Chapter 1099: The Origin Place
"Fellow Daoist, this is my eldest disciple, Dao Monarch Tianyu. . ."
The Thousand Sword Elder summoned a Dao Monarch to introduce to Fang Xi.
This Dao Monarch Tianyu had an honest face, a medium build, and wore a feather robe. He bowed deeply: "Tianyu. . . greets Dao Venerable."
"Mm, very well. . ."
Fang Xi swept his gaze over them. The Thousand Sword Elder didn't have many formal disciples, and with those in seclusion or out, only a sparse few remained here.
His gaze, however, turned to another spot.
Amidst the ethereal mist, five divine mountains stood side-by-side, suppressing a cluster of green clouds at their base.
"Who is that?"
Fang Xi asked curiously.
The Thousand Sword Elder sighed: "Later, he caused trouble, so I punished him by suppressing him under the Five Elements Mountain for a million years. . ."
Actually, if Dao Monarch Azure Cloud had destroyed the North Star Immortal Palace, the Thousand Sword Elder wouldn't have said anything.
Whether the North Star Immortal Palace was destroyed or not, it was a minor matter for a Dao Venerable.
What angered him was merely that Dao Monarch Azure Cloud had made him lose face in front of his peers. . .
"So that's how it is. . ."
Fang Xi pondered for a moment, then said: "Why don't I intercede on his behalf with fellow Daoist, and let him out. . ."
This was him offering a casual helping hand, seeing as they were both "old acquaintances" from the Earthly Immortal World.
If the Thousand Sword Elder didn't agree, then so be it.
However, the Thousand Sword Elder naturally wouldn't deny face to a Dao Venerable of the same rank.
Besides, he had only given Dao Monarch Azure Cloud a minor lesson as a warning. Hearing this, he smiled and said: "That brat Azure Cloud is lucky. . ."
The Thousand Sword Elder reached out with a sweep of his hand, and the five divine mountains immediately crumbled.
A streak of green auspicious cloud immediately emerged, transforming into a green-robed Daoist who knelt before the Thousand Sword Elder.
Seeing this scene, for some reason, Fang Xi still felt a hint of regret in his heart.
If a monkey had popped out, it would have been even more interesting.
"Master. . ."
Dao Monarch Azure Cloud knelt on the ground, not uttering a word for a long time.
"Sigh. . . my foolish child, you must thank this cosmic fellow Daoist for speaking on your behalf, otherwise, your master would have had to suppress you for another million years."
The Thousand Sword Elder sighed.
Dao Monarch Azure Cloud then bowed to Fang Xi again: "Many thanks, Senior!"
"Mm, you are excused. . ."
Fang Xi carefully examined this human prodigy from the Earthly Immortal World. He saw a calm, restrained clear aura in his eyes and an extraordinary Dao charm emanating from him, causing him to nod secretly.
As expected of one with heaven-defying talent, truly extraordinary.
"My mood is good today, I don't want my pleasure to be dampened. . ."
Fang Xi waved his hand and came with the Thousand Sword Elder to the highest peak of the Sun Moon Divine Mountain.
Auspicious clouds appeared one after another, lifting the two of them up.
Several Dao Monarch disciples stood respectfully nearby, personally serving various fine wines, delicious dishes, immortal fruits, and immortal brews. . .
"Come, fellow Daoist, please, this 'Sun Moon Salmon' is only produced within my Grotto-heaven; you must try it. . ."
The Thousand Sword Elder ordered Dao Monarch Azure Cloud to bring a bowl of fish soup.
Fang Xi looked and saw that the soup resembled a Taiji diagram, with two fish swimming within it like the sun and moon, emitting an inexplicable Dao charm.
"The sun and moon entering the belly. . . the taste is indeed exquisite."
He tasted a bit, finding that the Sun Moon Salmon's medicinal effect was almost comparable to a Dao Monarch Pill, and its taste was thousands of times better, causing him to praise it greatly.
After three rounds of wine, Dao Monarch Tianyu, Azure Cloud, and others bowed and withdrew.
