Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 1102 - 956: Innate Wisdom

Chapter 1102: Chapter 956: Innate Wisdom

Whoosh!

Amidst the clouds, suddenly there came two sounds, sharp as the rending of silk.

Only upon closer inspection would one discover that these were two Sword Immortals, riding their Sword Light, flying side by side.

Only when one could merge with one’s sword and travel through the vast sky could one be considered a true Middleman among Sword Immortals!

Compared to them, Prime Taoist Yunyu is not even fit to carry their shoes.

One streak of Sword Light was a majestic crimson, the other flowed like water, chilly with the hint of autumn.

If Fang Xi were struck by such Sword Light, it wouldn’t be a matter of simply struggling for a while. If he didn’t use his trump card, he might truly be beheaded with a single strike, with no martial arts avail.

Within the crimson Sword Light was a red-clothed child, with a strong and robust look and two rosy cheeks, his appearance naive and cute. Upon seeing a Purple Qi soaring into the sky, he couldn’t help but exclaim joyfully, "Found it, the reincarnated body of my Martial Uncle is indeed here!"

"Martial Uncle cultivated bitterly for ten lifetimes. In his last life, he achieved Scattered Immortal Fruition, almost perfecting his mortal coil. Now, returning from tribulation, he might hope to achieve Earth Immortal Fruition... Just wait until his external practice is perfect, ascending to the Heavenly World, and he will enjoy eternal freedom."

The maiden wielding the autumn-water Sword Light, a young girl of around twenty-eight, wearing a cyan dress with a pink belt that accentuated her slender waist, stood tall and elegant. She slightly frowned and said, "But according to the predictions by the Master of our sect, he was supposed to slay a great enemy on Qunyu Mountain. For this, my Martial Uncle even befriended Xin Guihe and hid a magic weapon in the blade he gifted... Why has it deviated now?"

"The great forces of heaven and earth, the entanglements of karma, even a Grandmaster who has cultivated an Origin Soul can’t resolve everything clearly... Anyway, let’s go and see."

The robust child let out a roar, his crimson Sword Light enveloping him, moving at a speed so incredible that it was beyond belief, leading the way.

This made the slender-waisted girl flash a resigned look, and seeing the densely populated area below, she quickly formed a seal for invisibility, concealing their Sword Light, before pressing on with her Escape Light and lightly descending.

...

"Miss Hongyun... this book..."

Upon seeing the Jade Pages and Golden Books in Xin Hongyun’s hands, Fang Xi nearly couldn’t help himself from trying to snatch it away.

This young woman’s martial skills were average, no match for him.

Luckily, he remembered his great aspiration to be a good person, which stopped him from making the move.

Xin Hongyun gave a slight smile: "As we agreed before, since we have obtained Immortal Fate, all Immortal-grade books should be copied by each... "

"So it’s like that..."

Fang Xi hadn’t finished speaking when a wary look suddenly appeared on his face.

Two clear sounds of sword cries rang out, and a burst of clean, bright light filled the area, abruptly revealing two figures.

"The Earth Origin Gold Book?"

The robust child, upon seeing the Golden Pages and Jade Books in Xin Hongyun’s hands, could not help but brighten up, calling out first.

"What a pity... ’The Book of Purple Mansion’ has flown away."

The slender-waisted girl shook her head slightly.

"Are you two... Sword Immortals?"

Xin Hongyun was on full alert, but Fang Xi, knowing from their entrance that even though he had reached the realm of Grandmaster, he was still too far behind these two, recognized the difference between mortals and Immortals. Therefore, he didn’t bother to show any sign of wariness, instead, his eyes lit up and he asked.

"Correct, we are disciples of the ’Shu Mountain Sect.’ My name is ’Mo Yizui,’ and this is my junior sister, ’Liu Pinting’..."

The red-robed child answered cheerfully and then bowed to Xin Hongyun: "We are here under the orders of the Master to request the return of our Martial Aunt to the sect for cultivation. Martial Uncle had vowed to accumulate good deeds for ten lifetimes for Lord Ziyun. Now that his merit is complete, and he has received his mantle, he is about to return to the mountain to cultivate, to achieve Earth Immortal Fruition, and there is hope for reaching Celestial Immortal... "

"... Only it’s a pity that ’The Book of Purple Mansion,’ which contains the Celestial Immortal Inheritance, is still not destined for me!"

