Cultivation: Being Immortal - Chapter 203

Qing State，Green Cloud Mountain

Lin Ying saw Lin Jiang as well and reorganized her words. After the battle in Anhua City, Lin Ying and Lin Die got injured and then escaped from the pursuit. It took a lot of effort to shake off the pursuers. Of course, Big Shadiao played a significant role in this. The fourth-order Aurora falcon was much faster than the Nascent Soul stage.

However, they lost contact with Lin Batian. After settling down, they went to find Lin Batian again. Lin Ying made various inquiries and finally learned the news.

Lin Batian escaped from Yun State and led the enemies into the territory of Bing State. He set up an ambush in Bing State and prepared the Taiyi Thunder Formation in advance. This formation was a seventh-order formation and extremely formidable. It wiped out the pursuers in one fell swoop.

After that, a second wave of pursuers appeared, but Lin Batian managed to kill them all. It is unknown how he did it, but the battle was extremely fierce, affecting half of Bing State. It made the Bing State cultivators aware of this major battle.

Then came the third wave of pursuers, led by a highly powerful cultivator who exuded great pressure over half of Bing State. Ordinary people dared not approach. After that, they completely disappeared.

“Third Sister, I suspect Dad lured the enemies into Heavenly Wall Divine Kingdom.”

“It’s highly likely. Dad is only in the Soul Changing stage, but the third wave of pursuers from the four major families can’t be just in the Soul Changing stage. They must be in the Void Achieving stage or the Tao Achieving stage. Even the Taiyi Thunder Formation can’t kill them. We can only rely on Heavenly Wall Divine Kingdom.”

Lin Die nodded. Lin Batian’s strength in battle was beyond imagination, but there are limits to his power. We can’t expect Lin Batian to defeat the experts in Void Achieving or Tao Achieving.

“Third Sister, what if Father enters the Heavenly Wall Divine Kingdom? We won’t be able to get him out.”

“There’s no other way. I’ll go in and look for him.”

“Oh, Third Sister, please don’t. I’ll go instead.”

“We have to fight over this?”

“No, it’s because our family can’t function without Third Sister. Over the years, Third Sister has understood that I’m solely focused on fighting and have no ability to manage the family. I can’t handle the basic needs of these hundreds of people.”

Lin Ying said. Managing a family with hundreds of people is too much. I’ve never done such a thing before and have no idea how to. But Lin Die is different. Since the Building Foundation Period, she has been Lin Batian’s right-hand woman, the second most important person in the Lin family.

“Um, can I ask, what exactly is the Heavenly Wall Divine Kingdom?”

Lin Jiang quickly interrupted and asked. Lin Jiang’s knowledge wasn’t as extensive as theirs. He had barely left Qing State and didn’t even know what was happening there, let alone Bing State.

“Yun State is closed off, Lin Wu has been in Yun State for a long time and doesn’t know the situation, let Third Auntie tell you.”

“Thank you, Third Auntie.”

In this world, humans live in Zhongzhou. Zhongzhou is the first territory of our human ancestors. After the Thunder Emperor, humans expanded in all directions and established five states like Qing State and Bing State. Yun State, which was created about a hundred thousand years ago, cannot compare to other states in terms of cultivating immortality.

Bing State was founded by three generals who used to serve under the Green Emperor. Even after the Green Emperor’s fall, they continued to be active on the frontlines of the Wilderness, killing demons and creating a place for humanity to survive.

One of them is named Li Yuanzun. He settled in Bing State, built a family, and ruled a vast territory. Instead of establishing a sect or maintaining the family, he chose to establish a country, known as Li Family’s Divine Kingdom to the outside world.

Li Family’s Divine Kingdom has existed for many years, with talented descendants of Li Yuanzun emerging in each generation, becoming stronger than the previous one. The territory of Li Family’s Divine Kingdom also continues to expand.

But this expansion has offended many people, especially when the Li Family became powerful, they inevitably became arrogant. So when Li Family’s Divine Kingdom was attacked by demons, many of its allies betrayed them, and the Li Family suffered an unprecedented defeat.

One of Li Yuanzun’s grandchildren is called Li Yuncheng. He was a renowned master of formations at that time but had an eccentric personality and unpredictable temper. He was a crazy supporter of the Divine Kingdom system. Due to the major defeat of Li Family’s Divine Kingdom, he was heavily injured, with his physical body reportedly crushed.

In order to preserve Li Family’s Divine Kingdom, he made a crazy move. He fused and refined the one hundred and eight large spiritual mountains within Li Family’s Divine Kingdom, creating the Dutian Formation. He even fused himself into a Formation Spirit.

“Hiss, turn yourself into a Formation Spirit?”

“Yes.”

“He’s really ruthless.”

He’s indeed quite ruthless. He must have an intense obsession with Li Family’s Divine Kingdom. Once the Dutian Formation is completed, Li Family’s Divine Kingdom will become its own realm. Li Yuncheng will be the god within the realm, controlling everything.

Because of this, there were drastic changes within Li Family’s Divine Kingdom. The spiritual energy produced by the spiritual mountains and veins within it were drained by Li Yuncheng. It has become a desolate place, where cultivators dare not approach.

“Is Li Yuncheng crazy?”

Who knows, maybe he doesn’t even realize how formidable the Dutian Formation is. Anyway, after that, people kept entering Li Family’s Divine Kingdom, but none of them returned. They enter but never come back.

There have been a few mortals who managed to come out from Li Family’s Divine Kingdom and informed others about what’s inside. It is said that the path of immortality has vanished inside, and only mortal generations continue to thrive. Most of the time, the mortals inside live a comfortable life without worries of clothing and food.

