plumnovel Chapter 97 Qionghua Branch
Chapter 97 Qionghua Branch
Chapter 97 The Jade Flower Branch (A Congratulatory Message to Alliance Leader June123)
With Elder Tianding's return to the mountain, Fang Qing immediately resumed his leisurely life of grazing on the southern hills.
Of course, it was just that he had a slight feeling about it.
In reality, the area outside Bihai Gate was a scene of utter chaos and suffering.
Various battles between cultivators broke out one after another, causing chaos in the cultivation world and leading to the rise of tribulation cultivators, making life unbearable for the lower-level rogue cultivators.
Inside Xuanbi Cave.
Qin Ruxue sliced a piece of spiritual fruit and brought it to Fang Qing's lips: "Young Master—is Xiang Dahu still suitable?"
"Not bad————"
Fang Qing scanned the area with his divine sense and saw Xiang Dahu working diligently in the spiritual field outside the cave.
Because this person did not show any other intentions even when he was down on his luck, he was considered to have passed the test.
Not long ago, Fang Qing formally bestowed upon Xiang Dahu a bottle of "Sweet Spring Water" to help him repair the damage to his foundation.
Click!
The spiritual fruit melts in your mouth, transforming into a pure, icy stream that leaves a lingering fragrance that is unforgettable.
"This Ice Spirit Fruit truly lives up to its reputation as a specialty of Taibai Island—in the past, it was probably only the Zhong family patriarch and his direct descendants who could enjoy it, but now it has entered the homes of ordinary cultivators."
He took another bite and couldn't help but praise it.
At this moment, Qin Ruxue brought over several more communication talismans: "Young Master—there are sect communication talismans, one of which is from Cui Zhe."
"Cui Zhe? Isn't this Lord of the Punishment Hall in charge of the great external war? He actually has time to send me a message talisman?"
Fang Qing was slightly taken aback: "Read it!"
Qin Ruxue swept her divine sense across the area and sighed, "Senior Brother Cui was ambushed by the Sea Extinction Alliance cultivators and is seriously injured—the reason for sending the transmission talisman is to apologize. The disciples sent by Dan Island, including Gong Susu and Hua Lingsu, all died in this ambush—and Cha Hongye suffered the same fate—"
"Dead? This is the war between cultivators, where life is as cheap as grass—"
Fang Qing sighed, and that was the end of it.
Since he has already stepped down, surely outsiders wouldn't still think that he instructed Cui Zhe to commit the heinous act?
"As for Cui Zhe, as the sect's top swordsman, his combat strength is almost comparable to the late Foundation Establishment stage—could it be that he has encountered True Person Hei Yuan?"
He said doubtfully, "No—if he encounters Master Heiyuan, this person will not be able to return."
"The Annihilation Alliance is led by True Person Hei Yuan, and its cultivators mostly teach demonic arts—the one who ambushed and severely injured Cui Zhe was Lu Qianfan, a remnant of the Heavenly Heart Linked Island! This person is a second-tier puppeteer with a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivation level. He should have recently broken through to the late-Foundation Establishment level using a demonic secret technique. He led several second-tier puppets and many demonic cultivators to ambush Cui Zhe—"
Cui Zhe was only at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. He was surrounded by late-Foundation Establishment cultivators, who were also accompanied by second-tier puppets. It was already quite good that he managed to escape with his life.
"This is what it means to stand out from the crowd—Cui Zhe, as the most renowned Foundation Establishment cultivator of our sect's younger generation, also possesses superior spiritual root aptitude and is a potential Core Formation seed, so he will definitely receive special attention—"
Fang Qing shook his head, unconcerned: "If you want to live a long and healthy life, you should be like us, sticking to your sect, making fewer enemies, and avoiding magical battles."
Qin Ruxue covered her mouth and chuckled: "Young Master thinks he's a cunning cultivator, but he's not—as far as I know, the Extinction Sea Alliance has set up bounties for its high-level cultivators, including Foundation Establishment Pills, Core Formation techniques, secret arts, spiritual weapons, and second-tier breakthrough pills, etc.—this blacklist has already been circulated throughout the Little Universe—and both Young Master and I are on it."
