I Have Countless Past-life Identities-Chapter 116 - 74: Return to Reality—Decades Later, Jixia Is Reborn; Are Old Friends Still There?

[Two, Demon Hunting!]

[Based on the Penman's cultivation, one can see through illusions, clearly perceive the true forms of various non-human entities, and the amount of 'decay' resulting from their murderous sins.]

[Three, Grand Demon Exterminator Hand!]

[The Demon Suppression Dao Qi ranks among the 'Mortal Qi, Notable Clan Qi, Orthodox Qi, Dao Qi, Grotto Heaven Immortal Qi' five tiers, being among the top two. On this basis, it forges a Spirit Body, capable of performing a school of divine techniques!]

Crack! Crack! 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

In an instant, as the first 'memory shard' turned into specks of stardust, it was crushed into powder by Jixia and infused into his body.

Immediately, this made his originally mediocre aptitude, which could be described as 'poor'...

Begin to transform from the inside out!

Thud!

Thud!

Thud thud!

His heart pounded like a drum, reverberating with a sound incredibly clear to Jixia.

Currently, with his 'Golden Flesh and Jade Veins' just commencing its small achievement, he was still merely a Martial Artist just beginning to glimpse the Martial Dao.

The distance from 'Circulation Qi Collection, absorbing Qi into the body,' and 'Qi entering the Dantian and opening the Yellow Court,' to put it bluntly, was still astronomically far.

But,

Upon receiving the 'Demon Hunting Spirit Body.'

Strands of continuously cycling 'Dao Qi' began to flow through Jixia's meridians and hundreds of veins, emerging from nothing to existence!

At this moment, Jixia was suddenly blessed with spiritual insight.

He remembered when he was Song Chai Xin,

breaking through mountains and temples, absorbing decay to condense a hundred strands of Demon Suppression Dao Qi, forming a Spirit Body only then,

So,

That meant...

Inside his current shell, a full hundred strands of Spiritual Qi, like tadpoles, were ceaselessly flowing through the circulation acupoints, nourishing his muscles, bones, and skin, assisting his blood cultivation?

Hiss!

Experiencing the sensation of 'Qi,' once familiar, forming beneath the skin's surface.

Jixia exhaled a breath so long it stretched over ten feet.

What does this mean?

From ancient times to now, never has anyone been able to infuse Qi into the body before accomplishing 'Golden Flesh and Jade Veins,' 'Mercury Blood Silver Marrow,' and 'Water and Fire Immortal Robe' hurdles.

Because doing so... would cause one to burst alive.

Don't even mention a Spirit Body, even a Profound Body cannot endure it, because this is a fixed regulation in cultivation!

Unless one possesses a natural phenomenon of a grand Holy Body, or even the legendary Dao Fetus or Dao Body within a Grotto Heaven, that's another matter entirely.

But in the mortal realm,

How many can be like that?

Suddenly, Jixia donned the Cyan Robe of the Official, stepped into a pair of black shoes, and entered the courtyard.

The sky was barely bright, his eyes fixed on the ancient tree upon which the 'Meteor Chasing Moon Fist Scripture' had left an imprint last time.

Suddenly, his five fingers curled slightly like hooks, and through the air, he fiercely grabbed!

Grand Demon Exterminator Hand!

In an instant, an invisible layer of Qi, like the Ghost Chain of the Netherworld Judge, attached itself to Jixia's left arm, allowing him to grab the ancient tree from a distance!

Crash.

The leaves fell.

A clear grab mark, shallow, was left upon it.

Yet the lingering 'resonance' persisted for a long time.

Jixia's pupils fixed on the distance, a trace of seriousness flashed in his eyes:

"This divine technique inherited through the Demon Hunting Spirit Body,"

"Allows me to employ the technique of 'Circulation Qi Collection' in advance!"

"It's simply defying logic."

He murmured softly.

It must be understood, the current Jixia was no longer the same as the day before.

Though he hadn't directly reclaimed the cultivation level once attained in the Yellow Court.

But the obstacles and secrets within, it seemed, with the rapid progression of 'Song Chai Xin's' story, the memories related to 'cultivation' became increasingly clear.

Apart from cultivation techniques and martial arts still being vague.

The current Jixia merely lacked the matching cultivation level.

His understanding of the realm, however, was no different from that of a 'Great Yellow Court' expert!

No one knew,

If Jixia had wished it just now!

The ancient tree could've been chopped in half instantly!

[Orthodox Legacy——Fist Dao 'Fenghuo Langyan, Green Blood and Red Heart' Perfected]

[Sixty years ago, one of the three city heads of Baiyujing Capital on the Demon-Suppressing Great Wall, Yang Xiu realized this, later completed by Song Chai Xin at Wutong Demon Hunting Department and Zither Sword Pavilion's Jiaolong Pool, perfected through honing.]

