Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 1148 - 1002: Sunset over Fairy City (Congratulations to the League Master Dragon Battling in the Wild)

Chapter 1148: Chapter 1002: Sunset over Fairy City (Congratulations to the League Master Dragon Battling in the Wild)

True Immortal Realm.

Mount Fengxue.

The snow never ceased all year round.

Fang Xi, draped in a snow-white fox fur robe, sat upright in a pavilion, seemingly admiring the frozen plum blossoms beneath the snowflakes.

These plum blossoms were of unusual varieties, their branches twisted into the shapes of coiling dragons, with petals of deep crimson atop them.

At the center of the flowers, there lingered strands of a strange aura, spiraling around.

"The essence of Melting Plum Qi... its fragrance pungent, effective in suppressing Heart Demons,"

"Giving it to a cultivator with a Perfect Golden Core would be enough to help them overcome the Heart Demon Tribulation."

"Now, however, it merely serves as a snowscape for Immortals to enjoy."

Fang Xi slowly savored his tea.

On the white jade table, a small furnace glowed, with a purple teapot on top steaming eagerly with white vapor.

Fang Xian, appearing as a young child, stood by serving, resembling a child who prepares tea.

His cultivation had astonishingly reached the Integration Peak Realm.

This was because Fang Xi felt Fang Xian was advancing too quickly and had him suppress his progress.

Otherwise, he might have been able to rush towards the Mahayana Realm at any moment and become a genius like Dugu Fang!

But recently, in Abundant Karma House, Dugu Fang had virtually become a taboo, and being associated with that matter was hardly a good thing.

Thus Fang Xi ordered his disciple to continue solidifying his foundation without rushing for a breakthrough.

"Dugu Fang... I wonder if the Celestial Immortal Inheritance contains content beyond that of a Prime Taoist Master?"

Fang Xi muttered this name to himself.

Since Abundant Karma House was merely a business association advocating for harmony and wealth,

even though Dugu Fang had once used Miss Six as a furnace for cultivation and got deeply entangled in a calamity of affection, before ultimately breaking free and leaving,

Abundant Karma House shockingly accepted it!

’Because of this, one cannot investigate openly... but it’s possible to look for other clues, to search indirectly,’ he thought.

’The Yuanli Secret Realm near Fiery Sun Immortal City seems like a good starting point... It seems the Celestial Immortal Inheritance that Dugu Fang acquired wasn’t entirely complete.’

Fang Xi was confident he could suppress Dugu Fang in a one-on-one fight and had naturally few concerns at this time.

’However, the true self seems to also have intentions of nurturing the Earth Immortal Realm... but that’s tough!’

The true self had assimilated the origin of the Earth Immortal Realm and naturally wished to nourish it.

The best nourishment would naturally be the All Heavens and Multiverse!

With the Treasures of All Heavens at his disposal, none of this was a problem.

But to plunder the origin of a world would inevitably face the most resolute resistance.

Not to mention the Earth Immortal Realm looking to ascend into a Big Thousand World—extremely difficult!

Any Big Thousand World governs countless Medium Thousand and Small Thousand Worlds, vast beyond imagination.

Even the Big Thousand World where Shu Mountain is located has a Heavenly World that Fang Xi has never visited.

Beneath that Big Thousand World, there are countless Medium and Small Worlds like Everlasting Sand, which Fang Xi also hasn’t visited.

’Even if one ravages the origin of a Medium Thousand World, it is unlikely to make the Earth Immortal Realm ascend...’

’Unless... a Big Thousand World!’

’But if I set my sights on the True Immortal Realm or the origin of Shu Mountain, I fear every Prime Taoist Master will jump out to confront me...’

’At that moment, a single finger... forget it, they can’t crush me, who practices the Earth Immortal Undying Skills... but if an existence beyond a Prime Taoist Master were involved, there might be a slim chance indeed.’

Fang Xi, this Externalization of True Immortal Realm, dared to plot for the Celestial Immortal Inheritance precisely because he relied on his nearly immortal trait.

