Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 1147 - 1001: Disciple

Chapter 1147: Chapter 1001: Disciple

King Xiaoyao was splattered with blood across his face, emitting a scream akin to that of a woman’s.

Cui Feiniang thought that King Xiaoyao was finally about to take action and immediately called out to Niu to charge onto the deck, her delicate body trembling involuntarily.

Above the vast sky, a series of chaotic and dim sword lights emerged, all of which belonged to the esteemed Sword Immortals and Swordsmen, rarely seen on normal occasions!

"It’s those two!"

"They actually were lucky enough to obtain treasures from ancient times; we can’t let them go!"

At this moment, these fringe Sword Immortals yelled and roared, some even directly starting to fight each other over the division of treasures afterward.

Cui Feiniang and Niu, the original owners of the treasures, were treated as if they were negligible.

Although most of these fringe Sword Immortals were the kind that could be blown away with a breath from Fang Xi, for the mortals aboard the ship, they brought about a catastrophic disaster!

"Esteemed immortals, this humble girl is willing to offer up the treasures; I beg of you to spare our lives."

Cui Feiniang immediately mobilized her internal strength to make her voice carry far and wide.

"Indeed... that girl has a fair appearance, fine enough to be a concubine for this island master!"

A middle-aged scholar holding a jade flute slightly smiled.

He had a handsome and refined appearance, embodying the temperament of a scholar.

Placed in the Martial Arts World, he would be recognized as a handsome man, capable of moving the hearts of some middle-aged women.

But Cui Feiniang’s body was only shaking with anger.

She was always proud; when had she ever suffered such humiliation?

At that moment, she was pressed onto the deck by the magic power of the middle-aged scholar, her bones crackling, with only one thought in her mind, "I seek Immortals, I want to cultivate... Even if I fail in this life, in the next life I must pursue the Immortal Dao, only then can I avoid such degradation and not be treated like an ant!"

Next to her, Niu let out an angry roar, his body thundering, and he managed to stand up with difficulty.

"Eh?"

The middle-aged scholar laughed: "This lad has impressive physique; indeed, the epitome of martial prowess among mortals. He can be taken back to perform arduous labor."

Just then, a flash of light suddenly crossed the sky, and two sword lights appeared!

One of the sword lights soared powerfully like an ox piercing through the skies, while the other was like a sprinkle of beautiful flowers, circling the entire field. In just one round, all the Sword Immortals and Swordsmen in the sky were beheaded!

The powerful sword light fell in front of Niu, revealing a Flying Sword within it.

This Flying Sword was cold with an overwhelming Sword Qi, its hilt shaped like the head of an alien beast ox, indeed a ’Green Bull Sword’!

Seeing this sword, Niu instantly felt a sense of closeness, grabbing the sword in his hand.

As for Cui Feiniang, as she looked at the vibrant sword light hovering in front of her, she saw a double-edged Flying Sword.

"Wanhua Sword?"

She muttered to herself, feeling that this Flying Sword looked somewhat familiar; it seemed to be used by one of the disciples from the Shu Mountain Sect.

"Ah... what should I do?"

King Xiaoyao wiped off the blood on his face, his state of panic apparent: "Young Master Yao is dead, plus there are so many immortals, it’s your fault, all your fault!"

He looked at Cui Feiniang, his expression turning increasingly ferocious.

"So that’s how it is..."

Cui Feiniang felt an affinity with the Wanhua Sword, yet somewhat resistant.

Seeing King Xiaoyao, she couldn’t help but smile, making flowers blush with shame: "Worldly kingship, just like passing clouds..."

She gripped the Wanhua Sword, and at that moment, with Sword Heart Clear and Bright, she felt no resistance from the sword. A flash of sword light, and King Xiaoyao’s head soared into the air.

"My lord?"

A figure lunged out, it was Mr. Lan, but mid-air, he was pierced through the chest by the Green Bull Sword and fell to the ground, turning into a corpse.

At this moment, the deck was filled with the stench of blood and gore.

