Chapter 598: Chapter 596: Dragon Chapter Secret Symbol (Seeking Monthly Pass) _1
Zhong Hongyu looked at Fang Xi under the Monster Tree, who seemed forever young, her expression extremely complex.
She was one of the oldest people who had accompanied Fang Xi, witnessing generation after generation of cultivators arrive, age, and transform upon death...
Time is merciless!
Now, even though she had taken Longevity Elixirs, she was left with only a few decades of good life.
’Perhaps, only women like Ling Shu, Liu Xu... and Shui Lingxin can accompany the young master for a longer time...’
Thinking of those three Nascent Soul female cultivators, Zhong Hongyu couldn’t help but feel a sense of inferiority and melancholy.
"Not bad..."
Fang Xi’s Divine Consciousness swept over and he was quite satisfied, "The aftermath of the failed Infant Condensing has also been healed..."
The step of Shattered Pill into Infant is extremely dangerous, and if it fails, ninety-nine percent of cultivators will perish.
However, Fang Xi knew that in the Cultivation World, nothing was impossible.
For most cultivators, their cultivation is locked at Jia Dan and they cannot practice, but in fact, there is the ’Transformation Pill’ method.
Shattered Pill into Infant is the same. Fang Xi had previously taught Zhong Hongyu a secret skill, allowing her to regather some of the pill essence and bond it back into a Golden Core when her Core Formation failed.
However, as a result, a great loss in cultivation was inevitable.
Luckily, recently Jade Island has occupied both the South Wilderness and Western Desert, two massive Cultivation domains, and numerous Nascent Soul sects are vying to offer tributes.
Pills that assist Core Formation cultivators in increasing their Magic Power are in no shortage at all.
Zhong Hongyu has finally healed her injuries and recovered to the realm of Perfect Core Formation.
"Hongyu is useless, having wasted a precious ’Infant Transformation Pill’..."
Zhong Hongyu bowed deeply.
"Enough..."
Fang Xi smiled, "I have recently developed a secret talisman and could use something to test it on."
"Hongyu is willing to test the talisman for Young Master."
Zhong Hongyu did not hesitate and immediately responded.
"Very good."
Fang Xi asked Zhong Hongyu to come closer, observing a talisman on the desktop.
This talismanic paper was as thin as cicada wings, slightly transparent, and Zhong Hongyu couldn’t tell which kind of monster beast’s skin was refined to make it.
On the pale golden paper were inscribed purple talismanic scripts.
The talisman’s head, body, and feet were all uniquely strange, appearing as if they were dragons and snakes coiling around, radiating a faint purple glow.
"What kind of secret talisman is this?"
Reflected on Zhong Hongyu’s cheeks was a faint purple radiance as she couldn’t help but ask.
"This talisman is called — ’Recurrence Secret Talisman’!"
Fang Xi explained.
After obtaining the talisman inheritance of the Penglai Immortal Path, he dedicated himself to studying the Dragon Chapter Script, and narrowly managed a bit of success.
However, due to issues with the talisman paper, he had not been successful in creating them.
It wasn’t until recently that he finally decided to use a piece of ’Golden Cicada Shedding’ to tan into a stack of special talisman papers.
After ruining many exceedingly rare ’Golden Cicada Talisman Papers,’ he finally managed to draw a few ’Dragon Chapter Spirit Symbols’!
Phoenix Seal Script touches upon the Void, while Dragon Chapter Script deals with the even more arcane Power of Time and Space!
This ’Recurrence Secret Talisman’ has a particularly unique effect.
"This ’Recurrence Secret Talisman’ can return a cultivator’s essence, energy, and spirit to the state they were in moments before... With the rank of this talisman, if you use it on yourself, you should be able to return to the state your body was in ten breaths ago. In other words, even if you are severely injured or near death at this moment, as long as you were fine ten breaths ago, after using this talisman, you will be unharmed!"
After hearing Fang Xi’s explanation, Zhong Hongyu was stunned, "This... this is impossible?"
"In the vast world of Cultivation, nothing is impossible."
Fang Xi smiled slightly, "The step of Shattered Pill into Infant is extremely difficult, and a small misstep could be devastating... but with this talisman, even if you make a mistake, you can immediately revert to before the pill was shattered. With this, the chances of successfully condensing the Nascent Soul should increase by thirty percent... Also, this ’Infant Transformation Pill’ and the ’Mysterious Water Dark Heart Pill’ might allow you to try again and succeed in Nascent Soul Condensing."
"The talisman is so precious, it’s better that you keep it for your own use," said Zhong Hongyu.
"I give you this talisman because I’m not sure about the detailed effects and side effects of the talisman, and it needs to be tested..."
Fang Xi shook his head, "Moreover... the rank of the talisman and Magic Power are limited, what’s useful for you, may not necessarily be useful for me."
He was a Transcendent God cultivator, naturally different from a Core Formation cultivator.
According to Fang Xi’s estimation, if he were to use this ’Recurrence Secret Talisman’ on himself, being able to refresh to one breath ago would already be quite good.
If an Infant Condensing cultivator were to use it, it might have no effect at all...
Furthermore, if used on a dead person, it would most likely be ineffective.
For example, if Zhong Hongyu were to suddenly die within these ten breaths, even if Fang Xi immediately applied this Dragon Chapter Spirit Symbol, all he would get is a well-preserved corpse.
’Refresh to one breath ago... at most, it can be used as a life-saving secret talisman, for instance, if suddenly heavily injured by a powerful magic spell, one could instantly recover...’
Fang Xi pondered quietly for a moment before looking back at Zhong Hongyu.
Although her failure to condense the Nascent Soul was somewhat disappointing to him, she had followed him for so long, so he decided to give her another chance.
