Chapter 486 | I Really Don't Want to Cultivate Immortality!

Power and beauties?

Heh...

In the face of the Great Dao of Longevity, they are worthless.

"How vulgar!"

Xu Xian spat out those two words.

The little book spirit landed on the youth's shoulder and giggled in his ear, "Master, tell the truth, have you developed a soft spot for the Demon Abyss?"

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"Hmph, still pretending. I've already seen through you."

"Seen through what?"

The little book spirit crossed its small arms and said sagely, "Those primordial demon scripts you translated later... you didn't add any extra ingredients to them."

This meant that Xu Xian no longer intended to harm the people of the Demon Abyss.

And what did that mean?

Xu Xian had started to treat them as his own.

Yet it clearly remembered the phrase its master most liked to repeat.

Those who are not of our race must have a different heart...

Xu Xian did not respond to the little book spirit. He only inadvertently glanced back toward the Nether Capital with deep thoughts.

Today was different from the past. Looking at the Demon Abyss again, it was no longer the same.

Ultimately, living beings everywhere are the same. What determines a race's fate are only those in power.

Whether they were demons,

or beasts,

or the common people of Fanzhou,

they were essentially no different. The conflict only existed between the top level experts.

Ordinary beings lived the same lives regardless.

They were exploited by their rulers.

This was an unavoidable problem in the development of any era.

The strong devouring the weak.

It has existed since ancient times.

Regarding the heavenly demon race of the Demon Abyss, Xu Xian could not quite put it into words. To some extent, the heavenly demon race possessed the ability to determine the future of the Demon Abyss.

Now that he had become the Demon Son, as long as he was strong enough, those heavenly demon race members would listen to him.

They were a blade.

A double edged sword.

Only now, the blade was held slightly in his own hand.

Xu Xian did not think about changing the current state of the Demon Abyss, nor did he stop the High Priest from carrying out reforms.

A class system that had lasted for tens of thousands of years and a bloodline theory carved into their very bones could not be changed just because someone said so.

The High Priest's reforms were destined to be long and turbulent.

In this storm,

the twelve demon gods, the seven great families, and the heavenly demon race were destined to find it difficult to stay out of the fray.

He felt that

this was enough.

At least during this transformation, the Demon Abyss would not have the capacity or energy for external warfare.

Furthermore,

he had already set a trap for the demon gods, which served as a form of insurance.

As for the rise of the next generation or the prosperity after the successful reform, Xu Xian felt there was no need for him to worry now.

Because

by then, he would certainly be even stronger.

And the sword that was the Demon Abyss would be completely held in his hand.

This came from his self confidence and his recognition of the Sword Tower.

For now,

what he needed to do was his best to collect the massive amount of materials needed for the fourth floor of the Sword Tower in the shortest possible time.

As long as he reached the eighth stage, he could manifest four swords.

Then he, Xu Xian, would possess the absolute strength to challenge the world.

Similarly,

he could also fulfill his promise to Senior Brother Yun Zheng by stepping through that door in the grotto-heaven to find his master, Li Taibai.

At that time, he would be able to solve all the mysteries of Fanzhou.

...

The road ahead is long and far, but I will seek the truth with all my might.

The way back was long, but with his cultivation improved, his speed had increased. Xu Xian took only a single day to reach the Blazing Fortress.

Traveling through the sky and leaping out of the Great Abyss, he walked out of the Blazing Fortress openly and spent another day leaving the Black Sand Desert.

Stepping into the territory of the Northern Borders, everything suddenly opened up, making him feel refreshed and relaxed.

The youth took out the Bixu Mirror and began to attempt a Thousand-Mile Shift.

The Bixu Mirror appeared, and with his divine sense connected, he leaped into it. Space shifted, and in the blink of an eye, the scenery before him completely changed.

Before entering the mirror, there was a small creek.

When he stepped out, he saw a great river.

"That's quite fast!"

Using the Bixu Mirror for spatial shifts consumed very little of Xu Xian's energy and had no side effects or discomfort.

Everything relied on the original divine power of this Era of Primal Chaos Emperor Weapon.

Xu Xian could not help but praise it, "As expected of an Era of Primal Chaos Emperor Weapon used by the Xuanwu Emperor. It really is a good thing."

The only drawback was that Xu Xian could not yet accurately control the distance and direction of the spatial jump.

There was uncertainty in disappearing from one place and appearing in the next.

However,

the low consumption meant it could be used continuously at high frequency, which was an advantage.

At least, if he encountered someone he could not beat in the future,

he could rely entirely on the Bixu Mirror to escape. As long as he dived into the mirror fast enough, no one could hope to catch him.

If even he did not know where he would appear, how could others?

Moreover,

he could have fewer concerns and burdens when using the little book spirit's finisher in the future.

Even if the little book spirit fell into a deep sleep, he could still protect himself through the Bixu Mirror.

After excitedly testing it a few times, Xu Xian finally put the Bixu Mirror back into the Divine Sword Pool with lingering interest.

He sought his direction and headed straight for the Wendao Sword Sect.

Summer was ending when he left,

and spring was beginning when he returned.

This trip had lasted nearly a year. He wondered how his little niece was doing and if Li Qingshan had been giving her a hard time.

And how was Tu Kongkong, his cheap disciple?

Could Yao Xiaoxiao speak yet?

Once he returned, he would give her the Spirit-Sealing Seal to suppress the yin qi, which would be a perfect way to fulfill his promise to Elder Yao.

There was also that girl Qianqian and that blockhead Zhang Yang.

Wen Qingxue and Nangong Ning had gone to the Sword Qi Great Wall, and he did not know if they were back.

And Lu Yuan...

Speaking of Lu Yuan, he asked the little book spirit, "Do you think if I tell Lu Yuan that I lost his cloak, he won't say anything?"

"He won't," the little book spirit said with strange certainty.

Xu Xian said calmly, "That's good then."

The little book spirit added, "He will definitely believe that you pocketed the item for yourself."

"Am I that kind of person?"

"What do you think?"

Xu Xian said disdainfully, "I really don't like chatting with you. You don't have a shred of humanity."

The little book spirit was speechless, "Between the two of us, who exactly lacks humanity?"

Xu Xian smoothly changed the subject, "When we get back, I'll drag that old tortoise out and ask Lu Yuan if he knows it. Maybe we can get some more information."

The little book spirit was not optimistic and even commented, "Unlikely. For all we know, they might be on the same side."

"How can you tell?"

"One is a deer, one is a tortoise. Neither of them are human. Doesn't that make them look like they're on the same side?"

Xu Xian laughed when he heard this, "Well, you're not human either, are you?"

The little book spirit did not deny it and only said gloomily, "That's why I'm on the same side as you."

Xu Xian rolled his eyes and waved his hand, "What kind of ghost logic is that? Boring."

Just as he finished speaking, he felt something was wrong and realized the implication.

He got angry!

Xu Xian yelled, "Who the hell are you calling not human?"

The little book spirit replied, "I didn't say anything!"

"Come here and prepare to die!"

"I really didn't say it!"