Subsequent Impact

"Yesterday, Yellow Goat Mountain in our city was shrouded in heavy fog, trapping a large number of tourists and travelers. After extensive search and rescue efforts by armed police and firefighters, the trapped travelers were finally rescued," a formally dressed announcer said solemnly, facing the camera.

"Beep!" Fang Xiu pressed the remote control.

"At 10 AM on the 18th, the travelers trapped by the heavy fog blockade on Yellow Goat Mountain successfully escaped danger. This bizarre heavy fog caused a total of over 180 people to be trapped..." This was a male announcer in a suit and tie. The logo in the upper right corner had also changed to the Provincial TV Station.

Fang Xiu changed channels a few more times and immediately saw interview programs about Yellow Goat Mountain.

"The Yellow Goat Mountain incident, which is currently trending online, has caused heated discussion and reactions among many netizens in the province. Professor Lu Zhou, do you have a scientific explanation for some of the strange phenomena that appeared in the heavy fog on Yellow Goat Mountain?" A sweet, short-haired female host extended the microphone to an expert in his forties with a potbelly.

"Everyone should know about the existence of mirages. This is a natural phenomenon formed by the refraction and total reflection of light, a virtual image formed by light reflected from objects on Earth being refracted by the atmosphere. Under general foggy weather conditions, this peculiar phenomenon is even more likely to occur. Coupled with Wei Port City being close to the sea, and Yellow Goat Mountain itself having a lake..."

"According to my deduction and speculation..."

Fang Xiu kept adjusting the channels. On television, the existence of immortals and demons, as well as the real events that occurred on Yellow Goat Mountain, were deliberately avoided and not discussed. However, the fact that so many TV stations were reporting on the Yellow Goat Mountain incident was enough to show the popularity of the event, and it also indicated that the higher-ups had truly started to pay attention, unlike the previous two times.

Fang Xiu sighed, "Things have gotten big!"

Although he said this, there was no panic on Fang Xiu's face. The main reasons were: first, Fang Xiu hadn't done anything illegal or disorderly, so there was nothing to be flustered about; second, Fang Xiu estimated that it was unlikely for the other party to find out his true identity; third, even if they did find out, Fang Xiu had ways to deal with it.

Since that was the case, there was no reason to stop Fang Xiu from calmly appreciating his heroic appearance and the netizens' admiration for him.

Unlike on television, when he opened his phone and laptop, there were overwhelming photos and videos about Yellow Goat Mountain. At the very beginning, these videos and pictures would be deleted as soon as they were uploaded.

But at that time, there were at least tens of thousands of people who saw and watched the scene directly in the vicinity of Yellow Goat Mountain. Coupled with the fact that many people were live streaming and uploading on the spot, those short videos, animated pictures, and emojis had already spread everywhere online.

Later, when they found that they couldn't ban them, they let netizens discuss them freely. At this moment, what was trending online was not only pictures and videos of Yellow Goat Mountain, but also videos of Fang Xiu saving the fire scene, destroying a building with one blow, killing the Clown demon, and trampling the Red Devil to death.

"Damn! So besides the tree demon, there are other demons!" Many people learned about the events that had happened in Wei Port City recently for the first time.

"What kind of demon is this? A toad spirit? A clown spirit?" The video was taken from a distance, and most people only saw that it was a red-skinned being wearing a mask, but it didn't look like a human no matter how they looked at it.

"Is this still the world we see? What is this world really like?"

"Around us, it turns out that immortals and demons are hidden everywhere. Is it true that zombies, devils, and evil spirits are also real?"

"My worldview has collapsed!"

"Didn't the TV say it? It's a mirage!"

"You believe those 'experts'! I live in Wei Port City, and I'm telling you, when I rushed there, the entire Yellow Goat Mountain was under military blockade. A mirage? Would a mirage cause such a big commotion?"

Fang Xiu casually clicked on a video on Weibo about him killing Eramon's Tree of the Undead. He saw a fierce light piercing through the earth, shaking the sky. The thick gray mist pillars filling the earth and sky instantly collapsed and turned into a halo that spread out.

A silver-haired Taoist priest shot out from the gray mist. The moon-white Taoist robe was embroidered with cloud patterns around the edges, and behind him was a Five Elements and Eight Trigrams diagram. He leaped out dozens of meters, and with a few light steps, he soared into the clouds, overlooking the earth, and then disappeared into the clouds.

