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Chapter 630: Immortal Abode Rare Treasure (Requesting Monthly Votes)

Chapter 630: Immortal Abode Rare Treasure (Requesting Monthly Votes)

Ever since Fang Xi learned of the formidable power of this 'Immortal Spirit Contract' from the memories of Black Marsh Venerable, he had always paid attention to collecting information about it.

After perusing a vast number of ancient texts, he had found relevant descriptions.

Before signing, he had already examined the ancient seal script contract on it, confirming that it was binding on both parties and relatively fair.

What truly put Fang Xi at ease to sign was. . . the Immortal Spirit Contract also had grades!

The one the Ink Gate Master produced was merely the lowest tier, capable of inflicting severe backlash only upon ordinary Divine Transformation cultivators. Upon reaching the Return to Void realm, one could endure heavy injuries to eliminate the hidden danger.

Fang Xi was no ordinary Divine Transformation cultivator; with the 'All-Heavens Precious Mirror' suppressing his own fate and fortune, even if his External Avatar were to perish from the backlash, his main body would remain unharmed.

Considering all factors, he decided to go through with this transaction.

After all, the Ink Gate's mechanism and puppet arts were indeed impressive.

Though he might not personally venture there, he could still share a portion of the profits.

A mystic realm capable of enticing, or even killing, Return to Void cultivators surely contained no small number of treasures. . .

...

Once the 'Immortal Spirit Contract' took effect, Fang Xi looked towards Mo Yinjiao: "Now that the contract is established, is the Master willing to reveal everything?"

"Fellow Daoist Qing Hezi, you jest," Mo Yinjiao said. "Regarding the mystic realm, I will naturally disclose everything."

Mo Yinjiao continued: "Our sect's Ancestor only vaguely knew that a mystic realm existed within the Xuanming Abyss but had never been able to find it. Instead, Black Marsh Venerable stumbled upon the entrance by chance. . . According to him, the entrance was extremely well hidden, without any spiritual energy fluctuations. Unfortunately, he did not tell us the exact location of the entrance. . . only that it was generally in the southeast corner of the Misty Sea Region."

"Misty Sea Region. . . that can be quite dangerous," Fang Xi murmured. "Ordinary cultivators would find it hard to linger there for too long, and there's an even greater chance of encountering Primordial Desolate Beasts. . ."

Fang Xi muttered: "However. . . I will dispatch puppets to explore."

"That is excellent."

Mo Yinjiao exchanged a glance, and Mo Yinqiu immediately stepped forward, presenting a storage bag: "This is our sect's true inheritance of mechanism and puppet arts; please accept it, fellow Daoist. . ."

Fang Xi casually accepted it, sweeping his Divine Consciousness over it. Upon seeing no less than several hundred jade slips, his expression shifted slightly.

"These are merely a portion. Once fellow Daoist has fully comprehended them, you may return to claim even higher inheritances. . ."

Mo Yinqiu stroked his beard, smiling faintly.

"Naturally, so it should be. . ."

Fang Xi's expression quickly returned to calm: "This is only to be expected."

He had directly exchanged a promise for a portion of the Ink Gate's inheritance of mechanism and puppet arts, and he was already quite satisfied.

As for the little tricks the Ink Gate played?

He would naturally adapt to the circumstances.

...

Several days later.

Sangqing Peak.

Fang Xi put down a jade slip, a slight chuckle escaping him: "This Ink Gate. . . indeed isn't straightforward. Although the contract prevents them from faking the inheritance, the order in which they give it out makes a huge difference. . . To think they gave me the blueprints for the Organ City, this is truly. . . excellent!"

The construction concept of the puppet Organ City was almost directly inherited from the Primordial Spirit Magical Artifact, and most of the materials required were lower-grade ones.

This perfectly combined with the industrialized assembly line production of the Kyushu Realm, allowing for an almost seamless integration!

At that time, upgrading Primordial Spirit Magical Artifacts to the Return to Void level would become highly possible!

