Cultivating Immortality in Two Realms

Chapter 168 Combat Strength Comparison

Xiao Huanhai.

Inside the cave on Taebaek Island.

"The method of intercalation... I see."

Fang Qing put down the book in her hand, which was obviously presented by Qingling.

The woman was quite sensible; after entering the territory of Xituo County, she presented most of the treasures and books of the Qingniao tribe.

The Azure Bird Clan has long been ruined, and not a single spiritual item remains in its Purple Mansion. However, its secret techniques are still quite well-preserved.

Among them, Fang Qing valued most several volumes of Fire Method Pill Scripture, more than ten Purple Mansion Cultivation Methods, and the "Intercalation Method" in his hand! However, the "Dragon Tiger Golden Elixir Method" that he was looking forward to was nowhere to be found. According to Qingha's explanation, this method was obtained by Suwu Demon King after he personally knelt down at Luofeng Mountain for ten years after he had perfected the four supernatural powers of the Purple Mansion.

"So...the actions of ancient powerful beings leave an impact on the present world, lasting for millions of years...and later generations can obtain ritual responses and possess various divine powers simply by imitating them..."

"The True Lord's majesty is so great, what then should be done about the [Annual Duty]?"

Fang Qing had a sudden realization. The twelve [Yearly Stewards] had established the great trend of the Golden Fire Manifestation, and it remained so to this day. Didn't that explain everything? "As for transforming the lineage? I don't want to cultivate the [Bi Yue] lineage, nor am I a [Kang Jin] or [Wei Huo] lineage, and I don't want to kill all my loved ones..." "No, if I want to transform, there's no need for such trouble."

He put down the book on intercalation and picked up a piece of bright red silk.

The silk emanating from it exudes a mysterious and extraordinary fiery aura. It contains the Purple Mansion Cultivation Method of the Azure Bird Clan—the "Azure Phoenix True Fire Scripture," which is the foundation for cultivating the [Winged Fire] Dao—"Phoenix Seeking Phoenix"!

"This cultivation method requires a True Understanding of the Eighth Rank, and only a demon with a trace of Azure Phoenix blood can collect it... It's perfect to have Qingling handle it." "And there's also the 'Treasure Scholar Returning to Origin Scripture'... All in all, I've almost collected all the Five Virtues Yin Yang Purple Mansion cultivation methods, but let's forget about the Moon Phase, it just feels too sinister."

In fact, the most complete Daoist lineage that Fang Qing possesses is the [Bi Yue] lineage, which involves Daoist foundational supernatural abilities such as "Light Converges", "Taiyou Palace", "Overturning Heaven and Earth", and "Unraveling Frost and Rain", enough to cultivate to the Purple Mansion Perfection stage.

However, there is a hidden danger of transformation into a demon, and the Taiyin inheritance always feels a bit uneasy, such as [the dangerous moon, ... therefore, it's best to give up].

"I actually mainly study the 'Listening to the Mysterious Cave Spring Scripture' of the Jishui River... to improve my cultivation and Taoist practice... The rest of my collection of the Five Virtues and Yin-Yang is just to use its foundation and mystical powers."

As he pondered this, Fang Qing took out a jade bottle.

The bottle contained a profound and mysterious yellow essence, which was none other than "Huang Ting Xi Lie"!

This item is needed for cultivating the "Treasure Land Returns to Origin Scripture". Although one can purify the true swallow by consuming spiritual objects later in life, since the Azure Bird Department has the "Yellow Court Breathing Scripture" stored there, it is natural to take it and use it.

Splash!

Fang Qing swallowed Zhen Jie's medicine and began to circulate his internal energy.

In an instant, the aura around him changed, vaguely resembling the movement of pheasants and deer. Amidst the surging of the primordial energy, he had already achieved the first stage of the Dao Foundation, the "Refining Yuan Cauldron"! Not only that, with the Dao Life Pearl infusing Yuan Yan, his cultivation level had reached the mid-stage of the Dao Foundation!

"The 'Refining Yuan Cauldron' can turn harm into benefit. Not only that, the [Stomach Earth] governs the ingestion of food... Whether I consume spirit rice, spirit beast meat, or swallow pills, the effects are several times better..."

"It's a pity I don't have the Earth element in my destiny, otherwise my cultivation progress would be much faster."

Fang Qing swallowed a pill, carefully compared it, and drew a conclusion.

