Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 973 - 829: Three Thousand Years Old

Chapter 973: Chapter 829: Three Thousand Years Old

Nine State Sect’s stationed territory.

Upon the island, lights and decorations were everywhere, creating a bustling and lively scene.

Whether they were Nine State Sect cultivators or locally promoted immortal cultivators, all were bustling about.

After all, it was the nominal birthday celebration of their Supreme Elder—the Wang Family Ancestor.

And the last person who failed to read the room had already shifted to pursuing the God Path.

Although he was doing quite well on the God Path, not every cultivator could ensure they’d have that uniquely brilliant luck...

Although Fang Xi had long announced that he wanted a modest and low-key celebration, the event was still quite spectacular.

For all this, Fang Xi said a few words then left the arrangements to his subordinates.

As for himself, he was still in closed-door cultivation, familiarizing himself with the vast increase in Divine Consciousness and magic power at the middle stage of Integration, as well as various secret skills of the Kuyong Skills.

Earth Immortal Spiritual Realm.

The Ancestral Demon Tree had grown taller again, its crown shading the skies, its lush leaves shimmering like emeralds with threads of gold and silver halo.

The Spiritual Fields, Taisui Mountain, the pond where Daqing resided, the Horned Wood Dragon, the Wood Monster... all showed a thriving and flourishing scene.

Beneath the Dragon Pattern Wall, Fang Xi sat cross-legged, streams of Magic Spells and insights into the Law of Time flowing through his mind.

"With the Divine Skill Incarnation, my comprehension of the power of rules has advanced by leaps and bounds," he reflected.

After a long while, Fang Xi opened his eyes, feeling relatively satisfied.

This session of cultivation not only stabilized his cultivation at the middle stage of Integration but also allowed him to master several secret skills above the Kuyong Skills.

At the same time, he had also specifically reinforced the restrictions on his Divine Skill Incarnation.

"In a mere hundred years or so, the mortal population has proliferated through several generations, with a population explosion... The Power of Faith provided is now enough for the Divine Skill Incarnation to aim for the threshold of the Mahayana realm..."

"If I take down the entire Falling Sky Island, it should certainly stabilize my Mahayana combat power..."

"The more this is the case, the more it needs to be restricted."

Fang Xi had naturally placed various secret skills and prohibitions on his Divine Skill Incarnation a long time ago.

Beyond that, there were many other arrangements to ensure that the Divine Skill Incarnation wouldn’t rebel.

At this moment, with a thought, he stepped out.

Space shifted instantly, and he was already within a certain part of the Earth Immortal Spiritual Realm.

Here, a small kingdom had been carved out, where many mortals from Falling Sky Island had been relocated.

In the Earth Immortal Spiritual Realm, seasons were ever spring-like, grains were abundant, and mortals could live longer, making it a top-notch Blessed Land of the Cave Sky.

These mortals only needed to farm for a very short time each day to meet their living needs.

Then, for most of the remaining time, apart from leisure and entertainment, they gathered in various temples to pray.

In these temples, the image of the deities was unexpectedly that of Fang Xi himself!

All the deities’ statues had the appearance of a youth, identical to Fang Xi, donned in imperial robes, exuding great majesty.

"The Power of Faith is toxic, but there are some mitigating solutions... For example, worshipping ’East Imperial Profound Real Infinite Evergreen Emperor’ only by the deity title in the external world... whereas within the Earth Immortal Spiritual Realm, maintaining a group of the most devoted followers to worship the original form of the deity... In this way, the Power of Faith from the outer world is mighty, while the divine power within is pure... This can slightly negate some of the ’Lose me’ tribulations, but it’s only a temporary fix, not a cure."

Actually, placing these special ’anchors’ within the Earth Immortal Spiritual Realm is also a countermeasure against the Divine Skill Incarnation!

Furthermore, since a portion of the followers had been accommodated in the Earth Immortal Spiritual Realm and coupled with the latest model of ’Faith Tower’ developed by the Nine State Sect over the century, even if the true body were to bring the Divine Skill Incarnation into the Earth Immortal Realm, it should still be able to wield some power.

"As the human race proliferates and the population explodes, they will eventually need to reach out for land..."

"It is time for the Divine Skill Incarnation to make a move."

