ATPnovel Chapter 682 - 323: Extreme Number True Immortal
Chapter 682 - 323: Extreme Number True Immortal
However, the reason Li An came here was that he urgently needed to use the Anomaly Crystals, so he nodded and agreed.Then, he looked around at other materials inside the Hundred Treasures Pavilion.
"A regular Immortal Talisman Brush costs two thousand Anomaly Crystals?"
Li An was a bit surprised; this was too expensive. Besides, the Immortal Mist Ink and Immortal Light Paper used for drawing the Immortal Talismans were also costly. Just buying a set would cost at least three or four thousand Anomaly Crystals, and these were consumables; they would run out, and he’d have to keep restocking them...
The Immortal Talisman Master really burns through Anomaly Crystals.
"Brother, are you an Immortal Talisman Master?"
The middle-aged cultivator in charge of reception was slightly surprised and said, "If you’re an Immortal Talisman Master... after you register with the sect, you can receive one Immortal Talisman Brush and a fixed amount of Immortal Mist Ink and Immortal Light Paper each year."
"Of course, you also have to complete some fixed tasks for the sect."
Li An naturally knew about this, but he still said, "Hm... let’s buy another set."
"This Jade Dew Immortal Purity Brush, along with a supply of Immortal Mist Ink and a stack of Immortal Light Paper."
He understood the treatment of Immortal Talisman Masters at Purple Cloud Mountain. Although a fixed quota of brushes is issued every year, the accompanying tasks are quite numerous. Knowing himself, one brush per year definitely wouldn’t be enough for Li An. After all, he had to keep some as a backup and use them as a trump card. Sooner or later, he’d have to buy another set.
Might as well buy it now to prepare for the mid-stage competition.
"Alright."
Business couldn’t be ignored, so the middle-aged man promptly gave Li An a set.
Li An spent three thousand four hundred of the five thousand Anomaly Crystals he earned from selling Profound Immortal Pills, leaving him with only a thousand six hundred.
He felt a deep sense of pain, and then he left.
The middle-aged man watched his back with immense envy, murmuring, "An Immortal Talisman Master... such a promising future!"
...
Returning to Cloud Ascension Palace, he first visited the Palace Master, the Golden Wall Immortal.
"Xiaogu is here, come in and sit down!"
The Golden Wall Immortal was exceptionally warm this time, even getting up to welcome him and pouring him a cup of Spirit Tea, saying, "It’s truly joyful news for our Cloud Ascension Palace that Xiaogu Daoist Friend has achieved True Immortal status!"
Evidently, news traveled fast, and he already knew.
He was well aware of what future lay ahead for a True Immortal and Immortal Talisman Master within the mountain, at least a Celestial Immortal start, and possibly even reaching Golden Immortal!
How could such a person not be befriended?
Li An didn’t stand on ceremony, took the Spirit Tea, and said, "Thank you, Palace Master, without your guidance, how could Gu Fan have today’s success? A small token, to express my gratitude—"
Li An presented a gift of one hundred Middle Grade Anomaly Crystals.
No matter when or where, befriending useful people is never wrong.
The Golden Wall Immortal paused for a moment and then smiled brightly. This Gu Fan truly understood human relationships, and his value in the Immortal’s eyes increased even more, so he accepted it and said, "In that case, I’ll consider it sharing your good fortune."
"In the future, if you have any doubts in your cultivation, feel free to come to me, and you can also now enter and exit Cloud Ascension Palace freely."
Generally, disciples needed his permission to come and go, so he was already granting Li An a privilege.
"Thank you, Palace Master."
Li An said, "There’s also one more thing I’d like to trouble the Palace Master with..."
"Just say it."
"I’d like to ask the Palace Master to temporarily keep my cultivation level and my status as an Immortal Talisman Master confidential, especially since the mid-stage competition is imminent!"
Upon hearing this, the Golden Wall Immortal immediately understood.
