novelapdf Chapter 181 Harvest
Chapter 181 Harvest
A high peak.
Looking at the colorful light screen ahead, Fang Qing couldn't help but sigh, "It's actually a fourth-order restriction, this is troublesome..."
After receiving the benefits from Bu Xu Palace, he immediately went to the next marked location in the Zhou Tian Xing Palace Scroll.
However, the restrictions here were still very well preserved, and even Qin Ruxue didn't have any good solutions.
"After all, no cultivator at the peak of the Core Formation stage has ever attacked this place... We can only wait another sixty years."
Most of the restrictions within the secret realm are sub-arrays within an array, connected to the array protecting the secret realm.
This secret realm has already developed cracks, so it can no longer be hidden and will always be under the pressure of the void storms in the Great Void.
Therefore, the gaps will become larger and larger, and the power of the restriction will become weaker and weaker.
Until one day in the future, the entire secret realm will crumble and be swallowed by the void, and the treasures will be scattered into the chaotic currents of space. Perhaps one day they will fall back into the mortal world, be obtained by a lucky person, and become an enduring legend…
"Fine, let's go check out other places... or maybe scavenge some resources?"
"I wonder how much that woman of fortune has reaped?"
Fang Qing, somewhat expectantly, took out a jade pendant, but his expression suddenly changed: "It's ineffective?"
This is the trick he played on Zhan Hongxiu back then, which can be used to easily pinpoint his location.
But after a moment of surprise, he became somewhat excited: "No wonder he's a chosen one; has he struck gold again?"
"No wonder I suddenly had a sudden urge to think of this woman..."
"But... although they've unlocked my location tracking method, the aura and causal relationship are still there, making the deduction too easy..."
Fang Qing quickly calculated with his fingers, and activated the Plum Blossom Divination: "Hmm? If I were to kill her by force, it would actually be somewhat ominous... This woman has actually mastered a method that can threaten me? Perhaps I should continue to nurture her; there might be a great opportunity to be gained later?"
A look of relief appeared on his face: "This girl has grown up... Fortunately, I have never wronged her."
If we follow the ancient Shu way, once we discover that the destiny of a child is likely to slip out of our control, even if there are great opportunities to come later, we must eliminate the threat completely to prevent future troubles.
One must be one or even two realms higher before taking action to ensure absolute success.
But Fang Qing still preferred to continue raising them and see what the harvest would be like.
He continued divining, his eyes suddenly shifting: "There's wind below the mountain, but it's blocked by the mountain, causing stagnation and decay... This is an official ghost hexagram? This indicates being haunted by ghosts and spirits... Could it be that this woman of destiny has finally met her grandfather? No wonder she has the power to fight back..."
"So what should I do with this woman next? If Sangji were to come, he would surely be overjoyed to see her and would teach her the Sanskrit teachings, instructing her on the 'Path to Attainment of the Intermediate State,' so that she would unknowingly merge her own destiny with that old man's, transforming into a 'Five-Power Child Guardian Deity'..."
Buxu Hall.
Zhan Hongxiu walked out from inside, asking in her heart, "Elder Gui... besides the Devouring Sea Demon Sect's inheritance, what other treasures are there in this hall?" "There aren't any... only one ancient treasure and a 'Nine Abyss Stone.' This spiritual material is extremely rare; it's even qualified to refine a Nascent Soul magic weapon."
The turtle spirit's voice came: "The key is the Devouring Sea Demon Sect's inheritance... It's extremely important. You must find out who obtained it." "This... There are many cultivators who entered the secret realm. How can we investigate them all? By the way, Elder Turtle, I have a question. If the Devouring Sea Demon Sect's inheritance was too dangerous, why didn't the ancient cultivators destroy it directly? Why did they leave it here?"
Zhan Hongxiu's eyes gleamed as she asked, "Moreover... according to Elder Gui, Zhou Tian Star Palace is the number one power in the East Sea cultivation world, so what is there to fear?"
"This... well..."
The old tortoise's voice was unusually hesitant: "My divine sense is flawed, and I have forgotten... In short, it must be very important that the inheritance can be preserved here."
Zhan Hongxiu smiled slightly but did not answer.
Having wandered for so many years, she's no longer a naive and innocent girl. The fact that this old turtle inexplicably took up residence in her body is also suspicious.
The only option is to gather as much intelligence as possible discreetly.
"Hmph, you little girl, you didn't even realize you were being schemed against... Luckily, I've already removed the abnormality from your body, otherwise, if you were to suddenly suffer a misfortune, wouldn't I be implicated?"
At this moment, Gui Ling's old-fashioned voice continued to come.
Mentioning this, Zhan Hongxiu's pretty face turned gloomy: "Old Turtle, do you know who did this? Could it be that Master Zhong?"
"The method is indeed ingenious, but it doesn't seem like something someone who has reached the Core Formation stage would do... Moreover, it must have been planted a long time ago, probably when you were refining your Qi..." said the old turtle.
"Qi Refining Period?"
Zhan Hongxiu looked somewhat bewildered: "Back then, my magical power was weak, and there were too many cultivators who could have tampered with me..."
A month and a half passed quickly.
The void passage opened, and one after another, Qi Refining cultivators, covered in wounds, staggered out.
Even when they were just scavenging for spiritual materials on the outskirts, they encountered countless dangers, with a loss rate of 60% to 70%!
A flash of light!
A figure dressed in white, with a sharp and cold demeanor, appeared—it was Fang Qing!
