I Secretly Cultivate Immortality in the Martial Arts World

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Nether ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Soul’s trajectory within the Azure Wave Sect quietly changed.

In ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍the past, in the eyes of others, he was a bitter cultivator—extremely talented, yet indifferent in temperament.

Now, ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍he began attending the sect’s routine assemblies held every new and full moon.

Listening ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍to the tedious matters of sect income and expenditure, allocation of spiritual fields, and marketplace disputes.

At ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍first, no one spoke to him, and he did not take the initiative to speak either.

Nether Soul merely exchanged pleasantries when appropriate, lent help when needed, and never missed occasions he ought to attend.

As time went on, when people in the sect spoke of this current direct disciple of the sect master, they found that Senior Brother Lin You was actually quite amiable.

Some privately speculated that this was instructed by Sect Master Su.

Others guessed that he intended to compete for that position in the future.

Nether Soul heard these words, yet neither acknowledged nor refuted them.

Compete?

There was no need to compete.

He only needed to wait.

Wait for the two Supreme Elders’ lifespans to come to an end.

And he, Nether Soul, only needed to become, over this period of time, the one whom everyone in the sect found acceptable.

To become, when there was no other choice, the most natural choice.

At that time, he would, as the Sect Master of the Azure Wave Sect, personally seal the cross-realm formation that connected to Southern Sea No. 73 mortal world.

......

Southern Sea No. 73, mortal world.

Taiyi Dao Sect, Longevity Peak.

Under the influence of the innate spiritual energy from the Illusory Dao Seed of Chaos Planting a Green Lotus, Gu Yan’s cultivation speed grew faster and faster.

At three hundred and one years old, he broke through to the eighth level of the Transformation Spirit Realm.

At three hundred and two years old, he entered the ninth level of the Transformation Spirit Realm.

At three hundred and three years old, winter solstice.

Gu Yan felt that he was not far from breaking through to the Void Refinement Realm—if he wished, the tribulation lightning would arrive instantly.

After some thought, Gu Yan chose the place for his tribulation as the Endless Sea.

He could not bear to let Longevity Peak suffer damage from the aftermath of the tribulation.

The lightning tribulation of the Void Refinement Realm was no trivial matter.

Gu Yan rose, wielded the Nine Heavens Thunder Pattern Evil-Slaying Sword, and turned into a streak of light.

A ninth-level Transformation Spirit cultivator flying at full power could traverse a thousand miles in an instant.

Half an hour later, Gu Yan was already deep within the Endless Sea.

All around was vast seawater. This place was far from shipping routes, with no islands or reefs. Within ten thousand miles, no living beings could be seen—it was an excellent place to undergo tribulation.

Gu Yan raised his hand, and from the Sumeru Star Ring flew out forty-nine formation flags.

The flags were entirely dark azure, embroidered with cloud patterns, each emitting a heavy earth-yellow spiritual glow.

These were the Profound Origin Four Symbols Mountain-Suppressing Flags he had obtained last year after triggering the 《Fortune-Blessed Immortal Lord》 entry.

A full set of forty-nine—after forming a formation, they could draw upon the power of earth veins to enhance oneself, specializing in defense.

Although this was a sea region, it was not a problem.

After setting up the Profound Origin Four Symbols Mountain-Suppressing Flags, forty-nine streams of profound light interwove.

In an instant, they formed a dark azure formation spanning a hundred zhang, protecting Gu Yan at the center.

After that, he took out the Haotian Mirror and suspended it three feet beside him.

The mirror faced upward, directly toward the sky.

After completing all this, Gu Yan closed his eyes and stood still, preparing to break through to the Void Refinement Realm.

......

No one knew how much time had passed, but the entire Southern Sea No. 73 mortal world was shrouded under the same patch of dark clouds.

In an eastern sea fishing village, old fisherman Zhou Dachun suddenly noticed the sky darken while pulling in his nets.

He looked up and saw that the sun was still there, yet it seemed veiled behind a thin gray gauze, no longer carrying warmth.

“Is it going to rain?” he muttered, moving the dried fish laid out on the bow of his boat.

But after waiting for most of the day, not a single drop of rain fell.

Great Qian—no, there was no longer Great Qian.

The entire former territory of Great Qian had already been renamed Great Xia by Fang Yuan.

At a northern border city of Great Xia, the gate guard soldier Wang Xiaohu suddenly heard a comrade cry out in alarm.

He followed the sound and his pupils shrank sharply.

Across the entire sky, a faint streak of purple light slithered by, like a giant serpent turning within the clouds.

......

Endless Sea.

The first bolt of lightning descended.

Gu Yan sensed it and suddenly opened his eyes.

Even with the defensive formation in place, he did not dare be careless. With a backhand motion, he summoned the Eight Desolations Suppressing Mountain Tower.

The tower expanded in the wind into a giant structure nine zhang tall. Layers of black and yellow light spread out, covering the entire formation.

Lightning struck.

The tower’s light screen trembled.

The Eight Desolations Suppressing Mountain Tower let out a strained wail, and a crack actually split open at its peak.

In just one exchange, this magic treasure—capable of resisting all attacks below the late Void Refinement Realm—shattered.

Meanwhile, the forty-nine Profound Origin Four Symbols Mountain-Suppressing Flags let out a unified cry, the cloud patterns on them dimming inch by inch.

