Chapter 576
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Chapter 576 Soul Stone!
Destined by Fate?
Hearing these words, Fang Yu frowned slightly and said, “Since when did you start believing in fate?”
“It’s not about believing or not, but I feel that… many things that have happened to you seem too unique.” Lin Batian waved the paper fan in his hand and said, “Before you, no one could break through to the twelfth layer or above at the Qi Condensation stage.”
“Not to mention that you’ve lived for nearly five thousand years at this realm.”
“And then there’s your abnormal physical body, and the divine dragon that disappeared ten thousand years ago, yet you found its origin…”
At this point, Lin Batian snapped his fan shut with a “pa” sound and said, “Also, after my true self ascended more than two thousand years ago, you somehow managed to encounter this will I left behind… and that girl who looks so much like Cold Xinduo…”
“All these signs are too coincidental to not connect them with the will of heaven.”
Listening to Lin Batian’s words, Fang Yu’s frown deepened.
Indeed, he had realized early on that recently, especially in the past year, many events had occurred one after another.
This was completely different from Fang Yu’s previously leisurely and long-paced lifestyle.
Now, Fang Yu didn’t even have time to tend to his vegetable garden, which he used to love tinkering with.
And most of the events that occurred during this period were related to things that had disappeared thousands of years ago.
Regarding this situation, Fang Yu had his own thoughts early on, but the conclusion he reached was too absurd, so he quickly dismissed it from his mind.
Now that Lin Batian brought it up again, Fang Yu fell into deep thought once more.
Destined by fate?
He didn’t think so.
But undeniably, Lin Batian’s theory had some merit.
Many events did seem too coincidental.
But connecting it to the will of heaven, something so ethereal, made Fang Yu lose interest, having no desire to delve deeper into the thought.
“Then what do you think it means that fate allowed me to obtain the divine dragon’s origin?” Fang Yu asked.
“If you asked my true self this question, he might be able to answer, after all, he’s an immortal now, transcending the mortal realm,” Lin Batian said. “But asking me now, I can only say I don’t know either.”
Fang Yu didn’t want to continue discussing this topic, so he lowered his head and began brewing tea.
“When you were using the divine dragon’s power earlier, I observed that your energy seemed unstable. What’s the reason for that?” Lin Batian asked.
“Yes, I haven’t fully merged with the divine dragon’s origin yet, so it doesn’t completely belong to me,” Fang Yu said. “It’s probably because of my realm limitations; the Qi Condensation stage still has too many restrictions.”
“That is indeed a problem,” Lin Batian looked at Fang Yu with a frown and said, “Although you can do much more than normal Qi Condensation cultivators, Qi Condensation is still Qi Condensation, and there are always many limitations.”
“If you can’t break through the Qi Condensation stage, all your martial skills will have nowhere to be fully utilized… I’m anxious for you.”
“By the way, what layer of Qi Condensation are you at now?”
“Nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven,” Fang Yu said.
“Just three layers away from ten thousand… When approaching a breakthrough, cultivators usually have a premonition. How do you feel lately?” Lin Batian stood up and asked.
“For a long time, my dantian has felt stretched to its limits, occasionally causing my true qi to flow backward, making me cough blood… but after absorbing the divine dragon’s origin, my dantian and meridians seem to have expanded somewhat, reducing the feeling of expansion in my dantian,” Fang Yu said.
“Dantian expansion… that’s normal for you. Any other sensations? Like touching the ceiling of Qi Condensation, or signs of your dantian beginning to condense into a golden core?” Lin Batian asked.
“No,” Fang Yu answered simply.
“Nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven layers… my goodness, it’s unimaginable,” Lin Batian looked at Fang Yu’s dantian area with shock and exclaimed, “How much spiritual energy is contained in your dantian now…”
…
Xiangcheng Martial Arts Association Hall, President’s Office.
One phone call after another came in, making Zhao Jidao busy and anxious, sweat forming on his forehead.
The investigation into the disappearance of all residents in Fang Yu’s building was only halfway complete, with no leads yet.
Tonight, a similar incident occurred in Honglin City near Xiangcheng!
Another entire apartment building’s residents had vanished! The interiors were in disarray, with horrifying bloodstains left behind.
The incident at Fang Yu’s apartment building was clearly just the beginning!
This was exactly what Zhao Jidao feared most.
Today, he had received calls from various parties asking him to verify the details of the incidents.
His superiors at the Yancheng Martial Arts Association had given him a strict order to investigate the matter thoroughly within a week! Otherwise, he would be held responsible!
Zhao Jidao had been in the chairman position for many years and rarely encountered such critical situations.
With less than three years until retirement, he now faced the possibility of being dismissed!
