Chapter 856: All-Heavenly Spiritual Liquid (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Votes)
Chapter 856: All-Heavenly Spiritual Liquid (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Votes)
“Original essence damaged? ”
An appropriately curious expression surfaced on Fang Xi's face.
Evidently, no cultivator could resist a juicy piece of gossip concerning one of the Human Race Five Sons.
“The specifics of this, this humble monk does not know. . . but since then, Long Qingzi’s activities in the lower realms, which had subsided for a period, became frequent again. He also began to search everywhere for Return to Void spirit pets with long lifespans. . . ”
Jin Gangzi unceremoniously sold out Long Qingzi.
Within Fang Xi’s heart, a thought vaguely formed:
‘Calculating the time, Long Qingzi’s original essence being damaged seems to coincide closely with the demise of Long Qingzi’s main body in the lower realm. . . Could it be that. . . ? ’
A conjecture vaguely formed in his mind.
Perhaps Long Qingzi’s avatar had such a restriction, but he suppressed it with his profound cultivation or a treasure, ultimately only suffering severe injuries that led to his original essence being damaged?
‘Of course, it could also be. . . a deception? ! ’
‘Long Qingzi might actually be perfectly fine, merely luring enemies to reveal themselves? ’
Fang Xi didn’t care in the slightest about this; in any case, after he achieved Mahayana, he would certainly take this person’s life.
Jin Gangzi clasped his hands together and said, “Long Qingzi is skilled in schemes and calculations. Perhaps his original essence being damaged is just an excuse, allowing him to avoid coming to Tianyuan City to participate in the great war. . . ”
“Perhaps. . . ”
Fang Xi adopted a noncommittal attitude and naturally shifted the topic, discussing breakthroughs and cultivation at the late Integration stage.
In this regard, Jin Gangzi enjoyed playing the role of a teacher, offering quite a few suggestions.
The two chatted happily, feeling as if they had met too late.
Then, Fang Xi continued, “Daoist Friend Ji Feixue of the Black Tortoise Pavilion and I have deliberated for many days, barely repairing an incomplete immortal array. Perhaps it will be beneficial to this war. . . ”
“Amitabha, Daoist Friend Qing Hezi, your dedication to the public good, your noble character and integrity, far surpass those like Long Qingzi. This humble monk admires you. . . ”
Jin Gangzi’s eyes lit up: “Is there anything this humble monk can assist with? ”
“Regarding that incomplete immortal array, Daoist Friend Ji and I can refine and repair some of the array-laying tools. All that remains is burying some nodes, which will not interfere with the original array operation of Tianyuan City. . . ”
Fang Xi chuckled lightly. Such matters would naturally be coordinated by Ji Feixue, who was in charge of formations.
“It’s just that for one of the main array flags, I wish to refine it into an array-path artifact, but I’ve encountered some difficulty. . . ”
He stated his predicament.
“There are many artifact refinement masters in the Black Tortoise Pavilion, so it seems this ‘array-path artifact’ has quite demanding requirements. . . ” Jin Gangzi mused thoughtfully, then said, “However, for the sake of the human race, this humble monk is duty-bound. I will go with Daoist Friend now to see Grandmaster Huo Cangzi. ”
Upon hearing this, a hint of joy immediately surfaced on Fang Xi’s face.
The new ‘Netherworld Banner’ he had conceived would at least need to be of quasi-eighth rank.
An item of such a rank was difficult to forge, even for so-called artifact refinement grandmasters.
Although Ji Feixue couldn’t solve the problem, she had given him an idea.
Currently, Tianyuan City could be said to have gathered the essence of the human race, and there were quite a few great artifact refinement grandmasters among them.
In particular, Jin Gangzi had a friend named ‘Huo Cangzi’, who had once refined several renowned imitation Immortal Abode Rare Treasures. His artifact refinement attainments were enough to rank among the best in the human race.
In truth, there were a few other great artifact refinement grandmasters with decent achievements, but they were more aligned with Five Elements Child and Mo Yunzi.
Fang Xi, of course, preferred the familiar over the unfamiliar, so he chose to seek Jin Gangzi’s help.
Two streaks of escape light flew out of the‘Golden Brahma Residence’, arriving at a cave abode halfway up the mountain.
Jin Gangzi was clearly extremely familiar with this ‘Huo Cangzi’. He didn’t even need to announce himself, entering the cave abode’s grand array directly.
He waved his hand and produced a token, and the blazing red mist within the array automatically parted, revealing a path.
