Upon mentioning Yang Ming and the others, Zhao Hao immediately became animated, eager to share the news with Fang Xiu.
"Yang Ming is incredible now. Not only has he become the young sect master of Xuantian Dao Sect, one of the nine sects of Shenzhou, but he has also cultivated into an Immortal Emperor, known as Emperor Ming. The most terrifying thing is that he also found an ancient artifact, the Kongtong Seal, in an ancient ruin!"
"Sigh, it's true what they say, comparisons are odious. I've worked so hard all these years, spending my days feigning friendships with those aging, faded female demigods, and I've barely managed to break through to the Immortal Emperor realm. He, on the other hand, has cranes bringing him elixirs to his door while he's in the sect. And when he goes out, it's even more incredible—either he's rescuing a damsel in distress, or he's finding treasures in ancient ruins. It's like the heavens are practically feeding him."
"Only a Celestial Emperor?" Fang Xiu hadn't expected that the power of destiny was still somewhat weak. According to his original plan, Yang Ming should have become a demigod by now.
"A mere Immortal Emperor!?" Zhao Hao's eyes widened in disbelief. "Brother Xiu, don't make the Immortal Emperor seem so worthless. Anyone who can cultivate to become an Immortal Emperor is an extremely rare existence, no matter where you look."
Fang Xiu didn't offer much explanation. In his eyes, Immortal Lords, Immortal Venerables, and Immortal Emperors were all seventh-order beings, all the same.
What is the function of the ancient artifact, the Kongtong Seal?
"That effect is incredibly powerful! The Kongtong Seal is hailed as the source of immortality; the holder of the seal can live forever. I've heard that even a true god wouldn't find it so easy to kill Yang Ming."
Fang Xiu remained silent. No wonder his breakthrough was so slow; it turned out the cheat code was there.
"Where are the others?"
"The others... Let me start with Fang Moli. This kid is also incredibly successful. He became the chief disciple of the Sword Sect and is hailed as the number one swordsman among the younger generation. Hehe, but his cultivation hasn't broken through as fast as mine. I heard that he just became an Immortal Emperor not long ago. He was once the first fifth-tier expert to appear in the world, but now he's fallen behind me."
"To be honest, I haven't seen him in a long time. The main problem is that this guy is never home. He's always using the excuse of honing his swordsmanship to show off all over the world; he's never idle."
Fang Xiu nodded, not surprised at all. Having left the mortal world and arrived at a bigger stage, Fang Moli could finally show off his prowess in front of everyone.
"You've all joined a sect?"
Zhao Hao shook his head: "Not everyone joined a sect. Master Wuwei joined a legitimate Taoist sect, and Master Kongjian went to Buddhism. Unlike Yang Mingfang and Mo Li, they didn't make such a big splash. After joining a sect, they have been cultivating in seclusion."
The fat man didn't join a sect. Actually, it's not that he didn't join at all. I heard that he initially joined a small sect, but because he was fat, his master disliked him. In a fit of anger, the fat man emptied the sect's treasury and ran away.
He was subsequently hunted down by the sect, but thanks to his spatial abilities, he was not caught. After that, he seemed to awaken some strange attribute, using his spatial abilities to steal everywhere, and proclaiming himself to be the Thief Saint, claiming that there was no treasure in the world he could not steal.
There's no way to find the fat man now, because he's being hunted down every day. But precisely because of this, his spatial abilities have become increasingly superb. I saw on the bounty poster that he's already a Celestial Venerable, so he must have stolen quite a few treasures to enhance his cultivation.
Fang Xiu was slightly surprised by the fat man's actions. He hadn't expected that the usually timid fat man would do such a thing. However, this was the correct way to use spatial abilities.
"Brother Xiu, let me tell you something." Zhao Hao suddenly leaned over with a sly look on his face, as if he had some juicy gossip to share.
"Actually, Fatty is doing alright. Although he is being chased every day, at least he hasn't provoked a demigod. Big Black is really something else. Now, if anyone in Shenzhou dares to say that they know Xiao Chuxia, they'll be surrounded in less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn."
Over the years, she has gone to great lengths to collect the power of lies, even deceiving powerful figures, including demigods. The poor old demigod of the Zhengyi Sect, with half his body already buried, was told that she possessed the Xuan Yin Holy Body and a top-grade dual cultivation furnace physique, and could marry the old demigod as a concubine. In the end, she accepted the betrothal gifts and ran away. After running away, she spread rumors everywhere, saying that the old demigod coveted her body and wanted to force her to become his concubine. The poor old demigod of the Zhengyi Sect was so angry that he vomited three liters of blood, ruining his reputation in his later years.
They even fabricated an ancient ruin to lure a group of geniuses to search for treasure there. In the end, after all their hard work to open up the ruin, the final treasure turned out to be a note that read, "You've been fooled, you fools."
Those arrogant fools went crazy and searched the whole world for Big Black.
However, Big Black's ability to lie was extremely powerful. After disguising herself, she completely changed her appearance, and even demigods could not see through her. She changed one guise after another, deceiving people everywhere. Her biggest scam was deceiving the entire immortal city.
They fabricated various pieces of evidence of a demonic invasion, scaring the entire city into fleeing.
Fang Xiu: "......."
He noticed that these people had all become quite unrestrained after arriving in Kyushu. Why hadn't he noticed this in the mortal world? Perhaps he had restricted their potential too much when they were by his side?
"What is her current cultivation level?"
Zhao Hao curled his lip: "Brother Xiu, Big Black never tells the truth. She even lies to her own people now. You can't ask her anything, or she'll say she's a demigod. I reckon the day when everyone in the entire Divine Continent believes she's a demigod, she might actually become one."
Her cultivation level is unpredictable, and it's basically all a facade created by using the power of lies. I've heard that she often goes to remote areas to pretend to be a true god. But in my opinion, she's probably just a Celestial Venerable, definitely not a Celestial Emperor.
"Becoming an Immortal Emperor isn't so easy. Yang Ming relied on destiny, Fang Moli on talent, I relied on looks, but what does that old black woman rely on?"
Fang Xiu held the opposite view of Zhao Hao's words. Only he had personally experienced Xiao Chuxia's abilities and understood just how powerful the power of lies was. Based on what Xiao Chuxia had done, the power of lies she had acquired was at least enough for her to break through to the Immortal Emperor realm.
Because her power of lies is not afraid of bottlenecks at all. As long as she has enough power of lies, her cultivation can keep breaking through. Just like Zhao Hao said, if everyone in the entire Divine Continent believes that she is a demigod, then she is a demigod. But when everyone in the entire Nine Provinces believes that she is a true god, then she will probably really become a god.
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