"The wind... stopped?"
As the bright moon gradually disappeared in the wind, the howling disaster wind also gradually stopped, the ashes and hurricanes in the sky gradually disappeared, leaving only a clear night sky without any obstruction.
The stars are twinkling in the night sky, with no clouds or mist blocking the view. It is so clear that it seems as if it has been washed by water.
Inside the city of Gaoyang County, tens of thousands of people were trembling in fear at the strange sight outside. Even mortals began to understand that the things happening outside were all related to the immortals in the legend.
The people who kept flying in and out of the city and occasionally displayed their special skills also proved this point.
The doors and windows of every household on both sides of the river in Gaoyang County were closed, but no one was in the mood to sleep. Instead, they looked at the changes above the horizon in panic. When the fire burned all over the sea of clouds, they cried out in surprise. When the disastrous wind swallowed the sky and the earth, they trembled with fear.
A young girl from the Riverside Tavern was also secretly looking at the bright moon in the sky through the window, holding a jade pendant in her hand.
Although she could not understand where the fire in the sky came from and why the wind arose, ever since that man arrived, there was an extra moon in the sky that night, and then thousands of strange people came. She seemed to vaguely feel that what happened in the sky was related to the drinker who came with a wine jug.
She suddenly thought of the man in white, and pointed at the statue of the saint in the academy and said, "Does that statue look like me?"
"No way! Could he really be the saint of the academy? He was a person who lived at least a thousand years ago!"
Different from the bewildered people in Gaoyang County, at this moment, everyone in the county city, the cultivators staying in the towns and villages of various counties in Gaoyang County, and the immortal realm masters on Shuwang Mountain, had an expression of disbelief and as if the sky was falling and the earth was collapsing in their eyes.
"Has the wind died down?"
"I didn't see anyone. The Immortal Tribulation is over. It really has stopped!"
"The wind... why... stopped?"
It was as if everyone knew something in an instant.
"The Taoist of Fengdu... is dead?"
"Failed to survive the tribulation?"
"The Immortal Tribulation has dissipated. It must have failed."
Everyone's face was filled with fear, shock, and even madness. Although many people were not optimistic about the Taoist priest of Fengdu's ability to overcome the calamity and become an immortal this time, no one dared to believe that this person who had been walking in the mountains and seas since the barbaric era and pioneered the Taoist sect would actually die here and bid farewell in this way.
Just like that... he fell on the last step of becoming an immortal.
At this moment, even the Great Zhou Emperor Kong Huai, who did not want to see Fengdu become an immortal, stared at the scene of the moon disintegrating, with a look of panic in his eyes: "Even someone as powerful as Fengdu Taoist will eventually die?"
Wu Zong Lu Wu was wearing the robes of a duke and standing in front of the hall. His eyes seemed to recall the stories and legends of countless Fengdu Taoists over the past thousands of years, with generations of Taoists competing for the top power and the immortal Taoist fruit.
Now, the first few batches of cultivators who entered the Mountain and Sea Realm are only a few in number. He thought of the time when the Taoist priest Fengdu made clouds and rain with a wave of his hand in the world, and suppressed several powerful immortals with a flip of his hand like a god, and caught himself who was seriously injured and dying.
With a resolute gaze, he recalled the scenes one by one, and finally could only sigh: "An era has come to an end!"
But when the disastrous wind dissipated, above the sea of clouds, an object remained, emitting a faint divine light.
It looked extremely dazzling in the empty night sky.
Zhang Yusu of the Tianshi Sect was in disbelief and shock. He could not believe that his uncle, the Taoist master Fengdu, who had suppressed the world and the entire mountains and seas and the present world for an era, had died. At this moment, when he saw the divine object emitting light, he felt that it looked very familiar.
He blurted out: "What is that? Master Uncle's Juntian Pot!"
Every cultivator also discovered the magical treasure floating in the sky: "It's the magic weapon left behind by the Taoist priest Fengdu!"
The head of Tianjian Mountain, the old Taoist holding the flying sword, suddenly hugged the sword tightly and said excitedly: "That is not a magic weapon!"
"It is a real immortal weapon, the Juntian Pot!"
Under the night sky, layers of mysterious light bloomed from the bodies of the strong men, which turned into power and soared into the sky. Everyone's eyes revealed endless greed and ambition. The sky, which had just been calm for a moment, instantly saw layers of murderous intent dancing wantonly.
"That is the magical treasure of the cave heaven, Juntian Pot. Since Fengdu is dead, the Juntian Pot has naturally become ownerless."
"It depends on your own means!"
"good!"
Sword lights and magic weapons rushed towards the sky. Dozens of souls and Dharma images appeared, and they soared into the sky like gods and Buddhas. They attacked together and reached towards the sky, trying to take away the magic weapon that was said to belong to the Taoist priest of Fengdu.
Some people even threw out a mountain, or turned it into a river and rolled back to the sky.
Many of them have already entered the fifth level. Although the souls and Dharma images they are looking for are mostly imitations of ancient immortal treasures, sacred trees with spiritual roots, and some people even integrate sacred mountains and strange rivers. Although their power is not as strong as the top ones who are expected to become immortals, it is far greater than those of the fourth level.
At this moment, many powerful men made a move, and in an instant the sacred tree could be seen swaying in the sky. Many Dharma images and souls used their heavenly methods to bombard each other, the mountains pressed towards the sky, and rivers flowed back into the sky.
That power covered the entire sky, and the whole world seemed to be shattered.
Everyone’s target is the Juntian Pot that is swaying in the strong wind in the sky.
"Let's see who dares!"
"court death!"
