Cultivating Immortality in a World of Chaos - Chapter 54

[Chapter 54 Yuanhe Mountain (Congratulations to the leader of the night with cramps!)]

Half a month later.

Fang Xi sat cross-legged with lifeless eyes, holding a jade slip in his hand.

In front of him, he simply arranged the Three Elements Formation with stones.

Three stones are stacked together, and vaguely, there seem to be countless arrangements and combinations among them.

Nearby, there was a pile of counting sticks, his own equations, various key points, and notes…

“I figured it out!”

Suddenly, Fang Xi’s eyes gleamed and he began to solve the problem.

After a moment, he sat back down dejectedly: “No… none of it is right…”

Ever since he obtained the book on formation inheritance, he began to study it day and night.

When I was thirsty, I drank mountain spring water; when I was hungry, I took a fasting pill and madly tried to conquer the first part of the initial solution of the formation.

This part of the content only contains the most basic “Three Talents Formation Pattern”, which requires readers to solve and use it to form a small restriction, which can be regarded as a small question.

At the same time, it is also a way to test the cultivator’s qualifications and understanding of formations.

It was mentioned later that a true genius in formations could figure it out at a glance.

Being able to solve it within one day means one has excellent aptitude in the art of formation.

It can be solved within three days, which is considered average.

It was solved within seven days. Even though it’s a little bit off, I could still get started.

And now… Fang Xi has been meditating for the fifteenth day.

He looked haggard, like an old scholar who had studied the classics, and bloodshot eyes began to appear:
“What does the word ‘array’ mean? It doesn’t look right no matter how I write it…”

“Fuck…Fuck!”

Snap!

He suddenly stood up and kicked the Three Elements rubble away: “I am so stupid… I am a person who can be stumped by the math problems in the civil service exam, and I want to analyze the formations in another world… I am so stupid, really!”

“What kind of formation-breaking method is that? I don’t want to learn it anymore. I’m going to practice martial arts!”

The Three Talents Formation may seem simple, but in fact it requires solving problems from multiple dimensions, which is far beyond Fang Xi’s current level of mathematics.

After studying for a while, he finally realized one thing: he was not a genius in formation!
Therefore, Fang Xi lay down and chose to be a salted fish!
Oh, no, he started practicing martial arts!
He opened a small jade bottle and poured out a “Jade Bone Pill” from it.

The pill is pure white and has a milky aroma, but it tastes bitter when eaten.

The most important thing is that after refining the medicinal power, Fang Xi felt that all the bones in his body became numb.

It seemed as if countless ants were climbing and gnawing on the bones…

It didn’t take long for this feeling to turn into a burning sensation…

This continued to alternate for nine consecutive cycles before everything gradually stopped.

At this time, some yellowish filth was discharged from his pores.

“Bone refining?”

Fang Xi seemed to be thinking about something.

To advance from the second step to the third step, a martial artist needs to develop bones of steel. This is a painstaking process that requires constant stimulation of one’s own bone marrow with true energy every day. The slightest mistake will lead to disability and paralysis, so you can’t rush!

But he has the support of elixirs from the immortal world, and his bone refining speed is extremely fast!

After completely refining the medicinal power of the Jade Bone Pill, Fang Xi took out the ‘Tiger and Leopard Strengthening Paste’ and applied it to the tendons of his thighs and arms.

After applying this ointment, a cool feeling spreads throughout the body.

Taking this opportunity, Fang Xi stood up and performed a set of boxing techniques.

Bang!

Each of his punches seemed random, but the air made a horrible tearing sound.

In fact, with every punch, Fang Xi could feel his muscles and bones being torn apart and then quickly regenerated, becoming even tougher…

Half an hour later.

Fang Xi stopped and let out a long breath.

This long breath was like a sharp arrow, shooting out several feet away before slowly dissipating.

“Before I finish taking the pills, I will definitely be able to break through to the third-step martial artist!”

“Then, it is the ‘Combination of Spirit and Strength’ of the four-step martial arts?”

“That’s right! This is the normal way to unfold! Punching with fists, flying with swords, and living forever are the romantic ways for men of my generation… Formation Master, go to hell!”

Fang Xi was quite satisfied with his talent (and financial resources) in martial arts.

He closed his eyes and looked inward, feeling every part of his body.

After swallowing the pill, it takes a certain amount of time to adapt and also to expel the pill poison.

Therefore, he was not very willing to take the Jade Bone Pill continuously.

Even so, Fang Xi is confident that he can become a steel-like person within a month and directly become a third-step martial artist!
But the last step, “the combination of spirit and strength”, is a kind of perception, a spiritual realm.

Fang Xi is still confused now.

Even in the “Tianfeng Secret Scroll”, it is described in a very mysterious way, only saying that some martial artists gain enlightenment through constant life-and-death battles on the verge of life and death, while some martial artists achieve success naturally by watching flowers bloom and fall.

Many third-step martial artists could never comprehend the ‘integration of spirit and strength’ until their death!
“The Huang family’s secret book is a little crude after all…”

Fang Xi looked towards the direction of Yuanhe Mountain and fell into deep thought: “How about… borrow another secret book to have a look? It just so happens that I also have many doubts about the Grandmaster’s unity of man and nature…”

…

Yuanhe Mountain.

This mountain is located to the north of Sanyuan City, only a few dozen miles away.

Sanyuan City is located at the junction of two major rivers, with dangerous mountains and rivers to the north.

Once you enter the mountain range, you can see five peaks rising into the sky like human hands.

The only path up the mountain has only a narrow strip of sky.

