novelapdf Chapter 534 The Holy Pass
Chapter 534 The Holy Pass
Although the Cloud Sky Battleship is not as good as the Soaring Sky-class Battleship, its various defenses are amazing. The hull is made of "Ten Thousand Year Black Iron" mixed with "Thousand Illusion Jade", which is difficult for even a Cave Profound Realm expert to break through in a short time.
Combined with its Void Escape Speed and various attack formations, it is more than capable of dominating the human race's territory and even competing with other races.
The vast emptiness is shrouded in mist.
Fang Qing stood on the deck, toying with his own Universal Sect token in his hand.
"Peak Master, the Three Saints Pass lies ahead. Due to the closure of the Great Void, we must pass through the mortal realm..."
A Nascent Soul cultivator approached Fang Qing and bowed.
"Can."
Fang Qing nodded slightly.
In the present world, the void suddenly flashed, shattering like a mirror, revealing a black hole.
A silver-white ship suddenly emerged from the black hole, its shape sleek and possessing the beauty of an ancient sailing vessel.
Multicolored light shimmered on its body, transforming into various kinds of restrictions, and it moved forward like the wind.
Below, a cultivator who was flying on his sword stood frozen in place, staring blankly at the massive warship. He felt that compared to it, he was not even an ant, but a speck of dust. This was the fear and insignificance of a human facing a behemoth: "What... what is this thing?"
"Hehe...Young man, you must be from the countryside? This is the pinnacle of our human race's weapon-forging achievements—the Skyflying Ship!"
A Nascent Soul cultivator who looked like an old farmer held a jade pipe in his hand and said with a smile, "Stay in our territory for a few more years, and you'll understand everything..."
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On the warship.
The group of cultivators showed no reaction to the ants below, focusing instead on the three increasingly majestic sacred mountains ahead.
"Back then... our human race endured hardship and was bullied by foreign races. Fortunately, three powerful cultivators established the 'Three Saints Pass' and, with the full strength of our race, built the eighth-order 'Three Saints Heaven-Spanning Array'. From then on, it became difficult for high-level cultivators from other races to invade our human race at will. This marked the beginning of the human race's prosperity..."
Beside Fang Qing, a female cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage sighed.
This woman is named "Fairy Yuxin". She is at the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm and has the highest cultivation level among Fang Qing's subordinates. Therefore, she was appointed as the leader - in reality, Fang Qing was too lazy to manage her, so he made her the team's head steward.
"I've heard that the number one cultivator of the human race, 'Ling Xuzi,' also spends most of his time stationed at the Three Saints Pass?"
Fang Qing's eyes flickered, and he said with a smile.
"Lord Lingxuzi is elusive and we know nothing about him, but he frequently appears at the Three Saints Pass..."
Fairy Yuxin smiled.
She had beautiful features and a pure, girl-next-door charm. These days, she had been subtly expressing her admiration and respect for Fang Qing.
It is perfectly normal for cultivators of a sect to admire their elders who possess profound cultivation.
Fang Qing, however, was unusually calm and detached, and did not wish to pay any attention to it.
Before long, three magnificent mountains rose from the horizon, their peaks reaching for the heavens.
A dazzling aura of spiritual energy, adorned with colorful tassels, swirled and branched above the giant mountain...
The convergence of numerous colors makes the red even redder, the white even whiter... almost dazzling.
"Stop!"
A streak of light appeared, revealing a Taoist-robed man carrying a long sword on his back. His features were refined, and a cold, ancient sword made of green pine trees gleamed on his back, accompanied by the aura of snow and pine. He shouted, "This is the sacred ground of the Three Saints Pass! Prove the decree!"
Fang Qing flew to the deck and gently raised the Star Token in his hand.
A decree composed of countless immortal seal characters immediately appeared.
"So you are a fellow Daoist from the Universal Sect. Elder Luo Yun of your sect is currently at Falling Star Peak. Please!"
The Taoist priest carrying the ancient sword bowed and smiled as he stepped aside to make way.
