Mysterious mirror hanging high

Chapter 929: Climbing to Immortality in the Valley

"The deed was accomplished in secret, and we thought we had done it flawlessly, but..."

The boy in the python robe exclaimed in shock and anger, "Besides, why would someone with the cultivation of a Celestial Immortal become a space pirate? He could easily establish a base by serving under any True Immortal! Is this really not an enemy in disguise?"

"No matter what, we must hurry back to defend. Without a celestial being in charge, the protective array of Shending Star may not be able to hold for long," the old woman holding a dragon-headed cane said.

Emperor Ying hesitated slightly, then sighed: "Enough. Xiao Buyi is already dead and gone. There's no need for us to waste decades completely erasing this place... Let's go!"

The four divine celestial beings simultaneously cleaved through the void and vanished.

About half an hour later, the void here rippled slightly again, the surrounding mist dissipated, and three figures fell from mid-air.

"Did those immortals really leave?" Ye Xingyun asked cautiously, his eyes darting around.

"They're gone. Their stronghold is about to be destroyed. Why would they stay here?" Jing Yu said casually.

"Did the Divine Cauldron Immortal Dynasty truly encounter space pirates?"

Jing Yu shook her head: "What a coincidence! I asked a senior at the Celestial Immortal realm to impersonate a space pirate and lure them away... Otherwise, if Senior Xiao were to revive later, wouldn't we be exposed?"

"What if they don't leave? Or what if only two of them leave, leaving the other two here? Wouldn't that mean all the problems are over?" Qi Songfeng, who had brought the two men, said with lingering fear.

"That's why we had to bring Fatty Ye along." Jing Yu breathed a sigh of relief: "With him here, the probability of the four Celestial Immortals from the Divine Cauldron Immortal Dynasty leaving together has greatly increased."

"But...but Fellow Daoist Xiao, he..."

Qi Songfeng looked around, then at the now shrouded Youxuan Valley, his expression sorrowful: "Can Fellow Daoist Xiao truly be resurrected?"

Jing Yu, however, said confidently, "Don't worry, it will definitely work."

The three waited there for several more hours, but still saw no change in the valley.

Ye Xingyun asked hesitantly, "Xuanjing, is this right? Is that life-saving item you gave to Senior Xiao really reliable? It's been so long, where is he?"

Even Jing Yu was starting to lose confidence, muttering, "Impossible... I clearly bestowed upon him a [Nine Lives of a Tanuki] Life Pearl using the Mysterious Lord's Blessing Technique, how come it hasn't arrived yet after so long..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the mist in Youxuan Valley suddenly surged violently, as if stirred by some invisible force.

Several purple, shimmering life marks began to appear in the void, like a few nimble cat tails swaying between heaven and earth.

"Meow--"

A meow that sounded both real and unreal echoed through the valley. Jing Yu vaguely felt that the meow sounded familiar, but before he could think about it, the life mark that only he could see turned into a cloud of purple mist.

Then, amidst the surging purple aura, a tiny black dot suddenly appeared.

The black dot expanded rapidly, quickly growing into a perfectly round black sphere, suspended high in the air. It was Xiao Buyi's original cave heaven that had been completely destroyed!

Subsequently, the outer shell of the cave began to extend countless tentacles made of spiritual energy. These tentacles transformed into spiritual energy meridians, flesh and blood... and a towering Nascent Soul Dharma Image once again appeared in the world.

Finally, directly below the Nascent Soul Dharma Image, a physical body resembling Xiao Buyi slowly materialized.

However, in the end, Xiao Buyi's physical body was missing a piece; his left leg was empty from the knee down, and the torn trouser leg fluttered in the mist.

As the Nascent Soul Dharma Image opened its eyes, it let out a long roar and retreated back into its physical body. Only then did Xiao Buyi slowly float into the air and turn to look at Jing Yu and the others:

"I...I really came back to life?"

Qi Songfeng was overjoyed and said, "Fellow Daoist Xiao! It's good that you...you're alright!"

"So it's Fellow Daoist Qi." Xiao Buyi nodded to Qi Songfeng, but his gaze fell on Jing Yu, his expression gentle.

"Many thanks to Xuanjing for the life-saving item. I, Xiao, am truly grateful to have survived this life-threatening ordeal today..."

Jing Yu glanced at Xiao Buyi's empty left trouser leg, her expression showing some regret:

“Senior Xiao, you are not a body cultivator who practices both physical and spiritual cultivation. This left leg... I'm afraid it won't recover well.”

"It doesn't matter."

Xiao Buyi smiled brightly: "You said it yourself, I am not a practitioner of both physical and magical cultivation. My physical body and magical body are not that important to me. Losing a leg will not matter."

He touched his waist, only to find that his storage pouch had vanished. He couldn't help but smile awkwardly: "Fellow Daoist Qi, do you have any metal or gold items?"

"Yes, there is." Qi Songfeng hurriedly took out a piece of high-quality iron essence from his storage bag and handed it to Xiao Buyi.

Xiao Buyi casually made a hand seal, and the iron essence in his palm instantly melted, eventually being kneaded into a prosthetic leg made of iron essence, which he then attached to his thigh.

Qi Songfeng said, "Fellow Daoist Xiao, although the Celestial Immortals of the Divine Cauldron have been temporarily lured away, they will inevitably return. This place is no longer safe. We should leave quickly..."

"No need."

Xiao Buyi said calmly, "They're too late..."

Since he began his cultivation, he has encountered countless life-or-death crises and has recovered from near-death situations several times, but none of them were as utterly fatal as this one!

After experiencing such a process of dying and being resurrected, Xiao Buyi felt that his aptitude and comprehension had been improved like never before. The barrier between immortality and mortality that had been quietly loosened suddenly burst open!

The Celestial Immortal realm is no longer shrouded in mystery for him.

"Today, I, Xiao, ascend to immortality here!"

boom!

Xiao Buyi's inner world suddenly rose up, and the spiritual energy circulating within his nascent soul began to gradually transform into pure immortal energy...

The perpetual mist of Youxuan Valley surged and retreated as if it were alive, waves of air spreading out from Xiao Buyi and blowing Jing Yu and the other two back several steps.

The nine acupoints on the nascent soul that had detached from the body emitted dazzling golden light, and the aura of this nascent soul began to rise and expand endlessly!

This was also the first time Jing Yu had observed a Mahayana cultivator transforming from mortal to immortal up close. He felt that the countless law patterns around Xiao Buyi's Dharma body were constantly changing, and the profound principles of heaven and earth contained within them were manifested as concrete images and words, which greatly benefited him.

Once the nascent soul dharma form had completely transformed into an immortal spirit body, the dharma form vanished back into Xiao Buyi's dharma body with a whoosh.

"Hahaha!"

With a burst of hearty laughter, Xiao Buyi suddenly stood up, his aura now undoubtedly at the Celestial Immortal level!

At the same time, Jing Yu felt that the causal thread between the two of them suddenly became much thicker. Then, the golden light ball representing Xiao Buyi in the mirror world suddenly blazed brightly, and a golden ray of light separated from the light ball, drew an arc, and fell into the heart lake.

But then, the glittering golden life pearl floated on the lake, its four golden seal characters flickering and faintly visible—

[Destruction precedes construction].