Chapter 193: The Dao Path (Congratulating the Silver Grand Alliance Leader! )
Chapter 193: The Dao Path (Congratulating the Silver Grand Alliance Leader! )
“The Evergreen Pavilion truly lives up to its reputation as a second-order superior-grade spirit vein. . . The cultivation speed here is indeed faster than at Peach Blossom Pavilion. ”
Fang Xi, having cultivated in seclusion overnight, emerged gracefully from his training room, a hint of joy on his face: “With the aid of this spirit vein, perhaps I can break through to the mid-stage Foundation Establishment realm even faster? ”
Previously, he had toiled in arduous cultivation in White Peace Immortal City, and his spiritual energy progress had actually been hindered by the need to occasionally temper his ‘Green Reaping Sword’.
However, adding in the occasional spiritual pills he collected or refined himself to boost his spiritual energy, his progress could still be considered steady advancement.
Essentially, it was only every few years that he could start a furnace and refine a few pills. . . and there was still a chance of failure.
“Pills and the like are merely external aids, and inconsistent at that. . . nothing beats the stability of a spirit vein abundant with spiritual qi. ”
Fang Xi’s face held a smile, while Xiahou Ying, who was sweeping the courtyard, was like a startled little rabbit, her body tensing as she called out, “Greetings, Island Master! ”
“Hm! ”
“Roar! Roar! ”
In the fish farm, Da Qing, who was leading a school of Green Jade Carp, immediately shot into the sky, kicking up enormous waves that drenched Zhong Qi on the bank, leaving the old man fuming but dared not speak.
Xiahou Ying watched, dumbfounded, as a green ‘Flood Dragon’ descended from the sky, carrying the Island Master on a tour of the entire island.
Riding a dragon through the sky, he was like an immortal in a painting!
After leisurely circling the island once, Fang Xi had the Green Corner Fish Dragon return to the fish farm, while he himself descended to the highest floor of the Evergreen Pavilion.
Sizzle!
Xiahou Ying poured the steaming spiritual spring water into a teacup and presented it to Fang Xi with both hands.
“Brewing tea and admiring the scenery, truly one of life’s great joys. . . ”
Fang Xi took a sip of the spiritual tea and sighed with emotion.
After this period of consolidation, Dragon Fish Island had been completely brought under his control; he was now its true Island Master.
‘Although the Wood-Attribute Divine Thunder Array is just a temporary measure, its power is not to be underestimated. Combined with my strength. . . even if a late-stage or even Perfected Foundation Establishment cultivator were to attack, they might not gain any advantage. . . ’
Fang Xi, thinking of danger in times of peace, began to consider the enemies he might face.
Currently, the Black Heaven Sect reigns supreme in the State of Yue, and its territory is stable. The Three Kingdoms are also not at war, so the possibility of a Core Formation cultivator attacking is almost nil.
Furthermore, Myriad Islands Lake is located at the northernmost tip of the State of Yue, and the State of Yue itself is north of the States of Mu and Wu. Even if the State of Yue were invaded, it would be the Black Heaven Mountain Range in its heartland that would be attacked first.
‘Besides that, my enemies. . . would probably be Song Qing and demon cultivators? ’
‘But Song Qing is too arrogant to even consider me an enemy, and it’s even less likely he’d know I was responsible for the demise of his entire family. . . Now, with a nationwide warrant out for his arrest in the State of Yue, he’s probably already fled abroad. . . ’
‘As for demon cultivators? There’s probably only Ye San Ren, a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. If he dares to come, I’ll crush him! ’
‘Looking at it this way, I can expect several more decades of peaceful living on Dragon Fish Island. . . ’
‘And, within my own array, I can freely travel to Da Liang. . . ’
Just as Fang Xi was pondering, two streaks of light suddenly flew towards the Wood-Attribute Divine Thunder Array from outside.
He smiled faintly and directly opened a passage in the array, seeing Ruan Dan and Ruan Xing Ling arrive together.
“Brother Fang has already set up a second-order array, it seems this place is now incredibly secure. . . ”
Ruan Xing Ling gazed at the Wood-Attribute Divine Thunder Array, a smile in her eyes.
“Haha. . . Xing Ling, you know, I bought an array long ago, and now it’s just right to protect my assets. This Dragon Fish Island is indeed good, but it’s a pity the Earthly Baleful Lake has already been harvested. . . As for the rest, like raising fish and farming, that can only happen gradually. ”
The cultivation period for spirit herbs is too long, but spiritual rice can be harvested in one or two years. Fang Xi was quite looking forward to second-order spiritual rice.
As he spoke, he smiled and poured a cup of spiritual tea for Ruan Xing Ling and Ruan Dan.
“Xing Ling’s Maple Leaf Island only has a patch of spiritual wood worth looking forward to. . . Dan’er’s Golden Turtle Island is more suitable for raising spirit turtles. . . ”
Ruan Xing Ling recounted, her gentle voice flowing, that she and her disciple had also been organizing their respective spiritual islands recently.
“Also. . . the island masters from various islands have sent people to surrender to me! ”
Ruan Xing Ling’s expression was rather helpless. Most of these island masters were late-stage Qi Refinement cultivators, and gathered together, they represented a formidable force.
However, a batch had previously been purged by the Song Clan, and another batch had been infiltrated by the Yan Family.
Among this current group that came to pledge allegiance, there’s no telling how many spies are mixed in. It’s a true mess, a blend of good and bad, and perhaps even some remnants of demon cultivators!
Ruan Xing Ling wanted to sort things out and firmly secure her position as the ‘Master of Myriad Islands Lake’, which would undoubtedly require a significant amount of time and effort.
Fang Xi, however, had no interest in ruling Myriad Islands Lake.
He merely wished to quietly and peacefully cultivate his tree here, then smoothly advance to Perfected Foundation Establishment, or even Core Formation. . .
‘For a stable life, some preparations are essential. . . ’
‘Furthermore, the Wood-Attribute Divine Thunder Array is only mid-grade second-order; it’s completely insufficient. . . I’ll need at least a quasi-third-order array. . . ’
Fang Xi, in fact, already had a plan in mind.
Once successful, his Dragon Fish Island would be as stable as Mount Tai; even if it couldn’t compare to the Song Clan in its heyday, it wouldn’t be far off.
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Peach Blossom Island.
Twin West Peak.
Fist-sized white jade bees were cruising through the flowerbeds.
Wei Yi Xi gazed at this scene, slightly lost in thought.
Ever since returning to Myriad Islands Lake with the three Foundation Establishment cultivators, she had been back on Peach Blossom Island.
Peach Blossom Island had also experienced quite a bit of chaos recently, but once the news of the three Foundation Establishment cultivators’ arrival and dominion over the islands spread, it immediately fell into tranquility.
She returned to her longed-for homeland, only to find that everything had changed beyond recognition, and her heart was not happy.
Whoosh!
Just as Wei Yi Xi was lost in thought, a sound transmission talisman flew over.
She took it with her delicate hand, listened to a few words, and a look of joy appeared on her face: “Uncle is here. . . ”
When Wei Yi Xi steered her artifact to Emerald Cliff, she saw Fang Xi inspecting the spirit fields.
Hai Da Gui, now looking middle-aged and even somewhat old, followed behind him.
In the house where Hai Da Gui lived, there was also a female cultivator and several children, nervously looking in Fang Xi’s direction.
“You’ve managed this place well. From now on, I’ll entrust this Emerald Cliff to you. The rent will be split fifty-fifty. . . Just deliver it to Dragon Fish Island each year. ”
Fang Xi scanned his residence, feeling a surge of emotion.
Only a few decades had passed, yet he already felt the profound sense of change.
What about a few hundred years from now?
“Uncle! ”
At that moment, Wei Yi Xi also descended from the sky and ran over, her face beaming with joy.
“Hm, let’s go. Come with me to see Xing Ling. ”
Fang Xi brought Wei Yi Xi and Hai Da Gui along, arriving together at Mirror Moon Lake.
Here, Ruan Xing Ling and Ruan Dan were both present, along with several other people.
For example, Xiao Hu. Yes, this child also returned. With his experience, even if he had no great achievements, he certainly endured hardships, so becoming an island master in Myriad Islands Lake would be no problem for him.
Fang Xi didn’t recognize the young family head of the Feng family, but he did recognize the one from the Mo family—Mo Xiaoyao, whom he had met once years ago, a descendant of Mo Qing Yu from Treasure Ship Market.
