Chapter 254: Ten Thousand Flowers, Thousand Illusions
Chapter 254: Ten Thousand Flowers, Thousand Illusions
Blue Star.
Blue Sea District, Villa No. 69.
Fang Xing received a call from Xiao Lan and opened the video to see two people standing outside the main gate.
One was Song Jingang, and the other was Gu Yun.
"You two came together, why bother bringing fruit."
He asked Xiao Lan to open the villa's gate and went to greet them personally.
"Haha, this is my first time visiting your villa, Boss."
Song Jingang looked around, and his eyes widened when he saw a private spaceship behind them, "Boss, this villa was a great buy... Since the new Chief Executive Officer took office, the real estate market has been booming, and you've made a fortune!"
He was dressed in a Public Security Bureau uniform, his tall and robust figure standing out, and it was clear he had some inside information from his internship.
Unfortunately, his mature face made it difficult for him to find a girlfriend.
Gu Yun, standing beside him in a black dress with light makeup, looked even more delicate and gentle, "Senior... It's been a while."
"Hmm."
Fang Xing smiled and nodded, inviting them to sit down.
With their university graduation approaching, this was a rare break from their busy schedules.
"Boss, you're studying for your Golden Core graduate degree. Did you participate in the Galactic Martial Arts Tournament?"
Song Jingang took a sip of his drink and immediately brought up the hottest topic in the Federation.
The Federal Holistic Universe Company had invested heavily in promoting this tournament.
Moreover, it had an immeasurable impact on the martial arts world, and it wasn't just about selecting a champion.
There would be a series of promotional campaigns, documentaries, and follow-up activities.
"The first-place winner in this tournament is a professional martial artist named 'Blue Stone'. I watched his competition video, and he's indeed very strong."
Fang Xing spoke up.
This 'Blue Stone' didn't give him the impression of a Divine Warrior or Sage Warrior pretending to be weaker; he was a genuine martial arts genius!
"Yes, I heard that the first-place reward is to be taken as a disciple by a Divine Warrior, and the Federal Holistic Universe Company will also fully support Blue Stone in creating his own battle armor..."
Song Jingang couldn't help but feel envious as he spoke.
"For us martial artists, battle armor is just an external tool..."
Fang Xing shook his head with a smile and turned to Gu Yun, "How's your recent study going?"
"It's going well, and the internship is great too... After graduation, I plan to join the military and fight against the Evil God's followers on the battlefield."
Gu Yun's voice was soft, but her determination was clear, "I have a deep grudge against the Evil God!"
"Hmm."
Fang Xing scratched his face, looking a bit uncomfortable.
At the same time, in the Federation, inside a shabby public rental apartment.
Fang Xing's Cultivation Incarnation was summoning a believer from the Gate Sect—Sani.
"Great Sect Master... I've established contact with organizations on forty-three planets, and they are willing to continue following your leadership."
Sani spoke with great humility, "Additionally, I've conducted an investigation as you instructed... Recently, among the groups of other divine believers, there has been a prophecy about the 'Creator's Awakening'..."
"The Creator's Sect... Is it just a prophecy?"
Fang Xing fell into deep thought, then threw a suitcase at Sani, "You've done well, keep up the good work."
"Yes!"
Sani held the suitcase, feeling energized from head to toe.
After he left, Fang Xing seemed lost in thought, "Heart Three... What are they up to?"
"But it's definitely not something good."
"Maybe I should leave Blue Star for a while?"
...
After sending Sani away, Fang Xing left the public rental building, went to another one, and randomly entered the 1132th floor.
He understood the wisdom of having multiple hideouts.
Moreover, the public rental apartments on Blue Star were meant for the poor with Blue Star citizenship, and the tenants were a mixed bag, making investigations complicated.
He entered the rental apartment, and his figure vanished in an instant.
...
In the Cultivation Realm.
Yunzhou.
