Chapter 563: Yunxi (Bonus Chapter, Please Subscribe)
Chapter 563: Yunxi (Bonus Chapter, Please Subscribe)
Gurgle! Gurgle!
The pearly white Taisui lay sprawled atop a spirit rice warehouse within the Mountain Sea Pearl.
As large quantities of spirit rice rapidly vanished, its body size continued to expand. . .
After devouring all the spirit rice in that warehouse, it had audaciously swollen to the size of an Eight Immortals table.
"Taisui, Taisui!"
Fang Xi called out a few times through their Divine Consciousness contract before the pearly white Taisui finally realized it was being called, slowly rolling over to Fang Xi's feet.
"Its intelligence. . . I'm afraid it's even worse than a three-year-old child's. . ."
He picked up the Taisui, a hint of disdain in his eyes: "And it can't even transform. . . Does it perhaps possess a trace of ancient beast bloodline?"
Fang Xi placed the Taisui beneath the Demonic Tree. The Taisui instinctively shed a large chunk of its flesh, which the Demonic Tree rapidly absorbed.
"Oh? So this voluntary shedding of flesh has become an instinct, has it? It's truly so practiced it almost makes one's heart ache. . ."
Fang Xi mumbled, then an aerial root from the Demonic Tree descended, harshly piercing into the Taisui's body.
Immediately, the Taisui trembled all over, and its body size also grew.
"Hmm, it's possible to use the Demonic Tree to nourish the Taisui in return, but this back-and-forth merely increases consumption and offers no convenience. . ."
He sensed again, finding that the life aura within the Profound Tortoise egg inside the Demonic Tree had stabilized slightly. He nodded: "Taisui, your future work is still to continue feeding the Demonic Tree and ensure the supply for the Profound Tortoise egg. . ."
Without caring whether it understood or not, he gave Little Greenie a look and exited the cave dwelling.
Outside the Mountain Sea Pearl, the External Avatar was waiting, holding a silvery-white metal box.
Upon opening it, three identical "Tortoise Longevity Pills" lay inside.
"This pill has been separated and recombined through the channels of Fortune Creation Plant Six. . . According to your request, no reagents were used, and the ancient pill's form was retained. Its efficacy should be preserved by over ninety percent."
"As for the 'Infant Transformation Pill,' its materials are too rare, and its composition too complex. Fortune Creation Plant Six has no great confidence in handling it, so we had to give up. . ."
The External Avatar returned the "Infant Transformation Pill": "However, there are still a few pharmacology professors who wish to study this pill and see if it can be replicated with substitutes. . ."
"It seems even Kyushu technology has its limits, eh? " Fang Xi sighed.
He had known this for a long time.
Among the many high-grade spirit pills, not only are the spiritual herbs rare and hard to find, but even more precious are the series of serendipitous coincidences during alchemy, which form pill patterns and unique medicinal properties.
It was already impressive that Fortune Creation Plant Six could barely double or triple the effect of the "Tortoise Longevity Pill."
As for the "Infant Transformation Pill," it was understandable that they dared not attempt it.
'And. . . the fact that they merely "had no confidence" means there's still a certain possibility. '
'This Kyushu World only suffers from too few top-tier resources. '
Fang Xi lamented, then put away the pills.
With a flash of silver light, he had returned to the Northern Plains Cultivation World.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Below was a snow-covered land, with goose-feather snow drifting across the sky.
"So much time has passed, I wonder how the Ice God Palace is doing?"
Fang Xi gazed towards the Great Snow Mountain, scoffing a few times, then pulled out a jade slip.
This jade slip contained the map of the ancient teleportation array that Shui Lingxin had given him.
After all, before he left, he hadn't left a "Primordial Soul Lamp" in the Southern Desolate. Now that he wanted to return, he truly had to take a long detour.
Perhaps the Ice God Palace possessed an ancient teleportation array that led directly to the Western Desert Cultivation World, but Fang Xi truly dared not use it now.
