Cultivating Immortality in a World of Chaos - Chapter 77

[Chapter 76 Return to Ye Shen Zong (Subscription Request)]

Treasure Ship Market.

Cave No. 37 Bing.

This is the cave that Fang Xi rented directly at the market after coming out of the teahouse.

Only one low-grade spirit stone is needed per month, but the cave is very large, including a practice room, a kitchen, a study… It can be said that it is small but complete.

Moreover, the spiritual energy is quite abundant.

At least, it is much richer than the place where Fang Xi lived when he was a spiritual farmer, and has reached the standard of a first-level spiritual vein.

Fang Xi washed his body again to make sure there was no trace of scent left .

Ever since he suffered a loss at the hands of the Green Blood Python, he would take several more baths every time he returned to his cave. He even bought a kind of skin care liquid that was popular among female cultivators in the market, which was said to be able to remove any odor on the body.

After feeling as if he had almost shed a layer of skin, he changed into clean clothes and sat cross-legged in the practice room.

On the cushion, Fang Xi practiced the ‘Eternal Spring Technique’, and a thin layer of green light suddenly burst out from his body.

Feeling the strong spiritual pressure from the outside world, the spiritual energy entered his body at a faster speed than usual, circulated through his meridians, and finally returned to his Dantian Qi Sea, transforming into a cycle of mist-like magic power. Fang Xi couldn’t help but show a hint of joy on his face.

With the operation of Changchun Jue, his whole body seemed to be full of vitality. Every inch of muscle, fascia and bone seemed like a thirsty traveler, bathing in the sweet rain from heaven.

Even though the Changchun Jue has reached a bottleneck and is difficult to break through, this wood-attributed magic power is very good for nourishing the body.

“Sure enough… the higher the concentration of the spiritual veins, the better the effect of cultivation.”

“If possible, it would be best to get a first-class spiritual vein in the future… Unfortunately, it is unlikely to be possible, so an inferior one will do…”

Fang Xi planned to stay in the Baochuan Market for a few months, explore various avenues, and then plan for the spiritual land.

Even if there is a spiritual land, one must still carefully survey the terrain, and even be fully aware of the surrounding forces, get acquainted with the neighbors, and make all the necessary preparations before planting trees and starting to practice the “art of longevity.”

All of this may take several years.

Such a long time must not be wasted.

Therefore, he rented a cave and wanted to focus more on practicing Changchun Jue.

“Be prepared for the worst…”

‘Even if the longevity technique fails in the end, it is still a gain as long as the cultivation of the Changchun Jue is improved through persistent practice in the spiritual land.’

After Fang Xi completed his Zhou Tian exercises, he began to think about the choice of a spiritual place.

“The long-term lease of the Spirit Island offered by the Dragon Fish Zhong family is indeed very attractive… As long as you rent it, you can use their cover to get protection and security… Unfortunately, the price must be very high. I am just a small cultivator at the fourth level of Qi Refining. If I suddenly take out a large amount of spirit stones and rent it for decades, it will be too eye-catching… And if I get the protection of the Zhong family, will the Zhong family call me to fight in the future? Should I obey or not?”

“Joining a small Qi-refining faction will easily lead to intrigues, but the degree of freedom will also be much greater…”

“It would be best if they are very weak, and then I will kill all those who rebel… I can occupy an island openly, provided that they are not surrounded and suppressed as demon cultivators…”

Fang Xi thought about the situation and felt speechless.

“Forget it… Let’s wait and see if there’s any chance… We should be low-key, low-key.”

Although the spiritual vein resources in Wandao Lake seem to be richer than those in Qingzhu Mountain, opportunities are not always available.

What’s more… even if there is a chance, it is not prepared for a mere casual cultivator at the fourth level of Qi Refining.

Fang Xi thought about it and slapped the storage bag again.

A roll of snake skin and a bundle of huge snake bones suddenly appeared on the ground.

The snake skin has dark, mottled patterns and scales.

The snake bones were hideous, carrying a slightly frightening aura.

This is the skin and bones of a snake!

“It’s a good thing, but it’s a little eye-catching. I don’t have a reliable channel, so it’s not easy to sell…”

Fang Xi touched his chin, feeling a little regretful.

In fact, he didn’t really want to sell this precious resource.

After all, from Miao Dong’s performance, it can be seen that this snake dragon is a completely first-grade top-grade material. It would be a bit of a loss to sell it. The key point is that he is not particularly short of spirit stones at the moment.

“Fortunately, the snake is big enough…it doesn’t matter if it’s wasted a little.”

Fang Xi spread out the snake skin with scales. The snake skin had been processed preliminarily and did not have any fishy smell.

And it was very tough. He pulled the snake skin with both hands and kept exerting force, but it was difficult to tear it apart.

He thought about it, then held the ‘Golden Dragon Sword’ in his right hand, placed the tip of the sword against the snake skin, and using his true energy, he finally managed to cut the snake skin open and drilled some small holes.

Then snake tendons were used to thread it through to make an extremely simple inner armor.

After putting it on, he covered it with an outer robe, so that nothing could be seen.

“This is not a magic weapon… but it can block most attacks. It is just that it is difficult to be immune to secondary attacks such as shock penetration. Fortunately, I am a physical cultivator with a strong body, and I am not afraid of these secondary injuries…”

Fang Xi looked at the snake bone again. There was really nothing he could do about it. He still had to find a trustworthy refiner.

Fortunately, I have settled down now. I can buy some pills to assist in my cultivation and see if I can break through the fifth level of Qi Refining.

