novelapdf Chapter 400 The General Trend
Chapter 400 The General Trend
Chapter 401 The Overall Situation (Bonus Chapter, Please Vote)
"Thank you, fellow Daoist."
Fang Qing's face lit up with joy, and he put away the spirit pearl.
Fang Wuchen silently gazed at this Vajra Power Master, sighing inwardly: He was no match for him—although most Transcendent Masters were generally inferior to Purple Mansion Masters, this one was extraordinary, possessing divine radiance, clearly having cultivated his own supernatural powers—no wonder he was able to cross the sea to the East and slay a Purple Mansion Master back then.
He glanced at Yao Wangqing again, and finally felt a pang of pain in his heart. He whispered, "I wonder how much spiritual wealth would be needed to redeem a Tara?"
Fang Qing shook his head, letting Medicine King Qing speak for himself.
Medicine King Qing Dumu rose, first bowing solemnly to Fang Wuchen, then said, "Having entered the Secret Treasury, one is a person of the Secret Treasury in life and a ghost of the Secret Treasury in death—this bow is to repay karma. True Man, Duzi, I will take my leave now—"
She stepped out of the pavilion, took a step into the void, and immediately disappeared.
Upon seeing this, Fang Wuchen couldn't help but sigh.
"Alright, now that Junior Sister Qing, the Medicine King, has left, there are some things I can say frankly now."
Fang Qing's expression turned solemn: "By order of the Dharma King, your Fang family has been granted the status of an immortal clan, but the Purple Mansion Technique must not be passed on or leaked. It would be best if you, True Person, did not rely on your strength to bully the weak and force the Canghai Sect and the Bai family to hand over their own inheritances, after all, they are all protected by my White Bone Path."
It is instinctive for any high-ranking official to control their core power and prevent it from leaking out.
In the Dao of Qi Cultivation, the cultivation techniques and spiritual objects at the Purple Mansion level are the core power!
Fang Wuchen's expression remained unchanged: "Anything else?"
"Of course there is more. The Fang family is under the protection of my White Bone Path, and another Tara has emerged from them. This is an unparalleled karmic connection. If the True Man wishes to relocate his clan, he can only relocate half of them at most, leaving half of the clan members behind."
Fang Qing emphasized: "This is the bottom line, and it is only out of respect for the Kitchen God that we have such leniency—otherwise, look at those noble families who have entered Xituo County, do they still want to leave? They're dreaming—"
"Leaving only half is worse than not moving at all. Otherwise, with blood ties and interconnected karma, how can we escape?"
Fang Wuchen shook his head.
"Of course, it would be best if we didn't move. My White Bone Dao welcomes all Purple Mansion Immortal Clan members to join us—"
Fang Qing smiled: "And you, Master, have you come with any orders from that lord? What are your plans next?"
"I have no orders from my master, and I have only come here to recuperate and live in the family for several decades."
Fang Wuchen said.
"In that case, this humble monk will not disturb you any longer. Fellow Daoist, there's no need to see me off any further—"
Fang Qing bowed his head, then stepped into the void and vanished without a trace.
Swish!
A bluish-yellow light appeared, and Liu Junyan stepped out from it: "Senior brother, did that Vajra Power cause you any trouble? It conceals karmic consequences, and getting involved is extremely troublesome—"
"It's nothing."
Fang Wuchen flicked his finger, and an inexplicable surge of yellow energy enveloped the entire pavilion: "My family does not have a Purple Mansion Formation set up, junior brother, you should be careful—don't forget that this place is no longer within the cave heaven."
"That's true, but with two True Immortals of the Purple Mansion realm here, who would dare to eavesdrop?"
Liu Junyan asked, "How did your conversation with that Vajra Power go, Senior Brother?"
"Sigh—not ideal." Fang Wuchen explained the path Fang Qing had marked one by one.
"Hmph, this is simply outrageous!" Liu Junyan sneered. "A mere cultivator of the first degree, not even worthy of being called a Purple Mansion, dares to insult the disciples of my Kitchen God?"
