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Chapter 880 - 754: Falling Sky Island (End of Month Plea for Monthly Pass)

Chapter 880: Chapter 754: Falling Sky Island (End of Month Plea for Monthly Pass)

Nine years later.

Moon Invitation Immortal City.

Fang Xi, incarnated as the Wang Family Ancestor, was savoring Spiritual Delicacies, while Little Mysterious Turtle lay beside him, drooling profusely.

"Delicious food is coming!"

Suddenly, Little Mysterious Turtle raised its head, looking at a streak of Escape Light in the sky, eyes lighting up.

"Hee hee... Little Mysterious Turtle is really obedient!"

Accompanied by countless illusory flower petals drifting down from the sky, a graceful figure gently descended; it was none other than Fairy Shi.

She chuckled softly, flicked Little Mysterious Turtle’s head, and then tossed out a roast chicken.

This roasted chicken emitted a tempting fragrance; it was the signature dish—Hundred-flavor Chicken—from ’Bai Xiang Building,’ which had recently opened in the Immortal City.

Little Mysterious Turtle crunched down half of the roasted chicken in one bite, as if a cow was chewing a peony—an act of extravagant waste.

Ever since discovering Little Mysterious Turtle was a sixth-order Monster Beast, all passing Cultivators showed it much favor, with Fairy Shi and Fairy Chen occasionally feeding it, competing over a single turtle.

"Friend Wang is quite leisurely!"

Upon seeing Fang Xi still tasting a Spirit Fish calmly, Fairy Shi couldn’t help but express her annoyance.

After all, she was also a well-known beauty within Moon Invitation Immortal City. Since when did she need to be so subservient?

"Ha ha... Fairy Shi, don’t be offended."

Fang Xi grabbed another cup of Spirit Wine and gulped it down: "Throughout my life, I have always savored this pleasure."

This was actually quite different from the usual style of the Wang Family Ancestor.

But Wang Lingying treated Fang Xi as his own ancestor every day, taking care of him as if he were deaf and blind to anything else.

What about the ordinary Wang family members?

They had changed over several generations and had long forgotten what the Wang Family Ancestor’s preferences were...

Fairy Shi pretended to be slightly angry and made a little fuss before letting it go: "Friend Wang... The meeting at Luoying Mountain has attracted many Cultivators. Why don’t we join arms and go out for a journey, and take the opportunity to witness this earth-shattering battle together?"

"I’ve never been interested in such events,"

Fang Xi flatly refused.

He couldn’t be bothered to watch the duel between two Cultivators who had reached the peak of Returning to Emptiness, even though both had a very good chance of advancing to Integration, and even a slim hope of breaking through to Mahayana later on!

What’s the big deal? He could always watch it afterwards using something like a memory pearl!

With the talisman and magical weapon crafting techniques of the Earth Immortal Realm, Cultivators could already experience events as if they were on the spot.

"Are you really not going?"

Fairy Shi looked at Fang Xi and suddenly revealed a somewhat mischievous smile.

"Of course not!"

Fang Xi nodded.

"That’s really a pity... originally, I wished to inform you that the clue to the Gourd Spiritual Root you have been searching for has appeared,"

Fairy Shi said with a smile.

"Oh? Where might that be?"

Seeing the smile on Fairy Shi’s face, Fang Xi felt intrigued: "Could it be... at Luoying Mountain? That place doesn’t seem to have anything special..."

"It doesn’t have anything special,"

Fairy Shi laughed: "But according to the calculations of the human race’s number one diviner, the Divine Calculator, that location is very likely to open up a passage to the Void in the next few years, connecting with ’Falling Sky Island’... This Secret Realm has always been suspended in the Void, intersecting with the Earth Immortal Realm only once every few decades or even centuries, and it doesn’t always happen to be within our human territory..."

"The last time this coincidence occurred was fifty thousand years ago! At that time... one of our Cultivators happened to enter it and obtained a ’Seven Treasure Gourd Vine,’ and from this vine, seven ’Seven Treasures Gourds’ formed, each with its own remarkable effects... This Cultivator refined each gourd into a magical treasure, and even gained good fortune within them. They advanced to Integration and became the widely renowned ’Lord Qi Bao’!"