As for the issue of too many blueprints and information?

Such data might require a Divine Transformation cultivator to spend several centuries meticulously studying, but for the 'Taiyi Scripture', it was merely a matter of a few scans and computations. . .

For such arduous tasks, 'Taiyi' was exceptionally suited.

With a thought, Fang Xi's figure instantly vanished.

...

Kyushu Realm.

Fang Xi's figure appeared within a magnificent cave abode.

He swept his Divine Consciousness around and saw Red refining demon in a side hall, wearing a smart helmet and surfing the internet.

After being subdued by him, this woman was now considered to be within the laws of the Kyushu Realm, having become a citizen with permissions such as accessing the virtual network. Currently, she seemed to be enjoying herself immensely.

'A Demonic Venerable turned shut-in. . . '

'Quite interesting! '

After instructing the artificial intelligence to continue monitoring her, Fang Xi allowed her to indulge herself.

He transformed into a streak of light, moving with lightning speed, and arrived at Fangxian University, the highest institution of learning in the Kyushu Realm and a hub for cutting-edge science.

The current headmaster of Fangxian University, Wan Zang Zhenjun, wore a white lab coat, embodying the image of a scholar, exuding the aura of one who had diligently studied until their hair turned white.

Seeing this person, Fang Xi's heart stirred.

Currently, he, the Fang Xian Dao Palace Lord, the Lord of the Sky Palace, and the Master of the Divine Works Pavilion, were all at Divine Transformation cultivation, yet his little brother, the Endless Treasury Lord, was still lagging behind.

But if he were to bestow the 'Divine Transformation Spiritual Paste', this person's chances of reaching Divine Transformation would be as high as seventy to eighty percent!

'However, he has not yet rendered any meritorious service; it would not be appropriate to bestow such a generous gift. . . '"

Fang Xi encouraged Wan Zang Zhenjun with a few words, then came to a garden, sitting on a stone bench, quietly watching the Foundation Establishment undergraduates, Core Formation postgraduates, and doctoral students enjoy their youth. He felt as if his own state of mind had also grown much younger.

"Youth is truly wonderful. . ."

He sighed from the bottom of his heart, and beside him, a middle-aged man with honest features and rough hands appeared, none other than Ghost Axe Venerable!

"Dao Palace Lord!"

Ghost Axe Venerable had a conflicted look on his face, but he still spoke: "I have completed the task you assigned last time. The information has been sent to your inbox. . . By preparing the 'Soul-Extinguishing Ancient Fluid' and applying true fire calcination, it should be possible to erase the artifact spirit while retaining as much of the Numinous Treasure's power as possible. . ."

After saying this, he couldn't help but advise: "Numinous Treasures are extremely rare. Why don't you, Dao Palace Lord, lend it to us for research. . . Perhaps the artifact spirit might even submit! ""

"There's no need to discuss this further."

Fang Xi waved his hand. He could not bring any sentient beings from the Earthly Immortal World, or even artifact spirits, down to the lower realms. This was to maintain isolation and a firewall, to prevent accidental leakage of secrets.

After a pause, he spoke: "I recently traveled to a certain world where mechanism arts are highly developed. . . I acquired a set of design blueprints for an 'Organ City', which is quite interesting. I'll have Taiyi send it to you. . ."

"Oh?"

Ghost Axe's eyes lit up. As a Grandmaster Artifact Refiner, he also held a strong interest in mechanism and puppet arts.

Before the entire data transfer was complete, he clicked to browse the first few pages.

Immediately, his gaze grew brighter and brighter: "Organ City. . . This construction concept seems to be in the same lineage as Primordial Spirit Magical Artifacts. . . It appears that the thoughts and wisdom of us cultivators, in the end, all lead to the same destination. . ."

He muttered incessantly, showing a tendency to become engrossed, which forced Fang Xi to interrupt: "How is it? Do you have confidence?"

