Cultivating Immortality in Two Realms

Chapter 198 The Head

Kurosawa.

Tens of thousands of cultivators mingled together, their battles radiating light.

Even a Dao Foundation cultivator, as noble as he was, could perish in an instant, transforming into a strange phenomenon that filled the heavens and earth.

above the sky.

The fierce winds, however, transformed into a gentle breeze and drizzle in one spot, dissipating completely.

Master Lieyu and Dharma King Sangji watched the scene unfold below with utterly calm eyes.

Before long, the plains were turned to mud, blood flowed freely, and ponds were formed.

A colossal white skeletal image was submerged and buried by endless black soil... from which grew clusters of pure white Ganoderma lucidum.

Fang Qing cursed inwardly upon seeing this.

"One of the two temporarily promoted officials has died..."

There was nothing that could be done about it. After all, war was dangerous and there was the Purple Mansion True Man watching over them, so they couldn't do anything unsavory.

Fortunately, when more than half of the cultivators from both Xituo County and the Yin Corpse Sect had been killed or wounded on the battlefield, the void began to ripple, and mysterious doors opened. Whoosh!

A series of streams of light descended, selecting several female Earth Dao Foundation cultivators and placing them within the "Annihilation Land Blessed Land".

"Um?"

Fang Qing sensed that Xu Hei had not been selected.

Perhaps it's because this old man's potential is exhausted and his luck is running out?

However, the only survivor, Mingzi Mengqing, has arrived in a completely new world.

"Haha... The blessed land has been opened, fellow Daoist... please!"

Master Lieyu laughed heartily and looked at Dharma King Sangji.

"No rush, no rush... Do you think these Foundation Establishment cultivators can escape our grasp?"

Sangji had already received Fang Qing's signal, but he answered calmly and unhurriedly.

"Is this the 'Blessed Land of Oblivion'?"

On Taibai Island, Fang Qing took full control of Meng Qing. Looking at the dark sky, he couldn't help but sigh, "It is indeed a blessed land, but there are no signs of the sun, moon, or stars... and its area is much smaller than that of a grotto-heaven."

If it were any other master, Dharma King, or other disciple who entered the blessed land, they would immediately lose most of its wonders.

Furthermore, due to the barrier of the void, their true spirits could not escape after their fall, and could not bring out any information.

Unlike Fang Qing, who was still at the Dao Foundation stage but could instantly possess and manipulate others.

"My physical body is still on Taibai Island, and I am safe and sound..."

"That's something we could explore thoroughly."

He chuckled softly, and a skeleton as large as a small mountain appeared, holding Fang Qing in its palm as they walked through the blessed land.

Rumble!

The white skeletal form moved its body, each step leaving a huge footprint in the black soil.

"This blessed land is indeed quite ordinary, even smaller than the Misty Waves Blessed Land..."

Fang Qing walked forward slowly, when he suddenly sensed a surge of fighting energy, and his expression turned serious.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that it was actually two Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Yin Corpse Sect fighting amongst themselves!

"This... truly lives up to its reputation as the Demonic Sect?"

Fang Qing was speechless, while the two Yin Corpse Sect Dao Foundation Establishments immediately stopped fighting and looked at him warily when they saw someone arrive.

"You two... there are many opportunities in this blessed land, why kill each other..."

Fang Qing smiled slightly, preparing to offer some advice, when he saw the "opportunity" that the two sides were vying for, hidden behind layers of black soil! The darkness broke through, revealing a glimmer of golden light.

The air was filled with golden light, revealing several dazzling golden flowers.

This flower resembles a peony, but its branches and leaves appear entirely cast in gold, radiating golden light, and a rich aura of "Kang Jin" (a powerful, potent energy) rises skyward! "This is... 'Golden Peony Yang Yuan'? There are three of them?"

Fang Qing was taken aback by what he saw, and then he understood why the two Dao Foundation cultivators of the Yin Corpse Sect were killing each other.

After all, the "Golden Peony Yang Yuan" is a spiritual object from the Purple Mansion!

Even though its value among the spiritual items of the Purple Mansion is relatively low, and it is not the kind of great medicine that can help cultivators at the peak of the [Kangjin] Dao Foundation break through, it is still something that the Purple Mansion needs!

For example, the White Wood Immortal had previously begged Fang Qing to pick a "Golden Peony Yangyuan" for him to relieve his own cold wood affliction.

"The 'Golden Peony Yang Essence' is transformed from the essence of the metal element, born in an extremely yang place, and refined over a thousand years, its yang energy is abundant..."

Fang Qing recalled the descriptions in the Purple Mansion Spiritual Object Compendium written by Dharma King Baoguang, which Sangji had given him, and a thought struck him: "Could this be the 'dangerous place' that True Person Baimu mentioned? It can't be such a coincidence, can it? Besides, the dangerous place he described only had one plant, unlike here where there are three!" "Even if it's a trap, the investment is excessive..."

"Wait... this is clearly a blessed land of the [Female Earth], where did the essence of [Kang Metal] come from?"

His cultivation was profound, and he immediately understood: "【Female Earth】is the soil where Yin corpses accumulate, mainly for burial... Could it be that the remains of a great figure of 【Kang Jin】are buried in this blessed land? The higher the cultivation of a Qi-cultivating cultivator, the more precious their body is... Blood can be used as medicine, blood can be used as medicine..." Fang Qing no longer hesitated, directly abandoning this rare Purple Mansion spiritual object, letting Meng Qing fly higher and higher... to the very top of the blessed land. Above that was the Heavenly Membrane formed by a layer of Heavenly Gang.

Through the thick clouds and mist, Meng Qing's eyes widened instantly!

