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Chapter 852: The Precious Mirror's Reintegration

Chapter 852: The Precious Mirror's Reintegration

“Next up. . . it’s time for the most thrilling moment. ”

Fang Xi picked up Walking Saint Lu's cave-heaven treasure, and his Divine Consciousness swept over it, reaching every corner.

Not long after, a white light flashed in his hand, and a miniature door appeared.

On the door, a bronze fragment seemed to be inlaid!

“The All-Heavens Precious Mirror’s last fragment. . . ”

He murmured, a look of intoxication flashing in his eyes.

If it weren't for this fragment, why would he have spent so much effort to ambush a Great Sage of the Demon race!

Fortunately, all this effort had finally paid off!

This miniature door instantly expanded, yet there was no spatial fluctuation whatsoever.

After all. . . as a special exotic treasure, the other half of the Two Worlds Gate had long since been destroyed by him.

Now that only one half remained, it was of little use.

He clasped his hands together, and the “All-Heavens Precious Mirror” appeared.

“Haste! ”

A silver-white radiance descended, enveloping the Two Worlds Gate.

After the silver-white radiance dissipated, the bronze fragment on the Two Worlds Gate had astonishingly vanished without a trace!

Buzz!

On the All-Heavens Precious Mirror, the final missing gap finally closed.

Witnessing this scene, a golden light flashed beside Fang Xi, and the “East Florescence Supreme Profound True Endless Green Great Emperor”, clad in imperial robes, appeared with a sweep of his grand sleeve.

A mountain of Immortal Jade appeared, then swiftly turned into nothingness.

Dense immortal qi emerged, layered like white clouds, and was absorbed by the All-Heavens Precious Mirror like a great whale drawing in water.

Clang!

On the All-Heavens Precious Mirror, a silver-white radiance shimmered, and its original cracks became complete.

This cheat-like treasure that had accompanied Fang Xi through his transmigration, had finally fully returned to its original state!

A flash of joy appeared on Fang Xi's face, as the magical power of the Withered Glory Chant continuously poured into the “All-Heavens Precious Mirror”, but he found it difficult to completely refine this supreme treasure.

With a thought, his Shinto Avatar acted, and Mahayana-level divine power submerged into the bronze precious mirror, but it was like a clay ox entering the sea, with no result whatsoever.

Fang Xi was not particularly surprised by this scene.

This “All-Heavens Precious Mirror” only recognized his main body; even his Shinto Avatar and External Avatar only had permission granted by his main body to slightly borrow the precious mirror's power.

This was his greatest reliance in not fearing an avatar's betrayal!

“It seems, his main body must first advance to the Mahayana stage and then refine it with immortal essence power for it to be effective. . . ”

Fang Xi murmured.

He still held great expectations for the worlds that the All-Heavens Precious Mirror could open next.

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Meanwhile.

Tianyuan City.

Two streaks of escape light, one after another, landed on a white jade plaza.

“Senior Qing Xu. . . ”

A female Integration stage cultivator, dressed in white robes and a white veil covering her face, immediately stepped forward. Seeing Fang Xi, a hint of joy flashed in her eyes: “Fellow Daoist, it’s truly wonderful that you’re safe and sound. I was quite worried before. . . ”

“Haha, Feixue, you’ve guessed wrong this time. Even if this old man had arrived a step later, this ‘Qing He Zi’ would still have been fine. ”

Qing Xu Tong Zi smiled slightly, then said: “Now that the Demon race’s attack on the city is imminent, this old man plans to convene a grand assembly three days from now, requiring all cultivators at the Integration stage and above to attend, to make some announcements. . . ”

He meaningfully smiled at Fang Xi: “At that time, little friend, please do come. ”

“Certainly! ”

Fang Xi clasped his fists and agreed, then saw Qing Xu Tong Zi, with his hands behind his back, leisurely walk away.

“Senior Qing Xu always acts with such carefree ease. . . ”

Ji Feixue smiled: “Fellow Daoist, are you a cultivator who just arrived in Tianyuan City? I can arrange your lodging. . . ”

“Mm. ”

Fang Xi nodded, and casually asked: “Is Fellow Daoist Ji acquainted with Senior Qing Xu? ”

“Senior Qing Xu once showed great kindness to my ancestor in the past. . . The establishment of my Black Tortoise Pavilion also greatly relied on his reputation. ” Ji Feixue replied earnestly.

