Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 1238 - 1092: Becoming an Immortal (Congratulations to the Guild Leader of the Gilded Machines)

Chapter 1238: Chapter 1092: Becoming an Immortal (Congratulations to the Guild Leader of the Gilded Machines)

"Qiu," you’re here again so quickly."

Fang Xi appeared and, upon seeing the Qiu Dragon Monarch, immediately greeted him with a smile.

"Where the mind goes, the ’echo’ follows?"

The Qiu Dragon Monarch’s face was deathly pale, and his eyes seemed to carry a hint of shock and excitement. He immediately bowed and said, "This humble dragon is willing to pull the carriage for the master... I ask that the master take me in!"

"Hmm, you’re not bad..."

Fang Xi nodded.

Looking at the Qiu Dragon Monarch, Fang Xi felt that his awakening was far superior to that of Feng Huang or Ao Yan, well aware that there was much to accomplish even within the domain of steeds.

His ready submission brought comfort to Fang Xi’s heart.

’Oh, so Ao Yan has already died, and it was by my hand...’

’In the future, there will be no avoiding pulling him from the river of history for a post-mortem lashing...’

Fang Xi stood with his hands behind his back, not accepting right away.

He let the Qiu Dragon Monarch wait nervously for his fate while he surveyed the surroundings of the Secret Realm.

"A Prime Taoist Master’s Secret Realm?"

"Judging by the Taoist Species he combined with, it likely belongs to the category of concealment. The Tao charm of this Secret Realm is quite remarkable. A common Prime Taoist Master would find it hard to find the entrance without the proper method. Even for a Taoist Master, it could be missed unless it coincidentally involves their own Path..."

Fang Xi looked over the continuous Spiritual Fields, palaces, and jade towers nearby and lightly assessed them.

He had previously informed the Qiu Dragon Monarch about his name to test the capacity of a Taoist Master’s Tao Resonance.

Now it seemed the effect was not bad.

’However, this also has to do with me being a Cosmic Taoist Master. Without the grasp of the Space-Time Path, I could at most know the Qiu Dragon Monarch is here but would not be able to immediately tear through space and time...’

’No wonder the Time and Space Taoist Master is touted as one of the most powerful and troublesome Taoist Masters... A Prime Taoist Master who merges with the Void and Time Taoist Seeds would be certainly doomed!’

Even now, Fang Xi could faintly sense a terrifying presence akin to a monster, lurking atop the Space-Time Path.

It seemed to have gone mad after sensing his previous Path’s charm, eagerly trying to pinpoint his location.

Regrettably, with the ’Treasures of All Heavens’ concealing him, hiding cause and effect, there was no way he could be sensed by a Taoist Master as long as he wished to remain undetected.

Moreover, his knowledge of that Time and Space Taoist Master was extremely scarce, and thus he could hardly realize ’Tao Resonance.’

But under the mutual sensing of auras, that Time and Space Taoist Master’s strength was undoubtedly diminished!

"The title of Taoist Master is at once singular and not singular..."

"Because the Path is singular, but should a Taoist Master rise to power, they would immediately fall into an irreversible struggle for dominance... until only one Taoist Master remains..."

"The Time and Space Taoist Master was once implicitly the strongest among many Taoist Masters. Now, it seems he’s met his match in my hands..."

Fang Xi sighed.

He knew that the next time he saw that Time and Space Taoist Master, it would be time to decide life and death.

After a long silence, Fang Xi seemed to finally take notice of the little dragon kneeling beside him and said, "Stand up... I shall accept your strength of pulling carriages."

He then took out a Purple Jade Ring, threaded it over the head of the Purple Jade Qiu Dragon, and said, "Bring out the carriage frame. Your master intends to journey to the Beichen Immortal Domain..."

"Yes!"

The Qiu Dragon Monarch answered meekly and from his Heaven Treasure, brought out a ’Four Seas and Universe Eight Treasures Fragrant Carriage’!

