Chapter 734: A Conspiracy Approaches (Bonus Chapter, Seeking Monthly Votes)
Chapter 734: A Conspiracy Approaches (Bonus Chapter, Seeking Monthly Votes)
Shui Lingxin named the location of this Yin Vein "Penglai Immortal Pavilion."
It could be considered an inheritance of the Penglai Immortal Island's lineage from the lower realm.
That night, within a cave abode in the Penglai Immortal Pavilion.
Fang Xi stepped inside and saw the exquisite and opulent, yet extremely comfortable, arrangement. He couldn't help but nod slightly, knowing his junior niece had put her heart into it.
However, after entering the cave abode, he slapped his storage bag, and immediately a stack of formation flags and formation plates appeared. He began setting up a small concealment formation.
No matter who it was, he always maintained a certain degree of vigilance and caution.
Otherwise, with the cultivation world being so dangerous, one might fall any day.
After completing the concealment formation, Fang Xi sat cross-legged on a meditation mat and summoned a spirit beast bag.
"Master is so mean. . . you sealed me away before. . ."
"Cough, cough, your master has something private to do, which isn't suitable for others to see," Fang Xi said truthfully.
He was just that capricious with his spirit beast.
However, he still knew how to use the 'carrot and stick' approach. He immediately chuckled, "Look, what is this?"
Fang Xi took out a grayish-white fossil from his storage bag.
This fossil was the size of a round table, its surface marked with crisscrossing grooves, and it was still covered in quite a bit of dirt.
But when Xiao Qing saw it, she cheered, almost pouncing on it: "It's this!"
From her cherry-like mouth, she spat out a stream of Green Luan Fire!
This green spiritual flame had now been cultivated by Xiao Qing to be exceptionally nimble, slowly enveloping the grayish-white fossil.
The fossil, suspected to be formed from a seven-stage Green Luan's bone, immediately became crystal clear, emitting a faint green light.
'As expected. . . the seven-stage Green Luan inheritance can only be passed down to those of the same clan. '
Seeing this, a light flashed in Fang Xi's eyes.
Next, he saw a hint of ferocity appear on Xiao Qing's face. She bit her tongue and spat out a mouthful of vital blood.
Blaze!
The Green Luan's blood fell into the Green Luan Fire, unexpectedly causing the Green Luan Fire to take on faint streaks of crimson.
Crack, crack!
Upon the grayish-white fossil, cracks appeared one after another, spreading densely like a spiderweb.
Then. . . it exploded with a crash!
Terrifying spiritual power fluctuations spread, but were quickly nullified by the formation Fang Xi had set up beforehand.
Chirp!
A miniature Green Luan appeared. Its beak seemed to be clutching a drop of Green Luan True Blood, and with lightning speed, it darted into Xiao Qing's forehead.
Xiao Qing's expression immediately changed, and she fainted with her eyes tightly shut.
Thud!
Her delicate body softly fell into Fang Xi's embrace, where he caught her.
"This is. . ."
He didn't hold back, meticulously examining her before concluding: "She absorbed too much bloodline power and inheritance at once. . . Is she digesting it while asleep?"
Feeling Xiao Qing's steady breathing, Fang Xi was greatly satisfied and placed her back into his spirit beast bag.
"Presumably, when she next awakens, she'll be able to directly undergo her sixth-stage tribulation, right?"
"If I can't get a dragon and phoenix to pull my carriage, having a phoenix and turtle pull it would still be quite respectable in the Earthly Immortal World. . ."
...
Moonlight Immortal City.
"The cicadas sense autumn before the wind stirs. . ."
Looking at the Immortal City and market, unchanged as ever, Fang Xi sighed inwardly.
At this moment, he still appeared as the Wang Family Ancestor, holding a string of Buddhist beads in his hand, a golden bell hanging at his waist. Wherever he walked, golden lotuses inscribed with Sanskrit characters bloomed, giving him an excellent appearance.
"This thriving city, I wonder if it will turn to ash in the war?"
Fang Xi thought to himself as he walked.
