Fangxian Heretical Path

Chapter 250 Everything is Ready
In the blink of an eye, several months have passed.

When Fang Shu emerged from his seclusion, he noticed an unusual atmosphere in the temple, leading him to believe that spies had appeared within the temple and that some disciples or even Foundation Establishment cultivators had been attacked.

Fortunately, when he found Senior Sister Fang Lu and asked her some questions, he learned the inside story.

It turns out that the trouble didn't happen in the Five Internal Organs Temple, but rather in the Dry Bones Temple.

Senior Sister Fang Lu said gloatingly, "I heard that there were originally four Foundation Establishment seeds in the Dry Bone Temple, but this time there were demons and ghosts causing trouble at the mountain gate, and one and a half of the four Foundation Establishment seeds were killed on the spot."

Upon hearing this, Fang Shu raised his eyebrows slightly.

After some thought, he realized that this was the third immortal sect, after the Five Internal Organs Temple, whose disciples had been harmed. Of the five sects of Mount Lu, only the Rongyan Palace remained untouched by harm.

“However, the other four sects have already suffered, so even if Rongyan Palace is the most powerful, it is unlikely to escape this fate.” Fang Shu thought to himself.

His reason for this conjecture was that, at this point, it didn't matter what had happened to the disciples of the four sects who were suffering.

The entire Qiong Kingdom knows that it must have been the work of various immortal sects!
The purpose is quite simple: to reduce the number of disciples from other immortal sects outside the secret realm in advance, so as to prevent them from hindering their own disciples after entering the secret realm.

Despite all the cuts and reductions, none of the sects have gained any advantage. Instead, they have lost spies planted in other immortal sects, and even the prestige of the five sects of Mount Lu in the Kingdom of Qiong has been damaged.

Furthermore, those wild cultivators and immortals from outside the mountains who had originally been eager to participate in the secret realm were all filled with anxiety, fearing that they would be eliminated by the five sects of Mount Lu before they even entered the secret realm.

Fortunately, even now, despite the frequent disturbances among the wild cultivators and immortal clans outside the mountains, no immortal sect has taken action.

This made the immortals outside the mountain realize that the Five Sects of Mount Lu didn't take them seriously at all. Not to mention them, even Mount Fudang, the second largest mountain in Qiong Kingdom, was not considered a threat by the Five Sects of Mount Lu.

The five sects of Mount Lu have been ignoring Fudang Mountain's massive recruitment of soldiers and gathering of wild cultivators and immortal clans from outside the mountain to prepare for war.

Fang Shu was discussing these things with Fang Lu in the hermitage when he suddenly changed the subject and began to ask Fang Lu:

"Sister, are you really planning to participate in this trip to the secret realm? Are you ready?"

"Of course. How could we miss such a crucial opportunity for Foundation Establishment?"

Senior Sister Fang Lu nodded and added, "As for your older sister, you don't need to worry. In terms of cultivation, she's a step above you."

You should take care of yourself first.

As she spoke, the woman took out a porcelain jar the size of an infant's head from her sleeve. The jar was covered with talismans and looked like a small urn containing ashes.

As soon as the jar was taken out, Fang Shu's eyes lit up, and he immediately exclaimed, "This is..."

Fang Lu handed him the jar and nodded, saying, "That's right, this is the Foundation Establishment material you asked me to buy for you."

Hesitating for a moment, Fang Lu whispered, "Black dog blood at the Foundation Establishment level is hard to find, and black donkey blood is also hard to find. But I did manage to find some immortal red lead at the Foundation Establishment level for you, after going around in circles."

What do you need this kind of spiritual material for?

Her face flushed slightly, and she added, "Although I am not a Foundation Establishment Immortal, I still have cultivation. I am a woman, so if you need it, I can save it for you."

The "red lead" that Fang Lu mentioned is actually another name for the menstrual blood left by women during menstruation.

Instead of helping Fang Shu find black dog blood or black donkey blood, she found the menstrual blood of a Foundation Establishment Immortal, which surprised Fang Shu quite a bit.

