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Chapter 426 - 344: Coming Out of Retreat (Please Subscribe)

Chapter 426: Chapter 344: Coming Out of Retreat (Please Subscribe)

"When Elder Martial Brother Fang Xing forms his Nascent Soul and becomes a True Monarch, our Iron Sword Sect can seize a Fourth Rank Spirit Vein in the Outer Sea as our foundation, and from then on, flourish and expand."

Junior Brother Zhou’s eyes were somewhat fiery.

The Jiedan True Monarchs of the Iron Sword Sect had grown up together since childhood and shared a deep bond.

Of course, the key was the inherited ’Nether River Divine Stone’, capable of forming a ’Nether River Blood Contract’, which could even constrain a Great True Monarch to a certain extent.

They had all sworn oaths to protect the secret and glorify their Sect, naturally pooling their efforts towards a common goal.

Moreover, in the Iron Sword Sect, only True Monarch Huolong had the highest cultivation, barely touching the peak of Core Formation Great Perfection.

This Essence Soul Pill was primarily of the Fire Attribute.

It goes without saying that aside from True Monarch Huolong, no other junior brothers or sisters were qualified to use it.

"Mhm, it should indeed be so."

True Monarch Huolong nodded slightly, "Junior Brother, you’ve come at just the right time. I’ve already found an island with a Spirit Vein, and although it only has a Third Rank Spirit Vein, it’s still a place suitable for temporary residence, which is better than living on Ming Kun Island with people looking down on us, always in fear and trepidation."

Although the Island Master of Ming Kun Island closed off for decades at a time, they were still afraid!

...

At this time, Fang Xing, the object of many cultivators’ thoughts, was on Ming Kun Island, at the ’Spirit Eye Land’, where the spiritual energy was most abundant.

After closing off for decades, his appearance remained the same as before, without the slightest change.

At this moment, a strong surge of mana fluctuated from within his body, followed by a muffled groan, a trace of blood seeping out from the corner of his mouth.

"Sure enough...have I finally hit a bottleneck?"

Fang Xing’s Cultivation Avatar stood up, feeling somewhat melancholic.

After closing off for decades, he had turned the massive resources he had gathered into elixirs, detoxified them with the Ten Thousand Transformation Cauldron, and then, with the help of the Fourth Rank Spirit Vein on Ming Kun Island, he built his Spiritual Power until he reached the peak of the Nascent Soul Early Stage!

For a Nascent Soul Cultivator, to cultivate to such a realm after closing off for several decades was a significant gain.

They often closed off for a century or more, typically to cultivate methods or certain Great Divine Powers.

After coming out of seclusion, the world had changed!

"But for me, this Cultivation Avatar is gradually falling behind."

"After all, whether it’s Blue Star Martial Arts or the Source Power cultivation system... it seemed like they were all faster than cultivation in the beginning."

Fang Xing sighed softly.

After reaching the peak of the Nascent Soul Early Stage, of course, he tried to make a breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

Unfortunately...he found himself facing a bottleneck and could no longer progress as smoothly as before, reaching the pinnacle of mana before seamlessly breaking through.

In fact, this was normal for the Immortal Cultivation World.

Even those with a Heavenly Spirit Root only experience bottleneck-free cultivation until Core Formation, after which they might face setbacks.

His Spirit Root was superior to the average top-grade Spirit Root, and even during his Core Formation Stage cultivation, he didn’t encounter many bottlenecks.

But after forming the Nascent Soul, he finally felt resistance when trying to break through to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

"Over the years, using the Explorer, also known as Ming Kun, I’ve conducted many experiments, and it seems like my Spirit Root has reached its limit too."

Fang Xing fell into a thoughtful silence.

This was actually to be expected, as the spells of the Immortal Cultivation World have their limitations, not to mention the Blood Sacrifice Technique which was a creation of Master Wanfa, a Core Formation Cultivator.

That it lost effectiveness at this point already far exceeded Fang Xing’s expectations.

"If the technological means here are insufficient, then I must rely on the traditional methods of the Immortal Cultivation World."

He murmured to himself.

Cultivators of the Immortal Cultivation World, when facing a bottleneck, typically have three ways to break through.

The first way is to continue meditating and suffering through cultivation, relying on time to slowly endure. Maybe in ten years or several decades, or perhaps after hundreds of years...they might suddenly have an epiphany and break through.

Of course, it’s more common to spend a lifetime trapped at a bottleneck, unable to break through.

