Chapter 1093: Becoming an Immortal (For Gilded Machine Alliance Leader)
Chapter 1093: Becoming an Immortal (For Gilded Machine Alliance Leader)
"Little Qilong, we meet again so soon."
Fang Xi appeared, seeing the Qilong Dragon Lord, and immediately greeted him with a smile.
"Always remember, and there will be an echo?"
The Qilong Dragon Lord's face was ashen, his eyes seemingly carrying a hint of shock and excitement as he immediately bowed: "This little dragon is willing to be the master's beast of burden for pulling chariots. . . I beg master to take me in!"
"Mm, you're not bad. . ."
Fang Xi nodded.
Looking at this Qilong Dragon Lord, his awareness was clearly much higher than that of Feng Huang, Ao An, and others. He deeply understood the principle that one could achieve great things even in the world of mounts.
His kneeling was notably swift, making Fang Xi feel quite comfortable.
'In the future, I'll definitely have to drag him out from the long river of history and whip his corpse. . . '
Fang Xi stood with his hands behind his back, not immediately agreeing.
He allowed the Qilong Dragon Lord to wait nervously for his fate to be pronounced, while he himself scanned the secret realm.
"A Dao Monarch's secret realm?"
"Judging by the Dao Seed it merged with, it should be of the concealment type. The Dao charm of this secret realm is quite extraordinary; an ordinary Dao Monarch would find it difficult to find their way in without the proper method. Even a Dao Venerable, if their Great Dao didn't happen to be involved, could potentially miss it. . ."
Fang Xi gazed at the continuous spiritual fields, palaces, and jade towers nearby, and couldn't help but make a casual remark.
He had previously told the Qilong Dragon Lord his relevant name, mainly to test the ability of a Dao Venerable's Great Dao echo.
Now, it seemed the effect was not bad.
'However, this is also related to me being a Cosmic Dao Venerable; if I didn't master the Dao of Space-Time, at most I'd know this Qilong Dragon Lord was here, but I wouldn't be able to immediately tear through space-time to arrive. . . '
'No wonder that Space-Time Dao Venerable is reputed to be the most powerful and troublesome Dao Venerable. . . a Dao Monarch who has merged with the Dao Seeds of Void and Time is absolutely doomed to die! '
Even at this moment, Fang Xi faintly sensed a terrifying existence, like a monstrous beast, coiled upon the Great Dao of Space-Time.
After sensing his previous Great Dao charm, it seemed to go insane, attempting to pinpoint his location through his aura.
Unfortunately, Fang Xi himself had the 'All-Heavens Precious Mirror' to hide and conceal karma; as long as he didn't want to be sensed, it was absolutely impossible for a Dao Venerable to sense him.
Moreover, his knowledge of that Space-Time Dao Venerable was extremely scarce, making it fundamentally difficult to achieve a 'Great Dao echo'.
But under the interplay of their auras, that Space-Time Dao Venerable's strength had undoubtedly been greatly diminished!
"A Dao Venerable is both unique and not unique. . ."
"Because the Great Dao is singular, if another Dao Venerable ascends, they will immediately fall into an unending Dao dispute. . . ultimately, there will still only be one Dao Venerable. . ."
"The Space-Time Dao Venerable was originally subtly the strongest among the many Dao Venerables, but now they've fallen into my hands. . ."
Fang Xi sighed.
He knew that the next time he met that Space-Time Dao Venerable, it would be the moment to decide life and death.
After a long silence, Fang Xi finally seemed to realize there was still a little dragon kneeling beside him, and immediately spoke: "Rise. . . I'll accept your service as a carriage-puller."
He immediately took out a purple jade ring and strung it onto the Purple Jade Qilong Dragon's head, then said: "Bring out your carriage. This old master wishes to make a trip to the North Star Immortal Domain. . ."
"Yes!"
The Qilong Dragon Lord answered meekly, and from his personal cave-heaven treasure, he produced a 'Four Seas Universe Eight Treasures Scented Chariot'!
This carriage was something it had meticulously crafted for its own enjoyment, using heavenly spiritual scented wood as its skeletal frame. Adorned with silk parasols, ornate canopies, and banners, and inlaid with Buddhist Eight Treasures, it appeared universally noble, grand, and indescribably magnificent.