Now that she has switched to practicing the Void Spirit Root cultivation method and with the assistance of elixirs and secret talismans,
If she still fails, then naturally, it should not be mentioned again.
’However, even if he successfully condenses his Nascent Soul, I’m afraid he has no hope of becoming a Transcendent God in this lifetime...’
Fang Xi’s eyes carried a hint of melancholy...
...
Earth Immortal Realm.
Fang Xi drove his beloved little yacht, slowly leaving the dock.
Recently, the atmosphere at the Kong Sang Market has been somewhat off, so he decided to go into hiding for a while.
The Mysterious Dark Abyss would be a good choice, perfect for fishing and relaxing.
As for that ’True Armored Whale’? It surely wouldn’t be so unlucky to encounter it every time... and if it comes to it, running away is always an option!
"The resources produced in the Mysterious Dark Abyss can reach up to the level beneficial for Transcendent God cultivation..."
"With my physical body in the Mortal Realm, I can only cultivate using a fifth-grade Spiritual Vein, and although I’m not in a hurry, if I could obtain some resources, I would surely break through faster..."
Fang Xi thought to himself.
Unfortunately, the Kong Sang Market wasn’t his field, and he had no idea what the Black Water Sect would do with the spiritual objects from the Mysterious Dark Abyss after purchasing them.
His boat had just left the dock for mere tens of thousands of miles when Fang Xi’s expression suddenly turned strange.
In his Divine Consciousness, there was a faint trace of Escape Light following behind him.
’Was there a spy lurking at the dock, watching my every move?’
Sensing the presence of a merely early-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator behind him, Fang Xi decided to wait and see what tricks the other party would play.
Soon, a streak of Escape Light suddenly appeared and blocked Fang Xi’s path.
The person within the Escape Light was a strange individual with a covered face.
’Eh?’
Even Fang Xi’s Divine Consciousness, at the level of Transcendent God, could not penetrate that layer of veil, which aroused his interest. His face showed a serious expression, "Who goes there?"
"Hehe... Qing Hezi, I come from the ’Contrary Water Alliance’!"
This Nascent Soul Cultivator emitted an elderly voice, "Recently, the chief elder of the Black Water Sect is nearing the end of his lifespan, and will inevitably pass away within the next twenty years... The Black Water Sect has been squeezing us Individual Cultivators for years, and now it’s time for retribution. Sir, would you be willing to join the ’Contrary Water Alliance’ and lend us a hand?"
"Within twenty years, he will inevitably pass away?"
Fang Xi’s pupils suddenly narrowed.
Without thinking, he knew that the elder must have tried all sorts of Longevity Elixirs and techniques for extending life.
Now, unless he found a way to extend life that is highly effective even against the Returning to Emptiness stage, he was basically beyond help!
However, Fang Xi soon shook his head, "Even if the chief elder of the Black Water Sect passes away, there are still two early-stage Transcendent God Cultivators. The control over the Mysterious Dark Abyss wouldn’t be much of an issue..."
"For Transcendent God Cultivators, the ’Contrary Water Alliance’ is not without resources."
The masked person sneered, holding up a token with great care.
This token was dark green with innumerable complex and profound patterns that seemed to form an incredibly strange... Array?!
The light flickered in Fang Xi’s eyes as he recognized that the array prohibition within the token was somewhat similar to the ’Summoning Demon Array’ he had used before, capable of summoning a wisp of a Transcendent God Cultivator’s Divine Thought...
Honestly, even though Divine Thought Materialisation is possible, a wisp of a Transcendent God Cultivator’s Divine Thought is only so effective against a Nascent Soul Cultivator.
With preparation, there’s no need to fear it.
But the key isn’t the strength of this wisp of Divine Thought; it’s the meaning behind it.
Even a late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator must act respectfully in the presence of a wisp of Divine Thought from a Transcendent God.
If you managed to obliterate this wisp of Divine Thought, the other party could mark you, and then their physical body could come for you...
"Indeed a Transcendent God Cultivator..."
Fang Xi’s expression was extremely grave as he weighed his options and finally asked, "If I join the ’Contrary Water Alliance,’ what benefits could I expect?"
For Cultivators, notions of right and wrong are empty words; only personal benefits have any substance.
The masked person was, of course, aware that mere words wouldn’t persuade a Nascent Soul Cultivator, so he had come prepared, "After our victory, the Dongfu you currently occupy will belong entirely to you. You will no longer need to pay rent to the Black Water Sect. This is a fifth-grade Dongfu, an immense wealth to pass on to disciples and future generations. In addition, you can exchange contributions for various cultivation techniques, Secret Skills, and Spiritual Pills from the ’Contrary Water Alliance’... Here’s the catalogue."
Upon returning the token, he then flung a jade slip as if it was carried by an extremely fine thread, slowly floating towards Fang Xi.
Fang Xi’s expression remained unchanged as a dark magic power hand flew out, grabbing the jade slip.
His Divine Consciousness entered it, indeed seeing many good things.
There was even a ’Condensation Infancy Pill’ listed in the section for pills!
"You surely haven’t only recruited me, right? How many Nascent Soul comrades within the Kong Sang Market have you swayed?"
With a casual grasp by Fang Xi, the jade slip turned to dust.
The masked person was taken aback, then laughed, "Sir, have you decided to join our alliance? Currently, I invite you kindly, but if we cannot become friends, once the Black Water Sect is annihilated, we may become enemies..."
"I... I need some time to consider."
Fang Xi’s eyes flashed continuously, and he sighed suddenly.
"So be it... You must give me an answer within a month."
After some thought, the masked person stated the terms.
"A month, is it? That’s acceptable."
Fang Xi sighed and agreed.