Chapter 983: Immortal Abode
Chapter 983: Immortal Abode
This world is plagued by numerous tribulations.
Besides the most common lightning tribulations, there are also internal tribulations, external tribulations, heart demon tribulations, karma tribulations, Dao entry tribulations, love tribulations, reincarnation tribulations. . .
In Fang Xi's view, it was likely that mortals seeking to become immortals against the natural order faced a multitude of trials.
As a Great Thousand World comparable to the True Immortal World, it was quite reasonable.
'A Great Thousand World doesn't necessarily have to be vast; it can also be high in energy level. . . Cultivating in this world, achieving Nascent Soul is somewhat easier than in the True Immortal World. '
'Furthermore, this world is not small either. After all, this is merely the turbid qi layer; there's also the Heavenly Realm with its pure qi layer! '
Precisely because of the multitude of tribulations, a great number of cultivators, through prolonged exploration, had accumulated considerable experience in tribulation transcendence, which they painstakingly recorded within Daoist scripture inheritances, to serve as a warning for future generations.
The 'Earthly Immortal Golden Tome' naturally contained such introductions.
Of course, while external demons could be warded off, the internal tribulations such as those arising from cultivation techniques and heart fire, still required the cultivators themselves to face them.
“Fortunately, Yun Shanshan has already acquired a Nine Nethers Profound Water Inner Core, so it should. . . be fine, right? ”
With a wave of Fang Xi's hand, the Hundred Flowers Flying Carpet instantly descended, countless streams of floral qi swirled around it, transforming the barren reef into a riot of colors, vibrant and breathtakingly beautiful in an instant.
He sat down cross-legged, picked up his wine pot, and began to pour and drink by himself.
Not long after, Fang Xi's gaze suddenly stirred, as several bolts of lightning flashed through the void.
Screams echoed forth, as countless shadows converged, transforming into several Yin demons, only to be cleaved apart by the sword light that followed.
“Only these few demons were attracted? ”
“And here I thought, there would be some Extraterrestrial Fiend descending, you know? ”
Fang Xi muttered a complaint, and continued to drink and enjoy himself.
Seven days passed swiftly.
On this day, he secretly divined, knowing that Yun Shanshan was making good progress, and at the same time, another human tribulation arrived.
Indeed, not long after, a streak of escape light flashed across the sky.
Spotting the hundred flowers on the reef, it immediately descended, revealing the figure of a rogue cultivator with two swords on his back.
He was short in stature, but the two swords on his back, one azure and one crimson, were exceedingly peculiar.
“This Hundred Flowers Flying Carpet clearly belongs to Misty Fairy, who are you? What is your relationship with Misty Fairy? ”
The short rogue cultivator, his triangular eyes widening, immediately spotted the 'Five Elements Prayer and Calamity Averting Altar' not far away, his eyes lighting up. “Excellent! So the Immortal is undergoing her tribulation here. . . That day, you ignored me, but today, I shall imprison a wisp of your Nascent Soul, making you utterly subservient to me! ”
“Pfft! ”
Fang Xi couldn't help but laugh.
The rogue cultivator, however, glared: “I am Black Wind Rogue Cultivator from 'Black Wind Island'! Do not court your own demise! ”
Fang Xi pinched his fingers to divine, and couldn't help but shake his head: “He's rather fortunate in his destiny, but unfortunately, his artifact opportunities are insufficient. His two flying swords, 'Azure Cloud' and 'Crimson Chi'. . . still require much more effort and haven't yet been promoted to Pure Yang grade. ”
This Black Wind Senior, his ancestors were fishermen from the East Sea. His mother dreamt of a large black snake, became pregnant from the sensation, and after ten months of pregnancy, gave birth to this person. However, he was deemed inauspicious and driven out of the fishing village, leading a truly miserable life.
Yet, Black Wind Senior was born with an innate strangeness; as a child, he possessed boundless strength and could exhale a foul-smelling wind. From this, he rose to prominence and wielded authority.
Later, by chance, he acquired a flying sword and sword art from an elder Loose Immortal, and after years of arduous cultivation, he became a rogue cultivator, living a carefree existence.
Alas, Fang Xi found his possessions utterly unimpressive.
He already possessed a fire-attribute flying sword, the'fire cloud Sword', and this wood-attribute flying sword was simply too inferior, unworthy of bearing the name'sixth-Generation Green Cloud Sword'.
