Chapter 620: Flowing Wind Formless Fate Dipper

A voice transmission eventually woke Shang Xia up from his short seclusion.

Emerging from a tiny hut in the Beyond Heavens Pavilion, Shang Xia didn’t bother flying as he quickly ran towards the pavilion that was close to the Void Abyss that separated the worlds.

Even though it wasn’t his first time in the Beyond Heavens Pavilion, he couldn’t help but gasp in admiration at the picturesque scene of the vast sea of stars.

The only difference between what he was seeing now and the first time he came was hundreds of land fragments in the vast space around them. The size of the Tongyou Island had also grown by a good half.

Those fragments might seem small, but that was only because Shang Xia was a fair distance away. The smaller ones were several miles wide while the larger ones ranged from 10 to 20 miles in diameter.

Most people might have already left the island, but there were still a few stationed on it in order to protect and take charge of things there.

If Shang Xia didn’t remember wrongly, Song You and Yun Yichen were the experts the institution stationed there.

As for the Nine Blossom Jade Formation Disc, it had been removed by Chu Jia the moment they returned. It was handed to Ji Wenlong who brought it back to the Tongyou Mysterious World personally.

By the time Shang Xia arrived at the pavilion, Kou Chongxue and Shang Bo were already there.

Since the Tongyou Island had already returned, Kou Chongxue didn’t need to stay there the entire time. He could come and go as he pleased. However, the pavilion wasn’t completely useless. Since the Tongyou Island hadn’t assimilated into the Azure Origin World, something had to stabilize it in space.

Seeing as Shang Xia had arrived, Shang Bo was the first to speak. “Wait here for a minute. Third Lady Yun and Elder Yan will be here soon.”

Of course, Shang Xia knew who Third Sister Yun referred to. Back then, the patriarchs of the clans numbered themselves according to age. Ji Wenlong was the oldest and they addressed him as Chief Ji, Liu Jitang was the second oldest and gained the title ‘Second Brother Liu’. Yun Jing came next and they called her Third Sister Yun ordinarily. Only when there were no outsiders present would they call her Third Lady Yun. As the youngest, Shang Bo became Fourth Brother Shang.

Nodding his head, Shang Xia greeted Kou Chongxue before sitting down like an obedient child.

Compared to Shang Bo’s strict treatment, Kou Chongxue seemed a lot more casual with Shang Xia. When he saw how the youngster had taken his seat, Kou Chongxue chuckled in amusement. “Hehe, you’re already at the grand completion stage of the Martial Extermination Realm. Even though all of us greatly anticipated your achievements when you refined your extermination origins simultaneously and held high hopes, your speed of cultivation still managed to catch us off guard.”

Shang Xia sniggered softly and put on a ‘humble’ expression as he muttered, “I was just a little bit luckier than the rest… Moreover, I couldn’t have done it without your support, and the support of all my elders!”

Kou Chongxue pointed at Shang Xia while turning his head to Shang Bo. He laughed out loud, “Look at this kid! This little sly brat isn’t even trying to act a little modestly!” When he was done, he didn’t wait for Shang Bo to say anything when he turned back to Shang Xia. “Brat, your path of cultivation seems different from all of us and we can see that you developed it yourself. What do you plan to do with it? You can be considered a peak-tier expert of the institution now. Are you willing to become an advisor and leave behind your inheritance for the others to follow in your footsteps?”

Shang Bo’s eyebrows arched up slightly and he seemed to want to speak. However, he swallowed whatever was about to come out of his mouth and decided to let Shang Xia speak for himself.

Currently, it could be said that if they didn’t consider the Martial Dipper Realm Ancestors of the Tongyou Institution, Shang Xia was the strongest existence they had. Both his cultivation realm and his combat strength stood above the rest.

Even as his grandfather, Shang Bo couldn’t make decisions on his behalf!

Facing Kou Chongxue’s question, Shang Xia had been considering his options since he was in the Yin Yang Realm. After all, it was true that he had been walking down his own path of cultivation. Anyone who paid any attention to him would have also discovered the fact.

The speed at which he improved was also getting faster and faster as his cultivation level grew higher and higher. His true combat abilities were also terrifyingly strong! All of that caused a lot of attention to turn to him. It was a matter of time before someone outside the institution started to suspect something and started prying into the matter.

Luckily, Shang Xia seemed prepared for it.

To be honest, he only thought of the problem recently and realized it was unbelievably late for him to feel the threat.

Now, Kou Chongxue was the one who was asking if he was interested in becoming an advisor of the institution. Moreover, he asked it in the presence of Shang Bo.

For him to do so under such circumstances, it was clear that Kou Chongxue was hoping Shang Xia would be able to make the decision himself.

Thinking back to the time he made his breakthrough to the Four Constellation Realm, Shang Xia had been looking for the herbs required for his advancement medicine and the higher-ups of the institution gave him their full support. That was how he managed to obtain his advancement medicine so quickly. After everything that happened, Shang Xia could feel the care they were giving him. They were also actively giving him some form of protection.

Obviously, they also had an intention of supporting him when he took the risk to break through. The moment he did, he would open up a new path of cultivation!

At the end of the day, Shang Xia couldn’t deny that the Tongyou Institution had given him huge amounts of support. He knew he had to return the favor, and he thought of a good way to do it a long time ago. Now that he reached his current realm, it was time for him to carry it out.