Before the residual power of the first lightning had dissipated, the second lightning had already arrived.

The formation’s light barrier trembled violently, and all forty-nine flags cracked simultaneously.

Gu Yan was not surprised.

The lightning tribulation of the Void Refinement Realm was already extremely dangerous—let alone the possible amplification from the Trace of Heaven’s Gaze.

One must know, in Void Refinement—

“Refinement” meant forging, and “Void” meant emptiness.

To refine away one’s flesh, spiritual power, and soul—refining away the old self, refining away the mortal body brought from birth.

After everything was refined away, what remained was the Dao.

Void Refinement cultivators from then on had no upper limit to their lifespan.

They no longer suffered the decay of the flesh nor the exhaustion of vitality.

But longevity did not come without a price.

From then onward, every three thousand years, one must undergo a great tribulation.

In the Spirit Realm, among Void Refinement cultivators, seven or eight out of ten survive the first tribulation.

Five or six out of ten survive the second.

Returning to the present—by now, the third lightning had arrived.

Gu Yan raised his eyes and looked at the Haotian Mirror beside him.

He said softly, “I’ll trouble you.”

The Haotian Mirror responded, rising up, its surface facing the incoming purple-black lightning.

That bolt of lightning, capable of turning a ninth-level Transformation Spirit cultivator into ash, entered the mirror—

and vanished without a trace, like a mud ox entering the sea.

The Haotian Mirror trembled slightly.

Then returned to calm.

Seeing this, Gu Yan finally let out a breath.

The power of this tribulation was indeed far beyond ordinary Void Refinement tribulations.

Though he had never witnessed others’ tribulations, compared to his own breakthrough to Transformation Spirit, the difference was like a firefly and the blazing sun.

He had to admit—when the first lightning fell, he had been somewhat nervous.

The second and third as well.

But after the fourth and fifth, only calm remained.

After the thirteenth to the twenty-fourth bolts, Gu Yan began to feel somewhat bored.

From the twenty-fifth to the forty-eighth, he sat cross-legged.

When the ninety-seventh bolt fell, Gu Yan suddenly thought—was this tribulation a bit too long?

He looked up at the sky.

The dark clouds above showed no sign of dispersing; instead, they had grown even heavier.

“…Not over yet?”

One month passed.

Two months passed.

Three, four.

Spring faded into summer, and the sea fog grew thicker.

The fifth month.

The sixth month.

The sea fog turned into frost.

The Haotian Mirror continued dutifully swallowing lightning.

Occasionally, a strange thought arose in Gu Yan’s mind.

Was this tribulation striking him—or striking the Haotian Mirror?

He did not dwell on it.

Some questions, if thought through too clearly, might lead to disrespect toward the Heavenly Dao.

And he still could not contend against the Heavenly Dao.

The seventh month.

The eighth month.

The ninth month.

The tenth month.

The eleventh month.

The twelfth month.

A full year passed.

After another purple-black bolt entered the Haotian Mirror, the dark clouds in the sky finally dispersed.

Sunlight poured through the rifts in the clouds, falling upon the vast waves of the Endless Sea.

Gu Yan sat amidst the remnants of the formation, looking up at the sky, slowly exhaling.

Finally finished.

With a thought, the panel appeared:

【Gu Yan】

【Lifespan: 304/∞】

【Realm: Void Refinement · First Layer】

【Entries: 《Fortune-Blessed Immortal Lord · Red》, 《Traceless Dao Concealment · Gold》, 《Five Elements Spiritual Body · Orange》, 《Life Is Like a Dream · Purple》】

【Cultivation Method: 《Grand Five Elements Reincarnation Scripture》】

【Techniques: Omitted…】

【Divine Ability: 《External Incarnation》】

【Magic Treasure: 《Haotian Mirror · Supreme-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure》…】

Gu Yan looked at the panel—the upper limit of lifespan had indeed become ∞.

Then his gaze fell upon the golden entry 《Traceless Dao Concealment》.

Perfectly conceals all traces of oneself.

Below the Immortal King Realm, none can detect.

Then… what about the great tribulation?

The Heavenly Dao was not an Immortal King.

The Immortal King was a cultivation realm; the Heavenly Dao was the will of heaven and earth.

An Immortal King existed within heaven and earth—the Heavenly Dao was heaven and earth itself.

No matter how well one hid, could one deceive the land beneath one’s feet, the sky above one’s head?

Impossible.

Gu Yan shook his head and dismissed the panel.

He stood up and raised his hand to recall the Haotian Mirror.

The mirror surface remained clear. Over this past year, it had absorbed two thousand four hundred tribulation lightning strikes without leaving even the slightest scratch.

Gu Yan then retrieved the forty-nine Profound Origin Four Symbols Mountain-Suppressing Flags, now full of cracks.

This set of magic treasures was effectively ruined.

Finally, Gu Yan glanced at the shattered remains of the Eight Desolations Suppressing Mountain Tower.

The tower had broken into seven or eight pieces, sinking into the seabed. He did not bother retrieving it.

Once more, he mounted the Nine Heavens Thunder Pattern Evil-Slaying Sword and headed toward the Taiyi Dao Sect.

His streak of light split through the clouds, vast mountains and rivers passing beneath him.

When he came, he was at the ninth level of the Transformation Spirit Realm.

When he returned, he was already at the first layer of the Void Refinement Realm.

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