"At most ten years, I can definitely thoroughly comprehend this technology. . . and build a physical object within a century."

Ghost Axe Venerable reluctantly exited the browsing screen, making his guarantee.

"Oh?"

Fang Xi was slightly surprised and pleased. Did this not mean he could establish an Organ City in the Earthly Immortal World?

However, an Organ City was far too large compared to an ordinary Primordial Spirit Magical Artifact; even the expanded Mountain Sea Pearl might not be able to hold it. But that would just mean a few more troublesome trips. . .

"After all, the design blueprints are complete. . . and there are still some unreasonable or improvable aspects within these designs that need to be modified one by one; otherwise, it wouldn't even take this long. . ."

"Besides, some of the core materials used are too high-end. I believe we can lower some requirements and utilize alloys with a higher cost-performance ratio. . ."

Ghost Axe Venerable articulated his thoughts, finally looking at Fang Xi: "Such a colossal undertaking. . . it must be done in the Dao Palace Lord's name to command support from all industries and push it forward. . ."

"Naturally. I will issue you an authorization later, then initiate a Nascent Soul assembly, and you will need to give a speech."

Fang Xi was now exceedingly proficient with the operational mechanisms of the Kyushu Realm.

"In that case, there will be no issues. . . After thoroughly comprehending the Organ City blueprints, perhaps our research into 'Immortal Abode Rare Treasures' can make further progress. . ."

Ghost Axe Venerable smiled wryly.

"Oh? Has the refining method for the 'Five Fires Seven Birds Fan' not been fully deciphered yet?"

Fang Xi was genuinely somewhat surprised: "Could it be that this imitation of an 'Immortal Abode Rare Treasure' is even more difficult to create than building an Organ City?"

"Naturally!"

Ghost Axe Venerable said as a matter of course: "This 'Five Fires Seven Birds Fan' and that 'Dao Fruit creation' have driven countless researchers nearly mad. . . We even requested the Endless Treasury Lord to assist, searching through all collected ancient texts, and we did gain some understanding of 'Immortal Abode Rare Treasures'. . . We even suspect they are not from the Earthly Immortal World!"

"Not from the Earthly Immortal World?"

Fang Xi seemed lost in thought.

"As is well known, a Divine Transformation Venerable's Life-Bound Treasure, if its foundation is good and it is meticulously nurtured for several centuries or even a millennium, might advance to the fifth-tier, becoming a Numinous Treasure. . . Above Numinous Treasures are Return to Void Treasures. . . up until Mahayana Rogue Immortals, who can refine 'Semi-Immortal Artifacts'. Because they haven't yet ascended and are not True Immortals, they naturally cannot refine true 'Immortal Abode Rare Treasures'!"

Ghost Axe Venerable explained: "Immortal Abode Rare Treasures must originate from a True Immortal World, a realm higher than the Earthly Immortal World. They possess all sorts of incredible divine abilities and wondrous uses. . . even capable of manipulating the power of realms, their might boundless."

"Even if this imitation of the 'Five Fires Seven Birds Fan' possesses only one-ten-millionth of the original's power, it is still truly extraordinary. The materials it requires are almost extinct in the lower realms, and even substitutes cannot be found. . . Perhaps it can only be refined in the Earthly Immortal World itself?"

A strange glint appeared in Ghost Axe Venerable's eyes: "But compared to 'Dao Fruit creations', this 'Five Fires Seven Birds Fan' is nothing at all. . . Immortal Abode Rare Treasures can manipulate the laws of a realm; originally, we all thought that was the limit. Yet, we never imagined that even realm laws could be arbitrarily tampered with and reversed. . . Our very theories, fundamentally, have collapsed. . ."

As he spoke these words, a hint of fear even appeared on Ghost Axe Venerable's face.

And Fang Xi was very clear that if these researchers could truly come up with something after re-molding their fundamental understanding, then it would indeed be far more valuable than any Organ City or Immortal Abode Rare Treasure. . .