"The reason Jianzi chose Luoying Mountain this time, and precisely at this moment, might not be without the intent to explore Falling Sky Island. What do you say now, Friend Wang?"

Fairy Shi wore a sly look on her face, staring fixedly at Fang Xi.

But Fang Xi, with shameless perspicacity, put down his wine cup: "Of course... I must go! I shall grow fat with broken promises!"

"You truly are carefree and insightful, embracing your true self. I admire that!"

Fairy Shi, observing Fang Xi’s demeanor, seemed thoughtful and as if she had gained something.

...

Luoying Mountain.

This place had only a sparse third-order Spiritual Vein.

While this Spiritual Vein was not of high rank, the rarity lay in the spiritual energy being evenly distributed over an area of tens of thousands of miles, without any particular nodal points.

Therefore, within this mountain, there were several scattered Core Formation Sects and Foundation Establishment Sects.

When two prodigies of the human race agreed to battle here, these small sects were busy calling back their disciples, activating their Great Arrays, and sealing off the mountain. They were afraid that if a disciple offended a high-cultivation or highly connected Cultivator outside the gates, it would bring disaster upon their sect.

That day,

A carriage adorned with countless flowers sped from afar, leaving a trail of fragrant breeze in its wake.

Fang Xi’s feet were still accompanied by Little Mysterious Turtle, and in his hand, he held a jade pot from which he poured himself a cup of Spirit Wine: "Will the ’Falling Sky Island’ really descend to this place?"

"This is calculated by the Divine Calculator; it cannot be wrong!"

Fairy Shi confidently declared: "As for the Cultivators gathered at Luoying Mountain now, whether they are here for the battle between the two Saints or for the Secret Realm, is truly hard to say..."

Fang Xi thought of the Divine Calculator and couldn’t help but nod.

He had met this Integration senior a few times and had conducted a small trade with him, passing on the method for refining the Fortune Worm, confirming this person’s mastery in the art of divination.

Last time, he suggested Jin Gangzi open the Sky Brahman Domain, and in the great war against the Monster Clan, he managed to preserve quite a bit of Primordial Energy.

Moreover, he himself had managed to subdue the Nascent Soul Heavenly Phoenix, reaping great benefits—by now, he should have passed the Minor Heavenly Tribulation of the late stage of Integration, becoming a late-stage Integration Cultivator, right?

’Actually, this sixth son of the human race... If the Fang Immortal Taoist Master weren’t there, he would definitely be the best candidate to succeed Fu Youzi’s position!’

Fang Xi naturally knew that prodigies were merely talented individuals who had a long way to grow.

If the Fang Immortal Taoist Master were to take over the position, the real enemies would still be the veteran Integration Cultivators within the human race, led by ’Divine Calculator’!

The Hundred-flavor Chicken Chariot sped all the way, stopping in front of a gorge.

Above this place, the sky was already filled with all kinds of flying boats and palaces... One could faintly hear the sound of bamboo and string music coming incessantly, clearly indicating that many Cultivators who had arrived earlier were already engaging in profound discussions or indulging in merriment.

"The two of you, could it be that you are from Moon Invitation Immortal City?"

Just at that moment, a white light flew over, revealing a Returning to Emptiness Cultivator wearing a Confucian robe and square scarf, looking middle-aged.

His Cultivation was at the early stage of Returning to Emptiness. Carrying a case of books on his back, he appeared similar to an examinee from the mortal world.

"That is correct... How do you recognize us?" Fang Xi asked.

"Haha... I am Bai Yusheng. I have a profound friendship with Master Dongqiuzi of your city that transcends age differences," Bai Yusheng said warmly with a cupped fist salute.

"I see!" Shi Xianzi pressed on the carriage frame, and countless flower petals flew out, transforming into a glittering, multicolored floral carpet, inviting Fang Xi and Bai Yusheng to take a seat.

