Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 227 - 226: Yi Wood Divine Light (Congratulations to the Silver Alliance!)_1

Chapter 227: Chapter 226: Yi Wood Divine Light (Congratulations to the Silver Alliance!)_1

Fang Xi had previously failed to break through the late stage of Foundation Establishment because he encountered a bottleneck.

However, to a true genius, such a bottleneck is but a joke.

For example, someone with a Heaven Grade Spiritual Root doesn’t even entertain the notion of a bottleneck before Core Formation!

Having recently cultivated the ’Yi Wood Magic Body,’ Fang Xi believed that even though it might not equal the Heaven Grade Spiritual Root, it was definitely not far off.

Seizing this perfect opportunity, he strove to break through in one go!

With his eyes closed in meditation, his Divine Consciousness entered the Dantian Qi Ocean, where he saw a mysterious and profound deep pool.

Exactly one hundred and twenty droplets of liquid Magic Power converged into one, emitting a pale blue-green hue.

Since hitting the bottleneck, Fang Xi’s Magic Power had not advanced by even an inch.

But at this moment, countless sparks of enlightenment surged in his mind; the previously slightly obscure thirteenth level of the Green Wood Longevity Skills became clear, igniting a wealth of insights.

With this perfect chance, Fang Xi began his assault on the bottleneck!

Rustle! Rustle!

Inside the Dantian Qi Ocean, the liquid Magic Power suddenly surged, turning into whirlpools...

Surrounding the Demon Tree, countless Heavenly Earth Spiritual Qi whirled together, forming vortexes resembling funnels, greedily devoured by Fang Xi’s body at an astonishing rate!

If previously, with his lower-grade Spiritual Root, Fang Xi’s cultivation speed was akin to crawling on the ground, after achieving the Green Wood Spirit Body, he could at least start to run.

And now, the speed at which the Yi Wood Magic Body refined the Heavenly Earth Spiritual Qi was as if he had taken flight!

Drip-drip!

A droplet of liquid Magic Power beyond its limit fell into the profound azure-colored pool.

The bottleneck that had stymied Fang Xi for ten years was now as if it never existed, effortlessly shattered!

Drip-drip! Drip-drip!

More and more azure-colored liquid Magic Power kept dropping like a torrential downpour, quickly expanding Fang Xi’s Dantian Qi Ocean once more!

Ten droplets!

Twenty droplets!

...

Sixty droplets!

With the breakthrough to the late stage of Foundation Establishment, Fang Xi’s Magic Power surged by half again; the liquid Magic Power within his Dantian Qi Ocean, now one hundred and eighty droplets, merged and floated in midair, vaguely forming the shape of a sphere.

Once he cultivates to the peak of Foundation Establishment and solidifies this liquid Magic Power into Golden Core True Origin, he can begin Core Formation...

"The late stage of Foundation Establishment!"

Fang Xi opened his eyes, a hint of joy on his face, "As expected... the Yi Wood Magic Body helped me break through the bottleneck... and even... Core Formation!"

He could feel his lifespan had once again increased, a staggering addition of fifty years, reaching an impressive nine hundred and fifty years!

"I am only one hundred and forty years old now, with more than eight hundred years to spare, almost twice the lifespan of two generations of Core Formation cultivators. If I don’t achieve Core Formation, who can?"

The commotion caused by Fang Xi’s breakthrough to the late stage of Foundation Establishment was quite significant, but fortunately, the Demon Realm of the Monster Tree provided concealment, preventing the outside world from detecting his astonishing transformation.

With a mere thought, Fang Xi arrived within the misty depths of the Demon Realm.

He rode the wind with levitating ease, standing tall in the air, eager to experiment with the Magic Power of the late stage of Foundation Establishment and the capabilities of the Yi Wood Magic Body!

Hum!

He summoned the Purple Yunzhu Bracelet, which grew to the size of a house, its runes flashing brilliantly, pushing this Exotic Treasure to its limit!

Purple light tore through the sky, carrying a terrifying might— even the Gloomy Moon Sect’s recently encountered Great Elder would likely suffer damage to his Primordial Energy after a direct hit.

The next moment, Fang Xi withdrew the Purple Yunzhu Bracelet and flicked his fingertip.

