Exploring Immortality Cultivation-Chapter 1046 - 129: Instance Ends

——Killing Elder is an exceptionally talented Transmitting Technique Elder…

In this regard, hundreds of Grandmasters from the Immortal Alliance vouch for his honesty.

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"Wu Qi, your progress has made me proud as your teacher. Now, you no longer need to worry about backlash from the Ancestor of Water."

"Hehehe."

"But…" The monster's voice suddenly turned severe: "Using a Demon Sealing Talisman in front of me, your teacher, who is a manifestation of the Yellow Robed King?"

The Demon Sealing Talisman, invoking the Favored from the depths of limitless dimensions.

Under the wrathful rebuke of Killing Elder, the power summoned by Wu Qi completely betrayed him.

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Everyone was defeated by him. However, everyone experienced growth.

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"Lu Longcheng, you must remember, the true essence of martial arts lies not in imitating others' aura. Others are meaningful to you mainly in the sophistication of their moves, having nothing to do with other aspects!"

"Elder, you're so annoying!" Lu Longcheng previously thought he would never speak to any senior expert in such a tone. Yet now, he did, and to a terrifying Outer Heaven Demon—the elders of his own sect were not even close to Killing Elder's power!

"Watch me, I just comprehended the Form Intent Skill, Touch Form!"

...…

More importantly, this Outer Heaven Demon imparted all kinds of life lessons to them.

Not just filling them with "spiritual chicken soup," but genuinely teaching them by example.

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Qi Yuanchi questioned the virtual teacher about his doubts.

"Killing Elder, you are merely a fictional phantom. Is what we learn from you truly 'real'?"

The game system prohibits players from voluntarily revealing themselves. Even if he tried to drop some hints, the system wouldn't accept them. So, he could only ask indirectly.

To the Ancient Method Practitioners, this question sounded more like "You are a manifestation of the Yellow Robed King, do you feel empty inside?"

The Ancient Method Practitioners curiously watched this Outer Heaven Demon. Killing Elder gazed at the remaining crescent moon and smiled: "Do you know the parable of the 'Zen of the Finger' in the Buddhist Scripture?"

The demon pointed a tentacle at the moon. Then he said: "Using the moon as a metaphor for nature, seeing nature as Buddha. However, the finger pointing to the moon is not the Buddhist Law…" He waved and severed the tentacle pointing at the crescent moon: "To Buddha, the finger pointing to the moon is virtual, yet it points to reality…"

"Of course, I'm not saying Buddhist Law is correct. I don't particularly like Buddhist Law. But this metaphor is a good one."

"Perhaps I am a false existence, perhaps beneath my skin, something not of this world is acting. Yet the principles I impart to you are truly real."

Soon, someone among the disciples let out a cold snort: "Devil's work as monks."

Buddha said to his disciples: "After my Nirvana, when the Dharma is about to perish, in a world of five inversions and impurities, the demon path flourishes, devils work as monks, disrupt my teachings, wear secular clothes, enjoy wearing kasayas, colorful garments, drink alcohol, eat meat, kill for taste, lack compassion, and grow envious."

Killing Elder's essence was indeed an Outer Heaven Demon, perfectly fitting this prophecy.

The speaker was from this world, hailing from the Buddhist Sect. He sounded defiant, but quickly, he laughed out loud.

Loud laughter.

——This kind of demon's work as a monk may not be evil after all!

Soon, under the moon, the laughter of all cultivators blended together.

Meanwhile, Qi Yuanchi sighed in his heart: "What a masterpiece! This game is truly a masterpiece! Such artistry!"

At the same time, far away in Shenzhou, someone in the expert group exclaimed: "That statement earlier was brilliant! I came up with it! What do you think of using it as the slogan for this educational platform in the future?"

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But, the assassination cannot have no outcome.

The final day for assassinating Killing Elder.

It was a massive array, covering the entire Heavenly Vault.

The Righteous Path Alliance meticulously refined an unparalleled magical treasure, the "Heaven and Earth Net," and soaked it with the blood of the Sea Demon Da Gun.

Even by the standards of normal demon path magical treasures, this was enough to be called a "supreme treasure."

Moreover, the Righteous Path Alliance actually invested all their current power to capture a Sea Demon with Da Gun Bloodline and infused its blood into this magical treasure!

On the ground, a creature resembling an octopus lay sprawled out.

That was also an immensely powerful spirit pet developed by the Righteous Path Alliance to deal with Killing Elder, using Da Gun's Flesh as a base, sacrificing numerous Deep Diving Demons to create an unparalleled Fierce Beast. Then they even sacrificed a Mahayana Realm Elder from the Beast Taming House to control it.

To kill Killing Elder, the Righteous Path Alliance already played all their cards, paying an unimaginable price.

Yet, they still failed.

Even if the Ancestor of Water's power is extremely restrained against Killing Elder, he is still a strong Immortal Level cultivator. After suppressing his power to twenty times his opponent's, he still defeated them.

However, even the Killing Elder was already severely injured.

He glanced at the disciples silently surrounding him and laughed: "I will still suppress my speed and strength to twenty times your level as promised—come, try to kill your master!"

