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Chapter 127: Qi Refining Seventh Layer
Chapter 127: Qi Refining Seventh Layer
In the Qinglinfang Market, numerous flying boats hovered in the air, their flags bearing the image of a beast devouring the moon fluttering proudly in the wind.
Countless array patterns emerged from the flags, and streaks of black qi condensed to form the shape of the moon-devouring beast, roaring skyward and emanating a formidable spiritual power fluctuation.
This oppressive might caused the inky jade python within the market to hiss and raise its serpentine neck, its eyes glinting with a fierce light.
"In the name of the Wan Shou Xian Zong, we shall purge this place of its demonic aura!"
Several voices, imbued with divine sense and spiritual power, rang out. They belonged to Foundation Establishment cultivators, each controlling a spiritual device and transforming into dazzling rainbows to take their positions at the eye of the array.
These flying boats were war weapons of the cultivation world. When used in large numbers and combined with array flags, they could even temporarily set up formations.
With the collective spiritual power of the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators, this 'Moon Devouring Array' reached the quasi-third-grade level.
A patch of moonlight enveloped the heavens and earth, trapping the second-grade top-quality inky jade python in place.
Following this, several Foundation Establishment cultivators rode their spiritual devices and launched a siege.
The Qi Refining cultivators on the flying boats occasionally manipulated their vessels to bombard the massive python with array strikes.
Rumble!
The terrifying tremors caused the entire mountain to shake.
The demonic beasts that had originally occupied the lower-tier spirit vein in the market dared not resist. They abandoned their lairs and fled, leaving the place in ruins.
Not long after, under a dazzling bolt of lightning, half of the inky jade python's head was charred black, and its corpse slammed heavily onto the ground.
"Haha, this inky jade python's demonic core is something our old ancestor specifically instructed us about..."
A burly man rode on a winged tiger and emerged, his cultivation base having reached the late Foundation Establishment stage. Looking at the other two Foundation Establishment cultivators, he asked, "According to the previous division, the skin, meat, blood, and bones can be distributed to fellow daoists, no objections, right?"
"Of course, we have no objections. It was agreed from the start that the Wan Shou Sect would take the lead in this pioneering endeavor."
An elderly Daoist in black smiled broadly, well-versed in the ways of the world.
"Qing Xuan Zong has no objections as well."
Su Ye, clad in a green robe with a golden belt around her waist, still veiled, her clear eyes gazing at the now desolate market, seemed to carry a hint of sorrow.
Her heart was filled with bitterness.
After escaping the life-devouring land with great difficulty and joining the Qing Xuan Zong with her Foundation Establishment cultivation, she had become an elder.
But she never expected that the death of the Grand Elder Nie Feifeng would cause the sect to fall into disarray.
In the life-devouring land, sects and clans stood tall, and while there was no threat from demonic beasts, the conflicts among cultivators were no less intense.
Fortunately, at a critical moment, the sect's original Foundation Establishment master used a treasured third-grade demon core from the refining treasure vault to barely condense a pseudo-core, calming everyone's hearts and stabilizing the situation.
The Foundation Establishment stage was like a vast canyon!
And within this stage, there were further distinctions: fake pills, true pills, and golden pills...
Those who formed fake pills had a lifespan of only three to four hundred years, and their cultivation would forever stagnate. It was a choice many Foundation Establishment seeds had to make out of desperation.
True Golden Pills were scarce in the life-devouring land, and most so-called Golden Core True Immortals had condensed true pills.
Those who formed true pills could live for five hundred years, and if they cultivated to the perfection of the Golden Core, they would have a glimmer of hope to glimpse the Yuan Ying stage.
Originally, if the Qing Xuan Zong's Foundation Establishment seed had obtained a Golden Core spirit object, there was still a possibility of condensing a true pill.
But with the news of Nie Feifeng's death and the sect's instability, she had no choice but to cut off her future prospects and condense a fake pill.
With these thoughts, Su Ye glanced at the black-robed Daoist elder beside her once more.
Heitian View was a Daoist temple, and under the Golden Core ancestor, there was also a 'dean' and 'three capitals, five lords, and eighteen heads'.
The three capitals and five lords were all Foundation Establishment cultivators, and the eighteen heads were eighteen true disciples with Qi Refining cultivation.
It was said that the head of Heitian View was of unknown life or death and was suspected to have fallen into a secret realm. Heitian View could only rely on the dean, who had reached the perfection of the Foundation Establishment stage, to barely hold the fort and quickly lean towards the Wan Shou Sect, following the Wan Shou Sect's lead.
In terms of situation, it was even more dire than the Qing Xuan Zong.
But if they could bring back the Golden Core ancestor this time, the situation would improve significantly.
"Alright, then let us immediately send our disciples to clean up this place and set up formations..."
The Wan Shou Sect's Foundation Establishment cultivator took the inky jade python's demon core and said happily.
Su Ye and the other Daoist elder immediately obeyed.
As the flying boats landed, Qi Refining cultivators were driven to clean up the mess and tidy the houses.
Han Qingyun pushed open a decaying wooden door and covered his nose.
A putrid stench of demonic beast excrement and urine assaulted his nostrils, and amidst the feces seemed to be some human bones...
"Cleaning Technique!"
He made a series of hand seals and cast several minor spells to clean up the filth, and his complexion improved slightly.
At this moment, looking at the vaguely familiar building, he began to doubt his decision.
He had followed Su Ye, risking life and death, and finally escaped the life-devouring land.
Recalling the casualties along the way, he never wanted to experience it again!
After arriving in the territory of the Qing Xuan Zong, Su Ye became an elder with her Foundation Establishment cultivation, and he, as Su Ye's subordinate and a cultivator, was allowed to join the Qing Xuan Zong as an outer disciple despite his advanced age and mediocre spiritual roots.
