Chapter 193: Four Years
Chapter 193: Four Years
The Five Elements' destructive aura was only a foundational spiritual object, and its effects on increasing the chances of foundation establishment and protecting the meridians were far inferior to those of the Foundation Pill.
However, this destructive aura could still be used for refining equipment or even cultivating Five Elements magic.
As a result, the Five Elements Sect's consumption of this aura was quite high.
Fang Xing waved his sleeve, and the 27 aura crystals instantly disappeared.
Lu Ying, the Green Mist True Person, saw this scene and pretended not to notice.
After all, the Five Elements Sect's defeat was due to Fang Xing's individual strength, so she had no opinion on how they handled their spoils.
The Five Elements Sect's leader was very understanding and erased the records of the aura crystals from the ledger, making it seem as if they had never existed in the first place.
"These 13 Foundation Pills, take out three and distribute them to the three Qi-refining cultivators who performed the best this time..."
Fang Xing picked up another bottle of Foundation Pills and inspected it, finding that it had a residual fire property, indicating that it was recently refined.
He immediately took the bottle and retrieved the Foundation Pill that had been stored in his treasure bag for a long time.
In the world of cultivation, even pills had an expiration date. Theoretically, the higher the quality of the pill, the longer its shelf life.
However, the Foundation Pill in Fang Xing's treasure bag, which had been upgraded from a low-quality pill, had been stored for too long, and its medicinal properties had begun to decline.
Furthermore, the pill's size had decreased, and its medicinal power had also been reduced.
If a regular Foundation Pill provided a 30% chance of establishing a foundation, then this pill would only have a 26-27% chance.
Fang Xing decided to reward this pill to someone else and replace it with a new one.
"Seal this treasure trove and take me to the Destructive Aura Cave!"
Fang Xing followed the Five Elements Sect's leader to a cave and saw the famous Five Elements' Destructive Aura Cave.
The cave was like a small lake, with five colors swirling inside, emitting a powerful destructive aura... it was dark and seemed to connect to the underworld.
"This cave is connected to the Five Elements' ancestral roots, and even the sect's founder couldn't fully explore it. Every year, it produces 4-5 Five Elements' destructive auras..."
The Five Elements Sect's leader explained.
"Too little, too little..."
Fang Xing shook his head: "If we don't care about depleting the cave's reserves and force the aura to emerge, how many auras can we get in a year?"
"Uh, I think we could get 7-8 auras, or even 9-10..."
The Five Elements Sect's leader's forehead began to sweat.
Although he didn't mind surrendering to save his life, he still felt uneasy about wasting the cave's resources.
"I'll think about it... Lu Ying!"
Fang Xing called out to Lu Ying: "I'll stay here and guard the cave. You go handle the array and rewards."
"Yes, sir!"
Lu Ying's voice was filled with joy.
In her heart, she had already decided to give at least two Foundation Pills to the Qing Xuan Sect's cultivators.
Apart from that, the new third-stage array had to be set up as soon as possible, as it was crucial for their survival.
"It seems that this Sword Child is quite interested in the Five Elements' destructive aura..."
Lu Ying thought to herself but didn't say anything, only bowing and leaving with the Five Elements Sect's leader...
...
Only Fang Xing was left in the cave.
A moment later, Fang Xing's true self searched the treasure bags and walked in.
The two of them smiled at each other and sat down face to face.
Fang Xing then began to count their spoils.
"Another pile of high-quality spirit stones... and a few magical tools... apart from the Five Elements' robe and the Purple Thunder Spear, the rest are ordinary..."
As for cultivation techniques? They were all inferior to the "Great Freedom Golden Sword Scripture". However, Fang Xing found a few secret techniques that were interesting and thought that his cultivation avatar could learn from them later.
He played with a pill in his hand, his eyes shining with excitement: "This is... a Returning Qi Pill? Although it's also a third-stage high-quality pill... its value should be even higher than that of the 'Crossing Calamity Pill'... it could sell for over a million spirit stones without any issues."
"A Innate Spirit Root only removes bottlenecks before pill formation, but after that, it's a different story."
Fang Xing had no choice but to consider his own resource issues after pill formation.
He then searched through the storage bags of the others and found that the Five Elements Old Ancestor's bag was the most wealthy.
It must be said that the ancestral ancestors of this pill-forming sect were even more adept at scavenging than the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Prime Infant faction.
Perhaps Lei Jingmeng still had a lot of personal wealth, but it should all be stored in the sect's cave mansion and not carried around.
"Hmm?"
