Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 211 - 210: Void Spirit Root (Congratulations to the Silver Alliance!)_1

Chapter 211: Chapter 210: Void Spirit Root (Congratulations to the Silver Alliance!)_1

After the centennial celebration, the guests who came to congratulate gradually left.

Ruan Xingling seemed somewhat unstable in her Dao Heart and hastily returned to Maple Leaf Island the next day.

She also needed to carefully weigh that Core Formation secret skill.

It was Wei Yixi who kept whining and pleading to stay for a few more months, clamoring to see the Spiritual Tree at the Array Eye of the ’Profound Wood Formation.’ Fang Xi directly scolded her with a stern face, and then she quieted down.

...

Talisman Drawing Room.

Fang Xi was dressed in a loose robe, his long hair draped over his shoulders, looking somewhat languid.

But his expression was extremely focused, his talisman brush moving ceaselessly, creating sweeping strokes on a piece of dark green talisman paper.

Talisman head, talisman body, talisman gallbladder, talisman foot...

Everything proceeded smoothly, and the input of Spiritual Power was very stable.

A moment later, the entire talisman flickered with spiritual light, then calmed down, turning into a green talisman paper with flowing cinnabar lines.

"A first-grade superior ’Wooden Saber Talisman’ is done!"

This ’Wooden Saber Talisman’ was a rare attack type among Wooden Element Talismans, with mediocre power and far inferior to a first-grade superior gold or fire attack talisman.

Ordinary Talisman Masters wouldn’t bother drawing such an uneconomical Spirit Talisman.

It was only Fang Xi, who wished to improve his mastery of talismans, that focused on such esoteric practices.

After all, he practiced the Longevity Skills daily and pondered the Silver Seal Script of the Wooden Dao Body, which had a tangential effect on his crafting of Wooden Element Talismans.

"Compared to forging a third-grade magic weapon, it’s a bit easier to draw a second-grade superior talisman..."

"Even though I already possess the ’Vertical Ground Golden Light Boots,’ the more of these life-saving items, the better!"

When it came to the art of Talisman forging, Fang Xi truly lacked talent.

He had barely managed to craft the rudimentary form of the ’Black Wood Stamp’ before immediately setting the art of Talisman forging aside.

And because centuries-old Spirit Medicines were rare, he seldom fired up the cauldron to concoct pills.

Most of his effort was now on pondering the ’Sky Wolf Howling Moon Array,’ with the occasional diversion of drawing talismans.

He was someone who didn’t provoke trouble, and as long as he didn’t cause any, hardly anything would come to trouble him.

Time passed without him realizing it, and five years had gone by.

...

This day.

Fang Xi had just completed a second-grade inferior Wooden Element talisman and emerged from seclusion with a good mood.

"Young Master..."

Xiahou Ying and Yan Hongxue were both there, their faces filled with joy.

"Oh? What good news is there recently?"

Fang Xi thought for a moment, "Is it that we’ve discovered some promising seedlings at the Spirit Testing Convention?"

He wasn’t particularly concerned with expanding his influence, so even though Dragon Fish Island had many mortals, the Spirit Testing Convention was only held once every five years, and he didn’t pay much attention to it.

"Exactly... This time at the Spirit Testing Convention, we have discovered quite a few excellent Immortal Seedlings and were just about to report to Young Master."

Yan Hongxue replied joyfully.

"Very well, let’s have a look."

Fang Xi flicked his sleeves and went to the main hall with the two women, taking his seat at the head of the hall casually.

In the sitting room stood more than a dozen nervous-looking children, all around six or seven years old.

Only those over five years old had more accurate Spiritual Root detections.

"Have you not greeted the Island Master?" Xiahou Ying commanded.

The group of mortal children immediately knelt down: "Greetings to the Island Master..."

"Enough, rise all of you..."

Fang Xi waved his hand and asked, "Which Immortal Seedling has the best aptitude?"

"Zhan Tu, step forward."

Yan Hongxue immediately instructed a young boy to come forward. This boy had a fair complexion and stood tall among his peers, obviously coming from a wealthy mortal family.

"This boy’s name is Zhan Tu, he possesses dual superior Wooden and Fire Spiritual Roots..."

