White Clad Identity, Son of Heaven Cultivates

"Senior Brother Fang, are you back to turn in your mission?"

A surprised voice called out from the side, causing Fang Wang to turn his head.

Fang Wang looked at the person's face, pondered for a moment, and nodded, "Yes, you're here too. What a coincidence."

Although it seemed like he had only been away from Taiyuan Sect for a few months, with the time spent cultivating the Nine Dragon Divine Transformation Art, he had actually been gone for two hundred years. Besides those close to him, he couldn't recall people he'd only met once or twice.

The other person leaned in, greeting him enthusiastically.

As they chatted, Fang Wang remembered. Wasn't this Zhou Bo? He was always so enthusiastic whenever they met.

After they talked for a while, Fang Wang finally found an opportunity to disengage. He glanced at the main pillar; Lu Yuanjun's name had already entered the top twenty. He knew that most of the names ahead of him belonged to Peak Masters and Elders who had lived for hundreds of years.

Fang Wang made his way to the fourth floor and found the study of the Elder in charge of the Mission Hall. Personal Disciples could directly meet with Elders.

The study was vast, filled with various magic artifacts. Along the walls stood bookshelves laden with countless books and jade slips.

"Fang Wang, right? You're Taiyuan Sect's first-ever Personal Disciple upon entry. I'm very curious about you. You can call me Uncle-Master Zhang from now on," the Mission Hall Elder Zhang said with a chuckle. He was portly and appeared honest, but Fang Wang had seen his name among the top ten on the main pillar.

"Uncle-Master Zhang, I have a mission to turn in, but I'm worried that if the news gets out, it might affect my safety. Could you just record it without publicizing it?" Fang Wang asked respectfully.

Elder Zhang stroked his beard and smiled, "Don't worry. The Mission Hall only records contributions, not gossip. Besides, I'm the one handling this for you. What's there to be uneasy about?"

Upon hearing this, Fang Wang immediately felt relieved. He then took a cloth bag from his Storage Bag and placed it on the table.

Elder Zhang wasn't startled. He simply looked at Fang Wang with a smile.

Fang Wang untied the cloth bag, revealing Li Hongshuang's head. Apart from the clotted blood, it looked like he had only died a few days ago, with no signs of decay.

Elder Zhang glanced at it, initially unconcerned, but then his eyes widened.

"Huh? Is this... Li Hongshuang?"

Elder Zhang was startled. He quickly picked up Li Hongshuang's head to examine it. Soon, he looked up at Fang Wang, his eyes filled with shock, and trembled, "You are White Clad Startling Swan?"

Seeing White Clad Startling Swan wouldn't have surprised him. It was just that White Clad Startling Swan had only joined the sect a year ago...

A year ago, Fang Wang was only at the seventh level of the Qi Nurturing Realm!

The news of him sweeping through fifty-one Qi Nurturing Realm cultivators at the seventh level of Qi Nurturing Realm had already spread among the Elders. The Peak Masters of each lineage envied Yang Yuanzi's good fortune. Elder Zhang, despite being the Mission Hall Elder, also longed for a genius disciple like Fang Wang.

As people aged, their cultivation reached its limit. Their pursuits, besides defying fate, were to find suitable successors to ensure their will continued to flow within the sect for a long time.

A year ago, someone at the seventh level of Qi Nurturing Realm had killed Li Hongshuang, who was at the ninth level of the Spirit Sculpting Realm...

The most crucial point was that this incident had happened a few months ago. White Clad Startling Swan's latest achievement was defeating Li Honggang, who was at the third level of the Spirit Pill Realm...

Elder Zhang had been in this position for 150 years. What kind of achievements hadn't he heard of?

Yet, he was still terrified by Fang Wang...

His gaze towards Fang Wang was as if he were looking at a monster.

Fang Wang gave a fake cough, interrupting Elder Zhang's thoughts. Elder Zhang smiled with emotion, "Twenty-five years ago, the Li Family came to visit our sect. Li Hongshuang was among them. Even then, the Sect Master predicted that Li Hongshuang had the potential comparable to Lu Yuanjun. The Li Family also intended for Li Hongshuang to join our sect. I didn't expect him to end up joining Green Cicada Valley. Even more ironic is that he died at the hands of a disciple from our sect."

Fang Wang didn't know how to respond, so he could only smile and nod.

Afterward, Elder Zhang asked for his disciple token to record his contribution points. Li Hongshuang was a renowned genius of the Demonic Path, and his mission had always been available. Even if Fang Wang hadn't accepted it, he could still turn it in.

In addition, Fang Wang also turned in the mission to rescue Fang Hanyu. When disciples returned to Taiyuan Sect, their disciple tokens would be verified. These tokens were linked to a sect-protecting magic artifact, and the Affairs Halls in the main city were all connected to this artifact. In short, Elder Zhang could confirm whether Fang Hanyu had returned.

Fang Wang then tried to present the identity tokens of other Green Cicada Valley disciples, which Zhou Xue had selected.

After about half an hour of fuss, Fang Wang finally left.

Elder Zhang sat in his chair, his emotions unable to calm down for a long time.