Upon seeing the two Sword Immortals, Xin Hongyun’s face became dreamy, and she suddenly uttered a sentence.

But as soon as the words left her mouth, even she was a bit surprised: "Why... why did I say that?"

Xin Hongyun looked dazed, as if she remembered a great deal, though most memories were vague. At that moment, her face resembled one on the verge of tears yet smiling, mixed with a tinge of confusion.

Mo Yizui and Liu Pinting, however, were overjoyed: "Martial Aunt, do not hurry, this is a sign of awakening the wisdom of your previous life. Once you return to the mountain for cultivation, you will gradually comprehend the past and regain your previous life’s magic power and Divine Skills, and from then on, you will enjoy freedom and ease..."

Fang Xi, from the side, caught on to quite a few things.

His eyes flashed an intrigued light, mixed with a bit of regret.

’To think it was the Celestial Immortal Inheritance? I wonder what the difference is between the Celestial Immortals in this world and those in the True Immortal Realm?’

’Had I known that ’The Book of Purple Mansion’ contained the Celestial Immortal Inheritance, I might have tried to snatch it directly!’

’No, when the Heavenly Book flew away, wasn’t it supposed to be obtained by someone destined for it? If I were able to take it, that would make me the one fated to do so!’

’Even if the cause and effect in this world are tightly bound, and such an act would surely be predicted by a great power, for a piece of the Celestial Immortal Inheritance, I might as well discard this incarnation!’

...

Xin Hongyun nodded in agreement, holding the Earth Origin Gold Book, her heart faintly sensing that it was extremely important, and she could only look apologetically at Fang Xi: "Fang, earlier promises might not hold, I cannot share this Earth Origin Gold Book with you, but I can give you all the remaining belongings of that Taoist..."

"Since you are both Sword Immortals, I wonder if you might be willing to take me in for a session?"

Fang Xi didn’t dwell on the items, instead, he turned to Mo Yizui and asked with hands clasped together.

"Our Shu Mountain Sect is very strict with taking in disciples, I’m afraid it’s not possible..."

Mo Yizui answered without hesitation.

Shu Mountain Sect requires disciples to have extremely good aptitudes, and even their character and merit are held to very high standards.

Sects of the Righteous Path aim for Immortality when accepting disciples.

In this world where karma is tightly interlinked, if a sect were to accept a perverse disciple who then did evil deeds, it would draw unwanted karmic connections, hindering ascension.

Therefore, these mystical sects are extremely serious when selecting disciples.

Obviously, Fang Xi did not possess such an Immortal Fate.

Unfazed, he requested, "Then I would ask the Immortal to point me in another direction..."

Mo Yizui shook his head again, "Among the famous mountains and rivers, there are many Sword Immortal sects. If we are talking about prestigious sects, the leaders of each major sect and the eminent figures from both the righteous and demonic paths are all practitioners who have refined their Origin Soul, and they seldom take on disciples easily..."

In fact, in this world, transcendence is quite easy, as long as one has extraordinary talent, clear of the six senses, wholly devoted to the Tao, and with the true teachings of a mysterious sect. Even if one falls into a side path for a while, as long as their heart for the Tao remains unchanged, after several reincarnations, there is still a great chance to achieve the fruition of an Individual Immortal, and even that of an Earth Immortal or Celestial Immortal...

However, this path demands extremely high requirements for talent and opportunities. The righteous path, when encountering such a good disciple, often scrambles to take them in.

Fang Xi, unfortunately, falls short in many ways.

"You have the Daoist teachings and legacy bestowed by Uncle-Shifu Prime Taoist Yunyu. As long as you practice diligently, you will achieve something in the future. When that time comes, being a Sword Immortal swordsmen, carefree and at ease..."

Mo Yizui said with a chuckling smile.

Liu Pinting gave her senior brother a look, aware that his mischievous nature was showing.

Although indeed this mortal swordsman’s talents were not excellent, unlikely to be included by prestigious sects, it was true that he could only take a side path...

She said no more at this time, gently pointing with her bare hand, and a flying sword that rippled like autumn water appeared.

Its blade shimmered, and with a flash of Sword Light, it enveloped Xin Hongyun and, amidst the whistling Sword Qi, the three had disappeared...

