Clan Cultivation: I Transmigrated With My Smartphone Chapter 941 709: Reunion with Jin Xi, Immortal Ascension Talisman (Part 2)

He departed straight away, not glancing back once.

Magic from the Eye of Heavenly Dao sprang to life, morphing into chains intent on binding and sealing him.

Yet the Undying Demon Monarch merely shifted a bit, snapping myriad chains to pieces. In mere blinks, he slipped back into the Feiyu World.

...

The clash had ended!

Those who lived through it sensed they'd cheated death by a hair.

Within barely half a day, a tremendous shockwave hit, jangling every soul's nerves.

Cyan Wine soared to ascension, the Chaos Dynasty crumbled, hordes of Tribulation Crossing Great Powers and Harmonization Great Powers met grim ends.

The Ancestor Continent bore catastrophic damage.

Once hailed as the Purple Mansion World's hub of densest Spiritual Qi, the Ancestor Continent hid countless Spirit Veins beneath its surface—from lowly First Grade up to supreme Ninth Grade—while also birthing assorted Spiritual Ores and precious metals underground.

This land fostered all sorts of scarce Spirit Medicines, Medicine Kings, Medicine Emperors, Half-Immortal Elixirs, Immortal Elixirs, and more.

Year after year, it showered cultivators with vast cultivation resources, a true heavenly haven.

Sacred Lands, mighty sects, secluded sects, and others planted their sects, dojos, or outposts across the Ancestor Continent.

Myriad prodigies sprang forth from the Ancestor Continent.

Once cultivators from distant continents hit key realms, they'd flock here to clash with champions, unbeatable in fights, chasing the pinnacle immortal Dao amid fierce rivalries.

However, the Undying Demon Monarch's duel with the Eye of Heavenly Dao obliterated countless Spirit Veins, razed swathes of the Immortal Land, and worst of all, tyrannical Demonic Qi plus turbulent energies tainted vast areas—twisting the blissful paradise into barren wastes unfit for any cultivator's dwelling or growth.

The Ancestor Continent lay in ruins.

Void rippled as Lu Xuanji arrived.

Feeling the rampant chaotic energy, savage Demonic Qi, ruinous Qi Force, and wild Law upheavals rampant here, Lu Xuanji let out a sigh. "The Ancestor Continent is wrecked. Restoring order demands endless nurturing of Spirit Veins, purging endless Demonic Qi…"

"The Chaos Dynasty is done for, Cyan Wine has ascended… sigh, we never settled who won!"

Lu Xuanji gave a faint sigh, fingers dancing in divination to glimpse futures ahead, his heart growing heavier with dread.

Void twisted again, another figure appeared.

Lu Xuanji stiffened, primed for battle, yet a familiar presence washed over him, easing his guard—the newcomer was a known face.

It turned out to be Jin Xi, missing for ages, unseen for some thousands of years.

Back when she vanished, Jin Xi lingered at Divinity Transformation Cultivation, but now her presence loomed far more fearsome, like an unmatched Celestial Sword that could crush the void and demolish spells. Her power had soared to an awe-inspiring height, hitting Harmonization peak cultivation.

"Xi'er, congrats on reaching Harmonization peak!"

Lu Xuanji offered his congratulations.

Jin Xi shook her head and replied, "I know my own limits—they pale next to yours. I shine as a genius in narrow corners, but mean little across the boundless Purple Mansion World. Divinity Transformation was my ceiling in life; I got lucky meeting you, snagging some chances to climb this far!"

Lu Xuanji responded, "Luck counts as strength too, and sometimes it trumps raw talent."

Jin Xi said, "Maybe so!"

Some truths escaped her in the old days, yet now they shone bright as day.

She'd only advanced this far thanks to Lu Xuanji granting her his destiny, letting her grasp Nirvana's chance, flipping disaster into miracle to attain this level.

Lu Xuanji asked, "Oh yeah, where've you been all these years?!"

Jin Xi answered, "Out in the void, I stumbled on a Secret Realm, used it to kick off my Nirvana, skyrocketing my potential and surging my cultivation…"

Jin Xi recounted her recent years' tale, with Lu Xuanji hanging on every word.

In turn, Lu Xuanji shared his own tales from those years, detailing the Feiyu World incursion.

