Chapter 2669: Starshine Stone
"It’s been a long time since we last met!"
Fang Bai looked at the two tall male immortals tearing through the void, smiling as he waved to them.
"You... you’re already an Emperor Realm expert?"
The male immortal on the left stared at Fang Bai in shock, his eyes protruding as he sized him up and down.
"Incredible! Incredible! How many years has it been since we parted, and you’ve already ascended to the Emperor Realm?"
The male on the right was also incredulous.
Fang Bai rolled his eyes and said, "You two dignified Emperor Realm experts also have your moments of being mistaken? I’m still a Quasi-Emperor, just a tiny step away from truly entering the Emperor Realm!"
The male immortal on the left muttered confusedly, "A Quasi-Emperor... how does he have an aura comparable to an Emperor Realm expert?"
The male on the right patted his shoulder and laughed, "Bixie, have you forgotten his aptitude? He’s a prodigy with multiple innate spiritual roots, unrivaled in the Immortal Realm for challenging higher levels!"
Bixie mumbled, "Back when we parted ways, I was a Quasi-Emperor, and he wasn’t even an Immortal Emperor. Now I’ve become an Immortal Emperor, taking a small step forward, thinking I had progressed swiftly, yet he has leaped forward, stepping over the Immortal Emperor Realm to become a Quasi-Emperor... prodigy! He’s truly a prodigy!"
The male on the right laughed heartily, "Comparing cultivation progress with him, no immortal in the Immortal Realm could surpass him! Bixie, you’re actually doing well too, much better than me back then! Be content!"
Bixie replied, "You’re right... I shouldn’t compare with him, it’s too discouraging! Better to compare with you, my Kylin friend; you’ll be my target to catch up with!"
Kylin laughed, "Alright! Let’s see which of us can successfully reach the Great Emperor Realm first!"
Bixie scratched his head and said, "The Great Emperor Realm... for millions of years, no Immortal Emperor has succeeded in reaching that realm!"
Kylin said defiantly, "Just because other Immortal Emperors haven’t succeeded doesn’t mean we can’t! So, do you dare to compete with me?"
Bixie chuckled and boisterously declared, "Compete we shall! I’m not afraid of you!"
Fang Bai listened to the back-and-forth between them without interjecting, just watching with a smile.
Even Zhuge Lian and Xiao Ying, hearing their names as Bixie and Kylin, couldn’t help but glance at each other, wondering what kind of immortals have such names?
Fang Bai seemed to guess what they were thinking, pointed at Kylin and Bixie, and laughed, "Let me introduce you: this is the Qilin Immortal Emperor, and this is the Bixie Immortal Emperor... They are both Emperor Realm experts of the Beast Clan and my immortal friends!"
Only after hearing this did Zhuge Lian and Xiao Ying dare to look directly at the Qilin Immortal Emperor and Bixie Immortal Emperor.
Although they had never seen Kylin and Bixie before, they had heard these two Immortal Beasts were extremely rare, with few in number, yet extraordinarily gifted, with each generation producing Emperor Realm experts.
"Greetings to the two Upper Immortals!"
In the presence of true Emperor Realm experts, Zhuge Lian and Xiao Ying hurried forward to pay their respects.
Bixie accepted the bow casually, while the Qilin Immortal Emperor smilingly said, "Upper Immortal or not, aren’t you two Fang Bai’s immortal partners? Henceforth, consider us peers and call me an immortal friend instead."
The name "Fang Bai," in the previous life in the Immortal Realm, was known only to Fang Bai’s confidantes and a few Emperor Realm friends, with the Qilin Immortal Emperor among them.
Now, however, the Bixie Immortal Emperor should be added to that list.
"This..."
Zhuge Lian and Xiao Ying didn’t dare to address these great Emperor Realm experts as immortal friends, so they looked at Fang Bai hopefully.
Fang Bai waved his hand and said, "Don’t worry, these two immortal friends may be from the Beast Clan, but they are very easy-going... Hmm, just like me, you can call them immortal friends from now on."
Upon hearing the words "easy-going," Zhuge Lian and Xiao Ying glanced at the over-ten-foot-tall, fierce-looking Beast Clan Immortal Emperors, finding it hard to associate them with "easy-going."
However, since Fang Bai instructed them to call the Beast Emperors immortal friends, they naturally had no objections and addressed them as such.
Kylin and Bixie, both Emperor Realm experts and meeting Zhuge Lian and Xiao Ying for the first time, conspired briefly and gave the two women a meeting gift.
The so-called meeting gift was actually two pieces of stone, the size of a fingernail, resembling black jade.
"It’s a bit extravagant..."
Fang Bai raised an eyebrow upon seeing the two black stones in the women’s hands.
The two women initially thought the stones were Immortal Stones, but could not sense any immortal power within them. Hearing Fang Bai mention the word "extravagant," they were greatly puzzled, unable to discern where the value of the stones lay.
"Don’t underestimate them."
Fang Bai pointed to the black stones in their hands and said seriously, "These are Starshine Stones, taken from the Endless Space. The piece each of you holds is equivalent to the effect of an Emperor Elixir."
Seeing their eyes widen in shock, Fang Bai continued, "In the Immortal Realm, there are few immortal elixirs that can be used to make an Emperor Elixir, not nearly enough to meet the cultivation needs of Emperor Realm experts. So, almost all Emperor Realm experts venture into the Endless Space to search for Starshine Stones..."
"However, the Endless Space is extremely perilous, ordinary Immortal Emperors cannot stay there for long, and finding a Starshine Stone is not easy. That is why I say the meeting gifts from the two immortal friends are extravagant."
After saying this, Fang Bai instructed the two women, "Try infusing a wisp of immortal power into the Starshine Stone..."
Following his advice, the two women found that their Starshine Stones emitted a dazzling black glow like stars in the night sky, while a surge of vast and powerful energy roiled within them.
"The power contained within the Starshine Stone is not comparable to immortal power, hence it is referred to as divine power by Emperor Realm experts. When cultivating in the future, don’t absorb too much at once, lest you suffer adverse effects."
Fang Bai seriously cautioned.
Although Zhuge Lian and Xiao Lian did not know what "divine power" was, considering it a meeting gift akin to an Emperor Elixir, they knew it was invaluable, unsure whether to accept or decline.
"Since it’s a gift for you, just accept it!"
Upon hearing Fang Bai’s words, the two women were overjoyed, each placing their Starshine Stone in their Space Immortal Rings for future cultivation use, then expressed their gratitude to the Qilin Immortal Emperor and Bixie Immortal Emperor.
"Was there something you needed when you summoned us?"
After admiring the Emperor’s Palace Master Hall and the one hundred and eight halls built by Fang Bai, the Qilin Immortal Emperor finally asked.
They had received Fang Bai’s message via jade token, knowing he had called for them, immediately tearing through the void to traverse the Endless Space and arrive promptly. However, with Fang Bai appearing so leisurely, it didn’t seem to be urgent.