"The Nascent Soul True Monarchs of both the Righteous and Evil Paths have a lot on their plates. How could they possibly have time to bother me every day?"
Fang Xing's sleeves fluttered, exuding an air of immortal elegance.
He quickly set up the cave mansion's formation and began to inventory his recent acquisitions.
"Spirit Treasures, Divine Infant Fruits, Fourth-Rank Demonic Fire... Let's put those aside for now."
"The Spirit Stones alone are a huge sum, and even more..."
In front of Fang Xing were three boxes, each containing a dull gray stone, a pale golden ore, and a verdant wood core.
"Supreme-grade Earth, Gold, and Wood Spirit Stones, plus the Water Spirit Stone from before..."
"With these, I only need a Supreme-grade Fire Spirit Stone to complete the set of Supreme-grade Five Elements Spirit Stones..."
"As expected, if you want to rob someone, you should target high-level cultivators. That's the best way to get rich overnight!"
"Regarding Mystic Artifacts, aside from the Phoenix Tail Zither, there is also the near-fourth-rank Blood God Banner and a large number of high-grade and supreme-grade artifacts that can be sold off discreetly."
"As for spirit herbs, aside from the Ten Thousand Year Milkstone, there are also abundant Spirit Essence Ginseng, Five Cloud Flowers, and Flying Immortal Fruits. The auxiliary materials are also mostly complete. As long as we purchase some basic ingredients from the market, we can mass-produce the Spirit Mushroom Pill, Five Cloud Pill, and Bone Marrow Pill..."
These pills are used by Core Formation Cultivators to enhance their magical power, and ordinary Core Formation Immortals would consider themselves lucky to obtain just a few of these pills.
Now, Fang Xing had acquired all of these, enough to significantly advance his magical power to the level of Golden Core Perfection!
Of course, the price was that Wind Ascendant and the unknown Physical Cultivator's reputations were thoroughly ruined, becoming almost like rats in the cultivation world.
However, Fang Xing didn't care about that.
"Now that we have acquired a bunch of resources, it's time to go into seclusion to refine pills and cultivate..."
"I currently lack nothing but a high-quality Cave Mansion. If I want to cultivate all the way to Nascent Soul Formation, it's best to have a fourth-rank Spirit Vein!"
"It's not a good time to return to the Heaven Sword Sect, and it's even less likely for other Primordial Soul Sects..."
"Immortal City? Most Immortal Cities have third-rank Spirit Veins. Only a few, established by Nascent Soul Loose Cultivators, have fourth-rank Spirit Veins, but they probably won't support outsiders in forming their Nascent Souls..."
"Wait, aside from Immortal Cities, we can also consider the former residences of Nascent Soul families."
Fang Xing immediately thought of the Mu family.
The Mu family used to be a Nascent Soul family, and they should have a fourth-rank Spirit Vein, right?
The most crucial thing is that they have already declined, and there is no Nascent Soul True Monarch residing there, making them an easy target.
What's worse is that the head of the Mu family, in a desperate bid, had channeled most of the family's resources to Mu Qinglan. This time, he even brought out the Phoenix Tail Zither, a Spirit Treasure.
As a result, it all ended up feeding the dogs...cough, no, it was used to uphold justice.
Originally, with their grand array and Spirit Treasure, Fang Xing couldn't infiltrate the Mu family without making a sound.
But now, it's a different story.
'Just right... I also need the bloodline and divine soul of the Mu family's direct lineage to replace one person in the Nine Infant Pearl...'
Fang Xing was certain he would never use the identity of 'Wind Ascendant' again.
'While we're at it... let's also search for the refinement mantra of the Phoenix Tail Zither.'
With this thought, Fang Xing took out the Nine Infant Pearl and selected one of the identities within.
In an instant, he transformed into a graceful scholar with a refined appearance and a head full of white hair.
This 'Life-Taking Scholar' was a loose cultivator who walked the line between good and evil. He was secretly killed by He Mo Qing and became one of Fang Xing's false identities.
