Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 437 - 435: Passing on the Art (Seeking Subscription)_1

Chapter 437: Chapter 435: Passing on the Art (Seeking Subscription)_1

"The Heavenly Phoenix Clan, huh?"

Fang Xi appeared thoughtful.

The Green Fire Luan had perhaps lingered at the third rank for too long; maybe... it should consume a few Heavenly Phoenix Demon Pills to supplement itself, who knows, it might just ascend to the fourth rank!

’The Heavenly Phoenix Clan claims to inherit part of the True Spirit Phoenix’s bloodline, but the Azure Luan’s lineage should also not be insignificant... After all, Phoenixes give birth to Azure Luans, they are from the same family...’

’This time, facing primarily the Heavenly Phoenix Clan in the Southern Wilderness, presents an opportunity.’

He then turned his gaze towards the Land Mountain Turtle: "Since you are aware of the Nine Leaves Sect, do you know more secrets?"

After all, this was a native demon, always lurking in the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range; perhaps it knew some intelligence.

"Master, forgive me... Regarding the Nine Leaves Sect, I also don’t know much, after all many years have passed since the destruction of the Nine Leaves Sect before I gained spiritual wisdom... I only know that this sect had a very significant background, and the founder was a Nascent Soul... Its real transmission, the ’Kuyong Skills,’ is extremely formidable, capable of dominating among the Core Formation..."

Gui Shan explained.

"Alright..." Fang Xi’s eyes suddenly showed a flicker of an unusual expression: "Then would you like to learn the ’Kuyong Skills’?"

This turtle had a long lifespan; if it learned the Kuyong Skills, it would be an excellent match.

"Master... The human race cannot learn many Monster Clan cultivation methods, and I, as a Monster cultivator, also cannot easily learn some human cultivation methods, and the Kuyong Skills are among them... I once obtained a scroll of the ’Kuyong Skills’ out of curiosity..."

Gui Shan said with a wry smile.

"So the Monster Clan cannot learn the ’Kuyong Skills’?"

Fang Xi stroked his chin, realizing that his past cultivation level was shallow and he had little experience, many conjectures were wrong.

The cultivation of the Kuyong Skills was extremely difficult, especially the divine skill ’Kuyong Mysterious Light’. Without the secret technique passed down by Green Emperor Mountain, one could only rely on the ’Yi Wood Magic Body’ to forcefully cultivate, and it was a set of skills that were extremely difficult for beginners to master.

Since the human race and Monster Clan had different body structures, it made sense that some cultivation methods could not be practiced by one another.

’Fortunately... otherwise, if every time I went out, I met a Monster Clan expert adept with ’Kuyong Mysterious Light,’ then not just the Southern Wilderness Cultivation Realm, but the entire Mortal World, would be doomed...’

’Also, the demon pills of the Monster Clan are completely different from the Kuyong Golden Cores, how could they use the ’Kuyong Mysterious Light’?’

Fang Xi felt a sense of relief in his heart, figuring that Gui Shan wouldn’t dare deceive him at this point.

Moreover, if this demon truly managed to learn the Kuyong Mysterious Light, it would have fought him desperately during the previous great battle...

...

Fang Xi inquired about many more Monster Clan news, and finally, looked at Gui Shan thoughtfully.

"Master, about the beast tide..."

Gui Shan broached the topic with trepidation: "This old servant deserves ten thousand deaths, but I will immediately go and restrain those third-rank monster beasts under my command... Now among the Monster Clan in the three countries, I am the highest in rank, as long as I speak, those third-rank monster beasts can’t refuse..."

"If you stop the beast tide rashly, wouldn’t that tell the Heavenly Phoenix Clan you’ve already betrayed them?"

Fang Xi shook his head: "There’s no need to stop the beast tide, but you can put on a play... You can come to attack Jade Island and then get repelled by me. After that, it would be reasonable for you to become less aggressive..."

"Yes, Master, you’re most wise."

Gui Shan nodded repeatedly, thinking to himself that the master, like him, was a person of prudence.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that carefree and leisurely times were getting further and further away?

Fang Xi asked a few more questions and found out that this demon really didn’t know the details about the destruction of Green Emperor Mountain; after all, it was too long ago, and this Land Mountain Turtle was a native demon who wasn’t trusted by the Heavenly Phoenix Clan, so he wasn’t taught any secrets.