‘No wonder the ‘Black Tortoise Pavilion’ claims its merchant guild is spread throughout the human race’s territory; it turns out there’s a Mahayana cultivator backing them up. . . ’

Fang Xi’s heart stirred, and he then walked side-by-side with Ji Feixue.

Currently, the city was filled with an atmosphere of extreme tension, as if every blade of grass were a soldier, and high-stage cultivators in talisman armor could be seen patrolling frequently.

However, most were at the Divine Transformation and Return to Void levels.

With Fang Xi and Ji Feixue’s Integration stage cultivation, other cultivators naturally stepped aside, and with Ji Feixue leading the way, they moved unimpeded throughout the city.

Not long after, they arrived at the center of Tianyuan City, a snow-white mountain peak.

“Hmm? The spiritual energy here. . . ”

Fang Xi was slightly taken aback: “It seems to be. . . immortal qi? ”

Immortal qi only existed as wisps within Immortal Jade, and could directly increase the magical power of cultivators at the Return to Void stage and above.

Moreover, within the Earthly Immortal World, there seemed to be no native Immortal Jade mines.

“Precisely. . . This is a ‘pseudo-immortal vein’ created by an array formation, formed by investing a large amount of Immortal Jade. . . ”

Ji Feixue explained to Fang Xi: “This array can dissipate immortal qi, benefiting our cultivation and rapidly restoring our magical power. . . Although this ‘pseudo-immortal vein’ can only be maintained for a hundred years, and requires continuous investment of Immortal Jade. . . it’s a wartime exception, and can be considered a small benefit for us high-stage cultivators. ”

“They’ve certainly put some thought into it. ”

Fang Xi sighed with emotion.

Just this one pseudo-immortal vein alone, was quite beneficial even for Integration stage cultivators.

Given the human race’s current situation, the vastness of their investment was evident.

He sighed silently in his heart.

Looking around now, he saw the mountain peak was like jade, with one cave dwelling after another built around it.

On the lowest level, the cave dwellings were almost right next to each other, their size roughly equivalent to mortal residences, densely packed.

Streaks of Return to Void stage escape light could be seen frequently flying in and out. . .

“For this ‘Immortal Jade Mountain’, the minimum requirement for residency was the early Return to Void stage; otherwise, it would be harmful rather than beneficial. . . ”

Ji Feixue said: “Our Integration stage cultivators’ cave dwellings are located halfway up the mountain. . . Fellow Daoist, you may choose any unoccupied one. ”

She led Fang Xi to the middle of Immortal Jade Mountain.

The cave dwellings here were much more spacious, each occupying about an acre.

Compared to the extravagance of continuous palaces, they naturally couldn’t compare.

But feeling the even denser immortal qi in the air, Fang Xi nodded inwardly.

His Divine Consciousness swept past, and those occupied cave dwellings naturally lit up with array formation light early, rudely repelling his Divine Consciousness.

Then, he selected a spot: “That one will do. ”

The cave dwelling Fang Xi chose was on one side of the mountainside, appearing relatively secluded, with a patch of verdant bamboo forest, and a jade-belt-like stream gently flowing around it.

Upon entering the cave dwelling, he was surprised again, feeling that its scope was incredibly vast. Evidently, these Integration stage cave dwellings had all been refined into individual ‘cave-heavens’.

Seemingly occupying an acre, their internal space was actually extremely vast, fully capable of meeting requirements for practicing spells, raising spirit beasts, and housing Dao soldiers, among other things.

With white jade paving the floor, and diamond-like fluorescent stones embedded in the vaulted ceiling of the living room.

Ji Feixue first gave Fang Xi a tour, then gracefully curtsied: “Feixue thanks Fellow Daoist for saving her life. My Black Tortoise Pavilion will certainly do its best to repay you! ”

Fang Xi sat motionless, frankly accepting the bow.

Although his primary reason for killing Walking Saint Lu was for the All-Heavens Precious Mirror fragment, a life-saving grace still naturally required a bounteous repayment.

Otherwise, it would corrupt the human race’s customs in the future, which would be bad for everyone. . .

