Cultivating Immortality in Two Realms

Chapter 34 The Great Vajra's Divine Power

Jade Island, Red Scale Fishing Ground.

Even if one decides to use "Great Sun Purple Qi" to trick people, it's not something that can be done overnight.

The fishing grounds also require regular inspections.

Fang Qing sat cross-legged in the cave, silently pondering his plan and examining his own methods of dealing with the enemy.

"Fire Cloud Talisman, Golden Blade Talisman... If the seawater inside the Transformation Pearl is refined into special spiritual water or poisonous water... the means of fighting can be enhanced."

"Besides that, there are the techniques I cultivate myself, the perfected first-tier mid-grade body tempering, and even the divine sense secrets of the Vajra Pestle."

This divine sense technique evolved from the "Horse-Headed Vajra Protector Divine Skill." After Fang Qing mastered the divine sense, he discovered its unique uses.

"Hmm... the best way to enhance my current combat methods is still this divine skill. If I can break through to the first-tier high-grade body tempering level, with the two combined, I might be able to fight against cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Refining, or even those at the peak of Qi Refining!"

"And there's the 'Sea-Transforming Pearl,' which has quite a bit of potential to be explored..."

As he was pondering, Fang Qing's expression changed. He went outside the cave and saw a bright yellow communication talisman.

He took it, listened to a few words, summoned the Green Leaf Boat, which transformed into a gentle breeze and a green light, and arrived above the fishing grounds.

"Senior Brother Fang..."

Li Yusu, who had lost an arm, came to relieve him, his expression revealing undisguised exhaustion.

After all, his body was seriously injured and his vital energy had not yet fully recovered, yet he was already busy with chores.

"Junior Brother Li, how is your injury recovery? I've recently refined a few Qi and Blood Pills..."

Fang Qing specially refined these healing pills in anticipation of a major battle and the resulting surge in demand.

"Thank you, senior brother..."

Li Yusu responded as usual, his heart ashen, as if he had lost interest in everything.

"Sigh... what a pity about Chazhu."

Fang Qing sighed and finally saw a slight ripple in Li Yusu's eyes.

"The three of us are all from the same town, the same place... Seeing you like this makes me very sad..."

This was actually a lie. Fang Qing was trying to investigate Hua Lian while hiding himself, and this naive young man just happened to be available.

"Do I even have a future?"

Li Yusu smiled bitterly: "I lost an arm, and my physical body is incomplete. This made the physical body stage during my Foundation Establishment process even more difficult... My master said that only a second-tier 'Muscle Regeneration and Bone Repairing Pill' could save me. This kind of pill is rare, and even if he could produce it, he wouldn't give it to me... Who told me to kill Senior Sister Chazhu?"

"A second-tier pill?"

Fang Qing was somewhat surprised, then said, "In any case, as long as we know the path, there's always a way... I have some healing pills here. Take them and sell them for me. I can give you a 10% commission... Slowly accumulate contribution points and see if you can exchange them within the sect."

Now that it is wartime, the sect has added many good things to the contribution list in order to encourage its disciples.

Second-tier pills, especially healing pills, are naturally included.

Upon hearing this, Li Yusu's eyes finally brightened slightly: "Thank you, Senior Brother... I have done many wrong things before, and I am truly ashamed."

"No need for that. Just remember to keep an eye out for methods of refining both spiritual and poisonous water; I need them too..."

Seeing that Li Yusu had agreed, Fang Qing gave a few more instructions.

He could do this himself, but with the daily patrol duties on top of that, it would be too time-consuming, so it's better to outsource it.

Moreover... although the Crimson Scale Fishing Grounds are not far from the mountain gate, there is still a certain risk in running out of the formation to go there for the transaction.

Fang Qing chose to let Li Yusu take this risk!

……

Several months later.

Inside Zeng Shu Cave.

Fang Qing, Li Yusu, and several fellow disciples guarding the place sat on futons, exchanging cultivation insights and battlefield intelligence.

"This time... the sect and the Zhong family fought a great battle in the 'Kui Ri Sea.' It is said that there were countless spirit ships and cultivators like rain... Although only a few spirit ships were sunk under the protection of large-scale battle formations, small-scale skirmishes continued near the battlefield, and many fellow disciples have already perished..."

A young cultivator, his face pale, said, "The Zhong family posted jobs on the black market, attracting a large number of rogue cultivators to attack the sect's resource-producing areas, and also mixed in several elite squads from their own family... They don't care if the rogue cultivators die, but every member of those elite squads is at the late stage of Qi Refining and is skilled in combat, and they have breached several spirit herb gardens and fishing grounds..."

"Alas... in the midst of a great war, we are but ants."

Zeng Shu also sighed.

"The key question is... why did this battle even begin?"

Fang Qing was somewhat curious.

"Such important sect matters are probably only known to Foundation Establishment cultivators..." Zeng Shu shook his head with a wry smile. "The Zhong family claims to be seeking revenge for their maternal relatives... but how many years has it been since the Wu family of Baixuan Island was wiped out? Seemingly a pretext for seeking revenge now. Could it be that they've received powerful reinforcements? And Tianxin Linked Islands claims to remain neutral, but in reality, they'll side with whoever is weaker... Could it be that the Zhong family dared to start this war because they received a secret promise from Tianxin Linked Islands? Or... although the cultivation world of Xiaohuanhai has always been closed off, there are still outside cultivators..."

"This matter...should not be ignored."

Li Yusu's complexion improved slightly. After thinking for a moment, she said, "I've been traveling back and forth to the sect and heard that the Zhong family has produced an extraordinary genius with an ice-type unique spiritual root... This time, they killed many of our disciples. Perhaps the Zhong family thought that our sect would definitely suppress their genius, so they decided to strike first?"