’What a waste!’

He cursed in his heart and dismissed the Land Mountain Turtle.

’However, after subduing this demon, at least the situation in the three countries would now be under control...’

Fang Xi glanced at the silent Blue Qilin Puppet beside him and pondered: ’This move also proved that a Heterodox Nascent Soul combined with this wooden puppet, with divine skills and magical power, should be able to surpass that of an ordinary mid-stage Nascent Soul... With such combat power, it’s indeed possible to start cultivating the fourth world.’

Since ascending to Nascent Soul, Fang Xi’s refinement of the ’Treasures of All Heavens’ had grown deeper, now he could even summon the treasure mirror itself.

Moreover, he also felt the presence of a fragment of the treasure mirror in that world, which should be a rather large piece.

’Recently the first round of impact from the Ancient Demon Realm on the Mortal Realm has concluded, which likely marks a period of stalemate and buffering... Just in time, I should start preparing.’

...

Three years later.

Inside the Alchemy room.

Fang Xi cast a magic spell, causing the Qiankun Cauldron to roar, and pellets of fourth rank medicinal pills, radiating red halos and full of phenomena, emerged.

"Separation and Union Pill, the success rate is finally barely acceptable..."

Holding a warm pill in his hand, he proceeded to the closed-door cultivation room adjacent, swallowed the medicinal pill, and began to silently refine the surging and pure spiritual power within.

As the ’Kuyong Skills’ circulated, shades of green and yellow continuously flashed around Fang Xi’s body.

The spiritual energy of the fourth rank Spiritual Veins and various Spirit Eye Items were refined by him, but compared to the might of the medicinal pill, they were merely a minor, negligible amount.

Inside the Dantian Qi Ocean.

The stout primary Nascent Soul was also seated in a meditative pose, its mouth slightly open, inhaling pure magic power into its body, its face shining with flickering light, its form seeming to grow ever so slightly taller, and even its visage maturing a bit...

After a long while.

Fang Xi opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of impure Qi, a trace of joy on his face: "This ’Separation and Union Pill’ works nicely, one pill is almost equivalent to a year’s worth of meditative cultivation for me..."

With the ’Yi Wood Magic Body’, even though the Spiritual Roots were somewhat of a hindrance, his daily cultivation progress should approximately equal that of a typical early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

This means the ’Separation and Union Pill’ would likely have similar effects for other Nascent Soul old monsters as well.

"It’s a pity... limited by the materials and my skills... at most a few dozen pills can be made, sparing but a few decades of arduous cultivation..."

Fang Xi also knew that ordinary Nascent Soul old monsters couldn’t bear to use medicinal pills in such a way, opting to carefully preserve even one or two that they happened upon and choosing to use them when breaking through.

It was only because he had abundant resources at hand that he could afford the consumption and quickly enhance his strength.

With the ’Yi Wood Magic Body’ and the Yi Wood Undying Body Secret Skills, he didn’t need to worry too much about issues like pill poisoning.

Fang Xi stepped out of the closed-door cultivation room and headed to the workshop dedicated to making puppets, continuing to delve into the ’Thousand-Machine Secret Scroll’...

Although he already possessed a fourth-order wooden puppet, the power of such a combatant would never be seen as excessive by anyone.

To repair those two broken fourth-order puppets, Fang Xi’s puppet skill had to at least reach the peak of the third order.

However, recently, Fang Xi’s motivation had become increasingly insufficient.

He only saw it as a kind of recreation and pleasure after his cultivation practice.

’Years ago, I subdued a fourth-order turtle demon... My side is accumulating more and more fourth-order combatants. By the time I’m really able to repair fourth-order puppets, I might have already broken through to the middle or even late Nascent Soul stage and have a bunch of fourth-order monster beast wooden puppets under me...’

’Thus, the cost-benefit ratio of the traditional puppet skill is very low, and my Wood Puppet Skills are the most dependable... As for the puppet skill inheritance, as long as I learn how to repair and control them, there shouldn’t be a big problem...’

While Fang Xi was immersed in the memories of puppetry, time in the outside world continued to slip away bit by bit.

