Chapter 173: Demonic Mirror (Dedicated to the Silver Grand Alliance Leader! )
“Daoist Huahe, I am deeply honored that you thought of me, but I am not adept at combat. . . ”
Fang Xi produced his usual excuse to decline.
Daoist Huahe tried to persuade him further, but seeing Fang Xi's firm resolve, he could only depart with a sigh.
Gazing at the departing figure of this cultivator, Fang Xi fell into thought.
No Immortal City was without its share of marauding cultivators.
Regardless of whether this person truly harbored good intentions or hidden malice, as long as he wasn't tempted and didn't leave White Peace Immortal City, there would naturally be no danger.
Wei Yi Xi, meanwhile, secretly rolled her eyes.
Want to make Uncle leave the city? First, think about how he's been as steady as an old dog for decades at Emerald Cliff. . .
...
Black Mountain Tribe.
“Qing Lang. . . your talent in cultivation has exceeded my expectations. ”
The Great Wu, looking several shades older, gazed at the joyous young man before him: “Now. . . I shall bestow upon you the tribe's most precious legacy, the 'Xun Wind Spirit Glyph'! ”
“Many thanks, Great Wu! ”
Qing Lang suppressed the tremor in his heart and received the white beast hide with both hands.
It was unknown how many years this white beast hide had passed through, yet it still emitted an aura that made even him tremble, clearly the hide of an extremely powerful fierce beast.
Upon the leather, there were also incredibly complex and intricate patterns.
With just one glance, Qing Lang couldn't tear his gaze away.
For those patterns were strikingly similar to the 'Wind Blade,' 'Wind Gathering,' and 'Wind Pressure' Law Glyphs he had inscribed!
“Cough, cough. . . you must be careful. . . upgrading Battle Glyphs is not an easy task; there is a possibility of failure. . . ”
The Great Wu couldn't help but remind Qing Lang when he saw his expression.
“Please rest assured, Great Wu! I will be careful. ”
Qing Lang's brows were filled with excitement; he clearly didn't take the Great Wu's words to heart.
Upon returning to his tent, he immediately spread out the beast hide and placed it before his eyes.
The next moment, he carefully and solemnly took out the bronze mirror shard.
‘Not bad, I really got my hands on it. . . ’
Fang Xi gazed at the long-awaited 'Xun Wind Spirit Glyph,' his Divine Consciousness scanning over it inch by inch, memorizing every single detail.
‘As expected of a second-order Spirit Glyph. . . I feel my path of formations has improved again. . . ’
‘Furthermore. . . the foundation for refining special spirit artifacts is now established. . . ’
‘Perhaps. . . my previous strategies were too conservative? ’
‘When I previously communicated with the All-Heavens Precious Mirror, I didn't get much information, but I did learn that once a spirit treasure recognizes its master, no one else can activate it except me, unless I die. . . ’
Fang Xi felt his strategy had some issues; he needed Spirit Glyphs, more Spirit Glyphs. . . even Treasure Glyphs!
Moreover, residing within the All-Heavens Precious Mirror fragment made him almost invulnerable to all techniques.
Since that was the case, why not be more aggressive?
For example. . . transform into a 'mirror of trade' and conduct business with the Wu people of this world?
The knowledge from another world must surely be coveted by them.
And the South Barrens Cultivation World, whether it was in alchemy, formations, or cultivation methods. . . was quite superior. He wondered how many Treasure Glyphs they could be exchanged for?
‘However, having made such a plan, it means I'm prepared for the fragment to be unretrievable for a short period. . . ’
For a moment, Fang Xi was still hesitant.
Not long after, he saw three Law Glyphs appear on Qing Lang's body inside the tent. He had already begun attempting to fuse the three great Law Glyphs, converging them into Spirit Glyphs, in order to break through to the Great Wu realm!
