Zhou Wang was so enraged that he immediately issued an edict, ordering Chong Houhu to leave his son Chong Yingbiao as a hostage in Changgeng and then lead his troops to attack Xigqi. If they were defeated again this time, there would be no need to return.
Ji Chang was also a bit confused. Phoenix Lord, I know that the destiny is in Xigqi, but you don't have to come so frequently either! Coming here repeatedly, I am a bit overwhelmed!
Can you go to Nanjun? After all, Deng Jiugong also has the Phoenix Worship there. Find the old Deng!
Although Li Mountain has no phoenix tree, it can connect the saintly realm here, and the qi of Wa Mansion falls instantly. A celestial path stretching from top to bottom is built. Deng Chanyu restores her human form and sits quietly in the light pillar.
The previous upgrades could be linked and raised together with the bloodline of the phoenix's division, but this most critical step cannot be.
In order to prevent the magic energy from turning the duplicate into the true body and the true body into a duplicate, she must rely on her own strength, her own heart, and as a human being, become immortal.
There is a distinction between immortals and mortals. This term has existed since the Shang Dynasty.
The difference between immortals and mortals is huge. It's not true to say that it's not big; it is incredibly vast.
Deng Chanyu sat on the top of Li Mountain, facing south, continuously inhaling and exhaling the pure qi descending from Wa Mansion, purging impurities in her body. She strictly followed the requirements of "Ancient Scripture of Enigmatic Charm" from "Old Mother Li Mountain," meticulously cutting off the demonic qi, while searching for that glimmer of spirit within her own soul.
The exercises of the sages directly point to the Great Dao. Not only did Deng Chanyu find the spiritual light, but she also saw the "gate" that restricts the divide between immortals and mortals. This is a restriction for mortals, as to whether it is a form of protection, that varies from person to person and from wise to wise.
Deng Chanyu used her own spiritual light to try and push the "gate" but there was no response. Deng Chanyu wasn't in a hurry.
Normally, for an ordinary mortal to become immortal, nine out of ten times they will be stuck at this stage. Everyone's strategy for dealing with it is nothing more than taking elixirs or eating some rare and precious natural treasure.
She doesn't need those things. The duplicate will constantly receive powerful force transmissions at all times, providing the energy she needs to push the "gate."
Deng Chanyu sat quietly, the duplicate inside Wuzhang Observation had canceled her human form, relaxed the power restriction, and restored its original appearance of a phoenix that was over ten meters long.
The phoenix only rests on phoenix tree, but now they have only two blocks of phoenix wood in their hands. One comes from the treasure house of Xiangdong Huan Chongyu, which is over one meter high, and the other comes from Ji Chang, which is only the size of a fist. The two blocks of phoenix wood are not suitable for the phoenix with a body length exceeding ten meters.
Kong Xuan transmitted a sentence to her through her spiritual awareness, and she was momentarily taken aback, then spread her wings and flew towards the back courtyard of Wuzhang Temple.
As phoenix trees can't be found in a short while, the equally rare ginseng tree can serve as an alternative! At this point, it's better not to be picky.
"Um? How dare you! A young disciple dare not deceive me!" Zhenyuanzi was enraged and waved his long sleeves, trying to catch the phoenix.
Kong Xuan appeared like a ghost in front of him, grabbed Zhenyuanzi's sleeve, and five-colored light flickered continuously, tightly restraining the thick gold light on Zhenyuanzi's body.
Zhenyuanzi struggled with all his might, exerting his strength repeatedly, but he could not break free.
A face with a friendly demeanor turned pale with anger.
Kong Xuan remained as calm as ever: "The child has made a breakthrough and borrowed the place, why should you take it so seriously, my friend?"
Zhenyuanzi laughed in anger, "Since it's not your ginseng tree, of course you're not worried!"
He spoke to Kong Xuan one word by one word: "If my ginseng tree is even a little damaged, even if it costs my life, I will demand an explanation from Kong Daode."
