Cultivating Immortality in a World of Chaos - Chapter 294

[Chapter 293 Tie Jiu (Subscription Request)]

“The matter of Qing Mu Zong…if you don’t tell me, then I don’t know it?”

Fang Xi controlled the spiritual weapon and first went to the warehouse to collect a batch of materials for refining second-level talismans with the task jade slip, then flew all the way back to the bamboo forest, laughing to himself.

Even though he didn’t pay much attention to it, he had already known all the internal information of Qingmu Sect through occasional scans with his Jindan spiritual sense.

“In the Qingmu Sect today, the news of the death of Patriarch Lu Qing is gradually spreading… Although peace has been restored with the Yue and Wu countries, there are undercurrents within the sect…”

‘The Qingmu Sect occupied the best spiritual veins and several spiritual stone mines in the Mu Kingdom, and now they are coveted… Although Lu Qing signed a peace treaty with the two major Jindan sects before his death, the Qingmu Sect is more than enough to defend the Qingmulin in the mainland. If they want to protect the spiritual stone mines, the market, and the spiritual medicine garden… they are a little short of manpower.’

“Recently, there have been frequent incidents of harassment of cultivators… It seems that there is a foundation-building force behind this…”

‘Even the foundation-building robbery groups from Yue and Wu were bewitched and entered Mu to stir up trouble…’

‘These are actually conspiracies against the Qingmu Sect… If the Qingmu Sect calms down, slowly shrinks, and then produces a golden elixir, even if it is a fake elixir, everything will return to its past glory. If not, I’m afraid…’

“This old Taoist Qian looks unhappy, probably because a cultivator in the sect who had completed the foundation building process failed in his attempt to achieve the Jindan stage…”

“It is said that the woman surnamed Lei, who was building her foundation, used several secret techniques that reduced her lifespan to increase her chances of forming a pill in order to make a desperate attempt… but after failing, her fate was quite tragic, and she passed away directly…”

“It turns out that this Taoist priest Qian is a good person. He really does the work after receiving the spirit stones… Now that we are already short of manpower, it is reasonable for him to be assigned to other tasks… It seems that perhaps Zheng Tie’s face is involved?”

Fang Xi returned to the bamboo forest. Without paying any attention to Zheng Shan, who had dressed up specially and almost came over to pay her respects, he went straight into the cave and closed the door.

Seeing this scene, Zheng Shan couldn’t help biting her lips bitterly…

…

Four years later.

Fang Xi quietly celebrated his 200th birthday in the cave.

Two hundred years old!
An ordinary mortal would need to live two or three lifetimes to reach this lifespan!

Even for a cultivator at the foundation-building stage, it is enough to last a lifetime!

Fang Xi poured himself a glass of second-level green bamboo wine and enjoyed it in silence.

By now, he also likes the bitter taste of green bamboo wine.

“I am now 200 years old… let’s do the math, Zhan Tu and Zhong Hongyu are also 100 years old, right? They are halfway through their foundation-building period. The former still has a chance of forming a pill, but the latter has little hope…”

“Zhan Tu’s situation is special. But Tai Shuhong is a dozen years younger than Zhong Hongyu, and he has a top-grade spiritual root that he built on his own. So there is still some hope…”

“And Liu Sanqi… his life span is almost over, right? But he has a plant body, and if he practices wood-related skills, maybe he can live to the limit of a foundation-building cultivator?”

Fang Xi thought about it and felt really emotional: “Half of my old friends are gone…”

Considering the difficulty of forming a pill in the Three Kingdoms, most of the cultivators in the same batch as him, even if they succeeded in building a foundation by chance, have now reached the end of their lives…

The next day.

Fang Xi packed up and took out the second-level talismans he had made these days to prepare for the task. Even though he had lowered the standards, these talismans were still considered exquisite pieces of their kind, which made Taoist Qian praise them endlessly.

With a sweep of his spiritual sense, he found that Zheng Shan merely saluted from a distance and continued to be busy taking care of the spiritual medicine garden. She was probably in complete despair.

His cultivation had improved, and he had actually reached the peak of the ninth level of Qi Refining.

It depends on the situation. He may be able to break into the tenth level of Qi Refining and prepare to build his foundation at any time.

“On the third-level spiritual vein, it took so many years to reach this level from the seventh level of Qi Refining. It seems that the spiritual root aptitude is really ordinary, and there is no opportunity…”

Fang Xi sighed and came to the General Affairs Hall.

“Junior Brother Cao…”

Taoist Qian looked a bit older than before, and he forced a smile as he spoke to him:

“Well… these second-level talismans are of good quality, but starting from next year, the talismans you hand in every year must increase by 30%, especially the attacking talismans, which are required to increase by 50%. Otherwise, I will have to give Junior Brother Cao’s share to other talisman masters.”

Taoist Qian sighed and said something that made Fang Xi’s expression change slightly.

“Increase by a certain percentage? As long as there are enough materials, it won’t be a big problem…”

However, after some thought, Fang Xi agreed.

“Oh? It seems that Junior Brother’s attainment in talismans has improved again. This is really cause for celebration…” Taoist Qian bowed and suddenly sighed, “Recently, a group of robber cultivators have frequently robbed our sect’s material convoys. The robber cultivator in the lead, Pei Fei, has reached the late stage of foundation building and has even killed our sect’s foundation building cultivators…”

“Pei Fei?”

Fang Xi showed a puzzled look on his face: “I don’t think I’ve ever heard of this cultivator’s deeds before…”

“Humph, this person is hiding his head and showing his tail. He either took a pseudonym or fled here from another country… My Qingmu Sect has already laid a net of heaven and earth. This time, the elder of the Punishment Hall will lead the team personally. He will definitely be able to make this cultivator surrender!”