That this person became the Island Master of Black Sand Island truly made one sigh with emotion.
“You’ve all arrived, excellent. . . ”
Ruan Xing Ling first nodded to Fang Xi in acknowledgment, then said, “I will relocate some of my clan members to Maple Leaf Island. . . From now on, Peach Blossom Island will be managed by Wei Yi Xi. ”
“Island Master, me? ”
Wei Yi Xi pointed to herself, a hint of disbelief in her expression.
However, those present were quite in agreement.
After all, Wei Yi Xi was at least a Perfected Qi Refinement cultivator. In Myriad Islands Lake, that was the same level as the Golden Tooth Old Freak back then, enough to be an ancestor of a region.
Moreover, with three Foundation Establishment cultivators as her backing, she would be quite secure no matter which island she became the master of.
After all matters were arranged, Ruan Xing Ling smiled sweetly and said to Fang Xi, “Walk with me! ”
“Alright! ”
Fang Xi and Ruan Xing Ling walked side by side. Ruan Dan glared at the people around them, and all the cultivators lowered their heads, fixing their gaze on their noses, then their hearts, daring not to make any significant moves.
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By Mirror Moon Lake, there was a peach blossom grove, also transplanted from second-order spiritual peach trees, but many had degenerated, some even becoming ordinary wood.
At this moment, spring was warm and flowers bloomed, the peach blossoms intoxicatingly beautiful.
Ruan Xing Ling stood beneath a peach blossom tree; she was more beautiful than the flowers themselves, yet she let out a faint sigh: “Brother Fang, do you perhaps think Xing Ling is someone who covets power? ! ”
During this period, she had extensively deployed her people, occupying one spiritual island after another, compressing the Yan Family’s sphere of influence.
By today, she had almost abandoned Peach Blossom Island, relocating most of her forces to Maple Leaf Island; her intention to become the Master of Myriad Islands Lake was quite clear.
“Xing Ling, your devotion to the Dao is something I have rarely seen in my life. . . ”
Fang Xi, holding a peach blossom branch, consoled her.
“Sigh. . . Brother Fang, you’re comforting Xing Ling again. . . ” Ruan Xing Ling’s expression became blank, as if lost in thought: “Among these Three Kingdoms, how many Foundation Establishment cultivators can truly form a Core? Even someone as powerful as the Song Clan Ancestor, who was renowned throughout the Three Kingdoms in his youth, didn’t he ultimately meet the end of death and clan extermination. . . ”
Both Fang Xi and Ruan Xing Ling believed that the Song Clan Ancestor must have attempted to break through the Core Formation bottleneck.
He simply failed to succeed; otherwise, the situation in the State of Yue would have long since drastically changed.
In fact, apart from the Ethereal Valley Sect’s You family, it was extremely difficult for any Core Formation power among the Three Kingdoms to cultivate a new Golden Core cultivator.
Unless they encountered heaven-defying luck and recruited a disciple with a Heaven-grade spiritual root.
Otherwise, it would largely be like the Black Heaven Sect, almost having its lineage severed. . .
And those sects that truly had their Core Formation cultivators’ lineage broken, yet still occupied a country, would often not fare well when new Core Formation cultivators emerged from other forces or when other countries invaded.
The ‘Evergreen Wood Longevity Art’ in Fang Xi’s possession was, it is said, passed down from a Golden Core sect that predated the Green Wood Sect of the State of Mu.
“The Grand Dao of the Golden Core, the Core Formation bottleneck. . . how incredibly difficult! ”
Fang Xi also sighed with emotion.
“Xing Ling, in this life, might perhaps cultivate to late-stage or even Perfected Foundation Establishment, but I no longer dare to dream of Core Formation. I can only immerse myself in the scenery of Myriad Islands Lake. . . Brother Fang, would you be willing to always stay by Xing Ling’s side? ”
Ruan Xing Ling seemed to open her heart for the first time.
“My apologies. . . ” Fang Xi remained silent for a long time: “This body has already been dedicated to the immortal path; it is difficult to dedicate it to you again. . . ”
“So that’s how it is. . . ”
There seemed to be a hint of bitterness in Ruan Xing Ling’s smile: “Although I already knew the outcome, without asking, it would have been difficult to truly accept it. . . ”
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