novelapdf Chapter 318 Donghaizi
Chapter 318 Donghaizi
Chapter 318 The Ten Sons of the East Sea (Seeking monthly votes at the beginning of the month)
Lingkong Island.
This island is located in the far eastern part of the East China Sea, near the Guixu Sea Eye.
Whenever the Guixu Secret Realm is about to open, spiritual tides gather, causing the island's spiritual energy to surge to the fourth level, condensing numerous spiritual objects, making it a renowned place of opportunity that attracts many cultivators.
This day.
A dark streak of light landed outside the island, revealing a figure dressed in a jet-black robe—it was Fang Qing!
After breaking through to the peak of Core Formation, he summoned Qin Ruxue and Yu Xiang'er to gather a group of musicians, dancers, and spirit chefs on Taibai Island to celebrate for several months. Then he received a message from Zhong Lingxiu, informing him that a celestial omen had appeared on Lingkong Island and that the Guixu Secret Realm was about to open, so he came here.
"The Guixu Secret Realm can only be entered by Core Formation cultivators, and it offers numerous opportunities for Nascent Soul cultivators—is it possibly the gate of the Zhou Tian Star Palace?"
He thought to himself, "I wonder how many good things she's hiding. I'll have to see what Zhan Hongxiu has to offer this time."
With this thought in mind, Fang Qing took out a talisman, which was the "Ten Thousand Mile Transmission Talisman" left by Zhan Hongxiu last time.
Zhan Hongxiu wants to enter the Little Universe Sea Secret Realm in exchange for a spot in the Returning Ruins Secret Realm.
Although Fang Qing possessed the "Sea-Swallowing Token," he still agreed.
After all, exploring on your own is nowhere near as convenient as taking advantage of a lucky woman.
He made a hand seal with one hand, and the "Ten Thousand Mile Transmission Talisman" instantly turned into flames and disappeared.
Before long, a pink glow appeared.
Zhan Hongxiu arrived riding a flower carpet magic artifact. At this moment, she was wearing a peach-red magic robe, her features were plain, but her cultivation level had reached the mid-stage of Core Formation.
"Fellow Daoist Fang—it's been a long time."
Zhan Hongxiu smiled and then transmitted her thoughts: "It is a little inconvenient for me to travel in the cultivation world of the East Sea, so I can only show myself in this appearance. Fellow Daoist, please call me Fairy Peach."
"So it was the Peach Fairy."
Fang Qing agreed, secretly amused.
Given Zhan Hongxiu's ability to cause trouble, concealing her appearance is essential. Moreover, the old tortoise's various secret techniques are quite effective. If Zhan Hongxiu doesn't reveal herself now, even ordinary Nascent Soul stage monsters wouldn't recognize her.
And—he's already in the mid-stage of Core Formation?
Fang Qing's heart stirred as he tried to sense Zhan Hongxiu's magical power.
With this woman's talent, cultivation techniques—and of course, most importantly, various opportunities, items, and secret arts—she has now advanced to the mid-stage of Core Formation, and is probably capable of competing with late-stage Core Formation cultivators.
With the help of the old tortoise, their chances of winning are very high!
"Zhan Hongxiu started trembling again, daring to call herself 'little sister' now. I thought I was just a late-stage Core Formation cultivator!"
Fang Qing remained expressionless, even slightly a little amused, as he followed Zhan Hongxiu into Lingkong Island.
"This place is now jointly managed by the nine major powers of the East Sea. Not only has a fourth-order grand formation been set up, but there are also Nascent Soul cultivators overseeing it. Anyone who causes trouble will be killed on the spot."
Zhan Hongxiu led Fang Qing to a cave dwelling.
This place is full of vitality, possessing an indescribable spirituality, and has even reached the fourth level.
"Lingkong Island rents out fourth-tier cave dwellings, and many cultivators come here specifically to cultivate and break through their bottlenecks."
Just as Zhan Hongxiu was speaking, spiritual energy gathered within a ten-mile radius, forming a vortex, which was clearly a celestial phenomenon of Core Formation!
At this moment, the terrifying celestial phenomenon was restricted by the formation and did not affect the other cultivators outside the cave.
"Such a celestial phenomenon of Core Formation can only be witnessed once every ten days to half a month—"
Zhan Hongxiu was unsurprised: "The chances of finding spiritual items nearby are extremely high—many lucky Foundation Establishment and even Qi Refining cultivators have managed to find third-tier spiritual items and become rich overnight—therefore, there are many auctions and private exchange events on Lingkong Island—it should still be some time before the Guixu Secret Realm opens, so you may feel free to wander around—"
"How do I enter the Ruins of Return?"
