novelapdf Chapter 438 Retrospective
Chapter 438 Retrospective
Chapter 439 Retrospective
"ah----"
Qi Refining Path, Blood Fiend Island, inside the cave.
Fang Qing's true form let out a miserable scream, his entire body revealing countless sun-scorched wounds, with wisps of golden light weaving through them, like insects—
Since the Purple Mansion, and especially since obtaining the [Female Earth] Metal nature, he had not suffered such a severe Dao transformation injury for a long time.
"The Dao gives birth to the Pearl!"
A wisp of pure and turbid energy rose and fell, billowing and swirling, and wherever it passed, the injuries on his body were instantly healed.
"What exactly is the Secret Realm—the Origin of Great Transformation?"
Fang Qing cursed.
He possesses the metal element in his body, and theoretically, he already has the authority to look directly at the True Lord.
After all, those celestial beings, envoys, and attendants have long served under the True Lord and naturally need to see the Lord's face.
Therefore, as long as one's rank reaches the first level of the Metal element, one can look directly at the True Lord!
But he had only focused on a sliver of the sun's radiance, and in an instant it affected his true form!
Fortunately, the Great Sun Tathagata had no ill intentions, otherwise Sangji and Suqing would have been turned into two torches, their flesh and bones reduced to ashes!
Even so, Fang Shu learned a great deal of information about Zi through this method:
The level that could injure me is already faintly beyond the Golden Core stage.
However, "Mahavairocana Tathagata" should still be around the late Golden Core stage—similar to the Lord of the [Dangerous Moon].
Golden Core complete!
This is the critical point of the Dao of Breathing; once a True Lord attains it, he will immediately be besieged!
Just as with Kui Mu, Wei Yue and Da Ri Ru Lai, so too with Kui Mu.
For example, this time, the adventure of [Dangerous Moon] also presented an opportunity to enslave a Golden Core Perfection True Monarch!
"Once one reaches the peak of the Golden Core stage, they could potentially attain the [Life-Saving Stage] at any time—therefore they are feared by all sides, and their highest achievement is only the late Golden Core stage—well, I'm not qualified to say that."
Fang Qing let out a long breath and silently reviewed the situation.
In this "Year-Ending Game," almost all the True Lords participated in the planning, even breaking the Dark Jungle Law. Many True Lords personally took action, revealing a lot of secrets and allowing him to see many things clearly.
"First and foremost is the Great Sun Tathagata!" At the late Golden Core stage, under the blessing of the Secret Source, he subtly surpassed the Golden Core Perfection stage—the Secret Source, named the Great Transformation Source, whose nature is unknown, yet capable of nurturing countless lineages—suspected to be related to the Great Snow Mountain lineage.
"And that Primordial Sovereign of the Toad Palace on [Dangerous Moon]," her strength is terrifyingly powerful. How could she, with the authority of [Dangerous Moon], manipulate the [Bi Yue] contingency plan left behind by Bi Yuewu? Could it be that she also holds a [Bi Yue] golden position?"
"Hmm, there are very few True Monarchs who have mastered the Great Sun and Great Moon Dao. It's possible that it's because too many Golden Positions have been merged, resulting in the emergence of two late-stage Golden Core cultivators—and the Phoenix, who is probably also at the late-stage Golden Core realm—"
"That True Lord Kui Zang, the Azure-Holding Monarch," appears to have truly perished—but still, why did He attempt to attain the Golden Core Perfection before all the True Lords of the world? Could it be that He also sensed something amiss with [Dangerous Moon] and left behind a countermeasure?"
After Ruo Kui Zang Xian Qing Zhen Jun subdued San Mu Zhen Jun, he hid in a certain cave, where he attracted [Wei Yue] at a crucial moment.
If they intervene, there won't even be enough time to provide assistance. From this perspective, this person may not be entirely at ease with their allies—of course, this is quite normal.
