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Chapter 584: Ascension? (Celebrating Alliance Leader Dongli Baijiu Huanghun Shi! )

Chapter 584: Ascension? (Celebrating Alliance Leader Dongli Baijiu Huanghun Shi! )

"The past cannot be chased. . ."

Several months later.

Beneath the Demonic Tree of Primordial Beginning, a low, short-legged table was set.

Fang Xi sat cross-legged, holding a jade pot in his hand, pouring wine for his External Avatar across from him.

This spirit wine, the color of jadeite, was the newly developed fourth-order "Green Bamboo Wine"!

When one is idle, one must always find some amusement.

And with Fang Xi's current prestige, a mere hint from him was enough for the major cultivation sects in the Western Desert Cultivation World to present various talented winemakers, who painstakingly refined the original wine recipes. . .

"I urge you, drink one more cup. . ."

At this moment, on the table, there were already three wine cups, arranged at the east, west, and south positions: "South Barrens Cultivation World, East Sea Cultivation World, Western Desert Cultivation World. . . each has a Soul Transformation demonic beast sealed within. Interesting."

After drinking, the External Avatar inverted his wine bowl in the center: "Earthly Immortal Spiritual Realm. . . the entrance is right in the middle!"

"How can I believe what that Old Ancestor of the Wang Family said? All other places have them, but the Northern Plains Cultivation World doesn't? !"

Fang Xi stroked his chin: "The Human World is still quite deep. It's good to delay like this for now; no need to rush to break the balance. . ."

"In that case, is it the Minghuan World, or a new world?"

The External Avatar had the awareness of a suicide squad member.

"How could the Primordial Demon Sect be qualified to trouble a Soul Transformation Demonic Venerable. . ."

Fang Xi smiled faintly: "It's about time to explore the fifth world."

...

Fang Xi recounted the worlds he had traveled through since arriving in the South Barrens Cultivation World, using the All-Heavens Precious Mirror.

The first world, Da Liang, seemed the weakest, but was actually unfathomable, with a Dao Fruit's power hidden within. This was definitely intentional on the part of the All-Heavens Precious Mirror.

The second world was merely a mystic realm within the Minghuan World, but using it as a springboard to travel to the Minghuan World was now effortlessly within Fang Xi's grasp.

In the third, Red Sun Realm, Fang Xi was now a Dao Ancestor there. His two unlucky disciples had yet to break through to the Nascent Soul realm. Even with longevity-extending spirit pills, the power of elixirs had its limits. It seemed he would once again outlive his disciples. . .

There was nothing much to say about the fourth world, Jiuzhou World. He was now the Fang Xian Dao Palace Master, and the entire Jiuzhou World was at his beck and call, following his lead.

When the External Avatar achieved Soul Transformation, Fang Xi knew it was time to open the fifth world.

Now that he had obtained the World Gate, he wondered if this world would be different?

However, exploring a new world was bound to be more dangerous than known worlds.

Even for a world like the Minghuan World, Fang Xi was confident that a Soul Transformation cultivator would be a top-tier figure, so the danger wouldn't be great. . .

Therefore, the new world would be left to the External Avatar.

Besides, his cultivation had progressed too rapidly lately and needed some time to settle.

After finishing the farewell wine, the All-Heavens Precious Mirror appeared in Fang Xi's palm.

A silver light flickered. This time, Fang Xi could clearly see that the silver light was composed of countless flowing and intricate Feng Zhuan script, enveloping the External Avatar, who then vanished. . .

...

The void twisted and squeezed. . .

Even with Fang Xi's already Soul Transformation demonic body, he felt a certain discomfort.

An expanse of wasteland.

Countless dense Feng Zhuan script converged, forming the shape of a doorway, from which a figure stepped out.

Fang Xi pressed his temples, feeling a bit unwell.

It was like the discomfort he felt the first time he used a teleportation array.

"This place. . . it's a bit strange. . ."

He spread out his Divine Consciousness, only to find it seemed to be suppressed. While he could easily reach a range of five hundred li in the South Barrens Cultivation World, here he could only probe a mere two to three hundred li.

