Chapter 401: Forming a Nascent Soul! (Congratulations to Alliance Leader Pipixia Gezhuo! )
Chapter 401: Forming a Nascent Soul! (Congratulations to Alliance Leader Pipixia Gezhuo! )
Emerald Cliff.
Inside the cultivation cave, brimming with spiritual energy, Fang Xi gazed at the 'Heaven and Earth Cauldron' before him, a look of deep gravity on his face.
Ever since he had hastened the maturation of the 'Illusory Demise Heart Orchid', he had granted himself a period of leisure. He first went to Dragon Fish Island to indulge himself fully, and then, a feeling stirring within him, he returned to Peach Blossom Island, Green Bamboo Mountain, and Da Liang for a visit. To this end, he even specifically stored the Demonic Tree into the Mountain Sea Pearl and briefly left his External Avatar on Emerald Cliff.
Although he had never been confident in his own character, before forming his Nascent Soul, it was still best to resolve all his lingering concerns as completely as possible.
Especially the Da Liang world!
This minor realm resisted the presence of cultivators above the fourth stage; after forming his Nascent Soul, he feared he would no longer be able to visit it.
Unless, one day, he cultivated to a stage where he could single-handedly crush the rules of a world!
The Da Liang world was as always, with the Martial God Gate ruling the world.
There was nothing remarkable to note about the Martial God Gate; it was still governed by Zhang Minting.
However, while on the surface he seemed fine, a decaying aura secretly seeped from him, letting Fang Xi know that his end was near.
The path of Blood-Qi Core Formation, after all, was not the Golden Core formation of immortal cultivation, and there had been no precedent before. Now it seemed his lifespan appeared to be only around three hundred years.
Furthermore, this person had formed a 'dead core', and his martial cultivation had long been unable to advance an inch.
Although with Fang Xi's guidance, Zhang Minting later organized and deduced a completely new method of Core Formation, it only allowed successful Core Formers a fifty percent chance of forming a 'living core'.
This meant that the probability of an ordinary Martial God advancing to a Martial Immortal was only slightly higher than the probability of a Foundation Establishment cultivator forming a Golden Core.
And after advancing to a Martial Immortal, there was still a fifty percent chance of condensing a 'dead core', their cultivation unable to progress.
After all, it was a newly created method, with too many flaws!
Zhang Minting's ability to fortuitously advance back then was not only due to his exceptional aptitude but also because he had narrowly escaped death to obtain a certain 'Demon's' opportunity, and he had secretly done many things as well.
However, since he had taken one of his moves as atonement and offered the seed of the Progenitor Demonic Tree back then, Fang Xi simply turned a blind eye to all these matters, allowing him to act as he pleased and enjoy a lifetime of prestige in Da Liang.
This time, he did not appear to meet him either.
The martial arts golden age of Da Liang, in the end, was a result spurred on in a short period of time by Fang Xi disseminating a large number of body cultivation scriptures, and even pills, as well as his own insights from the immortal cultivation world.
Now, lacking his impetus, it began to fall into a massive bottleneck.
Furthermore, with the world laws restricting it this time, it was unlikely that a path beyond the Martial Immortal realm would emerge.
...
Many thoughts flashed through his mind, and Fang Xi's expression once again became serene as an old well without ripples.
"Open!"
Time passed, though he knew not how long. He let out a soft cry, his hands rapidly changing hand seals, as streaks of azure light shot into the Heaven and Earth Cauldron.
The cauldron lid boomed open, and black and white colors diffused from within.
Then. . .
A pill, its true color murky yet emanating black and white hues, flew out of the pill furnace and landed in Fang Xi's hand.
"The 'Crossing Annihilation Pill'. . . it was finally complete."
Thinking of the immense price he had paid for this pill, Fang Xi couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
Although the lifespan he had expended could be fully replenished through the Demonic Tree. . .
At least back then, to acquire the 'Illusory Demise Heart Orchid', he had still paid with a Core Formation Spiritual Item!
"Now. . . all preparations for forming a Nascent Soul are complete."
"Who would have thought that a mere spirit farmer with a low-grade spiritual root from Green Bamboo Mountain could reach this point today?"
