Fangxian Heretical Path

Chapter 256 Millennium Spirit Medicine, Brother-in-Law of the Same Path
A burst of vibrant inspiration immediately caught Fang Shu's attention.

His eyes lit up with surprise, and he thought to himself, "This kind of precious light indicates that a thousand-year-old spiritual medicine or object has been born."

Unexpectedly, less than ten days had passed, and before even venturing into the inner layers of the secret realm, he had already encountered such a precious material, which truly delighted Fang Shu.

At the same time, he also realized that the treasures in this secret realm far exceeded the imagination of these outsider immortals!
Without hesitation, Fang Shu immediately ran towards the direction from which the precious light was emanating.

Although he was delighted, he did not let his guard down.

Such a precious light from a thousand-year-old herb would not appear easily. It would either be disturbed by the fighting of ferocious beasts, or it would be triggered by immortals who attempted to harvest it.

Moreover, within a radius of ten miles, most other immortals have also noticed the precious light, and countless people are currently rushing towards the spiritual medicine.

Buzzing! One after another, the Gu worms, ahead of Fang Shu, rushed towards the place where the precious light emerged.

Not long after.

Fang Shu arrived at the edge of a black water lake.

Looking into the distance, he saw a dilapidated pavilion in the center of the lake. On the roof of the pavilion, a dark chrysanthemum-shaped spiritual herb was growing and twining, its petals twisted and gnarled like earthworm hooks.

Even with Fang Shu's extensive knowledge, he couldn't identify what this spiritual herb was from afar; it was clearly something he had never heard of or seen before.

However, judging from the various features of the black chrysanthemum, this thing is definitely over a thousand years old. Its spiritual essence is rich, and its surface has even developed natural secret characters. It is definitely a spiritual medicine that even Foundation Establishment Immortals rarely see.

If a Qi Refining Immortal obtains this, even a single plant can allow them to cultivate to the full Qi Refining stage in one go and attempt to establish their Foundation!

If it is cultivated and transplanted in a spiritual chamber and slowly harvested instead of being consumed all at once, just one plant can help a Qi Refining Immortal achieve Foundation Establishment.

However, upon seeing such a treasure, Fang Shu did not take another step forward. He merely gazed at it from afar, even activating an invisibility spell to suppress his aura as much as possible.

Because at this moment, three black water pythons were coiling around the elixir.

Two of them had already split in two, lying on the edge of the pavilion, but there was still a black python with a single horn on its head, its body several meters long, coiling around the pavilion, roaring mournfully and angrily in all directions.

A group of immortals were seen circling the pavilion, their faces filled with covetous eyes as they gazed at the spiritual herbs on it. Clearly, it was their struggle with the black python to pluck the herbs that had caused the herbs to erupt with spiritual light.

The group of immortals were dressed in a disheveled manner, suggesting they were independent cultivators from the mountains and not members of any sect.

Their faces at that moment showed both tension and ecstasy:
"Hurry! Don't bother with this fang, quickly gather the meat and leave. Otherwise, we might attract other creatures."

"Yes, whether it attracts people or not, it's all trouble!"

Upon hearing these words, the four rogue cultivators present were all greatly alarmed. They immediately rushed forward, intending to pick the spiritual herb and leave.

Unexpectedly, the black python, which had just been beaten into a state of exhaustion, suddenly pounced out like lightning, biting one person with its sharp teeth and striking another with its tail in one go.

A series of screams rang out.

The protective aura around the two immortals shattered instantly, and their bodies flew out like rag dolls, then sank into the Blackwater Lake.

The two screamed in agony, finding no escape.

Because the lake was already teeming with strange leeches, each as thick as a finger, floating densely on the surface. As soon as they touched the water, they frantically burrowed into the victims' flesh.

"Help! Waaah..."

They howled and struggled, but in less than a breath, they sank to the bottom of the water, leaving only a gurgling of bubbles rising to the surface.

Upon seeing this, the remaining two immortals immediately stopped rushing forward, secretly relieved.

But before the look of relief could even form on their faces, their expressions changed drastically again.

The black python stared at them, its eyes revealing a cold mockery and greed. It swayed its body, then suddenly opened its mouth and spat out two streams of venom from its fangs with lightning speed.

With a hissing sound, the venom traveled several meters and splashed onto the two immortals.

Then, even more piercing screams rang out.

The two were caught off guard and one was hit squarely on the head by the venom, while the other was hit on half of his body.