‘What a reckless fool. . . ’
‘The Great Wus of this world are almost equivalent to Foundation Establishment cultivators. . . Although there's an established method that makes the process of converging Law Glyphs into Spirit Glyphs a bit simpler and easier, it's only by a tiny bit. . . ’
‘If becoming a Great Wu were truly that simple, how could the Black Mountain Tribe have only one Great Wu? ’
If it were a Qi Refinement cultivator from the South Barrens Cultivation World attempting to break through to Foundation Establishment, wouldn't they prepare fully, burn incense, bathe, and adjust their mind and spirit?
Who would just roll up their sleeves and jump into it like Qing Lang?
As expected. . .
The next moment, Qing Lang's expression changed.
On his body, the Law Glyph lines that were originally distorting and changing suddenly became chaotic, and the surrounding heaven and earth vital energy became turbulent.
Pfft!
He opened his mouth and suddenly spat out a mouthful of vital blood: “How could this be. . . how could I fail? ”
Blood oozed from the corner of Qing Lang's mouth, his expression twisted as he stared at the bronze mirror shard: “I received such a great opportunity. . . how could I fail even in advancing to Great Wu? Why? Why? ! ”
“Ahhh! ”
He roared, like a wounded lone wolf, and then stared fixedly at the mirror shard with bloodshot eyes: “Tell me. . . tell me! ”
‘Isn't failing to break through from Qi Refinement to Foundation Establishment a perfectly normal thing? ’
‘So easily surprised! ’
Inside the mirror shard, Fang Xi rolled his eyes: ‘Since you insist. . . I'll give you something interesting to look at. ’
The next instant, on the surface of the mirror shard, tiny characters, dense like ants, began to appear.
Qing Lang stared at the mirror shard, realizing it wasn't the 'Spirit Opening Scripture' from before, but another scripture.
“Theft. . . of Immortal Foundation? ”
He struggled to analyze each Wu character on it, finding them extremely obscure and difficult, but he understood the first few sentences.
“What? It can directly steal Spirit Glyphs? And turn them into one's own? ”
“Guaranteed success? ”
“This is a secret art guaranteed to make one a Great Wu? ! ”
Qing Lang's pupils trembled, appalled to an unimaginable degree.
‘A secret art is a secret art, but it's just one I adapted in less than a year of contemplation. . . ’ Fang Xi's Divine Consciousness mocked from within the mirror shard.
This 'Theft of Immortal Foundation' technique, of course, came from a secret art within the captured 'Five Extremes Primordial Demonic Art'.
Furthermore, the original version was for Qi Refinement and Foundation Establishment cultivators. Now, Fang Xi had randomly modified it, and he himself didn't know if it would be useful for the Wu people.
However, this didn't stop him from putting out half of it first, to tempt the not-so-smart, yet malicious and sinister Qing Lang.
“Half. . . why only half. . . where's the rest? ”
Qing Lang's eyes were bloodshot as he glared at the mirror shard.
For a Lesser Wu attempting to advance to Great Wu, once they failed and their Battle Glyphs were damaged, they would almost never have a chance of further advancement.
Therefore, this 'Theft of Immortal Foundation' secret art could be said to be his last chance.
Seeing only half displayed on the mirror shard, Qing Lang couldn't help but become frantically exasperated, almost wanting to smash this broken mirror shard!
The next moment, the mirror shard glowed faintly, transforming into four large Wu characters—‘Geng Metal Spirit Glyph’!
It was clear that the secret art for quickly achieving Great Wu was merely bait.
Fang Xi's true purpose was the Black Mountain Tribe's other great legacy!
“Geng Metal Spirit Glyph? I need the Geng Metal Spirit Glyph to obtain the subsequent secret art? ”
Qing Lang stood up, panting heavily through his nostrils.
“But the Geng Metal Spirit Glyph has always been kept by the Great Wu. . . if I rashly try to take it, it'll be betraying the tribe. . . Wait, I need to sacrifice a Great Wu who cultivates the Xun Wind Spirit Glyph. . . The Great Wu is already very old, he's the best target. . . ”
Although the secret art also stated that it was best to cultivate a Lesser Wu to advance to Great Wu and then seize their Spirit Glyphs.
But there was no such person at all in the Black Mountain Tribe!