The scene was so shocking that everyone who watched the video couldn't help themselves.

"I'm wet! He's really handsome!"

"This is the first time I've truly understood what it means for a single sword strike to chill nineteen states. This is definitely a sword immortal!"

"Was this tree demon undergoing tribulation? It looked like it was just one step away from success, but unfortunately, it died tragically under the sword of that silver-haired Taoist priest!"

"I heard that the one who appeared this time is the Founding Ancestor of the Three Goat Temple on Yellow Goat Mountain! Our family often goes to Three Goat Temple to offer incense. I just heard from my dad! When the Taoist priests on the mountain came down, they said they saw their Founding Ancestor with their own eyes, who is that immortal, and that tree demon was a demon that their Founding Ancestor sealed on Yellow Goat Mountain a thousand years ago."

"Really? The Founding Ancestor of Three Goat Temple? I'm going up the mountain now, is it still time to join Three Goat Temple?"

"Count me in! This disciple guarantees to cultivate diligently, and I'm willing to be single for the rest of my life!"

"Tch! As if you could find a girlfriend if you didn't cultivate!"

"Didn't they say the mountain is closed? No one can get in now!"

"Not only that, all the Taoist priests of Three Goat Temple have been invited away, and everything inside Three Goat Temple has been strictly sealed and protected!"

"There really is a Taoist Canon! Maybe there are cultivation methods in Three Goat Temple! Cultivating immortality is truly possible! I believe in metaphysics again!"

The internet was constantly discussing the Yellow Goat Mountain incident and the so-called sword immortal and the Founding Ancestor of Three Goat Temple. In addition, it also sparked a discussion about Taoist and Taoist theories, and even a wave of revival of Taoist thought and heritage.

Fang Xiu kept scrolling through, and even saw someone selling GG. What was being sold was the moon-white Taoist robe that Fang Xiu wore when he transformed into an immortal. When he clicked on it, it was already sold out, and even the pre-orders were snapped up.

"Old Immortal Fang Xiu! Boundless magic power!"

"Eternal and everlasting! Unify the martial world!"

At this moment, on the sofa where Fang Xiu was leaning, Black煞 was standing on its hind legs like a human, bending its waist and moving back and forth on the backrest, then making strange noises, like a cheerleader. Since returning from the trip to Yellow Goat Mountain, Black煞 had been trying to please Fang Xiu in various ways.

However, its way of showing affection clearly did not win Fang Xiu's favor.

Fang Xiu didn't even turn his head, stretched out his hand, and flicked Black煞 on the forehead with a 'pop'. This black cat was already wobbly standing on two legs, and at this moment, it immediately fell off the backrest of the sofa.

"Meow!"

Fang Xiu turned off the TV and fell into thought. He felt that the incident he caused was indeed a bit big, and he should be quiet and stable recently, at least until this storm passed.

He stood up and walked towards the study upstairs. This time, the Yellow Goat Mountain incident destroyed Eramon's Tree of the Undead, and Fang Xiu also paid a considerable price. The Saint's Ring was also left with only one last use.

However, Fang Xiu felt it was worth it. He obtained the sapling of Eramon's Tree. Although most of the vast magic power originally gathered in this sapling had dissipated, and the powerful soul consciousness had also vanished, only the last trace of its origin remained. But its essence as a Tree of the Undead, Gate of Hell, and Nightmare Tree, and its innate powerful abilities were still there.

This was an existence that could extract soul power from the Earth's Gaia Consciousness, and it was exactly what Fang Xiu needed most at the moment.

From this perspective, Fang Xiu sacrificing one use of the Saint's Ring to obtain the sapling of Eramon's Tree was simply a huge gain.

As Fang Xiu walked upstairs, the black cat Black煞 also followed with small cat steps, looking up at Fang Xiu with its little head held high.

"Master! I want to learn magic too!"

"No, your innate bad nature hasn't changed! Your demonic nature is hard to tame! If a guy like you learns magic, what would happen!"

"Hmm! But if you behave well, I can give you a chance!" Fang Xiu immediately refused Black煞's request, but after thinking about it, Black煞's ability to control and summon cat groups was still somewhat useful, so he didn't completely shut down the possibility. If you want a donkey to work, you have to dangle a carrot in front of it.