Chapter 483: Liu Xu (Making up for a missed chapter, 38)
Chapter 483: Liu Xu (Making up for a missed chapter, 38)
"The purpose of this 'Void Treasure' is to suppress spiritual energy and demonic qi, preventing them from clashing with each other. . ."
"The 'Two Forms Profound Art' thus has a major flaw in reality. When the cultivator's grand realm advances in the future, the original Void Treasure might not be able to suppress the two sides' magical power, leading to mutual conflict and self-detonation. . . One would have to voluntarily abandon this secret art. ”
Fang Xi's eyes grew brighter and brighter: "But I am different! I can use the 'All-Heavens Precious Mirror' as a 'base point,' relying on it to suppress both sides' cultivation. . . Even if I advance to Soul Transformation or Void Amalgamation in the future. . . that bit of cultivation, trying to shake the All-Heavens Precious Mirror, would undoubtedly be like an ant trying to shake a great tree. . ."
"However, this cultivation method seems to have some lingering incompleteness. . . and many omissions."
He had not decided to start cultivating it immediately, but was instead preparing to hand it over to his External Avatar.
Not only this 'Two Forms Profound Art,' but also the previous 'Myriad Manifestations True Demon Arts,' 'Demon Fire Nascent Soul Refining Grand Law,' and so on—he planned to first entrust them to his External Avatar, utilizing the knowledge and accumulation of the Kyushu world to thoroughly analyze them before proceeding.
"The External Avatar has already produced the 'Demonic Qi Particle Atlas,' and its importance has greatly increased, allowing it to apply for access to some restricted resources. . ."
"Such as the most powerful artificial intelligence and supercomputers. . . even bionic cultivator Dantian Qi Sea Furnaces. . . Inputting these cultivation method data into them and simulating their operation a few times would expose any problems, allowing for swift resolution. . ."
...
Inside the cultivation chamber.
Threads of spiritual energy converged, transforming into pure and refined spiritual liquid, enveloped by two shades of profound light—azure and yellow—finally coalescing into wisps of misty purple qi that descended into his Dantian Qi Sea.
Fang Xi's main Nascent Soul sat cross-legged, suddenly opening its eyes and inhaling with its small mouth.
All the misty purple qi within the Dantian Qi Sea was completely absorbed by it. A flicker of light appeared on the Nascent Soul's small face, as if it had swallowed a powerful tonic.
A moment later, Fang Xi slowly concluded his practice, opening his eyes. "The eighteenth layer of the 'Withered Glory Chant' has become even more challenging. . ."
He had twenty layers of the Withered Glory Chant cultivation method in his possession, corresponding to the early Soul Transformation stage!
Before advancing to Soul Transformation, there was no need to worry too much about cultivation methods.
"Calculating like this, on a fourth-order spirit vein, with my current aptitude, it would probably take one to two hundred years to cultivate to the peak of the mid-Nascent Soul stage. . ."
Although it seemed similar to the time required to complete the early Nascent Soul stage, progress in the mid-Nascent Soul stage was far more difficult!
The reason it was similar was entirely due to the improvement in his spirit root aptitude.
Someone like Nangong Li might never cultivate to the peak of the mid-Nascent Soul stage in their entire life!
"Indeed, I still need to refine the 'Soul Splitting Pill'. . . or find other opportunities?"
If there were no external dangers, Fang Xi would naturally rather be a shut-in on Emerald Cliff, slowly grinding away with time. . .
With his current lifespan of over three thousand years, he could certainly perfect the eighteenth layer of the Withered Glory Chant and then attempt to break through to the nineteenth layer.
Alas. . .
As the demon race's Realm Descent continued to deepen, who knew when the void passage would be able to accommodate Soul Transformation Venerables.
And given the demon race's hostility towards the inheritors of Green Emperor Mountain, the situation was not optimistic. . .
'Even if a demon race Venerable comes to the South Barrens Cultivation World, they will be subjected to a layer of worldly suppression, and their own strength will be difficult to exert fully in the lower realm, facing the risk of qi backlash. . . their power is absolutely not something I can resist. '
'Hard cultivation isn't the solution either; it's better to hide for now. '
Fang Xi immediately rose, preparing to go to the Western Desert Cultivation World to lie low for a while, and at the same time, to search for Blood River Stones, Demonic Fire, and more advanced alchemy inheritances. . .
