Chapter 636: Lotus Seed, Immortal Peach, Tripod Furnace

After several days, he had collected a thousand Celestial Fire Giant Leaves.

At this point, Fang Cheng stopped felling the leaves. Instead, he chose a branch and hacked at it day after day. After nine consecutive days of striking, he finally severed a ten-zhang-thick Celestial Fire Branch!

Dozens of Celestial Fire Giant Leaves still clung to the branch, which was itself a rare Heaven and Earth Treasure that could be used to refine a sixth-rank Magical Artifact.

Fang Cheng planned to refine it into his second Spiritual Mechanism Incarnation.

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Outside the Spirit Immortal’s Abandoned Mansion, on a high mountain shrouded in clouds, Ye Tuo stood with his hands clasped behind his back, silently gazing at the massive Void Hand Seal not far away.

Even now, a steady stream of Tribulation Realm Cultivators, having heard the news, were still passing through the Void Passage to enter the Immortal Mansion.

Over the past several days, he had dominated the Immortal Lake, seizing a good number of the Seven-Colored Immortal Lotuses that other cultivators had gathered. At least now he had something to show for his efforts to Venerable Jiayin.

Strangely, however, he had completely lost contact with Venerable Jiayin.

‘So many days have passed, and Master still hasn’t emerged… Word came from Yuelang Heaven that Yaoshu’s Soul Lamp has been extinguished. It seems she perished deep within the Immortal Mansion.’

Ye Tuo’s mind was in turmoil. He had the urge to explore the Immortal Mansion again, but the thought of Venerable Jiayin’s final instructions made him suppress it for now.

He possessed a few external incarnations, but their strength was nothing compared to his true body’s. They would never be able to make it to the end of that peach forest.

But for his true body to go exploring in person, the risk was simply too great.

Venerable Jiayin and Beiming Long, who had entered the Immortal Mansion earlier, had yet to emerge. They must have either perished or been trapped by the mansion’s restrictive formations.

No new Seven-Colored Immortal Lotuses were appearing on the Immortal Lake anymore. Of the Tribulation Realm Cultivators who braved the Immortal Mansion, very few could even reach the peach forest, let alone pass through it and enter the Immortal Hall.

The image of a certain Spiritual Mechanic Cultivator flashed through Ye Tuo’s mind, and his brow furrowed.

‘Could Master’s disappearance and Yaoshu’s demise both be related to that man?’

Recently, the Black Universe Heart Demon Sect had published a new edition of the Immortal Ascension List in the Celestial Ruins Marketplace, and its contents were gradually spreading throughout the many nearby World Heavens.

The rankings of the existing Tribulation Realm Great Powers on the list were largely unchanged, with only cultivators like Pan Lang, who were confirmed to have perished, being removed.

However, two unfamiliar names had appeared in the top ten.

Both individuals hailed from Jade Flower Heaven. One was named Feng Yan. She had just overcome the Ninth Celestial Tribulation, possessed a Taixu Token, and was ranked sixth on the Immortal Ascension List.

According to the Heart Demon Sect, if she could obtain the immortal opportunity within the Taixu Gate, she was certain to ascend to the Spiritual Sky Realm within a millennium.

The other person in the top ten, who went by the Daoist title Ascendant Pu Hua, was suspected to have reached Nine Tribulations Perfection. He possessed the legacy of a Spirit Immortal and had unparalleled combat strength, making him arguably the strongest Tribulation Realm Cultivator in the surrounding heavens. Thus, he was ranked second on the Immortal Ascension List.

As for first place on the Immortal Ascension List, it was still held by a legendary figure from the Kunyu Realm, another World Heaven under the Dongyang Immortal Alliance.

This individual could have ascended to the Spiritual Sky Realm a hundred years ago, but for some unknown reason, they halted the process, returned to the Kunyu Realm, and have remained in seclusion ever since.

That Ascendant Pu Hua was ranked just behind this person spoke volumes about the high regard in which the Heart Demon Sect held him.

Ye Tuo had originally been seventh on the Immortal Ascension List, but with the appearance of Ascendant Pu Hua and Feng Yan, he had slipped two places to rank ninth on the newest edition.

He didn’t care about such empty titles, but his defeat at the hands of Ascendant Pu Hua that day had become a major heart-tribulation for him. If he couldn’t overcome it, he feared he would be unable to pass the Ninth Celestial Tribulation in the future.

Just then, an Escape Light flew gracefully through the air and landed behind Ye Tuo.

The newcomer was a beautiful female cultivator with a dignified air, one of the three people Ye Tuo had saved from Fang Cheng’s blade that day.

The woman bowed to Ye Tuo before speaking. “Fellow Daoist Ye, we’ve confirmed it. That Li Weijun is indeed Ascendant Tianxin of the Heart Demon Sect. His Divine Techniques are deceitful, and he excels at disguise and transformation. You and I were both fooled by him.”

“Any news of Bao Yuan?” Ye Tuo asked calmly, as if he had expected as much.

The woman replied, “Someone saw Bao Yuan. Rumor has it that she has been completely subjugated by Ascendant Tianxin, becoming his Demon Slave. She’s also been made a Guardian Elder of the Heart Demon Sect…”

A flash of rage crossed Ye Tuo’s face before vanishing. “Ascendant Tianxin, you are courting death.”

“Gather our people and use all our resources to find any trace of Ascendant Tianxin. I will tear him to pieces!”

The woman respectfully acknowledged the order.

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In a canyon within the vast Fog Sea, ten thousand li from the Spirit Immortal’s Abandoned Mansion.

Fang Cheng and Beiming Cang Xue stood atop a massive boulder.

His Profound Gold Spiritual Mechanism Body was tall and imposing. Dressed in wide robes with long sleeves, he exuded a majestic and transcendent aura, as if he were the incarnation of a Divine Spirit.

Beiming Cang Xue wore a blue, waist-cinching dress that highlighted her tall figure. Her fair face was like a flower in bloom, and a faint, pleasant fragrance surrounded her, adding to her gentle and elegant aura.

After leaving the Great Sun Celestial Fire Tree, the two returned to the Immortal Hall. There, Beiming Cang Xue cast a spell to re-conceal the White Jade Lamp Holder and the Golden Screen before they finally left the Heritage Mansion.

There were few treasures left in the Spirit Immortal’s Abandoned Mansion, but the number of cultivators had multiplied several times over. Fang Cheng kept a low profile, using the Void God Gu to conceal his aura as he slipped out of the Void Passage unnoticed and traveled to this spot.

At that moment, several sinister, pitch-black cracks suddenly appeared in the center of the fog-shrouded sky.

Then, a radiant golden disk emerged. As it slowly rotated, the surrounding space shattered and collapsed, and a tall, handsome figure stepped out from the golden light.

He wore wide robes with long sleeves, his features handsome and his bearing refined, with a hint of world-weariness in his eyes. It was none other than Fang Cheng’s true body, having hurried over from the Red Profound Realm.