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Chapter 1076 - 930: Kuyong Immortal Palace (Congratulations to our Kill-Ten-Steps Alliance Leader)

Chapter 1076: Chapter 930: Kuyong Immortal Palace (Congratulations to our Kill-Ten-Steps Alliance Leader)

In an instant,

Fang Xi’s Divine Consciousness seemed to touch a presence that was eternally green and majestically vast.

Its voice boomed like thunder, "What skills do you seek?"

"The skills of an Earth Immortal."

Fang Xi’s Divine Thought immediately replied.

"As a second-class guest, you may receive the Chapters before the ’Evergreen Skills’ Immortal Realm."

The voice of the Immortal rolled on, and then a stream of light flew towards him, merging into Fang Xi’s forehead.

In the blink of an eye!

A large amount of text and images emerged in Fang Xi’s mind, then they coalesced into a Magic Spell named ’Evergreen Skills’!

After the transfer of the skills was complete, the pitch-black stone statue suddenly became as lifeless as before, without the slightest movement.

"How was it?"

It was only then that the voice of Steward Xu reached Fang Xi’s ears, carrying a trace of mockery, "Were you profoundly shaken?"

"Indeed, I didn’t expect that the house would involve direct transmission of skills by an Immortal," Fang Xi replied, letting out a breath, knowing that within that statue resided a Divine Thought from an Immortal!

This was also Abundant Karma House’s heritage!

"Haha, Immortal Xuan Qing’s Divine Thoughts are numerous, this place just holds a mere wisp of it, it’s nothing much... Moreover, its main purpose is to serve as an early warning; should any changes occur here, it will immediately sense it," Steward Xu laughed.

"Having just received a transmission through Divine Thought, Lord Fang must be a bit tired, do you need a quiet room to rest a bit?" Steward Xu smiled.

"I dare not refuse."

Fang Xi did not decline.

A moment later, Steward Xu returned, first paying his respects to the black stone statue, then casting a magic spell.

A ring of milky light appeared on the black stone statue, morphing into a screen of light, clearly showing the scene of Fang Xi receiving the transmission.

"Hmm, indeed he has the cultivation of Mahayana... He hasn’t disguised himself or changed appearance, and the aura of the skills doesn’t belong to any of our opponents from the house," he muttered to himself.

"Is the evaluation by Immortal Xuan Qing only average?"

Steward Xu pondered with a thoughtful look on his face.

In the process of transmitting skills, an Immortal naturally could glimpse the foundation.

It wasn’t that the Abundant Karma House didn’t trust its guests; it was just habitually cautious.

However, the evaluation of Lord Fang was quite average indeed.

"Indeed, if he truly had an outstanding talent, it would have caused a stir long ago, why would he remain an Individual Cultivator?"

"Even Dugu Fang, when he was younger, had been disciples to several elders, until he recently broke through Mahayana and then joined Abundant Karma House..."

Steward Xu shook his head, his hands behind his back, sighing as he left.

Even in the vast True Immortal Realm, how many could possess the terrifying aptitudes of a prodigy like Dugu Fang?

Most still struggled beneath the Immortals.

To see a ray of hope for Long Life yet perennially fail to grasp it was truly tormenting!

...

Within the quiet room,

Fang Xi casually set up an early warning prohibition, then immediately sat cross-legged.

He indeed needed a quiet place to thoroughly digest what he had acquired.

"There were covert probes earlier, but how could they possibly elude me?"

"Evergreen Skills?!"

While he reflected, the skills transmitted by the Immortal began to slowly flow through his mind.

’It is indeed an Earth Immortal Skill.’

’However... it feels vastly less exquisite compared to the Kuyong Skills, and more crucially... it only goes up to the step of becoming an Immortal, meaning, just like the Earth Immortal Heritage I’ve gained, there are no skills beyond achieving the state of an Earth Immortal...’

’There must be further steps within Abundant Karma House, but that would require becoming an Immortal first before planning.’

’The Evergreen Skills aren’t of much use to me personally, but Fang Xi didn’t mind.’

