Immortality Cultivation

Fang Hao sat in the silver light shuttle, pushing its speed to the limit.

The shuttle flew through the clouds like a silver thread, making "whooshing" sounds.

The journey from his home in the West Province to the Heavenly Capital in the Central Continent was not short; he had to cross the entirety of Qingzhou and traverse a small portion of Jizhou before entering the Central Continent’s territory.

Even with the speed of the silver light shuttle, it would take at least a month.

He was not in a hurry.

While traveling, he pondered the newly acquired middle volume of the Chaos Derivation Art, consolidating his Middle Golden Core Stage cultivation, and familiarized himself with the incomplete Shadowless Evasion Technique.

His days were quite fulfilling.

After flying for about ten days, he entered the territory of Qingzhou.

Qingzhou was a place with many mountains and dense forests.

The Spiritual Qi was slightly richer than in the West Province but far inferior to the Southern Frontier.

The level of cultivation there was mediocre; there were no particularly powerful Sects, and it was mostly populated by Loose Cultivators and small sects.

One afternoon, as Fang Hao was flying, he suddenly felt a violent fluctuation of spiritual power from ahead, mixed with shouts and the roar of Spell explosions!

"Hmm? Something is happening?"

Fang Hao frowned and immediately reduced the speed of the silver light shuttle.

He activated the Ethereal Art, maximizing the shuttle’s stealth effect, and quietly approached.

Hiding behind a thick cloud, he scanned downward with his Clear Spring Spirit Eyes.

My word, there was a lively battle going on in the valley below!

One side consisted of three Cultivators wearing identical green Daoist robes—two men and one woman.

Judging by their cultivation, there were two at the Late Foundation Establishment Stage and one at the Great Perfection Foundation Establishment.

They were fiercely attacking a massive, fire-emitting rhinoceros-like Demon Beast.

The Demon Beast was a Peak Second-Tier "Blazing Rhino," thick-skinned, immensely strong, and spewing fire from its nose, forcing the three Cultivators into a chaotic and perilous situation.

A green-robed Cultivator lay on the ground, his chest charred black, life or death unknown.

"Are they from the ’Mu Lan sect’ of Qingzhou?"

Fang Hao looked at their attire and had a faint impression; it was a small sect.

It looked like they had come to hunt a Demon Beast and ended up hitting a tough spot.

He originally didn’t want to meddle in other people’s business; the cultivation world was one of the strong preying on the weak, and people died every day.

But just as he was preparing to detour, his gaze swept across the edge of the battlefield and suddenly froze.

In a rock crevice not far behind the Blazing Rhino grew a small tree half a person’s height, bearing three bright red, dragon-eye-sized fruits, emitting a strange fragrance and pure fire Spiritual Qi!

"Eh? Is this... ’Zhu Yang Fruit’?"

Fang Hao’s eyes lit up!

This thing was a good treasure!

A Third-Tier spirit fruit, it was a primary ingredient for refining various fire-attribute Spirit Pills.

Consuming it directly could also significantly improve fire-attribute cultivation and had some effect on tempering the Physical Body.

Although he mainly practiced Chaos now and wasn’t picky about attributes, this Zhu Yang Fruit could be exchanged for many Spirit Stones at the market, or used to exchange for resources he needed in the future.

"No wonder these people from the Mu Lan sect are fighting to the death; it turns out they discovered this treasure."

Fang Hao muttered to himself.

For Foundation Establishment Cultivators, this Zhu Yang Fruit was indeed a rare Opportunity.

Seeing the battle below becoming increasingly intense, the Blazing Rhino went mad, headbutting the male Cultivator at the Great Perfection Foundation Establishment away, and then turned to spew a pillar of fire at the female Cultivator.

The female Cultivator was pale with fright, on the verge of losing her life.

"Forget it, meeting is fate, I’ll help out."

Fang Hao was not a saint, but he wasn’t a cold-blooded person either.

It felt wrong to watch someone die, and besides... he was quite greedy for that Zhu Yang Fruit.

He controlled the silver light shuttle to land silently on a mountain near the battlefield, put away the flying shuttle, and used the Shadowless Evasion Technique, his figure sneaking into the battlefield like a ghost.

At this moment, the female Cultivator’s skirt had already been singed by the fire, and she screamed in terror.

The other male Cultivator at the Late Foundation Establishment Stage tried desperately to save her, but was swept away by the Blazing Rhino’s tail!

Just at this critical moment!

Fang Hao made his move!

He pressed his fingers together like a sword and pointed from afar!

An extremely condensed beam of Sword Qi arrived first, accurately striking the relatively fragile nose of the Blazing Rhino!