Fang Qing was somewhat curious.
This woman, Zhan Hongxiu, carries the spirit of the old turtle, who is suspected to be an elder from the Zhou Tian Xing Palace. She should know several secret routes.
"Naturally, through the sea eye!"
"When the Ruins of Return open, the sea eye will frantically devour everything—every living thing outside the Lingkong Island will be consumed."
"Torn apart—only by hiding on an island and protecting it with a fourth-order formation can one escape this calamity."
"At that time, we will need to leave the array's range and be actively sucked in—which will then activate the Star Palace Token. This token is sufficient to protect several Core Formation cultivators—"
Zhan Hongxiu displayed the Star Palace Token in her hand: "However—if it senses the aura of a Nascent Soul, it will trigger the fifth-order restriction in the Eye of the Void, causing the Eye of the Void to erupt violently, resulting in certain death—and there will be no way to receive the guidance of the secret realm formation—"
"That's good."
Fang Qing remained expressionless, but was making plans in his mind.
Does the second Nascent Soul count as a Nascent Soul?
This is a good question.
Therefore, before setting off, just in case, he had already gone to the Path of Qi Cultivation and placed his second nascent soul in the secret place of the Temple of No Life.
Now he's just an ordinary Core Formation Perfection cultivator.
Once you enter the Guixu Secret Realm, you can use the Dao Sheng Pearl to go to the Fu Qi Dao and retrieve your second Nascent Soul.
"Could this mere fifth-order restriction possibly stop the all-encompassing power of the Dao-Born Pearl?"
As for the second nascent soul being prone to problems if it is separated from the main body for too long, such as developing an independent consciousness—Fang Qing is not afraid at all.
His second nascent soul has been converted and will not rebel at all.
Even under the "Jade Heart Demon Seed Technique," its original consciousness wasn't Fang Qing's; it merely believed itself to be Fang Qing. Even if some strange consciousness arose, it wasn't Fang Qing's consciousness.
"—Once the secret realm closes, we Core Formation cultivators will be teleported out and land around the sea eye—"
Zhan Hongxiu gave a detailed account of the trip to the secret realm, clearly indicating that she had made ample preparations.
"Little Red—you can take this person into the secret realm. Once you're inside the mountain gate, separate immediately—the secret passages I know aren't for outsiders."
At this moment, the voice of the old turtle rang in her mind: Anyway, your previous transaction only got you into the quota. "Hmm—I know the pros and cons," Zhan Hongxiu replied.
Fang Qing's dantian qi sea "Phoenix Seeking Phoenix" stirred slightly, clearly hearing the voice, but his face remained expressionless.
Zhan Hongxiu has grown up too —
"But that makes sense. I'm not her father, and I might not even be Bai Jianfeng." — Why share the greatest opportunity with me?
He smiled with satisfaction, feeling that Zhan Hongxiu still had potential for growth. If she obtained this opportunity, she might be able to reach the Nascent Soul stage or even the Divine Transformation stage in the future!
"The Ascension Ceremony — and the Ascension Gold Method — are actually just my speculation."
If we could have a guinea pig to try it out first, that would be great.
Anyway, by the time she reaches the level of a deity, I should be at least at the level of a deity myself, right?
Fang Qing decided to wait and see how things unfolded.
At this moment, Zhan Hongxiu's expression turned serious, and she handed over a jade slip: "Although only Core Formation cultivators will enter the secret realm this time, the core disciples of the nine major forces will also be entering—among them are hidden talents, many possessing fourth-tier techniques, as well as formidable figures among the rogue cultivators. They should not be underestimated. This is intelligence information that I bought from the 'Xuantian Pavilion,' and I'm giving it to you, fellow Daoist."
"Oh? Thank you!"
Fang Qing took the jade slip and scanned it with his divine sense.
The so-called fourth-order technique is an attack that unleashes the power of a Nascent Soul while the body is in the Core Formation stage.
Simply put, now that he has reached the peak of Core Formation, if he were to unleash a burst of power using secret techniques or pills without regard to cost, he could instantly output a large amount of mana and manipulate the "Wen Tian Zhong" to strike. This is also considered a fourth-tier technique and is a trump card for Core Formation cultivators!
These Core Formation cultivators are virtually invincible during the Core Formation stage.
