Chapter 960: Divination
Chapter 960: Divination
Moments earlier.
Fang Xi heard the commotion outside, but did not rise.
At this moment, he had reached a critical juncture.
Threads of golden light were now entirely absorbed by Fang Xi, combing through the elemental qi within his body.
In the unseen depths, he seemed to hear the sound of a shackle breaking open.
"Dao Foundation established!"
Fang Xi opened his eyes and took a deep breath. The acquired essence of water and grain drawn from mountain ginseng and yellow essence, combined with the pure spiritual qi of the nine heavens, and the qi of his body's 'ying' and 'wei' energy, internal organs, and meridians, along with the myriad primal energies of heaven and earth from the outside world such as Greater Yin, Greater Yang, Lesser Yin, and Lesser Yang, all merged according to the methods within the 'Earth Prime Golden Scripture,' condensing into a single jade bead shimmering with faint golden threads, and settled into his Dantian.
This golden-threaded jade bead was the 'Earth Abyssal Primal True,' a superior-grade magical power.
Just then, two door panels shattered, and a figure like a slender bamboo pole rushed in.
'My luck isn't bad; I won't need to employ the art of proxy strikes. '
Seeing this scene, he immediately gathered his magical power, transforming it into a large hand, and gently squeezed!
Pop!
The next instant, Yan Tie's head, like a watermelon, burst directly open!
Thud!
The headless corpse fell to the ground. No matter how peerless his martial arts were, or how grand his ambitions, they would all now return to dust!
"As expected of superior-grade magical power, it truly is different!"
Fang Xi slightly tested the might of his Earth Abyssal Primal True magical power and couldn't help but reveal a joyful expression.
"If it were the unorthodox magical power refined from the Old Crow Monastery's Daoist scriptures, my 'Innate One Qi Grand Grasping Hand' might not have been so smooth, and I might even have been counter-killed by a martial arts Grandmaster, becoming a disgrace among cultivators. . . Er, it seems Daoist Cloud Rain already is."
This Yan Tie had already achieved the Xiantian realm, and was by no means a weakling.
Even if a cultivator encountered him, if their magical power wasn't strong enough, they might not have been able to subdue him.
But for Fang Xi, it was naturally a simple matter.
"Young Master!"
At this moment, Yan Jia entered, limping and clutching his chest. Seeing the headless corpse on the ground, a trace of shock flashed across his face.
"Clean up this area, and also, how many casualties did our people suffer?"
Fang Xi withdrew his gaze, asking casually.
"Eight dead, more than twenty with light or severe injuries. . . This is even with the perpetrator not aiming for widespread slaughter, only focused on rushing into this room."
Yan Jia replied with a grim expression.
Fang Xi glanced at him and knew this person had been afflicted by the strange Miao borderlands poison of the 'Poison Iron Hand. ' If it couldn't be dispelled, in three days, his intestines would rot, his bones would turn to blood, and he would die. . . and he would even go completely mad before death, perhaps biting people like a rabid dog.
If it were before he had entered the Dao, facing this kind of poison, even he wouldn't have had a very good solution.
But at this moment, with just a stream of magical power shot out, Yan Jia's expression changed, and he spat out a mouthful of black-red clotted blood, then cupped his hands and said: "Many thanks, Young Master, for helping me heal. . . Young Master. . . could it be that you've already become a cultivator?"
He saw that with just a wave of Fang Xi's hand, a stream of golden light flew out, entering his own limbs and bones, and his original injuries instantly felt much better, a look of profound shock appearing on his face.
"Provide generous compensation for the dead and wounded, and the families of those who died shall receive annual support payments from the guild. . ."
Fang Xi did not answer, saying noncommittally.
Half an hour later.
He changed into a moon-white robe, and in another chamber, he idly examined the flying shuttle, small banner, and several jade bottles he had obtained from Daoist Cloud Rain.
Now that he had magical power, and of extremely high quality at that, refining these several artifacts was a simple feat.
Fang Xi only briefly tried them out, and then stopped.
He conserved his energy and recovered his strength, silently gathering qi, perceiving the primal qi between heaven and earth, and replenishing his own magical power. At a certain moment, he finally quietly mobilized the Earth Abyssal Primal True within his body.