At this moment, it automatically moved to the beast-of-burden position, transforming its physique slightly to fit perfectly.
Fang Xi sat cross-legged upon the Eight Treasures Scented Chariot and immediately let out a soft cry: "Go!"
Then, the Purple Jade Qilong Dragon let out a long cry, subsequently tearing through the secret realm's void and appearing outside, transforming into a three-thousand-li long stream of purple auspicious energy, heading grandly towards the North Star Immortal Domain. . .
...
North Star Immortal Domain.
Rumble!
A swath of tribulation clouds churned, finally transforming into streaks of five-colored immortal lightning, crashing down with a roar!
Above the ground, the ethereal image of a verdant Ginseng Fruit Tree emerged.
The power of a spiritual domain unfurled, a vibrant green hue continuously surged skyward, dispelling some of the heavenly tribulation's might.
If any cultivator were present, they would naturally easily recognize that this was an Eight-Tribulation Mahayana cultivator undergoing their ninth Immortal Lightning Tribulation!
Furthermore, the depth of this person's foundation was such that they navigated the tribulation with ease!
What was even more surprising was that beneath the heavenly lightning was merely a white-robed child!
Of course, there were countless "children" in the cultivation world, but just from his life aura, one could tell that this white-robed child was absolutely not an "old cucumber painted green" – meaning, not an old person disguised as young – but a genuinely young individual among Mahayana cultivators, still truly a "baby". . .
This person was precisely Fang Xian!
After being sent out by Fang Xi to travel the four directions, Fang Xian smoothly cultivated to the Eight-Tribulation Mahayana realm, and was even preparing to undergo his tribulation to become an immortal!
It was just that he felt a calling, wishing to advance in his homeland, and thus, after enduring countless hardships, he finally returned to the North Star Immortal Domain, preparing to ascend to immortality here.
"Go!"
He formed hand seals, and a massive wooden wheel soared skyward.
Wherever it passed, the five-colored immortal lightning dissipated one after another.
Crack!
Accompanied by the flashing lightning, faint streaks of scorched black appeared on the verdant wooden wheel, which finally let out a mournful cry and split open.
"The last one!"
Blood seeped from Fang Xian's lips as he looked up at the tribulation lightning.
Then. . .
Rumble!
The final streak of immortal lightning transformed into nine colors, crashing down with a roar!
"Separate!"
At the crucial moment, Fang Xian formed hand seals, and from the Ginseng Fruit Tree, one by one, Ginseng Fruits ripened and fell, transforming into numerous small Fang Xians.
These small Fang Xians had identical auras to Fang Xian himself, and they scattered upon landing, drawing away a significant portion of the immortal lightning's might.
As the nine-colored lightning dissipated, a majestic stream of immortal qi poured down like a long dragon.
Those who recognized such signs naturally knew that the tribulating cultivator here had successfully passed their tribulation and become an immortal, never to age or die!
"Achieving immortality in one step!"
Fang Xian still retained his childlike appearance, his eyes pure and innocent. After all, he had already cut away his past life's affairs. Even though he had now achieved the Earth Immortal realm, he hadn't awakened any past life memories; instead, his Dao heart was clear and unblemished.
Not only that, he touched his forehead, and a thoughtful expression appeared on his face: "Just now. . . my primordial spirit merged with the Ginseng Fruit Tree, and I actually comprehended one of the Ginseng Fruit Tree's most hidden innate divine abilities: transforming into myriad avatars to divide the lightning tribulation. Otherwise, the immortal lightning tribulation would never have been passed so easily. . . but that's not the key!"
Upon his forehead, a faint prototype of a Life-Death Dao Seed flickered into and out of existence.
"This is. . . a Dao Seed prototype, right?"
"Master once mentioned that the 'Withered Glory Chant' I cultivate carries significant karma, following a path primarily based on the laws of life and death, supplemented by wood-attribute laws. . ."
"I didn't expect that cultivating with the 'Withered Glory Chant' to become an immortal would directly condense a Dao Seed prototype? Could this be due to the spiritual pills Master bestowed?"
Fang Xian thought with some surprise: "In any case, condensing a Dao Seed prototype is ultimately a good thing. . . cultivating to the Dao Merging step, to True Immortal perfection, should no longer be a major problem. . ."
