Seeking Immortality in a Bizarre World-Chapter 722 - 716: The Bizarre Era, Linding City_1

The Three Thousand Great Paths transformed into Three Thousand Fiendish Ways. The power corrupting the Great Dao did not end when the Great Dao transformed into Dao Bizarre; it still permeated heaven and earth. The era in which humanity was the protagonist of heaven and earth came to an end, ushering in a new era of Bizarre Demons. This was a celestial trend that could not be obstructed!

That the Petrification Rule was ’contaminated’ by heaven and earth, turning into a Void-level Strange Creature, was within the bounds of reason. No wonder even the Dao Ancestor couldn’t resolve the issue; it was much more troublesome than imagined.

The Virtual-level Stone Petrification Oddity was born from the sky, hovering high above, as if it were a deity that overlooked everything. The bizarre contamination of the odd laws followed closely, coating flowers, plants, and trees with a shade of grey, as though they were fossils unearthed from the ground. This force swept towards Jia Ren, about to turn him into one of the many petrified statues that dotted the land.

"You were born from me, and you shall also be extinguished by me!"

The Xuantian Suppressing Immortal Demon Tower Mark surfaced on Jia Ren’s forehead. His skin turned a black jade color, with complex and profound patterns spreading over his entire body. Golden wings emerged on his back, and in a flash, he vanished from the spot. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

The black jade fist pressed forward, forcefully carving an opening in the domain of the Petrification Bizarre, the obstructing Bizarre Qi crumbling one after another. The grayish-white power of the Petrification Bizarre could not invade the black jade body; all of it was blocked on the outside. The odd laws unique to Bizarre Qi were obliterated by the Power of Laws from the Profound Heaven Suppressing Immortal Demon Pagoda. No sooner had it dissipated than the Celestial Treasure Immortal Power emanating from the fist converted the Bizarre Qi into pure Immortal Spiritual Qi. The Bizarre Qi of the Void-level Strange Creature faced reversal, transforming Bizarre Qi into Immortal Qi.

BOOM!

The black jade fist broke through the grayish-white shields formed from the Petrification Bizarre Qi and struck the Bizarre Body of the Petrification Bizarre. Its statue-like body shattered, crumbling into countless grayish-white stone dust. Before the fragments could fall from the sky, they sought to coalesce, intending to return to their original form. The Xuantian Suppressing Immortal Demon Tower Mark on Jia Ren’s forehead shone brightly. A suction force emerged from his fist, drawing all the grayish-white powder into the Profound Heaven Suppressing Immortal Demon Pagoda.

The Virtual-level Stone Petrification Oddity was not a Thought Bizarre or a Faith Bizarre. Without the restriction of seals, once inside the Profound Heaven Suppressing Immortal Demon Pagoda, there was no hope of escape. This Void-level Strange Creature appeared quickly and disappeared even faster. It returned to Jia Ren’s hands in a different way.

It’s time to leave! Jia Ren looked up at the sky; no danger was impending. Better to prevent trouble before it arises; he couldn’t stay here for long.

Bizarre Demons had a sensibility between them; Void-level Strange Creatures of the Myriad Heavens and Worlds could cross realms and sense the same source of bizarre power. The Bizarre Demons of the Immortal Realm must be even stronger; a Virtual-level Stone Petrification Oddity might attract powers of the same origin. Jia Ren did not wish to face Strange Creatures stronger than Void Level or powerful Bizarre Immortals. He swiftly erased his own aura and traces, destroyed the Cave, and turned into an inconspicuous Yellow Sparrow, its wings fluttering as it disappeared.

With every wingbeat, the Yellow Sparrow could travel 100,000 miles, flying at an alarmingly terrifying speed. This was not the flight speed of an ordinary bird or beast; it was clearly a disguise of the Golden-Winged Peng Bird Form. Accelerating along the way, he fled the vortex of danger.

Having traveled only a little over 5,000,000 miles from his departure, Jia Ren’s intuition was slightly stirred, and a white Immortal Jade materialized in his palm. The surface of the Immortal Jade was as bright as a mirror, clear enough to reflect one’s image, and the mirror-like jade manifested the figure of a gray-haired, gray-eyed man, appearing where Jia Ren’s former Cave had been. The instant Jia Ren saw this man, he too was noticed by the other, and a force of the Bizarre Path almost contaminated Jia Ren through the mark. Without the slightest hesitation, he decisively destroyed the mark of the Trace Origin Immortal Spirit Jade, severing the connection.

