Mortal To Immortal (Book 1)
MTI 159 - Digging Information

Xiao Ni raised next to his brows high up and looked at Feng Xian with a strange look in silence for quite a while.

"Senior Feng, either my feelings alone or you have indeed changed quite a lot since taking Yao Han as a disciple?"

Feng Xian snorted amusedly, "What empty mouth are you saying, Xiao Ni? I am still Feng Xian as I used to be."

Xiao Ni knew Feng Xian was trying to dodge. Clearly he understood Feng Xian had a high self-esteem to admit he was no longer as stiff and as scary as he used to be.

The Feng Xian whom Xiao Ni had known for nearly eight hundred years of his life was a stern man who always held firmly to his principles and words, and was not easily swayed.

Xiao Ni knew clearly hundreds of years ago that Feng Xian had come up with the crazy idea of eliminating all the cultivators he thought were trash in order to achieve true peace throughout the Blue Moon Continent. The only person who supported this crazy idea was Xi Lei in the Western Lightning, but that crazy idea had still not been implemented until now.

"I'm sorry that you don't like my words, Senior Feng. But I'm happy with the change in your attitude since having students. Ah, I don't think it's just a student, it's a student like Xiao Han, is it? It turned out that Xiao Han's existence could cause quite a big effect as well, huh..."

Feng Xian simply remained silent without responding to Xiao Ni's remark.

"Didn't you call your students about the war news?"

"That's not needed. Sooner or later he'll find out. Xiao Han's safety could already be ascertained by the existence of the Dimensional Pagoda residents who were always with him."

Xiao Ni nodded slowly, he and Feng Xian had the same thoughts.

"Ah, yes I heard from Senior Bing that she told you about Senior Xi's possible existence in the Eternal Lightning Valley. Why don't you go look for him there?"

"Can't you see I'm always busy?"

It felt like Xiao Ni was throwing a stone at Feng Xian, "It seems that you care only for your students, not your friend, Senior Feng," Xiao Ni said.

Feng Xian laughed loudly, then took out an object a jade-colored fist that emitted a purple light in the center. Xiao Ni recognized him as a Soul Jade, one of the unique heirlooms that could show signs of a cultivator's life.

"Brother Xi's "Soul Jade remains lit up. It means he's alive after more than a hundred and fifty years I haven't seen him. What I'm wondering is why he never came back here until now?"

Xiao Ni stroked his chin, "Maybe he is traveling like your disciple?"

"I don't think so. There was a possibility that he trapped her Eternal Lightning Valley. That place is indeed very dangerous, but Brother Xi's special condition can make him last much longer if he is really stuck there."

"Hm, as I recall before leaving, Senior Xi once said he wanted to undergo closed-door training in a place and try to break through the higher cultivation levels of the Soul Realm. You think he can do it?"

"Of course he can, chances are he found a clue to break through to a higher level. But seeing that he hasn't come back yet, it looks like he hasn't succeeded."

Xiao Ni felt coincidental as they discussed about cultivation practices. He then told about the two secrets of cultivation practice from Bing Lizi that had been a rumor for thousands of years.

"So so, the peak of the Basic Realm was actually level twenty. Then there is the Heavenly Foundation and the Eternal Foundation..." Feng Xian seemed enthusiastic hearing it, "Is there a secret about a higher level of the Soul Realm?"

"When Senior Bing and Senior Chen wanted to dig deeper information, they were deterred from the attack of the Nine-Tailed Jade Fire Fox. And you know the end of the story."

"All right, I get it. Yet I believe there is an even higher level of the Soul Realm."

"Senior, we can rule that out. For now, something interesting is that the only cultivator closest to the peak of the True Elementary Realm and has the opportunity to form a foundation stronger than the Sky Foundation is your disciple. We can't imagine how powerful and powerful he will be in the future after reaching the Soul Realm."

When Xiao Ni met Yao Han, he knew that three of the five pure spirit roots of the young man had already reached the eighteen level Basic Realm.

Feng Xian agreed with Xiao Ni. Feng Xian knew the disposition of his disciple. With the information obtained from Bing Lizi, Yao Han would definitely strive to reach the peak of the true Basic Realm and form the strongest foundation, the Eternal Foundation.

However Feng Xian did not expect much. He was already very happy for his disciple to form a Heavenly Foundation or at least a Sky Foundation. Feng Xian was already able to predict that his student would be much more powerful than him even because of learning various sciences from many teachers.

"As far as I know, after the affair with his acquaintance in the Purple Star Sect is over, Xiao Han will focus on the search for the Celestial Dragon Tree plant and the Rainbow Soul Orchid Flower."

Feng Xian only nodded slowly, but did not respond knowing Yao Han's purpose in searching for those two types of magic plants, especially the Rainbow Soul Orchid Flower that would be used to strengthen the spirit as well as form Tian Jian's physical body.

Feng Xian felt enthusiastic because there was a high chance that he could break through even higher levels of practice. His age was almost a thousand years old, while his practice had still lingered in the Great Soul Realm for over five hundred years.

Two hundred years ago, when the Four Great Warriors were still gathering together on Star Moon Island, they were both discussing on how to break through the higher levels of the Great Soul Realm.

However since there was not the slightest information they had obtained, they ended up focusing on refining the soul and body, as well as increasing strength. This was what caused the Four Corners Champion to be stronger than the other cultivators.

Feng Xian formed a complicated seal. His hand movements were quick but still clearly visible in Xiao Ni's eyes. As Feng Xian's hand incantation grew longer, his body emitted a bright blue light. After it was done, there appeared a human figure that was exactly the same as Feng Xian.

Xiao Ni raised next to his eyebrows, "Clone? What did you make it for?"

Only a Great Soul realm cultivator could create a clone and inherit a third of the strength from the main body. The downside of this one difficult technique is that if it is physically injured, the clone will be destroyed and the effect can return on the main body.

The clones Feng Xian made were slightly different in that they could inherit up to half of his original strength. That alone was equivalent to twenty cultivators of the Meirong, Bing Houyi, or Tian Jian level at the peak of their strength.

"What did I make it for? Of course to search for information from the Jade Treasure Shop."

"Oh? You want to go to the Jade Treasure Shop in Moonlight City?"

Feng Xian nodded slowly and patted the shoulder of his clone. The clone then shot swiftly flying towards the Moonlight City.

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