“Patriarch, you can rest assured that I am willing to become an advisor in the institution.” Shang Xia agreed decisively. He sounded extremely sincere as he continued, “I only obtained my current achievements because of your support along with the help rendered by the institution. I won’t forget everyone who helped me and I know what I have to do. However, my cultivation method is very risky and my methods are a little… Different… I feel that I should warn you about it before anything else.”

“Hahaha!” Kou Chongxue roared with laughter and replied happily, “I’m really happy you thought of all these. As for whether or not your method of cultivation will be acknowledged and accepted, you won’t have to worry about that. Everyone is in charge of their own decisions and ways to cultivate. You can just let them make their choice.”

Shang Xia quickly expressed his acknowledgment.

“What are you guys talking about? Why do you all look so happy?” Yun Jing asked as she arrived with Yan Su’er. She laughed as she approached, “I heard your laughter from all the way back there. Is there some good news or something?”

“Actually, there is. The Martial Dipper Realm expert Little… Fourth Brother killed back then left behind a lot of treasures. We finally managed to open his spatial artifact.” Kou Chongxue replied.

Yun Jing’s eyes lit up and a wide smile formed on her face. “What good stuff did we obtain? Little Brother Shang, there’s no need to hide it from us! Hurry up and take them out for us so that we can widen our horizons. Let’s see what precious treasures a ‘superior world’ like the Spirit Abundance World possesses.”

Kou Chongxue managed to change the way he addressed Shang Bo in time, but Yun Jing failed to do so. An awkward expression appeared on his face after hearing how she addressed him as he felt like he had lost his image in his grandson’s eyes.

Shang Xia lowered his head and he acted as though he didn't hear a thing. No one knew if he was distracted by something or what he was thinking about.

The Martial Dipper Realm expert from the Spirit Abundance World clearly overestimated himself. He never expected to die in a place like that and he didn’t destroy his belongings before his death. Even though he was severely injured by Kou Chongxue’s sword qi and suffered a sneak attack from Shang Bo, he failed to detonate his spatial artifact. In the end, he was hunted down by Shang Bo and left all his treasures behind.

A helpless look hung on his face as he turned to look at Yun Jing before placing several treasures on the stone table before them.

The moment the treasures appeared, Shang Xia immediately snapped back to attention. He raised his head to stare at everything on display.

The first item Shang Bo brought out was the half-broken golden shuttle. Shang Xia was extremely familiar with the treasure and he knew that it was a weapon that belonged to the foreign expert.

The weapon was destroyed by Kou Chongxue’s sword qi, but Shang Bo said that it was possible for him to strengthen his Champion’s Spear with it. Who would have thought that he would bring it out for everyone to see?

𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

The second item caused Shang Xia’s jaws to drop in shock. The second treasure was a multi-faceted crystal that was slightly blue in color. It wasn’t the first time Shang Xia had seen a treasure like that.

“Is this a crystal formed after a fate dipper is condensed to the extreme?” Yun Jing also recognized it and she spoke before Shang Xia could.

In the past, Shang Xia had seen something like that before and even though the size of the item he saw in the past was different from the one he was seeing now, along with its color, he could tell it was similar.

He also knew that a treasure like that was different from a fate dipper fragment that could transform into an Origin Dipper. The treasure before them was created when Martial Dipper Realm experts created a fate dipper clone and was killed.

Indeed, Shang Bo’s explanation came quickly. “After that person was injured by Patriarch Kou’s sword qi, he created a fate dipper clone in order not to affect his combat strength. It was a shame he got careless and the clone was heavily injured by my sneak attack. After that, I chased his clone down and killed him. His cultivation should be in the Second Element of the Martial Dipper Realm. He refined 2 fate dippers and after splitting off one to create his clone, he managed to escape with his other fate dipper.”

“What fate dipper is this?” Shang Xia suddenly asked.

Reaching out to hold the crystal, Kou Chongxue studied it carefully before replying, “This should be the Flowing Wind Formless Fate Dipper. The Spirit Abundance World definitely considered it carefully before sending him over. The reason you managed to kill his fate dipper clone was because he got careless. Otherwise, it would be extremely challenging to kill someone like that.”

After he spoke, Kou Chongxue placed the fate dipper back onto the table.

Shang Bo asked after he completed his explanation. “Can you refine this Flowing Wind Formless Fate Dipper as your fourth fate dipper?”

Yun Jing and Yan Su’er stared at Kou Chongxue in anticipation.

Everyone knew that Kou Chongxue had refined 3 fate dippers at that point. His combat strength was still considered at the peak of the Martial Dipper Realm and not many people were his opponent.

If he managed to refine another fate dipper, he would become a Fourth Element Martial Dipper Realm expert. When that happened, he would definitely grow a lot stronger. He might even become invincible under the Sixth Order of the Primary Realm.

The Azure Origin World and Azure Spiritual World were about to complete the process of fusion. At the same time, the Eternal Sect, Divine Capital Sect, and Northern Sea Mystic Sect revealed the existence of their experts at the Sixth Order of the Primary Realm. There was also the matter of the Spirit Abundance World bearing down on them at any time.

If Kou Chongxue, the expert who had extraordinary combat strength in the Martial Dipper Realm, could take another step forward, it would be a cause for celebration for the Tongyou Institution.

Kou Chongxue naturally understood what they were thinking about and his gaze paused on the Flowing Wind Formless Fate Dipper. A smile appeared on his face all of a sudden and to everyone’s surprise, he turned to Shang Xia who was sitting furthest away from him and asked, “Shang Xia, what do you say? Do you think I should refine this fate dipper?”