As a high-level production talent of the sect, he will definitely be offered a reward.
This was expected.
Fang Qing asked for the jade slip containing the Black List, and after scanning it with his divine sense, he was speechless: "This is outrageous! My bounty is only slightly lower than Tian Ding's among the many second-tier alchemists on Pill Island—how am I supposed to go out in public after this?"
"Young Master, rest assured, those who achieve the late Foundation Establishment stage in the Lesser Universe are ultimately few and far between, and even fewer among independent cultivators and aristocratic families."
Qin is like snow.
She was the person who knew Fang Qing's abilities best and had great confidence in him.
"hehe----"
Fang Qing smiled but remained silent.
I can't speak for Fuqidao, but in Xiaohuanhai, his "Plum Blossom Divination" is still sufficient.
Even when going out shopping, one can impulsively avoid deadly dangers like Black Yuan Zhenren.
"Now that you mention it, I do remember something. We can take this opportunity to go out and collect some rare medicinal herbs."
In the past, those rare medicinal herbs were treasured by foundation-building families and were difficult to circulate outside.
However, once the war broke out, some aristocratic islands were directly conquered, while others revealed their full resources in an attempt to exchange for talismans, magical artifacts, and other items to temporarily increase their combat power.
Overall, there are more opportunities, but also more dangers.
"By the way, young master, we've found a clue about another key ingredient in the recipe for the second-tier high-grade Breakthrough Pill you requested earlier."
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Qin is like snow.
"Oh? Which flavor?"
Fang Qing perked up.
The earlier you prepare these pills for breaking through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment, the better.
"It's a Qionghua branch—there's one in the Lingbei Zhou family's medicinal garden. They had originally agreed to trade it with me—but these past few days they've suddenly changed their minds and are preparing to send it to the black market auction on Sanyuan Island, probably hoping for a higher price."
Qin Ruxue is now the head of the array island, and there are countless cultivators trying to curry favor with her; her network of connections is vastly different.
"A black market auction? I wonder who organized it, to be so audacious?"
Fang Qing's eyes lit up, and he secretly began to calculate, becoming interested.
"It must be a joint effort by several Foundation Establishment forces, and there might even be late-stage Foundation Establishment combatants ensuring their safety —"
Qin Ruxue said, "Would you like me to participate in the bidding, young master?"
"If you go out, you'll definitely be treated better than Cui Zhe—Hei Yuan Zhenren might even be lying in ambush. Let's forget it, I'll go myself."
Fang Qing took out the Mirage Pearl from his storage bag, and wisps of mirage energy appeared. Combined with his disguise technique, he instantly transformed into Fang Jin, the sword cultivator who had appeared in Ancient Shu before!
Not only that, even the magical power within his body has been transformed, so even if Ruan Zhixuan were to see him in person, she probably wouldn't recognize him.
"I'm skipping the main entrance; I'll just go out through the gap in the formation. Remember to leave me a back door—"
Now Qin Ruxue is in full charge of the sect's grand formation. This Seven Profound Azure Wave Formation is like Fang Qing's backyard, where he can come and go as he pleases.
Thinking about it this way, it's clear that if he were to become the master of Dan Island again, it would pose a great threat to the Bihai Sect, no wonder he would be secretly resisted.
a few days later.
Fang Qing, dressed in a green robe, with straight, sword-like eyebrows and a full forehead, flew on his sword, the "Sha Po Lang".
Now that he has transformed his [Lou Jin] magic power, he is a pure sword cultivator, using the technique of man and sword as one, transforming into a sword aura as thin as smoke and mist, moving freely and exhilaratingly.
In terms of speed, this sword-flying technique is even faster than the light of a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator flying at full speed.
In terms of flexibility, it far surpasses others—its concealment is also quite good.
Fang Qing's purpose for this trip is Sanyuan Island. This island is located at the intersection of the three major powers of Bihaimen, Tianxin Lianhuan Island and Taibai Zhongjia. There was originally a Sancai Market there.
