Chapter 949: The Undying Earth Immortal Method (Congratulating Alliance Leader A Meng)
Chapter 949: The Undying Earth Immortal Method (Congratulating Alliance Leader A Meng)
Listening Snow Pavilion.
Outside this pavilion, pure snow fluttered down, yet inside, the building was as warm as spring.
Strange flowers and exotic plants, rockeries with hot springs, jade trees in Qionglin, and immortal birds and rare beasts — all were present, giving it an understated yet luxurious feel.
The Sixth Miss and Seventh Miss led Fang Xi to the top floor of the pavilion and bowed. "Greetings, Father."
Fang Xi looked around and saw a person silently standing ahead, their figure detached from the world, like an ascending immortal.
Dressed in a white robe, they held a wooden staff, with a few green leaves at its tip.
His face was like that of a youth, yet his eyes held the innocent purity of a newborn child, even after seeing through the ways of the world. Behind him, a verdant arc of light shimmered.
"Earth Immortal? !"
He immediately bowed. "Fang Xi greets the Sect Master."
"Fellow Daoist, no need for politeness. My name is Yu Xiu! " The Sect Master of the Fengyuan Chamber of Commerce, who appeared as a youth, lightly tapped his wooden staff. Spiritual plants rapidly grew within the pavilion, transforming into woven grass and vine chairs and a table. "Please take a seat."
Fang Xi cupped his hands and settled into a wicker chair.
Maidservants, their figures like agile swallows, carried various delicacies into the pavilion.
The Sixth Miss and Seventh Miss exchanged a glance, then personally stepped forward to serve the dishes.
"Sect Master, you are too kind; I am truly undeserving."
Fang Xi first took a sip of spirit wine and sampled a few appetizers, then cupped his hands and spoke.
"Haha. . . Fellow Daoist, no need for politeness."
Yu Xiu waved a hand. "Among us who have achieved immortality, only we are truly worthy of association. As for disciples and daughters. . . if they don't become True Immortals, they are merely a handful of dust in the end. For them to serve Fellow Daoist, that is their good fortune."
This Sect Master of the Fengyuan Chamber of Commerce spoke very directly, causing the complexion of Dugufang, who was accompanying the guest, to dim, and he silently clenched his fists.
Fang Xi remained silent, feeling the sorrow of being a fellow long-lived being.
'Immortals, the Great Dao is truly ruthless. . . '
He sighed inwardly, then indulged himself in enjoyment.
Yu Xiu was likewise. After three rounds of wine, he casually said, "Fellow Daoist, now that you've become an immortal, what are your plans? From the moment you achieved immortality, all previous agreements with this Chamber are null and void. If you have a better place to go, this Chamber will absolutely not force you to stay, and will even present a generous congratulatory gift. . ."
'The difference in treatment between an immortal and a non-immortal is truly immense. . . '
Fang Xi sighed inwardly, then immediately said, "I don't really have anywhere to go. I'd still like to ask the Sect Master to take me in and let me eat free meals for tens of thousands of years. . ."
"Haha, don't just say tens of thousands of years; even hundreds of thousands or millions of years. . . would be perfectly fine."
Yu Xiu laughed heartily, raising a hand. A verdant token landed in Fang Xi's grasp. "This is the token for our Chamber's Cultivation Manual Pavilion. After the banquet, I'll have Little Seven lead Fellow Daoist to browse the Cultivation Manual Pavilion! Most of our Chamber's various ancient texts will be open to Fellow Daoist!"
"Many thanks."
The generosity of this Sect Master of the Fengyuan Chamber of Commerce somewhat exceeded Fang Xi's expectations.
Holding the green wood token, he immediately expressed his gratitude.
For a time, both host and guest were thoroughly pleased.
...
After the banquet, Fang Xi sent Fang Xian to the prepared cave abode while he had the Seventh Miss lead the way to the Cultivation Manual Pavilion.
The Listening Snow Pavilion instantly fell silent.
Dugufang also took his leave, while only the Sixth Miss seemed hesitant.
"Little Six. . . you truly disappoint me."
A flicker of green light, and Yu Xiu appeared beside the Sixth Miss, speaking indifferently.
