Cultivating Immortality in a World of Chaos - Chapter 237

[Chapter 236: Withering and Flourishing (Subscription Request)]

whoosh!

Sword lights broke through the air, and a group of foundation-building monks from Yiling Valley were flying on swords.

“Senior Brother You…”

A junior brother who was in the foundation-building stage was a little confused. He let the sword light get closer and asked curiously.

“I know what you want to ask. I will only say one thing… Dragon Fish Island is not simple. If you attack it by force, I may be fine, but you will all die!”

You Chong’s face was stern as he replied calmly.

“How is it possible? The Dragon Fish Island Master fought with Li Rujian for a hundred moves, and finally defeated the enemy with a sword formation. But you, Senior Brother You, defeated Li Rujian with only three moves…”

The junior fellow didn’t believe it at all.

“I defeated Li Rujian with three sword strikes, but I actually had the upper hand. He was seriously injured by Fang Xi a long time ago, and his injuries had not recovered at all when he fought with me…”

You Chong sighed quietly and told the truth.

‘not to mention……’

He said to himself: “I have cultivated the ‘Purple Dazzling Heavenly Eyes’, which can break through all illusions and see through formations and restrictions, but I cannot see through this second-level Xuanmu formation. That formation is not simple either…”

‘Besides, I was born with ‘sword bones’ and I practiced the most advanced sword techniques of our sect. I have already practiced to the point of ‘sword heart enlightenment’. Just when I was about to take action, the life sword in my body actually sounded a long warning, indicating that I was in danger of a broken sword… This Dragon Fish Island is really full of crouching tigers and hidden dragons!’

Although sword cultivators emphasize perseverance, they are not fools and will not take the initiative to go to a desperate situation where they will die for no reason!
Therefore, You Chong chose to retreat on his own initiative. After all, the unknown is the most terrifying.

“So we’re going to let those two off so easily? … The Dragon Fish Island owner makes a fortune every day from the Lingkong Market… Why not start with Lingkong Island?”

Another fellow student came forward to offer a suggestion.

“There are so many forces mixed together in Lingkong Market, so it’s hard to start… After all, my Yiling Valley cannot suppress the other three Jindan forces…”

You Chong sighed.

In fact, seeing the huge profits of Lingkong Island, many cultivators have been tempted.

However, they were restrained from each other and it was difficult to make a move. On the contrary, Lingkong Island belonged to the local foundation-building forces, which had the geographical advantage and a certain righteous status. The price was also reasonable and they did not overcharge customers.

The four major Jindan forces and many foundation-building forces were restraining each other and acquiesced to this matter, maintaining a fragile balance.

In particular, Yan Dongqing, the head of the Yan family, is very good at manipulating others and, according to Fang Xi’s instructions, has distributed a lot of benefits to the four major Jindan forces. Therefore, although Lingkong Island seems dangerous, it is actually quite safe.

Even though You Chong wanted to, he didn’t want to take the initiative and rashly break this balance.

“However… Dragon Fish Island has deep roots, it is indeed worth exploring…”

A hint of coldness flashed across You Chong’s eyes: “Junior Brother Lin…”

“Brother?”

A foundation-building disciple immediately stepped forward.

“I heard…you know that ‘Old Demon Ling’?”

You Chong said calmly.

Junior Brother Lin’s face changed, and the several Foundation Establishment practitioners next to him were even more shocked, looking at Junior Brother Lin with surprise.

Ling Lao Mo is a well-known demon in Wu Country. It is said that his magic skills have been cultivated to the state of perfect foundation building, and he is only one step away from forming a pill!
Moreover, because his magic skills are mysterious and he is good at various escape techniques, even Yiling Valley is difficult to deal with, so he has been wanted but still at large.

It is rumored that he has a solitary and eccentric personality. He once killed an entire sect of people who had established their foundation because of a disagreement. He is a person in the Wu Kingdom who can stop children from crying at night.

Could it be that such a vicious person has come to Wandao Lake this time?
Not only that, it seems that he has some connection with this Junior Brother Lin?
“This… Senior Brother You, you must not believe the rumors…” Junior Brother Lin’s expression changed drastically, and then under the pressure of You’s sharp eyes, he still couldn’t help but give in: “That old demon Ling’s original surname was ‘Lin’. He said that he is from the same clan as me. He has contacted me twice, but Junior Brother can swear with his heart that he has never betrayed his master…”

“Humph, if you betrayed your master, You’s sword would have chopped off your head long ago…”

You Chong snorted coldly. In fact, the high-level officials of Yiling Valley knew Ling Lao Mo’s background very well, and they even used him as a hidden glove.

Back then, Old Demon Ling did a lot of things to destroy families and clans, and no one knew how much of it was to remove thorns from Yiling Valley.

Although You Chong is the core of Yiling Valley, he is not yet at the level that can mobilize such people.

But it seems like it might not be a bad idea to make some contact through Junior Brother Lin and make a deal?

“It’s just a chess piece. It’s just a chance for me to test the water of Dragon Fish Island…”

You Chong looked towards the direction of Longyu Island, feeling somewhat unwilling after all.

Even though retreating without fighting this time was not a great humiliation, it was still a knot in his heart.

As a sword cultivator, it is best to have no worries!
…

“My two Taoist friends, please! I’m sorry for scaring you…”

Fang Xi was sitting in the main seat on the top floor of Changqing Pavilion, with Yan Ying and Xiahou Xin standing beside him. He was raising his glass to comfort the two fellow Taoists and asking about the situation.

“well……”

Liu Sanqi drank the spirit wine in one gulp, a bitter smile appeared on his face: “This time I have offended Yiling Valley severely… I am afraid I will ask the island owner to take me in.”