Now, with a wider field of vision, the distant horizon is no longer a straight line, but rather presents a slight curve, like the edge of a giant sphere.

That's an eyeball!

The towering peaks resembled a massive nose, the deep valleys like sunken eye sockets… the entire landscape somehow took on the shape of a face! "This is… a head?"

Fang Qing muttered to himself.

The entire continent of this blessed land was covered with the face of that head!

The undulating terrain is nothing more than the features of a face!

The basin I just walked on was the tongue of my head!

Those towering mountains are like teeth, like door panels.

That broad plain is like the smooth forehead of a skull, upon which black rivers surge and intertwine, forming a complex and mysterious rune... Whoosh!

A gust of wind blew in, seemingly mixed with the roar of some enormous creature.

The earth trembled, and the enormous head suddenly opened its eyes, revealing a pair of eyes that were pitch black and filled with death, with no whites.

The mountains, as large as doors, suddenly closed in, and the enormous head snapped shut, its tongue curling up.

Whether it was the Dao Foundation of the Yin Corpse Sect or Meng Qing, who had flown extremely high, they vanished without a trace in an instant…

"Dry!"

Qi Refining Path, Taibai Island.

Inside the cave, Fang Qing cursed under his breath, and the Dao Life Pearl inside his body spun rapidly, suddenly opening its mouth.

puff!

A sharp, golden aura emerged, cleaving through the restrictions and leaving deep marks on the cave wall before finally transforming into a platinum-colored iron block. "A Dao Foundation Spiritual Object—Exchanging for White Iron?"

Fang Qing rubbed his temples, feeling his head still spinning.

This is similar to the backlash and infusion of spiritual power that occurred when I directly confronted the divinity of the [Stomach Earth] last time.

"However... I feel better than that time. Is it because my cultivation has improved, or because that True Monarch Kangjin is dead?" "Or perhaps there is no trace of gold in this corpse?"

That's right!

Through the infusion of his Daoist cultivation, Fang Qing already knew that the enormous head in the Blessed Land of Annihilation came from a fallen True Monarch of the [Kangjin] realm! It was the remains of a True Monarch!

"I wonder if it's the [Kangjin] True Lord who was devoured by the 'Biyuewu'... But there are multiple ways to attain the Golden Rank, and the ancient times were long; perhaps several [Kangjin] True Lords existed..."

He exhaled a long breath, slowly digesting the "cultivation" he had gained.

This time, because the backlash was smaller, I was able to last longer and received even more "cultivation" infusion.

"Unfortunately... there is no Daoist name for that person..."

"When the True Lord fell, three drops of his essence blood were scattered, transforming into the three 'Golden Peony Yangyuan' plants I saw?"

"This flower is formed from the essence of [Kangjin]? It truly is the essence of [Kangjin]! Nothing could better embody the image of the essence of [Kangjin] than the blood of the True Lord!" Fear! The strongest emotion on the True Lord's corpse was "fear"! Fear of [the Year's Duty]!

"The [Duty Officer] ranks above the True Lord! The pool is filled with fear of the original [Kang Jin] [Duty Officer]!"

Fang Qing's face lit up with sudden realization: "In the Primordial Era, the true [Yearly Steward] was beyond the realm of a Golden Core True Monarch! It was only after the Primordial Era that the true [Yearly Steward] disappeared, allowing other Golden Core cultivators to ascend to the golden position... But even so, the twelve [Yearly Steward] positions established by the Chi family will not change due to subsequent changes in True Monarchs!"

"My previous speculations about the Primordial Era were all wrong! The true [Yearly Stewards] endowed those twelve golden positions with the imagery and symbolism of 'ruling over the years'... It could not be taken away or replaced by subsequent Golden Core succession or slaying..."

"Does this mean that in the ancient times after the Primordial Era... all the true [Year-Taker] powerhouses perished? Or disappeared? The strongest were only at the Golden Core stage... only then did the legends of True Monarchs roam the earth?"

"The strength of Golden Core True Monarchs mainly depends on their cultivation level and realm!"

"However, if one's cultivation and realm are comparable, then it depends on the strength of the symbols they each possess... [The Year of Birth] is a very strong symbol. In addition, there are the 'proper positions' symbols of various great lineages..."

"For example, even among those in the early stages of the Golden Core realm, [Stomach Earth] is stronger than [Willow Earth], [Di Earth], and [Female Earth]... because [Stomach Earth] embodies the true nature of Earth and governs the imagery of 'the proper position of Earth'... while [Stomach Earth] is weaker than [Lou Gold] and [Winged Fire]... because these two, besides their respective 'proper position' imagery, also govern the imagery of 'the year'! Even a flickering fire like [Beak Fire], through the symbolism of 'the year', can be matched by a True Lord in the early stages of the Golden Core realm with a True Lord in the early stages of the Golden Core realm [Stomach Earth]... This is the true reason for the prominence of gold and fire in this world!"

"The grand order established by the first twelve [Yearly Stewards] in the primordial era has truly remained unchanged for millions of years... Is this the realm above True Lord? And why did the Pools perish or disappear?"

"Wait, now doesn't seem like the time to think about these things..."

Fang Qing came to her senses.

The corpse of that nameless True Lord was infused with a great deal of Daoist cultivation, mostly fragmented, along with his reflections on heaven and earth and cultivation...

But the key is not here, but in the "Blessed Land of Oblivion"!

"That True Lord has a talisman on his forehead! It seems to be related to [Female Earth]... Was a corpse discovered and moved to a blessed land to be used for corpse refining?"

"Who else, besides the 'Yin Shi Sect,' or rather, the one behind the Yin Shi Sect, the 'Female Earth,' could have such a grand scheme, especially in the Southern Frontier?" "Whom are they plotting against by revealing such a trump card this time?"