Cultivating Immortality in Two Realms

Chapter 44 Robbery

The moment the five-toothed warship, flying the Azure Sea Gate flag, forcefully charged into the Four Directions Heavenly Water Formation with a reckless and arrogant attitude, the entire Flying Fish Island began to stir.

Countless Hua family cultivators wore expressions of fear and despair.

As for the farmers, mulberry growers, fishermen, and retainers employed by the Hua family, they hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "We are willing to surrender... by the grace of our ancestors. We have no connection with the Hua family at all."

Several audacious independent cultivators have already launched an attack on the Hua family's old residence, hoping to make a fortune and, incidentally, prove their innocence.

"Hmph, you're courting death... You dare to take advantage of my family's cheap prices?"

Hua Tianfeng raised his hand, and a magical artifact in the shape of golden scissors appeared. The huge phantom twisted and cut the few rogue cultivators in half.

The rogue cultivator who was cut in half at the waist did not die immediately, but lay on the ground wailing, enough to give anyone goosebumps.

After casually dealing with the few rogue cultivators, Hua Tianfeng looked at the five-toothed warship that had already rushed to the core of the formation, his face filled with despair: "The plan has been exposed..."

He glanced at Hua Zong beside him and secretly transmitted his thoughts: "This must mean that my family's secret collusion with the Zhong family has been exposed... There is no room for maneuver. You and I are both on the Bihai Sect's kill list. We can't escape. Immediately send a few Foundation Establishment seed members in the family with their storage bags and flee far away! Let as many as you can go."

"Send the signal, and we will secretly send our clansmen to Tianxin Linked Island to hide their identities... As long as Bihai Sect is destroyed, they shall no longer be allowed to bear the surname Hua."

Seeing that Hua Zong agreed, Hua Tianfeng laughed heartily and pointed.

The golden scissors magical artifact suddenly shone brightly, like two golden dragons, engulfing him and sending him flying into the air: "I am Hua Tianfeng, the patriarch of the Hua family. Who will take my head?"

"I'll do it!"

Cui Zhe merged with his sword, transforming into a streak of emerald green sword light, and met the two golden dragons.

The great battle for foundation building is about to erupt!

Meanwhile, many more disciples of the Punishment Hall, with expressionless faces, landed on the spirit boat and began sweeping away the Hua family members on the island.

"Watch out, everyone! Don't let a single one get away!"

Many of the law enforcement disciples were at the late stage of Qi Refining, and they had also cultivated exquisite techniques and were rich in combat experience, making it extremely difficult for the Hua family cultivators to contend with them.

Several of the Qi Refining Grand Perfection cultivators even exchanged glances and rushed directly towards the Hua family's underground cave.

Clearly, they had long coveted the Xuanfeng Sha.

Every time a sect wipes out a Foundation Establishment cultivator, it's the perfect opportunity for these law enforcement disciples to make a fortune!

……

Southeast waters of Flying Fish Island.

The autumn air is crisp and clear, with a cool sea breeze.

A small boat drifted with the current. Fang Qing lay on the deck, legs crossed, with a fishing rod beside him.

Splash!

Suddenly, the sea broke open, and a silly-looking big blue fish was thrown onto the deck, its tail still thrashing about.

"Haha...he's taken the bait."

Fang Qing laughed and suddenly kicked the big bluefish back into the sea.

He rode on the Xuanbing Wheel and headed towards the horizon.

In the direction Fang Qing was flying, a Hua family cultivator covered in blood was fleeing in panic.

This Hua family cultivator had ordinary features, the kind that would be easily lost in a crowd, and he didn't have any unique temperament. His only advantage was that his cultivation level had just reached the seventh level of Qi Refining.

His eyes lit up when he saw the Xuanbing Wheel beneath Fang Qing's feet: "Are you a cultivator from the Zhong family? I am from the Hua family, please save me quickly..."

Boom!

Before he finished speaking, Fang Qing visualized the Horse-Headed Vajra protector, and his divine sense transformed into a Vajra pestle, which directly blasted into his sea of ​​consciousness.

The cultivator immediately felt a splitting headache. Before he could even activate the talisman in his hand, he saw a fist growing larger and larger in front of him.

boom!

With the power of the Great Vajra activated, Fang Qing smashed through a black iron magic shield with a single punch, which landed on the cultivator's head.

"They seem so affectionate on the surface, but aren't they secretly hiding talismans?"

"Good heavens... a second-tier talisman? Even if I survive, I'll be badly injured!"

He reached out and took the talisman from the Hua family cultivator's hand, inwardly complaining:

"You think you can mistake me for a member of the Zhong family just because of a flying magic weapon like the Xuanbing Wheel? Are you stupid or am I? My Bihai Sect has been fighting the Zhong family for so long, how could we not have seized any ice-attribute magic weapons? You're clearly just trying to bluff me!"

After a while.

A headless corpse fell into the sea, while Fang Qing, carrying a storage bag, quickly left the area.

"What a great harvest!"

With the aid of his divine sense, he easily destroyed the magical imprint in the storage bag.

When Fang Qing probed into it with his divine sense, the first thing that surprised him was the size of the storage bag!

A regular storage bag is essentially just an extra suitcase you carry with you.

This storage bag is clearly specially made, with intricate patterns on the surface and an interior space the size of a room!

In the corner of the room, there was a pile of spirit stones, most of them low-grade, with a few mid-grade ones, estimated to be more than four thousand.

In addition, there were bolts of silk woven from "flying dragon silk".

At certain times, this could be a "hard currency" even more valuable than spirit stones!

