Fangxian Heretical Path

Chapter 244 The Remains of the Earth Dragon in the White Pool Heavenly Pool
While consolidating his cultivation, Fang Shu pondered in his heart.

He now had a strong urge to go and inquire, or rather, to test the Dragon Maiden Immortal's abilities. However, he quickly suppressed this thought.

"It's best not to alert them. My top priority is to break through to the sixth tribulation and refine my inner energy as soon as possible!"

He thought to himself, "Once my cultivation level improves, I will be of greater value to the Dragon Master, and then I will have more room to maneuver."

This thought settled.

Fang Shu then calmed his mind and immersed himself in refining his cultivation.

Although his current true qi has reached sixty-five toads under the blessing of the Dragon Whale Technique, and his physique is strong, breaking through to the sixth tribulation is no problem for him. However, he still needs to be cautious about the tribulation, lest he capsize in the gutter.

The following days.

While honing his cultivation, he also took some time to leave his cave and meet with Senior Sister Fang Lu, the surviving disciples in the Gu pit, and the servants.

In addition, his other friends in the temple have only seen Lu Renjia and the bag of phoenix peaches so far.

The two had already become Taoist partners in the temple and supported each other, which is how they survived the years-long war.

Even so, Lu Renjia had already lost an arm, and even on his remaining arm, three of the five fingers had been cut off, clearly indicating that he had suffered humiliation.

Upon learning this, Fang Shu sighed deeply.

Lu Renjia remained calm and even chuckled, "At least you're still alive, and you still have two fingers that can wield the talisman brush."

As he spoke, he looked at Bao Fengtao beside him with a gentle gaze and said in a low voice, "Although I lost an arm and three fingers in this great battle, I am fortunate to have Fengtao by my side."

Upon hearing this, Bao Fengtao's usually fierce expression immediately turned slightly shy, and she glared at Lu Renjia.

Upon seeing this, Fang Shu couldn't help but smile.

After thinking it over, he realized that these two were already his rare old friends in the temple, so he immediately took something out of his bag as a belated congratulatory gift for them.

He originally intended to give away the pajamas he had obtained from Dai Kuan, but considering that the item was ultimately tainted by karma, he changed his mind and only took out a sum of spirit stones.

"This, this is not acceptable!?" Lu Renjia and his wife hurriedly declined.

Even though Fang Shuming explained that this was a congratulatory gift for the two of them to become Daoist partners, the other party was unwilling to accept it.

Helpless, Fang Shu could only take out the Yin-Yang dual-flavor Gu worms he had raised, turn them into bracelets, and give them to the two of them.

These two bracelets can be used to nourish yin and yang energy on a daily basis. They can also be used to enhance sexual pleasure by interacting with each other. In case of danger, they can also ignite desire and burn the enemy. Their power far surpasses that of ordinary six-kalpa spells.

Upon seeing the string of Gu, Lu Renjia and his wife no longer refused, especially Old Lu, whose eyes immediately lit up.

After chatting with the couple for a while and inquiring about the situation inside the temple, Fang Shu took his leave and returned to his cave.

The next two weeks or so.

Letters had also arrived in Guling Town. Fang Shu received them, replied immediately, and sent a considerable amount of supplies down the mountain.

In this way, he has finished dealing with all the miscellaneous matters that brought him back to the mountain. He only needs to wait for the Water and Fire Spirit Chamber to open so that he can enter and undergo tribulation.

This day.

Fang Shu was meditating when the token at his waist suddenly trembled.

This message informed the disciples that the spirit chambers in the temple were now open and that everyone could go and rent them.

Without hesitation, Fang Shu quickly packed his belongings, used his wall-penetrating technique, and sped off towards the very top of the mountain where the Five Internal Organs Temple was located.

In the past few days, he had already found out the location of the Water and Fire Spirit Chamber.

Originally, the mountain where the Five Internal Organs Temple was located had a mountain pool at its very top. The pool was covered with white snow and was extremely close to the sky, adjacent to the gale layer. It was also known as the Heavenly Pool or the White Pool.

After passing the sixth tribulation, the disciples in the temple would often go to the White Pool on the mountaintop to build huts and gather the high-altitude spiritual energy.

Now that news of the Water and Fire Spirit Chamber has spread, everyone has come to realize that beneath the White Pool on the mountaintop is actually a volcanic crater that leads directly to the earth's veins.

Moreover, this crater is not an extinct volcano, but a vibrant one. It was sealed by the Five Organs Temple Master with great power, and its core flames were used for various purposes within the temple, such as refining weapons and alchemy.

As for the so-called Water and Fire Spirit Chamber, it is a series of earth vein nodes formed by the convergence of earth fire and spiritual water accumulated in the white pool on the mountain peak.

Normally, only those who have reached the Foundation Establishment stage or are on the verge of Foundation Establishment are qualified to use such places within the temple.

Therefore, such a precious place should not be delayed or neglected, lest we arrive too late, miss it, or find that all the good spots have been taken.

