FVN Chapter 57: Goodbye, Turtle Longevity
Chapter 57: Goodbye, Turtle Longevity
After talking for a while, Fang Yun suddenly proposed a deal, offering to exchange Earth Essence Stone for Fire Essence Jade.
He is very close to the bottleneck of Foundation Establishment, and he has already prepared body-refining techniques to face the physical body challenge.
It is called "Fire Jade Glazed Body".
To cultivate this method, one needs a large amount of Fire Essence Jade to draw upon its power and forge a Glazed Body.
Unfortunately, the Qingmu Sect is located in the east, where the earth's veins are filled with wood energy, and such fire-attribute treasures are rarely seen within its territory.
The Li Huo Sect is different; it occupies the renowned Southern Frontier Volcano and possesses a large number of fire jade veins.
However, they don't even have enough to supply their own sects for cultivation, so the control is very strict, making it very difficult to smuggle.
Zhu Zhengyi comes from a prominent family with the Golden Core cultivation level. Although he is from a collateral branch, he still has some connections.
He pondered for a moment and finally agreed to the deal.
This can be considered a positive connection formed with Fang Yun.
In the end, the two watched Zhu Zhengyi leave from afar.
All future transactions between the two parties will be conducted through Ruyi Fangshi.
"Junior brother, are you aware that the Fire Jade Glazed Body you are preparing to cultivate is closely related to the Golden Core Zhu family...?"
Mu Lingxin toyed with the wine cup in her hand, her cheeks slightly flushed, her breath as fragrant as orchids.
Fang Yun raised an eyebrow: "I'd like to hear the details..."
His senior sister holds a very high position in the Mu family and knows too many secrets.
"The Zhu family's rise to prominence was entirely due to a Golden Core ancestor, True Person Yu Yang, who possessed a naturally formed Fire Jade Spirit Body and remarkable cultivation..."
"From then on, the Zhu family used the Fire Jade as a foundation to comprehend numerous magical techniques and spells, gaining widespread fame..."
This was indeed the first time Fang Yun had learned of it.
He found this Fire Jade Glazed Body in the Qingmu Sect's Scripture Pavilion, but its origin is not very clear.
"The Li Huo Sect's lineage is thriving; it truly is a promised land for cultivators with fire elemental roots..."
Fang Yun sighed, said no more, and prepared to return to the Qingmu Sect.
In the blink of an eye, spring has passed and autumn has come; another three years have gone by.
Fang Yun is twenty years old. His cultivation has successfully broken through to the ninth level of Qi Refining, and his magical power is pure.
The Fire Jade Glazed Body is also making remarkable progress, and is about to break through to the late stage of Body Refinement, with its skin radiating a warm, jade-like light.
With just a few more years of honing his skills, once his essence, energy, and spirit are all at their peak, he can attempt to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm.
This cultivation speed is much faster than in his previous life; even within the Green Wood Sect, he would be considered a prodigy.
After several years of preparation, the Wanjia Lights project was finally completed and delivered to him personally by Mu Lingxin.
Fang Yun examined the spiritual flame before him.
It's called a second-tier treasure fire, but it's more like a lotus lamp.
The lotus cup, with its thousand petals in full bloom, is neither gold nor jade, yet it feels warm to the touch, as if one were holding the smoke from countless homes.
The lotus core spontaneously combusted, its flames like glass melting amber, illuminating a radius of three zhang around it.
Fang Yun imprinted the mark with his magical power, easily refined it, and immediately felt an even greater sense of familiarity.
With a slight thought, the lotus lamp instantly shone brightly, transforming into a transparent flame that merged into his soul.
Where the light shines, distracting thoughts dissolve, and the soul becomes increasingly clear and transparent, giving one a feeling of warmth and spring.
"How was the result? Did it not disappoint you?"
Mu Lingxin looked at him with a smile; the girl from before had completely blossomed into womanhood.
With fair skin, delicate and beautiful features, and a pair of long, slender legs that are breathtakingly beautiful, it's impossible to look away.
We've spent many years together, day and night.
Unbeknownst to her, the young girl had already developed some feelings for him, and she smiled sweetly.
"Senior sister is truly the best in the world!"
Fang Yun opened his eyes, his face full of amazement, which made the girl blush.
The light of the lamp calmed his soul and burned away his desires, which would undoubtedly be of great benefit to his future foundation building.
