Chapter 992: Earthly Immortal
Chapter 992: Earthly Immortal
“This is. . . the Source of Heaven and Earth? ”
Fang Xi waved his hand, gazing at the multicolored light cluster within his grasp, lost in thought.
The Earthly Immortal Undying Method is not merely an indestructible secret art; it also has the effect of promoting Earthly Immortal cultivation!
The key lies in this very Source of Heaven and Earth!
The Source of Heaven and Earth gives birth to all things!
Conversely, for Immortals, such a source can transform into any spiritual elixir or wondrous medicine that enhances magical power!
Indeed, it's even better than an Immortal Pill!
Even without Fang Xi deliberately extracting it, he could feel, with the help of the Demonic Tree, strands of multicolored light being drawn from the world, causing his immortal power to advance every moment!
“With the Dao Monarch Pill to hone Dao essence, and this Source of Heaven and Earth to augment his immortal power. . . ”
“My cultivation speed will shock all Immortals! ”
Though the ‘Dao Monarch Pill’ also has the effect of boosting magical power, its primary purpose is to refine Laws through the Great Dao!
Just as when Fang Xi ascended to Earthly Immortal back then, his primordial spirit merged with the Ancestral Demonic Tree, absorbing the power of the Dao Fruit, causing his Life and Death Laws to advance by leaps and bounds to the prototype of a Dao Seed!
The Taisui also carries the power of a Dao Fruit; refining pills from its flesh and blood essence might allow his various Laws to advance by leaps and bounds!
Combined with the perfected immortal power of an Earthly Immortal. . .
That would be a Dao Monarch!
“A Dao Monarch achieving He Dao primarily involves cultivating one's Earthly Immortal magical power to perfection, then choosing a suitable Dao Seed. . . ”
“Theoretically speaking, as long as I cultivate my magical power to its peak, and then transform my Life and Death Dao Seed from illusory to real, I can ‘He Dao’ and attain the realm of a Dao Monarch! ”
Though in reality, it certainly won't be that simple; the breakthrough of every major realm in the mortal cultivation path is extremely difficult.
The higher the realm, the more so!
The step from peak Earthly Immortal to attaining Dao Monarch will surely be ten, even a hundred times more difficult than a Mahayana cultivator breaking through to become an Immortal!
“But at least. . . by then, I'll be considered a ‘Quasi-Dao Monarch’, right? ”
“Hmm, though the possibility of an Earthly Immortal breaking through to Dao Monarch is higher than for a Human Immortal, it still falls short of a Heavenly Immortal. . . ”
“To truly become a ‘Quasi-Dao Monarch’, I still need to elevate my primordial spirit. . . ”
Fang Xi casually tossed the multicolored source in his hand.
In the void, the External Avatar of 'A Sword from Shushan' drifted into existence and took in this strand of multicolored source.
Following that, he gazed at his main body's forehead.
“A Heavenly Immortal's singular qi gives birth to all, their form and spirit both wondrous. . . indeed, it seems to be closely related to the 'Heavenly Heart Imprint'. ”
“By comprehending the 'Heavenly Heart Imprint', I should be able to glean some secrets of the Purple Mansion Heavenly Tome. ”
“At that time, my primordial spirit foundation will likely surpass even Dugu Fang. . . . It should certainly be of great help in breaking through the Dao Monarch bottleneck. ”
......
Green Wo Mountain.
A silver light flashed.
Fang Xi's figure appeared gracefully.
The moment he appeared, he felt that something was amiss in his surroundings.
Between heaven and earth, winds stirred and clouds surged, as if with a certain longing.
“Good, little one, I'll let you eat some in a few years. ”
He smiled faintly; a multicolored light cluster appeared in his hand, within it, clouds of mist and stars arose, enveloped by a layer of silver light.
This world could no longer sense the power of the source and could only fall silent.
“Indeed. . . there's no need to seek any hidden methods of merit. ”
“As long as I use the power of the 'All-Heavens Precious Mirror' to isolate the Source of Heaven and Earth. . . and feed it at the crucial moment, that will suffice. . . ”
Fang Xi sneered.
He didn't even need to use his primordial spirit to deduce that the Shushan School would certainly not let him go.
This merit bomb plan was merely a self-preservation measure, just in case.
Compared to the many old demon lords of the demonic path who held all beings in heaven and earth hostage and would casually transform tens of thousands of miles into dead zones.