Their protective spells crumbled as easily as paper.

The former's facial features melted instantly, and he darted around in mid-air like a headless fly, screaming incessantly. The levitation artifact beneath his feet also turned into black smoke, quickly collapsing and falling.

The latter cried out in pain and dared not linger any longer, rushing towards the edge of Blackwater Lake in an attempt to escape the place.

In the blink of an eye, the immortals who had just surrounded the pavilion, attempting to gather herbs, were now dead or wounded, with only one severely injured person escaping.

The black python stared at the fleeing immortal for a few moments, but did not give chase. It looked back at the spiritual medicine it was protecting and chose to remain where it was.

However, unable to suppress its desire, it climbed down from the pavilion and pounced on the screaming immortal, beginning to feast.

A cracking sound echoed across the lake. The black python, with its fine teeth, bit the immortal's body in half. Then, while the immortal was still alive, instead of swallowing it whole like a snake, it toyed with the immortal's body, swallowing it piece by piece.

This scene was all observed by Fang Shu.

As the black python left the pavilion, he thought to himself, "The opportunity has come."

However, he did not rush to set off, but continued to hold back.

When the black python had devoured one immortal and then burrowed into the water to find the corpses of two other immortals to eat, Fang Shu no longer hesitated.

He suddenly darted out from the side, leaping and bounding onto the pavilion, intending to pluck the thousand-year-old medicinal herb.

However, he wasn't the only one hiding around; two more figures suddenly appeared.

However, among the three, Fang Shu's movements were the most elusive, and as he moved, he casually took out a string of talismans and swirled them around his body.

When he noticed other noises around him, he didn't even look at them and just threw the talisman in the direction from which the noises came.

"You scoundrel!" "You brat!"

A string of curses rang out from the two men.

But Fang Shuguan didn't care. He simply flashed to the pavilion, grabbed the dark chrysanthemum elixir, uprooted it, and turned around while deftly taking out a jade box from his sleeve. He quickly affixed a talisman to it and put the box and elixir into his sleeve.

This action only took a single breath.

Immediately afterward, Fang Shu's body moved with the speed and agility of a rabbit, and he skillfully ran off into the distance.

枭！
At the same time, a shrill scream rang out over Blackwater Lake.

It was the black python. Sensing the fluctuations in spiritual energy around it, and realizing that its elixir had been taken, it let out a hiss. Ignoring the corpses of the immortals, it pounced on the pavilion. After smashing the pavilion, the monstrous creature swam on the water's surface, frantically chasing after Fang Shu.

Not only this snake, but the other two immortals also realized what was happening and immediately set off to give chase.

Suddenly, three figures appeared behind Fang Shu, relentlessly pursuing him.

The other person chased after them while shouting:
"Fellow Daoist, please wait!"

"If you're willing to share some of that elixir with me, I'll join forces with you to slay this black python. This ferocious beast is a benefit in itself!"

"Hmph! If you run again, don't blame us for joining forces with this ferocious beast."

A barrage of threats and inducements rang out behind Fang Shu.

Fang Shu naturally didn't react to the shouts behind him. He didn't say a word, but simply used his magic to flee.

Unfortunately, even though he mastered the art of leaping through walls to its fullest extent, the two people and the snake behind him still relentlessly pursued him.

This is related to Fang Shu's magic, as the ability to pass through walls is not considered particularly impressive among the sixth-level magic, and it is also related to the surrounding terrain. There are no hills here, and the area is relatively open, making it difficult for him to fully utilize the magic's ability to pass through walls.

But suddenly, Fang Shu noticed that two of the three auras behind him were slowly falling behind, leaving only the black python, which was still relentlessly pursuing him.

Turning his head, he saw the two immortals staring at him with fear in their eyes.

Before Fang Shu could figure out why the other party had given up the pursuit, a soft laugh suddenly drifted into his ears on the wind:

"Excellent! In just a few days, we have obtained a thousand-year-old elixir."

Along with those words, a pink flame, resembling a bird, suddenly rushed from Fang Shu's left front.

Fortunately, the flames were not aimed at him, but at the black python behind him.

The originally ferocious black python, upon encountering the pink flames, was like dry tinder coated with pine resin, its entire body suddenly bursting into flames, writhing in pain on the ground.

It spewed out bursts of black smoke and venom from its mouth, trying to extinguish the flames on its body, but to no avail, and could only let its scales and flesh be charred.