Fang Xi carefully put away the 'Crossing Annihilation Pill' and stood up, exiting the alchemy room.
Outside the Evergreen Hall, Xiao Qing let out a long cry, transforming into a ball of azure flame and descending.
Immediately after, a dragon's roar sounded, and Da Qing came riding on clouds and mist.
Fang Xi nodded, and with a flick of his sleeve, he released the Black Fire Demonic Corpse and the Demonic Blood Flood Dragon, his voice cold: "During my secluded cultivation. . . anyone who dares to trespass on Emerald Cliff will be killed without mercy!"
With the quasi-fourth stage 'Nine-Nethers Profound Wood Grand Array' and Xiao Qing, he presumed that even if an old Nascent Soul monster were to suddenly arrive, they could stall for a long time.
What's more. . .
What Fang Xi trusted most, however, was always his own External Avatar!
While there was a possibility of betrayal for an External Avatar, that only occurred with a certain probability after prolonged separation from the main body and influence from inner demons.
At this moment, his External Avatar was no longer merely existing side-by-side with him, but was directly one with him; it was utterly impossible for it to develop thoughts of betrayal in a short period.
"Chirp!"
Xiao Qing let out a long cry, signaling that it had fully understood.
This bird, being a demon avian by origin, held no affection for the people of Dragon Fish Island.
If those people were to try to breach the formation, Da Qing might still hesitate for a moment, but Xiao Qing would undoubtedly slay them without hesitation!
"Go!"
With a wave of Fang Xi's hand, four streaks of light soared into the sky, shooting off in different directions.
"There were no oversights left. . . and he had also pushed things almost to their limit. Unless he repaired those two fourth-stage puppets. . . but with his puppetry arts, he had no idea when he would be able to advance to the fourth stage! Not to mention, repairing high-grade puppets still lacked several special materials. . ."
"Then. . ."
A flash of light appeared in Fang Xi's hand, revealing a wine gourd.
He pulled out the cork and poured a mouthful of Green Bamboo Wine into his mouth, allowing the slightly bitter taste to linger in his mouth.
For the next few days, he completely put aside his cultivation, no longer delving into the myriad immortal arts. He would either stare blankly for an entire day or walk around Emerald Cliff, seeking to ease his mind.
Until this day!
Fang Xi was leaning against a spiritual peach tree, watching peach blossoms fluttering down, petal by petal, and from time to time, he took a sip of Green Bamboo Wine.
As he watched the sky filled with pink like rain, and the spiritual wine in his mouth still tasted the same, a feeling suddenly arose in his heart:
"To follow the natural course is to be human; to go against it is to become an immortal. . ."
"Immortals are those who usurp the spiritual essence and creation of heaven and earth, to seek freedom and longevity for themselves!"
"Therefore, heaven and earth would absolutely not bestow any so-called 'Nascent Soul opportunity'; there would only be tribulations!"
"My heart is not stone, yet it cannot be swayed. . . The Great Dao is set, allowing no alteration, nor a single step back!"
As this thought arose, Fang Xi burst into laughter, transforming into a streak of azure light, and returned to his already prepared secluded cultivation cave.
Boom!
The cultivation cave's door slammed shut, and layers of restrictions emerged, completely isolating the cultivation chamber from the outside world.
Fang Xi tapped the crown of his head, and a black light shimmered.
His External Avatar, with two horns on its head and six great black holes on its back, emerged and went to a corner by itself, sitting cross-legged, its small face serious.
"Let's begin!"
Fang Xi sat upright on his meditation cushion. Streaks of azure-green light shimmered on his fingers, suddenly transforming into flying needles that pierced into various parts of his body.
He formed a strange hand seal with both hands, and his entire body's skin instantly turned crimson like blood: "Evergreen Wood Undying Physique!"
This was a secret art that could only be cast by cultivators whose Withered Glory Chant had reached Core Formation Perfected stage and who possessed the 'Wood Spirit Body'!
It could instantly strengthen one's physique to an incredible degree, and was greatly beneficial for breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm!
It was a secret legacy of the ancient Azure Emperor Mountain!
