Chapter 208: Five Elements Fruit Tree (Seeking Subscriptions)
Chapter 208: Five Elements Fruit Tree (Seeking Subscriptions)
Ever since planting the Demonic Tree, Fang Xi's range of activity had been restricted. Now, he could only wander around the Long-evergreen Pavilion.
Fortunately, he was quite accustomed to this kind of life. Each day passed pleasantly and leisurely, spent cultivating through meditation, comprehending the four arts of immortal cultivation, and even playing games with his two maidservants.
As for Ruan Xing Ling's situation, Fang Xi hadn't paid too much attention. The 'Nine-Nethers Profound Wood Grand Array' lacked sufficient power, and he hadn't rashly transmitted the Core Formation secret art. He still needed to wait for the right moment.
In the blink of an eye, seven or eight years had passed. . .
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Shard World.
"Mirror, mirror. . . I've already refined a third-order 'Goldenlight Escape Talisman'! This time, the three Great Wu Kings of the Five Elements Tribe are definitely in for a show. . ."
Dan Ya, wearing a long fur robe that revealed her slender legs, spoke to the bronze mirror fragment in her hand.
Although Dan Ya was a figure comparable to a Core Formation Patriarch, to have comprehended Chen Ping's talismanic inheritance and refined the 'Goldenlight Escape Treasure Talisman' so quickly truly showed extraordinary talent in the Dao of Talismans.
"Mirror, mirror. . . Why must you insist on including a Treasure Glyph with the Geng Metal Spirit Glyph?"
Dan Ya complained her troubles to the bronze mirror fragment: "The Five Elements Tribe is just too strong!"
Now that she had become a third-order talisman master, in a one-on-one fight, with the help of the third-order talismans she refined, she could already defeat any Wu King.
Not to mention, she was also cultivating the 'Five Extremes Primordial Demon Art'.
But the Five Elements Tribe was different!
Within Five Elements City, there were three Great Wu Kings! Their power was immensely formidable!
Dan Ya continued to vent her grievances: "Soon. . . the centennial Heavenly Demon Tribulation will begin, yet I still haven't condensed my Demonic Core. . . And the Core Formation chapter in my cultivation art says I can use heaven and earth spiritual treasures to assist in Core Formation. . . I've searched everywhere and only found 'Profound Water Essence Crystal' and 'Skyfire Glaze'. I'm still a bit short on certainty. . ."
Hearing this, Fang Xi secretly rolled his eyes.
"Profound Water Essence Crystal is a crystallization of Profound Water Liquid, far exceeding Profound Water Liquid in effect. Coupled with Skyfire Glaze, they are both recognized as excellent Core Formation Spiritual Items in the cultivation world. Combined with the 'Water-Fire Core Forging method', they can increase the chance of Core Formation by two to three tenths. . . This Dan Ya really doesn't know what's good for her. . . No, the resources in this mystic realm are truly abundant. . ."
During this period, Fang Xi had also followed Dan Ya to many places in the mystic realm. He knew that not only was the spiritual energy abundant here, but there were also many natural wonders, places where the creations of heaven and earth converged, often giving birth to many rare and precious treasures.
However, most of these places blessed by heaven and earth were actually sacred sites of the Wu people!
No wonder the Heavenly Demons, who descended once every century, chose to attack them.
"It seems. . . the Wu people aren't just livestock kept in pens, they also serve to guard spiritual items?"
Fang Xi pondered secretly.
"I heard. . . that within the sacred land of the Five Elements Tribe, there's also a five-colored fruit tree, which is the sacred tree of the Five Elements Tribe. . . The fruits it bears can assist Great Wu in refining Spirit Glyphs into Treasure Glyphs and breaking through to the Wu King realm. . . If I could get one sacred fruit, perhaps my chances of condensing a Demonic Core would be a sure thing. . ."
Dan Ya chattered on and on.
