Fangxian Heretical Path

Chapter 241: Pulling seedlings to encourage Diyuan Dan

*Smack!*

A crisp sound rang out in the quiet room.

The Erdai sheep, who was bowing her head in submission, froze, her face red and swollen. She raised her head in disbelief, looking at her sister in front of her.

The woman's body trembled, her face contorted, with only a sliver of reason holding her back, her eyes fixed straight ahead.

Just now, Er Daiyuan suddenly flicked her sleeve, and her true energy surged out, striking the woman hard with a palm strike.

"Why..." Erdeyang was stunned for a long time before he finally calmed down.

But before she could utter her question, another slap landed hard on her face.

This time, Erdaiyuan didn't even bother to raise her hand; she simply channeled her inner energy and slapped Erdaiyang across the face.

The two palm strikes, imbued with true energy, left Erdaiyang's cheeks red, swollen, and burning. Her delicate makeup was completely ruined, and even her hair and clothes were disheveled.

Then, a cold voice appeared in her ear, making Erdaiyang shudder again. The resentment in her heart vanished instantly, leaving only surprise and grievance.

"You dare to use our ancestors to intimidate me? Do you mother and daughter really think I can't kill someone?"

Erdaiyuan stood with her hands behind her back, coldly scrutinizing the woman in front of her as if she were looking at chickens and ducks.

"My sister wouldn't dare!"

Upon hearing this, Erdaiyang immediately realized something, and she quickly covered her face and bowed her head in greeting.

The woman dared not say anything more, retreating in fear, wanting to leave the place immediately.

However, Erdaiyuan smiled as she looked at her cousin:

"However, what you said makes sense, Sister Daiyang. I have only recently broken through, and I do need to hone my cultivation properly in order to refine my inner energy as soon as possible."

If I go out without permission and the patriarch finds out, I might incur his wrath.

These words startled Erdeyang again. She looked up at her capricious sister and tentatively spoke:
"What does Sister Dai Yuan mean?"

Er Daiyuan nodded: "I will not leave the seclusion. Please deliver a message for me, explain the reason to Fellow Daoist Fang, and apologize."

These words, when they reached Erdeiyang's ears, stirred her emotions, and a hint of disdain rose within her.

She had taken two slaps and thought this lowly servant was a loyal and righteous person, but now it seemed she was nothing special. If that man surnamed Fang asked about it later and blamed her, this lowly servant would probably shift all the blame onto her.

Various thoughts swirled in Erdaiyang's mind, but the next moment, her gaze froze and fell on Erdaiyuan's hand.

A delicate jade box was held in Erdaiyuan's hands. The box was sealed with wax and had a talisman attached to it. It looked quite impressive.

"Fellow Daoist Fang has returned to the mountain this time, but has not yet corrected his cultivation in the Hall of Abode. It seems that after six years of being down the mountain, Fellow Daoist Fang's cultivation has not yet broken through to the sixth tribulation."

Erdaiyuan said slowly, "This speed is normal, but it is slower than the disciples I left in the temple."

Since you are a fellow Daoist, how could I, Er Daiyuan, not express my gratitude? Speaking of which, the reason I was able to gain the Ancestor's favor in the first place was thanks to Fellow Daoist Fang."

With a soft sigh, Erdaiyuan continued:

"Please deliver this elixir to Fellow Daoist Fang. Tell him that once my cultivation is stable and I emerge from seclusion, I will definitely come to visit him. I hope he will not be offended that Dai Yuan was unable to host a welcome dinner for him in time."

These words, upon hearing Erdaiyang's words, immediately stirred up a wave of memories in the woman's mind, and a feeling of jealousy and hatred instantly arose in her heart.

It turned out that when Erdaiyuan received Fang Shu's message, she immediately decided to go down the mountain and leave, but because she was a step too late, she was ultimately trapped on the mountain.

Coincidentally, the other immortal seed of the Er family—Pei Zhongshan—was also blocked at the mountain gate.

Upon seeing him, Er Daiyuan promptly returned to the Er family home without delay. She planned to quickly inform the elders of the Er family about Pei Zhongshan's intention to descend the mountain.

As it turned out, the patriarch of the Er family had just emerged from seclusion due to the great battle, and by chance, she directly reported the matter to the patriarch of the Er family.

Upon learning of this, the patriarch of the Er family sighed, "No matter how good the immortal seed is, it is ultimately not as good as one's own seed."

From then on, although the Er family's investment in immortal seeds did not stop, more of the clan's resources began to be invested in Er family members.

Because of her age and the report she gave, Er Daiyuan caught the eye of the Er family patriarch. She seized the opportunity and rose rapidly within the Er family.

