Cultivating Immortality in a World of Chaos - Chapter 127

[Chapter 126: Top-grade Formation Master (Congratulations to Baiyin!)]

“What a pity…”

Fang Xi couldn’t help but feel sorry for Ruan Xingling.

After building the foundation, she lived for 200 years before she could truly enter the gate of immortality!
This woman’s aptitude, character, and opportunities were all quite good, so there was hope for her to build the foundation.

This interruption can be considered a missed opportunity of not too small a size.

“If it weren’t for this, I wouldn’t have known that the atmosphere in the alliance had become so corrupt…”

Ruan Xingling sneered, “If we announce that Peach Blossom Island has left the Thirty-Six Islands Alliance, I’m afraid that Yu Lingzi and another foundation-building cultivator in the alliance will be able to come and kill us openly and exterminate us!”

“This matter may be related to the ‘Mikami Family’.”

Fang Xi pondered for a moment and came to a conclusion.

The three families of the Thirty-Six Islands are Taishu, Yuchi, and Xiahou. There is more than one late-stage Qi Refining cultivator in the family, as well as an ancestor who has reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining. There may even be clan members who have secretly built their foundations!
The establishment of Lingkong Market this time was mostly decided by the three families.

“Fortunately, their goal has been achieved, and they will compensate me next…”

There was bitterness in Ruan Xingling’s smile.

“It is still unknown what the island owner will do this time…”

Fang Xi’s eyes flashed and he asked about the key point.

“I got a chance in Bai Ze Immortal City this time and gathered some precious hundred-year-old elixirs. I am going to cooperate with others and ask a master alchemist to refine the ‘Foundation Building Pill’!”

Ruan Xingling gathered her hair and revealed the truth directly.

Bai Ze Fairy City is located at the junction of the Yue, Wu and Mu kingdoms. It is backed by the Wanshou Mountains and is rich in resources. There is a Jindan ancestor in charge and a third-level formation to guard it. Fighting and killing are prohibited in the city.

Moreover, it is the only possible channel for the Foundation Establishment Pill to flow out, apart from the Xuantian Sect and other Jindan Sects!
“It’s actually the Foundation Establishment Pill!”

Fang Xi couldn’t help but sigh that Ruan Xingling was really lucky.

He originally thought that the other party had only obtained one foundation-building spiritual item, but he didn’t expect that he would have the opportunity to obtain a foundation-building pill!

No wonder other forces are anxious.

Other foundation-building spiritual objects, such as the evil spirits that can assist in tempering the body, not only have a much lower success rate than foundation-building pills, but most of them also do not have the effect of protecting the meridians and ensuring that one will not die if the foundation-building fails.

With this effect, the cultivator will have a good mentality when breaking through, which actually has a certain bonus on the success of building the foundation.

Through further inquiries, Fang Xi learned that there were several alchemy masters in Bai Ze Fairy City who all took on the task of refining foundation-building pills, but the students had to provide the raw materials themselves.

Moreover, the success rate of pills seems to be quite good. It can be said to be the biggest hope for the independent cultivators from the three nearby countries to build their foundation.

“However, the spiritual medicines I provided for cooperation this time were relatively small. If there are less than two pills, there is actually not much hope…”

Ruan Xingling told the truth: “After learning that Black Sand Island was destroyed, I knew something was wrong, so I exchanged the original few hundred-year-old spiritual medicines for the rare treasure ‘Bronze Ancient Sword’ and rushed back…”

“Alas… it is more difficult for a casual cultivator to establish his foundation than ascending to heaven!”

Fang Xi did not ask Ruan Xingling why she did not take back those spiritual herbs and find someone to cooperate with next time.

There might be forces targeting her in Bai Ze Xian City, or… the elixir in her hand!
A chance to obtain the foundation-building pill is enough to make the foundation-building forces excited.

If it weren’t for the magic weapon that could immediately enhance her combat power, Ruan Xingling might not have come back!
“Without the support of foundation building, it does require opportunities to achieve foundation building. Maybe Xingling doesn’t have enough opportunities…”

Ruan Xingling said regretfully.

However, Fang Xi secretly remembered Ruan Xingling’s lesson in his heart. Just because there is a Jindan ancestor in charge in Bai Ze Fairy City, it does not mean that he can sit back and relax.

Those foundation-building forces only care about their appearance, but in reality they still want to eat people!

Although fighting is prohibited in Bai Ze Fairy City, if you expose your wealth, you will still be robbed.

“It seems that asking someone to make an elixir is not a reliable thing at all.”

‘Winning at auction is even more eye-catching.’

‘What should I do next?’

…

After Ruan Xingling left, Fang Xi continued to count the family assets.

The ‘Qingyuan Shield’ from the second in command is a top-grade defensive magic weapon, which can be used as a substitute after the ‘Qinggui Shield’ is scrapped this time.

After all, Fang Xi is now a master in the late stage of Qi Refining, and his magic weapon also needs to be updated.

In addition, Ruan Xingling did not take the storage bag of the Kou family boss and gave it directly to Fang Xi.

As for the giant spirit boat, there was no point in Fang Xi keeping it, so he gave it to Ruan Xingling.

All in all, the resources in the storage bag of the Kou family boss were worth about one thousand spirit stones, which were divided in half between Fang Xi and Ruan Xingling.

Combined with the “contributions” from other Tribulation Cultivators, his apparent wealth became extremely wealthy.

These are spiritual stones that can be spent openly.

As for the ones from before, they were considered stolen goods, and we still have to find a way to sell them…

…

One year later.

Fang Xi is forty-four years old.

“Not bad, not bad. I have made four pills. This ‘Qingzhi Pill’ is not difficult for me…”

Ever since he learned about Ruan Xingling’s experience, he quietly increased the time he spent on refining pills.

