Cultivating Immortality in Two Realms

Chapter 101 The Wind and Rain (Celebrating the Leader of the Ten Miles of String Song Alliance)

After a while.

Fang Qing resumed piloting the white jade boat and began checking Lu Qianfan and Zhou Mingjing's storage bags.

Recalling the battle just now, I was filled with emotion.

Lu Qianfan was, after all, a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. Even if he had just advanced, with his numerous second-tier puppets, his combat strength was definitely not weak—but—

In the previous battle, he easily dispatched those second-tier puppets with a single sword strike, as if they were pieces of wood.

In despair, Lu Qianfan tried to escape by piloting a flying bird puppet, but it was no match for his sword escape technique.

Aside from his exceptional puppetry skills, this person's combat prowess was mediocre. He was beheaded by Fang Qing with a single sword strike after only a few exchanges, dying incredibly easily. He didn't seem like a Foundation Establishment cultivator who was famous throughout the Little Universe.

If it were a sword cultivator in the late Foundation Establishment stage, they might not have been able to kill this person so easily.

"This ancient Shu sword cultivator is truly formidable—"

Fang Qing first opened Zhou Mingjing's storage bag and immediately found a lot of spirit stones.

"As expected, the divination didn't lie to me; what's spent will come back again—most of this should be the spirit stones I used to buy the Qionghua Branch—"

Besides that, there was the mid-grade spiritual artifact silver mirror, as well as some worthless magical artifacts, pills, and a few jade slips.

"what?"

Fang Qing found a spirit shell, opened it, and saw several small insects hovering around his storage bag.

He seemed to be deep in thought, and took out the jade box containing the Qionghua branch.

Sure enough, the insects immediately crawled up.

"I see----"

Fang Qing roughly understood how she was being tracked, and then rummaged through Lu Qianfan's storage bag again.

This person's wealth was actually less than Zhou Mingjing's; he only had some puppet materials and semi-finished products.

"What a rip-off!"

He cursed angrily, found a jade slip, and scanned it with his divine sense. It was the "Puppet Manual"!

"This is... a second-tier puppetry technique inheritance? Tianxin Linked Island has always been famous for its puppets... it seems that Lu Qianfan has spent most of his fortune on puppets."

Fang Qing was somewhat interested in puppetry. After scanning the book, he discovered that the "Puppet Manual" was a secret transmission from the Tianxin Linked Island and was originally a third-tier inheritance.

Unfortunately, Lu Qianfan's skills were not good back then, and he was unable to receive the true teachings, but he still reached around the second-tier high-grade level.

In the "Puppet Manual", in addition to a large number of first-order puppet design blueprints and more than a dozen second-order puppet blueprints such as "Giant Cannon Turtle", "Swift Wind Wolf", "Flying Dove", and "Drilling Rat", the most important thing is the core inheritance "Puppet Control Technique", also known as "Thousand Heart Puppet Control Secret Technique", which is a secret method of spiritual sense. It records in detail everything from the initial "one mind for two uses" to "one mind for ten uses".

It is said that among the third-tier inheritances, there are also methods of "using the mind in a hundred ways" and "using the mind in a thousand ways," but unfortunately, these are not found in this jade slip.

This Lu Qianfan—actually doesn't possess the full strength of a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, as he has only recently advanced—has invested most of his resources in puppets.

If he had possessed another high-grade defensive magical artifact, I fear I wouldn't have been able to kill him so easily—it would have required a longer struggle, and my mana consumption would have become a weakness.

Several months later.

After browsing through other markets and selling his stolen goods, Fang Qing returned to his loyal Bihaimen.

Instead of entering through the main formation, he circled around to a secluded spot and retrieved a talisman.

After casting the spell with hand seals, a gap immediately appeared in the formation, allowing him to slip inside.

Everything in the Xuanbi Cave was as usual.

Fang Qing returned to his cave dwelling, then leisurely emerged from seclusion and went to the spiritual herb fields outside.

"Uncle Fang? Congratulations on your emergence from seclusion, Uncle Fang—your magical power has greatly increased."

Xiang Dahu quickly bowed.

He had previously received the sweet spring water bestowed by Fang Qing, which allowed him to repair his foundation, and Fang Qing also gave him some pointers on cultivation.

He has now broken through the barrier and advanced to the late stage of Qi Refining Level 7.

There was no doubt whatsoever about Fang Qing's seclusion lasting for several months.

After all, some Foundation Establishment cultivators can go into seclusion for several years at a time.

In fact, apart from Qin Ruxue, no one in the entire Bihai Sect knew that Fang Qing had left the sect.

"Has anything major happened in the sect recently?"

Fang Qing asked casually.

"No—it's just that Senior Uncle Tianding came by once, saw that Martial Uncle had closed the cave, left a letter, and then left—"

"Besides, since Palace Master Cui returned to the sect to recuperate, it is said that the Sea Extinction Alliance has intensified its offensive—our sect has suffered several minor losses. Uncle Qin has come a few times, but did not leave any communication talismans or the like—"

Xiang Dahu reported everything.

Fang Qing had anticipated Bihaimen's defeat, or rather, he saw it more clearly from the outside.

That Black Origin True Man was indeed a Core Formation Demon Cultivator. He passed down a bunch of demonic cultivation techniques and won over many Foundation Establishment families and rogue cultivators. In addition, after the Azure Sea Sect unified the Little Universe Sea, it inevitably acted somewhat domineeringly, accumulating a lot of resentment. Now, it erupted all at once, truly like a tidal wave.

Fang Qing visited several markets and even witnessed Foundation Establishment cultivators breaching markets and looting extensively.

Of course, no matter how chaotic the outside world is, as long as he doesn't run into the two Core Formation Ancestors, he can protect himself without worry.

