657: Chapter 657 Immortal

"How is this possible??!"

Even for a Daoist Lord like Jiang Xingwan, who had seen much of the world, seeing Liu Xuan produce three pots of Zhengyang Immortal Brew at once could not help but make her expression show shock.

It was not that three pots of Zhengyang Immortal Brew were particularly precious to her, but that this defied common sense.

The Zhengyang Soul-Condensing Flower was already hard to find, and a fifth-order Zhengyang Soul-Condensing Flower with ten thousand years of age was even more rare and sought after.

By all logic, even if one were to scour the entire Cultivation World, it might not be possible to obtain so many ten-thousand-year Soul-Condensing Flowers.

"My Lord!" Jiang Xingwan asked tentatively, "Do these ten-thousand-year Soul-Condensing Flowers come from the Outside World?"

The "Outside World" Jiang Xingwan spoke of was actually the Earth Immortal Realm. According to the laws of the Cultivation World, the will of the Heavenly Dao did not allow anyone to leave the realm. There was only one way to leave, and that was to break through the shackles of the Heavenly Dao's will and Ascend to the Earth Immortal Realm.

This realm was named Cangwu. The origin of its name was impossible to verify, and there were all sorts of theories. Did the Cangwu Cultivation World have other connecting channels to the Immortal Realm?

Jiang Xingwan did not know, because since ancient times, there had never been a record of an Immortal descending, nor a record of a Cultivator traveling to the Immortal Realm by means other than Ascension.

The lack of records did not mean it was impossible, especially with the appearance of Liu Xuan. After much thought, Jiang Xingwan concluded that only the possibility of Liu Xuan being a descended Immortal could explain the many anomalies about him.

"The Outside World?" Liu Xuan pondered for a moment and nodded, "You could say that. I have channels for high-order Spirit Medicine that require long aging periods, and the prices are relatively much lower."

As the wither-thrive life-death cauldron devoured life force and slowly recovered, the speed at which it could hasten the growth of Spirit Medicine was also gradually increasing.

Liu Xuan had tried hastening the growth of various Spirit Medicines and found that it was currently most cost-effective to hasten those that required long years to accumulate medicinal efficacy for a qualitative change, such as the Zhengyang Soul-Condensing Flower.

Up to now, Liu Xuan had successfully hastened five fifth-order Zhengyang Soul-Condensing Flowers to ten thousand years of age, two of which were sold to the Ghost King Ghost King Lian Yue, and three were brewed into three pots of Zhengyang Immortal Brew.

In addition, inside his Cave Heaven world, there were large patches of low-order zhengyang flower, as well as over a dozen Zhengyang Soul-Condensing Flowers between three thousand and nine thousand years old, which could be quickly hastened when needed.

Besides hastening the growth of Spirit Medicine, the Qi of withering and flourishing life and death could also be accumulated to perform techniques that forcibly stripped others of their Lifespan. Therefore, apart from using it to hasten some highly cost-effective Spirit Medicine, Liu Xuan did not waste it wantonly.

If it hadn't been for the successful brewing of the quasi-fifth-order Zhengyang Immortal Brew, he would not have hastened the subsequent Zhengyang Soul-Condensing Flowers to ten thousand years of age.

Liu Xuan spoke the truth, intending to reveal a little about his means of hastening Spirit Medicine to explain the source of so many ten-thousand-year Soul-Condensing Flowers.

In any case, this woman Jiang Xingwan was very clever, and having deduced his terrifying and mysterious background through the backlash of Heavenly Secret divination, it did not matter if he revealed some of his methods to her.

But to Jiang Xingwan, his words meant something completely different. Combining them with her previous speculations, she felt more and more convinced that she had guessed correctly!

Not only was Liu Xuan a descended Immortal from the Immortal Realm, but he was also highly likely to possess the means to communicate with the Immortal Realm!

Judging by Liu Xuan's words and actions, it was highly likely that he had lost some of his memories and strength and was in the process of recovering, which was why he remained in the Lower Realm.

'Heaven helps me!!'

Jiang Xingwan stared at Liu Xuan, her throat moving slightly, her eyes filled with greed. If not for the fear of causing Liu Xuan's disgust, she would have wanted to devour him immediately.

"My Lord~" Jiang Xingwan forcibly reined in her greed and said in a slightly coquettish tone, "Last time you said that as long as I brought back a Blood Soul Flower seedling or a pot of Blood Soul Immortal Brew, we would get married. You wouldn't be lying to me, right?"

