Chapter 444: Profound Essence Pearl (Seeking Subscription)
Chapter 444: Profound Essence Pearl (Seeking Subscription)
“The concept of ‘Primordial Spirit Magical Artifact’ is quite similar to a five-stage ‘Numinous Treasure’. . . ”
Fang Xi mused.
According to legend, above four-stage spirit treasures were five-stage ‘Spirit Manifesting Treasures,’ also known as ‘Numinous Treasures’!
These treasures possessed fully matured artifact spirits, capable of autonomously absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and better assisting their masters in combat, with power capable of shaking the very heavens and earth.
However, due to the scarcity of required materials and the difficulty in enhancing an artifact spirit’s sentience, they were often extremely challenging to refine.
Even many Divine Transformation Venerables might not possess such treasures!
As Fang Xi pondered, Zhang Huohua suddenly asked, “Since Junior Brother is about to undergo Foundation Establishment, do you need ‘Three Essence Nourishing Liquid’? The ‘Good Fortune Six Factory’ that produces this liquid has a salesman who is my uncle, so I can get it at an internal price. . . ”
Jing Yi was momentarily tempted, then shook his head. “No need, my family already prepared it for me! ”
“Ah haha. . . In that case, I wish Junior Brother success in Foundation Establishment. ”
Zhang Huohua forced an awkward but polite smile and left after only a few bites of food. . .
“This person. . . something’s off. ”
Jing Yi watched Zhang Huohua’s retreating figure, deep in thought.
Fang Xi, however, sighed inwardly. Indeed, second-generation cultivators had it good, able to resist various temptations.
If it were a rogue cultivator, they would surely grab the benefits first, and then be forced to engage in endless drama, parrying moves from this person. . .
This was quite alright, though; it suited his need to remain low-key and learn.
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Night fell.
Inside the dormitory, Jing Yi was still preparing for his Foundation Establishment.
Within his Sea of Consciousness, Fang Xi’s Second Primordial Spirit yawned idly, then its expression suddenly changed.
"Huh? !"
“This Zhang Huohua, he still hasn’t given up? ”
He extended his Divine Consciousness and sensed a figure stealthily entering in the darkness!
The other party even pulled out a smart wristband, shutting down the nearby surveillance and formations!
‘This kid, acting all kind when he helped Junior Brother register and refresh his permissions. . . he clearly had ulterior motives. So, he wanted to seize the opportunity to plant a Trojan virus? ’
Fang Xi knew that as the best academy in the Kyushu world, Fangxian University had extremely strict security.
There were likely surveillance systems day and night, a blend of technological and formation-spirit methods.
Under such circumstances, the technology capable of hacking into them shouldn't be something ‘Zhang Huohua’ could produce on his own.
‘There’s an organization behind him. . . and it should be quite powerful. ’
‘What does he want now? ’
Zhang Huohua had hacked Jing Yi’s terminal, making everything appear normal on the screen, so Jing Yi was mostly unprepared.
One careless mistake, and he could easily fall into the trap!
‘Fine. . . After all, I’ve been living with your father and son for so many days, I ought to pay a little lodging fee. . . ’
Fang Xi chuckled, forming a hand seal.
Jing Yi immediately yawned, then slumped onto the desk, falling into a deep sleep.
Whoosh!
A black cloud flew out from above his head, revealing the Second Primordial Spirit within, with two horns on its head and six black holes behind its back.
‘Zhang Huohua hacking the nearby surveillance actually helped me. . . ’
At this moment, within Fang Xi’s Divine Consciousness, Zhang Huohua had already infiltrated the dormitory. His eyes were bloodshot, and in his hand was a test tube containing half a tube of liquid, emitting faint wisps of pure demonic qi.
“Junior Brother Jing Yi, Foundation Establishment is not easy. Let this Senior Brother’s tube of ‘Demonic Essence Liquid’ give you a hand. . . ”
Zhang Huohua muttered to himself, secretly. He would never admit that there was a hint of jealousy in his heart towards Jing Yi, which was why he pursued him so relentlessly. . .
But in the next instant,
The surrounding environment abruptly changed!
The sky was a hazy gray, with six great black holes circling ceaselessly. The ground was a mixture of black and red, feeling like stepping into a flesh-and-fungus carpet.
Snap!
Zhang Huohua was startled, and the test tube of Demonic Essence Liquid in his hand slipped and fell to the ground.
The test tube shattered, and a wisp of pure demonic qi emerged.
Then. . .
A streak of dark light flashed, and a greenish-black Nascent Soul grinned, grabbing the wisp of demonic qi. After a quick sniff, it opened its small mouth and swallowed it whole. “Not bad. . . tastes good. . . ”
“Na. . . Nascent Soul True Monarch? ”
Zhang Huohua gasped in fright. “No. . . it’s a Demonic Nascent Soul! Senior, could you be one of our own from the ‘Dark Moon Cult’? ”
“You truly are a human traitor! ”
Fang Xi exclaimed, and with a teleport, he appeared before Zhang Huohua, drilling into his Sea of Consciousness.
Zhang Huohua immediately collapsed onto the ground, twitching as if having an epileptic fit, foam continuously bubbling from his mouth. . .
The reason Fang Xi first activated a small Yama Demon Domain was to cut off this person’s cries for help and to conceal the various phenomena that would occur during the ‘body snatching. ’
His Second Primordial Spirit originally cultivated the ‘Dao Seizing Art,’ so demonic body snatching was an incredibly simple matter for him.Coupled with condensing a Nascent Soul, such things were as easy as eating and drinking.
