Transcendent Dawn

Chapter 718: Chapter 0718: Feather Transforming Immortal (Please Subscribe)

The mysterious world of Weird Immortals.

At the venomous marsh on Chang Sheep Mountain.

Gurgle! Gurgle!

Suddenly, an enormous amount of bubbles burst up from the surface of a body of water.

A toxic gas escaped into the air, causing the surrounding vegetation to wilt and rot in an instant.

A large swirl of muddiness stirred restlessly beneath the water, as if concealing some kind of beast.

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Splash!

A tentacle, just like a python, suddenly pierced out from under the water, its surface marked with numerous long, twisted patterns akin to that of a dragon.

The surface of it appeared to be dark green, giving off a sticky and slippery texture. Upon the sight of it, one would feel dizzy and light-headed if one stared at it for too long.

And then, the second one, the third one!

Countless tentacles, just like those of an octopus spider, supported a human figure which emerged from the water, hanging in mid-air.

“Grandpa… how long has it been since my ‘feathering’?”

Xu Changqing opened his eyes; his voice hoarse.

He took a look at his own body and discovered that his previous wound from a severed limb had already been restored. Furthermore, his skin was as clear as jade, with a baby-like tenderness and scent.

If one did not account for the tentacles protruding out from his back, he looked like a handsome son of nobility.

This was the body of an immortal!

A horrifying yet sacred body, a perfect yet ugly body – the true “Feather Transforming Immortal”.

“It’s been a few years…”

The voice of Su Lu came out.

Due to this ‘Nirvana Feathering’ process, his parasitism within Xu Changqing had entered deeper levels.

“For a few years now…”

Xu Changqing was dumbfounded.

The feather transforming ritual required him to die before being reborn. For him, death was nothing more than darkness where thought halted. It was no different from sleeping.

Only when you wake up does the process count as a rebirth. If you don’t wake up, then it is complete death.

“Only after dying once did I understand that life and death are just like that. But why do I still harbor hatred in my heart…”

Xu Changqing brushed his chest.

He felt that he had changed a lot, not only his body but also his spirit.

From the inside out, he had become ‘non-human’.

If it weren’t for the loathing supporting him, he might have also become indifferent to the world, seeing mere mortals as ants.

Because in reality, that was the case. The Feather Transforming Immortal and ordinary people completely belonged to two different species.

“Shuangxuan…and Linfeng!”

Xu Changqing murmured to himself as two ghost fires seemed to flicker in his eyes: “I hope you didn’t really go to the immortal realm. Otherwise… I might have to ascend to the immortal realm and continue my pursuit of you.”

“Hmm, you are now at the Fifth Level with them and stand a chance to kill them.”

Su Lu affirmed.

The path of the Feather Transforming Immortal in this world first required foundation building, equivalent to a Second Level Occupational Person.

Then came ‘Condensing the Weird Elixir,’ equivalent to the Third Level.

Following that was ‘Body Phases,’ which was the Fourth Level.

The final step, ‘Feathering to Become an Immortal,’ was the Fifth Level.

The “Ascending Scripture” of Heixuan Sect only went up to here. This was a deficiency and limitation of a small to medium-sized cultivator sect.

However, to Su Lu, deriving the path of the Sixth Level was a piece of cake.

“I… want to go and take a look at the Xing Tian ruins…”

Recalling the events of several years ago, Xu Changqing said firmly.

His eight tentacles quickly swung into action, moving rapidly through the marsh like a spider.

The poisonous objects and beasts along the way often went mad and began to bite themselves before even coming into contact with him. Gradually, they were poisoned and disintegrated into a puddle of pus.

‘Hmm… an incomplete mythical creature form? The Fifth Level here sure is something…’

Su Lu silently watched and remarked in his mind.

Not long after, Xu Changqing arrived at the location of the Xing Tian ruins.

Xing Tian of this world once clashed with the Netherland Emperor in a struggle between gods, losing and being decapitated, ultimately being sealed here. Unfortunately, it was linked to the Abyss, leading to a nefarious feud and the occurrence of the grand ancient catastrophe that shattered the landscape.

Now, Xu Changqing arrived at the location where Xing Tian was sealed and found naught but an empty void.

The vast square and the cave below had disappeared as if wiped out by something.

Only a trace of residual aura persisted, permeating in the void even after several years, causing Xu Changqing to take a deep breath with a look of ecstasy on his face: “This is indeed the Immortal Realm!”

He felt a longing and resonance in his body.

‘The sense of abyssal creatures towards the abyss…’

Su Lu took note, and then voiced his thoughts: “The pathway here has been opened once before… and then it closed relatively on its own.”

Such temporary pathways, of course, cannot be maintained for long. Otherwise, where would the energy come from?

“Seems like, in the end… Shuangxuan and Linfeng did manage to sneak into the Immortal Realm, opening the way as Xiang Liu’s son?”

Xu Changqing was silent for a moment, then sighed, “Did the great battle erase the trace of that ruin?”

“It could have also been done by your Imperial Court…” Su Lu paused for a while before asking, “How about you? What do you plan to do next? Sneak into the Immortal Realm?”

“Of course…but before that, I plan to go to a nearby human settlement to see what news I can gather…”

Xu Changqing’s tentacles behind him continued to retract at asymmetric ratios back into his body, transforming him into a jade-like gentleman.

Even though his clothes were tattered, he still exuded an extraordinary aura.

“And Li Shitou… I wonder how he is doing in the underworld…”

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State of Ling, Heize Mansion Town.

“The year of auspicious happiness…has indeed been three years…”

Sitting in a roadside inn, Xu Changqing ordered a full table of food and drink, his mind wandering as he combed through the news he had gathered.

“Little Qingzi…what are you planning to do next? Return to the Demon Bureau, or go back to the Heixuan Sect?”

Su Lu quietly chuckled and asked.

“The Demon Bureau… If I suddenly appeared after being missing for several years, I will surely face inquiries… The situation would be the same if I returned to the sect. Even though I’m already a Feather Transforming Immortal and don’t fear these things, they are still a hassle.”

Xu Changqing held up his cup, his thought process having matured significantly: “I plan to go to the main city of State of Ling! Hehe… I just heard some news. The Imperial Examinations of the Imperial Court will soon take place. Linfeng Immortal is personally organizing them…he actually didn’t go to the Immortal Realm!”

“I find that odd, too…but be careful, he likely gained a lot of advantage from the incident at that time.”

Su Lu also knew of the ‘Imperial Examinations’. They were like the civil examinations of the Da Luo Imperial Court. After all, every city still needed administrative officers to run it.

Moreover, it was simultaneously a selection of the Transcendents! If one ranked high, they may even get the opportunity to join the official cultivator ranks. Hence, numerous talented youngsters from city to city flocked towards it like ducks to water.

Of course… poor villages were usually overlooked.

In such places, any person who manages to take the examination and travel to the capital city to participate in it seldom stands out.

Even the inaccessibility to news alone could potentially obstruct many people’s future paths.

For example, Xu Changqing, who was unaware of such a matter while he lived in the village.

Night time. @@novelbin@@

Inside the room, just as Xu Changqing, who seemed to be deep in slumber, suddenly opened his eyes.

At his bedside, a shadow appeared, gradually solidifying into a human figure.

The figure was dressed in a black and white public uniform, with dark patterns on his face, and his skin was of a frigid white hue, unlike a living man.

“Shitou!”

Xu Changqing smiled.