It was the same as the last deduction.

After entering the Chiming Imperial Dynasty, Xu Xing did not join the King of Chu's court as a retainer but chose to become a freelance cultivator.

In the 458th year of the Tiande era, Xu Xing traversed mountains and rivers, eventually coming to serve under Duke Yankang as a retainer.

The three subsequent realms after the Primordial Spirit Stage—Refining Void, Unification, and Tribulation Crossing—are all controlled by the royal and noble families of the Chiming Imperial Dynasty. They are rarely found in other parts of the Cultivation World.

Having no other choice, Xu Xing revealed a portion of his aptitude. This attracted Duke Yankang's attention, and Xu Xing began to inquire from him about information regarding the cultivation methods for these three subsequent realms.

In the 515th year of the Tiande era, Xu Xing became the Daoist spouse of Duke Yankang's legitimate daughter, Princess Xiyue, and obtained a Refining Void-level Cultivation Method from the ducal mansion.

Thirty-two years later, Xu Xing, under orders from Duke Yankang, was tasked with eliminating the evil Yin Shan Sect within the territory. He accidentally learned the secret of the three subsequent realms from the sect members. It turned out that, aside from obtaining the cultivation methods for the three subsequent realms to cultivate and break through, there was another method to also achieve a breakthrough. That method involved Immortal Relics.

In the 533rd year of the Tiande era, Xu Xing set up a trap and annihilated the evil cultivators of the Yin Shan Sect, obtaining an Immortal Relic from their Sect Leader, Fan Kui.

Breaking through with the help of Immortal Relics was considered evil cultivation. Wary of this, although Xu Xing wished to investigate the truth of Immortal Relics and the three subsequent realms, he still dared not use Immortal Relics to break through, lest he invite great disaster.

In the 623rd year of the Tiande era, cultivators under Duke Yankang were conscripted by King Deng to form the Crescent Moon Army and invade the Lower Realm of Desolate Wood State. Much like the situation at the Emperor's Son Pavilion, the campaign to subjugate Desolate Wood State involved slaughtering the state's developing Nascent Soul and Primordial Spirit cultivators.

Over a hundred years passed. The various Daoist Sects of Desolate Wood State were massacred one by one by the Crescent Moon Army. Xu Xing also earned military merit in this campaign, receiving a promotion from the Chiming Imperial Dynasty and being enfeoffed as Marquis Qinglu.

In the 735th year of the Tiande era, Xu Xing led the cultivators of his Marquis Mansion to descend upon East Huangzhou. There, they joined forces with Butian Sect disciples to attack the Flying Feather Immortal Palace.

Twenty years passed in a flash.

The Flying Feather Immortal Palace retreated continuously. Chi Yuan was slain by Xu Xing in the North Wilderness, and the Gong Family Saint Lord was beheaded by Xu Xing at Wangchuan Sea.

However, even after annihilating the Flying Feather Immortal Palace, Xu Xing could not find any trace of the reclusive Ruan Baimei.

Ren Yuanrui, who had been rescued, was compelled to acknowledge Xu Xing's status and appoint him to inherit the Sect Leader's Position, thereby ruling over the Flying Feather Immortal Palace. With this appointment, Xu Xing's power swelled once more. His forces soon surpassed those of other Marquis Mansions of similar rank, placing him first among those under Duke Yankang.

In the 958th year of the Tiande era, Xu Xing began to inquire about Immortal Relics, hoping to find a cultivation path independent of the Chiming Imperial Dynasty's control. However, his inquiries yielded no results.

Decades passed, and Xu Xing's cultivation reached the late Primordial Spirit Stage.

In the 1435th year of the Tiande era, Xu Xing's cultivation reached Primordial Spirit Peak, yet he still had no news regarding Immortal Relics. That year, Xu Xing visited Ren Yuanrui, intending to start his search from the Immortal Ascension Secret Realm discovered by the Flying Feather Immortal Palace. Unfortunately, with all the Primordial Spirit Sage Monarchs of the Flying Feather Immortal Palace having perished one by one, even Sect Master Ren Yuanrui was unaware of the Immortal Ascension Secret Realm's whereabouts.

In the 1617th year of the Tiande era, perseverance paid off; Xu Xing finally found trace clues to the Immortal Ascension Secret Realm among the relics of the two great Sage Monarchs and within the classics of the Flying Feather Immortal Palace. The Immortal Ascension Secret Realm was located in Bronze Mountain.

In the same year, Xu Xing went to Bronze Mountain to explore the Immortal Ascension Secret Realm but found nothing. The treasures of the secret realm had long since been collected by the Sage Monarchs of the Flying Feather Immortal Palace.

In the 1623rd year of the Tiande era, Xu Xing received a decree summoning him to Central Capital, the capital city of the Chiming Imperial Dynasty. Upon arrival, he was assigned to the Shen Ce Army, which was under the command of Tianci Emperor and responsible for guarding the Capital City. During this period, he was reassigned to guard the Sky Prison. There, he witnessed evil cultivators from all corners of the land being escorted to the Sky Prison one by one, to be refined into Unaging Pills.

In the 1754th year of the Tiande era, Xu Xing took a risk and contacted a death-row prisoner known as "Azure Demon." From him, Xu Xing learned the method of using Immortal Relics and a technique to seal his aura to avoid detection by the Imperial Court. That year, Xu Xing used an Immortal Relic and began cultivating, successfully advancing to the Refining Void Stage.

In the 1763rd year of the Tiande era, Xu Xing, having advanced to the Refining Void Stage, was granted a promotion in peerage by the Chiming Imperial Dynasty, from Pavilion Marquis to County Marquis. In the same year, Azure Demon, trusting him, chose to accept Xu Xing as a member of the "Heavenly Gate" organization.

In the 1965th year of the Tiande era, Xu Xing concluded his service in the Capital City and returned to the Qinglu Marquis Mansion. In the same year, during a dual cultivation session with Princess Xiyue, she detected an abnormality in him. However, Princess Xiyue chose to conceal this discovery.

In the 2152nd year of the Tiande era, the identity of Marquis Qinglu, Xu Xing, was exposed during an operation with "Heavenly Gate" Elder "Empty Fish." He was subsequently declared wanted by the Chiming Imperial Dynasty. The following year, the Yankang Ducal Mansion suffered the punishment of the nine familial exterminations.

In the 2231st year of the Tiande era, Xu Xing's whereabouts were exposed. He was arrested by the Chiming Imperial Dynasty's Shen Ce Army and thrown into the Sky Prison, where he once again found himself in the company of Azure Demon.

One hundred and twenty years later.

Xu Xing was refined into an Unaging Pill and consumed by Tianci Emperor. He perished, his Dao extinguished.

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Immortal Relics...

The "Heavenly Gate" organization, Azure Demon, Empty Fish...

Xu Xing furrowed his brow, pondering the frames of images from the Fate Deduction.

The uniqueness of Zhongtu Dao State compared to other Lu Continents lies in the creation of the three subsequent realms—Refining Void, Unification, and Tribulation Crossing. However, I hadn't expected such a significant secret to be hidden within these so-called three subsequent realms.

It also makes sense. Primordial Spirit-level cultivation methods all contain Dao Rhythms... They must be passed down by Primordial Spirit Sage Monarchs, or by Nascent Soul cultivators using their own Divine Souls as the medium...

These Refining Void, Unification, and Tribulation Crossing cultivation methods must be the same.

If I were the one who created these cultivation methods, I would definitely leave flaws in them to more easily control the juniors who learn my methods...