Chapter 357: Chapter 355 Reclusion (Seeking Monthly Tickets)_1
Crack!
The Master, massive as a mountain of flesh, bowed his head and looked at his dantian.
He saw his Golden Core, which, under the Blood-colored Spear, had begun to show numerous cracks and then exploded in an instant.
He let out a wry laugh, and his entire body turned to ashes in the Blood-colored Thunderbolt that followed...
"Ah!"
Master Tongzi screamed upon witnessing this, unleashing some elusive escape technique that transformed his figure into a dreamlike stream of light as he instantly flew backward.
Dozens of figures flew out from his body, each carrying his original aura, fleeing in different directions.
The Heterodox Nascent Soul didn’t bother to pursue, but instead joined his hands in a seal.
Darkness suddenly enveloped the surroundings, marking the arrival of the Yanmo Domain.
Those dozens of figures were immediately suppressed by an incredible force, bursting like soap bubbles, revealing Master Tongzi’s true body, his face full of panic: "Taoist Master, spare me! I am willing to serve you as my master... Ah!"
Before he could finish his plea, Fang Xi appeared out of thin air and casually sent him off with a mouthful of pitch-black infant flame.
With the merest gesture, he had eradicated two Master Golden Cores.
Even Fang Xi’s main body and External Incarnation working together might not have accomplished this feat so swiftly!
"Is this... the might of a Nascent Soul?"
"My Heterodox Nascent Soul may have only the body of a Nascent Soul and lacks the Nascent Soul’s magic body, so its Divine Skills and magic power are somewhat inferior to those of a true Nascent Soul Cultivator..."
The Heterodox Nascent Soul murmured, then withdrew the Yanmo Domain.
Suddenly, he saw the dark clouds in the sky, and his little face grew serious. With another instant shift, he returned to his main body’s side.
"In the future, it’s better to keep the Nascent Soul within the body..."
Upon seeing this, Fang Xi’s main body did not dare to delay, immediately grabbing the Heterodox Nascent Soul and placing it above his head.
Above his Heavenly Spirit, a burst of blue light emerged, guiding the Heterodox Nascent Soul down through his meridians, straight into the sea of qi within his dantian.
The Heterodox Nascent Soul looked at the Kuyong Golden Core and smiled faintly. He then sat cross-legged below the Golden Core and began his Cultivation.
Having returned to his main body and cloaked by the aura of Core Formation’s later stages, the thunderous roars of the thunder serpents in the sky eventually subsided without striking.
"That was close... The lightning tribulation ultimately did not fall; otherwise, I would have had to abandon the Heterodox Nascent Soul."
"This refinement of the Heterodox Nascent Soul was truly fraught with danger, but fortunately, my Divine Consciousness has greatly increased, and I managed to pull through..."
Fang Xi looked up at the cloudless sky, exhaling a long breath of relief, then excitedly touched his dantian, "Now... am I considered half a Nascent Soul old monster?"
"With the Heterodox Nascent Soul, I can unleash the power of a Nascent Soul-level Divine Skill at any time..."
"However, I should try to prevent this Nascent Soul from leaving the body as much as possible, for once the ’Return to One Seal’ effect dissipates and the aura is not concealed, I will attract lightning strikes... I must wait until my main body undergoes its tribulation before the situation can improve."
"I also must not allow this Heterodox Nascent Soul to have a body, as it would most likely backlash against me, leaving me with no means to counter it... unless one day my main body’s Divine Skills completely surpass those of the Heterodox Nascent Soul, then maybe I could give it a try."
"It’s best to keep it in the sea of qi within the dantian at all times, to be assimilated by the main body... As long as it provides magic power at critical moments, that will suffice."
Fang Xi secretly made plans, "Recently, my magic power and Divine Skills are slightly inferior to those of an early stage Nascent Soul, and my Divine Consciousness keeps growing in strength thanks to the benefits of obliterating the Yanmo Taoist Master. I should not be much less powerful than early stage Nascent Soul old monsters... And with a lifespan far exceeding that of a Nascent Soul Cultivator, doesn’t that mean... I could already pose as an early-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator?"