The Sixth Miss immediately knelt. "Indeed, I was blind back then, my daughter truly lacked foresight!"
"No, Guest Elder Fang is internally wise; even I might have misjudged him back then. . . Wasn't Xu Qing the same?"
Yu Xiu said indifferently, "What your father wishes to say is not about that, but rather that you have neglected your husband!"
"Young Master Fang. . ."
The Sixth Miss seemed to grasp something.
"Your indignation and regret today. . . do you think Dugufang didn't notice? This person has the potential of a Heavenly Immortal. If he achieves Heavenly Immortal status in the future, what you did today will bury a thorn in your own side. If he doesn't succeed, it might also be related to this knot in your heart. . ."
Yu Xiu shook his head, seemingly quite disappointed. "My children can make mistakes, but they cannot be two-faced. . . You, you disappoint me too much!"
The Sixth Miss's face instantly turned ashen. . .
...
"We've arrived. This is our Fengyuan Chamber of Commerce's Cultivation Manual Pavilion."
The Seventh Miss, Yu Xuan, led Fang Xi to an island in the middle of a jade-green lake, pointing to the single wooden building on it.
This pavilion had only three floors, with a verdant light barrier encircling its exterior, seemingly providing only ordinary defense.
But Fang Xi, with his astonishing spiritual sense, perceived a hint of abnormality.
He feared that even ordinary immortals would find it difficult to break through the restrictions and enter.
Naturally, he didn't need to attempt that; he simply took out the green wood token gifted by Yu Xiu.
Puff!
After a spell incantation was cast, the green wood token directly adhered to the verdant light barrier. Inside, countless Immortal Abode secret seals emerged, seemingly melting as they entered the light screen.
A passage immediately appeared on the light barrier.
"Please, Honored Guest Elder, enter and peruse at your leisure. This is an important place for our Chamber, so this humble maiden will not enter."
Yu Xuan smiled and bowed, then stepped aside.
Fang Xi nodded and stepped into the light barrier.
Creak!
After the grand doors opened, the interior of the pavilion was an infinitely vast, dim space. "Void array? The work of an immortal array master! "
Fang Xi nodded to himself, knowing that this pavilion contained another hidden dimension.
For the Fengyuan Chamber of Commerce, this was no difficult feat.
He released his divine consciousness, secretly raising a trace of vigilance in his heart.
Within a hidden dimension, if combined with formations, it could become a deadly trap!
However, since he had no grievances or enmity with the Fengyuan Chamber of Commerce, it shouldn't come to that.
Whoosh!
In an instant, a crimson light sphere flew past.
Fang Xi shifted his body, and a jade-green power of his spirit domain descended, freezing that fiery crimson glow in mid-air.
His divine consciousness probed slightly, and he saw a large block of text.
"Light of Earth Flame Evasion?"
He carefully examined it, discovering it was an evasion technique. As his spirit domain's power loosened, the crimson light sphere shot away, vanishing in an instant.
Immediately after, another white cloud-like evasion light was caught by Fang Xi, revealing "Great and Small Heavens Cloud Restriction Art"!
"To store ancient texts in this manner, how interesting. . ."
Fang Xi released his divine consciousness, and not long after, he reached out with his right hand.
A colossal green hand, overshadowing the sky, scooped up numerous light spheres.
"Black Water Profound Art," "True Dragon Chant," "Mysterious Immortal Artifact Refining Remnants". . ."
"Detailed Explanation of the Seventy-Two Earth Fiend Restrictions". . ."
Fang Xi's eyes lit up when he saw the content within a golden light sphere.
As far as he knew, the path of artifact refining in the Immortal World was ingeniously unique, primarily based on a system of "seventy-two Earth Fiends and thirty-six Heavenly Stars" restrictions.
If all these restrictions were collected, it would form the foundation of an Immortal Artifact!
"It's just a pity, I'm terrible at artifact refining. . ."
"Although after my realm advanced, learning all kinds of cultivation crafts felt as if I had divine assistance. . . refining Immortal Artifacts is still quite troublesome."
Fang Xi pursed his lips, then immersed himself in the joy of searching for more and superior inheritances.
Time passed bit by bit.
He didn't know if it had been days, months, or even years. . .
On this day!
"Found it."
