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Chapter 944: Jin Yuanzi

Chapter 944: Jin Yuanzi

The North Star hung high in the sky.

The night was enchanting.

Fang Xi slowly exhaled a long breath.

Only now did he truly feel he had completely digested the various benefits brought by his promotion to Earthly Immortal.

"Not only have my magic power and Divine Consciousness surged. . . but more crucially, the Power of the Spiritual Domain has also been amplified."

"It's a pity, though. Without further cultivation methods, I don't know how an Earthly Immortal is supposed to cultivate to become a Dao Monarch. . ."

Fang Xi thought with a hint of regret, then his expression subtly stirred with excitement as he clapped his hands together.

With a flash of silver light, the All-Heavens Precious Mirror appeared in his hand!

A trace of excitement flashed across his face as immortal power continuously poured into the bronze mirror.

A moment later, Fang Xi's complexion turned a little pale.

His proud Earthly Immortal magic power and Divine Consciousness, before the unfathomable All-Heavens Precious Mirror, were like a firefly next to a bright moon!

Only now did Fang Xi truly grasp the terror of the All-Heavens Precious Mirror, and understand what kind of fortune he had truly obtained.

Boom!

Suddenly, the All-Heavens Precious Mirror vibrated abruptly, and a piece of information appeared in Fang Xi's Sea of Consciousness.

"I can. . . open another Great Thousand World."

A hint of joy appeared on his face, quickly turning solemn.

"A Great Thousand World is definitely a world on the same level as the True Immortal World. . . it's too dangerous."

"Even an External Avatar is quite precious; I can't easily use it to probe for danger."

"I still need to wait, and see. . ."

After achieving Earthly Immortal, recalling his two avatars became his top priority.

Fang Xi immediately decided that he could find an opportunity to visit the Fengyuan Chamber of Commerce headquarters.

"Dugu Fang. . . doesn't seem to have achieved Heavenly Immortal yet, has he?"

"After all, it's only been a mere ten thousand years. . ."

He gazed in a certain direction, his eyes profound.

...

Several months later.

Whoosh!

A golden-scaled flying boat streaked across the void, traveling within the Golden Bamboo Sea.

"Master."

A disciple respectfully approached the most elevated part of the flying boat, in front of a refined private cabin.

The door to the private cabin creaked open, revealing a middle-aged man in golden robes.

He looked at the disciple, a faint smile on his face: "How much longer?"

"In at most nine days, we will reach Spirit Mountain. All along the way, we've flown the 'Fengyuan Chamber of Commerce' banner, ensuring a smooth journey."

The disciple reported respectfully, a hint of confusion still on his face.

"You're wondering. . . why this master chose this place?"

The middle-aged man in golden robes smiled faintly, seemingly having discerned his beloved disciple's great bewilderment: "We are different from guest elders. We are truly our own people, nurtured by the Chamber since childhood. With this master's Mahayana cultivation, I am more than capable of competing for the position of Grand Shopkeeper in those major immortal cities. As for this Golden Bamboo Sea, it's practically a place of exile. . . Although the immortal vein energy here is decent, its proximity to the Western Paradise Profound World makes it difficult for business to prosper, and if the North Star Immortal Domain and the Western Paradise Profound World clash, it will become a battlefield."

"Precisely. . . " the disciple said. "However, I believe that with Master's wisdom and stratagem, you would certainly not have done so without reason. . ."

"Hehe. . ."

The middle-aged man in golden robes stroked his chin, a smile playing on his lips as he said: "Since we've already arrived, I will naturally tell you the crucial details. . . The situation in the Golden Bamboo Sea is about to change! The 'Worldly Independent Wisdom King Buddha' of the Western Paradise Profound World has already reached an agreement with the Dao Monarch of the North Star Immortal Palace; there will be no more hostilities. . ."

"And the higher echelons of the Chamber have decided to seize this opportunity to expand the Fengyuan Chamber of Commerce branch on Spirit Mountain, simultaneously delegating the trade rights for the Western Paradise Profound World. . . In this way, the Grand Shopkeeper here, in terms of power and profit, will absolutely rank among the top three in the entire Chamber."

"This is also why the news is still confidential right now; your master was able to obtain insider information and make a move ahead of time. Otherwise, once the news spreads, it would truly be difficult to come to this place."

