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Chapter 149: Celestial Sword Sect
Chapter 149: Celestial Sword Sect
In the Northern Li Immortal City, within a second-tier cave abode, Fang Xing's cultivator clone sat cross-legged, silently practicing the Refining Gold Technique to refine the medicinal properties of an exquisite pill within his body.
This pill, known as the Golden Core Pill, was purchased from the Dan Yao Pavilion in the Northern Li Immortal City. It was one of the most suitable pills for a Gold Spirit Root cultivator in the early stages of the Foundation Establishment to improve their cultivation.
More importantly, after nurturing it with the Myriad Transformation Cauldron, the pill's toxicity had been reduced to almost negligible levels. If released onto the market, its value would skyrocket tenfold!
With the help of the Golden Core Pill, Fang Xing felt that the spiritual power in his dantian was increasing at a terrifying rate.
In the cave abode, spiritual energy converged, forming a subtle vortex.
Half a shichen (a unit of time) passed by unnoticed.
Then, within his body, at the center of the spiritual power vortex, another round 'golden pellet' appeared.
This pellet of liquid spiritual power was lustrous and smooth, like a pale golden sarira, giving off a semi-solid feel as it rapidly merged with the other liquid spiritual power.
"My spiritual power limit has increased again. Now I have thirteen droplets of liquid spiritual power..."
Fang Xing opened his eyes, his thoughts turning inward.
"According to the Refining Gold Technique, as long as I have twenty droplets of liquid spiritual power, I will have reached the peak of the early Foundation Establishment stage and can attempt to break through to the middle Foundation Establishment stage..."
"At this rate, within two years, I should be able to attain the peak of the early Foundation Establishment stage... As for any bottlenecks? I possess a Heaven Spirit Root, so I shouldn't have any... which is equivalent to breaking through to the middle Foundation Establishment stage?"
"For the peak of the middle Foundation Establishment stage, the liquid spiritual power should be around forty to fifty droplets."
"For the late Foundation Establishment stage, it should be around eighty to a hundred droplets."
"For the perfection Foundation Establishment stage, depending on the cultivator's physical constitution, it should be between one hundred and ten to one hundred and twenty droplets..."
"With this cultivation speed, if I cultivate diligently for three to four decades, I should be able to reach the perfection Foundation Establishment stage... Then, in sixty years, when I'm around sixty years old, I can attempt the Golden Core stage..."
A sixty-year-old Golden Core stage cultivator!
In the cultivation world, that would be considered an absolute genius.
However, for Fang Xing, it felt a bit slow.
He had been cultivating for less than a decade, and his main body already possessed combat strength comparable to a Golden Core stage cultivator.
In a few more years, he would undoubtedly be able to condense a Martial Arts Golden Core.
"Indeed, cultivation is comprehensive, but it's too slow... In martial arts, each step brings a tremendous improvement, and progress can be frighteningly fast. However, one wrong step can also lead to one's body bursting apart..."
"According to my concept, to create a path of immortal martial arts, the progress of cultivation cannot lag too far behind martial arts..."
Fang Xing pondered silently, "To speed up my cultivation, the first thing I can do is to get a top-tier sword cultivation technique!"
While the Refining Gold Technique was a Golden Core stage technique, it was rather ordinary in all aspects, and the speed of cultivation was not particularly fast.
Some top-tier techniques could refine spiritual power at an astonishing rate.
"Second, I should seek a cave abode with a richer spiritual energy source, such as a third-tier spirit vein... That would greatly reduce the time required to absorb spiritual energy."
"Third, I should use higher-grade pills... As long as I'm not afraid of wasting them, the crazy improvement in cultivation speed brought about by pill consumption would also be astonishing."
...
After some contemplation, Fang Xing left the cave abode.
Dressed in a silver robe and possessing the cultivation base of the Foundation Establishment stage, he was considered mid-level in the Northern Li Immortal City.
Blending into the crowd, he didn't stand out too much.
After walking through several streets, he arrived in front of a pavilion.
"Eight Winds Pavilion?"
Fang Xing looked up at the signboard and nodded inwardly.
