Chapter 1 The Goddess Nüwa's Immortal Realm

Ji Ning, Houyi, Fuxi, and a host of other mighty cultivators appeared high in the sky above the 'Great Yu World of the Human Race.' With a single glance, they saw many figures standing before the resplendent Hall of Ten Thousand Races—Sanqing Daoist, Shennong, Suiren, and the others were all waiting outside the hall to welcome them.

"Let's go. We'll head over," Fuxi said.

"Mm."

Ji Ning and the other two took the lead, and the host of mighty cultivators swiftly flew over, then landed before the Hall of Ten Thousand Races.

"Fellow Daoists, please accept our salute." Sanqing Daoist was the first to bow.

Shennong, Suiren, Patriarch Bodhi, and a host of other mighty cultivators all bowed in salute.

A whole line of mighty cultivators bowed in unison, for they were thanking Ji Ning, Fuxi, Houyi, Kuafu, Yuding, and the other mighty cultivators who had risked death to campaign for many years. In this campaign, although there had been some setbacks—such as the Buddha Tathagata losing two of his Dharma bodies—overall the losses were not great, and they had achieved their original objectives.

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Inside the hall.

Everyone took their seats. Ji Ning also sat in the great hall, but he chose to sit beside Bodhi and Houyi.

"Fellow Daoists," Sanqing Daoist began, "this time our side's mighty cultivators went to campaign in the ancient ruins. Although we encountered some dangers—the strength of the ancient ruins exceeded our expectations, and two extremely formidable alien leader-level mighty cultivators appeared—fortunately, Beiming's strength advanced by leaps and bounds, keeping our losses within acceptable limits. Only Tathagata suffered relatively heavy losses."

The Buddha Tathagata smiled and looked at Ji Ning, saying, "A loss, a gain."

"Haha…" Sanqing Daoist laughed. "The ancient ruins have been destroyed, and the Fraternal Gate of No Return can no longer collude with those aliens and hide in the ancient ruins. If we can win the final decisive battle in the future, we won't have to worry about many troubles."

"Beiming has stepped into the leader level," Suiren also spoke. "We have not yet held a celebratory feast for him."

"There's no need for such trouble," Ji Ning quickly said.

Ordinarily, when one became a True God or Dao Ancestor, a grand celebration would be held.

But Ji Ning had broken through to True God in the chaos, and no one had known about it. He had been campaigning all along, so this celebration had indeed never been held.

"Now that the final decisive battle is approaching, there's really no need to deliberately hold a celebration," Patriarch Bodhi also said. "Now that all fellow Daoists are gathered in the Hall of Ten Thousand Races, a simple celebration will suffice."

"Congratulations, Junior Disciple-Brother Beiming." Houyi, sitting beside him, raised his cup.

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Beiming." Lü Dongbin, seated below, also raised his cup with a smile.

"Congratulations, Beiming the Sword Immortal."

"Congratulations, Beiming the True God…"

Various forms of address were used. One after another, the mighty cultivators spoke with smiles. Mighty cultivators were generally casual, but because there were so few mighty cultivators in the Three Realms, the birth of each one was a major occasion, usually celebrated with a grand ceremony. But the timing was different now, so Ji Ning's celebration was much more casual. The mighty cultivators were also relatively relaxed, though since Ji Ning was at the leader level, they still maintained basic respect.

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Half a day later.

Ji Ning, Bodhi, and Fuxi sat side by side on a wooden boat that flew through the endless void. They had left avatars in the 'Hall of Ten Thousand Races.' Most of the mighty cultivators in the hall were only avatars; their true bodies remained stationed elsewhere. The avatars were there to be ready to receive orders and be dispatched at any time.

"The Goddess Nüwa's Immortal Realm?" Ji Ning was surprised.

"Yes, the Goddess Nüwa's Immortal Realm." Bodhi smiled. "Before leaving the Three Realms, Goddess Nüwa specially built a cave-heaven immortal realm, magnificent and beautiful. But only a handful of people in the Three Realms know of it. Other mighty cultivators generally don't know about it. It is also an important site for our Nüwa camp."

"Oh?" Ji Ning was curious.

Fuxi and Bodhi had brought him out of the Hall of Ten Thousand Races, saying they wanted to tell him all the secrets, but they needed to go to the 'Goddess Nüwa's Immortal Realm.'

"Let's go." Bodhi pointed into the distance, and a spatial vortex appeared in the void ahead.

Whoosh.

The wooden boat flew into the spatial vortex and then disappeared.

"Hummm…" Soon, a wave of energy swept over the area.

"Damn it. What exactly are Bodhi, Fuxi, and Ji Ning talking about? And where have they gone? Bodhi's control over spacetime is too formidable—no one in the Three Realms can surpass him. It's impossible to track them." The wave of energy quickly dissipated.

