Stronger from Earth

Chapter 228 - 227: Life Planet

Immortal Martial Mountain is currently not led by the Martial Immortal, this Immortal rarely shows his face, leaving people unsure of his plans and lacking the energy to manage Immortal Martial Mountain.

For the Immortal, these matters are trivial, so the Martial Immortal entrusted Immortal Martial Mountain to his eldest disciple, Hong Xuanji.

Hong Xuanji is gentle, his aura as calm as that of an ordinary person, revealing no momentum, making him seem approachable.

"Greetings, Master." Wang Xuan met Hong Xuanji at the main peak and respectfully saluted.

The five-year-old Yue Yiyi smiled at Wang Xuan while flipping through a comic book with great interest, still devoid of any cultivation level.

Hong Xuanji nodded for him to sit down and said, "You are willing to offer the sect a powerful Divine Technique that has never existed on the Mother Star. This is a significant contribution.

The value of Nine Breath Qi Cultivation is undeniable. After acquiring it, the True Immortal of Immortal Martial Mountain consistently increases their combat power by over double, with overall combat power possibly increasing by at least thirty percent.

Although difficult to master, once achieved, this Divine Technique represents a second life for a True Immortal.

It won’t be long before Immortal Martial Mountain’s strength improves substantially, and the conditions on some battlefields can be ameliorated."

He made no attempt to conceal the value of the Nine Breath Qi Cultivation; for cultivators from Earth Immortal to True Immortal Realm, it carries significant meaning.

Wang Xuan understood this point as well. Compared to Nine Breath Qi Cultivation, Flowers in an Instant pales significantly, not due to power differences but cost-effectiveness.

At least for now, Wang Xuan would not use Flowers in an Instant against opponents of the same realm because if this Divine Technique is not mastered sufficiently, the effects between the same realm would be negligible, possibly rendering the combat power enhancement somewhat negligible.

"Master is too kind." Wang Xuan said.

Hong Xuanji smiled, "You may have given it as a gift, but its value is immense, and the sect cannot ignore it, so we decided to return the favor with some gifts."

"Disciple originally did not seek anything in return. Accepting the gift makes my heart uneasy." Wang Xuan declined, as it was his true intention not to expect anything in return, since Immortal Martial Mountain had already given him so much.

"Immortal Martial Mountain is consistent in rewards and punishments, so you should accept this gift." Hong Xuanji spoke with an air of refusal not being an option.

Wang Xuan remained silent. He knew that accepting goodwill from others also holds value, especially to them.

Hong Xuanji said, "Maybe you are not aware of what the reward is. We discussed several options; see which choice you make.

You have three choices: The first is a Life Planet located within a private Star Domain owned by Immortal Martial Mountain, with a population of eight hundred million and an area of thirteen billion square kilometers.

If you choose this planet, all ownership belongs to you, including industries, population, minerals, and more. Even if you ruin this planet to world destruction, the Mountain Gate will not intervene.

The second option is cultivation resources. The Mountain Gate can provide you double the cultivation resources of a True Disciple until the True Immortal Realm.

The third option is guidance from ten Void Immortals, to direct your cultivation and resolve your doubts."

Wang Xuan pondered. The value of a Life Planet is self-evident, and the permanent ownership it offers makes its mineral resources alone unimaginable.

In comparison, resources for cultivation up to the True Immortal Realm seem less appealing, as he can reach the True Immortal Realm quickly with his abilities.

As for the guidance of ten Void Immortals, he was not moved, because his master, He Fang, is a Star Lord of Super Star Position, not inferior to a Void Immortal in the early period, and within ten or twenty years, it is practically certain his master will enter this realm.

"I choose the Life Planet," Wang Xuan stated solemnly. In fact, He Fang also suggested yesterday that the hidden value of a Life Planet for him is substantial.

"Very well then, the Life Planet will be yours."

Hong Xuanji remained unmoved, calmly deciding upon such a major matter, demonstrating his composure.

As the Sect Leader of Immortal Martial Mountain, one should remain unfazed even when the sky falls, not to mention the many storms he has witnessed.

Wang Xuan was led to a grand hall, where several realm gates stood, all under twenty feet, suggesting these were early developed worlds now fully controlled by Immortal Martial Mountain.

If even the Gate of Hell could be moved, relocating these few realm gates to Immortal Martial Mountain is certainly possible, given the founder of the mountain was the Immortal.

Entering a realm gate and passing through the passageway, Wang Xuan stood on an array platform with a diameter of over a thousand meters, observing the boundless starry sky.

The realm gate led to the starry space, not close to any planet, let alone a Life Source Star.

Unlike the few hundred feet realm gate of the Eight-armed Celestial King Realm, which belongs to the Mother Star, the realm gate behind him now is only ten feet, fixed and not subject to the clash between the World Will of both worlds.

After a moment of contemplation, Wang Xuan understood that the realm gate initially led to a Life Source Star. Only planets that have birthed life for hundreds of millions of years can condense strong World Origin and birth World Will.

However, that Life Source Star had long been consumed by the Mother Star, the cradle for myriad races vanished, and species transferred to the newly transformed Life Planet.

Though a Life Planet can also support the propagation of life, it is vastly inferior to a Life Source Star, requiring hundreds of millions of years of accumulation to become a Life Source Star.

Hong Xuanji pointed to several planets and said to Wang Xuan, "Around that star, Immortal Martial Mountain has transformed five Life Planets. After centuries of management, they have stabilized.

There are differences between the planets; their environments vary, and hence the species differ, as do their civilizations. Some are still in the primitive era, others in the slave society, while the most advanced has only reached the industrial age.

These planets seldom interact, with Immortal Martial Mountain mainly intervening experimentally and observationally in their species propagation.

Their value to an Immortal lies in enlightenment and practicing one’s path. As for the life forms born here, their cultivation aptitude is poor. Remember, if you wish to nurture offspring, it’s best on the Mother Star."

They discussed some insights, the value of a Life Planet lies in how to utilize it, and acting without restraint here is beyond anyone’s control, thus becoming a special trial ground and experimental site.

The array platform was inscribed with teleportation arrays, with a dozen or so, five small ones and the rest being large arrays, suggesting a considerable teleportation distance.

Stepping onto one of the five small teleportation arrays, Hong Xuanji guided Wang Xuan on how to use it. He placed some Immortal Stones inside, checked and adjusted before activating the array.

In the next moment, the two appeared upon a Life Planet, a hundred-meter radius array platform suspended in mid-air above a majestic mountain, steep and rugged beyond ordinary ascent.

Landing on the mountain, Hong Xuanji said, "The humans on this Life Planet have rapidly passed through the primitive era and slave society, stabilizing in the feudal era with low productivity.

The mountain beneath our feet has been the site of sacrificial offerings for emperors of generations, deemed the Immortal Mountain by the natives.

Wang Xuan, explore as you will, returning via the array platform. I shall return now."

Wang Xuan respectfully saluted. Hong Xuanji’s figure had already disappeared, not using the array platform, as such a powerful individual can traverse the Star Sea alone.

The mountain soars a thousand feet high, rugged and steep, coupled with gravity slightly higher than Earth, making it difficult to climb.

Feeling the energy particles of this planet, they are sparse and inactive, with very little Heaven and Earth Essence Qi, making cultivation exceedingly difficult.

Standing atop the mountain and gazing below, one could indeed feel a sense of superiority over the mountains, a surge of grand ambition.

Leaping into the air, Wang Xuan flew with ease, his speed swift like a meteor streaking across the sky.