Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 1187 - 1041: Becoming a Prime Taoist Master (Seeking Monthly Votes)

Chapter 1187: Chapter 1041: Becoming a Prime Taoist Master (Seeking Monthly Votes)

Deep within Spirit Mountain.

A Cave Mansion.

"Master... this cave mansion covers more than a hundred feet, it’s indeed among the best for those below Immortals," Fang Xian respectfully said as he led the way.

Fang Xi swept his gaze across the area and nodded slightly before waving his hand casually.

Array Flags appeared one after another, sinking into various places of the cave mansion.

In the blink of an eye, endless silver light burst forth, actually forming a Cave Heaven!

Fang Xian suddenly felt the four walls infinitely extend outward, as if transforming into the ground and the sky above, and he couldn’t help but take a long breath.

The Mahayana cave dwellings of Spirit Mountain were indeed quite cramped and isolated.

But now it was much better.

Fang Xi, however, did not stop there; one Prohibition after another appeared and merged into the walls of the Cave Heaven.

Countless colorful runes tumbled, forming terrifying Prohibition Laws that also integrated the mysteries of the Shu Mountain Prohibitions with those of the True Immortal Realm.

Even a regular Ninth Tier Immortal Array Master, upon first seeing it, would be utterly confused by these Prohibitions that defied the common sense of True Immortal Realm Arrays, and would subsequently take a heavy loss.

After completing all this, Fang Xi began to arrange the cave mansion at ease, preparing to enter deep reclusion.

His public identity was merely that of an Earth Immortal from the Abundant Karma House, not very eye-catching within the Beichen Immortal Domain.

At most, because of Zu Long’s death, some investigation might follow, but there would be Spring Dawn, Xuan Qing, and other escaping Immortals to share the pressure.

And Fang Xian was a steady character.

Initially, choosing the Golden Bamboo Sea Spirit Mountain was because this place could obtain protection from the Bliss Profound Realm; to honor the face of the Worldly Freedom Wisdom King Buddha, Lord Green Cloud would not allow the Ascension Alliance to act against Spirit Mountain before they had dealt with Beichen Immortal Palace, unnecessarily provoking a strong enemy.

Therefore, this place in Spirit Mountain was truly a peaceful boundary rare during the tumultuous times of the Beichen Immortal Domain, indeed attracting many Cultivators without familial or Sect burdens who wished for tranquility and to avoid calamity, moving here and causing the rents for cave dwellings to rise once again.

Fang Xi, having slightly disguised himself along with Fang Xian, blended in this refugee tide, indeed not attracting any attention.

He even suspected that a few Immortals from the Abundant Karma House might have come here for refuge.

However, all this was no longer his concern.

When Fang Xi settled into silence, he truly became unaware of the changes of time in the outside world.

Ten years, twenty years, thirty years...

In the deepest chamber of the cave mansion, a thick layer of dust had even accumulated.

Fang Xi lay on the ground, his eyes filled with a desolate ash-gray look.

He had been this way for who knows how long.

At some point, various emotions of laxity and disheartenment started to arise in his heart.

’To become an Immortal and be carefree, what’s the use?’

’To continue climbing upward, there’s the Prime Taoist Master after the Taoist Master, and who knows what realms lie beyond... Tiring!’

’I don’t want to Cultivate, I don’t want to move, I don’t want to live, I don’t want to die...’

’I’m tired, let’s just destroy everything...’

Even the incarnations of the Mountain Sea Pearl and within the Heavenly Immortal Secret Realm were all taken back by him, lying flat together like salted fish.

Just when Fang Xi thought he would always be like this.

Suddenly!

A slight pain stung his Origin Soul with a jolt.

Buzz buzz!

As if a sun, the golden Origin Soul rose with imprints of Monster Trees upon it, where countless ’Mixed Origin Immortal Talismans’ shined together, carrying a hint of undying golden essence.

"How dare you destroy my incarnation?"

Fang Xi flipped over and got up in one swift motion, forming a Magic Spell with his fingers, shaking off all the dust from his body.