Mu Lingxin rested her chin on her hand and shook his arm like a lazy cat: "Junior brother, the sect competition is coming up soon, do you have any plans?"
Fang Yun also knew about this matter; those involved were all inner disciples with late-stage Qi Refining cultivation.
If one can achieve a good ranking in the competition, there is hope for passing on the true teachings in the future.
True disciples can be regarded as future Core Formation candidates of the Green Wood Sect.
However, despite this, the various powerful families within the sect are deeply entrenched and have numerous influences.
These true disciples often need to accumulate over a hundred years of experience and attain a high position before they can even seize that one chance to form their core.
Moreover, they are all fake cultivators.
To form a Golden Core, one must become a disciple of the sect leader's lineage.
Alternatively, one could leave the Greenwood Mountains and roam the land, mingling in the territories of the Three Sects to collect Core Formation spiritual items.
It requires spending days venturing into those ancient and perilous places, exploring the caves of the ancients, and searching for this elusive opportunity.
"I've decided to enter the alchemy competition. With my second-level alchemy skills, winning will be a piece of cake."
Fang Yun spoke with great confidence.
Upon hearing this, Mu Lingxin couldn't help but clench her little fists, her charming demeanor revealing her resentment.
But there was nothing he could do.
Now, Fang Yun is the senior disciple of the entire alchemy lineage.
With only his Qi Refining cultivation, he was able to successfully refine second-tier spiritual pills, demonstrating exquisite skills, especially in fire control.
Of course, Fang Yun held back a bit, only refining the simplest second-grade low-level pill.
Otherwise, given his true alchemy skills, achieving a second-grade high-quality pill would not be difficult, enough to be recorded in the sect's history.
Mu Lingxin scratched his palm: "You only want to participate in alchemy, not the grand competition of magic combat. That's the most important thing for the sect."
After thinking for a moment, Fang Yun finally decided to sign up.
The sect competition is divided into two parts: combat and cultivation arts, which can be said to encompass all inheritances.
Testing him solely on alchemy was indeed too easy for him, lacking sufficient challenge.
Fang Yun only thought that being able to reach the top ten in the combat would be enough.
Several months later.
The once-a-decade sect competition of the Qingmu Sect has officially begun.
The first event was a competition of various cultivation arts, with alchemy being the most important.
Among a group of Qi Refining cultivators, Fang Yun stood out from the crowd.
He easily refined a batch of second-tier pills, winning the championship, and no one dared to disagree.
Even Mu Lingxin was defeated, only managing to refine a first-grade top-quality spirit pill.
Then came the grand finale: the martial arts competition.
Fang Yun stood at the head of the Danfeng disciples, surrounded by many senior brothers and sisters.
Without him even asking, someone would proactively point out the top seeds who were likely to win the championship.
Ao Tianhu, the pride of the Ao family, is not yet twenty years old, but he has already cultivated to the point of perfect Qi Refining.
His biological elder brother is none other than Ao Tianlong, the number one disciple of the true lineage, who possesses the potential to reach the Golden Core stage.
Mu Lingxin's cousin, Mu Lingtong, not only possesses a superior spiritual root but also has naturally heterochromatic eyes, enabling him to see through many illusions.
Of course, the Chen family of Yuquan also has a champion among them.
Chen Xiaoren, a cultivator at the peak of Qi Refining, stood there with a long sword on his back, surrounded by a group of underlings.
Fang Yun knew this guy; he was known as the Chen family's number one genius in recent years and possessed the potential to form a Core Formation.
Although it was only a top-grade golden spiritual root, it was personally refined by Ancestor Chen into a precious pill.
He helped Chen Xiaoren defy fate and improve his aptitude, making him barely comparable to the half-step Earth Spirit Root level.
Soon, amidst the anticipation of everyone, the sect competition began.
Fang Yun was very low-key and did not think about winning the championship. He was destined to be a true successor of the Dao of Alchemy.
However, some people particularly enjoy making a high-profile entrance.
In the very first preliminary screening competition, fluctuations at the Foundation Establishment level actually erupted on the hundred-foot-high platform.
Fang Yun couldn't help but look over.
It was Chen Xiaoren who took out a second-tier battle puppet, whose aura was powerful and astonishing.
This puppet was created from a corpse, half-human and half-demon, covered in black water snake scales, and barely recognizable as human.
Even though his features were covered by scales, Fang Yun recognized him at a glance.
This is Lu Guishou's corpse!