After all, this could provide cover for his Earth Immortal Heritage, and once he became an Immortal, he could rightfully exchange for the subsequent skills.

Fang Xi’s mind immersed itself in the ’Evergreen Skills’, beginning to slowly comprehend them.

Time ticked by.

Since this was only about comprehending the skills and did not involve any secrets, there was no worry of exposing anything.

Even within the quiet room of the Abundant Karma House, he felt very secure.

Several days later.

He slowly opened his eyes, "So that’s what the Evergreen Skills are all about..."

To cultivate into an Earth Immortal, the key was to find a ’Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root’ for the Origin Soul to reside in, and then to establish an Earth Immortal Spiritual Realm.

Both ’Kuyong Skills’ and ’Evergreen Skills’ were very similar in this aspect.

In fact, ’Evergreen Skills’ even introduced several Secret Skills that could test the compatibility between the cultivator and the Spiritual Root.

’It seems I hardly made any choice at the beginning and just went for it...’

Fang Xi’s mouth twisted.

Thankfully, the Ancestral Demon Tree was of high quality, or else he would have truly sabotaged himself.

"Apart from this, the Evergreen Skills are just a fairly average Earth Immortal Skill... The way of the Earth Immortal requires a heavy investment of resources in the early stages. If I hadn’t scavenged almost the entire Earth Immortal Realm, the Spirit Realm would not have grown so rapidly."

"According to the Evergreen Skills, by choosing different ’Heaven and Earth Spiritual Roots’, one can determine different Rules directions... Most Earth Immortals follow the ’Wood Attribute Law of Power’, which is considered the most balanced and harmonious path."

"Besides, some Heaven and Earth Spirit Roots contain the Power of Rules from gold, wind, thunder, even destruction, and light and time. If one relies on these, it’s easier to walk the path of other Rules..."

"That ’Chunqiu Tree’ of Changqingzi is actually a top-notch exotic species from the Immortal Realm, which can deepen one’s comprehension and innate talent towards the ’Law of Time’..."

Fang Xi was left speechless at this point.

If Changqingzi hadn’t been betrayed by his incarnation, he would have surely been the main character.

Unfortunately...

"However, reading through it, while this ’Evergreen Skills’ are top-tier cultivation methods, there are many bottlenecks, and in many places you might get stuck and find it difficult to progress..."

"Compared to that, the ’Kuyong Skills’ I’m cultivating seem quite simple. Is it because the matching ’Longevity Skills’ cultivated the Eternal Green Body?"

"Or could it be, pure and simple, that the ’Kuyong Skills’ are far more advanced than the ’Evergreen Skills’?"

A conjecture faintly emerged in Fang Xi’s mind.

The origins of these ’Kuyong Skills’ might be somewhat beyond expectations.

"In the Evergreen Skills, there was mention of a great force—the Kuyong Palace. I wonder what its relation is to these Kuyong Skills?"

The Evergreen Skills only mentioned the ’Kuyong Palace’ once or twice in a particular passage, but spoke of it with utmost reverence.

It made Fang Xi almost believe that this ’Kuyong Palace’ was the ancestor of Earth Immortals, where the source originated.

"Enough..."

His expression changed several times, then he talked to himself, "What of the Kuyong Palace? I fear I can only pursue it after becoming an Immortal..."

The title of Immortal Palace is not something any third or fourth-rate force can claim to use.

In the Beichen Immortal Domain, only the ’Beichen Immortal Palace’ could likely compare!

Fang Xi was always cautious in his actions and naturally wouldn’t act rashly.

"Although ’Evergreen Skills’ might not be as good as ’Kuyong Skills’, some of its Secret Skills and Divine Skills are still worth learning from and could be worth a try to cultivate..."

His memory whirled, and he pondered several secret techniques in detail.

"’Twenty-Four Solar Terms Guide Map’... This secret technique, which involves the law of time, is exceedingly rare and unusual."

"These two secret techniques can even advance or delay the Mahayana Immortal Thunder Tribulation?"

"So the cultivators who follow the Way of the Earth Immortal will face a slightly stronger Mahayana Immortal Thunder Tribulation than those on the Path of the Human Immortal?"