If it weren't for these things, fleeing to the Red Sun Realm would actually be a better option.
He had just walked out of his seclusion chamber when his expression subtly shifted.
Outside, there was clearly a crimson sound transmission talisman.
Fang Xi casually grabbed it, raising an eyebrow slightly. "Oh? This is rather interesting. . ."
He pondered for a moment, then sent out a talisman, speaking a few words to it.
The sound transmission talisman transformed into a streak of firelight, vanishing in an instant.
...
Not long after.
Evergreen Hall.
A streak of light descended, revealing Zhong Hong Yu, Zheng Shan, and others, with a half-grown girl following behind them as they entered the Evergreen Hall.
"Greetings, Young Master. . ."
Zhong Hong Yu bowed, then tugged at the girl behind her. "Why aren't you paying respects to the Alliance Leader?"
The girl stepped forward, performing a graceful bow. "Liu Xu. . . greets Alliance Leader!"
Immediately, she knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times, producing clear sounds.
"Oh?"
Purple light flickered in Fang Xi's eyes, then he flicked his sleeve.
A streak of azure spiritual light flew out, landing around Liu Xu, suddenly bursting into a myriad of firefly-like specks of light.
Enveloped by this wondrous sight, Liu Xu's face remained utterly expressionless, showing a demeanor of calmness even if mountains were to crumble before her, even appearing slightly aloof. . .
At the same time, a peculiar scene unfolded.
Those green specks of light, clinging to Liu Xu's body, surprisingly scrambled to burrow into her, vanishing in the blink of an eye. . .
And Liu Xu seemed to sense something, for the iceberg on her small face melted, finally revealing a hint of a smile.
"Not bad. . . it is indeed a Heaven-grade spirit root, and not just that, but a Heaven-grade wood spirit root! Furthermore, she possesses an Earth-grade water spirit root as an auxiliary, with water nourishing wood. If this girl cultivates wood-attribute cultivation methods, her speed should surpass that of ordinary Heaven-grade spirit roots by a significant margin. "Fang Xi exhaled a long breath, making his judgment.
Previously, Zhong Hong Yu had contacted him via sound transmission talisman for this very matter.
Now, as the Alliance Leader of the Three Kingdoms Alliance and the sole Nascent Soul cultivator, Fang Xi had turned the tide of disaster. . . his prestige soared like the midday sun throughout the three kingdoms.
Moreover, it was currently the beast tide, and a large number of mortals and cultivators were migrating to the Myriad Islands Lake, greatly increasing the population base.
With a larger base, the probability of spirit roots appearing also increased.
In the "Spirit Testing Assemblies" of recent decades, many children possessing spirit root aptitudes had been repeatedly discovered.
Among them, some had cultivator parents, while others had purely mortal parents; there were both natives of Myriad Islands Lake and those who had migrated from the State of Yue, or even the states of Mu and Wu. . .
Originally, these were minor matters. Even if a few Earth-grade spirit roots had appeared before, they were merely taken notice of by a few Core Formation cultivators, who prepared to test their character before accepting them as disciples.
But at the most recent Spirit Testing Assembly, a Heaven-grade spirit root actually appeared!
With such aptitude, cultivation all the way to Core Formation would present no bottlenecks.
Within the three kingdoms, she was an unparalleled genius!
Even Core Formation sects like Green Wood Sect, Black Heaven Sect, and even Star Point Sect and Profound Ice Palace, if they could take in such a disciple, would have to open their Ancestral Halls to inform and comfort their ancestors. . .
Of course, according to the current situation, it was highly probable that they wouldn't be able to keep her, and such a cultivation prodigy would then be presented as tribute layer by layer. . .
Fang Xi gazed at the little girl named 'Liu Xu,' his expression unreadable, and suddenly asked, "What is this girl's background?"