All the servants, sailors, and the royal tributes hid in the cabins, shivering in terror.

"Miss Cui, this sword?"

Niu had collected the Green Bull Sword and was again scratching his head in confusion.

Cui Feiniang, however, had been struck by a sudden inspiration and bowed eight times to the void: "Thank you, senior, for your rescue!"

"Enough!"

With a flash of blue light, Fang Xi’s figure emerged.

He looked at Cui Feiniang and Niu and nodded: "Both of you, one is a descendant of an old friend of mine, while the other is a reincarnation of a mount of a good friend. Both of you have some fate with me. Today, I gift each of you a Flying Sword, which contains a Sword Tale. If you practice it, you will be able to traverse the blue abyss and become a Sword Immortal, with hope for your Origin Soul..."

’Could it be Qinghe Mountain Lord, the number one Sword Immortal in the universe?’

Cui Feiniang was immensely shocked, and she quickly kowtowed: "Would the senior take me as a disciple? I am willing to be at your disposal, and all the merits I obtain would be offered to my teacher."

From the message left on the Ten Thousand Raven Jar, she understood that merits were indispensable for Cultivators, and at this moment, she had nothing else to offer but her promise.

Niu, being inarticulate, could only keep kowtowing repeatedly.

"Enough..."

Fang Xi waved his hand: "I don’t take disciples, but I can accept the both of you as students. You can henceforth call me Old Teacher, do not call me Master."

A teacher is like a father!

If he were to accept such disciples, it wasn’t just about gifting cultivation manuals, treasures, and residences, but he’d even have to worry about their potential companions and even their ascension to immortality. Fang Xi was resolutely unwilling to do so.

The cause and effect of a teacher were much lighter, akin to a private tutor in a secular household, stay if suitable, leave if not.

As for the two Flying Swords, they were naturally picked up by him at random; now given away casually, highlighting an air of nonchalance.

"Greeting Old Teacher!"

Cui Feiniang and Niu immediately bowed in respect.

"Alright."

Fang Xi flicked his sleeve, using the Origin Magnetism to instantaneously teleport the three of them to a mist-enshrouded green mountain.

"This place is my Taoist training ground, Qinghe Mountain."

"Within the mountain, there are two young disciples—Qingfeng and Mingyue, you will start your cultivation with them."

Fang Xi waved his hand, suddenly pinched his fingers to calculate, and spat.

In his sleeve, the Fire Cloud Sword shrouded in layers of fire cloud reluctantly emitted a sword cry.

"What, seeing that your two companions have found masters, do you also begin to yearn for your former master?"

Fang Xi held the Fire Cloud Sword and immediately sneered, instructing Cui Feiniang and Niu, "In several decades, or perhaps several centuries... If a woman with a destiny symbolized by clouds pleads bitterly in front of the mountain gate, no matter how tragic her background or how tortuous her experiences, she must not be accepted as a disciple, not even for menial chores, understood?"

"Yes!"

Cui Feiniang, still shocked by her teacher’s divine skill that brought them from the Eastern Sea to Great Zhou with a mere wave of his hand, quickly responded with respect when she heard this stern command.

Only then did Fang Xi nod in satisfaction and flicked the Fire Cloud Sword.

The ’Xin Hongyun’ took her own life and might be the first of the Shu Mountain Sect to escape calamity, reincarnate, and be born again.

Under the workings of the Heavenly Secret, this woman, seeking to atone for her own sins, might very well end up seeking apprenticeship under him, becoming a lowly disciple laboring for him for free.

It was as if she were paying a debt with indentured servitude!

The merits she would earn had to be offered to the master!

The master-disciple relationship in this life was no small matter; although the master had a great responsibility, he could also freely dictate the disciple’s life, even sending them to death if he wished!

But Fang Xi didn’t want to take her in at all!

Even those labor-like disciples annoyed him just by being in his sight.

Now that she has been turned away from his gate, Xin Hongyun’s path to redemption would surely be even more difficult.

And if it was so for her, the rest of the Shu Mountain people were even worse off.