In other words, Erdaiyuan actually stepped on Pei Zhongshan, or rather, on Erdaiyang and her mother, to gain some traction, and then things spiraled out of control.

However, the situation is unforgiving, and no matter how much resentment Erdaiyang harbors, she dares not reveal it.

After all, the clanswoman in front of her was no longer the same as before. Not only was she ruthless, but her cultivation level had also reached the sixth level.

She even suspected that if she and her mother hadn't stayed in the temple for so long, they might have perished outside long ago due to some accident, and no one in the younger generation of the clan would have been able to control this woman.

In the quiet room, Erdeyang humbly replied, "Yes, sister, I will certainly deliver this medicine."

"good."

Erdaiyuan nodded and raised her finger, indicating that the other person could leave.

Like a maid, the Erde sheep walked with small steps, bowing its head and turning around.

But just as she was about to step across the threshold, another voice sounded from behind her:

"If there are any problems with this medicine, or if my sister stirs up trouble and damages my relationship with Fellow Daoist Fang, then don't blame me for dealing with this according to the clan's rules."

Erdaiyang looked back and found that Erdaiyuan was already sitting cross-legged on the futon, her eyes slightly closed, as if she had fallen into a meditative state.

As for what was said earlier, it seemed as if the other party had just mentioned it casually and didn't take it to heart.

However, Erdei was on edge. She quickly checked the medicine box and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that it was sealed with wax.

This woman dared not take Er Daiyuan's words as merely a casual reminder. On the contrary, she was extremely worried that Er Daiyuan might be trying to use the opportunity of delivering the medicine to test her and find an excuse to get rid of her.

Click, the door to the quiet room closed.

Erdaiyang walked quickly outside, and even after she had completely left the Jiazi No. 1 quiet room of the Er family, she was still nervous.

But clutching the medicine box tightly, she didn't immediately rush to the Gu Hall to find Fang Shu. Instead, with a wronged expression, she ran towards the Er Family Pavilion.

Soon, shouts and curses rang out in the private room:
"What a treacherous, ungrateful servant! Just because she's gained the favor of the matriarch, she dares to treat my daughter like a maid!"

The middle-aged beauty in the pavilion had eyes wide open in fury as she instantly recalled how Er Daiyuan had become increasingly disrespectful to her over the past few years.

But after a period of scolding, the middle-aged woman looked at the medicine box in her daughter's hand and said in a low voice, "Yang'er, just be patient. Since she asked you to deliver the message, just do it. It's just a errand."

Erdaiyang stood silently in the pavilion, nodding slowly. Seeing her daughter in such a state, especially with her face red and swollen, the middle-aged beauty couldn't bear it. She immediately dismissed her attendants and cast a spell to separate the inside from the outside, summoning Erdaiyang to her side.

She whispered, "Do you know what this medicine is?"

Erde sheep looked up, examined the medicine box in its hand, nodded, and immediately showed envy in its eyes.

These medicine boxes were not made by your family, but by the alchemy hall within the temple. They are not to be given as a reward to anyone who has rendered meritorious service.

She had seen it before at Pei Zhongshan's place, but it was only an empty box; she had never seen a fully sealed, unused medicine box.

The middle-aged woman looked at the medicine box with a complex expression, a mixture of envy and a cold smile:

"This medicine is called 'Earth Origin Pill'. It is made from the spiritual essence of the earth veins in this temple mountain. It can rapidly elevate the cultivation level of immortals. One pill can enhance the true qi and magical power of five to ten toads."

"That scoundrel Erdaiyuan, despite being a pseudo-spiritual root and wasting so much time outside of cultivation, broke through to the sixth tribulation in less than ten years, all because of this pill."

Upon hearing this, Erdaiyang's envy was palpable, his eyes fixed on the medicine box.

Suddenly, she heard her mother say again:

"But don't be too envious. The reason the temple allocated this pill is not only to reward meritorious disciples, but also to deliberately elevate the cultivation level of the temple's disciples, in the hope of cultivating as many disciples as possible who have reached the Refinement Realm."

“This…” Erde sheep looked up.

A sudden realization dawned on her; no wonder the disciples in the temple had all made such rapid progress in their cultivation over the past year.

Especially her Pei Lang's friends, all of whom are still alive as inner disciples, have already broken through or are in the process of breaking through the sixth tribulation!
The middle-aged woman continued speaking, her voice now laced with a cold sneer:

"Don't be too envious. Such behavior of using pills to enhance one's ability to transcend tribulations is purely counterproductive."

If they do not have the opportunity in the future, their foundation is weak and unstable, and I'm afraid their great path to immortality will be fraught with setbacks.