'What a pity. . . The minor Divine Consciousness amplification effect of this 'Primordial Soul Lamp' secret art is basically useless after the late-stage Nascent Soul realm. '
He briefly identified the direction, then transformed into a streak of green light, vanishing into the horizon.
...
The ancient teleportation array controlled by Penglai Immortal Island was located in the "Cold Wave Cave" in the eastern part of the Northern Plains Cultivation World.
Fang Xi followed the map, transforming into an almost transparent streak of escape light, operating his "Turtle Breath Secret Art," and traveling discreetly.
With his current cultivation, the Human World was his to roam freely. Moreover, his temperament was that of someone content with his lot, even if he saw cultivators fighting or capturing demon beasts while passing high overhead, he would never stop, nor would he involve himself in troublesome feuds of love and hatred.
Without any procrastination, he focused solely on his journey, arriving at the "Cold Wave Cave" in less than a month.
"According to the rumors among local cultivators, the Cold Wave Cave is merely the cave dwelling of a Nascent Soul rogue cultivator. . . It seems this ancient teleportation array in the East Sea Cultivation World is quite secretive."
Fang Xi had secretly inquired about news in the vicinity before arriving, and the intelligence he obtained surprised him slightly.
However, since he had already come, he immediately transformed into a streak of escape light, arriving above the Cold Wave Cave. A sound transmission talisman flew out and fell into the formation mist below.
Not long after, the mist opened a crack, and a Nascent Soul female cultivator in a pink dress came out to greet him: "Are you Fellow Daoist Yun Jizi, whom Junior Sister Shui mentioned?"
"Indeed, that is me!"
Fang Xi had already switched to his 'Yun Jizi' persona, his face plain and unremarkable, and he wore a bamboo hat.
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Yun Jizi, for saving Junior Sister Shui. When something happened in the Boundless Sea Realm this time, everyone in our sect was very worried about Junior Sister Shui's situation. . . When Junior Sister Shui appeared here, she gave this humble one quite a fright."
The female cultivator in the pink dress was exquisitely beautiful, her skin crystal clear and as white as suet. A five-colored plum blossom mark adorned her brow: "This humble one is Mei Siying. . . Please, Fellow Daoist, enter the cave dwelling for a chat!"
This woman's cultivation was around the mid-stage Nascent Soul realm, but at this moment, she secretly released her Divine Consciousness and couldn't sense even a trace of spiritual power fluctuations from Fang Xi's body.
Recalling Shui Lingxin's description before she left, this person was at least a Great Cultivator!Mei Siying had only ever felt such a profound and unfathomable presence from Ancestor Yunxi. Her heart grew even more solemn: 'Could it be. . . this person is truly a Soul Transformation old monster in disguise? If so, the major events that have recently occurred in the Northern Borderlands might have his involvement. . . '
"What is Fairy Mei thinking?"
As Fang Xi stepped into the Cold Wave Cave, he saw Mei Siying instructing a few female disciples to serve tea and couldn't help but ask with a smile.
"This humble one was merely thinking that Fellow Daoist's profound cultivation is truly admirable. . . I happen to have a few questions accumulated during my cultivation that I would like to ask Fellow Daoist for guidance."
Mei Siying said sincerely.
The two then discussed some cultivation secrets. Even though Fang Xi merely spoke a few words offhandedly, they caused Mei Siying to have a sudden epiphany. The attending disciples wished they could prick up their ears and firmly remember every single word.
"So that's how it is. . . Thank you, Fellow Daoist, for clearing my doubts. " Mei Siying felt that she truly needed to go into seclusion for arduous cultivation. Perhaps the bottleneck that had troubled her for years would loosen somewhat.
A trace of gratitude appeared on her face as she bowed: "The ancient teleportation array has been inspected and is ready for use at any time. When does Fellow Daoist plan to depart?"
"Now, I suppose. The Northern Plains are unsettled these days. . ."