Whoosh!

A beam of blue light shot out, none other than the third-tier Spiritual Instrument, the Green Barley Sword!

With Sword Qi tearing through the air and blue light exploding, the mere hovering presence of the sword already surpassed the full-force strike of the Exotic Treasure, Purple Yunzhu Bracelet, previously wielded by Fang Xi!

’Although it’s strenuous now, I can barely use it for a few strikes!’

With a thought from Fang Xi, the Green Barley Sword, like a blue dragon, thrust straight into the dark mist surrounding the Demon Realm!

Crackle!

Blue Sword Light scattered in every direction, each strand comparable to a full-powered strike from the Purple Yunzhu Bracelet.

As the dark mist dispersed, one could faintly hear the pained wails of the Demon Tree!

"After branding the Xiuxian Treasure Pattern onto the ’Green Barley Sword,’ its power is indeed extraordinary... Could this strike be comparable to the might of a Core Formation ancestor?"

"My Divine Consciousness has also greatly expanded, now every detail is clear within a three hundred-zhang radius!"

Feeling the consumed Magic Power, Fang Xi sheathed the Green Barley Sword and with a flick of his fingers, a series of pale blue-green Yi Wood Divine Lights flew out.

The Divine Lights continuously transformed in midair, turning into flying swords, daggers, small seals, heavy hammers, long whips, and rings—various kinds of Spiritual Instruments!

In terms of might, they were all on par with superior-grade Spiritual Instruments!

Pushing his limits, Fang Xi conjured nineteen Divine Lights, each morphing into a major Spiritual Instrument.

Moreover, atop the Spiritual Instruments, Divine Thunder flared and True Fire blazed...

"Yi Wood Divine Thunder and Yi Wood True Fire..."

"After achieving the Yi Wood Magic Body, myriad Wooden Element spells come naturally, as if they were innate abilities..."

With a rub of his hands, Fang Xi brought forth a thick bolt of Yi Wood Divine Thunder that then transformed into blazing green True Fire.

"The power... is almost at the third tier, making it quasi-third tier!"

"And with the rise of my magic power boundary, the number of Divine Lights I can release and their might will both increase correspondingly. It can be said the cost-effectiveness is very high, the benefits, endless..."

"When I achieve Core Formation, the Yi Wood Divine Light will remain a great Divine Skill, and I won’t even need to summon a Spiritual Instrument to contend with a Cultivator in Core Formation who possesses one!"

"And yet, this is but a mere Divine Skill that comes with the ’Yi Wood Magic Body’..."

Fang Xi closed his eyes, deeply feeling the changes the ’Yi Wood Magic Body’ brought to himself.

The greatest change was without a doubt his aptitude!

If before his combined aptitude of Spiritual Root and Spirit Body was considered slightly above average, now, he had entered the pinnacle level!

Countless Heavenly Earth Spiritual Qi swarmed towards him, especially the Wooden Element spiritual energy, as if greeting a relative.

This was a treatment that even cultivators with Earth Grade Spiritual Roots might not experience!

Apart from this, Fang Xi felt a limitless vitality around his body, brimming with life to the extent that even limb regeneration was not a difficult feat.

Of course, feeling is just feeling, and he was not insane enough to chop off his own limbs to test this theory.

...

Spirit Medicine Valley.

"Island Master..."

Xiahou Zun was quite old, yet full of vigor, attending diligently to Fang Xi.

"No need to make a big fuss. This time, I’ve come only to choose a few spirit plants..."

Fang Xi arrived at the area of the Spiritual Medicine Garden, plucked a thirty-year-old ’Dragon-transforming Ginseng,’ and after a thought, also picked one-year-old ’Profound Pearl Grass.’

His footsteps unceasing, he stopped before a lush potted orchid: "Is this that ’Bitter Heart Orchid’ which was infested with insects?"

"Indeed... We have been taking great care of this Bitter Heart Orchid, only to find it unexpectedly infested and gnawed at the roots..."

Xiahou Zun answered nervously, fearing Fang Xi might punish him.

After all, the Bitter Heart Orchid was nearly medicinal, and now with its roots damaged and dead, the petals and leaves beginning to curl, it clearly could not survive.

If there was a punishment, he certainly wouldn’t be able to escape it.

