Free Web NovelChapter 286: Chapter 55: Senior Sister’s Nourishment, Ascendant Lingji
With a thought, the Bronze Mechanical Armor on Fang Cheng’s body flashed, breaking apart into countless Flying Swords that then reassembled into a palm-sized statuette of a Sword Cultivator and landed in his hand.
Fang Cheng put away the armor and then tried on the Buddhist Cultivator’s Battle Armor.
The sensation of melding with this armor wasn’t much different from the Sword Cultivator’s Battle Armor, only it felt more suited for close-quarters combat—a case of brute force overcoming all finesse.
The Sword Cultivator’s Battle Armor, meanwhile, was better suited for controlling Flying Swords and executing techniques of Swordsmanship.
As for the Female Cultivator’s Battle Armor, with its graceful, voluptuous, and tall figure, Fang Cheng didn’t even try it on.
After studying the three sets of battle armor, his confidence swelled.
He then calmed his mind and, without distraction, resumed refining the Immortal Binding Rope.
「More than ten days passed in a flash.」
One day, the Immortal Binding Rope suddenly erupted with a brilliant golden light. Countless runes flew out from the gleaming golden rope, circling in the air and forming one Talisman Array after another, manifesting profound principles in the void.
More than ten breaths later, the runes slowly dissipated.
Fang Cheng picked up the Immortal Binding Rope, a satisfied expression on his face.
He still had over three taels of Geng Metal Profound Silkworm Threads left, but he had already refined this Magical Artifact to high-grade Tier Two, its might soaring once again.
’If I had an endless supply of Geng Metal Profound Silkworm Threads, I could probably refine it all the way to Tier Four!’
As Fang Cheng held the Immortal Binding Rope, a powerful sense of security washed over him.
This Magical Artifact had now become his greatest asset, second only to his Flying Sword.
Based on the Immortal Binding Rope’s track record, it could now directly bind and subdue even Late-Life Talisman Stage cultivators. It might even be able to briefly restrain a Life Soul Cultivator.
Fang Cheng was suddenly in high spirits. This one harvest from his trip to the Wilderness was enough to make him feel like he had struck it rich.
And that wasn’t even counting the Tier Three Battle Armor and Upper-Grade Spirit Stones he had also obtained.
With only a few days left before the one-month deadline at the Immortal Pill Pavilion, Fang Cheng stopped cultivating altogether. He left his Quiet Chamber and went to Fifth Senior Sister’s room next door to vigorously help her break through her bottleneck to the Mid-Life Talisman Stage.
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「Several days later.」
Fang Cheng and Hua Yutang walked out of the Immortal Pill Pavilion. Standing on a floating cloud, they leisurely admired the scenery of the Immortal Mountain.
After being thoroughly ’nourished’ for the past few days, Hua Yutang’s elegant face overflowed with a radiant beauty. The corners of her eyes held a seductive, springtime allure.
She smiled faintly. "Junior Brother, now that we’ve bought the Jade Dew Golden Lotus Pill, what are your plans? To be honest, I’m a little reluctant to leave."
The past few days with Fang Cheng had not only loosened her cultivation bottleneck, giving her hope for a breakthrough, but had also brought her body and mind a pleasure and release that was beyond words, making her unwilling to depart.
Fang Cheng pondered for a moment. "Then let’s wait a few more days. I also want to test the medicinal efficacy of the Jade Dew Golden Lotus Pill."
A sweet, tender expression appeared on Hua Yutang’s face as she thought happily, ’Junior Brother must also be reluctant to end our time together... It’s a shame that once we return, we won’t be able to meet like this anymore.’
The two of them renewed the lease on the Cave Mansion and settled back in.
While engaging in Dual Cultivation with Hua Yutang, Fang Cheng began to use his Dream Spirit Secret Technique to refine a new Dream Spirit.
The Cyan Bird Cang Wuya also breathed a sigh of relief. It had been afraid they would kill it to tie up loose ends after leaving the pavilion. Now, its "judgment day" had been postponed by a few more days.
Meanwhile, Fang Cheng quickly refined another Late-Life Soul Stage Dream Spirit.
After his soul was damaged in the process, he took one Jade Dew Golden Lotus Pill. Following a day of rest, his soul was fully restored as expected.
He then continued to refine Dream Spirits, taking a pill to replenish his soul each time he successfully created one.
By repeating this cycle, his soul actually grew more resilient, and his Power of Divine Sense increased considerably.
In a single stretch, he refined a full eleven Dream Spirits, all at the Late-Life Soul Stage, with some even reaching the Peak Realm.
Thus, he now had a total of thirteen Dream Spirits in his possession!
Looking at the thirteen paper figures, he couldn’t help but feel a bit conflicted.
It seemed that if he wanted to refine a Dharma Level Dream Spirit, he would first need to have his own breakthrough.
Still, these Dream Spirits were more than sufficient for now.
He walked out of the Quiet Chamber, called for Hua Yutang, and took the Cyan Bird Cang Wuya with them. They left the Immortal Mountain, passed straight through the vortex of white clouds, and arrived on the giant vessel where the Immortal Pavilion Pocket World Spiritual Building was located.
