Chapter 797: Vajra Incarnation
Chapter 797: Vajra Incarnation
A few days later.
Fang Xi watched as the big man surnamed Lei and Madam Zi departed in streaks of light.
In the end, he still hadn't agreed to Jingangzi's invitation.
After all, the so-called Mahayana opportunity held no appeal for Fang Xi.
And venturing deep into the Barbarian Wilderness to slay a True Spirit-level desolate beast?
Such a thrilling endeavor was not his style.
"But then. . . what about that Mahayana cultivator surnamed Meng?"
Fang Xi muttered to himself, "That's a bit troublesome. . ."
Only the three Mahayana cultivators, Che, Bu, and Meng, were still relatively young and thus more active.
This was also the intelligence Madam Zi had divulged.
"If they're relatively young, then my Supreme Pole Star Life-Ending Divine Light might not be very effective. . ."
Fang Xi murmured, "It seems I'll have to plan this out carefully. . . Perhaps the Divine Dao could be of help?"
With that thought, he yearned even more to return to Penglai Immortal Pavilion, then to settle in Trapped Sky Island and proceed with his Divine Dao experimental plan.
As for any Mahayana desolate beasts? They could just go die somewhere!
A few months later.
Fang Xi, having secretly used the All-Heavens Precious Mirror to travel to various human domains and complete a new round of purchases, returned to Three Realms Mountain with a satisfied heart, preparing to head to the Celestial Brahma Domain via the super teleportation array.
At this moment, a Buddhist cultivator waiting by the super teleportation array, upon seeing Fang Xi, bowed respectfully:
"Amitabha. . . This humble monk greets Fellow Daoist Fang!"
"And you are. . ."
Fang Xi swept him with his Divine Consciousness, seeing a young monk in white robes, with crimson lips and pearly white teeth, a truly excellent appearance. A faint golden light enveloped his body, and his cultivation was astonishingly around the mid-Integration stage.
"This humble monk is Jingangzi. . . This is my main body's Vajra Prajna Incarnation!"
Jingangzi pressed his palms together, his eyes gentle as he spoke.
"So it is Fellow Daoist Jingangzi!"
Fang Xi immediately felt a profound respect.
This was his first time truly meeting one of the Human Race Five Sons—well, not counting Long Qingzi's main body from before. . .
"Fellow Daoist Fang, as an ascended cultivator, you have successively broken through the two major bottlenecks of Return to Void and Integration in such a short time. You must be a person of great destiny. . ."
Jingangzi's face held a faint smile.
"Fellow Daoist, you flatter me. This one merely possesses exceptional talent, with a mere sliver of opportunity thrown in. . ."
Fang Xi waved a hand.
"Although I have heard from Fellow Daoist Luo and Fellow Daoist Zi. . . this humble monk still wishes to ask, Fellow Daoist Fang. . . are you truly unwilling to go and conquer the 'Prohibited God Owl'?"
Jingangzi said, "I have already refined a treasure specifically targeting this owl. With the assistance of fellow Daoists practicing array formations, we should have a seventy to eighty percent chance of success!"
Facing a True Spirit-level desolate beast, this level of certainty was already remarkably high.
"My sincerest apologies, but the wilderness is far too dangerous. . . I have just recently advanced to Integration and wish to enjoy a few more years of freedom and consolidate my cultivation."
Fang Xi decisively refused.
"Since that is the case, this humble monk will not insist, Fellow Daoist Fang, please!"
Jingangzi pressed his palms together.
A sharp glint flashed in Fang Xi's eyes, and he calmly stepped into the super teleportation array.
One spirit stone after another dimmed, and silver array patterns emerged.
Jingangzi struck out a spell incantation, activating the super teleportation array. At the very last moment, he suddenly smiled, "I wonder, Fellow Daoist, do you know Long Qingzi?"
These words, once spoken, were like a clap of thunder on a clear day!
Fang Xi's expression remained unchanged as he calmly replied, "We've never met. . ."
With a flash of silver light, his figure vanished without a trace.
"Never met, eh?"
