Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 234 - 233: Nine Leaves Sect (Congratulations to the Silver Alliance!)_1

Chapter 234: Chapter 233: Nine Leaves Sect (Congratulations to the Silver Alliance!)_1

Behind Evergreen Pavilion.

Under the Demonic Tree.

With Fang Xi silently circulating the "Green Wood Longevity Skills," wisps of Heavenly Earth Spiritual Qi traversed the new meridians in a circuit back to the Dantian Qi Ocean.

A droplet of liquid Magic Power condensed, merging into the sphere of water in the center, making it look even more azure and jade-like.

"One hundred and fifty years old... Two hundred and twenty droplets of liquid Magic Power, Cultivation speed is more than four times faster than before... This is still limited by the Spiritual Vein, if I were above a third-grade Spiritual Vein, I could be even faster!"

"The Yi Wood Magic Body, truly worthy of the rumors of being a Spirit Body!"

"If my Spiritual Root were superior, I wonder what the scene would be..."

Fang Xi opened his eyes, the Monster Tree Tattoo on his back extending myriad tendrils, beginning to practice the ’Longevity Skill’ once again.

He was naturally very interested in the ’Eternal Green Body’.

But after persisting for ten years, he had almost no sensation or change.

’"Longevity Skill" is about subtle and gradual influence... Even with the Green Wood Spiritual Body and the Yi Wood Magic Body, it’s only after complete achievement that a transformative change occurs. Perhaps the changes for the ’Eternal Green Body’ have already begun, just too faint for me to feel for now...’

Fang Xi silently comforted himself.

Considering the time spent practicing the Yi Wood Magic Body, he knew that to fully develop the ’Eternal Green Body’ would take even longer.

However, he had the patience for it!

After all, practicing the ’Longevity Skill’ didn’t impede his progress in Cultivation. He could multitask, waiting to reach Core Formation on Dragon Fish Island!

After completing today’s practice of ’Longevity Skill,’ Fang Xi strolled out of the prohibited area and returned to Evergreen Pavilion.

"Young Master... This is the latest intelligence from Ling Kong Island!"

Yan Ying gazed at Fang Xi, her beautiful eyes filled with a hint of infatuation.

To be a Foundation Establishment elder with strong combat capabilities, and also such a handsome man... she was very pleased with her Family’s choice.

In fact, she had ousted several people within the Yan family to secure this position...

"Hmm."

Fang Xi took the jade slip, and with a sweep of his Divine Consciousness, the content within was fully revealed in his mind.

After the reopening of Ling Kong market, due to the blessed timing of foreign Cultivators arriving in droves, the business was booming, especially the Dongfu rentals, which were in such high demand that they were nearly out of stock, earning a considerable amount of Spirit Stones.

And with the actions of numerous Cultivators, particularly the Array Masters, who gradually broke through the outer Prohibitions of Jade Island, a good deal of information began to leak out.

"It turns out... these ruins on Jade Island are actually the gates to the once-dominant Golden Core Sect in Yue Country – the Nine Leaves Sect!"

"The Nine Leaves Sect was a powerful sect thousands of years ago, with several Golden Core ancestors, much stronger than the Mysterious Heaven Sect... but it met with sudden destruction. So, the gate was hidden in Great Dream Marsh? Or is it... that Yue Country’s territory was actually much larger than it is today, with Jade Island right in the heart, and only later did the fog of Great Dream Marsh gradually consume it?"

Fang Xi fell into deep thought, then turned his attention to other pieces of intelligence. His expression shifted slightly, then became serious:

"Mysterious Heaven Sect has news, the Secret Realm of Purple Dark Mountain discovered near Green Bamboo Mountain was actually a subsidiary stronghold of the ’Nine Leaves Sect’? It contains some information related to the ruins on Jade Island... that makes sense now. Why else would the survivors of the Situ family not go anywhere else but to Thousand Island Lake to make trouble? They could well have been searching for the ruins on Jade Island..."

