Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 1086 - 940 Old Friend

Chapter 1086: Chapter 940 Old Friend

Within the temporarily opened cave dwelling.

Fang Xian, with a single hand forming a spell, his face shimmering with light, was surrounded by alternating layers of cyan and yellow spirit light, clearly having made progress in his cultivation.

Not only that, his aura had also surged significantly, breaking through from the beginning phase of Qi Refining level three to the middle phase of Qi Refining level four.

Witnessing this scene, Fang Xi’s Divine Consciousness slowly withdrew, his mind filled with speechlessness.

’Considering my disciple’s talent, even in the True Immortal Realm, he would probably be considered top-notch... He’s only how many years old? In a single day, he has reached the middle phase of Qi Refining, and what’s more crucial is that my cave dwelling does not have a Spiritual Vein...’

’Given this, a hundred days to reach Foundation Establishment is quite possible!’

’Even before turning ten, he could achieve Golden Core!’

’Even in the True Immortal Realm, this must be an extremely terrifying pace of cultivation, right?’

After pondering for a long time, Fang Xi ultimately chose to pass on the Kuyong Skills to Fang Xian instead of the Evergreen Skills.

After all, a successor disciple is not a joking matter.

Moreover, he considered the Earth Immortal Heritage to be just so-so.

Without the Ancestral Demon Tree as his Life-bound Spirit Plant to create Taoist Fruit Artifacts, the Kuyong Skills were only slightly better than the Evergreen Skills.

Not to mention, he still had the Treasures of All Heavens—this was his greatest trump card!

Hence, passing on the Kuyong Skills was just that, passed on.

’Furthermore... These Kuyong Skills seem to originate from the Kuyong Palace, entailing significant karma and causality...’

’As a disciple, it’s only natural to share both the good fortune and hardships with the master!’

Fang Xi smiled, noticing Fang Xian slowly concluding his cultivation, and immediately used his Divine Consciousness to call him over.

"Paying respects to Master."

The pint-sized Fang Xian bowed neatly, his voice milky as he reported, "Master, I’ve reached the fourth level of Qi Refining... "

’How old was I when I reached Qi Refining level four?’

Such a distant memory felt somewhat hazy to Fang Xi.

He shook his head and smiled, "Well done. With your exceptional Spiritual Root and training in top-tier cultivation techniques... do not take any pills to enhance Magic Power or break through bottlenecks until you reach Transcendent God or even Integration..."

It had to be said, although Dugu Fang somewhat showed off, the path he took was indeed correct.

By relying as little as possible on the power of pills, the likelihood of getting stuck during major breakthroughs might also be lower.

"Disciple understands."

Fang Xian nodded, seemingly understanding yet not quite getting it.

Fang Xi ruffled his disciple’s little head, feeling quite pleased with the sensation, and couldn’t help but smile as he bestowed a few treasures and talismans.

These were carefully selected items that low-level cultivators could use, "Your master intends to travel abroad for some time. You must cultivate diligently and not slack off."

"Yes!"

Fang Xian quickly nodded but then asked with a hint of reluctance, "Master, where are you going? Don’t leave Xian’er behind..."

"It’s just crossing the tribulation to become an immortal, a mere trifle."

Fang Xi replied lightly and casually, then moved to the outside of the cave dwelling and sealed the entire cave with an Array immediately.

With his current Array Taoist cultivation level, even casual arrangements couldn’t be broken through by Mahayana Monks.

Moreover, the outermost stealth Array was enough to ensure that, unless someone directly collided with the Array, even immortals passing by would find it hard to detect any fluctuations of Magic Power.

And Fang Xian would be even less likely to come out.

After giving the place a final look, Fang Xi felt quite satisfied and disappeared from the True Immortal Realm in a flash of silver light.

...

Earth Immortal Realm.

Falling Sky Island.

"Taoist Master."

The cultivators of the Nine State Sect quickly paid their respects upon seeing Fang Xian.

Fang Xian remained expressionless as he approached a snow-white mountain of flesh.

"Taisui..."

He stroked the snow-white chunk of flesh, murmuring to himself.

Nearly ten thousand years had passed in the Earth Immortal Realm, and Shui Lingxin and the others were still at the Integration level of cultivation, only having advanced from the early phase of Integration to the peak.

Fortunately, Integration cultivators lived for tens of thousands of years, and ten thousand years had not yet reached half of their lifespan; they still had chances to strive for the Mahayana level.

But Fang Xian had made a rather frightening discovery—he was gradually feeling less attached to them. It wasn’t due to any external influence but rather occurred naturally, which was even more terrifying!

"After all, I am now over 13,600 years old..."

"Having lived for just over three thousand years among the mortal world and the Earth Immortal Realm, while in the True Immortal Realm, I have already experienced ten thousand years..."

"So, for me, which place is truly worth longing for?"

"Affection deepens only to fade away..."

Fang Xian felt a tinge of melancholy, then cut a piece of Taisui meat, roasted it until it was slightly golden brown, and enjoyed a meal with Green Bamboo Wine.

The meat of the Taisui was incredibly dense and even the True Fire of an Integration cultivator struggled to stew it thoroughly.

However, once thoroughly roasted, it exuded an indescribable fragrance, and the texture was incredibly chewy.

"The eighth-tier Taisui meat indeed is extraordinary..."

Fang Xian finished eating and couldn’t help but praise it.

He had given Shui Lingxin and the others the authority to strive on their own, but he had been nurturing the Taisui all along.

Even when the native True Spirit meats of the Mahayana level were used up, he brought plenty from the True Immortal Realm and even had a True Spirit Pill specially meant for monster beasts to break through to the Mahayana cluster!

With the resources from the True Immortal Realm poured into Taisui, after ten thousand years, it finally broke through to the eighth tier!

