Chapter 243: Crystal Milkstone
Chapter 243: Crystal Milkstone
Bang!
The figure, incredibly, withstood countless rays of light, breaking through the encirclement and pursuit. With a step, he vanished into the horizon.
"What a powerful Body Refiner!"
Song Ningjing had no intention of giving chase, still feeling a lingering fear.
"This person... might have a grudge against us, or perhaps it was just a chance encounter, and he acted on impulse..."
Fang Xing retracted the rays of light, his face grave. "This trip to the Lustrous Blessing Land is ten times more dangerous than before! We should make haste and head straight to that grotto... This time, I'll personally pilot the flying chariot. Please guide us, Fellow Daoist Song."
Each of these Core Formation Cultivators was as cunning as a ghost.
Even Song Ningjing was like this, and the so-called 'Ten Thousand Year Crystal Milkstone Grotto' was only vaguely located near Ten Thousand Burial Mountain.
Once they arrived at the location, they would still need her to guide them.
After revealing his Late Core Formation realm, Fang Xing alone could suppress these four female Core Formation Cultivators. He gave an order without hesitation and piloted the flying chariot forward.
Whoosh!
The four women felt the fierce gale blowing in their faces, so sharp that even the protective barrier of the spirit vehicle seemed to be torn apart, and the scenery on both sides retreated rapidly.
"Is this the might of a Late Core Formation Cultivator?"
Meng Xinyu's face was filled with envy and admiration...
Meng Xingtong, however, felt that something was amiss. This speed of escape was something that even ordinary Late Core Formation Grand Cultivators might not possess.
...
Ten Thousand Burial Mountain.
The mountain stood tall, exuding a chillingly gloomy aura. Countless nameless ancient tombs were scattered throughout, and occasionally, one could see white bones emitting a greenish phosphorescent flame.
"What a perfect Yin-filled vein, truly a supreme spirit land that ghost cultivators yearn for."
Standing on the flying chariot, Fang Xing looked at the distant mountain range and chuckled lightly.
"Within this mountain range, many shadow soul demons roam, and it's said that there are powerful ghostly creatures stronger than Perfect Golden Core Cultivators. Fortunately, they usually remain dormant, as long as we don't trespass into their territories or disturb their tombs, they won't take action..."
Meng Xinyu's face paled slightly as she explained.
The speed at which this Wind Ascendant controlled the flying chariot was truly terrifying, making it difficult for the four women to adapt.
"Fellow Daoist Song."
Fang Xing turned to Song Ningjing.
"Please, Fellow Daoist."
Song Ningjing made a gesture with her hands, and a strange talisman flew out.
"Quickly!"
She chanted, and the Autumn Water Sword lightly tapped the talisman.
The talisman transformed into a ball of light and flew towards a specific location in Ten Thousand Burial Mountain.
"This Ten Thousand Year Crystal Milkstone Grotto is recorded in a secret manual of my sect. A thousand years ago, when the Lustrous Blessing Land opened, a senior member of my sect accidentally stumbled upon it but couldn't overcome the Crystal Essence Divine Light Barrier and had to return empty-handed, eventually dying of despair..."
"After much difficulty, my sect found a secret technique called 'Mirror Light Technique', which happened to counter the 'Crystal Essence Divine Light Barrier'. But five hundred years ago, my sect was weak, and we couldn't even obtain an entry quota..."
Song Ningjing signaled Fang Xing to follow the guiding talisman while introducing to everyone, "When I condensed my sword pill, I happened to encounter this rare opportunity of the Lustrous Blessing Land opening, so I wanted to take a look..."
"Since this object was left by Fellow Daoist Song's sect, I won't take it." Butterfly Buds Lady smiled and spoke.
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They could tell that Fang Xing valued this object highly, and their response was a natural one.
"It's here!"
Song Ningjing saw the guiding talisman's light ball constantly flashing at the edge of Ten Thousand Burial Mountain's core, her face filled with anxiety.
Fortunately, the guiding talisman's light ball only flashed a few times at the edge of the core before sinking into the ground.