The Thousand Sword Elder looked at Fang Xi and said: "I feel like an old friend at first sight with fellow Daoist, and our Great Daos both conflict with the Spacetime Dao Venerable. How about we join forces? Please rest assured, fellow Daoist. . . within my Sun Moon Divine Mountain, it will not trigger the Spacetime Dao Venerable's Great Dao resonance. . ."
"Join forces, you say?"
Fang Xi pondered for a moment, then said: "Join forces to kill the Spacetime Dao Venerable?"
The Thousand Sword Elder paused, then said: "If we join forces, we can defeat the Spacetime Dao Venerable, but killing him would be incredibly difficult. . ."
"To be frank. . . my Great Dao was incomplete before. Now, with the addition of the Spacetime Great Dao, my inner universe can achieve perfection."
Fang Xi chuckled: "The current Spacetime Dao Venerable is probably no longer as formidable as before. . ."
"Indeed. . ."
The Thousand Sword Elder was startled for a moment.
To be able to contend with the Spacetime Dao Venerable for the Spacetime Great Dao, this fellow Daoist's attainments in spacetime must surely surpass his imagination.
However, after pondering for a moment, the Thousand Sword Elder finally gave a wry smile: "Killing a Dao Venerable is a matter of immense importance; I need to thoroughly consider it. But if the two of us join forces, we will be able to handle any situation with ease in the future. . ."
'As expected, the older one gets in the pugilistic world, the smaller one's guts become. The cultivation world is no different. . . '
Seeing this scene, Fang Xi couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
But he also knew that he and the Thousand Sword Elder had only just met today; for them to suddenly decide to go kill the Spacetime Dao Venerable together would truly be a joke.
Being able to agree to advance and retreat together, establishing an offensive and defensive alliance, was already quite good.
...
Cosmic Immortal Palace.
Fang Xi's figure appeared, then he sighed: "Spacetime. . ."
He mused that although he had contended with the Spacetime Dao Venerable for the Spacetime Great Dao, effectively weakening the opponent's strength. . .
But with just one Universe Great Emperor avatar, wanting to kill the Spacetime Dao Venerable would still be incredibly difficult.
After all, the Dao of Spacetime is not only unparalleled in its sharp attacks; if used for evasion and escape, it is equally a supreme Great Dao.
"Very well then. . . In any case, I've already fulfilled the minimum requirement, bringing the Immortal Cleansing Pool under my control. . ."
"However, the Spacetime Dao Venerable is a madman. If I remained here and it came directly to kill me, it might end up harming the innocent. . ."
His gaze swept over, and he saw Dao Monarch Horned Dragon, who was serving as an ornamental fish in the pond.
"Little Dragon!"
Dao Monarch Horned Dragon immediately shuddered: "Master, what are your commands?"
"Guard this place for a million years. After a million years, I will grant you freedom."
Fang Xi said with a faint smile.
"Little Dragon is willing to forever submit to Master. A mere million years of guardianship is nothing; Little Dragon will strive to complete Master's task, I only beg Master to withdraw this command."
For a True Immortal World Dao Monarch, finding a Dao Venerable to rely on was actually quite good.
As for those Immortals, they would be even crazier for it.
After all, Dao Children who truly aspired to become Dao Monarchs would not be willing to gamble their lives on the day of their Dao Merging.
If they had the protection of a Dao Venerable, they would naturally have much more leeway. . .
"Very well, do as you wish. . ."
Fang Xi waved his hand, and his figure immediately vanished without a trace.
...
Earthly Immortal World.
Beneath the Ancestor Demonic Tree.
Fang Xi sat cross-legged, beginning to take stock:
"After the Mountain Sea Pearl avatar rescued Luo Mi, it returned to the Vast Sea Immortal Domain, responsible for collecting items for leisure and enjoyment and sending them to me. . ."
"The Universe Great Emperor avatar, meanwhile, travels throughout the True Immortal World, playing hide-and-seek with the Spacetime Dao Venerable. . ."
"As for that last wisp of illusory true spirit, it continues to undergo samsara, comprehending the Great Dao. . ."
"Once I completely master the 'All-Heavens Samsara Great Dao,' I will be able to ascend to Dao Venerable, and then thoroughly refine the 'All-Heavens Precious Mirror,' achieving the 'Dao Fruit'. . ."