In addition to these, there are many exquisite magical artifacts, high-level talismans, elixirs, books... and...

A flash of light appeared in Fang Qing's hand, revealing a white jade bottle.

Uncorking the bottle reveals a snow-white pill with a spiritual pattern on its surface, and an icy chill instantly spreads out.

"Spirit runes? Second-tier spirit pills?"

"Hmm... Based on the alchemical texts I've read, it should be the 'Ice Heart Protecting Meridian Pill'... This is a spiritual pill that can assist in Foundation Establishment! It's even a specialty of the Zhong family!"

"As expected... those Foundation Establishment seedlings who escape with their accumulated resources during the destruction of their families are simply—fat!"

"This is just one of them. What if we capture the others... or even the branches that were previously established?"

Fang Qing shook his head, laughing at his own insatiable greed.

The destruction of the Hua family on Flying Fish Island is such a major event that it will definitely attract attention from all sides.

What if I manage to snatch them all away?

They will be found, no matter how far they search.

"With these gains, plus this second-tier talisman, that's enough."

He wasn't greedy and flew directly towards the sect.

While flying, he fumbled for the second-tier talisman in his hand.

Clearly, the Hua family cultivator didn't believe he was from the Zhong family at all. What he said was just to lure him closer so he could use this trump card to deal a heavy blow.

Little did they know that Fang Qing was even more cunning. Upon meeting them, he would use a secret technique of divine sense to greet them and then kill them with a single blow, giving them no chance to activate the talisman.

At this moment, as he touched the second-tier talisman, Fang Qing felt that his previous actions were entirely correct.

"Second-tier... Heavenly Frost Ice Blade Rune?"

"After use, not only will intense cold freeze the surrounding area, but it will also summon three ice blades to cleave everything in its path..."

Fang Qing only slightly injected a trace of magic power to try to activate it, and he felt as if there was a vortex in the talisman, trying to suck in most of his magic power.

"As expected... for us Qi Refining cultivators, second-tier talismans are still too much. The mana consumed is difficult for anyone who isn't at the late stage of Qi Refining to bear... More importantly, after casting them, it feels like there's no distinction between friend and foe."

Without divine sense, it would be difficult to precisely control the direction of the three ice blades; in that case, one would have to rely on fate.

"The move that Hua family cultivator used earlier seemed more like a suicidal act."

"That's true... He escaped countless pursuers, he must be exhausted by now, right? This 'Heavenly Frost Ice Blade Talisman' is probably his last trump card."

"I can't let myself fall to that point; I should take this as a warning."

……

Bihai Gate.

"The resources I obtained this time are enough for me to try refining second-tier pills dozens of times... but the source is unexplainable, so I have to keep it secret. The best way is to refine the pills using my own spiritual pool."

Unfortunately, that's impossible.

A second-tier spirit pool is standard equipment for a second-tier alchemist, especially the best springs, which have long been occupied by Fuyunzi and other elders of the Pill Island.

Even a regular second-tier low-grade spirit pool requires at least a first-tier high-grade alchemist to be eligible to apply for its use!

"If only the spirit pool in my cave were second-tier... Unfortunately, that requires a second-tier geomancer and an array master... With my current connections, I simply can't afford one."

"So, is it best to successfully become a certified Tier 1 High-Grade Alchemist first, and then apply?"

Fang Qing returned to his cave dwelling and saw a communication talisman flying around randomly.

He casually pinched it, and Hua Lingsu's voice came to his ear: "Junior Brother Fang... the assessment for a first-grade high-level alchemist has been arranged. Please come to the Pill Hall in half a month."

"Oh? The first-tier high-grade alchemist assessment is about to begin?"

Fang Qing asked with a hint of anticipation, "I wonder which proctor will be assigned to me?"

In fact, with his current skill level, the possibility of failing to refine a first-grade high-quality pill is almost zero.

Half a month later.

Dan Hall.

"So you're going to take the exam to become a first-grade high-level alchemist? Not bad, not bad... Our Pill Island is full of talented people."

An elderly man with a frail appearance, a full head of white hair, and an ebony hairpin looked at Fang Qing.

"Fang Qing greets Elder Han!"

Fang Qing bowed. He had met this elder before when he attended lectures at the Alchemy Platform.

He is said to be a mid-level second-tier alchemist with exceptional alchemy skills.

"Hmm... To advance to the rank of a first-grade high-level alchemist, you need to refine three different first-grade high-level pills. You have three attempts for each type of pill."

Elder Han waved his hand and handed a storage bag to Fang Qing: "Come with me!"

Fang Qing followed Han Changlong all the way to a location halfway up Hanquan Peak.

This place is shrouded in mist and clouds year-round, obscured by formations.

When Elder Han took out his elder token and made a hand seal, a thick fog dissipated, revealing a spiritual spring.

"Second-tier, low-grade 'Frosty Marrow Spring,' you can use it as you please for one month. How about it?"

Elder Han asked casually.

"Can!"

Fang Qing picked up a wisp of water, sensing its properties, and nodded slightly: "This junior wishes to refine 'Qi Refining Powder,' 'Qi-Replenishing Pill,' and 'Rejuvenation Pill'..."

He looked around at the environment shrouded in thick fog and secretly praised himself: "If I could rent a second-tier spiritual spring like this in the future, protected by an array, it wouldn't be too bad..."

But in the next instant, Fang Qing, lost in thought, took out a Qi-refining flower, the main ingredient of Qi-refining powder, and threw it into the Cold Marrow Spring.