Chapter 814: Chapter 721: Body Refining (Extra Chapter for subscriptions)
For Cultivating Immortal Families, the state and lifespan of their ancestral patriarchs are top secrets, and ordinary family members have no right to know.
However, Yu Shusheng was a Great Power of Returning to Emptiness and a high-ranking member of his family.
So, naturally, he had some understanding of these matters.
After learning about this, Fang Xi’s expression couldn’t help but turn a bit strange, "They even use the Integration Ancestor to threaten me, when now it’s a question of whether I should eradicate the Yu Family..."
When he previously unleashed the Supreme Northern Dipper Life-controlling Divine Light, he eliminated Old Demon Ji and Old Lady Ning at the cost of only five hundred years of lifespan...
Clearly, the combined lifespan of these two did not amount to five thousand years, fitting the image of Cultivators who would risk adventures into the wild.
Though Integration Cultivators are a bit more troublesome, if they’re within a thousand years, they could also be killed with less than ten thousand years of lifespan...
"Eh, to think about it, I can also achieve Returning to Emptiness and slay those in Integration. Could it be that I also possess heaven-defying talent?"
"It’s just that others have talent, while I have assets..."
"Now that the Yu Family has lost a Returning to Emptiness, the Integration Ancestor must investigate... Hopefully, he doesn’t trace it back to me, only to give his life away in vain... After all, each is a piece of the human race’s high-end combat power; one fewer is a loss..."
With his current lifespan of over fifty thousand years, he could ignore any Integration Cultivator nearing their end within five thousand years.
Fang Xi sighed, a look of sorrow for the world on his face, feeling pity for the Heterodox incarnations.
What about his true self?
Most of the time, he was present in the Mortal Realm; even the Wang Family Ancestor was merely a facade to him.
Even if all secrets were exposed, he could turtle shrink within the Mortal Realm and outlast all enemies...
"However, Yu Shusheng only suspects me a bit... but there are over a dozen Returning to Emptiness Cultivators on his list of suspects... Only by clashing with me, could he have some assurance, hence his attempt to probe with deliberate inquiries..."
"And as he died, it became an unsolvable case again..."
Fang Xi thought it over and decided it would be best to leave these matters to his Heterodox incarnation.
At this time, the Jade Void Rice was cooked, presented to him on a tray held by Old Lady Ning and Old Demon Ji, who knelt before him with reverence.
"Jade Void Rice, consuming it greatly supplements the Power of Qi and Blood, beneficial for body refining indeed."
"Together with Primordial Chaos Beast meat, and my ’Eternal Green Body’s’ nourishing ability, my conditions for body refining are too favorable, it would be a pity not to pursue it..."
Fang Xi had actually been paying attention to various body refining cultivation techniques, but hardly found any that caught his eye.
After all, none of them had effects that surpassed the body tempering Secret Skill that came with ’Thousands Demon Armor,’ so what more was there to say?
It’s true that within the Sky Brahman Army, there were a few body refining cultivation techniques available for exchange that were quite exquisite, but they tended towards the style of the Brahman Sect and some had stringent disciplinary requirements, which Fang Xi did not favor.
After the Little Mysterious Turtle advanced to the sixth rank, the ’Sky Demon Slaying Immortal Tactics’ became complete and could be cultivated all the way until breaking through the Integration stage, which was sufficient for Fang Xi’s use.
In the Returning to Emptiness Chapter of the ’Sky Demon Slaying Immortal Tactics,’ Fang Xi fancied a Divine Skill for body refining—its name was ’True Body of Sky Demon’!
This Divine Skill was considered an advanced version of ’Thousands Demon Armor,’ and even just the prerequisites for entry required an extremely robust physique.
Fang Xi, having cultivated ’Thousands Demon Armor’ along the way, happened to meet these conditions.
"The Monster Clan has always been known for their formidable physiques, and this ’True Body of Sky Demon’ sure boasts a bold claim, said to enable one at the sixth rank to develop a physique as powerful as a seventh-rank Monster beast!"
