Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 892 - 760: Taoist Master’s Bad News (Seeking Monthly Votes at Month’s End)

Chapter 892: Chapter 760: Taoist Master’s Bad News (Seeking Monthly Votes at Month’s End)

’Jianzi... has he completed the Integration already?’

’Was he pretending to be Returning to Emptiness all this time just to lure someone in?’

Fang Xi muttered to himself.

Fortunately, he didn’t go; otherwise, he would not only fail to capture Jianzi but also risk exposing much of his own information.

"Good!"

Beside him, Bai Yusheng suddenly clapped his hands vigorously, "Jianzi is spirited and bold; it should be quite a revelation... Eh? Why does it feel a bit chilly around here?"

"Haha... maybe it’s a problem with the cultivation technique you’re practicing, Sir Bai."

Fang Xi laughed and brushed it off, preparing to deal with Jianzi’s trouble after completing his own Integration.

After all, Falling Sky Island was only so big; the guy couldn’t escape anyway!

...

’Once I have completed the Integration, I could switch identities with the Heterodox Incarnation... He could continue to play the role of the Wang Family Ancestor.’

’I would then play the role of a genius cultivator who has achieved Integration through arduous practice after Ascension...’

Seated cross-legged within the Earth Immortal Spiritual Realm, Fang Xi thought to himself.

After completing the cultivation of various Hundred Arts of Immortal Cultivation, he stepped out of the Earth Immortal Spiritual Realm.

To his surprise, the Mortal World had changed before his eyes!

Indeed, this was the Mortal Realm!

Even though he had rented a Dongfu on the black market, he still preferred the safest place when it came to proper seclusion.

Now, looking across all the heavens and multiverse, there was no place safer than the Lower Realm.

...

As the stars shifted and time flew by.

Sky Brahman Domain.

Fang Xi was drinking wine and listening to music, silently calculating in his mind, ’Fang Immortal Taoist Master challenged Wu Xingzi around this time, right? I wonder how it turned out...’

This challenge was conducted in secret, which he found somewhat regrettable.

After all, Fang Xi was quite interested in witnessing the elegance of the Fang Immortal Taoist Master.

There must be many other cultivators in the Earth Immortal Realm who felt the same way.

It’s just too bad...

"Sigh..."

Fang Xi silently drank a cup of Spirit Wine.

Suddenly, a Flying Sword bearing a message landed on the desk in front of him.

"It’s actually from Shui Lingxin..."

He smiled, looking out at the courtyard full of peach blossoms, and poured himself another cup of Spirit Wine before his Divine Consciousness swept over it.

The next instant, Fang Xi’s smile froze on his face: "How is this possible..."

...

The Nine States.

"Taoist Master..."

Fang Xi had just stepped out of the Dongfu when he saw Sage Demon Exterminator and Lord Ghost Axe standing at the door.

Behind them, there was a line of Transcendent God cultivators, all with solemn expressions, some with slightly reddened eyes.

His Dongfu always had a Smart Housekeeper managing it, so when he was about to come out of seclusion, the rest of the Transcendent God Sages were naturally notified.

But still, they had obviously been waiting here for quite a while.

"What has happened?"

Fang Xi let out a sigh internally, thinking about the news the Heterodox Incarnation had obtained in the Sky Brahman Domain—Fang Immortal Taoist Master had battled Wu Xingzi and suffered a narrow defeat!

That seemed nearly impossible.

After all, Fang Immortal Taoist Master, as one of the naturally gifted among Ascending Immortals, endowed with unparalleled fortune, who had obtained Immortal Mansion Rare Treasures, continually encountered miraculous fortunes, and cultivated to the Integration realm.

He even went to the Monster Clan and defeated several Monster Clan Saints before returning!

Wu Xingzi, no matter how powerful, was at best roughly on par with a Monster Clan Saint, at most slightly better by a small margin.

He probably shouldn’t have been a match for Fang Immortal Taoist Master!

Yet that was the outcome!

Fang Xi sensed a whiff of conspiracy.

That’s why he chose to come to The Nine States.

Seeing these cultivators, a foreboding feeling in his heart became a reality.

"Reporting to the Taoist Master..."

