labyrinth.

“...He went to catch small animals and got himself trapped in a secret realm?”

Gu Yan was momentarily speechless, faint black lines seeming to fall across his forehead.

Now everything was clear.

Because of Nether Soul’s accidental absence, the two elders of the Azure Wave Sect died, and the sect was replaced.

The Demon Blade Sect could then freely send people down, triggering a chain reaction.

But all of this was still only a possible future—it had not yet happened.

There was still nearly one year before the two elders would be lured out.

And one year before the demons descended.

Gu Yan gently touched the Haotian Mirror within his sea of consciousness.

Its surface was cold, yet his mind was crystal clear.

The future was not fixed.

Especially now that he had already seen the key turning points.

What the Haotian Mirror showed was only the most probable timeline under current conditions.

But once new variables intervened—

especially someone like Gu Yan, who held both foresight and power—

the future would shift.

His thoughts raced as he quickly weighed his options.

The simplest solution was to have Nether Soul remain in the sect.

Then, when the two Supreme Elders were lured to Fallen Dragon Abyss, secretly follow them.

He could even assist them in counter-killing the Demon Blade Sect’s main force.

The reason for choosing this path was based on his quick deductions using the Haotian Mirror.

Preserve the Azure Wave Sect’s core strength and orthodoxy, allowing it to cleanse itself internally.

This would both eliminate the source of the Demon Blade Sect’s descent

and avoid greater disturbances and investigations in the Spirit Realm caused by the sect’s fall or replacement.

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