Chapter 18: Becoming an Immortal
Li Laosi came out of the Tianlao Palace, his face suddenly darkened, and he cursed in a low voice: "You ungrateful thing! I gave you a chance, but you are useless!"
It is true that Yang Jian admires Li Anran a little, but he has no intention of sending anyone to poach him.
Li Laosi's recruitment was entirely on his own initiative.
He had previously proposed a strategy to Yang Jian to deal with Qiu Yin, which was adopted by Yang Jian.
If there is an insider, the success rate of the plan will be greatly improved.
This is also the reason why he came to Tianlao Palace to find Li Anran today.
Unexpectedly, Li Anran first exposed his thoughts, and then rejected his recruitment.
Fortunately, he reacted quickly and pretended to be angry and fooled the person.
Not only will he embarrass himself, but he will also embarrass Yang Jian!
"Even without you, I can still bring Qiu Yin down!"
Li Laosi's eyes were sinister, but he hated Li Anran.
He did not go to the Temple of Justice, but flew straight to the South Gate of Heaven.
Zhi Laoliu and Xiaotian Dog were already waiting there with three hundred grass-headed gods.
He was not going to tell Yang Jian what Li Anran said.
He didn't believe that a place like Tianlao, which was rotten to the core, could be changed just because Qiu Yin said so!
I am even more unwilling to let my credit go to waste!
…
In his previous life, Li Anran was a newly graduated worker, and in this life he is a casual cultivator who practices cultivation.
After all, it's because I lack experience in human relationships.
Watching Li Laosi leave, Li Anran smiled.
"If nothing else, Yang Jian's vision is still good!"
"I haven't even started to exert my strength yet, and he's already noticed that I'm different!"
"This is definitely a case of heroes appreciating heroes!"
"It's a pity that my golden finger cannot leave the prison. Otherwise, I would give him a favor and stay with him for a while!"
Li Anran showed off in front of the mirror for a long time.
Being recognized by others is a happy thing, not to mention that the one who recognizes him is Erlang Zhenjun Yang Jian!
Time flies and it's already midnight.
More than 430,000 experience points have been credited.
Plus the more than 80,000 left.
The available experience points in Li Anran's hands reached a new high of 510,000.
"Break through from the third level of Huaxuhedao to the fourth level of Huaxuhedao."
A golden light flew out from the cultivation column on the left and landed on the character image on the right.
In an instant, that mysterious feeling enveloped Li Anran again.
His energy and spirit immediately returned to their best condition and continued to improve.
It was not until he reached the fourth level of Huaxu Hedao that the strange phenomenon disappeared.
“It feels so good!”
The loss of spirit and soul is far more painful than physical fatigue.
Li Anran felt a little sluggish that day, a bit like he had stayed up for two or three nights in a row in his previous life, and his whole body felt numb.
At this moment, there is a feeling of rebirth.
Li Anran did not continue to break through, but opened the life story of King Yu Monkey and listened to it again.
Once, twice, three times...
By the sixth time, Li Anran's mouth and nose were bleeding again, his vision went black, and his head was in severe pain.
"Raise your cultivation to the fifth level of Huaxuhedao."
Another golden light flew from the cultivation bar to the character image on the right.
Li Anran's condition instantly returned to its best.
If it weren't for the blood from the nose on his hands, everything that just happened would have seemed like an illusion.
Li Anran didn't stop.
Continue listening to the sermon.
…
This was repeated four times.
He did not stop until Li Anran's cultivation level reached the seventh level of "Transformation into Emptiness and Integration into the Dao".
Although his remaining experience points are enough to break through to another level.
But Li Anran was not ready to go on.
Although the probability of encountering danger in heaven is extremely low, it is still possible.
For example, the previous King Yuxiong.
The remaining 110,000 experience points might save your life at some point.
But this time, Li Anran was obviously worrying too much.
A day as a celestial general is also as dull as water.
The Heavenly Prison has existed for so many years, and the number of heavenly soldiers has not changed much, but the number of heavenly generals has continued to grow.
This led to the little turtle in Tianlao Temple...
Bah, there are too many generals but too few soldiers!
Everyone is a heavenly general, but there are fewer heavenly soldiers who actually do the work.
As a result, the number of staff for each task at each level began to be reduced.
The guard that was supposed to be guarded by ten people became two people, the guard that was supposed to be guarded by two people became one person, and the direct heavenly soldiers became shared heavenly soldiers.
The management of the Heavenly Prison became increasingly chaotic, and the attitudes of the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals became increasingly slack, until it completely collapsed.
Qiu Yin's lecture and warning yesterday should have worked.
Li Anran could clearly feel that there were more people working in the Tianlao prison, and fewer people gambling and drinking.
Although the heavenly soldiers and generals guarding the checkpoints were still lax in their attitude, at least they were present in sufficient numbers, which was already very rare.
"Sir, would you like wine or tea?"
"…Just pour some water, thank you."
"My Lord, you are too hard on me!"
…
After Li Anran was promoted to a heavenly general, he naturally no longer had to stand guard at the gate.
Qiu Yin must have heard that he was going to lock up ten thousand monsters in the Heavenly Prison, so he separated the task of "escorting monsters" and gave him full responsibility.
From this point of view, Qiu Yin treated Li Anran, or his subordinates, well, at least he was attentive.
Unfortunately, until Li Anran left the office, no prisoner was brought in.
"Improve your cultivation from the seventh level of Huaxuhedao to the eighth level of Huaxuhedao!"
"Improve your cultivation from the eighth level of Huaxuhedao to the ninth level of Huaxuhedao!"
…
After returning to his residence after midnight, Li Anran once again began his alternating journey of breakthroughs and promotions and listening to sermons until his mouth and nose bled.