As he observed the records of the secret thunder tribulation techniques, Fang Xi gradually became serious, thinking of his own Mahayana Immortal Thunder Tribulation.

"I knew that using true talismans and Immortal Mansion Rare Treasures would strengthen the thunder tribulation, but I didn’t realize that the tribulation would naturally be stronger for Earth Immortals; no wonder my Mahayana thunder tribulation was quite difficult."

"Although the Way of the Earth Immortal has skills to weaken the thunder tribulation, it’s all about cost-effectiveness... If the weakening by the Spirit Domain Power isn’t as significant as the enhancement to the tribulation brought by the cultivation of the Way of the Earth Immortal, then the Earth Immortal’s thunder tribulation would naturally be somewhat stronger... The Spirit Domain Power cultivated by Evergreen Skills is definitely not as effective at resolving the tribulation as Kuyong Skills."

"The same applies to Immortal Mansion Rare Treasures; if it’s a type with extremely strong defense, even if the Mahayana Immortal Thunder increases in strength, compared to the provided defense, it’s still a gain... But this is hard to say, each person induces different might of thunder calamity, and with countless variables at the last minute, how can one make sense of it all?"

"Unless it’s a specialized Treasure of Thunder Transformation, but an Immortal Mansion Rare Treasure level Treasure of Thunder Transformation... I haven’t heard of one yet..."

"Therefore, the thunder tribulation that Cultivators face during their breakthrough is truly unpredictable. It indeed is a matter of life and death..."

...

After spending some time in retreat to fully digest the ’Evergreen Skills’, Fang Xi emerged with an easy-going attitude.

"Lord Fang."

Huang Jing was already waiting outside with a smile on his face.

"Sir Huang."

Fang Xi greeted him with a cupped fist, which made the steward happy; "I knew Fang wouldn’t forget his younger brother..."

Even though they had agreed to treat each other as equals, when Fang Xi ’ascended’ to the Mahayana stage, their status still changed.

In the past, Huang Jing would call Fang Xi ’little brother’, but now, he had to acknowledge him as ’brother’.

"I felt an instant connection with Sir Huang, and tonight we must celebrate at the Hundred Flower Pavilion."

Fang Xi laughed heartily as he said this.

Whatever the case, one must never drop their persona!

"Indeed!"

Huang Jing struck his palm with his fist, "I will book three days at the Hundred Flower Pavilion to celebrate for my brother!"

"Good, it’s a deal."

Fang Xi asked again, "I wonder what tasks there are recently for a Grade B guest of Abundant Karma House?"

"Please rest assured, brother, our Abundant Karma House always promotes harmony and wealth, and avoids conflicts when possible. As a Mahayana Talisman Master, your yearly task is usually no more than drawing some talismans."

Huang Jing explained, "Since brother can craft ’Storage Talismans’, which True Immortal talisman masters are too lazy to craft and ordinary Mahayana talisman masters lack the Void comprehension to create, they are quite rare and scarce on the market..."

"That makes sense."

Fang Xi nodded in understanding.

The ’Storage Talismans’ he could now produce were of mediocre quality, with a capacity of only ’one square’.

Fine ’Storage Talismans’ had a capacity of ’five squares’.

Top-quality ’Storage Talismans’ had a ten-square capacity, and their endurance was even longer.

At the moment, Fang Xi had a tight grip on how to make fine ’Storage Talismans’, and if he had top-quality talisman paper, brushes, and ink, even top-quality ’Storage Talismans’ wouldn’t be out of reach.

But of course, he wouldn’t stand out that much; even when crafting ordinary ’Storage Talismans’, he would still maintain a certain failure rate.

While the two exchanged pleasantries, suddenly above Abundant Karma House, space shattered, revealing a white jade flying boat.

"Miss Six is back!"

Huang Jing smiled slightly, "I wonder what she has gained this time..."

Fang Xi’s expression became somewhat expectant.

Moments later, a message thundered through Abundant Karma House, and then swept towards the entire Fiery Sun Immortal City!

—Dugu Fang successfully passed the test and acquired the Celestial Immortal Inheritance!