"White Clad Startling Swan... seventeen years old... killed someone at the third level of Spirit Pill Realm with less than two years of cultivation... a monstrous talent... No wonder Sect Master Senior Brother values him so highly. No, I must do something for him..."

Elder Zhang thought to himself. After the initial shock, infinite anticipation surged within him.

Before his lifespan ended, could he witness an unprecedented Taiyuan Sect?

Meanwhile.

Fang Wang arrived on the first floor. He stopped by the main pillar, his gaze falling on Lu Yuanjun's name. Behind Lu Yuanjun was a string of numbers, indicating his contribution points, which exceeded three million.

After turning in his missions, Fang Wang's contribution points were only just over nine hundred. Li Honggang was not an enemy of Taiyuan Sect, so he wasn't part of the mission scope.

Fang Wang only glanced at it before looking away and walking away.

In the main hall, people came and went. Fang Wang appeared inconspicuous amidst the crowd, just like the names below Lu Yuanjun, hidden among the masses.

Upon returning to his cave dwelling, Fang Wang began his cultivation schedule.

He didn't lack spells now, so he focused on practicing and absorbing qi. His goal was to reach the ninth level of the Spirit Sculpting Realm as soon as possible.

Time flew by.

Half a year passed.

Fang Wang reached the sixth level of the Spirit Sculpting Realm. If this breakthrough speed were to spread, it would undoubtedly cause a huge stir within Taiyuan Sect.

One day, after noon, Fang Hanyu, along with six disciples from the Fang Family, came to visit Fang Wang. Their arrival livened up the cave dwelling.

Seeing his clansmen, Fang Wang was also very happy. After sitting down, they began to chat about their experiences.

They were all disciples of the Fang Manor selected by Zhou Xue. Now, the weakest among them had reached the third level of the Qi Nurturing Realm. Although they were worlds apart from Fang Wang, cultivating immortality was very difficult. Many Outer Disciples of the Nine Meridians could not even surpass the fifth level of the Qi Nurturing Realm after decades of practice, let alone reach the Spirit Sculpting Realm.

Fang Hanyu had already succeeded in Spirit Sculpting, and his natal treasure spirit was a top-grade Mysterious Origin Treasure Spirit, which brought great honor to the Fang family.

Fang Wang was somewhat disappointed; anything less than an Earth Origin Treasure Spirit no longer caught his eye.

"Thirteenth Brother, what grade is your treasure spirit?" Fang Xin asked curiously, and the others looked at Fang Wang.

Fang Wang smiled and looked at Fang Hanyu. Fang Hanyu immediately said, "Don't ask. It's definitely higher than mine, but it's not good if it's too high; it can easily attract murder and disaster. Remember, do not mention Fang Wang's natal treasure spirit to outsiders."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded quickly.

Fang Hanyu's expression was serious, but his heart was itching with curiosity. He was more curious than anyone about the grade of Fang Wang's treasure spirit, but this kid refused to say.

Fang Zigeng, whose cultivation had reached the fifth level of the Qi Nurturing Realm, spoke up, "By the way, do you know about the Great Qi's Son of Heaven entering the Taiyuan Sect to cultivate immortality?"

The others began to discuss.

"I know. It has already spread throughout the Seventh Meridian. They say the Great Qi Dynasty is going to transform into an immortal cultivation dynasty. I don't know if it's true."

"If the Son of Heaven joins, won't he have to call us senior brothers and senior sisters?"

"Tsk tsk, I thought we would be above imperial power after cultivating immortality, but I didn't expect imperial power to start cultivating immortality too."

"It is said that the Son of Heaven paid a great price to get the Taiyuan Sect's agreement. The Mission Hall has a large number of tasks for mining spirit ores and searching for spirit veins. The Son of Heaven must have made concessions within this."

Listening to their discussion, Fang Wang raised an eyebrow.

Zhou Xue had mentioned before that Great Qi would become an immortal cultivation dynasty; he didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

However, on second thought, it was only the Son of Heaven cultivating immortality now. If the methods of immortal cultivation were truly implemented among the common people of the world, it would take at least decades of effort.

Zhou Xue suspected that the Great Qi's Prime Minister and Lu Yuanjun's dealings might involve the Great Qi's Son of Heaven, as in the original future, the Great Qi's Son of Heaven and Lu Yuanjun had a very good personal relationship and jointly reached the pinnacle of Great Qi's immortal cultivation world.

Now, hearing that the Great Qi's Son of Heaven had joined the Taiyuan Sect, Fang Wang suddenly thought of a possibility.

The cultivator who attacked the Fang Manor held the Soul Burning Banner. The function of this ghost artifact was to collect souls. Righteous Path sects did not allow their disciples to kill mortals indiscriminately. Could it be that the Son of Heaven, in order to join the Taiyuan Sect, was willing to sacrifice the common people to get Lu Yuanjun's recommendation?

As for why he chose the Fang Manor, it was probably a matter of convenience. On the surface, it seemed like a struggle for power in the imperial court, which would at most tarnish the imperial family's reputation for cruelty. If it were discovered that the Son of Heaven intended to sacrifice the people of a city to obtain the methods of immortal cultivation, the matter would be serious, and the world would surely be in turmoil!

Fang Wang remained silent, listening to his clansmen chat while organizing his thoughts.