At this point, even the more difficult ‘Qingzhi Pill’ among the first-grade top-grade elixirs had been refined.

“After all, I am equivalent to a foundation-building cultivator studying alchemy, and it took me so many years…”

“Next, we should try to refine the second-level elixir, right?”

Unfortunately, there are two huge problems with this.

The first problem is that there is no second-level pill recipe!

After all, what Fang Xi acquired initially was only the first-level inheritance of alchemy.

The second is the lack of the innate true fire for refining elixirs!
This kind of fire is only possessed by foundation-building monks.

However, Fang Xi read through ancient books and found an alternative solution, which is to use underground fire!

Unfortunately, there is no underground fire vein on Peach Blossom Island.

Even if there was, it would be impossible for him to use it to make pills all day long.

“The reason why the first-level spiritual wood charcoal fire is not as good as the second-level earth fire is that the first is that the firepower is not enough, and the second is that it is unstable…”

“These two problems can actually be solved through formations… design a ‘fire gathering formation’, and then burn a large amount of spiritual charcoal to maintain long-term stability…”

Fang Xi thought about it and drew a few sketches in the jade slip.

The next moment, his eyes lit up: “I understand…”

At this moment, by analogy, the difficult problem that he had been struggling to understand in the first-level formation was finally solved!

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“Many of the hundreds of arts of cultivating immortals actually have something in common…”

He seemed to be in a state of enlightenment and began to design a formation on his own.

Half a day later…

Fang Xi looked at the formation in his hand with some emotion on his face: “Although this formation consumes a lot of energy and is almost several times more energy than renting a ground fire room, it is better in terms of concealment, and… it can be set up even in places where there are no ground fire veins. The flame it produces exceeds the ordinary first-level spiritual fire and touches the second level…”

“My current cultivation in the art of formation should be considered a breakthrough to the upper level of the first rank, right?”

The function of the formation is to complete what the cultivator cannot do with his current cultivation level by consuming spirit stones and increasing the power of prohibitions!
For example, a first-level superior fire gathering formation can theoretically increase the power of a first-level spirit fire to a level comparable to a second-level spirit fire, but the consumption will be very high…

“Then, there is the second-level pill recipe… I really don’t have this.”

Looking at the completed formation, Fang Xi couldn’t help feeling a little depressed.

Asking him to design a second-level pill recipe from scratch is completely unrealistic and beyond his ability.

Even if there are, the consumable materials for the second-level pill recipe are quite terrifying, and it is not just a few or even dozens of years of elixir that can be used.

‘Even if one wants to improve his alchemy skills to the second level during the foundation building period, it is still quite difficult…’

Fang Xi sighed, put his thoughts aside, returned to the outside world, and began to sip tea.

Under the peach tree, a jade slip appeared in his hand and his spiritual consciousness immersed in it.

This jade slip was found in the storage bag of the second in command who was at the eighth level of Qi Refining. It contained a technique called “Dragon Roar Technique”.

Well, Fang Xi was definitely not attracted by the method of collecting and replenishing energy, but was just attracted by a certain article that emphasized the secret of calming the mind.

After all, this method of replenishing energy has very high requirements for male practitioners, and they must keep their mind as calm as water when casting the spell.

Fang Xi felt that he could use it to try to cultivate his mind and prevent himself from being disturbed by the instincts from the demon tree.

Well, probably because he has cultivated his spiritual consciousness, he has an unusually high talent in this kind of meditation and soothing technique.

Just think about it a little and you can get started.

Just when his mind was at peace, a sound transmission note flew in from the outside world.

Fang Xi took it, sighed, took the Black Feather Boat, and flew all the way to the Twin West Peak.

“Wuwuwu…Uncle, my mother, my mother…”

Wei Yixi ran out crying, her face full of tear marks.

“I’ll go and take a look…”

Fang Xi comforted her and walked into the house, where he smelled a strong smell of medicine.

Hua Chanjuan was lying on the bed, her skin was wrinkled and her hair was gray. Her vitality was like a candle in the wind, and she could die at any time.

Fang Xi was not surprised by this.

This woman became ill due to overwork, and she also exhausted her energy and used desperate spells when the Kou family leader attacked the island, which greatly shortened her lifespan.

At this point, the energy was already exhausted, and no medicine or medicine could help!
“Fang… Daoist friend…”

Hua Chanjuan opened her eyes slightly, and there was no trace of her beautiful face when she was young.

She looked at Fang Xi, who still looked like a teenager, with a confused expression, as if she had returned to the past.

After a moment, he murmured, “Yi Xi… I can’t let her go… There are too many bad people out there… She is too innocent… Daoyou is a person worthy of entrusting my orphan… Please, please…”

“Mother!”

Wei Yixi came over quickly, her face covered with tears.

“Please accept my daughter as your disciple! I don’t ask for a smooth future, I just want her to be safe and sound…”

Hua Chanjuan seemed to have used up her last bit of strength, and she closed her eyes after making her request.

“Mother!!”

Wei Yixi burst into tears.

Fang Xi sighed, walked out and checked the rebuilt flower garden.

After a while, Wei Yixi walked out of the house: “Uncle…”

“Xixi, your mother asked me to take you in as my disciple. What do you think?” Fang Xi asked casually, standing with his hands behind his back.

Looking at the young man in green clothes who was as tall and straight as a pine or cypress, Wei Yixi knelt down and said, “Disciple greets Master!”

“I am only at the seventh level of Qi Refining. How can I accept any disciples?”

Fang Xi shook his head, looked at Wei Yixi who was kneeling for a long time, and sighed: “Forget it… I will teach you everything I have learned, but you don’t have to call me Master…”

(End of this chapter)