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Chapter 349: Dispersing the Cultivation Base (For Elvin2016's Silver Alliance Leader Celebration)

Chapter 349: Dispersing the Cultivation Base (For Elvin2016's Silver Alliance Leader Celebration)

Heh heh!

Just then, three Ghost Kings descended from the sky, evidently quite pleased, each holding two Core Formations in their hands.

Seeing these two Core Formations, Yu Hua's eyelids twitched. He knew that those two Daoist masters had certainly met their demise.

Fang Xi smiled faintly at the sight, then took out the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and gave it a shake.

Though these Ghost Kings yearned for the city full of blood food, they ultimately could not resist him, their Banner Master. Enveloped by wisps of ghostly mist, they disappeared into the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

Yu Hua awoke with a start.

Though his cultivation was good, it was nowhere near as profound as Kun Zhenren's.

In front of this senior, weren't they just like chickens and dogs, utterly insignificant?

With this thought, Yu Hua immediately slapped his Dantian, and a Core Formation shimmering with bloody light emerged.

Holding the Core Formation, he bowed deeply once more and said, "I beg my benefactor to impart the Dao!"

A Daoist's Core Formation was different from a cultivator's Core Formation. While taking it would severely wound one's vital energy, it was like a demonic beast losing its inner core — one wouldn't die.

For an ordinary Yu Shi, this would naturally be an irreversible loss.

However, Yu Hua's Dao heart was firm. After traveling far and wide, his horizons had greatly expanded, and he knew he had encountered a rare opportunity that he absolutely could not shrink from.

"Haha. . ."

Fang Xi waved his hand, retrieving the 'Boundless Sea of Blood Pill'. He toyed with it for a moment, then tossed it back into Yu Hua's arms, whose face was filled with bewilderment.

He already had a Boundless Sea of Blood Pill from the Skinless Temple Master, so taking another one would be of no use.

Furthermore, his earlier statement about abolishing the Core Formation was not false.

'Skinning Chant' was different from 'Dao Seizing Art'. The Core Formation cultivated by 'Skinning Chant' was based on the Qi Sea Dantian.

If he were to then cultivate the Qi Refinement techniques of the South Barrens Cultivation World, who knew if problems would arise.

However, Fang Xi was also happy to have an extra test subject.

If Yu Hua was unwilling to part with his cultivation base, he could try dual cultivation. Fang Xi was quite looking forward to the future results.

"Greetings, Master!"

Yu Hua seized the opportunity swiftly, immediately kneeling down and kowtowing nine times with resounding thuds.

"Enough. . . Don't call me Master. Just 'Teacher' will suffice. . . A teacher is one who imparts the Dao, teaches knowledge, and resolves doubts. What doubts do you have in your heart?"

Fang Xi smiled faintly and helped Yu Hua up.

"Disciple wishes to ask, Teacher, must all Dao Arts. . . consume people? " Yu Hua immediately asked the core question.

"Naturally not. Yama Dao Palace's Dao Arts are demonic arts. . . If one walks the Immortal Dao, one only needs to seek spiritual essence and cultivate in quiet meditation."

Fang Xi's straightforward answer brought a moistness to Yu Hua's eyes.

The cultivators in the Red Sun Realm, in order to obtain powerful magic power and break through realms, had become less and less like humans.

And all of this, surprisingly, was the fault of that Yama Demon Lord?

But if the Yama Demon Lord hadn't passed down Dao Arts, how would mortals have resisted the evil spirits and the eerie?

For a moment, he didn't know what to feel in his heart, only that it was a complex and ineffable sensation.

"As for the true difference between the Immortal Dao and the Demonic Dao, you will know once you begin to cultivate. . ."

Fang Xi chuckled, "Perfect. . . Go find a residence in the city and settle down. I will begin imparting Immortal Arts to you tomorrow. . ."

"Teacher. . . Such a major incident has occurred here; the Yama Dao Palace will surely know of it. Should we not temporarily avoid their sharp edge?"

Yu Hua hesitated.

"No need. I'm actually afraid the Young Palace Lord won't come!"

Fang Xi let out a hearty laugh.

He took Yu Hua as his disciple, not only to bring a seed of hope to this tragic world, but primarily for fishing.

His target? Naturally, the Young Palace Lord. . .

