Cultivating Immortality in a World of Chaos - Chapter 238

[Chapter 237 Exchange Meeting (asking for monthly ticket)]

“Withered and Flourishing Mysterious Light!”

Fang Xi focused his mind on the description and formula of this secret technique in the jade slip, and his eyes lit up slightly.

This secret technique can be said to be the most powerful means for cultivators who practice the “Withering and Flourishing Art” after they have formed a pill. It is a magical power based on the cultivator’s lifespan. It requires that one’s own essence, blood, and vitality, which are the things that are important for lifespan, be first sacrificed and refined into a “Withering and Flourishing Mysterious Light”!
Once this mysterious light is released, it can ignore most magic weapons and magic defenses and directly reduce the enemy’s lifespan!
“A secret technique that directly attacks lifespan? That’s interesting!”

Fang Xi touched his chin and continued to comprehend, only to find that this secret technique also had great limitations.

Although it can directly attack the enemy’s life span, the withered and prosperous Xuan Guang will hurt itself first and then hurt others…which means that in order to reduce the enemy’s life span, you need to reduce your own life span first!
In addition, the withered and prosperous Xuan Guang also has entry, minor, and major realms!

The entry-level Ku Rong Xuan Guang probably shortened his own lifespan by ten years to shorten the enemy’s lifespan by one year… It’s simply not worth it!
Even if the Jindan Patriarch has a lifespan of five hundred years, each year is very precious and cannot be wasted like this.

The minor level of ‘Withered and Flourishing Mysterious Light’ can reduce one’s own lifespan by three years, and can reduce the enemy’s lifespan by one year!
It can barely be used in actual combat, but it is still unbearable.

When one reaches the great perfection level, the life span ratio reaches only one to one, which is considered a useless skill, or even a desperate measure!

“However, if one uses his ingenuity, a person in the early stage of Jindan may be able to kill a person in the late stage of Jindan who has a short life span… But Yuanying cannot do that!”

According to Fang Xi’s understanding, if this ‘Withered and Flourishing Mysterious Light’ is used against an enemy whose skills are one level higher than his, the backlash will increase tenfold or a hundredfold, which is totally not worth the loss.

“This secret technique… simply… doesn’t seem to be made for the human race, but rather tailor-made for those transformed monsters.”

Fang Xi shook his head and put down the jade slip.

The third level of monster beasts is the monster king, and after cultivating to the peak of the third level, they will encounter the “transformation tribulation”!
Once they survive the transformation tribulation, they will be promoted to the fourth level of transformation monster!

This kind of demon can already transform into a human body, but retains some of the characteristics of a demon beast. It can practice various demon skills, has greatly increased its intelligence, and can even learn the hundreds of arts of cultivating immortals. It is truly extraordinary.

If a third-level demon king is often at a disadvantage against a Jindan cultivator of the same level, then a fourth-level transformed demon is generally recognized to be superior to the cultivators of the same level!

Moreover, most monsters have a long lifespan, much longer than humans. For them, consuming their lifespan to kill powerful human enemies is a very cost-effective thing!
‘But… I can barely use it, after all, I live a long time… If my lifespan is not enough one day, I can continue to plant trees to make up for it…’

“But… I have to form a pill before I can start practicing…”

…

Fang Xi walked out of the retreat room and came to the alchemy room.

After sitting quietly for a while, he touched his storage ring and took out dozens of jade boxes.

Among them, there were even a few aged golden jade ganoderma!
With the current friendship between the three of them, Fang Xi only said that he needed a large amount of spiritual medicine to practice alchemy, and he took most of the golden jade ganoderma from Ruan Xingling and Liu Sanqi, preparing to refine a few furnaces of orthodox foundation-building pills.

“If it weren’t for the relic’s appearance, it would have been a bit troublesome to use so many precious spiritual medicines to practice my alchemy skills.”

Fang Xi rubbed his palms and released a ray of Yi Mu divine light.

This divine light wrapped around the second-level alchemy furnace and then came to the bottom of the furnace, transforming into a blazing green Yi wood true fire.

Ever since he cultivated the ‘Yi Mu Dharma Body’, Fang Xi’s innate true fire had also been promoted and transformed into this kind of Yi Mu true fire, which was extremely effective both in fighting against enemies and in refining weapons, and it had another magical use in alchemy.

“go!”

He picked up a piece of black auxiliary medicine and threw it directly into the alchemy furnace…

…

A few months later.

Liu Sanqi and Ruan Xingling recovered from their injuries and came out of seclusion.

Fang Xi happened to have refined the last batch of Chong Yuan Dan and called the two of them to Changqing Pavilion.

“Fellow Daoist Liu, Fellow Daoist Ruan… this is your share.”

He first handed all the pills to the two of them. After all, the main ingredients were provided by the other party. As an alchemist, it was an unspoken rule to withhold some from each furnace, but it couldn’t be too excessive.

However, the main ingredient of the “Chongyuan Pill” had already been given to him by Liu Sanqi, but Fang Xi still gave one pill to each person.

“Chongyuan Pill? Thank you, Island Master!”

Liu Sanqi was overjoyed and thanked him.

Ruan Xingling looked at the pill in her hand, with a hint of joy between her brows.

With this pill in hand, after the two of them have cultivated to the peak of the middle stage of foundation building, they will have a certain chance of breaking through to the late stage.

“Well, I have something for you to do.”

Fang Xi said to Liu Sanqi.

This person has already shown his submission, so there is no need for him to be too polite.

He waved his hand, and seventeen streams of light floated in the air, transforming into black wooden talismans.