He sat cross-legged, his expression leisurely, as if he could continue like this forever!
Time flowed like a river, and landscapes transformed.
After an unknown number of years. . .
...
A wisp of Fang Xi's illusory true spirit drifted, feeling the even more vast aura of samsara above the numerous Great Thousand Worlds.
—All-Heavens Samsara!
He had forgotten how many lifetimes he had reincarnated through. From initially relying on the All-Heavens Precious Mirror to undergo samsara in Great Thousand Worlds, to later being able to independently reincarnate in different Great Thousand Worlds on his own, his mastery of the 'All-Heavens Samsara Great Dao' rapidly progressed.
He had been to ancient times, modern times, and even the interstellar era. . .
He had experienced cultivation, as well as fantasy magic, and the bizarre. . .
He had been human, but also Zerg, colossal beasts, and even pure energy bodies or even dimensional beings. . .
But now, Fang Xi felt a hint of unease.
He didn't know when it started, but he was only a hair's breadth away from completely mastering the All-Heavens Samsara Great Dao and ascending to Dao Venerable.
But precisely this sliver of progress was stuck, unable to be crossed, no matter how many hundreds or thousands of lifetimes he reincarnated through.
'Is this what they call a bottleneck? '
Amidst the All-Heavens Samsara, a wisp of Fang Xi's illusory true spirit was also comprehending and contemplating. . .
'If this problem isn't resolved, even if I reincarnate through countless more Great Thousand Worlds, I'm afraid it will still be difficult to break through. . . '
'When there's absolutely no path forward, why not return to the origin and ponder on the very beginning. . . '
His expression stirred, and he thought of the Human World.
...
One hundred and twenty years later.
The Human World.
Southern Desolate, Green Bamboo Mountain.
A white-haired spirit farmer, leaning against a green rock beside a spiritual field, leisurely puffed on his pipe, watching the clouds unfurl and gather.
"Things change, people change, alas. . ."
Fang Xi touched a green longsword artifact beside him, sighing softly.
Countless years had passed in the True Immortal World, and the Human World had long since changed greatly.
Originally, he had commanded all cultivators, nearly unifying the five domains of the Human World, but after countless years, ancient traces had grown faint, and no one in the current cultivation world remembered his name.
Fang Xi had no intention of unifying the Human World again. Instead, he intentionally reincarnated as a rogue cultivator with a low-grade spiritual root, reliving the ordinary life of a Qi Refinement rogue cultivator.
'My life. . . if I hadn't had a golden finger, this is probably how it would have been. '
'To be able to live a peaceful end, I suppose I could be considered smart enough. . . '
He slowly exhaled his last puff of smoke and closed his eyes.
On Green Bamboo Mountain, the passing of an old spirit farmer did not cause much of a stir, just like the mighty power of time.
No matter how heroic and grand a figure one was for a time, a hundred years later, they would still turn to dust.
...
"The very beginning. . ."
Earthly Immortal World, beneath the Ancestor Demonic Tree.
Feeling his illusory true spirit, which had once again entered samsara but ultimately failed to comprehend that sliver of the Great Dao, Fang Xi's gaze suddenly stirred, looking towards a minor realm.
That was the 'Great Liang World'!
The first world he opened after acquiring his golden finger.
And from it, he obtained resources such as the Ancestor Demonic Tree and Taisui, considering it his first pot of gold for his rise.
'The Great Liang World has its own peculiarities; it does not tolerate existences above the fourth stage. . . '
'Moreover, it is the place where a Dao Fruit fell, nourished by a wisp of Dao Fruit power, and possesses many 'Demons' that control strange rules. . . '
'The Great Liang World was the first world the All-Heavens Precious Mirror opened back then; there should still be many secrets within it. . . '
Dao Venerables only utilize the power of the Great Dao, while a Dao Fruit can reverse rules!
'Probably no Dao Venerable knows that among the countless minor realms under the jurisdiction of the Earthly Immortal World, there lies such a tremendous opportunity. . . '
Fang Xi suddenly turned his head, glanced at the Ancestor Demonic Tree behind him, and then gave a self-deprecating smile.
Just two chapters today.
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