Chapter 487: Homecoming
Chapter 487: Homecoming
Time flew by for the city of machinery, Black Ring City, and the annihilation of the 'Odd Gear Ring' was barely a ripple in its vastness.
Fang Xing, on the other hand, was living a leisurely life.
After all, with the support of the Shi family in his daily life, as long as he didn't cause trouble in the real world, no one would dare to provoke him.
If he chose to live an ordinary life, his days could continue like this forever.
His only concern was the lack of traces of the Creator.
In such a vast world, who knew if the Creator had reincarnated and regained their memories?
The only certainty was that the Creator had not yet perished.
One day, in the villa's training ground, Fang Xing sat cross-legged, his eyes scanning the attribute panel.
"Hmm... The secret martial arts of the six divisions that I envisioned are finally complete?"
After subjugating the bazaar, he had obtained numerous secret transmissions, including those of 'History' and 'Darkness'.
With these, the six divisions of the Mystic Sect were no longer in their embryonic stage but had gained a framework and substance.
Fang Xing wanted to create the ultimate martial art that would integrate all six divisions.
At that moment, a line of information suddenly changed on his attribute panel.
【Six Void Skill: Proficiency → Mastery!】
The 'Six Void Skill' was named after the ultimate martial arts of the six divisions of the Mystic Sect.
With his attribute panel, Fang Xing occasionally boosted his proficiency, causing the Six Void Skill to skyrocket, reaching the level of mastery.
A thunderous roar filled the air as Fang Xing felt a sense of dizziness, and a mysterious door appeared before him.
This door was a combination of verdant green and withered yellow, exuding both decay and vitality, as if existing beyond the Ether Realm and capable of descending upon the mortal world.
"The Gate of Immortality! Break!"
Fang Xing channeled the Six Void Skill and unleashed a powerful punch.
The Gate of Immortality shattered, causing the mortal world to tremble, and the news of a 'Immortal' being born spread throughout the Mystical Realm.
After the Gate of Immortality broke, pure Ether surged forth, carrying with it an inexplicable vitality.
"The so-called 'Immortality' of the Immortals seems a bit rudimentary... It seems like they can only live for a few hundred years, which is indeed considered 'Immortal' compared to ordinary people who live for several decades," Fang Xing mused.
With a sigh, he entered the Ether Realm.
Having broken through the third limit, he was now able to reach the depths of the Ether Realm.
Looking up, he could see the six bright and pure lights, eternally residing in the highest reaches of the Ether Realm, seemingly within reach yet distant.
"The deities of the six paths?"
Fang Xing muttered.
Having read numerous secret transmissions, he knew that above the rank of Immortals were two more levels.
These were the 'Angels' and the 'Deities'!
Angels were not attainable through cultivation but required the recognition and elevation by a deity.
As for the deities?
The six deities seemed to have existed since ancient times, and there was no known method to attain deityhood.
"The Creator..."
Fang Xing whispered.
"Did the Creator reincarnate as an ordinary person or a deity?"
He fell into deep thought.
Although the reincarnation technique was somewhat terrifying, the Creator had a higher cultivation level than him and seemed to have invested a lot in this world.
Reincarnation as a deity was not out of the question.
"If the Creator truly reincarnated as a deity, would they have regained their memories? I think the chances are slim."
Fang Xing had struggled with the mysteries of reincarnation, and even with his golden finger, he barely managed to break free. The Creator's slumber remained a mystery.
If the Creator were to awaken, become a deity, and regain their memories, they would undoubtedly seek to eliminate him first.
"Perhaps I'll find out when I slay a deity in the future."
Fang Xing once again looked up at the six bright lights and returned his consciousness to the mortal world.
...
"Master."
Several hours later, Shi Lei, who had broken through the third limit and received the 'Unmoving Vajra Body Secret' empowerment from Fang Xing, becoming the Mystic Sect's Master and having taught numerous disciples, entered the room.
He held a plain letter with reverence and fervor, "There's a letter for you from 'Green Pavilion City'..."
"Green Pavilion City... What a distant name," Fang Xing sighed. However, he hadn't forgotten that this was the hometown of his current body, and many of his relatives still lived there.
In his memory, his parents were employees of a geological exploration company, often traveling the world.
His older brother was an ordinary civil servant, working diligently day and night.
His older sister worked odd jobs with an archaeological team, which was said to be in poor financial condition.
His younger sister was still in school, presumably studying high school courses.
Fang Xing took the letter, glanced at it, and frowned, "Hmm? My sister, Fang Qiong, is about to die?"
The original owner of the body had a good relationship with his sister, who had even sent him living expenses.
"Yes..."
Shi Lei knelt respectfully, "As per your instructions, I've been sending people to take care of her... This situation came suddenly. After the archaeological team excavated an ancient tomb, they suddenly fell ill, claiming to have contracted ancient viruses and bacteria from the tomb... But I suspect it's a curse spread by an ancient Extraordinary Being in their grave. Currently, half of the team has died or been injured and is in quarantine... Our people tried extraordinary medicine, but it only delayed the inevitable, with little effect..."
Shi Lei's voice grew weaker as he spoke, his guilt evident.
Even though he was a master of the Esoteric Sect, known as the 'Mechanized Division Emperor', who had reached the third limit, he dared to confront and even defeat the Eternal Ones, both in the Ether Realm and the Mortal World.
However, in front of the Esoteric Master, he felt increasingly insignificant and small... Even a single word from the Esoteric Master could make him lose everything he had.
"I'll personally go to 'Green Pavilion City' to handle this matter."
Shi Lei touched his forehead to the ground, his voice trembling slightly.
"There's no need. Think about it carefully... If my parents have been using their ordinary identities as a cover to secretly conduct arcane research for a long time, that would be even more interesting... What do you call an extraordinary family? That's it..."
After speaking these chilling words without a hint of humor, he stood up, donned a brown trench coat, and put on a black silk top hat. "Let's go... First, let's visit my sister."
...
Orwell Hospital.
Isolation Ward.
A hospital room.
Fang Qiong wore a blue and white patterned hospital gown', 'pale face', 'staring blankly at the ceiling']
On her body and face, there were dense and chilling black spots, as if they had a life of their own, constantly expanding and devouring her vitality.
Fang Qiong felt like a dried-up corpse, even breathing was a struggle.
"If I had a chance, I'd never go to that damned tomb ruins again..."
She breathed heavily, her eyes filled with regret.
She recalled the ruins and the nightmare-like experience.
At first, the archaeological team was excited as they explored, because based on the inscriptions on some burial goods found outside, the tomb owner might have been a grand noble from the ancient Lan period.
The Lan period was over five thousand years ago, an era of unimaginable splendor! But they never expected that after entering the actual burial site, they found nothing! Not only that, but after leaving, they immediately contracted a terrible virus, one by one, they fell ill and died...
Fang Qiong didn't know how she managed to hold on until now.
Even the strongest member of the team had died, and before passing, they didn't even have the strength of a child.
"But... I guess I won't last much longer, right?"
Fang Qiong thought to herself.
"What are you doing?"
"This is the isolation ward, no entry!"
Suddenly, a nurse's angry voice came from outside.
Then, the door to the ward was pushed open, and a figure appeared.
"You're... A Xing? You came to see me? No, no... Get out!"
Fang Qiong recognized the visitor, and her face changed dramatically.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here to see you."
Fang Xing looked at the pitch-black spots on Fang Qiong's body, deep in thought: "The influence of the Dark Path?"
(End of Chapter)
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