Chapter 449 Three Phases (Seeking Monthly Votes)
Chapter 449 Three Phases (Seeking Monthly Votes)
"'Eternal Evergreen Body'. . . has the evolution of this Longevity Dao Body finally begun?"
Fang Xi muttered softly, his heart filled with boundless joy.
Even though his spirit root and spirit body aptitudes now surpassed Heaven-grade spirit roots, he was confident he could cultivate to the late Nascent Soul stage.
But Soul Transformation was ultimately a major bottleneck!
Moreover, the spiritual energy in the current Human World was scarce and fragmented; advancement seemed even more difficult than in ancient times.
Just relying on the 'Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi Atlas Sequencing' plan, whose success was still uncertain in the Jiuzhou World, was truly not a sufficient safeguard.
If he cultivated the 'Eternal Evergreen Body', it would be entirely different.
This type of physique, almost destined for immortal ascension, should be able to provide significant assistance in breaking through the Soul Transformation bottleneck.
Fang Xi, in a very happy mood, arrived at his puppet chamber.
After so many years of dedicated study, his puppet arts attainment had almost reached the peak of the third-tier. As long as he had sufficient materials, he was confident he could create puppets comparable to late Core Formation or even perfected Core Formation cultivators.
As for repairing fourth-tier puppets, he even dared to try his hand at it.
At this moment, lying on the workbench, was none other than the Green-Scaled Wood Puppet of the Five Elements Lin Clan.
Back then, this wood puppet had encountered White Brow True Monarch and had its entire right arm burned off by the 'Sun's True Fire Shield'.
By now, however, Fang Xi had replaced it with a gleaming silver arm, evidently transplanted from the fourth-tier silver-armored figure that belonged to the Thousand Mechanisms Palace Master.
Furthermore, the interface looked very uneven, bearing the crude and hideous marks of shoddy craftsmanship.
After all, Fang Xi was not a fourth-tier puppet master; this was all he could manage.
"As long as it's repaired and usable, that's enough. As for its appearance or anything like that, it's already a demonic creature, what appearance does it even need? Anyway, it's going to scare children to tears when it goes out, so a few more cries won't make any difference. . ."
Under Fang Xi's control, the Green-Scaled Wood Puppet climbed up from the workbench and went to carry other puppet materials.
Back then, both of the Thousand Mechanisms Palace Master's two great fourth-tier puppets had become wrecks. Now that Fang Xi had taken some materials to repair the wood puppet, what remained was certainly not enough to assemble two fourth-tier puppets.
So Fang Xi prepared to mix and match, figuring that as long as he could create one fourth-tier puppet, that would suffice.
He stared at the half-damaged head of a two-headed eagle puppet in his hand and began to draw up design plans. . .
An unknown amount of time passed. On Fang Xi's blueprints, a silver humanoid puppet with an eagle head, a human body, and two wings on its back emerged.
Even stranger was that its two arms were not quite the same; the left arm was fine, but the right arm had been modified into an elongated, hideous bird claw. . .
"Barely feasible. . . Actually, if I wanted a perfect design, it would be best to take it to the Jiuzhou World and let those from the engineering academies take a look. . . Their Yellow Turban Warriors and mechanical puppets are quite good. . ."
Fang Xi thought to himself.
Perhaps it was a premonition, for not long after, a figure appeared in the puppet chamber. It was none other than Zhang Huohua!
Fang Xi was not surprised; his main Nascent Soul emerged from his body and began a new round of assimilation. . .
A moment later, a flood of new memories poured into his mind.
Fang Xi's Second Primordial Spirit hadn't done much in these past few decades; it had simply first successfully achieved Foundation Establishment, then published a paper on the study of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, which caught the eye of a certain big shot at the Origin Qi Research Institute. It then associated itself with this big shot, becoming their graduate student, while also teaching itself AI programming.
From the 'big pit' of the Artifact Refining Department, it had jumped into the theoretical study of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, marking a magnificent transformation.
