Chapter 544: Chapter 542 Crystal Thought Fruit (Additional updates requesting subscription!)_1
"Fairy Shui places such trust in me, it truly makes me feel unexpectedly honored..."
Fang Xi was also somewhat surprised.
However, recently his cultivation reached the pinnacle of the Mortal Realm, and his actions were naturally without many apprehensions. Without further ado, he honestly and unapologetically accepted the ’Crocodile Blood Essence,’ then said with ease, "May I inquire what task Fairy Shui would have me undertake?"
Shui Lingxin chuckled lightly and said, "Lingxin intends to venture into the ’Vast Sea Realm’ Secret Realm soon and would request Sir to serve as Lingxin’s protector until we depart the Vast Sea Realm."
Upon the mention of the ’Vast Sea Realm,’ Lan Xin’s expression changed immediately.
On his journey here, Fang Xi merely imitated and learned the customs of the Eastern Sea, and was genuinely not very familiar with the many secret realms.
Nevertheless, he was not afraid of such a task; confidently, he agreed, "Accepted, I will do it..."
’After all, if there really is a life-and-death crisis, I could always rely on the ’Treasures of All Heavens’ to escape... I promised to do what I could, and if it’s beyond my power, then it’s just your bad luck.’
Thinking so, Fang Xi offered a slight fist-and-palm salute and said, "In that case, whenever the Fairy plans to depart, you can find me on Fang Cun Island..."
As the local expert, she would surely be able to find the Dongfu he had rented.
After finishing his statement, Fang Xi stood up to leave; he still needed to purchase ancient books and ask about the Vast Sea Realm Secret Realm.
It wasn’t until he had left that Lan Xin waved her hand, causing a blue prohibition to rise, and said with a trace of exasperation, "He didn’t even make a Dao Heart oath, Fairy Shui might have entrusted this to the wrong person..."
"Sister, rest assured, Lingxin has her own judgment. Have you forgotten about my Spirit Body?"
Shui Lingxin blinked her eyes.
"That’s true... It seems this man is indeed not simple."
Lan Xin nodded thoughtfully, "It’s possible to say that acquiring such rare fifth-grade materials could be a coincidence, a legacy from a predecessor... but being able to purchase freely on Yingzhou Island without incident suggests a certain level of confidence, perhaps his magic power in battle is indeed not weak. He can just barely be considered a protector candidate, although I still think it’s not quite suitable..."
Hearing this, Shui Lingxin could only smile wryly, "Lingxin would also prefer to find a senior sect brother to be the protector, but ever since the master was seriously injured in the fight with the ancestor of the Crocodile, he has gone into seclusion to heal... And among Master’s many disciples, I am the youngest and was an exception as the last disciple he took in... "
Lan Xin fell silent at once.
Even among the disciples of a Transcendent God cultivator, the atmosphere is not always harmonious.
Or to say, people are partial; the Transcendent God cultivator has limited energy, and by caring more for the junior disciple, the other senior brothers and sisters will inevitably lose some favor.
In some people’s eyes, this generates grievances that block their path!
Although there’s a Transcendent God cultivator above to keep watch, it’s unlikely they would take action personally, yet it’s hard to say what might be done in secret.
At this thought, Lan Xin felt somewhat disheartened...
...
In the Dongfu.
Fang Xi first stored the ’Ancestor of the Crocodile’s’ Essence Blood properly, then promptly took out several jade slips.
These were gathered from various bookshops, containing descriptions of various secret realms of the Eastern Sea.
Now, with his Divine Consciousness injected into them, he began to go through each one.
After a short while, Fang Xi put down the jade slips and released a long breath.
"The Vast Sea Realm... a Secret Realm in the Eastern Sea, discovered 5,700 years ago, opens once every hundred years... Cultivators below the Transcendent God can enter..."
"It is said to be a world dominated by waters, abundant in rare items, and even the main ingredients for the ’Infant Transformation Pill’ can be found there..."
"Although this is an opportunity for Nascent Soul condensation, Shui Lingxin clearly has no need for it... she naturally would have someone bring her a top-quality Infant Transformation Pill..."
"These jade slips from the marketplace only record the common secrets... Thus, within the Vast Sea Realm, might there be great opportunities I am unaware of, that would drive such a disciple of a Transcendent God to risk life and death?"
"Also, choosing me, an outsider, as a protector, Fairy Shui’s situation on Penglai Fairy Island might not be so good..."
Fang Xi frowned, deep in thought.
Having put that matter aside, he quickly began to immerse himself in the intensive cultivation of the ’Thousands Demon Armor’ Secret Skill.
As time passed without his notice.
On Fang Xi, a suit of red and blue dual-colored armor glittered magnificently, obviously extraordinary at a glance...
Just then, Fang Xi opened his eyes and waved the token controlling the Dongfu’s prohibition.
A Voice Transmission Talisman emerged, landing in his hand.
"It’s not Shui Lingxin..."
After listening for a moment, his expression turned slightly strange, and he waved his hand to send out a signal talisman.
Soon after, an elderly man with white hair, who turned out to be Cloud Minzi, entered the Dongfu’s parlor.
"Cloud Minzi pays respects to the predecessor!"
The head of the Three Talisman Hall bowed respectfully.
"You seek me out; what is it for?"
Fang Xi furrowed his brow, feeling he had little to do with this Cloud Minzi.
He didn’t recall having wronged him, and he had even given him a helpful tip, a rare act of kindness.
"Predecessor..."
Cloud Minzi deeply bowed, "This junior has a request and wishes for the predecessor to lend a hand... willing to offer the ancestral symbol text as reward."
Fang Xi touched his cheek, feeling somewhat intrigued, "Oh? Why seek me out?"