Fang Xi, however, grew more and more puzzled as he listened: "A five-colored fruit tree? Fruits that can assist Foundation Establishment cultivators in breaking through to Core Formation? Could it be. . . the legendary fourth-order heaven and earth spiritual root—the Five Elements Fruit Tree? ! The fruits of this tree are known as 'Core Formation Fruits', capable of assisting cultivators with Five Elements Spiritual Roots in achieving Core Formation, potentially increasing their chances by three to four tenths!"
"Damn it. . . Why can't I traverse this world?"
His heart burned with envy, yet he was helpless.
Furthermore, even if Fang Xi could cross over, facing the sacred land of the Five Elements Tribe, guarded by three Wu Kings, he would still be powerless.
"The Great Wu Kings of the Five Elements Tribe are also fools, stubbornly clinging to ancient rules. When the Heavenly Demons descend in the future, they will definitely assault their sacred land!"
Dan Ya was still indignant.
Historically, whenever Heavenly Demons descended, the sacred lands of the Wu people in various cities were always the hardest hit areas!
Yet, many Wu Kings of the major tribes stubbornly adhered to ancient rules, refusing to unite. They even refused her proposals for exchanging cultivation arts and talismans. They were simply stubborn old fools!
Fang Xi, however, listened with a growing sense of alarm.
"Something's not right. . . The Wu Kings wouldn't be so foolish. . . Perhaps, this is a bloody lesson left by their predecessors. . . that becoming too powerful and united might actually attract greater danger?"
"Dan Ya. . . could it be that the predecessors died too early? And lacked this kind of inheritance?"
"This. . . dreadful. . . Did I feed Dan Ya a bit too much?"
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"This Dan Ya, she doesn't know how lucky she is. . ."
Inside the Long-evergreen Pavilion, Fang Xi opened his eyes, a wry smile playing on his lips.
He had been brought by Dan Ya to see the sacred land of the Hei Nie Tribe. Large quantities of third-order spiritual wood grew there.
Most of them were Vermilion Fruit Trees!
And the Vermilion Fruit Tree at the core of the sacred land was at least several thousand years old, having grown into a rare fourth-order spiritual plant!
Vermilion Fruits were rare heaven and earth treasures. Even when eaten raw, they could increase mana without any pill toxicity.
Dan Ya consumed the hundred-year-old Vermilion Fruits from the surroundings as if they were everyday food, so her mana naturally progressed rapidly.
In a short period, she actually transcended the Qi Refinement and Foundation Establishment stages, reaching the mana realm of Foundation Establishment Perfection!
The only thing was, she couldn't get her hands on the 'thousand-year Vermilion Fruit' at the center, which she craved the most.
According to tribal legends, there was a powerful guardian force near the thousand-year Vermilion Fruit Tree, and only when the Heavenly Demons caused chaos could a brave warrior break through the barrier and pick the fruit.
In Fang Xi's view, it was simply a powerful restriction placed there, which could only be activated every hundred years!
After all, a pack of dogs getting some scraps was already good enough; how could they still dream of using the best?
"Did that major power set up the restriction to open once every century to temper their disciples? To make them compete with the Wu people for opportunities? If they fail and the opportunity is taken by the Wu people, they deserve it then?"
"It sounds more like the style of a major demonic sect. . ."
"The centennial Heavenly Demon Tribulation is approaching. I hope Dan Ya doesn't run into trouble. . . Eh? If Dan Ya were killed, and I, as spoils of war, were picked up by a demonic disciple, wouldn't I. . . be able to follow that demonic disciple out of the mystic realm?"
Fang Xi was suddenly conflicted.
Ultimately, he was still just a useless mirror. . .
"How can I truly connect the two worlds, and not just communicate?"
Fang Xi admitted he was envious.
Even if he couldn't get the Five Elements Fruit, renowned as the 'Core Formation Fruit', those 'Profound Water Essence Crystal' and 'Skyfire Glaze' were also quite good!
He had cultivated his wood-attribute cultivation art to Foundation Establishment Perfection, already having a certain chance of Core Formation. If he also cultivated the Wood Spirit Body, combined, he should have a four to five-tenths chance!
Adding the two spiritual items for the 'Water-Fire Core Forging method', that would be a seven to eight-tenths chance!