Although this change was a bit abrupt, Fang Xi, relying on the rapid elevation of his status, especially after infiltrating the 'Origin Qi Research Institute' – a high-level research institution within Fangxian University – still managed to barely silence the Dark Moon Cult.
Not only that, Fang Xi gazed at Zhang Huohua and found that this person's aura had actually reached the late Foundation Establishment stage, almost at the perfected Foundation Establishment stage.
"Oh? Preparing for Core Formation?"
Fang Xi's divine consciousness swept over, and he was slightly surprised: "It seems the plan is about to begin as well. . ."
"Haha, after all, this spy is almost integrated into the core, so of course the imprint needs to be strengthened. . . Even the Dark Moon Cult Master hinted that he would personally receive him after he formed his Core. . ."
"Go!"
The Second Primordial Spirit instantly teleported back into Zhang Huohua's body. At the same time, it beckoned, and the green-scaled, silver-armed wood puppet came to its side.
Fang Xi took a deep breath and took out a Soul Lantern from the Mountain Sea Pearl.
After years of nurturing by him, this lamp could now be used as an accurate locator for the All-Heavens Precious Mirror.
The Second Primordial Spirit took the puppet and the Soul Lantern; with a flash, it had already vanished.
...
Jiuzhou World.
Ascension Immortal Pavilion's Cave Abode.
Ever since Zhang Huohua achieved Foundation Establishment and became a graduate student, his cave abode had been changed again.
Although its area still couldn't compare to Jing Yi's father's cave abode, this current one was still half its size, and the spiritual energy within was extremely abundant.
In a cultivation chamber.
A flash of light. Fang Xi held the Soul Lantern in his hand, gazing at the green-horned, silver-armed wood puppet before him. "It should barely be enough, right. . . ?"
"As long as I eliminate all who know, no one will know I was once a Demon Race spy. . . Pah! I never was one to begin with. . ."
Putting these two items away, Fang Xi calmly walked out of the cultivation chamber.
Now that he had chosen programming as an elective, he could finally barely guarantee the security of his own residence.
At least he wouldn't be suddenly hacked or anything.
After meditating for several days, Fang Xi finally left his cave abode and arrived at a special location within Fangxian University.
This was a mountain with a spiritual vein, and in terms of spiritual energy, it even reached around the fourth-tier.
In the deepest part of the mountain range, three 'Five Elements Chambers' had been constructed, which were among Fangxian University's most precious assets.
Fang Xi had begun submitting applications when he had Zhang Huohua cultivate to the late Foundation Establishment stage.
Relying on the support of the Origin Qi Research Institute and his mentor's special approval, he finally managed to cut in line and gain usage qualification.
"Hello, senior. . . Hmm, Senior Zhang?"
At the registration desk, Jing Yi, who had already achieved Foundation Establishment, was registering new arrivals. Upon seeing Fang Xi, his eyes instantly widened.
"I'm here to use the Five Elements Chamber. The authorization should have just been approved."
Fang Xi handed over his student ID card. "Junior, are you on a work-study program?"
"Indeed. Working in this kind of campus facility allows one to enjoy internal discounts, and the usage priority ranking will also be higher in the future. . ."
Jing Yi gave a bitter smile. His father's resources wouldn't be of much help in terms of forming a Golden Core.
He had only managed to secure this job, defeat a multitude of competitors, and successfully take the post by relying on his many years of effort, along with some support from the Warship Command department.
It was said that as long as he worked for five full years, the queue priority level for the 'Five Elements Chamber' would increase by one rank.
Of course. . .
No matter what, it couldn't compare to the person in front of him, who had begun to work hard and strive from his sophomore year, staging a comeback as an academic ace.
He heard that the paper the other party wrote, 'On the Three-Phase Structure of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi', was favored by a Nascent Soul True Monarch, and thus he directly ascended to great heights, guaranteed a spot as a graduate student, and even entered the 'Origin Qi Research Institute'. . .
