Chapter 975: Qinghe Mountain
Chapter 975: Qinghe Mountain
With the augmentation of his Second Primordial Spirit, Fang Xi’s spiritual power was now comparable to that of a Loose Immortal!
Looking from afar, one could see the Five Elements spiritual power shifting and changing, finally converging into a verdant wood-attribute spiritual power, like a boundless green sky, enveloping the entirety of Withered Mountain!
Restraining the disciples of Old Crow Monastery was merely an incidental effect.
Such spiritual power truly possessed the might to shake heaven and earth, and make ghosts weep!
Yet, the profound mystery of this spiritual power did not lie in its immense might.
The verdant Five Elements spiritual power, predominantly wood, suddenly branched into two streams, Jia Wood and Yi Wood, beginning to refine the entire Withered Mountain.
Jia Wood Divine Thunder, Yi Wood Sweet Rain. . .
Thunder and rain poured down, cleansing the entire mountain. Under the life-giving sweet rain, it had the miraculous effect of transforming decay into auspiciousness.
The dense baleful mist that had perpetually shrouded the mountain was also blasted away by the thunderclouds, refined into wisps of the purest Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend essence, which fell into a jade bottle in Fang Xi’s hand.
"Six Extremes Earthly Fiend Qi?"
He glanced at it, a hint of surprise in his eyes.
"This kind of baleful qi, a fusion of six subterranean Yin Springs, is incredibly pure. . . it is among the finest types of Earthly Fiend qi. . ."
"If I can find the Heavenly One True Gang Qi, I can combine the Gang and Fiend to condense a 'Heavenly One True Water Pill'. This aligns with the saying, 'Heaven produces water, Earth brings it to completion'. . . it would be a top-grade pill, one that countless Sword Immortals who cultivate the path of inner alchemy would surely covet."
The realm of Sword Immortals encompasses a vast array of paths.
Sword Immortals who follow the path of inner alchemy cultivate an inner elixir from the moment they first enter the Sword Immortal realm. Their entire cultivation is then focused on this Golden Core, and they do not condense a Nascent Soul.
Indeed, if their elixir is of extremely high grade, they might even aspire to become Loose Immortals, Earthly Immortals, or even Heavenly Immortals in the future, marking them as true orthodox Xuanmen cultivators!
Fang Xi, having obtained this bottle of baleful qi, performed a quick divination with his fingers.
With his Second Primordial Spirit boosting his divination, his spiritual power was immense, allowing him to clearly discern all the karmic implications.
"Beneath Withered Mountain, six great Yin Springs converge, originally making this a place of supreme auspiciousness. . . Old Crow Monastery, having been established here with a long history, actually had a karmic connection with this 'Six Extremes Earthly Fiend Qi'. As long as they aligned with the heavens, accumulated good deeds, and diligently cultivated, it was not impossible for a talented disciple in the future to condense this baleful qi, and even find the Gang Qi to condense an inner elixir, holding the hope of becoming an immortal!"
"Unfortunately, after its founder, successive abbots of Old Crow Monastery failed to cultivate good karma and lost harmony with the heavens, gradually severing their connection with this baleful qi."
"Even if it weren't me today, righteous Sword Immortals or Sword Knights searching for baleful qi would eventually pass by, discover the anomaly here, and eradicate demons in the process. . ."
Fang Xi collected the baleful qi, and observed Withered Mountain, now lush and vibrant. Where was there even a trace of its former decay?
"This mountain can serve as my hermitage for quiet cultivation. Calling it Withered Mountain is no longer fitting; I shall rename it 'Qinghe Mountain'."
He murmured, his gaze seeming to pierce through the earth's crust, finding the six great Yin Spring sources: "Hmm, this place is exceptionally suitable for setting up an Earth Spring Array. With the six great Yin Springs as the array cores, its power will be boundless. . ."
As an immortal array master, setting up formations was his fundamental skill.
Upon arriving in this world and learning its array techniques, Fang Xi felt a profound sense of enlightenment, finding common ground and new inspirations.
