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The driving force behind him gradually weakened, and Fang Lin Kong finally broke free from his restraints. He quickly leaped forward, sword in hand, heading towards the nearest planet. However, as he moved, Fang Lin Kong sensed something was amiss; each planet appeared to be incredibly distant, yet he could reach them in no time. When the closest planet came into view, Fang Lin Kong dared not approach it. Instead, he made a sharp turn, maintaining a safe distance.
Fang Lin Kong sent out ten Flying Swords in all directions. As he suspected, once these Flying Swords left his side, the spiritual energy attached to them did not diminish with distance. This indicated that the world around him was not real but rather an illusion created by immense magical power.
Realizing his guess was correct, Fang Lin Kong felt an overwhelming shock. The ability to create a space was already remarkable, but to conjure a world resembling a cosmic star cluster was an unfathomable level of power. Even Ancient God Chaos and Divine Beast White Dragon lacked such strength. The Heaven and Earth Wisdom Book he possessed was a Foundational Artifact, yet it could not manifest a world of this magnitude.
As for Gouli Heaven's Tome, it merely served as a conduit between two worlds and did not encompass the entire Gou Li World. There was simply no comparison.
This world operated on a fundamentally different concept of distance. The one who controlled this realm was its master; they could compress vast distances into mere steps or expand a small area to contain infinite worlds.
Liexiezi and Azure Sky Ancestor had long since vanished, leaving Fang Lin Kong feeling somewhat lost. He dared not linger on any planet and, after recalling his Flying Swords, flew toward the center of the star cluster.
This star cluster consisted of several hundred planets. The outer planets appeared desolate, but as he approached the center, several planets became vibrant with signs of life and uniquely shaped buildings on their surfaces. Among them was the most peculiar planet, entirely hollowed out to form an enormous Star Palace.
Fang Lin Kong pondered for a moment before deciding to head straight for the Star Palace. Since it seemed the most unusual place, it must hold some significance. Even if danger awaited him there, it was better than aimlessly wandering.
As the planet loomed larger before him, an odd thought crossed Fang Lin Kong's mind: "Jumping directly from space to Earth must feel something like this! It's far more thrilling than parachuting from an airplane!"
As he descended with the sword light, Fang Lin Kong felt the force of gravity intensifying. Despite his efforts to resist it, he continued to drop rapidly. The protective barrier around him created dazzling sparks as it rubbed against the atmosphere. In a moment of inspiration, Fang Lin Kong pressed his palms together and unleashed divine thunder downward. The recoil finally slowed his descent until he floated freely about a hundred meters above the ground. It was then that he realized this planet, though much smaller than Earth, had over ten times its gravity.
On Earth, flying had never posed much difficulty for him; now, with gravity amplified tenfold, flying became significantly more challenging. Only when he descended to about ten meters above ground did he feel somewhat lighter. The surface below was crisscrossed with ravines resembling waterways but devoid of any flowing water. The buildings were oddly shaped—mostly flat structures with five, six, or eight sides—only three to five stories high but covering areas comparable to soccer fields. Fang Lin Kong could not discern their purpose.
He randomly chose an entrance and ventured inside. He had no idea how monumental the task of hollowing out a small asteroid was; however, the interior of the Star Palace was far less complex than he had imagined. After accelerating his Teleportation technique, he reached the bottom in less than an hour.
At the core of this planet—the deepest part of the palace—was an extremely spacious hall. Upon arrival, Fang Lin Kong looked around and noticed that the walls surrounding him were covered in strange Texts made from either metal or stone.
Fang Lin Kong was not a Linguist, but many Spells allowed him to convert Text into pure thought and translate it into comprehensible language through original symbols behind it. Language is merely a means of expression; by bypassing linguistic barriers and understanding the meanings conveyed by words directly, one can overcome communication obstacles.
As Fang Lin Kong scanned with his mind's eye, his heart raced with astonishment. The inscriptions here were actually some form of Cultivation Methods, and their techniques were exceedingly bizarre—entirely different from any system Fang Lin Kong knew. The hall itself spanned hundreds of kilometers in every direction. Although the characters carved into the walls were sizable, they were only about the size of an average human head. In other words, these cultivation formulas totaled millions of characters combined.
