Chapter 450 - 333: One Person, One World
Inside the Immortal Mansion, Fang Qingyuan’s soul entered once more. The sensation was incredibly strange. Normally, when a Cultivator introspected their Golden Core, they could only use their Divine Sense to perceive it in minute detail, unlike Fang Qingyuan, who could place his entire Divine Sense inside.
Of course, other Cultivators’ Golden Cores didn’t contain a world.
The changes to the Immortal Mansion were immense. This was Fang Qingyuan’s first thought. The moment he entered, he was captivated by the scenery.
’What a real world this is!’ The Immortal Mansion had always been like spring year-round, but now the mountains were green, the rivers clear, and mist swirled around verdant peaks. As Fang Qingyuan’s soul looked down from high above, he saw the mountains and land below draped in a faint, gauze-like layer of green under the sunlight, brimming with vitality.
Yes, the Immortal Mansion now had sunlight—a sun formed from the Innate Primordial Qi Divine Technique. The primordial energy rays from this great sun shone down on all living things, bringing with them the Origin Power of life. Fang Qingyuan observed that the creatures below were benefiting greatly from it.
The areas that were once bare black earth had also changed. During the Immortal Mansion’s great transformation, spores and seeds from the Spirit Plants and herbs in the nursery were carried by a gentle breeze and scattered far and wide.
Normally, these spores and seeds would have lain dormant underground, waiting for the right time to sprout. But under the sun’s rays, a faint hint of green had already appeared in just a short time.
’But mountains and rivers? Where did they come from?’
Fang Qingyuan took a closer look and saw several mountain ranges that had risen slightly, standing much higher than the surrounding terrain. Other areas had naturally sunken to form great lakes.
The Immortal Mansion was now more than ten times larger than it was before Fang Qingyuan’s Core Formation. After absorbing a massive amount of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, its borders had expanded from the center of the Purple Bamboo Forest to a radius of over fifty li.
This was a tract of land not much smaller than the Qingyuan Sect’s entire territory. Most crucially, all of it was Spiritual Land suitable for cultivating Spirit Plants.
A massive amount of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi had created such a vast world inside the Immortal Mansion. Originally, Fang Qingyuan had expected the space to expand tenfold upon successful Core Formation—to nearly thirty thousand mu—and he would have been satisfied with that. But the scene before him now left him completely stunned.
’Moving mountains and filling seas isn’t enough to describe the Immortal Mansion’s power. This is the complete creation of a new world!’
Suppressing his shock, joy welled up in his heart. ’Such a vast space, and one that can nurture life... its value is immeasurable.’
After a moment of distraction, Fang Qingyuan came to his senses. There were still more changes waiting to be discovered.
He vaguely remembered that his lifebound Five-Colored Tree from his sea of consciousness had also been pulled into the Immortal Mansion. Ordinarily, if a Cultivator’s lifebound object were destroyed, they would, at best, be severely injured, their cultivation would plummet, and they would lose all hope of future advancement. At worst, they would die on the spot and become a vengeful spirit.
Yet, when the Immortal Mansion had swept his Lifebound Tree away, Fang Qingyuan had felt no discomfort at all. He had a sudden realization: his lifebound Five-Colored Tree must have been transplanted into this world. As for why the Immortal Mansion had moved it here, he couldn’t figure it out for the moment.
But Fang Qingyuan believed that everything the Immortal Mansion was doing was for his benefit. After all, he owed his very life to it. If not for the Immortal Mansion, he would have died under a dump truck in his previous life, to say nothing of his current achievements.
As for how an illusory lifebound object rooted in his sea of consciousness could be moved like a physical thing—that was another question entirely. According to Fang Qingyuan’s understanding of cultivation, not even a Divinity Transformation Cultivator could accomplish such a feat. But when it came to the Immortal Mansion, he decided not to dwell on it. Its abilities were simply beyond his current comprehension.
Still, Fang Qingyuan believed that one day, as his cultivation grew more profound, the Immortal Mansion would no longer hold any secrets from him.
With that, Fang Qingyuan began to search for his Lifebound Tree within the Immortal Mansion. The moment the thought crossed his mind, the location of the lifebound Five-Colored Small Tree surfaced in his consciousness.
It stood on a newly formed mountain range. A Five-Colored Small Tree was taking root, its jade-like leaves fluttering in the wind. As they brushed against each other, they produced a clear, refreshing, jade-like tone.
In the blink of an eye, Fang Qingyuan’s soul descended upon the spot. He looked at the Five-Colored Small Tree, which was barely a zhang tall, and was truly astonished.
He was astonished because he discovered the Five-Colored Tree was growing at a rate visible to the naked eye. In just a few moments, it had already grown an entire inch taller.
A sweep of his Divine Sense revealed that the Five-Colored Tree’s roots had already burrowed ten zhang into the earth and were still spreading rapidly. By the looks of it, given enough time, a colossal tree would soon scrape the heavens.
’The Five-Colored Tree is taking root here and growing rapidly. That should be a good thing, right?’ Fang Qingyuan was puzzled. ’Why did the Immortal Mansion bring it here? What is the significance of all this?’
A long time had now passed since Fang Qingyuan overcame the Celestial Tribulation. Outside, his physical body could sense Bear Wind’s aura rapidly approaching.
Previously, with his level of cultivation, Fang Qingyuan would never have been able to sense Bear Wind’s movements. But now that he had reached the Golden Core realm, things were different. Though on the surface he was at the Early-stage Golden Core, he had no idea what level his actual Divine Techniques had reached.
But the fact that he could now detect the presence of Bear Wind, a Mid-stage Nascent Soul demonic beast, was proof enough. The gap between Fang Qingyuan’s power today and yesterday was like the difference between two completely different people.