Eternal Life: Starting from Immortality
Chapter 31

Hidden Immortal Courtyard

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Within the Yuhua Sect, hundreds of thousands of outer disciples reside and cultivate in this mountain plain. Their living areas are divided into dozens of sections such as the "Reclining Immortal Courtyard," "Clear Immortal Courtyard," "Hidden Immortal Courtyard," and "Quiet Immortal Courtyard." Each of these courtyards contains thousands of independent smaller courtyards.

Each residential courtyard is the size of a palace.

Grand and majestic.

Fang Xuan was assigned to the "Hidden Immortal Courtyard," while Fang Qingxue was in the "Quiet Immortal Courtyard."

"What a large courtyard."

Upon entering his living quarters, Fang Xuan saw his own courtyard, which spanned several acres. The buildings were constructed with pavilions and towers, and slender bamboo swayed. Throughout the courtyard, in the garden, there were trickling streams everywhere, with goldfish playing and kingfishers flitting about. The air was filled with a misty immortal aura.

"No wonder everyone is scrambling to get into the Yuhua Sect. The benefits of being a disciple are simply too many," Fang Xuan exclaimed.

Closing the door, he sat on his bed and changed into the feather robe issued by the sect. Immediately, his entire body felt filled with Dao energy, and a refreshing scent wafted from the clothes.

He then performed a Blood Offering Refinement on the five jade talismans: "Clean Clothes Talisman," "Dust Repelling Talisman," "Soul Fire Talisman," "True Water Talisman," and "Blood Stopping Talisman." Instantly, he felt a connection with these talismans in his mind.

This is the simplest method for activating magical treasures, called "Blood Offering Refinement." One only needs to drip their blood into the magical treasure to establish a mental connection.

Before cultivating magical power, this method can be used to unleash a portion of a magical treasure's power for killing enemies. However, to fully utilize the power of a magical treasure, only the magical power of the Mystic Divine Realm can achieve it.

Fang Xuan was also full of surprise. With a thought, a wisp of flame emerged from the Soul Fire Talisman.

"Good stuff, simply essential for going out and staying at home, even more convenient than a lighter."

He then tried the effects of the other jade talismans before setting them aside.

Afterward, he opened the jade slip that recorded the three basic martial arts of the Immortal Feather Sect's outer disciples.

As soon as he opened the jade slip, he saw a Daoist in white clothes flickering and moving within it, continuously practicing martial arts with each move and stance. At the same time, a faint sound emanated from the jade slip, explaining the various mysteries and force generation of this set of fist techniques.

"Indeed, every world has its own operating rules. Isn't this just video teaching? The most important thing is that it's even better than what Uncle Tong taught. Is this the difference between a professor and a teacher?"

The jade slip meticulously explained the force generation techniques and various mysteries of the three basic cultivation methods. One only needed to practice according to it.

Flying Spirit Supple Bone Body is a movement technique. After mastering it, one can train their entire body to be boneless and soft like silk.

As for Dragon Walking Flying Tiger Step, it is an extremely profound footwork.

Fist techniques, movement techniques, and footwork.

All three have the effect of strengthening the body and improving one's realm. It's hard to say which is better or worse, as they simply focus on different aspects.

However, if one masters all three martial arts, compensating for their weaknesses, their combat power will increase by at least a large margin.

Thinking of this, Fang Xuan carefully studied the movements of the white-clothed Daoist, contemplating each one.

With the killing of the clone, Fang Xuan's foundation greatly increased, and his comprehension, in particular, saw a significant rise.

Simply put, things he couldn't comprehend before, he could now see a thing or two, and his memory also greatly improved.

Fang Xuan suddenly leaped up, his entire body darting into the courtyard.

Dragon Walking Flying Tiger Step.

His body was like a dragon and a tiger, treading on the ground, moving about everywhere.

With his comprehension greatly increased and his memory soaring, he could roughly imitate the movements after only watching a few times. However, to grasp the essence, he still needed to carefully contemplate.

"Tiger Pounces Dragon Swims."

With a long roar, Fang Xuan stepped out with profound footwork. In his mind, the image of a green dragon and a white tiger appeared. The dragon and tiger swam in the abyss, his body like a swimming dragon, his aura like a fierce tiger. His entire body's energy flowed, and his internal organs produced a real sense of rhythm.

Dragon Breath.

Tiger Swallow.

Dragon Essence.

Tiger Ferocity.

Suddenly, Fang Xuan abruptly changed his moves, his body twisting into a strange posture.

"Flying Spirit Nine Revolutions."

"Carp Pierces Waves."

"Supple Bones Like Water."

After a moment, he changed his moves again.

"Crane Claw Imprints Sand."

"White Crane Spreads Wings."

"Immortal Crane Shakes Feathers."

The three martial arts alternated, and for a time, the entire small courtyard was filled with the cries of cranes, the hidden roars of dragons, or the bellows of tigers, making it quite lively.

An hour later, Fang Xuan retracted all his movements and stood still. He exhaled a stream of white air from his mouth and nose, which shot out and remained dispersed three feet against the wind, like an immortal controlling a sword.

"Still a little short. If I had enough elixirs, I could definitely reach the Divine Courage realm within three days. Unfortunately, the 'Heaven's Will Four Symbols Art' causes too much commotion. Using the Body Tempering Realm to draw upon the power of heaven and earth is simply too shocking and cannot be easily used," Fang Xuan sighed.

The "Heaven's Will Four Symbols Art" can absorb the benefits of heaven and earth into the body, like continuously swallowing Yuan Pills. However, it cannot be easily activated!

After resting for a while, Fang Xuan began to study another jade slip.

All Worlds

The welfare package distributed by the sect contained a total of five jade slips. Three were martial arts manuals, one was the sect rules, and the last one was the All Worlds.

Sect rules were a joke. If you had the strength, what did it matter if you killed someone?

In the original plot, Fang Qingxue killed many outer disciples not long after her first appearance, yet the sect didn't impose any punishment. This showed that within the Immortal Feather Sect, strength always came first.

However, before gaining strength, one still had to abide by the rules honestly. Fang Xuan also quickly skimmed through them, getting a general idea.

But among these, the most valuable had to be the All Worlds.

The simple three characters revealed a vast and boundless expanse. Upon opening it, there were thousands of entries just in the table of contents.

Browsing through it was dazzling.

And this only recorded a small portion; there were many hidden places not listed.

The book contained immortal, demonic, and monstrous sect factions, various powerful individuals, all sorts of magical treasures, many unorthodox cultivators, numerous dynasties on the continent, oceans and deserts, demons and monsters underground, and within the world, in legends, all kinds of void grotto-heavens, mysterious spaces, and even mysterious starry sky worlds in the heavens, along with various medicinal herbs and treasures...

In short, it encompassed everything and lacked nothing.

It would take at least three to five years to finish reading it.

Fang Xuan only looked at some of the table of contents and felt his heart surge with emotion, a sense of heroism rising from within.

Compared to the mundane nine-to-five life of his previous world, the endless opportunities in the World of Immortality were truly captivating!

"Dong dong dong~"

Fang Xuan got up and opened the door. The Shen siblings appeared at the entrance, one noble and the other stunningly beautiful. Even standing still, they made people want to take a few extra glances.

"Third Prince, Ninth Princess."

Shen Hao feigned dissatisfaction and said, "Why are you still calling us that? Now we are all outer disciples of the Yuhua Sect, our status is the same. I am a bit older than you, so from now on, you can just call me Senior Brother Shen."

"Yes, Brother Fang Xuan, you can just call me Ruo Lan."

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