Despite the ongoing war, business at Sancai Market is better than ever.
Even this black market auction was held near Sancaifang Market.
"Speaking of which—aside from the last major battle, I really rarely go out."
As Fang Qing toured the various islands, he seemed lost in thought.
It must be said that, thanks to the great spiritual plant master who passed down the methods of cultivating spiritual algae and sea rice, the mortals of Xiaohuanhai are generally able to make a living and live a fairly good life.
Even in the event of a great war in the cultivation world, as long as it's not a blood-path demonic cultivator, it won't specifically target mortals.
Therefore, the mortals in Xiao Huanhai lived a fairly good life.
Of course, encountering shipwrecks or sea monsters is also common.
Overall, it grows as robustly and tenaciously as weeds.
Of course, the biggest thing in Xiao Huanhai right now is the war between Bihaimen and Miehaimen.
Both sides used Jade Island and Heavenly Heart Island as their bases, releasing large numbers of cultivators to engage in guerrilla warfare—competing for resource points one after another—
Fang Qing's divine sense had now reached a distance of fifty feet, and as far as his eyes could see, he saw a group of cultivators fighting.
Several of them were wearing the standard blue robes of the Bihai Sect, clearly disciples of the Bihai Sect, but now they were fleeing for their lives.
The one chasing these disciples was a Foundation Establishment cultivator dressed in black robes, whose cultivation level appeared to be only around the early Foundation Establishment stage.
In the past, someone at the early Foundation Establishment stage would already be a core figure in the Sea Annihilation Alliance.
But at this point? It's just average.
It is said that True Person Hei Yuan brought a lot of Foundation Establishment Pills and recruited many subordinates, including many Foundation Establishment cultivators who can be commanded.
Of course, in terms of total quantity, Bihaimen is definitely larger, so Bihaimen still has spare capacity to occupy Taibai Island.
"Hmm? Among those Qi Refining disciples, there's actually a familiar face—it's Wei Gutong from the Immortal Fate Assembly back then?"
Fang Qing's divine sense detected an elderly man, and a thought struck him.
This person also gave me a generous gift when I was promoted to a true disciple.
"Never mind, we're from the same sect after all."
He secretly converted a wisp of [Ji Shui] magic power, and with a flash of sword light, he appeared behind the Foundation Establishment demonic cultivator, softly calling out, "Fellow Daoist, please wait!"
"Um?"
Upon hearing this voice, the Foundation Establishment cultivator of the demonic path who was in pursuit actually stopped his escape.
"Why did I stop?"
He was somewhat dazed. When he turned his head, he saw a sky full of stars and a sword light as fast as lightning and as mist.
Whoosh!
With a flash of sword light, the man's head was severed.
In sword-wielding duels, life and death hang in the balance.
Moreover, Fang Qing had secretly used his innate talent of "eloquence" to make the other party pause for a moment, so that he didn't have time to take out a defensive magic weapon. The defensive light shield formed by his own magic power was easily pierced by "Killing Wolf".
The first time this sword was drawn, it drank the blood of a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Not bad, is it?
Fang Qing thought to himself, and with a flash of sword light, he picked up the storage bag from the headless corpse.
This early Foundation Establishment cultivator was very poor; his storage bag contained few valuable items, only a few black jade slips that exuded an unsettling aura, likely passed down from the demonic path.
You can refer to this —
He was about to leave when he noticed that several disciples of the Azure Sea Sect had stopped their escape. One of the elders bowed respectfully: "My name is Wei Gutong. Thank you for saving me, senior. May I ask your esteemed name? I will certainly offer you my deepest respects day and night upon my return to repay your kindness." On the flying ship, Wei Gutong bowed respectfully, his forehead beaded with cold sweat.
In the Lesser Universe Sea, when did such a powerful swordsman appear? He killed that Foundation Establishment cultivator with a single sword strike! Only late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators or even Core Formation elders could so easily annihilate someone in the early stages of Foundation Establishment!
"Even Lord Cui is probably far inferior to this person—"
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