Professionals of the Starry Skies - Chapter 257

[257. Chapter 257 Knowing Too Much (Additional Updates Asking for Monthly Tickets)]

A few years later.

Fang Xing was wearing a jute robe, looking relaxed, sitting in front of the Wanhua Cauldron.

Although there was a magic furnace in the alchemy room, he didn’t like it at all and had thrown it aside long ago, planning to find an opportunity to sell it in the future.

At this moment, the Wanhua Ding roared and opened suddenly.

Streams of medicine overflowed, and five-colored clouds rose up and turned into the shape of Ganoderma lucidum.

On top of each plant of five-colored Ganoderma lucidum, there are pills that emit a rich aroma.

Fang Xing cast a spell to collect the pills, and one by one, the “Ganoderma Lucidum Pills” fell into his hand. There were seven pills in total, but three of them had a circle of dark poison.

“There are ten ingredients in one furnace, four are genuine, three are inferior, and three are useless…”

“This kind of result seems to be pretty good among third-level alchemists… At least Mu Wanlong’s attainments in the ‘Ganoderma Lucidum Pill’ are far inferior to mine.”

Fang Xing smiled slightly.

Of course, he can also use the mysterious power of Wanhua Ding to upgrade the four genuine pills into top-grade pills.

Those three inferior pills can also be salvaged and turned into genuine pills. Even if they are not eaten by themselves, they can be sold as a huge resource.

Back then, Mu Wanlong himself was a third-rank alchemist. He earned a lot of resources for the Mu family and even trained several Jindan cultivators.

Although this consumed a portion of the Mu family’s wealth, it was enough to show how much spirit stones alchemists could earn!

“This Wanhua Ding is really powerful. It is of great help to improve my alchemy skills… Moreover, I have the mana and consciousness of the Nascent Soul… If I go back to practice the third-level skills, I will have a higher level and there will be a bonus…”

This Wanhua Ding was obtained from Master Wanfa. It allowed him to cultivate from his inferior spiritual roots all the way to the perfect stage of Dan formation, and even to the Nascent Soul stage. How amazing is that?

Although it is unknown whether he can purify the fourth-level elixir, just based on his current performance, it is a great help to Fang Xing.

“After all… I’m not that unlucky guy like Wanfa. I’m even better than Tian Linggen…”

He stood up and walked into the meditation room.

He casually took out a cold jade bottle, smeared the ‘Thousand-Year Stone Milk’ inside on his body, swallowed a pill of the top-quality ‘Ganoderma Lucidum Pill’ he had refined before, and began to practice silently.

Thanks to such amazing resources and his own talent, Fang Xing’s cultivation progress in the past few years has been rapid.

It feels like it won’t be long before I can cultivate to the peak of the early stage of Jindan and try to break through to the middle stage of Jindan.

“At this speed, the Ten Sons of Good and Evil would cry if they saw it…”

Fang Xing was so immersed in cultivation that he had long forgotten how time was passing by in the outside world.

…

Baihua Mountain.

Ancestral hall.

Mu Wanliu was wearing an elegant and luxurious golden robe, standing with his hands behind his back, silently looking at a soul lamp.

That belongs to the head of the family, Mu Wanlong.

Although Mu Wanlong ordered him to temporarily take over the position of the head of the Mu family, as long as he was not promoted to the position of the regular head, he would still be a deputy.

“Master, that’s not right. Mu Wanlong has been in seclusion for many years, but his soul lamp is still so dim. I’m afraid the situation is not good…”

Mu Wanqing stood behind Mu Wanlv, his voice sounding a little heavy.

“What else do you want? He has already handed over his power and is no longer in charge of things. He just quietly makes pills to heal his wounds in his cave…”

Mu Wanlv turned around and stared at Mu Wanqing calmly: “Do you think I can’t even wait for a few years?”