Even if he fell, he could be instantly restored by the true self.

And the true self, hidden within the Earth Immortal Realm, was also perfectly safe.

’Having lain low for so long, it might be time to make a move.’

’Even the Beichen Immortal Domain, I haven’t properly explored...’

A thought emerged in Fang Xi’s mind.

The Beichen Immortal Domain was perfectly matching the area where ascended beings from the Earth Immortal Realm would arrive in the True Immortal Realm.

Theoretically, all ancestors of humans, demons, and devils who had ascended, as long as they hadn’t fallen or traveled far, should be in this realm!

To be more precise, inside Beichen Immortal Palace!

’This True Immortal Realm’s customs are much worse than those in Shu Mountain... especially unfriendly towards ascended cultivators like us.’

’Oh? From the perspective of others, I am a native cultivator? Then there’s no problem...’

Just as Fang Xi was internally critiquing, he raised an eyebrow suddenly.

Flitting through with blue light, Immortal Xuan Qing arrived, laughing, "Snow in abundance, tea brewed beside the fire... Sir, you are enjoying quite a leisurely comfort."

Ever since the incident with Miss Six, these Immortals had been asked by Master Yu Xuan to mostly remain at headquarters on guard, each leading a life of utter leisure.

But when it came to entertaining oneself, Immortal Xuan Qing felt he still couldn’t match this one before him.

It was strange to say, this Fang Xi, clearly a devotee of rigorous cultivation and even capable of leading an ascetic life of purity and desirelessness in the frontier... after eons of harsh cultivation, he had achieved the status of an Earth Immortal in one leap.

How could he be so well-versed in the arts of pleasure as well?

He couldn’t understand it.

What he couldn’t understand even more was why Fang Xi so willingly degraded himself, when as an Earth Immortal, there was still hope for becoming a Prime Taoist Master, at least far more so than many True Immortals of Origin Soul, and even more than Ghost Immortals and Immortals.

Immortal Xuan Qing was unaware that if Fang Xi were to engage him now, within ten rounds at most, he could take his life!

This was also what Fang Xi liked to see, quietly making a fortune in secret while simultaneously reducing considerable enmity.

"Sir, please take a seat."

Fang Xi invited Immortal Xuan Qing to take a seat, while Fang Xian immediately brewed tea beside them.

Immortal Xuan Qing gently inhaled the aroma of the immortal tea but shook his head and said, "I truly envy you, Sir, for having a discerning eye in identifying people, alas... Compared to you, I took a wrong stand and ended up having to exert myself..."

Upon hearing this, Fang Xi fell silent.

He had brazenly jumped from Miss Liuli’s ship simply because he was too lazy to be involved in the constant scheming at headquarters.

Didn’t you see him joining Earth Immortal and immediately reaping various benefits afterwards?

On the other hand, Immortal Xuan Qing had bet on Miss Liuli right from the start, only to suffer a huge loss.

Not only that, Miss Liuli had now become someone else’s alchemy furnace, resulting directly in both the furnace and herself being destroyed.

Even Immortal Xuan Qing himself had to take on several additional missions, to show goodwill to the House.

Although Abundant Karma House would not punish immortals for taking the wrong side, immortals still need to be aware and take the initiative to undertake certain missions and responsibilities.

This had become an unspoken rule operating silently over countless years.

Once Fang Xi knew this, he was speechless.

Indeed, it’s only the immortals, with infinite time and free from disasters and calamities, who could come up with such exceedingly boring game rules.

He even suspected that the periodic elections for Master were just a private game played by these high and mighty immortals.

As a loser, Immortal Xuan Qing naturally had to accept his loss gracefully, or it would be even more embarrassing.

"It seems, Xuan Qing, you’ve taken up a troublesome matter. Feel free to talk about it, and I’ll offer some advice,"

Fang Xi said with a smile, sipping the tea.

He certainly wouldn’t take on the task directly.