Taoist Qian has been secretly observing Fang Xi for more than ten years and has confirmed that he is a person who practices hard cultivation. He has gradually regarded Fang Xi as one of his own and has told him some secrets.

Of course, this ambush has probably been fought long ago and is no longer a secret at all.

“I see… To be an elder in the Punishment Hall, one must be at least in the late stage of foundation building. This time, that group of robbery cultivators are doomed…”

Fang Xi showed a look of delight and was about to say goodbye and leave.

Suddenly, the deafening sound of bells rang through the green forest again.

“This is……”

Taoist Qian’s expression became dull, and when he heard the ninth bell, he seemed to have lost his soul. He sat back in his seat and muttered to himself, “Another one died, another one died… What should I do? What should I do?”

Fang Xi had no expression on his face, thinking to himself: “The bell rang nine times, which means someone must have died in the late foundation building stage or the perfect stage, and the kind that cannot be kept secret…”

“The Qingmu Sect disciples who went out to ambush Pei Fei this time… I’m afraid they will suffer a great defeat.”

He flew out of Qingmu Sect and saw the ‘Wanhai Bamboo Forest Formation’ fully activated, with an illusory bamboo shadow spreading all over the Qingmu Forest.

A large number of escaping lights were flying like headless flies, and messy sound transmission notes were flying everywhere. It was truly a scene of chaos in the world.

Anyone with a discerning eye who sees this scene will always think of ominous words like “the building is about to collapse”.

Fang Xi thought about it, turned around and went to find Zheng Tie.

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Three days later.

In Zheng Tiedong Mansion.

“Alas… This time the elders of the Punishment Hall planned to capture Pei Fei, but unexpectedly they fell into a trap…”

Zheng Tie’s face was still a little pale, and he seemed to be in a state of uncertainty. “That Pei Fei actually hid his cultivation level. He was actually a demon cultivator who had completed the foundation building, and he also had several other foundation building helpers… After a great battle, it was our side that suffered a great defeat. Not only did the elders of the Punishment Hall die on the spot, but several foundation building cultivators also died in succession… Now, the head of the sect, Wei Xuan, has been impeached and may have to abdicate.”

“well……”

Fang Xi sighed: “The external turmoil is actually not important. The worst that can happen is that we have to give up a few marginal markets and spiritual mines… We can just reduce our manpower and guard the mountain gate tightly. Can a mere demon cultivator who has completed the foundation building break through our Qingmu Sect’s formation? The key is still the internal turmoil and people’s hearts… This time the elder of the Punishment Hall was ambushed, there must be a spy who leaked the news, and the people in the sect are stirring up trouble because of this, fighting for power and profit…”

Bang!
Zheng Tie slammed his fist on the table. “Well said, very well said… I always thought you were a hermit and didn’t know anything about worldly affairs, but I didn’t expect you were just a wise man… How come our Qingmu Sect, which has been established for nearly a thousand years, has become like this?”

His eyes were slightly red, and he seemed to really have feelings for this sect.

“It’s actually very simple. The sects in the world of immortal cultivation are warlords… Strength is respected. If there is no one who can make the final decision in the sect, there will be chaos without a leader…”

“Fortunately, relying on the formation and foundation, I can continue to cause chaos for several decades, which is enough for me to practice…”

Fang Xi chatted for a few more words, and Zheng Tie suddenly said, “Our sect is tracking down spies this time, and Tie Jiu is a big suspect… He is also a warrior from the Punishment Hall. He followed us on this mission, but he disappeared. No one can find him alive or dead… Senior Brother Fu was caught for this. Fortunately, my nephew didn’t have much contact with him.”

Walking out of Zheng Tiedong Mansion, Fang Xi’s eyes moved slightly.

“Is Tiejiu a spy? That’s a real possibility…”

“However, this person escaped, and a group of people including the elders of the Punishment Hall died. Doesn’t this mean that the third-level middle-grade or even high-grade caves are vacant?”

“Lu Qing has already passed away this time, so there is no inconvenience in living in the core of the spiritual vein…”

“This Qingmu Sect is much more generous than Ouyang Zhen. Back then, all the guests from Bai Ze Xiancheng were arranged in the inner city, and only the disciples practiced in Baifeng Mountain…”

“Hmm… I can try to make some money from it. A cave with a third-level middle-grade spiritual vein is definitely better than a lower-grade one…”

“However, if we act too aggressively now, we might end up being drafted… It would be better to wait until the Aoki clan changes its mind and focuses on retreating before making a decision…”

Green bamboo forest.

Fang Xi deliberately slowed down his escape speed and stopped in front of the cave.

“Meet Uncle Cao…”

Zheng Shan bowed.

“Well, you took good care of the elixir. You really put in a lot of effort…”

Fang Xi gave some encouragement and walked into the cave.

…

Not long after, news came from Qingmu Sect that Sect Leader Wei Xuan abdicated and was replaced by another great cultivator who had completed the foundation building, ‘Ling Yunzi’.

As soon as Ling Yunzi came to power, he announced a defensive strategy, abandoning unimportant markets and reducing manpower.

This resulted in a sharp reduction in the losses suffered by the Qingmu Sect, while Fang Xi’s talisman tasks were also reduced.

Then, his application to change his cave was directly rejected by Taoist Qian.

The reason was that Ling Yunzi was a new official and wanted to start something new, so he didn’t want to get into trouble… Moreover, as the foundation-building monks stationed in various places were recalled to the sect one after another, the best spiritual vein caves were also enthusiastically sought after, and the competition began to become fierce…

(End of this chapter)