Transcending two realms to become an earth immortal

Chapter 24 Condensing True Seals

Several days later, in a secret room.

Fang Chen sat upright, with an object placed in front of him: He Shou Wu (Polygonum multiflorum).

He Shou Wu (Polygonum multiflorum) is a top-grade blood-nourishing and qi-boosting herb among mortals, containing a wisp of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. For Fang Chen, it is a treasure for cultivation, suitable for breaking through his cultivation realm.

The path of the Earth Immortal has three foundational realms: [Forging the Spiritual Platform], [Condensing the True Seal], and [Connecting with the Earth and Spirits]!

This time, it is a breakthrough to the realm of [Condensing True Seal Script]!

With this thought in mind, he focused his mind and activated his profound power, using his magic to dissolve the substance and transform it into a medicinal liquid that he then ingested.

Its spiritual essence, once absorbed into the abdomen, transforms into spiritual energy, which travels along the meridians and directly enters the spiritual platform.

Fang Chen closed his eyes and introspected, using his spiritual platform to reflect the essence of the human body.

The human body inherently possesses a soul and a spirit, with the seven spirits as the foundation and the three souls as the guide.

The path of the Earth Immortal does not require connecting the seven spirits and three souls one by one like the Ghost Immortal. One only needs to observe oneself, comprehend the secrets of the body, introduce spiritual energy, and condense the true essence of man to achieve success in one fell swoop.

At this very moment, a glimmer of light gradually appeared on the spiritual platform.

At first, it resembled a bean, then a star, and finally transformed into a faint, almost imperceptible pattern, its strokes flowing like dragons and snakes. Its form, with its interplay of curves and straight lines, yin and yang in harmony… truly embodies the human form!

The true seal script of man is complete!

In an instant, the seal script was completed, and the seven souls were refined.

Fang Chen felt the seven souls within his body manifest, each performing its own function.

The food, once ingested, is immediately refined. Its medicinal power circulates throughout the body, dissolving in an instant. Golden nectar and jade-like liquid continuously flow from the mouth; swallowing it nourishes the blood and qi, replenishes the bone marrow, and makes up for any deficiencies.

As one's vital energy and blood gradually strengthen, until one possesses the strength to tear apart tigers and leopards, one possesses both the vital energy and blood of a human immortal and the power of the seven souls of a ghost immortal... This is the wonder of the human seal script!

"It is thanks to this treasure that we have such an opportunity."

After silently circulating his profound energy, Fang Chen slowly opened his eyes, exhaled a breath of turbid air, and sighed inwardly.

To become a master of seal script is no easy task.

One must first introspect, thoroughly investigate the mysteries of the soul, and clearly understand the flow of the seven spirits and the destination of the three souls. Then, one must gather spiritual energy day and night to temper oneself. Only after years of secluded cultivation can one achieve success.

In a world of five turbidities and evil, where the evil energy of heaven and earth permeates, medicinal herbs are nearly extinct, and demons arise rampant within people's bodies.

To increase one's spiritual cultivation, one must endure years of arduous practice, repeatedly suppressing the three corpses and nine worms, and repeatedly introspecting and observing, before there is even a sliver of hope for success.

Unexpectedly, by using the Kunlun Mirror to travel between the two worlds, he found that his fortune in this world transformed into spiritual energy, which enhanced his cultivation. Furthermore, he used the difference between his physical body in the two worlds to see the essence of the human body. After years of arduous cultivation, he finally succeeded in one day.

However, to achieve perfection in this realm, the Heaven and Earth seals are still required.

To condense the Earthly Seal, one must seek out substances nourished by the earth's veins. Ordinary objects are acceptable, but spiritual objects are best. Furthermore, one must traverse countless sacred mountains to find the source of the earth's energy, sensing its breath with one's heart and integrating it into oneself before achieving success.

To carve celestial seal script, one must gather purple qi at dawn and drink moonlight at night, without ceasing in the heat of summer or the rain of winter. Only after a thousand days of cultivation, and having grasped a sliver of celestial secrets, will one dare to put pen to paper and begin carving.

If one obtains the Earthly Seal, then the three souls and seven spirits will gather together, and spells can be inscribed on the spiritual platform. When the spell is cast, no talismans, formations, or rituals are needed; it can be completed in a single thought, comparable to the realm of the [Mage] in the Ghost Immortal path where the three souls and seven spirits are fully condensed.

This realm allows one to cultivate a technique of the Earth Immortal, such as the [Nine Earths Bearing the Earth and Suppressing the Mountain True Mantra].

This incantation is recorded in the Daoist chapters on Earthly Immortals, derived from the Daoist concept of Kunyu Chengtian, and implicitly aligns with the mythical idea of ​​the Earthly Mountains protecting the world.

