Fangxian Heretical Path

Chapter 264 Earthly Spiritual Root Body Treasure Distribution (Happy New Year!)

Amidst the buzzing of the insects, the energy flow became chaotic.

Fang Shu, Du Yu'er, and the others all showed expressions of great joy.

Shen Yin has already entered the formation, and her physical body is damaged. She has even lost her magic weapon. It is clear that defeat is inevitable and there is no chance of turning the tide.

However, to prevent this woman from having the means to take others down with her, Fang Shu quickly sent a telepathic message, telling Du Yu'er and the others to leave the vicinity immediately.

"Shu-ge'er, be careful what you do!"

The three women immediately came to their senses. None of them objected. After nodding to each other, they joined forces to suppress Shen Yin's magical artifact and quickly flew away, maintaining a distance of at least three hundred feet from Fang Shu's location.

With Du Yu'er and the others not by his side, Fang Shu felt much more at ease.

He squinted slightly, patted the armored talisman on his chest to confirm that there was nothing wrong with the treasure, and then probed the Gu formation with his divine sense.

Inside the formation, the female Taoist Shen Yin was clutching her chest, sitting cross-legged and motionless.

Her face was surging with true energy, and talismans were flying out of her storage bag as if they were free, while miraculous pills floated around her, all helping to protect her body and stabilize her injuries.

Even so, her face remained contorted and grotesque, and a dark aura had crept up to her neck, causing the veins to bulge like spider webs.

Seeing this, Fang Shu transmitted his voice:

"Fellow Daoist Shen, you'd better not waste your energy. The poison in my magic artifact can only be forced out of my body by a Foundation Establishment Immortal."

"With your intelligence, fellow Daoist, you might be able to eliminate some of them, but I, Fang, will not give you that chance now."

He gently waved the Hundred Gu Banner of the Dragon Spine in his hand, and the Gu worms in the array changed, and a heavy pressure immediately fell on Shen Yin's head.

Pfft!

Shen Yin's eyelids snapped open, and she coughed up a mouthful of blood, her complexion turning ashen.

"Hehe..." The woman let out a strange laugh. She stared intently at Fang Shu, screaming hysterically.

"How hateful! Adulterous couple! If we weren't in this secret realm, why would I, Shen, be so restrained?"

Where are those two little bitches? Let them out here! I want to know how you two got together!

Clearly, even though she was imprisoned, the female Taoist Shen Yin still refused to believe that she had ended up like this.

Seeing that she had not yet regained consciousness, Fang Shu said coldly, "It seems that you have not yet grasped the situation, fellow Daoist."

He immediately waved the banner lightly, making the pressure of the formation even stronger.

*Smack!*

The woman could not even maintain her seated position for a moment. She suddenly fell to the ground and could only barely support herself with her hands, lying on her stomach like a dog.

Shock, resentment, distortion, and regret—a complex mix of emotions flickered across Shen Yin's face, creating a truly captivating scene.

Fang Shu stood with his hands behind his back, looking down at his opponent from a superior position:

"Can we talk properly now?"

At this moment, Shen Yin seemed to realize reality. She composed herself, lowered her head, then raised her face, forcing a smile.

"Good brother, I've lost my mind today, and I actually tried to manipulate you."

I hope my brother will consider that I haven't committed a serious offense and forgive me this time.

Fang Shu glanced at the poison mark on Shen Yin's neck, then nodded and said, "We have no deep-seated grudges. If your answer is acceptable, I am not unwilling to let you go."

He then asked the woman if she knew Dai Jintong and Black Rat. After she responded, he began to inquire about the Blood Lake.

"Brother, it is indeed rumored that there is a treasure in that lake that can cleanse the spiritual root. Moreover, it is said that it can not only be effective on the spiritual root, but also repair the physical body of immortals, and even prolong life and preserve life."

The female Taoist priest Shen Yin replied:

"This news seems to have come from within my brother's sect. The reason I was wandering around the area was that I wanted to catch an inner disciple who was hungry and find out some inside information."

Unexpectedly, first a shifty-looking fellow escaped, and now she's run into her brother, falling into his hands instead.

Her face looked bitter, and her charming smile froze; she could no longer smile.

The news of the Blood Lake treasure actually came from the Five Internal Organs Temple!

Upon hearing this information, Fang Shu was slightly surprised, but the source of the information was not important; what mattered was the situation in the blood lake.

After a few moments of thought, he began to carefully question the female Taoist Shen Yin about more information regarding the treasures in the Blood Lake.

Unfortunately, no matter how much he asked, the female Taoist Shen Yin could not give him a clear answer, and it seemed that she really did not know much about the Blood Lake.

Seeing this, Fang Shu could only sigh and end the conversation.

Then, he looked at Shen Yin, who was lying on the ground, with interest, and said:
"Fellow Daoist Shen, it's getting late. The filth and poison in your body must be getting worse. If you don't get rid of it soon, you'll either die or be crippled, and you'll never have the chance to cultivate and build a foundation again."