In fact, ever since the Pill Origin Assembly, his External Avatar had been searching for an opportunity, but at the time, he was still relatively weak and dared not act rashly.

However, now that he had advanced to late-stage Core Formation and refined the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, with his combat strength greatly increased, everything was falling into place naturally.

Fang Xi was also very interested in that great divine ability.

If he had known the inside story last time, he would certainly have done more.

But at the time of the Pill Origin Assembly, Fang Xi hadn't yet soul-searched Elder Bai, so he naturally didn't know this much. He only knew that a force was his enemy, so he naturally sabotaged their plans to take revenge and vent his frustration, then left gracefully.

It was only after soul-searching and obtaining the intelligence that he felt some regret.

However, as long as the Young Palace Lord was still around, there was still room for redemption.

...

Subsequently, Fang Xi and Yu Hua settled down in this small city.

Yu Hua carried a large amount of gold and silver with him and directly rented a large mansion.

The owner of this mansion was also a refined and elegant person. The garden was built with extreme grace, featuring rockeries, clear springs, exotic flowers and plants, and several white cranes leisurely pacing within.

Inside a small pavilion.

Fang Xi sat cross-legged, looking at Yu Hua below him: "The Red Sun Realm divides cultivation stages into Daoist, Daoist Master, and Yu Shi. . . while Immortal Arts are merely Qi Refinement, Foundation Establishment, and Core Formation. . . There are some similarities, and indeed, all three thousand Great Daos lead to the same destination. Today, I, your teacher, shall impart to you—the Hunyuan Art!"

This Hunyuan Art was the Qi Refinement cultivation method of the Hunyuan Sect, and it was not particularly rare.

Fang Xi didn't even know which unlucky soul's storage pouch he had unearthed this cultivation method from.

However, as this cultivation method originated from a major Nascent Soul sect, it naturally possessed its own unique profoundness.

Firstly, it was an attribute-less cultivation method, not restricted by any spiritual root. Even those with anomalous spiritual roots or other unique aptitudes could cultivate it, and their progress would be quite good.

For someone who wished to widely spread the Dao, individually discerning spiritual root attributes and then teaching according to individual aptitude would be truly too troublesome.

Therefore, Fang Xi chose this 'Hunyuan Art'.

Seeing Yu Hua listening intently, Fang Xi wasted no more words. He first recited the incantation for the first layer of the 'Hunyuan Art', 'Qi Entering the Body', for Yu Hua to memorize, then explained it word by word, phrase by phrase.

This person's cultivation had already reached the Core Formation realm of a Daoist, and although it was a 'cram-school' expedited version, he was not a novice utterly ignorant of immortal cultivation. On the contrary, he understood very quickly and could infer other things from one point.

Before long, he had familiarized himself with the incantation of the first layer.

Remarkably, by the very next day, Fang Xi discovered that this person had actually successfully drawn Qi into his body, entering the first layer of the Hunyuan Art!

"This is. . ."

Fang Xi was somewhat incredulous and immediately used his Divine Consciousness to carefully examine him.

Although Yu Hua possessed a spiritual root, it was merely a middle-grade spiritual root. By conventional standards, such a speed of progress was absolutely impossible.

Unless. . .

"Disciple has thought it over and decided to abolish the Boundless Sea of Blood Pill. . ."

Yu Hua respectfully reported, "However, the magic power cultivated by the Skinning Chant seems capable of first transforming into World Origin Qi, and then into Hunyuan Art's magic power. Therefore, disciple chose to convert his own magic power into 'Hunyuan Art' magic power. . . successfully breaking through overnight."

"So that's how it is."

Fang Xi nodded, a trace of emotion in his voice.

This kind of dispersing one's cultivation base was not like his previous method of adjusting cultivation techniques.

Instead, it was gradually reverting the magic power of the 'Boundless Sea of Blood Pill' into the purest Heaven and Earth spiritual energy, and then transforming it into Hunyuan Art's magic power!

Because it omitted the step of drawing spiritual energy from the outside world, it was equivalent to cultivating by consuming pills that enhanced magic power every day, with absolutely no pill toxins, and very little need for external spiritual veins.