"Finally, there's [Dangerous Moon]—they've definitely got their eyes on me. That 'Well Moon' supernatural power they obtained from Xuanxu Heaven, and the [Ji Water] gold-seeking method, are all traps!"
"Fortunately, I've fallen into enough traps that I'm used to them —"
"The Moon in the Well" is a profound and mysterious supernatural power that combines the virtues of water with illusion.
But the key lies in getting close to the Yin!
Since we are close to Taiyin, we are naturally likely to be influenced by Taiyin!
Fang Qing even suspected that his sudden impulse to ask for gold came from this supernatural power!
"But as long as this supernatural power is replaced, everything will be fine—"
For other Purple Mansion True Persons, changing their supernatural powers is probably as difficult as reincarnation.
But for Fang Qing, it was effortless. The Dao Sheng Pearl spun around, and the "Moon in the Well" supernatural power immediately disappeared, transforming into rolling primordial energy and a wondrous element within it.
Once another [Ji Shui] supernatural power is found in the future, it will be achieved in an instant!
"What's even more wonderful is that—after passing through the Dao-Born Pearl, it returns to its original state. Any hidden tricks or restrictions within it—all have been transformed into the purest primordial energy, leaving absolutely no possibility of affecting me again."
"It's just that for some time to come, my cultivation with the [Ji Shui] method will only be able to reach the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm. But that's alright, I'm still at the peak of the Purple Mansion realm with both the [Nu Tu] and [Lou Jin] methods. As for the likes of [Dou Mu] and [Bi Yue], let's just forget about them."
The phrase "[Doumu] That bridge sinks the moon" is now clearly a huge trap.
And [Bi Yue] needs no further explanation.
As the first complete set of Purple Mansion Perfection inheritance that his family had collected, Fang Qing had been subconsciously refusing to cultivate it. Now it seems that it was his subconscious mind that was giving him a warning.
If he cultivated the four [Bi Yue] supernatural powers, he didn't know if his subconscious would be directly affected by Taiyin.
This "Year-End Game" began with Kui Zang, the Azure-Holding True Lord, seeking to perfect the Golden Elixir—it has involved almost all the True Lords of the Qi-Consuming Path—and in the end, I fear there will be no winners.
Fang Qing sighed inwardly as he reviewed the situation.
"Kui Zang Xian Qing Zhen Jun" has lost 80% of his power, making him the biggest loser.
The two True Lords, Taiyin and Dari, also made their moves, revealing many of their hidden cards according to the Dark Forest Theory.
The other True Lords suffered the same fate; the two Demonic True Lords of Earth Virtue lost the heads of those mid-stage Golden Core cultivators.
The Taiyi Xuanmen suffered an even worse fate, losing a Seeking Gold Daoist in the north, and the Golden Core cultivator within the cave was also in dire straits.
The situation in Jiange, Wu and Yue in the south, was no better.
However, if everyone suffers a loss together, it's as if no loss has occurred—the most unfortunate one is probably the one who submits to the Daoist Heaven and Earth!
After this battle, even with the protection of a True Lord, the outer seas will be shrunken by an unknown amount, and countless lives will have perished.
There's also the ever-changing spiritual atmosphere of heaven and earth, and the subtle shifts in the interactions and interactions between different lineages—who knows how much this will affect alchemy, weapon crafting, talisman making, and array formation?
However, I clearly will not pursue the path of Qi cultivation again. I will wait for the beast tide to erupt on the Qi cultivation side before seeking an opportunity to transform into a Nascent Soul.
With this thought in mind, Fang Qing slowly closed his eyes.
He accepted the explanation.
"There are two suns in the sky —"
Hidden Realm, Hayagriva Temple.
Fang Wuchen was cultivating today, but the spiritual atmosphere in the world kept changing, and he almost suffered some minor injuries.
Immediately afterwards, several people in the world began to seek gold, and strange phenomena appeared all at once.