His progress in cultivating the "Treasure Land Returning to Origin Scripture" by consuming elixirs actually surpassed that of the "Heavenly Escape Sword Technique," the "Spiritual Earth Scripture of the Master of the Corpse Forest," and the "Great Sun Initiation Secret Technique." It was almost on par with the "Whale Swallowing the Vast Ocean Technique," only lagging behind the "Listening to the Mysterious Cave Spring Scripture."

"As expected, I'm destined to cultivate the Water element..."

Fang Qing shook his head, transformed his [Ji Shui] magic power, felt the gentle breeze surging in the void, and stretched lazily.

"Now that Sangji is holding that 'enthronement ceremony' in the Secret Realm, intending to bestow the title of 'White Bone Dharma King'... With Moonlight White Tara handling things in Xituo County, there won't be any war with the Xuan Tu Sect for the time being... We can deal with the Little Huanhai matter first."

However, Fang Qing's expression turned somewhat solemn when he thought of the Moonlight White Tara.

Previous experiments gave him some idea of ​​the high-end combat capabilities on both sides.

"To achieve the level of a cultivator who has reached the early or mid-stage of the Core Formation realm is probably equivalent to a cultivator in the early or mid-stage of the Core Formation realm here... Even in terms of sheer magical power, an early-stage Purple Mansion cultivator is slightly superior to a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator, and their actual combat strength far surpasses that of a cultivator in the early or mid-stage of the Core Formation realm..."

"And the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion realm is probably comparable to the late-stage or even the perfected Core Formation realm? Its supernatural powers are far more profound and wondrous…"

"In the cultivation of Qi, the late stage of the Purple Mansion Realm is a Great True Person, with a clear distinction from ordinary True Persons... This is probably more valuable than the so-called 'Great Cultivation' from the early stage to the late stage of Core Formation, as it is a qualitative change... Perhaps only the great breakthrough of 'Shattering the Core to Form the Nascent Soul' in the cultivation of Qi can be compared with it."

"So... a late-stage Purple Mansion cultivator is comparable to a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator?"

"Then the Purple Mansion Perfection is the late Nascent Soul stage or the Nascent Soul Perfection stage?"

"This is just my guess. There are actual examples and comparisons with the power of the Tide-Generating Pearl at the level of Tara, so it is relatively accurate. The further it goes, the less certain it becomes... After all, I have not studied the Nascent Soul and late-stage Purple Mansion cultivators."

"The Qi Refining Path grants profound and mysterious supernatural powers to cultivators in the Purple Mansion realm. Depending on the lineage, their combat strength is difficult to calculate... However, the Qi Refining Path is not without its advantages. As long as resources are maximized, even a pig can reach the Nascent Soul stage! Furthermore, Nascent Soul cultivators live for a thousand years! That's twice as long as Purple Mansion cultivators! Even if a Purple Mansion cultivator reaches perfection, their lifespan is still only five hundred years!" As for higher levels?

Fang Qing couldn't imagine it anymore, after all, he had never heard of the Kitchen God who could make the law of the world with a single word in the Dao of Qi Refining.

He leisurely emerged from the pass, gazing at the snowy scenery of Taibai Island, and pondered to himself, "There are still some minor troubles here."

With the reopening of the Tianxin Island Secret Realm, various conflicts will become increasingly intense.

The Azure Sea Sect will definitely need to make corresponding adjustments, according to the information sent back by Qin Ruxue.

"Looking at it this way, I, the local tyrant who has been entrenched on Taibai Island for nearly forty years, am indeed attracting some attention..."

"But I obviously won't give up this place. After all, a third-tier spiritual vein and a third-tier spiritual spring can be used at will. There are only a few places like this in the entire Little Universe Sea, unless I become the patriarch of the Azure Sea Sect, or I go and seize back Heavenly Heart Island..."

Sigh... the situation in Xiaohuanhai is so volatile. Forty years have passed in the blink of an eye, and even the ruler of Sanyuan Island has changed three times... although I was to blame for two of those changes.

"Fortunately, I'm not without connections in the sect. Linghu Zhong has a deep foundation, and Cui Zhe, the Lord of the Punishment Hall, is already in the late Foundation Establishment stage, his cultivation speed is only slightly slower than mine... As for Tian Ding, well, Tian Ding is almost at the end of his lifespan."

As for Qin Ruxue, the island lord of the array island? This doesn't even count as connections; she's just one of his people.

"Forget it, let them deal with it for a while, and I'll take action if things get really bad."