Most cultivators would reach a certain limit in their cultivation, encounter a bottleneck, and find it difficult to break through.

Thereafter, they’d often shift their energy to other areas, such as enjoying life, founding a family, or reviving their Sect.

Only real ascetics with hope in the Dao would torment themselves for a sliver of a chance to break through.

The second way is to travel, engage in battles, and hope for a sudden ’enlightenment’, although the chances of dying in battle increase significantly by this approach.

The third way is to utilize various secret techniques and wonders, or even the strength of elixirs, to breakthrough.

For Fang Xing, having already meditated for decades, the first method was naturally untenable.

He currently didn’t have the conditions for the third method either, as elixirs and secret techniques that could help a Nascent Soul Early Stage Cultivator break through to the Middle Stage were extremely rare in the Hanhai Immortal Cultivation World. They probably only occasionally appeared in the grand auctions of the Inner Sea.

"So, I must leave seclusion, travel outside, and in passing, look for opportunities, right?"

Fang Xing’s eyes lit up, and then he slapped his Heavenly Spirit.

A dark cyan Nascent Soul emerged, its double pupils a crimson hue, bearing a grand solar imprint upon its brow—It was the "All Techniques Ghost Infant"!

Years had passed, yet the All Techniques Ghost Infant remained at the Early Stage of Nascent Soul.

"My original self cannot break through the realms quickly, but for the Second Nascent Soul, I do have a secret technique for a rapid breakthrough."

Fang Xing fell into deep thought.

Through the "Devouring Infant Technique," the Second Nascent Soul could swiftly break through realms; however, this method required a significant number of Nascent Souls or Essence Soul Pills, and it was against heaven’s will. Once discovered, everyone would surely clamor to attack.

"But there’s no time to consider that now. If the Second Nascent Soul can swiftly grow and break into the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, or even the Nascent Soul Late Stage, that would be somewhat useful. Otherwise, what’s the use of merely being at the Initial Eighth Realm’s combat strength in the Main Universe?"

At this moment, the dark cyan Second Nascent Soul beckoned once more, and the "Green Sun Demon Lamp" it cradled rapidly grew in size.

Within the lamp, the original Nanming Leaving Fire and Soul-devouring Demon Fire had long since merged into one, turning into a flicker of purple-cyan flame.

"This flame has been refined from demon to truth, its power boundless; perhaps it may be called ’Purple-Blue Divine Flame’!"

Fang Xing nodded, the Nascent Soul’s tiny hand reaching out.

Upon leaving the Green Sun Demon Lamp, the bean-sized ’Purple-Blue Divine Flame’ suddenly surged in size, transforming into a fist-sized ball of flames.

Under Fang Xing’s control, it took on the shapes of fire dragons, fire phoenixes, and fire trees, all lifelike.

Its power far surpassed that of the past, yet it was now more tractable.

"The Law of Fire... Although the Fire Law in this realm is different from that of the Da Xia World and its power significantly weakened, at least it allows me to sense and slightly manipulate the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power of fire, greatly enhancing the power of various Fire Attribute Spells..."

A glint of light briefly shone in Fang Xing’s eyes, his thoughts speculative.

The Source Power System of Da Xia progressed from Profound Mystery to Law, and from Law to Dao!

Its interconnections were progressively advancing, its adaptability continuously increasing.

"The power of Profound Mystery is weakened somewhat in the Main Universe; here, in the Cultivation World, it is reduced to more than ninety-nine percent... Clearly, the Profound Mystery is not suited for different worlds."

"But the Power of Laws is interesting... The Cultivation World also has the Five Elements, and the Law of Fire has its uses here as well, though many adaptations are required. New insights and adjustments need to be made... But obviously, they won’t be as powerful as in the Da Xia World."

"As for the Power of Dao, it’s entirely different. It is likely adaptable to many dimensions, universes, worlds... As long as the Dao exists, the Power of Dao operates unimpeded..."

"All time and space, eternally existing... the Great Luo?"

"Or could it be that although the Cultivation World, the Da Xia World, and the Main Universe aren’t in the same realm... these many worlds, universes... they actually belong to a higher category, a single region? The concept of the Cosmic Sea? The concept of the River of Time and Space?"

Fang Xing was speculative, but he knew that without advancing to a sufficiently high realm, any guess would be laughable.

At this moment, after casting a few Fire Element Magic spells, he knew his comprehension of the Law of Fire also significantly enhanced his Cultivation Avatar.

"It’s just a pity... Why wasn’t it the comprehension of the Gold Principle? