Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 825 - 726: Two Thousand Years of Life (Extra - for Subscriptions)

Chapter 825: Chapter 726: Two Thousand Years of Life (Extra Chapter for Subscriptions)

After some haggling, Fang Xi finally reached an agreement with the head steward and completed the transaction.

As he stored the box containing the Drunken Immortal Grass and Immortal Jade into his Storage Bag, Fang Xi couldn’t help but silently calculate in his heart:

’The resources I’ve mainly earned over the past five hundred years have all been invested in body refining, nurturing the Monster Tree, and Taisui...’

’Recently, with small accomplishments in body refining and the mid-stage of Returning to Emptiness...under normal circumstances, I could at least reach the late stage of Returning to Emptiness or even perfection...although this doesn’t hold much significance.’

If my true self wants to kill someone, even perfection in Returning to Emptiness is just a matter of one move...

’The number of stored Immortal Jade exceeds five thousand pieces...perhaps, it is time for a large-scale acceleration of the Earth Immortal Spiritual Realm’s growth?’

The estimated natural growth rate of the Earth Immortal Spiritual Realm to the late stage of Returning to Emptiness over two to three thousand years is just Fang Xi’s estimation.

This process can certainly be accelerated.

Just like so many cultivators in the Returning to Emptiness stage, relying solely on personal cultivation, it might take them ten thousand years to perfect their magic power and break through the bottlenecks of the middle and late stages.

At this point, medicine consumption is needed! Or, refining the Immortal Qi within the Immortal Jade!

According to Fang Xi’s estimates, if a cultivator at the early stage of Returning to Emptiness continuously cultivates using Immortal Jade, the speed of their cultivation progress will surely far exceed their own.

They might even reach the perfection of Returning to Emptiness before five thousand years of age, greatly increasing the chances of advancing to the Integration stage!

Of course, the amount of Immortal Jade spent for such will be astronomical.

Even disciples of Integration or even Mahayana cultivators might not be able to afford such a luxury...

If they really had so much Immortal Jade, it would definitely be exchanged for various types of heaven and earth spiritual objects and made into pills for consumption.

The power of the pills is much milder, and the absorption and utilization efficiency of the cultivators is higher.

Returning to Emptiness cultivators refining Immortal Jade will ultimately waste quite a bit.

For high-level cultivators, this loss is intolerable.

’However, I have the Earth Immortal Spiritual Realm, and 100% of the Immortal Jade will be absorbed... There won’t be any waste...’

’If I could freely spend Immortal Jade for cultivation, considering my current progress...perhaps just a few hundred years would be enough to break through the late stage of Returning to Emptiness? Within a thousand years, reach the perfection of Returning to Emptiness and have the confidence to assault the Integration stage?’

Unfortunately, this is impossible.

Even if Fang Xi impersonates multiple identities, trading resources within the human race’s territories.

But given that it’s the stage of Returning to Emptiness, to avoid alarming the Integration forces, there’s a limit to each transaction.

The idea of wantonly using Immortal Jade for cultivation is basically out of the question.

But the occasional use of a few pieces to accelerate can greatly shorten the growth time of the Earth Immortal Spiritual Realm.

’But there’s no rush. I’ve just calculated, and I’m only around two thousand years old...yet longevity has already exceeded sixty thousand years...’

’Even without doing anything, within five thousand years, I’ll have hope to assault the Integration stage!’

’The long-lived need not care about this little bit of time!’

’Everything must be done with stability as the priority!’

Fang Xi inwardly made up his mind. After this transaction was completed, he would stay in the Mortal Realm.

That was his true home court, safe and stable.

"Mr. Fu..."

At this moment, the head steward seemed to have finally made up his mind and asked, "Have you ever been to the Three Realms Mountain?"

"Three Realms Mountain, could it be that there have been changes in the Monster and Demon Clans?"

Fang Xi was slightly startled.

His external incarnation was currently clearing land in the Sky Brahman Domain, so regarding the latest state of the warfront among the three clans, he might not necessarily be in the know.

"Right...now the upper echelons of the human race are all saying that the Demon Clan and Monster Clan have ceased the war only to wholeheartedly cultivate a certain Demon King and Monster Clan Saint, attempting to break into the realm of Demon Ancestor and True Spirit..."

The head steward sighed.

Demon Ancestor and True Spirit are the equivalent of the Mahayana Period for the human race!

’Your information is a bit outdated, I already knew about this matter.’ Fang Xi thought to himself but maintained a facade of attentively listening.

"Perhaps among the higher-ups of our human race, someone might also be secretly advancing to the Mahayana Period...sigh, I just hope that in the future the human race will dominate alone, or the tri-clan balance is maintained; otherwise, another great war breaks out and it will be a catastrophe for all living beings..." the head steward said gravely.

’The Tri-clan War...’ Fang Xi’s expression also became grave, as the previous conflict could only be called a small-scale skirmish.

A true Tri-clan War would be ten times, a hundred times more brutal... In history, there were instances when the Three Realms Mountain defense line got breached, and the Monster or Demon Clans invaded human territories, with several realms or even more falling.

Of course, the humans have also invaded the territories of the Monster and Demon Clans, only to be pushed back later.

The three parties maintaining an equilibrium on the Three Realms Mountain and a seesaw battle is the mainstream war conducting.

’Sigh...the downside of living a long life is exactly this; I will definitely witness this Tri-clan War...and maybe even experience it numerous times or even countless times?’

Fang Xi blinked.

"Now that the situation on the Tri-clan battlefield is stable, Three Realms Mountain is not as dangerous as before... Our commerce association has an office there too, and we received some information recently..."

The head steward’s mood brightened as he chuckled, "In a secluded place within the Three Realms Mountain, ’Dragon Blood Phoenix Marrow Flowers’ are growing..."

"Dragon Blood Phoenix Marrow Flower?" Fang Xi was visibly surprised, "Could it be the legendary body refining holy medicine? The rare Spirit Medicine that can only grow where the Integration stage Dragon tribe and Heavenly Phoenix’s essence blood has been spilled or even buried?"

He actually knew more.

Because this "Dragon Blood Phoenix Marrow Flower" was indispensable for the full cultivation of the "True Body of Sky Demon"!

However, it had always been extremely rare among the Monster Clan, and Fang Xi had not expected to obtain it.

He only planned to, when he had some free time in the future, send an external incarnation to wander the territories of the Monster Clan.

"Why would the Moon Invitation Commerce Association tell me this news?"

Fang Xi raised an eyebrow.

"Naturally, it’s because they want to cooperate..."

The head steward said, "Taking advantage of the recent calming of the Tri-clan War and when the battlefield is less dangerous, we can go and collect the Spirit Medicine... At that time, we will need Mr. Fu’s ’Small Void Transfer Talisman’ to help, and moreover, the place where the Dragon Blood Phoenix Marrow Flower grows is extremely secretive and strange, it’s actually inside a broken fragment of Space Time Turbulence... Without sufficient mastery of the Void, it would be difficult to locate it... However, with Mr. Fu’s skill in creating ’Small Void Transfer Talismans’, there naturally won’t be any problems."

"A fragment of Space Time Turbulence? That is indeed extremely dangerous..."

Fang Xi naturally knew the dangers of the Void, but it was only in such bizarre places that one could hide from the many cultivators above the battlefield.

"That member of the commerce association only caught a fleeting glimpse of the Spirit Medicine during a moment of void rupture... As long as Mr. Fu is willing to make a move, after the matter is successful, we would split the Spirit Medicine between us."

The head steward bowed, demonstrating full sincerity.

As a guest of the Moon Invitation Immortal City, Fang Xi actually had a thorough understanding of the Earth Immortals returning to Emptiness and knew for a fact that there were none among them with deep accomplishments in the Void Laws.

"Splitting the Spirit Medicine, heh heh..."

He suddenly laughed: "As far as I know... There should be a top-tier sixth-level Puppet Master in the Moon Invitation Immortal City, right?"

As these words came out, the head steward’s expression changed slightly: "Mr. Fu truly has well-informed sources..."

"As for the subjects of a transaction, one naturally needs to investigate thoroughly..."

Fang Xi smiled faintly and said: "Within the chaos of the Space Time Turbulence, many rare materials could have been obliterated into dust... Since an isolated island could form within a void crevice and even grow ’Dragon Blood Phoenix Marrow Flower’, such a Spirit Medicine, it’s very likely that it might have been formed by the remains of an Integration Level seventh-order Heavenly Phoenix and Flood Dragon..."

Any normal ground or even Treasure would have long been torn into countless pieces by the Space Time Turbulence and storms.

Only the physique of a seventh-order Heavenly Phoenix and its Void Divine Power could possibly have remained!

"Therefore, your association only shares half of the Spirit Medicine with me, but there is a great chance to obtain remnants of a seventh-order Heavenly Phoenix and Flood Dragon, even some Essence Blood... Maybe even using these materials, that Grandmaster Puppet Master can craft a quasi-seventh-level puppet, which would indeed be a huge profit..."

Fang Xi chuckled, but this was normal.

Even in a cooperation, a reasonable person would definitely aim to obtain greater benefits.

The rest was simply a matter of further negotiation and haggling.

"What does Mr. Fu think?"

The head steward felt that things had gotten a bit troublesome.

Who would have thought that Mr. Fu was not only extremely aware of the Moon Invitation Immortal City’s hidden tricks but could also guess most of the truth!

"I want all of the ’Dragon Blood Phoenix Marrow Flower’... Besides that, if there is Dragon and Phoenix Essence Blood, I also want a few drops..."

Fang Xi chuckled and said: "Seeing as you’ve started seeking external aid, it indicates that you’ve already tried various Void Magic Treasures and Secret Skills... It seems that place is indeed difficult to search for, and my presence is necessary."

To find and pinpoint an isolated island in the Space Time Turbulence required high mastery of the Way of the Void.

Fang Xi estimated that at least with an Integration Level Heavenly Phoenix, there would be a slim possibility.

In fact, he could have made a larger demand at the outset, such as a seventh-order relic, and then slowly waited for the other party to negotiate.

But at this point, since both parties had revealed their cards, Fang Xi gave them an honest price.

"About this matter..."

The head steward thought quickly and said: "I can agree to it, but we must sign an Immortal Spiritual Document to ensure the secrecy is not breached..."

"That’s possible, but the contract must also include a clause that Sir cannot seek any other external aid!"

Fang Xi said with a slight smile.

With only the returning to Emptiness forces of the Moon Invitation Immortal City, he was fully confident he could wipe them out, so the cooperation did not hold much danger.

Even if the contract of the Immortal Spiritual Document was violated, relying on the status of ’Treasures of All Heavens’ and his current strength, the retaliation might not be that significant.

...

A moment later.

Fang Xi stepped out of the Moon Invitation Commerce Association, his Escape Light flashed, and he left the Fairy City.

"Dragon Blood Phoenix Marrow Flower... Dragon and Phoenix Essence Blood... If there’s an opportunity, I must seize it."

"But to think they can entice my true self to take a risk with such temptations is wishful thinking..."

With a flash of silver light, he had already returned to the Mortal Realm!

Fang Xi had already made up his mind clearly, he could let his external incarnation handle the situation when the time came.

After all, the external incarnation was also proficient in the techniques of Sky Demon transformations and was equivalent to himself, so it wouldn’t violate the contract of the Immortal Spiritual Document.

Mortal Realm.

Since Master Shui ascended, the Transcendent God cultivators of Penglai Fairy Island had begun adopting a defensive strategy, abandoning their operations in the North Plains and Western Desert, focusing their attention solely on the Eastern Sea and the adjacent Middle Earth, which had recovered but still wasn’t very strong in the Cultivation World, ruling as stable as Mount Tai.

As a result of Penglai Fairy Island’s withdrawal, the Western Desert and North Plains immediately erupted into a new round of chaos.

In the Cultivation World, fighting for opportunities and killing each other was commonplace.

Even when Shui Lingxin nearly unified the Mortal Realm years ago, it was impossible to completely prohibit such incidents!