With the help of the "Plum Blossom Divination" to make calculations, it was impossible for him to be so unlucky.

For example, I consulted a divination before returning this time, and it's impossible for me to accidentally stumble into a gap in the formation and run into Ruan Zhixuan.

"Bring me Master Tianding's letter."

Fang Qing took the letter, unfolded it, and read: "Hmm? So you're going to refine pills?"

Now that Tian Ding has recovered from his injuries, he naturally needs to prepare to refine that third-tier Great Barrier-Breaking Pill.

This pill is ranked third-tier, requiring third-tier spiritual herbs as its main ingredients, which were provided by Ancestor Ruan Zhixuan.

In addition, there are many second-tier mid-grade and high-grade auxiliary materials that need to be collected one by one.

However, Tian Ding had just recovered from a serious injury and also needed to regain his strength.

Now, that's pretty much it.

"This time, we only need to succeed with one, even a low-quality one will do—we don't need too many people, just a few second-tier alchemy masters to assist us."

"Tian Ding really did choose me after all — the capable are always given more work, they're really bullying honest people."

Fang Qing pursed his lips. If he were the one in charge of refining, he could take the opportunity to skimp on some materials, but his assistant wouldn't have that privilege.

With the Heavenly Cauldron now available, I won't get a share of the sect's third-tier spiritual spring.

Or perhaps I should apply to guard Taibai Island? That Ice Soul Spring, after some modifications, could also be a third-tier ice spring—

There was still some time before Elder Tianding could begin refining the pills, so he simply returned to his cave and went into seclusion once more.

This time, there was no underhanded dealing; we were genuinely prepared to fully enjoy the fruits of our labor.

Inside the secluded room.

Fang Qing held the jade slip containing the phrase "Xunfeng Wuying Dun" in his hand and silently studied it.

This escape technique jade slip only has four levels. The first level is suitable for cultivators in the early stages of Foundation Establishment. Even cultivators with strong physiques and Qi Refining skills can barely use it.

"The first level of the technique increases escape speed by several times and allows the creation of two shadow clones," enabling them to escape together—

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This "shadow clone" is just an illusory shadow, which can only confuse cultivators at first.

However, as one's cultivation deepens, one can gradually imitate the aura and blood of a cultivator—achieving an effect that is indistinguishable from the real thing.

"That's a good way to save your life!"

With Fang Qing's current mid-Foundation Establishment cultivation and relatively strong divine sense, he quickly finished comprehending the first level of the escape technique.

Then, he went to a more open area inside the cave and made hand seals.

A moment later, nothing happened.

"I should have already grasped the first level of this technique, but it seems I don't meet the requirements of the cultivation method."

Fang Qing was not disappointed; this was within his consideration.

With a thought, the Dao Sheng Pearl spun around, and his Azure Sea Technique power instantly transformed into [Ji Shui]!

"The absorption of true essence through the practice of Qi cultivation should also change one's physique —"

He made hand seals again, and seemed to hear the sound of a gentle breeze. In an instant, his body split into three, transforming into three hazy figures that flew off in different directions.

A moment later, the three figures merged back into one, revealing Fang Qing's form.

"Hmm—this Wind Release technique is straightforward, not as good as Sword Release—but it has a unique charm in terms of confusing the eye and even maneuvering within short distances."

"After transforming the [Ji Shui] magic power, I shouldn't have gained any additional wind spirit roots—but my body might have become a kind of spirit body that is close to the wind attribute? At least there is this tendency, so I can use this Xun Wind Shadowless Escape?"

Why is the wind favorable on the [Ji Shui] section?

Fang Qing pondered silently, trying to comprehend the teachings in order to improve his own cultivation.

"This cannot be explained simply by the Five Elements—it is more a matter of the changes in the operation of heaven and earth—"

For some reason, he suddenly thought of the scene of Li Rulong taking action, which was accompanied by wind, frost, rain and snow.

"【Ji Water】Good wind, 【Bi Moon】Good rain, this is called Ji Wind and Bi Rain — This fruition is mysterious, it seems not to be independent, but needs to be understood together —"

"Hmm, and also, look at a few more immortal calendars from the ancient Shu region—"

With the blessing of [Ji Shui], Fang Qing felt that mastering this escape technique to two or three levels would not be a problem.

After trying out the escape technique, he returned to his secluded chamber and took out the "Puppet Manual".

Fang Qing was slightly interested in puppetry.

Of course, what truly interested him was the accompanying "Thousand Hearts Control Puppet Technique," which was a method of using divine sense and could slightly help stimulate the growth of divine sense.

"Nowadays, without good body-refining and spiritual awareness techniques, this secret technique can barely fill the gap."

Moreover, Lu Qianfan's storage bag contained some first-tier and semi-finished puppets—which could be used directly, which was quite good for a few days later.

Fang Qing let out a long sigh: "Splitting your mind into two things—it's difficult for both. Fortunately, I've never been a player who relies on talent, but rather on resources!"

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The path of Qi cultivation requires resources. With enough resources, even a pig can form a core!

When he was in the early stages of Qi cultivation, he lived in dire straits because he needed to accumulate contributions, and his advancement speed was much slower than that of his fellow disciples with the same aptitude.

However, after completing his initial accumulation and starting to trade between the two realms, his cultivation level immediately advanced by leaps and bounds, allowing him to quickly establish his foundation. That's how it happened.

He took out a jade box from his storage bag, and as soon as he opened it, a chill emanated from it.

"Second-tier - Ice Soul Cold Heart, is a spiritual object of divine consciousness, which can assist divine consciousness."

Fang Qing placed the Ice Soul Cold Heart on the Niwan Palace between his eyebrows and circulated his magic power to refine it. He immediately felt a cold current enter his sea of ​​consciousness, and his whole body shuddered, becoming much more awake.