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Fang Qing was preparing to break through to the Purple Mansion realm, and naturally chose the Qi Refining Path as the location.
Not to mention the drastic changes in the spiritual atmosphere over the Fuqi Dao area, or the wildly fluctuating spiritual atmosphere between the drought and the wind disaster.
Even if it were just a wind disaster that benefited the [Ji River], Fang Qing would definitely not choose to break through in the ancient Shu region.
Otherwise, if some expert suddenly seeks gold and alters the spiritual atmosphere of heaven and earth at the most crucial moment, wouldn't that be a disaster?
Even if the spiritual atmosphere is consistently favorable, if one's fate is insufficient and one is plotted against by enemies during seclusion, causing cultivators at the Qi Condensation or Foundation Establishment stages to raid one's residence, resulting in failure, it would still be a very unsightly situation.
"As long as you don't gamble, you'll never lose!"
"My breakthrough to the Purple Mansion realm naturally occurred within the Qi Refining Path..."
Fang Qing remained steadfast in her confidence.
If there were any concerns about different worlds and different rules before, now there are none at all.
"Before I break through, I should go back and take a look..."
He gazed into the distance, then his figure flashed and he vanished into the void...
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The Small World of Immortal Cultivation.
The sea route stretches for countless miles, with treacherous and dangerous terrain that has hindered countless high-level cultivators.
But for Fang Qing, who could traverse the void, it was a piece of cake.
He first went to Ice Sky Island and found Zhong Meng unharmed. Then he entered the Great Void and returned to the Xiao Huan Hai Immortal Cultivation World in less than half a day.
Taibai Island.
At the edge of the third-level cold spring, a woman in palace attire sat cross-legged.
She was dressed in pure white, but the hem of her skirt was ripped all the way up to her thighs, revealing her ivory-like long legs. It was Qin Ruxue!
She was meditating cross-legged and didn't notice Fang Qing's gaze.
"He's reached the late stage of Foundation Establishment, but judging from his appearance, he was forcibly elevated to this level using the power of elixirs..."
"He's a little older than me... It will be quite difficult for him to reach the peak of Foundation Establishment and then attempt to break through to Core Formation before he turns one hundred and fifty."
Upon seeing this, Fang Qing couldn't help but shake his head inwardly.
The concubine Mingfei whom they had previously taken in was truly of questionable quality.
Of course, even worse off is Xiang Dahu's son, Mingzi, who is currently only in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage...
"The positions of Mingzi and Mingfei are the core of the secret technique. Once promised, they cannot be taken back unless the recipient dies..."
"Fortunately, I'm about to break through to the Purple Mansion realm, so it seems they don't need to work hard... can they just relax?"
Fang Qing shook his head and thought of Xu Hei again.
This old fellow truly lives up to his reputation as the legendary King of Endurance. In this disastrous defeat during the eastward journey of the secret monks, where almost everyone was wiped out, he actually managed to survive. After all, I had put him in charge of the Eastern Waters out of consideration for our relationship, and this time he followed Bai Ziye all the way back...
This person was also granted the title of Mingzi by me. When I break through to the Zifu realm, the benefits will be immense...
With his hands behind his back and shrouded in mist, he strolled around Taibai Island and even met Bei Lingshu.
The woman's appearance hasn't changed much, but her cultivation level is still in the early stage of Foundation Establishment.
"This Taibai Island has spiritual veins and spiritual springs... It's a good place for seclusion."
Fang Qing glanced at it and shook his head: "It's just... too flashy."
Now everyone in Xiaohuanhai knows that this "Old Ancestor Fang" is in seclusion on Taibai Island.
It seems that Bihaimen has unified the world without any problems.
However, if a late-stage Core Formation expert or even a Nascent Soul expert were to arrive from the outside world, the entire landscape of the Small Universe would immediately be overturned!
"I've been in seclusion for a long time since breaking through to the Purple Mansion realm. If they manage to trap me on Taibai Island... then I'm doomed."
Even if the odds are very small, you absolutely must not gamble!
