Chapter 519 - 34: Boundless Immortal City

The azure sky was spotless, without a cloud in sight.

The Qianhuan Immortal Mansion, like a phantasm, silently swept across the heavens.

Within the Immortal Mansion.

Fang Cheng sat cross-legged and motionless. The Immortal Copper Treasure Box hung silently in the void, emitting a faint, mysterious glow.

He channeled a wisp of sword light, as fine as a silk thread, and with immense concentration began to carve into one of the Treasure Box’s faces.

「A short while later.」

The countless runes on this face of the Treasure Box suddenly seemed to come alive, shifting and transforming into a complex and intricate runic array that glowed brilliantly.

Fang Cheng let out a soft breath, feeling a little more relieved.

Each time he carved runes onto the Treasure Box, he worried about their compatibility.

Now, of the Treasure Box’s six faces, three were complete.

’Just three more Ancient Profound Talismans, and I can finally uncover the secrets inside this Treasure Box!’

Fang Cheng withdrew his Flying Sword, took the Immortal Copper Treasure Box, and studied it for a long moment before finally placing it into his storage bag.

The Qianhuan Immortal Mansion traveled toward the Mingxiao Southern Domain. With the boy standing as Guardian outside, Fang Cheng had nothing to worry about.

One day, the Immortal Mansion reached the border between the Mingxiao Domain’s eastern and southern regions and slowly came to a halt.

A thousand miles ahead lay one of the three great Immortal Cities of the Mingxiao Domain: Boundless Immortal City.

This city was as renowned as Red Bright Immortal City. Both were founded by Tribulation Realm Loose Cultivators and had attracted a large number of cultivator families and Loose Cultivators. The Teleportation Arrays within the city connected to several major domains of the Red Profound Realm, making it a bustling center of trade.

After returning from the Mingxiao Domain back then, Fang Cheng had Ye Yan set up a network in this domain. Now, a descendant of the Fang Family had established a foothold in this Immortal City, opening a shop to gather necessary items for the family.

On this trip to the Southern Domain, Fang Cheng had intentionally planned to pass through the city to take care of a few matters.

After retracting the Immortal Mansion, he had the Void God Gu possess the boy to conceal his aura, then leisurely flew toward Boundless Immortal City.

The Void God Gu’s Concealment Divine Techniques were unparalleled; even the Demon Lord’s incarnation had failed to see through it. Naturally, it wouldn’t alert the Tribulation Realm Great Powers in the Immortal City.

Upon entering the city, Fang Cheng headed straight for the Treasure Abyss Pavilion.

The shop was located on a remote side street and wasn’t large, occupying a small, three-story building.

He and the boy entered the shop and found it deserted. Business didn’t seem to be very good.

A beautiful woman with willow-like brows, a slender waist, and a long dress approached them with a smile. "What can I get for you two?"

Fang Cheng glanced around the shop and saw that the Treasure Abyss Pavilion primarily sold various types of Profound Iron Immortal Gold, which he could tell at a glance were from the Sand Soul Realm.

Most of these Profound Iron Immortal Golds were of second- or third-tier quality, apparently aimed at low-level cultivators.

Fang Cheng smiled and asked, "Is your proprietor in?"

The woman replied, "The proprietor has stepped out on business. If you have any instructions, Elder, you may give them directly to me."

Fang Cheng said, "Send him a message. Tell him an elder from the family is here and to return at once."

The woman was startled, her expression shifting slightly. Realizing the situation, she performed a deep curtsy to Fang Cheng and said, "So it is Elder Fang. Please forgive me for my poor eyesight. Please, Elder, wait in the private room upstairs. I will go and inform the proprietor immediately."

With that, she led Fang Cheng and the boy to a private room upstairs, served them fragrant tea and preserved fruits, and then gracefully departed.

「In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.」

A knock came from outside the private room.

The door opened, and a young Cultivator stood outside. He wore a tall crown and was toying with a Jade Ruyi in his hand. Behind him stood four identical, beautiful Maids, all fifteen or sixteen years old. They were adorned with jewelry, their figures graceful, and their eyes held a flirtatious charm.

When the young Cultivator saw Fang Cheng, he was stunned. "Father, what are you doing here?"

This young man was Fang Jingyan, the son of Fang Cheng and Feng Ling. He was the seventh child, known in the family as Lao Qi. He had an active nature and loved to travel and sightsee. Years ago, he had volunteered to come to Boundless Immortal City in the Mingxiao Domain.

One glance told Fang Cheng that his son had not been cultivating diligently these past few years, and his expression darkened.

A chill ran through Fang Jingyan’s heart. ’This is bad,’ he thought. He quickly stepped forward, bowed obediently, and awaited his father’s judgment.

