Stronger from Earth

Chapter 236 235: Do As You Will

On the way, Di Xuan opened his personal terminal and immediately contacted Gai Feixian, a third-generation disciple of Celestial Sword Mountain. The two had a transaction last year, and Gai Feixian discussed some transaction details with him, delaying the process until now.

Gai Feixian saw Di Xuan's eyes radiating intense light, and even across the network, he felt the pressure, a mental pressure from his aura.

"Brother Wang, your cultivation has grown astonishingly fast," Gai Feixian said with a bitter smile. The first time he met Wang Xuan, he was in the Divine Treasure Realm, while Wang Xuan was at the Innate Level.

In that battle, he suffered a crushing defeat.

A year later, Wang Xuan had reached the Earth Immortal level, injuring Zhao Hao at the Gate of Hell, becoming famous across the land with one battle.

The gap between the two was truly becoming wider and wider, and Wang Xuan's position had become something he could no longer hope to reach. It was truly frustrating.

"I have my own fortunes, which you cannot envy. This time, I'll give you Spirit Tier pills in exchange for the corresponding Celestial Treasure remnants you have.

I've dispatched a starship to make the exchange. I'll see you in Yuzhang City in half an hour. I trust you won't try any tricks."

The previous transaction now only seemed to be a reap of half a million to six hundred thousand source power points, which wasn't enough to stir his emotions, but it was still resources, resources that could be converted into cultivation, and he would not take even a bit of them lightly.

Di Xuan himself did not go, not because he fully trusted Gai Feixian, but because he believed Gai Feixian wouldn't dare play tricks. That's the deterrent of his strong power.

"Of course," replied Gai Feixian.

Thinking of Zhao Hao, whose body and clone shared the same memories, making him like one person with two bodies, so Di Xuan asked, "Do you know how Zhao Hao is doing now? I severely injured him, probably recovering, I assume?"

Gai Feixian shook his head, "Brother Wang, you're mistaken. Master Fang took out several True Tier Immortal Pills, and with his own immortal power aiding him, Zhao Hao recovered in less than ten days.

However, Zhao Hao and Master Fang had some dispute a few days ago, ended up quarreling fiercely, and Zhao Hao left in anger. I don't know where he is now, and Master Fang stayed at the Mountain Gate without looking for him either."

Hearing this, Di Xuan touched his chin. How did it end up this way? In his mind, if he had a master like Fang Shan, it would be a good thing.

Fang Shan and Zhao Hao's problem was that their personalities were too incompatible, no common ground in communication, and too many barriers.

"If I meet him again, I'll slap him to death with one palm," Di Xuan sneered; Zhao Hao was no longer his match now.

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Black and White Mountain remained serene. After the servants finished their duties, they enjoyed leisure. Compared to Wang Xuan, the girl Qiushui was truly carefree, without pressure or worries.

She would occasionally carry the Mountain-Throwing Seal, sit on Dominator, and run around Black and White Mountain, eating a big meal afterward, as the steward arranged for servants to deliver food daily.

Di Xuan flew over, glanced at Dominator, and raised the Mountain-Throwing Seal with ease, as casually as picking up a stone.

"Well-behaved," he was satisfied with Dominator following guidance. Bearing the mountain while walking was beneficial to Dominator's growth. Pressure indeed led to motivation; if it resorted to deception, it would betray his good intentions.

Black and White Mountain was peaceful and harmonious, with the two Mountain Guardian Spirit Beasts cultivating on their own. Dominator could accumulate power just by eating and drinking. His cultivation had been guided by Long Ling, ensuring the path was not astray, only the pace mattered. With such pure bloodlines, living long enough could lead to the True Immortal level.

Contrasted with this young one, the Giant Panda Xiong Bamboo was notably lazy. Its talent wasn't outstanding, and it was gluttonous and indolent. Having lived for hundreds of years, while the Golden-winged Roc roamed the seas, it just stayed nestled on Black and White Mountain.

Patting a stalk of Spiritual Bamboo, making a creaking sound, the sleeping Xiong Bamboo indeed came running with a puffing noise, quite mindful of these bamboos.

"Wang Xuan, did you pull out a bamboo shoot here last time? That Spiritual Bamboo was too young to be effective. If you need one, just let me pick one for you,"

The honest form spoke cunning words, as it feared Wang Xuan might uproot its bamboo again next time. It regarded this bamboo grove as personal property and couldn't bear others damaging it.