‘Learning through Jing Yi, the progress was indeed mediocre. ’
‘He’s from the Naval Command department, which doesn’t suit my needs at all; I don’t want to command patrol warships. . . ’
‘Moreover, changing thoughts and intentions once or twice is fine, but if done too many times, even a pig would notice something was amiss. . . It’s rare for someone to deliver themselves to my doorstep, and he’s also a Fangxian University student, and a human traitor at that, so there will be no remorse in taking over his body. . . ’
‘But before the body snatching, a soul search is only natural. . . ’
The Second Primordial Spirit appeared in Zhang Huohua’s Sea of Consciousness, its mocking gaze sweeping across before it instantly teleported, grasping a ball of yellow light.
As the soul search technique activated, streams of information surfaced in its mind.
“This Zhang Huohua doesn’t have a good background. He’s from the lower city, no, it should be said, a stray dog from the slums. . . ”
“He grew up in an orphanage, got into high school with a scholarship, and then things went downhill. . . His talent was limited, and he was surrounded by overachievers with better aptitudes, better family backgrounds, and who studied desperately. . . ”
“By chance, he came into contact with the ‘Dark Moon Cult,’ then got involved, becoming a small leader. He received secret funding, his cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds, and he finally squeezed into Fangxian University, thereby changing his life. . . ”
“The ‘Dark Moon Cult’ didn’t provide funding for free. They had already planted restrictions in his body, and his mission was to develop subordinates within Fangxian University, and opportunistically investigate the core design blueprints of ‘Primordial Spirit Magical Artifacts’ and cause sabotage? ”
“No wonder he chose the artifact manufacturing major and kept trying to move towards jobs in that field. . . ”
In a flash, Fang Xi acquired all of Zhang Huohua’s information.
Then, he frowned slightly: “The Dark Moon Cult placed restrictions on this person, hmm. . . not only in his soul but also in his physical body. . . but it’s very subtle. Even for me, lifting such a restriction technique would be a bit troublesome. ”
The Nascent Soul's tiny hand opened, revealing a talisman upon it, with lines of runes crisscrossing like a centipedes, a truly terrifying sight.
This restriction was within Zhang Huohua’s soul and had been intentionally preserved by Fang Xi, otherwise, the Dark Moon Cult might discover that Zhang Huohua had died.
As for Fang Xi’s solidified Nascent Soul, it naturally had no fear of this restriction acting up.
A restriction capable of killing Qi Refinement and Foundation Establishment cultivators was utterly useless against a Nascent Soul cultivator.
As for the body?
Even if the body was ruined, he could simply find another to take over, so it was of no concern.
The Heavenly Demon Body Snatching Art had become even more refined after reaching the Nascent Soul stage.
Not only did the number of times one could perform body snatching increase greatly, but there was also no need for the adaptation period other Nascent Soul cultivators required after taking over a body; it could perfectly adapt.
Aside from the inability to extend lifespan through body snatching, everything else was quite perfect.
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Flying Immortal Pavilion Cave Mansion.
Fang Xi swaggered back to Zhang Huohua’s dormitory. After confirming his iris, he opened the door.
‘This time, Zhang Huohua decided to act alone, so there’s no need to report anything. . . This person originally intended to win over Jing Yi, and Jing Yi was just a backup target. . . later, he was stimulated by Jing Yi’s family background, which made him a little obsessive. . . Is it true that spending too much time with demonic cultivators unconsciously influences one’s character? ’
Zhang Huohua’s dormitory was quite clean and tidy, and the cave mansion was permeated with spiritual energy around the second-tier.
“Zhang Huohua was previously at the tenth level of Qi Refinement, I should find an opportunity for him to undergo Foundation Establishment. . . ”
“Without reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, many companies won’t even hire you. . . ”
Fang Xi pondered for a moment, then suddenly touched his Dantian.
A white light traveled along his meridians, then arrived at his right palm.
This was a white pearl, about the size of a child’s fist, emitting an inexplicable fluctuation.
“Profound Essence Pearl! ”
Information about this item automatically surfaced in Fang Xi’s mind.
“This item was bestowed by the Dark Moon Cult. . . its full name is ‘Profound Essence Nano Internal View Armor III’. . . its effect is similar to an External Core. A Qi Refinement cultivator who obtains it can contend with Foundation Establishment cultivators, and a Foundation Establishment cultivator can contend with Core Formation cultivators. . . ”
“It’s probably the most valuable item on Zhang Huohua. ”
Fang Xi’s Divine Consciousness could discern that while this item appeared to be an inner core, it was actually composed of countless dense nanobots, which could transform into various talismans at will, augmenting a cultivator’s spiritual power!
In essence, it was a miniature factory in itself!
“I even thought that technological cultivation was about putting cultivators in mechs. . . I never expected that these mechs could also be worn internally, directly within the Dantian, with nanobots transforming into talismans to combine with spiritual power, indeed, the utilization efficiency is even higher than an External Core. . . ”
“This Kyushu world. . . feels so poor! ”
Fang Xi remarked with a touch of emotion.
The materials needed to refine one External Core, in the Kyushu world, could likely produce many sets of these ‘Nano Spiritual Energy Implants. ’
“It can’t be said to be poor, merely that the utilization rate of cultivation resources has reached a terrifying level. ”
Fang Xi put on his glasses, reclined on the sofa, and began to casually browse the internet.
This time, he didn’t have to secretly manipulate Jing Yi’s consciousness as before; he could freely browse whatever information he desired.
“Hmm. . . it’s time to look at some things good kids shouldn’t see. . . ”
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