After all, as far as he knew, immortals could slay the Crimson Dragon and prevent the outflow of menstrual blood before entering the Qi Refining stage, so as to avoid losing their vital essence if they got lost.

It's likely that once immortals have reached the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages, such menstrual blood should become even rarer and more difficult to collect.

Therefore, when Fang Shu asked Fang Lu to help him purchase spiritual materials, he only mentioned it casually and did not have high expectations for the blood essence of a Foundation Establishment level cultivator. Unexpectedly, it was precisely this item that he obtained.

Fang Shu held up the small porcelain jar and immediately used his divine sense to explore its interior. Sure enough, he detected a cold and gloomy aura inside the porcelain jar, and its quality was not low; it was indeed of Foundation Establishment level.

He was overjoyed and immediately bowed to Fang Lu: "Thank you for your help, elder sister. With this item in hand, my journey to the secret realm will be much safer."

Fang Shu sought to purchase such spiritual materials in order to complete the refining of the remaining unfinished nail-headed arrow.

In this way, he would have two nail-headed arrows by his side, and when used together, their power would undoubtedly be even more sinister and unpredictable, making them difficult for ordinary people to guard against.

Unfortunately, he only managed to retrieve two bone nails from the foot of Little West Mountain. If he could get one more, and also refine the Black Dog Nail, the three nails together would be enough to put him to a standstill against even Foundation Establishment Immortals.

Even if he couldn't win, Fang Shu believed that by using all three nails simultaneously, he could either annoy or hinder the opponent, thus buying him a chance to survive.

After carefully storing the Foundation Establishment Red Lead Blood, Fang Shu asked Fang Lu how much it cost to purchase this jar of Red Lead Blood, and whether he needed to make up the difference.

Fang Lu shook his head: "Although this jar is somewhat heavy, it's mostly made of strips of cloth inside. You'll have to refine it yourself when you get back. As for the two thousand five hundred spirit stones you paid, you actually still have some left."

During their conversation, the other party took out more than two hundred spirit stones and wanted to hand them over to Fang Shu.

Upon seeing this, Fang Shu naturally declined.

Fang Lu went to great lengths to help him gather foundation-building materials just before the secret realm opened, and even made several trips out of the mountains. He could afford to pay for her hard work.

Seeing that Fang Shu really didn't want it, Fang Lu didn't stand on ceremony anymore, nodded her thanks, and accepted it with a smile.

Her eyes sparkled, then her gaze drifted away again: "Since Fang Lang is so generous, how could I not reciprocate?"

Fang Shu's heartstrings were immediately stirred by this woman's teasing.

However, the two of them were already very close, and he was no longer lustful. Moreover, he had obtained the spiritual materials, and the opening of the secret realm was not far away. He just wanted to return to his cave as soon as possible to refine the magic weapon.

"With such an important event imminent, I hope you will make more preparations, Sister."

Fang Shu then bowed respectfully, exchanged a few words with the other party, and hurriedly took his leave, returning to his cave.

Seeing him leave, Fang Lu rolled her eyes at him, but didn't try to stop him.

After seeing Fang Shu off, the woman thought for a moment and then went out to several halls in the temple, intending to buy the few good items she had her eye on earlier.

Just as Fang Shu said, the secret realm is imminent, and if she doesn't want to die there, she should make more preparations.

time flies.

Several months passed quickly, and the news about the Lushan Secret Realm spread more and more widely both inside and outside the mountain, and the day when the secret realm was about to open had arrived.

When the date was finally set, and the Five Organs Temple Hall announced the news to the entire temple using identity tokens, Fang Shu, sitting cross-legged in his cave, promptly noticed the news.

He slowly opened his eyes, his face calm.

He held a banner in one hand, on which were ferocious insects, and made a hand seal with the other hand, while two bone nails swam around him like fish.

Its colors were red and yellow, which were the human yellow nail and red lead nail that he had already refined and obtained.

With three near-Foundation Establishment level magical artifacts by his side, Fang Shu felt that everything was ready for this trip, except for the opening of the secret realm!
(End of this chapter)