Chapter 1 The Budding of Transformation

Ji Ning's name quickly spread throughout the Great Xia capital. After only thirty years of cultivation, his second primordial spirit could already kill Loose Immortals. Even Tianbao Mountain raised their evaluation of him, truly worthy of the name of a genius.

Of course, discussions about geniuses and prodigies these days inevitably included Jiang Xuan. However, all cultivators knew that Jiang Xuan was a legend. Compared to him, all other prodigies paled in comparison.

Meanwhile, Jiang Xuan also learned about Ji Ning's affairs. However, he remained calm. He hadn't deliberately changed any of Ji Ning's experiences. Furthermore, his current realm was extraordinary; even without his memories from a previous life, he wouldn't pay much attention to such trivial matters.

"My future junior brother is finally about to begin his transformation."

Jiang Xuan's gaze was distant, a smile on his face. Given the relationship between Bodhi Founder and Daoist Sanshou, Ji Ning's entry into Square Inch Mountain was certain. Only after entering Square Inch Mountain would Ji Ning truly transform.

It was at Square Inch Mountain that he would truly come into contact with the pinnacle of the Three Realms' sword dao and truly understand the vastness of the Three Realms. It was also from Square Inch Mountain that Ji Ning would truly display his innate Sword Immortal aptitude.

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The sixteenth day of the first month was the date set by the Xia Emperor for the Immortal Destiny Assembly. Just as dawn was breaking, Myriad Manifestation True Persons from all over the Great Xia capital and the feudal lords of the three thousand six hundred commanderies flocked towards the imperial city.

Before long, hundreds of thousands of people had gathered outside the imperial city. Among them were participants in the Immortal Destiny Assembly, and of course, onlookers. At the same time, cultivators continued to arrive from the sky.

The Immortal Destiny Assembly was different from the royal clan competition Jiang Xuan had participated in. This was a competition for the entire Great Xia world, open to all cultivators at the Myriad Manifestation level.

Of course, the biggest difference between the Immortal Destiny Assembly and the royal clan competition was that this competition was extremely cruel. Only the strong could survive. Many lives would be lost during the assembly.

After Jiang Xuan was conferred the title of Heng King, he also presided over the Immortal Destiny Assembly of the Tianyu Great World. At that time, there were more than 100,000 participants in the first round, but only 128 slots in the second round!

Although there was a mechanism for automatic withdrawal, very few people had the opportunity to choose automatic withdrawal and survive in a life-and-death battle. Therefore, in that Immortal Destiny Assembly of the Tianyu Great World, the casualties in the first round exceeded 100,000.

Precisely because of this, in any Great World, only the most outstanding geniuses dared to participate in the Immortal Destiny Assembly. This also led to the fact that although the Immortal Destiny Assembly was highly prestigious, usually, no more than thirty to fifty thousand cultivators participated.

But the current period was different. With the collapse of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, the Dao Ancestors could not ignore it. There were too many variables in the future. Some leading figures had said that a great calamity even more terrifying than the ancient war would erupt.

And under the great calamity, there would inevitably be beings born to meet the occasion. Therefore, the Dao Ancestors behind the major realms attached great importance to the Immortal Destiny Assemblies in recent years. Naturally, they also had the intention of taking the great luck holders of various Great Worlds as disciples.

For example, the Chiming Dao Ancestor of the Chiming Realm was one of them. For this Immortal Destiny Assembly of the Great Xia World, he even stated that he would choose one of the top three to take as a disciple, giving the world's cultivators an opportunity to soar to the sky.

Therefore, this Immortal Destiny Assembly of the Great Xia World was also extremely grand, even attracting several Celestial Gods and True Immortals from the Three Realms to watch.

As for the participants, there were also more than 100,000 of them. However, in the first round, the Xia Emperor planned to eliminate most of them. He had many Myriad Manifestation True Persons enter the supreme treasure "Bright Moon Landscape Painting" to fight for a year. Moreover, he also had the rule of the faith tokens, which also prevented the situation like Jiang Xuan's where he survived the first round by hiding.

"Fellow Daoist Taixuan, are there any of these little fellows that you value?" In the highest main hall of the Tianmang Palace, a handsome man in a cyan Daoist robe, carrying a celestial sword on his back, drank freely while smiling and asking Jiang Xuan.

Jiang Xuan was very familiar with this person, or rather, he was very familiar with him in his previous life. Pure Yang Lu Dongbin. In his previous life, he had heard many legends about him, especially the story of the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, which was very familiar.

However, there were still some differences in the Three Realms. Here, he had the inheritance of two Dao Ancestors, and even integrated the two inheritances into his own sword dao. Among the Pure Yang True Immortals of the Three Realms, he was faintly the first person.

Moreover, Lu Dongbin was originally the reincarnation of the East Flower Emperor. Everyone knew that he would eventually become a Dao Ancestor, and once he broke through, he would be at least at the level of a top Dao Ancestor.

Of course, compared to his strength, Lu Dongbin was even more famous for his meddling nature, especially his love for taking over the work of the Moon Elder of the Heavenly Realm, often drawing red threads for mortals.

Many Celestial Gods and True Immortals in the Three Realms had joked that he had simply taken the wrong path and was not a Sword Immortal at all, but should have been an Immortal of Marriage.

But he was not ashamed of it, and still lived freely. In addition, he had a wide range of friends. Not to mention the Nuwa camp, he also had many friends in the No-Interference Sect. Therefore, even at the moment when the No-Interference Sect and the Nuwa camp were about to start a war, no one bothered him.

"There is one person who I think will be the first in this Immortal Destiny Assembly," Jiang Xuan said with a smile.

