Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

The howling wind, the gurgling air currents, the magnificent and majestic Heavenly Tower Mountain stood serenely as ever atop the towering wilderness, outstanding and commanding in all directions.

“Having traveled countless rivers and mountains, it's hard to find even a single thatched hut!”

Zhang Yuanjing let out a long cry, turned the tip of his sword, and descended towards the Emerald Cloud Peak's Qian Yuan Hall below.

Ape Thirteen, transformed into human form, followed behind him, turning his face, which still retained some golden fur, enjoying the refreshing spiritual energy washing over him. He asked in a muffled voice, “Yuanjing, your sect's mountain gate is so grand, with no less than ten thousand palaces, and you still don't have one of your own?”

This golden-haired monkey, after transforming into human form, had a face almost identical to Zhang Yuanjing's. Zhang Yuanjing had forcefully ordered him to change, and in the end, he only left a circle of golden fur around the edges as a distinction.

Zhang Yuanjing wanted him to change further, but he stubbornly refused, saying that he could only remember Zhang Yuanjing's face in his mind and couldn't retain any other impressions.

Zhang Yuanjing had no choice but to give up. Fortunately, the golden ape's eyes were somewhat triangular, his gaze was very fierce, and he had golden fur like a long, bushy beard, making him easy to distinguish.

“I've told you, you wouldn't understand! Sometimes it's not about lacking a room, but about lacking the state of mind. Alas, since the incident at Mount Sumeru, I've been running around, not having a single day of peace. Now that I think about it, it seems like the small mountain village by the Red Creek River, although facing the tribulation of lifespan, was still relatively peaceful,” Zhang Yuanjing sighed.

In fact, at that time, he had low expectations for himself and never thought he could break through to the Core Formation stage, so he put aside many worries and was able to settle down a little. Once he broke through the realm, his lifespan and strength advanced together, and his original thoughts resurfaced and could no longer be suppressed. The first priority, of course, was to find Senior Brother Yuan Kui, and the second was to atone for the sin of causing Qi Tianxiang's death.

Now, he was already in the Nascent Soul realm, but the achievement of these two matters was still far away, even more difficult.

This world was like a prison, even Transformation God cultivators could not leave. Yuan Kui was only a Core Formation cultivator, could he cross the void and go to another world with just a thin Void Sky Flying Boat!

If that were really the case, why would the Hou Tu Transformation Cauldron and the Transformation God cultivators of the Heavenly Dao Sect only want that flying token! What is a token? Isn't it just to gain the trust of people, or to gain the trust of the will of heaven and earth, or to gain the trust of an array, or to gain the trust of something else! This shows that if you want to leave this world, you need to be approved by some existence. Yuan Kui had no token, so how could he escape this prison of heaven and earth!

If he hadn't left, then where had he gone?

“Ape Brother, does your bloodline inheritance contain any memories about other realms? Where did your ancestors live?” Zhang Yuanjing asked.

Ape Thirteen nodded, “Yes, ah. According to my clan's legends, the earliest ancestors wandered in the void, visited many realms, and finally settled in one place, from which came our Golden-backed Giant Ape lineage.”

“What's that place called?”

Ape Thirteen scratched his head, a look of confusion flashed in his eyes, and finally, he was suddenly startled, “Why can't I remember? I've clearly remembered it since I was little. Yuanjing, what, what's going on? Could my memory have been stolen?”

Zhang Yuanjing pondered for a moment and said, “Perhaps it's because the name of that place cannot be spoken.”

Ape Thirteen asked in confusion, “I already know what it's called, so what difference does it make whether I say it or not? Why would I forget it on my own?”

Zhang Yuanjing shook his head, “You haven't forgotten, you just can't say it. The reason you can't remember it now is because you've transformed into a human and can speak, but the name of that place is not allowed to be told to others, so you can't remember it. If you couldn't speak, that name would pop up again!”

Ape Thirteen was even more confused, shaking his head vigorously and shouting, “Yuanjing, what are you talking about? I don't understand a word.”

