Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 2385: Passing Strangers
The venerable title of the Old Immortal is "Tianxiang Immortal King." He has now lived for tens of thousands of years, and his vitality is rapidly depleting. He has reached the final moments of an Immortal’s lifespan.
From Fang Bai’s perspective, within a century, the vitality of this Tianxiang Immortal King will be completely severed, and the immortal path of a generation’s Immortal King will officially come to an end.
Although immortals have a long lifespan, they cannot achieve true immortality. Even those as powerful as the Immortal Emperor will eventually reach the end of their vitality, albeit living longer than other immortals.
This is a helplessness for immortals, and also a sadness.
However, when one’s cultivation level reaches that of an Immortal Emperor, the primordial spirit has its own consciousness and thought, the body becomes fully matured, and once the life of the Immortal Emperor’s physical form is exhausted, the primordial spirit will replace the body to continue the life of the Immortal Emperor.
Yet, the cultivation level of an Immortal Emperor’s primordial spirit is ultimately much weaker than that of the physical form. If it cannot reach the Immortal Emperor Realm, the life of the primordial spirit cannot continue.
If every generation of an Immortal Emperor’s primordial spirit can achieve the Immortal Emperor Realm, then its lifespan can circulate infinitely, continuing from one generation to another, which can be considered as a form of immortality.
According to the legends in the Immortal Realm, if an Immortal Emperor can break through the Emperor Realm and reach a higher realm, perhaps they may hope to achieve bodily immortality and become an eternal being.
Upon learning that this Tianxiang Immortal King had always taken care of his family, Fang Bai couldn’t help but develop a certain fondness for him, and smiled, "I am now at the Fourth Grade Immortal King Realm. Tianxiang Immortal King, my family resides in this Red Bead Town thanks to your care, thank you!"
The Tianxiang Immortal King, upon hearing that his cultivation level was Fourth Grade Immortal King Realm, thought to himself that this was an immortal stronger than himself by a small realm, and couldn’t help but show respect, saying humbly, "I don’t dare! I don’t dare! I originally thought that Fang Yun was a rare talent in the Immortal Realm, I didn’t expect you to be even more formidable! The Fang Family has produced two Immortal King Realm experts who are so young, they are limitless in the future!"
The surrounding immortals from the small town looked at Fang Bai, Fang Yun, as well as Xia Chenyu and Qin Yaorao beside Fang Bai, with envy, thinking that with the presence of these four Immortal King Realm experts, the Fang Family would inevitably become the leading family in this Red Bead Immortal Town in the future.
The Tianxiang Immortal King knew, however, that the few immortals of the Fang Family were like hidden dragons, and this small Red Bead Town was like a shallow pond, the immortals of the Fang Family would soar high eventually and couldn’t be retained, feeling both sentimental and somewhat regretful.
"Fang Yun, I’m afraid I won’t survive for many more years. Once you leave, I wonder if we will have a chance to meet again. I hope that if you have time, you can often return to this Junior Immortal Town to visit!"
The Tianxiang Immortal King showed a trace of sadness as he spoke, with tears welling up in his old eyes.
Fang Yun nodded and said, "Tianxiang Immortal King, we will. My parents, younger brother, and I will frequently return to visit you and the fellow immortals in the town."
Many of the young immortals around could hear from the conversation between Fang Yun and the Tianxiang Immortal King that the immortals of the Fang Family intended to leave the Junior Immortal Town, and couldn’t help but feel a great sense of loss.
"Red Maple Fairy, are you really going to leave?"
A young male immortal from the town who had long admired Fang Yun gathered the courage and asked loudly.
Fang Yun glanced at the male immortal, smiled slightly, and said, "Fire Dragon, your talent is not bad. Remember to cultivate well in the future, and when your Immortal Dao succeeds, many female immortals will like you."
The male immortal named Fire Dragon blushed and said, "I... I only like you! Red Maple Fairy, please don’t leave, okay?"
Fang Yun shook her head and said, "Sorry, when I was in the lower realm, I already had a male immortal I liked. If I can find that male immortal after this departure, I will become Immortal Partners with him."
Fire Dragon’s face showed a pained expression: "Do I really have no chance?"
Fang Yun thought for a moment and said, "If you can become an Immortal Emperor, you may have a chance!"
"Immortal... Immortal Emperor?"
Fire Dragon was instantly stunned.
While he had a promising talent and hoped to become a strong figure like the Tianxiang Immortal King, and even dreamed of becoming an Immortal Emperor Realm expert, the thought of becoming an Immortal Emperor was something he didn’t even dare to consider.
He finally understood that the reason Red Maple Fairy said this was actually a rejection, to make him give up this idea.
"Red Maple Fairy, I hope that after you leave Red Bead Town, you will remember that there was once a male immortal here who admired and adored you..."
With tears in his eyes, Fire Dragon looked up and sighed sadly, turning to leave with a sense of desolation.
Several other male immortals from the Junior Immortal Town left along with Fire Dragon.
Like Fire Dragon, they were also admirers of Fang Yun and didn’t want Fang Yun to leave Red Bead Town, but they also knew they couldn’t keep her. Instead of watching Fang Yun leave with sadness, they thought it would be better to leave first themselves.
Fang Yun watched their backs with a sigh.
Fire Dragon and the other immortals are limited by their own talents and will have difficulty achieving great success in the Immortal Dao in the future, at most becoming Immortal King Realm experts, whereas her future holds limitless possibilities, ultimately an impossible outcome between them.
"They are merely fleeting passersby on your path of growth, there’s no need to dwell on them."
Fang Bai saw that Fang Yun’s mood was affected and smiled as he advised her.
Fang Yun took a deep breath, then gave Fang Bai a slight smile, indicating that she was alright.
Fang Bai’s gaze swept across the Tianxiang Immortal King, suddenly asking, "Tianxiang Immortal King, your lifespan is only about a century left, right?"
Fang Yun, Fang Gang, and Yang Mei were all taken aback at his words, feeling that Fang Bai’s question was somewhat disrespectful, worried that the Tianxiang Immortal King might be angered.
The Tianxiang Immortal King wasn’t angered but only gave a bitter smile and nodded, "Indeed! I have lived for tens of thousands of years, and recently feel my vitality is rapidly declining. Calculating, I probably have only a hundred years left to live! Unless I can achieve another breakthrough in cultivation, extending it for several more centuries!"
Fang Yun had always been grateful for the care the Tianxiang Immortal King had shown to her family of three over the years and was contemplating how to repay him. Upon hearing the Tianxiang Immortal King’s last sentence, an idea struck her, and she looked at Fang Bai, saying, "Little brother, could you assist the Tianxiang Immortal King..."
Fang Bai smiled, "I asked about the Tianxiang Immortal King’s lifespan because I wanted to help him!"
He paused and then said to Fang Yun, "In this Junior Immortal Town, apart from those immortals who took care of you all, you can invite them to our Immortal Residence. I will assist them in advancing, as a way of repaying this favor!"
Fang Yun was overjoyed and, along with Fang Gang and Yang Mei, went off to various places in the Junior Immortal Town to invite the immortals with whom they had close relationships to come over.
The Tianxiang Immortal King watched the backs of Fang Yun and her family of three as they left, lost in thought about Fang Bai’s earlier words. He understood that Fang Bai intended to help some of the immortals in the Junior Immortal Town in their advancement, including himself.
However, in the mind of the Tianxiang Immortal King, unless one has great opportunities or obtains the ultimate treasures of the Immortal Realm, it is not easy for an immortal to advance.
Especially for himself, whose vitality is in the rapid decline phase, even with the help of the treasures of the Immortal Realm, advancing is not an easy task.