Chapter 1437: Chapter 1434: About Taoist Wuji

Yang Fei was quite shocked and exclaimed, "A city was built just to resurrect one person?"

Wan Daorong also showed admiration in his eyes and nodded, "Yes, Taoist Wuji built this Shifang City precisely to resurrect Jiang Shifang."

Yang Fei couldn’t help but feel a bit of admiration for Taoist Wuji and hurriedly asked, "Did he succeed?"

Wan Daorong shook his head.

Yang Fei looked regretful, "That’s too bad."

Wan Daorong said, "I shook my head not because he failed, but because there has never been an answer. No one knows if he ultimately succeeded."

Yang Fei was very curious, "Why?"

Wan Daorong sighed, "Because since that incident, Taoist Wuji has never appeared again, and the Jiang Shifang he intended to resurrect has never been seen by anyone."

Yang Fei fell silent.

He hoped in his heart that someone as sentimental and righteous as Taoist Wuji would succeed, so he thought positively and said, "He must have succeeded, and the two of them are now living a happy life under assumed names."

Wan Daorong’s lips twitched, speechless, "Have you been listening to too many children’s stories?"

Yang Fei snorted, "That’s how I want to think. To me, any story with sentiment and righteousness deserves a happy ending."

Wan Daorong sighed, nodded again, and with a somewhat complex expression, said, "Although this story sounds beautiful and celebrates love, Taoist Wuji’s actions were too cruel, too cold-blooded and unfeeling. Do you know how he intended to resurrect Jiang Shifang?"

Yang Fei shook his head.

"It was to exchange the lives of hundreds of thousands of people for a sliver of hope for Jiang Shifang," Wan Daorong said.

Yang Fei’s pupils contracted sharply.

He thought of the terrifying ability of the Ten Directions Heavenly Furnace.

Combining it with the story told by Wan Daorong, Yang Fei said, "So Taoist Wuji built this Shifang City, proclaiming it as a refuge for those Evil Cultivators, but in reality, it was not to protect them, but to gather all the Evil Cultivators under one roof and later use their life essence blood to give Jiang Shifang a sliver of hope?"

Wan Daorong nodded, "That’s right, that’s exactly what he did. All the unmatched Evil Cultivators who remained in Shifang City back then, numbering in the tens of thousands, were massacred by him here."

Yang Fei was dumbstruck.

He admired Taoist Wuji’s persistence and spirit in sacrificing everything to save his partner, but he couldn’t agree with this method.

Yet, inexplicably, he gained an unspeakable admiration for Taoist Wuji deep down inside.

The kind of charisma and madness that comes with not hesitating to take on the whole world for the sake of saving one person was compelling.

After all, he had a bottom line; he lured to Shifang City those Evil Cultivators who deserved no mercy.

As Yang Fei mused on Taoist Wuji’s story, Wan Daorong looked at him and asked, "At that time, there were tens of thousands of demons residing in this magnificent city, including quite a few powerful Great Demons. Even the strongest demon of the era, Taoist Wuji couldn’t have possibly exterminated tens of thousands of demons on his own. But he did. Do you know why?"

Yang Fei hesitantly shook his head, "Disciple does not know."

"Heh..." Wan Daorong let out a light laugh and looked at him, "Because of a mysterious and powerful Magic Treasure."

Yang Fei chuckled, "What kind of Magic Treasure could be that awesome?"

"The Ten Directions Heavenly Furnace," Wan Daorong said.

Yang Fei felt a chill but stubbornly asked, "The Ten Directions Heavenly Furnace? Does it also have ’ten directions’ in its name; does it have something to do with Jiang Shifang?"

Wan Daorong chuckled, "Yes, this Magic Treasure was originally discovered by Taoist Wuji and Jiang Shifang together, so Jiang Shifang named it after himself. But later on, something happened to Jiang Shifang, and since then it has always been used by Taoist Wuji."

Oh, so that’s how it is, Yang Fei nodded to himself.

The Ten Directions Heavenly Furnace is now in his possession and has recognized him as its master, but the Artifact Spirit has never revealed anything about Taoist Wuji and Jiang Shifang to him. Unexpectedly, he learned this story now from Wan Daorong.

"Do you have anything to share with your teacher?" Wan Daorong asked, looking at Yang Fei.

Here we go again.

Yang Fei sighed inwardly, realizing the secret of the Ten Directions Heavenly Furnace couldn’t be kept anymore, and honestly said, "The Ten Directions Heavenly Furnace is indeed in my possession."

Wan Daorong had always suspected and wondered about the Bronze Furnace in Yang Fei’s possession being the Ten Directions Heavenly Furnace. Hearing Yang Fei admit it, he couldn’t help but show his surprise and doubt, asking, "Are you sure that Bronze Furnace is indeed Taoist Wuji’s Ten Directions Heavenly Furnace?"

Yang Fei twitched his lips, "Master, didn’t you just tell a story to find out the truth from me? Why don’t you believe me now that I’ve admitted it?"

Wan Daorong said, "It’s not that I don’t believe you, but the Earth World only connected with the Southern Domain World more than twenty years ago. The Ten Directions Heavenly Furnace is Taoist Wuji’s Magic Treasure and disappeared with his unknown whereabouts. How could it end up on Earth? Could it be that Taoist Wuji resurrected Jiang Shifang and then went to Earth?"

Yang Fei smiled and shook his head, "That’s not the case. I got the Ten Directions Heavenly Furnace by chance."

Then, he stopped hiding from Wan Daorong and briefly described how he snatched the Ten Directions Heavenly Furnace from Wang Huanying.

Wan Daorong finally understood, "So that’s what happened. We’ve long suspected it was Taoist Wuji’s Ten Directions Heavenly Furnace, but couldn’t figure out how it ended up from the Southern Domain World to Earth in your hands. We even thought we were wrong, but the Four Spirits Blood Array you built in White Jade City was so similar to the terrifying array Taoist Wuji created in Shifang City back then."

Yang Fei sighed helplessly, "Had I known, I wouldn’t have set up the Four Spirits Blood Array."

Wan Daorong laughed, "You like to take credit for yourself. With your Dao practice, how could you independently establish such a powerful array as the Four Spirits Blood Array? You surely relied on the power of the Ten Directions Heavenly Furnace."

Yang Fei’s face reddened, "That’s because I’m skilled in array layouts. Otherwise, with Earth’s Cultivation Level and conditions, how could I create a Four Spirits Blood Array that could intimidate you and several Divinity Transformation Realm Masters?"

Wan Daorong laughed heartily, not dwelling on it, reminded, "It’s best not to let more people know that the Ten Directions Heavenly Furnace is in your possession."

Yang Fei nodded, "Disciple understands. If Master hadn’t pressed, I wouldn’t have even told you."

Wan Daorong snorted, "Hmph, I know that earning your trust is incredibly difficult. Time will prove everything. Of course, it’s right to be wary. The Cultivation World is incredibly harsh; for cultivators, killing and seizing treasures is common. You possess such a treasure; remember to keep a low profile."

Yang Fei quickly replied, "Disciple shall heed Master’s teachings."

Wan Daorong said, "Let’s go. Once we reach the city center, the Transmission Array will send us directly to the Zhongzhou Territory, and then it won’t be far to Shang Qing Sect."