Later on, Li Family’s Divine Kingdom became a place of exile for states like Bing State. For instance, if a disciple of the sect breaks the rules and commits a heinous crime that doesn’t warrant execution, they will be sent to Li Family’s Divine Kingdom. Of course, there are also those who use Li Family’s Divine Kingdom as a prison to deliberately torment their enemies. After all, for cultivators, losing their spiritual energy and hope for advancement, and watching themselves age and die step by step, is a terrifying torture.

Because of the Dutian Formation in Li Family’s Divine Kingdom, there is a protective shield on the outside that extends to the sky, like a Heavenly Wall. That’s why people call it Heavenly Wall Divine Kingdom.

“Wow, that’s impressive!”

Lin Jiang exclaimed. Wow, I’ve never seen anything like this in the cultivation world.

“Third Sister, let me go instead.”

“It’s too dangerous, let me go instead.”

“Let me ask one more question, has anyone ever come out after going in?”

“No, nobody has.”

“Can’t we break through the Divine Kingdom from the outside?”

“There’s no precedent for that. Before Li Yuncheng became a Formation Spirit, he had reached the peak strength of Void Achieving. He cultivated hundreds of large spiritual veins that spanned thousands of miles. Unless we can directly turn this vast territory into nothingness, we won’t be able to kill him. It is said that even a skilled Tao Achieving expert couldn’t do anything to him. In the Divine Kingdom, he is invincible.”

“Does that mean whoever goes will die?”

“Yes.”

“Then don’t go.”

“Our father is trapped inside, can you let your father die without saving him?”

“····”

Lin Jiang really wanted to say something he could, but he didn’t dare to, afraid of being beaten to death by Lin Die.

“So it’s better if I go, I am a Nascent Soul, with a few hundred years of life expectancy. Perhaps I can find a solution inside.”

“Third Sister, I am even younger than you by a few decades. According to what you said, I should be the one to go.”

“Father is not here, and you are like a mother to us, listen to me.”

“Stop arguing, let me go.”

Lin Jiang spoke up at this moment.

“Lin Wu, this is not a daring act.”

“Third Auntie, the Lin family has helped me a lot. Even if it’s just repaying the Lin family a little.”

“If you want to repay them, it shouldn’t be done in this way.”

“I have a treasure given by the Five Elements Sect. It has the possibility of saving my life. If you go, there won’t be any chance.”

Lin Jiang said, even if he was trapped in the Divine Kingdom, it would be difficult for him to die. Maybe he could endure until the end of time and outlast the Formation Spirit. They wouldn’t have a chance if they went.

“What treasure?”

“It’s a secret, I can’t tell you. But Third Auntie, please believe me, I’m not the kind of person who seeks death. On the contrary, I value my life, I’m afraid of dying, I won’t die inside.”

“Lin Wu, have you really made a decision?”

“I have, I’m not joking.”

Lin Jiang said, risking his life for the Lin family is a way to repay their kindness for raising him.

“Great, then I’ll trouble you.”

“Third Sister, are you really letting him go?”

“Someone has to go, let Lin Wu go first. If it doesn’t work out, you and I will go. We have other things to do outside. The four major families are still killing the Lin family’s children in Yun State. We need to rescue them.”

“That’s right, Third Auntie. That’s how it should be.”

“Yes, don’t rush in. Get prepared first.”

Lin Die nodded. This journey is extremely dangerous. We can’t take risks lightly. We must be fully prepared.

Several days later, Lin Jiang, Lin Die, and two birds sneaked secretly into Bing State. They could see Heavenly Wall, which was like a shining wall reaching into the sky, from almost half of Bing State.

“Third Auntie, why is the spiritual energy near Heavenly Wall so weak?”

The group walked towards the vicinity of Heavenly Wall, and Lin Jiang noticed that the spiritual energy here was extremely weak.

“Some powerful beings did this. They had their loved ones trapped in the Heavenly Wall Divine Kingdom but couldn’t do anything about it. So, they destroyed all the spiritual mountains around the entire Heavenly Wall Divine Kingdom. It is said that it was also to prevent the expansion of the Heavenly Wall Divine Kingdom.”

“Can the Heavenly Wall Divine Kingdom still expand like this?”

“Who knows? Even your Third Auntie and I have only lived for less than four hundred years, and we don’t know a lot. It’s all hearsay.”

Lin Die replied. Don’t ask too many questions. She is not all-knowing either. Lin Jiang quickly fell silent.

“You can enter Heavenly Wall directly. Basically, within a hundred miles, you can still come out. But once you go deeper, it’s not possible anymore. According to the information we gathered, there is no spiritual energy left inside the Heavenly Wall Divine Kingdom. Once we cultivators go in, our bodies will lack the nourishment of spiritual energy. We will become weaker, unable to use any spells or abilities. We will be no different from ordinary people, just slightly stronger. Even Soul Changing can be killed by ordinary people.”

“I know this.”

“So I have prepared something good for you. It’s called the Spirit Gathering Stone, a special treasure. When you wear it, it will release a lot of spiritual energy slowly. Your body can absorb it. If you don’t actively cultivate, it should last for about two hundred years.”

“Does that mean I can maintain my cultivation for two hundred years?”

“No, before you enter, you need to voluntarily seal your golden core, so that it won’t absorb spiritual energy on its own. Because there is no spiritual energy inside for it to absorb, your golden core will collapse in the long run. This Spirit Gathering Stone can preserve your golden core for two hundred years without it collapsing.”

“Understood.”

“Is there anything else we need to prepare? Let us know, we will try our best to assist you. Once you go in, there will be no turning back.”

“Give me three days to consider.”

Lin Jiang said he needed to plan and make thorough preparations. This journey might keep him inside for a very long time.