“I merely happened to be there. . . ”

He first humbly shook his head, then said: “I heard that. . . Fellow Daoist Ji is a famous Grandmaster of Array Dao among the human race, whose array formation accomplishments rank among the top three in the human race? I am but an untalented one, also an array master myself, and have many difficult questions I wish to ask Fellow Daoist for guidance. ”

“An array master? ”

Ji Feixue was startled, and immediately looked at Fang Xi with even more favor, with a sense of recognition for a fellow practitioner.

“May I know what difficulties Fellow Daoist has? I will certainly do my best to answer. . . ”

She said confidently.

This was the confidence of a Grandmaster of Array Formations in her own profession!

“That would be excellent. . . ”

Fang Xi smiled slightly, took out the “Taiyi Scripture”, and a light screen appeared. On it, the forms of the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams were constructed.

“Fellow Daoist, this array Dao treasure for auxiliary deduction is quite good, comparable to my ‘River Lo Array Diagram’. . . ”

Ji Feixue saw ‘Taiyi’, and showed no surprise at all.

After all, array spirits were a basic operation, and the array spirits of some powerful formations had intelligence far surpassing ‘Taiyi’, even able to directly transform into human form, indistinguishable from ordinary cultivators.

Fang Xi taking out the “Taiyi Scripture” was merely for convenience of demonstration.

As his Divine Consciousness stirred, the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams shifted, and an array diagram appeared.

“Fellow Daoist’s array master attainments are considerable, having already stepped into the seventh-rank. . . ”

A hint of seriousness appeared in Ji Feixue’s eyes: “This array diagram should involve the Dao of ‘melding arrays’ and ‘layering arrays’. This one is untalented, but happens to have some research in this area, and hopes to offer Fellow Daoist some reference. ”

She extended her finger, and a certain array gate within the diagram shifted, modifying an array pattern. The array formation instantly became much smoother.

“Fairy Ji. . . This move is truly exquisite. ”

Seeing this, Fang Xi’s eyes lit up, and he then pointed with his own finger.

On the “Taiyi Scripture”, one complex and profound array pattern after another appeared, forming a large number of colorful restrictions. . .

At first, Ji Feixue remained unperturbed, but the further they went, the more difficult the answers became. Sometimes, she even had to ponder for a long time, before she could give a somewhat uncertain answer.

Her gaze towards Fang Xi also changed from initial guidance to an equal exchange, and even subtly, a hint of seeking advice.

Dong!

Time passed, though none knew how long, when a dragon-like chime of a bell suddenly resounded through Immortal Jade Mountain, pulling the two, immersed in the Dao of array formations, back to reality.

“So, without realizing it, three days had already passed? ”

Fang Xi stood up, and stretched leisurely: “Many thanks for Fairy’s guidance. In the future, we must have more heart-to-heart discussions. . . ”

“Fellow Daoist Qing He Zi, your array Dao attainments are no less than my own. We must certainly spar some other day. . . ”

Ji Feixue’s eyes shone like morning stars.

The exchange on array formations with Fellow Daoist Qing He Zi had also brought her many benefits. Her heart was still filled with wonder, wondering why the human race had produced such a Grandmaster of Array Formations, yet she had not heard the slightest rumor about him?

The two exchanged smiles and walked out of the cave dwelling, transforming into two streaks of escape light, and arrived before a colossal bluestone hall in Tianyuan City.

Return to Void stage cultivators, clad in golden armor, stood solemnly on both sides, like guards.

Fang Xi ceased his escape light, and saw one extraordinary Integration stage cultivator after another filing into the hall.

Upon entering the hall, there were many bluestone seats arranged on both sides. No fewer than fifty Integration stage cultivators were already seated, with more still entering.

At the foremost position, there were five grand seats. Currently, four were empty.

On the sole occupied seat, a benevolent-looking young monk sat cross-legged. It was none other than Jin Gangzi!

From the seating arrangement, one could tell that the status of the Human Race Five Sons was vastly different from ordinary Integration stage cultivators!

Jin Gangzi glanced at Fang Xi, but did not recognize the background of this ‘Qing He Zi’.

After all, the ‘Myriad Manifestations True Demon Arts’ was most proficient in the Dao of transformation, and Fang Xi was already at the mid-Integration stage.