Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 499 - 497 Cooperation (Seeking Monthly Pass)_1

Chapter 499: Chapter 497 Cooperation (Seeking Monthly Pass)_1

Fang Xi actually didn’t intend to completely fall out with The Nine States.

Even though he had obtained a Primordial Spirit divine weapon, there were bound to be backdoors, and the highest permissions might well still be in the hands of Fang Immortal Taoist Palace!

’But I only need the second-highest permissions...’

’As if you have the guts to compete with me for control in the Southern Wilderness...’

’I only want this set of Primordial Spirit divine weapons entirely to protect the peace of the Southern Wilderness and to prevent the countless human race from suffering at the hands of the Monster Clan...’

After all, a Transcendent God of the Monster Clan might descend at any moment, and even fleeing to the Western Desert might not guarantee safety.

In the Five Elements Qilin Tribe of the Western Desert, there are bound to be Transcendent Demon Lords too!

Without a powerful weapon at hand, Fang Xi wouldn’t be able to sleep peacefully.

Of course, he could choose to hide in the Red Sun World to avoid the great calamity and return to the Southern Wilderness Cultivation Realm after the descent of the higher realm had finished.

But by then, the human race would likely be left in ruins, or even turned into a paradise for the Monster Clan.

Although Fang Xi didn’t consider himself a particularly good person, he couldn’t just watch the Monster Clan wreak havoc as friends like Zhong Hongyu, Zheng Shan, and his other confidantes were killed or injured...

He wouldn’t open up the Red Sun World for so many people to take refuge, but if it was within his power, he was willing to lend a hand.

After all, if anything went amiss, no one could beat him when it came to running away, so he didn’t have much to worry about in terms of safety.

The Fang Immortal Taoist Master, after hearing the Yellow Turban Strongman’s request, had a somewhat odd expression on his face, "Sir, are you thinking of maintaining the Primordial Spirit divine weapon on your own?"

"Why not?"

Fang Xi countered.

"There’s not too much of a problem, actually. Master Bai Mei’s ’Sun True Fire Cover’ is automatically maintained by nanorobots in the universe..."

The Fang Immortal Taoist Master thought for a moment and said, "I will agree to all of your conditions, Sir. You’re giving merely a strand of Sky Demon Qi, which is rather too generous..."

"The Taoist Master is straightforward. Since that’s the case, once I ascend to the later stages of Nascent Soul and take charge of the Primordial Spirit divine weapon, I will certainly help The Nine States resolve the issue of the Door of Sky Demon,"

Fang Xi promised.

The Fang Immortal Taoist Master looked deeply at Fang Xi, and then suddenly smiled, "I believe you, it’s a deal!"

...

Several days later.

Fang Xi met the somewhat mysterious Heavenly Craft Pavilion Master—Master Ghost Axe!

Master Ghost Axe looked just like an honest and simple middle-aged craftsman with large joints and dark skin on his palms.

He led Fang Xi to a server room that looked like a small city, "The supercomputer here is named ’Yi’... Now, you have the highest permission for ’Yi’."

"Thank you!"

Fang Xi said his thanks and then went to the main control room.

Subsequently, he inserted ’Tai Yi’ into the port.

Numerous data streams flashed across the giant screen, and then a pair of eyes emerged, "Master... Tai Yi at your service!"

"Order... ’Yi,’ lift the firewall and allow ’Tai Yi’ to take up residence."

"Tai Yi, your task is to use this supercomputer to improve yourself!"

Fang Xi issued his first command.

He was well aware that the core of The Nine States’ cyber cultivation was their supercomputing power and artificial intelligence!

But relying completely on someone else’s artificial intelligence was like giving them a handle.

Therefore, even if it meant somewhat wasting the supercomputer resources, Fang Xi had to train and improve ’Tai Yi’ first.

"Is this the artificial intelligence you created?"

Master Ghost Axe came up behind Fang Xi and laughed, "A good intelligence needs a good vessel, or else it’s no different from having cerebral palsy... I can build one for you, what do you need for the vessel?"

"Make it in the shape of a book of scriptures. From now on, let’s call it the ’Taiyi Sutra’."

Fang Xi said with a sense of nostalgia.

...

Western Desert Cultivation World.

Three Immortals Sect.

A cliff.

