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Chapter 623 - 521 Filling the Path

Chapter 623: Chapter 521 Filling the Path

Drunken Moon Pavilion.

Though it’s called a ’pavilion’, it is actually a jade palace complex.

It is situated by a crescent-shaped lake, where phantom moons rise over the water surface, with immortal energy swirling around.

Inside the palace, the carved beams and painted rafters, with immortal gardens filled with rare flowers and exotic fruits, where immortal cranes and white apes frolic.

Roar! Roar!

There came a few dragon roars from the sky, from several flood dragons of the Mahayana Realm approaching True Dragon status.

They rode the clouds, moving them to bring rain, then descended into the pond, transforming into black and red carp...

"What a truly immortal scene."

Fang Xing rode on a ray of immortal light, descending slowly into the palace, sighing in admiration.

Cultivators at the Void Refining Stage theoretically no longer have to worry about the exhaustion of life span. After achieving True Immortal status, they are free from heavenly tribulations, enjoying longevity and carefree life, either immersing themselves in nature or making numerous friends...

Even though he joined the Dao Court army, there was hardly anything to do except occasionally stand guard or patrol a place.

He also had plenty of time for cultivation, even making three to five friends.

He is in the True Immortal Realm, considered to have advanced cultivation in the Immortal Realm, assigned to a small squad as a squad leader, with more than a dozen Mahayana Realm cultivators under his command.

And ’Fairy Bixia’ and ’True Immortal Luo Yun’ are just like him, also squad leaders, considered colleagues, and have become close over the years.

This ’Drunken Moon Pavilion’ is the palace of Fairy Bixia.

Fairy Bixia is a native of the True Immortal Realm who became immortal and has a family background, so her wealth is quite substantial.

While True Immortal Luo Yun, like himself, is an ascended immortal, renowned for his brewing technique.

He walked into a jade pavilion and saw two immortals brewing wine.

One wore a green dress with a gentle appearance; it was Fairy Bixia.

The other had a youthful face with crane-like white hair and two white eyebrows drooping down, exuding an immortal aura; it was True Immortal Luo Yun.

"What a fragrant immortal brew..."

Fang Xing entered the pavilion and said with a smile.

"Haha, my ’Three Elements Brew’ is made from three exquisite wines as the head, refined with Samadhi True Fire, buried for three years before completion... before drinking it, rinse it with ’Millennium Cold Ice Water’ for better flavor..."

True Immortal Luo Yun said, "We are borrowing Fairy Bixia’s treasure place for pleasure and cannot do without your spirit food, Fang Daoist..."

"Naturally."

Fang Xing smiled and took out several plates of appetizers.

They looked like small dry fish, which was more or less the case, but he had used his alchemy skills to refine these delicacies.

Although Fang Xing’s journey to immortality was achieved through pill-taking, aided by the Ten Thousand Transformation Cauldron, he had somewhat improved his alchemy skills.

Now in the Immortal Realm, this alchemy skill is merely excellent in the True Immortal Realm, but it complements cooking various spirit food dishes.

’About the minor matter of my ascension as an immortal chef?’

Fang Xing took a sip of Three Elements Wine and thought to himself, ’No... this is just for cultivating my sentiments...’

Fairy Bixia took a sip of immortal brew, her cheeks flushed, and said, "Laughing... Today I heard from a sister that a Water Immortal and a Fire Immortal clashed in the ’Thousand Dragon Mountain Range’, destroying a dragon enclosure, allowing several True Dragons to escape... It seems we might not be idle for long, and will have to go dragon hunting..."

Water Immortal refers to one who has cultivated to immortality using the Water Law, while Fire Immortal refers to one who uses the Fire Law.

As most cultivators, when weak, specialize in the basic cultivation techniques of the Five Elements, the laws they comprehend also tend toward the Five Elements, with quite a few Wood Immortals, Earth Immortals, and Golden Immortals as well.

Besides, there are those like Fang Xing, who can be called ’War Immortals’.

"Alas... True Dragon’s combat power is extraordinary, when the time comes, we still have to rely on you, Fang Daoist..."

True Immortal Luo Yun tasted a piece of small dry fish, closing his eyes contentedly.

"Please, fellow Daoists, don’t tease me; I’ve just ascended not long ago... I still have to rely on you two this time."

Fang Xing waved his hands repeatedly.

"Speaking of which... It seems Fang Daoist has only received the True Immortal Artifact and has yet to exchange for a cultivation technique at the Dharma Transmission Hall?"

Fairy Bixia said with a smile, "It seems your own cultivation technique already has the True Immortal’s legacy... Saving a lot of effort by not having to convert cultivation techniques..."

Fang Xing joined the Dao Court army and naturally received a series of benefits.

The Cave Mansion was just the basics.

Beyond that, there was a standard issue armor—’True Immortal Armor’, and a flying sword of the Immortal Artifact grade.

By rule, as a newly ascended individual, he had a chance to choose a cultivation technique in the Dharma Transmission Hall.

It’s said that the cultivation technique chosen in this way can be practiced all the way to Dao Lord!

But Fang Xing had already exchanged for the ’Space-Time Lotus’, so there was no need to go.

At this moment, his mind immersed in the dantian, he saw a golden-silver lotus seed stretching out its roots slightly, with the flower stem only a short segment, clearly far from Great Success...

"Indeed, by coincidence, I obtained a True Immortal cultivation technique in the Lower Realm, making this exchange opportunity redundant, or... should I choose a powerful celestial art?"

Fang Xing deliberately said so.

Fairy Bixia and True Immortal Luo Yun exchanged a glance, and Fairy Bixia spoke up: "In my clan, there is indeed a junior who wishes to enter the Dharma Transmission Hall to select a cultivation technique... If Daoist friend is willing to cede this opportunity, the reward in Immortal Jade will surely satisfy you."