"Hopefully, when the alien races witness the Mahayana combat power, they won’t be too surprised..."

Fang Xi showed a hint of anticipation and then exited the Earth Immortal Spiritual Realm, ready to celebrate his three-thousandth birthday properly.

...

At this time, far from the Black Forest Sea, in a certain void.

A Flood Dragon coiled around and suddenly transformed into an elder Flood Dragon.

He was solemn as he lit a signal incense.

The scent of the incense lingered, and before long, it gathered into a Demon Shadow.

"I pay my respects to Blood Demon Elder Ancestor!"

The Flood Dragon elder said respectfully.

Although both had the cultivation of the Integration Period, he knew very well that this old demon’s Divine Skill and magic power were both incredibly shocking.

He even had great chances to compete for one of the six Demon King positions!

But then he had bad luck and somehow offended the Blood Dragon Demon Ancestor, forcing him to flee all the way to Falling Sky Island and vowing a great demon oath—to not emerge from Falling Sky until he became a Demon Ancestor.

Alas, achieving Mahayana was extremely difficult?

To this day, the old demon had made little progress, yet his practice of Blood Demon Skills was truly earth-shattering, reaching the stage of perfect Integration!

"Little Flood Dragon of the Monster Clan... why do you summon me, what business do you have?"

The Blood Red Demon Shadow said with a cold laugh.

"The Alien race has already sent emissaries, and I presume you have received a message as well. How should we respond?"

The elder Flood Dragon asked with a smile.

"Heh heh... No matter how you choose, I am prepared to take action,"

Surprisingly, Blood Demon did not vacillate but clearly stated his stance.

"Wasn’t Blood Demon Elder Ancestor fixated on breaking through to Mahayana?"

The elder Flood Dragon was truly surprised.

The Demon Clan is mostly cold-hearted; even if their species has no place to live on Falling Sky Island, it seems they can’t even startle this Blood Demon Elder Ancestor.

Yet the Blood Demon Elder Ancestor sneered, "Do you know... ’God Path’?"

"I have some understanding..."

The Flood Dragon elder’s expression immediately turned serious, "Among the human mortals, the ascension within the God Path is remarkably quick, recently there must have already emerged a true first-rank deity, equivalent to our Immortal Path’s Transcendent God cultivators, and I’ve heard they possess long lifespans... Although there are some deficiencies, it’s still a wonderful method, at least stronger than those Ghost Cultivators!"

"Hehe, I even suspect that this might be an inheritance from the Immortal Mansion!"

The Blood Demon Elder Ancestor sneered, "I once obtained an Immortal’s letter, which records the affairs of the True Immortal Realm... It includes classifications of Immortals, you should be aware that there are three ranks of Immortals: Heavenly, Earthly, and Human... But in fact, below Human Immortals, there are two other types of Immortals, which are the Deities and Ghost Immortals!"

"Heavenly, Earthly, and Human Immortals can ascend further, but Deities and Ghost Immortals nearly have no way out... Hence, they do not enter the orthodox Immortal Path; otherwise, there should be five ranks among the Immortals... This ’God Path’ is somewhat similar to ’the Path of Deities’, a convenient method, and perhaps it contains a secret to break through to the Mahayana stage... Even if Deities and Ghost Immortals are weaker than Human Immortals, the weakest Immortal is still stronger than a Mahayana Cultivator!"

"Could it really be an inheritance from the Immortal Mansion?"

The Flood Dragon elder’s eyes shone with a glint of greed.

He instantly understood that the Blood Demon Elder Ancestor was not concerned about the survival of the Demon Clan. The reason he agreed to the Alien race was entirely for this God Path inheritance!

To use this inheritance to ascend to the Mahayana Period!

After all, it’s the Immortals’ method, and there might be a Secret Skill to break through the great realm like the Soldier Solution Skills of the Ghost Cultivators!

’With the Blood Demon Elder Ancestor’s strength, he is definitely above the lord of the black market. The Wang Family Ancestor is in danger...’

’But my Monster Clan has bet on both sides; no matter who wins or loses in the end, we can at least ensure a place on Falling Sky Island.’

The Flood Dragon elder thought to himself.

He looked at the Blood Demon Elder Ancestor and asked, "Has the Elder Ancestor ever considered exchanging the God Path’s method with the Wang Family Ancestor, or probing in secret...?"

