Cultivating Immortality in Two Realms

Chapter 489 Excuses

"The Lord of Little Snow Mountain... a joke he made years ago, has unexpectedly become a self-fulfilling prophecy."

Qi Refining Path, Blood Fiend Island.

Dongfuzhong.

Fang Qing himself sat on a soft jade chair, holding a wine pot in his hand, a bitter smile on his lips.

Regardless of whether what "Mahavairocana" said is true or false, the premise for everything is that he is prepared to entrust the cause and effect of the Secret Realm to him.

Therefore, as long as I agree, I can immediately become the official lord and be promoted from 'Lord of Little Snow Mountain' to 'Lord of Great Snow Mountain'!

For many esoteric monks, this seems to be the highest honor.

Even many cultivators of the Qi-cultivation path, and even Golden Core True Monarchs, might find it hard to resist this temptation.

But Fang Qing had been tricked all along the way, so his first reaction was that there was a trap here!

If the Great Sun Tathagata truly inherited most of the legacy of the Great Sun who was in charge of the year, why couldn't he enter the Primordial Heaven?

And... how do you explain my 'past life'?

The opportunity for the Great Sun One to perish should have fallen into the world of Qi Cultivation, so how did it end up in my past life and bring me to this world... Transmigration!

This is Fang Qing's biggest secret, which even the "Great Sun Tathagata" knows nothing about.

The "omnipotence" of the Dao Sheng Zhu clearly has much more to explore, waiting for me to make another major advancement.

Fang Qing closed his eyes and began to silently calculate the future: If I agree, I will most likely become a pawn and a backup plan for the resurrection of the "Great Sun Tathagata"... or receive the pollution? Become the best vessel for the resurrection of the Great Sun?

He was thus able to "subtract and seek emptiness" and be promoted to the position of year-end officer.

After you destroy Taiyin, will you take care of me as well?

There's another suspicious point about this matter. "Mahavairocana" is at the peak of the Golden Core stage and possesses the corpse of the Great Sun. Theoretically, even the Kitchen God and the Phoenix combined wouldn't be a match for him. Yet, he ultimately watched as "Mahakala" was captured. Could it be that he forcefully pushed the situation forward, reaching a point where I had no choice?

Once a year-end official appears, no matter who it is or which side it is on... even the Primordial Heaven will likely find it difficult to stop him, and I will have no way out at all? That is the most crucial point!

Having no other choice, one is trapped in an extremely dangerous and desperate situation.

Fang Qing sighed and silently pondered the path beyond the Golden Core stage.

In this desolate place, choosing the right path is crucial, but planning for the future is even more important; otherwise, you might easily fall into a trap.

Originally, they had hoped that "Mahavairocana Tathagata" would point them to a path of year-officialship that transcended traditional doctrines, but it turned out that the other party simply wanted them to follow the orthodox Mahavairocana path. "If the terrifying power of Mahavairocana as the year-official were to resurface, it would undoubtedly be even more terrifying than those other year-officialships!"

Fang Qing never hesitated to speculate about the enemy from the worst possible perspective.

However, one cannot take the Golden Position of Heaven and Earth with them when one practices Qi Dao.

This was the experience he had just gained from exploring beyond the heavens.

Fang Qing even suspected that not only could the original gold position not be taken away, but even a gold position created from nothing could not be taken away.

At least, that's the case at the Golden Core True Monarch level.

As for the year of the year?

If one really has to leave, it's clearly after the year's ruling period, when the metal position isn't so important anymore; it's still the year's ruling period, and one can take the metal position with them.

Or rather...did the split gold position take it away?

The Golden Position is part of Heaven and Earth, and can even be said to be a part of the natural rules. Once it is taken away, the world will be in ruins. It is easy for one to form a Golden Core, but the path of the year is still shrouded in mystery.

Perhaps, we should still focus on Xuan Lei?

"The Great Sun, who ruled the year, concealed 'mysterious thunder' in ancient times; surely he couldn't have been without a plan?"

"Even if there are pitfalls, perhaps the more pitfalls we encounter, the more they will fill in the gaps?" "Furthermore... after I reach the Golden Core stage, I will refine the 'Dao-Born Pearl' to a deeper level, which might unlock even more wondrous uses."

On the snowy mountain, Fang Qing transformed into a white-clad youth and walked down the mountain, but did not return to the Eight Great Cold Forest Buddhist Land.

Countless rings connected end to end in his pupils, his gaze reaching far and wide, sweeping across the hidden realm.

In the previous battle of the Golden Core stage, although the Secret Realm was sufficiently fortified and protected by the Secret Realm's origin and the source of its Dharma lineage, cultivators and civilians still suffered heavy casualties. Even more tragically, countless Dharma Kings and the Bodhisattvas of Salvation were forced into reincarnation; one of them is now a baby less than a year old…

But the secret domain is indeed sturdy enough... Of course, it wouldn't be good if it weren't sturdy, since there's the remains of a semi-transcendent year-end official buried beneath it.

