Cultivating To Immortality

Five Elements City is the headquarters of the Five Elements Sect.

As the second-largest city in the Heaven Domain, it not only boasts a superior geographical location and a magnificent aura, but also carries the aspirations of countless cultivators.

According to Yun Tian, Five Elements City houses a super teleportation formation leading to the demon race border, making it one of the few key nodes in the entire Heaven Domain that can directly connect to the border.

At this moment, Fang Hong stood on a giant plaza outside the city, not yet having entered the city gate, surrounded by teleportation formations of various sizes.

Cultivators of all realms came and went, from the Qi Refinement Stage up to the Nascent Soul Stage; regardless of their cultivation rank, as long as they had spirit stones, they could take a teleportation formation to various parts of the continent.

Fang Hong stepped off the teleportation formation, his gaze sweeping over the surrounding crowd, then slowly walked towards the city gate of Five Elements City.

He looked up and was immediately shocked; this Five Elements City was indeed far more impressive than any city he had seen before, truly magnificent and imposing in its aura.

The city walls, towering into the clouds, stood majestically like a small mountain.

Even more astonishing, various pavilions and palaces floated in the sky, like celestial palaces suspended in mid-air, shrouded in mist, a breathtaking sight. No wonder it was hailed as the second-largest city in the Heaven Domain.

Fang Hong had originally intended to use his old method of instantly teleporting into the city, but he quickly detected an incredibly powerful defensive formation covering the entire Five Elements City.

Fang Hong could sense that this defensive formation was very powerful; even he couldn’t enter the city silently. He estimated it was personally set up by the Divine Transformation Old Ancestor of the Five Elements Sect.

Since he couldn’t enter directly, Fang Hong had no choice but to obediently walk towards the city gate.

Fang Hong discovered that Nascent Soul Cultivators had a dedicated entrance channel.

So, he used the Turtle Breathing Secret Technique to adjust his aura to the Early Stage Nascent Soul, and after paying some spirit stones, he easily entered the city.

After passing through the tall city gate, the interior of the city presented another magnificent sight. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

The streets were wide, tall buildings stood in abundance, and cultivators occasionally flew past on spiritual artifacts, everywhere revealing the profound heritage of the sect.

In the distance, there were also tall mountains, where giant palaces could vaguely be seen standing above the clouds, mysterious and solemn, as if inhabited by Immortals.

Walking on the street, Fang Hong couldn’t help but inwardly marvel; this Five Elements City was indeed the most splendid city he had encountered so far.

It truly lived up to its reputation as the headquarters of the Five Elements Sect, the third-largest sect in the Heaven Domain. Those distant mountains and palaces should be the Five Elements Sect’s main gate.

Regarding the Five Elements Sect, Fang Hong did not wish to disturb them too much. He was only here to use the local teleportation formation to go to the Demon Beast border and would not stay long.

Fang Hong originally planned to ask someone about the teleportation formation leading to the Demon Beast border, but as he walked, a voice suddenly entered his ear.

"Fellow Daoist, please stop."

Fang Hong stopped, his brows slightly furrowed.

He looked in the direction of the voice and saw a middle-aged man leisurely drinking tea by a second-story window of a teahouse not far away, his expression calm.

The middle-aged man wore simple white clothes, had a refined appearance, and his aura was restrained; Fang Hong couldn’t discern his cultivation rank.

"Fellow Daoist, would you care to come up for a chat?"

The white-clothed middle-aged man raised his cup and smiled lightly, his tone gentle, transmitting his voice to Fang Hong’s ear again through a secret technique.

Fang Hong’s heart trembled slightly.

He secretly judged that the person before him must have an extremely high cultivation rank, very likely a strong individual at the Middle Stage Divine Transformation or even higher.

Could such a master be a high-ranking member of the Five Elements Sect?

Seeing that the other party had no ill intent, Fang Hong hesitated for a moment, then stepped into the teahouse, wanting to see what this mysterious strong individual’s intentions were.

Arriving on the second floor, Fang Hong sat opposite the white-clothed middle-aged man, his gaze calmly fixed on him.

"My name is Wan Haoran. May I ask Fellow Daoist’s esteemed name?"

The white-clothed middle-aged man greeted him with a slight smile and personally poured Fang Hong a cup of hot tea, his demeanor graceful.

Upon hearing the white-clothed middle-aged man’s name, Fang Hong’s face immediately showed surprise.

"You are the Grand Old Ancestor of the Five Elements Sect, Old Ancestor Wan?"

Before coming to the Eastern Heaven Continent, Yun Tian had introduced Fang Hong to the Old Ancestors of various sects in the Heaven Domain.

Wan Haoran was indeed the strongest Old Ancestor of the Five Elements Sect, with a Late Stage Divine Transformation cultivation.

"Haha, it seems Fellow Daoist has heard of my humble name. However, I observe that Fellow Daoist’s face is somewhat unfamiliar," Wan Haoran chuckled.

"My name is Fang Hong. I am a loose cultivator from overseas who recently arrived at the Eastern Heaven Continent. I heard that the continent is the center of the world, so I came to experience it," Fang Hong replied.

"Oh? Fellow Daoist is actually an overseas cultivator."

As soon as Wan Haoran heard Fang Hong’s identity, his eyes lit up, seemingly quite interested.

"The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi overseas is thin, and resources are scarce. It is truly rare for Fellow Daoist to be able to cultivate to the Divine Transformation Realm." Wan Haoran exclaimed with emotion.

No wonder he found Fang Hong somewhat unfamiliar; it turned out he had just arrived on the continent.

Fang Hong smiled slightly, unconcerned. He suddenly grew curious and asked, "I haven’t revealed any trace of my cultivation, so how did Fellow Daoist recognize me in the vast crowd?"

"Although Five Elements City appears open on the surface, it is, after all, the important headquarters of the Five Elements Sect. To ensure safety, I have long since set up a special barrier formation within the city."

"Any unfamiliar Divine Transformation cultivator who enters the city, I can sense immediately. Fellow Daoist need not worry; it’s just a protective measure," Wan Haoran explained with a smile.

Fang Hong suddenly understood; this Wan Haoran’s barrier formation was quite ingenious.

He also understood the other party’s actions; after all, this was the headquarters of their sect, and the entry of an unfamiliar Divine Transformation cultivator indeed warranted special attention.

"Fellow Daoist Wan need not worry. I will not stay in the city for too long; I merely wish to use your esteemed teleportation formation to go to the Demonic Domain for some experience. There should be such a teleportation formation in the city, right?"

Fang Hong directly stated his purpose to prevent Wan Haoran from thinking he had ulterior motives.

"Haha, what are you saying, Fellow Daoist? You can stay in the city for as long as you wish. As for the teleportation formation leading to the Demonic Domain, it’s right in front of the sect’s main plaza, and Fellow Daoist can use it anytime," Wan Haoran said courteously.

"Thank you for informing me, Fellow Daoist Wan," Fang Hong clasped his hands in thanks.

"Fellow Daoist has just arrived on the continent and probably doesn’t know much about the situation here, right? How about I, Wan, explain it to Fellow Daoist, which might be convenient for your future actions," Wan Haoran said.

"That would be too kind, Fellow Daoist Wan."

Since it was the other party’s good intention, Fang Hong did not refuse.

"No problem at all. Actually, this Eastern Heaven Continent has..."

Subsequently, Wan Haoran introduced Fang Hong to some basic information about the Eastern Heaven Continent.

This included regional information, demon race information, the various major Human forces, and so on, which was not much different from what Yun Tian had told him.

However, Wan Haoran seemed to intentionally elevate the status of the Five Elements Sect on the continent.