Chapter 2656: It’s Not About Quantity, but Quality for Immortals!
The White-Haired Fairy and the Tianze Immortal Emperor were once immortal companions and belonged to the ranks of the one hundred and eight generals under the War Emperor’s command.
After the Emperor’s Palace was destroyed a thousand years ago, the White-Haired Fairy and the Tianze Immortal Emperor were hunted by the eight top forces. To ensure the White-Haired Fairy’s escape, the Tianze Immortal Emperor self-detonated and perished.
Years passed, and whenever the White-Haired Fairy thought of her beloved immortal companion, she remained deeply saddened. However, she buried this pain deep inside when facing other immortals.
At this moment, Fang Bai suddenly mentioned the Tianze Immortal Emperor in her presence, touching her deepest wound and almost causing her to lose her composure.
Fang Bai caught the fleeting sadness on the White-Haired Fairy’s face, knowing that the Tianze Immortal Emperor had met with misfortune. He also felt a bit melancholy, sighed, and transmitted a message to the White-Haired Fairy, saying: "The Tianze Immortal Emperor will not fall in vain. The blood debt will certainly be repaid by the eight top forces tenfold! As for who I am..."
After pondering for a moment, Fang Bai finally revealed his true identity to the White-Haired Fairy; otherwise, she would remain wary of him, preventing them from working together in the impending battle to mine the Immortal Stone Vein.
The White-Haired Fairy never expected that the white-clad immortal before her would actually be her own Palace Master.
When Fang Bai revealed many obscure matters related to the Emperor’s Palace Master and discreetly formed a seal with his palm that only the high echelon of the Emperor’s Palace could understand, the White-Haired Fairy had no further doubts about his identity.
In an instant, the White-Haired Fairy’s eyes grew moist with tears. If not for the current circumstances, she would have already bowed in ceremonial salutation.
"White-Haired Fairy, what’s wrong?"
Fairy Qingxia, observing the tears in the White-Haired Fairy’s eyes and her slight trembling, seemingly suppressing some strong emotions, asked with concern.
Just now, Fairy Qingxia saw the scene of Fang Bai and the White-Haired Fairy exchanging glances, and she assumed Fang Bai had said something inappropriate via the Thread Condensation Sound Transmission Technique, causing her distress.
Thus, her gaze towards Fang Bai was tinged with a hint of dissatisfaction.
Fang Bai, knowing Fairy Qingxia had misunderstood him, couldn’t help but shake his head with a bitter smile.
"It’s nothing... Just suddenly remembered some past events..."
The White-Haired Fairy took a deep breath, her expression swiftly returning to normal.
Yet, who could know that her heart at this moment was filled with inexplicable excitement and overwhelming emotion?
The Palace Master reincarnated and returned to the Immortal Realm, raising hopes for the revival of the Emperor’s Palace, revenge against the eight top Immortal Emperors, and avenging her long-deceased companion, the Tianze Immortal Emperor, filled her with uncontainable excitement.
However, she also knew that the current realm and cultivation level of the Palace Master were not enough to contend with the eight top Immortal Emperors, and the power of the Emperor’s Palace was too weak, forcing them to continue hiding in silence.
"These three Immortal Emperors accompanying you, is there a possibility they could join the Emperor’s Palace?"
Fang Bai transmitted to the White-Haired Fairy again.
Fang Bai thought that the character of the Qingyang Immortal Emperor, Fairy Qingxia, and the Leiling Immortal Emperor should be good; otherwise, the White-Haired Fairy wouldn’t be with them.
Currently, no one knows how many disciples remain in the Emperor’s Palace after its destruction. To rebuild the Emperor’s Palace and exact revenge on the eight top forces, Fang Bai needs to gather all the remaining disciples and seek support from various powers in the Immortal Realm.
Therefore, recruiting more immortals, especially Immortal Emperor Realm experts, to join the Emperor’s Palace, is crucial for Fang Bai.
Qingyang Immortal Emperor, Fairy Qingxia, and Leiling Immortal Emperor are three Immortal Emperor Realm experts—one Immortal Emperor Realm Peak, two High Rank, all with considerable strength. If they join the Emperor’s Palace, it would certainly be a significant boost.
After thinking it over, the White-Haired Fairy responded, "I have subtly discussed the matters of the Emperor’s Palace with Qingyang Immortal Emperor and the others; they all have sympathy for the Emperor’s Palace and despise the actions of the eight top forces. I believe... if we can show enough sincerity, they would be willing to become part of the Emperor’s Palace."
Fang Bai said, "Good, when there’s an opportunity in the future, I will personally invite them. Meanwhile, maintain close contact with them."
The White-Haired Fairy agreed with a sound of "mm."
Moments later, Qingyang Immortal Emperor returned from afar, but this time without bringing back a single immortal.
"I invited those immortals to join us, but upon hearing that we only have five immortals here, they refused to come over and chose to join other teams with greater overall strength. Alas..."
Qingyang Immortal Emperor looked somewhat dejected, shaking his head and speaking bitterly.
Fang Bai smiled and said, "I think the five of us are enough. Immortals do not matter by number, but by quality!"
The White-Haired Fairy nodded deeply in agreement, saying, "The Wushuang Immortal Emperor is right! If there are too many immortals in a team, even if an Immortal Stone Vein is found, not much can be allocated to each immortal."
Qingyang Immortal Emperor sighed, "But if there are too few immortals, the overall strength is weak, making it challenging to compete with other immortal teams!"
Fang Bai replied, "That may not necessarily be the case... To be honest, I have a keen sense for cultivation resources. Perhaps we don’t need to clash with other immortals but can find some Immortal Stone Veins ourselves."
Hearing this, Qingyang Immortal Emperor and the others’ eyes brightened, knowing that immortals in the Immortal Realm with both Innate Earth Spirit Root and Innate Golden Spirit Root are exceptionally sensitive to cultivation resources, often easily finding Immortal Stone Veins and other resources.
However, such immortals are extremely rare in the Immortal Realm, and unexpectedly, the Wushuang Immortal Emperor before them is one.
"That would be wonderful! Then we shall not recruit other immortals and proceed into the mountains immediately!"
Seeing other immortal teams readying themselves and flying into the depths of the Nine Dragons Mountain Range to search for Immortal Stone Veins, Qingyang Immortal Emperor could not wait any longer.
The Nine Dragons Mountain Range is vast, with numerous Immortal Stone Veins, so there is no concern about them being mined out quickly by other immortals. However, if other immortals have occupied the Immortal Stone Veins before them, it would be much more challenging to compete for them later.
The rule regarding Immortal Stone Veins in the Nine Dragons Mountain Range is that whoever discovers it first gets to mine it. If other immortals want to replace them, it must be settled through strength.
Qingyang Immortal Emperor hoped Fang Bai could discover some unclaimed Immortal Stone Veins, thus reducing the chances of conflicts with other immortal teams.
At this point, Fang Bai, Qingyang Immortal Emperor, the White-Haired Fairy, Fairy Qingxia, and Leiling Immortal Emperor, a group of five immortals, followed several other immortal teams into the depths of the Nine Dragons Mountain Range.
Typically, Immortal Stone Veins are buried very deep, and the divine senses of ordinary immortals cannot penetrate too deeply into solid rock layers, making it difficult to locate an Immortal Stone Vein.
As a result, most immortal teams opt to compete for already discovered and actively mined Immortal Stone Veins, rather than expending effort searching for new ones.
During their flight, Fang Bai and the five immortals witnessed some immortal teams engage in fierce battles over the rights to mine Immortal Stone Veins, with the victors gaining mining rights and the losers retreating silently.