plumnovel Chapter 106 28 Constellations
Chapter 106 28 Constellations
Chapter 106 The Twenty-Eight Constellations (Please Subscribe)
Jade Island.
Inside the Xuanbi Cave.
"Intercalation method? So Li Rulong was actually quite flexible back then—"
After watching Xu Hei's live stream, Fang Qing finally resolved a question that had been bothering him.
Seeing Xu Hei escape with the old fox's help, even managing to pick up someone's storage bag, he was speechless: "This Xu Hei really does have some luck—"
I randomly recruited this subordinate, but I didn't expect him to be so useful all along.
The key is that he frequently encountered danger while entering and leaving markets and trade fairs, yet always managed to escape with his life, showing the potential of a Voldemort-like, legendary, and incredibly resilient individual.
This time, by escaping Pujia Mountain City with Qingling, I heard many more secrets.
"This rebellion by Lord Pushan has really stirred up trouble at Moyun Cliff—wait, why do I have this inexplicable feeling that disaster is about to strike?"
Fang Qing was gloating when suddenly his brows furrowed, and he had a sudden whim.
The discussion about the esoteric monks' journey to the East took place after Xu Hei was abandoned; he didn't hear it.
Fang Qing hurriedly tried to divine the future, but couldn't get any clues. He couldn't help but shrink back, saying, "Forget it—at worst, I'll just go to Ancient Shu less often and focus on the ruins here first. I also need to change my cultivation method—"
With this in mind, he took out the "Listening to the Mysterious Cave Spring Scripture" and began to study it.
"This is the [Ji Shui] Purple Mansion Technique, the foundation of cultivation is Lin Feng" — it requires the consumption of "Dong Quan Qing" (a type of spiritual spring), which requires finding an underground spiritual spring and extracting it with the pure wind — it ranks among the seventh-grade lower level.
"I'm convinced—I'm convinced again."
According to Fang Qing's understanding, this difference in quality corresponds to certain requirements in the cultivation method; it's simply a matter of degree.
"For example, the Great Sun Purple, which is ranked as a high-grade ninth-tier technique, can be used to cultivate almost all Great Sun cultivation methods."
The reason I say "almost" is because Fang Qing is not sure if there is a ninth-grade top-quality Great Sun.
Since the True Rank is originally divided into nine ranks and thirty-six grades, there should naturally be a ninth-rank Supreme True Rank.
However, even "Great Sun Purple" can only be ranked as a ninth-grade superior rank, and the various energies of Taiyin should be about the same. He really didn't know what kind of true energy had such power.
"The 'Earth Spring Tempering Truth' is only a mid-grade fifth rank, at most allowing cultivation of some foundational Dao techniques like the 'Ji Water'. It cannot cultivate the Purple Mansion Dao Technique. If one wishes to improve, one can only use 'Heavenly One Water' to elevate its rank to seventh rank or higher, after which one can then cultivate the 'Long-lasting Sweet Rain' Purple Mansion technique."
"In short, it boils down to this: higher-level Qi can indeed be compatible with lower-level Qi, but lower-level Qi cannot be compatible with higher-level Qi—it's all a trap!"
"If one takes the wrong Qi from the beginning, there is almost no other way to go except for the intercalation method and the Heaven-generated Water."
"This Dao of Convincing Qi, how come it's full of traps? And there are even more traps within the cultivation techniques themselves? Even a Purple Mansion cultivator like Lord Pushan still falls into these traps—"
"If it's the ancient method—uh, forget about the ancient method."
Fang Qing thought of the "Great Sun True Explanation," which he still couldn't understand and couldn't even begin to grasp.
What use is a superior cultivation technique if you can't even get to the basics?
"Fortunately, I don't need to go looking for the Heavenly One Water—just one more dose of the Cave Spring Pure Qi" will instantly forge the "Position of the Wind" Dao foundation—"
He counted his resources and found that only the Lou Jin and Ji Shui lineages possessed Purple Mansion cultivation techniques that could be practiced up to the early Purple Mansion stage.
Although Zhen Shui's "The Great Ocean Swallowing Technique" has a sequel in the Purple Mansion, he hasn't gotten his hands on it yet.
Without a doubt, the [Ji Shui] technique, which is one's natal element, is the only method that truly has the potential to cultivate to the Purple Mansion level.
