Mortal: I have a gathering technique

The Spirit Eye Cave.

"Senior brother, you're back!"

As soon as Fang Qing stepped into the main hall of the cave, he heard a girl's soft voice, and then both of his arms sank into a soft, tender place.

He looked around, his gaze sweeping over the bright, smiling faces of Mo Yuzhu and Mo Caihuan, inhaling the unique fragrance of the young girls, and for a moment he couldn't help but feel a little giddy.

"How's your comprehension of the cultivation technique going?"

Once the two women had taken his arm and sat him down on the stone bench, their arms leaving that ticklish, soft spot, Fang Qing finally remembered his business.

Upon hearing this, the three beauties simultaneously revealed an eager expression on their faces:

"We've pretty much figured out the first level of content. Senior brother, could you please check if our understanding is correct?"

"OK."

Fang Qing smiled and nodded, then looked at Mo Yuzhu, "Yuzhu, you go first."

"Okay, senior brother."

Mo Yuzhu nodded obediently and then slowly explained her understanding of the first level of the "Azure Water Technique".

Fang Qing would nod occasionally, his face showing approval; at other times, he would interject with a few words to correct some of the deviations.

After instructing the three women, he used his flying sword to create three new stone chambers next to his Spirit Eye Chamber, which would serve as cultivation spaces for the three women.

"You're not young anymore, you need to focus on your training from now on, understand?"

He ushered the three women into the stone chamber and gave them a serious warning.

"Don't worry, senior brother."

Sanjiao clenched her fists and made a firm promise.

As the three women closed the stone door, Fang Qing's gaze drifted into the distance, lost in thought.

The main reason he accepted Mo Yuzhu and the other two women was for their cultivation at the Core Formation and Nascent Soul stages.

Although I already have the gourd to accelerate the growth of spiritual herbs, the bottlenecks in each realm cannot be broken through with spiritual pills alone.

If he ever gets stuck at a bottleneck in the future, he will inevitably have to learn from Wen Tianren and the Six Paths Saint and break through by using the dual cultivation technique.

Especially the cultivation of the Nascent Soul stage!

There's an old saying that goes, "Even a clever cook can't cook without rice."

Although the small gourd can accelerate the ripening of spiritual herbs, you first need to have seeds or seedlings.

Many of the spiritual herbs used to refine Nascent Soul level pills have become extinct in the mortal realm.

In the original story, the reason why Han Laomo was able to cultivate so quickly in the Nascent Soul stage was because he had a stroke of luck and fell into that ancient Spirit Garden, where he obtained many spiritual herbs that were extinct in the mortal world.

Fang Qing couldn't guarantee that he would be able to find that dilapidated ancient medicine garden space in the future.

So instead of scrambling at the last minute, it's better to start training early!

"call--"

After letting out a soft breath, Fang Qing arrived at the Spirit Eye Chamber.

Looking at the spiritual eye in the center of the stone chamber, where spring water was gushing forth.

Following the method he learned from the Core Formation memories of the Yuling Sect, he drew an exquisite mind-controlling array on the ground.

Next, the spider eggs of the Blood Jade Spider were taken out, and a drop of blood essence was sprinkled on each egg to signify their bond.

After the two pure white spider eggs had absorbed all the essence and blood, Fang Qing carefully placed them into the spiritual spring.

After doing all this, he also began to cultivate in seclusion.

…………

Time passed unnoticed in the cave; half a year quietly slipped by.

The Secret Chamber of the Spirit Eye.

Fang Qing exhaled a breath of turbid air, opened his eyelids, and a spiritual pressure belonging to the late stage of Foundation Establishment instantly filled the entire stone chamber.

About a month ago, with the help of a large number of pills, he finally made another breakthrough.

Once a cultivator enters the late Foundation Establishment stage, before forming the Core, they only need to cultivate step by step.

Fang Qing was confident that he could cultivate to the Pseudo-Core Realm within three years.

However, there is still one thing that makes him hesitant to decide: the cultivation of the "Great Evolution Technique".

"Based on the old demon's experience in forming his core, cultivating this skill to the third level will indeed help with core formation."

"But it would be absolutely difficult to master the second and third levels of the Great Evolution Technique without at least twenty or thirty years of practice."