This carriage, finely crafted for its own pleasure, was made from Heavenly Spirit fragrant wood as its framework, adorned with parasols, canopies, and banners, and studded with the eight treasures of the Buddhism Sect. It looked dignified from all angles, exuding grandeur beyond words.

The dragon then took its place as the draft animal, changing its form accordingly, and it was a perfect fit.

Fang Xi sat cross-legged atop the Eight Treasures Fragrant Carriage and commanded, "Go!"

The Purple Jade Qiu Dragon let out a long roar, tearing through the void of the Secret Realm to the outside world, transforming into a magnificent streak of purple auspicious qi that extended three thousand miles, grandly setting off towards the Beichen Immortal Domain...

...

Beichen Immortal Domain.

Boom!

Clouds of calamity churned wildly, finally converting into colorful bolts of Immortal Thunder, thunderously crashing down!

On the ground, a verdant phantom image of a Ginseng Fruit Tree appeared.

With Spirit Domain Power deployed, waves of lush greens shot up towards the sky, dissipating some of the might of the Heavenly Tribulation.

If any Cultivator were present, they would easily recognize that this was an Eight-tribulation Mahayana Cultivator undergoing the ninth Immortal Thunder Calamity to become immortal!

Moreover, this individuals roots were so profound that he handled the tribulation with utmost ease!

What was more astonishing was that below the Heavenly Thunder there stood merely a white-robed youth!

Of course, the Cultivation World is full of all sorts of youthful appearances, but one could tell from the life force alone that this white-robed youth was truly young among the Mahayana Cultivators, still a genuine baby, so to speak...

This person was none other than Fang Xian!

Sent by Fang Xi to travel the world, Fang Xian had smoothly Cultivated to the state of an Eight-tribulation Mahayana, even ready to ascend to immortality!

Yet feeling connected to his birthplace, he longed to ascend there. After immense struggles, he finally returned to the Beichen Immortal Domain, prepared to make his ascension.

"Go!"

He formed hand seals, and a massive wooden wheel rose into the sky.

Where it passed, the Five-Color Fairy Thunder dissipated.

Crack!

With flashes of lightning, the verdant wooden wheel also began to show signs of scorching, finally emitting a wail as it split apart.

"The last one!"

Blood trickled from the corners of Fang Xi’s mouth as he looked up at the thunderclaps.

And then...

Boom!

The final Immortal Thunder transformed into a nine-colored brilliance and crashed to the ground with a deafening roar!

"Divide!"

At the critical moment, Fang Xi formed a seal with his hands, and one by one, the ripe ginseng fruits fell from the tree, transforming into numerous little Fang Xians.

These little Fang Xians had the same aura as Fang Xi and scattered upon hitting the ground, drawing away much of Immortal Thunder’s might.

The nine-colored thunder light dissipated, and vast streams of Immortal Qi poured down like dragons.

Those who knew their goods naturally realized that the cultivator undergoing tribulation here had succeeded, transcending to become an eternal Immortal!

"One step to Immortality!"

Fang Xi still had the appearance of a child, his eyes pure and innocent. After all, he had already severed ties with his past life. Even now, having become an Earth Immortal, he had not awakened any memories of previous lives, his Tao Heart clear and unblemished.

Moreover, he touched his forehead lightly, a contemplative look appearing on his face: "Earlier... when my Origin Soul merged with the Ginseng Fruit Tree, I unexpectedly understood the tree’s most hidden Divine Skill—Incarnate Thousands—splitting the power of thunder, or else the Immortal Thunder Calamity would not have been so easily overcome... but that’s not the key point!"

Above his forehead, a faint embryonic form of a Life and Death Taoist Seed flickered in and out of visibility.

"Is this... an embryonic Taoist Seed?"

"My master once mentioned that the Kuyong Skills I cultivated were heavy with karma, taking the path dominated by the Law of Life and Death, supplemented by the Wood Attribute Law..."

"Unexpectedly, achieving immortality through the Kuyong Skills directly condensed an embryonic Taoist Seed? Could this be thanks to the elixir bestowed by Master?"

