Chapter 246: The Child Surrenders
Chapter 246: The Child Surrenders
In the central area of the Lustrous Blessing Land.
A flash of yellow light on the ground, and a giant yellow-furred rat pounced out, a huge spirit ginseng in its mouth.
"This is... ‘Spirit Essence Ginseng’? By the looks of its age, it must have been growing for a thousand years, right?"
Meng Xinyu took the ‘Spirit Essence Ginseng,’ fondly handling it. She then looked at the treasure-seeking rat, which had shrunk to the size of a palm and was being petted by Fang Xing, and she couldn't help but be a bit dazed.
‘Spirit Essence Ginseng’ is a key ingredient in many Core Formation stage elixirs that enhance one's magical power. With a thousand-year-old age, even a Nascent Soul True Monarch would likely take it if they saw it.
But in the Lustrous Blessing Land, with the help of the treasure-seeking rat, they found similar items almost every few miles.
It was as if they had entered an easy mode.
This was not only due to the abundant resources in the Lustrous Blessing Land but also thanks to the treasure-seeking rat's natural talent for finding treasures.
"Oh? You say there's a ‘Ginseng Chamber’ not far from here, filled with countless ‘Spirit Essence Ginseng’? Many of them are over five hundred years old?"
"Only there's a cultivator with far superior cultivation, so you dare not get too close? You can only grab one and run?"
Fang Xing communicated with the treasure-seeking rat through the Beast Charm and immediately made a decision: "Then let's take a slight detour and check it out."
None of the four Core Formation female cultivators objected. After all, they knew that this trip to the Lustrous Blessing Land had been so smooth and fruitful entirely thanks to this Late Core Formation ‘Wind Ascendant’!
To be honest, the Meng sisters had long suspected the true identity of Wind Ascendant.
If this place weren't the Lustrous Blessing Land, they might have guessed it was a Nascent Soul True Monarch playing a prank on them!
But seeing through without saying, cultivators are generally very smart.
Song Ningjing and Butterfly Buds Lady still called him ‘Wind Fellow Daoist,’ a sign of their intelligence.
Fang Xing's mind flickered, and the flying chariot turned. He ordered the treasure-seeking rat to lead the way to the ‘Ginseng Chamber.’
‘Five-hundred-year-old Spirit Essence Ginseng is the main ingredient for refining the ‘Spirit Mushroom Pill’... If the age is high enough, it could provide some assistance for mid-stage and even late-stage Core Formation cultivation... Might as well take them all.’
Fang Xing's eyes narrowed slightly. They had flown less than five hundred miles when a beam of light rushed towards them aggressively.
"That rat stole a thousand-year-old ginseng king!"
A surprised voice came from the beam of light, followed by a sharp clawed mystical artifact slamming down, trying to catch the treasure-seeking rat.
"Zhi zhi!"
The treasure-seeking rat, being a third-rank great demon, rapidly expanded its body. Countless yellow hairs stood on end, transforming into earth spikes that rained down like a storm, clanging against the sharp clawed mystical artifact.
Amidst the surging demonic aura, an earth yellow claw was faintly visible.
This was the treasure-seeking rat's refined and fallen claw, a special one-time treasure.
Whoosh!
The earth yellow claw shot like an arrow, instantly piercing through the beam of light, followed by a muffled groan: "Damn... I am Qiao Wanglong of the Qiao Family. Do you dare to oppose the Qiao Family? Just wait and see..."
"Qiao Wanglong?"
Meng Xingtong exclaimed, "This person is the Qiao Family Patriarch's favorite nephew, who condensed a high-quality true core before the age of a hundred. He has the potential to reach late-stage Core Formation in the future..."
"If he's here, the other Qiao Family members are likely nearby, including the Heartless Child..."
Meng Xinyu was somewhat anxious, "The Qiao Family, relying on their kinship with the Meng Family, has secretly swallowed our family's assets. With this strong support, they will surely cause trouble..."
She stopped speaking and looked at Fang Xing.
Now, with this Late Core Formation great cultivator, the Meng Family would definitely not be the ones to suffer.
"This time entering the Lustrous Blessing Land, you sisters have been diligent and hardworking. How about I help you by killing all the Qiao Family members, and then we part ways here?"