Lord Yunzhu stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the dispersing mist around Qingxu Peak, with the Sect Leader of Three Immortals standing behind him.

"I originally thought Lord Tiankui had some designs on our sect, but after he went up Qingxu Peak, he has really been focused on cultivation... He hasn’t shown himself in years, I wronged him," said Lord Yunzhu with a sigh.

"Hiding for years may not necessarily mean withdrawing from worldly affairs, but our surreptitious spreading of rumors didn’t draw any of his enemies to our doorstep, showing that Lord Tiankui wasn’t fleeing from calamity," Chun Yuzhun, the Core Formation Stage Sect Leader of Three Immortals, dutifully added: "We’ve compiled intelligence from the scouts we dispatched recently, and although there are some omissions... we can largely confirm that Lord Tiankui comes from the southern regions. His first appearance was when he subdued Fan Yin, the Grand Elder of the Immortal Bewitching Sect. It’s said for this reason the sect dealt harshly with a Core Formation elder by the name of ’Pan Gao’..."

"After that, the Lord went to the Black Dragon Sect’s grand auction, and then his whereabouts became a mystery. When he reappeared, it was at Dan Dingzi’s Pill Refining Grand Meeting..."

"Who would have thought he was a high-level pill refiner," said Lord Yunzhu. "No wonder he’s been collecting so many pill refining ingredients..."

Seeing Chun Yuzhun hesitating to speak, Lord Yunzhu rebuked, "What’s with the hesitation? Speak your mind..."

"Yes."

Chun Yuzhun felt a tremor in his heart but still plucked up the courage to say: "Didn’t the Lord instruct our disciples to gather information about Demon Fire? Though we haven’t made much headway, we have indeed heard a few unbelievable tidbits... Over the past decade or so, many Nascent Soul old demons famous for their Demon Fire have met consecutive disasters, including some cultivators who have been renowned for a long time, such as Elder Demon Flame, the Corpse King of the Heavenly Corpse Mountain Range, the Toothless Old Demon, and Elder Wandu!"

Gritting his teeth, Chun Yuzhun reported the name of the last victim.

"All Demon Fire cultivators?!"

Lord Yunzhu’s heart chilled: "Could it really be the work of Lord Tiankui? No... it seems impossible, could he really have such a divine skill?"

"But even if it was his doing, it doesn’t matter. These Demon Fire cultivators are either individual cultivators or the strongest ancestors in their factions... Now that they have all perished, their disciples and followers are barely able to protect themselves, let alone cause trouble for Lord Tiankui..."

He murmured to himself and looked at Chun Yuzhun: "Some of the medicinal herbs have been gathered too, you go and deliver them to Tiankui, Sir. With his profound cultivation and hatred of evil, if we can make a friendly gesture and win him over, our Three Immortals Sect will surely double its strength!"

He decided not to ask the other party to join his sect.

Lord Yunzhu faintly felt that the other party was a great Buddha, and his own temple was too small to contain him...

Chun Yuzhun arrived at the foot of Qingxu Peak and respectfully cast a Voice Transmission Talisman.

Half an hour later, the mist automatically parted on both sides, revealing a narrow path just wide enough for one person to pass through.

’The array set up by this senior is also quite exquisite...’ Chun Yuzhun thought, a mix of shock and admiration, as he slowly walked into the array.

It wasn’t long before he came upon Fang Xi, who was planting a peach tree.

Under a grove of peach trees, a man in green robes with a bamboo hat was applying Spirit Planting Skills to a peach wood.

Threads of rainwater were channeled into the tree, causing the Spirit Peach Tree to quickly sprout buds and even grow crisp and juicy young peaches.

"Greetings to senior Tiankui."

Chun Yuzhun had no time to marvel at the other’s Spirit Planting Skills as he hastened to offer his respects.

"Rise... I saw a Spirit Peach Tree by the roadside and couldn’t help transplanting it here."

Fang Xi wiped his hands, "Are you the Sect Master of the Three Immortals Sect?"

"Indeed... Reporting to senior, our disciples have gathered some Spirit Medicine recently. We’re not sure if it’s suitable, and as for high-grade Demon Fire? It’s really hard to gather more information."

Chun Yuzhun held a Storage Bag in both hands, offering it to Fang Xi for inspection.