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Fang Qing took a step forward, and the sky was immediately filled with the radiant glow of the ladies.

When they reappeared, they were already outside a noble manor.

A streak of light flew out from the manor; it was Fang Daoling.

But at this moment, his immortal foundation was clear and bright, his true essence was dazzling, and his aura of the Jishui River was magnificent, surpassing his previous self by an unknown amount.

Upon seeing Fang Qing, he was taken aback.

"Although this person appears to be an ordinary person, his extraordinary demeanor inspires my admiration. I wonder who this extraordinary individual is?"

He bowed respectfully and said politely, "I was unaware of your arrival, sir. Please forgive me."

"Liu Tu," a flash of light appeared, revealing Liu Junyan, who was still there protecting Fang Daoling. When he saw Fang Qing, it was as if he saw a figure before his eyes, or as if the radiance of the heavens had gathered.

Even his own wondrous willow-wood spirit was frozen in mid-air under the radiance of that figure, like a tiny insect in amber.

He groaned inwardly, his lips moving, yet before his eyes seemed to be an indescribable mountain of white bones and skulls. As a True Person of the Purple Mansion, he possessed a certain status and thus glimpsed a part of the truth.

In an instant, Liu Junyan seemed to have passed away to paradise, and then transformed into a skeleton in the secluded, cold forest, playing a flute made from his own thigh bone day and night, singing hymns of praise to the Lord of the charnel ground.

Ah!

He felt as if he had gone through countless reincarnations, yet it also felt like only a moment had passed. He involuntarily knelt on the ground, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

"It's a Golden Core True Monarch! A Golden Core True Monarch has taken a liking to the Fang family? Just because of that Lord of Jishui?"

Liu Junyan felt as if his heart had turned into a 'white bone heart,' and his cultivation seemed to be transforming into that of a woman, but then he heard a soft laugh: "Heh!"

With that laugh, all the white bones, all the cold forest, and all the strange phenomena vanished instantly, and everything came to a sudden stop again.

This True Immortal of the Purple Mansion was like a fish out of the desert, thrown back into a river or lake, panting heavily. Fang Daoling glanced at the True Immortal beside him with some confusion, wondering why the other party's attitude had changed so drastically. But seeing Liu Junyan kneel down, his heart also felt empty. 'Who is this important figure? Zen Master?'

Fang Qing had already withdrawn all his power, which was why he was able to walk in the mortal world in his ordinary form.

If the "Lord of the Corpse Forest" were to reveal his true form, I fear that all the cultivators and common people within a hundred miles of this area would be reduced to bones, and a Pure Land of Blissful Skulls would be established on earth!

But at this moment, he looked like a handsome young man in white robes, with only his eyes and the cloak behind him giving him a slightly extraordinary appearance.

"Hmm, the Dao Foundation is purified, and the Purple Mansion is promising. When do you plan to go into seclusion?"

Fang Qing was too lazy to hide it anymore, after all, in the Secret Realm, all of this could not be concealed from 'Great Sun Tathagata'.

"I'm preparing to go into seclusion soon..." Fang Daoling answered honestly.

"The mortal world is full of troubles and the spiritual atmosphere is changing drastically. If you want to go into seclusion, it would be better to find a secluded place. Taihuang Heaven is quite good. With the Ji River by your side, it will enhance your spiritual atmosphere more than swallowing any spiritual treasures from the Purple Palace."

Fang Qing smiled and said that the current spiritual atmosphere of heaven and earth is in great turmoil, which is indeed not suitable for seclusion to break through to the Purple Mansion.

Of course, what's even more frightening is that, within a period of three to ten years, a True Lord will inevitably rush to take charge of the year, and this Lord will be either a Great Sun or a Great Moon.

The emergence of the Great Sun is indeed not very favorable for cultivators who are in seclusion and breaking through to the Purple Mansion realm.

However, by hiding in the cave, although they cannot benefit from the spiritual energy of the outside world, they will not suffer from it.

"Hmm... let's use this as an excuse for now and go visit Taihuangtian together." If the Kitchen God still insists that Taihuangtian is uneasy... then we can simply send Fang Daoling to the 'Eight Great Cold Forest Buddhas' for seclusion... with the Jishui River by his side..."

Fang Daoling was equally breathless, realizing that this magistrate who dared to say anything was not merely a celestial envoy, but a true Buddha!

Golden Core True Lord!

Why would a True Lord come to my house? Is he using me as an excuse to pay homage to the Supreme Heaven?

So... should I resist with my life, or submit to their ways?

This place is a secret place, and since Xiu has come here, it signifies the existence of a secret place.

Fang Daoling's mind raced, but he finally bowed deeply and said, "I will obey your orders, sir."