Chapter 105: Departure, preparing to head to the ruins!

The Flame Spirit True Solution Technique circulated, converting Blood Qi Power into a massive grindstone to refine this energy.

Fang Xu gasped in shock, discovering that the energy seeping from behind the stone gate seemed to be some kind of most primal, primordial energy, able to be directly absorbed by the body without any conversion!

To give a simple analogy, a martial practitioner normally absorbing energy from the air is like harvesting wheat.

To turn wheat into steamed buns requires harvesting, threshing, grinding into flour, steaming into buns—a series of complex steps before it can be eaten.

While the energy seeping from behind the stone gate is like individual fragrant steamed buns—few in number, yet edible directly.

Feeling this delight, he grew even more eager for the world behind the stone gate.

In the Inner Viewing State, he multitasked—controlling the power being refined in the sixth aperture space while directly absorbing the energy seeping from the first inner-gate aperture, Fang Xu seized every moment to boost his strength.

The east gradually showed fish-belly white, and he slowly opened his eyes.

Warrior Apprentice Sixth Stage—he had broken through!

As for nurturing a Life Artifact… his gaze swept around the room.

It seemed that only one thing in his possession qualified to be nurtured as a Life Artifact.

Gazing at the rust-blotched iron sword placed beside him, Fang Xu slowly rose to his feet.

That blunt, rusted sword was given to him that day on the street of Maple Forest Town by Ku Lun, a strong ascetic from Northern Border Cool Prefecture; though it looked rust-covered, it was extraordinarily heavy, certainly not an ordinary item.

First!

Gripping the rusted sword, Fang Xu sank his consciousness into the sixth aperture space; instantly, a large amount of dark energy surged from his hand, wrapping the rust-blotched iron sword.

Hum—

Wrapped in dark energy, the rust-blotched iron sword actually emitted a faint hum!

Fang Xu seemed to feel a faint resistance from the sword's body!

What's going on?

Watching all this, Fang Xu's brows furrowed slightly.

The sword's struggle grew ever more fierce, but in the end it was dragged by the dark energy into the aperture space.

Sinking his consciousness into the aperture space, Fang Xu looked at the sword floating there and was instantly stunned.

Seeing the sword sucked into the aperture space, a strange force immediately locked it in midair, and then golden thunderbolts continually struck it from above the aperture space.

Each bolt of golden thunder that struck caused a portion of the sword's mottled rust to flake off.

After a barrage of dense thunderbolts, the sword's rust completely fell away, revealing its true form.

An ancient-looking bronze broken sword, blade width three cun, heavy and edgeless, length over two chi, handle length one chi three cun, usable with two hands; judging by size, the broken tip accounts for at least one-third of its length.

The broken sword hovered in the aperture space, plain and unadorned, appearing like an ordinary item.

But Fang Xu understood that this broken sword was no ordinary bronze greatsword—at the very least, a normal bronze greatsword could never have such terrifying weight.

He tried reaching out with a gesture.

The bronze broken sword let out a low, resonant hum and flew straight into Fang Xu's hand.

Gripping the broken sword and swinging it a few times, Fang Xu was quite satisfied.

The broken sword lacks an edge, following the path of momentum; combined with his strength, this bronze broken sword should be able to exert a not‑weak effect at critical moments.

He loosened his grip, letting the bronze broken sword float in the void before him, and Fang Xu's consciousness slowly returned to his body.

Having stowed the Divine Extension Canon, Fang Xu pondered, then took up a pen and wrote on a sheet of paper where the Canon was hidden, slipping the paper into one of his garments.

The Divine Extension Canon is a miraculous secret art; if I don't return from the ruins this time, I can leave it to Lu Qingluo and Chu Mu—as a token of our acquaintance, it will be my legacy to them.

After putting things away, Fang Xu was about to turn and leave when he suddenly halted his steps.

He turned to look at where he had placed his 'last will', frowned, walked over, took out the will, and then also took out the bundle containing the Divine Extension Canon.

After staring at the bundle for a while, he gritted his teeth and stuffed both the letter and the bundle into his bosom!

"Fang Xu."