"An ice-type elemental root?"

The disciples were all somewhat surprised upon hearing this.

The human body possesses all five elements, but its spiritual roots are not limited to five types and can also undergo other transformations.

For example, this Ice Spirit Root is a mutation of the Golden Water, and its extraordinary quality is even more remarkable, far surpassing that of a high-grade quality. It's just that it doesn't have the same heaven-defying potential as a Heaven-grade quality before it reaches the Core Formation stage, but its cultivation speed is definitely not slow.

With such a prodigy in the Zhong family, if given another opportunity, perhaps a hundred years from now, they will have another Core Formation Ancestor!

If the Azure Sea Sect knew about this, they would definitely take action.

It's understandable that the Chung family took the initiative.

"By the way, I wonder what that person with the unique ice spirit root is called?" Fang Qing asked curiously.

"Zhong Lingxiu...it's said that her ice magic is so masterful that she has already killed three of our sect's Qi Refining Perfection disciples..."

Li Yusu let out a long breath, and perhaps feeling that this was too undermining of his prestige, he quickly added: "Our sect has also produced many outstanding figures on the battlefield, such as 'Deadly Sword' Cui Zhe, as well as Fairy Lingbo, the Five Dragon Princes, and so on..."

"Chung Ling-hsiu?"

Fang Qing nodded to himself, then ignored the name "Five Dragon Sons," which Li Yusu had given him after glancing at him—a name that was clearly just to make up the numbers. He was quite interested in "Cui Zhe," a sword cultivator who could make a name for himself; he was indeed quite remarkable.

But compared to Li Rulong, he would probably be killed in just two or three sword strikes...

The truly amazing one is Zhong Lingxiu!

This is a prodigy who is almost destined to complete the Foundation Establishment stage, and has a good chance of forming the Core Formation!

"Unfortunately, no matter how powerful he is, he's just a Qi Refining cultivator... If I were to make a move, I wonder if I could kill him? Wait... why am I thinking about something so dangerous? Even if I could, I'd become a thorn in the side of the Zhong family, and the Azure Sea Sect wouldn't be able to keep a low profile anymore; it would be almost entirely detrimental."

……

After the event, Fang Qing returned to his cave dwelling, sat in a half-lotus position, visualized Hayagriva, and formed the wish-fulfilling mudra.

Splash!

His internal energy and blood circulated, and with the aid of his divine sense, they illuminated every minute detail of his body, making up for any minor flaws or injuries, gradually leading him to the state of "a flawless golden body".

at last!

Fang Qing exhaled a long breath, feeling the strange energy in his body condense, flow along his chakras, and finally merge into his sea of ​​consciousness, transforming into a 'seed word'.

This 'seed word' resembles a dragon or an insect, carrying a sense of distortion.

At first glance, its meaning is immediately clear: it is the "Great Vajra Divine Power"!

"This is... my body tempering has finally broken through to the upper-level first tier!"

Fang Qing's eyes flickered, his expression invigorated: "Furthermore... this 'Horse-Headed Vajra Protector Divine Skill' has developed another divine power, capable of unleashing 'Great Vajra Divine Power'!"

He tried it briefly and realized that his foundation was shallow at this time. He could only use the "Great Vajra Divine Power" once, and then he would need to continue to cultivate and nurture the seed syllable.

However, the boost to combat power is of paramount importance.

"Under the activation of the 'Great Vajra Divine Power,' my body-refining technique is fully enhanced, and it also gains immense strength... Saying it can make me immune to magic weapon attacks is a bit of an exaggeration, but it's enough to break through the defense of a high-grade magic weapon, giving the enemy a big surprise. This is... almost the power of a second-tier body-refining technique?"

"Indeed, the cultivation techniques of the ancient Shu lands are exquisite, far surpassing those of this world..."

"Unfortunately, my 'Horse-Headed Vajra Protector Divine Skill' only contains the content of the first level, 'The Fierce Donkey Demon Stage.' After completing it, I'm afraid I'll have to go to the Secret Realm to find the cultivation method for the next level, 'Mule-Faced Vajra Prajna Stage'..."

Fang Qing has now almost mastered the first level of this technique, and is not far from perfection.

After that, they lacked the necessary techniques and had nowhere to go.

However, he was already quite satisfied with it.

The performance of this body-tempering technique alone is already comparable to the 'Black Water Dharma Body' of the Azure Sea Sect, not to mention the enhancement to the spiritual level, which helps him cultivate divine sense. It's definitely a huge win.

Just as Fang Qing was pondering, a mournful sound transmission talisman suddenly flew into the cave.

"this?"

His expression changed drastically. He put all the items into his storage bag and steered the Green Leaf Boat into the sky.

Whoosh!

Biting cold.

Hailstones pelted down, freezing the lake surface into a layer of solid ice.

He looked closely and saw more than a dozen white-robed cultivators rushing into the formation of Crimson Scale Lake!

"Oh no, it's a cultivator from the Zhong family!"

Fang Qing immediately recognized that this was a direct descendant of the Zhong family cultivator, not some rogue cultivator cannon fodder!

"That can't be right..."

While Zeng Shu and the others were shouting and arguing about their magical duel, he was quite puzzled: 'I clearly cast a divination every day, and today's result is a minor auspicious one...'

"Could my divination have misled me? No... divination isn't a magic bullet."

"Or is it because I was attacked, yet managed to escape unscathed, that I'm considered 'small lucky'?"

Fang Qing immediately realized that he couldn't completely trust the "Plum Blossom Divination," otherwise it could be deadly!