Although the Starry Sky Domain was strictly speaking a rear area, unless the human race's territory largely fell, the flames of war generally wouldn't reach here.
However, resisting the demon race was not merely an affair of Three Realms Mountain alone!
According to custom, once a great war erupted, the Human Race Five Sons could issue a conscription order, and any force above the Soul Transformation stage within the human race's territory could potentially be conscripted!
Of course, the process was now greatly simplified. Most likely, the Starry Sky Sect would be conscripted, and then the Starry Sky Sect would issue decrees, conscripting its subordinate Return to Void forces, which would then conscript Soul Transformation forces, and so on, layer by layer, essentially ensuring no one could escape!
Even rogue cultivators would have to endure soaring prices and deteriorating public order!
According to some historical records Fang Xi had read, the demon and monster races did not merely fight on the front lines.
During major wars, they would dispatch elites to infiltrate the human race's heartland to create chaos and attack major resource points.
Even alluring and corrupting human cultivators, heavily supporting bandit cultivator groups in committing crimes, and so on, were all normal tactics.
'And at such times, the status of demonic cultivators and demon cultivators within the human race becomes somewhat awkward. . . '
'But I am the Wang Family Ancestor, a cultivator of pure immortal source qi with an orthodox lineage. . . I won't fall to that level. '
'What's more, Moonlight Immortal City is quite strong. . . If Master Dong Qiuzi returns, it won't be long before they have two more quasi-seven stage puppets. . . '
He returned to the Wang family's ancestral land on the lakeside island. He casually tossed a spiritual pill into the lake to feed the turtle, his thoughts racing: "The Starry Sky Sect has had bad luck recently, even their Void Amalgamation patriarch was injured. . . When the war conscription comes, they will surely heavily mobilize the subordinate Return to Void forces. . ."
"Moonlight Immortal City likely won't escape this blow. . . Fortunately, I haven't officially joined Moonlight Immortal City, merely serving as a guest elder. If they order me to the battlefield, I can refuse. . ."
"Real power elders like Chi Songzi and Guang Qianjian, who usually enjoy convenience, will find it difficult to refuse now. . ."
"I wonder if Master Dong Qiuzi and Grand Steward Zhou have returned safely?"
However, whether those three returned or not, Fang Xi had no intention of letting the identity of 'Elder Fu' reappear.
One day.
Fang Xi was lying by the lake, a fishing rod beside him, comfortably letting out a yawn.
A flash of light streaked across the sky, and two streaks of escape light appeared simultaneously, rushing towards him.
"Hmph? !"
In the lake, the little mystic turtle with a horned dragon head poked out its head. After realizing they were acquaintances, it reverted to its lazy demeanor, crawling to Fang Xi's side, rubbing against his pant leg, trying to beg for another spiritual pill.
"Shoo, shoo. . ."
Fang Xi scoffed, finding it beneath him. Even a sixth-stage spiritual pill had some effect on him, so how could he frequently use it to feed a turtle?
This little mystic turtle's appetite had certainly grown since it advanced to the sixth stage. . .
Just then, the two streaks of escape light landed beside him, revealing a female cultivator in armor and Chi Songzi.
"Fellow Daoist Chi Songzi, Fellow Daoist Chen. . ."
Fang Xi recognized her; this female cultivator was currently on duty at Moonlight Immortal City. He couldn't help but smile and greet them.
"Fellow Daoist Wang, you truly live a leisurely life. . ."
Chi Songzi felt a hint of envy upon seeing Fang Xi, then his expression turned solemn: "The two of us have come on behalf of the Elder Council. We wish to ask Guest Elder Wang if you are willing to undertake a mission?"
"Unwilling!"
Fang Xi refused outright without even asking for the details.
Taking on a mission at this time? Did he even need to think about it? It was bound to be extremely dangerous.
A gentleman does not stand under a tottering wall; he certainly wouldn't agree.
Furthermore, it seemed one or two people from the Moonlight Merchant Guild had escaped, so perhaps Moonlight Immortal City already knew about the war news.