Today, there were nine True Immortals and Celestial Gods sitting in the main hall of Tianmang, and he was the only Celestial Immortal, but none of them underestimated him. Even Lu Dongbin addressed him as "Fellow Daoist."

After all, they all had Dao Ancestors behind them. Who didn't know that Jiang Xuan cultivated the *Twelve Heaven Divinity Devil Transformation*? The aura of this single incarnation was enough to rival a Celestial God. When the twelve incarnations merged into one, that would definitely be at the level of a Celestial God and True Immortal.

Not to mention that Jiang Xuan who was currently outside was only his second primordial spirit. There were rumors that Jiang Xuan's true body had successfully passed the tribulation. What level his strength had reached, even they could not fathom.

"Oh? Taixuan, since you are so confident? I wonder who it is?"

The Xia Emperor asked with a smile. This incarnation of Jiang Xuan had been in the Great Xia World for quite some time, and had naturally come into contact with him. In addition, their respective lineages belonged to the ancient royal family, so they were also close.

"Beiming," Jiang Xuan said.

"That little fellow?"

The Xia Emperor frowned. The information sent by Tianbao Mountain also recorded some of Ji Ning's affairs. In general, although Ji Ning could be considered top-notch, he was still somewhat behind the most monstrous few. Even if he broke through on the spot, it would be difficult to make up for the gap.

"This little fellow is indeed a Sword Immortal seedling, but compared to the others, he is still far behind." Lu Dongbin and the others scanned with a thought, and immediately knew the information they wanted to know.

Looking at Ji Ning, who was dueling with someone in the Bright Moon Landscape Painting, Lu Dongbin couldn't help but smile: "Fellow Daoist Taixuan, I think this Beiming has a low probability of becoming first."

"This little friend Beiming has quite a bit of wisdom root, but this monk does not think he can win first place." On the other side, there was also a Buddhist man sitting there, with a kind smile on his face.

This one was also extremely famous, the Buddhist Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, at the True Immortal level in the Three Realms, was also the most top-notch, and had always followed the Buddha, with great merit.

The other Celestial Gods and True Immortals also spoke in the same way. They were all Celestial Gods and True Immortals, and could see at a glance who was strong and who was weak.

The first round might be able to be passed by luck, but the later rounds were all about strength. Even if Ji Ning made some breakthroughs during this Immortal Destiny Assembly, in their opinion, it would be difficult to win first place.

"Everyone, how about we set up a betting game?" They were discussing, but Lu Dongbin was very direct. As a True Immortal who often wandered the Three Realms, he had left many legends in the Three Realms.

But at the same time, he had also picked up many bad habits, such as betting with others. Sometimes when he traveled the Three Realms, he liked to force mortals to bet with him. He didn't use his cultivation experience to bully the other party. He simply liked the feeling of winning and losing.

Moreover, if he lost, he would not only admit defeat, but also give those mortals opportunities and good fortune. This also led to his legends being all over the Three Realms. Even the underworld of the past had ghosts who admired him.

"Fellow Daoist, how do you plan to bet?"

However, the other Celestial Gods and True Immortals were not very interested. They were not people like Lu Dongbin who liked to play in the mortal world. Only Jiang Xuan planned to make a good profit.

After all, although he had passed the tribulation, adding his true body and second primordial spirit, a total of twenty-four incarnations, his little foundation was not enough to divide. Now that Lu Dongbin, this sucker, had come to his door, he would naturally not let him go.

"Oh? Taixuan, are you willing to bet against me?" Lu Dongbin seemed to have found a confidant, and even changed his address.

"Of course, this first round lasts for a year. It's too boring just sitting here." Jiang Xuan replied with a smile, "But Daoist Donghua, how are you going to bet?"

"Cough... When I was traveling in the mortal world, I saw a sentence: A small gamble is harmful to the body, a big gamble is pleasing to the mind. Why don't we gamble a little bigger?" Lu Dongbin looked at Jiang Xuan, very expectant.

The other Celestial Gods and True Immortals were also stunned by Lu Dongbin's remarks. No matter how you look at it, you deliberately changed the order!

Jiang Xuan smiled when he heard this. He had indeed heard this sentence, but it was said by a Celestial God and True Immortal, and a rather prestigious Lu Dongbin, no matter what, it seemed a little strange.

However, this also suited his wishes. Since it was coming to his door, he would not be polite: "Okay, then let's gamble a little bigger, you can tell me the details."

Lu Dongbin was overjoyed when he heard this. He took a sip of immortal wine and then narrowed his eyes and said, "This gambling game started because of this little fellow Beiming, then let's bet on which ranking he can ultimately get. Whoever's guess is closest to his final ranking will be considered the winner. And the loser will give a treasure worth no less than the Pure Yang level for every ranking difference between the guess and the final result. Of course, since it is a bet, no other means can be used, and no deduction of heavenly secrets is allowed. What do you think?"

Jiang Xuan's eyes widened. Lu Dongbin was really here to send treasures. He thought he would bet with him on whether Ji Ning could win the championship, and then set a prize. Now it was good to compare the rankings. How many treasures he could ultimately get all depended on his luck.

"Okay, then I will stick to my previous statement and bet that Beiming can win first place." Jiang Xuan said with a smile, unless the Dao of Heaven disliked him and insisted on letting Ji Ning lose, otherwise, he really had no possibility of losing this established destiny.

"Hey, good, then I will bet that he can get eighth place, which happens to be suitable for my title of the Eight Immortals of the Upper Cave." Lu Dongbin said with a smile, while also inviting the others, "Xia Emperor, do you guys want to play?"