This is the gate of Yuanhe Mountain – Blood Gate!
If you want to enter Yuanhe Mountain, you must pass through the Blood Gate!
This gate is convenient for the terrain, and one man can block the pass of ten thousand men. It has blocked countless powerful enemies for Yuanhe Mountain in the past.

Even the nearby rocks turned blood red, which was said to be stained with the blood of the enemies.

Even though Yuanhe Mountain swept across Dingzhou at this time and no one was disobedient, the previous caution was still retained. There were a large number of Yuanhe Mountain disciples guarding the Blood Gate Line, and there were also quite a few checkpoints and secret sentries.

Even some special holes were equipped with crossbows! With
such defense, even if the Daliang court sent tens of thousands of troops to attack, they could hold out for a long time. It was indeed impregnable!
Late at night!

Despite the cold wind, the disciples of Yuanhe Mountain who were guarding the Blood Gate were still energetic, and they walked, sat and lay down in an orderly manner.

But all this has nothing to do with Fang Xi…

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A dark cloud slowly floated across the sky.

“Are you stupid? I can fly!”

Fang Xi controlled the refined flying magic weapon, the Black Cloud Bag, and directly crossed the dangerous Blood Gate and entered the heart of Yuanhe Mountain.

“With my current strength, those first- and second-step martial artists will just die!”

“Only a martial artist with three steps of steel bones, whose bones have been strengthened, is not easy to kill… but they are like paper in front of the Golden Dragon Sword…”

After all, they were not the physical cultivators of the Southern Wilderness Cultivation World. Those physical cultivators had long been smart. Before going into battle, they would dress neatly and put together a complete set of magic weapon-level armor. Only then would they be real human-shaped beasts!
Cultivators were very good at using external forces.

Fortunately, these martial artists do not have magical weapons or armor to wear.

“Besides that, he is just a legendary master.”

Fang Xi’s eyes are deep.

“But it doesn’t matter… I can fly! Even if I can’t defeat him… with a top-grade magic weapon in hand, I can still kill him with a kite!”

There are five peaks in Yuanhe Mountain, each with different scenery and completely different status in the sect.

The one that looks like a thumb is the ‘Xuepo Peak’, where the leader of Yuanhe Mountain and the meeting hall are located.

The index finger is the ‘Wan Gu Peak’, where warrior deacons and martial arts elders gather.

As for the two peaks of the ring finger and the little finger, they are where the disciples and servants reside.

Finally, there is the ‘Thunder Peak’ on the middle finger!
This peak is the tallest, but it is also a forbidden area for the disciples of Yuanhe Mountain, where the ancestors and elders of the past generations are buried.

However, there are also rumors that the only master martial saint of Yuanhe Mountain is living in seclusion in Leiji Peak!

Fang Xi took advantage of the night and swaggered to the top of Leiji Peak.

Because this is a forbidden area, there are usually no disciples patrolling here.

I’m afraid no one in Yuanhe Mountain would have thought that an enemy could invade from the sky!
“The view is great!”

Fang Xi stood with his hands behind his back, took a step forward, and strolled freely in the forbidden area of Yuanhe Mountain.

There is a small lake at the top of Leiji Peak.

At the edge of the lake is a white cemetery. The tombstones and graves are all white… It looks very strange.

“I don’t know if the owners of these tombs took any martial arts manuals, or their beloved gold and silver treasures, or rare antiques with them…”

Fang Xi muttered to himself, and suddenly he had the urge to become a tomb raider.

“Hehe… Most of our ancestors were poor and didn’t have many burial objects.”

Suddenly, a voice came from the darkness.

Fang Xi’s expression remained unchanged, he secretly held a ‘Golden Bell Talisman’ in his hand, and the black iron shield was ready to fly out of the storage bag at any time.

The ‘Golden Bell Guard Talisman’ is a first-class, mid-grade defensive talisman that he found among the spoils of war. It has quite good defensive power.

At least it wouldn’t be a problem to block an attack from the late stage of Qi Refining.

With these two trump cards, his demeanor was very casual and relaxed: “Grandmaster of Yuanhe Mountain? Haven’t you asked for advice yet?”

“Haha, I don’t deserve your advice… I’m Linghushan!”

An old man in a green robe, with his hands behind his back, slowly appeared in the moonlight.

He had a big head, pale skin, and white hair hanging down on both sides, and looked quite old.

But Fang Xi could feel the extremely condensed blood!
It was as if he was not facing an ordinary person, but a ferocious beast hidden under human skin!

At this time, Linghu Shan had already come in front of Fang Xi. He glanced at him with his cloudy eyes and shook his head: “I am an unworthy disciple of our sect. The good things of our ancestors have long been taken away by the previous generations of sect masters… Even though I didn’t get much, it’s a pity…”

Fang Xi was a little surprised. Daliang still valued his ancestor master.

But the person in front of him was a ruthless man who dared to dig up his own ancestor’s grave!
Linghu Shan suddenly looked at Fang Xi: “You are… the ghost who caused trouble in Sanyuan City, right? Are you interested in our sect’s master’s skills this time?”

Fang Xi’s expression remained unchanged: “Why do you think so?”

“Hehe… Although everyone says that Guijianchou is moody, I have carefully read the intelligence… and found that you are actually going for the Huang family secret book, and the ancestor of the Huang family was only a fourth-step martial artist…”

Linghu Shan scratched his ears and said, “So I guess you will definitely come to Yuanhe Mountain. You want to learn the martial arts of the martial artist, and you will certainly not miss the grandmaster’s.”

“That’s right.” Fang Xi laughed: “Then will you give it to me?”

“Give it!” Linghu Shan answered seriously.

“If you don’t give it to me… huh?” This unexpected answer made Fang Xi stunned.

(End of this chapter)