[In every battle kill that employs this fist technique, it can cause your Qi and blood to surge like wolf smoke, the internal organs to roll as if clearhearted, possessing an invincible fist stance against countless opponents.]

[Once perfected, ninety percent of martial artists in the world, upon seeing this, should bow their heads!]

The second memory shard quietly depleted.

The Orthodox Fist Dao once perfected by Song Chai Xin, only a step away from transcension, was instantaneously comprehended by Jixia.

Orthodox Fist Dao, selecting the worthy.

Years ago, Song Chai Xin, because he harbored the thought of 'the divine within the fist', and gained the recognition of the Fist Dao master 'Yang Xiu', was able to condense this fist.

But now Jixia...

Clearly does not possess the qualifications to inherit.

Yet, he has still succeeded.

Moreover, within a single night, standing and achieving enlightenment, forming a spirit body and comprehending True Fist. If this were to spread, phrases like divinely born pupil or degraded banished immortal, would likely pale in comparison!

"Now, with the spirit body formed, Qi collection available, and Fist Dao understood."

"What I need is nothing but two things."

"First, cultivation resources."

"Second, a Great Innate skill like 'Dragon and Tiger True Gang'."

"The Golden Lock Jade Technique... is becoming somewhat outdated."

Jixia was pondering when suddenly a bright idea struck him—a vivid image from deep within his memory of a map filled with the power of 'Black Mountain' suddenly came to mind.

Thus, he hurriedly stepped into the inner hall, took out ink, brush, and large sheets of paper, and with precise recollection, he began skillfully rendering the 'Black Mountain Hundred Veins Map' in ink!

"It's been decades; I don't know how useful this map will be."

"But there's one thing I do know..."

"That will not change."

Jixia tapped his finger,

on locations such as the origin point of the 'Black-Winged Snake Fruit,' 'Black Obsidian Dew Flower,' 'Cyan Nether Wood,' and over a dozen other 'Innate level' herbs he obtained from the Demon and Monster Mansion before they were harvested by demons.

These were places he specifically traced back in the past through the remaining scent of the herbs to find.

"In Spirit Lands where Great Innate herbs once grew, in the future there's a significant chance that herbs and spiritual materials of similar grade will also emerge."

"The vastness of Black Mountain; if a third-stage expert isn't familiar with the terrain, they'd be like a headless fly entering the mountain."

"And these Spirit Lands where the 'Great Innate' herbs were birthed, are dangerous inner regions, housing Foundation Establishment spirit monsters, and even sometimes Innate Great Evils. I may not be able to challenge the Innate yet, but hunting Foundation Establishment spirit monsters should be a small matter."

"Plus, if past memories can lead me to even one 'Innate level herb', it'd be enough for me to trade for wealth and Foundation Establishment herbs to supply myself, enabling my cultivation to advance rapidly."

"As for techniques..."

Jixia pondered briefly before grabbing another piece of paper, and wrote down several names in sequence:

[Xie Family: Xie Qiaoxuan, Xie An.]

[Black Mountain: Chen Zhao, Zheng Zizhen.]

[Yunluan Mountain: Ruan Xiuxiu, Song Brahman Mirror.]

[Zither Sword Pavilion: Xu Nian, Tantai Yao.]

[...]

"Decades indeed..."

It was only then that Jixia sighed a little.

Truly as though he had crossed through time, with 'past' and 'present' intertwining.

So, could he see the future?

He didn't know.

With his fingers brushing the paper that still had wet ink, Jixia's thoughts scattered.

And moments later, suddenly he was filled with immense curiosity:

"I understand it's from an era long past."

"But, exactly how long ago?"

"And I... have traveled how far?"

"The people I once knew, who I have aided..."

"Do they still remember my name?"

Gently, he tore the paper into pieces and threw them into the slowly burning fire.

Then, Jixia laid out a plan, preparing to subtly inquire when he reported at the Outer City Government Office...

From the Department Head 'Chen Zhenwu'.

Additionally, he was slightly puzzled.

For he grew up in Black Mountain.

Why...

Had he never heard of a 'Guardian' named Song Chai Xin?

Clearly, his achievements should, by right, if not renowned for hundreds of years, at least not be completely wiped away.

At least since childhood, he hadn't heard a whisper or rumor about it.

He needed to...

Unravel this 'mystery.'

At that time, Jixia still did not know.

This name had long since become a 'taboo' that even the Black Mountain Scrolls could not record.

...

Meanwhile.

Across a 'Celestial Abyss' from Black Mountain, on the Northwest Wilderness, atop a perpetually snow-covered Great Snow Mountain.

Outside Wutong Prefecture, bordering Shunan Prefecture, decades ago, mountains as towering as giant peaks, but by now, as though something had flattened them, with the tallest 'peak' forced into a 'plateau' on Yunluan Mountain.

There too,

A major event was unfolding.