Based on the Earthly Seal, it draws upon a wisp of the Earth's primordial energy to protect itself and resist offensive spells, or malevolent curses such as filth and curses. It is a first-rate superior technique.

Most importantly, the power of this spell can be increased as one's cultivation level advances.

In the beginning, one could only rely on the earth's energy within a few feet to resist the wounds of weapons. Once one achieved spiritual connection with the earth, one could draw upon the earth's energy from a hundred miles away to protect one's entire body. When one established a palace and became the master of mountains and rivers, with a single thought, the entire mountain of earth and rocks would become a barrier, and all magical attacks would vanish without a trace.

If one obtains the Heavenly Seal, the three souls and seven spirits can construct a Yin Spirit. Stepping into the next minor realm, [Connecting with the Earth and Spirits], one can then have the Yin Spirit leave the body, comparable to a Ghost Immortal [True Yin Spirit].

The Heavenly Script was created in imitation of the legendary "Way of the Celestial Immortals," and it is formless and shapeless, absorbing all energy to generate all laws.

Achieving success through luck can imprint luck-related talismans. If one later obtains spiritual objects such as clouds, heavenly fire, or divine thunder, anything related to the heavens can be transformed into a wisp of pure energy and integrated into the celestial seal, at which point one can obtain its power.

If one can pray for blessings and ward off disasters today, one can command wind and rain tomorrow. If given the opportunity, and continuously nourished by the pure energy of heaven, the celestial script can grow step by step, evolving infinitely, until one day it carries a trace of the will of creation!

"So this is the path of the Earth Immortals," Fang Chen thought to himself. "I wonder what the path of the Heavenly Immortals is like? But for those who achieve even higher levels of attainment, the path becomes increasingly difficult, and I imagine the path of the Heavenly Immortals is even more so..."

The difficulty for ghost immortals lies in undergoing tribulations. They seek to escape death through corpse liberation, but a single misstep can reduce a thousand years of cultivation to ashes.

The difficulty for immortals lies in the struggle for position. They strive for a position of karmic achievement, for those who live as long as heaven and earth, for those who have lived through the ages, and for countless living beings. If they succeed, they become immortals; if they fail, they remain mortals.

The difficulty for humans to become immortals lies in shedding their mortal form. For a mortal to aspire to be on par with gods and demons is incredibly difficult; every step is fraught with peril.

The difficulty of becoming a celestial being lies in one's innate talent and comprehension. Only those with the highest level of talent and comprehension can achieve enlightenment in a single day, surpassing a hundred years of arduous cultivation, and draw upon the finest Qi from heaven and earth.

However, this method is too demanding, requiring not only natural talent and good fortune, but also an abundance of spiritual energy in the world in order to compete for the great destiny of the era.

As for the difficulties faced by Earth Immortals, they do not lie in heavenly tribulations, but in human calamities.

The other four immortal paths all pursue individual transcendence. They consume the essence of heaven and earth, plunder the creation of a realm, and once they have achieved perfection, they break through and ascend to immortality.

Earth Immortals, however, believe in adapting to the world. They purify the land and its waters of a region, regulate its veins, educate living beings, and ward off disasters and bring blessings.

It draws in primordial chaos from beyond the heavens, fallen stars, and the remnants of the world, refining them within its cave dwellings and sacred grounds. It also gathers the souls of the dead, the power of incense offerings and vows, and the curses and resentments of evil spirits within its blessed land, purifying them into spiritual treasures and pure essences, which then nourish the heavens and earth.

Their deeds have benefited Heaven and Earth, thus they are different from the other four immortal paths and will not be subject to divine punishment.

But while there was no divine retribution, man-made disasters continued unabated.

The path of the Earth Immortal, whether it is a cave dwelling or a blessed land, or even the Earth Immortal himself, is considered by the other four immortal cultivators to be a first-class resource... This is almost a small world, and if one can refine it, it is better than thousands of years of hard cultivation, and one can also seize the incredible fortune of a world!

How could we let those ancient masters of the Food World go unpunished?

"Cultivation isn't difficult; there's no tribulation of resource competition, nor of vying for Daoist positions, and it even possesses the wonders of the Five Immortals..." Fang Chen suddenly understood, "But there are man-made calamities and death tribulations, endless and relentless. Natural disasters have an end, but how can man-made calamities ever end..."

However, after thinking for a moment, he laughed at himself again:

"Even so, so what?"

"This is a battle for the great principles; how can we back down?"

"Even if gods, demons, monsters, and man-made calamities all come at once, it will all be... cut down with a single sword!"