Floating Immortal Order

Chapter 244: What Do You Want?

“Greetings, Reverend Spirit Posterity.”

(TL: I originally translated 真人 ‘zhen ren’ as Spirit Master, but the characters that are of the Spirit Race tend to have the word ‘Spirit’ in their title, so it would make the names sound a bit redundant. I decided to translate Spirit Masters of the Spirit Race as ‘Reverend’, which is consistent with the translations of some other cultivation novels.)

A beam of profound light tore through the sky, stopping in front of Xu Disheng and the figure. The person who emerged gave a slight bow to the latter.

The figure, constantly shifting in form, nodded and said, “It’s only been 330 years, and the Spirit Race has birthed a new being. That’s why I personally came to take a look. Take him to begin the spiritual awakening.”

The profound light faded away, revealing a young man dressed in black. He glanced at Xu Disheng, a hint of surprise in his eyes. “As you command, Reverend Spirit Posterity,” he responded.

The young man in black waved his sleeve, and several brand new, lavish robes appeared in front of Xu Disheng. “You’re still wearing the robe formed from the natal clouds. Change into one of these.”

Xu Disheng was currently wearing a cloud robe, which had been formed autonomously by the essence of the gestational spirit stones. As he changed into the robe offered by the young man in black, the cloud robe dissipated, merging back into heaven and earth.

The figure, Reverend Spirit Posterity, who had guided Xu Disheng here, warped and vanished from their sight.

The young man in black glanced at the location where Reverend Spirit Posterity disappeared and gave a wry smile. “The task of guiding our newest Spirit Race member to the Genesis Sea of Clouds was supposed to be mine this time. I didn’t expect Reverend Spirit Posterity to act a step ahead of me. Now I feel like I neglected to do my job or something.”

Now dressed in a robe of alternating blue and white, Xu Disheng observed the young man in black. After a moment of contemplation, he asked, “Reverend Spirit Posterity mentioned that I’m the only Spirit Race to have been born in over 300 years?”

“That’s right. The Spirit Race is very rare. Even in the entire Profound Depth Spiritual World, there are only a little over a hundred members. Typically, a new Spirit Race being is born every 2000 years or so. However, you were born just 300 years after the last, which is why Reverend Spirit Posterity was so surprised and came to see for himself.”

Revolving his immensely powerful Soul Force, Xu Disheng easily saw through the young man’s cultivation base. He glimpsed a sword-shaped profound law foundation in his sea of qi, exuding a sharp, incisive aura.

“You…”

Xu Disheng looked at the young man before him, his expression slightly uncertain.

The young man chuckled, “Yes, I was the Spirit Race being born 300 or so years ago. You must be wondering why, after such a long time, my cultivation base has only reached the Dao Foundation stage?”

Xu Disheng nodded, “Even though I was just born, I have a basic understanding of the Spirit Race’s exceptional talents. Reaching the Divine Core stage should be easy and quick, almost as natural as flowing water.”

“I… well, it’s a long story. You’ll understand in time,” the young man sighed, a hint of excitement in his eyes, as if he finally found someone he could converse with on equal footing. “In the Profound Depth Spiritual World, there are dozens of beings at the Clone Avatar stage. There are fewer at the Divine Core stage, but still over twenty. I’m the only Spirit Race at the Dao Foundation stage. And aside from us, there are countless slaves.”

Following the young man’s gaze, Xu Disheng observed numerous slaves below. There were members of not only the human and demon races, but also many other exotic races. Astonishingly, there were even several ghosts making use of their Ghost Force to construct palaces.

“These slaves, captured from the Central Territory, have all been branded with a spirit mark. If they dare defy the commands of the Spirit Race, their souls will be destroyed instantly.”

The young man’s face showed a hint of pride. With a gesture, one of the ghosts amidst that group of slaves flew uncontrollably through the air towards him. Its form was slightly distorted, and its eyes were filled with desperation.

“See, I often play around like this when I’m bored,” the young man said, once again forming a hand seal. Surrounded by Spiritual Force, the powerful ghostly being, at the Fierce Specter stage, was completely unable to resist. It shrunk into a small black orb, which the young man tossed around casually.

Xu Disheng still had many questions and paid little attention to the young man’s antics. “This Profound Depth…” he began.

Before he could finish, there was a loud bang. The orb in the young man’s hand vanished, and the ghostly aura dispersed, merging into the spiritual energy of the Profound Depth Spiritual World.