Fang Xi's eyes were like lightning, his spirit domain power surged, resembling a verdant auspicious cloud, tightly freezing a green light sphere in the center.
This light sphere was not only immensely vast in size, but within it, countless strange flowers and exotic plants seemed to grow, and numerous vines extended out, like tentacles or iron whips.
Yet, upon contact with the spirit domain's power, it became as docile as a sheep.
His divine consciousness probed into it, and he saw various cultivation techniques and incantations. The first half was remarkably identical to the "Evergreen Art."
And in the latter half, it was precisely the cultivation secrets for the "Evergreen Art" beyond the Earth Immortal realm!
"Finally. . ."
Fang Xi revealed a trace of emotion.
Truly, his joining the Fengyuan Chamber of Commerce and maintaining his facade until now was all for this very reason!
The cultivation method beyond the Earth Immortal realm!
'Even if this method is different from the Withered Glory Chant, it still has an enlightening effect! '
His divine consciousness skimmed through ten lines at a glance, quickly memorizing the ancient characters brimming with the true meaning of the Great Dao, and then he began to comprehend them.
"An Earth Immortal is an immortal of a blessed land. . . thus, the ultimate goal of the Earth Immortal Way might be to evolve one's own spiritual domain into a Small Thousand World, a Middle Thousand World, a Great Thousand World. . . or even a myriad of heavens!"
"The author of this 'Evergreen Art' isn't even certain, clearly they themselves never cultivated the Earth Immortal Way to its ultimate realm."
Upon seeing this conjecture, Fang Xi couldn't help but show a thoughtful expression.
Subsequently, he looked at the other ancient characters:
"Cultivation after the Earth Immortal realm involves circulating the cultivation method, aligning with the comprehension of laws. . ."
"Once one's Earth Immortal cultivation reaches its peak, and the comprehension of laws also reaches the 'Dao Seed' realm, one can then attempt to 'Merge with the Dao' and achieve the position of a Dao Monarch!"
"The method of Merging with the Dao. . . if one Merges with the Dao using the Law of Wood, one becomes a Wood Dao Monarch; if one Merges with the Dao using the Law of Life and Death, one becomes a Life and Death Dao Monarch?"
"And after Dao Monarch? There's nothing. . . It seems the author of this Earth Immortal inheritance only reached the Dao Monarch realm at most."
Fang Xi flipped to the end, finding some notes and miscellaneous discussions from the founder of this "Evergreen Art."
Perhaps other cultivators didn't treat these as carefully as they would cultivation methods, but for him, they were like priceless treasures.
'After the Dao Monarch realm. . . there must be several more realms. '
'The Earth Immortal Way, with the 'Kórong Immortal Palace' at its apex. . . In the past, the Life and Death Dao Monarch of Kórong Immortal Palace mysteriously perished, and the Immortal Palace fell, making it impossible to seek out someone to discuss the Dao with, a great pity! '
He saw a line of annotation, and his eyes narrowed. "'Kórong Immortal Palace,' I even thought it was some great power. So it turns out it was exterminated? Even a Life and Death Dao Monarch couldn't protect it. . . Clearly, someone of a higher realm intervened. . . Was it a vendetta? Or a battle for the Great Dao?"
Unfortunately, this 'Kórong Immortal Palace' seemed to have become some kind of taboo, with very little mention throughout the text.
This made Fang Xi's expression turn solemn, and he touched his own forehead.
"Fortunately, I was cautious and hid this nascent Life-Death Dao Seed imprint early on. . ."
"But this imprint merely represents comprehension of laws, so perhaps it's not a big problem?"
Fang Xi was a carefree person, so he directly cast this matter to the back of his mind, focusing instead on comprehending the cultivation method of the Earth Immortal chapter, gradually gaining great insights.
His eyes subtly brightened as he looked at the supplementary secret arts and divine abilities.
The supplementary secret arts and divine abilities of the "Evergreen Art" lacked the profound mystique of the Longevity Art or the Withered Glory Mystic Light, yet they possessed their own unique style.
And when Fang Xi saw the divine ability and secret art that could only be cultivated in the Earth Immortal realm, his expression suddenly changed!
"The Undying Earth Immortal Method? !"
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