Li An was planning to keep a trump card and catch others off guard.
Cloud Ascension Palace was strictly managed, and disciples rarely had the opportunity to go out; currently, the matter about Li An had been reported only to the upper levels, so ordinary disciples were indeed still unaware.
"Alright."
The Golden Wall Immortal smiled slightly; this Gu Fan not only had talent and understood human relationships but also was so meticulous and thoughtful, his future... was truly immeasurable.
"Thank you, Palace Master—"
Li An gave a salute and said his goodbyes.
Returning to his residence, he first went to visit the home of the chubby Xu Yuan.
Knocking on the door, the round head of the chubby boy already peeked out. Seeing Li An, he was a bit stunned and said, "Gu Brother, you’ve... become an Immortal?"
"Indeed."
Li An didn’t wait to be invited, walked in, and with a smile said, "What, junior brother, you seem not too happy?"
Xu Yuan forced a strained smile, saying, "Of course, of course I’m happy..."
But in his heart, he was inwardly cursing.
Damn, it’s over!
This was going to ruin everything; this Gu Fan was indeed an Abnormal Cultivator, and he trusted the wrong person, made the wrong bet; what should he do with that? If Li An spilled those things he said earlier, he might soon be done for.
His heart was pounding.
"Xu Yuan junior brother, but though I became an Immortal, I indeed suffered an eerie, strange calamity, which was truly hard to overcome... I seem to understand what you said."
Li An sighed and said, "Though becoming an Immortal is a joy, this path I’m on is likely to end with eerie entanglement, indescribable, what should I do?"
The chubby boy felt a stirring in his heart and said, "Brother, how was the situation with your strange calamity?"
Li An then explained it to him one by one, but he didn’t mention Gu Hong and others by name, only saying they were some memorable important people.
"You didn’t leave their image?"
Xu Yuan was stunned for a moment, and his face suddenly showed a hint of complexity, saying, "Actually... that was not an illusion."
Li An looked at him.
Not an illusion...
Were they all real?
"Are you saying that it’s truly possible for the dead to come back to life?!" he said with grave seriousness.
Xu Yuan hesitated about whether he should say the following words.
"Xu junior brother, we are connected by heart; if you know something, please just tell me. This matter, as long as heaven and earth know, only you and I will know, and not a word will spread!"
Li An said solemnly.
Xu Yuan glanced at Li An, then gritted his teeth and said, "Actually, I’ve heard people say that the time and space lost, which brought about the eerie occurrences in the world, it’s because, because..."
"There is an unspeakable existence that wants everything that has died to come back to life."
He sent his words secretly, but he still spoke with utmost caution, as if very afraid this statement would trigger something, looking around cautiously, assuming a defensive posture while speaking.
Li An’s heart was greatly shaken; eeriness...
Was that so?
He felt a raging storm within him thinking, what kind of cultivation would it take to preserve a time and space that had passed and make it overlap, descending into the present?
This kind of being probably surpassed all Immortals in the world, otherwise how could they allow the high Heaven Court to collapse?
"So, for those who enter the Deceit Realm, their own karma will be reflected, and those deceased people, the thoughts left in your heart are their final roots. If you offer some of your life energy, you can really keep them in that space-time. If one day you are strong enough, perhaps you can truly bring them back from the lost time... of course, this is just a legend."
Xu Yuan said, "You indeed missed an opportunity."
Hearing this, Li An fell silent, and Gu Hong’s face appeared in his eyes for a moment...
That wasn’t an illusion.
It was real.
But he gave up...
"No, I already knew at the time that it wasn’t an illusion..."
Li An murmured, "I just deceived myself, saying it was an illusion... in my heart, I still wasn’t willing to harm myself for her..."
He inexplicably felt a moment of sadness flow through...
...
Goodnight, I apologize for the irregular updates recently.
Because I’ve been thinking about the plot settings and directions for the later stage.
But as long as I don’t post a leave notice, there will definitely be updates every day.