"Now my liquid mana limit has reached over ninety drops, and my cultivation in the late Foundation Establishment stage is nearing its limit... It's time to prepare for the resources needed to break through to the peak of Foundation Establishment. Although the mana I've accumulated along the way has been transformed with the help of the Dao Life Pearl, and I'm not troubled by pill poisoning, my body's drug resistance and the existence of bottlenecks are all normal."

Therefore, it is very difficult to break through on your own.

But that's the good thing about the Qi Refining Path; it doesn't require high cultivation levels. As long as you have breakthrough pills, you can give it a shot!

Fang Qing arrived at the Ice Soul Cave and saw the Ice Soul Cold Spring.

With a sweep of his divine sense, everything became clear in his mind.

"My divine sense has already reached the Foundation Establishment stage, but it's a pity that this spring didn't condense a third-tier Ice Soul Cold Heart, preventing me from breaking through to the Core Formation stage earlier. Otherwise, it would have been quite helpful in breaking through the Core Formation bottleneck."

He patted the storage bag at his waist and took out a jade box.

Upon opening it, one sees a strange flower emitting a purple light; it is none other than the third-tier spiritual herb, the Purple Diamond Flower!

This is the main ingredient for refining the third-tier "Great Barrier-Breaking Pill," along with other auxiliary ingredients such as the second-tier superior-grade "Qionghua Branch," making it extremely precious. Even Fang Qing would feel heartbroken for a long time if he failed to refine it even once.

Fang Qing played with the "Purple Flower Diamond" in his hand, but a thought suddenly struck him as he remembered the Bluebird Department's alchemical texts that he had been reading these past few days.

Over the years, he has not only made steady progress in Qi Refining and alchemy, but has also read many alchemical texts on Qi Absorption.

The alchemy techniques of the Qi-cultivation path are even more wondrous, and many require the aid of a Dao foundation or even supernatural powers, creating a completely different world.

At this moment, Fang Qingfu had a sudden inspiration and wanted to modify the refining method of the "Great Barrier-Breaking Pill" by adding a method of ingesting qi to increase the success rate and make the pill more mysterious.

"This 'Purple Water Chestnut Flower,' if classified according to the Qi Cultivation Dao, should be a [Well Wood] spiritual object!"

"【Well Wood】is a southern constellation, located in the Yin position, and belongs to the essence of wood. Wood governs growth and development, and its energy flows through the liver and gallbladder. In alchemy, it represents the beginning of vitality and the source of true energy... It embodies the meaning of change and is also known as 'Osmanthus Wood'!"

"This change is precisely in line with the breakthrough of the 'Great Barrier-Breaking Pill' in terms of medicinal efficacy... If it is to be refined using water methods, then it requires [Ji Water]. [Ji Water] favors wind, and wind means movement, stirring all things and allowing the flow of Qi. [Bi Moon] favors rain, and rain means moisture, nourishing all things and allowing the essence to condense. The two complement each other, making it the best time for refining the pill."

"This perfectly aligns with the imagery of 'Wind from the Winnowing Basket and Rain from the Grain' that I previously contemplated..."

Fang Qing moved, and the power of the [Ji Shui] magic surged forth, stirring a gentle breeze, causing the icy spring to suddenly gush forth.

He then patted his storage bag and took out a Dao Foundation Spiritual Artifact from the [Bi Yue] Dao lineage.

The Azure Bird Department has many such items, and there were even several Purple Mansion Magic Treasures of the [Bi Yue] before, but unfortunately they have all been lost.

This Dao Foundation Spiritual Artifact is a picture, named "Silver Crow Cries for the Moon Scroll". When it is unfolded, wind, frost, rain and snow immediately descend, connecting with the [Ji Water] breeze, clouds and mist rise, frost and rain fall to the ground, and shroud a peak.

"Let's begin."

Fang Qing let out a long sigh and took out the "Mystic Spring Purification Bottle" again, pouring out portions of spiritual water...

"this……"

Outside the Ice Soul Cave, Bei Lingxu still looked to be in his early twenties, his aura still at the early Foundation Establishment stage.

For many Foundation Establishment cultivators, the mid-Foundation Establishment stage may be a lifelong bottleneck.

Her bright eyes widened as she saw a patch of Cold Moon Grass growing wildly, with winds rising and clouds surging, a dark moon looming, and freezing rain falling. Her face was filled with confusion and bewilderment.