Cultivation: I Can Reincarnate Into Various Worlds

Complex? Profound and difficult to understand?

Xu Xing, having regained his composure, heard Hua Shu's words. He paused for a moment, then understood why she would say such a thing. Although the Qiming Sect had obtained this fragment of the Dao Sutra, they lacked a Daoist lineage and couldn't unlock the Scripture of Escaping Calamity, making it difficult to see the true scripture within.

The Scripture of Escaping Calamity isn't complex, nor is its essence difficult to grasp. Rather, it requires a certain "permission" to obtain its true scripture.

This permission is the Daoist lineage!

The Three Cavern Precepts states: "If a Dao Sutra is not taught by a master, its practice will not be effective."

In the first Instance World, Xu Xing joined the Quanzhen Sect, becoming a Daoist priest of a designated generational rank within the sect, and thus had a Daoist lineage.

He sought the Dao of Corpse Liberation Immortals.

His Emperor Purple Fate [Underground Lord] was the manifestation of his Daoist lineage.

[Underground Lord (Purple): A third-class Netherworld scattered ghost, the beginning of Corpse Liberation Immortals, without Ghost Registry, without position. After 140 years, can teach the Low Immortal way and confer the Great Dao.]

Later, his Emperor Purple Fate [Underground Lord] was promoted to Immortal Green Destiny. It then condensed into Immortal Fate, progressing from Tenth Heaven Immortal Destiny [Six Caverns Immortal Official] to the current Nine Luminaries Immortal Fate [Underworld Ghost Judge].

The Nine Luminaries Immortal Fate [Underworld Ghost Judge] was equivalent to Xu Xing obtaining a kind of ghost registry in the Underworld, allowing him to be conferred an official position by the Underworld. At the same time, it also symbolized his status within the Daoist school.

It was for this reason that when Xu Xing obtained the fragment of the Scripture of Escaping Calamity, he was able to uncover its secrets and obtain the hidden Scriptures for Overcoming Obstacles within.

It seems the Netherworld Wasteland is, as I previously guessed, likely the Underworld of this realm.

I just don't know why the Underworld of this realm lost its order, leaving only chaos...

Xu Xing had an intuition that this might involve a major hidden secret spanning numerous realms.

The Underworld couldn't have lost its order without reason.

Furthermore, in the Main World, the Flying Feather Immortal Palace explored the mysteries of achieving immortality in a Secret Realm and found the Supreme Resonance Scripture...

There might be some connection between these things.

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"No matter, this old man has his own means to judge the authenticity of this Dao Sutra."

"The Qiming Sect doesn't yet have the ability to forge such a thing."

Xu Xing, his face impassive, glanced at the trembling and terrified Hua Shu and spoke slowly.

Although he had obtained the Scripture of Escaping Calamity from the Qiming Sect, he did not intend to inform them of the true Scriptures for Overcoming Obstacles contained within it. His relationship with the Qiming Sect was purely transactional. Moreover, it wasn't until today that he learned the Qiming Sect had hidden the Scripture of Escaping Calamity, a clear sign of their "vigilant defense" against him.

When he entered the sect, he was taken as a disciple by the previous Sect Master and was considered part of The Sect Leader's Lineage. Moreover, as an openly acknowledged Pill Seal Realm Ghost Immortal, he was the sect's top combatant. By all accounts, he should have been qualified to know this secret. Yet, he knew nothing about the Qiming Sect's internal inheritances.

From the very beginning, the Qiming Sect had not treated him with sincerity. They had merely treated him as a high-level enforcer, albeit one given the somewhat respectable title of a direct disciple of the previous Sect Master.

Over the past hundred-plus years, he hadn't spent all his time in seclusion; he had also assisted the Qiming Sect with several difficult tasks. This was sufficient to repay the Qiming Sect for the use of their Cave Mansion.

If he hadn't come to investigate the battlefield today, he would likely have remained in the dark for who knows how many more years. Afterward, he might have even foolishly believed that the Qiming Sect held him in high regard, allowing him to join The Sect Leader's Lineage and entrusting him with significant responsibilities...

But this is good...

I never felt a sense of belonging to the Qiming Sect anyway.

Considering how the Qiming Sect has acted, it's already a mark of my lenient nature that I simply take their money and do their bidding.

Xu Xing resolved that after fulfilling his oath, he would leave the Qiming Sect. Whether it survived or perished would be no concern of his.

"I implore Senior to take action and save everyone in the Qiming Sect!" Hua Shu pleaded, her face etched with anxiety.

Since Xu Xing believed the Scripture of Escaping Calamity was genuine and harbored no resentment towards her, it meant their agreement was essentially fulfilled. Now, it was Xu Xing's turn to uphold his end of the bargain.

Although Nangong Ancestor had fled, the Fragrant Fox Sect still held the upper hand on the battlefield, relentlessly pursuing and encircling the Qiming Sect disciples. With every passing breath, several Qiming Sect disciples were dying at the enemy's hands.

"You're still short one Undying Medicine," Xu Xing reminded her, his composure unshakeable.

Now that he had confirmed the Qiming Sect was no friend to him, why would a person of his standing care about the sect's survival or the lives of its disciples? Battles in the Mortal World involving armies of thousands were far more brutal than this.

"This is the Undying Medicine."

"Please, Senior, fulfill your oath..."

Reluctantly, Hua Shu retrieved a Jade Box from her Storage Bag and tossed it to Xu Xing.

It wasn't that she was reluctant to hand over the Undying Medicine that had already been promised. Rather, if she gave it to him prematurely, she couldn't just offer empty words of thanks after Xu Xing fulfilled his part of the bargain. Predictably, she would have to present an additional treasure. This would be an intangible, yet significant, loss.

If this old man weren't one to honor his commitments and unwilling to break his word... otherwise, after getting my hands on the Dao Sutra, I'd just kill you, and everything would be mine, Xu Xing thought, seeing through Hua Shu's petty calculations with disdain. Trying to play tricks in front of a powerful person isn't shrewd; it's foolish.

With that said, he walked out from the Nameless Peak and levitated into the air.

"Empress Nangong has been defeated by this old man. This is one of her arms. You may all verify its authenticity..."

"As per our agreement, this old man will protect the Qiming Sect for three hundred years. After three hundred years, I will no longer concern myself with your disputes."

Xu Xing produced the arm he had previously severed from Nangong Ancestor, holding it aloft. He then released the aura of an Approaching Yang Realm expert and announced loudly.