The First Venerable of All Paths

"Miss Xintong, you..."

Just as Fang Xuan was about to speak, an extremely terrifying aura suddenly erupted from the girl, directly suppressing Fang Xuan to the ground.

A god... a master of the divine realm!

Moreover, it's not just any ordinary divine realm!

"Um?"

The girl raised her voice, and her originally gentle gaze turned cold and dignified, forceful and domineering.

"What did you call me?"

She is not Li Xintong!

Fang Xuan's eyes flashed with a sharp light, his internal energy surged, and he stood upright, his icy gaze fixed on the other person: "Who are you? Why are you possessing my friend's body?"

"friend?"

The girl subtly concealed her aura, looking at Fang Xuan with a half-smile: "I... never mind."

Suddenly, the girl sighed softly, then raised her hand and grabbed.

The jade pendant that Fang Xuan had sealed in the box actually fell into the girl's hands on its own.

The many seals that Fang Xuan had placed were easily destroyed by the girl's gentle touch, vanishing into nothingness.

This move completely shocked Fang Xuan.

What terrifying spiritual power!

At the very least, above the third rank.

"Refining talismans with souls? What a despicable method."

The girl curled her lips, and an even more powerful spiritual force surged from her hand, pouring into the jade pendant.

"Buzzing!"

In an instant, Fang Xuan felt a deafening roar in his ears, and in his mind, he seemed to hear the rumbling of heaven and earth, lightning and thunder, a fierce wind, and rivers turning upside down.

In the dim light, Fang Xuan could see an old man in a red robe sitting in a secret room.

In the dim void, a slender white finger slowly emerged and suddenly pressed down on the red-robed elder.

The old man in the red robe suddenly looked up and struck upwards with his palm, shattering his fingers.

Before the screen crashed, Fang Xuan saw the old man cough up a mouthful of blood.

"This is just a small lesson. If you dare to scheme against me again, don't blame me for grinding you to dust!"

Inside the cave, the girl slowly lowered her arm, and the terrifying aura emanating from her body had vanished.

The jade pendant in his hand had long since turned to ashes.

The girl glanced at Fang Xuan with her deep eyes.

"The fish soup is good."

After saying this, the girl's body went limp, and she collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

Fang Xuan didn't dare to move and waited for nearly half an hour. Seeing that the girl showed no signs of waking up, he turned his head to look at the coffin lid, which had been opened at some point.

Inside, there was nothing at all.

"It is indeed Li Xintong, but who was that just now?"

Fang Xuan frowned, looking puzzled.

He had already deduced what had happened.

Unbeknownst to him, Li Xintong awoke from the coffin, drank the fish soup he had prepared, and used the jade pendant to punish the person who had planted the soul mark behind the scenes.

However, from beginning to end, the person wearing the body of "Li Xintong" was not the real Li Xintong.

One body, two souls?

Or is Li Xintong hiding some secret from him?

Although he didn't know the specific reason, Fang Xuan was certain that there was indeed another soul inside Li Xintong's body.

Moreover, this soul's strength and abilities surpass those of Li Xintong.

"Even though I had already removed that soul imprint, this person was still able to use it to severely injure the person behind it. What a terrifying method."

Fortunately, the other party meant him no harm; otherwise, Fang Xuan would not have been able to withstand that finger strike.

"I don't know, do you even know about this yourself?"

Looking at the unconscious Li Xintong, Fang Xuan also sighed deeply.

It's never a good thing for anyone's body to be possessed by another soul.

After waiting for about half an hour, Fang Xuan re-examined Li Xintong's body and, finding that she would not wake up for a short time, put her back into the Xuanyu coffin.

"Looks like we'll have to cook a whole new pot."

Looking at the empty pot, Fang Xuan smiled helplessly.

Next, Fang Xuan spent some more time catching a lot of silver swordfish, cooked a pot of fish soup, and slowly savored it.

Throughout the process, Fang Xuan kept a close eye on the jade coffin. He only breathed a sigh of relief after he realized that Li Xintong had not climbed out of the coffin.

After finishing a pot of fish soup, Fang Xuan felt warm all over.

A warm power slowly flowed through Fang Xuan's limbs and bones, growing hotter and hotter until finally a layer of heat emanated from his entire body.

Fang Xuan felt extremely hot all over.

He quickly used his internal energy to channel this power.

But Fang Xuan seemed to have underestimated this power, and was unable to suppress it.

"Boom!"

Fang Xuan's body swelled up, his meridians filled with a powerful and terrifying force that tried to burst him apart.

"call!"

A golden-red flame rose from Fang Xuan's body.

The Undying Phoenix Flame manifested itself.

These flames actually coalesced behind Fang Xuan into a divine bird of extraordinary power, emitting a cry that shook the heavens and the earth.

The fiery bird flapped its wings, circled twice above Fang Xuan's head, and finally plunged into Fang Xuan's body.

The power of the Undying Phoenix Flame and the immense power within his body rapidly merged, slowly repairing Fang Xuan's damaged meridians.

His injuries healed at an extremely rapid pace.

However, the Undying Phoenix Flame did not stop there. Instead, it actively drilled into the Qi Sea and crashed straight into the Nine-Turn Golden Pill.

"laugh!"

The phoenix fire, trailing its golden-red tail, merged into the Nine-Turn Golden Pill like a mud ox sinking into the sea, rendering one of its patterns golden-red.