The two people and one bird walked out of the grand hall.
The deck of the giant vessel was unexpectedly crowded with Cultivators.
The scene he had anticipated—cultivators from the Rakshasa Sect blocking the exit—did not materialize.
Reaching the deck, they discovered all the Cultivators from the pavilion were gathered at the railing, staring intently at something outside the giant vessel.
Incredibly curious, Fang Cheng went with Hua Yutang to the edge of the deck and looked down.
They saw a massive lake spread across the land below.
Above the lake, nineteen dazzling spheres of light hung motionless in the void, radiating immense and boundless auras.
Fang Cheng froze, a look of shock spreading across his face.
Within each of those nineteen brilliant lights was a Life Soul Realm cultivator!
The East Desolate Cultivation World was clearly far more prosperous than Yun Country; the number of Life Soul Cultivators here far surpassed that of his homeland.
Only then did he realize that the giant vessel of the Celestial Traveling Immortal Pavilion was also hovering motionless in the sky.
Fang Cheng turned to a cultivator in splendid robes standing nearby and asked politely, "Friend, may I ask what’s happening down there? Why have so many great powers gathered here?"
The man turned to look at Fang Cheng. Noticing his extraordinary bearing and powerful aura, and recognizing him as a Mid-Life Talisman Stage cultivator, he showed a hint of respect and replied, "Friend, you may not be aware, but over ten days ago, the Celestial Traveling Immortal Pavilion changed its course and headed for the northern part of the Eastern Wilderness. At first, no one knew what was happening, but eventually, the news spread."
He paused, pointing to the lake below. "Someone discovered the Hundred Treasures Hall, left behind seven thousand years ago by Ascendant Lingji. In order to seize the treasure, the Master of the Immortal Pavilion piloted the great vessel here. He’s down there right now."
"Ascendant Lingji..." Fang Cheng frowned. It was the first time he had heard this name, and he instinctively glanced at the Cyan Bird on his shoulder.
The Cyan Bird Cang Wuya seemed slightly surprised but still transmitted its voice to him: "Ascendant Lingji was the number one expert in the Wilderness Domain seven thousand years ago, as well as the first expert in the history of the Wilderness Domain to break through to a realm above the Dharma Realm. This person was a master of Artifact Refining. He was originally a Loose Cultivator who later founded a family, but his clan declined swiftly after his death. Nowadays, it is the Red Flame Immortal Palace that carries on his legacy."
’An expert above the Dharma Realm... That would make him a Supreme Great Power on par with the Demon Buddha!’
’An existence even more formidable than the founder of the Yinluo Sect.’
Fang Cheng’s heart lurched. No wonder so many Life Soul Cultivators had rushed over.
The Cultivators on the giant vessel were all at the Life Talisman Realm or Sensing Realm. Not a single one dared to go down, all of them gathering on the deck to observe the situation from a safe distance.
Meanwhile, in the mountains surrounding the giant lake below, many other auras were scattered about like stars in the sky.
Of course, the most eye-catching of all were the nineteen Life Soul Realm cultivators, including the Master of the Celestial Traveling Immortal Pavilion.
These nineteen individuals had unleashed their auras without restraint. The fluctuations of their Magical Power were like a raging tide, shaking the very Spiritual Mechanism of the world and making all low-level cultivators within a hundred-li radius feel inexplicably uneasy.
The Ten Great Sects of the Eastern Wilderness and the Three Great Demon Race Sacred Lands were all hegemons with Life Soul Cultivators and Demon Kings among their ranks—giants who ruled the fate of this part of the world.
Most of these nineteen people likely came from these thirteen major powers.
A few were Loose Cultivators, like the Master of the Immortal Pavilion, or Noble Ancestors from prominent families.
Even a personage like the Master of the Immortal Pavilion, who controlled the largest marketplace in the Eastern Wilderness and possessed astonishing wealth, found it hard to resist the temptation of Ascendant Lingji’s lost treasure.
The Cyan Bird continued its transmission: "Before Ascendant Lingji passed away, he sealed his entire lifetime collection of Magical Artifacts and treasures within the Hundred Treasures Hall instead of passing them down to his family. Legend says he buried it somewhere in the Wilderness Domain as a gift to posterity, to be found by one with destiny."
"There have been rumors of the Hundred Treasures Hall emerging several times throughout history, but they all turned out to be farces. I wonder if this time is the real deal?"
Fang Cheng nodded, then turned back to the robed cultivator. "Friend, do you happen to know which powers these Life Soul experts below are from?"
The cultivator chuckled. "Everyone who’s anyone is here. The Nine Truths Sect, the Rakshasa Sect, the Nine Nether Demon Sect, the Red Flame Immortal Palace, the Celestial Talisman Sect, the Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts, the Sea Emperor Hall, the Taiyi Sword Sect... I came out of the Grotto Heaven a little late, but I heard that Cangmu True Man from the Nine Truths Sect and Ghost Axe True Man from the Red Flame Immortal Palace already had a vicious fight. In the end, the Master of the Immortal Pavilion had to step in and forcefully stop them, mediating a temporary truce."
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