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Chapter 335 - 333: Heaven Alliance (Seeking Subscriptions)_1

Chapter 335: Chapter 333: Heaven Alliance (Seeking Subscriptions)_1

Profound Ice Palace.

In front of the magnificent and exquisite palace made of ice sculptures, a group of cultivators stood waiting with anxious expressions on their faces.

"Did the palace master... really persuade an Individual Cultivator at the Core Formation stage to serve as the guest Supreme Elder of the Profound Ice Palace?"

A Foundation Establishment elder spoke up.

Behind him stood a number of Qi Refining Stage disciples, both male and female, although the females were in the majority.

"Of course... The message talismans said so, how could it be false?"

Another elderly crone with a walking stick sighed, "All thanks to the palace master... With this, our Profound Ice Palace is no longer in danger of being destroyed, but to claim back the many advantages occupied by the Icefiend Sect is not a simple task."

"Alas... it’s ultimately because of our incompetence that we must employ a guest Supreme Elder, but who knew what the Supreme Elder’s temperament would be like?"

A beautiful woman in white expressed her concerns.

Standing beside her was a middle-aged scholar in blue, possibly her Taoist companion.

Among the many female disciples of the Profound Ice Palace, her demeanor seemed to command an air of unspoken prominence.

The scholar in blue suddenly turned gloomy, as if something had flickered across his mind.

...

Half an hour later, the sound of the sky being torn asunder rang out.

Then, an Escape Light descended, revealing three figures.

"Palace master, you have finally returned."

The old crone approached excitedly to pay her respects, her eyes then turning towards Fang Xi and the others.

She had recognized Jiang Ling before, naturally knowing that Fang Xi was the Core Formation cultivator that the palace master had recruited from outside.

"Everyone..."

Palace Master Feng sighed silently in her heart, but her expression became solemn, "Let me introduce you all, this is Yun Jiezi, he will be the sole Supreme Elder of our Profound Ice Palace from now on..."

Although they had already been informed, the several cultivators were still somewhat hesitant.

Just at that moment, Jiang Ling stepped forward and spoke clearly, "I want everyone to know... before coming to the Profound Ice Palace, we had already visited the Icefiend Sect. After meeting with Supreme Elder Yun Jiezi, that old ghost Xuan Bing has agreed to concede on several mines, returning the benefit distribution ratio of our two sects to that of twenty years ago..."

Upon hearing these words, the Foundation Establishment elders no longer hesitated and bowed deeply, "We pay our respects to the Supreme Elder!"

"We pay our respects to the Supreme Elder..."

With their lead, the rest of the male and female disciples naturally knelt down, creating a greater wave of sound.

"Enough..."

Fang Xi managed a smile on his face, which still managed to look fierce and diabolical no matter how you looked at it.

"Although I am the Supreme Elder of the Profound Ice Palace, I would prefer not to be disturbed when there is no need. All affairs are still to be managed by Palace Master Feng, that will be all..."

Having delivered his brief inaugural speech, he said to Jiang Ling, "Ling’er, lead the way to my Dongfu..."

"Yes!"

Jiang Ling bowed, a hint of excitement and a blush on her face.

Ever since Fang Xi had shown his impressively divine power in front of her by driving away an unfamiliar Core Formation cultivator and then led them to confront the Icefiend Sect and forced Lord Xuan Bing to back down, Jiang Ling’s attitude had become much more humble. Likely due to the typical adoration for strength that female cultivators have, she found herself with an inexplicable admiration for Fang Xi, despite his fierce and imposing appearance, which she interpreted as evidence of his robust and righteous vigor.

...

"The best Dongfu in our palace is the ’Little Cold Cave,’ which was once the residence of Supreme Elder Mu Yu. After the previous Supreme Elder passed away, it was sealed..."

Jiang Ling walked in front, occasionally introducing the scenery of the Profound Ice Palace to Fang Xi.

Everything was just like yesterday, but the state of mind of the two had changed greatly.

Before long, they arrived in front of a Dongfu set within an ice mountain, surrounded by a thick layer of white light protection.

"This prohibition was personally set by the Supreme Elder before his departure... To lift it, the palace master would need to bring out the Great Array’s command token..."

Jiang Ling started to explain out of habit, only to hear Fang Xi say indifferently, "No need."

He stretched out his right hand and flicked his finger.

The Demon Pearl artifact was condensed on the tip of his finger and flicked out, like a bolt of black lightning!

A flick and a thunderous roar!

With a massive boom, the thick prohibition shattered into pieces.

Whoosh whoosh!

A gust of chilling wind blew directly into their faces, its extremity surpassing Jiang Ling’s expectations, causing her to stagger.

But in the next moment, she found herself in a warm embrace, with a strong hand wrapped around her slender waist, causing her entire body to soften, her cheeks flushing red.

"Are you all right? The cold air inside this cave is indeed fierce... but the spiritual energy isn’t bad either."

Fang Xi sensed briefly and could feel a surge of rich spiritual energy from a third-order high-quality Spiritual Vein flowing towards him, leaving him quite satisfied, "I will set up an Array here, marking several miles around as forbidden territory..."

Jiang Ling, who had been let go, felt a sense of loss for some reason, "Yes..."

Fang Xi didn’t concern himself with the thoughts of a mere servant girl. After sending Jiang Ling away, he inspected the surroundings of the Little Cold Cave and couldn’t help but be very pleased.

This place was one of the several nodes of the third-order high-quality Spiritual Vein, and also where the spiritual energy was most abundant.

Furthermore, behind it, a small Spiritual Medicine Garden had been created, containing some ice attribute Spirit Plants.

