The next day.
Niu Zhan, the chieftain of Man Niu Dong Village, ran to find Fang Xiu with a joyful expression, holding a five-colored stone and a bowl of meat in his hands.
"Immortal Master! Immortal Master! This is a five-colored stone that the strong young men of our clan found overnight yesterday. This bowl of meat is the heart and tender meat of the three-headed demon bird, and it is extremely nourishing. Please accept it, Immortal Master."
Fang Xiu looked at Niu Zhan, whose face was beaming with joy, his eyes so deep that it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.
He calmly accepted the five-colored stone and his beloved child.
Niu Zhan continued to report the good news: "Thanks to the immortal's great blessing, three members of our clan have ascended to a higher realm after eating the flesh of the three-headed demon bird!"
"Sublimation? What is sublimation?"
Niu Zhan explained, "Sublimation is a transformation in one's level of life, making one more powerful. In the 30,000 strongholds of the Wilderness, regardless of size, those who have sublimated are pillars of strength. Immortal Master, those three newly sublimated individuals wish to meet you to express their gratitude in person. May I ask if you...?"
"Let them in."
Soon, Niu Zhan brought in three ascendants, one of whom was none other than Da Niu.
Thump.
Upon seeing Fang Xiu, Da Niu and the other two immediately knelt down on the ground.
He said in a deep voice, "Immortal Master, you first saved my life and then helped me achieve my sublimation. You are my second parents. If you ever need anything from me in the future, I will do my best, even if it means going through fire and water."
It's clear that someone with Da Niu's level of education wouldn't be able to say such things; he obviously received guidance from Niu Zhan before coming.
Fang Xiu sized up Da Niu and found that the other party's physical strength had indeed increased significantly. If his physical strength was enough to fight against a second-level Spirit Master before, it had probably reached the fourth level now.
Looking at the other party's appearance, Fang Xiu had a vague guess in his heart that the sublimation was probably inseparable from that unknown divine spark.
After casually dismissing the group, Fang Xiu let them leave and then went alone in the house to examine the new five-colored stone.
"There was only one stone in the entire village that had the effect of prolonging life, but they found a new one in just one night. There's a limit to how much you insult people's intelligence."
Fang Xiu muttered to himself, thinking that Niu Zhan and the others' lies were really clumsy. They had no skill in deceiving people, relying entirely on their emotions and their simple and honest faces.
Imagine if you found a stone that could prolong life, wouldn't you turn the place where you found it upside down, trying to find as many stones as possible?
But the people of Manniu Dongzhai didn't bother looking for it. They just had a five-colored stone, and that was enough. Then, when asked to go find it, they found one in one night.
This is like finding a piece of gold in a mine, happily taking it home and worshipping it, without considering whether there might be other gold mines in the mine.
Although Fang Xiu knew they were lying, he didn't expose them because he wanted to see what they were up to. After all, there were free Five-Colored Stones to be had, so why bother exposing them?
Perhaps Niu Zhan and the others also knew that they knew they were lying, but both sides just kept quiet about it.
He swallowed the new five-colored stone, and the previous warm current reappeared, making his physical body slightly stronger.
He also ate the flesh of the three-headed demon bird, but it was just for the taste; it didn't have the body-strengthening effect of the five-colored stone. This kind of strangeness had long since lost its effect on him.
"In another day, my spirituality will be completely devoured." Fang Xiu felt the spirituality constantly flowing out of his body, but his heart was not disturbed.
The lack of spirituality is a terrible thing, but if everyone lacked it, it wouldn't be so terrible.
In any case, he has not yet found a way to restore spirituality. According to his observation, neither the people nor the monsters here have spirituality; they only have pure physical power.
Thinking about it, it makes sense. This is the Taotie Divine Kingdom. To preserve one's spirituality from being devoured is tantamount to going against the entire world.
Another day passed, and Niu Zhan, as usual, presented Fang Xiu with a five-colored stone and a bowl of meat from a three-headed demon bird, which Fang Xiu accepted without hesitation.
On this very day, Fang Xiu's spirituality completely dissipated. He thought it was the end, but unexpectedly, the devouring power of the divine kingdom still hadn't disappeared. His immortal body began to decline, gradually regressing into a mortal body.
Since reaching the sixth rank, his mortal body has long since transformed into a celestial body possessing both the characteristics of flesh and blood and the characteristics of energy. However, now, the characteristics of the energy body are slowly dissipating, and his physical body is beginning to weaken, transforming into a pure flesh and blood body.
The next day, Fang Xiu's immortal body degenerated into a mortal body, and his power weakened to a low point. Without the blessing of the immortal body, he could only easily crush fifth-level opponents with his mortal body alone.
He even felt a long-lost hunger and ate an extra bowl of meat.
It was precisely because he ate an extra bowl of meat that the trouble started.
On this day, Niu Zhan came to visit Fang Xiu as usual, but he didn't bring the five-colored stone with him, only a bowl of meat.
He said apologetically, "Immortal Master, I am incompetent and failed to find the Five-Colored Stone today. However, Da Niu and the others hunted a scorpion tiger today. The meat is delicious. Please have an opinion, Immortal Master."
Fang Xiu nodded calmly, picked up the tiger meat and started eating. It was indeed delicious, very fresh and melted in his mouth.
Niu Zhan remained standing in the same spot, without moving.
Not only that, but dozens more people walked in from outside the door. They were all ascendants, including Da Niu. These people’s burly bodies blocked the doorway, and they watched Fang Xiu eat meat without saying a word.
At this moment, Niu Zhan suddenly laughed and asked, "Immortal Master, how does the scorpion tiger meat taste?"
“Not bad,” Fang Xiu said calmly.
*Slap slap slap...*
Niu Zhan clapped his hands, his simple and honest face gone, replaced by a mocking expression.
"As expected of an immortal, even in extreme weakness, you remain unfazed. If I hadn't already known your secrets, I would still be kept in the dark and have been eating and drinking for free every day."
"Oh? You? It seems there are other immortals."
"That's right. There was indeed an immortal before you. He ate and drank for free in our Man Niu Dong Village for a year. I asked him to teach me immortal techniques, but he refused. It wasn't until later that I discovered that this immortal had already lost all his magical powers and had just been putting on an act."
"I must say, you immortals are really good at putting on airs. He is, and so are you. Now, surrounded by more than a dozen of us Ascended Ones, you show not a trace of fear."
Da Niu suddenly grinned maliciously and said, "Chief, the old immortal probably still thinks that even if he loses all his magic power, he can fight against all of us with his physical strength alone. Little does he know that the meat he has been eating these past few days has already been poisoned."
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