“Of course I don’t mean that. It’s just that my Mu family has been through a hard time in the past few years…”

Mu Wanqing complained bitterly: “Mu Wanlong made a mess of things, and then he just closed himself off… Now the Xiaoyuanshan mine is really going to be lost, and our Mu family’s biggest source of income in the outside world will be cut off… For such a big matter, we have to call out the real head of the family and have a good discussion…”

Mu Wanliu glanced at Mu Wanqing and said nothing.

The patriarch’s line was originally powerful and had many benefits, but after Mu Qinglan died and Mu Wanlong was seriously injured, they were constantly devoured by these elders.

But Mu Wanlong is still alive, which seems a bit unjust and unreasonable.

What’s more… Mu Wanlong has not produced any elixirs in the past few years. Instead, he has been urging the family to supply spiritual herbs. Although most of them are just some basic materials, it is not a good sign.

“Isn’t it better to wait quietly? Why do you have to tear each other apart? After all, we are a big family. If we can’t even maintain this appearance, the family will decline in the future and people’s hearts will fall apart. It will inevitably start from this point…”

Mu Wanlv saw it very clearly, but this is where human sadness lies.

Even if he sees it clearly, it is useless. His fellow Taoists, his descendants and relatives will force him to do things he doesn’t want to do for the sake of their own interests.

“Forget it… I don’t care about this matter anymore.”

He shook his head and left the ancestral hall.

“Hehe… Brother Wanliu, you are too concerned about your reputation after all.”

Mu Wanqing narrowed his eyes. “Among Mu Wanlong’s clan, the one with the highest level of cultivation is the guest official ‘Gua Banxian’, who is in the early stage of Jindan and a third-level Gua master… Humph, this person has secretly prepared to leave our Mu family, so it’s time to teach him a lesson.”

Gua Banxian’s strength lies in fortune-telling and physiognomy. Because of his practice of divination, he has aged prematurely and his fighting power is average. Even Mu Wanqing can easily defeat him.

More importantly, this person is from Mu Wanlong’s family, and now he wants to leave the Mu family, so naturally he has to fight against him and attack Mu Wanlong at
the same time! In other words, the latter goal is more important.

…

A few days later.

Fang Xing took a daily walk and inspected the cave, and received a batch of basic medicinal materials by the way.

Suddenly, a sound transmission note flew in.

He held the sound transmission talisman in his hand and frowned slightly: “Can it be cured? I have already retreated to this point, what else can I do?”

Although the sound transmission note only said that Gua Banxian was caught trying to leave the Mu family, he wanted him to deal with it.

But Fang Xing certainly knew that this was forcing Mu Wanlong to cut off one of his arms.

If he steps in to deal with the matter, the other Jindan elders might just bring out evidence of the other party colluding with foreign enemies.

In the final analysis, they want to kill them all!
‘This family’s cohesion and family tradition are too poor… I have retreated to this point, are they going to target even my fourth-level cave?’

“Recently I have to try to break through to the middle stage of Jindan, it’s really troublesome… There are many turtles in shallow water.”

Fang Xing came out with an unhappy look on his face and came to the Mu family ancestral hall.

With a quick glance, he saw that the four Jindan elders, Mu Wanlv, Mu Wanqing, Mu Wantao, and Mu Qingfeng, were all there.

“The Mu family is indeed the number one Jindan family. There are so many Jindan cultivators. If Mu Qinglan were still here, plus many guest officials, it would indeed be a great force. The only thing missing is a Yuanying Zhenjun to take charge…”

When Fang Xing saw this scene, he nodded secretly in his heart.

Mu Wanqing came up to him immediately, his eyes full of concern: “Master, your soul lamp has been dimming, but your injuries have not healed? I have a third-level ‘Nine Flowers Treasure Yuan Pill’ here, which is a supreme holy product for healing. How about you try it?”

As soon as these words were spoken, Mu Wandao and Mu Qingfeng’s expressions changed.

In the world of cultivating immortals, it is cultivation that matters after all. If Mu Wanlong continues to be seriously injured and does not recover, he may indeed be abandoned.

This is the reality of the survival of the fittest!