This Eight Winds Pavilion was an intelligence organization, rumored to have branches spread across several nearby countries, even in chaotic places like the Five Sects and Ten Countries. They mainly dealt in various kinds of intelligence trading.
When he arrived at this pavilion, he had naturally changed his appearance, and even his nano-ancient outfit had automatically changed color.
"Welcome, esteemed guest. Please come in!"
The receptionist was a Qi Refining stage cultivator. Sensing the Foundation Establishment stage aura emanating from Fang Xing, he immediately realized that a big business opportunity had arrived, yet he remained calm and invited Fang Xing into a private room.
Once the door was closed, a layer of restrictions appeared, isolating the inside from the outside.
Fang Xing glanced at the exquisite tea and snacks on the table and nodded slightly, but he didn't touch them.
Soon, a charming and smiling woman entered the room and gracefully bowed, "I am Wen Yu. It's an honor to meet you, Senior. May I ask what kind of information you are interested in purchasing?"
"Information about the Celestial Sword Sect," Fang Xing said coldly, causing Wen Yu's expression to change slightly.
"What? Don't you do business with the Celestial Sword Sect?"
"The esteemed guest jests. As long as it's information, Eight Winds Pavilion trades in it... May I ask if you are interested in information about a specific individual from the Celestial Sword Sect or general information about the entire sect? These pieces of information are graded differently and have varying prices..."
Wen Yu regained her gentle expression and handed over a jade slip.
Fang Xing swept it with his spiritual sense and said expressionlessly, "Give me a set of comprehensive information, Grade A..."
Hearing this, Wen Yu's heart relaxed.
Fang Xing's actions didn't seem like he was here for revenge. Instead, it seemed like a stranger was observing the king of the territory.
In simpler terms... no trouble! It wouldn't involve the Eight Winds Pavilion, which was the type of customer they liked the most.
"Please wait a moment, Senior."
She bowed and left the room. Before long, she returned with a tray in her hands.
On the tray were several blue jade slips, "The general information about the Celestial Sword Sect is here... If the esteemed guest needs detailed information about a specific individual, additional spirit stones will be required..."
Fang Xing nodded, and with a wave of his hand, a pile of spirit stones appeared on the table.
Upon witnessing this, Wen Yu's face lit up with delight. She quickly performed a series of intricate hand seals, imprinting a magical seal into the blue jade slip: "Please, esteemed guest, have a look..."
This was the unique security measure of the Eight Winds Pavilion. Should a customer attempt to steal information without paying, they would ultimately gain nothing and might even end up with false intelligence.
Fang Xing picked up one of the jade slips, infusing it with his spiritual sense, and began examining the dense text and illustrations within.
"The Celestial Sword Sect, located in Qi Country's 'Group Sword Peak', with a mountain gate that is a fourth-tier spirit vein..."
"The sect has a long history, dating back to the opening of the Wild Desolation Lands... It is said to be a branch of a major sword cultivation sect from the Outer Realms. The founding ancestor called himself 'Free Master', suspected to be in the late Nascent Soul stage, and has long since passed away..."
"Being a sword cultivation sect, they favor dueling with their swords, sharpening their blades with the blood of their enemies... They believe in breaking through at the brink of life and death, resulting in a high disciple mortality rate. The entire sect has no more than two thousand disciples..."
"However, surrounding these two thousand true sect disciples are tens of thousands of cultivators who provide support in various arts of cultivation, including pills, arrays, talismans, artifacts, wine, and tea..."
"Beyond these tens of thousands of cultivators, there are even more mortals... At the foot of Group Sword Peak, they have built a 'Celestial Sword City'!"
"Currently, the leader of the Celestial Sword Sect is 'Broken Sword True Man' Kong Fengge, a True Golden Core cultivator at the Late Core Formation stage..."
"The Grand Elder of the Celestial Sword Sect is 'Celestial Sword True Lord' Chu Kuangtu, who has just turned six hundred years old..."
"The Celestial Sword Sect has numerous affiliated sects and familial clans, with a total of thirteen branches at the Core Formation stage and above..."
Fang Xing remained calm and collected as he picked up the second blue jade slip.
The first slip provided an overview of the Celestial Sword Sect as a whole, while this one delved into specific details.