And then... the Qing Xuan Zong suddenly fell into turmoil.
Although the Qing Xuan Sect produced a fake Nascent Soul cultivator, it was still no match for a true Golden Core True Immortal.
Just as Han Qingyun was lamenting day and night, he was once again left dumbfounded as he was chosen to return to this place to pioneer.
This turn of events left him with a surreal sense of absurdity.
'What was the point of all that risking my life before?'
Han Qingyun sighed in his heart, and suddenly saw a ray of spiritual light land on the ground. Recognizing Su Ye, he immediately went to greet her. "Elder Su..."
"Han Shizi."
Su Ye nodded slightly. After joining the sect, it was only natural that they no longer address each other as they used to.
"I've cleaned up the old site of Qing Dan Fang. I wonder if Elder wishes to stay here?"
Han Qingyun began his report.
Su Ye silently gazed at Han Qingyun and said softly, "I brought you into the Qing Xuan Sect, but now it seems that I may have done you harm instead..."
Han Qingyun quickly bowed, "How dare I... Being able to join the sect and receive its support is already much better than being a wandering cultivator. But now that we're making such a grand entrance, I'm just worried that..."
"You're concerned that killing a second-grade top-quality demonic beast so openly and causing such a ruckus might attract the attention of a third-grade beast, right?"
Su Ye's voice was like a clear spring, "You can rest assured. This time, it's not just the Wan Shou Sect proposing this pioneering endeavor... There's also support from a major sect behind us."
She selectively leaked a bit of information to boost the morale of her companions.
"I see, thank you, Miss."
Indeed, Han Qingyun immediately felt much more at ease...
...
"So they've finally arrived?"
Outside the market, a yellow sparrow flapped its wings and flew away.
Not long after, a young man in silver robes appeared, riding the wind with grace and elegance as he looked upon Qinglinfang City.
"There are actually several Foundation Establishment cultivators..."
Fang Xing murmured, "So those scouts I saw before were the advance party?"
When a major sect pioneers a new land, they never send their entire army at once.
Over the past few months, the surveillance had indeed captured images of several Qi Refining cultivators daringly venturing near Qinglinfang City.
After witnessing today's spectacle, Fang Xing confirmed that this pioneering team must have at least one Foundation Establishment cultivator leading them.
"With Foundation Establishment cultivators around, there's a chance that our surveillance will be discovered."
The drone surveillance was incredibly useful for Qi Refining cultivators, but it might be detected by the spiritual sense of Foundation Establishment cultivators.
"From the flags, they seem to be from the Wan Shou Xian Zong... Could it be that the escaped Golden Core cultivator still has his heart set on exploring this secret realm?"
"No, that's not it... Two of the three Golden Core cultivators died, and one escaped. He doesn't have the guts to come back unless he has strong reinforcements... Or perhaps, he's just looking for the treasures that Nie Feifeng brought out of the secret realm?"
Fang Xing's eyes lit up at the thought.
Unfortunately, he had already claimed that treasure for himself, and he wasn't about to give it up.
"It's a good thing that this route has been cleared. At least now, I can go to the untamed wilderness."
Fang Xing had never forgotten that within that Wanfa secret realm, there was still a major hidden danger that had yet to erupt!
Moreover, while the medicinal resources here were abundant, he had already stocked up quite a bit.
After truly embarking on the path of cultivation, Fang Xing realized just how inconvenient it was without a cultivator's market.
"We can try to find out more... See if there's a convenient opportunity."
As he was deep in thought, he suddenly looked in a certain direction, his face filled with pity.
In the mountains, a few 'wild men' had appeared at some point, their faces lit up with excitement as they saw the bustling construction of Qinglinfang City. They ran to the foot of the mountain, shouting, "The sect... the sect has finally come..."
These were the remnants that Su Ye had left behind.
One had to admit that the resilience and adaptability of humans were truly remarkable.
After the beasts took over Qinglinfang City, some of the surviving cultivators dug holes to hide in, while others fled to the wilderness, living in places with scarce spiritual energy, hunting and gathering to survive... Well, cultivators didn't have it that rough, but they all managed to survive nonetheless.
...
Underground Base.
Fang Xing arrived at the alchemy room and looked at the bronze tripod with two ears and three legs, a smile curving his lips.
The greatest opportunity that the Wanfa Upper Realm cultivators and the Golden Core cultivators from the outside world yearned for was right in his hands.
He performed a set of hand seals, and the bronze tripod opened with a boom. Ten 'Enhance Origin Pills' flew out.
At this moment, after being nurtured, these authentic Enhance Origin Pills had become impeccable pills, free from any pill toxins!
'Or rather, the pill toxins have been reduced to a level infinitely close to zero, and they can be naturally expelled from the body through cultivation, so they are essentially toxin-free...'
Having taken pills for so long, Fang Xing had gained quite a bit of experience in appraising spiritual pills.
He sat cross-legged and took one Enhance Origin Pill.
The Golden Core Formula immediately activated, continuously absorbing the abundant spiritual energy from the heavens and earth, refining the medicinal power within his body.
In his dantian, the Qi Refining sixth layer's spiritual power reached its peak, naturally breaking through the bottleneck between the middle and late stages of Qi Refining, advancing to the seventh layer!
"The late Qi Refining stage... There were only a few hundred cultivators at this level in Qinglinfang City back then... I'm considered a top expert now."
"After a year of bitter cultivation, advancing from the fourth layer to the seventh layer of Qi Refining, these Enhance Origin Pills have played a crucial role... Of course, the most important thing is still my talent. Breaking through cultivation realms is effortless for me!"
(End of Chapter)
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