"Give Fang a reason so that he can let this fellow Daoist go without leaving any hidden dangers."

Upon hearing this, the female Taoist Shen Yin's expression changed several times. Realizing something, she hurriedly said:

“Brother Fang, I am of use.”

So that my brother may know, my bones are ethereal and my spiritual root is called the 'Earthly Spiritual Root'. Although this spiritual root is not as good as a proper earth spiritual root, it still has the word 'earth' in it, making it comparable to an earth spiritual root.

Therefore, I am skilled in the art of music, and all musical spells will be performed by me with twice the result for half the effort.

"This time, I'm going to the Blood Lake to find the treasure that can cleanse my spiritual root, transforming my Earthly Spiritual Root into a Celestial Spiritual Root. Only then can I rival the legendary Celestial Spiritual Root."

"What? Earth elemental root?"

The previous rounds of dramatic exchanges had failed to move Fang Shuzhen's expression. However, Shen Yin's words truly made him momentarily lose his composure.

He stared intently at the female Taoist Shen Yin for several breaths before lowering his gaze.

Feeling somewhat uneasy under his scrutiny, Shen Yin quickly replied:
"If you are willing to spare me, I am willing to swear on my Dao heart that I will never seek revenge, and I am willing to explore the Blood Lake with you and share the treasures."

She forced a smile:

“When I reach the Foundation Establishment stage in the future, I would like to recognize you as my relative. If you don’t mind me, we can also become Daoist partners.”

Fang Shu listened to these words without any change in his expression. He simply asked abruptly:

"Fellow Daoist Shen, do you know what kind of spiritual root I possess?"

Shen Yin's expression froze slightly, then she immediately flattered him, "I suppose brother's spiritual root must be quite good, even if it's not top-grade, it should be at least average. If we can obtain the treasure from the Blood Lake, we'll definitely be able to..."

But before the woman could finish speaking, Fang Shu interrupted her.

"I am merely a pseudo-spiritual root."

The words "pseudo-spiritual root" made Shen Yin's smile freeze for a moment.

A multitude of emotions welled up within Shen Yin.

She never expected that the immortal in front of her, with his pure true energy, youthful appearance, and vibrant life force, was actually just a pseudo-spiritual root.

And she, Shen Yin, actually fell into the hands of a pseudo-spiritual root, and was helplessly bound!
A sense of desecration welled up in her heart.

Noticing Fang Shu's deep gaze, Shen Yin quickly snapped out of her reverie. She offered a seemingly comforting remark: "A pseudo-spiritual root... is actually quite good too."

Seeing the woman's behavior, Fang Shu felt helpless but didn't know what to say.

Suppressing his useless emotions, his expression was indifferent: "Since you can't give me a reason, I'll offer you a suggestion. Just open your mind and allow me to search your soul to discern your intentions. If there are no problems, I will spare your life."

These words made Shen Yin's expression change drastically.

The woman glared at Fang Shu through gritted teeth, a bitter laugh escaping her lips: "Search my soul? Fellow Daoist, you are truly impolite. Do you think I, Shen Yin, am so despicable?!"

It should be known that even if a Foundation Establishment Immortal uses Soul Search on a Qi Refining Immortal, it will still have an indelible impact on the soul of the victim.

The consequences of a Qi Refining Immortal attacking another Qi Refining Immortal are even more dire; such an attack is generally only used against someone who is certain to die.

Moreover, with just a slight manipulation, the victim can suffer from various mental and psychological problems, even becoming a slave or servant and losing their sense of self.

"What, you don't want to?"

Fang Shu sighed softly, "Since you are unwilling, then I will save myself the risk and simply send you on your way."

Such a spiritual root is comparable to an earth spiritual root, a foundation-building seed, a prodigy of cultivation. Fang Shu dared not let the tiger return to the mountain.

Otherwise, once the other party establishes their foundation, or even just leaves the secret realm, trouble will come knocking.

Moreover, even if Fang Shu himself is not afraid, he still has to consider the two women, Du Yu'er and Xiao Lili.

This woman must not be allowed to leave alive!

Fang Shu's murderous intent settled.

However, the expression on his face was not decisive; rather, he seemed quite conflicted, as if he was still waiting for the female Taoist Shen Yin to say something that would move him.

"Brother Fang! Brother Fang!"

Faced with a true life-or-death crisis, the female Taoist Shen Yin's performance was somewhat pathetic. Gone was her previous decisiveness and ruthlessness; her mind was in disarray, and she could only frantically utter:

“I am useful, and I am even more useful in life. I swear to acknowledge you as my master and serve you well… Master!”

But, clang clang clang!

Fang Shu remained unmoved by these words. He drove the yellow nail around Shen Yin, tearing her clothes and leaving wounds on her body, ready to take her life at any moment.

