Aspiring to the Immortal Path

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

Once Tang Jie had finished negotiating the exchange, he asked Shentu Yuan and the others to help him look out for any Space-type objects. Through his diligent nurturing and hunting, he had been able to increase Little Three's spatial abilities by leaps and bounds, and they were much stronger than before. He was sure that it wouldn't be long before Little Three could officially break through spatial barriers.

Tang Jie didn't linger after saying everything he needed to say. He found an excuse to leave and said that they could contact him by message talisman if they needed anything.

Once he left Dongjin Pass, rather than returning to the teleportation formation, he flew to the west.

After flying for around four hours, he arrived at a vast lake.

This was Lake Anyang, one of the largest lakes of the Verdant Cloud Domain.

Floating high above the lake, Tang Jie took out the Profound Heavy Water and tossed it out. The Profound Heavy Water instantly became a giant sphere of water floating in the air. Tang Jie then gestured at Lake Anyang, upon which the waters of the lake roared upward, surging toward the Profound Heavy Water.

Strangely, all this water surging into the Profound Heavy Water disappeared into it as if it was entering a bottomless hole.

In just a few moments, the water level of Lake Anyang had plunged.

Tang Jie didn't suck the lake dry. After all, there were still fish and shrimp in the lake, and countless civilians who relied on the lake to live. With another gesture, he called back the Profound Heavy Water. The drop of water rolled around in his hand, but one could now see waves crashing around within it.

This was the function of the Profound Heavy Water: holding seas of water that, once refined, could be used against enemies to wondrous effect.

After taking a little less than half of Lake Anyang, Tang Jie took out two bottles and poured them into the Profound Heavy Water. The yellow waters that emerged were the Yellow Dragon Holy Water that he had obtained from the Celestial Flame Pagoda and the Yellow Springs Water he had obtained from the Nether Domain.

These two were also the finest type of water, but Tang Jie had never found a proper way to use them, so he decided to put them into the Profound Heavy Water so that he could begin tempering them.

The water in the Profound Heavy Water roiled as it constantly changed form in Tang Jie's hand, at times turning into a massive sphere of water containing majestic waves, and at times turning into a silver river falling from the heavens. It was stretched out, flattened, or kneaded into a ball, constantly changing form.

A few moments later, the waves within the Heavy Water were calmed, and all of the water was condensed into the single drop of Profound Heavy Water. Tang Jie then attached a sliver of his Divine Will to it, allowing him to modify it at will, and this was a sign that the refinement had succeeded.

This was why he hadn't been able to use the Profound Heavy Water that the Thunder Blade Fiend Emperor had already refined. The mind was linked to the treasure, and unless the mark were wiped away willingly, attempting to change owners would require refining all the water again. Thus, even though Tang Jie had obtained the Profound Heavy Water, he had only gained its most basic form, not all of the power that it had once held.

This Profound Heavy Water was only the starter version. He would have to keep on sucking in more water and repeatedly refining it in order to unleash the water's true power.

Tang Jie threw out the Profound Heavy Water, upon which a roaring river flowed out, blasting away half of a mountain. Tang Jie nodded, satisfied with the power of the Profound Heavy Water. After all, this was only the starter version, and it would only get stronger with more refinement.

If he combined it with the Pale Cloud Flame, the combination of fire and water would be particularly impressive.

Putting away the water, Tang Jie returned via the teleportation formation to the palace.

With this teleportation formation, he had solved the problem of Thunder Blade lacking the proper aura, and he began to enjoy the emperor's life.

As Silver Eyes, he focused mainly on government affairs to keep his original body busy, and it wasn't long before Tang Jie had a clear understanding of all of the Silver Eyes Empire, knowing more about it than even the real Silver Eyes.

Thunder Blade's side focused mostly on cultivation, spending most of his time in seclusion. It was very normal for Fiend Emperors to cultivate, so Thunder Blade was acting normally while it was Silver Eyes who was being strange. If it weren't for the fact that Thunder Blade and Silver Eyes had fought each other, indirectly proving that there was nothing wrong with Silver Eyes, everyone might have started to get suspicious. Several months later, the first batch of twenty Origin Spirit Pills was delivered.

Twenty Origin Spirit Pills were equivalent to twenty years of cultivation. Tang Jie's avatar had only been at the Heart Demon Tier for five years, so these pills would naturally give him a huge boost. But starting from Celestial Heart, rising a tier became extremely difficult. Previously, Tang Jie had had to go all-out in order to get the avatar ready to advance to Heart Demon, and getting beyond Heart Demon would require even more. Even twenty Origin Spirit Pills was nothing more than a cup of water on a burning cart for the avatar.

Fortunately, Tang Jie was in no rush. He still had eighty more in the pipeline. After using all one hundred Origin Spirit Pills, even if he couldn't reach the peak of Heart Demon, he should have at least reached late-phase Heart Demon without a problem.

Today, Tang Jie was with Yiyi, cultivating in the meditation chamber.

The original body's cultivation primarily consisted of studying the Myriad Immortals Cauldron to improve his understanding of the Yin Yang Dao.

As he was in the middle of this, he suddenly sensed something and warily looked around.

The space in front of him rippled, and a figure appeared before him.

Just when Tang Jie was about to punch, he stopped and shouted, "Little Three?"