"It wasn’t in vain that I spent so much of my accumulated resources from various worlds to finally condense this Heterodox Nascent Soul!"
"Objects of power are good, but the main body still needs to work hard to condense a true Nascent Soul early."
Fang Xi firmed his Dao Heart, with a flick of his sleeve, his figure instantly turned into a blue rainbow, shooting up into the sky.
The violent winds surged around him, and, caught up in his excitement, he activated the magic power of the Heterodox Nascent Soul.
Boom!
In the next moment, the speed of the blue rainbow increased multiple times, its overwhelming power causing many evil spirits to avoid it...
In less than a few hours, he arrived at the small city where he had previously resided.
Yu Hua and Hua Feiye were of course no longer there; based on the investigations of the External Incarnation, they had left the city during the chaos and had entered the mountains for Cultivation.
However, their location should still be nearby.
Fang Xi merely circled the vicinity of the small city. With a sweep of his Divine Consciousness, he quickly located the two.
...
In a place where the mountains are green and the waters are clear.
This area, far from any cities and originally infested with evil spirits, had been cleansed by Yu Hua and her company upon arrival, where they built a Cave House.
They even recruited several boys and girls as servants to handle the chores and serve them.
Yu Hua was holding a brush for talisman-making, painting a talisman.
Fang Xi had taught them according to their abilities, imparting the skills of Immortal Cultivation, and among the Hundred Arts of Immortal Cultivation, Yu Hua was more adept at talisman forging, while Hua Feiye leaned more towards pill refinement.
His brush moved swiftly and smoothly, like clouds flowing through the sky, from the head to the core, and finally to the foot of the talisman, all in one stroke.
When the last stroke was complete, the talisman glowed with a green light that flickered uncertainly before stabilizing.
"This ’Wooden Saber Talisman’ is finally complete!"
Yu Hua’s face showed a hint of joy, "Recently, I have become a high-grade first rank Talisman Master as well..."
With the help of Divine Consciousness and Fang Xi’s guidance, his progress was incredibly fast.
Soon after, he took the Wooden Saber Talisman, and excitedly went to find Hua Feiye for appreciation.
Hua Feiye, clad in a pink ruqun, showed a full face of smiles upon seeing Yu Hua arrive, "Has brother arrived?"
Looking at the peach blossom-like radiant smile of his junior sister, Yu Hua inwardly groaned, feeling a flame rising in his lower abdomen and hurriedly waved his hands in panic, "Junior sister... don’t recklessly use your skills..."
"Hehe!"
Seeing this scene, Hua Feiye immediately laughed so hard that she was shaking like a flower in the wind.
Um... after Foundation Establishment, the two chose their methods; Yu Hua, with a Wooden Spiritual Root, directly chose the ’Green Wood Longevity Skill’.
Hua Feiye, as if to compensate for past regrets, surprisingly chose a Charming Skills method as her main practice.
Up to now, they did whatever they pleased amidst laughter and scolding.
"Junior sister, what do you think of this Wooden Saber Talisman your senior brother made?"
Feeling overwhelmed, Yu Hua could only take out the talisman to talk business.
"Not bad... Congratulations to senior brother for being promoted to a high-grade first rank Talisman Master," Hua Feiye put away her Charming Skill and formally bowed her respects.
"Alas... Thanks to master’s guidance, only when I truly began to study did I realize how all-encompassing the Immortal Path is. I fear that even devoting my entire life to it would not be enough to grasp it completely..." Yu Hua sighed.
"Indeed... Master is much more generous compared to Yanmo Taoist Palace. Only now do I realize how much the direct disciples of the Taoist Palace had concealed from us..." When Hua Feiye got to this point, a look of indignation filled her face.