Sage Demon Exterminator spoke with a voice filled with killing intent: "In front of the memorial hall of the previous Taoist Master’s residence... another object came through a world-breaking transmission. This time, what was transmitted... was the Fang Immortal Taoist Palace!"

No wonder these Transcendent Gods were so anguished.

If Fang Immortal Taoist Master hadn’t encountered some misfortune, he surely wouldn’t have transmitted the Fang Immortal Taoist Palace down here!

"Where is the Taoist Palace?"

Fang Xi raised an eyebrow slightly and asked.

He hadn’t expected that Fang Immortal Taoist Master could actually manage to send the Fang Immortal Taoist Palace to The Nine States.

That item had always been underestimated, with multiple seals on it.

Initially, it was treated as a Spirit Communicating Treasure; later, it was considered a treasure of Returning to Emptiness.

After that, as Fang Immortal Taoist Master progressed, the seals were gradually unlocked, elevating it from a damaged Immortal Mansion Rare Treasure to a complete one!

Even for the current Fang Xi, it was still extremely precious!

After all, even if he robbed Jianzi and obtained the broken sword from the other party, combining it with the fifth generation Green Barley Sword, it would only count as nearly a full Immortal Mansion Rare Treasure...

In terms of rarity, the Fang Immortal Taoist Palace was likely second only to the Treasures of All Heavens in Fang Xi’s current possessions!

"It’s here!"

Master Ghost Axe extended his palm, and in the center of his right palm, he was holding a miniature palace.

The walls of this palace were made of white jade, and the roof tiles were made of Liuli glass, exquisitely crafted like a piece of art.

Yet it was enveloped in a layer of crystal, seemingly under some kind of seal.

"As this Taoist Palace arrived, we monitored each other and have not opened it... It is now up to you, Taoist Master, to decide its fate!"

Lord Ghost Axe suddenly bowed deeply, followed then by Sage Demon Exterminator and the other Transcendent God Sages like Wanzang.

"Sigh..."

Fang Xi exhaled lightly and took the Fang Immortal Taoist Palace, letting his magic power flow subtly.

The layer of crystal vanished in an instant, and a hazy silhouette emerged, revealing the figure of a young cultivator.

It seemed to be an image that had been prepared in advance!

In the image, the Fang Immortal Taoist Master sat alone on the peak of a mountain, smiling as he gazed into the void, "In this duel, I shall surely win! If not, then there must be a Mahayana Monk secretly taking action..."

"If I do not return, the Fang Immortal Taoist Palace should belong to the Nine States. My personal collection within the palace is to be gifted to the next Taoist Master!"

...

And thus the recorded image ended.

"It seems... this is an image left by the Fang Immortal Taoist Master before the battle..."

Fang Xi muttered to himself.

During the predicament of the duel, the situation had become extremely dire, to the point that even the Fang Immortal Taoist Master could hardly leave any other messages.

Or perhaps he had already anticipated this and had made divinations, intending to use this incident to prove something?

"Taoist Master!?"

The eyes of Ghost Axe and Demon Exterminator gleamed with a tearful shine, "We swear to avenge the Taoist Master, or we shall never comprehend the Dao in our lifetimes!"

"Sigh..."

Fang Xi sighed again, looking at the Fang Immortal Taoist Palace in his hands.

Although he could completely keep this Immortal Mansion Rare Treasure for himself, as no one in The Nine States could oppose him, it would certainly estrange his followers.

Moreover... the Fang Immortal Taoist Palace of The Nine States isn’t so different from owning it himself.

The Fang Immortal Taoist Master even intentionally gifted his private collection to him...

He looked at the Transcendent God Sages present and said, "From today onwards, the Fang Immortal Taoist Palace belongs to The Nine States of the Fang Immortal Path... It is owned by the Council Assembly, and all members will vote to decide its use. In terms of voting weight, one vote per Nascent Soul, ten votes per Transcendent God, and a hundred votes per Taoist Master... In addition to this, the current Taoist Master has the power to veto with one vote!"

"Each research institute that wants to study it must also pass it through the assembly to get approval. Let’s leave it at that for now..."

Fang Xi waved his hand, suddenly feeling a bit lackluster.