99% of them would miss the last opportunity to ascend in the five-hundred-year cycles of calamity and ultimately fall into the end-time great calamity!

’They deserve it!’

Fang Xi felt pleased within, returned to his hermitage in Qinghe Mountain, and chose to enter seclusion directly.

...

In the Earth Immortal Realm.

"The Reincarnation Rule is indeed marvelous."

The true body of Fang Xi practiced the Reincarnation Rule, then sank into contemplation.

With the assistance of the ’Taoist Master Pill’ and the origin of a Medium Thousand Worlds as a reference, his talent in rule comprehension was unquestionably monstrous.

He could quickly assemble the comprehension of the eight types of rules within the Eight Gates Sword Array!

Moreover, he even mastered the power of the Reincarnation Rule, which many immortals of the True Immortal Realm found unattainable!

’In fact, the causality rules over at Shu Mountain and the Reincarnation Rule are equally mysterious... but, causality is too troublesome, and that’s why I avoid it.’

Just looking at how Xin Hongyun was tricked into servitude makes you realize how miserable owing causality can be!

What’s more critical is that causality doesn’t just affect others; it’s the same for oneself.

Take Master Yuekong and Lord Tianlong, for instance, pure Brahman followers dedicated to the path of causality.

When facing calamity, they find it even harder to escape!

In contrast, the head of the Shu Mountain Sect, who’s steeped in the mysterious practices, might use his own Taoist cultivation to suppress it.

If Fang Xi hadn’t intervened immediately to let them face their calamity, they could have possibly used methods to replace or transform their fate!

In essence, the causality rules are a double-edged sword; Fang Xi has plenty of marvelous rules to comprehend, so naturally, he wouldn’t choose to follow the path of causality, needlessly creating a weakness for himself.

"With my proficiency as an Immortal Array Master, I can now barely manipulate the Eight Gates Sword Array..."

Although the eight flying swords are with the externalization of the Central Shu Sword.

But for Fang Xi, he now communicates telepathically with all his externalizations and, with the ability of the ’Treasures of All Heavens’, he could instantly use all treasures, irrespective of which externalization possesses them.

"By cultivating the Earth Immortal Undying Skills and the Eight Gates Sword Array, my current strength makes me no weakling among the immortals of the True Immortal Realm."

"Even the likes of a Celestial Immortal like Dugu Fang could lose his head if trapped in the array!"

"Once the externalization steps into the Gold Immortal level and uncovers the Gold Immortal Skills based on the ’Mixed Origin Immortal Talisman’, I can elevate my Origin Soul to the Gold Immortal level, possessing an indestructible golden essence, immortal across all calamities."

"Combined with the ’Taoist Master Pill’, I can choose one type of Heavenly and Earthly Rule, condense a Taoist Species, and materialize it with ease."

"Merging the Earth Immortal’s magic power with the origin’s force, I can also quickly perfect the Earth Immortal magic power."

"By then, I will be a ’Quasi-Taoist Monarch’!"

As for how to Combine Taoist?

This step is profound and complicated; while the Evergreen Skills describe it, Fang Xi found it utterly baffling.

More crucially, he had no clue as to how to Combine Taoist in a way that would allow him to be free and unfettered at the Tao Monarch level and progress even higher and further.

"It seems, the externalizations in the True Immortal Realm can be set into motion."

Fang Xi reflected thoughtfully.

With his status as a near-universal prodigy in rule comprehension, it shouldn’t be too difficult for him to follow any path.

The key lies in the secrets of the Tao Monarch and beyond!

"Within the Beichen Immortal Domain, only the Beichen Immortal Palace has a Tao Monarch, who might know the levels and pros and cons above the Tao Monarch..."

"Other than that, in the Bliss Profound Realm, there’s the ’King of Spontaneous Wisdom Buddha’, a grand figure at the level of a Tao Monarch... Unfortunately, I am unable to meet him."

Fang Xi calculated inwardly and his eyes flickered, "Therefore... the most likely options are still Yuanli Secret Realm and Dugu Fang."