"No matter where you flee, I will find you!"

The mark of the Trace Origin Immortal Spirit Jade was intangible and insubstantial, unable to prevent its own destruction. Before it broke, Jia Ren faintly heard the opposing party’s lingering words. With this, the last loose end Jia Ren had left behind was destroyed.

It’s time to leave the Chaotic Immortal Realm! The situation in the Chaotic Immortal Realm was unclear, and he had attracted the attention of an unknown powerful Bizarre Immortal. Not knowing what power this person possessed or if they had means of Tracing him, lingering here was not a good choice. Jia Ren hastened his pace, flying toward the southeast.

Before he became a temporary guest cultivator at the Heavenly Immortal View, he had entered the Market to purchase Cultivation Techniques and Jade Slips of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, inevitably obtaining a map of the Immortal Realm. Such a map was not detailed; it merely roughly indicated territories and the overview of powers within the Chaotic Immortal Realm.

During the Nan Hua Immortal Domain period, this was acceptable as the Fairy Domain still bordered other domains, making entry into them relatively easy. After this place became the battlefield between the Dao Ancestor and Dao Bizarre, the shattered Nan Hua Immortal Domain had not fully recovered, with the Chaotic Immortal Realm only encompassing a quarter of its former area. The Chaotic Immortal Realm was separated from other Fairy Domains by chaotic torrents. If that were all, even a True Immortal could traverse the Void to reach other Fairy Domains. However... The remnants of the battles between Dao Ancestor Level beings and Dao Bizarre lingered to this day, having been unable to dissipate for 100,000 years and possessing potent contaminating and destructive forces. This potent force of contamination and destruction was terrifying; not to mention True Immortals, even Golden Immortals could not endure it. A slight mistake, and he would certainly perish, both physically and spiritually.

I hope to find a safe way out. The Chaotic Immortal Realm was vast. Flying at the speed of the Golden-Winged Peng Bird, it took Jia Ren a month to reach its fringe. Here, the endless Void and darkness, the coldness and desolation, seemed to be the only hues. How different is the Void of the Immortal Realm from the Myriad Heavens and Worlds? Is the Void Wandering ability of the Divine Beast still useful? Jia Ren’s gaze swept around; not a single cultivator dared to step into the Void, and Immortals avoided it as if it were a terrifying tiger, keeping a far distance.

Their destination was a giant city. The giant city, built near the Void, was known as Linding City and bustled with a population of tens of millions. Jia Ren did not want to attract attention, so he followed the crowd into Linding City. Linding City had no Guards. One did not need a Token to enter, and passage was unimpeded. The city’s population was mixed, with the figures of cultivators everywhere, but not a single Immortal could be seen. Where had all the Immortals gone?

It was only after Jia Ren entered that he discovered an entirely different world inside. Outside was the domain of cultivators—everyone from the Qi Refinement Realm to the Mahayana Realm could be found. Inside, an invisible force separated the realms. Immortal power was the entry ticket, marking the boundary between mortals and Immortals. Jia Ren did not linger long in the cultivators’ Market, as nothing there could move him.

Celestial Treasure Immortal Power lifted Jia Ren into the air, and he entered the Cave Heaven of Linding City. In the Cave Heaven, Immortal Qi abounded, and everyone coming and going radiated waves of Immortal Qi. Demon Immortals, Loose Immortals, Profound Immortals, and many seldom-seen Immortals gathered together, with only the Bizarre Immortals missing.

"Fellow Daoist, are you also looking to secure a spot to enter the Donghua Immortal Domain?"

"I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Situ Yuan." A middle-aged man, seemingly in his thirties or forties and dressed in a scholar’s robe, took the initiative to strike up a conversation.

Were all these people here to enter the Donghua Immortal Domain?

"I am Zhen Yi. Pleased to meet you, Daoist friend," Jia Ren hurriedly replied, sizing up Situ Yuan and gauging the Immortal Path he followed: Loose Immortal.

"The situation here is unfavorable; it’s time to move on to new pastures."