In fact, with his current level of cultivation, Taoist Yan’s preaching was a bit too profound for him.
Even if he stacked up the times, relying on the system's ability to recover, and listened hard, his gains would still be very limited.
But, there is nothing I can do!
This is already the biggest opportunity he has!
He couldn't give up improving his cultivation just to gain more insights from it!
We also cannot waste the comprehensive recovery effect brought about by the breakthrough in cultivation!
You can only stick to the immortal's teachings!
For three consecutive days, Li Anran listened to it dozens of times. Even if he forced himself to listen, he still gained a lot.
Purple Sky Divine Thunder (fifth level), Samadhi True Fire (fifth level), Call the Wind and Rain (third level), Sprinkle Beans into Soldiers (third level), Whip Mountains and Move Stones (third level), Move Stars and Change Constellations (third level)...
In addition to comprehending the second type of Purple Sky Divine Thunder and Samadhi True Fire among the Nine Sky Divine Thunder.
Although Li Anran was not able to learn all 36 Tiangang transformations in one go, he managed to learn eleven of the spells.
"Improve your cultivation from the ninth level of Huaxuhedao to the realm of True Immortal!"
Li Anran did not stop and talked about his cultivation level from Huaxu Hedao to the realm of True Immortal in one breath.
This time is different from before!
What flew out from the cultivation column was no longer a golden light, but a series of colorful rays of light and golden rippling water.
The rays of light poured in above the image of the person on the right and hung down, like a long rainbow formed by billions of light particles, transforming into layers of clouds, colorful and auspicious signs.
Li Anran closed his eyes.
This time the feeling is stronger than all the previous ones combined.
His body, his spirit, and his energy are all undergoing a complete transformation.
But because all the changes were taking place in the Book of Punishment, to outsiders, it seemed that he was just resting his eyes and there was no clue at all.
This process lasted for more than ten minutes. Li Anran suddenly opened his eyes, and a flash of light appeared in his eyes. He had achieved what countless people dreamed of, from being a mortal to becoming an immortal.
“No wonder people say there is a difference between immortals and mortals…”
Li Anran carefully felt the changes in his body.
If every breakthrough in a small realm is a quantitative change, and every breakthrough in a large realm is a qualitative change, then the transition from mortal to immortal is a life leap that occurs after multiple qualitative changes.
His body, his internal organs, his meridians, his blood and marrow, his spirit...
These are two completely different things from before!
The difference is so great that it is even beyond the difference between heaven and earth!
But soon, Li Anran's attention was focused on the attribute panel.
[Cultivation: True Immortal (First Level, 1000000/20000000)]
“??? What the hell is this! Shouldn’t the breakthrough from the first level of True Immortal to the second level of True Immortal be from one million to two million? How did it become twenty million directly?”
Li Anran widened his eyes.
Next second.
A message came from the Book of Punishment, making him understand everything in an instant.
For the cultivators in the world of Journey to the West, there are three chasms on the road to immortality. If you cross them, you will be reborn and change your destiny. If you cannot cross them, all your future plans will be cut off and everything will be over.
They are respectively becoming an immortal, realizing the golden immortal and attaining the truth and becoming a saint!
If one attains the Tao and becomes an immortal, one can live forever, with an endless lifespan. However, every five hundred years one will have to endure the three disasters. If one survives, one will live as long as heaven, but if not, one will die.
The enlightened Golden Immortal can gather the Three Flowers at the Top of the Head and the Five Qis to Return to the Origin, transcending the Three Realms and no longer being bound by the Five Elements. He will no longer be affected by the Three Calamities, but he will still be affected by cause and effect and may fall.
If one attains enlightenment and becomes a saint, one can withstand countless calamities without being worn out, be untainted by cause and effect, remain with heaven and coexist with the Tao. Even if the whole world is destroyed and reshaped, there is no danger of falling.
In this system, there is no such thing as a bottleneck.
However, the experience points required for these three different stages have also undergone tremendous changes.
Before becoming an immortal, the experience points required between every two adjacent realms increase tenfold.
After becoming an Immortal and before becoming a Golden Immortal, it increases by a hundred times.
After becoming a Golden Immortal and before becoming a Saint, it increases by a thousand times.
In other words, Li Anran only needs to reach a total experience value of one million to break through from Huaxu Hedao to Zhenxian.
To break through from True Immortal to Celestial Immortal, the total experience points needed must reach 100 million.
It would cost 10 billion to break through from a celestial immortal to a profound immortal.
…
430,000 yuan in daily income seemed like an exaggerated number before, but now, it seems...
That’s all?
Even if he earns 500,000 a day, it will take him 180 days to break through from a True Immortal to a Celestial Immortal.
From a celestial immortal to a mysterious immortal, it takes 18,000 days, nearly 50 years.
To break through from Xuanxian to Jinxian, that is...
"Almost 5,000 years?!"
Li Anran took a breath of cold air.
In his previous life, the Chinese civilization on Blue Star was only five thousand years old. It took him five thousand years to break through from a Xuanxian to a Jinxian?
Later on, from Golden Immortal to Taiyi Golden Immortal, from Taiyi Golden Immortal to Daluo Golden Immortal, from Daluo Golden Immortal to Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal...
Li Anran felt a little headache, but he also knew that this was actually more reasonable.
After all, he only captured a Yu Monkey King who had a 5% participation rate in the capture and was at the Golden Immortal realm!
The benefits obtained can allow a mortal to break through to the Golden Immortal in five thousand years, which is already exaggerated!
If he could increase the participation rate in capture to 100%, it would only take 250 years, which is faster than King Yuxiong himself!
And if you catch a few more, it will take even less time!
"We still need more prisoners. The stronger the better! It would be best if we could increase their participation!"
Li Anran sighed and felt deeply his own poverty.
