Cultivating Immortality in Two Realms

Chapter 525 Chi Dragon

Several months later.

Inside a large human city.

Fang Qing, dressed as a scholar, entered a bookstore, carrying an ancient book in his hand and a bamboo box on his back.

"Distinguished guest, what kind of text would you like to purchase?"

The shopkeeper narrowed his eyes and grinned so wide his eyes disappeared.

He was also a cultivator, and with a glance from his spiritual eye, he knew that the visitor's cultivation level far surpassed his own.

"Give me a copy of all the historical books... plus 'Analysis of Oracle Bone Script,' 'Interpretation of Dragon and Phoenix Seal Script,' and that basic alchemical text..."

Fang Qing scanned the book with his divine sense and began to recite its title.

Immediately, a handful of sparkling stones were thrown over.

These were all hidden in the ribs of the Bone-Engraving Ancestor. Now he also knows that this item is called "Immortal Essence Stone," a currency that only immortals can make.

Therefore, it is used by almost all races on the continent of Shan Hai, and is of great value.

Upon seeing the Immortal Essence Stone, the shopkeeper immediately abandoned all his worries: "Please wait a moment..."

Fang Qing found a seat, casually picked up an ancient book to read, and watched silently as the plump shopkeeper moved with unbelievable agility among the numerous bookshelves, searching for clues and unsealing a large number of jade slips...

He is now a true cultivator in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

After obtaining the "Azure Spirit Ocean Technique", Fang Qing had no concerns about switching to the Spirit Realm system. He immediately found a cave dwelling, created a "Spiritual Jade" for himself with all five elements and three wonders as supplements, and then cultivated the "Azure Spirit Ocean Technique" to obtain his first wisp of spiritual power.

With this, everything becomes simple.

He simply converted all the primordial energy he had accumulated in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and now he is a great cultivator in the late stage of the Divine Transformation realm.

With such cultivation, even when traveling within the human realm, one cannot be considered weak.

He wandered around, occasionally stumbling upon immortal cities, where he used the immortal essence stones sponsored by the Bone-Engraving Ancestor to indulge in pleasure and purchase ancient books, living a rather carefree life.

"The most important thing in life is to be happy... Now that I have attained the status of a True Lord, I have almost no worries about my lifespan... so there's no need to be in such a hurry."

A moment later, amidst the shopkeeper's respectful farewell, Fang Qing left the bookstore and found a restaurant.

It was noon, the sun was shining brightly overhead, and the restaurant was bustling with noise.

He entered the restaurant, asked for a private room, took out the books he had bought that day, and casually flipped through them.

"Now that I'm in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm... should I consider breaking through to the Void Refinement realm?"

"This so-called inexhaustible spiritual energy and inexhaustible lifespan is quite interesting... However, to advance to the Void Refinement stage, one needs the unification of the Five Elements or the transformation of the Three Wonders?"

Fang Qing gazed at the table laden with food and wine, his fingers tapping the jade slip intentionally or unintentionally.

The so-called "unity of the five elements" naturally means that the practice must include the five elements.

The Three Wonders are those who cultivate unique spiritual roots such as ice, wind, and thunder.

"So, according to the cultivation theories of the spirit world, wind, thunder, and ice must be one or more of the five elements combined?"

"As for auxiliary pills... I can refine them myself."

He was quite confident in his alchemy skills.

suddenly!

Two streaks of light swept past the window without hesitation, their powerful divine sense sweeping across the entire city.

"What happened?"

"That's...a different race?"

Many cultivators peered out and saw two strange cultivators.

One of them resembled a human, yet its entire body was covered in wood grain; the other had pure black eyes and its body was covered in jet-black scales...

"The Wooden Puppet Clan? And the Demon Clan?"

"They're all high-level cultivators! Profound Realm experts!"

"What's going on? Didn't we set up a super formation in our human territory? The more central the location, the harder it is for high-level alien races to enter?"

The group of cultivators were somewhat bewildered: "Why are there two great Xuan-level alien races here?"

Fang Qing was also aware of this matter. The human race's formations were quite practical, completely ignoring the magical fluctuations of those below the Nascent Soul stage.

However, magical fluctuations carrying the aura of other races at the Void Refinement stage and above will inevitably attract attention and be targeted.

If there's no response, it means either humanity has completely surrendered, or...

"Special permission from higher-ups!"

"It's said they're following the path of the 'Three Sacred Passes'... to find a certain lord among our human race..."

"Is that the immortal? I still vividly remember the scene of the Milky Way flowing through the heavens..."

"Alas, if that senior was truly human, how could our human race have fallen to such a state? I think those alien races have wasted their efforts..."

Fang Qing listened to the noise from the restaurant, raised his wine glass, and a gentle breeze blew by, carrying with it the conversation of the two alien races.

……

Above the clouds, a fierce wind howled.

"Brother Kui... you are the 'Six-Eared Demon,' the most skilled investigator among the demons. Have you discovered anything?"

The wooden puppet tribesman looked at the black-scaled demon in front of him, especially at the six blood-red ears on either side of the demon's head, and asked a question.

"I've heard a lot of shady stuff, but to be honest, it's all about human secrets and treasures... completely unrelated to what those adults are looking for..."

Kui, the brother of Liu Er, sighed, then lowered his voice and said, "Actually... if we really find him, we'll be at a loss... after all, he's a banished immortal... who could destroy us with a single breath."