After taking the student ID card, logging into the system, and re-confirming, Jing Yi couldn't help but perform a Daoist salute: "Senior's Five Elements Chamber has been approved. I wish fellow Daoist success in forming your Core."
"I accept Junior's auspicious words."
Fang Xi held the student ID card. Profound Essence energy flowed from his meridians, forming a moon-disk beneath his feet. Stepping onto it, he flew into the fourth-tier spiritual vein.
"Beep! Welcome, student Zhang Huohua. Please follow the instructions and proceed to the Five Elements Chamber to prepare for Core Formation. . . Five Elements Chamber precautions. . ."
As soon as he entered the fourth-tier spiritual vein, a mechanical voice sounded in Fang Xi's ear.
Fang Xi followed the instructions, arriving at a mountain peak, and entered a silver-white nutrient chamber.
The space inside the chamber was not large, only able to accommodate one person in a meditative posture.
"Beep, identity confirmed!"
"Student Zhang Huohua, please begin adjusting your state. . ."
The mechanical voice continued.
Fang Xi, meanwhile, sat cross-legged, feigning adjustment of his essence, qi, and spirit.
"Begin!"
Core Formation was an extremely private matter. It was said that for a period, the Fang Xian Dao Palace suggested installing surveillance and life-detection devices in every Five Elements Chamber to collect more data, but during that period, the failure rate for cultivators forming their Cores surged. . .
Later, they learned from experience. Once Fang Xi chose to initiate the Core Formation process, the connection was completely severed, and no one could see the scene inside the Five Elements Chamber anymore.
Bang!
A facility activated, and Fang Xi suddenly felt the concentration of Heaven and Earth spiritual energy around him rapidly rising, almost reaching the level of superior-grade fourth-tier.
"Similar to the effect of a Spirit Gathering Array?"
As Fang Xi silently began to circulate his cultivation art, some inexplicable five-colored gases appeared in the void.
These were the essences of Five Elements Spirit Fruits, extracted and preserved through technological means, then mixed with various special medicinal agents, transformed into a misty form, and merged with the spiritual energy, allowing them to be better absorbed by cultivators.
It was said that one Five Elements Spirit Fruit could at least support five uses of such Five Elements Chambers. . .
...
Down the mountain.
Jing Yi gazed at the spiritual vein shrouded in mist, secretly wondering in his heart: 'I wonder if Senior will succeed in Core Formation. . . '
Even when consuming Five Elements Spirit Fruits for Core Formation, there was still a certain chance of failure.
He couldn't quite describe his feelings at this moment.
It was probably the jealousy and unwillingness he felt upon seeing someone who was inferior to him in all aspects suddenly completely surpass him. . .
Time passed bit by bit.
One day.
Jing Yi was working as usual when he suddenly looked up and saw spiritual energy surging within a radius of ten-plus li, forming a vortex that enveloped a certain mountain peak.
"Core Formation Celestial Phenomenon. . ."
He mumbled to himself, a kind of ineffable envy on his face.
Not long after, a stream of light flew out from that mountain peak. It was precisely Zhang Huohua!
Only at this moment, he carried a rich sense of majesty about him.
"Congratulations, Senior, on successfully forming your Core! From now on, may you enjoy eternal longevity!"
Jing Yi quickly offered his congratulations, his heart filled with deep envy.
If he couldn't successfully form his Core, his lifespan wouldn't increase much. He might end up being a white-haired elder burying his black-haired father in the future. . .
"No need to be so polite, Junior. You can do it too."
Fang Xi laughed heartily and incidentally sent emails to everyone he knew.
By the time he returned to his cave abode, his inbox was already filled with many congratulatory messages.
One of them looked unremarkable, but after Fang Xi saw it, a faint smile appeared on his face: "Finally. . . it's about to begin?"
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