Chapter 214: News of Death (Celebrating the Silver Alliance Leader)
Chapter 214: News of Death (Celebrating the Silver Alliance Leader)
South Barrens Cultivation World.
Dragon Fish Island.
Inside the seclusion chamber of Evergreen Pavilion.
Fang Xi slowly opened his eyes: "According to the previous experience of the Wu people. . . the Heavenly Demon Catastrophe will last for about a year. . ."
A wisp of his Divine Consciousness had always remained in the Shard World, observing Dan Ya's subsequent actions.
However, Fang Xi wasn't optimistic about this female Wu King.
After all, she had only been lucky to kill a Foundation Establishment disciple of the demonic sect before, and who knew how many such ruthless characters were there in the mystic realm!
For all he knew, there might even be fierce individuals who could easily slay Core Formation cultivators!
'If she truly can't escape. . . then it can only be attributed to her ill fate. . . there's nothing I can do. '
Fang Xi walked out of the seclusion chamber and went to water the Demonic Tree again.
When he returned to Evergreen Pavilion, he saw a small figure holding a broom, diligently sweeping the corridor.
"Isla. . . Island Lord. . ."
Upon seeing Fang Xi, Zhong Hong Yu immediately shivered and quickly bowed.
"Hm. . . Cultivate diligently!"
Fang Xi's Divine Consciousness swept over, already aware of her cultivation progress. He encouraged her gently: "If there's anything you don't understand in the 'Profound Sound Art', you can come and ask me. . ."
"Yes!"
Zhong Hong Yu shrank her head, looking like a quail.
Such a sight made Fang Xi couldn't help but smile.
The reason he valued this girl was indeed partly due to his interest in her 'Void Spiritual Root'.
'According to rumors. . . cultivators with Void Spiritual Roots seem particularly adept at mastering the power of the void? '
Fang Xi watched Zhong Hong Yu's retreating figure, a glimmer in his eyes.
The power of the void!
This was an extremely high-level energy. According to legends, only the Nascent Soul (or primordial infant) of a Nascent Soul Perfected cultivator could achieve effects similar to infinite void-breaking teleportation!
Nascent Soul Perfected cultivators not only had lifespans exceeding a thousand years, but also possessed various incredible powers, truly legendary grand divine ability users!
Furthermore, grand divine ability users who had condensed their Nascent Soul often also possessed the ability to seize bodies or reincarnate with their Nascent Soul, to live another life!
Not to mention, the Nascent Soul of a Nascent Soul Perfected cultivator could escape through the void, hard to block by any sealing technique, possessing extremely powerful life-saving abilities!
All these. . . were insights Fang Xi gained from comprehending the 'Five Extremes Primordial Demonic Art' and even the 'Molten Gold Art', two Nascent Soul-level cultivation methods, one orthodox and one demonic.
"The power of the void that only Nascent Soul cultivators can master. . . a Void Spiritual Root can involve one in it in advance, even if it's just a superficial understanding, it's already quite terrifying. . ."
Of course, cultivators in the cultivation world who mastered the power of the void in advance were not entirely absent.
For instance, the legendary void-escaping spells, and teleportation arrays!
Strictly speaking, even the creation of storage bags and storage rings also slightly involved the power of the void.
But these were all knowing what it was, without knowing why it was.
Fang Xi indeed developed some interest in cultivating a 'Void Spiritual Root' and comprehending the power of the void.
After all. . . the 'All-Heavens Precious Mirror' on him, strictly speaking, was also a supreme treasure that manipulated the power of the void!
Furthermore, its mastery of the void had reached an inconceivable level, likely leaving even Nascent Soul old monsters dumbfounded.
'Using the Void Spiritual Root as a springboard, to slightly comprehend the ancient seal script on the surface of the 'All-Heavens Precious Mirror'. . . he didn't know if it would work. . . but it was worth a try! '
'Even if he could only comprehend a tiny bit, it would undoubtedly bring immeasurable benefits to his future path of cultivation! '
Thinking of this, Fang Xi's expression as he looked at Zhong Hong Yu couldn't help but soften by a few degrees.