Upon closer inspection, it looks as if a fire phoenix tattoo has been carved on the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir.

The Golden Core was enveloped in golden-red flames.

Fire Refining Golden Elixir!

"this......"

Fang Xuan was also somewhat confused for a moment.

The Undying Phoenix Flame actually fused with the Nine-Turn Golden Pill on its own initiative?

next moment.

Fang Xuan's body trembled violently as a scorching and powerful force surged from his golden core, impacting all of Fang Xuan's meridians.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

With three loud bangs, Fang Xuan's aura began to rise steadily.

In the blink of an eye, he broke through from the third level of the Qi Gathering Realm to the sixth level.

Originally, Fang Xuan's cultivation level would have continued to improve, but he desperately suppressed it.

It hadn't been long since his last breakthrough.

Breaking through three minor realms in one go is already the limit that Fang Xuan can control.

Any more than that would destabilize his foundation and wouldn't be good for his future martial arts training.

Suppressing his distracting thoughts, Fang Xuan quickly circulated the "Primordial Chaos Scripture" to stabilize his cultivation.

time flies.

Three days passed in a flash.

Inside the cave, Fang Xuan opened his eyes and exhaled all the turbid air that had been accumulating in his chest and abdomen.

Immediately, Fang Xuan's face turned rosy, and his eyes gleamed.

He's back to his peak form.

"This feeling is better than ever before."

Fang Xuan clenched his fists and smiled.

This time, not only were all the injuries in his body repaired, but his cultivation level also broke through continuously.

Of course, for Fang Xuan, this is not the most important thing.

Instead...

Fang Xuan opened his palm.

Golden-red flames emerged from his palm, coalescing into a golden firebird.

"go."

With a thought, Fang Xuan sent out the golden-red firebird, which flew out and crashed into the stone wall.

The hard stone wall, like accumulated snow, was silently melted into a large pit.

"return."

At his command, the golden firebird flew back to Fang Xuan's shoulder and affectionately nuzzled his cheek, displaying a very intelligent demeanor.

"After the Undying Phoenix Flame was integrated into the Golden Core, its power increased several times over."

Looking inward at the golden core, the phoenix fire burned, refining the golden core with each movement.

"None of the Nine Emperors' lineages record anything like this."

Fang Xuan frowned, deep in thought.

"But under the tempering of the Phoenix Flame, the Golden Core's cultivation level is improving every moment."

Although it wasn't much, the improvement was equivalent to Fang Xuan's seclusion and cultivation for a whole day.

That's exaggerated enough.

"If we could find a second Heavenly Fire..."

Fang Xuan's eyes flashed with a sharp light, then he gave a bitter laugh.

Fire from heaven? It's not that easy.

Obtaining the Undying Phoenix Flame is already incredibly lucky.

To try to find a second kind of heavenly fire is nothing short of a pipe dream.

"If we don't meet him, so be it. But if we do, we can try to make it happen."

Fang Xuan also wanted to confirm whether the Nine-Turn Golden Pill would double his cultivation speed for each type of Heavenly Fire he refined.

"Now that my cultivation has broken through, my foundation is still insufficient, so I just spent some time here honing it."

After several battles with the Wen and Ming families, Fang Xuan clearly discovered his own shortcomings.

This mountain stream is free from powerful demonic beasts and frequented by martial artists, making it an ideal place for cultivation.

So, for the next period of time, Fang Xuan settled down here to cultivate.

First, there is the way of the sword.

So far, Fang Xuan has only mastered one of the three sword techniques, the "Breaking Ten Thousand Laws" technique.

Therefore, Fang Xuan plans to integrate the three spear techniques he obtained from Nie Song into the Breaking Ten Thousand Laws.

Fang Xuan has already succeeded in this regard.

Only the final move, "Man and Sword as One," remains elusive, and he has yet to master it.

Fortunately, Fang Xuan's soul has now reached the peak of the first grade, and his cultivation has also broken through to the sixth level of the Qi Gathering Realm.

Fang Xuan has already reached a certain threshold in achieving the unity of man and sword.

Secondly, there is the Primordial Long Fist.

This boxing style is of paramount importance to Fang Xuan.

This fist technique not only helps Fang Xuan better unlock the treasures within his body, tap into his potential, and master the Chaos Sacred Body, but also allows him to achieve permanent proof once he has attained it.

Although he has only been practicing this boxing style for a short time, Fang Xuan has already formally entered the basics.

Then, there's the matter of the spirit and soul.

This has always been Fang Xuan's biggest weakness.

Aside from his soul realm being only at the first rank, he doesn't even possess many soul techniques.

The Illusionary Soul Thrust is the only soul-damaging technique that Fang Xuan can currently cultivate.

This soul technique can condense into a soul needle, severely damaging the enemy's soul.

Finally, let's talk about formations.

It can be said that Fang Xuan's ability to escape from the encirclement and attack by the Wen and Ming families was largely due to his mastery of formations.

As long as the formation is of a high enough grade, Fang Xuan can kill even a powerful expert at the Divine Intent Realm.

Of course, this requires at least a fourth- or even fifth-grade formation.

Moreover, Fang Xuan's current spiritual power is insufficient to control such a formation.

After formulating his cultivation plan, Fang Xuan suppressed his time to the extreme and began to cultivate diligently without sleep or rest.