The place where he stood seemed to be a desolate wilderness, yet the void was filled with faint Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi.

"Spirit Veins? Although it's only a first-order level, it's still quite remarkable. In the South Barrens Cultivation World. . . it would probably cause small Qi Refinement families and Rogue Cultivators to fight to the death over it. . ."

"Hm?"

Fang Xi suddenly looked up, sensing something was amiss.

High above in the firmament, seven great suns hung suspended!

"Seven suns in the sky. . . I seem to have read about this description in some ancient text. . ."

He seemed to recall something, his expression subtly agitated. He then sat down cross-legged, breathing in and out.

Inhale. . . Exhale. . .

With each breath, Fang Xi actually felt his lifespan slowly but steadily increasing!

"Seven suns in the sky, nine moons at night. . . lifespan increasing. . ."

"Could this place actually be. . . the Earthly Immortal World? !"

"Did I ascend? !"

As if remembering something, Fang Xi immediately waved a hand.

Heaven and Earth Spirit Qi surged wildly, transforming into a massive, inky-black blood demon hand that unleashed a divine ability wantonly in mid-air.

"There's no mistake. . . the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi is exceedingly rich. Soul Transformation cultivators can cast spells at will without suffering spiritual energy backlash. . . this place is indeed the Earthly Immortal World!"

Fang Xi's eyes brightened considerably, and then he burst into hearty laughter.

Soul Transformation cultivators in the lower realms, striving to ascend to the Earthly Immortal World, were endlessly racked with anxiety. Some cultivated assiduously, hoping to grasp that elusive shred of hope to advance to the Soul Transformation Perfected realm.

Others scoured their entire world for void treasures, wishing to ascend via an 'Ascension Platform'.

Even more tragically, in smaller worlds that lacked an 'Ascension Platform', cultivators could only gamble on traversing void rifts. . . which usually meant certain death!

Yet, those peak cultivators of the lower realms pursued ascension to the Earthly Immortal World without a single regret!

Even Fang Xi's main body, before this, had to give face to the Wang Family Old Ancestor. Although he suspected the other party was lying, he didn't expose it, precisely because the only intact 'Ascension Platform' discovered in the Human World was located in the Northern Plains Cultivation World.

If he couldn't find another way, and failed to cultivate to the Soul Transformation Perfected realm, his main body would eventually have to rely on the 'Ascension Platform' to ascend!

But now. . .

"Everything is different now. . ."

Fang Xi murmured, then summoned the Divine Infant Sword!

This sword could easily cut open the void in his hands, but when he unleashed a full-powered strike here, only faint ripples appeared in the void, showing no signs of tearing.

"The void is strong, the Yuan Qi is abundant. . . indicating that this world's planar power is incredibly formidable."

Fang Xi sheathed the Divine Infant Sword and sat down silently, cross-legged.

After a day passed, he looked up at the sky.

In the night sky, luminous moons hung suspended, some crescent, some full, some waning. . .

"Seven suns in the sky, nine moons at night. . . there's no mistake, this place is the 'Earthly Immortal World'!"

The External Avatar's lips curved, his smile growing wider: "I've really ascended!"

...

Human World.

Beneath the Demonic Tree of Primordial Beginning.

Fang Xi was holding a talisman brush, drawing talismans with vigorous strokes on a piece of talisman paper.

His brush moved like a dragon and snake, and the exceedingly rich spiritual power within the cinnabar automatically turned into powder, gathering at the brush's tip.

Soon, a peculiar talisman was completed.

A purple talisman script shimmered on the talisman paper made from a fourth-order demon beast hide. . .

The next instant, this talisman inexplicably ignited on its own, burning the high-quality fourth-order beast hide paper into a pile of ashes.

"Indeed. . . a secret talisman involving Dragon Seal Script. . . even fourth-order beast hide cannot bear it?"

Fang Xi seemed to have expected this and was unconcerned.

This secret talisman was something he had obtained from the Yingzhou Island market in the East Sea Cultivation World.