The little girl, however, only felt a shiver, and instinctively tightened her grip on the broom.
...
"Young Master. . . this is a letter Zhan Tu wrote to his family."
A few days later, Yan Hong Xiu came before Fang Xi, holding an earth-yellow letter.
"Hm."
Fang Xi swept his Divine Consciousness over it and saw the contents of the letter. Most of it was mundane family talk, stating that everything was well for him at the Black Heaven Sect and asking his family not to worry.
Besides that, it also inevitably touched upon some sect matters.
Fang Xi meticulously deduced, feeling that the Black Heaven Sect had no major movements recently, and couldn't help but feel relieved.
"Youngster Zhan also sent two bottles of spiritual pills along with the letter, both were useful for mortals and could strengthen the body. . ."
Yan Hong Xiu continued.
"Hm, go deliver them to his family. Don't skim anything off."
Fang Xi thought for a moment: "Besides that, you can also have his family write a letter, and include fifty low-grade Spirit Stones, to send back to Zhan Tu with it. . ."
The cultivation world naturally had communication channels, but Zhan Tu used the lowest-tier one, carrying it via cultivation world caravans or patrol horses, which was very troublesome.
Furthermore, this method was something Zhan Tu's mortal family couldn't even utilize.
Fang Xi naturally had to help out.
Strictly speaking, he was Zhan Tu's angel investor.
If this person was even a little clever, he should know that having a Foundation Establishment cultivator backing him, even without any actual support, was a great boon.
He and Dragon Fish Island had a mutually beneficial cooperative relationship.
Moreover, Fang Xi hadn't asked Zhan Tu to betray his sect, merely to exchange news regularly.
As an investor, Fang Xi was also quite stingy, and wouldn't invest a large amount of resources all at once.
At most, he would invest in stages, to see how Zhan Tu performed, before deciding further.
"Yes!"
Yan Hong Xiu bowed in assent; she was actually very familiar with this routine.
After all, her family also had two people striving in the Black Heaven Sect, but compared to Fang Xi, the Yan family truly spared no effort for their own.
As far as she knew, many in the family had stopped cultivating, saving up the Spirit Stones squeezed from between their teeth, and sending them to the Black Heaven Sect to support the cultivation of Little Seventeen and Nineteen.
Not only that, even Yan Hong Xiu herself had secretly hidden away some of the personal funds Fang Xi had given her, entrusting someone to send them back to Spirit Sky Island, with their final destination likely being the Black Heaven Sect.
However, seeing her own family members struggling desperately, and the support they brought to the two disciples in the sect was still inferior to a casual reward from a Foundation Establishment cultivator, Yan Hong Xiu's eyes, besides dimming, couldn't help but develop some different thoughts.
...
Half a month later, an old man with a face full of wrinkles, piloting a small flat boat, hurried to the vicinity of Dragon Fish Island. Fumbling in his sleeve for a long time, he took out a sound transmission talisman, gritted his teeth, and flew into Dragon Fish Island's island-protecting grand array.
After another while, a streak of light flew out from within the array, landing beside the old man: "Uncle Seven. . ."
This woman was none other than Yan Hong Xiu. Seeing her family member, her eyes couldn't help but redden.
"Alas. . . you've worked hard."
Old Man Yan Seven saw Yan Hong Xiu, speechless for a long time, before dryly squeezing out a sentence.
"No, I'm not suffering. . . Young Master treats me well, and even helped me break through a realm. . . Now I'm already at Qi Refinement seventh level. " Yan Hong Xiu quickly wiped the corners of her eyes and said.
"Hm?"
Only then did Old Man Yan Seven surprisingly discover that Yan Hong Xiu had, without realizing it, broken through the late-stage Qi Refinement bottleneck, becoming one of the top experts in the Yan family.
"Earlier, on Young Master's hundredth birthday, he prepared 'Little Green Dragon Soup' to entertain distinguished guests, and also bestowed some upon us. . ."
