Time flew by, and they stayed in the holy land for a while longer.
In the three or four months that followed, Fang Xuan spent every day and night in diligent cultivation.
The system didn't give out many rewards because it always complained that he only knew how to train his Senior Sister and never let her train him.
It wasn't that he didn't want to, but rather that Senior Sister didn't like training him; instead, she was always begging him to train her...
His cultivation naturally soared with the effort.
Senior Sister was naturally... becoming more and more fallen, ahem... more and more clingy.
...
As for Lu Zheng, he simply spent his days wearing a beaming smile.
He hadn't expected Fang Xuan's spiritual power cultivation speed to be so fast as well.
He had already nearly caught up to the level of a normal True Immortal.
Hahaha, as expected of a peerless talent who can dominate for all eternity.
He had really struck gold.
Hahaha.
...
This afternoon.
Fang Xuan finished consolidating his cultivation at Level 9 of the True Immortal realm.
The several strands of black laws within his body had been consumed by the laws of lust until only a final bit remained.
This last bit was also the part that sealed the majority of his spiritual power, which he had intentionally left for last.
Once he consumed it, his aura would instantly leap from being inferior to a True Immortal to around Level 5 or 6 of the Golden Immortal realm.
Therefore, it was just about time to borrow... that ancestor's thing.
However, Senior Sister mentioned that another Immortal Venerable of the holy land had returned.
She was afraid that if another Immortal Venerable acted as a protector, the two of them might not be able to win, so it was better to test the waters first.
It just so happened that the Immortal Venerable was going to meet the ancestor today.
So, Ning Xian pulled Fang Xuan into her spatial dimension, preparing to follow him and take a look first...
...
In the backyard of the Main Peak.
The Immortal Venerable waved his hand, opening a teleportation array before stepping inside.
Ning Xian quickly pulled Fang Xuan along to follow him...
...
Inside the small world, within a spatial rift.
Ning Xian looked serious, her Heavy Pupil slightly open as she observed the movements outside through layers of void.
That Immortal Venerable was currently conversing with the ancestor.
With her spatial attainments, unless the opponent was also a top-tier expert in the laws of space, it was impossible for them to notice her.
Fang Xuan stood behind her, and having nothing better to do, he looked around.
Senior Sister's space was filled with many things.
There was a pile of strange cultivation manuals, some with titles like 《Great Art of Yin-Yang Joyous Union》 and 《True Scripture of Essence Harvesting》 written on their covers...
Well, as expected of Senior Sister, she truly was knowledgeable.
There was also a pile of spirit artifacts, and their grades didn't seem low.
Fang Xuan silently retracted his gaze.
He let out a light cough and turned serious, looking outside.
...
In the palace outside.
The Immortal Venerable who had just returned stood before the ancestor, bowing respectfully.
This person wore a green robe and had a refined face with a deep aura, possessing at least a cultivation at the middle stage of the Taiyi realm.
The ancestor sat cross-legged on a high platform.
"Second Ancestor, this... I'm afraid this is inappropriate."
"What is inappropriate?"
The Immortal Venerable frowned slightly, his speech quickening. "But this boy's talent far exceeds that of ordinary people. In time, he will surely become a pillar of our Tianxu Holy Land. Moreover, Junior Brother Fengling has high hopes for him and is counting on him for the Great War of the First Heaven. If you, Second Ancestor, were to..."
"Enough."
The ancestor interrupted him, his voice low. "Since he has one body with dual laws, his bearing capacity must be extraordinary. Furthermore, his divine soul is exceptionally strong. As long as I refine him into a vessel for a dao weapon, it will be a certain success!"
"Second Ancestor..." the Immortal Venerable wanted to say more.
The ancestor laughed.
"Hahahaha."
The laughter echoed through the palace, sounding bone-chilling.
"Are you teaching me how to do things?"
The Immortal Venerable lowered his head, not daring to speak.
The ancestor stood up, walking down from the high platform step by step.
"One body with dual laws? Extremely high talent?" He sneered. "So what? Even if he can become a Daluo or a Dao Ancestor in the future, that's a matter for the future."
He walked up to the Immortal Venerable, looking down at him from above.
"Once this time-based dao weapon of mine is completed, the Tianxu Holy Land will leap to become a top-tier power in the Nine Heavens. At that time, resources of the First Heaven or talented disciples... I can have as many as I want."
Cold sweat broke out on the Immortal Venerable's forehead.
"But... but Junior Brother Fengling..."
"Fengling?" The ancestor scoffed. "What does he know? He only thinks about nurturing disciples, but he doesn't realize that true strength never comes from nurturing, but from plundering."
He reached out and patted the Immortal Venerable's shoulder.
"I taught you personally; you should understand this principle. Don't worry, once this dao weapon is refined, you will have a share. At that time, you can take whatever resources you want within the First Heaven."
The Immortal Venerable fell silent for a moment.
Then he looked up at the ancestor.
His voice was very soft. "Second Ancestor, you cannot continue down this wrong path."
The ancestor narrowed his eyes.
The Immortal Venerable continued, "His talent is much better than yours, Second Ancestor. In the future, he will surely..."
Before he could finish, the ancestor's gaze instantly became dangerous.
"What do you mean?" He interrupted, his voice as cold as ice. "I am inferior to him?"
The Immortal Venerable frowned slightly but didn't speak.
The ancestor laughed.
"Hahahaha."
The laughter grew louder and colder.
"I can overlook Fengling, as he has always had his own ideas. But you were taught by my own hand, and yet even you would betray me?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a terrifying pressure erupted from the ancestor.
A cultivation at Level 3 of the Daluo realm was released without reservation.
The entire palace trembled.
The Immortal Venerable's expression changed, and he instinctively wanted to retreat—
But it was already too late.
The ancestor reached out and grabbed him by the neck.
"Second Ancestor..." the Immortal Venerable struggled.
The ancestor looked at him, his eyes devoid of any emotion.
"Since you chose to stand on his side, don't blame me for being heartless."
He applied force with his hand, and the Immortal Venerable's body began to contort.
Spiritual power leaked out frantically, and the power of laws was forcibly stripped away.
Then—
The Immortal Venerable's body was actually refined in an instant!
He turned into a cloud of blood mist, which was then entirely absorbed into the time-based dao weapon in the ancestor's hand.
The entire process took only a few breaths...
...
The ancestor let go of his hand, and the cloud of blood mist had completely vanished into the air, his soul and spirit utterly destroyed...
He had thought this time-based dao weapon would take a long time to complete, but he hadn't expected that after absorbing a middle-stage Taiyi, it would be nearly finished!
Hahaha, it was truly heaven helping him!
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