May Your Path to Immortality Be Boundless!

Ye Feng glanced toward the distance, then silently fell in behind the others. Li Congxin sped through the sky when suddenly, an unimpeded streak of golden sword qi slipped into his dantian. Ye Feng's voice sounded beside his ear. "This sword... will keep you safe." "Don't blame me, and don't blame Old Third or Sister-in-Law." At the same time, a streak of fiery fist qi burrowed into the Dao platform within Li Congxin's sea of consciousness. The voice of the taciturn Cao Yan rang out. "Don't blame Second Brother and the others... If you bear a grudge, just come seek revenge against me in the future." It was not just the two of them; even Meng Wanshu had bestowed an ice flower upon Li Congxin. This ice flower was exceedingly precious—the power it could unleash in an instant completely surpassed the full-strength blow of an early Body Integration Realm cultivator! Meng Wanshu had said nothing, only turning to glance at Ye Feng and Cao Yan. All three had done the exact same thing without prior coordination. Li Congxin smiled wryly. Feeling the various powers dwelling within him, his emotions became tangled. In the storage ring Gu Li had given him lay a hundred thousand inscribed talismans, and Li Guanqi had left him all of his sword techniques, as well as a generous store of spirit stones. Li Congxin gazed into the distance. His throat bobbed, his eyes reddening slightly. Only at this moment did he truly feel like a child cared for by elders. All that had transpired before—did he hate them? He couldn't bring himself to... From the instant he first awoke, he had known what an extravagant, unrealistic wish it was for him to want to live. He was clearly nothing more than a wisp of a Void Spirit, yet he had dared dream of not being absorbed by his original body. Even though Li Guanqi had made him a promise before breaking through to the Body Integration Realm, Li Congxin had never imagined he would actually wake up again. Back then, he had assumed it was merely Li Guanqi's words of comfort. He did not understand. He did not understand why Li Guanqi was so fixated on his existence—why he would rather suffer a defective divine soul and take such immense risks just to let him live. He naturally knew that during the heavenly tribulation, Li Guanqi had severed all bonds between them. From that moment on, one was himself, and the other was Li Guanqi. The two had become separate individuals with no shared link, yet they remained as inseparable as blood brothers. He had received everything ordinary mortals could scarcely dream of, beginning his existence at an elevation countless leagues above others. Had he been in their shoes, would he not have made the exact same choice without hesitation? Between one's dearest brother, one's beloved... and a mere Void Spirit... Li Congxin took a deep breath, slowly exhaling the turbid air in his chest. Using both hands, he swept his white hair behind his head. He took a single stride forward—and heavenly thunder rumbled!! A single step into the Nascent Soul Realm!! The moment his Nascent Soul coalesced, Li Congxin gripped Yanluo and whispered softly, "Soul Release: Yanluo!!" An extraordinarily surging sword intent slowly gathered into form, and clad in red robes, Li Congxin soared straight into the thunderclouds of the firmament!! His sword shattered the thunder; his clothes tore to shreds. Reaching out, he snatched stray arcs of lightning and swallowed them into his belly. His white hair whipped wildly in the air, lending a touch of wild insolence and unbridled arrogance to his melancholic demeanor. His core cracked to birth a Nascent Soul; the thunderclouds dispersed, leaving behind a sky bathed in glowing clouds. Covered in blood and charred wounds, the young man spread his arms wide as a condensed sword intent of boundless freedom and untrammeled ease formally stepped into the Sword Gall Realm!! The corners of Li Congxin's lips curled upward, and he murmured softly, "This world... I, Li Congxin, have arrived!!" Far off, speeding across the void, Gu Li curled his lip in annoyance. "Dad, do you really have to be this stingy? You won't even part with a teleportation scroll?" With that, Gu Li pulled several silvery-white inscribed talismans from his robes and said helplessly, "Here, here, one