While the Immortal Spirit Dao Fruit has its drawbacks, once refined, it caps one's cultivation at the Immortal Realm, preventing further advancement unless a higher-level Dao Fruit of equivalent law is found.
Otherwise, one's entire life would be spent stagnating in the Immortal Realm, unable to progress further.
For those who pursue the Great Dao, this is an unacceptable fate.
Yet for ordinary people, the Immortal Spirit Dao Fruit is undoubtedly the greatest treasure in the world.
But the Immortal Realm!
How many people in this world can reach such a supreme realm?
If news of Fang Chen obtaining the Immortal Spirit Dao Fruit were to spread, major powers across the Tianxuan Realm would likely hunt him down to seize it.
For the vast majority, the Emperor Realm is the lifelong pursuit and the ultimate boundary.
The mere knowledge that one could ascend to the Immortal Realm would drive countless people to madness!
There are few Emperor Realm experts in this world—they are legendary figures. How much rarer are those who have reached the Immortal Realm beyond it?
"This Immortal Spirit Dao Fruit is useless to me, but it will become my trump card!"
"This is a ticket straight to the Immortal Realm!"
With the System, as long as Fang Chen continues to coast, reaching the Emperor Realm is inevitable. He might even ascend to the Immortal Realm.
There was no need for him to sacrifice his martial path. Even if he wanted to refine the Immortal Spirit Dao Fruit, he would wait until he was unable to break through to the Immortal Realm.
However, he could use a portion of the fruit's power without any drawbacks.
This was one of Fang Chen's trump cards!
"I didn't expect to fail at slacking off again. What plot point did I fail at slacking off?"
Fang Chen pondered for a moment. Being intimately familiar with the original story, he immediately knew what plot point had failed at slacking off.
"It seems Xiao Yunting has already met his father, Xiao Chonglou. This Xiao Yunting must have obtained the Heaven-Bearing Demonic Art!"
This was the turning point in Xiao Yunting's life in the original story.
After obtaining the Heaven-Bearing Demonic Art, he rose rapidly, soaring to unprecedented heights and growing at an terrifying rate.
In just a few years, he had nearly suppressed all the other prodigies.
Fang Chen hadn't intervened in this plot.
What he hadn't expected was the lavish rewards this failed slacking off would yield—something he could never have imagined.
"Xiao Yunting..."
Fang Chen couldn't help but laugh inwardly.
"I should really thank you!"
"The Heaven-Bearing Demonic Art?!"
Qin Linglong and Hua Mengying were startled by Fang Chen's thoughts.
Qin Linglong, in particular, was utterly shocked.
The name was familiar to her, or rather, to the disciples of the major powers.
These powers would teach their disciples powerful cultivation techniques, and the Heaven-Bearing Demonic Art was one such technique.
Qin Linglong was naturally well-informed about these matters, but she never expected the Heaven-Bearing Demonic Art to resurface, let alone be obtained by Xiao Yunting.
After all, the Heaven-Bearing Demonic Art hadn't appeared in tens of thousands of years.
If the major powers hadn't spread it like a mandatory course, most disciples would probably never have heard of it.
"What's with your expressions?"
"What's wrong?"
Fang Chen glanced at Qin Linglong and Hua Mengying, his expression peculiar.
The two women looked as if they had been thoroughly startled.
He had seen this look several times before. Each time, when he was contemplating something important, these two goddesses would adopt such strange expressions.
"Nothing, nothing. We just remembered something terrifying," Qin Linglong said with a smile.
"I'm fine too," Hua Mengying said, blinking.
*We can't let His Highness the Holy Son see through us! We can't let him know we can hear his thoughts!* she thought to herself.
"Good to hear you're both alright. Then let's head back."
"We can escort Qin Linglong back to the Great Qin Dynasty along the way," Fang Chen said calmly, glancing at Qin Linglong.
After that, Fang Chen escorted Qin Linglong back to the Great Qin Dynasty before taking Hua Mengying back to the Yuntian Holy Land.
Upon returning to Yuntian Holy Land, Fang Chen specifically requested a secluded room with abundant spiritual energy, ensuring he wouldn't be disturbed.
He wasn't doing this to cultivate in seclusion, but to verify certain matters.
During their recent journey, Qin Linglong and Hua Mengying had frequently displayed peculiar expressions, which had made Fang Chen ponder.
When he first transmigrated to this world, Lin Luowei's demeanor during their conversation had been quite strange—a mix of grievance and anger, as if she could hear someone insulting her.
Moreover, the first time he met Hua Mengying, even though he had concealed his aura, she recognized him at a glance.
Unlike her portrayal in the original story, Hua Mengying hadn't been shy; instead, she had directly approached him, which had always puzzled Fang Chen.
Throughout the journey, Qin Linglong's changing expressions had also struck Fang Chen as odd.
Lin Luowei, Hua Mengying, and even Qin Linglong—all three of them frequently displayed peculiar behavior.
Hua Mengying was particularly baffling. When he had visited the Divine Stone Pavilion, he had concealed his aura and disguised himself. Even a Saint Realm expert wouldn't have been able to recognize him, yet Hua Mengying had identified him instantly.
Initially, Fang Chen had assumed Hua Mengying possessed some special ability. However, after spending so much time with her, he knew she lacked such a capability.
"From observing their expressions lately, it's as if the three of them can hear my thoughts."
"And it seems only the female lead can hear my thoughts!"
Recalling the events of the past few days, Fang Chen immediately pinpointed the core of the problem.
He particularly remembered the time he was secretly planning for Xiao Yunting to meet his father, Xiao Chonglou. When he thought about the Heaven-Bearing Demonic Art, their expressions changed dramatically—shock and a peculiar, almost uncanny, look crossed their faces.
It was as if they knew exactly what he was thinking, as if they could hear his inner voice.
That's why, after returning to the Yuntian Holy Land, Fang Chen came here immediately.
He wanted to prevent them from hearing his thoughts.
"System, can others hear my thoughts?"
Fang Chen sat cross-legged, mentally asking the System. With no other options, he had to try this Hail Mary.
These were just speculations for now, impossible to verify. But the System was powerful; perhaps it knew something.
Yes!
Because the Host is not from this world, the Heavenly Dao has imposed a restriction on them. This is a universal limitation for all Transmigrators, and each type of restriction varies.
The host's limitation is that his thoughts can be heard by others!
However, due to the System's suppressing power, only a few female protagonists can hear them!
The System responded swiftly.
Hearing this, Fang Chen's heart tightened abruptly.
*No wonder!*
So these three women could hear his thoughts all along!
Did that mean they heard him calling Lin Luowei an "idiot" and Qin Linglong a "love-struck, overgrown child"?
Having his inner thoughts exposed, especially his insults, gave Fang Chen a profound sense of social death.
No wonder Lin Luowei had cut ties with Xiao Yunting—she must have heard his thoughts.
And it made sense why she hated Xiao Yunting so much. If it were him, he'd have killed the guy long ago.
It also explained why she'd asked him about Xiao Yunting's father earlier.
At the time, he'd wondered why she'd asked such a question, suspecting the Blood Demon Ancestor might have leaked some information ahead of time. Now he understood.
Xiao Yunting's father didn't appear until later in the plot; he was nowhere to be seen at first.
So Lin Luowei must have heard his thoughts.
"System, can this problem be fixed?" Fang Chen asked in his mind.
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