Fang Xing said with a faint smile.
He was going to explore the Divine Infant Cliff, a place where only late-stage Core Formation cultivators with true cores dared to venture.
Bringing four First Stage Core Formation cultivators as a burden would indeed be a hindrance.
It was a good time to part ways here, allowing the four women to go to the Northern Region to seek what they desired.
"As you wish, Fellow Daoist."
Meng Xingtong, though somewhat reluctant to let go of this powerful ally, felt relieved when she heard Fang Xing had no other demands. Butterfly Buds Lady's expression showed a hint of disappointment.
"I..."
Butterfly Buds Lady bit her lip, about to suggest that she continue to follow Fang Xing.
She had realized that this ‘Wind Ascendant’ was unfathomable and might be her greatest opportunity this time.
Fang Xing didn't speak. He looked towards the sky and saw several beams of light rapidly approaching.
The leader was a child-like figure, whose aura had reached late-stage Core Formation. His escape technique was exquisite, and it was none other than the ‘Heartless Child’!
"Hehe... What a small world, isn't it?"
The Heartless Child's Divine Sense firmly locked onto Fang Xing and the others, a mocking smile on his face.
Soon, the Qiao Family Patriarch, accompanied by Qiao Wanglong and two other Core Formation cultivators, also arrived behind the Heartless Child.
Seeing the two Meng sisters, he had a thought and immediately shouted, "Wretched woman, how dare you harm my Qiao Family members!"
Upon hearing this, the Meng sisters' faces changed, realizing that the Qiao Family had finally dropped their pretense and revealed their true intentions to swallow the Meng Family.
In fact, if it weren't for their cultivation of special techniques that aided Core Formation, allowing both to condense true cores, the Qiao Family might have already made their move.
"Rubbish, you dare to harm my spirit pet, I will kill your entire family... No, spit."
"Fang Xing spat, feeling that this statement had a sense of deja vu from old novels. This was not a good sign, so he quickly changed his words:
'Heavenly treasures belong to those with virtue. My spirit pet obtained a treasure, yet you still pursue and even take your anger out on us... This is truly a disgrace to the righteous path. Today, I shall act on behalf of the heavens!'
Fang Xing waved his hand, and five sword shadows appeared, carrying the power of his sword intent and heavenly heart, instantly exploding.
The dazzling sword light instantly struck the four major cultivators of the Qiao family.
Whether it was the mid-stage Core Formation Qiao Family Patriarch or the early-stage Core Formation Qiao Wanglong, the defensive mystic artifacts on their bodies were instantly pierced, leaving a small hole. A point of crimson appeared between their eyebrows, and they fell to the ground as corpses.
Only the Heartless Child let out a strange cry, his body exploding. In his original spot, a doll-like body, riddled with holes, remained. His figure then appeared hundreds of zhang away, looking back at Fang Xing with lingering fear: 'You... you're definitely not Wind Ascendant! How could Wind Ascendant possibly be a late-stage Golden Core sword cultivator?'
The power Fang Xing had just displayed was that of a late-stage Golden Core sword cultivator!
Late-stage Golden Core cultivators could already suppress ordinary Core Formation cultivators. If they were also renowned for their deadly sword skills, their killing power would be even more astonishing.
In other words, if Fang Xing had the intention, even Fu Hongyi's position as 'Blood Sword Master' would be unstable, and the Five Sons of the Righteous Path would have to be replaced!
Even the position of 'Righteous Vitality' might be in jeopardy!
This was the might of a late-stage Golden Core sword cultivator!
'It's reasonable for me to secretly delve into the Sword Dao, isn't it?'
Fang Xing and his sword became one, transforming into a sword light. His speed surged, and in an instant, he caught up to the Heartless Child, who was using a strange escape technique.
'Senior, spare my life! I'm willing to offer...'
The Heartless Child continued to cry out as he repeatedly used defense talismans and mystic artifacts.
A layer of shadow light curtain transformed into a shield, blocking his entire body's vital points.
But Fang Xing gently flicked his sleeve, and the sword lights fell, piercing through all the layers of defense.