Fang Qing nodded, piloted the Skyflying Ship, and arrived at the giant peak on the right.
Just as they landed on a cloud platform, a beam of light flew in, revealing one of the figures—it was Fairy Luo Yun.
"You are... Fang Qing? Xuan Miao has already informed me. Yes, yes..."
Fairy Luo Yun said, "The cultivators under your command will be immediately added to the enforcement team. As for you... you will be assigned a cave dwelling to refine pills for the enforcement team..."
"Thank you, Elder."
Fang Qing was naturally indifferent. After receiving his own cave dwelling, cultivators immediately delivered a large amount of materials and pill formulas.
"As expected, combat units consume a lot of resources..."
He sighed and began refining elixirs.
Since the outside world only thought he was a Void Refining Alchemist, the tasks given to him, though heavy for a Void Refining cultivator, were nothing to Fang Qing.
In particular, the water-refining method is suitable for refining large quantities of pills at once.
However, after completing his quota, Fang Qing wouldn't report it directly; instead, he would just kill time.
After all, as cattle and horses, as long as you know how to work, there will always be endless work to do.
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As a sacred place for the human race, Sansheng Pass naturally possesses the profound cultural heritage of a sacred place.
Here, you can find all sorts of treasures, unique cultivation techniques, and secret arts from almost all the major human powers...
Furthermore, various elixirs, magical artifacts, and secret weapons can all be exchanged as long as one has enough merit in battle against other races.
It can practically be considered the number one immortal city of the human race, except that the currency used is not immortal essence stones, but 'battle merits'.
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Sansheng Pass, Library.
The token in Fang Qing's hand flashed, allowing him to pass through a light curtain and arrive at the hall filled with bookshelves.
He picked up a book at random, glanced through it, and nodded in agreement: "Apart from top-level cultivation techniques and some secret arts, the rest are all open for free... The treatment at the Three Saints Pass is indeed quite good."
Fang Qing activated his divine sense and found an ancient book that analyzed immortal seal script, which he immediately began to read.
A moment later, he put down the book in his hand and picked up another one, which was about "The Secret Realm of Mountains and Seas".
"The Secret Realm of Mountains and Seas is suspected to be the transformation of the ancient 'Immortal Palace of Mountains and Seas,' containing the restrictions of Immortal Lords. Even a Great Ascension Divine Beast would easily perish within it..."
"Its true form resides on the Mountain and Sea Continent, yet it wanders unpredictably, only opening once every thousand years or so through a blood sacrifice... The method of entry is through the 'Mountain and Sea Token'... Therefore, the number of Mountain and Sea Tokens allocated to each clan is often a barometer of the clan's strength..."
"Even some of the most dangerous places in the Mountain and Sea Secret Realm are difficult for Mahayana cultivators or even immortals to approach, but cultivators below the Mahayana level can enter and exit relatively easily... Therefore, they are still somewhat useful to Void Refinement and Profound Realm cultivators..."
Fang Qing glanced at the description of the Mountain and Sea Token.
There were also images the size of a fingernail next to it, one of which was a jade token that looked like solidified flame, with mountains and seas carved on the back and a celestial script on the front.
"The Mountain and Sea Tokens of the human race are undoubtedly distributed by the 'Three Sacred Passes'..."
He was naturally very interested in the mysterious landscapes of mountains and seas.
After all, that was created by a Celestial Lord, a place where many immortals cultivate. It's quite possible to find even a few immortal artifacts there.
"Lord Peak Master..."
Just as Fang Qing was selecting a few ancient books, preparing to make copies to study them at his leisure, a delighted voice rang out from the side.
He turned around and saw Fairy Yuxin.
"So it's you, fellow Daoist... How have you been doing with the enforcement team?"
Fang Qing asked casually.
He scanned her with his divine sense and saw that Fairy Yuxin's face was pale, clearly indicating that she had lost some of her vital energy.
"Thanks to the Peak Master's good fortune, we were settled by Elder Luo Yun. The other fellow Daoists are doing alright, at most like me, they encountered Nascent Soul stage aliens and suffered minor injuries... But there have already been deaths among the Nascent Soul disciples..."
