Mynovel Chapter 546 - 513 Leisure, Part 3
Chapter 546 - 513 Leisure, Part 3
In the stillness of the night.
At the Human Immortal Platform within Wish Girl Gorge.
The cold wind howled as Zhang Rongfang looked up at the night sky, where a crescent moon hung like a hook and the night resembled a curtain.
"Tomorrow will be a fine day," he murmured softly.
In the distance, within the gorge, faint echoes could be heard of the sparring between Ding Yu, Qingsu, Chang Yuqing, and others.
The members of the Human Immortal Temple had gradually established a small village in the depths of the gorge, using caves as their dwellings.
Because there was no toxic miasma there, most people stayed active within the village.
However, those few he personally took under his wing still occasionally came to train near the Human Immortal Platform.
This group, having undergone transformation due to their bloodline, did not fear the miasma.
Feeling the night breeze caress his whole body, Zhang Rongfang’s heart grew increasingly calm and peaceful.
Gradually, from the very beginning, the Martial Arts he had learned flowed through his mind.
Shortly thereafter, he slowly closed his eyes, and his status panel expanded.
Ignoring the other items, Zhang Rongfang’s gaze fell directly on the Martial Arts realm.
’Illusion Talisman Skill—Grandmaster Xian Yue.’
’Available Attribute Points: 34.’
With a thought, he tapped the plus sign next to Illusion Talisman Skill.
Whoosh, ten attribute points disappeared at once.
The words behind Illusion Talisman Skill vanished. But it was only blurred for a moment, then quickly reappeared.
The newly appeared words transformed into ’Grandmaster Full Moon.’
In an instant, the martial insights and memories he had accumulated over decades surged into his mind like an ocean.
With eyes closed, Zhang Rongfang carefully absorbed and experienced the onslaught of copious memories.
Among them contained numerous details and insights about being a Grandmaster, especially the many secrets regarding the final form.
"I see... the final form... is the amalgamation and sublimation of all martial arts mastered by a Grandmaster, merging with the body’s state to form the ultimate embodiment. It allows martial arts to be executed to their utmost potential, while conversely, letting one’s physical attributes and innate advantages be fully expressed.
The two are complementary... indispensable to each other..."
"The advancement in a Grandmaster’s realm primarily comes from how well the body and spirit adapt to the final form. The better they adapt, the more benefits one gains, enabling one to further ascend in the Grandmaster realm.
Among these, the mental aspect has a profound impact."
Understanding this, Zhang Rongfang snapped back to his senses, an impulse compelled him to look down at himself.
He found that his body had shrunk further.
From the previous 2.3 meters, it had decreased another size, almost down to 1.9 meters.
At the same time, he distinctly felt that the density and strength of his body had reached another level.
Evidently, the prolonged final form had allowed his body to adapt more thoroughly, growing increasingly stronger.
Hiss!
In a flash, his robe tore apart as two blood lotuses enveloped his entire body, and he shot up.
From under two meters, he suddenly surged, his body inflating as if blown by air, rapidly growing taller and larger.
Two meters, two meters three, two meters eight, three meters, four meters!!
Four and a half meters!!!
Finally, it stopped....
’As expected... though the default state has reduced, in the blood lotus form, he can become even larger and taller.’
Gazing down at himself, Zhang Rongfang saw that his previous pants could no longer be worn, but fortunately, the blood lotus form enveloped his entire body in a layer of flesh-like crimson membrane.
He touched it; this membrane was extremely tough, seemingly some form of keratin.
He flicked it, producing a bonging sound; it appeared to have a higher intensity than his prior skin.
’Once more.’ Having adapted to the current state, Zhang Rongfang moved again internally.
"Final form! Hyper Speed!!"
In an instant, everything around him fell into stagnation.
The clouds in the sky halted their drift, the wind ceased its blow on the ground, and the leaves descending above froze in midair.
A purple-black nightingale flying past paused in the air before Zhang Rongfang, about ten meters away.
Its sharp beak slightly opened, about to let out a call. The white down of its belly quivered slowly in the breeze.
Everything seemed to have been placed under multiple degrees of slow motion.
Silently, between rounds, a new arm reached out from Zhang Rongfang’s back.
The arm was covered in dark red mesh patterns, hideous and raw, like a skinned human hand.
Simultaneously, his height increased again, almost reaching five meters!
This height, even Zhang Rongfang himself hadn’t anticipated.
Three arms, a five-meter tall body, two and a half meters wide, covered entirely in dark red mesh patterns. Without needing a mirror, he could imagine the exaggerated sense of oppression this appearance exuded.
Hiss...
Soon, a wave of scorching heat emanated from around his body, and Zhang Rongfang’s form rapidly shrank.
Within mere seconds, he returned to a height near two meters.
He casually picked up an outer robe beside him on the ground, draping it to cover himself.
’Full moon already allows for prolonged final form usage. Next, it’s the challenge of reaching the level of Grandmaster... let’s see if persistent cultivation can achieve a breakthrough!’
Without hesitation, Zhang Rongfang looked again at Illusion Talisman Skill.
’On the surface, the biggest gap between a Grandmaster and a Grandmaster is the final form. A Grandmaster can sustain the final form indefinitely.
But from my firsthand experience and interactions, it’s clear that a Grandmaster’s moves are significantly stronger than a Grandmaster’s. There must be a reason behind this.’
He inadvertently recalled those times in the Jade Void Palace, when his granduncle Jin Yuyan demonstrated the differences between each realm.