Slowly, the technique for cultivating the ’True Body of Sky Demon’ began to surface in Fang Xi’s mind.
This particular technique was naturally not the original version, but one he modified with his own experience and insights, combined with calculations from Tai Yi and the collective wisdom of The Nine States, which should be more suitable for human Cultivation.
After filling up on Jade Void Rice paired with Primordial Chaos Beast meat, Fang Xi felt an overflow of Qi and Blood boiling within him, his boundless energy almost bursting forth.
He immediately stood up and shed the green robe on his body, revealing his perfectly sculpted muscles that were as flawless as if divided according to the golden ratio.
Moreover, his skin was as clear and smooth as jade, without any trace of roughness.
At this moment, bursts of Power of Qi and Blood erupted around him, even forming circles of crimson rings around his body.
"The Buddha has a halo behind his head, symbolizing perfection..."
"Now, with this physique and Qi and Blood, I also seem quite complete..."
As Fang Xi activated the technique for the ’True Body of Sky Demon,’ his aura gradually became wild and ferocious...
"Originally, the ’True Body of Sky Demon’ required the absorption of Monster beast Essence Blood to enable physical transformations..."
"But I’ve combined theories from my past life and The Nine States to assert that ’man is the spirit of all beings,’ meaning the most compatible body for the ’True Body of Sky Demon’ is the human body!"
When Cultivating the ’True Body of Sky Demon,’ Fang Xi displayed no signs of Monster beast transformations. Instead, his physique became even more elongated and handsome...
Boom!
Time passed unknowingly, and Fang Xi took deep breaths in and out...
As he inhaled, clouds gathered; as he exhaled, it rained. With each breath, he generated storms within the Earth Immortal Spiritual Realm...
Splash!
Within his body, every bone was as translucent as jade, adorned with threads of golden Phoenix Seal script.
His blood was dense like mercury, yet surged ceaselessly, roaring like the great rivers.
Crack!
With just a slight clench of his fingers, the Void itself cried out as if it could not bear the strain.
He retrieved a Spirit Communicating Treasure, a white bone heart-locking hammer from Old Demon Ji’s collection, practically useless for Returning to Emptiness Cultivators.
As his fingers continued to exert force, the Spirit Communicating Treasure wailed continuously, astonishingly revealing ten profound finger indents upon its surface.
Whoosh!
Fang Xi applied a bit more force, and the Spirit Communicating Treasure cracked and burst open inch by inch... completely destroyed!
"A physique comparable to that of a Returning to Emptiness level body cultivator!"
His eyes shone bright, "And this is just the beginning... This Divine Skill is indeed remarkable, it should aid in breaking through to the Integration realm."
For cultivators, the stronger each aspect of their Divine Consciousness, Magic Power, or physique, the more it naturally helps in breaking through major boundaries!
"With the True Body of Sky Demon combined with the ’Thousands Demon Armor’, I’m even tempted to try and resist the thunder tribulation with my physical body..."
"However, being struck by lightning isn’t exactly a pleasant experience..."
After pondering for a moment, Fang Xi sighed, got dressed, and entered the interior of the Dongfu.
Within the Dongfu was a specially configured Talisman-making Room.
An ancient-style study, a long purple wooden table placed in the center, emanating a spirit-clearing and mind-condensing fragrance.
On the desk, there was also an incense burner with the sixth-rank incense of the Brahman Sect burning within.
Such Spirit incense, when making talismans, could make the Talisman Master’s thoughts more agile, less likely to be disturbed by the external world, and could slightly increase the success rate.
Fang Xi approached the desk and spread out a piece of high-grade parchment made from the tanned hide of a Primordial Chaos Beast.
After pondering, he took out the ’Small Void Transfer Talisman’ he got from Yu Shusheng, comparing it with his own Talisman-making inheritance.
"The missing strokes on the surface are not a big issue, the key is the hidden Spiritual Power and the changes in the brushstrokes within..."
