Chapter 176: Eighty Years Old (For White Silver Grand Alliance Leader! )
Chapter 176: Eighty Years Old (For White Silver Grand Alliance Leader! )
Cultivation rushes by, unmindful of the years.
Peach Blossom Pavilion.
In the cultivation chamber.
Fang Xi sat with closed eyes, performing his cultivation. His face still looked like that of a youth, as handsome and flawless as jade. A vibrant, verdant light, brimming with life, swirled around him, making him appear like a jade tree of profound tranquility, serene and detached. . .
By his hand lay an empty jade bottle, a faint herbal fragrance still lingering at its mouth.
After a long while.
Fang Xi opened his eyes, a soft, green glow flashing within them. "Finally. . . my Dantian Qi Sea's upper limit has expanded to the level of forty drops of liquid magic power. . . Theoretically, I can break through to the mid-stage Foundation Establishment now, but I still need breakthrough pills to assist me. . ."
This was also a drawback of the ancient cultivation methods; quantification was very vague.
While he could indeed attempt the breakthrough, the failure rate was quite high.
Without the aid of breakthrough pills, this hope would be even more remote, and once a breakthrough failed, there would certainly be a backlash!
"I still need to temper my magic power further. . . and continue to expand the limits of my Qi Sea Dantian."
"Thanks to this 'Hundred Herbs Pill,' which I managed to gather all the rare ingredients for and refine. . . Even while nourishing the 'Green Reaping Sword,' my magic power progress hasn't slowed in the slightest. . ."
Fang Xi inwardly observed his Dantian Qi Sea and saw a pool of emerald green, secluded water. Above the water, a green wooden sword floated, seemingly drawing in wisps of magic power, making its blade even more lush and vibrant. . .
"Not only that, through using the 'All-Heavens Precious Mirror' to temper my Divine Consciousness, its maximum range has now reached sixty-seven zhang. . . Most mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators might not even have Divine Consciousness as strong as mine."
"And the 'Illusory Art' and 'Heavenly Demon Disintegration Minor Art' have also been successfully cultivated to the introductory level."
"This period of secluded cultivation has yielded good results."
A smile graced his face. He performed a quick mental calculation and realized that he was already eighty years old.
It had been over twenty years since he achieved Foundation Establishment. . .
"Time truly flies. . ."
Fang Xi sighed, cast a cleaning spell on himself, and gracefully exited his secluded cultivation chamber.
In the courtyard, it was still spring-like year-round, with peach blossoms in full bloom.
"Brother Fang. . . you're late, you must be punished with a cup."
Ruan Xing Ling, Jin Ling, and Wei Yi Xi were all present. The three women sat under a peach tree, savoring spirit tea and pastries, exuding an atmosphere of warm camaraderie.
Earlier, Fang Xi had gathered materials and refined a batch of 'Everlasting Beauty Pills. ' Naturally, he had gifted one to each of the three women.
Coupled with cultivators' knack for self-preservation and the fact that the three women had previously consumed Youth-Preserving Pills and similar elixirs, they truly appeared to be in the prime of their twenties.
'Is the purpose of cultivation to eternally preserve beauty? ' RA^NOBЕS
Fang Xi mused to himself, seeing Ruan Xing Ling smilingly pour a cup of spirit tea and hand it to him. He drained it in one gulp, then looked at Jin Ling and Wei Yi Xi.
"Yi Xi, your cultivation is impressive; you've actually broken through to the ninth layer of Qi Refinement. . ."
Upon seeing this, he was slightly surprised.
As for Jin Ling, she was older than Wei Yi Xi, so her path seemed to be without hope.
"Yes. . . Uncle, you wouldn't believe it, I just went with the flow, and somehow I broke through. . ."
Wei Yi Xi smiled, "I'm fifty-seven now, and I have three more years to push for the threshold of the Great Circle."
There were no 'initial, mid, or peak' stages for the tenth layer of Qi Refinement; once one stepped into this threshold, they were a Great Circle cultivator, qualified to attempt Foundation Establishment.
Considering Wei Yi Xi's current progress, there was a glimmer of hope for her again.