Upon hearing this, the disciple's eyes immediately lit up: "Master is brilliant. . . This Golden Bamboo Sea is merely a place of exile. Previously, there seemed to be only one guest elder, and the remaining two stewards have successively passed away. They certainly won't be able to stop us. It's just that the guest elder has already occupied the position, which is a bit troublesome. . ."

"But he's just a mere guest elder. Although he has Mahayana cultivation, he's known for his talisman arts. . . He also doesn't like to compete. He came here after obtaining some Earthly Immortal legacy, solely dedicating himself to bitter cultivation, yet after ten thousand years, no results are apparent."

The middle-aged man in golden robes sneered: "Earthly Immortal. . . how could it be so easy? This person is overly ambitious and lacks resources; he's already a useless person. . . If he still had connections with the Sixth Miss, this master would still be wary of him, but unfortunately, he deliberately distanced himself from the Chamber's whirlpool of contention. Hehe, little does he know that people like him, who rely on no one, are the easiest to bully. . . If he weren't occupying a position of interest, it would be fine, but now that Immortal Jade moves hearts, he's the first one to be targeted! I am a disciple of the Chamber, my status comparable to a Class A Guest Elder. I just need to pick a few faults, reprimand him. . . If he's sensible, he'll obediently give up his position. If he's not. . . a guest elder with no backing, isn't he as good as captured?"

"Master is wise."

The disciple was immediately convinced.

...

Spirit Mountain.

Fengyuan Chamber of Commerce.

Fang Xian was busy tidying the shelves when he saw a middle-aged man in golden robes enter, accompanied by several disciples.

His eyes immediately lit up, and he cheerfully ran over: "Esteemed guests, are you here to buy something?"

Ever since Fang Xi's instructions, he had greatly enjoyed working at the Fengyuan Chamber of Commerce, as if treating it like a child's game of house.

"Just you, an attendant?"

What was his status and cultivation? Conversing with a mere Core Formation cultivator would only lower his own standing!

Instead, a disciple behind him immediately stepped forward, nonchalantly releasing his Soul Transformation-level spiritual pressure, causing Fang Xian's face to turn pale.

Child-like Core Formation cultivators were not uncommon in the True Immortal World.

Fang Xi had also specially cast a spell to conceal Fang Xian's bone age. In this disciple's eyes, he was just a Core Formation cultivator with no hope for the Grand Dao, who also liked to pretend to be young, and thus could naturally be bullied at will.

"To actually use such a character as a greeter. . . Even if the two stewards are dead, this is still a dereliction of duty and harms the image of my Fengyuan Chamber of Commerce."

The middle-aged man in golden robes' disciple's eyes darted, and he immediately shouted loudly.

Seeing the smile on his master's face and his highly approving look, he felt even more smug.

At that moment, his Divine Consciousness stirred, and an even stronger spiritual pressure bore down on Fang Xian, intending to make this shameless old one embarrass himself greatly.

Unexpectedly, Fang Xian was already prepared. He flickered backward, and a green talisman flew out.

Eight-sided wooden shields floated around him, surprisingly just managing to block this wave of pressure.

Even so, a Core Formation cultivator resisting a Soul Transformation cultivator caused Fang Xian's face to turn from pale to red, clearly indicating a slight internal injury.

"Hehe, Junior Brother Ge, could it be that you haven't eaten today? You can't even handle a junior at the Core Formation stage?"

The disciples of the middle-aged man in golden robes were not all harmonious; at this moment, someone spoke with a sneering tone.

Hearing this, a flash of anger flickered in the eyes of the disciple who had made the move earlier, and he immediately formed a hand seal.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth was drawn, transforming into a small, pitch-black snake that shot towards Fang Xian like an arrow!

Poof!

The next moment, the small, pitch-black snake encountered a ball of green flame in mid-air, hissed, and turned into ashes.

"Against a junior, why such heavy-handedness?"

Fang Xi, clad in green robes, slowly appeared, gazing at the middle-aged man in golden robes.

"Could you be the shopkeeper of the Fengyuan Chamber of Commerce here — Fang Xi? " The middle-aged man in golden robes laughed heartily, taking out a jade token: "I am 'Jin Yuanzi', an inner elder of the 'Fengyuan Chamber of Commerce'. . ."