The defense of the mortal kingdoms is generally weak, almost as if there is no defense at all to Integrating Cultivators.

"Hehe, that Wang Family Ancestor is arrogant and domineering, and has a Divine Skill that restrains me..."

The Blood Demon Elder Ancestor sneered, "I will never place my hopes on others. As for those mortal deities, do you think I haven’t secretly captured a few? Unfortunately, those Godhood Positions have been sacrificially refined, can’t be promoted voluntarily, and are basically of little use..."

For the Blood Demon Elder Ancestor, at least a Heavenly King level Godhood Position is needed to be effective.

This is obviously an impossible matter.

The only Divine Decree of an emperor rank is still on the God Path’s Incarnation.

Moreover, to confer Heavenly Kings, Heavenly Princes, and Heavenly Dukes, it also requires the consumption of one’s own divine power and the Power of Faith.

Given the current state of the human race’s spirituality, it actually can’t support many Heavenly Dukes or Heavenly Princes...

Unless, like the Heavenly Emperor, one takes control of the Earth Immortal Realm or even the three thousand small realms, fully implementing the God Path, then the gathered spirituality and divine power would be immense like an abyss, freely conferring Heavenly Princes, and even Heavenly Kings, Heavenly Majesties...

As for those conferred gods, not only their True Spirits go up on the God Sealing List, with their life and death under his control, but their Godhood Positions inside are also naturally deprived of the possibility of promotion.

And to analyze the experience of the Heavenly Emperor, at least the Daoism Hierarchy needs to be fully spread in the Earth Immortal Realm, the heavens and earth moved, before some Innate Gods might appear.

It’s still early days, Fang Xi’s monopoly is still feasible.

"So that’s how it is..."

The Flood Dragon elder said no more, this was a struggle for enlightenment, an attempt unlikely to change a mind.

...

"Three thousand years..."

"Even Peng Zu only lived for eight hundred..."

Fang Xi held a green-skinned gourd in his hand, his demeanor relaxed.

Although it was his three thousand years longevity feast, he didn’t need to do anything; he could just do as he pleased.

On the contrary, it was the guests who came to offer congratulations who needed to flatter him.

"Taoist Master..."

At that moment, Lord Ghost Axe approached, bowed deeply, and said, "The feast is prepared, it’s just that not many emissaries from the various clans have come..."

The unavoidable leaking of the Ten Thousand Clans Alliance’s plan to make a move against the Wang Family Ancestor eventually took place.

In fact, having some guests attend was more than Fang Xi expected.

Upon reflection, it’s the old wisdom of ’divide the basket’.

Although he seemed doomed, if he could turn the tide against the wind, these alien races hedging their bets could at least maintain a shred of dignity and leave a lifeline for their clans.

"No matter, let’s take a look."

Fang Xi followed Ghost Axe into the banquet hall.

Every cultivator stood up, humbly, although surrounded by Immortal Qi, really giving off the vibe of ’a gathering of ten thousand Immortals’.

At this moment, these cultivators all bent down, congratulating him, "We celebrate the Elder Ancestor! May the Elder Ancestor live for an eternity!"

"Thank you!"

Fang Xi raised his cup, scanning his eyes over each one, finally pausing on the Monster Clan’s Flood Dragon Integration elder for a moment.

A sweat broke out on the Flood Dragon elder’s forehead.

"On my longevity feast today, how come there are so few Integration fellows here?"

Fang Xi pretended to be unaware.

"Perhaps they all have important matters."

The Flood Dragon elder gave a momentary awkward smile, but then he transmitted with Divine Consciousness, "Elder Ancestor, I must report... currently, numerous Alien races are conspiring against you, especially the Demon Clan which hides a Blood Demon Elder Ancestor, whose Cultivation is likely to have reached Perfect Integration..."

Fang Xi glanced sideways.

Indeed, the enmity between the Monster and Demon Clans was as deep as the sea, and they still did not forget to betray each other at this juncture!

He didn’t take it seriously, just laughed heartily, drained the fine wine in his cup, and announced, "Today... I would actually like you distinguished guests to witness a great drama!"

Meanwhile, deep in the Earth Immortal Spiritual Realm, the God Path’s Incarnation, which had been in deep slumber, finally opened its eyes...