"After all, there is a Golden Core True Monarch behind us, and the entire Secret Realm—we are merely disciples in name only. We must possess all four skills before we can enter the inner sanctum, pay our respects to our master, and become true personal disciples—"
Fang Wuchen said, "Now that the Taihuang Heaven has opened, we are facing pressure from Moyun Cliff and the Yin Corpse Sect. It's better to avoid trouble. Actually, if you think about it carefully, having the protection of the Secret Treasury in Xituo County is a good move for surviving in the demonic path. It's just that the [Jishui] Purple Mansion Technique is a bit troublesome."
"Haha, what's so difficult about that? If Xituo County doesn't work, then we'll go to ancient Shu. Moyun Cliff must have relevant cultivation methods—we can even ask our fellow disciples for help. In Taihuang Heaven, there might be a corresponding chapter on Water Virtue Divine Power—"
Liu Junyan smiled.
"How could I trouble my junior brother like this—"
Fang Wuchen said, "Actually, when I deduced the cause and effect, I also saw a path that is related to my family's Dao Spirit, and even more so to my ancestors. We were also secretly plotted against and fell into a hidden chessboard. I'm thinking now, my master has a long-term vision. Could it be that he sent us all back home to push this matter forward?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Junyan's expression turned serious.
Wusheng Temple.
"Having met Du Zi, what about Fang Wuchen?"
Moonlight White and Sky Sparrow Tara greeted them with smiles and inquired.
"Not bad————"
Fang Qing remained noncommittal. With a grotto-heaven environment and a Golden Core cultivator to guide him, achieving the Purple Mansion realm was only natural.
However, judging from today's situation, Fang Wuchen's cultivation level is not very high, at most two supernatural powers, or even just the early stage of the Purple Mansion realm with one supernatural power.
In this era of great strife, even maintaining a secluded corner of the world is not guaranteed, let alone anything else.
However, if we take into account the Golden Core True Monarch behind him, then he still deserves a higher regard.
The opening of the Taihuang Heaven signifies that many True Lords have recovered to a certain level of health and have begun to intervene in the mortal world, even plotting their own advancement or targeting their enemies.
Fang Qing went to see Sangji again, and the two of them put on a show before Fang Qing returned to his secret place to cultivate in seclusion.
Within the secret realm, the area has expanded to encompass a whole village, and in a few more years, it will likely be considered a blessed land.
He sat cross-legged, silently pondering: "The Great Yellow Heaven is merely a symbol, not an absolute constraint—after all, a hundred years before the Great Yellow Heaven, the Kitchen God still witnessed the workings of the Golden Vow, and there was also the scheme orchestrated by a certain True Lord of Wood Virtue. And after the Great Yellow Heaven opened, the True Lords who were truly unable to recover remained in their original state, or even worse, like the Lord of the Corpse Forest!"
Among them, there must be some who have begun to look forward to their "year's duty," with a certain True Lord of Wood being a prime example!
Aside from these, do the other True Lords have no other ideas? There are those with the Wood Virtue, and those with the Earth Virtue are unknown, but the Kitchen God is causing trouble in the Demon Path, targeting the Yin Corpse Sect, Moyun Cliff, and possibly even the Wuxiang Temple of All Beings—he might very well have some ideas.
Although the "guest position" is a prison position, and it is difficult to change, if one really hardens up and reincarnates to start anew, then naturally there will be no more constraints.
Fang Qing couldn't see the situation beyond the Golden Core stage, but he was certain that those few Earth Virtue Golden Core cultivators were always on guard against the Kitchen God. This was the current mainstream of Earth Virtue!
Regarding the Water element—besides the Dragon Palace clearly having a Golden Core cultivator, there are no True Lords? This either indicates a trap or something deeply hidden—Earth, Wood, and Water have the least historical baggage, so they should have the most True Lords under their watch. Could it be that the Dragon Lord's methods are astonishing, and he has already designated the Water element as his own territory?