Whoosh!
Holding the talisman, Fang Shu easily passed through the temple's restrictions and headed straight for the mountaintop.

He thought it wouldn't take long to reach the top of the mountain.

As soon as they entered the clouds, they felt as if they had climbed tens of thousands of feet high, but the view ahead was still shrouded in mist, and they had no idea where the summit was.

This startled Fang Shu, but when he thought that the mountaintop was a place where one could gather and refine internal energy, he suddenly felt that it should be so high.

The higher you go, the fiercer the mountain winds become; at heights of ten thousand feet, the winds are like knives.

After an unknown amount of time, Fang Shu felt the surrounding mountain mist gradually thinning, and the air became extremely thin, almost nonexistent.

He leaped up from a cliff face, completely breaking free of the mist, and appeared on the mountaintop.

At that moment, the air was crystal clear in his eyes, and the sunlight was golden, making him feel as if the world before him had been completely renewed.

Especially when he was on the mountaintop, he turned around and looked down at the endless sea of ​​clouds.

The massive Lushan mountain range was also appearing in his sight for the first time in its entirety.

One after another, towering mountains surround the central peak, jutting out from the sea of ​​clouds like strangely shaped reefs.

The mountain peak in the very center was even more towering, resembling a pillar of heaven.

The sky was azure, the sun shone like a golden wheel, and the world was clear and pure.

Surrounded by such a beautiful mountain view, Fang Shu felt as light as a fish, as if he could float up at any moment and drift in the seemingly weightless lake.

He couldn't help but exclaim, "Such a scene is truly a fairyland!"

Fang Shu couldn't help but think of the days when he listened to sermons and studied the Dharma in the scripture hall.

The mountain where the temple is located is often shrouded in clouds, with sunlight filtering through, giving the mountain a fairy-like appearance, quite different from places like Toad Beach at the foot of the mountain.

But upon reaching the summit today, Fang Shu finally understood what a truly celestial scene was.

Looking at the mountain scenery, he not only felt his mind broaden, but his internal energy also surged and became active several times.

After taking a few more glances, Fang Shu withdrew his gaze and ran towards the snow-covered landscape behind him.

Soon, a clear, jade-like white pool, over a thousand feet deep, came into his view.

The water in the pool was neither completely frozen nor completely frozen, which was quite mysterious and seemed to possess extraordinary spiritual energy.

Looking around, Fang Shu did not find the so-called spirit chamber or cave, but only some thatched huts by the White Pond.

These thatched huts stand alone amidst the white snow, giving them a rather desolate feel.

He walked slowly along the stone path repaired in the snow to the White Pond, where he finally saw figures of people. The figures were surrounding a slender white crane, some bowing in greeting, others standing quietly.

Fang Shu composed himself and quietly stepped forward. He spotted several familiar faces in the crowd.

Some people in the crowd noticed Fang Shu's arrival and turned to look at him. Some even recognized him and nodded at him with a slight surprise on their faces.

Fang Shu looked up and saw that the person was the Jin family member who had entered the inner sect with him years ago.

After waiting for a long time, many figures also climbed up from the foot of the mountain and arrived at the white pond.

Fang Shu glanced at the number of people and found that it had already exceeded fifty.

At this moment, the white crane standing by the White Pond, like a sculpture, finally opened its eyes.

It turned its long neck, surveyed the disciples around it, and then let out a cry from its beak:
"Now that most of us have arrived, my men, please follow me."

Suddenly, the white crane flapped its wings, and a gust of wind rose up all around. Its body floated up and soared towards the center of the white pool.

Seeing this, Fang Shu and the others quickly followed.

As the white crane flew, an ice path immediately froze on the lake. The group wisely refrained from recklessly casting spells to fly or walk on the water, and instead obediently followed the ice path forward.

In such a sacred place of a sect, any disciple with a modicum of sense knows that they cannot trespass recklessly. Otherwise, if they accidentally trigger a restriction, losing face is only a secondary matter; if they lose their life, there will be no going back.

as predicted.

After the group rushed to the area in the center of the white pool, which was about a hundred feet in size, the scene before their eyes changed. They must have passed through the barrier, because a huge figure had appeared in the pool.

It is shaped like a snake, covered with scales, has four claws, and has a huge head that resembles both a crocodile and a lizard.

A heavy pressure emanated from the other party, causing every disciple who approached to feel a chill in their heart.

Fortunately, this thing was not alive. It was motionless and had no breath, clearly having been dead for a long time. Otherwise, the change in its aura alone would have made the disciples who approached tremble with fear.

Fang Shu stared at the object, his eyes widening in surprise. He thought to himself, "This is... a dragon?"

Its size and imposing presence were strikingly similar to the dragons described in many ancient texts, and it appeared to be a dragon transformed from a lizard or crocodile.

The other disciples around them, some with calm expressions and others with surprised looks, all focused their attention on the huge corpse in front of them.

The white crane circled down, uttering a crane's cry once more:

"This is an earth dragon, which was slain here by the temple master. Its body is connected to the earth's veins and it occupies this place. There is a stone chamber inside its body that connects water and fire, which can protect you in your seclusion and cultivation."