The Six Yao Yin Water Great Array, which he was now casually preparing to set up, was of the ninth rank, and possessed the subtle ability to conceal heavenly secrets!
"Not only that, this array normally only draws subterranean water vapor for defense, but if it proves insufficient, there's a final transformation. . . that is, to rupture the earth's crust and cause the six great Yin Springs to go berserk. . . Corrosive Yellow Spring water, True Blood Sea water, and Myriad Transformation Thunder Water will all surge forth, enough to submerge an area of ten thousand li, wiping out all life! Who knows how many places will turn into a watery abyss. . . If those from the righteous path dare to attack me, they must be prepared for their entire sect's good karma to perish along with me."
"This is the essence of how old devils in this world manage to enjoy their later years. . . Bah, I'm no old devil."
"But unorthodox cultivators actually have a miserable existence. Who knows, one day a disciple might encounter a second-generation immortal from an orthodox Xuanmen sect and, at the slightest disagreement, get cut down. Not only that, those second-generation immortals might even wield Pure Yang supreme treasures and bully them right at their doorstep. . . Without some means to protect oneself, being humiliated by a second-generation immortal whose cultivation is inferior to your own, yet who wields powerful treasures—that's truly like a mischievous child playing with an old man, losing all face. . ."
Fang Xi transformed into a streak of green light and landed on Qinghe Mountain.
Crack!
The plaque of Old Crow Monastery instantly shattered into four pieces.
"Zhuo Yi Fan, Cui Feifei. . . many thanks, Senior, for saving our lives."
At this moment, Cui Feifei, supporting Zhuo Yi Fan, came forward to respectfully bow and express their gratitude.
"Enough. Summon all the disciples and followers of Old Crow Monastery."
Fang Xi instructed, "They are already under my immobilization spell and cannot resist."
Cui Feifei and Zhuo Yi Fan departed as instructed. Not long after, they returned with more than twenty people standing in the monastery square.
Most of them were Old Crow Monastery disciples, but there were also a few women, still graceful and heroic.
Cui Feifei saw a familiar face and couldn't help but exclaim, "You. . . aren't you Senior Sister Li, the 'Female Fiend God' from back then? How are you also in this bandit's den?"
The "Female Fiend God" Li's face flushed crimson. She quickly waved her hand, saying, "Those are matters of the past martial world; please don't mention them again."
"How can I not mention it? Back then, Senior Sister, you first entered the martial world, vowing to kill all bandits. You were the object of admiration for so many women! How could you. . ."
Cui Feifei seemed to realize something and forced a bitter smile, saying no more.
When such female martial artists first debuted, they often possessed remarkable martial arts and held grand ambitions.
However, they were often battered by the harsh realities of life.
Perhaps during an attack on a bandit stronghold, they would be captured by the chief, either sold into a brothel or forced to become a bandit leader's wife.
This "Female Fiend God" came from a renowned martial arts family, and her martial arts were extraordinary when she debuted. No ordinary bandit stronghold could hold her.
And her methods were ruthless, with many instances of exterminating entire families, which earned her the fearsome reputation of 'Female Fiend God' and made her the subtle object of admiration for many heroic women.Yet, she unexpectedly fell into the hands of Old Crow Monastery!
No matter how heroic a martial arts master, against a cultivator, they were naturally no match at all.
This "Female Fiend God" was thus captured and brought to Old Crow Monastery, where, after being subdued, she became the abbot's plaything. After the abbot grew tired of her, he even casually bestowed her upon his disciples. . .
"Ahem!"
Fang Xi said no more at this point. He directly called over an Old Crow Monastery disciple and demanded, "What wicked deeds have you committed? Speak quickly!"
The disciple frantically kowtowed, his forehead bleeding profusely, yet he did not stop, weeping and wailing, "Immortal Master, I was forced by that villain! I was a decent person from the village below. One day, that old abbot captured me, claiming to take me as his disciple, but in truth, I was just a servant. Not only was I beaten and scolded at will, but if I showed the slightest disobedience, my life would be in danger!"