Moreover, it would take a relatively long time to find a refiner who has outstanding skills and good character and reputation.

…

The next day.

Inside the teahouse.

Fang Xi ordered another pot of ‘Five Carps Playing with a Pearl’ spiritual tea, and while sipping the tea he listened to the chatter of the tea drinkers around him, he felt quite leisurely, like sitting and watching the flowers bloom and fall, and the clouds roll and unfold.

However, there was no major news this time. Most of them were small things like a casual cultivator having a breakthrough in his cultivation and advancing to the late stage of Qi Refining, or someone having good luck and catching a spirit fish in the lake.

After the tea had been brewed three times, the Taoist priest Xiumu came over with a hint of joy on his face: “Daoist friend, great joy!”

“Oh? Why are you so happy?”

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Fang Xi asked back, but something suddenly moved in his heart.

Could it be that the spiritual land has been found?
“This… is of course… Hehe!” The old Taoist Xiumu smiled and pointed to the box.

A moment later, inside the box.

Fang Xi didn’t even look at the ordinary tea and waited for the old Taoist Xiu Mu to speak.

“I have been asked by you to gather relevant information for you, and I finally got the correct information!”

Taoist Xiumu said with a hint of pride: “The Dragon Fish Zhong family plans to release two inferior spiritual island contracts this year. This is a great opportunity to become the master of an island!”

“Oh? What are your requests?” Fang Xi continued to ask without any expression.

“Requirements? The first is to protect the mortals on the island from natural disasters and possible invasions of monsters… The second is to become a guest of the Zhong family and help the Zhong family when necessary. Of course, the Zhong family will also give compensation depending on the situation…” said the old Taoist Xiu Mu with a smile.

“How many years is the lease? How much is the price?”

Fang Xi sighed inwardly, it was indeed not so easy to take advantage of the big powers. However, although he had already rejected most of the offers in his heart, he still wanted to hear the price.

“One hundred spirit stones a year, and the rent starts from ten years!” The old Taoist Xiu Mu looked at Fang Xi steadily.

“One thousand spirit stones in ten years? If I take it out, I’m afraid this old Taoist priest will have evil thoughts!”

Fang Xi rolled his eyes in his heart, and a bitter smile appeared on his face: “It’s so expensive? Never mind… I don’t want to be the island owner anymore. Is there any other way?”

“Alas… it is a bit expensive, but after becoming the island owner, the entire island can be developed at will. This is the foundation of many small families and small sects… However, it does not seem appropriate for you to be alone.”

Taoist Xiumu sighed and said, “Besides that… the owner of Xiaoye Island in the Thirty-Six Island Alliance, Master Guiye, wants to recruit a guest official for the sect. I told him about your situation and he was very interested. He promised to allocate ten acres of spiritual farmland for you to cultivate.”

“The Thirty-Six Island Alliance?”

Fang Xi had heard of this force before. It was said to be a coalition of Qi-refining forces that was confronting the Longyu Zhong family. He didn’t know the specific situation, so he asked directly.

“The so-called ‘Thirty-Six Islands’ is indeed one of the two major foundation-building forces on Wandao Lake… but it is a union of Qi-refining forces. These Qi-refining forces even have grudges against each other and attack each other… Only when facing pressure from the Zhong family will they unite to face the outside world…”

Taoist Xiumu stroked his beard and said with a smile: “The Thirty-Six Islands Alliance originally had no foundation-building cultivators, but they raised funds to invite a casual cultivator to build a foundation as a worshiper, which was considered to be a banner of the other party… The Zhong family has no intention of expanding in recent years, so the two sides have been at peace.”

“So that’s how it is. What is Master Guiye’s cultivation level like? What’s his character like? Does he have any enemies or forces?”

Since he had booked the private room and paid the spirit stones, Fang Xi naturally wanted to get things clear.

“Master Guiye was originally a fisherman. Later, he fell into the water and luckily entered the cave of his ancestors, where he inherited the skills. He himself has a mid-grade spiritual root… Later, he cultivated to the middle stage of Qi Refining, killed the Ye family that originally occupied Xiaoye Island, and established the ‘Guiye Divine Sect’ as the leader of the generation… Enemies? I haven’t heard much about them, but in his sect, there are probably no more than ten Qi Refining cultivators.”

The old Taoist priest Xiumu seemed to be trying hard to suppress a smile.

“A sect with less than ten Qi-refining cultivators? And the sect leader is only in the middle stage of Qi-refining?”

When Fang Xi heard this, he couldn’t help but feel itchy.

But then I thought, he came here to plant trees for decades, so it would be better not to make enemies if possible.

Even if you kill all your enemies, if your reputation is ruined, you will be easily attacked by the righteous. This is not good!
Harmony brings wealth, harmony brings wealth!

After repeating it several times in his mind, he finally calmed down and said, “I wonder what rank this Xiaoye Island is?”

“It’s just a mediocre spiritual vein, and the concentration of spiritual energy is much lower than that of Baochuan Market!” The old Taoist Xiumu shook his head.

“this……”

Fang Xi thought for a moment and said, “I am somewhat interested. I wonder how to contact Master Gui Ye?”

Taoist Xiumu nodded. He expected that this spiritual farmer would most likely choose a Qi-refining force to join. “Half a month later, Master Guiye will personally escort a batch of spiritual rice to the Treasure Ship Market for sale. If you are interested, you can discuss this in detail. I will be the middleman for the two of you…”

This is one of his businesses, and he can also take a commission!
(End of this chapter)