After offending You Chong, he didn’t dare to go back to Jingui Island, and could only bite the bullet and ask Fang Xi to take him in.

“Of course. We are friends. You can stay on Dragon Fish Island as long as you want…”

Fang Xi laughed. He was also quite interested in studying Liu Sanqi’s spirit.

Ruan Xingling took a sip of the spirit wine, and seemed to have recovered some of her mana. She spoke calmly,
“This time… the formation master of Bai Ze Immortal City used a third-level formation-breaking talisman to successfully break through a part of the core restrictions and open a passage into the spiritual medicine garden… The Jiuye Sect is obviously very good at cultivating spiritual herbs. I saw that there are quite a few precious spiritual herbs in the spiritual medicine garden, but unfortunately the Taoist friends who entered were blinded by greed and attacked directly… Fortunately, Hongyu was in charge of the market during this exploration, otherwise we would have been unlucky… Relying on Taoist friend Liu’s talent for searching for spiritual herbs, we broke through a remote restriction in the spiritual medicine garden and obtained several Golden Jade Ganoderma and Danyun Vine. As a result, we met a Yiling Valley foundation-building cultivator who came to compete for it. We had no choice but to attack and injure him… You will know what happened next.”

In fact, she and Liu Sanqi used various means to fight with the opponent all the way, delaying a lot of time, but in the end they were no match for You Chong’s sharp sword, so they had to flee to Longyu Island.

“So, the excavation of the ancient ruins on Emerald Island has only just entered the inner circle?”

Fang Xi asked the most crucial question.

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Liu Sanqi and Ruan Xingling exchanged a glance and said, “That’s right… In the inner circle alone, there are elixirs that can assist in the breakthrough of the middle stage of foundation building. In the core building, there might really be elixirs for the formation of elixir. I guess the four major forces will increase their efforts this time… And it seems that the Bai Ze Immortal City is the most urgent.”

“This is really…”

Thinking of Yuan Feihong’s hesitation to speak that day, Fang Xi could only sigh.

However, Bai Ze Fairy City has been glorious for hundreds of years. It is natural for it to decline after reaching its peak, and it will just pass with a sigh.

“Since both of you have lost some of your vitality this time, why not recuperate on Dragon Fish Island? I can refine the Chong Yuan Pill just now…”

Fang Xi also mentioned his idea of holding a private exchange meeting, and Ruan Xingling and Liu Sanqi were both very supportive.

Fang Xi himself has no use for the ‘Chongyuan Pill’, but it would be very attractive if he took it out and put it in an exchange meeting.

“By the way, Hongyu asked me to pass this item on to my fellow Taoist.”

Ruan Xingling handed over a jade slip with a smile.

Fang Xi took it, probed it with his spiritual sense, and found that it was a wood-attributed technique. He couldn’t help but sighed: “Hongyu is thoughtful…”

In fact, in the past few years, Lingkong Market has sent the precious spiritual materials it purchased, the spiritual stones it earned, and unidentifiable objects to Longyu Island for storage several times for safety reasons.

This time, the jade slip that Zhong Hongyu asked Ruan Xingling to deliver was actually a martial arts technique that a casual cultivator obtained from the ruins of the Emerald Island. It was called “The Art of Withering and Flourishing”, and it was actually a top-level martial arts technique that could be practiced all the way to the middle stage of the Core Formation Stage!

And from the last few chapters, it is obvious that there is a sense of wanting more. This technique must have a sequel, and it may even be the Nine Leaves Sect’s founding technique!

Fang Xi had high hopes for this and prepared to write a letter asking Zhong Hongyu to continue searching along this clue.

Maybe I’ll have a solution for my cultivation after I form the elixir!

After the banquet, Liu Sanqi and Ruan Xingling left in a hurry, both going into the cave to recuperate.

Fang Xi was also in seclusion, and first took out the “Withering and Flourishing Art” to comprehend it.

…

A few months later.

“In ancient times, there was a large cypress tree. Its eight thousand years were its spring and eight thousand years were its autumn. Between spring and autumn, it withered and flourished…”

Fang Xi, who was comprehending the ‘Withering and Flourishing Art’, opened his eyes: “This ‘Withering and Flourishing Art’ is indeed a top-level technique! Both its purpose and the accompanying secret techniques are far superior to the ‘Qingmu Changsheng Gong’!”

“It would be great if we could find the subsequent part on how to condense the Nascent Soul…”

“I wonder if my ‘Yi Mu Dharmakaya’ can improve the ‘Withering and Flourishing Technique’ and take it to a higher level?”

After thinking about it, Fang Xi shook his head regretfully:
“Probably not. After all, the lower the level of the technique, the more room there is for improvement. That is to say, poor students have a lot of room for improvement… But for this kind of top-level technique, the room for improvement is much smaller.”

“In short, we still have to find the follow-up method of ‘Withering and Flourishing Technique’ first, so that we can be fully prepared and then consider changing the method…”

“Even so, it would be a good idea to practice some of the secret techniques in this technique first…”

‘The Art of Withering and Flourishing’ is a top-level wood-related skill. Fang Xi also practices a wood-related skill and has the ‘Yi Mu Dharma Body’. After comprehending it, he feels that it should not be a big problem for him to practice those wood-related secret techniques.

The wood-related secret techniques that could catch Fang Xi’s eye were naturally extremely rare.

One of them, called “Wood Release Technique”, is one of the Five Elements Release Techniques, but it is very rare. It uses plants as a medium to cast spells. If it is performed in terrain such as jungles and grasslands, it can be of great convenience.

The other one is a very mysterious secret technique. It is said that even if one practices the “Withering and Flourishing Technique”, one must first form a pill before trying to practice it. Its name is – “Withering and Flourishing Mysterious Light”!
(End of this chapter)