The moment this magical power emerged, it was as if an extremely important aperture had opened.
Behind Fang Xi's head, a full moon-like radiance appeared, revealing his own Primordial Spirit.
This Primordial Spirit was semi-illusory, and within it was a tree-shaped imprint.
Subsequently, his left hand's five fingers moved in succession, beginning the divination that was most favored by the cultivation masters of this world.
Even without the cooperation of a top-tier divination method, but with the advantage of Fang Xi's Primordial Spirit residing in the void, he still managed to divine eighty to ninety percent of the incident's ins and outs, its causes and effects.
Whether it was Yan Tie's origin, or the person behind Yan Tie, or even the dark secrets of this martial arts assembly, the true identity of the mastermind, and so on—everything was as clear as examining the lines on one's palm."So it was him. . ."
Fang Xi let out a cold laugh.
Since he knew who was plotting against him, he naturally couldn't be bothered to play any more games of deception with them, and was even too lazy to expose their schemes. He merely planned to directly pay them a visit when the time came, and send them to their graves with a single sword strike!
For a cultivator's methods, dealing with mortals was simply a dimensionality reduction strike!
With his Primordial Spirit cultivation attained, his divination techniques far surpassed what ordinary cultivators could imagine.
However, at this moment, he first set this matter aside, and began to divine about this Great Thousand World.
Given the many Primordial Spirit True Immortals in this world, all of whom were skilled at obscuring heavenly secrets, if he rashly pried into secrets, he would inevitably face hostility and backlash.
But Fang Xi wasn't divining the secrets of various sect masters, but rather common knowledge of the cultivation world, so naturally, he wouldn't encounter any obstruction, nor any heavenly secret shielding.
It was like an online database: Fang Xi didn't look at the encrypted, paid content, but specifically chose to view the free information, which caused not the slightest ripple, and certainly wouldn't attract hackers attacking along the network.
This world was clearly extraordinary.
Fang Xi's expression also changed from its previous ease, becoming extremely solemn. Within the full moon-like Primordial Spirit behind his head, the phantom image of the Demonic Tree of Primordial Beginning slowly emerged, fluctuating with his breathing.
Several hours later, he exited the divination state, and a great deal of clarity emerged in his mind:
"This heaven and earth is quite peculiar, possessing two layers: one bright and one dark, one clear and one turbid. . ."
"The clear qi ascends, transforming into the Heavenly Realm, where numerous Heavenly Immortals ascend to, free from calamities and tribulations, enjoying boundless leisure. . ."
"The turbid qi descends, becoming the Human World, where quite a number of those who have cultivated their Primordial Spirit exist within the various great Dao traditions. . . There are even those who have attained the Earth Immortal and Heavenly Immortal Dao Fruits. . . However, some are burdened by their disciples, students, or even their external merits, unable to ascend for a long time. . . Every few hundred years, they must endure the Four-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, as well as various external tribulations, human tribulations, demonic tribulations, and karmic tribulations!"
The Primordial Spirits of this world, though also possessing the wonder of longevity, would face tribulations descending every so often. There was no benefit after passing them, only the ability to continue residing in the world and living long lives; unless they ascended to the Heavenly Realm, otherwise it would be endless.
"Among unorthodox sects, though there were those with powerful magical might, even comparable to Heavenly Immortals, they still could not ascend and found it difficult to achieve true enlightenment."
"Shushan and Qingcheng, the Four Directions Demonic Sects, Overseas Rogue Immortals. . . In this world, cultivating a Primordial Spirit was equivalent to the Immortal realm in the True Immortal World, but there were further divisions into Rogue Immortals, Earth Immortals, Heavenly Immortals, and Golden Immortals."
"Golden Immortals possess an extremely high Immortal Rank, and are exceedingly difficult to attain. Even after ascending to the Heavenly Realm, their status is supremely revered. They are the highest pursuit of cultivators in the Human World. Unfortunately, unorthodox sects can't even produce Heavenly Immortals, so don't even think about it. Even among the orthodox Xuanmen sects, over countless years, only a handful of individuals have attained the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit and ascended to the Heavenly Realm as Golden Immortals. . . Among them is the founding ancestor of the Shushan School!"