What darkened his expression wasn’t this connection but...

"The ’Longevity Skill’ comes from the ’Secret Realm of Purple Dark Mountain,’ which in turn is just a branch of the Nine Leaves Sect’s main gate... Inside the ruins on Jade Island, there might be something related to the ’Longevity Skill’... Not to mention, this sect was dominant with Wooden Element skills and possessed a multitude of Wooden Element skills and Secret Methods, and was adept at cultivating Spirit Medicine and Spiritual Roots... All things I need."

"But... just because I need it, do I have to rush into the ruins?"

Fang Xi sneered, making up his mind to definitely not venture into the ruins on Jade Island.

Even if there were Golden Core Spiritual Objects within the ruins, so what?

He didn’t require Spiritual Objects to achieve Core Formation!

With Thousand Island Lake currently a hotbed of Cultivators, there’s likely even Golden Core elders in hiding; staying on Dragon Fish Island was safest!

"According to the latest surveyed maps, the Nine Leaves Sect is protected by a third-grade high-quality Great Array... Although the Prohibitions are somewhat damaged due to the passage of time, it’s not easy to enter..."

"Right now, Liu Sanqi and his group can only roam the outermost area, and despite that, quite a bit of good stuff has entered Ling Kong market..."

"Liu Sanqi even asked me if I wanted to hold an auction... Is he planning to bring Golden Core elders here for a big fight?"

The proposal from Liu Sanqi at the end left Fang Xi speechless.

"However... I may not leave the island, but giving pointers is no big issue."

As a third-grade Array Master, he had some confidence in dealing with a third-grade high-quality array that had begun to show signs of damage.

Of course, if the ’Earth-Shaking Array’ were deployed, it might well break through in one fell swoop!

However, the identity of Prime Taoist Mu, up until Core Formation, was something Fang Xi was planning to put on ice.

’Hmm, when the time comes for Core Formation, I can have another alias as "Master Mu"...’

Fang Xi contemplated for a long time before beginning to write a reply.

First to Liu Sanqi, instructing him to collect some rare Spirit Medicine and seeds, as he was always quite adept at finding such items.

As for Zhong Hongyu, Fang Xi ordered her to be cautious and to gather more Wooden Element skills and Secret Methods.

After all, the Green Wood Longevity Skills at best reached up to Core Formation, so the post-Core Formation skills were also a concern.

While ’Yi Wood Magic Body’ could tune skills slightly, it was ultimately not about creating skills from scratch.

Fang Xi’s current goal was very modest; finding a Nascent Soul cultivation technique of the Wooden Element would suffice.

Even if it was rather mediocre, with the ’Yi Wood Magic Body’, he could still practice it to rival top-tier techniques!

This matter wasn’t urgent. After all, it would be easier for Fang Xi to search for the Nascent Soul cultivation technique himself after his Core Formation. Hence, he merely instructed Zhong Hongyu to pay a bit more attention to it.

As for the final Ruan Xingling?

After some deliberation, Fang Xi told this woman not to be reckless, and if she encountered any difficult arrays or prohibitions, she could consult him for advice.

After all, Ruan Xingling already knew of his identity as an Array Master.

Moreover, she was tight-lipped and understood the principle of keeping a low profile to make a fortune.

If she could find an opportunity for Core Formation in the ruins, it would be quite good.

"Asking the vast heavenly path, who can become immortal?"

He sighed and sealed several jade slips with talismans before handing them to Yan Ying, "Deliver these to the three Foundation Establishment cultivators on Ling Kong Island, along with the spiritual objects for this shipment."

The market of Ling Kong Island was now the hottest spot in Thousand Island Lake.

Even Dragon Fish Island continually shipped spirit rice, talismans, and spiritual pills there for trade...

Even Fang Xi couldn’t help but withhold some of Taisui and the Demon Tree’s rations for trade, after all, he needed to maintain appearances externally.

