Cultivating Immortality in a World of Chaos - Chapter 118

[Chapter 117: Losing and Leaving (Subscription Request)]

The news that Fang Xi was defeated by Ruan Dan quickly spread throughout Peach Blossom Island.

The reaction of the group of practitioners… was very indifferent!

After all, Fang Xi has been silent for fifteen years and no longer has any reputation. Even if he has some, it is just the reputation of the Old Turtle of Emerald Cliff or a first-class inferior alchemist.

Ruan Dan was a child of destiny with superior spiritual roots, and was carefully taught by the island owner, Fairy Tao Ling. With the same level of Qi Refining, it was normal for her to win, but it was shocking for her to lose!
Poor Ruan Dan didn’t know that if she had deliberately stabbed with a sword at the last moment, it would probably have been the flying sword in her hand that would have been broken.

Moreover, this incident was soon overshadowed by another incident!
The Mu family fell! !
The Mu family used the spiritual land as collateral to borrow a large amount of spiritual stones from the Feng and Mo families, and made a desperate effort to buy a shop in the Lingkong Market. They originally thought that with the booming business in the market, they could grit their teeth and pay back the agreed number of spiritual stones and interest every year.

But the heavens do not fulfill people’s wishes!
The ‘Silver Armor Man’ became more and more violent. Although the trade route of Lingkong Market was not cut off, it was also greatly affected.

The Mu family’s shop was not only doing a booming business, but also making losses every year!
As a result, the annual spiritual stones could not be repaid.

It is said that Mu Wen even sold his own top-grade magic weapon, and mobilized the entire clan to contribute spirit stones, and borrowed money everywhere. He barely paid back two years, and in the third year he could not fill the gap no matter what.

By now, the Feng and Mo families have already thought about acquiring the land. With the contract in hand, even Ruan Xingling cannot interfere.

Naturally, the entire Mu family was in grief, and they were frantically trying to borrow spirit stones from everywhere. But who would dare to lend spirit stones to a group of people without any foundation?

As the time approaches, it has become the hottest topic on Taohua Island.

Even people from the outer islands knew of Mu Wen’s reputation as the ‘prodigal son’.

After all, it is rare for a casual cultivator to work hard for several or even dozens of generations to finally obtain a piece of spiritual land as a foundation, but fail in the second generation.

Many immortal cultivation families are even planning to use this as a classic case to educate their younger generations.

…

Bang!
Bang!
Hai Dagui was plowing the land very hard with a hoe that was a medium-grade magical tool.

“Uncle…Uncle, save me!”

“Only two hundred spirit stones… no, one hundred spirit stones!”

“My three families are of the same blood. Uncle can’t just stand by and watch you die… If my Mu family falls, your two families will be next!”

From the outside world, occasionally, tiny sounds were transmitted into the formation.

“It’s so noisy. What are you mumbling about?”

After finishing work on an acre of land, Hai Dagui rested by the field and drank some tea.

“Isn’t he still that prodigal son? He used to be so arrogant, but now he’s kneeling outside, begging for days…”

Wang Xiaohu came over, his face full of disdain: “My mother said that it is a bottomless pit that can never be filled… The master will not do anything. When he first came to our door, he was so arrogant. Did he think that we have such a bad memory that we have forgotten everything? I don’t know how he had the nerve to come back…”

“It’s not a big deal to always be so noisy…”

Hai Dagui’s face was filled with disdain: “Last night when I was refining my Qi, I was frightened by his shout and my Qi almost went astray…”

“The master is already adjusting the formation. I heard that he wants to add a soundproofing ban… Just bear with it for a while. For now, just treat it as a dog barking!”

Wang Xiaohu yawned.

Suddenly, a white light shot up from the courtyard into the sky and blended into the white mist.

Runes swam past like fish, and the cries of Mu Wen outside gradually subsided until they were silent…

“It’s finally over. If I had listened to it for a few more days, I would have had trouble sleeping.”

Hai Dagui let out a long breath, and then asked curiously, “How much spiritual stones can a piece of spiritual land be worth?”

“I don’t know either. I think it would take about this much space and this much to lay on the ground…”

Wang Xiaohu drew a circle, thought about it, and opened his hands again, as if he felt that the circle he drew was a little small.

“Oh my god… this prodigal son! If I had so many spirit stones, I would hide them under the bed and keep one eye open while sleeping.”

Hai Dagui was shocked.

“Is the key the spirit stone? The key is the spirit land… Even if you have the spirit stone, others may not sell it to you!”

Wang Xiaohu sneered.

…

Three days later.

Mu Wen was covered in dust and left like a walking corpse.

Inside the house.

Fang Xi half leaned against the peach tree and took a bite of a peach.

Although these spiritual peaches are not as good as those grown on the second-level spiritual peach trees in the medicine field, they taste pretty good.

The taste is crisp and sweet, and it satisfies the appetite quite well.

Suddenly, he seemed to sense something and waved his hand to disperse the formation, revealing a passage.

Amidst the flower petals, a female cultivator landed gracefully.

The other person was wearing a pink and peach colored skirt and had a plain face. Time had not left many traces on her body, only a hint of maturity.

When Fang Xi saw this girl, he felt a little dazed, as if he was back to the time when he first came to Wandao Lake and met her at the Treasure Ship Market.

“Meet the island owner.”

He quickly threw away the peach and stepped forward to salute.

“Fellow Daoist really has the secret to maintaining youthful looks…”

Looking at Fang Xi who seemed to be getting younger and younger, Ruan Xingling spoke with a smile.