Fang Lin Kong flew swiftly around the grand hall, searching for the very beginning according to the marked numbers. However, after spending several hours circling, he discovered that there were as many as two thousand one hundred eighty-five entries at the start. Cold sweat broke out on Fang Lin Kong's forehead. He thought to himself, "Could it be that my translation was incorrect? Did I not understand it clearly?" He randomly selected a place that might be the beginning and read it carefully. After going through most of it, Fang Lin Kong finally understood why there were so many characters; this was not a single text but rather two thousand one hundred eighty-five volumes of cultivation secrets.
Moreover, after browsing through some excerpts, Fang Lin Kong found something even more astonishing: all the cultivation texts, exclusive methods, and various Taoist techniques recorded on Earth only documented the path from entry-level to reaching Divine Extremity and Ascend. No sect or religion provided any guidance for the path after Ascend. For cultivators on Earth, reaching the Celestial Realm meant they had reached a dead end; any further progress could only be made through personal exploration, relying on no texts. In contrast, among these two thousand volumes of cultivation texts, at least one-third described how to cultivate after Ascend.
"What is recorded here is not ordinary Cultivation Methods but truly—Celestial Chapters!"
Suddenly realizing such an earth-shattering secret, Fang Lin Kong decisively took out an Ink Crystal and used his magical power to imprint a program for a data collection master, creating a Daoist Sect jade tablet to record cultivation formulas.
This data master program was designed to create HTML e-books; it could include covers, chapters, and many other convenient features. Fang Lin Kong had downloaded it onto his portable computer. With this program, he could categorize and record the Celestial Chapters without worrying about confusion. The jade tablet was a unique creation of Kunlun Celestial Path—a small Spell that recorded cultivation formulas within high-quality jade stones. It could display sections available for cultivation based on the practitioner's level of power, similar to a PDA or e-book. Its confidentiality was much higher than that of paper books, and many techniques requiring visual aids could also be loaded in. It could save documents almost like modern static images and dynamic videos, and a plethora of spells could be directly recorded with high-quality recitations. However, since Spells were not as convenient as technology, aside from rigid recording functions, the jade tablet did not support features like MP3s, games, or text processing.
With Fang Lin Kong's magical power, reading such a vast amount of Text and inscribing it into the jade tablet consumed considerable time. He feared making mistakes in his recordings; such an opportunity was rare. He even made sure to record two additional copies—one in original text and another bilingual version with Chinese characters.
Time passed unknowingly as Fang Lin Kong worked diligently for several days. Just as he finished inscribing the second jade tablet, a sudden violent tremor shook him; his vision blurred as he was transported away by a mysterious force.
When his surroundings came back into focus, Fang Lin Kong saw Liexiezi and Azure Sky Ancestor floating before him. The three had left the underground world and returned to the surface of this Outer Realm planet. Liexiezi looked quite disheveled; his clothes were torn beyond recognition, leaving him nearly naked. Azure Sky Ancestor fared slightly better but was only wearing a pair of shorts made from his prized Azure Dragon Sea-Quelling Banner.
Just as Fang Lin Kong was about to speak up, Liexiezi interrupted him: "There's no time for explanations; we have succeeded! Fang Lin Kong, hurry up and come with us."
Before he could respond, a loud rumbling came from below. Without time to investigate what had happened, Liexiezi activated a large teleportation array that transported the three back to Kunlun Wonderland's Azure Play Palace.
Seeing his elders in such disarray, Fang Lin Kong quickly pulled out two Li Ning tracksuits from his storage wallet and handed them over. Liexiezi accepted them with a smile; however, Azure Sky Ancestor politely declined with a slight grin: "At my age, wearing such youthful attire is quite inappropriate; Master Uncle, I have my own stock." With that said, Azure Sky Ancestor casually produced an incredibly flashy Hawaiian shirt and a pair of stretchy cowboy pants while quickly slipping into pink Mickey Mouse slippers. Fang Lin Kong stared in amazement at Azure Sky Ancestor's sense of style.