Furthermore, whether the demon race's Purple Mansion cultivation technique has other pitfalls is another matter entirely.
Sure enough, Ancient Shu is full of pitfalls—I'd better focus on Core Formation here first, so I'll have enough time to play with them slowly—”
Time flies like water.
Before we knew it, several months had passed.
Inside the cave.
Fang Qing lay leisurely on the soft chair, holding an ancient book in his hand.
This is what Xu Hei just handed over, his haul from Pujia Mountain City: a Celestial Calendar!
Fang Qing examined it and found that it should be a rare edition from a family of cultivators, so he often took it out to read.
"January [Void Sun], February [Ox Metal], March [Tail Fire], April [Room Sun], May [Kang Metal], June [Wing Fire], July [Star Sun], August [Ghost Metal], September [Beak Fire], October [Pleiades Sun], November [Lou Metal], December [Room Fire] — these are the twelve [Yearly Stems], established in ancient times, and have produced unimaginably powerful beings —"
"Therefore, the day has four phases: Xu, Fang, Xing, and Mao; the metal element has four categories: Niu, Kang, Gui, and Lou—the fire element can be divided into Wei, Yi, Zi, and Shi!"
"These three illustrious lineages, plus the Taiyin lunar phases of Xin, Zhang, Bi, and Wei—the water virtues of Shen and Ji,..."
Zhen, Bi — Earth Virtue's Di, Nu, Wei, Liu — Wood Virtue's Kui, Dou, Jing, Jiao —
"These Yin and Yang and the Five Virtues, totaling twenty-eight schools of Daoist tradition, should encompass all the ancient Shu Qi cultivation practices, right?"
"According to my speculation, in ancient times, it was the True Lords of the Great Sun and Golden Fire lineage who first attained enlightenment, thus establishing the twelve [Yearly] positions —"
"Could it be that after this, other lineages also produced True Lords, vying for the position of [Yearly Steward]? Many True Lords traversed the earth, fought, and perished—only then did the Bi Yue Crow swallow the golden fire occur?"
"After the last True Lord of the ancient times, Fang Ri, attained enlightenment, many True Lords went into seclusion, with the Purple Mansion being the highest level in the present world—what secrets are hidden within this?"
Fang Qing looked on with longing, then shook his head with a wry smile and put down the immortal calendar in his hand.
"These ancient and primordial secrets are laughable for a mere cultivator like myself to rely solely on my own limited knowledge and speculation—there must be many errors in them."
"However, if you want to avoid pitfalls while cultivating in ancient Shu, you have to study archaeology in depth — otherwise you won't even know how you died."
"But is it possible that knowing too much could lead to being silenced?"
"Either way, we're going to die. What a wretched place!"
Inside the training room.
Fang Qing swallowed a Water Essence Pill and sat cross-legged.
Feeling the genuine Water Essence Pill being refined within his body, the efficiency of the Azure Sea Technique increased dramatically.
Finally, within his dantian, it transformed into a drop of brand-new, dark green magic power, and he couldn't help but smile.
The collection of "Dongquan Qing" will take time, and the ancient Shu is too unreliable, so for now, it's best to focus on enhancing the Qi Refining Dao.
The main focus is on strength.
"Twenty-eight drops of liquid mana is the maximum—still a distance from the peak of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, which requires fifty drops."
Fang Qing sighed. The effects of taking too much genuine Water Essence Pill eventually became less and less effective.
"However—there are rumors that there is a fourth-order spiritual vein within that ruin, and all kinds of spiritual flowers and herbs are everywhere—with a little searching, you can find third-order spiritual herbs—there is still something to look forward to."
"If I consume a large number of pills that enhance my magical power, I should be able to complete the accumulation of magical power very quickly —"
He took stock of the materials he had for the "Second-Rank High-Grade Breakthrough Pill". Since the last auction of the Qionghua Branch, he had already obtained 70% of them.
The remaining supplementary materials can be collected slowly over several years and should be able to be gathered together.
Furthermore—if we find anything in the ruins this time, let alone a high-grade second-tier pill, we might even be able to get a third-tier breakthrough pill—
Fang Qing's heart stirred, and he communicated with Dao Shengzhu to switch to Qin Ruxue's live stream.
