Stronger from Earth

Chapter 368 - 367: 10 Planets (Second Update)

As the New Year arrives, Immortal Martial Mountain is adorned with lanterns and festivity, competing in liveliness from one place to another. During this time, the servants and menials are also joyful because the Mountain Lord usually bestows many rewards, much like the year-end bonuses for workers in the secular world.

The joyous atmosphere pervades Immortal Martial Mountain, and the happiness in the spirit shines like lamps in Wang Xuan’s heart.

In the past five hundred years on the Mother Star, except for times of great crisis, each year has been more festive than the last because the overall fortune and strength of the Mother Star are continuously growing.

Hope gives people the motivation to live, and a better and better life is their greatest desire and source of joy.

Looking around, Wang Xuan saw white silk fluttering and the peaks wailing in sorrow. Several True Disciples had died in battle again this year, making it difficult to reunite for the New Year.

For the people on the peaks, the death of the Mountain Lord is like the sky falling, leaving no future in sight. Decades or centuries of accumulation, those with enough strength like the stewards might become Elders, while the menials and servants can only guard the lifeless peaks.

"Some are happy, while some grieve." Wang Xuan heard that for over a hundred years, some peaks hadn’t risen, and loyal servants stood guard at the Mountain Lord’s tomb, now Cultivation Level at the Peak of Celestial Immortal.

The main peak was bustling, and Wang Xuan saw a mecha jumping around. Yue Yiyi was driving it like a toy car, playing at will, though its destructive power was immense.

The ten-meter-tall mecha leaped, and the ground under its feet collapsed under the shock wave as it crossed kilometers, charging toward Wang Xuan and throwing a punch.

Wang Xuan captured it with one hand, and the hundreds of tons of mecha were effortlessly confined, unable to move even with hundreds or thousands of tons of force.

"Yiyi, you’re getting naughtier." Wang Xuan tapped his fingers, imprinting a Light Body Talisman on the mecha, making it as light as a feather, so much so that an ordinary person could lift it.

Yue Yiyi piloted the mecha, her enjoyment akin to a stroll in space, fully content playing on her own.

"Wang Xuan, Happy New Year, give me a red envelope!" Yue Yiyi demanded righteously from within the mecha. All the red envelopes she’d received each year were hers, untouched by her master, all kept in the storeroom.

"My dear little martial aunt, by seniority, you’re my elder, and you should be the one giving me a red envelope. Moreover, your wealth should rank among the top of the second generation, far richer than I." Wang Xuan said.

"If you don’t give me a red envelope, you’re a bad guy." Yue Yiyi huffed, though she knew Wang Xuan was speaking the truth. The gifts given by her so-called martial uncles were extremely generous, each one a treasure beyond the reach of a Star Lord.

Wang Xuan chuckled, pulling out a tiger-shaped Immortal Jade, inscribing one Talisman after another, eventually forming a rotating colorful cloudscape within.

"Place this jade on your forehead, and your eyes will be able to discern the goodness or evilness of those before you, so you won’t be unaware when encountering a villain."

As he spoke, Wang Xuan handed the jade, shaped like a small tiger, to Yue Yiyi, who, at six years old, immediately placed it on her forehead and looked towards Wang Xuan.

Upon looking, she saw only a world of primordial chaos, and according to the color chart in the jade, it indicated that Wang Xuan was a person of mixed morality—capable of both good and evil—neither an absolute good nor bad person.

Hong Xuanji’s figure flickered into view, his white robes fluttering, exuding an aura of immortality, smiling as he patted Yue Yiyi’s little head.

She stared intently, her eyes flickering with purple light, penetrating the chaos, finally seeing a brightness like the sun, gold, and white, which only a paragon of goodness would possess.

She rubbed her eyes and continued looking at Wang Xuan. This time, beyond the golden and white light, all she saw was endless darkness, a gloom that no light could penetrate, a trait only a peerless Demon God would possess.

"Wang Xuan, is this jade broken or what? Why does it keep changing?" Yue Yiyi pouted, questioning the notion of a person’s morality constantly changing and uncertain.