The Azure Play Palace was far from empty; Yan Chichao had convened an elder meeting regarding Fang Lin Kong's return. Most elders agreed that allowing Fang Lin Kong to return would be beneficial rather than harmful. Although Fang Lin Kong had offended the International Demon Alliance, Liexiezi was one of its chairmen; resolving this issue would not be difficult. Moreover, since Fang Lin Kong's cultivation level evidently surpassed Wen Zhongda's, it would enhance Kunlun Celestial Path's strength further. With Liexie Twin Hooks in Fang Lin Kong's hands, none of the elders felt confident enough to demand their surrender. The Golden Light Phosphor Demon Sword Formation had been incomplete for many years; this temptation led the elders to quickly pass a proposal welcoming Master Uncle Fang Lin Kong back.
However, over the years Kunlun Celestial Path had numerous disciples and various industries with complex power dynamics. The elders worried about how Fang Lin Kong might interfere with Kunlun Celestial Path's power structure and deliberated extensively on how to arrange this elder's position within Kunlun Celestial Path—suggestions ranged from overseas postings to honorary titles and nominal positions without real power in managing texts... Ultimately, Daoist Haocangxu's proposal was adopted due to its sound reasoning: since Fang Lin Kong was so familiar with Liexiezi’s lineage ancestor, he should manage Kunlun Celestial Path’s affairs concerning monsters—this sounded substantial yet still allowed for some influence without overwhelming authority.
After summarizing the meeting outcomes, Yan Chichao added another position for Fang Lin Kong as an actual elder responsible for organizing Kunlun Celestial Path’s texts and researching magical artifacts while practicalizing and commercializing Taoist techniques—granting him some seemingly favorable authority.
Once the elder meeting concluded, Yan Chichao received reports from disciples stating that both Patriarchs had entered Azure Play Palace with Fang Lin Kong but mysteriously vanished without a trace. Yan Chichao inwardly cursed: "These two Patriarchs are far more familiar with Kunlun Wonderland than I am as a fourth-generation disciple. As the actual controller of Kunlun, I don’t even know what mysteries lie within Azure Play Palace; my fellow brothers and younger disciples are even less aware. I hope nothing goes wrong."
Yan Chichao was not particularly worried about the possibility of Liexiezi taking away some unknown treasures or secrets from their sect. After all, the Kunlun Celestial Path was now the foremost sect in the East, and whether or not they had these unexpected treasures would not shake their status. What he feared was that if the two Master Uncles took something away, it could lead to chaos in Kunlun Wonderland, or worse, result in even more disastrous consequences.
Thus, he dispatched dozens of disciples to monitor the Azure Play Palace day and night. Naturally, they witnessed the disheveled appearances of Liexiezi and Azure Sky Ancestor. Once Azure Sky Ancestor was dressed, he donned a large pair of sunglasses and looked quite pleased with himself, completely unaware that there was anything inappropriate about his attire. Meanwhile, Liexiezi remained unfazed by the surroundings, acting as if no one else was present. Only Fang Lin Kong felt quite embarrassed; although he was fully clothed, his face still flushed at the sight of the two Master Uncles.
Upon seeing the three suddenly appear, the monitoring disciples of Kunlun hurriedly reported to Yan Chichao and the elders. Text messages, flying swords delivering messages, long-distance sound transmission, satellite phones—various means of communication were employed simultaneously, creating quite a commotion.
Before long, Yan Chichao rushed over with the Elder Council. Since Liexiezi and Azure Sky Ancestor had not caused any major disturbances, he was happy to play dumb and did not mention anything about it. He addressed Liexiezi and Azure Sky Ancestor: "The two esteemed ancestors have emerged just in time; our Elder Council has also come to an understanding. Since both of you can attest that Fang Lin Kong is indeed a descendant of Voidbreaker Patriarch, we naturally welcome him back to our Kunlun Celestial Path. As a senior member of our sect, Fang Lin Kong must join the Elder Council. Furthermore, we have already drafted plans regarding other positions. If Fang Lin Kong has any dissatisfaction with his position or remuneration, he can raise it; we in the Elder Council can negotiate a solution."
Fang Lin Kong scratched his nose and said awkwardly, "I don't have much time to participate in Kunlun Celestial Path's affairs. If I could have a position that offers some remuneration without requiring work, that would be ideal!"