Noticing this, Fang Shu stopped in his tracks and squinted to look at the side front.

A handsome young man, accompanied by a beautiful woman, came riding the wind. Peach petals formed from spiritual light were constantly scattered around him, giving him an air of otherworldly elegance.

Besides the beautiful woman, this boy was accompanied by five immortals, each wearing a standard Taoist robe.

The person who came was none other than Luan Tong'er!
Fang Shu noticed this person and glanced at the person's side without making a sound.

After personally confirming it, one of the beauties beside Luan Tong'er was indeed made from Mai Sheng'er's body, even down to the red mole on her shoulder.

"What a coincidence, he's a disciple of a temple."

Luan Tong'er casually killed the black python, only then having a chance to look at Fang Shu. He smiled and, standing in mid-air, beckoned to Fang Shu with his finger:
"Since you are a disciple of the temple, then come here and come with me, so as not to lose your life here."

Faced with this person's invitation, Fang Shu pondered for a moment, then cupped his hands and said:
"No need for that. Thank you for your help, fellow Daoist. I'll take my leave now."

But as soon as he finished speaking, the five immortals accompanying Luan Tong'er circled around him from behind, surrounding him from a distance of several dozen feet.

Such a loose formation could have been easily broken up by Fang Shu's charge, but he chose to hold back and did not act rashly.

Suddenly, a voice rang out: "Brother Luan, this person is not from the outer sect; judging from his robes, he is an inner sect disciple."

These words caught Luan Tong'er's attention. She glanced at Fang Shu again, her eyes slightly narrowed, but her tone remained indifferent:
"So what if you're an inner disciple? You've all seen inner disciples die along the way."

After speaking, Luan Tong'er's aura intensified. Her attitude towards Fang Shu became noticeably more formal, no longer nonchalant.

He immediately introduced himself: "I am Luan Tong'er, a disciple of Immortal Chuyang. Fellow disciple, please take out the spiritual medicine you have, and I will not insist that you accompany me."

Believing he had already taken a step back, this man waited condescendingly for Fang Shu to make his choice.

Silence fell over the scene.

The other immortals around him looked at Fang Shu with some tension on their faces.

"Okay." Suddenly, Fang Shu uttered a single word.

He took the ink chrysanthemum directly from his sleeve and opened the jade box to reveal it.

This action softened the expressions of the phoenix boy and the other immortals, who thought that the person in front of them was quite sensible.

But at this moment, Fang Shu pointed to the two beautiful concubines beside Luan Tong'er and said:

"This thousand-year-old spiritual herb can be given to you, fellow Daoist, but I have heard that the concubines in the Sex Hall are all quite remarkable and have wonderful flavors."

"It is fate that we have met today. Why don't you, my dear brother, bestow these two beauties upon me, so that we may become brothers-in-law of the same kind?"

This statement left the five outer disciples present looking at each other in bewilderment.

The boy's face stiffened, and a hint of coldness appeared in his eyes.

However, he did not refuse outright. Instead, after a few moments of silence, he sighed softly:

“Our sect does indeed have the good habit of exchanging concubines with fellow disciples in the temple. I shouldn’t be in a difficult position to make this request, fellow Daoist, but we are currently in a secret realm. If I lose two beauties, my days ahead will be quite dull.”

He paused, then earnestly held up one finger: "Only one, to establish a good connection."

Fang Shu pondered for a moment, then nodded. He pointed at Mai Sheng'er and said:

"I want this woman. We'll hand her over along with the goods."

Immediately, he used his magic to lift the elixir and slowly offer it to Luan Tong'er. The other party nodded, and with a smile, gently tapped Mai Sheng'er beside her.

As Lingyao and Maisheng'er passed each other, Luan Tong'er's smile slowly faded.

However, he didn't act immediately. Instead, he waited until he had the elixir box in his hand before his expression changed. He coldly stared at Fang Shu and softly said:
"Foolish! How dare you take my things! You shall die."

Before he finished speaking, Mai Sheng'er, who had rushed in front of Fang Shu, raised her hands with a blank expression. Her five sharp fingers dug fiercely towards Fang Shu's heart.

Fang Shu faced the scene before him calmly, showing no panic whatsoever; instead, a mocking smile appeared on his face.

Clang!

The elixir box that had fallen into Luan Tong'er's hand suddenly broke open, and a yellow phantom flew out, striking directly at Luan Tong'er's forehead.

(End of this chapter)