Hong Xuanji laughed and said, "This piece of jade is indeed quite a treasure, combining the powers of arrays, talismans, and the Path of the Mind, enabling it to see through the good and evil in people’s hearts.

For you, Yiyi, it’s a good thing; close contact with good people can steer you towards righteousness, whereas associating with great evildoers might lead you astray."

It’s a pity that the human spirit is inherently uncertain. It can see the past but not the future, nor can it be absolutely certain. A good person might make a bad choice in a moment of weakness, and a bad person might perform a good deed upon a whim of kindness.

In a lifetime of good deeds, a single misstep can lead one to wrongdoing, just as someone who’s committed wrongs all their life can suddenly perform a good act out of the blue.

Who really knows?

Yue Yiyi giggled, unfazed by the value of the gift, as New Year gifts are about the sentiment. Having received this piece of jade, she had something fun to play with, though there might be unlucky individuals troubled by Yue Yiyi for having a dark heart.

Wang Xuan followed Hong Xuanji, walking through the forest; above the mountainside, it was snowy white, while the foot of the mountain was lush green.

"What is it you seek from me?" Hong Xuanji sometimes gazed down at the earth, other times looked up at the starry sky, seeing things even a True Immortal could not comprehend.

Above True Immortal is the Immortal, beings who achieve eternity, integrating their Dao into the world, perfecting and strengthening it in mutual symbiosis.

"Disciple has crafted billions of Pure Essence Pills that could aid cultivators in their practice and replenish their battle losses. Furthermore, there are hundreds of millions of Life Essence Immortal Peaches to help cultivators break through and advance.

For me, these items are not of high enough grade, unused and only storing up in the warehouse. If given to the Mountain Gate and sect, they could realize their fullest potential.

The disciple is willing to exchange these two items for followers on a Life Planet, to sow incense faith, which holds significant utility for me."

Hong Xuanji held a Pure Essence Pill and a Life Essence Immortal Peach in his hand, seeing through their profundity at a glance, and said, "Your wealth has unknowingly surged, not only have you never asked the sect for resources, but you’ve also become self-sufficient, giving back to Immortal Martial Mountain instead."

Pure Essence Pills and Life Essence Immortal Peaches are certainly good, but Pure Essence Pills are only useful below Celestial Immortal, and Life Essence Immortal Peaches are useless for a True Immortal.

Of course, cultivating the younger generation is critical for the sect. Pure Essence Pills can be distributed to thousands of True Inheritors as cultivation resources, and Life Essence Immortal Peaches can be used as rewards.

"The disciple is skilled in many areas and not one to slack off." Wang Xuan said, and with his mastery in the Alchemy Dao, arrays, and talismans, he was a highly regarded figure wherever he went.

Hong Xuanji neither agreed nor disagreed with Wang Xuan’s proposal; the matter was both significant and not, but noteworthy enough to warrant his decision, as it involved a Life Planet.

He pondered the implications of this transaction on the Mother Star, as every move by the Immortal Holy Lands was a significant event for the world, contributing to the historical progress of Mother Star civilization.

"Your hand, it can already stir the winds and clouds of the world." Hong Xuanji calculated and, satisfied with the result, granted Wang Xuan’s request.

The Pure Essence Pill could perhaps become a hallmark of Immortal Martial Mountain, circulating as currency among Mother Star cultivators, a "currency minting" right of great value.

Wang Xuan couldn’t help but beam and said, "Thank you, Sect Leader, for your approval."

Leaving a portion for his own needs, Wang Xuan deposited the Pure Essence Pills and Life Essence Immortal Peaches into Immortal Martial Mountain’s treasury, where their usage would naturally be arranged by designated personnel.

Additionally, Hong Xuanji granted Wang Xuan usage rights to ten Life Planets, all newly formed from collaborative transformations by True Immortals, with shallow foundations yet large populations lacking supernatural powers.

Such Life Planets were most valuable to Wang Xuan; with his cultivation level, he was supreme on these planets, easily making ordinary people pledge their faith to him and harvesting faith wasn’t difficult.