Hmm—using Fang Wuchen as a pawn, and the connection to the "Jun Tian Pot," it's worth exploring—in terms of the Water Virtue, the demon race also holds a significant share. After all, both the Great Sage Honghu and the Demon King reside in the Water Virtue, holding two principal positions; they couldn't possibly lose all their influence so easily—
"Beyond these three paths, there is the Metal-Fire Manifestation Path, which obstructs the path of the [Yearly] Resurgence, and also the Great Sun and the Moon—"
"The Great Sun has the Great Sun Tathagata," under whose command there are at least four Golden Core True Monarchs.
There were no fewer than ten temples in the Secret Realm that were the source of all dharmas, but now only three still have the lineage passed down.
After all, even a Golden Core True Monarch can perish.
This person's background is unfathomable, but imprisonment seems to be a serious matter. On the Great Snow Mountain, perhaps not even the Great Roc King... a Golden Core henchman...
"Theoretically speaking, they could be my allies—"
The Way of Taiyin is lofty and difficult to find. Currently, we only know that there is one in [Weiyue], who is also an ally of the one on [Fangri]. Due to the relationship with the Great Sage Biyuewu, the demon race could originally also have their hands on Taiyin, but it seems that they are trying their best to expel this influence. The fact that even the Great Sage Liaoyu Xietian gave up shows that there is a huge pitfall in Taiyin!
Then there's the Fire Virtue, and the Nine Heavens Fire Palace is probably no match for the Great Sage Liaoyu Xietian—and both are currently imprisoned.
As for Jin De, he had only heard that there was a True Lord in the Wu-Yue Sword Pavilion—but judging from the "mutual killing" supernatural power and Li Que's fate, things were equally bad—
Fang Qing reviewed the numerous illustrious lineages, nodding and then shaking his head: "Who knows how many True Lords are secretly hiding—truly an era of great strife!"
"For me, the most important thing right now is my own cultivation—while simultaneously exploring the Dao of [Ji Shui] through Fang Wuchen to obtain the final divine power—and occasionally keeping an eye on the general trends of the world, especially the Water Virtue, the Flood Dragon Palace, and..."
"Envoy Yinglong!"
"Now that I reside in ancient Shu, my access to information about secret treasures and demonic paths is extremely rapid—while the Eastern Taiyi Xuanmen is somewhat sluggish—"
"It's all that damned Bai Ze's fault, he's so stingy—"
Upon realizing this, Fang Qing immediately used the Dao Sheng Pearl to communicate with a disciple who was lurking in the East, sending a wisp of his consciousness into the "Xuanxu Heaven".
Swish!
"what?"
Fang Qing looked around at the palaces and the empty halls, and couldn't help but smile: "Finally, they're not kicking people anymore?"
The sky was pure white, and mugwort spread across the ground, from which a graceful elf figure leaped out.
Its body is pure white, it is shaped like a sheep, has horns, and its eyes are like white crystal, radiating a pure and dazzling light. It is the Bai Ze attendant god!
"Yes, it's white, not black!"
He glanced at it again and confirmed it in his mind.
"Slaves resemble their masters; those who are celestial subordinates or envoys, though they may share the power and even endless lifespan of a Golden Core True Lord—their status is inextricably linked to the Golden Core True Lord they are affiliated with. If anything happens to the Golden Core True Lord, they will inevitably suffer as well!"
"This Bai Ze attendant god has a split personality, manifesting as two distinct individuals. Doesn't this mean that the Mysterious and Subtle True Lord who opened up the Mysterious Void Heaven—is also facing a problem?"
"Greetings, Bai Ze, the Divine Servant!"
Fang Qing chuckled, her body radiating the glow of "Female Earth," and six white bone beads appeared behind her. She held a white bone scepter and wore a white bone mask, transforming into the image of "Xu Ming Xuan Sha Tu Bo."
"Your method of concealment is truly ingenious—those Purple Mansion True Persons often think they can rely on the art of substitution to enjoy the benefits of mystery without suffering the drawbacks, but they can only barely sneak in while I am asleep. Once I wake up, no matter how they try to impersonate someone else, they will always be caught out—"
Bai Ze gracefully approached Fang Qing, as if sniffing his aura: "Fellow Daoist, how did you manage to trace the matter back to only one Foundation Establishment cultivator, no matter how hard I investigated?"
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