Then... the Heartless Child became a corpse riddled with holes, falling from mid-air.
A sword light coiled and retrieved his storage bag: 'You're a fool. After killing you, everything is mine.'
Fang Xing returned and took the storage bags of the four Qiao family Core Formation cultivators. As expected, he found quite a few Spirit Essence Ginseng and other spirit herbs among them.
'The Qiao family is quite thoughtful, helping us deal with the spirit herbs first.'
Fang Xing smiled at the four women and tossed a few mystic artifacts he didn't care for: 'With this matter settled... we shall part ways here.'
He glanced at Butterfly Buds Lady, who seemed to want to say something but stopped. With a wave of his hand, another pill flew out from the Qiao family patriarch's storage bag and landed in Butterfly Buds Lady's hand: 'This 'Celestial Yin Pill' is suitable for female cultivators in the mid-stage Core Formation to breakthrough. I'll give it to you.'
In fact, in the Qiao family patriarch's storage bag, there was also a 'Life-Stealing Barrier-Piercing Pill', but this pill was quite valuable. Even if Fang Xing didn't need it, he could exchange it for many rare resources.
As for this 'Celestial Yin Pill', it was unclear whether the Qiao family patriarch had obtained it through bidding or by killing others for their treasures, or if it was a rare item from the ancient ruins.
Since it was only suitable for female cultivators, Fang Xing casually gave it away.
'Celestial Yin Pill?'
Butterfly Buds Lady's face lit up with joy. This pill was just what she needed to break through to the mid-stage Core Formation.
'Congratulations, sister...'
The Meng sisters sincerely congratulated her. Their cultivation methods were naturally yin and cold, and they required the 'Nine Dragon Seizing Grass' to balance it out. This Celestial Yin Pill wasn't suitable for them.
As for Song Ningjing, a sword cultivator, she thought that with so many resources, she could break through the mid-stage Core Formation bottleneck after decades of hard cultivation, relying on her own sword skills. She wouldn't covet it either.
If it were the 'Life-Stealing Barrier-Piercing Pill', she might have had some other thoughts.
'Alright, we shall part ways here.'
Fang Xing waved his hand and transformed into a sword light, rushing straight towards the Divine Infant Cliff.
'This person...'
Meng Xingtong watched as Fang Xing's sword light disappeared into the horizon, her eyes filled with uncertainty.
'This Wind Ascendant is quite an interesting person...'
Meng Xingyu, seeing Fang Xing leave, became more lively: 'It seems that with each enemy he encounters, he grows stronger... Before, in the desert, he became a late-stage Core Formation cultivator, then in the underground cave, he faced the three villains of the Hua family and became a Golden Core cultivator... Today, he's become a Golden Core sword cultivator... Who knows, maybe the next time he encounters an enemy, he'll become a Nascent Soul True Monarch!'
'A late-stage Golden Core sword cultivator... There's none in the entire Great Jing, could it be... someone from the Heaven Sword Sect? No, even if the Heaven Sword Sect had one, Fu Hongyi wouldn't be the 'Blood Sword Master'...'
Song Ningjing's eyes lit up with excitement. If she had known he was a late-stage Golden Core sword cultivator, she would have seized the opportunity to spar with him!
'Could it be... someone from outside the Great Jing?'
With this thought, the four women exchanged glances, each understanding the other's unspoken agreement.
...
In a certain part of the Lustrous Blessing Land.
A Core Formation solitary cultivator screamed amidst a strange flame, turning into ashes: 'Heavenly Dust Master... I'll never forgive you!'
'Hehe... Those killed by this 'Soul-Devouring Demon Flame' truly have their body and spirit annihilated, without even a chance for reincarnation. Let's see how you'll come to seek revenge...'
Heavenly Dust Master, an old Daoist, waved his dust-sweeping whisk, his face filled with immortal aura.
All around, the Round-Topped Palace was in disarray, with many Solitary Alliance cultivators' corpses scattered.
He looked towards the center, where a strange shadow flame was burning fiercely.
Within the flame stood a youth with a face like golden paper, wearing a black robe.
It was none other than Ziyang Sect's 'Jade Purity'!
(End of Chapter)
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