"Go!"
Fang Xing made a hand gesture, and a layer of earth-yellow light enveloped the entire flying chariot, causing it to sink into the ground as if it were sinking into water, instantly disappearing...
"Fellow Daoist Feng, what a skilled Earth Penetration Technique!"
Butterfly Buds Lady's eyes lit up, her gaze towards Fang Xing as if she were about to jump out of the water.
Although the Earth Penetration Technique was just an ordinary escape technique, it was by no means something that could be mastered overnight.
"It's nothing special, just practice makes perfect..."
Fang Xing replied calmly.
In fact, for techniques like the Earth Penetration Technique, he had only learned them briefly.
However, with Nascent Soul power supporting him, he immediately achieved remarkable results, a prime example of brute force overcoming skill.
After penetrating a hundred zhang into the ground, the flying chariot lit up, revealing a huge crystal milkstone grotto.
On the ground, strange stone pillars stood like solidified flowing lava, and the top of the cave was adorned with hanging stalactites.
Some even emitted colorful glows, creating a fantastical and surreal landscape.
"It's hard to believe that Fellow Daoist Song's sect senior could find such a secret place."
Butterfly Buds Lady looked at a nearby inconspicuous stalactite, her eyes brightening. She made a hand gesture and channeled a pink spiritual light into the stalactite. Soon, she extracted a few drops of milk-white, sweet liquid.
"Thousand-Year Milkstone?" Meng Xinyu was slightly dazed. "This Lustrous Land is indeed filled with heavenly treasures... Even these peripheral by-products, like the Thousand-Year Milkstone, are worth a fortune in spirit stones, right?"
This 'Thousand-Year Milkstone' was an excellent recovery item for Core Formation Cultivators, and it didn't have a trace of pill toxins.
Before the Meng Jia Sisters entered the blessed land, they had prepared half a bottle by all means.
Then, they saw the countless stone pillars, nearly a thousand of them, in this place.
Even Meng Xingtong started considering the possibility of staying here for a few days as miners.
They had no interest in the Ten Thousand Year Milkstone, but if Wind Ascendant didn't want these Thousand-Year Milkstones, they were still quite appealing to them.
"This place is extremely well-hidden. My senior from the sect entered here by accident while trying to capture a Zhen Water Worm with a trace of its bloodline, a beast capable of earth penetration."
Song Ningjing arrived at the center of the underground cavern and saw a sky-blue stalactite.
It emitted colorful radiance, thick and large, standing in the middle of the cavern like a majestic king.
Around this sky-blue stalactite was a semi-transparent restriction.
It resembled a thick layer of solid ice, two to three meters high, sealing the surroundings tightly, not a breath of wind could pass through.
"It's indeed a Crystal Essence Divine Light Barrier... It can condense divine light into a crystal-like state. Even a Primordial Soul old monster would likely struggle to break through it for a long time..."
Meng Xingtong gazed at the restriction and murmured.
"Have you tried flying and diving?" Butterfly Buds Lady murmured, then smiled bitterly, "An ancient cultivator's restriction wouldn't have such a flaw... If it were this simple, the Ten Thousand Year Milkstone would have been taken long ago."
"Let me handle this, Song."
Fang Xing decided to go with a technical approach first. If the breaking speed was too slow, he would switch to a brute force method.
"Please protect me, fellow cultivators."
Song Ningjing sat cross-legged, with the Autumn Water Sword across her knees. She formed hand seals and chanted strange incantations.
In front of her, a mirror image appeared.
The mirror was hazy, but a beam of light shone from it, falling onto the Crystal Essence Divine Light Barrier.
The Crystal Essence Divine Light, which could withstand most attacks in the cultivation world, was gradually pushed back by this mirror light, and the restriction's body was illuminated like a crystal.
The countless divine light crystals melted like snow in the sun, at a slow but steady pace...
Fang Xing's divine sense swept over, silently estimating: 'This breaking speed is even faster than my brute force method... Indeed, specialization has its advantages, or should I say... As expected of the cultivation world, with countless extraordinary skills and arts, and each has its unique strengths and weaknesses?'