"I really... wanted to be a good person."

Fang Xi watched this scene, the corners of his mouth slightly curled in a hint of self-mockery.

’This Big Thousand World sure is interesting, isn’t it?’

’To think it has Earth Immortals and Celestial Immortals dwelling in it, and even the possibility of ascending to the Heavenly World... It seems that within that Heavenly World, there must be existences comparable to, or even surpassing, Prime Taoist Masters, watching over the mortal world... Better to be careful.’

’And furthermore—reincarnation... Does this world truly possess reincarnation?’

Even in the True Immortal Realm, Fang Xi had never heard confirmed news of reincarnation.

The reincarnation of Shui Lingxin from the Earth Immortal Realm seemed more like a fortunate coincidence.

Yet in this Big Thousand World, reincarnation was an undeniable fact.

Not only that, if one had failed to complete their cultivation in a previous life, they could continue it in the next, and even exceed their past achievements, which was truly quite friendly to cultivators.

"Celestial Immortals, and even higher Immortal Grade techniques... and the Reincarnation Rules..."

Fang Xi murmured to himself, setting two small goals for the time being.

These were things he could not seek in the True Immortal Realm!

’I don’t have "The Book of Purple Mansion" from the Celestial Immortal inheritance, but I did memorize a page of the "Earth Origin Gold Book" from the Earth Immortal inheritance...’

Having a photographic memory, he then thought, ’I could look for a teacher to specifically learn Ancient Seal Script, especially the kind that includes birds and fish script.’

’And then try to practice cultivation!’

’Besides, even if those two Sword Immortals scorned Prime Taoist Yunyu’s teachings, for me, obtaining a ticket to enter into the Cultivation World comes first...’

’Even if this body is ruined, it’s no big deal; I can just sacrifice-refine another Illusionary True Spirit to come reincarnate...’

Moreover, only after developing the magic powers of this world could Fang Xi utilize the accumulation from his Earth Immortal past, as well as his insights, experiences, and comprehension of the rules, to their fullest extent!

At this thought, he couldn’t help feeling delighted.

Fang Xi picked up the pouch and found that the space inside was not large, only capable of holding items equivalent to two large trunks.

Having gathered everything from the ground, he then leisurely returned to the mansion and found another guest room to rest in.

The next day, he compensated the landlord with some money and then set out on his own to another place.

...

Fang Xi was cautious by nature and did not wish to be entangled with Xin Hongyun, also knowing that beautiful women usually meant trouble.

Therefore, even after returning to Shang Yong Mansion, he only rented a large house to reside with this woman.

At this moment, he used his lightness skills to go to another residence.

This house covered several acres, with two stone lions at the gate, looking quite magnificent.

"The young master has returned?"

Seeing Fang Xi, the two doorkeepers hurriedly nodded and bowed in respect.

After entering the mansion and walking through several corridors to reach the garden, he saw a burly man practicing boxing. The joints in his body cracked loudly, and the power of his punches was fierce and formidable.

"Yan Jia, not bad. This set of Fierce Tiger Power Fist really captures the essence of external strength and fierceness; you have managed to master it," said Fang Xi, nodding and smiling.

"Yan Jia has seen the young master..."

Yan Jia seemed slightly older than Fang Xi, with thick joints in his hands and a hint of ferocity between his brows.

He was a subordinate Fang Xi had taken under his wing in a beggar’s den, noticing his naturally large stature and thus imparted to him a set of fierce external martial arts to handle gangs and various other matters for him.

One should know that a young swordsman still needs to dress and eat, requiring silver for expenses while traveling outside.

Not to mention, cultivating internal energy requires a diet rich in nutrients and the consumption of tonic soups and medicines daily.

Therefore, in ancient times, the so-called martial world powers often had underhanded dealings, such as extorting protection fees; otherwise, it would be difficult to sustain themselves.

"Yan Jia, I have a task for you," said Fang Xi, his expression turning serious. "I need the registry of all the local tutors, especially those who are proficient in ancient texts..."

In such a world, if you want to pursue cultivation, you have to at least reach level eight in ancient literature. Studying poorly, one wouldn’t even be able to understand the scriptures of cultivation that lay before them. How tragic would that be?!