"With my aptitude, even without relying on the Great Evolution Technique, I have an 80-90% chance of forming a Golden Core."

"Logically speaking, cultivation should be adapted to local conditions, and there is no need to seek stability in everything and follow the old demon's steps in everything."

"But right now, the righteous and demonic forces are invading. If I form my core too quickly, I will attract attention and may be attacked by the six demonic sects."

Fang Qing's mind raced, and his expression gradually became serious:

"Therefore, unless Huangfeng Valley does not arrange for me to go to the battlefield, I will wait until the invasion of the righteous and demonic forces is over before considering the matter of forming the core."

"Anyway, judging from the original plot, this invasion war won't last more than a few years."

As he pondered, Fang Qing gradually made a decision.

However, just as he was preparing to continue his secluded cultivation, a sound suddenly came from the array.

"Has someone come to visit?"

Fang Qing's heart stirred, and he got up and walked out of the stone chamber to the platform outside the cave.

A young cultivator dressed as a Confucian scholar was standing outside the array.

This person was at the early stage of Foundation Establishment. His facial features looked somewhat familiar to Fang Qing, but he couldn't remember who he was.

While pondering, he opened the array.

The young scholar was taken aback when he saw Fang Qing's figure, then bowed respectfully.

"I am Chen Qiaotian, the third disciple under Elder Huiming. Greetings, Senior Brother Fang."

Chen Qiaotian?

Upon hearing the young scholar introduce himself, Fang Qing finally understood why he seemed so familiar.

This man is Chen Qiaoqian's older brother!

After joining Huangfeng Valley, Fang Qing focused on cultivation, but he would occasionally pay attention to a few familiar figures from his memories.

For example, he had only glanced at Chen Qiaoqian from afar a few times.

Chen Qiaotian bears a resemblance to her younger sister, Chen Qiaoqian.

Furthermore, this person's spiritual root aptitude seemed to be quite good, and he later even formed a golden core.

"However, I have never had any dealings with him before, so I wonder what his purpose is in suddenly coming to visit?"

While pondering, Fang Qing didn't forget to return the courtesy:

"So it's Junior Brother Chen. I've heard so much about you. May I ask what brings you here?"

As Fang Qing sized up Chen Qiaotian, Chen Qiaotian was also sizing up Fang Qing.

He had heard about Fang Qing's "pure yang body" talent long ago.

Moreover, he knew more about Fang Qing than his ordinary Foundation Establishment peers in the valley.

For example, Fang Qing has already become a disciple of Master Linghu.

Being accepted as a disciple by Master Linghu, his talent was undoubtedly exceptional, but he was still taken aback when he sensed Fang Qing's aura.

"If I remember correctly, this Senior Brother Fang only established his Foundation Establishment stage ten years ago, and he's already reached the late stage?"

While Chen Qiaotian was shocked, a strong sense of envy arose in his heart.

At the same time, he couldn't help but hesitate about his own Core Formation ancestor's plans.

However, he didn't have time to think too much about it. When Fang Qing asked his purpose, he quickly suppressed his distracting thoughts and explained:

"Senior brother, you misunderstand. I have come here on the orders of my master to invite you to my residence for a chat."

Elder Huiming?

Fang Qing couldn't help but frown.

There are a total of eight Core Formation Elders in Huangfeng Valley.

Among them, there are three people in the mid-stage of Core Formation: Hong Fu, Lei Wanhe, and an elder surnamed Du, Du Chongming.

The remaining five people, in descending order of their cultivation level, are Huang Songyin, Huiming, Feng Ziyu, Chen Shouzhuo, and Li Huayuan.

Huang Songyin is the one who used Han Li as a pawn during the great retreat from Huangfeng Valley in the original novel.

Of course, Huang Songyin is not to blame for this; it was Han Li who went too far.

Chen Shouzhou, ranked seventh, is the Core Formation Ancestor of the Chen Qiaotian family.

Chen Shouzhou is quite the player; he doesn't teach his own juniors, but instead lets Huiming take them in as disciples.

It's unclear whether Huiming's cultivation method was more suitable for Chen Qiaotian and Chen Qiaoqian, or whether he was trying to form a faction.

While Fang Qing was inwardly complaining, his mind raced as he pondered why Hui Ming had come looking for him.