Only at this moment did a realisation flash through his heart, "So it seems... without realising it, I’ve encountered the seventh decay of Tai Yi—the Decadence of Tao Heart?"

Decadence of Tao Heart was the greatest test before an Immortal cuts off his path.

No matter how steadfast the Tao Heart, it would fall into dust.

Like Fang Xi, with an Origin Soul condensed with undying golden essence and impervious to countless calamities, he could barely maintain a state of neither living nor dying, until awakened by something, thereby breaking free from the shackles in one fell swoop.

For an ordinary Immortal, their Tao Heart would likely become weak after such decay, immediately affected by various negative emotions, and in the end, they would either be transformed into a Taoist Transformation Monster or fade into oblivion.

But Fang Xi persisted all this time, until the sting, the awakening!

"So it turns out, was it the incarnation from my Shu Mountain world that died?"

"Indeed, my undergoing of the Tribulation of Tao Heart affects all my incarnations..."

"He was halfway through his arrangements when he suddenly became a salted fish; naturally, he’d give the Immortals of the Upper Realm an opportunity to be caught in a Deadly Tribulation..."

"Enough, it is also fate! I’ll take vengeance later! What’s truly important for me right now is to Zhendao..."

Fang Xi introspected within his Divine Thought, seeing within his Origin Soul, bright like a Great Sun, no longer showing any trace of the Taoist Species of the jade stand and Reincarnation.

But in his every move, there seemed to carry a hint of the true meaning of the Cycle of Reincarnation.

This was a sign that the Reincarnation Taoist Seed was already mostly integrated!

"The fourth step in Combining Taoist, Zhendao!"

"The way of heaven and earth is not my way, hence it must be cut!"

Fang Xi raised his palm.

At this moment, he was actually capable of mobilizing most of the power of the Reincarnation Rule.

Such power could easily send an Immortal into Reincarnation, turning a True Spirit into a beast, or even obliterating a True Spirit, never to transcend again.

Even when facing a Prime Taoist Master, he seemed to have the power to fight back.

The Cycle of Reincarnation was vast and tempting, drawing him to immerse himself completely.

"Time, when heaven and earth strive together!"

Fang Xi sighed, this feeling of "Tao is in me" is indeed intoxicating.

"Alas, the ways of heaven and earth are ultimately not mine..."

"If one does not wish to ’The hero is not free,’ one must Zhendao to enlightenment!"

"It is time... to break through the Prime Taoist Master stage!"

The fourth step of Combine Taoist - Zhendao!

This step cannot be crossed by any external objects or Secret Skills; one can only rely on the Immortal themselves!

Even Zi Yin Daozi had been trapped for who knows how many tens of thousands of years.

Once the Zhendao fails, there is a ninety percent chance of immediate collapse!

Even if one does not collapse, one would turn into a monster!

"In the True Immortal Realm, only the Immortal Grade of Celestial Immortal offers some help for attained forgetfulness..."

"But I am different, my Origin Soul has long been elevated to the quality of a Gold Immortal, carrying a trace of an undying characteristic that is indestructible through countless calamities!"

"This undying golden quality is precisely suited for transforming into a Supreme Heavenly Knife, Zhendao to enlightenment!"

He sat cross-legged, his hands forming a strange magic gesture.

Within the Origin Soul, countless ’Mixed Origin Immortal Talismans’ gathered, condensed, twisted... and then sublimated into a trace of undying golden quality.

This single golden thread was supremely pure and carried an indescribable sense of immortality, suddenly transforming into a small golden knife within the Origin Soul and slashing down!

"The way of heaven and earth is not my way, the golden quality is undying, slash slash slash!"

Fang Xi’s thoughts seemed to merge with this small golden knife, carrying a strong sense of self-will, slashing within the Origin Soul!

Poof!

A partially ethereal Reincarnation Taoist Seed slowly emerged, surrounded by countless indescribable lines, connected thread by thread to the Origin Soul.

A great fear came crashing down as if this slash would lead to unimaginable terror.

The invisible force of Reincarnation spilled out, enveloping the small golden knife and, in an instant, went through thousands of lifetimes of reincarnation!