"Understood, we will take our leave!"

Sage Demon Exterminator and Lord Ghost Axe actually did not take another look at the Fang Immortal Taoist Palace, but just gazed at the recorded phantom of the Taoist Master, lost in thought...

They were the old members who once followed the Fang Immortal Taoist Master and knew all too well that without him, The Nine States would have likely perished in the Demon Disaster long ago.

Now that the Taoist Master had fallen to such a state, sending even the Supreme Treasure to the Lower Realm, his fortunes were probably more grim than good.

This vengeance... must be avenged!

Moreover, this was a matter of national and familial vengeance for the entire Nine States!

Fang Xi returned to the interior of his Dongfu, holding the Fang Immortal Taoist Palace in both hands, and let out a sigh.

In a flash of light, he had entered the interior of this Immortal Mansion Rare Treasure.

The space here was vast, and there once was a city, which was part of the ultimate contingency plan of the Fang Immortal Path.

However, the mortal cultivators who used to live here were later all relocated by the Fang Immortal Taoist Master.

Fang Xi walked through the desolate city, feeling a myriad of emotions, "With the current power of this Immortal Mansion Rare Treasure, could it be possible to ’smuggle’ cultivators to the Upper Realm without being detected?"

After a brief period of refining the ’Fang Immortal Taoist Palace’, he was well aware of its value.

Quite simply, if a Returning to Emptiness monk stayed inside the palace continuously, they could even avoid the coercion from the Lower Realm’s heavenly laws to ascend!

"The Fang Immortal Taoist Master left this treasure for the entire Nine States indeed with profound implications..."

"This way, it’s possible to cultivate in the Lower Realm all the way to Returning to Emptiness... Of course, the thunder tribulation is a major issue, after all, even I did not dare to transcend tribulation in the Lower Realm..."

"If the thunder tribulation problem is solved, with the Fang Immortal Taoist Palace as the base, The Nine States as the foundation, combined with the Gate of Various Heavens and Worlds... there is indeed a possibility to develop a more splendid and dazzling civilization."

Fang Xi murmured, "But that’s extremely difficult; it might be easier to use the Fang Immortal Taoist Palace as an excuse to smuggle The Nine States’ high-ranking cultivators to the Earth Immortal Realm, no, to Falling Sky Island?"

He had already verified with his experience of advancing to the late stage of Returning to Emptiness and Jianzi breaking through Integration, that it was entirely possible to cultivate on Falling Sky Island, even possibly all the way to the Integration realm!

By then, it would be entirely feasible to transform Falling Sky Island into the new Nine States!

And it could even take care of concealment and security!

After all, as long as he breaks through Integration, sweeping through Falling Sky Island should not be a problem, as the strongest in Falling Sky Island only reached the seventh rank...

As he pondered, a sound of footsteps approached.

Fang Xi looked up and saw an old-model Yellow Turban Strongman approaching him, bowing gracefully, and said in standard Nine States language, "Respected Taoist Master, I am the city’s Smart Housekeeper, please allow me to take you to the previous master’s collection."

"Hmm."

Fang Xi followed the puppet, quite looking forward to it.

Given the Fang Immortal Taoist Master’s track record of show-stopping and face-slapping in the Earth Immortal Realm, the collection should indeed be substantial, and there should be many Monster Clan treasures as well...

However, upon arriving, he discovered that he was utterly mistaken.

"This ’Ginseng Fruit Tree’ right here is all that the previous master left behind."

The Smart Housekeeper pointed at a lush green tree without fruits and said to Fang Xi.

"This tree... seems to be a Heaven and Earth Spirit Root, no, of even higher rank..."

Fang Xi looked at the tree, sensing strands of ’Immortal Qi’ that were of the same origin as Immortal Jade!

"Although the previous master had acquired many treasures, he used most of them up at the time of his advancement. This Ginseng Fruit Tree was obtained from an overseas Immortal Mansion and is the most precious treasure inside the mansion..."

The Smart Housekeeper continued.

"I understand..."

Fang Xi didn’t know whether to laugh or cry and with a wave of his hand.

He opened the Earth Immortal Spiritual Realm and transplanted the Ginseng Fruit Tree directly into it...