"Reporting to Young Master, this girl is from the State of Mu, the daughter of a mortal official. She fled with her parents into the State of Yue, where they encountered disaster, leaving only an old servant alive, who brought her fleeing to Myriad Islands Lake. Coincidentally, she was rescued by our migration ship and brought to Dragon Fish Island. . . During the recent Spirit Testing Assembly, all age-appropriate children were required to be tested, and thus her astonishing spirit root was discovered."
Zhong Hong Yu, neither hurried nor slow, clearly recounted Liu Xu's origins.
Zheng Shan, standing by, listened, her eyes subtly dim.
If not for the beast tide, perhaps this girl would have joined the Green Wood Sect. . .
Of course, if Young Master desired her, the Green Wood Sect would still have to obediently deliver this Heaven-grade spirit root to his door.
"So that's how it is. . ."
Fang Xi yawned, not particularly concerned.
In chaotic times, human lives were cheaper than grass.
It wouldn't be surprising if several Heaven-grade spirit roots died by the roadside, even worse than stray dogs!
What's more, a Heaven-grade spirit root at most guarantees advancement to Core Formation. As for whether one could form a Nascent Soul in the future, that still depended on the cultivator's opportunities.
And even if they formed a Nascent Soul, most Nascent Soul cultivators merely lingered in the early or mid-stages. . . they were still not enough for him to cleave down with a single sword strike!
'I've already killed so many old Nascent Soul monsters I can't count them on two hands. . . '
'However. . . a wood-attribute Heaven-grade spirit root, eh? In Zhong Hong Yu and the others' eyes, she would be a rather suitable inheritor of my mantle, wouldn't she? '
Cultivators placed great importance on their Dao lineage and inheritance.
On one hand, they saw it as the continuation of their spirit. On the other, it was probably to pray that a mighty expert would emerge among their future disciples, perhaps even bringing back deceased patriarchs to the sect, allowing them to re-enter the path of cultivation!
Fang Xi, however, disdained this, viewing it as a sign of weakness.
To be unable to transcend oneself, and thus place hope in future generations, was nothing but evasion and incompetence!
Even if he failed in his own cultivation, he would never do such a thing.
As he looked at the little girl now, and then at Zhong Hong Yu and the others beside her, he suddenly fell silent.
Zhong Hong Yu was fine; she had, at least, already advanced to a superior-grade spirit root, with a slim hope of advancing to Nascent Soul in the future.
Zheng Shan and the others, having formed False Cores, were destined not to advance further, with lifespans of at most five to six hundred years.
In a few hundred years, seeing everyone he knew pass away or fall on the path of cultivation would indeed be a blow. This was also one of the reasons why Nascent Soul cultivators grew increasingly eccentric as they aged.
'Even when raising cats and dogs, once an attachment forms, one hopes they can live as long as possible, to accompany them for a bit longer. . . '
'Perhaps. . . '
Fang Xi glanced at Liu Xu again, then said to Zhong Hong Yu, "This girl is not bad. Let her stay on Emerald Cliff. . ."
In his words, however, he made no mention of taking her as a disciple.
"Understood. . ."
Zhong Hong Yu was somewhat puzzled but still bowed respectfully.
Fang Xi paused, then tossed out a jade slip. "Liu Xu. . . you will learn the cultivation method contained within this jade slip from now on."
With a single word, the girl's destiny was sealed.
"Liu Xu thanks. . . Young Master."
Liu Xu hesitated for a moment, then followed Zhong Hong Yu's address, bowing in thanks.
"Mn, you may leave. . ."
Watching the group depart, Fang Xi's eyes deepened.
What was within that jade slip was, naturally, not the 'Withered Glory Chant,' but the 'Evergreen Wood Longevity Art'!
The karmic implications of the 'Withered Glory Chant' were too profound, and without a 'Wood Spirit Body,' its cultivation would undoubtedly be extremely difficult. One might not even pass the stage of condensing a Withered Glory Golden Core.
Even if they passed, they wouldn't be able to refine the 'Withered Glory Mystic Light. '
Fang Xi clearly wouldn't expose the secret of the Demonic Tree by teaching her the 'Longevity Art,' so this cultivation method was essentially a trap.
In comparison, the 'Evergreen Wood Longevity Art' was righteous and peaceful, and could be cultivated all the way to the Nascent Soul realm, which was already sufficient. . .
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