“This is a one-time token with a date on it. It can allow you to enter my Dragon Fish Island formation within a fixed period of time…”

Fang Xi said calmly, “I plan to hold a private trade fair in Changqing Pavilion in a few months. Except for the two of you, others must bring a letter to participate… At that time, I will release materials such as ‘Chongyuan Pills’, ‘Foundation Pills’, and ‘Second-level Breaking Taboo Talismans’, and will also use a large amount of spirit stones to purchase the necessary materials… I also ask fellow Taoists to spread the word, and at the same time, distribute the letter to other foundation-building cultivators in the market…”

These seventeen talismans, plus Ruan Xingling and Fang Xi, make exactly twenty.

This number was neither too many nor too few, and Fang Xi felt that he could still control the situation.

At least, even if he attracted the Jindan ancestor, he would not be too afraid within the Jiuyou Xuanmu formation.

Well, as long as there are not more than three Jindan ancestors, or if you encounter a Jindan who is particularly good at breaking the formation, then the problem is not a big deal…

However, it is basically impossible to attract such people in such a small exchange meeting. Even if the luck is bad, it is impossible to attract two of the four Jindan masters among the three countries.

According to the information Fang Xi has obtained now, the ancestors of Yiling Valley and Qingmu Sect are both in charge of the sect.

It is estimated that before the core area of the Emerald Island ruins was opened, these highest-level cultivators only paid attention to it occasionally.

Moreover, the Foundation Establishment Pill is needed by any Foundation Establishment ancestor who has disciples who care about them, the Chongyuan Pill is a rare pill that can break through bottlenecks, and the second-level forbidden-breaking talisman is used everywhere in the ruins of Emerald Island. The prices have already skyrocketed, and there is still a shortage of demand.

With these precious elixirs and talismans, there is no need to worry about not being able to attract foundation-building monks!

“Please rest assured, Island Master, I will handle this matter properly.”

Liu Sanqi bowed respectfully and promised.

“Well, go ahead…”

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Fang Xi waved his hand to send Liu Sanqi away, then looked at Ruan Xingling: “Fellow Daoist Ruan, what are your plans for next?”

“Since you are planning to hold a small trade fair in just a few months, I will naturally wait here.”

Ruan Xingling smiled and suddenly looked at the two maids: “You have a new maid?”

“Alas… I hate to see heroes grow old and beauties fade away…”

Fang Xi replied with a long sigh.

…

A few days later.

Under the demon tree.

Fang Xi activated the ‘Thousand Threads Controlling Puppet Technique’ to manipulate his several main combat puppets, acting as the seven most important centers of the formation.

Then, one wooden puppet after another stood in the auxiliary position, and at the same time, they spewed out a demonic energy, activating the formation flags and formation plates.

Amidst the fluorescent flashes, array patterns and prohibitions lit up one after another, forming a large formation.

Roar!

Amidst the desolate howling sound, the formation was activated and a phantom of a heavenly wolf slowly emerged.

After continuous debugging, Fang Xi has become more proficient in the ‘Heavenly Wolf Battle Formation’, which was improved from the ‘Heavenly Wolf Howling Moon Formation’, and can use it flexibly in actual combat.

With the addition of the ‘Nine Nether Mysterious Wood Formation’ and the third-tier magic weapon ‘Qinghe Sword’,
this is what Fang Xi relies on to hold a small trade fair!
Even if facing one or two Jindan ancestors, this lineup is enough to make them fearful.

“In this secular world, in those vernacular novels, other protagonists go shopping in the market, and then participate in private exchange meetings… If they are not careful, they may be hunted down by villains…”

“How come when it’s my turn, I have to open the market and host the trade fair behind the scenes…”

“It feels like you’re going further and further down the path of being a villain?”

Fang Xi took back the puppet, touched his chin, and felt something was wrong.

However, this feeling and self-mockery just passed by with a smile, and soon he came to the demon tree, stretched out his palm, and placed it on the dark trunk.

Through the induction of the “treasure planting technique”, he could feel the prototype of the “Green Wood Seal” magic weapon being cultivated in the heart of the tree!
However, this prototype of the magic weapon has already turned black, so it is more appropriate to call it the Black Wood Seal.

“The longer the magic weapon is planted, the more powerful it will be… I have been planting trees for decades now, and based on the growth rate of the demon tree, it is at least equivalent to more than a thousand years…”

“I have cultivated the treasure art for thousands of years. The power of this ‘Black Wood Seal’ seems to be around the lower to middle third rank. This wood-based treasure refining art is really useless…”

“Fortunately… I still have time. I just need to keep growing it. Sooner or later, it will transform into a third-grade upper-grade or even a top-grade magic weapon.”

Fang Xi communicated with the demon tree through his thoughts, and the demon tree became like his clone, silently refining magic weapons for him.

At this moment, he stared at the ‘Black Wood Seal’, and a mantra of the ‘Withering and Flourishing Technique’ emerged in his mind.

This secret technique originally requires the cooperation of the natal magic weapon in order to store the “Withered and Flourishing Mysterious Light”.

“Although I am not a Jindan cultivator, I have already been refining my life magic weapon… It seems that it is not impossible to practice in advance and at least lay a foundation in magic weapons.”

Thinking of this, Fang Xi no longer hesitated. He pressed the demon tree with one hand, and recalled the formula of the secret technique of “Withering and Flourishing Mysterious Light” in his mind. He added the method of refining his own magic weapon into the “Treatise on Planting Treasures”.

After all, the “Treasure Planting Technique” is just a cultivation technique. As for what the magic weapon will eventually look like, it still depends on what seeds were planted in the beginning.

What Fang Xi is doing now is just making some minor changes before the carving is completed. With the full cooperation of the Demon Tree, there will be no big problem.

(End of this chapter)