The traces of a Grandmaster are much stronger than those of a Master.
With twenty points remaining, Zhang Rongfang immediately clicked the plus sign again.
The attributes remained unmoved. It could no longer be increased.
’As expected.....’ Although he was somewhat disappointed, he actually had anticipated this.
’In terms of spirit, it involves the influence on wisdom and mind. If attribute points could achieve that, I would worry about whether I would be affected and turn into another person...’
Since it couldn’t be improved any further, he didn’t force it. He immediately allocated all the remaining attributes to his health.
After twenty-four points were added, the health value became 324.
A familiar warm current rolled through his body, and Zhang Rongfang closed his eyes and waited for a moment, waiting for the bodily changes to completely disappear and settle.
Only then did he carefully check his entire body.
"Hmm??"
This time, to his surprise, beside the two blood lotuses on his back, a new blood lotus had started to protrude and grow.
And it wasn’t just that; directly below the positions of the three blood lotuses, many leaf-like protrusions had also grown densely.
He casually touched them and felt that each of these leaflets was only the size of a fingernail, with clear textures, as if real leaves were cultivated in the blood and flesh under his skin.
"Why is it like this?" Zhang Rongfang frowned deeply.
If the previous series of changes were due to the influence of the Blood God, then now his body bore three residual deities. The three deity images he last saw in the fog should each represent a different deity on his body.
With multiple deity marks on him, why was he still developing along the blood lotus route?
Could it really be just the influence of the Blood God?
Zhang Rongfang felt a vague sense of unease.
He thought for a moment, then turned and entered the cave, changing into a set of clothes and coming out again.
Upon coming out, a Daoist was waiting by the Human Immortal Platform, seemingly with something to report.
"What is it?"
"The place you were looking for, Lord, has been found. It’s called Huilin County. It was abandoned many years ago, reportedly because the soil around the area became very barren, and crops couldn’t survive. Then it suffered military disaster, and the people who lived there died off, leaving no one to settle there again." The Daoist replied.
"Do you know the specific location? Lead the way." Zhang Rongfang said sternly.
"Yes!"
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Huilin County was not far from Wushan. Zhang Rongfang personally rushed there overnight, taking only three hours to find the exact location.
More precisely, it was the exact ruins.
If not for the poor visibility at night and the unfamiliar terrain, taking a long time to find the way in the mountain forest, he would have found the precise location much sooner.
Huilin County was located at the foot of a large mountain, with half of its buildings constructed inside a large cave in the mountain body.
The mountain resembled a dumpling with a large hole dug at the bottom, giving it a very peculiar shape.
And the location of Huilin County was just on the southern side of the mountain, shadowed and chill.
Who~ Who~
Strange birds made peculiar sounds from a distance.
At this moment, the mountain forest was just illuminated by the morning light.
In the forest, two figures, one tall and one short, emerged, gazing from afar toward the site of the Huilin County ruins at the foot of the mountain.
Both were draped in red Daoist robes. The one in front was shorter, with a stern and somewhat solemn appearance.
The one behind was tall and sturdy, wearing a white mask on his face. The edges of the facial features were drawn with red lines, giving off an eerie vibe from afar.
"Lord, that’s the site of Huilin County now, with not a soul left. Over the years, the houses have mostly collapsed, leaving just some ruins." The short Daoist pointed forward and introduced.
"Wait here, I’ll go have a look."
Zhang Rongfang took a distant gaze, seeing nothing under the dim light vision.
Immediately, he tapped the tip of his foot, leaping weightlessly. He swiftly crossed the wildlands overgrown with weeds and soon arrived at a ruin full of yellow soil, crushed stones, and debris.
Only a few broken walls remained standing in the entire ruins. On the walls hung wooden doors, swaying in the wind and making creaking sounds.
Zhang Rongfang slowed his pace and walked slowly between the ruins.
On both sides were abandoned stone houses with roofs gone. Wild grass haphazardly sprang up through the cracks, climbing upwards continuously.
In such an environment, it was impossible to find any clues about the deities.
However, Zhang Rongfang was well prepared.
He took out a drawing from his sleeve and began to walk quickly in the ruins following the divisions on it.
Huilin County originally had thirteen streets, with the innermost one located precisely inside the mountain cave, an ideal shady spot for worship and sacrifice.
The map of Huilin County that Zhang Rongfang had someone procure was drawn and recreated based on the accounts of the elderly who had relocated from Huilin back then.
This was the benefit of having resources; although the Human Immortal Temple had not many people, just a few hundred, investigating this matter was still a breeze.
Concerning such local intelligence, Zhang Rongfang didn’t have to manage anything; he merely awaited his subordinates to gather the information and set off.
Before long, he arrived at a badly damaged stone altar.
The altar was half connected to the mountain’s stone wall, clearly carved directly from the mountain rock.
In the worship direction, there was a pile of rubble, and nothing else.
’It seems it has been thoroughly cleaned up.’
Zhang Rongfang was not disappointed, but instead began to carefully observe around.
He remembered that the materials used to craft deity statues were very sturdy and difficult to destroy, so perhaps he could start from this aspect to find clues.
As long as he could find one fragment, then slowly collecting and completing it might eventually lead to hope.
He hadn’t forgotten that his intuitive warning ability once helped in piecing together fragments.
Back then, he managed to assemble a statue using this ability and witnessed the cruel outcome of worship.