Just after finishing all that, Huang Qingzhou's voice came from outside the door.

Fang Xu hurriedly opened the door, saw Huang Qingzhou at the entrance, and greeted him: "Senior Brother Huang."

Huang Qingzhou gave a slight nod, then turned sideways to indicate that Fang Xu should look outside.

Fang Xu puzzledly looked at the gate of the Hall of Distant Reach, and saw the two Ascension Immortal Society disciples who had been following him and Huang Qingzhou yesterday already standing at the hall's gate, seemingly urging him to set off.

He turned his head to look at Chu Mu and Lu Qingluo's rooms, then told Huang Qingzhou directly: "Let's go."

Huang Qingzhou pondered and said: "Aren't you going to say goodbye to Miss Chu and the others?"

Fang Xu shook his head.

He simply stepped forward toward the outside of the Hall of Distant Reach.

Huang Qingzhou glanced at the two women's rooms, said nothing more, and followed Fang Xu's steps out of the Hall of Distant Reach.

Outside the Maple Forest Town inn, Yu Shan Tianyi remained barefoot, still wearing yesterday's red dress, though her hair had obviously been carefully groomed, making her look even more alluring.

By her side, more than ten disciples of the Ascension Immortal Society were also fully prepared and ready to depart.

The two Ascension Immortal Society disciples who had brought Fang Xu and Huang Qingzhou to the inn quickly approached Yu Shan Tianyi, bowed respectfully, and then stood to one side.

Gazing at Fang Xu and Huang Qingzhou, Yu Shan Tianyi swayed her hips, her clean feet stepping on the stone pavement, walking forward with a charming smile: "Not bad; I thought you'd have been scared off yesterday."

Fang Xu said nothing, merely casting a slightly aggressive glance at Yu Shan Tianyi's… well‑endowed chest.

Following his gaze, Yu Shan Tianyi looked down at herself, then instead of getting angry she laughed delightedly: "Really a rare delight… I actually feel a twinge of reluctance to kill you."

A pair of slender fingers slowly pointed at Fang Xu's chest as Yu Shan Tianyi spoke, full of charm.

Fang Xu neither dodged nor avoided, letting her finger poke his chest.

Seeing his reaction, Yu Shan Tianyi gave a shallow smile and withdrew her finger.

Behind her, Zhang Mingyue eagerly handed over a white handkerchief: "Princess, wipe your hands."

Yu Shan Tianyi took the handkerchief, lightly wiped her fingers, and looked at Fang Xu: "If you could be as sensible as Mingyue, I'd consider giving you a way to live."

Fang Xu gave a faint smile; his gaze toward Zhang Mingyue held a touch of pity and a hint of mockery.

He cherished his life; before, to stay alive, he could fawn over Li Xun and bow his head, but that didn't mean he had no bottom line.

Being human means one can endure, but to be like Zhang Mingyue—utterly without dignity, a tail‑wagging, pity‑begging dog—what point is there in living?

Moreover, he didn't think Yu Shan Tianyi really intended to let him off; saying that was just teasing him.

Seeing Fang Xu still unmoved, Yu Shan Tianyi also found it boring, turned on his heel, glanced at the Ascension Immortal Society's disciples, and said lightly: "Jiang Elder instructed that this trip is to the Blue Mountain Ruins; if there are gains, and you don't wish to keep them, you may hand them over to the Internal Affairs Elder in exchange for contribution points."

"Besides the treasure's own value, the sect will also award extra contribution points."

The surrounding Ascension Immortal Society disciples, hearing this, all showed delight on their faces.

In the Ascension Immortal Society, contribution points are the foundation; with enough points, ninety percent of everything inside can be exchanged for.

Therefore, compared with ordinary gold and silver money, the society's disciples value contribution points more.

"All right, let's set off."

Yu Shan Tianyi waved his hand, turned his head with a smile, glanced at Fang Xu and Huang Qingzhou beside him, and said lightly: "Junior Disciple Huang, don't forget your status; if you fall in the ruins, your senior sister will feel heartbroken."

Huang Qingzhou gave a wry smile, clasped his hands, and still chose to stay beside Fang Xu.

(End of chapter)