Cloud Minzi replied straightforwardly, "Though this old man has made many acquaintances of the same path, most of them have a cultivation not much different from my own... The predecessor is of great virtue, even willing to share insights on the ’Dragon Chapter Script.’ Fearing to trust the wrong person, that’s why I thought of the predecessor..."
’My character is good?’
Fang Xi blinked his eyes and felt this old man had quite the discernment.
Feeling good, he casually asked, "What is it that you seek?"
Cloud Minzi slowly said, "Before I achieved Core Formation, I went to sea in search of opportunities and mistakenly entered a dangerous place... It was the den of a Transformed Great Demon and I discovered a ’Crystal Thought Fruit Tree’. However, it had many demon servants, all patrolling nearby the den, which scared me into a hasty retreat... but the ’Crystal Thought Fruit Tree’ has been on my mind ever since..."
"Is it actually the ’Crystal Thought Fruit’?"
Fang Xi’s eyes immediately shone with interest, "I didn’t expect such a Spirit Fruit to exist in the Mortal Realm?"
He had seen a description of the ’Crystal Thought Fruit’ in ancient books, which claimed that once a Cultivator consumed it, their Divine Consciousness would greatly increase.
Even some rumors stated that if one continuously consumed this Spirit Fruit for a long time, it could make one’s ’Divine Thought Crystallization’ possible, laying a solid foundation for the ’Divine Thought Materialisation’ needed for the Transcendent God stage.
Of course, the ’Crystal Thought Fruit’ is exceedingly rare, and a tree wouldn’t bear many fruits, so the idea of continuous consumption is a joke.
But even if only a few were obtained, it would be of great benefit to the cultivation of the ’Seven Emotions and Sorrows Script’.
"This is a rare opportunity, I have been constantly thinking about it, but I dared not rashly inform my peers... Only thinking, before nearing my life’s end, perhaps I could offer this information to Penglai Fairy Island to benefit the future generations..."
Cloud Minzi said, "But that day, after seeing the senior, it set my heart aflutter... now that my life is coming to an end, if I could get several ’Crystal Thought Fruits’, a big increase in Divine Consciousness might lead to a breakthrough, extending my life span... Even if I can’t break through, I can give the Spiritual Tree to my family’s descendants, letting them choose whether to keep it for the family’s heritage or offer it to a great Sect as a stepping stone, either way would be extremely good."
"Hmm... that’s reasonable."
Fang Xi pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked, "What kind of monster beast is it? What’s its rank?"
"It should be a Sea Split Beast! A fourth-rank lower class..." Cloud Minzi replied.
"In that case, let’s set off right away..." Fang Xi’s eyes flickered, showing a hint of eagerness.
Whether the old man’s words were true or false, or if someone coveted his free-spending ways and sought to lure him out to rob and kill him, he wasn’t concerned.
If the old man was telling the truth, he would obtain the Crystal Thought Fruit.
If the old man was spinning lies, he would still gain a few high-rank Cultivators’ Storage Bags...
With his current strength, even if a Transformed Great Demon became a bandit, he could still escape...
’Schemes and intrigue are too troublesome, a true Cultivator should overpower craftiness with strength!’
Fang Xi thought to himself.
"Ah? We’re setting out now?"
Cloud Minzi was surprised but then nodded, "That works... I shall lead the way for the senior!"
"Mm, but before we go, hand over your family’s Talisman book first."
Fang Xi said nonchalantly.
He would not be polite with things others were willing to give.
"Of course!"
Cloud Minzi immediately handed a jade slip to Fang Xi. After a brief scan with his Divine Consciousness, Fang Xi found it to be complete and nodded.
A moment later, a streak of Blue Light directly rushed out from Fang Cun Island, heading towards a certain area of the sea...
...
It wasn’t until the Blue Light disappeared from view that two figures emerged outside of Fang Cun Island.
One of them wore a crimson robe, appearing as a robust and burly man.
The other was dressed in emerald garments, holding a Folding Fan, with a pale complexion and younger features.
And from these two individuals, there was undoubtedly the fluctuation of Nascent Soul Magic Power.
At this moment, the emerald-robed Nascent Soul old monster furrowed his brows, "Big brother... although we were once cultivators-robbers, we’ve long since reformed... We even established the Nine Dragons Sect and now we are Ancestral Founders, why dirty our hands again?"
It turned out that these two Nascent Soul Cultivators were from a nearby Nascent Soul power—the Nine Dragons Sect.
The Sect Master ’Master Red Dragon’, had already reached the mid-stage of Nascent Soul.
And the Deputy Sect Master ’Lord Qingxiao’, was also a great expert in the early stage of Nascent Soul.
These two were originally robbers, having achieved Core Formation and Infant Condensing with treasures gained through plundering... they then reformed, becoming the famous Nascent Soul Ancestors of the region.
Lord Qingxiao truly didn’t want to do it.
"This person carries an ’Infant Transformation Pill’. Back when the seven of us became sworn siblings, now only you, me, and our sister, remain... She’s just achieved Perfect Core Formation, and even though she has consumed some Longevity Elixirs, if she can’t advance to Nascent Soul, she will certainly depart this world before us..."
Master Red Dragon said indifferently.
"Infant Transformation Pill? Then this deal is worth it!"
Lord Qingxiao’s expression turned cold, "Are you certain of this news?"
"Absolutely true, because this information was provided by someone from the Ends of the Earth Ocean Pavilion."
Master Red Dragon smirked.
"Ends of the Earth Ocean Pavilion? Big brother, have you actually bribed someone from there? Do you have a death wish?" Lord Qingxiao exclaimed in shock.
"Not at all... It was an administrator from the Ends of the Earth Ocean Pavilion who took the initiative to come to me with this information."
Master Red Dragon’s face showed a hint of bitterness, "Thus, we must do this... even if we don’t want to!"