Soon, he obtained the latest information about the Tianxin Island ruins.
"Confirmed—the ruins will open in about six months."
Fang Qing withdrew his gaze: "Furthermore—the gap in the tear is very small, so only a Qi Refining stage cultivator wouldn't be affected by the backlash from the restriction?"
Presumably, there will be corresponding tasks within the sect soon.
After thinking for a moment, Fang Qing walked out of the cave and saw Xiang Dahu meditating and practicing his qi outside the thatched hut.
"Uncle-Master————"
Xiang Dahu quickly finished his practice and bowed.
"Hmm, you cultivate earth-attribute techniques. How's your training in the various spells coming along?"
Fang Qing asked casually.
"Spells? I'm fairly proficient in Earth Shield and Earth Escape Techniques—I'm passable in Earth Cannon and Earth Spike Techniques."
Xiang Dahu said somewhat embarrassedly.
"Hmm, I'll test you."
Fang Qing had Xiang Dahu demonstrate each move, offering a few pointers. Finally, he suddenly asked, "With your aptitude and combat comprehension—becoming a true disciple will be difficult. So—do you still want to establish your foundation?"
"Of course I want to!"
Xiang Dahu's eyes gleamed. That was Foundation Establishment! The lifelong goal of countless Qi Refining cultivators in the Little Universe Sea!
After answering, he felt somewhat dejected. He was completely ignorant of all the arts of cultivation, his combat skills were just so-so, and he certainly didn't have any connections with the elders.
However, working under an elder now, even if one works hard for a lifetime, one might still hope to accumulate enough contribution points to exchange for a low-grade Foundation Establishment Pill from the sect and try it once?
"What if—there's an opportunity to reach Foundation Establishment within the next year, but it involves risking one's life?"
Fang Qing asked meaningfully.
"I'm willing to give it a try!"
Xiang Dahu clasped his hands together, his expression resolute.
"Then—what if I could guarantee your complete success in Foundation Establishment, but you would have to be under my control from then on?"
Fang Qing asked another question.
He was just giving a heads-up. If Xiang Dahu was unwilling, it would be simple. Among the tens of thousands of Qi Refining disciples in the Bihai Sect, many had poor aptitude and could never even break through to the late stage of Qi Refining in their entire lives.
Give these disciples a 100% chance to reach the Foundation Establishment stage and see if they are willing to give everything.
"This disciple is willing!"
Xiang Dahu said firmly, "If it weren't for the spiritual water bestowed upon me by my martial uncle, I'm afraid my foundation would have been destroyed, and I would have had no hope of reaching the late stage of Qi Refining in my lifetime—even without the Foundation Establishment, I would still be willing to follow my martial uncle forever."
It sounds a bit fake, but it's actually quite nice.
Fang Qing nodded to himself: "Fine—I'll give you a bottle of pills to enhance your magical power. Go and cultivate diligently, especially your spells and your mastery of magical artifacts—"
After Xiang Dahu nodded in agreement, he thought to himself: This person is just a backup plan—I need to find a few more to confuse the situation.
Several months later, Qin Ruxue returned from Tianxin Island.
At the same time, a task was officially issued in the sect's general affairs hall.
"Exploring secret realms, searching for treasures and gathering herbs — only recruiting Qi Refining disciples, requiring a late-stage cultivation level or above."
"The sect promises that after inspection, disciples will be allowed to retain some of the precious materials, and the more treasures and spiritual herbs they hand over to the sect, the greater the reward, including Foundation Establishment Pills and talisman treasures—"
Listening to Qin Ruxue recount the mission, Fang Qing asked with some anticipation, "They've finally arrived? Is there a limit to the number of people?"
"Given the extent of the barrier's opening, it should be able to accommodate two hundred people for a month."
Qin Ruxue said, "Our sect and the Extinction Alliance will each send one hundred people. Once inside the secret realm, they will inevitably fight each other to the death. It would be good if 30% of the disciples who enter this secret realm mission survive."
"Not only that, besides cannon fodder, there must also be elite disciples entering—who might even have talisman treasures with them."
Fang Qing laughed and said, "No matter how powerful a Qi Refining Grand Perfection expert is, if they encounter a disciple like this, they can only consider themselves unlucky."
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