Fang Xi thought in surprise, "Regardless, the formation of a Taoist Seed, in any case, is a good thing... Advancing to Combine Taoist and reaching True Immortal Perfection seems to pose no major problems..."

"Perhaps one day, I too can become a Prime Taoist Master?"

Having witnessed his own master’s promotion to Prime Taoist Master, Fang Xi’s ambition fortified. Now that he had become an Immortal, it was natural for him to aspire to even higher realms.

...

"Hmm?"

Inside a carriage pulled by numerous Immortal birds and beasts.

Zi Yin Daozi showed a look of surprise and hastily stood up, going into a side temple of the Heaven Treasure.

Inside the temple, a replica of the Nine Dragon Kuyong Immortal Instrument stood proudly.

At this moment, a cyan Flood Dragon suddenly roared, its head turned towards a certain direction.

"The replica of the Nine Dragon Kuyong Immortal Instrument is showing signs of activity?"

Zi Yin Daozi’s expression turned somewhat peculiar.

He originally came to this Immortal Domain not to seek out the remnants of the Kuyong Palace?

Who would have thought that instead of finding remnants, he’d encounter the emergence of Lord Reincarnation—a significant event, assigned by his master to investigate here for many years without finding anything.

"Haha... I was worried that I’d disappoint my master and face punishment, but heaven has sent a small merit my way..."

Zi Yin Daozi laughed heartily: "It’s been a long time since I’ve seen such a bold remnant, who just happens to be ascending to immortality near me... This person must be in the same sect, even a disciple, of those Kuyong Palace remnants!"

With a thought, the carriage immediately changed its direction, racing towards the site of Fang Xi’s tribulation.

...

New Spirit Mountain.

The ’Worldly Free Wisdom King Buddha,’ with thirty-two rings of flesh on his head, forty teeth in his mouth, and a halo of complete wisdom behind his head, sat upon the Lotus Stand surrounded by countless Bodhisattvas and Arhats, numbering three thousand six hundred and twenty-seven in total.

"Amida Buddha..."

The ’Worldly Free Wisdom King Buddha’ pressed his palms together, his countenance bearing a trace of sorrow.

He ignited a nameless flame, severing this shred of sorrow, which instantly turned into a ’Great Compassion and Great Mercy Ming King Bodhisattva!’

This was a technique of externalization from the Brahman Sect, capable of cutting out and refining the various emotions like happiness, anger, sadness, joy... including all three thousand threads of vexation, into incarnations.

Although it was impossible to possess the power of a Prime Taoist Master, it was quite useful for bullying the weak and padding the scene.

"The ancient Buddhas of the Brahman Sect decreed to convert the newly born Lord Reincarnation to our fold... after all, the vast Brahman Sect and the Six Paths of Reincarnation are a perfect match..."

Having renounced the Bliss Profound Realm, the ’Worldly Free Wisdom King Buddha’ now personally presided over New Spirit Mountain, reflecting shiningly: "Yet, there has been no progress for many years. That Lord Reincarnation seems to have no karma... truly strange."

The Golden Bamboo Sea Spirit Mountain had long been destroyed by the Time and Space Taoist Master.

Actually, this place was the territory of the Brahman Sect, and they bore the great humiliation without retaliation.

Afterward, ’Worldly Free Wisdom King Buddha’ was tasked with rebuilding ’New Spirit Mountain’ on the ruins of Spirit Mountain and personally overseeing the location, representing the Brahman Sect in matters regarding Lord Reincarnation.

To this day, still having gained nothing, he couldn’t help feeling depressed.

Suddenly!

The ’Worldly Free Wisdom King Buddha’ made another cut, and one of his thoughts fell to the ground, transforming into an incarnation of the Yaksha King.

"Fearful Great Yaksha King?"

"Did I just feel fear within me? According to the Brahman Sect’s karmic law, this must portend a significant karmic event... If mishandled, it could spell the destruction of a Buddha!"

The ’Worldly Free Wisdom King Buddha’ calculated this far, and his golden body suddenly split open, revealing two cracks as blood and tears flowed out: "Buddha’s Tribulation, ah..."