The one who had suddenly appeared in the chamber was Little Three, who should have been back at the Inkcloud Abyss.

But it hadn't come through the teleportation formation, instead appearing directly in front of Tang Jie.

Tang Jie was startled, and then he realized what had happened. "You can pass through spatial barriers?"

Little Three looked at Tang Jie and proudly smiled. A voice rang out in Tang Jie's and Yiyi's minds. "Father, Aunt, I can freely pass between the Nether Domain and mortal plane now."

"Call me Big Sister!" Yiyi loudly and seriously emphasized. She hated being called old. As for her calling Tang Jie "Big Brother" and Little Three calling him "Father", she decided to completely ignore the sort of family tree problems this created.

"Wonderful." Tang Jie embraced Little Three.

After all that searching and expense, he had finally managed to bring Little Three to the level that was needed. Tang Jie had been looking forward to this for a long time. While he had only spent one year ruling the two fiend empires, in this one year, he had basically emptied them of Space treasures, even seizing the Space treasures of the other three fiend empires and Fengshan through various methods. Space treasures were already rare, and they had become even more rare now.

"Little Three, do you still remember what I need you to help me with?" Tang Jie asked the ghost.

"Mm." Little Three earnestly nodded. "Once I'm able to freely travel the Nether Domain, I should look for a path to the Blood River Domain and find a woman called Xu Miaoran to tell her that you're alive. If I can't find her, then I should find the people of the Rosecloud Store in the Blood River Domain or find people of the Basking Moon Sect or Horizon Ocean Pavilion in the Rosecloud Domain. Everyone else, I should avoid as much as possible."

"Very good." Tang Jie hugged Little Three and gave it a kiss. "Remember that you absolutely can't be discovered. Blood River is better, but the Rosecloud Domain hates ghosts, so they'll destroy you if they spot you."

"Father, relax. I might not be able to beat them, but if I run, nobody will be able to catch me," Little Three proudly replied.

This was the only thing that could reassure Tang Jie. In terms of speed, Tutu might still be faster, but when it came to the ability to escape, Little Three had long ago become the strongest. This little guy could freely jump between the mortal and ghost planes, so as long as it didn't get careless, nobody would be able to capture it.

"But you should still be careful. The world is big, and anything could happen. Your spatial abilities aren't unstoppable, so you absolutely must not get careless. Before you arrived, I was able to sense your coming. From this, we can see that you still can't adequately suppress the ripples created when you pass through the spatial barrier. If you use this in front of a cultivator at Heart Demon or above, they might see through it and perhaps even take measures to counteract it," Tang Jie worriedly advised. "In short, never believe that you're invincible just because you have a few tricks up your sleeve."

Little Three nodded, but it was clear from the look on its face that it wasn't taking these words to heart.

In the end, it was still young and had the mindset of a child.

Tang Jie knew that it hadn't taken his advice seriously, and he couldn't help but worry. But he could only let it, as he could offer it no help. All he could do was give Little Three a talisman.

This was a Storage Talisman. Jumping through the spatial barrier was riskier than using a teleportation formation, and a Mustard Seed Bag couldn't be brought along, so this Storage Talisman had to serve as a replacement. Storage Talismans had much less space than Mustard Seed Bags, but they were more stable and could be stored inside the body. Tang Jie had prepared it specifically for Little Three, and inside it were some treasures that could save Little Three in times of crisis and some tokens which could be shown to Xu Miaoran and the others so that they could trust Little Three.

As a father, he could only do this much for Little Three, and to be safe, Tang Jie had stuffed as many treasures as he could in there, not caring for the cost. Although Little Three had average combat strength, with these treasures, the average Celestial Heart cultivator would have a hard time beating it.

Little Three took the talisman and put it into its body. "Then, Father, I'm going."

"Don't rush." Tang Jie took out an item, wiped away his own mental mark, and gave it to Little Three. "This is also for you to use. Come; attach your Soul Will to it and you can freely use it."

Little Three did as Tang Jie said and immediately felt the power of the Heavy Water. "Oh, it's wonderful!" it shouted in glee.

Chuckling, Tang Jie took out a string of pearls. These pearls were Century Cloud Pearls produced by the Southern Sea King. There were eighteen of these glistening pearls, and they had the effect of calming the mind. There was also a small spell art attached to the necklace that could create a cloud of mist around the wearer to obscure them. While there was little power behind it, it was very practical. There was also a crystal pendant hanging from it that slightly enhanced the effect of illusory mist spells.

Tang Jie pulled off this crystal pendant and put the Profound Heavy Water in its place.

He then hung the necklace around Little Three's neck.

Tang Jie said, "Your body is translucent, so if you brought anything else, you could be easily discovered. With this thing, you won't be easily seen through. Keep it on you, but don't use it unless it's absolutely necessary."

"Mm!" Little Three turned serious.

Tang Jie sighed. "Go, and remember to stay safe."

Little Three disappeared, leaving spatial ripples behind.

Tang Jie heavily sighed once more.

While it was true that the Nether Domain led to the Blood River and Rosecloud Domains, finding those roads wouldn't be easy. There was no telling when Little Three would come back.

But regardless, having hope was better than no hope.

"Letters home are hard to send," Tang Jie remarked.