Such merit bombs could be said to be green, natural, and pollution-free, and would absolutely not affect outsiders in the slightest!
“You're forcing my hand. . . ”
“Once, I wanted to be a good person, but the Heavenly Demon Beheading Immortal Sword was just too tempting. . . ”
Fang Xi sighed inwardly with emotion.
That righteous young hero of the martial world had, in the end, drifted further and further away.
However, most true passionate young heroes had died, and those who survived were seasoned veterans, deeply understanding the principles of self-preservation.
This was also an unavoidable truth.
......
After a moment of emotion, he arrived at a certain spot on Green Mountain.
Within the Sword Pool, a black and white Taiji diagram emerged.
The Yin-Yang twin fish chased and spun, while a flying sword lay at the very center.
This was the 'Yin-Yang Sword Pool' he had created, specifically made for refining the 'Life-Death Dao Fetus'.
Each cycle of Yin and Yang was one session of sword refinement.
At this moment, this Life-Death flying sword had roughly taken shape, but it still required considerable time and effort to be fully perfected.
Fang Xi calculated with his fingers and couldn't help but smile:
“Eighteen years from now, I will face a tribulation of death, which will be the opportunity for this sword's completion! ”
If the Life-Death flying sword doesn't experience a cycle of reincarnation, how can it be considered supreme?
He sat cross-legged by the edge of the Sword Pool.
This time, the main body refining the Heavenly Heart Imprint was also a huge opportunity for him.
He sat cross-legged now, entering silent seclusion.
Time passed, its duration unknown.
In the void, the sound of bells chiming and jade chimes seemed to resonate, transforming into celestial music.
Heavenly flowers fell in profusion, and golden lotuses welled up from the earth!
Qingfeng and Mingyue saw this phenomenon and thought their master had achieved Dao and become an Immortal.
“Mere external demons dare to disturb me? ”
Fang Xi, however, sneered and formed a magic seal.
In an instant, those heavenly flowers rotted away, emitting a putrid stench.
The golden lotuses turned black, and on each petal appeared grotesque faces.
“The cultivators of this world are truly miserable. . . Every time their cultivation greatly advances, they face numerous tribulations. ”
“I am currently within the Six Yao Yin Water Great Array, with my heavenly secrets difficult to divine and stubbornly refusing to leave, so human tribulations are hard to form—have they directly changed to demonic tribulations? ”
He had previously observed his main body refining the Heavenly Heart Imprint and gained great insights.
Heavenly Immortals in this world merely fuse their cultivation method with a type of Immortal Seal to achieve Heavenly Immortal status.
And that kind of Immortal Talisman was undoubtedly an outward manifestation of the Source of Heaven and Earth.
Upon obtaining this, Fang Xi, his 'Hunyuan Heavenly Tome' now possessed a Heavenly Immortal foundation, and was ready to deduce a 'Hunyuan Immortal Seal' from scratch, to serve as the Heavenly Immortal cultivation achievement of the 'Hunyuan Heavenly Tome'.
As for Earthly Immortals?
With 'Earth Source Golden Tome' and 'Vast Cold Heavenly Tome' as references, and having understood the Heavenly Immortal path of the Hunyuan Immortal Seal, Fang Xi had already completed the deduction of the Earthly Immortal chapters of his 'Hunyuan Heavenly Tome'.
And at this moment, his primordial spirit was about to shed a layer of tribulation and directly enter the Earthly Immortal realm.
This mutual attraction of qi mechanisms immediately drew forth a tribulation!
He observed his nose with his eyes, his heart with his nose, with his five hearts facing the heavens, and his mind guarding his Spirit Platform.
Within his ethereal Spirit Platform, he suddenly heard a strange cackle; it was actually a wisp of an invisible, intangible divine sense from a true Heavenly Demon from beyond the outer realms descending!
This was the Mind Demon Tribulation, greatly feared by the cultivators of this world!
Once one's mind was breached and their foundation stolen by the mind demon, then not only would becoming an Immortal be hopeless in this life, but it would also implicate their next life.
Hehe!
Haha!
Fang Xi sensed a demonic shadow manifesting within his own Spirit Platform, intending to use the seven emotions and six desires to provoke a response within him, thereby stealing his Hunyuan Innate Five Elements magical power. He couldn't help but smile:
“Interesting. . . truly interesting! ”
“So-called mind demons are actually not born from the cultivator themselves, but come from outside? ”
In the True Immortal World, mind demons originate from within the cultivator's heart, hence they are extremely difficult to resolve.