The young man got rid of the spirit-destroying mark, smiled, and said, “That bastard was unwilling to play, so I let it die. Right, what were you saying just now?”

As Xu Disheng watched the ghost qi dissipate, he suddenly felt an epiphany in his heart. He was just on the brink of gaining enlightenment, but in the end, he wasn’t able to come to a full realization, leaving him feeling perplexed.

Seeing Xu Disheng lost in thought, the young man was about to speak again when he suddenly remembered something. Slapping his forehead, he chuckled, “I’m Li Xuanji. What’s your name?”

After birth, the new Spirit Race being was usually taught the common knowledge of the race by another Spirit Race, a duty that was supposed to be Li Xuanji’s this time. However, he was late, and Reverend Spirit Posterity had done it instead.

This kind of general, common knowledge naturally included the names and titles of the Spirit Race beings. Apart from the Spirit Race with exceptional talents who could receive honorary titles, ordinary members of the Spirit Race would choose their names.

“Xu Disheng.”

“Xu Disheng,” Li Xuanji murmured. After a moment, he said, “I’ll take you to the statue of Divine Lord Spirit Submersion for your awakening.”

The statue of the Divine Lord Spirit Submersion towered over the center of the Profound Depth Spiritual World, its magnificence unmatched. The statue’s spiritual sense spread across thousands of miles, constantly radiating a mysterious aura and divine light that enveloped the entire Profound Depth Spiritual World.

Perhaps because the Spirit Race in the Profound Depth Spiritual World mainly focused on cultivation and rarely engaged in the power struggles of the Central Region of the Human Realm, Xu Disheng felt that Reverend Spirit Posterity and Li Xuanji, despite having their own secrets, seemed to lack the cunning and slyness typical of the disciples of the Shangqing Sacred Sect.

…

Pure Spirit Ocean, Shangqing Spiritual World.

Origin Immortal Domain.

“Yao Tan, Origin Immortal Sacred Son has just returned from the Chu Realm and is in meditation. He won’t see you.”

Clear Spirit Sacred Son looked at the young woman in a red dress in front of him, a hint of helplessness on his face.

Yao Tan didn’t know that the current Origin Immortal Sacred Son wasn’t the Xu Disheng she knew. But as a woman, she felt humiliated by being repeatedly turned away. She burst out indignantly, “Origin Immortal! As the one destined to be your Dao companion by the decree of the Greater Lord Mingxin, if you refuse to see me again, I’ll…”

“What will you do?”

A figure in white robes emerged. It was Origin Immortal Sacred Son, wearing a deep frown. His golden eyes came to rest on the girl in the red dress, looking somewhat annoyed.

“You finally came out?” Yao Tan’s face lit up nearly imperceptibly, her eyes hinting at her deeply hidden affection for the handsome young man before her.

The current Origin Immortal Sacred Son couldn’t resist the many Clone Avatar stage Greater Lords of the Shangqing Sacred Sect by himself. If not for the threads of karma binding him to this body, as well as the stance of the Greater Lords, he would’ve slapped her dead on the spot. 𝙗𝒆𝙙𝙣𝒐𝙫𝙚𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝒎

Yao Tan, a descendant of a Clone Avatar stage Greater Lord, was exceptionally talented. In recent years, she had become a proud Shangqing Sacred Daughter, and always held her head high.

Xu Disheng’s rise to prominence, combined with his striking looks and the decree of Greater Lord Mingxin, had made Yao Tan’s liking towards him gradually grow stronger.

Right now, the young man in front of her wasn’t the Xu Disheng she once knew, but she couldn’t tell the difference.

After all, they weren’t very close, and the temperaments of Origin Immortal Sacred Son and Xu Disheng were very similar. Only those originally very close to Xu Disheng could potentially tell them apart.

“What do you want? State your demands and never return to the Origin Immortal Domain again.”

Yao Tan’s eyes twinkled mischievously. She stepped closer, looking up at Origin Immortal Sacred Son, who was a head taller than her. “As your Dao companion, I naturally want to cultivate here with you,” she said with a smile, her tone sweet and affectionate.

The Origin Immortal Sacred Son looked down at her, his golden eyes shimmering. “You’ll die.”

Gazing into his golden eyes, Yao Tan’s heart seemed to fall completely into his hands. “Then so be it,” she murmured.

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