Spring passed and autumn came...

That day.

Over Jade Island, surging spiritual energy converged, forming a vortex, and exuding a Core Formation level spiritual pressure!

"Core Formation phenomenon?!"

A ray of light shot out from a Dongfu, revealing none other than Zong Linghu!

Dressed in armor, she was graceful and charming, but there was a hint of worry between her brows, "Judging by the direction... it should be Zheng Shan of the Green Wood Sect... This woman really is lucky, having received a third-order Inner Core bestowed by a Lord..."

Her heart was bitter, as she faintly knew that her past actions had displeased Zhong Hongyu, and the Lord was a detached figure who cut off favors after five generations, merely treating her as an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator, without any special opportunities or good fortune.

On the other hand, Zheng Shan somehow caught the Lord’s eye, not only being promoted to work in his private Spiritual Medicine Garden but also receiving occasional rewards.

As a result, despite her average aptitude, she overtook others, cultivating to the pinnacle of Foundation Establishment.

And now, she was about to engage in Core Formation!

"May the heavens bless her!"

In a Dongfu on the island belonging to a disciple of the Green Wood Sect, Cang Qingzi with a full head of white hair was on the verge of tears, "Our Green Wood Sect... has finally produced another Core Formation ancestor."

He laughed heartily three times, yet his head gradually slumped down.

"Sect Master..."

A group of Green Wood Sect elders immediately broke into tears.

Cang Qingzi was already very old, his life prolonged only because he cultivated the Wooden Element and knew how to maintain his health.

But now, his life was also reaching its natural end.

Seeing Zheng Shan form the Jia Dan today, the heart that had been hanging finally settled down, but he also departed this world...

Between this withering and flourishing, this life and death, it was as if it were another cycle of reincarnation...

...

A blue light flashed.

Fang Xi’s figure also appeared in the sky, looking toward the site of the Core Formation phenomenon.

"Indeed, it’s a phenomenon of the Jia Dan..."

"Supporting this woman’s Core Formation, my ties with the Green Wood Sect are also severed..."

He nodded, then shook his head, planning to treat the people of the Green Wood Sect like Zong Linghu in the future.

Although Zong Linghu was a descendant of his old acquaintance, it had been who knows how many generations since, and since he had already helped her ancestor, he owed nothing and naturally did as he pleased...

Now that Zheng Shan was undergoing Core Formation, it was also exhausting his last bit of sentiment towards the Green Wood Sect...

With that thought, Fang Xi then saw a fellow who resembled a wealthy merchant, similarly watching the Core Formation phenomenon with an envious look...

"Hai Danaiu... This person is also quite lucky. Originally without any hope for Core Formation, but now practicing above a fourth-order Spiritual Vein, he has successively broken through bottlenecks... Presumably, before long, he too can cultivate to the pinnacle of Foundation Establishment. At that time... perhaps I could bestow a Demon Pill?"

"This way... my karmic ties with the Hai family would also come to an end."

Fang Xi thought to himself.

Supporting a few Foundation Establishment peak cultivators in achieving Jia Dan was not difficult for him at all.

He only needed to casually give an order, and Gui Shan would obediently bring the Demon Pill to him.

Moreover, Fang Xi didn’t bother to bestow items for Core Formation, as, for people like Hai Danaiu and Zheng Shan with their level of aptitude, they had virtually no hope for Nascent Soul.

Better to form a Jia Dan instead!

A Jia Dan had no hope for the future, with no way to advance their cultivation, so there was no need to continue cultivating. They only required short daily meditations to recover their magic power, leaving them with a lot of spare time.

Thus, many of those with a Jia Dan were especially devoted to studying the Hundred Arts of Cultivation. With hundreds of years spent on studying, they often achieved great accomplishments!

In some large sects, there were also cultivators trained in such a way, all of whom developed in more practical directions.

Fang Xi decided that when the time came, he would pick out a part of the Hundred Arts of Cultivation that he had organized, especially the ’Refining Equipment Inheritance’, to pass on and train a group of capable subordinates for himself.

In this way, when he wanted to forge talismans in the future, he would always have a few trusted people at hand.

This is actually why Nascent Soul cultivators often established their powers!