But he hadn't expected that the mind demons of this world actually came from outside!
Between this internal and external origin, the difference was simply immense.
“What a bold cultivator, to actually allow this venerable one to directly invade your Spirit Platform? ”
That demonic shadow shifted endlessly, emitting a voice that was neither male nor female: “Your true qi foundation, it practically holds the hope of a Heavenly Immortal. . . After stealing your cultivation achievements, I will be able to advance further. As long as I frequently steal the foundations of cultivators who have cultivated for many lifetimes, the one who will attain the realm of the Supreme Heavenly Demon King in the future will surely be I, ‘Bòxún Mó’. . . ”
The name of this Heavenly Demon from beyond the outer realms seemed to be a powerful curse art itself.
If it fell into the hands of a demonic cultivator, they could use it to sense Heavenly Demons, and even restrain or curse others. . .
“My allowing you to invade so deeply naturally has profound implications. ”
Within his Spirit Platform, Fang Xi slightly raised his head and saw the phantom of a bronze precious mirror appear.
A surge of silver light descended.
This ‘Bòxún Mó’ didn't even utter a scream before dissipating into a wisp of black smoke!
“If it were a mind demon born from my own self, even the All-Heavens Precious Mirror would have no solution. . . ”
“But for an external demon like you to dare invade my Spirit Platform and sea of consciousness, are you tired of living? ”
Fang Xi muttered a retort and opened his eyes.
At this moment, he had unexpectedly overcome the tribulation of external demon invasion; his Five Elements Primordial Spirit had advanced further, and he now possessed the cultivation achievement of an Earthly Immortal!
“Hmm? ”
Fang Xi was silently circulating his primordial spirit, experiencing the various changes of an Earthly Immortal, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a heavenly secret.
“Five hundred years from now, the Heavenly Abode will be cut off, and a great tribulation will befall the immortals? ”
“Does this mean it's entering the Era of Dharma's End? No wonder the Shushan School is preparing for a sect-wide ascension. . . ”
“So, this major tribulation between orthodox and demonic paths was not the end, but merely the beginning? ”
“Hmm? Why did my primordial spirit suddenly gain insights into heavenly secrets and was able to divine this crucial information? ”
“Perhaps it's because I let this world get a taste of the Source's power earlier that I've received such a blessing? ”
He instantly thought of many things and then sighed: “Five hundred years isn't that long for a Loose Immortal. . . It's rather interesting, though. ”
“In the Era of Dharma's End, I wonder what schemes those figures from the Upper Realm, the Golden Immortals and those above Golden Immortals, truly have in mind? ”
Now that he had ascended to Earthly Immortal, Fang Xi was absolutely a colossal figure in this realm.
He even had the qualifications to place his pieces on this grand chessboard of heaven and earth.
But at this moment, he felt quite unenthused.
What external techniques, calculations, merits, or tribulations. . . could compare to the advancement of his own cultivation?
He had come to this world primarily to gather a complete set of flying swords.
Now, the flying swords for his Small Three Wonders Sword Array were complete, with only the Life-Death flying sword still undergoing refinement.
As for the Great Five Elements Sword Array, he had gathered the Earth, Wood, and Fire swords. . . The Water sword and Metal sword were even simpler; the Metal sword was within easy reach, and the Water sword only slightly more troublesome, but if he were to trade Immortal artifacts and Immortal Pills for them, Fengyuan Chamber of Commerce also had leads.
It could be said that the 'Eight Gates Sword Array' was already within sight!
As for Heavenly Immortal and Golden Immortal inheritances, he already had the 'Vast Cold Heavenly Tome' and had obtained the profound mysteries of the Source of Heaven and Earth and the Heavenly Heart Imprint.
He was now on the verge of piercing through this layer of mist.
Once he had refined the 'Hunyuan Immortal Seal' and achieved Heavenly Immortal magical power, then scheming for those Heavenly Immortal inheritances would be much easier.
By then, gathering numerous Heavenly Abode secret transmissions, he would surely be able to glimpse the supreme Dao of the Golden Immortals!
‘What's more. . . eighteen years from now, someone will even deliver goods right to my doorstep! ’
‘Indeed. . . as long as I lay low, I'll have everything I desire! ’
Fang Xi calculated with his fingers, and a faint smile involuntarily appeared on his face.
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