Fangxian Heretical Path

Chapter 248 Concealing One's Strength and Biding One's Time to Predict Good or Bad Fortune

Fang Shu sat cross-legged in the spirit room, gazing at the pure white light surrounding him, his face beaming with delight.

The true essence of the five elements, before being condensed, is five-colored. However, after condensation, the five colors merge and do not turn into black. Instead, they transform into an intangible color, like sunlight.

When it appears to the human eye, it is white, and the more transparent and crystalline the light, the higher the quality of the energy.

The internal energy that Fang Shu has now cultivated is none other than the pure and genuine Five Emperors True Qi.

With this protective aura surrounding him, it was as if he always had a protective spell on him. As long as the aura was not broken, spells and magical artifacts could hardly harm him.

At the same time, his true energy was enhanced by the Five Emperors' True Qi, making it even more refined and fierce. Now, when released, it can kill demons and ghosts without any magical enhancement, just like real objects!
Fang Shu examined his own refined internal energy repeatedly, and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, "Excellent!"

With this powerful energy within him, he immediately felt that his chances of establishing his foundation had increased by 20% to 30%.

Moreover, his gains from this seclusion were not limited to condensing his inner energy.

The Dao talisman in Fang Shu's mind trembled slightly, and the column of true qi and magical power within it leaped out:

[True Qi: Seventy Toads]

When Fang Shu broke through to the sixth tribulation, his true qi and mana were only sixty-five toads. Now, half a year later, his true qi has increased by five toads, which is comparable to taking a complete Earth Origin Pill.

This growth was achieved even when Fang Shu needed to be distracted by gathering and refining Qi.

If he can wholeheartedly seclude himself here for six months, even without taking any pills, he can still increase the Ten Toads' purest and most powerful magic power by simply breathing in spiritual energy and refining his true energy in the Water and Fire Spirit Chamber!
Thinking of this, Fang Shu looked around the small spirit chamber and the Yin-Yang water and fire pool in the center, and sighed inwardly:
"This place is truly a treasure!"
Because of the Earth Origin Pill, the remaining toxins in my body didn't need to be specially expelled here; they were directly refined and completely eliminated by this spiritual pool.

He guessed that this pool of water and fire spirits might have been specially set up by the elders in the temple for them, the disciples, to refine their magical power.

Unfortunately, six months is simply too short a time.

Fang Shu estimated that if he could eliminate the poison from an entire Earth Origin Pill within six months and prevent it from affecting the immortal's spiritual root, that would already be considered quite remarkable.

However, this matter had little to do with him; he had only taken half a pill.

As he pondered, Fang Shu's eyes narrowed slightly.

He stood up, withdrew his protective aura, and paced around the spirit chamber, a look of hesitation on his face.

Now that he has successfully refined the Five Emperors' True Qi, and his time in using the Spirit Chamber has come to an end, it's time for him to leave. But after leaving the Spirit Chamber, should he demonstrate his refined True Qi to the sect?

Originally, this shouldn't have been a problem, and Fang Shu had never expected it.

However, after he had mastered the Qi, he discovered that the Five Emperors True Qi could be both drawn in and released, and its appearance was not much different from the Five Elements True Qi recorded in the temple's internal cultivation method.

Or rather, the Five Emperors' True Qi is a higher level of the Five Elements True Qi.

Only when they truly engage in a battle will the two be like the sun and moon, with distinct differences in light color and intensity.

This situation made Fang Shu realize that he could leave the temple using only the Five Elements True Qi, which would better conceal himself and maintain his faint presence within the temple.

In this way, when he enters the secret realm of Mount Lu a year later, he will not become a "thorn in the side" of the other four sects or other disciples in the temple.

Of course, there are also advantages to not making that choice and instead emerging from seclusion directly with the Five Emperors' True Qi. That is, Fang Shu's performance this time, while not necessarily the best in the entire temple, will at least be remarkable. His name will be listed among the Foundation Establishment Dao Seeds in the temple, and he will be noticed by many Foundation Establishment Immortals in the temple, and may even be seen by the Five Organs Temple Master.

He thought to himself, "In that case, if the Dragon Maiden wants to treat me badly, she will probably have to be more careful."

The thoughts of "keeping a low profile" and "making a name for oneself" kept swirling in his mind, and although he leaned towards one, he couldn't make a decision for a long time.

Therefore, Fang Shu had a sudden thought and remembered the Seven Emotions and Six Desires Dao Method in his possession.

Previously, he had cultivated the Six Desires Yin Sha Method, which conformed to the seven emotions and six desires, and thus gained the ability to "act on impulse" in the dark.

Now he has refined the Five Emperors True Qi, which encompasses the Five Elements, perfectly aligning with the principle of "Five Yin Blazing" in the Nameless Technique.

Logically speaking, now that he is suffering from the eight kinds of suffering, his ability to sense things should have improved on a whim, and perhaps he can take the initiative to sense them.

Thinking of this, Fang Shu felt his mind clear and decided to take this opportunity to test it out.

However, instead of sitting cross-legged and racking his brains to ponder and sense it, he closed his eyes slightly and pondered and sorted it out.

Soon, based on some divination and curse methods he had collected in the temple, he set up a small but exquisite altar in the Water and Fire Spirit Chamber.

The altar surface is painted with the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams in cinnabar, with the trigrams and lines as fine as gossamer threads, rotating on their own. In between, lead and mercury are applied to outline secret texts, and the eight treasures of tortoise shell, yarrow, chicken blood stone, bronze mirror, glutinous rice, lightning-struck jujube wood, celadon bowl, and old copper coins from the mortal world are arranged in sequence.

Fang Shu circled the altar, his hair disheveled, and wove a small doll out of his own hair, which he then placed on the altar.

He chanted an incantation: "Heaven and earth are in harmony, spirits and gods heed my words. With my sincere heart, good or bad fortune will be revealed!"

Soon, his attention was focused on the hairy doll, and his expression changed, revealing excitement.

Sure enough, after successfully refining the Five Elements Qi and meeting the conditions for the Five Yin to flourish, his ability to sense things on a whim greatly increased. Now, he can actively invoke such abilities simply by relying on crude ritual instruments.

Subconsciously, Fang Shu's mind stirred, and he tried to sense his master's attitude towards him. As a result, after this thought arose, he felt a sense of distance in his heart, and his perception became blurry, as if he were in a fog, and he looked completely powerless.

He then tried a few more times and found that although he could increase that kind of mysterious connection by using rituals, this connection was very different from the divination and fortune-telling described in the book.

He seemed to be able to sense things that were about to happen, preferably things that were about to happen, only through this.

This made Fang Shu sigh softly, but he was also satisfied and thought to himself, "The art of divination is quite mysterious. I am already quite skilled at using this method to predict good or bad fortune in the moment."

As for the result of this divination, he was surprised to find that choosing to keep a low profile would not bring him any benefits, and might even be just him worrying unnecessarily and being overly sentimental. However, the advantage of this matter was that it was safe and risk-free, just as he preferred.

On the other hand, that astonishing move might not have any negative consequences, but the outcome of this choice is unpredictable, with many hidden twists and turns, and the result could be either very good or very bad.

Upon learning of this situation, Fang Shu felt no longer conflicted.

The practice of immortal cultivation is for the pursuit of longevity. It is by no means a quick fix, but rather a long-term endeavor. It is best to follow one's own heart.

Moreover, after successfully testing the method, Fang Shu sensed something in the darkness, and his gaze shifted: "A tree that stands out in the forest, a person who is superior to others... I hope that these Daoist seeds in the temple can safely enter the secret realm this time."

(End of this chapter)