“I am not dead yet… Wan Dao, why are you here?”

Fang Xing looked at Mu Wandao.

Mu Wandao’s voice was somewhat bitter: “The White Crane Sect joined forces with the Miaodan Lin family to attack Xiaoyuan Mountain… Qiankun Dao was also dealt with, and the spiritual stone mine was completely lost…”

“I see. I can’t blame you.”

Fang Xing came to the seat of the patriarch and sat down with his horse and sword in his arms.

This scene made Mu Wanlv’s heart twitch. He had worked hard for the Mu family in the past few years, but in the end he was still the acting head of the family.

If the name is not right, then the words will not flow.

“Then… let’s discuss the matter of Gua Banxian.”

Fang Xing waved his hand: “This man is a talent. I spent a lot of effort to make him a guest of my family… He has been in charge of the Spirit Measurement Platform for many years and has always been diligent and hardworking. Now he wants to spend his remaining years in peace…”

“Ahem, Patriarch, I received a tip that this person may be connected to the White Crane Sect.”

Mu Wanqing coughed and spoke.

“What about the others?” Fang Xing looked around.

“I have always been in ‘Banxianju’…” Mu Qingfeng replied.

He is from the ‘Qing’ generation of the Mu family, one generation younger than the ‘Wan’ generation. He has always been in charge of family affairs and is aloof and taciturn.

“Since he hasn’t left, I’ll go talk to him later. Anything can always be resolved through negotiation…”

Fang Xing sighed.

“Haha, I think that Gua Banxian is just a name. He predicted Mu Qinglan’s fate and said something like ‘Phoenix roosts in the Wutong tree’, and we foolishly believed it. How many resources have been invested in Mu Qinglan over the years… Although this girl is indeed very talented and has condensed a half-step golden elixir, didn’t she still die in Linlang Fudi?”

Mu Wanqing began to question Gua Banxian’s professional level.

Fang Xing knew very well that this was actually aimed at him. Firstly, he didn’t know the people well, and secondly, it wasted a lot of resources.

But this time, Mu Wanliu did not speak up for Mu Wanlong.

“A seriously injured patriarch is really useless. The old and the new will take over. This is the general trend…”

Fang Xing put himself in Mu Wanlong’s shoes. Seeing that the family he had fought for all his life ended up like this, his voice could not help but carry a trace of grief and indignation: “The third-level divination skills of Gua Banxian are genuine… He has been accurate every time he has used it. We can only blame Qinglan for his bad luck… Besides, although the theory of fate is only circulated among Feng Shui and Gua masters, we cannot help but believe it, but we cannot believe it completely… The fate of Fengqi Wutong has a great hope of becoming a Yuanying Zhenjun. It was not Gua Banxian who said it, but he predicted this fate, and we found it in the records of the ancient family books…”

“Well, then how should we deal with this person?”

Mu Wanqing pressed forward step by step.

“I will go see him again. If he dares to betray the family, I will kill him.”

Fang Xing closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he was filled with murderous intent.

This scene made Mu Wanqing and Mu Wanlv look at each other, somewhat caught off guard.

If it was the real Mu Wanlong, he would not have reacted like this, and he would not have cut off his own arm.

But Fang Xing doesn’t care about all that and will retreat when he should.

The miserable lives of Mu Wanlong’s disciples, nephews, and close associates were none of his business.

However, one’s own treatment still needs to be guaranteed.

“I am old, how dare I occupy the position of power? Wanluo, this family will be handed over to you in the future. I want to formally resign as the head of the family, but is that fourth-level cave?”

Fang Xing spoke directly, in a very simple and crude manner.

“Of course you can use it. You are injured, and the Fire Refining Valley is suitable for you to recuperate…”

Mu Wanlv did not hesitate, as he did not want to lose the last layer of face.

Now Mu Wanlong wants to withdraw completely, and all he asks for is a fourth-level cave residence. He will definitely agree to it.

If he doesn’t agree, the whole family will secretly stab him in the back.