Puchi!

Blood splattered!

The Blazing Rhino felt pain, let out a miserable howl, and its attack stalled!

"Who?!"

The three from the Mu Lan sect were both surprised and delighted.

Looking in the direction of the Sword Qi, they saw a young man in ordinary green robes with a plain face appear out of nowhere, looking at them indifferently.

"Many thanks to Senior for your help!"

The Cultivator at the Great Perfection Foundation Establishment reacted the fastest and quickly bowed.

Being able to injure a Peak Second-Tier Demon Beast with a single beam of Sword Qi from afar, he was definitely an expert at the Golden Core Stage or above!

Fang Hao waved his hand without speaking, his gaze fixed on the mad Blazing Rhino.

The beast, having had its nose injured, was completely enraged.

It abandoned the three from the Mu Lan sect and, with red eyes, charged toward Fang Hao!

Its four hooves trampled the ground with a thunderous sound, its momentum astonishing!

"Senior, be careful!"

The female Cultivator from the Mu Lan sect exclaimed.

Fang Hao’s mouth curled slightly, and he didn’t dodge or evade.

When the Blazing Rhino charged close, he casually raised his right hand, fingers formed into a palm, and lightly slapped forward!

In his palm, a trace of Chaos Qi quietly flowed.

Boom!

The seemingly light palm strike, printed on the Blazing Rhino’s massive head, erupted with terrifying power!

The decomposition and devouring characteristics contained within the Chaos Qi instantly exploded!

The Blazing Rhino’s charging momentum suddenly stiffened as its massive body seemed to collide with an invisible giant mountain!

Immediately after, its hard head, centered on Fang Hao’s palm, visibly collapsed and shattered!

Without even letting out a scream, this Peak Second-Tier Demon Beast had its skull crushed by a single palm, collapsed with a bang, twitched twice, and ceased to breathe.

Instant kill!

Silence!

Deathly silence!

The three from the Mu Lan sect stared at this scene, mouths agape wide enough to fit an egg!

One palm!

Just one palm!

To kill a mad Peak Second-Tier Demon Beast?!

This... what exactly is this Senior’s cultivation?!

Late Golden Core Stage?

Or... a Nascent Soul Old Monster?!

Fang Hao ignored their shock, walked to the Demon Beast’s corpse, skillfully dug out the Yao core, removed the most valuable rhino horn and a portion of its essence blood, then pointed to the Zhu Yang Fruit and said to the three: "I want two of these fruits. The rest, along with the Demon Beast Materials, belong to you. Do you have any objections?"

The three only then came back to their senses, shaking their heads like rattle-drums: "No objections! No objections! Senior’s life-saving grace is already a tremendous favor! It is only right that all the fruits go to Senior!"

Just kidding, who would dare to have objections?

Did they want to live longer?

Fang Hao was not polite either, picking the two best-quality Zhu Yang Fruits and putting them in a jade box.

Then he said to the three: "This place is not suitable for staying long; the smell of blood will attract other Demon Beasts, you should leave quickly."

"Yes, yes, yes! Many thanks, Senior! This Junior is Zhao Ming of the Mu Lan sect. May I ask for Senior’s honorable name? In the future..."

The Cultivator at the Great Perfection Foundation Establishment still wanted to build a connection.

Fang Hao waved his hand, interrupting him: "We are mere passing acquaintances, no need to ask. Go."

After saying this, his figure flickered and disappeared into the mountain forest like blue smoke, coming without a shadow and leaving without a trace.

The three from the Mu Lan sect were left staring at each other, both fearful and fortunate.

They quickly packed up the spoils, took their injured fellow disciple, and hurried away from this place of trouble.

Fang Hao returned to the mountain top, summoned the silver light shuttle, and continued his journey.

He didn’t take the small interlude just now to heart.

Saving people was a casual act, taking the fruit was payment, and they were even.

In the cultivation world, such things happened every day.

After flying for a few more days, he entered the territory of Jizhou.

Jizhou was much more prosperous than Qingzhou, and its level of cultivation was a notch higher.

Sects like the Thunder Sword Sect and Xuan Shui Pavilion all had branches in this province.

Fang Hao was even more careful, trying to avoid large cultivation cities and the spheres of influence of Sects.

This day, as he was flying over a desolate mountain range, his Clear Spring Spirit Eyes suddenly captured signs of intense spiritual power fluctuations and Spatial Distortion in the valley below!

"A Secret Realm has emerged? Or an ancient Immortal Cave?"

Fang Hao’s heart stirred.

He reduced his altitude, concealed his aura, and quietly crept over.