Some of them seemed to have been cultivated for quite a while already, which probably belonged to that Supreme Elder Mu Yu.

However, by now, Fang Xi had naturally and unapologetically helped himself to all of it.

The dongfu of Mu Yu was well-arranged, at least the cultivation room, alchemy room, and the like, were all available.

But for Fang Xi, who possessed the "Mountain Sea Pearl," he only needed one cultivation room, and that would suffice.

As for the style of the place arranged by this woman, he didn’t much care for it, so he simply replaced it all.

Immediately afterward, he set up a "Yi Wood Divine Light Formation" based on the "Little Cold Cave."

This array, based on the "Yi Wood Divine Light," was originally conceived by Fang Xi as a means to contend with enemies.

However, after changing the setup materials from Yi Wood Divine Light to refined "Yi Wood Divine Light Flags," it could be laid down permanently, and its power was considerably formidable.

By the time the vicinity of the Little Cold Cave for several miles had been encompassed by a layer of blue prohibition, two months had passed.

"With a dongfu, a third-grade superior Spiritual Vein, and an array..."

"It feels like I can go into seclusion and engage in intensive cultivation again... but occasional relaxation is still necessary."

Fang Xi stroked his chin, looking at the three maids busily working inside his dongfu, with Jiang Ling among them.

...

After engaging in some random activities, Fang Xi came to the training room feeling refreshed and clear-headed.

At that moment, a flicker of light in his hand revealed a verdant jade talisman.

This was the item given to him by the mysterious Core Formation cultivator upon departure, supposedly for the purpose of communication.

Fang Xi caressed the jade talisman, an odd expression crossing his face.

This jade talisman was only palm-sized, with many strange patterns around its edges; upon closer inspection, one would notice they were numerous Talisman patterns.

"Jade talisman..."

"It’s unexpected... the art of crafting talismans used by ancient cultivators is rarely seen in the Three Kingdoms, finally reproduced in Yuan Country?"

Fang Xi’s gaze brightened.

The Tao of Talisman initially researched by ancient cultivators, originally carried by "Talisman Jade," was known as "Jade Talisman Skills."

After reaching the third order in his Talisman skills, Fang Xi saw no further hope for advancement.

Therefore, he had once sought variation and became interested in the art of Jade Talismans.

Unfortunately, in the Scriptures Depository of the Green Wood Sect, he found only a fragmented scroll that described how to refine "Talisman Jade" but did not record the methods of engraving talismans.

It seems, however, that this regret should be compensated in Yuan Country?

"This one jade talisman should be used for sending messages... with a range up to ten thousand miles... and multiple uses."

As a third-order Talisman Master, after studying it for a while, Fang Xi understood the uses of this jade talisman like the back of his hand.

He pondered for a moment, then slowly injected a trace of magic power into the jade talisman.

The patterns around the edges of the talisman lit up, allowing Fang Xi to clearly feel that his divine thought could easily be transformed into text on the surface of the talisman.

At this moment, the talisman radiated brightness, evidently a sign of activation.

Fang Xi thought for a moment and then, using his divine thought as ink, he wrote a line of text - "Who are you?"

Before long, the jade talisman flickered slightly, and a line of ink-colored text emerged - "Heaven Alliance!"

"Heaven Alliance? That’s quite the grand name... yet within the forces of Yuan Country, there is no name of such a faction."

Fang Xi murmured to himself, continuing to write - "What is your relation with Mu Yu, and how did she die?"

"Mu Yu was one of the members of Heaven Alliance, who was once harmed by Xuan Yin, the old demon. Later, she used the ’Blood Demon Extermination Skills’ in a self-detonating Golden Core technique to perish together with Xuan Yin, the old demon..."

One line of text after another appeared on the jade talisman.

"Xuan Yin, the old demon?"

Fang Xi fell into contemplation, "This person was a Core Formation elder of the Blood Sect, yet he perished mysteriously, indeed causing quite a sensation back then... This Heaven Alliance actually managed to kill the opponent without being wanted by the Blood Sect, they truly have some capability... Nevertheless, this force secretly infiltrating Yuan Country must be ambitious."

After some thought, he wrote slowly - "Your purpose?"

The jade talisman remained silent for a long time, before one line of answer emerged - "Some day, you will find the need for Heaven Alliance!"

Snap!

The glow on the jade talisman flickered a few times and finally extinguished.

"Need for Heaven Alliance?"

Fang Xi sneered, "I have the ’Treasures of All Heavens;’ if there are problems I can’t solve... can this Heaven Alliance solve them?"

"To only show a trail, it’s evident that they lack strength; otherwise, if they had Nascent Souls, they would have openly established a territory in Yuan Country long ago."

"Enough... it’s still a channel, after all. Perhaps I can purchase the art of crafting Jade Talismans."

Fang Xi placed the jade talisman in a box, sealed it with a few prohibitory talismans.

After pondering for a moment, he left the Little Cold Cave and strolled around the Profound Ice Palace before coming to the Ice-jade Cave.

This place was also a key location of the Profound Ice Palace’s Scriptures Depository.

"With my current authority as a Supreme Elder, there is no longer a need to exchange for one or two books; I can just read them directly... The accumulation of a Golden Core Sect should have some good stuff."

Fang Xi murmured to himself, walked in, picked up a jade slip at random, and began to flip through it.

Having a sect as logistical support was indeed convenient, for example, being able to assign the task of collecting Spirit Rice and Spirit Medicines to someone.

As a Supreme Elder, he also had a certain quota of contribution points every year, which could be used to post tasks for Qi Refining disciples and even Foundation Establishment Elders. As long as the reward was generous enough, many cultivators would be willing to take them up.