Fang Xi took the Storage Bag, swept it with his Divine Consciousness, and couldn’t help but nod slightly: "You’ve made an effort."

He casually took out a brand-new Storage Bag and tossed it to Chun Yuzhun: "Take a look..."

As Chun Yuzhun’s Divine Consciousness entered the bag, he was shocked.

Inside the Storage Bag were various colors of low-grade Spirit Stones, and there were quite a few mid-grade ones as well.

Atop the small hill made of Spirit Stones, there was also a treasure radiating spirit light, looking very extraordinary.

"This Gold Dragon Blade is a third-tier superior magic weapon, quite decent, so I’ll bestow it upon you."

Fang Xi said offhandedly, "Serve me well, and you shall not lack benefits."

"Many thanks, senior."

With a face full of smiles, Chun Yuzhun offered his thanks and left.

Fang Xi released an Array Flag, closing the array, then waved his hand and produced a Yi Wood Divine Light.

The second-tier Spirit Peach Tree instantly bloomed and bore fruit, turning the green peaches distinctly red and white.

He picked a peach and bit into it casually. As expected, it was crisp and sweet.

Meanwhile, a flash of silver light appeared before him.

’Zhang Huohua’ appeared directly.

Fang Xi, without saying much, threw another Storage Bag over.

Zhang Huohua caught it and wordlessly formed hand signs. His Heterodox Nascent Soul emerged.

His main Nascent Soul, enveloped in Treasures of All Heavens and surrounded by numerous spiritual treasures, also emerged and performed the ’Skill of Assimilation’...

A moment later.

Fang Xi opened his eyes and muttered, "The pitfalls in ’Self-Transforming Heavenly Sovereign Commanding Ten Thousand Spirits True Demon Skill’ were quite numerous, but at last, it’s been revised... The method of refining the Divine Infant Sword and the Demon Fire Nascent Soul Secret Skill are likewise."

With ’Yi’ and ’Taiyi Sutra’ at his disposal, Fang Xi could finally act without restraint, even directly requesting the Endless Treasury Keeper to intervene and mend the flaws in the cultivation methods.

After all, Master Bai Mei is in charge of the Dao Treasury and is highly skilled in this area!

By now, the new methods have been tested by the Imitation Dantian and should be without issues.

"Having reached an agreement, I now have the resources and support of an entire world..."

Fang Xi looked at the Heterodox Nascent Soul with great satisfaction and sent it back.

...

Fang Immortal University.

Inside the Dongfu.

A flash of silver light, and Fang Xi’s figure instantly appeared.

"Master!"

The voice of ’Taiyi Sutra’ rang out: "In the thirty-six minutes and twenty-seven seconds that Master was away, there were no visitors or network invasions..."

Although the supercomputer-upgraded ’Taiyi Sutra’ was no longer the original ineffective machine, it would still lose against the powerful artificial intelligence of Fang Immortal Taoist Palace.

However, with only a slight difference, it could at least detect any traces of intrusion.

"Hand this Storage Bag to Master Ghost Axe. The jade slip inside has processing requirements."

Fang Xi summoned two Yellow Turban Strongmen and gave a calm order.

’Splitting Spirit Pill’s Pill Recipe had been handed over to Master Ghost Axe; according to this head of logistics, to merely use it would be ’a sin against heaven’!

So, Fang Xi simply decided to collaborate with him, providing the raw materials, while Master Ghost Axe was responsible for maximizing their use efficiently.

As for the concern of tampering with the pills?

Fang Xi had decided to let him handle only the initial processing and then to take care of the final step, the ’condensing of the pill’, himself.

With his expertise as a pill refining master, he knew that if there was any tampering within the materials, it would be completely exposed during the pill refining process...

Several days later, Creation Factory Six.

Factory manager ’Lu Chuan Wu’ looked at an order from the Taoist Palace, scratching his head in confusion: "Only the raw extract? This... to only develop such precious thousand-year and ten-thousand-year Spirit Medicines to such a degree, it’s truly a waste of celestial gifts... If it gets out, I might end up on the ’Beheading Immortal Stage’."

"Manager, what’s the matter?"

The chief engineer also approached, his eyes reddening as he looked at each Spirit Medicine on the light screen: "Damn... With so many rare Spirit Medicines being brought out, does the Taoist Master no longer care about living comfortably?"