Fang Xi sighed: "There's actually a fifth-order Soul Transformation Demon Venerable roaming the Northern Plains. . . If we high-level human cultivators were to encounter it, our fate would likely be grim. It's best to return to the East Sea early."
"Exactly."
Mei Siying had harbored a bit of doubt initially, but after their exchange, she believed that the other party was indeed a cultivator devoted to arduous cultivation, and not someone prone to causing trouble.
Perhaps he truly ended his travels early due to the chaos in the Northern Plains?
In any case, Mei Siying led Fang Xi to the depths of the cave dwelling, before an ancient teleportation array.
"This ancient teleportation array was discovered by our lineage's ancestors and offered to Penglai Immortal Island. . . Later, our sect directly established a cave dwelling here, tacitly allowing our lineage to cultivate. . ."
Mei Siying invited Fang Xi to step onto the ancient teleportation array, and a token appeared in her hand.
As the teleportation neared, she suddenly smiled enchantingly: "Fellow Daoist Yun Jizi. . . please forgive me!"
Buzz!
A silvery-white teleportation light shimmered, enveloping Fang Xi's figure, and in an instant, he vanished.
Mei Siying gazed at the empty ancient teleportation array and suddenly sighed.
...
A flash of silvery-white light enveloped Fang Xi.
'This woman. . . '
His eyes flickered continuously, yet he did not unleash any divine abilities to interrupt the teleportation.
After all, he believed he could go anywhere in the vast world.
Moreover, Mei Siying had no past grievances with him, this being their first meeting.
The reason for her apology. . . was likely because she had sold him out.
Of course, not to the Ice God Palace, but to Penglai Immortal Island!
It made sense. Such a major event in the Boundless Sea Realm would surely alarm Penglai Immortal Island, and perhaps even Ancestor Yunxi would come out of seclusion because of it!
When Shui Lingxin returned and reported that 'Yun Jizi' was a late-stage Great Cultivator, with astonishing divine abilities and magical power, and that he might even borrow their sect's teleportation array. . .
Fairy Yunxi would certainly make arrangements.
It was highly probable that she had given Mei Siying instructions.
The woman's previous invitation to share tea and discuss Dao also had the intention of stalling for time.
Fang Xi had been aware of this all along.
Fortunately, at his current level, he no longer minded conversing face-to-face with a Soul Transformation Old Ancestor.
'Surely that Great Cultivator Tang from Penglai Immortal Island isn't the sole dominant figure now, setting up a trap to kill me, are they? '
'If I were to kill off all of Ancestor Yunxi's disciples until only a single one remained, it probably wouldn't look too good. '
Fang Xi was now bold due to his immense skill. With such thoughts, the light and shadow before his eyes flickered, and he had already entered a different world.
The sound of ocean tides faintly reached him from outside.
He stepped out of the hall where the ancient teleportation array was located, and with a brief sweep of his Divine Consciousness, he discovered that the formations here were all closed, and there wasn't even anyone guarding them.
"No, this is. . . Penglai Immortal Island? !"
Fang Xi quickly confirmed the location of the ancient teleportation array, which wasn't far off from what he had expected.
He had been directly teleported to Penglai Immortal Island!
'It's quite convenient for Shui Lingxin to teleport directly home from the Northern Plains. '
He muttered to himself, stepping out of the teleportation array hall and onto a cliff's edge.
From here, the scenery was exquisite; he could see Fangcun Island and Yingzhou Island.
And on the cliff, a stunning woman in a blue palace dress was playing a zither with her delicate hands.
Beside her, Shui Lingxin stood respectfully, holding an incense burner.
"Rogue Cultivator Yun Jizi greets Senior Yunxi!"
Fang Xi, with his hands clasped within his wide sleeves, approached Ancestor Yunxi and made a casual bow.
This woman playing the zither was none other than the foremost cultivator of the East Sea, the Soul Transformation Old Ancestor—Fairy Yunxi!
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