"Immortal Jade?"

Fang Xing was slightly surprised, for that was something even more precious than ’Source Liquid’, a single piece worth a century of hard cultivation for a True Immortal Realm cultivator.

During battles, it could rapidly restore mana.

"Are the cultivation techniques in this Dharma Transmission Hall really that good?"

He asked in surprise.

Fairy Bixia, being from an Immortal Clan, surely had a reserve of cultivation techniques at the Dao Lord level, if not an abundance.

"The Dharma Transmission Hall of the Free Immortal Domain contains a myriad of cultivation techniques, naturally stronger than my family’s heritage..."

Fairy Bixia shook her head and said, "But that’s not the key... The key is that after entering the Dharma Transmission Hall and selecting a cultivation technique, one is theoretically considered to be under the tutelage of Dao Lord Free, as a registered disciple... This is what my family wants to buy, the status of a registered disciple."

Fang Xing understood.

A registered disciple of Dao Lord!

That status was indeed valuable. If not for an ascended cultivator’s pure background and great talent, they wouldn’t have even one opportunity to enter the Dharma Transmission Hall.

Of course, if the ascended cultivator did not go or sold the opportunity, then it wasn’t meant to be!

For cultivators, they valued destiny and opportunity even more...

"I originally had some interest in the Dharma Transmission Hall, but since Daoist Bixia has asked... it is not impossible. However, I do not want Immortal Jade, but I need these materials."

Fang Xing smiled, took out a jade slip, and handed it to Fairy Bixia: "If Daoist Bixia has even one of these, you can exchange it with me."

Fairy Bixia took it, glanced at it, and her expression relaxed: "This ’Feng Mo Condor Feather’, I recall my clan’s ancestor once killed a Feng Mo Condor, and there should be feathers in the inventory. If Daoist friend only wants one, it’s no problem..."

"Then it’s settled."

Fang Xing smiled, raised his wine cup, and the three of them laughed: "Cheers! Cheers!"

After completing a transaction, the three indeed had nothing else, merely drinking wine and eating dishes, occasionally chatting about insights during cultivation, happily enjoying themselves.

In a daze, several days passed.

During this time, True Immortal Luo Yun, being pressured, took out several jars of fine wine from his storage bag, and Fang Xing cooked a few good dishes.

"By the way, why does Daoist Bixia’s family care so much about a registered disciple?"

True Immortal Luo Yun, tipsy, could no longer suppress his curiosity.

"There are many Dao Lords in the True Immortal Realm, but Dao Lord Free is different, being the direct disciple of a Dao Venerate... even..."

Fairy Bixia seemed hesitant, then transmitted through Divine Sense: "Our family heard some whispers, saying that in the Dao Court, the Dao Venerate has already condensed ’Hongmeng Purple Qi’, intending to use it to break through to a higher realm, and before that, is preparing to pass on the position of Dao Venerate to Dao Lord Free..."

"Hiss..."

True Immortal Luo Yun and Fang Xing immediately gasped in shock.

Of course, both were surprised by other aspects.

’Hongmeng Purple Qi?’

Fang Xing’s heart stirred: ’Could this also be a feature of transcendence? Is this eternal being in the Fifteenth Realm preparing for the ultimate leap? No wonder they want to pass on the position!’

According to his understanding, to transcend, one needs to eliminate resistance and increase pull!

For the Dao Venerate, the first resistance is ’Immortal Dao’, the second is ’Dao Court Karma’, and only third comes other enemies.

And the pull, naturally, is the feature of transcendence!

The more numerous and stronger the features of transcendence... the greater the pull, even being able to forcibly surpass resistance to transcend!

And if one’s karma is completely eliminated, seeking emptiness to its limit, perhaps no feature of transcendence is needed, or only a slight pull is required, a gentle leap, and success is attained!

’By abdicating, the Dao Venerate is effectively handing over the two greatest karmas to Dao Lord Free, which means asking Dao Lord Free to ’fill the Dao’... Is Dao Lord Free really willing?’

A thought inexplicably surfaced in Fang Xing’s mind.

An eternal being, in order to transcend, the Dao they pioneered is the greatest resistance!

Therefore, they must find someone to take control, which is ’filling the Dao’, and this is also a way of seeking emptiness by reduction.

But successors are not ’pioneers’; even if they grasp the Immortal Dao, they are only ’filling the Dao’ and cannot use it to ascend to eternity.

"Is Dao Lord Free cultivating the ’Immortal Dao’?"

Fang Xing also transmitted his question, expressing his confusion.

"No..." Fairy Bixia replied: "But for us cultivators, as soon as we cultivate the methods of the Dao Venerate, progressing from Qi Cultivation, Foundation Establishment to becoming an immortal, we are nurtured by the Immortal Dao from the Void Refining Stage onwards. No matter which law or Dao a True Immortal or Dao Lord masters... ultimately, it can all be transformed into the ’Immortal Dao’!"

"I see." Fang Xing suddenly realized, becoming somewhat vigilant.

’This Fairy Bixia knows so many secrets... even if they are open secrets among the upper echelons, the family she belongs to clearly has considerable energy...’

While pondering, he couldn’t help but think of his true self and the "Panwu Grand Compendium," suddenly feeling everything made sense.

’A strong man in the Fifteenth Realm who has long been eternal and unyielding, why leave behind a legacy?’

’In all endeavors, there must be a pursuit!’

’This is naturally to cultivate a true successor, then ’fill the Dao’... The Panwu Dao of Pangu is so strong, without a disciple to fill the Dao for him, no matter how many features of transcendence he refines, he may not succeed in transcending...’

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