Jingangzi's incarnation pressed his palms together, a slight smile on his face: "What a 'never met' indeed. . ."
He was intimately familiar with Long Qingzi's peculiar actions towards ascended cultivators in the past, even pushing for the abolition of the small 'Welcoming Immortal Platform' that corresponded one-to-one with the lower realms, replacing it with a unified large 'Welcoming Immortal Platform' to obstruct Long Qingzi.
Although he didn't know why Long Qingzi acted this way, he knew that Long Qingzi must be searching for a certain ascended cultivator.
While Jingangzi found it difficult to ascertain exactly who Long Qingzi was searching for, he could deduce it in reverse!
Any ascended cultivator Long Qingzi concerned himself with must possess extraordinary opportunities. No matter where they were, they would inevitably stand out, like an awl in a sack.
Therefore, ascended cultivators who had advanced to Return to Void and Integration in recent years had all garnered Jingangzi's attention, especially those who had reached Integration!
In the past thousand-plus years, very few ascended cultivators had reached Integration, and among them, one even had to include the Fang Xian Dao Lord!
Jingangzi had originally thought that Long Qingzi's target was the Fang Xian Dao Lord, but he later realized that the Fang Xian Dao Lord seemed to have a deeper enmity with Five Elements Child.
By now, his gaze had gradually settled on Fang Xi.
"Whether it is or isn't, this humble monk only harbors goodwill. . . This time, by gathering numerous Integration cultivators and employing the 'Myriad Buddhas Worshiping Ancestor Secret Array,' along with that invaluable treasure, we will surely be able to slay the Prohibited God Owl. . ."
Jingangzi smiled faintly, and with a flash of golden light, his figure vanished.
......
Celestial Brahma City.
"Has Jingangzi noticed something?"
Fang Xi's figure emerged from the super teleportation array: "What a pity. . . he won't know that I'm actually not the person Long Qingzi is looking for."
If one simply checks the records, they would find that his Outer Dao Incarnation had already 'ascended' to the Earthly Immortal World.
And the deaths of the five Return to Void spirit pets dispatched by Long Qingzi occurred after Fang Xi's ascension!
This would be difficult to explain, essentially providing him with an alibi.
Unless Long Qingzi knew that Fang Xi, who was still struggling with pioneering at the time, actually possessed means to descend to the lower realms!
"Even so, if Long Qingzi disregards these factors and judges solely by talent. . . I still can't help but enter his sights. . ."
"Fortunately, this is merely a faint suspicion, perhaps just a test. . . With my current Integration cultivation, I'm capable enough to handle it. . . ""However, the Fang Xian Dao Lord might have endured even more suspicion than me. . . Behind his demise, there might have been more than just one of the Human Race Five Sons."
Fang Xi sighed, exited Celestial Brahma City, and upon returning to Penglai Immortal Pavilion, announced his seclusion.
He was already somewhat impatient to see the results of his experiment.
......
Trapped Sky Island.
Lin Kingdom.
This was a small mortal kingdom situated on the 'Conch Plain', with a population of less than a million and only a handful of cities.
The Conch Plain was originally occupied by the 'Conch race', but after the Conch race migrated, the area gradually became occupied by humans.
One day, a streak of sword light entered and exited the azure sky, landing upon the Lin Kingdom's royal palace.
"Greetings, Immortal Master!"
The King of Lin Kingdom and his hundreds of officials quickly came out to kneel in welcome.
Although mortals in the Earthly Immortal World could also practice martial arts and gain strength comparable to Core Formation cultivators, mere Core Formation was still akin to an ant in the eyes of the Integration-level Kyushu School!
"How many times have I told you not to do all this, it's a waste of manpower. . ."
A Kyushu World researcher, gliding on a hoverboard, jumped off and asked, "How are the edicts issued earlier progressing?"
"Reporting to Immortal Master, we have already constructed City God Temples in the cities and issued announcements. . . those willing to worship the City God will receive a ten percent reduction in land tax."
The King of Lin Kingdom quickly replied.