"Alas...that's right. Just because that immortal likes to appear in human form, does that mean he is human? Our Wooden Puppet Clan has collected several ancient scrolls, and most of the immortals in them are in human form...probably for convenience..."

The wooden puppet alien chuckled: "In my opinion, those higher-ups also have no hope for the human race... It's just a routine matter, that's why they sent a few small teams like yours and mine. Otherwise, at least a Mahayana cultivator would have come in person..."

"In that case, I'd better take care of my own business as well."

Kui, the brother of Liu Er, said meaningfully, "On the way here, you parted ways with me temporarily to compete for that 'Myriad Wheels Flower'?"

"Brother Kui, you have excellent hearing... I still couldn't hide it from you."

The Wood Puppet Clan's Dongxuan showed no fear whatsoever. Instead, he said, "And Brother Kui... you must have secretly collected quite a few blood sacrifices along the way, right?"

Two cultivators from other races commented on the human race's treasures and resources as if no one else was around... This is the tragedy of small races.

"However, I only avoided being targeted by that great formation because I received special permission from the human race. Some things cannot be taken too far..."

The wooden puppet clansman suddenly said, "I just sensed another 'Azure Spirit Mystic Wood' below. Brother Kui, would you like to join me?"

"If I join in, wouldn't I be taking advantage of you for nothing? It would be difficult to repay that favor, so I'd better leave it at that..."

The Six-Eared Demon waved his hand, and the two quickly parted ways.

The demon's eyes were pitch black as it glanced at the bustling human cultivator city below, a subtle smile playing on its lips: "How can mere Azure Spirit Wood compare to my discovery? Tsk tsk... I never expected such a strange thing to happen."

With a gentle breeze, his figure vanished like smoke.

……

Below, inside the restaurant.

Fang Qing listened to every word of the conversation between the two people from different races.

"Those who are good at swimming drown, those who are good at riding fall... That demon thought he had six ears, so he wasn't afraid of being overheard, and even dared to talk to himself in the end..."

"But unexpectedly, it lost to me in the art of manipulating the wind..."

He slowly stood up and casually tossed out a celestial essence stone: "Waiter...check please!"

He was also very interested in what this immortal city had that could attract a demon cultivator at the Cave Profound stage.

Although with his current cultivation level of "late stage of Nascent Soul", daring to provoke a Demon Clan member in the Cave Profound stage would be tantamount to courting death, he is not an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator after all.

If truly pushed to the brink, then the "True Lord Xuanming Runji" will reappear in the spirit world!

……

Somewhere in the Immortal City.

The houses were low and the spiritual energy seemed thin, like a slum in the world of cultivation.

Even the lowest-ranking cultivator can enslave mortals and live a life of wealth comparable to that of kings and nobles, but what do those high-ranking cultivators think about this?

Therefore, in the immortal city, the residential areas and cave dwellings of low-level cultivators must be the most dilapidated.

Inside a wooden hut.

Splash!

The blood and qi were like a furnace, constantly churning and pounding against the wooden wall.

A girl who looked only thirteen or fourteen years old gritted her teeth, with an empty jade bottle beside her.

A vast amount of blood energy circulated within her body, finally managing to open up a spiritual root before it was completely exhausted.

Boom!

This breakthrough changed everything.

She could sense various colored light spots in the outside world, as well as the vast and transformative power of her blood and qi within her body.

"I've reached the Innate Realm... Next comes the Heartbeat and the Spiritual Jade! I will definitely unlock the Spiritual Jade, leap over the Dragon Gate, and join the 'Universal Sect'!"

The girl clenched her fists: "I will definitely avenge my family and my grandfather!"

"Heh heh... a mere mortal, like an ant."

Just then, a voice suddenly rang out from the side.

"Who?"

The girl turned around abruptly and saw a ferocious-looking demon with black scales and six blood-red ears. His dark eyes were filled with greed as he looked at her with the eyes of someone appraising a treasure.

"Excellent... I never thought that among the usually weak human race, there would occasionally be a prodigy like you... You have actually awakened a trace of 'Chilong blood'. This 'Chilong' is a celestial beast... Even a trace of its bloodline, if nurtured and strengthened..."

Unable to contain their greed, the Six-Eared Demon Clan raised their hand and grabbed.

Although this girl had achieved the Innate Realm and was considered a top-tier genius among mortals, she was only 120 years old and possessed the strength of nine oxen and two tigers with a wave of her hand. Yet, she couldn't withstand even a single blow and immediately fell unconscious, being taken into a pitch-black storage bag at the waist of the demon.

Its storage bag is a high-grade item specially made in the spirit world, and it can even store living things for a short time.

But just then, the Six-Eared Demon suddenly looked towards the door: "Who's there?"

"Sigh... Brother Kui, you're not being fair."

The wooden puppet tribesman entered, his green markings gleaming brightly: "You actually found such a rare awakened immortal beast bloodline, why did you keep it a secret from me, brother?"

"Didn't you leave first?"

Brother Kui glared at him: "I'll take it, what are you going to do about it?"

"Hehe, Brother Kui, your 'Six Harmonies Primordial Demon Technique' is formidable; I am no match for you... But this is the heartland of the human race. If we were to fight and cause a huge commotion... do you think those Xuanxuan cultivators of the human race would make us leave this place alive?"

The wooden puppet tribesman laughed, "Even if we bring out our protective talismans, we'll still have to hand over that little girl. Wouldn't that be aiding the enemy?"

"How much do you want?"

The Six-Eared Demon Clan clearly understood this principle and spoke in a low voice.