Ever since the Feiyu World assaulted, the Purple Mansion World plunged into mad infighting; lowly loose cultivators like them turned into prey for exploitation and bullying. They battled not just the Feiyu World's fierce foes, but endured the Ten Great Sects' squeeze and Cyan Wine's despotism too.

Those years meant endless fights or marches to war.

Relentless clashes and gore-soaked slaughters—back then, it barely registered.

Yet chatting now with Jin Xi, a wave of fatigue settled in.

Lu Xuanji declared, "Luckily, Cyan Wine has ascended, granting us temporary safety. The Undying Demon Monarch escaped his bonds, yet he depleted vast amounts of Primordial Qi, clashed against that Immortal's projection, and waged a brutal fight with the Eye of Heavenly Dao. Right now, he lies gravely wounded."

"Should my calculations hold true, over the next thousand years, the Undying Demon Monarch will retreat into seclusion to recover his cultivation. The Purple Mansion World now enjoys a brief respite. Whatever happens after a millennium, we'll face it when the time comes!"

Countless troubles swirl around, each one enough to split headaches wide open.

Best to shove thoughts aside entirely.

In essence, he remains merely a Harmonization Cultivator.

Certain crises demand no concern from him.

Should calamity strike beyond recovery, he would guide the Lu Family cultivators out of the Purple Mansion World, fleeing into the vast stars.

Yet such an escape serves only as the final option.

Spiritual Qi in the stars flows thinly, barely enough to sustain a cultivator's needs.

Moreover, one risks getting utterly lost amid the cosmos, facing all sorts of perils and plunging into unknown perils.

While even a spark of hope lingers, he refuses to abandon everything for the stars.

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Following their prolonged parting, the pair conversed deeply, pouring out their innermost feelings.

Before long, they pressed close to one another.

Their bodies intertwined completely, as if fusing into a single entity.

With a touched glance at Jin Xi, Lu Xuanji found her staring back at her husband, emotions surging; they hastily shed their clothes, slipped into the cave mansion, and arrived at the bed…

Time slipped away unnoticed until the fierce clash ended, leaving Lu Xuanji in sage time.

Jin Xi murmured, "Husband, do you remember the Chaos Ancient Hall?"

Lu Xuanji replied, "Naturally, since I gave it to you—it was bequeathed by the Daoist Monarch of Two Essences! To ascend to the Immortal Realm demands going bare, as carrying excess treasures burdens the process, heightens the strain, and turns the heavenly tribulation savagely intense!"

He had personally observed ascensions before.

On the first occasion, Du Ling Great Emperor rose to the heavens, abandoning his treasures and lifebound artifacts in the Mortal World; the second involved Cyan Wine's ascension, where he too cast aside his possessions in the Mortal Realm for a bare ascent. Solely Du Ling Great Emperor, standing at the true threshold of ascension, soared upward through sheer cultivation prowess.

Cyan Wine fell short in cultivation, stuck at merely the Tribulation Crossing Eighth Layer and unfit for natural ascension, achieving it solely via the Immortal Ascension Talisman.

Jin Xi explained, "Husband, the Chaos Ancient Hall still holds two Immortal Ascension Talismans. Crafted by an Immortal Realm mighty figure and sent via unique channels to the Mortal Realm. Holding an Immortal Ascension Talisman lets one ascend to the Immortal Realm, no matter how weak their cultivation!"

"The Undying Demon Monarch has broken loose already and will soon ravage the Purple Mansion World. Who could possibly stand against him then?"

"The Purple Mansion World stands no chance of survival—husband, you can't save it alone. With no path left, why clash head-on? Let's ascend straight to the Immortal Realm instead!"

As she spoke, Jin Xi rose from the bed.

She retrieved the Chaos Ancient Hall, drew forth two Jade Talismans the size of a palm, and passed one to him.

Accepting the Jade Talisman, Lu Xuanji probed its secrets intently, feeling a tremendous aura roil within; as he channeled magical power into it, an otherworldly sensation washed over him, like he might shatter the gates to the Immortal Realm and soar upward at any instant.

Cultivation need not reach the mortal limit—one could still rise to the Immortal Realm.

Such was the Immortal Ascension Talisman, a secret shortcut to immortality.