Crackling!
The joints throughout Fang Xi's body popped loudly. He inwardly observed his own body, seeing complex, profound patterns, intermingled with silver and emerald green, appear upon bones as crystal clear as jade—it was precisely the 'Wood Spirit Body' he had refined back then! At this moment, these incredibly intricate patterns continuously shimmered with light, and amidst Fang Xi's incantations, they seemed instantly pushed to their limit, beginning to spread throughout his five viscera and six internal organs, his flesh and skin, and all his limbs and bones. . .
Before long, streaks of dark green patterns emerged upon Fang Xi's skin, making him appear as if he had donned a verdant battle armor, bearing ancient, profound patterns that continuously pulsed with vibrant, life-giving radiance!
"At this moment. . . I'm so powerful!"
A secret pattern appeared between Fang Xi's brows, and his eyes glittered with sharp light: "Although this is only a temporary achievement attained through a secret art, my current physique is absolutely comparable to a Perfected Core Formation, or even a Nascent Soul-level body cultivator!"
Not only that, he could feel the endlessly vital aura of the 'Wood Spirit Body' also surge by more than ten or even a hundredfold.
His Dantian Qi Sea and meridians seemed to have completely transformed into an emerald-like color.
The vitality within his body reached its peak; even if his head were chopped off, it could be reattached! Even if his heart were gouged out, another could regrow!
This was the 'Evergreen Wood Undying Physique'!
"Although this secret art will damage the 'Wood Spirit Body', it is indeed incredibly powerful. . . Perhaps it can serve as a trump card in the future! Others might fear damaging their 'Wood Spirit Body', but I don't. . . At worst, I'll just continue planting trees to replenish it!"
A thought surfaced in Fang Xi's mind, then quickly faded.
He changed his hand seal, and the 'Withered Glory Chant' cultivation method, which had reached the sixteenth layer of perfection, slowly awakened like a slumbering giant dragon, beginning to circulate silently within his body.
Then. . . its speed increased rapidly, causing his entire body to shimmer with azure and yellow light, attracting the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth!
Buzz!
Even the supreme-grade wood-attribute spirit stone seemed to be stirred into motion, as streaks of azure spiritual energy emerged, mixing with the vast spiritual energy within the cultivation chamber, and poured into Fang Xi's body.
The powerful spiritual pressure of the fourth-order spirit vein made the dense spiritual energy almost form a liquid. It entered through Fang Xi's limbs and bones, and was then absorbed by the 'Wood Spirit Body' like a long whale drawing in water.
"Not enough, not enough. . ."
The spiritual power within Fang Xi's body circulated faster and faster, his body practically forming a vortex.
More and more spiritual energy of heaven and earth poured into his body.
Gradually. . . outside the cultivation chamber, above the Evergreen Hall, a vast amount of spiritual energy gathered.
Boom!
With a loud boom, the entire Emerald Cliff seemed to tremble. Then, the spiritual energy of the entire fourth-order spirit vein, like long dragons, scrambled to surge into the cultivation cave.
This was also the benefit of exclusively occupying an entire fourth-order spirit vein; no one could contend with Fang Xi for the spiritual energy.
One must know that even when forming a Nascent Soul within a Nascent Soul sect, many of the disciples' cultivation caves would be sharing the spiritual energy.
But now, the spiritual energy of this entire fourth-order low-grade spirit vein was exclusively enjoyed by Fang Xi.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Within the cultivation chamber, streaks of spiritual energy dragons continuously condensed, transforming into pure white little snakes that drilled into Fang Xi's body.
Fang Xi's brows immediately furrowed slightly.
Such vast spiritual energy would be enough to 'burst open' an ordinary Core Formation cultivator!
Even many Perfected Core Formation cultivators fell at this very first step, let alone the subsequent 'shattering the core to form a Nascent Soul'. . .
But he had the 'Evergreen Wood Undying Physique'. Now, his entire body shimmered with emerald green patterns, accepting the vast spiritual energy without resistance, rapidly circulating his cultivation method, transforming it into waves of powerful spiritual power, and injecting it into the Withered Glory Golden Core, which had already expanded to its limit!
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