But he could not have imagined that the old patriarch would actually retreat so cleanly. Could it be that his origin was damaged and his death was not far away?

“Okay, let’s do it this way. I’m going to go see the Gua Banxian.”

Fang Xing flicked his sleeves and turned into a stream of red light, and arrived at a third-grade superior cave in Baihua Mountain.

“Banxianju?”

He looked at the continuous bamboo and wooden pavilions and nodded: “The layout is elegant…”

He strode in immediately.

In a courtyard, there are plum blossoms planted everywhere.

At this time, plum blossoms are in full bloom and the fragrance is everywhere.

An old man with white hair and beard but no wrinkles on his face was drinking under a plum tree.

“Master!”

When he saw Fang Xing, he immediately stood up with a smile and bowed.

“Brother Gua…”

Fang Xing looked gloomy: “Are you really going to leave the Mu family?”

“When I joined, I made an agreement with you that I could come and go freely. I have done my best over the years and have never betrayed the family…”

Gua Banxian stroked his beard and said, “It’s just that the third and fourth branches of the Mu family have been very aggressive recently. I can’t handle it alone… I can only resign. Brother Mu, you are old…”

Gua Banxian sighed: “What’s more… I have divined before, if we don’t leave Baihua Mountain, I am afraid there will be a bloody disaster.”

Fang Xing: “…”

To be honest, he has killed so many cultivators that he is almost completing the third-level inheritance of the Hundred Arts of Immortal Cultivation.

He just bit off more than he could chew, and apart from alchemy, he devoted himself to studying swordsmanship and did not dabble in much other areas.

“For the third-level divination, it should be quite accurate for Jindan cultivators and those below… But it’s a bit confusing for Jindan cultivators. As for Yuanying Zhenjun? I’ll upgrade my skills to the fourth level first…”

“What’s more, divination involves the secrets of heaven, and frequent use will greatly reduce your lifespan…”

He once obtained a set of divination inheritance in the storage bag of a magic cultivator, but after taking a few glances at it, he felt like he was reading a heavenly book and he couldn’t get started at all.

What’s more, according to the traditional records, practicing the art of divination requires special talent.

Obviously, Fang Xing didn’t have that, so he let it go.

Seeing this ‘half-immortal’ showing off now feels quite magical.

He thought for a moment and said, “Forget it. We’ll be apart today. I don’t know when we’ll meet again. Take care of yourself…”

“Alas… I am not a skilled person. I was able to figure out Qinglan’s fate as a phoenix living in a phoenix tree before, but his fate is no match for heaven’s will. Even if he is a latent dragon, he still cannot soar without great luck. Instead, he is worse than a field loach…”

Gua Banxian sighed repeatedly: “I have read the fortune for the head of the family before. The head of the family is the leader of the revival, and he will surely lead the Mu family to achieve glory… But now it has been interrupted halfway. I can only say that Linlang Blessed Land is worthy of being established by an ancient cultivator with great magical powers, and it can interfere with the secrets of heaven… Now that the fate has changed, today this old man will give the head of the family another fortune, so that we can part ways in peace…”

Several copper coins appeared in his hand and he threw them into the sky, then caught them one by one and held them in his hand.

The next moment, Gua Banxian suddenly raised his head, a trace of doubt on his face: “Master, you are in deep danger…”

“Really?” Fang Xing said calmly: “I am now in a low state, my Qi and blood are both depleted… my life span has been greatly reduced, maybe my end is not far away…”

“This hexagram… is not right. The fortune of the patriarch is closely related to the Mu family. Why is there a glimmer of hope hidden in the Mu family now?”

Gua Banxian looked at the copper coin with a puzzled look on his face.

“Alas… Gua Banxian, have you ever calculated for yourself whether there will be a bloody disaster today?” Fang Xing sighed softly.

Swish!
Before he finished speaking, a flash of sword light appeared, and Gua Banxian’s head flew up.

Gua Banxian – death!

Cause of death – too much is known.

(End of this chapter)