Cultivating To Immortality

Fang Hong composed himself, raised his hand, and swept all the relics in the main hall, including the Skull Masked Man’s corpse, into the years pearl, to be sorted out later.

"Fellow Daoist Qing, I’ll give you this Demon-Slaying Immortal Sword." Fang Hong handed the Sword Immortal Sect’s Immortal Artifact to Azure Emperor.

Azure Emperor’s eyes widened instantly when she saw the Demon-Slaying Immortal Sword Fang Hong handed over, and she quickly waved her hand in refusal.

"Ah? Th-this is too valuable. I can’t accept it."

The Demon-Slaying Immortal Sword was a genuine Immortal Artifact, a priceless treasure.

During this battle, she barely helped at all, and in fact, due to her insufficient strength, she had somewhat dragged Fang Hong down. How could she now accept such a valuable gift?

"Master, please accept it. How can a dignified Holy Land Master not have an Immortal Artifact in hand?" Su Shan said with a smile.

Hearing her beloved disciple say this, Azure Emperor had no choice but to accept the Demon-Slaying Immortal Sword.

Fang Hong then handed the Evil Heaven Mirror of the Fallen Immortal Sect to Su Shan. It wouldn’t be too late to refine a set of Flying Swords for his beloved wife once the immortal spirit flower in the years pearl matured.

After dealing with these matters, the three of them, Fang Hong, began to explore the Misty Immortal Mansion, to see if there were any other gains.

Three days later, the three of them finally returned to the Azure Emperor Holy Land.

Before returning to the Holy Land, Fang Hong had successfully subdued the Misty Immortal Mansion. To be precise, the palace was named Demon-Subduing Hall and was indeed an Immortal Artifact.

At this moment, Fang Hong was sitting cross-legged in the secret chamber of his Immortal Cave, performing soul-searching on the Skull Masked Man.

Through this soul-searching, he finally understood the full story of the Misty Immortal Mansion’s sudden demise a million years ago.

A long-sealed past slowly unfolded in his mind.

It turned out that the mysterious person who always wore a skull mask and acted strangely was named Gu Fen. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

A million years ago, Gu Fen raised a swarm of Demon Locusts that devoured living beings.

His methods were cruel, and wherever he went, life withered. He was known as the Skull Insect Demon in the cultivation world at the time, a title that struck fear into many cultivators.

A million years ago, the Misty Immortal Mansion enjoyed considerable prestige and immense power in the cultivation world.

When the higher-ups of the Immortal Mansion learned that Gu Fen was raising Demon Locusts, they unanimously agreed that such behavior was too bloody and brutal.

Moreover, the number of Demon Locusts was increasing daily and growing stronger, posing a serious threat to the Immortal Mansion’s rule.

To curb the spread of the disaster, the Immortal Mansion’s higher-ups finally decided to completely eradicate Gu Fen, this hidden danger.

Upon learning that the Misty Immortal Mansion intended to act against him, Gu Fen not only did not restrain himself but became enraged out of humiliation.

He felt that the Immortal Mansion was meddling in his affairs and trying to strip him of his power, so he simply openly defied the entire Misty Immortal Mansion.

From then on, Gu Fen’s methods became even more cruel and bloody. Anyone associated with the Misty Immortal Mansion became a target for his revenge.

During those dark days, a large number of the Immortal Mansion’s disciples and Elders tragically died, devoured by the Demon Locusts, causing widespread panic within the Immortal Mansion.

Later, Gu Fen even attacked the headquarters of the Misty Immortal Mansion. He wanted to completely destroy the Immortal Mansion and make everyone who opposed him pay a heavy price.

The Demon Locusts controlled by Gu Fen were indeed incredibly ferocious, numerous, and extremely powerful in combat. Although the Immortal Mansion’s Cultivators resisted with all their might, casualties continued to rise.

At this critical juncture, all the disciples, Elders, and high-level Old Ancestors of the Misty Immortal Mansion understood that there was no retreat.

To prevent the Demon Locusts from continuing to wreak havoc in the world, they decided to jointly perform a time secret technique called Spirit Sealing with their lives.

Under the life sacrifice of countless cultivators, a dazzling light enveloped the entire Demon-Subduing Hall.

Gu Fen, along with his Demon Locusts, was frozen within the Demon-Subduing Hall, falling into an endless slumber.

After that earth-shattering battle, the once glorious Misty Immortal Mansion completely vanished from people’s sight.

And the sealed Gu Fen, along with the Demon-Subduing Hall, became hidden beneath the deep sea, becoming a forgotten legend in the cultivation world.

It wasn’t until some time ago that, due to the passage of years, the power of the Spirit Sealing Seal on the Demon-Subduing Hall gradually weakened and eventually disappeared completely.

Gu Fen, who had been sealed for a million years, also awakened, and the Demon-Subduing Hall, free from the Seal’s bondage, slowly surfaced from the sea.

The subsequent events were about Fang Hong and others entering the Demon-Subduing Hall to search for treasures.

After understanding this past, Fang Hong’s heart was very calm.

Whether it was Gu Fen or the long-destroyed Misty Immortal Mansion, all of it was in the past and had little direct connection to him now.

Moreover, Fang Hong had already refined Gu Fen’s soul into his demon soul banner.

Gu Fen completely disappeared from then on, and the Karma between the Misty Immortal Mansion and him was also completely brought to an end.

This soul-searching was not the only gain.

In Gu Fen’s memories, Fang Hong also discovered many ancient cultivation techniques and ancient secret arts.

These cultivation techniques and secret arts contained unique insights, and he could study them thoroughly when he had free time.

In addition, in Gu Fen’s memories, Fang Hong also learned some information about Little Rainbow.

Little Rainbow was not an ordinary Spiritual Beast, but an existence known as an Auspicious Beast.

Auspicious Beasts are extremely rare mythical beasts in the world. It is said that in the entire lower realms, not even three can be found, which shows their rarity.

Auspicious Beasts symbolize good fortune. As long as one keeps an Auspicious Beast by their side, even if they do nothing, the carrier’s Luck will subtly improve over time.

Whether it’s insights during cultivation or the probability of encountering an opportunity during external explorations, both will increase.

Moreover, the Auspicious Beast has an even more powerful Divine Power: it can devour various calamities.

When the carrier encounters danger or faces a calamity, the Auspicious Beast will actively release its power to help the carrier resolve the crisis, turn misfortune into good fortune, and ward off evil and disaster.

Upon learning this news, Fang Hong suddenly understood.

It turned out that Little Rainbow, who had always been by his side, was such a powerful Spiritual Beast and could even invisibly change a person’s Luck.

He thought back carefully, and indeed, Little Rainbow had helped him a lot along the way, helping him resolve disasters several times.

"When I reach the Immortal Realm in the future, I must find Little Rainbow again." Fang Hong secretly made up his mind.

Composing his thoughts, Fang Hong began to carefully inventory the gains from this trip to the Immortal Mansion.

The gains this time far exceeded expectations and could no longer be simply described as abundant.

Just thinking about the personal belongings of nearly 100,000 Cultivators collected from the Demon-Subduing Hall was terrifying.

Moreover, among these 100,000 Cultivators, the lowest Cultivation was Core Formation Stage, and the highest were Mahayana Old Ancestor-level figures.