"Fellow Daoist, won't you ask for the details? Our Moonlight Immortal City is merely preparing to send out a few fellow Daoists to respond to the sect's conscription, and the rewards are quite generous. . ."
Chi Songzi asked with a smile.
"Alas. . . I would like to, but unfortunately, a cultivation technique I'm practicing has reached a critical moment, making it difficult for me to move freely."
Fang Xi grabbed a handful of fish bait and fed it to the little mystic turtle, who still appeared to be fifth-stage, casually concocting an excuse.
Chi Songzi's smile immediately froze.
He had long experienced the Wang Family Ancestor's turtle-like temperament; indeed, ever since breaking through to the Return to Void stage, he had barely left the Immortal City a few times.
He showed a helpless expression, indicating that he could do nothing.
"Fellow Daoist Wang, you've raised quite a mystic turtle!"
Fairy Chen's face was full of smiles as she stroked the little mystic turtle's head, then seemed a little regretful: "What a pity. . . this turtle isn't sixth-stage."
She intentionally mentioned the mystic turtle, actually intending to mock the Wang Family Ancestor for being too cautious, comparable to a turtle.
"If the mystic turtle were to advance to the sixth stage, it would naturally be quite beneficial to existences like us."
Fang Xi glanced at the little mystic turtle, which was still hiding its sixth-stage cultivation with the Turtle Breath Art but now seemed quite content, and replied indifferently.
As for such mockery, he was thick-skinned and never took it to heart.
Anyway, since embarking on the path of cultivation, he had heard many similar evaluations.
But looking back now, those cultivators who had uttered mocking remarks were either killed in battle or had passed away, while he alone was still living perfectly well. . .
Hearing the Wang Family Ancestor simply admit it, Chi Songzi and the other person felt somewhat awkward and began to look for other topics.
"Indeed. . . Alas, I just remembered there was a mission from the higher echelons of the human race. It's said that a certain prominent figure is looking for some sixth-stage longevity-type spirit pets and will offer many rewards. Many high-level beast-taming cultivators have already been tempted. . ."
Fairy Chen brought up another matter.
"Oh? Acquiring sixth-stage longevity-type spirit pets?"
Upon hearing this, Fang Xi's expression subtly changed.
A sixth-stage spirit pet was already exceptionally valuable!
The reason he didn't let the little mystic turtle reveal its true cultivation was that an early-stage Return to Void like the Wang Family Ancestor didn't quite 'deserve' to own a sixth-stage spirit pet!
Such spirit pets were enough to be matched with late-stage Return to Void, Perfected, or even Void Amalgamation cultivators.
Even in the grand auctions of the Starry Sky Domain, they would be significant enough to be the finale!
As for longevity-type spirit pets, they were even more considered the clan-protecting treasures of various families and sects, capable of ensuring their lineage for tens of thousands of years, making their value even higher.
"A few? Is it more than just one or two? This is truly a grand gesture. . ."
Fang Xi sighed with emotion: "I wonder which prominent figure it is? To actually possess such means!"
"Heh heh, to acquire longevity-type sixth-stage spirit pets in bulk, and even require their age not to exceed twenty to thirty percent of their natural lifespan. . . Spirit beasts that break through at such an age are considered geniuses even among the monster race, and their value increases tenfold. . ."
"To be able to do this across the entire human race's territory, I'm afraid only those Grand Cultivators at the peak of the Void Amalgamation stage would possess such capability. . ."
Chi Songzi sighed with emotion.
Upon hearing this, Fang Xi's expression remained unchanged, but the tremor in his heart intensified.
'Long Qingzi! '
'Collecting sixth-stage longevity spirit pets in their prime. . . Isn't this clearly aimed at me? '
Among the human, demon, and monster races, although there were different longevity-type races, the lifespan of turtle-type demon beasts was the longest!
This made Fang Xi sense the scent of a conspiracy.
'Too bad. . . Long Qingzi, you don't know that the person you're constantly thinking of is right here in the Earthly Immortal World, and can even hear your schemes. . . '
Comments