According to Fang Xi's divination results, the cultivation realms of this world could broadly be divided into Sword Knights, Sword Immortals, Rogue Immortals, Earth Immortals, Heavenly Immortals, Golden Immortals, and so on. . .
Of course, ninety-nine percent of the cultivators in the world only lingered in the Sword Knight and Sword Immortal realms.
The gap between them was immeasurable.
Sword Knights, as long as they cultivated magical power, could use the Hundred-Step Flying Sword. Even jianghu sorcerers, witch doctors, and those who mastered a trick or two of unorthodox magical arts could barely be classified among them. Most of them only excelled in strange and bizarre spells, and might even be counter-attacked by martial artists from the jianghu, becoming a laughingstock.
Sword Immortals could merge with their swords, ascending and descending through the azure heavens. To mortals, they were truly divine beings. They could also draw talismans, refine qi, perform celestial strides, and possess various divine abilities. However, the differences among them were also quite significant. There were those from unorthodox sects with impure magical power, and also disciples of orthodox Xuanmen sects, 'immortal second-generations' holding ancient treasures. Their respective strengths were as different as heaven and earth.
Next, came the realm of sect leaders and magnates who had cultivated their Primordial Spirit!
Cultivating the Primordial Spirit grants longevity!
However, among Primordial Spirit True People, they could further be divided into Rogue Immortals, Earth Immortals, Heavenly Immortals, and Golden Immortal Dao Fruits!
If one belonged to an unorthodox sect, to be able to attain the Rogue Immortal Dao Fruit was already a blessing cultivated over who knew how many lifetimes.
Only orthodox Xuanmen sects could reach the Heavenly Immortal realm, where both body and spirit were wondrous, and ascend to the Heavenly Realm, with the Golden Immortal rank being profoundly mysterious!
"The method of Heavenly Immortals in this world seems to be different from the Heavenly Immortals in the True Immortal World."
Fang Xi performed another divination, but a look of joy appeared on his face: "But in the cultivation of the Primordial Spirit, it has much to commend it!"
Immortals in the True Immortal World have a fixed Primordial Spirit quality. It is determined the moment they become immortals. Subsequently, they only cultivate to increase their magical power, combine it with their comprehension of laws, and complete their Merging with the Dao, thereby achieving the Dao Monarch realm!
'Improving the quality of my Primordial Spirit will clearly be of great benefit to my future cultivation! '
'The Heavenly Immortal or Golden Immortal inheritances of this world, I am determined to obtain! '
Fang Xi's eyes were resolute.
In the True Immortal World, he had achieved Earth Immortal status, and his Primordial Spirit quality was naturally higher than that of Human Immortals, but it was eighty percent likely inferior to a Heavenly Immortal's!
The quality of his Primordial Spirit might well be related to the probability of achieving the Dao Monarch realm in the future!
He hadn't expected that the Immortal Rank that couldn't be improved in the True Immortal World, actually had a solution in this Great Thousand World!
'Furthermore, if I obtain the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit. . . it's hard to say that my chances of achieving the Dao Monarch realm wouldn't be even higher than those of Heavenly Immortals in the True Immortal World! '
Fang Xi's eyes gleamed brightly.
After achieving immortality with the 'Withered Glory Chant,' there was no further progression. Thus, he obtained the 'Evergreen Art' inheritance, primarily to use as reference, and then forge his own new path.
Previously, he wasn't even an immortal, so he naturally needed to follow established norms. To self-create cultivation methods during Core Formation and Nascent Soul stages would simply be laughable!
Without a high-level perspective or encompassing vast knowledge. . . rashly cultivating self-created methods, and even attempting to break through to higher realms, would simply be walking into a dead end!
However, after becoming an immortal, with infinite lifespan and an indestructible Primordial Spirit, he finally had the possibility of carving out his own path.
"If I were to use the 'Evergreen Art' as a blueprint to improve the 'Withered Glory Chant', I would merely be an ordinary Earth Immortal in the True Immortal World. . . completely wasting the immense advantage of the All-Heavens Precious Mirror!"
The All-Heavens Precious Mirror's greatest advantage lay in its ability to gather resources from myriad worlds, to achieve the supreme!
Fang Xi's eyes gleamed brightly, and he immediately decided to integrate the paths of Heavenly Immortals and Golden Immortals from this world, to perfect his own cultivation method!
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