"Hmm, not bad. . ."
The researcher was quite pleased: "Three days from now will be the appointed time for the official opening of the City God Temples. . . for the worship of the Martial Judge and the Day and Night Roaming Gods."
"In addition, the third day from now will be designated as 'God's Birthday,' a fixed annual celebration. . . For these expenses, we will compensate you with spirit stones at a discounted rate."
This researcher said.
"Everything strictly according to Immortal Master's decree! We are willing to serve the Kyushu School to the death, no spirit stones needed. . ."
The King of Lin Kingdom said with a fawning smile.
In truth, ever since the previous Imperial Advisor told him that the Lin Kingdom had been gifted to powerful cultivators from above, the King of Lin Kingdom had already prepared for his abdication.
When cultivators meddled in mortal kingdoms, they would surely want their own bloodline to experience the thrill of being emperor.
Yet, he hadn't expected that after the Kyushu School's arrival, they wouldn't depose him. This alone was enough to make the King of Lin Kingdom weep with gratitude.
"No compensation? Impossible. . . You must accept it, otherwise how will we handle the accounting? How will we audit the annual reports? Do you intend to falsely accuse this one of corruption?"
The researcher's gaze immediately turned somewhat menacing.
"I wouldn't dare. . ."
It was the first time the King of Lin Kingdom had encountered such an Immortal, and he immediately repeated that he wouldn't dare. . .
......
Three days later.
Within the city.
As the red cloth on the plaque was personally unveiled by the King, a magnificent City God Temple immediately appeared before everyone's eyes.
Within the City God Temple, the City God's main hall remained vacant. Instead, in the Day and Night Hall and the Reward and Punishment Hall on either side, the Martial Judge and the Day and Night Roaming Gods had already been enshrined, ready to receive incense offerings.
A crowd of common folk poured in, lighting incense, bowing, and praying. In truth, they didn't care whether they worshipped the City God or the Judge.
As long as it meant tax exemption!
This was crucial!
The common folk were always practical; as long as there was profit to be gained, they would surely flock to it.
Along with the bows and incense offerings, waves of inexplicable incense aura enveloped the entire City God Temple.
High in the sky.
Fang Xi and Ghost Axe Venerable stood side by side, watching this scene.
"If the experiment succeeds, I'm afraid we'll also need to unify many mortal kingdoms and encourage childbirth. . ."
Fang Xi swept with his Divine Consciousness and couldn't help but say.
"Indeed, that is to be expected. " Ghost Axe Venerable smiled.
"The three candidates for the deities. . ."
Fang Xi then looked at other aspects.
"One is a volunteer experimenter from Kyushu, and one is a local native; both are following the path of achieving godhood through their physical bodies. . . There's also a rather special one, an yin soul body, but it seems to be an excellent match for the Divine Dao."
Ghost Axe Venerable looked at the 'Night Roaming God' idol and saw a wandering soul within it, continuously drawing faith and incense power through the Night Roaming God's divine office, seemingly reshaping its ghost body. . .
"Ghost cultivation and the Divine Dao. . . indeed have some similarities."
Fang Xi recalled Ghost Axe's previous research, which had once hit a bottleneck, making it difficult to activate divine offices, thus leading to the experiment's stagnation.
It was only after he gifted Ghost Axe the ghost cultivation technique obtained by Yunxi Xianzi that, by fortuitous coincidence, they found a solution.
And with the speed of the Kyushu World, they wouldn't need to wait long to obtain the experimental results.
"The data analysis model is ready."
A moment later, Ghost Axe Venerable's intelligent assistant transmitted a report.
Fang Xi glanced at it, his brows furrowing involuntarily: "Based on the existing data to build the model and conduct the analysis. . . while this can restore the power of the three divine offices, there's an upper limit, making it difficult to elevate their divine rank?"
His expression turned serious; he knew a rather grim situation had emerged.
If even by gathering numerous powers of faith, they couldn't elevate a mere ninth-rank divine office. . .
Then this Divine Dao system would be of no use in the Earthly Immortal World!
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