"Fortunately, I have ’Tai Yi’ to assist with the calculations; otherwise, completely making up for them would indeed be a major project."
With eyes gleaming, Fang Xi, drawing on his Void attainment and the actual objects, and with the help of ’Tai Yi’, attempted to complete the Talisman-making Inheritance.
A moment later.
He picked up a talisman brush, soaked it heavily in silver Spirit ink made from the blood of wild beasts mixed with many treasures of the Void, and began to trace lines on the talisman paper.
When Fang Xi started to write, the very Void itself faintly fluctuated.
And where the brush touched the paper, strands of silver radiance emerged, representing the highly condensed power of the Void, continuously entering the paper.
Fang Xi seemed to have made up his mind, his brush movements divine-like, without pausing for even a moment.
In the blink of an eye, the silver talisman was mostly complete...
It appeared to have no difference whatsoever from the genuine Small Void Transfer Talisman.
However, just then, silver lights began to run wild across the talisman, abruptly condensing into a mass as if about to explode!
Such close proximity to a high-rank Void talisman self-destructing, its power is on par with a microcosm of Space Time Turbulence!
Upon seeing this, Fang Xi merely frowned slightly and gently swept his large sleeve.
Rows of Jade Talismans appeared, transforming into silver Phoenix Seal scripts that seemed to seal everything in place, containing the chaos unleashed by the Small Void Transfer Talisman within a spherical membrane.
Subsequently, streaks of green light appeared in the Void, swiftly healing any Void Cracks.
After everything had settled, aside from the desk being a bit more disordered than before, it looked almost entirely the same as it had.
"A failure then?"
Fang Xi mumbled to himself, showing neither dejection nor surprise.
After all, it was the completion of a talisman inheritance, and even with so many advantages, it would be impossible without failing dozens or hundreds of times.
But one success, and from then on, the benefits would flow unceasingly.
To set the price of a Small Void Transfer Talisman in merely supreme quality Spirit Stones would be an insult! At the very least, it should cost Immortal Jade!
"In the future, the Wang Family Ancestor might well have an additional livelihood skill..."
Fang Xi smiled faintly.
Having finished with the excitement of talisman-making for the day, he didn’t force himself to continue and instead went out to relax and play for a while.
A few days later, he began to delve into array research anew.
Since the turmoil of the overseas Immortal Mansion gradually settled down, many Returning to Emptiness forces had already started withdrawing their related personnel and disciples.
After all, there wasn’t much left in the overseas Immortal Mansion to attract the attention of Returning to Emptiness cultivators.
More so, Transcendent God and even Nascent Soul forces began to flock there, akin to stray dogs scrambling over spoiled leftovers.
The Wang family, unquestionably, was one of the most formidable leaders, occupying a large stake.
And Wang Lingying knew well how to deal with people; despite being powerful, she didn’t push things too far and merely worked diligently on Fang Xi’s instructions, observing various arrays’ remnants, and sending the incomplete array patterns and even damaged array tools to Moon Invitation Immortal City...
Every so often, Fang Xi would receive many such ’scraps’ from Fairy Tai Yin.
Then he’d study them himself before allowing Tai Yi and The Nine States to help with the analysis.
He sought to draw experience from them and enhance his own Array Taoist cultivation.
"Among the Hundred Arts of Immortal Cultivation that I practice, my array skills come first, already entering the sixth rank... Next are talisman and alchemy, followed by Spirit Plant skills which are also around the sixth rank due to my Earth Immortal Spiritual Realm affiliation... Beast Controlling Skills, although marginally at the sixth rank due to my inheritance, and what’s left is the fifth rank puppet skill and the Spiritual Chef skills that are gradually improving due to the Heterodox incarnation... As for Talisman forging, it is not yet noticeable..."
"In these peaceful times, I must still strive harder."
Fang Xi placed a book on arrays on his face and lay lazily on the rattan chair, revealing a slight smile...