However, the consumption during this back-and-forth process was also considerable. It was feared that after his cultivation base was completely dispersed, Yu Hua's own 'Boundless Sea of Blood Pill' would have completely dissolved, and by then, he would likely still be far from Core Formation. . .

'However, for him, this seemed like a good thing. After all, the Boundless Sea of Blood Pill was too quick to achieve and had many hidden dangers. . . For example, if he encountered a direct descendant of the Yama Dao Palace, with a single move from them, his Core Formation might just. . . vanish! '

'Now that it's completely dispersed and transformed into pure Heaven and Earth spiritual energy, although there's some loss, the Hunyuan Art's magic power that he cultivates step by step will be the most solid in foundation and can no longer be influenced by outsiders. '

Fang Xi's thoughts settled, and a smile appeared on his face: "Very well. . . Since you have this determination, I shall impart the ten layers of the 'Hunyuan Art' cultivation method to you today. I hope you make rapid progress and reach Foundation Establishment soon!"

...

In a flash, a hundred days passed.

Fang Xi also witnessed Yu Hua gradually disperse his 'Boundless Sea of Blood Pill', with his Qi Refinement cultivation rapidly advancing.

Until this day, he broke through the tenth layer of Qi Refinement, reaching the realm of perfection!

"Though it's far from comparable to the expedited demonic path, in terms of the Immortal Dao, this progress is simply incredible. . . But it's understandable for someone scattering their Core Formation to re-cultivate."

Fang Xi noticed that Yu Hua encountered absolutely no bottlenecks in his breakthroughs, which was probably also a benefit of scattering one's cultivation to re-cultivate.

If this person were to undergo Foundation Establishment, he probably wouldn't even need a Foundation Establishment Pill.

However, according to Fang Xi's estimation, by the time Yu Hua broke through to around late-stage Foundation Establishment, the accumulated power from his original Core Formation would be completely depleted.

After that, he would revert to the progress speed of an ordinary cultivator in the South Barrens Cultivation World.

"The key to Foundation Establishment. . . I have finished explaining. Go cultivate on your own. When the time is right, immediately undertake Foundation Establishment, without hesitation. . ."

On this day, after finishing his lecture, Fang Xi waved his hand.

Yu Hua, however, bowed solemnly: "After these days of guidance from Teacher, this disciple wishes, for this entire life, to promote the Immortal Dao. . ."

The Hunyuan Art only required absorbing spiritual energy and did not necessitate various cruel practices.

In Yu Hua's view, this was the true path of immortal cultivation.

As for Fang Xi, who imparted the method, he was truly a figure of the first-class among True Immortals and Dao Ancestors.

Indeed, it was so. If the Immortal Dao were to spread, thousands of years later, Fang Xi could also gain titles like Dao Ancestor or Dao Venerable in this world.

"Since I have imparted the method, everything else is up to you."

Fang Xi waved his hand, not taking it to heart.

Titles couldn't be eaten. . . For him, they were basically useless.

...

Yu Hua returned to his residence, sat cross-legged, and suddenly it was night.

Gazing at the bright moon outside the window, he felt a sudden inspiration, and with a flash of insight, he sat cross-legged and began the Foundation Establishment process.

This time, he was undergoing orthodox Foundation Establishment, which would require at least a hundred days of secluded arduous cultivation.

After sensing all of this, Fang Xi raised a hand, and several small flags flew into place around Yu Hua's residence, forming a small array.

...

Time flowed by in a snap of the fingers; a hundred days passed in an instant.

"Yu Hua should have officially condensed his magic power into liquid and cleansed his marrow and tendons by now, right?"

Fang Xi was in the pavilion, pouring and drinking for himself, while estimating Yu Hua's cultivation progress.

Just then, he suddenly sighed: "It wasn't in vain that I waited so long; they've finally arrived. . . Eh? No, that's not right. . ."

He no longer concealed himself, releasing his vast and powerful magic power.

Not long after, a person descended into the garden. Their aura was remarkably strange, practically indistinguishable from a roadside stone. It was none other than Hua Feiye, the Master of the Ruthless Daoist Temple!

When she saw Fang Xi, she paused slightly, taken aback: "Who is this Daoist friend?"

When Fang Xi had interacted with Hua Feiye before, he had used his External Avatar. Now that Hua Feiye saw his true body, she found herself unable to recognize him.