"Good, keep up the hard work. . ."
Fang Xi offered a word of encouragement. Ruan Xing Ling beside him, meanwhile, thought of her own disciple.
Four years prior, at the Grand Auction in White Peace Immortal City, both Ruan Xing Ling and Fang Xi had attended.
Ruan Xing Ling had paid an inflated price to acquire a second-order superior-grade 'Exiting Soul Talisman' for Ruan Dan, as for Qi Refinement cultivators, the most difficult hurdle remained the Divine Consciousness bottleneck!
Alas, even with the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Item she obtained, Ruan Dan still failed her Foundation Establishment breakthrough after renting a cultivation cave and entering seclusion!
Fortunately, this failure did not result in the worst-case scenario – her meridians shattering and death. She merely suffered a great loss of vital energy and recuperated for a period.
Afterward, she bid farewell to her master and went out to travel and clear her mind.
Ruan Xing Ling had initially forbidden it, but not wanting to see her disciple's spirit completely crushed, and recalling that the demonic cultivators of Myriad Islands Lake had largely been purged, she finally agreed.
According to the latest news, Ruan Dan had likely taken on an alias, joined a rogue cultivator alliance, and gone hunting demon beasts in the Myriad Beast Mountain Range. . .
'Indeed, even with a Foundation Establishment Pill, a rogue cultivator's chance of Foundation Establishment is only fifty-fifty. . . failure is the norm,'
Fang Xi mused inwardly, drinking tea and enjoying himself with the three women as a diversion after a long period of secluded cultivation.
Suddenly, a transmission talisman flew in. Fang Xi caught it, and his expression instantly darkened as his Divine Consciousness swept over it.
"What happened? " Ruan Xing Ling asked with concern.
"Nothing, just the law enforcement patrol in the inner city. . ."
Fang Xi stood up and opened his cave abode.
Outside the cave abode stood more than a dozen cultivators clad in spirit armor. Fang Xi recognized the leader—it was Luo Gong!
"Brother Luo. . . this is?"
Fang Xi's face was full of surprise.
"Sigh. . . " Luo Gong sighed, then released an image from a jade slip. It was none other than Daoist Hua He! "The entire city is now under martial law, searching for Daoist Hua He. . . Fellow Daoist, you must have met this person. Just explain the situation. . ."
"Of course, I only did a few pill transactions with him. . ."
Fang Xi explained the situation in detail, then couldn't help but ask, "What crime did he commit?"
"Sigh. . . You never truly know a person's heart! I only just learned that this Old Daoist Hua He was actually the mastermind behind many robbing cultivators outside the city. . ."
Luo Gong's face was filled with lament. "This person was always very cunning before, only targeting Qi Refinement cultivators. It's only in the past ten-odd years that he slowly began scheming against fellow Daoists. . . It's said that several fellow Daoists have already fallen into his traps and perished. Fortunately, one rogue cultivator, who possessed a superior-grade wind-attribute spirit root and astonishing escape speed, managed to flee and reported him to White Peak Mountain. That's how we learned his true colors!"
"Now, Grand Steward Ouyang is enraged and has declared this person wanted throughout the city, issuing a hefty reward to the cultivation realms of the nearby three countries!"
...
After Ouyang hurried away, Ruan Xing Ling still found it hard to believe: "Hua He. . . he was such a person? "She, too, had interacted with Old Daoist Hua He and had a good impression of his insight, knowledge, and demeanor.
Especially since the other party had placed an order for a second-order spirit artifact, which brought her a considerable profit.
She never expected. . . he was actually the leader of robbing cultivators!
"Fortunately, Brother Fang was vigilant, otherwise, we two might have. . ."
Ruan Xing Ling felt a lingering fear.
"Sigh. . . this is truly a case of knowing a person's face but not their heart."
"Thankfully, if I don't gamble, I'll never lose!"
Fang Xi sighed and instructed the two women, Jin Ling and Wei Yi Xi, "Things will definitely be chaotic for a while. You two should stay indoors more often. . ."
...
Fang Xi had always been a homebody.
For him, he wouldn't hesitate to reside and cultivate in White Peace Immortal City all the way to the Great Circle of Foundation Establishment.
