Secular Immortal of the Nine Realms - Chapter 122
Chapter 122: Traveling Together
Fang Chen gave it some thought and bestowed Big Cat with the dharma name of ‘Great Mountain Tiger’ and Little Snake with ‘Azure Sky’.
The two faes were fond of their dharma names, and they were thankful to Fang Chen for it.
These three faes didn’t pose a threat to Fang Chen. Even Xu Ge could kill them with a single Purple Lightning Talisman. However, normal martial artists would indeed struggle against them.
Victorious Buddha had manifested three impure immortal veins, which meant that he was comparable to a pinnacle Ki Control martial artist. Great Mountain Tiger and Azure Sky was weaker, having manifested only two immortal veins.
However, the special nature of spirit ki made it such that even Ki Manifestation martial artists would struggle to breach their defense. As long as their enemy wasn’t a cultivator, their fighting prowess was top-notch in the southern region.
“Here is the manual for the first five stages of Purple Aura Formula. The immortal veins you have manifested through absorbing the spirit ki in the spring is improper and impure. You will have to work hard to reforge your immortal vein, so that you would have a strong foundation to reach higher ranks.
“Victorious Buddha is an ape fae, so he was able to master human speech at an earlier phase. Great Mountain Tiger and Azure Sky, you’ll likely have to cultivate till the fourth or fifth stage of Ki Refinement before you are capable of human speech. You will have to work harder.”
Fang Chen handed the three faes the manual for the first five stages of Purple Aura Formula.
The three faes respectfully received the manual from Fang Chen. They were so excited that their bodies wouldn’t stop trembling.
This was a proper cultivation method, something they had desired but was out of reach for them for many years. Even in their dreams, they would dream of immortals descending from the sky and imparting their cultivation method to them.
Who could have thought that their dream would really come true?
“Thank you, master! Thank you!” Victorious Buddha kowtowed nonstop, and warm tears streamed from his eyes.
“I have thirty low-grade ki stones here. It’s more effective than the spirit spring. It should last you for quite a while,” Fang Chen said as he handed each of them ten low-grade ki stones.
It should be enough to last them one to two months.
“What rich and pure spirit ki!”
Faes were attuned to spirit ki, especially those who had embarked on the path of cultivation. Those three faes sensed the rich spirit ki harnessed inside the ki stones and knew right away that these were treasures!
Fang Chen’s gifts to them had been so great that they were moved to tears. This was a fortuitous encounter for them. Now that they had a strong backing, they could finally advance through the ranks.
“Right, this as well…” Fang Chen immersed his consciousness into the storage ring to search for something.
He had looted a bunch of artifacts from the South Heaven Sect’s cultivators. Unlike talismans, artifacts could only be activated through spirit ki, so Xu Ge and the others were unable to use them.
He was able to find three fitting artifacts for the faes—a four daosoul imprint sword, a three daosoul imprint bell, and a three daosoul imprint collar.
He gave the sword to Victorious Buddha, the bell to Great Mountain Tiger, and the collar to Azure Sky.
“These three artifacts should still have their previous owners’ imprints. You’ll have to erase them before assimilating them.”
The three faes felt like they were dreaming.
Cultivation methods, ki stones, and artifacts. These things had been beyond their reach for the longest time, but they suddenly came to them in a single go.
Wait, the previous owners’ imprints?
The three faes widened their eyes as they understood the hidden meaning behind those words. Fang Chen’s figure suddenly looked much bigger to them. He must have killed other immortals to have found so many artifacts! An immortal who is able to kill other immortals; he must be one of the strongest ones out there!
Meanwhile, Fang Chen looked through the content of his storage ring. He had 270 low-grade ki stones, a huge bunch of talismans, the Moonsunk Gold Truncheon, the Greenwood Puppet, the Golden Alm Bowl, and a couple of artifacts from the South Heaven Sect’s disciples.
For a fifth stage Ki Refinement cultivator, he was much wealthier than his peers.
“I’ll be constructing a manor near the spirit spring over the next few days. While you’re busy cultivating, I want you to keep an eye on the nearby beasts too and keep them from disturbing the workers. If you have any questions regarding your cultivation, you may consult me when I return,” Fang Chen instructed before heading off.
The three faes respectfully sent him off.
It was only when they were nearing the foot of the mountain that they finally saw Fang Chen with reluctant eyes.
Victorious Buddha remarked, “Second Brother, Third Sister, our master didn’t discriminate against us just because we are faes. He imparted us with a cultivation method, ki stones, and artifacts. He is as good as our second father. We mustn’t let him down.”
“Ssss (Big Brother, I’ll devour those fellows lest they disturb our master’s clansmen.)”
“Grar (Let’s do it!)”
Victorious Buddha shook his head. “No, a warning will suffice. Let’s camp in this area for now. Those beasts are not enlightened yet, but they might stumble upon a fortuitous encounter like we did in the future. Let’s not recklessly kill them.”
“Ssss (I’ll listen to our Big Brother.)”
“Grar (Me too.)”
The three faes spread out and laid down in different directions around the spirit spring, lest any wild beasts disturbed the Fang Clan.
It was a calm night for the Fang Clan.
When the civilians dropped by the spirit spring the following morning, they were surprised to see the Fang Clan was unharmed.
“Pardon us, but we have to rush to the Profound Saber Sect. We’ll be taking our leave now.” Zhong Ying and her juniors bowed to Fang Chen and the others, bidding farewell.
“Miss Zhong, I am interested in the affairs of the pugilistic world. I’d like to pay a visit to the Profound Saber Sect to expand my horizons. Would it be possible for me and my servant to accompany you?” Fang Chen clasped his fist.
Servant Yuan Zhuang stood by the side with a perplexed look.
Fang Zhixue wanted to join the commotion, but the spirit spring here was too nourishing. She wanted to manifest her first immortal vein so much that she decided to rein in her playfulness and focus on her cultivation.
“Young master Li, why join the commotion when you can’t even see? This matter involves hundreds of sects across the southern region. We won’t be able to protect you if something goes wrong,” a Bear Mountain Sword Sect’s disciple replied.
Zhong Ying had the same thought in mind too. She was just about to politely reject Fang Chen when the latter pointed to Yuan Zhuang.
“This servant of mine is a Ki Explosion martial artist. He can ensure my safety,” Fang Chen said.
Yuan Zhuang caught the drift and slowly circulated his inner ki.
Zhong Ying and the others were surprised. They would have never thought that this average-looking fellow was a Ki Explosion martial artist. Such strength placed him in the upper tier in the southern region, with Ki Control experts standing at the top of the hierarchy.
“As expected of a rich man. You even have a Ki Control martial artist as your servant,” one of the Bear Mountain Sword Sect’s disciples muttered.
They looked at Yuan Zhuang with disdainful eyes. Few martial artists in the southern region were willing to lower themselves as servants for just loose silver pieces.
“You may come with us then, young master Li.” Zhong Ying nodded.
The Li Clan had warmly hosted them last night, so this was their way of repaying the favor.