After speaking, the white crane stood on one foot on the earth dragon's head and added, "You can only stay here in seclusion for half a year. Make the most of your time."

Upon hearing this, all the disciples immediately responded, "We will obey the Immortal Master's decree."

With a whoosh, several figures immediately burrowed into the body of the giant earth dragon, clearly indicating that they already knew about this place.

The others followed, some quickly and some slowly, rushing to the earth dragon's side.

Upon closer inspection, the group felt the immense size of the behemoth even more acutely. They clung to its scales like maggots or ants, crawling and wriggling across its surface.

Just then, the Jin family member who had been nodding to Fang Shu suddenly approached.

The other person smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Fang, how have you been?"

They were currently inside the sect, and the White Crane Immortal was guarding them. Fang Shu wasn't as wary as he had been outside the mountain gate. He slowed his pace and waited for the other party.

"Greetings, Brother Jin."

The two walked side by side, casually finding a hole on the earth dragon's body, and immediately crawled inside.

Upon entering the cave, a scene resembling flesh and blood as well as rocks appeared before Fang Shu's eyes. He even attempted to use his divine sense to survey his surroundings, but his divine sense could not penetrate the earth dragon's body.

Jin Jiazi realized this and transmitted his voice: "Although this dragon has been dead for many years and many treasures have been taken away by the immortals in the temple, its body is already connected to the earth veins of this temple. Not to mention us, even if a Foundation Establishment immortal came here, his divine sense and other things would be useless here."

Seeing that this young man knew a lot, Fang Shu exchanged pleasantries with him and quickly learned a great deal about the Water and Fire Spirit Chamber.

The spirit chambers here are roughly divided into three levels, upper, middle, and lower, depending on the location on the earth dragon's body.

The finest of these is naturally the spiritual chamber opened within the head of the earth dragon. With the earth dragon's skull as a screen and its eyes as windows, it gathers the spiritual energy of the entire earth vein of the Five Internal Organs Temple. It is both safe and full of spiritual energy, and can only be used by those who have made great contributions.

Secondly, there are the spiritual chambers carved out along the spine of the earth dragon and the locations of its internal organs, all brimming with spiritual energy.

Secondly, there is the spiritual chamber that was created within the flesh and blood of the earth dragon.

After Jin Jiazi finished his introduction, before Fang Shu could react, he sighed:
"What a pity. You can forget about the top-grade spirit chambers, and the number of middle-grade spirit chambers is also very small, reserved only for the disciples in the temple who have made great contributions in battle."

These guys already filled all the seats, and they got in half a month before us.

The Jin family member's tone seemed to betray resentment.

Fang Shu felt no disappointment upon hearing this. Being able to cultivate in a spiritual chamber that only Foundation Establishment Immortals could use was already a great gain.

After looking around, he simply said, "So, none of the disciples who came up the mountain today have any merit in battle?"

Jin Jiazi shook his head.

Fang Shu then realized that most of the people in their group today were indeed inner disciples who had returned after descending the mountain. However, there were also a small number of them who, although they had achieved military merits, did not yet have a foothold in the temple.

Jin Jiazi sighed again: "We are all fellow disciples, yet these guys look down on us one by one."

Today I greeted that man surnamed Pei and that fellow called Black Rat, but neither of them paid any attention to me.

Fang Shu took these words to heart, and after a moment's recollection, realized that he had indeed seen those two people in the crowd.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Jin suddenly stopped and said, "This is it. This place should be the location of the earth dragon's left breastbone. I will go into seclusion and cultivate here."

The other party cupped his hands in greeting: "Wishing Brother Fang success in his cultivation!"

After speaking, the other party casually strolled into the spiritual chamber opened in the left chest of the earth dragon.

Seeing that the young man took his leave so decisively, Fang Shu was slightly taken aback.

He had thought that this young man had come to him because he wanted to conspire to join forces, but now it seemed that the other party might really just be here to catch up.

However, even if he has some plans, this young man will probably wait until Fang Shu breaks through the sixth tribulation and is able to enter the Lushan Secret Realm before he speaks out directly.

After all, most of the disciples who came this time were sixth-tribulation immortals, and they were here to gather qi. Although there were some like Fang Shu who were only at the fifth-tribulation completion stage and still needed to break through to the next tribulation, they were not many.

This made Fang Shulu stand out rather inconspicuous among the crowd.

Fang Shu remained calm and unconcerned about the situation.

Because he keenly noticed that almost everyone on everyone's body bore traces of the Earth Origin Pill.

Especially those disciples who stayed on the mountain, they must have taken quite a few Earth Origin Pills, and there are still many residual medicinal effects. It is unknown whether they have affected their spiritual roots.

Before long, Fang Shu also found a water and fire spiritual chamber that suited his taste. It should be located on the waist of the earth dragon, which is relatively close to the dantian.

He went inside and began his own secluded cultivation.

(End of this chapter)