This remark seemed to resonate with Situ Yuan, who let out a long sigh. "In the Chaotic Immortal Realm, the Bizarre Immortals reign supreme. Seven hundred years ago, the Heavenly Immortal View was destroyed by the hands of the Bizarre Immortals, and both the Demon God Temple and the Demon Source Cave have suffered great losses.

"The Chaotic Immortal Realm may well become the domain of the Bizarre Immortals. In recent years, many Daoist friends have been thinking of fleeing the Chaotic Immortal Realm."

The destruction of the Heavenly Immortal View?! Jia Ren found it unexpected yet not beyond reason. The Yuanling Stone Mine of the Heavenly Immortal View had been attacked by Bizarre Immortals. Apart from himself, all the cultivators guarding the mine had fallen at the hands of Bizarre Immortals. The Bizarre Immortals’ main target appeared to be the Heavenly Immortal View. From these signs, it was evident that the situation in the Chaotic Immortal Realm had deteriorated, and it was only natural for people to seek fortune and avoid disaster, wishing to flee the Chaotic Immortal Realm. Jia Ren recalled the Nine-Tailed Fox Lady who had treated him as one of her own. She had warned him about this earlier and seemed to have known about it before he did. Had it not been for his haste in resolving the Red Dust Tribulation Qi and restoring his strength, he would not have stayed in the Chaotic Immortal Realm until now.

"Mister Zhen has heard a fellow Daoist mentioning Linding City and is not quite familiar with the rules here. Daoist Situ, please do not skimp on your guidance." Crossing the Void was too dangerous. Unless absolutely necessary, Jia Ren did not wish to make such a choice. Linding City attracted a large number of Immortals, surely suggesting a way to the Donghua Immortal Domain; he could not afford to miss it.

"Linding City retains an ancient Teleportation Immortal Array that has always connected to the Donghua Immortal Domain.

"This Teleportation Array developed problems 1,000 years ago, and the Linding City Lord has been inviting skilled individuals to repair it ever since."

Linding City had a Teleportation Array to the Donghua Immortal Domain?! To repair the Teleportation Array?! His proficiency in the Formation Path was insufficient, and he could not handle such a repair.

"Many experts of the Formation Path have been invited to Linding City. They started repairing the Teleportation Array 100 years ago, and it is now in the final stages.

"It is said that the Array is still missing a few materials. Whoever can provide the corresponding Immortal materials may use the Teleportation Array in advance."

Since Jia Ren had not been an Immortal for long, most of his Immortal Treasures came from Xu Qiyuan and Yu Qianrou, and he could not be sure he possessed the materials needed to repair the Teleportation Array. His only hope was to wait until the Array was repaired and then use Immortal Jade or Immortal Treasure to pay for its use.

The news that the Teleportation Array was about to be repaired attracted a large number of Immortals eager to use it to go to the Donghua Immortal Domain. They stayed in Linding City, exchanging information, debating the Dao, and trading treasures with each other. In the three years that Jia Ren had spent there, he had made several acquaintances.

"Daoist Zhen, Daoist Qi has just organized an exchange meeting, which includes several Cultivation Techniques related to Golden Immortals."

Golden Immortal Techniques?! In the three years Jia Ren waited, he had attended no fewer than 20 exchange meetings, often trading Immortal Treasures for Golden Immortal Techniques. Before the collapse of the Great Dao, even True Immortals would have considered Golden Immortal Techniques precious treasures and would not have easily traded them. With the Power of Laws extinct, advancement to Golden Immortal became an unattainable hope, causing Golden Immortal Techniques to lose their appeal. In three years, he had acquired five Golden Immortal Techniques, and two rather effective Immortal Dao Secret Techniques for transformation and disguise. Those two transformation-related Immortal Dao Secret Techniques had already been absorbed as cultivation fodder, helping the Thousand Changes and Myriad Illusions Face to evolve, granting it even more potent powers of disguise.

Following Situ Yuan, Jia Ren arrived at a Cave dwelling where no fewer than 30 Immortals had gathered. Jia Ren nodded to a few acquaintances he knew well and took a seat. Before he even settled in, a white-clothed young master holding a fan painted with a Nine-tailed Fox walked in, arm in arm with a charming woman adorned with nine tails. Upon seeing the woman, Jia Ren immediately stood frozen on the spot.