Gou Dao Changsheng: Starting from the Reincarnation of a Demon Cultivator

Chapter 96: How Difficult is it to Get a Top-Grade Dao Foundation

Fang Yi opened the door of Xuanbao Garden and led Xu Qingshe in.

A quarter of an hour later, the spring began to gurgle and wisps of steam rose.

Xu Qingshe drank a cup of spiritual tea, and a bitter taste filled his mouth.

His brows furrowed.

"It's so bitter!"

Seeing Xu Qingshe's bitter expression, Fang Yi felt a little amused.

"Junior Brother Xu, how does my spiritual tea taste? Is it acceptable to you?"

When Xu Qingshe saw Fang Yi's attitude change, she knew that her goal had been achieved. She smiled naively and did not refute, so as not to make Senior Brother Fang angry and embarrassed.

"This spiritual tea is bitter yet sweet, leaving a lasting aftertaste. It is indeed a top-grade spiritual tea. Junior brother, I came here to congratulate Senior Brother Fang on breaking through the seventh level of Qi training and on his path to foundation building."

Seeing Xu Qingshe's behavior, Fang Yi shook his head helplessly. He didn't know from whom Xu Qingshe learned this tough and unyielding appearance.

"I already know why Junior Brother Xu came here. So, let's be frank. Is there really a three-hundred-year-old Mysterious Heart Fruit in the Red Fire Secret Realm? What dangers are there in the Red Fire Secret Realm? What are the specific circumstances?"

After years of experience, Xu Qingshe has become more thick-skinned, but after all, he is not as good as Fang Yi. He smiled embarrassedly and spoke.

"Brother Fang, don't worry. There is indeed a Xuanxin Fruit in the Red Fire Secret Realm. It is a Xuanxin Fruit that is five hundred years old."

After saying this, as if afraid that Fang Yi wouldn't believe it, he made a very familiar and natural oath to his inner demons.

Fang Yi looked at the bronze ring on Xu Qingshe's left index finger. The frequency of the spiritual light flowing was 30% faster than usual.

"...was it the idea of ​​that Nascent Soul remnant soul?"

He pondered for a moment, thinking that Xu Qingshe had the support of the remnant soul of his Nascent Soul, and had practiced the ancient miraculous skill "Heaven and Earth Baking Furnace Method", so he had a bright future. The oath sworn by the inner demon was naturally true.

Second-level spiritual objects are rare to begin with, not to mention that the thing needed to master the "Yuan Chen Spiritual Art" is a second-level spiritual object that replenishes the soul. This is an opportunity that ordinary people who have established their foundation do not have.

Fang Yi also understood why Xu Qingshe sought the help of a top-tier Qigong cultivator. A Qigong cultivator, no matter how profound their background or how powerful their fighting ability, was far easier to deal with than a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

After all, in the Red Fire Secret Realm, there are already several top-level spiritual objects, including the first-level top-grade spiritual fire, the second-level low-grade animal bones, the foundation-building spiritual object Fire Mulberry Seed, and the five-hundred-year-old Mysterious Heart Fruit.

Such an opportunity is enough to make the foundation-building master greedy and give it a try.

Fang Yi frowned slightly, but his tone was very firm.

"Junior Brother Xu, the secret realm that can produce so many treasures must not be an ordinary first-level top secret realm, right?"

"Now our paths are both concerned. Please tell me the details so I can make plans early."

Xu Qingshe nodded in agreement and pulled out a map artifact from his storage bag. Made from the fur of a fire rat, it glowed with a surge of magical power, soon projecting a shadowy image of a secret realm.

"Brother Fang, please look!"

Xu Qingshe pointed at the red shadow in the center of the projection.

"Junior Brother, I've explored this Scarlet Fire Secret Realm several times. Fire-attributed monsters are rampant in this secret realm. There's a quasi-second-level fire vein in its center, and the terrain is unique, forming a fire-attributed magic array."

"Under the providence of heaven and earth, the combination of the two has created a quasi-second-level Scarlet Refining Fire Snake... Combined with the fire-attributed formation and aided by the fire veins, it is naturally comparable to a second-level demonic beast."