The ancestor of Taishou Mountain who had returned from the third reincarnation as a ghost immortal and the ancestor of Lingshu Mountain Jia Yi attacked at the same time. The Tianshi faction also mobilized its inherited magic weapon. The nine-tailed celestial fox transformed into a celestial demon and used its nine tails to protect its body and crashed into the monks who were fighting for the Juntian Pot.
In a rage, Jia Yi raised his hand and a sea of clouds instantly appeared in the sky and flew towards the cultivators.
It is rumored that this immortal weapon is related to the ancient immortal Lord of Youdu, and may even be a gift from the Lord of Youdu to Fengdu. Although the Fengdu Taoist died in this immortal calamity, Jia Yi absolutely cannot allow anyone to take away the Tianjun Pot that the Fengdu Taoist used to achieve enlightenment.
If one had the mark on the Tianjun pot, as well as the friendship between the Fengdu Taoist and the Lord of Youdu, and with the power of the ancient immortal, perhaps things could turn around.
At least he could plan to allow Fengdu to embark on the path to immortality in his next life.
Jia Yi absolutely could not sit idly by and tolerate these people taking the Juntian Pot away. Moreover, seeing his good friend die on the spot and the relic being fought over by thousands of monks made him even more furious.
Many fifth-level cultivators used their own possessions to collide with the sea of clouds summoned by Jia Yi. The power of both sides canceled each other out, and the aftermath spread dozens of miles away.
At this time, the Tianhe ancestor who was rushing in the front and had the fastest speed took advantage of the fact that everyone behind him blocked the way for him and Jia Yi was also dragged down at the same time, and he was the first to transform into a river and rush into the thirty-six layers of Gangtian.
He was the immortal monk who found a river in a strange place in the west as his possession. He was also an old ancestor who found a new way to enter the Tao. The river suddenly rolled up the Juntian pot. The old ancestor Tianhe couldn't help but laugh proudly and happily.
It fled towards the end of the sky at an extremely fast speed under the sweeping strong wind, shouting as it went.
"The Fengdu Taoist is dead! This immortal treasure will naturally belong to the right person! Hahahaha! This Fengdu Taoist couldn't become an immortal, so I will do it for him!"
The wind disaster completely destroyed the mortal body, fused the soul and the body together, and transformed it into an immortal body.
However, this step is also extremely dangerous. Whether one can finally become an immortal or be destroyed in a disaster depends on one's luck.
At this moment, Fang Xiu's immortal body truly turned into a breeze, just like countless dust and sand, along the passage of the underworld, and entered a strange place.
At this moment Fang Xiu felt the difference between a real immortal body and a mortal body. The immortal body has no form at all. When scattered, it becomes wind, and when gathered, it takes shape. It has no vital points and no lifespan constraints. Even if it is destroyed in a war, as long as a speck of dust remains, or a remnant soul is not destroyed, it can be reborn again.
This is the true immortal body, the body of an immortal.
Only at this point have we truly separated the boundary between heaven and earth from mortals. Eternal life and immortality are simply the end point of evolution pursued by all living beings.
However, in the world of mountains and seas, if one wants to escape the comfort of a thousand-year lifespan, one must also get rid of the constraints of the six reincarnations. Otherwise, one will only be immortal, and once one's lifespan is about to end, the underworld will take one into reincarnation.
The immortal body passed through the Yellow Springs all the way down, as if it had reached the deepest part of the underworld, and finally stood on an ancient book as vast as the earth. It stood on it like an ant, with thick fog in front, behind, left and right, and it could not see the end of the book.
Only when he flew high could he see the three big words "Scholar's Book of Life and Death". The Book of Life and Death kept turning, and a white jade brush fell from the sky, as if searching for Fang Xiu's name according to the established process, and then making modifications and adjustments, but he couldn't find it for a long time.
Finally, the book turned to the page of the cover, and finally under the three big words "Book of Life and Death", he found two small ancient seal characters "Fang Xiu", as if indicating the owner of this Book of Life and Death that put all living beings in the world into reincarnation. At this moment, the white jade brush that was like a pillar supporting the sky could not fall down.
This is the last step in becoming an immortal, transcending the six realms of reincarnation and escaping the boundary between life and death. It is also called the Yinquan Tribulation or the Huangquan Tribulation. The immortal body undergoes the cleansing of the Huangquan Tribulation, escapes the tribulation, and arrives at the final place of reincarnation.
Fang Xiu does not need to make any changes, but other immortals who arrive here will separate their names from the six reincarnations and enter the immortal hometown.
Fang Xiu's main purpose of overcoming the tribulation is to transform into an immortal body, and he does not need to overcome the third disaster. He just comes here to check and experience the process of overcoming the tribulation and becoming an immortal to see if there are any flaws or problems.
At this time, the three disasters have passed, but the six calamities have not yet been overcome.
At this moment, he can be considered a true immortal on earth. Only after he has passed the six tribulations, mastered the great way of heaven and earth, and ascended to the upper realm, can he be considered a true immortal. Now he can only be considered a half-immortal, and he has only passed half of the tribulation.
However, these three disasters and six calamities can be overcome separately. The first three disasters are to shape the immortal body, and they must be overcome in one go. There is no way back. The last six calamities can be used to slowly comprehend the great way of heaven and earth, so there is no need to rush. Moreover, Fang Xiu has more important plans.
Finally, Fang Xiu left the underworld and returned to the human world.
Fang Xiu's immortal body turned from virtual to real, transformed into a bright moon rising from the spot, and once again rushed up into the sky and above the thirty-six layers of heaven.
Just then, he saw a Taoist who had turned into a river in the sky, rolling up his Juntian pot and running away with a triumphant laugh.
While escaping, he was still shouting: "The Taoist priest of Fengdu is dead! This immortal treasure will naturally belong to the right person! Hahahahaha! If Fengdu can't become an immortal, I will do it for him!"
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