Finally, the female Taoist Shen Yin realized that Fang Shu was determined to kill her.

Her face contorted in a ferocious grimace, revealing a look of suicidal intent. Her inner energy surged, as if she were about to unleash a torrent of malevolent energy to kill Fang Shu.

But when she was halfway through, her expression changed drastically.

Because of the long delay, even though she had tried her best to stabilize her injuries, the evil energy of the Yellow Nail had eventually swept over her entire body.

With the sudden and intense attack, the poison intensified, and she abruptly lost control of her body.

"Hehe..." Shen Yin wanted to say something, but she couldn't even control the muscles in her throat, and her voice was muffled.

Her consciousness began to fade. Only a last shred of fierce determination remained, still terrified of the horrific fate of having her soul searched and her spirit stolen.

With a thud, the woman glared fiercely at Fang Shu and actually chose to abandon her physical body, letting her soul escape on its own.

A phantom image hovered within the Gu formation: "You surnamed Fang, you won't have a good death either!"

She screamed in agony, then turned into a wisp of green smoke and slowly dissipated into the world.

When Fang Shu saw the woman commit suicide, his gaze flickered slightly. But instead of stopping her, he breathed a sigh of relief.

It's better to force this woman to commit suicide than to do it himself and then either be dragged down with her or be branded with some kind of mark.

In the silence, he stared intently at Shen Yin's lifeless body, then suddenly whispered with a flicker in his eyes:

“Living Earth Spiritual Roots are useful, but dead Earth Spiritual Roots are not necessarily useless.”

At this moment, what he was thinking about were the two beautiful women beside Luan Tong'er.

Fang Shu secretly regretted it.

If he could obtain the secret method for creating the beautiful corpse princess from Luan Tong'er, he might be able to use it on the exquisite body in front of him right now.

After confirming several times that the female Taoist Shen Yin had committed suicide, Fang Shu waved the dragon halberd and the white bone flag, and then withdrew the Gu formation.

He landed on the ground and waved to the distance. Du Yu'er and the others immediately rushed towards him.

We came closer.

Du Yu'er and Xiao Lili looked at the lifeless female Taoist Shen Yin, exchanged glances, and then both showed expressions of relief.

Although they couldn't hear the female Taoist Shen Yin's shouts inside the formation, they knew with a little thought that she would definitely try to beg for mercy so that Fang Shu would spare her life.

If Fang Shu softens his heart, their situation in the flesh nunnery will become difficult.

Shen Yin doesn't even need to lift a finger. As long as the news of their betrayal of the Flesh Nunnery and their plot to harm fellow Foundation Establishment cultivators is leaked, the nunnery will naturally devise various methods to deal with them.

Now that Shen Yin is dead, only heaven, earth, and the four of them know what happened today.

The four of them can all be considered a family!

Otherwise, Du Yu'er and Xiao Lili wouldn't have made the decisive choice to side with their relatives rather than with what was right.

"Brother Shu, how have you been?" "Brother Fang, how are you?"

Affectionate calls came from the mouths of the two women one after the other.

Fang Shu smiled and spoke up, "Sister Yu'er, Li Li."

Fang Lu, who was standing nearby, also stepped forward to catch up with the others and exchange pleasantries, her voice filled with relief.

She kept looking at the corpse of the female Taoist Shen Yin, somewhat unable to believe that this future Earth Immortal, who was eight or nine out of ten years likely to establish a foundation, had been killed here by them in a joint effort.

Recalling the past few days and what had just happened, Fang Lu was momentarily dazed.

"Alright, we were able to kill this villain thanks to the help of the three of you."

Fang Shu clapped his hands and laughed, "It's time to share the spoils."

These words struck the three women as odd, and they vaguely sensed that Fang Shu's actions were indeed skillful and experienced.

The three women also declined in droves:
"How can this be?" "We are merely providing support and adding to the glory."

Fang Shu didn't listen at all. He was too lazy to keep Shen Yin's storage bag, so he directly nailed it, destroying the bag and causing all the items inside to fall out.

With a few glances using his divine sense, Fang Shu swiftly divided the spirit stones and miscellaneous items into four pieces as the Dao talisman trembled slightly.

However, when his gaze fell upon the two thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, his expression became quite hesitant.

Spirit stones and miscellaneous items are fine; even if the distribution is slightly unfair, no one will care.

However, for such a rare and precious medicine, we must carefully consider its value to avoid damaging the harmony.

However, after only a moment's hesitation, Fang Shu had already made up his mind.

He faced two spiritual herbs, but instead of taking either one for himself, he quickly distributed them to Du Yu'er and Xiao Lili respectively.

These two women's defection at the last minute was a great service and they deserve to be rewarded.

As for the deer, he took something out of his sleeve and handed it to the other party himself.

　Happy New Year! Wishing everyone good health, all the best, wealth, and boundless riches!!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)