Not only was his breathing steady, but his clothes were also perfectly wrinkle-free, a stark contrast to the surrounding disciples who were in a pitiful state, with severed limbs and broken arms. "What a fine swordsman."
Master Hei Yuan chuckled and looked at Ruan Zhixuan.
Ruan Zhixuan remained calm, her eyes showing no emotion.
Fang Qing bowed to Zhong Lingxiu and stood behind his own shop sign.
This time, the three sects have learned their lesson. They don't need to check their disciples immediately after they leave the secret realm; they just need to keep an eye on them. Once they return to their sects, they will naturally have plenty of ways to prevent leaks.
Several hours later, Tian Ding, Yu Xiang'er, and other Foundation Establishment cultivators also emerged from the passage, their faces showing varying degrees of joy, clearly indicating that they had gained a great deal.
boom!
Finally, the formation could no longer be maintained, and the void passage exploded, turning into a void storm.
"Um?"
Fang Qing glanced at Zhan Hongxiu beside her, then looked at the other two places.
The Azure Sea Sect was fortunate; besides the Heavenly Cauldron, another late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator also survived.
At this moment, although Ruan Zhixuan's expression remained unchanged, her divine sense was focused on Fang Qing, clearly indicating that she already knew that this sword cultivator was a third-stage Body Refinement cultivator. Meanwhile, True Person Hei Yuan was unlucky; of the three late-stage Foundation Establishment demonic cultivators, only Yu Xiang'er survived, and he even lost the Five Elements Spiritual Fruit!
Clearly, he already knew about the tricks Bihaimen was playing, and he couldn't help but glare fiercely at Tianding.
"The Tide-Rising Abacus is a strange magical artifact. After a cultivator refines it, it is hidden in their dantian, and its aura remains undetected... Not to mention that the Azure Sea Sect must have some secret techniques or treasures specifically designed to conceal it."
"It's only because I'm used to using the Tide-Generating Pearl and have a strong spiritual sense that I was able to notice something was wrong with the Heavenly Cauldron in advance..."
Taibai Island.
Zhong Lingxiu dispelled her escape light and looked at the dozen or so Qi Refining cultivators in the main hall. She said in a deep voice, "Bring out all your spoils... This island lord keeps her word. If the value is sufficient, you can exchange them for Foundation Establishment spiritual items, or even Foundation Establishment Pills..."
This Foundation Establishment Pill was naturally made by a certain imprisoned third-tier alchemist.
With Zhong Lingxiu's strength, obtaining a few second-tier demon cores would be a piece of cake; finding second-tier demon beasts would be far more difficult.
"Yes... Island Master."
The pale-faced, mutilated cultivators bowed and then took out their storage bags and poured them out.
In an instant, a dazzling array of colorful light illuminated the entire palace.
The majority of the ingredients here are various spiritual herbs, as well as exotic ores and materials from demonic beasts...
There are also several strange, incomplete ancient magical artifacts...
"Hmm, not bad, not bad..."
Fang Qing glanced around and was very satisfied.
The rare resources he possessed, such as thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, had long been transformed into various pills to enhance his magical power. After advancing to the peak of Foundation Establishment, they had been almost entirely consumed, and this time he could finally recover a significant amount of his strength.
Besides these, there were also some rare third-tier spirit woods, ores, and other resources that made Zhong Lingxiu's eyes light up: "Third-tier coral gold? Is that purple-veined dragon wood? It's huge... Sigh, if I had these resources back then, gathering the materials to refine my natal magic weapon would have been a piece of cake, and I wouldn't have owed the sect so many contributions... I could even have improved the quality of my natal magic weapon!"
He patted his storage bag, took out jade bottles, and immediately distributed the Foundation Establishment Pills as a reward.
Those Qi Refining cultivators who received the Foundation Establishment Pill naturally blushed, wishing they could die for the Island Lord.
Even those who contribute less than a Foundation Establishment Pill hope to receive a Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object or other rare resources later in the merit-based reward system, and they are all overjoyed.
"Alright, now go to the side hall and go through two more checks."
Chung Ling-hsiu waved.
To prevent these Qi Refining cultivators from hoarding spiritual resources, Fang Qing went to great lengths, even employing methods from the ancient Shu region.
Furthermore, Zhong Lingxiu comes from a major Nascent Soul sect, and her investigative methods are far superior to those of the Bihai Sect.
We can't afford to ignore this!
Fang Qingtai knew the audacity of these local cultivators. Moreover, he had once been one of them and had even taken advantage of the situation to gain enormous benefits... Sure enough, not long after, Zhong Lingxiu went out with murderous intent and brought back a strange storage bag.
In my consciousness, this storage bag was as if it didn't exist.
"This... seems to be a storage bag made from the hide of an ancient cunning beast? It's adept at concealment..."
When Zhan Hongxiu saw the storage bag, her eyes lit up.
"You have good taste, but this storage bag has a very small capacity..."
Zhong Lingxiu gently tilted over, and several spiritual objects instantly appeared.
The first item was a pale blue second-tier demon core. Besides that, there were three brightly colored fruits and several pieces of unidentified ore. "Man dies for wealth, birds die for food—how true this saying is..."
Fang Qing, standing to the side, couldn't help but sigh softly.
He was reminding Zhan Hongxiu.
After all, the things on this woman of destiny might be the real prize!
The next moment, Zhong Lingxiu's divine sense spread out layer by layer, bringing a terrifying pressure as she looked at Zhan Hongxiu: "It's your turn... please!"