Fang Xi hadn't invited the Yan family to his hundredth birthday before, and Yan Hong Xiu dared not make decisions on her own.
She quickly recounted the matter, and then asked: "What exactly happened with Little Seventeen and Little Nineteen? To make Uncle Seven come looking for me personally?"
"Alas. . ."
Old Man Yan Seven's back seemed to hunch even more, and he said miserably: "The family just received news, Little Seventeen. . . perished!"
"What?"
Yan Hong Xiu turned pale with fright: "Last time he sent a letter, didn't he say he had broken through to Qi Refinement ninth level and was doing very well? How could he. . . suddenly. . . die?"
Among the two family disciples the Yan family sent into the Black Heaven Sect, her relationship with Little Seventeen was the best. Upon hearing the terrible news now, tears involuntarily streamed down her face.
"Alas. . . we just found out. Last month, Little Nineteen broke through to Qi Refinement tenth level, entering the Great Perfection realm, and then began preparing for Foundation Establishment. . ."
Old Man Yan Seven said slowly.
The internal distribution of Foundation Establishment Pills within the Black Heaven Sect was very strict, requiring a full five thousand sect contribution points.
And this was actually still taking advantage of being a sect disciple. After all, one contribution point could be exchanged for one Spirit Stone.
But one Spirit Stone within the Black Heaven Sect could not buy even a single contribution point.
"Could it be that. . . Little Seventeen and Little Nineteen actually went to a dangerous mystic realm?"
Yan Hong Xiu pressed for an answer.
One of the main ingredients of the Foundation Establishment Pill—the 'Golden Jade Ganoderma'—was extremely difficult to survive outside. However, the three Core Formation sects jointly occupied a certain ancient mystic realm's spirit herb garden, where many spirit herbs could suitably grow.
Because there were powerful restrictions in the spirit herb garden, Foundation Establishment cultivators found it difficult to enter, and if Core Formation cultivators forced their way in, it might trigger a chain reaction, leading to the total collapse of the ancient mystic realm. Therefore, only Qi Refinement cultivators could still enter.
And every once in a while, the three major sects would send disciples to enter the mystic realm to gather herbs, and the casualty rate was very high.
Basically, any disciple with backing was unwilling to accept such missions. Only rogue cultivators or disciples from mortal backgrounds would choose to take a gamble.
Because of the danger, the awarded sect contribution points were also very generous!
"How is that possible?"
Old Man Yan Seven waved his hands frantically: "Before, the family had repeatedly ordered not to let the two of them accept overly dangerous sect missions. Even for Foundation Establishment, our entire family would grit our teeth and provide support. . . It was after Little Nineteen broke through, wanting to quickly accumulate contribution points, that he accepted a mission to hunt down a demonic cultivator. But that demonic cultivator had actually hidden his cultivation, and counterattacked fiercely before dying, dragging Little Seventeen, who was teamed with him, along to the afterlife. . ."
Old Man Yan Seven's old tears streamed down his face.
Of course, there were also factions within the Black Heaven Sect. The easy and safe tasks on the mission board had long been snatched up.
The remaining disciples who wanted contribution points could only risk their lives for them!
One could only say the danger was slightly less than that of the mystic realm herb-gathering missions.
The Yan family brothers had long lost their backing, so naturally they could only risk their lives. Even if nothing happened a few times before, once something went wrong, people would die!
"Little Seventeen. . ."
Yan Hong Xiu's expression was dim.
Old Man Yan Seven, however, wiped his face, and his expression became fierce and resolute: "For Little Nineteen's Foundation Establishment. . . Little Seventeen has already returned to the void. This old man came originally to inform you, and afterward, this old man will also bring a few elite clansmen to assist Little Nineteen!"
Little Nineteen had a superior-grade spiritual root and had entered the Great Perfection realm of Qi Refinement tenth level. As long as he had a Foundation Establishment Pill, his chances of success would be over fifty percent!
The Yan family would not give up, no matter what. Even if it meant risking their lives and losing everything, they would help him succeed in Foundation Establishment!
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