Zhang Yuanjing laughed, “If you don't understand, then don't understand. If one day you can say the name of that place, it means you can find that place! I wonder if I can live to see that day.”

Ape Thirteen wanted to ask more questions, but Zhang Yuanjing waved his hand, “Someone's coming, we'll talk about this later.”

From within the core area of Heavenly Tower Mountain's inner sect, a cultivator flew into the sky. Judging by his aura, he must be a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Zhang Yuanjing was surprised, then realized something, smiled, and said to Ape Thirteen, “Go wait in front of the Qian Yuan Hall first!”

The man and the ape landed on the square in front of the hall. It was noon, the sun was high, the sunlight was like fire, and there was no one on the square.

In the front hall of the Qian Yuan Hall, there were a dozen Qi Refining disciples, some sorting through documents, some writing jade slips, some reading books, some practicing, and some dozing off. In the back hall, there were four Foundation Establishment cultivators chatting idly.

Zhang Yuanjing and Ape Thirteen's appearance, despite being so blatant, went completely unnoticed by these people.

Before long, a middle-aged cultivator in a green robe with a slender figure fell from the sky.

“Yuanjing, to think that in just over twenty years, you've already achieved Nascent Soul! Truly a heaven-sent genius!” Hu Tiancong's gaze fell on Ape Thirteen, “How should I address this fellow Daoist?”

Zhang Yuanjing stepped forward and saluted, respectfully saying, “Disciple Zhang Yuanjing greets Uncle Hu.”

He turned to point at Ape Thirteen and said, “He is the Golden-backed Giant Ape who was with me. He also broke through with me this time and achieved the Transformation Realm.”

Ape Thirteen quickly imitated Zhang Yuanjing's appearance, gave Hu Tiancong a salute, and said respectfully, “Ape Thirteen greets True Man Hu!”

Hu Tiancong politely returned the salute, “Greetings, Daoist Ape! Congratulations to Daoist friend on breaking through, from now on, you will see the sun through the clouds and have a promising future!”

Ape Thirteen grinned, happily accepting Hu Tiancong's congratulations, and gave another salute.

Zhang Yuanjing laughed, “Since our farewell at Wind Thunder Gorge, Uncle's demeanor is still the same, congratulations!”

“Oh, those words have some meaning. What does Yuanjing mean by this?” Hu Tiancong's expression shifted.

“Does Uncle know about the Pillar of Heaven?” Zhang Yuanjing asked.

“This matter has shaken the world, of course, I know,” Hu Tiancong said slowly, “Does Yuanjing want to ask why I didn't stay in the Hengduan Mountains to wait for the Pillar to open, but returned to the sect?”

Zhang Yuanjing nodded.

“True Men Jian and Xin of Spirit Martial Mountain believe that the place the Pillar leads to is both a great opportunity and a great danger, and advised me not to go, but to return to the sect to cultivate in seclusion is the right thing to do,” Hu Tiancong said.

“Then are these two True Men going to compete for the opportunity?”

“Of course. Although they are sword holders, they are also True Men of Spirit Martial Mountain. Their Spirit Martial Sect has a Nascent Soul Great Perfection cultivator, and the entire sect should work together to compete for the opportunity to transform into a God.”

“Was the Sword Holder created by Spirit Martial Mountain? Is it under the jurisdiction of Spirit Martial Mountain?”

Hu Tiancong shook his head, “The Sword Holder was created by several like-minded True Men, only Jian and Xin of Spirit Martial Mountain participated.”

He said simply and stopped there. Zhang Yuanjing didn't want to ask more questions. After pondering for a moment, he asked, “Is True Man Tong in the mountain? Disciple has important matters to report to Uncle and True Man Tong!”

Hu Tiancong said, “When Heavenly Hero Junior Brother returned to the sect, he reported to me and Senior Brother Tong, mentioning that the Deacon Hall was going to punish our sect and that True Man Yuan was imprisoned by the Jixia Academy. Is this what Yuanjing is referring to?”

Zhang Yuanjing said solemnly, “The matter I want to report is even more serious than this!”