The first thing he saw in the intelligence report was a portrait of a young man carrying a book box, next to which was a densely packed description: "Xuanjizi of the Tianji Sect — Core Formation Perfection Cultivation, Master of the Third-Order Puppet Battle Formation, Possesses over ten Third-Order High-Grade Puppets — Suspected of breaking through to the Quasi-Fourth-Order Divine Sense, suspected of possessing a Fourth-Order Low-Grade Puppet!"
"That's amazing."
That's the advantage of puppetry. Fourth-tier low-grade puppets are inanimate objects and won't be affected by arrays like fourth-tier demonic beasts or ghost cultivators.
Even cultivators at the peak of Core Formation find it difficult to control a low-grade fourth-order puppet.
Of course, as one of the nine major forces, Tianji Sect is famous for its puppetry. It has powerful secret techniques for cultivating divine sense, as well as top-level resources. This allowed Xuanjizi to have near-fourth-level divine sense when he reached the peak of Core Formation. With the addition of a large number of top-grade spirit stones, he could barely activate a low-grade fourth-level puppet.
Although they certainly cannot control the puppets as freely as a fourth-tier puppeteer in the Nascent Soul stage, they are still no match for a true Nascent Soul master.
However, the Nascent Soul combat power, which can only exert its power briefly, is still far behind the Core Formation Perfection realm, which only possesses the power of a single Nascent Soul attack.
Quasi-fourth-order divine sense — theoretically, any divine sense range exceeding ninety miles is considered qualifiable.
"Then what is the significance of my 99-mile range of divine sense?"
Fang Qing chuckled inwardly and continued reading: "The Beast Taming Sect's Kui Gangzi—possesses a near-fourth-tier beast king and has cultivated a secret technique that allows him to control spirits and possess their bodies. That beast king has extraordinary bloodline, and when combined with the secret technique's explosive power, achieving a fusion of human and beast, he also possesses fourth-tier combat strength—"
"Cangmingzi of the Four Seas Sect — a near-fourth-tier formation master."
"Lingxiaozi of Talisman Sword Island" — the beloved disciple of Heavenly Sword Master, who has mastered the quasi-fourth-tier talisman sword technique, must possess fourth-tier talismans by his side —
"You Yuanzi of Blood Fiend Island — He cultivated the Heavenly Fiend Demon Art and created several near-fourth-tier corpses —"
"Master Dazhi of Leiyin Temple — Quasi-Fourth-Order Body Refinement."
"Water Moon Palace's 'Fairy Luo' — Her methods are unknown —"
"There's also Cai Xiazi from Xuanzhong Sect, Wan Baozi from Shangjia Island—and a rogue cultivator named Huang Yuanzi—collectively known as the Ten Talents of the East Sea. All of them have reached the peak of Core Formation and possess fourth-tier techniques. They are the most popular candidates to seize the Nascent Soul opportunity in this Guixu event and are considered future Nascent Soul masters."
Fang Qing smiled slightly: "This Core Formation cultivator from the East Sea is indeed impressive—who does Fairy Peach consider a formidable opponent?"
"These ten talents of the East Sea are all formidable opponents. None of them are my match. If we were to meet in the secret realm, I'm afraid I would have no choice but to retreat."
Zhan Hongxiu smiled wryly, concealing her folly, then stared at Fang Qing with a strange look. She sensed that this island lord from a small place seemed to look down on these heroes, so she immediately probed, "If we were to forcibly rank the ten, then Fairy Luo and Zen Master Dazhi would be the first choice—next is Xuanjizi." A low-grade fourth-order puppet is a true Nascent Soul combat power, not comparable to a quasi-fourth-order puppet—
"I've heard that puppetry includes the art of spirit possession," which can imbue puppets with spirits—high-level puppets can even be considered special life forms, acting autonomously. I wonder if Xuanjizi will bring one along, or—perhaps—hidden another mid-grade fourth-tier puppet?"
Fang Qing touched his chin.
"Impossible—if a puppet spirit were to be born and could move freely, even a Nascent Soul cultivator would be rejected by the restrictions."
After questioning Elder Gui, Zhan Hongxiu gave a negative answer: "A mid-grade fourth-tier puppet, without the assistance of a puppet spirit, even if it has reached the peak of Core Formation and possesses near-fourth-tier divine sense, would probably only be capable of a single strike—instead, it would be less useful than a low-grade fourth-tier puppet. Moreover—if it were left in the secret realm, the loss would be greater than a few Heavenly Infant Fruits!"
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