But the undying golden quality remained unchanged, every lifetime it was a golden knife severing all entangled karma.

"As expected... not everyone has the courage to make a decisive break."

"The Reincarnation Taoist Seed is actually actively opposing, it truly is the method of the Heavenly Path, slash!"

Fang Xi’s thoughts were sharp as a knife, manipulating the golden knife to fiercely slash on the Taoist Seed!

Crash!

Countless threads snapped all at once!

...

"This young brother, come play at the Bliss Building..."

A nun who practiced cultivation waved enthusiastically, not missing the chance to do business even with a childlike being like Fang Xian.

Although he still appeared childlike, his aura as a Mahayana Cultivator was by no means weak in the Spirit Mountain; he had been doing quite well.

And among the Cultivators, there were many with quirks, and those who preferred to appear in the form of a child were even more numerous.

"No, not now..."

Fang Xian waved his hand, ready to return to his own Cave Mansion, when suddenly a tremor emerged in his heart.

"What is this?"

At this moment, a great many Cultivators abruptly looked up, gazing in one direction.

That was the location of Fang Xian’s Cave Mansion!

Hum!

The sound like that of a grand bell and drum resonated, also carrying a strong Taoist rhyme.

Every Cultivator’s eyes revealed a hint of bewilderment as if they had gained memories of several lifetimes of reincarnation.

"Amitabha Buddha..."

In the deepest part of the Bliss Building, a young nun suddenly brought her hands together and tears streamed down her face, showing an expression of sudden enlightenment: "After nine reincarnations, today I finally understand I am myself..."

Around her appeared Buddha flowers, sandalwood... she had directly comprehended true enlightenment, breaking through from Mahayana to the realm of Immortals!

Normally when one becomes an immortal, there would inevitably be thunder calamity.

But now, her ninth Immortal Thunder Calamity seemed as though it could not find its target, indefinitely postponed...

The nun sat cross-legged, below her automatically emerged a Lotus Stand, rising above the Bliss Building.

She looked in the direction from which The Sound of the Tao came, her heart of Zen violently trembling: "Tao Mysterious Sound... There is actually an Immortal being proven to be a Prime Taoist Master!"

"Amitabha Buddha, congratulations to Junior Sister Miaoping..."

A flash of golden light appeared in the Void, revealing another True Sense Immortal, none other than Enduring Concealment!

He brought his hands together and faced the direction from which the Tao Mysterious Sound came, bowing reverently without hesitation: "The Tao proven by this Great Power seems to have a significant connection with my Brahman Sect, and could even be directly a highly respected monk from my Sect..."

"This is... the aura of the Six Paths of Reincarnation..."

Enduring Concealment’s eyes were filled with shock, as his aura, subtly through listening to the Tao Mysterious Sound, seemed to have gained a tremendous benefit.

"This... this is the ’Tao Mysterious Sound’ phenomenon, there is actually someone being proven as a Prime Taoist Master!"

Fang Xian’s eyes were hazy as he suddenly heard a voice.

He jolted, finally coming to his senses, and looking in the direction of The Sound of the Tao, he couldn’t help thinking to himself: "That is... my house? Could it be... my master? He is actually being proven to be a Prime Taoist Master?"

"Someone is being proven to be a Prime Taoist Master?"

One Immortal after another was startled, their eyes filled with complex emotions of jealousy, eagerness, and envy, looking toward the direction where Fang Xi was in seclusion: "Not sure which Taoist Seed is being combined? Choosing to break through at Spirit Mountain, it’s likely an Individual Cultivator... If they’re unaware of the taboos involved, perhaps Spirit Mountain today will face disaster..."

Just then, following the Tao Mysterious Sound, another even more astonishing phenomenon emerged.

A vast black vortex appeared above Spirit Mountain, as if it intended to swallow everyone present.

Within the vortex, it seemed there were also expressions of joy, anger, sorrow, delight, and all forms of creatures and life from the Mortal World...

"That is... the aura of Reincarnation?!"

"The Reincarnation Taoist Seed from the True Immortal Realm that’s second to none?!"