On the flower carpet, magpies resembling Spirit Birds blinked their eyes, and soon came to life, starting to carry teapots, tea leaves, pastries... circling the three people to arrange tea and set out snacks.

Fang Xi was unfazed by this and took a sip of the Spiritual Tea before querying, "Bai, did you come here to watch the battle between the two Saints as well?"

"Partly for that, but mostly for the ’Falling Sky Island’!" Bai Yusheng spoke candidly: "There are quite a few rare materials on this Spirit Island. I’ve been stuck at the initial bottleneck for too long and wish to chance upon an opportunity... I have perused ancient books and speculate that this island might originally have been an Immortal Mansion Secret Realm, and a rather high-grade one at that... The reason it drifts through the Void in such a pattern is unknown to me."

"An Immortal Mansion?" Fang Xi stroked his chin: "That’s highly plausible..."

"According to the archives, on the Falling Sky Island, there live Cultivators from various races, and even a significant number from the Alien races of the wilderness..." Bai Yusheng was quite talkative: "This probably relates to the island’s periodic appearances in various places in the Earth Immortal Realm every few hundred or thousand years... There might even be races that have long been extinct within the Earth Immortal Realm!"

"Oh?" Fang Xi’s eyes lit up: "It seems a considerable number of Aliens are procreating on the Falling Sky Island... That is intriguing."

"Indeed, it’s said that the island might have been turned into an idyllic paradise... I truly yearn for such a place," Bai Yusheng chuckled: "Each time it descends to the Earth Immortal Realm, a descent channel is formed... It remains open for quite a time, with our Cultivation, we should have sufficient opportunity to explore it thoroughly and leave satisfied."

The three chatted merrily, but abruptly stopped and looked in a certain direction.

It was high noon, and seven Great Suns were scorching in the sky.

But at that moment, it seemed as though an eighth Great Sun was rising, with a sweltering aura rolling in, causing the Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy to change, creating a tide-like heatwave.

That one round of the Red Sun descended above the gorge, exuding a sense of supreme dominance.

In the radiant glow of red light, a figure in a red robe emerged.

All his hair and eyebrows were red, and there was a Great Sun emblem on his brow.

"Truly worthy of being a Great Sun Fire Body!" Shi could not help but admire.

"Legend has it that this kind of Spirit Body is not only a top-notch fire-type Dao Body but also makes learning all kinds of Yang attribute spells and Divine Skills as simple as eating and drinking, and it even greatly aids in breaking through bottlenecks," Bai Yusheng’s eyes brightened as well.

"Is he at the pinnacle of Returning to Emptiness?" Fang Xi noted that this individual was indeed only a step away from the Nascent Soul stage.

Even with his talent, if he were to break through at this moment, there was a 50-60% chance of outright success.

If he emerged victorious in this battle, there would be a 70-80% chance!

Whoosh!

Just as the Flaming Jade Sect’s Great Sun Fire Body Jianzi appeared, a blue light flashed suddenly from the western sky, quickly revealing a sword cry.

Then, the Cultivators present all changed color, looking at the treasures within their bosoms or inside their Dantian Qi Ocean.

All the gold nature Spiritual Swords at that time involuntarily roared out.

A chorus of tens of thousands of swords seemed to be worshiping their sovereign!

"A natural-born Sword Body, all swords in fealty... this must be Jianzi from the Sword Pavilion," Bai Yusheng murmured.

Whereas Fang Xi suddenly covered his Dantian.

Amidst the abundant Purple Qi inside the Dantian Qi Ocean, the Nascent Soul cradling the Treasures of All Heavens Mirror opened his eyes, casting a silver-white radiance upon the fifth-generation Green Barley Sword.

The Green Barley Sword, which briefly seemed on the verge of erupting, suddenly quieted down.

A Sword Light pierced the Void and revealed a figure with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes.

Fang Xi’s expression turned somewhat unsightly, sensing that Jianzi had secretly placed a strand of Divine Consciousness on him!