Even the Core Formation seeds of Nascent Soul sects might not have such a luxurious path to Core Formation as he did.
"A pity. . . I can see it, but I can't eat it. . ."
"It's fine, I still have a lot of time. Slowly now. . . The last experiment at least proved that Core Formation mana is somewhat useful for the fragments."
"Perhaps. . . the mana of a Nascent Soul cultivator? Forget it. . . that's a bit dangerous. . . though not too high. . ."
"According to the information obtained from my first communication with the 'All-Heavens Precious Mirror', no one but me can refine this object. . . To forcibly refine it, one would need to be at least a legendary Immortal, right?"
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As Fang Xi pondered, he twirled a small black wooden seal in his hand and stepped out of his cultivation chamber.
In his hand was naturally the embryonic form of the magic treasure—the 'Greenwood Seal'—carved from the spiritual material of the Progenitor Demonic Tree.
Over these past few years, with his focused cultivation specifically on seal-type artifacts, his own artifact refinement skills had reached an introductory level. He had then carved the raw spiritual material into this embryo.
This alone was just the very beginning.
Next, he would need to temper and refine it daily with his mana. . . allowing it to become intimately connected with his mind, and then he could use the 'Treasure Seeding Art' to plant the magic treasure embryo within a spiritual root of the same type, letting it carve and perfect itself as the spiritual wood grew. . .
Among the many refining techniques, Fang Xi had chosen the safest one: the 'Sun and Moon Refining Method'!
This method of refining artifacts was quite unorthodox. Essentially, it traded a long period of time for a stable success rate.
Simply put, it meant constantly fondling it for a while each day. . .
By now, this small black wooden seal had been polished by Fang Xi into a respectable shape. At the very least, it looked like a seal. However, the handle remained indistinct, the carved details completely unidentifiable.
Furthermore, the surface of the square seal was covered in a smooth patina, almost gleaming, clearly a result of years of constant handling.
"Young Master has emerged from seclusion?"
As Fang Xi walked out of his cultivation chamber, Yan Hong Xiu, who was cleaning in the Long-evergreen Pavilion, looked up. She saw a cultivator in green robes, his face handsome, exuding the vitality of all things burgeoning, playing with a small seal in his hand as he gracefully approached, a sight that instantly captivated her heart.
"Yes, I have. While I was in seclusion, did anything happen outside?"
Fang Xi sat down and asked casually.
"Old Zhong reported that by a stroke of luck, a small flood dragon appeared in the fish farm, seemingly due to long-term immersion in the aura of a Spirit Venerable. . ."
Yan Hong Xiu replied softly.
The Green Corner Fish Dragon had originally ascended from a small flood dragon. Zhong Qi, having acquired the Yan family's incomplete fish-raising inheritance, could only stably cultivate mid-grade Green Jade Carp, and was still trying to cultivate small flood dragons.
This recent one should be considered an accident, but it provided a breakthrough in understanding.
Perhaps the method of cultivating small flood dragons through Green Corner Fish Dragon was completely different from the previous Zhong family secret art, but all paths led to the same destination; Fang Xi only cared about the result.
"A small flood dragon, you say? Excellent. . . Announce it! Tonight, we'll have small flood dragon soup!"
Fang Xi stroked Yan Hong Xiu's cheek, laughing as he spoke.
Both she and Xiahou Ying were still in their prime youth, their faces unmarred by age.
This was, of course, because he had taken the time to refine a batch of 'Beauty Preserving Pills' and given one to each of them.
Fang Xi had long heard of 'small flood dragon soup' and finally had the chance to taste it.
"And also. . ."
Yan Hong Xiu's eyes darted: "Sister Ying said that your Young Master's centennial birthday is not far off. Are there any preparations you wish to make?"
As his personal attendant, Xiahou Ying had ties with Wei Yi Xi, Hai Da Gui, and others who came to visit Fang Xi, so knowing his birthday was not difficult.
"My centennial birthday, huh. . ."
Fang Xi looked at his reflection in the bronze mirror, his hair still black, his face without a single wrinkle: "So, without realizing it. . . I look back, and a hundred years have passed. . ."
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