Chapter 1003: Chapter 54: New Expansion [Ancient Land: Grand Thousand World]
“Thank you, Immortals.” Xiao Jie cupped his hands in salute, maintaining a composed demeanor.
“Hahaha, why call us Immortals now? Since you have ascended, you are now one of us and should be addressed as a Daoist friend!” said an Immortal with a gentle face, smiling. The Immortals all nodded, looking at Xiao Jie with genuine equality and recognition.
“I dare not disobey.” Xiao Jie cupped his hands again, not surprised by the change in the Immortals’ attitude.
To the Immortals, mortals are like ants—a truth Xiao Jie had read in books but never truly understood. Until this moment, when he finally stepped into this realm, he immediately realized the cold reality and the absolute gap in life form levels contained within. Immortals and mortals were already two entirely different life forms. This was not merely a difference in strength, but a fundamental disparity in dimension.
No matter how much a mortal learns Immortal Law or Demon Art, can fly or manipulate earth and sea, in essence, they’re still merely a “stronger mortal”, still trapped in the cycle of life, death, love, and desire, unable to transcend the world’s underlying rules.
However, Immortals are completely different, with lifespans almost infinite, their bodies eternal and indestructible, able to travel between different world dimensions, and having a near-lawful understanding and mastery of power.
These were just some instinctive changes Xiao Jie sensed, and he still needed to further confirm the specifics.
However, since it’s a game, naturally, he can directly check on the data panel.
At this moment, Xiao Jie felt the new power surging within him while viewing the game information seemingly branded in his Primordial Spirit at birth, making this feeling especially distinct.
[Hidden Moon Following Wind (Newborn Loose Immortal): Level 39, Life Value: ????]
Immortal Spirit Body: Your body is constructed purely from Immortal Power, therefore immune to Limb Cutting, bleeding, poisoning, heavy injury, and other negative effects based on the flesh and blood. In non-combat states, lost Life Value will rapidly recover. Your body can serve as the perfect vessel for carrying Incense Fire Wish Power.
Immortal Primordial Spirit: As an Immortal, your Primordial Spirit has become an independently existing core. Even if your body is destroyed, you will not truly die. You can resurrect through [Body Reshaping], [Reincarnation], [Rebirth], and other methods, continuing your journey.
Divine Travel Three Realms: You can break through spatial barriers, freely venturing into other worlds for exploration and adventure.
Will Drives Five Elements: You can directly drive the elemental forces of the Five Elements in the world through Thought (Note: This skill cannot be used in ordinary game mode; please contact the game official to upgrade your access device or use this talent in specific ‘compatibility mode’).
Heaven and Earth Same Life: Your Life Span is synchronized with the world. As long as this world is not destroyed, you can be eternally immortal. (Note: Please avoid events that may lead to world destruction.)
All Laws Return to the Root: You can learn and use Spell from all schools and systems without any Profession, faction, or talent restrictions. Any Spell you cast will be inherently deemed as a higher-level [Immortal Technique]. (Note: You cannot learn Immortal Law higher than your Immortal Level, current Immortal Level: Loose Immortal).
Strong! Really too strong!
And this is just part of what is presented in a style he is quite familiar with, similar to game data. Xiao Jie can clearly feel that the mysteries he possesses go far beyond this.
The mere ability to connect and enter the “Game World” directly with Thought is already a realm ordinary players cannot imagine. Players need to follow rules, whereas Immortals, to a certain extent, already possess the ability to overlook and even rewrite some of those rules.
“However, what is this ‘game device upgrade’?” Xiao Jie’s thoughts slightly moved, and a transparent system information screen immediately appeared before his eyes.
All the various game information that had happened to him before was presented now. He scrolled the information to the bottom, and a row of system prompts instantly caught his eye:
System prompt: Current progress 100%! Feather Transformation and Immortal Ascension completed! Your race has been converted from [the Human Clan] to [Immortal Clan].
System prompt: You have gained a new racial talent…
System prompt: Your reputation in [Gu Yun State] has reached [Friendly]…
System prompt: Congratulations, player [Hidden Moon Following Wind]! You have successfully obtained the hidden achievement in this game—[Immortal and Mortal Forever Separated]! You will receive a special reward provided by the “Jiuzhou World” operations team: [Free set of the latest generation of “Divine Thought Access Cabin”], and have free upgrade permissions for the new game expansion [Old Soil: Grand Thousand World]. Please enter your game character name on the official game website to claim this reward.
“As expected!” Xiao Jie’s heart suddenly became clear. Just as he speculated! Beyond this “Jiuzhou World,” there was indeed a broader universe! This new expansion is evidently related to that unknown new map. Moreover, only players who have obtained the [Immortal and Mortal Forever Separated] achievement are eligible to claim it. In other words, only players who have successfully “ascended” can step into that new realm.