'Hmm?'
His divine sense suddenly turned towards another direction, and his eyebrows furrowed slightly. "It seems like a cultivator is approaching..."
"What?"
Upon hearing this, the Meng Family Sisters immediately summoned a layer of starmesh, shielding the five of them within. Butterfly Buds Lady's face was filled with a smile, but she also held a giant axe in her hand.
The lady's mystic artifact seemed a bit disproportionate to her body. Fang Xing was surprised when he first saw it.
Just as the three women summoned their mystic artifacts, a yellow-skinned rat with a mischievous look suddenly dug through the soil and emerged from the other end of the cavern.
"Haha, it's worth it that we broke the bank before coming to the blessed land. We've upgraded our little brother's Treasure-seeking Rat to the third rank... As expected, it found a big treasure as soon as we arrived."
Accompanied by rough laughter, three figures emerged from the cave one after another. Seeing Fang Xing and the others, they were also startled.
"Demon Dao Cultivators!"
The Meng Family Sisters looked at the marks on the three cultivators and turned pale.
These three Core Formation Cultivators were all at the middle stage of Core Formation. They wore colorful robes with the Five Toxins mark, clearly from the Ten Thousand Toad Stronghold, a major Demon Dao sect!
The Ten Thousand Toad Stronghold was renowned for its use of toxins and control over various venomous insects and toads. Even within the Demon Dao, their reputation was formidable.
"Oh? There are four little girls too!"
The lead cultivator swept his divine sense and saw Song Ningjing, a pleased look appeared on his face. "You've also sent a restriction breaker. Haha... Kill the man and capture the women alive."
"Cough, cough!"
Fang Xing coughed, "Although Demon Dao Cultivators often lose their minds and go insane... I, however, am a Late Core Formation Cultivator."
"So what if you're at the Late Core Formation stage?" The leader spoke sternly, "Elder Brother, Elder Sister!"
The two elders immediately placed their arms on the leader's shoulders, causing his power to surge, and in an instant, he broke through to the Late Core Formation stage.
"It's the Hua Family Three Fiends of the Ten Thousand Toad Stronghold!"
Butterfly Buds Lady seemed to realize something, "These three working together have a record of killing Late Core Formation Cultivators..."
"You've only recognized me now, it's too late..." The leader of the Hua Family laughed sinisterly, "But the young lady is quite a beauty."
The leader of the Hua Family had a sinister smile on his face. With a wave of his hand, a black cauldron appeared, covered in cloud patterns, clearly an extraordinary mystic artifact.
At that moment, the treasure-seeking rat also let out a strange cry, and a thick, yellow Earth Spike condensed, scattering like a rain of flowers.
"So that's how it is. Fellow Daoist Song, you don't need to intervene. I'll take care of everything."
Fang Xing waved his hand, and a light screen appeared.
Whether it was the giant cauldron or the Earth Spikes, they were all blocked outside the light screen.
He turned around and flicked his finger.
A Sword Aura appeared, slicing a strange two-tailed centipede in half.
This centipede had already reached behind the group and was about to attack, but now it could only fall to the ground, its breath extinguished.
"So it was a Mystic Artifact, a spirit pet... all just distractions to draw attention. Your true trump card... should be this Three-Rank High-grade Venomous Insect, right?"
"It seems the initial arrogance was intentional... This acting is a bit too forced, you need more practice."
He crossed his arms behind his back and smiled.
"Big Brother, that was a tricky one..." The second eldest of the Hua family immediately called the treasure-seeking rat back and ordered it to expand its demonic body, blocking the three brothers in front of them. His face was filled with extreme solemnity.
The three brothers, relying on their combined strike technique, could at most fight against Late Core Formation Stage Cultivators without defeat.
Their true trump card was this 'Two-Tailed Gold Swallower Centipede', a Venomous Insect that was their ultimate weapon, and it had even killed a Late Core Formation Stage Cultivator.
