Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 207 - 206: Nine Nether Profound Wood (Congratulations to the Silver Alliance!)_1

Chapter 207: Chapter 206: Nine Nether Profound Wood (Congratulations to the Silver Alliance!)_1

Behind Evergreen Pavilion.

Fang Xi was holding an Array Flag for the Yi Wood Divine Thunder Formation, making modifications.

He had withdrawn the original "Yi Wood Divine Thunder Formation" that guarded Dragon Fish Island, preparing to arrange it around the newly designated "forbidden area."

If any cultivator on the island dared to rashly enter the forbidden zone in the future, they would enjoy a taste of being bombarded by heavenly thunder.

Even if they survived to meet the Monster Tree and Taisui, it wouldn’t be a good thing.

Thanks to Song Qing’s generous funding, the Array Disks and Array Flags for the "Profound Wood Formation" were also fully forged and ready to be arranged in an orderly fashion. They just needed to plant the core Array Eye Monster Tree to unleash its full power.

...

Spring went and autumn came.

A layer of hazy gray fog replaced the original Yi Wood Divine Thunder, shrouding Dragon Fish Island.

Inside Evergreen Pavilion, Fang Xi opened his eyes: "Another drop of liquid magic power has condensed..."

After advancing to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, he still practiced diligently every day.

By then, "Green Wood Longevity Skills" had also grown increasingly profound, gradually giving rise to many insights.

"At the peak of mid-stage Foundation Establishment, liquid magic power should be between one hundred and ten to one hundred and twenty drops... Only by reaching this level will there be a chance to break through to the later stage. Of course, the more profound the magic power and the more solid the foundation, the greater the likelihood of a breakthrough..."

After completing his daily cultivation, Fang Xi took out a Monster Tree seed and refined it with "Longevity Skills."

Since he had already achieved Foundation Establishment, the progress was much faster than during the Qi Refining stage.

"This seed... should be usable now. Without planting the Monster Tree, the outside ’Profound Wood Formation’ is purely for show..."

Fang Xi murmured to himself, stashed away the Monster Tree seed, and headed to Spirit Medicine Valley.

It was the harvest season, and both Green Corn and Dragon Scale Fine Rice were heavy with ripe grains, causing the rice stalks to bend.

As the number of cultivators on Dragon Fish Island was small, only a dozen or so, and harvesting Spirit Rice was a tedious task, Fang Xi naturally issued a conscription order for Zhong Qi to bring his underlings to help.

Yan Hongxue was among them.

Although she was the legitimate daughter of a cultivating immortal family and had previously learned about fish breeding, her movements in cutting the rice were still quite skilled.

Fang Xi scanned with his Divine Consciousness and noticed that most of these Qi Refining cultivators were in the early to middle stages, with only Zhong Qi being at the later stage of Qi Refining.

For the management of an island, the number of hands was somewhat insufficient.

"Island Master..."

Xiahou Zun sheathed his magical scythe and, looking at the small mountain of Green Jade Spirit Rice with a smile on his face, came to report the good news to Fang Xi: "Great joy... this harvest, the yield of Green Jade Spirit Rice is about one hundred and twenty catties per mu, and the yield of Dragon Scale Fine Rice is also eighty catties per mu..."

Dragon Scale Fine Rice is a second-tier Spirit Rice, which must be planted in second-tier spiritual fields with more abundant spiritual energy, and its yield is still not high.

"Hmm, well done."

Joy spread across Fang Xi’s face as he plucked a grain of Dragon Scale Fine Rice.

The rice was the size of a fist, with a dragon scale-like pattern on the surface. After being slightly roasted with Spirit Fire, it emitted an enticing fragrance.

Fang Xi took a bite and felt the refreshing rice fragrance spread in his mouth. The Spirit Rice instantly transformed into warm streams that traveled down his throat, warming his entire body.

The spiritual energy of Spirit Rice was very gentle and had no pill toxins, meaning it could strengthen cultivators’ physiques and enhance Blood Qi with long-term consumption.