"On the contrary, it would be safer to find any small island in the Lesser Universe Sea and cultivate in seclusion until breaking through to the Purple Mansion realm..."
After all, the Little Universe Sea is so vast that even a Nascent Soul cultivator would find it difficult to search every inch of it.
Since there is no divination tradition in the Qi Refining Path, as long as you find a random place to hide, you can have a wide and open space.
With this thought in mind, Fang Qing went to his own cave dwelling and opened the door.
Rumble!
As the restriction was lifted, he no longer concealed his aura, and the powerful fluctuations of his mid-stage Core Formation mana swept outwards.
One by one, Foundation Establishment cultivators flew over in beams of light, bowing and saying, "Congratulations on your emergence from seclusion, young master."
"Ha ha."
Fang Qing laughed heartily, then put his arm around Qin Ruxue, who was standing to the side: "After years of seclusion, I have finally broken through the bottleneck of the mid-stage Core Formation realm. I shall hold a grand banquet for three days!"
He claimed to be in seclusion for arduous cultivation, and now he naturally wants to demonstrate the results of his cultivation.
And it does indeed have some effect of intimidating the Azure Sea Sect.
To avoid the possibility of going into seclusion to break through to the Purple Mansion realm, only to return decades later and find that Taibai Island is gone...
"What? Young Master... you've reached the mid-stage of Core Formation?"
Bei Lingshu covered her cherry lips, her delicate face filled with disbelief.
This Lord of Taibai Island, who has only been in the Core Formation stage for a little over ten years, has actually broken through to the mid-stage of Core Formation?
Is the old ancestor Ruan Zhixuan in the sect still only at the early stage of Core Formation?
Could it be... that the world of Bihai Gate is about to change?
In the past, Belling Shu would have been worried, but now he felt completely at peace.
Having weathered many storms, his heart is now as calm as a still well, giving him a sense of watching the world go by.
"Furthermore... given this island lord's personality, he probably wouldn't bother dealing with all the messy affairs of the Azure Sea Sect..."
……
a few days later.
Fang Qing got up from the fragrant powder arm and slowly put on his robe.
"Young master?"
A soft, alluring female voice drifted from inside the red-curtained tent.
"You rest first, I have something to do."
He took a step forward and instantly disappeared into the void, vanishing without a trace...
at the same time.
Somewhere in Xiaohuanhai.
The sound of swords rang out, and a fleet of five-toothed warships surrounded a certain island.
"The Azure Sea Sect... My Hai family is innocent!"
Inside the formation, a Foundation Establishment cultivator in blue robes flew up and shouted his grievances.
"Hmph, your Hai family is colluding with the Extinction Alliance, and you're even harboring several important figures from that alliance. You still have the nerve to cry foul?"
Cui Zhe, the lord of the Hall of Punishment, was now middle-aged, with a beard and a stern expression: "Kill!"
Rumble!
The five-toothed warship roared and charged into the Hai family's formation.
As a Foundation Establishment family, the Hai family's formation was only a low-grade second-level formation, so it was naturally broken instantly.
As bolts of divine lightning struck, the Foundation Establishment Ancestor of the Hai family was instantly annihilated, body and soul.
"snort."
Cui Zhe snorted coldly: "Search all areas immediately. Kill the innocent, let the guilty go free!"
"yes!"
One by one, the disciples of the Azure Sea Sect immediately used their magical artifacts and spiritual weapons to surround the Hai family and then search inside.
The sounds of magical duels could be heard from time to time.
"what!"
Suddenly, several streaks of dark demonic energy, like tentacles, violently whipped the two Foundation Establishment cultivators away.
A ball of black demonic fire rose up, and inside stood a beautiful woman whose cultivation had reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage!
"Dark demonic energy! It really is you... Yu Xiang'er!"
Cui Zhe's longsword hummed, his face filled with fighting spirit: "What a fine fish!"
Yu Xiang'er looked at Cui Zhe, feeling somewhat depressed.
She has been obediently lying low as the young master instructed.
Unexpectedly, one of the disciples inadvertently revealed his true colors and was captured by the Bihai Sect, after which Cui Zhe came to kill him.