Fang Xing rummaged through the Five Elements Old Ancestor's storage bag and suddenly his eyes lit up as he pulled out a jade box.
Upon opening it, he saw three crystals shimmering with colorful light.
At the center of the stones was a viscous evil spirit primordial liquid.
"Five Elements evil spirit? No, it seems even more concentrated than the Five Elements evil spirit in those warehouses... Is this the 'True Five Elements Evil'?"
"This 'True Five Elements Evil' can only be practiced by a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and refining it will only result in an explosive death. It's no longer suitable for Foundation Establishment, but it can be used by a Golden Core Ancestor to cultivate spells or refine magical treasures... One strand of True Five Elements Evil is enough to rival ten strands of Five Elements evil spirit!"
With such a harvest, Fang Xing quickly searched through Fire Remnant True Person's storage bag and found another 'True Five Elements Evil' crystal.
"Good, with the addition of the previous twenty-seven strands of Five Elements evil spirit... that makes sixty-seven strands..."
"Slightly squeeze this evil hole a bit more, and gathering seventy-two strands will be a piece of cake..."
Fang Xing thought of the graduate student research group from Lanxing University. They worked tirelessly and were only given a few evil spirit crystals in the end. He couldn't help but feel disgusted.
"As expected, the resources in the cultivation world are abundant... And destroying sects and exterminating doors, especially rich and powerful sects, is indeed the best way to get rich overnight."
This time, when they advanced, although Fu Hongyi only asked them to put on a show of force, Fang Xing turned it into a battle of annihilation, all for this Five Elements evil hole!
"Good... With these resources, there's no problem in gathering seventy-two evil holes within three years..."
"After gathering the evil holes, one must use the Heaven-Piercing Qi to penetrate the evil holes and condense them into Qi veins..."
"Only Golden Core cultivators can obtain the Heaven-Piercing Qi by venturing into the Nine Heavens Piercing Wind... It's even more rare and precious."
"However... as long as there are enough spirit stones, collecting twelve strands shouldn't be a problem..."
"Now that I've taken care of the Five Elements Sect, I wonder how the main battlefield is faring?"
Fang Xing looked towards the direction of the Wood Evil Sect, and his gaze turned deep.
...
Wood Evil Sect.
This sect stood tall within a massive canyon.
At this moment, the surroundings of the canyon were lush and verdant.
Countless ancient and verdant tree shadows stretched as far as the eye could see, like gigantic azure dragons surrounding the grand canyon.
And above the canyon, there was also a giant tree shadow. It stood tall, reaching towards the heavens, its branches hanging down like countless jeweled tassels, guarding the Wood Evil Sect within.
Even if there was a giant golden sword slashing from outside, hundreds of feet long, it would be of no avail.
"Haha... Fu Hongyi, it looks like you'll be returning empty-handed this time!"
A youthful laughter rang out from the high skies.
Fu Hongyi's clothes were blood-red, and his ancient sword had long been unsheathed.
Standing opposite him was a 'blood lake', and within the lake stood a red-haired youth with wise eyes. He was the Great Elder of the Blood River Palace, a cultivator at the late stage of Golden Core formation.
If it were only this person, Fu Hongyi would be confident in defeating him with his sword.
However, beyond this blood sea stood a green wooden dragon puppet. On top of the puppet's head stood an old man, the Grand Elder of the Wood Evil Sect.
This Grand Elder had somehow broken through his bottleneck and entered the late stage of Golden Core formation. Manipulating the Wood Evil Sect's town treasure, the 'Divine Wood Evil Dragon Puppet', his battle prowess surpassed that of a typical late-stage Golden Core cultivator.
Add to that the demonic aura that lurked in the surroundings, as unpredictable as the wind, yet subtly leaking a sense of threat. Even Fu Hongyi had to be cautious in dealing with it, or he might suffer severe injuries or even perish with a single mistake!
"You have two late-stage Golden Core cultivators... Plus a hidden expert from the Myriad Phenomena Sect... "
Fu Hongyi watched as the giant golden sword fell once more, but it was unable to harm that ancient wooden shadow. A flash of crimson light appeared in his eyes as he said, "That makes three late-stage Golden Core cultivators in total... Plus a quasi-fourth-rank array master... It looks like you're prepared for an all-out battle here?"
"If the Heaven-Piercing Sword Sect is willing to retreat... We can let this matter go."
The Great Elder of Blood River Palace and the Grand Elder of Wood Evil Sect exchanged a glance. "We can let Zhengguo have all the benefits, and the Heaven-Piercing Sword Sect can back off."