As for Core Formation?
Forget it. Attempting Core Formation in White Peace Immortal City, if he couldn't maintain good relations with True Person Bai Feng, would instead be dangerous.
However, even when he stayed home, there were always other amusements to observe.
...
Shard World.
"Kill!"
"For the glory of Black Mountain!"
"Kill them all!"
In the wilderness, a battlefield.
Large numbers of Wu tribe warriors, led by their Wu, charged fiercely at another army, bearing banners emblazoned with the symbol of a dark mountain peak.
The Great Wu of that year, after obtaining the mirror fragment, did not hide it but instead passed on the 'Spirit Opening Scripture' to the Small Wu.
After ten years of accumulation and recuperation, the strength of the Black Mountain Tribe today was no longer what it once was.
In terms of the number and strength of its Small Wu, it completely crushed the surrounding tribes!
Because of this, the Great Wu seized the opportunity to launch a war, first annexing the nearby 'Li Shan Tribe,' and then campaigning against the 'Black Fish Tribe'!
The warriors of the Black Fish Tribe were being beaten back, step by step.
Even though they were extremely brave, with the Small Wu collapsing, mortal flesh and blood could not withstand Crescent Moon-level Wu Arts.
"Ba Yan!"
Among the Black Fish Tribe, an elder draped in black beast hide, with numerous skull necklaces strung around his neck, flew into the air, his voice like thunder: "Come out and fight!"
This was the Great Wu of the Black Fish Tribe, and 'Ba Yan' was the name of the Black Mountain Tribe's Great Wu.
"Dagu, you have only one choice: submit to me, and offer your Battle Glyphs!"
From the Black Mountain Tribe's ranks, Great Wu Ba Yan slowly rose into the air, fierce winds swirling around him, gradually forming a massive tornado.
Compared to ten years ago, his appearance seemed unchanged; in fact, he looked somewhat younger.
Fang Xi hadn't expected that the medicinal ingredients for a first-order longevity pill formula he had casually given back then would actually allow Great Wu Ba Yan to find all the materials in the Shard World and even refine the pill!
However, a first-order pill could at most extend life by a few years, and after consuming three or four, it would lose its effect.
Great Wu Ba Yan had only extended his lifespan by about ten years in total, after which he frantically searched for other Battle Glyphs to exchange with the mirror fragment. . .
After all, Fang Xi wouldn't accept two Gengjin (Gengjin) and Xunfeng (Xunfeng) Battle Glyphs.
The Black Mountain Tribe thus embarked on a path of war, and it became an unstoppable force.
"Go!"
Ba Yan roared, and the tornado suddenly swept towards the Black Fish Tribe. The tribal warriors, and even Small Wu, caught in its path instantly disintegrated, turning into streams of flesh and blood.
Great Wu Dagu, facing him, also had Battle Glyphs flashing on his body, conjuring vast amounts of water out of thin air.
Innumerable streams of water converged, forming the shape of a white dragon. The dragon's head was ferocious as it charged towards the tornado.
Whirl and splash!
The fierce winds and surging water swept together, both flying high into the sky before violently exploding, like a sudden downpour, soaking the nearby tribal warriors to the bone.
Two figures rapidly clashed in mid-air, the aftershocks of their Crescent Moon-level Wu Arts forcing even the Small Wu to hastily retreat.
"Hahaha. . ."
Finally, Great Wu Ba Yan grabbed Dagu's head and triumphantly flew high into the sky: "Your Great Wu is dead. . . Surrender now!"
"We surrender!"
"Our Great Wu is dead, we surrender!"
The Black Fish warriors, who had been fighting ferociously, lost all spirit upon seeing Dagu's head and threw down their weapons. . .
...
At the Black Fish Tribe's encampment, many tents were overturned, and a catastrophe brought by the invaders ensued.
"Great Wu, we found it."
A Small Wu ran over, holding a piece of black fish skin in both hands.
On the fish skin was a profound, water-like Battle Glyph.
"Finally. . . the Kui Water Battle Glyph!"
The Great Wu's eyes lit up.
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