Fairy Yuxin gave a wry smile and replied.
The Three Saints Pass was, after all, the front line of the human race, and they had to face the alien race directly, so naturally, the casualties were heavy.
"I see your injuries are quite severe... Here's a bottle of pills that can restore your vital energy, so I'll give them to you."
Fang Qing casually handed over a bottle of pills, which he naturally kept from his daily pill refining process.
After all, according to the alchemist's rules, they can keep any pills that exceed the expected amount.
"Thank you, Peak Master."
Fairy Yuxin held the pill, a blush appearing on her face.
Just then, a Nascent Soul cultivator dressed in a golden robe with water and fire tattoos approached: "Fairy Yu Xin, what a coincidence! I never expected to meet you in the library... And who is this senior?"
He was handsome and spoke with a sincere voice, making people unconsciously want to trust him.
Upon hearing this person's voice, Fang Qing frowned, realizing that this person had likely cultivated some kind of enchanting musical technique, which might have even become an innate instinct.
"Fellow Daoist Qiao, hasn't our matter already been clearly explained?"
Upon seeing this person, Fairy Yu Xin's eyes turned cold: "This is the Spring Water Peak Master of my Universal Sect... Are you going to be disrespectful to your elder?"
"So it's the Master of Spring Water Peak!"
The handsome young man smiled and said, "I am Qiao Wang, a cultivator of the Nine Laws Sect, and my master is the Lord of Jinluan Mountain..."
"So you're a disciple of the Dongxuan sect. My apologies for not recognizing you..."
Fang Qing smiled slightly, seemingly quite interested in seeing how things would unfold: "I wonder what entanglement you have with this junior of mine?"
Qiao Wang maintained his polite smile: "It's nothing serious. I've been practicing an evil technique, and I happen to need Fairy Yu Xin's yin essence, so I've come to ask for it..."
Fairy Yu Xin's eyes widened, and the surrounding cultivators also turned their heads to look.
"Such a thing? To say it so openly in public...aren't you afraid of being punished by the elders?"
"As expected of the Nine Laws Sect, this sect was once known as the 'Nine Evils Sect,' a major demonic sect with nine evil arts that terrified cultivators... Later, Senior Lingxuzi visited them and killed nine Dongxuan cultivators, forcing them to establish nine precepts against the nine evil arts, thus changing their name to the 'Nine Laws Sect'..."
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Rumors swirled around him, but Qiao Wang maintained his smile: "He's just a Nascent Soul disciple anyway. I'm willing to offer five hundred cubic meters of Immortal Essence Stones and a 'Crimson Vermilion Herb'... That should be enough to satisfy Elder Luo Yun. Of course, after it's done, I'll certainly receive the benefit of your introduction..."
"I see. Please rest assured, fellow Daoist, I will relay your words to Elder Luo Yun."
Fang Qing smiled slightly and led Fairy Yu Xin, whose cheeks were flushed with anger, out of the library.
Qiao Wang watched the two leave, then suddenly cold sweat beaded on his forehead and temples: "I... how could I have blurted out my true feelings? This... a bewitching technique? No, the library forbids magical duels, that person is only at the Void Refinement stage, it's impossible for him to have been deceived by the 'Three Saints Heaven-Suppressing Array'... Besides, if I were under the spell, my consciousness wouldn't be so clear... Could it be that I'm inherently such an arrogant and domineering person?"
He couldn't help but fall into deep self-doubt.
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"Peak Master... that person is truly despicable."
As the two walked out of the library, Fairy Yuxin immediately said indignantly, "Just because she's favored by a Master of the Cave Profound Realm, she dares to be so...shameless!"
"Now you can take the memory stone to Fairy Luo Yun to seek justice for you."
Fang Qing smiled slightly, feeling that his talent of "holding the mandate of heaven in his mouth" was indeed quite useful, a standard feature for protagonists, otherwise how could he reduce the intelligence of villains?