Liu Xuan had indeed intended that at the time. After his cultivation reached the Mid-Nascent Soul Stage, although he could not absolutely control Jiang Xingwan, she could hardly pose a lethal threat to him. Whether he took her or not for the time being was not an issue.

But the look in this woman's eyes just now had made Liu Xuan feel a bit unnerved, making him subconsciously hesitate.

"We'll talk about it when the time comes!" Liu Xuan picked up the wine pot, filled her cup, and changed the subject, "I felt quite embarrassed about drinking your pot of Blood Soul Immortal Brew for free last time. This time, it's my treat!"

Liu Xuan's attitude made Jiang Xingwan somewhat disappointed, but she was not in a hurry. After slightly adjusting her mindset, she began to chat with him like a friend.

From her many times alone with Liu Xuan, Jiang Xingwan discovered that Liu Xuan loved chatting with her. Astronomy, geography, history... especially some ancient secrets; Liu Xuan was very interested in all of them.

Taking advantage of the gaps in their conversation, Jiang Xingwan constantly observed Liu Xuan's views on various matters and some of his thinking habits, then used them to speculate about his background and origins.

By now, although Jiang Xingwan did not know Liu Xuan's specific identity, she was basically certain that he was not a local of the Cangwu Cultivation World, and it was highly probable that he was indeed a descent from the Upper Realm.

Especially when Liu Xuan occasionally got excited and spoke in a bragging tone about figures like the Heavenly Court, the Underworld, the Jade Emperor, Tathagata, the Heavenly Venerables, the Three Pure Ones... just hearing them, they sounded like big shots of the Immortal Realm.

However, this guy Liu Xuan talked nonsense. When she pressed for specific details about these figures, or asked some probing questions, she could never get a detailed answer, let alone any useful information.

"Xingwan, in your view, if the Spiritual Qi anomaly in the Southern Frontier continues to develop according to the current trend, how long will it take to cause turmoil among the Yao Race of the East Sea?"

The pot of Zhengyang Immortal Brew was bottomed out, and the bragging was just about finished, so Liu Xuan brought the topic back to serious matters.

Speaking of this, Jiang Xingwan's temperament suddenly became somewhat solemn, and her voice deepened as well, "The Yao Race of the East Sea has already shown signs of anomaly in recent days. If we talk about turmoil... it could be anywhere between ten and thirty years."

"How so?" Liu Xuan pressed.

Jiang Xingwan looked at Liu Xuan with profound meaning, "If the trend of the Spiritual Qi anomaly in the Southern Frontier remains unchanged, in at most thirty years, it will reach a level that directly impacts the grade of the East Sea's Spiritual Veins. At that time, it will be impossible for the East Sea Yao Race to sit still."

"Judging from the current reaction of the East Sea Yao Race, they likely won't wait until things truly reach that point before acting; they will likely make a big move before then."

With the Spiritual Qi anomaly in the Southern Frontier, Spiritual Qi from the Western Desert and the East Sea was converging toward the Southern Frontier. Not only could the Southern Frontier Yao Race not sit still, but the Buddhism of the Western Desert and the East Sea Yao Race could not sit still either.

If the Spiritual Qi of the East Sea converged to the Southern Frontier on a large scale, over time it would inevitably lead to the degradation or even exhaustion of the grade of the local Spiritual Veins in the East Sea, subsequently causing the entire East Sea Yao Race to be unable to Cultivate or advance.

Jiang Xingwan hesitated for a moment and asked tactfully, "This Spiritual Qi anomaly in the Southern Frontier has never been seen since ancient times. Does My Lord know any reasons for it?"

In fact, according to Jiang Xingwan's thoughts, it was highly likely that Liu Xuan was the one who caused the Spiritual Qi anomaly in the Southern Frontier. Even if he didn't cause it, it was definitely related to him.

Because she was proficient in the Great Derivation Heavenly Secret Art, Jiang Xingwan's vision was longer-term and deeper than most Cultivators.

This Spiritual Qi anomaly in the Southern Frontier was far simpler than it appeared on the surface. If not for the Central State Dao Court having a great formation to protect the earth veins, even the Spiritual Qi of the Central State would have to converge toward the Southern Frontier.

In other words, the Spiritual Qi anomaly in the Southern Frontier might seem small in scale now, but it had almost shaken the Spiritual Qi circulation pattern of the entire Cultivation World.

This was not something that human power could achieve, unless it was... an Immortal!