The Yanmo Taoist Palace treated them like mere materials, of course, it would not teach the Hundred Arts of Immortal Cultivation.
Poor her, once a Master Golden Core, was overjoyed like anything to receive a few first-rank refining and equipment inheritance tomes from Fang Xi.
"Master has been away for many years; there won’t be any issues, right?" Yu Hua’s face showed a look of concern.
"How vast are Master’s divine skills? That time the Junior Master mysteriously vanished, it’s quite possible that Master was behind it... With how vast this world is, who could harm him? It’s us who, after reaching the later stage of Foundation Establishment, saw our Golden Core accumulations completely dissipate... As our skills improve at a snail’s pace, we really should consider cultivating disciples."
Hua Feiye bit her lip, "It’s just that to widely accept disciples, we would need master’s approval."
"No worries... I approve."
Just then, a faint voice came through.
Turning around, Hua Feiye and Yu Hua saw a young Taoist with a half-smiling expression looking at them; his aura was as profound as the ocean, giving off a sense of immeasurable depth.
"Greetings to Master."
The two immediately prostrated in joy to pay their respects.
"Not bad, both at the late stage of Foundation Establishment..."
Fang Xi swept his Divine Consciousness and instantly saw their cultivation levels: "After the dissolution of the Golden Core, the path of cultivation becomes difficult. You must rigorously cultivate, otherwise once two hundred years pass, you’ll turn to dust..." His words held a warning.
Among these two, Yu Hua was still under a hundred years old.
Even Hua Feiye was not yet two hundred... After all, the methods of this world are very quick to success; given the materials, achieving Core Formation is not very difficult.
Even more, cultivating numerous Golden Cores gives one the chance for a Nascent Soul, which was how the Yanmo Taoist Master also attained his status.
Fang Xi, now forming an Externalization, was also using the legacy left by the Yanmo Taoist Master.
Strictly speaking, it was the accumulation of a thousand years in this world!
"Since you are both my students, I will prepare one Core Formation Spiritual Object for each of you... As for accepting many disciples, do it as you wish," Fang Xi said.
He felt that forming the Heterodox Nascent Soul was also a bit of acknowledgment from the Red Sun World, and thought of repaying it in some way.
Spreading the Immortal Path and cultivating Golden Cores would be sufficient.
As long as he did not lose his integrity, future cultivation would not be invaded by a Heart Demon.
"Many thanks to Master!"
Yu Hua and Hua Feiye exchanged glances, both overjoyed.
It was only Hua Feiye who hesitated and asked, "Nowadays, the Taoist Temples around the world are regrouping and have established the ’Taoist Alliance’, led by the Qiankun Two Friends. They probably won’t allow the Immortal Path to expand recklessly..."
"What Qiankun Two Friends?"
After asking a few questions, Fang Xi learned that after the great battle, in fact, most of the Golden Core Masters on both sides had been lost.
The Taoist Palace’s power seemed to have the upper hand for a while, but with the Junior Master’s ’disappearance’ and the ensuing internal struggle, followed by the Taoist Temple’s counterattack...
This succession of great battles meant that both sides’ Golden Core Masters were nearly all wiped out. In the end, it was the ’Qiankun Two Friends’, who had kept a low profile, that picked the fruits of victory.
These two were also the only remaining Golden Core Masters in the Taoist Alliance.
Upon asking about the Qiankun Two Friends’ appearance, and realizing that they seemed to be the same two Golden Cores he had casually destroyed with his Nascent Soul, Fang Xi almost laughed, "Don’t worry... That Taoist Alliance will soon end, recruit people boldly... Now that magic power is in decline in this world, it’s a great opportunity for you to make your mark. If you manage to form your Golden Cores, you will have a place in this world!"
Because the Yanmo Path is so quick to achieve power, as long as the ambition for power exists, it’s nearly impossible to completely ban it unless Fang Xi is willing to sit in this world for a hundred years...
But he clearly wasn’t prepared to do so, and thus he left them to their own devices.