A robust physique for a cultivator offered a great advantage in breaking through the three barriers of Foundation Establishment, particularly the Blood Qi Barrier.

"You have worked hard. Take the rewarded Spirit Rice for yourselves and then transport the rest into the warehouse," Fang Xi ordered as he surveyed the group.

He had established a huge warehouse for storing Spirit Rice early on, right next to Evergreen Pavilion, and it was convenient for later feeding Taisui.

"Island... Island Master!"

Yan Hongxiu, carrying a bag of Spirit Rice and seeing Fang Xi about to leave, immediately mustered her courage to approach.

"Oh? What’s the matter?"

Fang Xi glancing at the girl, casually inquired.

"I... I know some of the breeding secrets of ’Little Green Dragon’!"

Yan Hongxiu bit her lip and revealed a small secret.

In her heart, she thought, ’I’m sorry... Great Grandfather... but I am doing this for the family... Since Fairy Taoling refused our servant girl, if the island master distances himself... our people will have no backing...’

"Oh? You know how to breed Little Green Dragons?"

Fang Xi became interested.

"The Little Green Dragon is an upper first-grade Green Jade Carp. My Yan Family has always been exploring, and with some collected fragmented legacies, we’ve barely managed to steadily breed a middle first-grade Green Jade Carp..."

Yan Hongxiu gritted her teeth: "I am willing to offer it to the Island Master..."

This technique for taming Spirit Fish was a closely-guarded secret of the cultivating immortal families, earning many Spirit Stones each year.

"Oh?"

Fang Xi looked at the girl and smiled: "You’re giving me such generous gift for what purpose exactly?"

"Hongxiu wishes to become the Island Master’s personal maid. Please fulfill this wish!"

Yan Hongxiu knelt down: "From now on, I will be utterly loyal to the Island Master. If I break this oath, let my Heart Demon burst forth during cultivation, causing my meridians to shatter and lead to my death!"

"Damn it!"

Xiahou Ying, following behind Xiahou Zun, saw this scene and immediately clenched her fists in frustration.

"Enough... Give the legacy to Zhong Qi, and when you’ve raised the first middle-grade Green Jade Carp, come to Evergreen Pavilion..."

Fang Xi waved his hand indifferently.

He hadn’t expected such a pleasant surprise from this girl.

However, for him, that was all there was to it.

It was rather amusing to see the Yan Family go to such lengths to curry favor with him.

...

Late at night.

The Yimu God Thunder Formation.

A flat area within the array.

Fang Xi, donning a cyan robe, stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the pitch-black night sky.

After a long time, he lost himself in a chuckle, "Let’s begin..."

Behind him, the Monster Tree Tattoo bloomed with specks of light, continuously merging into the Monster Tree seed in his hand.

This was the Demon Refining Skills of the Da Liang World after improvements, which Fang Xi had further innovated, now called ’Control demon with demons’!

Using the Demonic Tree in his body that had been completely refined, he controlled this Monster Tree seed to eliminate any possibility of its resistance.

After completing this step, Fang Xi planted the Monster Tree seed into the earth and watched it quickly take root, sprout... and establish a Great Zhou cycle connection with the Longevity Skills.

Everything was incredibly smooth, after all, this was the second time.

The small sapling swayed gently, conveying a sense of closeness to Fang Xi.

"Time for an extra meal..."

After pondering, Fang Xi took out two branches from the Ancestral Demon Tree from his Storage Bag.

As for the largest piece of Spiritual Tree, he saved it for carving into an embryonic form of the life-bound magical artifact ’Green Wood Seal’.

Luckily, the Treasure Planting Jue didn’t have high demands for Talisman forging techniques, and Fang Xi only needed to carve a rough shape of the ’Green Wood Seal’, with the rest being a matter of Light and Time.

Ssst tsst!

The tiny Monster Tree sapling, initially somewhat fearful upon seeing the two branches, spread its tendrils under Fang Xi’s encouragement and burrowed into the branches.

