Stronger from Earth
Chapter 344 - 343: Letter of Challenge
Only Wang Xuan, who cultivated the Heart Spirit Demon Scripture, knew the peculiar strength of this Cultivation Technique—it was different from the typical Body Refining and Spirit Strengthening, as it followed the path of the spirit.
He benefited immensely from this Cultivation Technique.
Enhancing his spiritual cultivation allowed him to observe people and things with utmost clarity, enslaving living beings and monitoring others. Whether in cultivation, combat, or everyday affairs, the spirit’s support had a tremendous auxiliary effect.
The Cultivation Technique created by the Abyss Immortal possessed its unique world-leading power, and the inheritor of that Controller surely grasped the essence of the Heart Spirit Demon Scripture.
Having such an enemy lurking in the shadows was unsettling for anyone, especially for Wang Xuan.
The self-explosion of the Divine Infant Celestial Immortal was immensely powerful, causing many casualties, yet the crowd rushing in made Wang Xuan even more vigilant.
He was uncertain who had already been enslaved by the evil and was hiding in the dark with an intent to kill him, utilizing unknown methods.
"Silence! Keep your distance!"
A general flew over, frowning as he looked towards the Realm Gate; the conquest of the Ten Thousand Beasts Realm had been just a month, yet the attack on Hongwu Taoist had occurred, indeed raising vigilance.
Due to his reprimand, more than half of the rushing soldiers halted, yet the other half still charged towards Wang Xuan; thousands of them seemed to want to protect the Immortal Martial Mountain Daoist, but does an Immortal Martial Taoist need a group of Body Refining Realm soldiers for protection?
A Teleportation Gate appeared, and within a single breath, Wang Xuan was a thousand miles away, gazing towards the Realm Gate and the soldiers.
Seeing Wang Xuan vanished, each of them returned to normal, their minds clearing, thinking back on the earlier events with a fright, unable to comprehend their previous actions.
"A clever strategy, even if it doesn’t kill me, it greatly hinders my movements, causing numerous disturbances." Wang Xuan’s mood was gloomy.
Being unable to discern who wanted to kill him daily, how could one be at ease? Moreover, those who perished were, in any case, related to him, and considered collateral damage.
Streams of Mind Projections flew out, heading directly towards those soldiers, infiltrating their Sea of Consciousness to search for the enslavement imprint left by the evil.
Using the sensing ability as a fellow cultivator of the Heart Spirit Demon Scripture, Wang Xuan finally discovered the counterpart’s enslavement imprint, different from Mind Projection, the opponent left merely a specific mental program.
It would trigger upon seeing him, acting on the existing command.
The enemy might have already departed.
After spending considerable effort clearing it, Wang Xuan was invited by the Federation Army to assist in the investigation, resulting in the random appearance of rebellious Middle Level officers along the way, originally loyal Celestial Immortals attacking Wang Xuan.
"This matter will have an explanation." Wang Xuan changed his form and departed, proving safe and sound all along.
He could imagine a devil from the Abyss lurking, enslaving many people in advance via various means, waiting for his arrival.
This manner is undetectable, incredibly safe, and finding the opponent proved exceedingly difficult for Wang Xuan.
"Perhaps it’s a True Immortal-level strength evil, I am no match." Wang Xuan shook his head and left.
After his departure, the soldiers and immortals guarding the Ten Thousand Beasts Realm underwent a thorough inspection, with the Void True Immortal obliterating all enslaved individuals.
The hazards here were eradicated instantly, and besides the enslavement imprint, they also uncovered other issues.
Following the enslavement imprint, the Void True Immortal employed Divine Techniques to curse-kill the enemy, but unfortunately, the evil who plotted against Wang Xuan had already returned to the Abyss, with a world separating them, and the curse-kill naturally failed.
"Rushing through wind and rain."
Wang Xuan returned to Immortal Martial Mountain, nowhere was safer than here; even on the Mother Star, there were alien races intruding.
Assuming that solving the Ten Thousand Beasts Realm would give him some respite, but many enemies surrounded him, despite his vigilance, formidable foes still watched him.
Black and White Mountain remained tranquil, with the entire Immortal Martial Mountain protected by Sect Leader Hong Xuanji, allowing any disciple to cultivate with peace of mind.
His personal terminal connected to his Divine Thought, searching for information online, and shortly thereafter, Wang Xuan found the information he needed.
"The young king of Slavic Mountain—the Bear King, just ascended to the Pure Yang Realm most powerful a few months ago, indeed made a grand announcement.
It seems, he’s the one I need to challenge."
Wang Xuan bore this matter in mind, having reached Pure Yang Peak and touched the ceiling. To advance further, besides ascending to Divine Infant or pushing to Pure Yang’s strongest, gaining fortune’s support was needed.
In his view, the Pure Yang’s strongest, "none but me."
On parchment, he inscribed what he needed, then tossed it to the Void Python, saying, "Find the Bear King, and deliver the challenge letter to him."