Di Xuan gave it a look and replied blandly, "Everything of Black and White Mountain, including you, this dumb bear, is mine."

"I'm a panda, not a dumb bear," grunted Xiong Bamboo.

"If I say you are, then you are," Di Xuan shot it a sharp glance and said, "Xiong Bamboo, from now on, you should call me Mountain Lord. Offer your respect, as it is your obligation as a Mountain Guardian Spirit Beast."

Xiong Bamboo's momentum slightly waned, carefully evaluating Wang Xuan. Its status on Black and White Mountain in the past stemmed from its power at the First Realm of Celestial Demon, which it regarded highly, as the capital for lazing around in the Spiritual Bamboo grove.

Previously, it would comply but not obey; it was relatively independent within Black and White Mountain, merely nominally subordinate to Wang Xuan, though it never truly accepted it inwardly.

Submit to a weaker being? What about its dignity?

"You are the Mountain Lord, of course, what you say goes. If there's nothing else, I'm going back to sleep," Xiong Bamboo didn't wait for Di Xuan to speak and moved to return for another nap.

Di Xuan's temperament was not as gentle as the real Wang Xuan's. He extended a hand, pressing directly onto Xiong Bamboo's shoulder, pouring out tremendous power.

In an instant, the entire Black and White Mountain shook fiercely. Xiong Bamboo's face changed dramatically, with all its power clinging to the void, demonic power turning into roots, propping up like a large tree, resisting Di Xuan's pressure from above.

Creaks and groans erupted as its body still sank slowly. Its eyes filled with blood veins, on the verge of collapse.

But it knew, conceding would mean following Wang Xuan in all future matters, with no possibility of returning to its former lazy ways.

"I can lose but not easily, or else who knows how Wang Xuan would look down on me in his heart," thought Xiong Bamboo, holding onto a thread internally.

But Di Xuan sent it flying with a kick, hurling it over ten miles away into the dirt, crashing into a big pit.

Xiong Bamboo climbed out with a mouthful of mud, looking dejected. It hadn't anticipated that in just a year's time, Wang Xuan, whom it only regarded in name as the Mountain Lord, now truly possessed strength capable of subjugating all of Black and White Mountain.

Having toured around Black and White Mountain, Di Xuan didn't linger, heading straight to the main mountain, where he found his master, He Fang.

Upon seeing Di Xuan, He Fang's gaze instantly sharpened, pondering for a moment before speaking, "Disciple, how did you come to have such a body?"

A clone formed from the Nine-Orifice Exquisite Stone, with extraordinary innate bone structure, rare even on the Mother Star, was naturally something He Fang could see the potential in.

Though potential was just potential, the fact that the clone possessed the Peak of Earth Immortal cultivation truly amazed him, surpassing the main body's level.

Di Xuan paid his respects, kneeling on the ground, and said, "Disciple refined an Exotic Stone as a clone, intending to pursue the path of Incense Faith."

"The path of Incense Faith is fraught with troubles, requiring vast amounts of time and energy for any achievement. You must know, the Power of Faith is not easily claimed," He Fang was well aware of the pros and cons of the path of faith.

Di Xuan nodded. With the Time Spirit devouring the Power of Incense Faith, he didn't need to expend much effort. His pursuit lay in the source power, making the journey ten times easier than for the sages of the Buddhist Sect.

"I have already decided and will not regret it," Di Xuan stated.

He Fang pondered and said, "If that's the case, then follow your heart. You have a Life Planet with no short-term lack of believers, so it's fine for the clone to tread this path."

The clone was not the main body; if Wang Xuan's main body intended to follow this route, he would surely advise Wang Xuan to think thrice before acting.

"Is there anything I can help you with?" He Fang asked, knowing that since Wang Xuan had made up his mind, he must have come seeking something.

"Disciple lacks the Dharma Gate for cultivating the way of Incense Faith," Di Xuan said solemnly, as he indeed wasn't proficient in this area and was merely a novice in the domain.

"In that case, come with me to Precious Light Temple. In matters of Incense Faith, Buddha Bodhisattva is still the expert,"

He Fang said with a hearty laugh. Since the disciple sought aid and fought for the future, he, as a master, should naturally lend a helping hand and assist his disciple.