"The Chamber is actually so courteous? " Fang Xi glanced at Jin Yuanzi, then looked at the disciples behind him, a hint of pleasant surprise appearing on his face: "I only applied for some manpower, and they actually dispatched so many cultivators to help?"

"Cough, cough!"

The disciple behind Jin Yuanzi seemed unable to bear it any longer, letting out a coughing sound.

Jin Yuanzi himself, however, had a flushed face: "Guest Elder Fang, this matter is not funny at all."

"Indeed, they're here to seize power. . ."

Fang Xi sighed, putting away his joking demeanor: "A mere shopkeeper in a place of exile actually attracted an inner Mahayana elder to come. It seems this position is about to be greatly valued?"

"It's good that you understand. This position is not one you can cling to. " Seeing that this Guest Elder already understood everything, Jin Yuanzi simply laid it out: "If you wisely leave now, we won't have to openly fall out. . . I presume Guest Elder Fang, being skilled in the way of self-preservation, will not disappoint me?"

As soon as he spoke, the disciples behind him, knowing the opportune moment, let out low chuckles.

After all, they had all inquired about the reputation of this Guest Elder Fang. He truly had no ambition as a cultivator.

Back then, for some non-existent whirlpool of contention, he had proactively requested an external transfer.

However, over the past ten thousand years, the Sixth Miss and Dugu Fang had happily married, defeating several competitors into utter rout, practically becoming the pair most likely to succeed as the Chamber Master.

Upon learning this, many disciples of the Chamber ridiculed Fang Xi for his shortsightedness, having missed a great opportunity.

Such a cultivator, even with Mahayana cultivation, was certainly a weakling among Mahayana cultivators, the kind who could potentially be defeated by an Integration stage cultivator.

His master, 'Jin Yuanzi', on the other hand, was a genius cultivator. After cultivating to the Mahayana stage, he accumulated profoundly and erupted with power, making him a strong expert among Mahayana cultivators.

Under such pressure, did the other party truly have a second path to take?

"So that's how it is. However, you will speak while kneeling."

Fang Xi pacified little Fang Xian, then gazed at Jin Yuanzi with a smiling expression, no longer concealing his magic power fluctuations.

Boom!

The terrifying might of an Earthly Immortal swept across, and the Power of the Spiritual Domain flashed in the void, causing Jin Yuanzi and his disciples to be utterly terrified. By the time they regained their senses, they were astonishingly kneeling side by side on the ground.

"Imm. . . Immortal?"

Jin Yuanzi's eyes widened: "You. . . you actually became an immortal? No. . . to be able to leave me utterly powerless just by your aura. . . that was the Power of the Spiritual Domain just now. You're actually an Earthly Immortal? !"

His face was ashen, his heart filled with extreme terror, almost impossible to express in words.

Although this Guest Elder Fang had obtained an Earthly Immortal cultivation method, how could he have possibly succeeded in cultivating it so quickly?

The Mahayana and Immortal realms seemed only a single step apart, but in reality, only Jin Yuanzi truly understood the vast difference that step entailed!

What's more, the other party was an 'Earthly Immortal'!

In terms of status, far surpassing an ordinary True Immortal of the Nascent Soul stage.

"Congratulations, Senior, on your promotion to Earthly Immortal! I wish Senior eternal immortal blessings and a lifespan as long as the heavens. . . This junior offended you earlier, please forgive this junior."

As this thought crossed his mind, Jin Yuanzi's forehead pressed against the ground.

As for his other disciples? Under the pressure of the immortal, each of them seemed to have their souls leave their bodies, utterly speechless.

"Very good, answer while kneeling."

Fang Xi comforted little Fang Xian, then leisurely settled into a reclining chair and calmly said: "Tell me, one by one, all the recent changes in the Fengyuan Chamber of Commerce. . ."

It was a rare opportunity, perfectly suited to understanding the Chamber's latest situation and the movements of its higher echelons.

"Yes, Senior. . . " Jin Yuanzi honestly reported: "Reporting to Senior, ever since the 'Worldly Independent Wisdom King Buddha' of the Western Paradise Profound World met with the Dao Monarch of this domain, the Chamber has decided. . ."