Kong Xuan's attitude was somewhat perfunctory: "My friend, you're taking things too seriously. As long as the land veins of Wuzhang Observation are not destroyed, the ginseng tree will not perish. Even if it falls down, it doesn't matter."
Zhenyuanzi's eyes widened as if they were copper bells. What? Even if it falls, it doesn't matter? You still want to knock down my ginseng tree?
Deng Chanyu's phoenix duplicate felt the brief dispute between Kong Xuan and Zhenyuanzi and knew that this time, it was Kong Xuan who was helping herself bear the burden.
Now there are more and more karma debts to the Phoenix race, and she has no worries since her debt is big. Her mentality is similar to those Buddha and Bodhisattvas in the West, and she will deal with the future problems later. Let me enjoy myself first!
The ginseng tree is not as suitable for the Phoenix race as the phoenix tree, but it is still a natural root, and it has been cherished by Zhenyuanzi as a treasure, nurtured for countless eons. The life essence within the tree is as concentrated as flowing water. The phoenix duplicate simply lies on the tree without any movement, and a large amount of life essence flows into the body through its limbs and bones.
She lies quietly on the tree, ignoring the sound of creaking branches.
She maintained a steady breathing rhythm, using this unique environment to absorb the life essence from the ginseng tree to make up for the damage caused by countless failures in her phoenix duplicate's rebirth, while sending pure spiritual power to her true body.
The phoenix clings to the ginseng tree without letting go. With such favorable conditions, even a pig could become an immortal, let alone Deng Chanyu.
She easily pushed open that "gate." In the next instant, the Qianmen Law power within her body followed a unique rhythm, traversing her five internal organs and finally flowing through her entire body.
It took her a year to complete the journey from human to immortal.
In other places, this might be the end of the journey, but in the context of the Investiture of the Gods, it's just the beginning. She can only be said to be a level stronger than Jia Ziya. Zhu Tianlin, who was killed by her with treasures before, was at this level: just starting in the path of immortality and could be called 'Human Immortal'.
The phoenix duplicate, holding the ginseng tree, gnawed on it for a while. Although most of the life essence was used to compensate for its own origin, there were still a few percent used to strengthen its cultivation level.
At this moment, she is not at the beginning of "Human Immortal," but has made a big stride from the "Human Immortal" realm to the "Earth Immortal" realm.
Deng Chanyu stayed on Mount Li, stabilizing her realm.
As a "Human Immortal," it may seem unremarkable, but in reality, it is a significant change as a boundary between immortals and mortals. The change in life level is enormous. Even for her, she needs some time to calm down and avoid being taken advantage of by the demonic qi.
There's no need for concern when she was a mortal, but the moment she ascended to immortality is when demonic qi is most susceptible to invading. She must be extremely careful.
On the other side, Zhenyuanzi had an unpleasing expression. Although his ginseng tree did not collapse, it looked like it had survived a Category 12 typhoon. Most of the branches had been broken off, and there were two charred claws on the upper part of the trunk, indicating that there should be ten ginseng fruits on the tree at once. Since there are thirty ginseng fruits and they ripen in sequence, if some are picked, there should still be ten left. But now, there are only six left visible.
Previously, it was Kong Xuan who grabbed Zhenyuanzi's sleeve. Now it's reversed; he grips Kong Xuan's hand tightly.
"Kong Daode, my ginseng tree!" Zhenyuanzi bit down on his lower canines, with 70% of his gaze on Kong Xuan, 20% on the phoenix, and a sliver of his glance to the sky. He had already discerned the phoenix's origin and worried that Nuwa might directly issue a decree from a sage, lightly saying, "It's just children playing around. You have a generous nature; don't argue with her." In that case, he would be at a loss.
If that scene were to occur, he would have to greet her with a smile, haha, Phoenix little friend, come down quickly! Otherwise, Uncle Zhenyuanzi here really might get angry!