Any Immortal Cultivator who had learned one of the Four Arts of Cultivation was incredibly busy in the market of Ling Kong, barely touching ground with their feet.

Especially Array Masters!

They were now incredibly sought-after, becoming the most difficult personages to invite to the teams of cultivators exploring the ruins!

Even a first-order Array Master led a life of luxury and comfort.

This made Fang Xi, a third-order Array Master, somewhat envious.

However, thinking that these first-order Array Masters either had to brave dangers in the ruins or purchase materials for array flags and array disks from the market—still earning spirit stones for him in the end—Fang Xi just laughed generously and let them be...

...

One day.

Outside Dragon Fish Island.

A green hurricane pierced through the sky and clouds, transforming into a snake-like spiritual pet with wings on its back, and there seemed to be a person standing vaguely upon it.

"It’s a Foundation Establishment Demonic Beast... and a Foundation Establishment cultivator!"

On the docks of Dragon Fish Island, many ordinary people were no longer surprised by such sights.

Not to mention that both their Island Master and Zhong Hongyu were Foundation Establishment cultivators, ever since the discovery of the ruins, many Foundation Establishment cultivators had come to Thousand Island Lake.

What used to be the rare sight of Foundation Establishment escape lights had now become more common, not exactly ubiquitous, but far from rare.

This caused the late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, who were island masters themselves, to fall silent in awe and strictly control their family and subordinates, fearing that an accident could lead to a calamity for their entire family.

"What a scene of thriving vitality."

Gazing at the busy dock and the fields not far away, Yuan Feihong couldn’t help but exclaim as he sent out a Voice Transmission Talisman.

Before long, accompanied by the roar of a Dragon fish, Fang Xi stepped onto an Azure horn Fish Dragon and met Yuan Feihong halfway in the air, "Brother Yuan, it’s been a long time..."

"Yes... it’s been a long time indeed."

Yuan Feihong, looking at the ever-young and seemingly even more youthful Fang Xi who hadn’t aged a bit, couldn’t help but lament, "I’ve grown old..."

Fang Xi carefully observed this Mr. Sanshi of Baize Immortal City and found him to appear middle-aged, with his cultivation reaching the peak of mid-stage Foundation Establishment, which is, the sixth layer of the new Foundation Establishment.

Calculating the dates, they hadn’t seen each other for sixty years, and in that time, many things had happened in Baize Immortal City, causing this Mr. Sanshi to have frost at his temples.

"Roar roar!"

Daqing seemed very excited and greeted Yuan Feihong’s spiritual pet.

Back then, it was just an insignificant salted fish compared to the Foundation Establishment big demon. Now, it seemed to have turned over a new leaf!

"Haha... It looks like your spiritual beast quite likes Xiao Qing,"

Yuan Feihong stepped on the winged snake below him, letting it play with Daqing, as he followed Fang Xi to the Evergreen Pavilion.

Yan Ying brought over spiritual tea and carefully retreated after placing the tray.

"Alas... I really envy Brother Fang, tending fields and raising fish on Dragon Fish Island, with beautiful maids for company... living a carefree and leisurely life,"

Yuan Feihong took a sip of the spiritual tea, seemingly expressing genuine envy.

The chaos in Baize Immortal City before, and even several fellows leaving or perishing, had given him much to ponder. Because of these burdens, his Cultivation stopped at mid-stage Foundation Establishment, and he even started going grey early!

He was only about a hundred years old, with a good hundred years left to live. Why was he already showing signs of aging?

Seeing this, Fang Xi could not help but feel moved.

Immediately after, he asked curiously, "Brother Yuan, did you come here for the matter regarding the Nine Leaves Sect’s ruins?"

"Indeed, it’s not just me, my Brother Ouyang Zhen is here as well..."

Yuan Feihong said with a bitter smile, "We are now rooted in the market of Ling Kong. I remembered our past friendship and took the liberty to visit Brother Fang..."