"It's just right to plot against the Mu family. In their Blessed Land, the head of the Mu family has quite the foresight, not having entered the Divine Infant Cliff, so he probably hasn't perished... But his days after returning will surely be tough."
Fang Xing organized the miscellaneous items in his hands once more, feeling a bit overwhelmed.
The spoils of war were too many, and it wasn't necessarily a good thing.
Even the storage bags of Core Formation Cultivators were of high quality, with large capacities. Fang Xing himself had become the Sixth Bag Elder of the Beggar Sect.
All sorts of miscellaneous items filled up six entire storage bags!
'Damn, even with such large capacities, no wonder the merchant caravans in the cultivation world make so much money...'
After organizing them, Fang Xing pulled out a corpse storage bag.
With a slight infusion of magical power, a black mist flashed, and five Golden Armored Corpses appeared on the ground.
These refined corpses were all above the third rank and were not to be underestimated. Each had its unique characteristics.
There were Flying Night Yakshas, Four-Armed Golden Corpses, and Female Golden Corpses...
"These were all once powerful Physical Cultivators, but later captured by the Ten Thousand Phenomena Demon Sect and refined into Heaven Flipping Golden Corpses... There are too many restrictions from the Ten Thousand Phenomena Demon Sect on these Golden Corpses, so I'll definitely have to modify them..."
This was similar to the Ten Thousand Dharmas Demon Infant, even though the restrictions on the Heaven Flipping Golden Corpses were quite comprehensive, they weren't made by Fang Xing himself, so he didn't feel at ease.
Fang Xing thought for a moment, and a jade slip appeared in his hand, containing numerous corpse refinement techniques.
"Hmm... With these five third-rank corpses and the abundant demonic materials I have, it seems I can put them together and create a Five Mixture Demon."
Although the Five Mixture Demon wasn't as powerful as the Ten Absolute Evil Corpse or others, it was still formidable among third-rank beings, capable of slaying gods and buddhas.
What's more crucial was that the Ten Thousand Dharmas Demon Sect had already completed most of the steps for him, so Fang Xing didn't mind spending a few days to re-impose restrictions on these refined corpses.
"A high-quality Five Mixture Demon is best suited for Five Elements Spirit Roots, allowing the formation of the Five Sons Demon Array..."
"The spirit roots of these corpses don't make up the Five Elements, so I'll have to think of a way with the refining materials. Blood sacrifices of a large number of Five Elements spirit objects will be enough to imbue the refined corpses with some Five Elements attributes.
"This principle is similar to the process of refining artifacts.
After all, it's not suitable for the living, and they might be refined to death. But for the dead, it doesn't matter.
...
Yunzhou is home to numerous prominent cultivation families.
Among them, the most famous is the Mu Family.
The Mu Family occupies the Spirit Vein of Hundred Flowers Mountain, enjoying an abundance of spiritual energy, and they are further protected by a grand array.
This array was originally set up by the Nascent Soul True Monarch and is named the Ten Thousand Flowers Thousand Illusions Grand Array, ranking at the Fourth Stage. Although it has degraded to a Near-Fourth Stage after several major calamities, with some damage to its foundation, it still retains the might of a Fourth Stage array when combined with the Spirit Treasure, the Phoenix Zither.
The Mu Family has always been the leading Core Formation family among the righteous cultivators in Dajing.
However, ever since the news from Lustrous Blessing Land spread, the Mu Family has been in a state of turmoil.
If any other Core Formation family were to face the death of a Golden Core seed in the Advanced Golden Core stage and the loss of a clan's spirit treasure, they would undoubtedly be devastated.
In comparison, the Mu Family is only slightly unstable, which already indicates their profound foundation.
Hundred Flowers Mountain.
Inside the Mu Family's ancestral hall.
The already aged head of the Mu Family suddenly turned white-haired overnight, appearing as if his life was nearing its end.