As the two Demonic Tree branches turned to dry wood and ash, the Monster Tree continued to grow...

Three feet...

Six feet...

Ten feet...

Watching the sapling grow over two meters in the blink of an eye and turn into a tree of about seven or eight meters tall, Fang Xi nodded to himself, "Very good..."

However, in order to cultivate the Monster Tree as perfectly as possible, he took out two more seeds, allowing them to be refined and absorb nutrients...

The last seed was kept just in case.

Gurgle! Gurgle!

The Monster Tree’s hanging branches and vines penetrated the prepared Taisui Meat, voraciously absorbing the nourishment.

And with the continuous absorption of flesh and blood, a faint black mist emerged around the tree, blending into the gray fog of the Profound Wood Formation, with the two types of mist intermingling. Due to the scant amount of black mist, it seemed to dissolve away in an instant.

Fang Xi, holding an Array Disk, continuously adjusted the settings on the side and nodded repeatedly, "Good... The array is also connected."

"Only with the Spiritual Tree as the core can it be called a true ’Profound Wood Formation’!"

"And only after integrating the Monster Tree from the Demon Realm does it deserve to be called ’Nine Nether’!"

Of course, this ’Nine Nether Profound Wood Array’ was still of a second-rank superior level at the start.

But as time passed and the Monster Tree grew rapidly with the Demon Realm strengthening, in at most ten years, it could compare to a quasi-third-order formation!

And after decades, or even a century... the power of this formation would definitely not be inferior to the Sky Wolf Howling Moon Array, perhaps even surpassing it!

This was currently Fang Xi’s greatest reliance!

"Once this formation is completed, Dragon Fish Island will be as secure as a fortified city..."

Fang Xi sat cross-legged under the Monster Tree, with countless tendrils extending from the Monster Tree Tattoo on his back and connecting to the Monster Tree behind him, he began to practice the ’Longevity Skills’!

"Hmm..."

With a surge of plant essence and rich Primordial Energy flowing in, Fang Xi couldn’t help but sigh in comfort.

"This is the feeling..."

He found his ’Green Wood Spirit Body’ like parched land, greedily absorbing the stream made of life Primordial Energy.

The lifespan he had consumed by using the ’Sky Demon Dismemberment Skills’ was being slowly but steadfastly replenished.

Even the silver seal scripts that represented the ’Yi Wood Magic Body’ and had settled down were starting to recover at an extremely slow rate.

’I have already achieved the Green Wood Spirit Body, so this time in cultivation, am I starting directly from ’Yi Wood Magic Body’?’ Fang Xi thought to himself.

This was good news; it meant that at least ten years of arduous cultivation could be saved!

He inspected his Divine Consciousness and watched the fragmented silver talismans in his body, gaining a faint insight into the Taoist of Talisman...

After completing the practice of the ’Longevity Skills’, Fang Xi looked at the remaining piece of Monster Tree spirit materials and fell into contemplation.

Then, two jade slips appeared in his hands, and he began to delve into the methods of forging the ’Green Wood Seal’ and the Secret Skill of the ’Treasure Planting Jue’.

’Although I’m not very skilled in talisman forging, being at the Foundation Establishment stage with Divine Consciousness and Innate True Fire to help, and with a great expenditure of resources, it won’t be difficult to reach beginner level...’

’Once the rough shape is carved out, it can be planted into the Monster Tree, which will also nurture it...’

’By the time I reach Core Formation, I will have two magical artifacts at my disposal...’

An ordinary Core Formation elder, if not backed by a powerful family, might face great difficulties after achieving Core Formation and still struggle to collect enough materials to forge a life-bound magical artifact. This often puts them at a disadvantage in battles with fellow cultivators at the same stage.

However, Fang Xi, by acting with foresight, ensured that when the time comes for Core Formation, he would have two magical artifacts for offense and defense, making other Core Formation elders envious...