Xu Qingshe felt a chill down her spine when she thought of the terrifying power of the Scarlet Fire Snake.

"Brother Fang, all the second-level spiritual objects we need, whether it's the top-level spiritual fire or the foundation-building spiritual objects, the Fire Mulberry Seed and the Mysterious Heart Fruit, are included in it."

"Comparable to a second-level monster?" Fang Yi said in a serious tone.

"Yes, although the red fire snake is confined in the center of the secret realm, it is blessed by the formation and is indeed comparable to a second-level monster." Xu Qingshe's tone was full of helplessness.

Fang Yi's heart sank. This second-level spiritual object, the Xuanxin Fruit, was indeed quite troublesome.

If it was just a quasi-second-level monster, with its high-level Qi training, and the ability to refine a few first-level top-level puppets, it would eventually be able to fight.

However, the Scarlet Fire Snake displayed the combat power of a second-level demon beast and possessed a large formation. Even if Fang Yi played all his cards, the probability of successfully obtaining the spiritual object was less than 30%.

As for the spirit puppet, its use is limited.

Now the Vine-Armored Turtle Spirit Puppet has been nurtured to the lower second grade. Together with the Red Tiger Spirit Puppet, which is also the lower second grade, it has the power of only six strikes from a second grade monster.

Although this was enough to save Fang Yi's life from the red fire snake, it prevented him from obtaining the Xuanxin Fruit.

"Blood sacrifice, poisoning, luring independent cultivators to attack, and refining evil instruments..."

After Fang Yi pondered for a moment, many ideas came to his mind, but they were immediately overturned one by one.

Blood sacrifice, if it is not blood food of the same level, requires at least a hundred times more first-grade top-quality blood and flesh sacrifice, so that it will have a chance to work on the second-grade monster.

To poison someone, one needs to prepare a second-level spiritual object and a second-level spiritual poison master.

As for luring casual cultivators to serve as cannon fodder and to refine evil magical instruments, this involves the confidentiality of the secret realm and the difficulty in obtaining specific second-level spiritual objects.

"We still need to sacrifice Gu Jiushang and turn him into a living puppet. This way, even if we fail to seize the treasure, we can still protect ourselves."

Fang Yi knew very well that as a first-level secret realm, it could only allow first-level top-level monsters to take action.

Since the Red Fire Snake in the Red Fire Secret Realm can display second-level combat power, the space in the center of the secret realm must be very stable, exceeding the level of a first-level secret realm.

With a second-level living puppet, there is a 50% chance of competing for the 500-year-old Xuanxin Fruit. Moreover, Xu Qingshe must have made some preparations.

Fang Yi asked. "Junior Brother Xu, the Scarlet Fire Snake has a second-level combat power. Are you prepared?"

Xu Qingshe pondered for a moment, then took out a pill recipe and handed it to Fang Yi.

There is still some ink on the recipe that has not dried yet, which obviously shows that it was prepared before coming to Xuanbao Garden.

Fang Yi's spiritual sense swept across the ink, and in just a few breaths he understood everything.

"Red Sun Mysterious Qi Pill?"

"Junior Brother Xu, are you planning to refine this pill? You have achieved great accomplishments in the art of alchemy."

Xu Qingshe looked somewhat helpless.

"Brother Fang's discerning eyesight is spot on. This is the Chiyang Xuanqi Pill, a quasi-second-level elixir. However, it's missing a Yuanhun Fruit and a Purple Gold Vine, so it can't be refined."

Fang Yi secretly thought that although the Red Sun Mysterious Qi Pill was extremely precious, it could only allow the cultivator who took the pill to increase his magic power to the quasi-second level, and it was also unable to deal with the Red Snake Fire Snake which had the combat power of the second level.

"Junior Brother Xu must have other cards up his sleeve."

But Fang Yi did not ask too many questions. Every cultivator in the world of immortal cultivation has his own secrets, and asking about others' secrets is a taboo.

For example, Xu Qingshe in front of us is a person with great luck. There are countless hidden secrets. If someone traces his origins, a bloody battle is inevitable.