for each of you. Slap it on." Gu Changsheng seamlessly took all the talismans from his hand, then tucked them away right in front of everyone. Gu Li froze for a second, then rolled his eyes and cursed under his breath, "A dignified grand alchemist, yet you're even coveting trinkets like this?! Cheapskate!!" Gu Changsheng's expression did not waver. With utter solemnity, he replied, "Ahem. You've never run a household, so you don't know how expensive basic necessities are. Besides, I'm taking a couple to show to your Uncle Zhang later." The others found the exchange amusing, but Li Guanqi felt that this father-son pair actually had a wonderful relationship. Being able to banter like this was already vastly better than how most fathers and sons got along. As everyone affixed the inscribed talismans to themselves, they felt a sense of novelty. After all, they had only ever used teleportation scrolls before. The spirit runes on the talismans shimmered with a soft silver glow, enveloping them in a mysteriously potent spatial power. In an instant, everyone vanished from where they stood. Looking back into the void, Li Guanqi murmured softly, "May your path to immortality be boundless." Having broken through, Li Congxin laughed freely, stepping upon his sword and soaring straight toward the highest heavens!!! Buzz!! Spatial power rippled outward. Shrouded in silver radiance, the group felt as though they had entered a unique transit corridor. Guided by the talisman's power, they all occupied the same space. The teleportation talismans traveled at astonishing speed; in barely the time it took for a stick of incense to burn, they had teleported all the way from the Great Xia Domain to the Luoxia Domain!! Amidst a verdant mountain range, a spatial rift spanning a hundred zhang towered atop a mountain summit. Across the surrounding peaks, cultivators were continually leveling mountaintops, shifting colossal boulders away. Li Guanqi paused in slight surprise, murmuring softly, "The Gu clan chose to build their own sanctuary from scratch?" Gu Changsheng gave a derisive snort. "The petty resources of the outside world's sects and clans aren't worth a second glance to truly top-tier forces." Yet quickly recalling something, he turned to Li Guanqi and smiled. "Though the Great Xia Sword Sect is an exception." Saying this, Gu Changsheng gave Li Guanqi a deep look, pondering for a moment before staying silent. This was not the place for such talk. "Let's go. Welcome, everyone, as guests of the Gu clan." Buzz!!! "Respectful greetings, Clan Head!!" "Respectful greetings, Clan Head!!" The moment they stepped across the domain barrier, welcoming shouts echoed continuously in their ears. A surging wave of heat slammed into them!! Turbulent fire-attribute primal energy filled this domain for thousands of li around; even their breaths tasted scorching hot. Li Guanqi and the others were thoroughly stunned. Everywhere they looked flowed searing, bubbling lava. Pavilions, terraces, and towers were built directly over rivers of magma, and beneath the distant bridges ran churning torrents of molten rock. Plumes of thick smoke billowed from dozens of mountain peaks as flames of various hues erupted from volcanic craters. Gu Li shrugged in resignation and sighed. "Now tell me, in an environment like this, how could I ever come to like alchemy?" As he spoke, Gu Li glanced over at Cao Yan, only to see him gazing at each volcano with shining eyes. Cao Yan murmured unconsciously, "Moon-Eclipsing Nether Flame, Flame Python Beast Flame, Dream Phantasm Beast Flame..." "Beast flames, earth flames... so many..." Gu Changsheng declared with immense pride, "Indeed. Throughout my life, I have been obsessed with collecting all sorts of flames, mostly beast flames. Supreme flames born of heaven and earth are treasures one can only encounter by luck, never seek." Near the end, Gu Changsheng cursed in sudden exasperation, "I really don't know how much dog shit you brats must have stepped in to get your kind of luck!" Ye Feng shrugged and said bluntly, "I don't have that kind of dumb luck. Eldest Brother found them for us." Gu Changsheng froze in even greater shock, turning to Li Guanqi in disbelief. "Both heavenly flames came from you?!" Li Guanqi merely shrugged and said nothing.