He dared not venture into the void. Stepping out of his room, he saw two suns in the sky. The Venerable Invincible led all the monks of the temple, respectfully prostrating themselves on the ground in a grand gesture of worship.
Could it be—the great sun manifesting itself?
Fang Wuchen's heart stirred as he sensed the trembling of the Secret Realm, with countless streams of Dharma veins rising and surging into the void. He was momentarily stunned—
After a long while, he came to his senses and saw Munakata standing in front of him.
"Just now—"
Fang Wuchen opened his mouth and found his voice to be extremely dry.
"That was the true manifestation of the Great Sun Tathagata, enlightening us—" Wuneng Shengduzi smiled and said, "Now the spiritual atmosphere of heaven and earth has changed—"
"good----"
Fang Wuchen carefully sensed it and felt that the void carried a kind of warm and dry yang energy, which was beneficial to metal and fire, belonging to the yang element.
"This spiritual aura may be called—'The Great Sun Patrols the Heavens.'"
Just then, a flash of multicolored light appeared in the distant sky, and the Void Sparrow Tara walked over: "True Man Wuchenzi—"
"Tara of the Void, what brings you to me? Has something happened on the battlefield in Xituo County?"
Fang Wuchen had come to the Secret Realm to observe his family's branch lineage and also to visit the Horse-Headed Vajra Temple.
At this moment, the Tara of the Void came directly to find us, which clearly indicated that something extraordinary had happened at the front.
This weighed heavily on his heart: "These unusual celestial phenomena... I wonder if they're related to this—"
"Indeed—the Corpse Sect has withdrawn its troops, and so has the Demon Race—"
The expression on Kongque Tara's face was somewhat strange: "We can go back now. Xituo County is now under the control of my White Bone Path again—"
""
"What? They've retreated immediately?"
Fang Wuchen found it hard to accept at first, but he knew it was true.
Kongque, being a Tara, would not deceive him with something that could be verified immediately.
"Not only the Yin Corpse Sect, but also Moyun Cliff and the Great Wind Tribe—what exactly happened?"
He had a vague guess that it was related to the ever-changing spiritual atmosphere and his quest for gold.
But they obviously wouldn't know that the previous chaos in the ancient Shu region was merely to accumulate the aura of war and enhance the presence of that mid-stage Golden Core True Monarch.
At this point, it was natural to sound the retreat.
The Temple of No Form for All Students.
The void shattered, and Sangji appeared with the figure of Suqing Zhenren.
Both of them landed and simultaneously spat out a mouthful of blood, clearly indicating that they had suffered a great loss of vital energy.
"A battle of Golden Core cultivators—truly terrifying!"
"A single thought can change the world."
Sangji clasped his hands together and touched his eyes. Two clumps of flesh regenerated and transformed into a pair of bright eyes.
When the Venerable One departed, he also took with him the defilements of the Dao. With his own power as a Dharma King, it would be as easy as turning his hand to revive flesh and blood.
However, Su Qing Zhenren, who was standing next to him, was still very weak.
"The World-Honored One is above, all beings suffer—"
Thinking of the tragic state of the Later Xia Dynasty that he had just witnessed in the Great Void, Sangji couldn't help but put his hands together in prayer.
That Xia Yuanqi also carried the fate of the Later Xia dynasty. Now that he's dead, the Later Xia dynasty's fate is severed. Outwardly, this manifests as the collapse of the Later Xia dynasty and the violent death of its ruler—the vast nation disintegrates in an instant, and it also faces constant natural and man-made disasters from the sea.
However, this might also be part of the scheme of the Northern and Southern Golden Elixir.
Before the establishment of the Later Xia dynasty, Xia Yuanqi's momentum was unstoppable, seemingly extraordinary. However, he secretly bribed the Wuyue Sword Pavilion to temporarily back down in order to build up his momentum, and this could only last for a short period of time.
After this, the Wu-Yue Sword Pavilion in the south might support another Purple Mansion faction to reclaim the sphere of influence of Southern Wu.