This Venomous Insect was most skilled in hiding its tracks, and even Late Core Formation Stage Cultivators' Spirit Perception would have difficulty discovering it. It was even more adept at biting through various Body Protection Shields.
Its venom was extremely potent, and even a Third-Rank Body Refinement Cultivator would find it hard to block.
But who would have thought that this ultimate weapon would be slashed by someone's sword!
"Of course I know it's tricky, no, it's not just tricky, it's tricky to the brain..."
"Even our 'Venom God Son' might not be able to kill the Two-Tailed Gold Swallower Centipede in one strike."
The eldest of the Hua family had a cold sweat on his forehead. Suddenly, he laughed with a bold and lofty voice, "Since this place has already been occupied, we won't take what belongs to others. Let's go!"
He waved his hand and was about to leave.
But the next moment, a sword light slashed through.
This sword light was unbelievably fast, and the treasure-seeking rat's Third-Rank demonic body couldn't block it at all. A large hole was directly torn open.
After the hole, the eldest of the Hua family's Body Protection Shield instantly shattered, revealing a drop of blood on his forehead.
"Big Brother!"
The second and third eldest of the Hua family cried out, their faces filled with determination to fight to the death. However, their bodies were honest, and they retreated, even abandoning their spirit pets.
"Can you escape?"
Fang Xing sighed, took a step forward, and moved like shrinking the ground, passing by the treasure-seeking rat and entering the cave.
After a few breaths, he held the second eldest of the Hua family in his hand and slowly walked back to the underground cavern.
Seeing this, Meng Jia Sisters and Butterfly Buds couldn't help but be stunned.
Were these really the Hua family's Three Fiends? How did they feel even weaker than three Foundation Establishment Cultivators?
"You... are you really Wind Ascendant?"
Butterfly Buds' face was filled with disbelief.
"Am I not, shouldn't you know me the best?"
Fang Xing smiled wryly and explained, "To be honest... the Golden Core I condensed was an Immortal Golden Core!"
With these words, the Meng Jia Sisters immediately believed him.
To casually defeat three Late Core Formation Stage Cultivators, only a powerful Late Golden Core Cultivator could do it!
"This second eldest of the Hua family?"
Meng Xinyu looked at Fang Xing and suddenly thought of something.
"Not bad, this Third-Rank treasure-seeking rat is quite rare. In a Lustrous Blessing Land, it's still quite useful."
Fang Xing placed his hand on the second eldest of the Hua family's forehead and began soul-searching.
When it came to controlling spirit pets, there were two methods. One was to refine a 'Beast Pet Talisman', and as long as the talisman was in hand, one could torment the spirit pet and make it submit.
This method was more convenient; as long as the talisman was obtained, control could be transferred.
The second method, signing a Blood Pact, was more troublesome. Often, when a cultivator died, the spirit pet would also die with them, leaving no room for negotiation!
After soul-searching, Fang Xing discovered that the second eldest of the Hua family used the first method of the Beast Pet Talisman. He immediately struck him with a palm, killing him, and then took his storage pouch, obtaining a yellow token.
Within the token, there was also a lifelike yellow-furred rat shadow.
"Alright, I know you're not dead. Now that I have your Beast Charm, you must listen to my commands, understand?"
He moved his spiritual power, immediately refining the treasure-seeking rat's Beast Charm, and ordered the lying rat.
The treasure-seeking rat immediately flipped over and crawled up, disregarding the bleeding wound on its body. It repeatedly raised its claws, as if in a gesture of prayer, and its small eyes were filled with a flattering look.
"Sister, this treasure-seeking rat has no backbone at all..."
Meng Xinyu felt a bit sour. This was a Third-Rank demon; if it became a clan-guarding spirit beast, it could suppress a Core Formation family for hundreds of years.
"Beast pets manipulated by Beast Charms are easier to control repeatedly..."
Meng Xingtong nodded, and then looked at the flattering treasure-seeking rat, feeling speechless: "But within this Lustrous Blessing Land, it's indeed a great help."
(End of Chapter)
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