Chapter 394 - 302: Ascending to Immortality Is Difficult, Entering the Mundane World Is Even Harder
A distance of over a thousand meters is nothing to a Golden Core Perfection Cultivator.
In the pavilion, there were nearly ten men and women, each with different appearances and temperaments.
Their auras were all restrained, seemingly like ordinary people climbing the mountain for leisure.
Yet, they were all genuine Golden Core Perfection Masters.
Xiang Wuji recognized two or three acquaintances among them, all top experts from various sects within the Five Great Cultivation Realms.
The rest were somewhat unfamiliar to Xiang Wuji.
"So it’s Brother Xiang."
"I’ve long heard of you."
Xiang Wuji returned the courtesy, "I’ve long heard of you."
"Upon knowing that Brother Xiang had reached Golden Core Perfection, I knew you would certainly come here. I didn’t expect to discuss breakthrough methods with you today."
"Xiang Wuji of Blood Demon Sect, at your service."
"Mountain Wanderer, Mingming Daoist."
"Mountain Wanderer, Jade Mountain Wanderer."
"Qiansha Sect, Qiushenzi..."
The attendees introduced themselves one by one.
There was more than one small pavilion like this, all set up for observing the Mortal Transformation Technique.
Here and now, their other identities were irrelevant.
They were now fellow seekers of the Dao.
"The Mortal Transformation Technique was realized by Celestial River Elder after his breakthrough into Divinity Transformation over ten thousand years ago."
"Seven thousand years ago, the sect preserving the Celestial River Elder’s legacy, the Mortal Transformation Sect, declined and couldn’t keep the Mortal Transformation Technique secret, thus making it public."
"Many colleagues in the surrounding large-scale Cultivation Realms benefited, and several Nascent Soul Great Powers emerged."
"Although every Divinity Transformation Cultivator has breakthrough insights, few document them as a detailed technique like Celestial River Elder did and pass it down."
"Especially those that we can easily access are even fewer and far between."
Simply put, the Mortal Transformation Technique isn’t exactly a world-shattering treasure and doesn’t hold much value for Divinity Transformation Cultivators, it’s considered commonplace among them.
Yet, it’s difficult for anyone below Divinity Transformation to access, making it a heaven-sent opportunity for Golden Core Cultivators.
Mortal Transformation Sect’s action is a monumental boon for all cultivators struggling with bottlenecks.
This is why the Mortal Transformation Sect has endured for millennia, as each generation owes some karma to them.
Currently, around the Mortal Transformation Sect, nearly a hundred Golden Core Perfection Masters may be present openly or in secret.
Countless others have attempted the practice after learning the technique.
Even hidden Nascent Soul Cultivators may be lurking, unnoticed.
One must understand, a Golden Core Perfection Master alone can dominate any large-scale Cultivation Realm; without a Nascent Soul, who can compete?
In Danyang, only the top sects boast such experts, and in Changming, many peaks don’t have such talents.
The Mortal Transformation Sect may be one of the few Foundation Establishment Sects that even ordinary Nascent Souls dare not provoke in the Cultivation Realm.
Xiang Wuji quietly listened to the explanations of these fellow Daoists regarding the technique.
Their explanations allowed Xiang Wuji to quickly step into the threshold.
Supported by strong enlightenment, each word of the Mortal Transformation Technique collided in Xiang Wuji’s mind, and in an instant, countless Spiritual Lights Flashed.
Ultimately transforming into five words.
Transform into a Mortal First
"Transform into a Mortal?"
Xiang Wuji furrowed his brows, seemingly puzzled.
Not only him, but several others around also wore furrowed brows.
Some of them were Loose Cultivators, who lived quietly among mortals, yet they felt no resonance.
"An Immortal is an Immortal, and a Mortal is a Mortal, the two are separate, how can they be the same?!"
A Daoist murmured.
They seemed to have been discussing for a long time.
"This technique has no practical use, offering nothing for breaking Golden Core to Nascent Soul or Nascent Soul to Primordial Spirit..."
"If this weren’t the renowned Mortal Transformation Technique, perhaps I wouldn’t delve deeper into it at all."
"I love roaming the mundane world, often transforming into a mortal and walking among them, feeling the emotions of all beings, gaining insights into cultivation, which might align with this technique in a way, yet I have not the slightest insight."