The Void Python nodded, merging into the void, instantly disappearing; as long as the Bear King was on the Mother Star, it would find him.
Following that, Wang Xuan summoned the housekeeper, and Housekeeper Chen respectfully greeted, "Mountain Lord, summoned subordinates for what commands?"
After becoming Wang Xuan’s housekeeper, the wealth he managed grew increasingly vast, and under his management, the Immortal Dome Pavilion thrived.
The generous salary Wang Xuan provided to subordinates allowed him to elevate his cultivation level continuously over the past two years, successfully entering the Divinity Transformation Realm.
He knew it was all thanks to the Mountain Lord, having a clear heart like his father in the Celestial Immortal Realm, working diligently for True Immortal Hefang, naturally would not be disadvantaged.
"How’s the business at Immortal Dome Pavilion?" Wang Xuan asked mildly, having established the Immortal Dome Pavilion himself, it had been a long time since he had inquired about it.
The housekeeper replied, "Increasingly prosperous, the Mountain Lord’s alchemy dao is astonishing, the quality of Immortal Dome Pavilion’s pills is excellent, other Pill Masters can scarcely compare, thus possessing an extremely high reputation.
Many cultivators come for the reputed Immortal Dome Pavilion, spending large sums willingly, hence the Immortal Dome Pavilion’s pills are perpetually in short supply.
Over a year, the Immortal Dome Pavilion had already sold pills to numerous major states, limited only by pill quantities, maintaining a high-end approach.
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This is the Immortal Dome Pavilion account book, please have a look, Mountain Lord."
Wang Xuan nodded, Immortal Dome Pavilion was highly profitable, accumulating countless Spirit Stones and Spirit Crystals over the year, along with accumulating another batch of Celestial Treasure remnants in storage.
If it weren’t for his reduced time in pill making, Immortal Dome Pavilion might have already become a colossal entity; of course, the high-end Immortal Dome Pavilion held a place in the pill market, stable as a mountain.
"It seems Immortal Dome Pavilion needs expansion."
The Immortal Dome Pavilion was his channel, an excellent path to exchange cultivation resources, becoming the Celestial Immortal possessing the most Celestial Treasure on the Mother Star via the Immortal Dome Pavilion.
Nurturing and storing Celestial Treasure in the Cultivation Room had exceeded a thousand pieces, all exchanged through super-grade pills, knowing some prodigies, aiming for perfection, would never hesitate over a single Celestial Treasure.
Such an abundance of Celestial Treasure was unimaginable for Celestial Immortals.
Wang Xuan retrieved a Storage Celestial Treasure and handed it to the housekeeper, saying, "Inside are one million Immortal Peaches, ninety thousand of Mortal Tier, ninety-five thousand Spirit Tier, five thousand Earth Tier, all rare treasures, unique to Immortal Dome Pavilion.
Mortal Tier Immortal Peach, for Body Refining cultivators, can break a mirror; Human Immortal cultivators consuming one can fully restore their state, supplementing Essence, Qi, and Spirit, enhancing Life Essence Qi.
Spirit Tier Immortal Peach, consumed by Human Immortal cultivators, can prolong life, strengthen Life Origin, and raise success rate by thirty percent when used during realm breakthroughs.
As for Earth Tier Immortal Peach, the Lower Third Grade sells ten pieces for an Earth Grade Basic Celestial Treasure, understood?"
Wang Xuan instructed, and Housekeeper Chen glimpsed at the Immortal Peaches within the Storage Celestial Treasure, the immense number rendering him dizzy.
He parched his throat, saying, "Mountain Lord, each Immortal Peach’s efficacy far exceeds the same tier top-grade, having this at Immortal Dome Pavilion will undoubtedly bolster its fame."
The efficacy of the Immortal Peach astounded him, far surpassing same tier top-grade pills, although not as potent as super-grade pills, the sheer volume represented unimaginable wealth.
If the world knew, they might go mad.
Of course, upon market entry, the impact on the pill market would be unimaginable, innumerable cultivators would rush in, forsaking other pills for the Immortal Peach.
Wang Xuan said, "Release them all within half a month; I hope the Immortal Dome Pavilion’s Immortal Peach name resonates across the Mother Star."
The Great Achievement Realm’s Flower Opening Instant Divine Techniques, the condensed Immortal Peach’s efficacy far surpassing that during the Hell Realm, Wang Xuan held great confidence in the Immortal Peach.
"Half a month? This might not realize its value, rarity earns higher prices with limited sales." Housekeeper Chen appeared slightly troubled.
Unaware that Wang Xuan possessed unimaginably vast quantities of Immortal Peach.
Wang Xuan said calmly, "I have my arrangements, go ahead." The purpose of his Immortal Peach extended beyond simple sales, sacrificing small profits for larger schemes.
He lacked ordinary resources, nor hesitated in granting cultivators in the world some grace; when actions benefited both himself and others, he readily embraced them.
Only by establishing reputation could he leverage it as a bargaining chip to orchestrate what he truly desired.