Yan Hongxue introduced.

"Dual superior Wooden and Fire Spiritual Roots?" Fang Xi stroked his chin.

This aptitude was indeed good, and if he found suitable cultivation methods, his cultivation speed would surpass that of ordinary superior Spiritual Roots.

Furthermore, as both Wooden and Fire Spiritual Roots were prominent, such a cultivator was regarded as the most suitable candidate for training as an alchemist.

And in the eyes of the external cultivators, Fang Xi was a second-grade alchemy master!

Was this not an excellent successor in the making?

Many Immortal Cultivators had inexplicable obsessions over their Taoist lineage, successors, and descendants, which Fang Xi saw as the longing for and continuation of longevity.

No wonder Yan Hongxue and Xiahou Ying were as proud as if they had achieved something remarkable.

Uh... strictly speaking, they had indeed accomplished something.

Yet Fang Xi had never had much consideration for these children, nor had he required them all to change their surnames to Fang to form a Foundation Establishment Immortal Fang Family, or to start a Sect.

He tended to casually send off previous groups of Immortal Seedlings elsewhere.

"Zhan Tu greets the Island Master..."

Even though the young boy was trembling with fear, he managed to persist with the formalities, showing commendable character.

Fang Xi sent out a strand of azure Magic Power into the boy’s body, tracking it with his Divine Consciousness.

After a moment, he couldn’t help but nod, "Indeed dual superior Spiritual Roots, excellent aptitude..."

But before Xiahou Ying and Yan Hongxue could express their happiness, they heard Fang Xi continue, "Such aptitude is rather wasted on Dragon Fish Island... Better find someone to send him to Mysterious Heaven Sect, and let him join under the Mysterious Heaven Sect’s tutelage!"

This aptitude is sufficient for becoming an outer disciple at the Mysterious Heaven Sect.

Fang Xi also considered that living on Dragon Fish Island could lead to isolation from information, so it was necessary to cultivate informants.

And within Yue Country, the only thing that really required his attention was the Mysterious Heaven Sect alone.

He didn’t need to know any secrets, just having a general idea of the goings-on would suffice.

In fact, some Foundation Establishment powers have the tradition of sending family members to the Mysterious Heaven Sect, to display loyalty.

For Fang Xi, this was just a casual chess move.

Even if Zhan Tu perished in the brutal disciple competition within the Mysterious Heaven Sect, there would be no loss.

"As you command..."

Xiahou Ying felt somewhat disheartened; the Island Master’s lack of concern for the Immortal Seedling indicated that the cultivators from the Top Three Families might also find it quite difficult to rise.

In the previous batches of Immortal Seedlings, apart from those with the surname Zhong, the majority were from the Top Three Families such as Taishu.

After all, having cultivators as ancestors meant descendants were more likely to have Spiritual Root qualifications in their bloodline.

However... Fang Xi still dismissed all of them, sending them to either raise fish or tend to the fields.

Not one of them was considered for indoor discipleship.

Initially, Xiahou Ying thought that Fang Xi was setting high standards, but after seeing Zhan Tu rejected, she understood that Fang Xi genuinely had no intention of taking on disciples.

"Let Old Zhong put his current tasks aside and take Zhan Tu to the Mysterious Heaven Sect..."

Fang Xi waved his hand, "Allocate fifty low-grade Spirit Stones from the warehouse for him for the necessary arrangements..."

"Yes!"

Yan Hongxue felt even more solemn; ’Being led by a Foundation Establishment cultivator to join the Mysterious Heaven Sect would still be somewhat respectable, and one could receive some care in the future, just like my family’s Xiao Shiqi and Xiao Shijiu... But being brought in by a Qi Refining cultivator would mean no care at all... The Island Master truly has a heart of stone.’

"Alright, if there’s nothing else, you may leave..."

Fang Xi then looked at the Immortal Seedlings: "Half of these children, send to the fish farm; the other half, send to Spirit Medicine Valley..."

He actually only needed underlings for farming and fish breeding...

After all, he was recently cultivating within a second-stage high-grade Spiritual Vein, with plenty of longevity left, and his natural talent wasn’t poor either. Just meditating slowly could raise his Magic Power, so he didn’t have much need for pills that increased Magic Power.