Fang Xi followed Jin Gangzi into Huo Cangzi’s cave abode.
This cave abode had naturally long since been refined into a grotto-heaven.
What met his eyes, however, were no rolling heat waves. Instead, there were small bridges, flowing streams, and winding corridors.
Between the verdant green mountains, jade-belt-like streams flowed, and by the creeks, there were bright-eyed, white-toothed women dressed in light, white robes, seemingly washing silk?
Fang Xi’s Divine Consciousness swept across, and his expression subtly changed: “Thousand-Layer Weak Water? What those silk-washing women hold in their hands seems to be. . . ”
“Indeed, it is Golden Brahma Demon-Slaying Bamboo. . . ” Jin Gangzi smiled faintly: “Qing Hezi, have you discerned any insight? ”
“This appears to be a water refinement method. The Golden Brahma Demon-Slaying Bamboo is incredibly tough, yet it is precisely countered by the Thousand-Layer Weak Water. . . Washing out the bamboo filaments this way, and then proceeding with water refinement, combined with the mountain and terrain formation, where yin extreme gives rise to yang, I fear they are refining an artifact of ultimate hardness and purest yang! ”
Although Fang Xi was clumsy at artifact refinement, as an Integration Grand Cultivator who had read widely and traveled extensively, he still possessed this level of insight and knowledge.
“Excellent, excellent. . . ”
A rough and hearty voice echoed: “This old man has laid down this ‘Nine Bends Spirit Grand Array’ using the way of refining artifacts through formations. Not only can it refine the Golden Brahma Demon-Slaying Bamboo into thunder pearls, but the key is the sheer quantity. . . ”
A flash of fire, and an old man appeared before Fang Xi’s eyes.
This person’s cultivation was around the early Integration stage. His long beard hung down to his waist, his eyes were bright and piercing, and his eyebrows resembled recumbent silkworms, but were crimson-red.
“Amitabha. . . Daoist Friend Huo Cangzi, you must have met this Qing Hezi before. ”
Jin Gangzi clasped his hands together and said, “Now, Qing Hezi wishes to refine an array-path artifact. Would you be willing to lend a hand? ”
“Ask this old man to lend a hand? ”
Although ‘Qing Hezi’ was one of the Human Race Five Sons, Huo Cangzi was not very polite towards Fang Xi: “Great Master Qing Hezi, do you know that the ‘Golden Brahma Demon-Slaying Parent-Child Thunder Pearl’ that this old man is currently refining is an artifact specially prepared to deal with this great war. . . A single strike of this divine thunder can slay even a Return to Void demon, and if a thunder net is formed, an Integration demon cultivator caught within it would at least be severely wounded. . . ”
The implication was, what virtue or ability did Fang Xi possess to make such a war artifact halt its production and wait for him?
‘This Jin Gangzi. . . he’s quite slick. ’
Fang Xi smiled faintly within his heart.
Jin Gangzi had agreed with extreme alacrity earlier, seemingly anticipating that Huo Cangzi would ask this question.
However, he was naturally well-prepared, speaking with a clear conscience: “If this array-path artifact of mine is successfully refined, not just one Integration demon cultivator will die. . . It even has a certain possibility of influencing the war’s progress and securing victory ahead of time. ”
“Oh? ”
Huo Cangzi was a bit surprised: “Are those words true? ”
“Naturally, they are true, but I still request that both of you keep it a secret,” Fang Xi said.
Among the human race, there were many instances of spies leaking secrets, so secrecy in this matter was naturally paramount.
“Please rest assured, Daoist Friend. This matter will be known only to this humble monk and Huo Cangzi. ”
Jin Gangzi clasped his hands together, seemingly having finally made up his mind: “Daoist Friend Huo Cangzi, the Golden Brahma Demon-Slaying Parent-Child Divine Thunder Pearls are already more than halfway complete. For the remainder, if you let your avatar and those disciples handle it, there shouldn’t be much of a problem. . . ”
“Hmm, that is feasible. . . but it’s a bit rushed. ”
Huo Cangzi stroked his beard, looking at Fang Xi: “May I ask what Daoist Friend intends to forge? Let me state beforehand. . . this old man enjoys challenging various rare and exotic materials when forging artifacts. If Daoist Friend’s materials are rare enough, this old man might not even ask for payment! ”
“I presume I will not disappoint Daoist Friend. ”
Fang Xi said softly, then patted his storage bag.
