Chapter 159: First Entry into Fangcun Mountain

After leaving Wang Fu, Fang Can returned nonstop to his own residence.

Sitting cross-legged inside the residence, he silently cultivated, feeling his body inching toward perfection.

When his physical body reached the tenth level of the Profound Threshold, Fang Can could feel he had nowhere left to advance.

Every atom and every cell within his body had reached the theoretical peak of the Transcendent Flesh.

Unless one ascends the Path to Heaven, these microscopic aspects cannot improve by even a half-step.

What he is doing now is relying on organ transformation to maximize the potential of every drop of blood and every piece of flesh.

Houses built from the same materials can withstand different levels of disaster intensity due to their internal structures.

By his side, Ye Qingshi was pouting, her mood extremely bad.

She had already been unhappy yesterday because Fang Can was cultivating the Divine Mantra, and now today the Ascending Dragon List pulled this stunt.

Ye Qingshi, who never imagined she would make the list in her life, felt no joy at all; the words up there were far too harsh.

What does "The golden scales were once creatures in the pond, but once ascending to heaven, they become phoenixes" mean!

Although Ye Qingshi was self-aware, and the method of cultivation that made her feel like she was floating to immortality accounted for the bulk of her rapid rise to her current level.

But didn't her daily, great perseverance in using her heart (not) to explode Fang Can's fishing rod contribute to reaching the third level of the Profound Threshold?

And just because it's the truth, can it be said? How is the Tianji Tower so bad, so lacking in manners!

Thinking that she had become famous in the world through this method made Ye Qingshi feel extremely displeased.

She wished she could fast-forward immediately to exploding Fang Can for a hundred years, become an unparalleled expert, and go to the Tianji Tower to demand an explanation.

While patiently resisting the urge to rebel against Fang Can who was right in front of her, Ye Qingshi, who had just eaten breakfast with Fang Can, counted on her fingers how long until the next day.

She felt the two double-hours of morning exercise every day were still too short; with another hundred people waiting for Fang Can to feed, damn it, a whole day wasn't enough for him to mess with them all.

Just as Ye Qingshi was daydreaming, Fang Can discovered a spark of spiritual light seemed to rise within his heart.

Stopping his cultivation, Fang Can moved his mind and felt a beam of light envelop his body.

Immediately, a giant hand scooped up his soul; when he recovered, he found the world before his eyes had suddenly changed.

Coming to his senses, Fang Can found himself in a space composed of light and mist.

This space was about the size of a football field; at a glance, including himself, a full thousand people stood packed inside.

Of course, what Fang Can focused on most was himself; at this moment, his body was slightly translucent and lacked any solid sensation of flesh and blood.

"So this is the Lingtai Fangcun Mountain," Fang Can almost immediately realized where he was.

After all, his purpose for coming to the capital this time was to participate in the Great Competition of the Nations, so naturally he needed to understand it.

The so-called 【Fangcun Mountain】 is a fifth-level ritual vessel of the Western Buddhist Kingdom's Fan Yin Fanyin Fanyin Baocha, truly a whole mountain peak refined into existence.

Its function is to connect the hearts of all beings to establish a space, constructing a barrier-free communication channel between people.

And now, under the positioning of the Tianji Tower, the Fan Yin Fanyin Fanyin Baocha could directly lock onto the top thousand martial artists on the Hidden Dragon List within the nations from afar, connecting everyone's heart-walls to achieve the effect of remote communication.

According to rumors in the Jianghu, Fangcun Mountain's original purpose seemed to be set up so that people could be full of understanding, allowing them to understand what others were thinking.

But soon, after refining it, the current abbot sighed:

"Prejudice between people is a great mountain; after removing barriers between each other, in a world of absolute sincerity, the discriminatory minds of sentient beings with emotions will instead create greater contradictions."

Therefore, a strangely shaped giant tower was quickly erected on Fangcun Mountain, a fourth-level ritual vessel 【Tower of Babel】 transformed by a fourth-level High Monk.

Using this tower to suppress the power of Fangcun Mountain, achieving a state where communication is possible but understanding cannot be easily attained.

And now this space is obviously the work of Fangcun Mountain; the thousand people before him are the innate spiritual lights of those Hidden Dragon List martial artists.

With just one glance, Fang Can could see many familiar faces.

As everyone observed, a magnificent, vast Buddhist sound carrying extreme compassion rang in everyone's hearts.

"Donors, the Hidden Dragon List has now opened; you are all martial artists on the list."

"When this time comes a month later, Fangcun Mountain will open again; at that time, you donors need only respond to the call in your hearts to enter Fangcun Mountain physically for the Great Competition of the Nations."

"The entire competition lasts for three days, using a free-for-all format; the initial terrain is a patchwork of the maps of the capital cities of each nation, and the citizens of each capital can use this to support their side."

"And once the competition begins, any abilities exceeding the Transcendent Flesh realm cannot be brought in."

"Even if a donor holds a fourth-level ritual vessel, upon entering Fangcun Mountain it will become a mundane object; but if one breaks through a level within Fangcun Mountain, one can continue to use the corresponding power."

"Donors need not worry about injury; if one dies in battle, the body can immediately be restored in reality, with no risk of sitting in meditation and passing away."

"After the competition is won, the top ten winners will receive the blessing of the manifestation of the Light of the Heart."

That magnificent, vast Buddhist sound echoed tirelessly within the space, making everyone re-understand the competition rules.

Simply put, it's a three-day countdown Battle Royale, with the map being a patchwork of the capital city maps of the nations.

And this map will keep shrinking until the first place is decided, at which point the competition ends.

After describing the rules, the Buddhist sound slowly said: "Donors, the rules have been introduced; if you wish to leave this realm, simply silently chant 'Leave'."

"Donors who remain and have not left may stay for at most the burning of one incense stick; at that time, Fangcun Mountain will close completely, waiting to reopen in a month."

Having spoken, the voice vanished completely, saying no more; immediately, dozens of figures directly exited the space.

Fang Can was also preparing to leave when a loud shout suddenly came from afar: "Where is Fang Can? Dare you come out and meet me?"

"Hmm?" Fang Can looked puzzledly at the position where the sound came from.

There stood a giant man two and a half meters tall; a youth's face combined with massive muscles all over his body made him stand out like a crane among chickens in the center of a group of souls.

"This fellow must be that Imperial Prince of Great Chu," Fang Can thought silently, looking at the other's build.

And with Xiang Longtao's roar, the acquaintances around turned their gazes all toward Fang Can, successfully allowing Xiang Longtao to lock onto his position.

Pushing aside the crowd, the other's massive body stood directly in front of Fang Can, his eyes carrying a look of appraisal as he said:

"You are Fang Can, right? Truly a fine cauldron, an excellent female."

"What nonsense is this guy talking about?" Fang Can frowned; he wasn't so indistinct that people couldn't tell male from female, was he?

(End of Chapter)