"It’s difficult."
"Becoming an Immortal is difficult." murmured another.
Xiang Wuji, at this point, slightly lowered his eyes, falling into contemplation.
"It’s said some cultivators comprehend Dao amidst battle, achieving Nascent Soul, while others naturally breakthrough during their travels..."
Breaking through Golden Core to Nascent Soul is unlike breaking Foundation Establishment to Golden Core.
Golden Core breaking through to Nascent Soul is an evolution from the level of the soul.
Spirit merges into Nascent Soul, Nascent Soul, being the young Primordial Spirit.
Golden Core True Masters exchanged ideas in the pavilion.
Days and nights shifted, the bright moon and the Great Sun crossed over a dozen times in the sky.
With the change of seasons, birds in the mountains began to migrate, chirping away.
Mortal Transformation Sect’s chore disciples followed the daily routine of cleaning the Mountain Gate, avoiding activities before the stone tablet.
A cultivator suddenly leaped out from the deep mountains, seemingly feeling something, bowing towards the stone tablet.
The nearby Mortal Transformation Sect disciples skillfully performed junior salutes.
A cultivator caught up with him, seeking enlightenment.
Some cultivators remained unmoved, knowing that insights not personally realized are ultimately illusory.
Some things can only be understood, not conveyed through words.
Cultivators who reach Golden Core Perfection are undoubtedly exceptional, yet some remain stuck before this bottleneck for life.
Morning dew dampened the pavilion’s eaves.
Xiang Wuji’s eyes slightly lifted.
He said, "Becoming an Immortal is difficult..."
"Entering the mortal world, even more so."
The few words from Xiang Wuji brought a sudden halt to the conversation in the pavilion.
Some realized something, while others remained puzzled.
"Farewell!"
Xiang Wuji turned to leave, and none of the True Masters present attempted to stop him.
For the few words Xiang Wuji left behind were a reminder to these fellow Daoists.
[You pondered deeply on the Mortal Transformation Technique.]
[The essence lies in truly entering the worldly realm, quite unlike how some cultivators merely travel it.]
[But how to truly enter the worldly realm is extremely challenging; you have only found a possible path, not fully grasped the technique.]
[This method remains too profound for you.]
[You faintly sensed the true meaning of the Mortal Transformation Technique...]
[You began to wander the worldly realm.]
[You stepped into a mundane world where Spiritual Qi was sparse, with little interference from Immortal Masters.]
[In the year 11,470 of the Changtian Calendar, you have roamed as a Divination Master for a decade in the mortal world.]
[Throughout these years, you met ordinary city dwellers and elder farmers in the mountains.]
[Also encountered a Hidden Dragon, a future Monarch, and a retired minister with royal fortune.]
[You saw a fallen Young Master from Jianghu vendettas and a lucky young man who soared to success.]
[You met a princess with a fate as fragile as grass and a farm girl favored by Immortal Fate, taken as a disciple by an Immortal Master.]
[You spent ten years as a street Divination Master, wore tattered Taoist robes, grew out a long beard, and held a long banner, upon which was inscribed ’Heavenly Mechanism Cannot Be Divulged.’]
[Luckily, thanks to the Bai Ze Demon Body, you can perceive the Qi Fortune of others and more deeply feel the changes of the worldly realm.]
[You no longer use your cultivation levels and measured the earth with a mortal’s feet, traversing Zhao Kingdom, Li Kingdom, Wuu Kingdom, Yan Kingdom...]
[Amongst the mundane, there were faint legends of a Divination Master on the street, predicting fate with a single phrase...]
"Entering the worldly realm is difficult..."
Xiang Wuji murmured as he lowered his head.
He carried his long banner, walking through the bustling streets.
He set up a small table beside the road, leaned his banner against it.
On it was written ’Heavenly Mechanism Cannot Be Divulged.’
Below, there was a note: ten cents per reading, no refunds.
Passersby found it quite amusing.
Xiang Wuji didn’t write anything about limiting the number of readings per day as a deliberate show.
What Xiang Wuji desired was to experience the worldly realm.
"Mother." a child walked by Xiang Wuji’s stall, looking longingly at his mother.
The woman hesitated, ten cents could buy ten pancakes, a reading seemed not worth it.
But ten cents wasn’t too much, "Please, sir, tell my fortune..."