Fang Cheng sternly reprimanded Fang Jingyan with a few words and then said no more.

He usually wasn’t very strict with his children, relying on his various partners to handle their education.

He had assumed that with the Fang Family’s resources, various treasures, and Divine Pills, his children’s cultivation speed, even if not as fast as his own back then, wouldn’t lag too far behind.

After all, that was the case with Jingyuan and Jingxuan.

But in the end... even the ten fingers on one’s hands aren’t all the same length, let alone people.

He patiently gave Fang Jingyan some guidance on his cultivation, then asked about the shop’s business.

In this regard, Fang Jingyan hadn’t slacked off. The Fang Family regularly sent specialty goods from the Sand Soul Realm, and the Treasure Abyss Pavilion had gradually made a name for itself in the Immortal City.

Especially within the circles of Artifact Refiners, the Treasure Abyss Pavilion was known to have materials not just for second- and third-tier Magical Artifacts, but also for forging Fourth-rank Magical Artifacts.

Fang Jingyan was well-connected, having befriended many Cultivators in the city. He had collected a large amount of Dao Pattern Spirit Jade, as well as the Spiritual Medicines needed to refine the Four Symbols Divine Pill.

Fang Cheng felt a flicker of gratification upon seeing the Dao Pattern Spirit Jades.

He accepted the Spirit Jades without ceremony, and his Creation Golden Talisman’s points surged by another 340,000.

This was the largest number of Creation Points he had obtained at once in many years.

"Jingyan, do you know which shop in this Immortal City sells Tier Five Flying Swords?"

Finally, Fang Cheng took a sip of Spirit Tea and asked slowly.

Fang Jingyan’s expression flickered. He replied, "Rumor has it that two shops sell them. However, treasures like Tier Five Flying Swords have a price but are rarely available. They’re not easy to buy."

"Which two shops?" Fang Cheng asked curiously.

Fang Jingyan said quickly, "I’ll take you there myself."

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「Half a day later.」

The father and son returned to the Treasure Abyss Pavilion.

Fang Cheng wore a smile, his expression pleased.

Fang Jingyan, however, had a complicated look on his face. He had personally witnessed his father trade a long, emerald-green nail for a Tier Five Flying Sword wreathed in divine light!

That long nail was, shockingly, also a Fifth-rank Magical Artifact.

Afterward, he quietly asked Fang Cheng about the nail’s origin and learned that the treasure was the Magical Artifact of Pei Juxian, the head of the nine Demon Emperors of the Refining Ruins Grotto Heaven!

Pei Juxian’s father was a legendary Tier Five Demon Saint, whose power was world-shaking, placing him at the very peak of this realm.

Having been in the Mingxiao Domain for so long, Fang Jingyan naturally knew what kind of power Pei Juxian wielded. He never imagined his own father could seize a treasure from such a figure.

As they talked more, he came to realize that the peerless expert who had risen in the Mingxiao Domain in recent years, the Resentment Demon Monarch, was his own father!

’I knew Father was powerful, but I thought he’d only just ascended to the Dharma Realm not long ago.’

Moreover, the Mingxiao Domain was filled with geniuses, far beyond what the East Cyan Domain or the Wilderness Domain could compare to.

He had only regarded his old father as an ordinary Dharma Cultivator in the Mingxiao Domain.

Who knew... his old man was already invincible within the Dharma Realm.

What Fang Cheng found slightly regrettable was that the Tier Five Flying Sword in the other shop had already been sold. Otherwise, he would have obtained another Flying Sword today.

In the Quiet Chamber.

The father and son sat facing each other. After guiding Fang Jingyan in his cultivation, Fang Cheng formed a seal with his hands, casting a Spell.

Behind him, the void suddenly split open, revealing a magnificent and colossal gate that slowly swung open.

An astonishingly rich and abundant Spiritual Qi poured out, leaving Fang Jingyan dumbfounded.

’This is Spiritual Qi of a quality even higher than that of a Tier Five Spiritual Vein!’

With a grasp of his large hand, Fang Cheng gathered the endless Spiritual Qi, condensing it into a Talisman that shone with a dazzling divine light and pulsed with an overwhelming aura of Spiritual Qi.

The three-foot-long Talisman was like a giant whale, madly sucking in the Spiritual Qi gushing from the immortal gate, glowing ever more brilliantly until its light was blinding.

「Moments later.」

Fang Cheng dispersed his Divine Technique and handed the Talisman to Fang Jingyan, saying in a deep voice, "I still have important matters to attend to. You are to stay here and cultivate diligently. The Spiritual Qi in this Talisman is enough for you to cultivate all the way to the Life Soul Realm."

Fang Jingyan bowed to receive it. When he looked up again, his father’s figure had already vanished.

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