Immediately, he waved his right hand, and with a surge of Primordial Chaos Innate Five Elements magical power, it transformed into Five Elements Divine Lightning, pressing down!
Black Wind Rogue Cultivator cried out, as the two flying swords behind him automatically leaped out to protect their master, like two azure and crimson Flood Dragons.
Crackle!
A flash of lightning.
The Five Elements lightning crashed upon these two flying swords, causing cracks to appear on their blades.
Before Black Wind Rogue Cultivator could feel heartache, another invisible divine lightning directly exploded before him.
This divine lightning was formless and traceless, and concealed within the Five Elements Divine Lightning, truly sinister beyond compare.
The moment it exploded, it instantly annihilated Black Wind Rogue Cultivator's protective spiritual light, shaking his physical body to death, and sending his soul directly into reincarnation!
“The Law of Reincarnation. . . ”
Fang Xi let out a cold snort, and continued to close his eyes, contemplating the Laws.
The greatest value of this Black Wind Rogue Cultivator was that he could once again gain a slight insight into the profundity of reincarnation.
After forty-nine days, a streak of pink sword light flew from the horizon.
Although this sword light carried a maidenly aura, its color was remarkably pure.
Fang Xi opened his eyes, his expression becoming slightly solemn, and asked, “Fellow Daoist, who are you? ”
This time, the one who arrived was a female Loose Immortal; not only that, but she was also a female Sword Immortal!
“This servant is Pink Cloud Fairy Mo Yiyi, I greet you, Fellow Daoist. May I ask if the one undergoing tribulation here is Misty Fairy Yun Shanshan? ”
Pink Cloud Fairy wore a peach blossom dress, her face appearing to be around thirty years of age, and she said with a charming smile, “Yun Xianzi and I are close bosom friends, Fellow Daoist; you need not worry. . . ”
'But the crucial point is that Yun Shanshan seems to have fallen out with her sworn sister. . . '
Fang Xi muttered inwardly, a hint of disbelief appearing on his face.
Mo Yiyi gave a wry smile and said, “That 'Profound Heaven Earth-Splitting Needle' was actually taken by Yun Shanshan from me. . . ”
“So that's how it is. However, I ask that the two of you resolve this matter yourselves. ” Fang Xi said with a faint smile.
“Very well. ”
Mo Yiyi pondered for a moment, and truly put down her escape light, arriving at the side of the reef to meditate and cultivate.
Around the fiftieth day, a burst of five-colored light suddenly erupted from the 'Five Elements Prayer and Calamity Averting Altar'.
It expanded several mu, resembling a celebratory cloud. Heavenly flowers rained down chaotically, golden lotuses sprang from the earth, and celestial melodies softly played.
After the auspicious phenomena vanished, a breathtakingly beautiful female immortal stood smiling at the spot, and bowed, saying, “Many thanks, Senior Daoist, for your assistance. Shanshan offers her gratitude. . . ”
“Sister Yun, you actually broke through the tribulation and attained the Earth Immortal fruit position? ”
Mo Yiyi, witnessing this scene, was incomparably astonished: “Originally, I saw you trapped in tribulations without realizing it, and thought you would certainly find it difficult to overcome this tribulation, requiring reincarnation in the future. . . Thankfully, in the next life, there would be hope for you to join an orthodox Xuanmen sect and achieve true enlightenment, but who would have thought. . . ”
Her eyes shifted, and she looked towards Fang Xi.
A faint blush appeared on Yun Shanshan's face, whereupon she raised a hand, and a golden thread flew out, landing in Mo Yiyi's grasp: “This Profound Heaven Earth-Splitting Needle was borrowed by this little sister, and today, it is returned intact. . . Not only that, but having silently divined the heavenly secrets, I discovered a true Immortal Abode opportunity, which I am willing to share with elder sister and Senior Daoist. ”
“What kind of Immortal Abode? ”
Fang Xi asked, but knew in his heart that a certain opportunity he had divined with his Nascent Soul earlier should manifest here.
Perhaps the Sixth-Generation Green-Sword would find its place here.
“Within the icy cave that sealed the Nine Nethers Sea Centipede, there's another layer of profound mystery, and it should conceal a Celestial Immortal's Grotto-heaven! ”
Yun Shanshan said, “When I previously used the Profound Heaven Earth-Splitting Needle to break through the millennia-old profound ice, I faintly noticed some clues, but at the time, I was focused on overcoming my tribulation and didn't think much of it. Now, recalling it carefully, the Nine Nethers Sea Centipede was perhaps just a spirit pet casually captured by that Celestial Immortal to guard the grotto-heaven. . . ”
“So that's how it is, then this grotto-heaven is certainly worth exploring. ”
Mo Yiyi nodded.