The Azure Sea Sect is now at its zenith in the cultivation world of the Lesser Universe Sea, making life quite difficult for the remnants of the Sea Extinction Alliance.
"And... this Cui Zhe has actually cultivated to the peak of Foundation Establishment. He truly deserves to be called the Core Formation seed of the Azure Sea Sect."
"However, apart from those few people the young master instructed, no one in the Azure Sea Sect is off-limits for killing."
Yu Xiang'er's laughter was captivating. With a wave of her hand, needle-shaped magical artifacts shot swiftly into the void, disappearing without a trace into the night.
Then, she made a hand seal, and a ball of pitch-black demonic fire appeared, transforming into the shape of a falcon and swiftly swooping down on Cui Zhe.
Ding ding ding!
Cui Zhe held his flying sword horizontally, the sword light intertwining with countless flying needles. The aftershocks of the battle between the two Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivators were so powerful that even ordinary Foundation Establishment early stage cultivators dared not directly withstand them.
Boom!
Suddenly, a phantom sword appeared in Cui Zhe's hand, carrying power far exceeding that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator. It shattered the dark demonic fire and slashed down the flying needles.
"A talisman?"
Yu Xiang'er's face paled, and she shouted, "What kind of sword cultivator do you think you are?"
"Heh, is sword cultivation such an inconvenient thing?"
In his youth, Cui Zhe might have adhered to the principles of sword cultivation, preferring to break rather than bend. But now, he was thinking about how to achieve the greatest merit with the least cost: "Azure Sea Sect disciples, listen to my command... No need to talk about rules with the demonic cultivators, attack together!"
"Damn it... am I really going to lose today?"
Yu Xiang'er's eyes showed a hint of anxiety, but suddenly she heard a divine sense transmission in her ear. She immediately regained her composure and said with a smile, "Well done, Palace Master Cui. I hope you won't die from this move."
She made a hand seal and gave a delicate shout.
In the void, a handful of water vapor gathered and transformed into a semi-transparent throwing knife.
"Hmph, just making a fuss over nothing."
Cui Zhe never thought that any Foundation Establishment spell could compare to a talisman treasure. The small sword, as if carrying wind and thunder, crashed down.
boom!
The small sword made contact with the flying knife, then let out a mournful cry and turned into a talisman, burning to ashes in mid-air.
"What kind of magic is that?"
Cui Zhe's eyes twitched violently, and he quickly took out a top-grade spiritual artifact shield and placed it in front of him.
Then, the translucent throwing knife slammed into the shield.
Boom!
Cui Zhe retreated several steps, his shield shattering instantly. Fortunately, the flying knife seemed to have exhausted its magic power, turning into water droplets and dissipating.
He quickly looked again and saw Yu Xiang'er twist her waist and ride a streak of black light, rushing out of the encirclement.
Two Foundation Establishment cultivators tried to attack, but Yu Xiang'er shouted, "Get lost!"
The two Foundation Establishment stage cultivators were actually stunned, letting Yu Xiang'er leave and disappear into the thick night.
"You two..."
Cui Zhe looked at the two Foundation Establishment cultivators, who seemed to wake from a dream and exclaimed, "Senior Brother Cui... it's not that we didn't try our best, but that demoness's magic is so evil that our bodies seemed to be out of our control just now..."
"Out of control? Hmph, go to the Hall of Punishment and receive ten lashes of thunder!"
Having served as the Master of the Punishment Hall for many years, Cui Zhe now exuded an aura of authority. After casually punishing his two junior brothers, he turned around and subtly wiped away a trace of blood from the corner of his mouth...
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"Thank you for saving me, young master..."
Hundreds of miles away, on a deserted island.
Yu Xiang'er descended from her escape light and saw a slender blue figure. She immediately bowed gracefully.
"You're lucky. If I hadn't happened to be in Xiao Huan Hai, I would be dead this time."
Fang Qing turned around with his hands behind his back, staring intently at the demonic woman: "You... do you want to form your core?"