As for Core Formation Spiritual Objects?

Those were not things that could be found by accumulating a few more Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment subordinates.

Therefore, Fang Xi has always been quite detached about the development of Dragon Fish Island.

To be more specific, he laid back; after all, a tiger does not need to leave its den, having entrusted Thousand Island Lake to Ruan Xingling, he didn’t have a single concern or weakness himself.

"What is it?"

Fang Xi, seeing that the two maids hesitated, asked.

"The others are all fine, there’s just one Immortal Seedling whose aptitude we can confirm, but as for the nature of her Spiritual Root, we have absolutely no idea."

Xiahou Ying replied with a wry smile, beckoning a girl to come forward.

"Oh?"

Fang Xi’s interest was piqued, and he infused another surge of Magic Power into the body of the girl cultivator.

Beside him, Yan Hongxue’s voice continued, "This girl should have a Spiritual Root, and it’s beyond low-grade... But as to what kind of Spiritual Root it is, neither Xiahou Ying nor I can determine it. We must ask the Island Master to take a look."

A moment later, Fang Xi withdrew his Magic Power and fell into contemplation.

Having spent a considerable time in Baize Immortal City, far surpassing ordinary Qi Refining levels, and with a fondness for reading miscellaneous books, he actually managed to recognize it.

"This girl... she has a medium-grade ’Void Spirit Root’!"

Anyone in the world who is a cultivator must have the Five Elements in whole. In most with Five Elements Spiritual Roots, one element is more prominent, and unusual Spiritual Roots are primarily wind, thunder, or ice.

In reality, if the unusual Spiritual Root is of low-grade, then it’s not as good as a medium-grade Five Elements Spiritual Root!

In the category of unusual Spiritual Roots, apart from the three mainstream types, there are even more obscure ones.

For example, ’Yin Spirit Root’, ’Blood Spirit Root’... are all excellent seeds for cultivating the Demon Path.

As for ’Void Spirit Root’?

Fang Xi had only read about it in an ancient book that it was particularly effective for practicing space-related arts.

Beyond that, it was rather ordinary.

The key point is... the rarity of suitable cultivation methods!

Cultivation methods for Wind, Thunder, and Ice Spiritual Roots are relatively easy to find, but because ’Void Spirit Root’ is so rare, there are very few corresponding methods.

If one cultivates with an incompatible method, the progress of Magic Power might even be worse than that of a low-grade Five Elements Spiritual Root.

"Void Spirit Root?"

Yan Hongxue and Xiahou Ying looked at each other in disbelief.

"Come here, what’s your name?"

Fang Xi asked the little girl casually.

"I... my name is Zhong Hongyu..." Zhong Hongyu answered timidly.

In Dragon Fish Island, the Zhong surname was common among large families, and Fang Xi wasn’t surprised to find many Immortal Seedlings with that name.

’Too bad... why isn’t her name Ling’er?’

He thought to himself with a bit of mock, then spoke kindly, "You have a medium-grade Void Spirit Root, and are not suitable for cultivating the Five Elements Skills. I have ’Mysterious Sound Skills’ for Qi Refining, which I’ll pass on to you... Well, you don’t have to go to the fields or fish farms, just stay in the Evergreen Pavilion as a maid..."

The only way forward for those with such obscure Spiritual Roots who can’t find suitable methods is to cultivate attributeless methods.

Such as Ruan Xingling’s ’Mysterious Sound Skills’!

This method is suitable for any Spiritual Root to cultivate, and though the speed is not as fast as methods matching the Spiritual Root’s attribute, it’s still quite good.

According to legends, in the Mixed Origin Sect in Yuan Country to the south, the majority of Qi Refining disciples cultivate the ’Mixed Origin Skills’!

This ’Mixed Origin Skills’ fits any type of Spiritual Root, and the progress in building Magic Power isn’t bad. The cultivated Magic Power is stable and can be transformed into any other method after Foundation Establishment, with very high compatibility.

For large sects, having disciples cultivate the same method is naturally more convenient for management and instruction, and there are many benefits.