“Heh… it’s just a wood-based technique that is more suitable for maintaining youthfulness and a good mentality.”

Fang Xi shook his head.

Many wood-based skills have the effect of maintaining youthfulness, and taking anti-aging pills can help maintain eternal youth.

It is not uncommon for immortal cultivators to remain young.

Even if you are not practicing wood-based techniques, as long as you break through early enough, you can maintain your youthful appearance.

There are even some special types of exercises that have the effect of “rejuvenation”.

Ruan Xingling herself had taken the Rejuvenating Pill, so she didn’t care at this time. She just smiled and said, “My little disciple is naughty, I hope you won’t blame me!”

“I can’t express my congratulations enough for you to accept such a good disciple.”

Fang Xi smiled slightly, indicating that he didn’t mind.

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At this moment, he scanned with his spiritual sense and realized that Ruan Xingling had indeed broken through to the tenth level of Qi Refining. Now it seemed that it was time to go out and look for a foundation-building opportunity.
Although Wandao Lake was vast, there were still too few foundation-building opportunities.

Basically, all cultivators who have achieved perfection in Qi Refining will try their best to pursue the Foundation Establishment Pill, or at the very least, a Foundation Establishment spiritual object.

If one attacks the foundation building process directly without any preparation, not only will the failure rate be quite high, but the mortality rate will also be extremely high.

Fang Xi was definitely going to take the foundation-building pill. Although he was already somewhat confident of building his foundation, he did so for no other reason than that the pill could ensure that he would not die if he failed to build his foundation!
For him, any breakthrough that could lead to his death was unacceptable.

What ancient method of building foundation, what kind of foundation is built by hearing the truth, what kind of foundation is built by the way of heaven…any breakthrough method that carries the probability of death, get out of here!

I just want to swallow the foundation-building pill to break through!

With such a great opportunity in hand, you must be as steady as an old dog!

Ruan Xingling used the word “disciple” just as an introduction, and then mentioned the affairs of the Mu family with a smile on her face: “To express my apology, if fellow Taoist pleads, this island master can take care of the affairs of the Mu family…”

At that time, the late-stage Qi-refining masters of the Feng and Mo families died one after another. In the midst of the turmoil, it was she who stabilized the situation. She also escorted the Feng and Mo families to the market to use their own family resources to buy elixirs for breaking through the levels… She managed to hold on until the late-stage Qi-refining masters appeared, and ensured a smooth transition. She was a great favor to the two families.

What’s more, as the owner of Peach Blossom Island, he has the power to interfere!

“Alas… Fellow Daoist Xiumu went through so much hardship back then, but he never expected the Mu family to end up like this today.”

Fang Xi sighed: “Although I have a good relationship with him, how can I make things difficult for the island master for my own selfish interests? I hope the island master will handle this impartially, but please do not affect Mu Zhong’s lineage…”

Ruan Xingling nodded gently: “Mu Zhong’s lineage has already split up, and his spiritual field is not included in the pledge contract, so naturally no one will touch it… Alas, when this island master presided over the separation of the Mu family, he also felt that Mu Wen was too risky, so he left a way out and comforted Daoist Xiumu. I didn’t expect it to come true!”

“How can I explain the changes in the world? It’s only been fifteen years…”

Fang Xi sighed and suddenly asked, “Is the island master going out to look for a foundation-building opportunity?”

“It seems that my disciple has mentioned my breakthrough to you. It is true.” Ruan Xingling was shocked at first, but then she admitted frankly: “I had a happy childhood, but I was homeless when I grew up. Later, I got my revenge… and I also got a good disciple. My life is complete. I must break through this foundation-building barrier.”

“Then I would like to congratulate you in advance on your successful foundation building.”

Fang Xi clasped his fists and saluted solemnly.

“Thank you for your good wishes. I passed by here today and came to ask for a cup of green bamboo wine. Let it be a farewell.” Ruan Xingling smiled, and even her ordinary facial features showed a hint of charm.

Fang Xi naturally immediately took out the Qingzhu wine that had been stored for several years and treated Ruan Xingling well before watching the island owner leave…

…

High in the sky.

Ruan Xingling stepped on the flower basket magic weapon, staring at Peach Blossom Island and the direction of the Emerald Cliff, muttering to herself: “So…it really isn’t you…”

In fact, she always felt that Fang Xi was a little mysterious.

Moreover, when the silver-armored man attacked for the second time and severely injured Feng Baimeng and others, Ruan Xingling’s suspicions were even greater.

Although there is no reason, there is a hint of coincidence in the matter.

But when she thought about the other party’s cultivation level, Ruan Xingling knew that she was too suspicious.

Afterwards, she often came to Fang Xi to drink, also with some tentative intentions.

But after so many years, she was finally sure that this person was just an ordinary spiritual farmer. At most, he had some small secrets, but they were harmless. After all, he was devoted to farming, had no ambitions, and stayed at home…

People can hide for a while, but cannot hide forever.

After fifteen years of observation, Ruan Xingling still trusts her own judgment.

Not to mention, five years ago, the silver-armored man reappeared, and Fang Xi had been on the island and had never gone out!

She even went to visit Fang Xi to confirm that he was on the island at that time!

There is no connection between the two!

When Ruan Xingling thought of the slight doubt that occasionally emerged in her heart, she couldn’t help laughing and felt that she was too fanciful.

“Where is my foundation-building opportunity?”

Ruan Xingling looked back at Peach Blossom Island for the last time, and gently tapped the flower basket magic weapon. It immediately turned into a pink light amid the fluttering petals in the sky, and disappeared in a flash…

(End of this chapter)