Even though their second palace master, a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, had been killed, the Great Elder of Blood River Palace would rather not fight a major battle against a Yuan Ying sect if he had a choice.
(End of Chapter)Even if the Wanxiang Sect ultimately wins, the five sects will likely be annihilated.
"Hehe... you underestimate the power of sword cultivators. The sword's edge is unbreakable... Brother Fu, if you're willing to yield, I can escort you out of the border. The Zheng State doesn't need you anyway."
A playful laughter echoed through the air.
Fu Hongyi flicked his sword's edge: "The Zheng State is originally a righteous domain... since you've chosen to go to war, you should at least cede five sects and ten countries!"
"That's not negotiable..."
The Wooden Execution Sect's Elder's face turned cold as water: "We're leaving!"
Although they had three late-stage Golden Core cultivators, they didn't want to risk their lives against Fu Hongyi.
After all, he knew that the Blood River Temple's Master and the Wanxiang Sect's Golden Core cultivators were only there to assist, not to truly fight for the Wooden Execution Sect. In times of danger, they would have to rely on themselves.
The three late-stage Golden Core cultivators retreated, and Fu Hongyi gazed at the massive tree's shadowy silhouette, sighing.
Even with his sword's unmatched power, he didn't dare to charge into the nearly fourth-stage array alone.
"This war's supplies only included third-stage Breaking Pulse Pearls... it's indeed difficult to break through the nearly fourth-stage array. We'll have to wait for our sect's support and bring fourth-stage Breaking Pulse Pearls."
Fu Hongyi looked at his sect's sword formation and ordered a retreat.
Just then, a sword cry echoed through the sky, and a flying sword descended like a carrier pigeon.
Fu Hongyi used a spell to catch the flying sword, and a voice transmitted from within.
This was the Heavenly Sword Sect's secret transmission method - the Flying Sword Message!
He listened for a few moments, and his face showed a mix of relief and helplessness: "My junior brother's side is normal... but I didn't expect that Master Fang would give me such a big surprise. Compared to him, I'm the one who's incompetent..."
...
Wooden Execution Sect.
Inside the valley.
The Wooden Execution Sect's Elder controlled the divine wooden execution dragon to descend, bowing to the Blood River Temple's Master: "Thank you, fellow cultivator, for your assistance..."
"It's all for the sake of the upper sect..."
The red-haired youth waved his hand, seemingly nonchalant.
At this time, another Nascent Soul cultivator approached.
He was an old man with white hair, dressed in tattered robes.
The Wooden Execution Sect's Elder was extremely polite: "Master Long has arrived? Our sect's disciples are at your service. If there's anything dissatisfying, please let us know..."
Even the Blood River Temple's Master, standing beside him, smiled and addressed him as a fellow cultivator.
This 'Master Long' came from the Wanxiang Sect and was said to have originally had average spiritual roots, even being demoted to a servant and almost becoming a sacrifice for a demonic cultivation ritual.
However, he coincidentally displayed unparalleled talent in array formations, catching the sect leader's attention and being cultivated.
During his Qi Refining stage, he could already set up second-stage arrays, and after building his foundation, he reached the level of a third-stage array master!
The Wanxiang Sect spared no effort in helping him form a Golden Core, gifting him Golden Core Dan and several Golden Core spiritual objects.
Unfortunately, this array master only had talent in array formations, and his spiritual roots were truly lacking. He wasted many precious resources to barely form a Nascent Soul, almost failing.
However, after his cultivation stagnated, he became even more meticulous in his array formations, advancing to become a nearly fourth-stage array master.
This time, he was sent by the Wanxiang Sect to upgrade the Wooden Execution Sect's array.
In the cultivation world, the hundred arts had a hierarchy of disdain.
Arrays, Dan, artifacts, and talismans were ranked in order... a third-stage talisman master was at most equivalent to a Nascent Soul cultivator, while artifact craftsmen were limited.
However, a third-stage Dan master was already viewed as a respected Golden Core cultivator, and a third-stage array master was even more so. A nearly fourth-stage array master?
Their status was enough to make even late-stage Golden Core cultivators welcome them with smiles.
"Hmm, I'll go inspect a few array nodes. You don't need to follow me..."
Master Long walked with his hands behind his back, beginning to examine the valley's spiritual energy nodes.
Suddenly, a gentle breeze blew by, and a lithe figure appeared beside him.
"The sect leader has ordered us to delay the Heavenly Sword Sect for four years!"
The female voice from earlier spoke again.
"Four years..."
Master Long's eyebrows
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