And after Yunxi Xianzi learned of his interest in the Dao of Talismans, she even had Shui Lingxin deliver the talisman heritage of Penglai Immortal Island, which included several Dragon Seal Secret Talismans that were more complete than those from the old Three Talisman Hall shop.

Fang Xi felt he had already pushed his formation and alchemy skills to their current limits, so he shifted his attention to the Dao of Talismans and Puppetry.

He was now studying them day and night. . .

"This beast hide talisman paper is tanned from the eyelids of a 'Myriad-Eyed Demon'. . . this demon's eyelids are most suitable for making talisman paper, and fourth-order talisman paper is incredibly tough, with another marvelous use. . . even if the talisman drawing fails, the paper's resilience often allows much of it to be preserved, reducing losses. . ."

"But these past few times, even when I completed the talisman, it still self-ignited, which clearly isn't a problem of technique, but rather the paper's inability to bear the power."

Fang Xi had actually known about this issue for a long time and already had a solution.

Using fourth-order beast hide talisman paper was just for practice.

Once his success rate improved, he planned to turn the three Golden Cicada Children exuviae into talisman paper. With their unique properties, they should be able to bear the power of the Dragon Seal Script talismans!

"That Yunxi Xianzi sent over a fifth-order talisman heritage. . . besides trying to curry favor, she might also have intended to distract me by having me dabble in the hundred arts of cultivation, thus delaying my main cultivation progress. . . However, this is an open scheme, I'll eat the sugar-coated pill, but I'll return the cannonball all the same. . ."

Thinking of Yunxi Xianzi, he also thought of Shui Lingxin.

After a period of travels, this woman eventually returned to the East Sea Cultivation World, focusing on her cultivation to prepare for her future breakthrough to Soul Transformation.

Fang Xi regarded her as an ordinary cultivator, at most a junior friend with whom he got along well.

After drawing talismans this day, Fang Xi sat cross-legged, clasped his hands together, and the All-Heavens Precious Mirror appeared.

Now that he had achieved the Soul Transformation Dao, his refinement of the ancient bronze mirror had deepened.

When his Divine Consciousness fully entered the All-Heavens Precious Mirror, he could see the scene around his External Avatar. . .

It was precisely because of this reliance, unafraid of his External Avatar defecting, that he could confidently allow the External Avatar to break through the Soul Transformation bottleneck and explore other worlds.

"Earthly Immortal World. . ."

At this moment, Fang Xi still found it hard to calm the excitement in his heart.

Suddenly, his Divine Consciousness stirred, activating the All-Heavens Precious Mirror.

A silver light flashed, and the External Avatar's figure appeared, looking around: "What a narrow and confined world. . . but I'm back!"

Without a word, Fang Xi began to assimilate. . .

"Good, good. . . the External Avatar, as planned, merely observed in place and did not act. . ."

"There are countless experts in the Earthly Immortal World, so one must act cautiously!"

"Now, it's time for other experiments."

Fang Xi looked at his External Avatar and activated the All-Heavens Precious Mirror again. . .

What happened next, if the other Soul Transformation cultivators of this world were to know, their eyes would surely pop out. . .

In short, it was: "I ascended, then I returned, then I ascended again, then I returned again. . ."

"Excellent, the Earthly Immortal World, just like other worlds, can be traveled to and from infinitely, especially 'from'!"

Ascending was easy, but returning was extremely difficult!

Especially for the great figures of the Earthly Immortal World, it was incredibly hard to break through world barriers and send people to smaller worlds.

Comparatively, transmitting messages to the lower realms was the easiest, sending items was very difficult, and as for sending people down to the lower realms? There has historically been only one example in the Human World: the Banished Immortal Patriarch of Green Emperor Mountain!

Not to mention, the Human World had been disconnected from the upper realms for a long time. . .

"There are countless Three Thousand Small Worlds. The traitor from Green Emperor Mountain might be a big shot in the lower realms, but not necessarily in the upper realms. . . The forces transmitting messages to the Human World might not be top-tier sects of the Earthly Immortal World."

"However, for caution's sake, I absolutely cannot expose my identity as a 'Green Emperor Mountain successor' in the Earthly Immortal World. . . With the External Avatar now rampant, it's just perfect."