Spiritual materials instantly appeared, one after another.
“Good, all are seventh-rank treasure materials. This is ‘Myriad Transformations Star Iron’, and also ‘Nine Heavens Divine Aura’, ‘Concentric Warm Jade’. . . ”
A crimson glow flashed in Huo Cangzi’s eyes as his Spirit Eye technique swept over them. He recited the names one by one, his expression remaining unremarkable.
To him, seventh-rank treasure materials were not much.
But the elephant hide and ivory that appeared next made Huo Cangzi’s eyes light up: “The elephant hide and ivory of a Six-Tusked Heavenly Sandalwood Elephant. . . Excellent, excellent. To think they are still preserved so completely. Daoist Friend, no, Great Master Qing Hezi truly single-handedly slew the Terrestrial Great Sage. ”
It was only then that this old man finally became considerably more respectful.
In the cultivation world, after all, strength is paramount!
Even Jin Gangzi, upon seeing the materials of a Terrestrial Great Sage, whose cultivation was similar to his own, being taken out one by one, had a somewhat strange expression on his face.
“Not only that, there’s also this item! ”
Fang Xi smiled again, taking out a pitch-black jade bottle.
“This is. . . ”
A hint of doubt flashed in Huo Cangzi’s eyes. After inspecting it, he began to ponder hard: “Though this old man doesn’t recognize this item, it feels somewhat similar to an ultimate artifact refinement treasure mentioned in legends. . . That supreme treasure is called ‘All-Heavenly Liquid’, rumored to be used by immortals for artifact refinement. . . It should only exist in the Immortal World. ”
“This item was discovered by one of my enemies from an immortal abode. It was formed by refining countless immortal minerals over an unknown number of years. . . Directly applying it to an artifact has the divine effect of increasing its power,” Fang Xi explained the properties of the spiritual liquid.
“Nonsense! ”
Unexpectedly, the next moment, Huo Cangzi immediately blew his beard and glared: “Even if this isn’t ‘All-Heavenly Liquid’, it should be a mutated item with similar effects. To just directly smear and refine it. . . completely disregarding artifact refinement methods, wasting heavenly treasures, wasting heavenly treasures! Who is that enemy of yours? Since this person had half a bottle, they might have more. Someday, this old man will call on Jin Gangzi, and we’ll team up to deal with him! All this old man wants is the spiritual liquid, how about it? ”
“Ahem. . . ”
Upon hearing this, Jin Gangzi couldn’t help but turn his face away, silently chanting Buddhist sutras.
“Daoist Friend truly has a genuine character. . . ”
Fang Xi praised: “However, that Zizai Tianmo Wang has already been eradicated by this one, and only this half-bottle of spiritual liquid remains. So there’s no need to mention it again. . . ”
Huo Cangzi: “. . . ”
He choked for a moment, his demeanor becoming even more respectful: “Great Master Qing Hezi, you’ve taken out so many rare materials. Do you perhaps intend to refine an imitation Immortal Abode Rare Treasure? Haha. . . you’ve certainly found the right person in this old man! Even among imitation Immortal Abode Rare Treasures, their power can be worlds apart. . . Every imitation Immortal Abode Rare Treasure refined by this old man has a might that can rival a fragmented Immortal Abode Rare Treasure itself, and I have never failed. . . ”
“Not exactly. It’s merely an array-path treasure. . . Daoist Friend only needs to refine the main body well. Afterward, I will personally arrange the grand array and engrave the array patterns upon it. ”
Fang Xi sighed, taking out one last jade box: “And this item. I wish to refine it into the flagpole for the array flag. . . ”
For flag-type treasures, the flagpole and the flag material are the most crucial.
Thus, this material was also something Fang Xi’s main body had just chopped down.
However, Fang Xi’s main body did not deliver it himself. Instead, he used the power of the ‘All-Heavens Precious Mirror’ to directly summon his Outer Dao Incarnation to Trapped Sky Island, entrusted him with numerous materials, and then sent him over.
Since his Outer Dao Incarnation made an appearance, Fang Xi no longer cared if it was being monitored by various means. In any case, his main body would absolutely not appear easily again.
Currently, his main body rarely visited even the Penglai Immortal Pavilion, focusing solely on expanding his Earthly Immortal Spiritual Realm on Trapped Sky Island.
“This is. . . ”
Huo Cangzi opened a corner of the jade box, and his entire body couldn’t help but tremble: “An Immortal Abode Spiritual Root? ! ”
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