…

Passing through the spatial vortex, a magnificent world appeared before their eyes. At a glance, flowers, grass, and trees covered this world. Birds sang and flowers gave fragrance. Wild beasts ran about. Clear rivers flowed. A thousand-zhang waterfall roared as it crashed into a deep pool below. Mountain gorges and rivers eventually converged into the sea.

This was a beautiful cave-heaven world, with no other living beings except the most ordinary birds and beasts lacking intelligence.

"Whoosh." Bodhi waved his hand and put away the wooden boat.

"To enter this Nüwa Immortal Realm, one must use this treasure," Bodhi said with a smile. "Goddess Nüwa originally refined three of these flying boat treasures. Without them, one simply cannot enter. Even I, though I have some control over spacetime and can find this hidden world, cannot break through the cave-heaven's boundary walls to force my way in."

"You can still find it. As for us, we can't even locate the Nüwa Immortal Realm," Fuxi also laughed. "Nüwa is indeed formidable. She is skilled in many Daos, including spacetime."

Ji Ning sighed inwardly.

The Nüwa Immortal Realm was hidden so secretly, and entry required a specially refined flying boat treasure. It seemed it was indeed a place where the secrets of the Three Realms were stored.

"Come." Bodhi and Fuxi flew ahead, and Ji Ning followed.

Soon they flew into a beautiful peach blossom garden, surrounded by lovely peach blossoms. Inside the garden were some simple wooden houses.

"Come in." Bodhi was the first to enter a wooden house.

Ji Ning followed. Once inside, he saw that the wooden house was simply furnished, with bookshelves holding rolls of jade slips. Bodhi pointed to the jade slips and said, "These wooden houses contain a large number of jade slips and some storage treasures. These jade slips… record all the powerful techniques, divine abilities, and secret arts of our Nüwa camp! Not only ours, but also many techniques from the chaos alien races. Everything is recorded."

"Everything?" Ji Ning was astonished.

Mighty cultivators generally kept their trump cards hidden.

"Are the mighty cultivators willing to offer their special techniques?" Ji Ning asked curiously. "If they conceal them, Goddess Nüwa probably wouldn't know, right?"

"Goddess Nüwa became a Pangu God, with such a high level of insight. When facing Goddess Nüwa, mighty cultivators… even if they want to hide, they can't." Bodhi shook his head. "You've never met Goddess Nüwa. If you had, you'd understand that you simply cannot lie in her presence. The number one destiny treasure of the Three Realms, the 'Book of Life and Death,' was refined by Goddess Nüwa."

Ji Ning nodded.

The Book of Life and Death was indeed heaven-defying. It recorded all the countless lives of the Three Realms, and could alter the destinies of some living beings.

"Moreover, Goddess Nüwa would also give guidance to the various mighty cultivators." Bodhi said, "These techniques are not very useful to you. What is truly useful to you… are the techniques left by Goddess Nüwa."

"Oh?" Ji Ning was startled.

"Whoosh." Bodhi pointed at the wooden house wall.

Immediately, a technique appeared on the wall, densely packed with text.

"This is the 'Inner Contemplation and Ease: Ancestral God Scroll.'" Bodhi pointed and said, "After Goddess Nüwa became a Pangu God, she was generally called a World God in the endless chaos. Having reached the World God level, Goddess Nüwa delved into the mysteries of the divine body and expended boundless effort to create the 'Inner Contemplation and Ease: Ancestral God Scroll.' With this technique, one has hope of becoming an Ancestral God."

"Although we have also slain some aliens, techniques for becoming an Ancestral God are all secretly transmitted, with a lifeblood oath sworn. There's simply no way to obtain them."

"Ji Ning, you have also become a True God. This technique should be useful to you." Bodhi said.

Ji Ning looked carefully.

He hadn't expected…

That the Nüwa camp actually possessed a technique for cultivating to the Ancestral God level! This was extremely, extremely difficult.

"This technique is extremely important, because every time an Ancestral God is born, it has a huge impact on the entire Three Realms." Bodhi said, "Therefore, in our Nüwa camp, only True Gods with high talent and absolute loyalty have hope of obtaining this technique. If we cannot confirm loyalty, we cannot possibly leak this technique."

Ji Ning carefully examined it, and what he saw surprised him.

The 'Karmic World God' was an extremely powerful technique, capable of cultivating all the way to the World God level, and it was a very advanced technique. Its cultivation principle was to seek a spark of light in the divine body amidst endless stillness.

The 'Inner Contemplation and Ease: Ancestral God Scroll,' on the other hand, had a somewhat visualization-like nature, using illusion to trigger reality, and then achieving success through cultivation. Its principle was completely different from that of the Karmic World God.