"Perhaps one day, I can also become a Dao Monarch?"
After witnessing his master's advancement to Dao Monarch, Fang Xian's heart for the Dao became even more solidified. Now that he had become an immortal, he naturally looked forward to higher realms.
...
"Hmm?"
Inside a carriage pulled by numerous immortal birds and rare beasts.
Purple Majesty Dao Child's expression flickered, and he quickly rose, heading to a side hall within his cave-heaven treasure.
Within the hall, a replica of the Nine Dragons Withered Glory Immortal Instrument stood proudly.
At this moment, a green flood dragon suddenly roared, its dragon head gazing in a certain direction.
"The replica of the Nine Dragons Withered Glory Immortal Instrument is reacting?"
Purple Majesty Dao Child's expression was a little strange.
Hadn't he originally come to this immortal domain to track down the remnants of the Withered Glory Immortal Palace?
Who could have imagined that instead of finding remnants, he would encounter such a major event as the emergence of a Reincarnation Dao Monarch, and be assigned by his master to investigate here for many years, yet gain nothing.
"Haha. . . I was just worrying about my incompetence and being punished by my master, but now heaven has sent a small merit my way. . ."
Purple Majesty Dao Child let out a laugh: "It's been a long time since I've seen such a daring remnant! To actually advance right near me. . . this person must be a fellow disciple or even a subordinate of that previous Withered Glory Immortal Palace remnant!"
With a thought, the carriage immediately changed direction and sped towards the location of Fang Xian's tribulation.
...
New Spiritual Mountain.
The 'Worldly Free Wisdom King Buddha', with thirty-two fleshly topknots on his head, forty teeth in his mouth, and a halo of perfected wisdom behind his head, sat upon a lotus platform. Surrounding him were countless Bodhisattvas and Arhats of all sizes. . . numbering three thousand six hundred and twenty-seven.
"Amitabha. . ."
The 'Worldly Free Wisdom King Buddha' clasped his hands together, a hint of sorrow appearing on his face.
Nameless flames ignited around his body, and he severed this trace of sorrow, instantly transforming it into a 'Great Compassionate Deliverance Bright King Bodhisattva'!
This was a Body External Avatar technique from the Buddhist lineage, which allowed one to sever all their joys, angers, sorrows, and delights. . . and even their three thousand strands of vexation, refining them into avatars.
While it was impossible for them to possess Dao Monarch strength, it was exceedingly useful for suppressing weaker opponents and bolstering appearances.
"An ancient Buddha of the Buddhist lineage had a decree, wishing to convert that Reincarnation Dao Monarch into the Buddhist fold. . . After all, the Buddhist gates are vast, and the Six Paths of Reincarnation are a perfect match. . ."
The 'Worldly Free Wisdom King Buddha' severed his strands of vexation, and the clear light of wisdom behind his head shone even brighter: "Now, this Venerable has abandoned the Extreme Bliss Profound Realm and personally taken charge of New Spiritual Mountain. . . yet for many years, there have been no results. That Reincarnation Dao Monarch simply has no karma. . . it's truly strange."
The Golden Bamboo Sea Spiritual Mountain had long been destroyed by the Space-Time Dao Venerable.
This place was actually Buddhist territory, yet the Buddhist lineage endured such a great humiliation and simply tolerated it.
Afterward, the 'Worldly Free Wisdom King Buddha' was ordered to reconstruct 'New Spiritual Mountain' on the ancestral Buddhist lands and personally take charge here, representing the Buddhist lineage in the matter of the Reincarnation Dao Monarch.
Even now, having gained nothing, he couldn't help but feel a little frustrated.
Suddenly!
The 'Worldly Free Wisdom King Buddha' performed another severance, and a thought from him landed, transforming into a Yaksha King avatar.
"Great Fear Yaksha King?"
"Just now, my heart was actually filled with terror? Calculating with the Buddhist Way of Karma, a great karmic event must be approaching. . . If not handled properly, there will be a calamity of a Buddha entering Nirvana!"
When the 'Worldly Free Wisdom King Buddha' calculated to this point, two cracks suddenly appeared on his Buddha Golden Body, and blood tears flowed out: "A Buddha Tribulation, oh. . ."
Update will be a bit late tomorrow morning.
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