For instance, he learned that the Broken Sword True Man was also a direct disciple of the sect, but he had suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of a demonic cultivator in a sword duel, causing his sword heart to be tainted...
As for the 'Celestial Sword True Lord', he was a heaven-defying genius with a Heaven Spirit Root and a 'Heaven-born Sword Bone'. His talent in the sword path was astonishing, having reached the Foundation Establishment at the age of twenty and the Golden Core stage at one hundred. His subsequent cultivation journey was even smoother, as he condensed his Nascent Soul at three hundred years of age, earning the title of True Lord!
Now, his cultivation was unfathomably deep, and he was quietly acknowledged as the foremost cultivator among the righteous sects.
'Only six hundred years old and hasn't suffered any serious injuries...'
Due to his own spirit root aptitude, Fang Xing was always cautious around such Nascent Soul experts.
'Possessing another's body doesn't extend one's lifespan, it's only a desperate choice when one's body is severely damaged... A Nascent Soul has a lifespan of a thousand years, and this Nascent Soul expert still has four to five hundred years left. Since he hasn't suffered any serious injuries, I shouldn't have any problems if I join the Celestial Sword Sect...'
'Moreover, I plan to join the sect as a Foundation Establishment cultivator, so they won't inspect my aptitude...'
'However, I might not be able to get into the core of the sect, but as long as I obtain a superior cultivation technique or gain access to a higher-tier spirit vein for cultivation, it should be enough...'
Initially, Fang Xing had intended to join a Core Formation sect.
But within Qi Country, the Celestial Sword Sect stood alone at the top, and the other sects had various connections to it, making them not much different in reality.
After learning about the Celestial Sword True Lord, Fang Xing felt that the risks were manageable, so he immediately changed his plans.
...
Celestial Sword City.
This city was located at the foot of Group Sword Peak, and through the power of arrays, it drew a portion of the spirit vein's energy, creating an effect akin to a third-tier spirit vein.
If not for the fact that most of the cultivators coming and going were affiliates of the Celestial Sword Sect, it might have become the top immortal city in Qi Country.
In the sky, a flash of white light appeared.
Fang Xing descended gracefully, sheathing his Snowstorm Sword as he compared this Celestial Sword City to the Northern Li Immortal City.
"The Celestial Sword City has no walls!"
"Truly confident..."
As he entered the city, his ears were assaulted by the piercing sound of clashing swords.
It was coming from the top ten dueling platforms.
Many Qi Refining cultivators had been sharpening their swords for years, hoping to make a name for themselves on these platforms and eventually join the Celestial Sword Sect.
While the Celestial Sword Sect had fewer disciples, they valued quality over quantity, and each one was an elite!
Having gathered information beforehand at the Eight Winds Pavilion, Fang Xing made his way to a particular building.
"Celestial Sword Outer Hall..."
"Outer Hall of the Celestial Sword Sect. Outsiders who wish to join the sect, unless they are sword cultivators, will be placed in the Outer Hall..."
"Even sword cultivators must undergo a test on the dueling platforms... I sense a blatant discrimination from sword cultivators towards other cultivators..."
Fang Xing muttered to himself as he entered the Celestial Sword Outer Hall.
"Esteemed senior..."
A Qi Refining disciple approached Fang Xing with a respectful expression, devoid of the usual arrogance often displayed by sect disciples. "May I ask what brings you to our Celestial Sword Outer Hall?"
"I am Fang Xing, a wandering cultivator. By luck, I managed to achieve the Foundation Establishment stage, and I wish to join the Celestial Sword Sect."
Fang Xing stated his intentions candidly.
"I see. Please follow me, Senior Fang, and I will take you to meet Executor Xue."
The Qi Refining disciple was unfazed.
It was common for wandering cultivators to want to join the Celestial Sword Sect, and most Qi Refining cultivators were rejected unless they possessed a unique skill.
However, Foundation Establishment cultivators were generally accepted since achieving that stage required exceptional talent and hard work.
Compared to the attention given by Core Formation sects, the Celestial Sword Sect did not place much emphasis on Foundation Establishment cultivators.
(End of Chapter)
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