“Chairman Zhao, the South Capital Martial Arts Association has sent word that tonight there was a confrontation between martial artists at the South Capital Hotel, causing significant damage…” a subordinate reported as he entered the office.
“Don’t bother me with such matters, handle it as usual,” Zhao Jidao said impatiently, his face ashen.
“But… the people injured at the South Capital Hotel tonight were all core members of the Xiangcheng Chamber of Commerce, several of them seriously wounded and currently undergoing emergency treatment…” the subordinate said.
“What!? Core members of the Xiangcheng Chamber of Commerce were injured!?” Zhao Jidao slammed the table and stood up, eyes wide with shock.
The Xiangcheng Chamber of Commerce paid a portion of their profits to the Xiangcheng Martial Arts Association every year, which was an important source of funding for the association’s operations.
Their matters were something Zhao Jidao couldn’t ignore.
“Yes, there was a banquet held there tonight…” the subordinate said.
“A banquet? Then what? Which martial artist dared to attack them!?” Zhao Jidao pressed.
“It seems to be that Master Fang Yu,” the subordinate lowered his head and said.
“Fang Yu!?” Zhao Jidao’s face froze as he slumped back into his chair.
If he could, he would have punched himself unconscious to avoid dealing with all these problems!
The Xiangcheng Chamber of Commerce had previously had a conflict of interest with Fang Yu, and he had unhesitatingly sided with Fang Yu, with agreements already signed.
He had thought that would resolve the issue – the Chamber would earn less profit but avoid provoking the powerful Fang Yu!
But unexpectedly, the Chamber was still unwilling to give up and continued to provoke Fang Yu!
Tonight’s outcome was inevitable!
“Chairman Zhao, the South Capital authorities are asking if we want to arrest Fang Yu…” the subordinate asked timidly.
“Arrest Fang Yu!? Hahaha…” Zhao Jidao laughed bitterly and said, “Tell them that under no circumstances are they to touch Fang Yu! Don’t even question him, act as if he did nothing tonight!”
“Un-understood.” The subordinate had never seen Zhao Jidao in such a near-hysterical state before. He turned and left, closing the office door behind him.
Zhao Jidao propped his hands on the desk, holding his head, trying to get a moment’s rest.
But he hadn’t even settled down.
“Bang bang bang!”
The office door was knocked again, loudly.
Zhao Jidao raised his head, eyes bloodshot, and shouted, “Come in!”
The office door opened, and a man wearing a uniform walked in from outside.
“Next time, knock more quietly!” Because the man was wearing a uniform and Zhao Jidao was in an irritable state, he didn’t notice that the face was unfamiliar.
After entering the office, the man turned and locked the door.
When he looked back at Zhao Jidao, a cold smile appeared on his face.
Zhao Jidao looked down at the documents in his hand and asked without raising his head, “What is it? I’ll give you fifteen seconds.”
But after a few seconds, he heard no response, only footsteps.
Zhao Jidao frowned deeply, raised his head, and said in an annoyed tone, “What are you…”
But before he could finish, his expression turned to terror.
“Pa!”
The next second, a slight sound occurred in the office.
Due to the incidents that had happened today, most of the martial artists of the Xiangcheng Martial Arts Association had been dispatched, and the remaining staff, afraid of being scolded by the bad-tempered Zhao Jidao, stayed far away. No one noticed the abnormality in the office.
…
At the border of the Central Region, in a primitive forest.
Between the valleys, in an extremely hidden location, there was a small clearing.
On this clearing stood several stone tablets inscribed with difficult-to-understand characters.
At the top of each stone tablet was a small furnace.
Purple flames burned in these furnaces.
Jiang Dao, dressed in black, sat cross-legged between the stone tablets.
This hidden place was the temporary headquarters of the Purple Flame Palace.
At this moment, a red gemstone floated in front of Jiang Dao.
The gemstone emitted brilliant light, enveloping Jiang Dao’s entire body.
Jiang Dao’s eyes were tightly closed, and the aura around him was steadily rising.
On the top of a nearby valley stood two figures.
One was a muscular bald man, Black Absolute.
The other was a woman with a graceful figure and beautiful features.
“Senior Brother Black, the Senior Brother has been absorbing that original stone for a month now, yet there’s no movement. Could something be wrong?” the woman asked with concern in her beautiful eyes.
“Don’t worry, Sister Xiumei, Senior Brother’s current physical body is excellent. Absorbing a mere soul origin stone won’t cause any problems,” Black Absolute chuckled. “He told me that absorbing one origin stone takes about a month, so he should finish in the next couple of days.”
“I see, that’s reassuring,” Xiumei said.
“By the way, why are you the only one back today? Where’s Senior Brother Chenmu?” Black Absolute asked.
“Senior Brother Zhenyun made a discovery and needed help, so Senior Brother Chenmu went to the Northwest region,” Xiumei said.