This made his heart involuntarily filled with infinite curiosity and anticipation. What astonishing content could a map with such harsh entry requirements hold? Is there a more powerful force system closer to the essence of the world?
Obviously, this Old Soil game is essentially a promotion mechanism, designed to select the strongest players who can achieve Immortal Ascension.
And as someone who passed the test, what mission will he be entrusted with next?
Although his mind was filled with thoughts, Xiao Jie did not forget his original purpose for fighting desperately to achieve Immortality. The immediate priority is to quickly resurrect his companions; other matters can be discussed later.
He composed himself again, bowed to the Immortals sincerely, and said: “Fellow Daoists, to be honest, the reason I spared no effort to prove the Dao and become immortal isn’t merely for transcending the mortal world, enjoying eternal life, and the unfettered joys of being an Immortal.”
“The main reason is to resurrect my unfortunate deceased companions. I wonder, do any of you have a method to teach for reviving the living?”
The Martial Arts Immortal, dressed like a martial artist among the immortals, laughed heartily: “Reviving friends and relatives? It’s human nature, and when we first ascended to the Immortal Realm, didn’t we all do a few of these things? To resurrect the deceased, it can be easy, it can be hard; it all depends on the specific circumstances.”
Another elder Immortal with white hair but youthful features added: “There are naturally methods. Firstly, if the deceased’s body is well preserved, you can repair the damage with Immortal Law and then use Divine Skills to retrieve their soul from the Nether River, returning it to the body. Thɪs chapter is updated by NoveI~Fire.net
If the body is severely decayed, it’s no big deal. You can use Immortal Treasures like Jadescent Nectar and Nine Heavens Earth to rekindle life, reshape the body, and lead the soul back.”
“We still have quite a bit of these materials left. As fellow Daoists, giving you some is no problem.”
Upon hearing this, Xiao Jie smiled bitterly to himself. In the fierce battle with the Red Dust Taoist, his teammates met tragic fates. Some were obliterated by Thunder Skill, others burnt to nothingness by Soul-devouring Fire. Though a few bodies remained, at the time he was so despairing, focused only on seeking the path of immortality, he never thought of preserving them. This method clearly won’t work.
“Could there be another way?” Xiao Jie asked further.
A gentle-spirited female immortal softly replied: “Secondly, you can reshape their body with supreme Merit. But the amount of Merit required is vast as the sea. Moreover, the body reshaped by this method is like a newborn infant, unable to retain the deceased’s previous cultivation, needing to start from scratch.”
Xiao Jie shook his head at this. The cultivation aspect was not important, but he wanted to resurrect not one or two, but a total of nine people! The Merit Points required are astronomical. Even as an immortal, accumulating Merit is not an overnight task; it’s too time-consuming.
At this moment, a somewhat lazy-looking immortal yawned and said: “Thirdly, the simplest and most convenient method is to make a trip to the Yama Hall, find your friends’ souls, and help them reincarnate.
If you’re afraid they’ll forget their past life after reincarnation, it’s easy—just don’t let them soak too long in the Nether River, and don’t let them drink the Mengpo Soup. Just put them in the Rebirth Pool for a quick ceremony.
You can also help them find a good family for reincarnation. This way, besides the trouble of growing up from children, their memories and personalities can be preserved roughly intact. I have some connections with the Yama in the Underworld, and I can help you with a letter of intervention or negotiation.”
Xiao Jie’s heart was stirred; this method seemed the most feasible. However, he immediately thought of a key issue: if players reincarnate… are they still players?
Players in the game’s background are returnees, people returning from another world. If they reincarnate into local families, wouldn’t they become locals? Would they turn into NPCs?
Though, considering that players only have one life in the game, it seems not much different from NPCs. As long as they can continue cultivating life, it shouldn’t be a big issue.
Moreover, if they reincarnate and are reborn in the game world, can they still be resurrected in reality?
I fear… they can’t; the bodies are probably cremated, returning to reality seems unlikely.
However, if they can cultivate to become immortals once more after reincarnation, perhaps it would be a different story. Xiao Jie recalled his difficult journey to becoming immortal; though perilous, he did gather a lot of experience. If he could guide his friends in cultivation in the future, helping them ascend the Immortal Path again might not be impossible.
Seeing him pondering, the Martial Arts Immortal interrupted joyfully: “Ah, resurrecting friends and such, there’s no hurry! Come, come, we’ve long prepared Immortal Brew and divine fruit dishes! For thousands of years, there’s finally a new Daoist rising, this is a great joy, we should have a grand feast, not leaving until we’re drunk!”
“Quickly to the Lingxiao Pavilion, the banquet is already set!”
The other immortals echoed and cheered with enthusiastic laughter.
Unable to refuse the collective enthusiasm of the immortals, and also wishing to seize the opportunity to gather information on the application of immortal power, the origin of the Wu Ming Taoist, and the secrets of the “new expansion,” Xiao Jie half-willingly joined the joyful laughter, heading with the immortals to the banquet place.