"Be more cautious in the future..." Fang Xi was in a good mood and couldn’t be bothered to hold him accountable, so he also collected the Bitter Heart Orchid.

"Island Master, this is ’Taishu Hong’. Don’t look at his young age, he’s already a first-rank, middle-grade Spirit Plant Farmer... And he has a High-Grade Jin Ling Root..."

Seeing Fang Xi ready to leave, Xiahou Zun hastily pulled a naive-looking youth forward: "Haven’t you greeted the Island Master yet?"

"Taishu Hong pays respects to the Island Master!"

The youth, wearing a hemp robe, bowed respectfully.

This was the young talent the Top Three Families, including Xiahou’s, had been waiting many years for.

Once Xiahou Zun retired, it was highly probable that this youth would succeed him.

"Mm, work hard..."

Fang Xi traditionally encouraged him before returning to his closed-door cultivation.

...

Inside the closed-door cultivation room.

Between Fang Xi’s fingers, a cyan halo flickered as the Yi Wood Divine Light continuously sank into the roots of the Bitter Heart Orchid.

His expression was focused and serious, and before he knew it, several hours had passed.

"It’s done..."

After withdrawing the Yi Wood Divine Light, the damage to the root of the Bitter Heart Orchid had vanished as if by magic, and the previously withered roots had begun to grow again.

With just another pouring of Spirit Water, it would surely regain its vitality!

"To save such a spirit plant would require at least a second-rank, high-grade Spirit Plant Farmer, or even the intervention of a third-rank one, right?"

Fang Xi muttered to himself: "The Yi Wood Divine Light can not only be used in combat, but its effects on nurturing Spirit Medicine are truly unparalleled..."

Unexpectedly, the image of Liu Sanqi arose in his mind: ’If it were him, he would probably be able to save it too, but I don’t specialize in the way of Spirit Plant Farmers...’

After testing the Yi Wood Divine Light’s ability to treat Spirit Medicine, Fang Xi turned his attention to the one-year-old Profound Pearl Grass.

The grass had greenish-blue leaves. Among the leaves, a pearl grew, signifying the age of the plant.

Fang Xi’s expression became solemn as he triggered the Yi Wood Divine Light, which transformed into tendrils of green liquid and sank into the roots of the Profound Pearl Grass.

In the chamber, the green light brightened instantaneously.

Then, when he withdrew his fingers, slightly pale, the plant had, unbeknownst to him, grown a second seed-pearl on its leaves, indicating an extra year of growth and transforming it into a two-year-old Profound Pearl Grass!

"As expected, the Yi Wood Divine Light also hastens the maturation of Spirit Medicine... But the consumption is great; to age the Profound Pearl Grass by one year, it nearly used up one year of my lifespan... A loss indeed!"

Fang Xi thought it over and started to hasten the growth of the ’Dragon-transforming Ginseng.’

The age of this ginseng was determined by the stripes above the body of the ginseng root.

However, Fang Xi found that when hastening the maturity of this Spirit Medicine, the consumption of his lifespan was even more severe than with the Profound Pearl Grass; it almost depleted more than a year of his lifespan to age it by just one year.

"The higher the grade of the Spirit Medicine, the more lifespan it consumes..."

"What a pity... Unless it’s for some unparalleled exotic treasure, I wouldn’t be willing to trade my lifespan for years of medicinal growth..."

After testing the effects, Fang Xi directly refined these spirit plants into Spiritual Pills, both to assess the effects of the medicine and to erase all traces.

Stepping out of the Pill Refining room, a sudden thought emerged in Fang Xi’s mind: "If a ’Longevity Skills’ practitioner were to reverse the maturation of their own Heavenly Earth Spirit Roots after cultivating the ’Yi Wood Magic Body,’ what would happen?"

The next moment, the answer appeared in his mind: "They would die of old age on the spot! Even if the Yi Wood Magic Body increases lifespan, it certainly isn’t as much as mine... And to cultivate the subsequent ’Eternal Green Body,’ a ten thousand-year medicinal-age Spiritual Root is needed, which won’t be sufficient!"

"So, it’s the lifespan-increasing ability of the Demon Tree that’s truly defying the heavens... Indeed, nothing in this world can compare!"