Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme

Chapter 529: Chapter 322: Void Spirit

Three months later, the Southern Sea, Lingbao Island.

Inside the Essence of Fire Hall, two people sat opposite each other.

Xu Yang smiled lightly, “Previously, the excessive consumption of the Fire Essence Ley Lines due to the refinement of the Heavenly Thunder Double Swords means that we need at least several decades of restoration before we can fire up the furnace again. Our cooperation with your pavilion has to be put on hold for some time. I hope Fairy Lu will forgive us.”

“Why would you say that, Xuanyuan?”

Lu Mingyu also smiled faintly, “Who in the Southern Sea cultivation realm doesn’t know of your abilities? My Bright Moon Pavilion is honored to be in collaboration with a Refinement Grandmaster. How could we dare to ask for more? All we hope for is your continued support in the future.”

“Naturally.”

Xu Yang, going with the flow, then asked, “I heard that recently, all the holy lands from the Central Plains gathered in the Barbaric Wastes, vying for the legendary Five Elements Immortal Mansion and the Celestial Immortal Fruit. Do you know how it ended up?”

“You’re interested in this matter as well?”

This question somewhat surprised Lu Mingyu, but she didn’t think much of it, “The contention over the Five Elements Immortal Mansion has come to an end, and the result was unexpected. That immortal mansion turned out to be a feint, a diversion; the real Five Elements Immortal Root was not there at all, but in the Void Spirit Cave Heaven, obtained by a mysterious figure.”

“Oh?”

Xu Yang raised an eyebrow, interested, “What mysterious figure?”

“This…remains unknown.”

Lu Mingyu’s expression shifted slightly before she subtly changed the subject, “However, there is a rumor that this person has profound connections with the Void Spirit Monarch, and might even be the reincarnation of the Void Spirit Monarch through possession.”

Xu Yang laughed, “Rumors from the streets are hardly credible.”

“But there is no smoke without fire.”

Lu Mingyu shook her head, “This person is not only well-versed in The Five Elements Law but has also mastered the pinnacle of Void Divine Power. Even the old Saint Lord of the Five Elements Immortal Sect, disregarding his own foundation damage, failed to apprehend him with his full power. The Five Elements Immortal Root went missing along with him, its whereabouts unknown.”

“Is that so?”

Xu Yang’s gaze changed as he asked, “Having come up empty-handed, the Five Elements Immortal Sect must be furious to the point of exploding in rage, no?”n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

“Of course they are furious, but what’s done is done, what good would anger do now?”

Lu Mingyu revealed a hint of schadenfreude, and said with a light laugh, “In the end, they could only cut their losses and scramble for that Five Elements Immortal Mansion.”

“That’s wise.”

Xu Yang nodded, “How did that turn out?”

Lu Mingyu did not conceal the truth, “Although the Five Elements Immortal Mansion was just a ruse put forth by the Void Spirit Monarch to distract attention, it was able to deceive all the mighty ones and the True Immortals with its genuine substance. It is a Superior Immortal Implement in its own right, containing rarities like the Innate Essence of the Five Elements. After a fierce battle among the holy lands, the Five Elements Immortal Sect secured the mansion, while the Great Sun Immortal Sect, Big Dipper Immortal Sect, and Ninth Heaven Sword Pavilion each obtained their own treasures from within. They all had some gains and didn’t leave completely empty-handed.”

“It ended up like this?”

Xu Yang pondered aloud and analyzed, “The Five Elements Immortal Sect was seizing the Void Spirit Monarch primarily for the Five Elements Immortal Root and the acquisition of the Celestial Immortal Fruit. The second reason was for the Five Directions Merit Pool, to repair their heritage foundation. Now, although they failed to get the former, they managed to obtain the Five Elements Immortal Mansion, which should be sufficient to mend the damages to the Five Directions Merit Pool.”

“Indeed.”

Lu Mingyu agreed, “That mysterious person suspected to be the Void Spirit Monarch, with the law of spatial transfer, fled to an unknown place, beyond the reach of even Mahayana True Immortals. After experiencing the Ten Thousand Star Sea and the battle for the Five Elements Immortal Mansion, the Mahayanas from all the major holy lands need to recuperate and restore their immortal power, and the Five Elements Immortal Sect is no exception. Therefore, for the time being, the Northern Domain cultivation realm is unlikely to have any major events occurring.”

“That’s very good.”

Xu Yang nodded in approval and said, “In times of peace, we can focus on our cultivation in serenity!”

“It’s only peace in the Central Plains.”

Lu Mingyu sighed and said in a low tone, “While the major holy lands recuperate, disturbances are bound to rise in the wilderness and borderlands, and the Southern Sea is no exception. The conflict between the South Sea Sect and the Mysterious Yin Island has reached a critical point, and with Cangwu Sword Master gaining your aid and significantly increasing his strength, he surely intends to take this opportunity to secure his triumph…”

Having said that, she looked at Xu Yang, unable to hide a bitter smile.

While Central Plains finds some respite, the Southern Sea turns turbulent; conflicts across the world are unending. Even her Bright Moon Pavilion must tread carefully upon thin ice. How different it is for him, the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion Master, secluded on his island, carefree, watching the world’s events with amusement?

But that is his own ability—after all, what place in the world isn’t within reach for a Sixth Rank Great Master of Artifact Refinement?

Let alone the favor he did for Li Cangwu by refining the sword, which meant the South Sea Sect owed him a great debt. Even if the Mysterious Yin Island turned the tables and rose to be the revered among the auxiliary schools of the Southern Sea, they would still have to treat him courteously and wouldn’t dare to openly antagonize him.

This is the influence of a Sixth Rank Great Master!

Thus, no matter how the situation in the Southern Sea changes, it would have little effect on him, he could still comfortably sit back and watch the situation unfold.

…

After another round of wide-ranging conversation, discussing everything under the sun until both host and guest were satisfied, they finally took their leave.

After sending off Lu Mingyu and returning to the Essence of Fire Hall, Xu Yang sat down on the cloud couch without saying much and closed his eyes.

No sooner had he closed them here than they opened elsewhere—in the blink of an eye, he had arrived in a frosty ice cave abode.

The Northern Domain!

Three months earlier, to breakthrough Dustless’s “Great Five Elements Ice Soul Divine Light” seal, he had decisively pushed the Broken War God Mech Armor to its limit overload, with the evaporation of a massive amount of Spirit Stones and the destruction of millions of Magic Artifacts as the price, he shattered the void and traveled through dimensions, escaping from the western Barbaric Wastes to this frigid extreme territory of the Northern Domain.

After arriving in the Northern Domain, the only remaining core of the mech armor, “the Void Stele,” was also reaching its last moments, riddled with cracks and on the verge of shattering.

Fortunately, Xu Yang had already mobilized the “White Jade Capital” in advance for a rendezvous, taking the nearly destroyed Void Stele into the White Jade Capital. There, it was suppressed and sealed by the Five Elements Heaven-Sealing Law, to prevent Dustless from pursuing, or for Void Spirit Monarch to take advantage of the situation and escape the Void Stele.