Furthermore, any disciple who uses their Daoist cultivation to exchange for an Earth Origin Pill must eventually venture into that secret realm; there is no exceptions!

These words made Erdean realize something even more clearly.

She then hesitated before asking, "Since this medicine has such a secret, why didn't the ancestor explain it to Er Daiyuan?"

The middle-aged woman gave her daughter a meaningful look, and simply said:
"Although this kind of pill has its drawbacks, it is still an extremely precious medicine. Even Earth Immortals can't get more than a few of them... Moreover, our ancestor was a high-ranking member of the temple and one of the first people to know the wonders of that secret realm."

Without the middle-aged beauty needing to say anything more, Erdaiyang instantly understood.

Her ancestor was one of the earth immortals in the temple who supported the practice of forcing growth, hoping that more disciples would enter the secret realm to help earn benefits.

Realizing this, Erde sheep's expression was quite interesting.

At first, she gloated, laughing at Erdaiyuan for being just a pawn, and then she quickly thought of her own Pei Lang.

Inside the elegant room, the middle-aged woman's face was serene. Seeing that Erdaiyang understood her meaning, she withdrew the spell that isolated the inside from the outside.

The beautiful woman only gave one final explanation:
"Do not let this matter slip out. If others find out, they will not thank you, but will only resent you, and no one can resist taking this pill."

"Yes, daughter understands." Erdaiyang immediately bowed.

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, the mother and daughter said their goodbyes.

Erdai Yang did not delay any longer and immediately went to the Gu Hall to search for him.

After failing to find anyone in the Gu Hall, she hurriedly went to the Household Hall to ask the staff there to help her send a message to Fang Shu.

………………

Two days later.

Fang Shu went out for a while and returned to his cave dwelling on the same day.

He stood in the empty cave, staring in astonishment at the medicine box in his hand, chewing: "Earth Origin Pill?"

Clutching the medicine box, he recalled his meeting with the sheep, Nalday, and felt quite surprised.

Six years have passed, and the once arrogant and willful Miss Er has now become polite and well-mannered, and even shows a humble demeanor from time to time.

Furthermore, when the other party addressed Erdaiyuan, they repeatedly called her "sister," displaying a very intimate attitude.

Fang Shu had little contact with this woman, but the changes she had undergone were so great that, in his opinion, she was no less than his master, the Immortal Dragon Maiden.

However, after only a brief moment of thought, he put the matter of Miss Nar out of his mind and instead began to examine the medicine box in his hand.

After carefully inspecting the box and finding the seal intact, he opened it.

Soon, a pale golden pill appeared in his eyes, its surface shimmering with spiritual light, manifesting as mist that could lift the object into the air.

This extraordinary phenomenon astonished Fang Shu.

He muttered to himself, "You're willing to offer such a precious elixir; you're truly kind-hearted, fellow Daoist."

But the next moment, he closed the medicine box and cast the spell again, sealing the Earth Origin Pill inside.

This pill is good, but it's of little use to him right now, so he'll just keep it for now.

Moreover, although Fang Shu's cultivation had not yet reached the state of the Fifth Tribulation Perfection in the past five or six years and was still lacking a bit of murderous aura, his true qi had actually reached the Sixty Toads level, exceeding the Fifth Tribulation Perfection.

To be more precise, his current true energy is exactly sixty-two toads!
The reason for this was not that he gave up condensing the sixth flavor of evil energy, but that when the Six Desires Yin Sha Technique stagnated, he switched to cultivating the Dragon Whale Nourishing Body Technique.

This skill, based on the power of the fifty-five toads, adds an extra seven toads' worth of power!

Now, Fang Shu only needs to replenish the sixth evil energy and refine his six internal organs. Theoretically, he can immediately attempt to break through the sixth tribulation!
Considering this, Fang Shu thought to himself, "Even if we take the years before I came down the mountain, it's still a reasonable pace to undergo a tribulation every ten years. Refining my inner energy within a year is a matter of course for me."

Therefore, there's no need for him to consume the Earth Origin Pill and use it to temporarily boost his cultivation level.

The current issue is whether he should use the evil energy bestowed by the Dragon Maiden as his sixth evil energy.

Fang Shu rolled up his sleeves and examined the snake scale in his hand.

In the past few days, layers of black energy have already wrapped around the veins in his hands. At the rate of its erosion, it is estimated that it will spread throughout his entire body within three months.

If he doesn't want the evil energy to erupt and cause him to die suddenly, he will have to actively extract the evil energy into his body and refine it for his own use.

Fang Shu's expression was gloomy as he stared intently at the snake scales on his hand, lost in thought.

　I still need to add 8 words.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)