By just offering to give advice, he was setting a boundary, if they wanted him to exert real effort? That would require a detailed discussion.

It was only because Fang Xi had recently been contemplating deeply; otherwise, he wouldn’t even mention offering advice.

’This person indeed remains as he used to be, unconcerned with worldly matters...’ Immortal Xuan Qing thought to himself, but it was precisely for this reason that he felt very reassured about Fang Xi: "This mission, it turns out, is somewhat related to you?"

"Oh? I would like to hear more details," Fang Xi said with an unchanged expression, picking up a piece of pastry.

"Did you know? Fiery Sun Immortal City experienced a disaster recently when the Great Sun Immortal Furnace shattered and spilled, the fiery sun burning down the city... Now Fiery Sun Immortal City has become the Sunset Immortal City."

Immortal Xuan Qing sighed, "The mission from the House is for me to investigate this affair and, incidentally, to assist any surviving members of Abundant Karma House..."

Though the city’s inhabitants were doomed, in the surrounding market towns and the wilderness, there remained quite a few lucky survivors.

"Fiery Sun Immortal City has actually?"

Fang Xi’s eyes widened slightly, then his expression grew serious: "Sky Demon Jun Xie... he has finally taken real action. I wonder where Immortal Lie Ri is?"

"That is also what we need to investigate and clarify. Perhaps... Immortal Lie Ri has already perished,"

Immortal Xuan Qing replied with grave seriousness.

To these immortals who live a carefree and long life, the death of countless lesser beings is insignificant.

Only the demise of another long-lived immortal like themselves could stir their emotions!

"I’ve long since heard of Mr. Fang’s formidable strength, who, on the road, even managed to repel Sky Demon Jun Xie... Hence, today’s visit was originally to team up with you, so that we can support each other,"

Immortal Xuan Qing admitted with a bitter smile as he laid out his plans.

He was afraid of dying too!

Otherwise, he would not be seeking external help everywhere.

Among these external reinforcements, Fang Xi’s strength ranked first!

After all, in Abundant Karma House, many were Immortals and Ghost Immortals. Even for those who reached the True Immortal of Origin Soul and Human Immortal levels, they often entered a huge bottleneck after becoming immortal, finding it difficult to progress in strength by even the slightest bit.

That’s also why many immortals indulge in pleasures.

However, for Fang Xi, he has been in a period of rapid strength growth, without any such concerns.

"I only repelled an incarnation of Sky Demon Jun Xie, far from having any real strength..."

Fang Xi waved his hand dismissively.

Seeing this, Immortal Xuan Qing felt disheartened, knowing that Fang Xi was not going to take action.

Unexpectedly, Fang Xi then said, "Since that’s the case, I might as well accompany you... I do indeed have some old acquaintances there in Fiery Sun Immortal City that I wish to visit."

In truth, those old acquaintances were likely all dead.

Fang Xi was thinking of taking this opportunity to visit the nearby Celestial Immortal Yuanli Secret Realm, even just to look at the entrance.

With his ability, as long as he could enter the Secret Realm once, he could do so countless times!

’With my current mastery of the Void... I wonder if I can force my way in?’

"Ah, thank you, Sir!"

Immortal Xuan Qing was overjoyed at his words and thanked him profusely before leaving.

"Master?"

Fang Xian immediately came up with keen interest.

"You are not allowed to go anywhere. Stay and watch the house,"

Fang Xi suppressed Fang Xian’s faint hopes mercilessly right away.

"This trip is dangerous; what business do you have going there with your mere Integration cultivation? Aren’t you afraid of dying?"

As for himself, it didn’t bother him at all.

"Yes!"

Fang Xian stood aside, looking wronged.

"For this trip, we can bring along Huang Xie."

Thinking of his old friend Huang Xie, Fang Xi could not help but remember his old acquaintance, Huang Jing.

Unfortunately... Huang Jing, having sent Huang Xie to the headquarters to fulfill his wish, started wandering everywhere and ultimately perished in a Secret Realm.