Fan Zhongxing tightened his grip on the long sword in his hand. Although they had only interacted for a mere year, his feelings towards this Outer Heaven Demon before him were stronger than any mentor he had known in his sect for a hundred years.

With a good friend, even a thousand cups of wine aren't too many; with a poor interlocutor, even half a sentence becomes superfluous. Making friends follows a similar reasoning. Just because you've known someone for a long time doesn't mean the relationship is necessarily good.

In his heart, he did not wish for this octopus to die.

But, a task in Reincarnation is a task. He did not want to sacrifice his own life either.

So, he swung his sword, choosing to block the Killing Elder's movements in a passive manner.

Those Modern Cultivators had already retreated to the side. Since they didn't carry any penalties for death, unlike a regular online game where dying simply meant dying, they had no desire to fight the Killing Elder at all.

Then, Wu Qi stepped forward.

He felt it was his responsibility and qualification to deliver the final blow.

The long sword forged by the Deep Diving Demon was in his hand. At the same time, an empty and expansive Sword Intent burst forth, encompassing the sword with the malevolent power sourced from the Ancestor of Water.

"Killing Elder, this strike is an achievement made possible by your guidance," Wu Qi smiled faintly and bowed his head in gratitude.

The Killing Elder nodded: "Master is gratified... however, this power..."

"Don't worry, I won't be swallowed by the Ancestor of Water." He flicked his sword, as endless time and space fluctuated around him, interlinking, eventually sketching out a strange form.

It was a creature with an octopus head and a pair of wings.

"I've modified the 'Heavenly Ghosts Descent Power Scroll' and the 'Demon Sealing Talisman' in the 'Mystic Sovereign's Seven Secret Sutras,'" he said. "Originally, this scroll's power was aimed at the Yellow Robed King, but I adjusted it to target the Ancestor of Water." 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Meanwhile, far in Shenzhou, the group of experts was already in disarray.

"It's impossible, you shouldn't have such vast underlying strength..."

"Only by the collective effort of all my fellow sect members was this possible," Wu Qi raised his chin and pointed to one side: "Especially Brother Qi, he contributed greatly."

Qi Yuanchi was somewhat embarrassed. He was uncertain whether this act of helping an in-game character modify skill data would be seen as creating an "external program" and subject to penalties.

For disciples of the Wanfa Sect, everything in this world is data, is Path Rank. Rewriting a "subject" of virtual techniques isn't difficult.

When Wang Qi first compiled the virtual form techniques of the 'Mystic Sovereign's Seven Secret Sutras,' he didn't put substantial effort into encapsulating them—Ancient Method Practitioners simply couldn't parse this technique from the data layer. However, for anyone familiar with the compiler among the Modern Cultivators, especially Wanfa Sect disciples, modifications aren't hard.

The monster's virtual shadow soared and flapped behind Wu Qi. Then he raised his long sword, the empty Sword Intent, carrying the malevolent intention from the Ancestor of Water, morphed into a turbid torrent devouring everything.

"Killing Elder, this strike is forged from everything you taught us," Wu Qi raised his long sword, pushing the force to its pinnacle.

The Killing Elder nodded: "Master is gratified."

Then, Wu Qi swung his sword.

"Shuixi, Nagou!"

The yellow smiling face was the Killing Elder's final expression.

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Far in the Divine Capital, the expert team clapped their hands in celebration.

Accelerating consciousness by a thousand times is also a pressure on the Primordial Spirit Stage. They were feeling somewhat exhausted.

However, this empirical evidence proved successful.

They felt they had indeed changed the psychological state of those Ancient Method Practitioners.

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"Task complete."

"Main task, kill the Yellow Robed King's incarnation in this world, completed."

"Rewarded reincarnation points—ongoing payment until the Reincarnator Wu Qi becomes a Mahayana Cultivator."

Accompanied by the familiar voice of the Reincarnation Realm Master, Wu Qi and the others returned once more to the Reincarnation Realm.

Since this reward was not a one-time payout, they did not have much to redeem. The team members remained silent, returning quietly to the main world.

As Wu Qi returned to his physical body, he felt his consciousness begin to blur, his entire soul aching unbearably.

This is the usual result of accelerating a cultivator's consciousness by a thousand times. The signal's transmission speed within the brain is limited. Consciousness acceleration mostly relies on the soul, with all the burden falling upon it.

But Wu Qi was unaware of this. He quietly sighed: the Reincarnation Realm Master's free healing still only concerned with the physical body, only ensuring no flaws are visible, without addressing the soul... truly miserly.

This time, he used his Martial Arts True Intent to forcibly contain the Ancestor of Water's malevolence, injuring his soul, which was entirely expected.

Fortunately, he had found a solution beforehand. Prior to the last death task, he specifically exchanged for elixirs to supplement the soul.

He swallowed an elixir. The holy light contained within the elixir gently nourished his soul. It was power that Wang Qi had pre-embedded, specially restoring the soul damage caused by the Ancient Method Practitioners' repeated consciousness limit acceleration. All "Reincarnation-produced" elixirs had this effect.

Holy light is a variant of Life Flame, targeted at the Negative Entropy Power within the Soul Domain, and proving highly effective for healing such conditions.