Yan Chichao had originally discussed this with the Elder Council and they all agreed that Liexiezi and Azure Sky Ancestor recommending Fang Lin Kong's return must have significant implications. They had painstakingly drafted various proposals that covered all bases. However, as soon as Fang Lin Kong spoke up, he made it clear that he had no attachment to power or positions, rendering their efforts futile. His expression was understandably less than pleasant.
Li Xuan Zhen Ren quickly interjected with a smile: "Currently, Kunlun Celestial Path is also moving towards international standard management. If Master Uncle does not have time to manage these affairs for now, we can delegate them to professionals. Our Kunlun Celestial Path has many talented disciples—MBA graduates returning from overseas and local talents abound. Most have experience working for internationally renowned corporations and will not require too much effort from Master Uncle. If you need it, we can assemble a professional management team for you within half an hour to assist you with various tasks."
Fang Lin Kong felt overwhelmed by this and quickly replied with a smile: "Thank you very much... um! Senior! I still have some matters to discuss with the two Master Uncles and would like to borrow a quiet place temporarily; do you know where I might find one?"
Yan Chichao promptly responded: "In our Kunlun Wonderland, there are sixty-one floating islands that have been comprehensively planned and developed in recent years. Some previously abandoned ones have been repurposed as well. Among them are several international hotels and vacation villas built for esteemed members like yourselves; according to regulations, subsidies for housing are available for you three."
Fang Lin Kong understood that Liexiezi and Azure Sky Ancestor likely had some private matters to discuss that were not suitable for public conversation. Thus, he made this inquiry. Yan Chichao waved his hand casually, causing several renderings of luxurious residences on floating islands to appear in front of him through water mirror techniques. Liexiezi casually pointed out the most secluded one. Yan Chichao felt relieved and wiped away a bead of sweat.
The floating island chosen by Liexiezi was among the smallest in size—just over a hundred acres. In recent years, real estate development trends had also reached Kunlun Wonderland. The Elder Council members had long since used their authority to divide up undeveloped floating islands among themselves. Fortunately, since Kunlun Celestial Path was ultimately a sect focused on cultivation, there were not many who could ascend to elder status compared to human realms where there might be numerous deputy county heads and officials flooding the system.
Thus far, there were still over ten floating islands unclaimed because no one had occupied them yet; after all, no matter how lively development became in Kunlun Wonderland's floating islands, they would never sell them off for external real estate development.
Although Liexiezi's and Azure Sky Ancestor's return was indeed a significant event, the earlier return of Dan Xiazi had already shocked the elders once before. Therefore, while Kunlun Celestial Path stirred for a while due to this new development, it eventually returned to calmness.
The floating island selected by Liexiezi was named Suspended. It was small in size—only about a hundred acres—and due to uneven terrain, Yan Chichao and others dared not damage Kunlun Wonderland's original appearance; thus their development efforts were minimal. They only slightly modified the mountain's shape by adding an artificial river and planting some rare plants cultivated by Kunlun Celestial Path such as Lingzhi mushrooms, He Shou Wu (Fo-ti), jujubes, pear trees, and Zhu Guo (red fruits). They also raised some exotic spiritual birds from Kunlun Sect that had not been recorded as demons outside.
There were not many buildings on this island—only two classical Eastern gardens and one seventeen-story standard European five-star hotel.
Azure Sky Ancestor and Liexiezi had become accustomed to modern life; when they learned that both classical gardens lacked modern bathing facilities and did not have telephones or internet access—furthermore maintaining cleanliness without staff—they decided on staying at the hotel instead. Yan Chichao had previously implemented policies aligning with modernization; for example, actively recruiting beautiful female disciples regardless of qualifications but requiring them to be gentle-natured and hardworking to serve as staff for cleaning duties or hospitality roles such as washing linens or cooking.
This approach served dual purposes: it provided visual appeal while also eliminating outdated practices within Daoist sects. It should be noted that practitioners also needed to live their lives; historically speaking, caretakers for cultivators often consisted of nominal disciples who did not receive true teachings but worked as child laborers instead—often laboring for years without prospects before being cast out by their masters without any skills.
This led many down paths of crime; notable figures like Jin Jiao (Golden Horn), Yin Jiao (Silver Horn), Huang Mei (Yellow Brow) were infamous examples of such cases where these laborers turned into thieves targeting cultivators' belongings—causing significant negative societal impacts.