Therefore, Qing Lang directly set his target on the Great Wu: “Taking the Spirit Glyph is betrayal, attacking the Great Wu is also betrayal. . . it's all betrayal of the tribe anyway. . . as long as I become a Great Wu, I can form a completely new tribe. . . the Qing Lang Tribe! ”
...
Several days later.
Qing Lang finally got an opportunity!
He snuck into the Great Wu's cave dwelling while the Great Wu went to deal with a powerful fierce beast.
“Geng Metal Spirit Glyph. . . Found it! ”
After flipping over a stone slab, Qing Lang gazed at the golden beast hide, his face filled with joy: “Bronze shard. . . quick, tell me the rest! ”
Ever since his failed advancement, he had become somewhat crazed.
But Fang Xi didn't care.
His Divine Consciousness scanned over it inch by inch, completely memorizing the 'Geng Metal Spirit Glyph' on the golden beast hide.
The next moment, Wu characters appeared one by one, entrancing Qing Lang.
“Qing Lang. . . what are you doing? ! ”
Suddenly, a thunderclap-like voice rang out.
“Gr-Great Wu? ! ”
Qing Lang turned around and saw the Great Wu standing at the entrance of the cave, gazing at him with an icy expression. He was greatly startled and turned pale: “Impossible. . . weren't you going to stop the three-headed bird? ”
“Indeed. . . you betrayed the tribe. Not only did you kill Ba Ji's brother earlier, but you also tried to steal the tribe's most fundamental legacy! ”
The Great Wu sighed and waved his hand.
Whoosh!
A wind blade appeared and instantly sliced across Qing Lang's both legs.
“Ah! ”
Qing Lang let out a miserable cry and fell to the ground, the bronze mirror shard tumbling to the Great Wu's feet.
“Great Wu. . . I was wrong. . . it was that mirror shard. . . that mirror shard was tempting me. . . it made me do it. . . ”
Tears and snot flowed down Qing Lang's face.
He could be malicious and vicious when dealing with his companions, but when facing a powerful expert, he wagged his tail begging for mercy, telling everything.
“Mirror shard. . . I knew something was wrong in the tribe long ago. . . ”
The Great Wu stretched out his chicken-claw-like skinny fingers and picked up the bronze mirror shard.
Then. . .
A cyan wind blade landed on the mirror shard.
This was the Great Wu's attack, the power of the Xun Wind Spirit Glyph!
But the next moment, the mirror shard was violently struck flying, embedding itself into the rock wall, its surface, however, was completely undamaged.
“What a special material. . . ”
The Great Wu gazed at Qing Lang and said coldly: “Tell me everything you know. . . otherwise, I'll make you suffer the Worm Devourment Punishment! ”
Qing Lang couldn't help but shudder coldly.
The Black Mountain Tribe's Worm Devourment Punishment was only used for the most heinous criminals. It involved a large number of venomous insects devouring the punished person's insides hollow, and even seeing the insect eggs hatch within their own body just before death. . .
“I'll tell. . . I'll tell everything. . . ”
Qing Lang's face was ashen as he muttered to himself.
...
Late night.
Huge torches burned fiercely.
The Great Wu held the bronze fragment, continuously stroking it with his palm.
Before him, a beast hide was laid out, displaying the various secret techniques confessed by Qing Lang.
The 'Spirit Opening Scripture' and 'Theft of Immortal Foundation' were all on it.
“What a treasure. . . ”
The Great Wu gazed at the mirror shard, a hint of greed flickering in his eyes.
The next moment, tiny characters appeared on the mirror's surface.
This was a pill recipe!
“A method for refining pills that can increase lifespan? ”
The Great Wu was slightly startled upon seeing the pill recipe, and hope appeared in his eyes.
Within this pill recipe, the medicinal ingredients not only had names but also detailed descriptions, and even conjured their forms. . .
However, it was only half!
In the end, the pill recipe came to an abrupt halt, leaving only a single line of text—‘Sacrifice more Spirit Glyphs to receive further bestowals! ’
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