“This grotto-heaven originally had a predestined affinity with elder sister, but that affinity was meant to occur decades later. . . There was supposed to be someone with a destiny related to 'Cloud' who would open this Immortal Abode with elder sister. However, heavenly destiny flows and is not set in stone; now that this little sister has fortunately broken through to Earth Immortal, and with my Nascent Soul's silent divination, this Immortal Abode's affinity with elder sister has been advanced. ”
Yun Shanshan's magical power surged, and streams of Gang-Sha qi appeared on the Hundred Flowers Flying Carpet, glowing brilliantly and diversely, carrying the two of them as they flew swiftly along.
Along the way, golden flowers occasionally drifted down.
This was her using her own cultivation and deeds to atone for the sins committed during her earlier battle with the Nine Nethers Sea Centipede.
Fortunately, the two of them hadn't caused too widespread an impact before, and the most terrifying wave of tsunami had been directly quelled by Fang Xi.
Otherwise, she would likely have to perform forced labor for a thousand years, and still not find liberation.
How astonishing was the magical power of an Earth Immortal?
In less than half a day, they arrived at a certain sea region, where the seawater on both sides automatically parted, revealing a massive underwater canyon.
“Sister Mo. . . ”
Yun Shanshan smiled, looking at Mo Yiyi.
Mo Yiyi said nothing, but took out the Profound Heaven Earth-Splitting Needle and blew on it.
The needle immediately burst forth with brilliant spiritual light, and suddenly transformed into a golden shuttle, parting the seawater ahead, proceeding without hindrance.
“Please! ”
Yun Shanshan said to Fang Xi.
At this moment, Fang Xi suddenly turned his head, looking in the direction of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
A faint stirring, emerged in his heart.
'It seems some heavenly secret is about to be activated, and it's related to the Shushan School? '
He smiled inwardly, and followed the golden needle, arriving directly at the bottom of the canyon.
The bottom of this strait was pitch black, but under the golden needle's light, an ancient grotto appeared.
The ancient grotto was entirely sealed by millennia-old profound ice, but now, there was a gap.
'Is this the sealed land of the Nine Nethers Sea Centipede? '
Fang Xi walked into the grotto, and saw on one side of the stone grotto, what appeared to be a stele, the inscriptions on which were already blurred.
Yun Shanshan walked ahead, arriving before a crystal-like icy wall, and silently prayed.
The next instant, a streak of ice-soul cold light emerged, and the icy wall actually cracked open, revealing a passage.
The entire passage was crafted from ice crystals, with frozen patterns within, continuously emitting a layer of cerulean luminescence.
The void became hazy, and faintly seemed to connect to a Grotto-heaven Blessed Land.
“As expected! ”
Mo Yiyi and Yun Shanshan, seeing this scene, both showed a hint of excitement on their faces.
Yun Shanshan furthermore said, “This entrance to the Celestial Immortal's Grotto-heaven is sealed with 'Ice Soul Divine Light Crystals', capable of freezing even flying swords. . . However, the 'Profound Heaven Earth-Splitting Needle' in Sister Mo's hand happens to be its counter, making it an indispensable key to opening the Immortal Abode. ”
Mo Yiyi said nothing, but activated her incantation.
A golden light flashed, and on the golden needle, strands of golden flames were seen, merging into the ice crystals ahead.
Innumerable layers of ice melted away, revealing a faint outline of a portal.
The three of them, Fang Xi included, transformed into streaks of escape light, and directly entered the portal.
And shortly after the three of them entered the Celestial Immortal's Grotto-heaven.
The Great Zhou Dynasty.
Western Kunlun.
A surge of demonic qi shot up into the sky, stirring countless winds and clouds.
Not far away, streaks of sword light appeared, revealing Lingchan Tongzi of the Shushan School and his group.
“As expected. . . Old Demon Liang intends to attain the Dao of the Heavenly Demon, this truly marks the beginning of a grand tribulation! ”
Lingchan Tongzi swung the Pure Equilibrium Sword in his hand, and shouted, “Slaying demons and eradicating evil begins today! ”
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