"The taste of the meat is good... Consuming a large amount would be greatly beneficial for a body cultivator; perhaps my body refining skills can be elevated further."

"Of course, the most important thing is, it can now be tried to refine into pills... "

Fang Xi always obsessed over the "Taisui Pill".

After all, it might be an important resource that could help him make rapid progress after becoming an immortal!

No matter how much he invested in the early stages, it wouldn’t be too much!

While drinking and feasting, he didn’t forget to open Tai Yi and browse through many reports from the Nine State Sect.

However, the results were far from satisfactory.

Even though he had provided a direction, the research on ’Demons’ was still at a standstill.

"The level difference is too great..."

"Perhaps only in the True Immortal Realm, with many immortals taking action, would there be a possibility of producing results..."

"But I will definitely not expose these details."

Fang Xi sighed, feeling a strange longing in his heart.

The first Da Liang World he had traversed to, he still wanted to return to it and take a look.

But the Da Liang World resisted the entry of those above the Nascent Soul stage.

Though relying on the "Treasures of All Heavens", he could completely ignore this resistance by force, Fang Xi felt that the consequences of doing so might not be good.

Perhaps, with his full strength, he could resist the pressure of a world’s force.

More likely, he would end up bursting that Small Thousand World alive!

Such interference with the operation of Heavenly and Earthly Laws, even after becoming an immortal, would probably come at a cost!

In terms of cost-effectiveness, it was far from worth it compared to sending subordinates or Puppets to investigate.

’But sending these, at most, I could bring back a few specimens of Demons, no different from the Nine State Sect...’

’Without going there personally, it would be difficult to feel that kind of influence...’

According to Fang Xi’s past guesses, the Da Liang World should have been affected by the power of the Taoist Fruit.

But now, his speculation went even further, and he even wondered if a Taoist Fruit had fallen in that realm!

That was why it completely disrupted the world’s Laws, giving rise to various things that went against the rules.

Whether it was the Monster Tree, Taisui, or Demons... all were like this.

’Perhaps, it’s because my realm is not high enough.’

’One day when my realm is sufficient, I must return to the Great Liang...’

Fang Xi sighed softly, silently making up his mind in his heart.

...

Heaven Origin City.

Fang Xi withdrew his God Path incarnation and silently watched the ’Heavenly Monument’ on the plaza.

Almost every moment, a large number of cultivators came here to trade with ’Lord Duobao’.

And ’Lord Duobao’, having acquired so much faith and willingness, might already be the strongest Earth Immortal, infinitely closed to True Immortal!

Given time, he might become the greatest foundation of the human race!

’Something about the Demon and Monster Clans possibly secretly joining forces...’

’As long as Lord Duobao is here, I might not even need to take action.’

Fang Xi thought of the information he had obtained earlier by merging with the God Path Lord and couldn’t help but feel silent.

According to the latest news, the Demon Clan’s Xu Lao Devil had fallen under the Mahayana Immortal Thunder Tribulation!

’The powerhouses of the same era are gradually withering away...’

Fang Xi sighed.

What he didn’t know was that at this very moment, in the barbaric wilderness...

Bang!

The ground cracked open, and a ’Sky-reaching Rat’ swiftly burrowed out, its earthy yellow fur shimmering with splendor, radiating the magical power fluctuations of Mahayana level.

But in the next moment, a dark red Black Iron Punishment Platform descended from the sky, blocking in front of the giant rat.

"Mo Yunzi... Jin Gangzi!"

The Sky-reaching Rat voiced in the human language, "As expected, it’s you... To capture me, a new saint-grade traitor has emerged among the Monster Clan!"

"Amitabha, doesn’t Wei benefactor know that people strive uphill and water flows downwards... Not every member of the Monster Clan wishes to live in constant trepidation in the wilderness..."

Behind it, a Golden Light flickered, and Jin Gangzi, using Divine Foot Thorough, a lotus bloomed underfoot, and with hands joined together, he uttered compassionately, "As long as you die, Sir, our human race and the Monster Clan can return to harmony... after all, many human cultivators still have the custom of raising Spiritual Pets."

Wei Tongya looked at this scene, and his heart was filled with endless sorrow.

To struggle and persist in adversity was truly too difficult.

It had panicked upon learning of the Xu Lao Devil’s demise and rashly went to the Demon Clan territory to act.

Unexpectedly, it encountered betrayal and immediately fell into a Death trap.

It had even intended to compete with ’Qing Hezi’, but the outcome was that Qing Hezi never showed up, and after ten thousand years, just two newly advanced Mahayana Monks from the human race were confident enough to capture it.

"Quick!"

Mo Yunzi didn’t waste words, a Immortal Mansion True Talisman in his hand blazed fiercely, thick Magic Chains emerged, sealing the Void.

"A True Immortal Talisman?!"

Cried out Wei Tongya, as he released a Sky Demon Talisman from his hand.

"Amitabha!"

Just then, Jin Gangzi loudly chanted the Buddha’s name; his body seemed as if it was cast from pure gold, with a Thousand Hands and Thousand Eyes Buddha appearing behind him, countless hands joined in prayer, shooting out terrifying fires of wrath from the Buddha’s eyes.

Whoosh whoosh!

Outside, unbeknownst to when, a fierce wind had picked up, carrying the Heavenly Gang Wind, amplifying the wrathful fires from the Buddha!

"The Wind And Fire Fan... another one has come to snatch the credit,"

Mo Yunzi recognized the Escape Light of the Qingxu Child and couldn’t help but curl his lip.

Wei Tongya was now the most valuable wanted criminal on the Heavenly Monument, but it seems today’s contribution was destined not to be dominated by her alone.