In reality, as a Core Formation cultivator at the peak of the middle stage, he still had a lifespan of a hundred years. This appearance was a result of a sorrow greater than death.
"Elders..."
The Mu Family's head, with his cloudy gaze, swept over the several Core Formation and False Core cultivators present, his voice dry as if he were a dead man: "This time, with Qinglan's death and the loss of our clan's spirit treasure... it's all my fault! I'll immediately resign from the position of family head and ask the Ancestor to punish me!"
"No!"
At this moment, a middle-aged cultivator with a valiant appearance spoke up: "The family head is not at fault; it's just that our Mu Family lacks heavenly timing..."
He stood up, his eyes sharp as lightning, and looked at the other Core Formation and False Core cultivators: "Do you all remember? Three hundred years ago, our Mu Family's previous family head was delusional and engaged in a bet, losing twelve shops in Lihuo Immortal City. It was Brother Wan Long who, after achieving Core Formation, single-handedly fought with his sword on the dueling platform, winning back one shop after another... At that time, after the bloody battle, Brother Wan Long's artifacts were all shattered, and he was almost turned into a blood man. If it weren't for the fact that his primordial spirit was injured that time, with Brother Wan Long's talent, why would he still be at the middle stage of Core Formation now?"
"And Brother Wan Qing, where did you get the Core Formation Pill for your breakthrough? It was Brother Wan Long who used the family's merits to exchange it for you from the Heaven Earth Sect!"
"And you few, do you know that the lack of resources in the family is because Brother Wan Long ventured into the path of alchemy, advancing to the Third Stage Alchemist, and cultivated you all..."
"Even Mu Qinglan was recognized by Brother Wan Long's discerning eye for talent, and he was supported all the way to Core Formation. He even gave away the Sound Phoenix Pill, which is beneficial for breaking through to the late stage of Core Formation, to the other party... This time, for the trip to Lustrous Blessing Land, it was us who held a clan meeting and agreed to invite the Phoenix Zither Ancestor."
"In this case, what fault does the family head have?"
The middle-aged Core Formation cultivator's eyes shone as he looked over the crowd.
The Core Formation cultivators also showed emotion one after another: "Indeed... the fault does not lie with the family head, but with us not having this fate."
"Sigh..."
Mu Wan Long's eyes welled up with tears: "The loss of a spirit treasure is nothing. As long as we unite as one, we will surely revive the family in the future... Never mind, now that a great disaster is upon us, I'll hold on for another hundred years!"
"Family head, elders, there's bad news!"
At this moment, a Foundation Establishment cultivator hurriedly entered the ancestral hall and knelt down to report: "An unknown cultivator is attacking the Little Yuan Mountain vein!"
"Little Yuan Mountain? That's our Mu Family's last Spirit Stone vein. What unknown cultivator? It must be those few families hiring loose cultivators and demon cultivators to test us. How impatient they are, when the truce between the righteous and demon paths has just been established?"
Mu Wan Long's anger surged: "Take five hundred clan guards, board the Dragon Ascension Spirit Boat, and I, the head of the family, will personally lead the expedition!"
After Mu Wan Long left, the atmosphere in the ancestral hall became somewhat mysterious again.
"Hehe... Brother Wan Lu, you truly are a far-sighted person."
Mu Wan Qing laughed: "The family head is just taking a well-deserved retirement... Now that he's still in his position, the family is in turmoil, but he has to bear the burden... I wonder how much of what Brother Wan Lu said earlier was sincere?"
Mu Wan Lu coldly snorted: "It's all for the family, half-true and half-false... Sigh, who wouldn't want to see Qinglan soar to the heavens and lead us back to the glory of a Nascent Soul family?"
With this thought, many cultivators couldn't help but sigh.
After a long while, someone whispered a curse: "That damned Divination Half-Sage, just a Third Stage Divination Master, spouting nonsense about the Phoenix Resting on Phoenix Tree destiny, and the family head actually believed it..."
(End of Chapter)
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