"Immortal Master. . . I, too, was like that."
The next moment, numerous disciples cried and wailed, recounting how they were oppressed by their masters and how miserable and pitiful their lives were.
Seeing this scene, even Cui Feifei felt a headache coming on.
Although she knew most of what these people said were lies, she couldn't be entirely sure.
If they were all killed, she feared good people would be wrongly accused.
"Heh heh. . ."
Fang Xi heard this, and a cold sneer appeared on his face. He turned to the first disciple who spoke and said, "Then, the Chen Family Village massacre three years ago, that wasn't your doing?"
He silently channeled his primordial spirit. The karmic implications of these people were completely transparent in his eyes; there was no way to hide them.
After all, they were just insignificant cultivators from unorthodox paths, whose ancestry for eight generations could be clearly discerned!
The disciple was speechless. Fang Xi said no more, casually swung his Time Warden Sword, and instantly beheaded him. A wisp of his soul went into reincarnation.
"Reincarnation. . ."
"Although mortals also fall into reincarnation upon death, the fluctuations from cultivators are stronger. . ."
Fang Xi carefully comprehended, his eyes lighting up. He looked at the other Old Crow Monastery disciples, his expression softening considerably: "All of you are guilty. You will be individually judged later. . ."
In reality, he already knew which of these people deserved to die and which still had a sliver of conscience remaining.
However, he would kill them one by one, waiting for the day he needed to comprehend the laws of reincarnation to slaughter another one.
Then he would continue his secluded cultivation and, once he gained some insight, kill another, to achieve the highest cost-effectiveness!
"Your spiritual powers have been sealed by me. For now, all of you will be detained."
Fang Xi's gaze swept over the numerous Old Crow Monastery disciples, finding that most of them were entangled with auras of bloody karma, deserving of death.
Even that so-called Female Fiend God was no exception.
After all, her methods were brutal; when she massacred bandits, there were often innocent women and children involved.
And after entering Old Crow Monastery, she had even become an accomplice to evil.
He immediately pointed at two younger-looking Daoists: "You two, drag all these people to the dungeon and lock them up. They will await my interrogation."
These two younger Daoists, one named Clear Wind and the other Bright Moon, had only recently been brought from the mountain by the Old Crow Monastery abbot and had not yet had time to become corrupted. They were relatively innocent.
"Yes!"
Although Clear Wind and Bright Moon agreed, seeing their formerly tyrannical senior brothers, they hesitated to act.
"Hmph!"
Seeing this, Fang Xi immediately let out a cold snort. A stream of dark spiritual power appeared, and two small flags floated down: "Each of you take a Profound Water Banner. Their spiritual powers are sealed, so they are no match for you. If anyone dares to escape, immediately absorb them into the Profound Water Banner and drown them in its true water!"
"Immortal Master. . . Immortal Master. . . this slave is truly innocent!"
When the Female Fiend God saw that Fang Xi intended to imprison her as well, her heart trembled. She rushed towards Fang Xi, her face streaked with tears.
Whoosh!
A flash of sword light, and the woman's head flew into the air.
"Common, vulgar beauty, trying to disturb my Dao heart?"
Fang Xi sneered, then instructed Clear Wind and Bright Moon to continue. This time, indeed, no one else dared to defy him. They were all obediently locked up in the dungeon, each secretly relieved to have kept their lives.
Little did they know, their only purpose was to demonstrate the transmigration of souls into reincarnation before Fang Xi, allowing him to comprehend the laws of reincarnation.
"Alright, everything has been dealt with."
Fang Xi looked at Cui Feifei and Zhuo Yi Fan, and smiled, "This is a place of cultivation. It is not suitable for you two to stay long. . ."
"Senior. . . Immortal Master!"
Cui Feifei and Zhuo Yi Fan simultaneously knelt, pleading bitterly, "Please, take us in! This disciple wholeheartedly seeks the Dao; I only ask for a chance at immortal cultivation."
The second update will be later
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