Chapter 177: Should I Wrap You Up and Seal You in Wax?

"Indeed, the Yang Spirit has emerged!"

Fang Dongtian nodded with his hands behind his back, his expression quite calm.

"So you are now in the body of a Yang Spirit?"

Lao Tianshi scrutinized Fang Dongtian, a flash of curiosity in his eyes.

He had only heard of it, and as for the Yang Spirit emergence that Huang Ming and Liu Xingyang had displayed at the All-Heaven Grand Assembly, he also knew exactly what the situation was.

"That is indeed the case!"

Fang Dongtian directly confirmed the Tianshi's guess, and after speaking, he looked at Lao Tianshi with a cheerful smile.

"Regarding the Yang Spirit, I have never seen one with my own eyes, but I do know some records; although the Yang Spirit is profound, it seems it cannot leave the body too far or for too long.

Longhu Mountain is not close to Baiyun Guan."

As he spoke, Lao Tianshi's gaze scanned Fang Dongtian.

"So, you have abandoned your physical body and intend to live on in this state from now on?"

With this realization, the Tianshi stood up, his expression one of disbelief.

"As expected, nothing can be hidden from Lao Tianshi!"

Fang Dongtian had not expected that even after breaking through to achieve the Yang Spirit, Lao Tianshi would still be able to see it directly.

"A Yang Spirit body can travel a thousand miles in an instant; while that may not be entirely accurate, it is close enough. Once one has experienced it, one does not want to lose this sensation.

Furthermore, my old body was already decrepit."

"What a waste of natural gifts!"

Listening to Fang Dong, Lao Tianshi was clearly speechless.

"Although I do not know the specific effects of that Golden Core Lin Xuan refined, since he said so at the time, it means this thing is very likely to allow one to condense an Inner Core.

You, this old Daoist, should be considered the one with the deepest cultivation in the Quanzhen lineage besides Lin Xuan; it is one thing that you failed to condense an Inner Core, but now you have actually abandoned your physical body as well."

Lao Tianshi looked as if he were frustrated that his expectations had not been met.

"By abandoning your physical body, I fear it will be difficult to continue improving in the future."

"That may be so, Tianshi!" Fang Dongtian's original intention to show off vanished, and he sighed, "But I underestimated the difficulty of condensing an Inner Core.

With the help of the Golden Core's effects, I could indeed see the Inner Core right ahead, yet I could not reach it."

"But with the help of the Golden Core, you should have been able to consolidate your body again."

Lao Tianshi spoke up upon hearing this.

"That is indeed possible, but there is no need."

Fang Dongtian smiled upon hearing this, looking quite carefree.

"This is enough. After all, in my current Yang Spirit state, I would be considered a true Perfected Person even in ancient times; is that not enough?

Since it did not work this time, I would have to trouble that child again, so I thought that this would suffice."

Once he said this, Lao Tianshi fell silent.

"You saw it when the Golden Core was formed; that kind of scene—perhaps this world cannot accommodate such things. Everyone has their own fate. My fate was originally meant to end, and it only changed because that child Lin Xuan intervened.

Who knows if this will have any impact on the child."

"You certainly think a lot, but don't you feel that you will disappoint him this way? After all, he did so much for your sake."

The Tianshi was quite moved by this.

"It is precisely for this reason that I made this decision."

Fang Dongtian waved his hand.

"Just as I said earlier, everyone's fate is numbered. I cannot see through the fate of the child Lin Xuan, but it is certainly not infinite. Perhaps the opportunity I have now is something shared from him.

It is just like how, in the future, this child might have to find another way."

Lao Tianshi nodded gently as he listened to Fang Dongtian's explanation.

His gaze lingered on Fang Dongtian, his face full of regret.

"Why does the Tianshi have that expression? The Yang Spirit realm allows me to exist for hundreds of years, and my five senses are no different from an ordinary person's; one could call me a Human Carefree Immortal.

Go out and ask; if someone had such an opportunity, see if they would agree to it."

The expression on the Tianshi's face changed rapidly upon hearing this, and the corners of his eyes twitched wildly.

It seemed that was indeed the case.

If someone else had the chance to achieve the Yang Spirit, they would likely be willing to pay any price.

If nothing else, the time one could exist in the world alone would be enough to make countless people envious.

"It seems the Tianshi has figured it out."

Seeing the Tianshi now, Fang Dongtian suddenly became cheerful, as if it were not him who had been speaking in a deep, sighing tone just a moment ago.

"So you came here to show off!"

Lao Tianshi narrowed his eyes and said, enunciating every word.

"Or do you have other intentions? After the young one beat up the old Daoist, now the old one has come to try his hand?"

Before Fang Dongtian could speak, Lao Tianshi added another sentence.

"I have no intention of trying my hand, but I do have the desire to show off. Cultivation, cultivation—one must be able to reach the path ahead, but Tianshi, this old Daoist has now reached the end of the path I chose."

"Indeed, then I must congratulate you."

"Congratulations are unnecessary; I came this time just to let the Tianshi know about this matter."

Fang Dongtian tilted his head back and said with a calm expression.

But the corners of his mouth were stretched almost to the back of his head.

"Shameless!"

Lao Tianshi rolled his eyes, looking completely speechless.

Lin Xuan is at Longhu Mountain, but what would he become himself?

Lao Tianshi was somewhat distracted.

In that battle in the no-man's-land, watching Lin Xuan tear apart those Restriction chains with his own eyes, that feeling of being able to grasp the heavens and earth made even him somewhat intoxicated.

And that kind of feeling is what a Practitioner should truly experience.

It is a pity that it only lasted for half an hour.

Should he find some time to have another fight with Lin Xuan?

Lao Tianshi stroked the beard on his chin, thinking to himself, when the phone in his pocket rang.

Lao Tianshi came back to his senses, took the mobile phone out of his pocket, and glanced at it.

"Eighty percent chance it's looking for you."

Lao Tianshi pointed at the phone screen, then answered the call and turned on the speakerphone.

"Tianshi, it's me, Lin Xuan!"

Lin Xuan's voice rang out from the phone.

"Speak, what is the matter? The old one finished showing off, and now the young one wants to show off too?"

Lao Tianshi glanced at Fang Dongtian, who was standing to the side, and said into the phone.

Fang Dongtian's expression was somewhat awkward.

"Grandmaster has arrived indeed; it seems the methods of a Yang Spirit are not bad. Even for my Zongdi Golden Light, it would take some time to get there."

The two of them could hear the surprise in Lin Xuan's words.

"Ahem, Xiao Xuan, what are you looking for me for?"

Upon hearing this, the look of complacency that had just appeared on Fang Dongtian's face vanished, and he took the phone from Lao Tianshi's hand to ask.

"Oh, it's my master looking for you."

Hearing Fang Dongtian's voice, Lin Xuan replied, and then, Luo Daming's voice rang out from the phone.

"Grandmaster, you really scared me this time; I truly thought you had ridden a crane to Ascension."

Luo Daming's tone was somewhat cautious.

"Daming, don't say that; your Grandmaster is actually quite similar to what you said right now."

Lao Tianshi suddenly interjected.

"Uh, hello Lao Tianshi!"

Luo Daming greeted him.

"Alright, if you have something to say, say it. I have other matters to attend to; I have to go to the Lu family later."

"Ah? Going to the Lu family? Ahem, well, Grandmaster, how should your body be handled? Should we wrap you in wax and seal you up?"

As these words came from the phone, Fang Dongtian's face turned black.