After knowing his trump card, the most important thing for him is to refine Gu Jiushang into a living puppet. With a living puppet by his side, he can attack or defend.

Fang Yi added another cup of spiritual tea to Xu Qingshe and watched her drink it with a bitter look on her face.

"Junior Brother Xu, do you know the whereabouts of these two spiritual objects?"

"The Yuanhun Fruit is in the Scarlet Fire Secret Realm, but it will take another ten years for it to fully grow. Junior Brother Zijin Vine has already found his whereabouts, but the cultivator who possesses this object is very difficult to deal with."

'ten years?'

Fang Yi sensed the mark left by the "Heart Puppetry Technique". The gold and silver lights on the mark kept flowing, and finally turned into the shadow of Gu Jiushang, 80% of which was contaminated by his own aura.

"According to this estimate, this living puppet has been refined within the past few years. This is enough to add a big trump card before entering the Red Fire Secret Realm."

"Brother Fang, I wonder when you can advance to the first-grade, top-grade puppeteer?"

Fang Yi naturally understood what Xu Qingshe meant.

He showed so much sincerity that he was even willing to share the many treasures and opportunities in the Chiyan Secret Realm. The reason was that his spiritual level was extremely high, he could control puppets, and his combat power far exceeded that of ordinary high-level Qi training cultivators.

Therefore, Fang Yi also wanted to demonstrate his own underlying combat power, just like no matter how cute the fat chirping bird was, the eagle soaring in the sky would not cooperate with it.

"Wow!"

"Wow!"

Fang Yi's spiritual consciousness moved, and a huge wave rose in the lotus pond in the garden.

As the rich water spiritual power gathered, two blue-green orbs emerged from the huge waves, and then a two-meter-long snake-shaped puppet appeared in the lotus pond.

"A first-grade, top-grade puppet? Brother Fang, your puppet has achieved a breakthrough."

Xu Qing looked at the top-grade puppet in the lotus pond with a look of surprise on his face. With the help of a top-grade puppeteer, the possibility of plotting against the purple gold vine would be greatly increased.

Fang Yi nodded slightly.

"Thanks to Junior Brother Xu's Xuanxin Fruit for nourishing my soul, I have now broken through to the high level of Qi training, and my puppetry skills have also taken a step forward."

"So, there is something I need Brother Fang's help with."

As soon as the words fell, the two of them tacitly took out the golden magic contract.

Half a month later.

Xiaoyue Mountain is covered with a layer of silver gauze.

Many spiritual fields were cultivated along the mountain, like pieces of jade dotted on Xiaoyue Mountain.

Fang Yi and Xu Qingshe drove the flying boat magic tool and slowly landed on the bluestone platform under Xiaoyue Mountain.

After getting off the flying boat and looking at the many villages and towns scattered at the foot of the mountain, Fang Yi estimated the number of mortals living there.

In the Dayun world of immortal cultivation, sects such as Xuanyang Mountain, Bishui Pavilion, and Tiandaowu all select their disciples from the secular world, with the master-disciple relationship as the bond.

However, many cultivation families are different. They are all bound by blood, thus forming a cultivation family. In this way, the strength of the family can be roughly estimated from the number of mortals in the family.

In just a few dozen breaths, Fang Yi had already estimated the specific number of mortals who could live in the village at the foot of Xiaoyue Mountain.

He seemed to be thinking about something. Judging from the number of people, the situation of the Chen family in Xiaoyue Mountain was not optimistic.

Xu Qingshe threw out a talisman in his hand.

Not long after, four or five monks came through the air.

The leader among them was an old woman in a plain robe, with silver hair draped over her shoulders, and she exuded the pressure of an eighth-level Qi training cultivator. Her eyes swept across the cultivators in front of her with sharpness, and after confirming that the two had high-level Qi training skills, she bowed to Fang Yi and Xu Qingshe.

"But Brother Xu and Brother Fang from Xuanyang Mountain, I am Chen Rong, the fifth elder of the Chen family from Xiaoyue Mountain. I would be very grateful for your help this time."

(End of this chapter)