However, despite having recruited many beautiful female disciples into their ranks at Kunlun Celestial Path—a legitimate Daoist sect—they maintained strict standards against any form of depravity associated with dual cultivation practices or other corruptions that could tarnish what should be a pristine Kunlun Wonderland.
Due to the special identities of the three, once they chose Floating Island, Yan Chichao immediately relocated the two original guests to another place, making this location their exclusive residence. To please them, Yan Chichao also specially replaced the hotel staff with a selected group of high-quality women. Not only were they beautiful, but their demeanor was also carefully chosen. Most of them held English proficiency certificates and graduated from reputable institutions, with overall qualities far surpassing those of employees at any hotel in the world.
As an internal hotel of Kunlun Celestial Path, there were no standard rooms or business suites designed here. The entire hotel had seventeen floors, each containing only four presidential suites, nothing else. The luxurious design was truly one of a kind globally.
When the three entered the hotel on Floating Island, dozens of tall and graceful women dressed in classical qipaos lined up to welcome them. Fang Lin Kong had never seen such a spectacle before; it was Azure Sky Ancestor who had experience visiting entertainment venues. He waved his hand and selected five women, instructing the others to step back. Fang Lin Kong was unaware that this was a point-to-point service, where one staff member was assigned to each guest. Familiar faces made guests feel at home. Allowing guests to choose their preferred service personnel was also a way to enhance their experience.
The five selected by Azure Sky Ancestor immediately led the three to choose their rooms. Liexiezi and Azure Sky Ancestor had some matters to attend to, so after preparing everything, they asked the women to temporarily withdraw. The grandeur of the hotel left Fang Lin Kong dazzled; he thought to himself, "I have over two thousand Golden Consorts, whose qualities exceed those of these staff members. Next time, I must train them well for my enjoyment."
Liexiezi said to Fang Lin Kong, "We have obtained the Heavenly Crystal in the Outer Realm and will soon enter seclusion to refine treasures for traversing dimensional space and the endless universe. You have contributed significantly this time; I happened to acquire a treasure there and will pass it on to you! If you have no other matters, you can watch me and your Qingming Master refine the treasure here; otherwise, feel free to leave."
Fang Lin Kong took a look at what she handed him—a uniquely shaped bracelet. Although it appeared as a single piece, upon closer inspection, he realized it was not so. The bracelet was made up of countless tiny starlights tightly clustered together, bound by an unknown force. Fang Lin Kong's heart stirred as he recalled one of the two thousand one hundred eighty-five Celestial Chapters he had transcribed in that peculiar palace; it seemed related to this bracelet. He put away the bracelet and nodded, saying, "I still have some personal matters to attend to. Although this opportunity is rare, I will not observe while you two refine treasures."
Liexiezi nodded in response, and Fang Lin Kong bid farewell to both of them. Upon exiting Floating Island, he silently recited the incantation from memory based on that Celestial Chapter. The bracelet given by Liexiezi suddenly exploded into a massive circle of starlight that expanded and contracted perfectly with his mental focus. Fang Lin Kong immediately realized his assumptions were correct. This bracelet was indeed an exceptional defensive treasure similar to the maze he had fallen into among the star clusters—perhaps even the same artifact.
The Starlight Bracelet could unfold into a dazzling sea of stars resembling a galaxy. Anyone attempting to break through such a treasure that could transform space into a starry expanse would find it nearly impossible. Depending on its owner's strength, it might also exhibit other variations; however, Fang Lin Kong could currently only expand this Starlight Bracelet into a beam of starlight several dozen kilometers wide at most. Its defensive capability should be slightly stronger than that of the Great Freedom Heaven Realm Seven Treasures Banner, but its power was still less than one percent of what the Starlight Bracelet could unleash.
Retrieving the treasure filled Fang Lin Kong with immense joy. Although this artifact was formidable, more importantly, it opened a door for him to understand the mysteries contained within the Celestial Chapters he had obtained.
"It seems that Liexie Zishi Uncle and Qingming Master are completely unaware of that mysterious palace. It would be better for me to keep these Celestial Chapters hidden for now," Fang Lin Kong ultimately felt that his relationship with Liexiezi and Azure Sky Ancestor wasn't deep enough for him to reveal all his hidden secrets.
(To be continued)
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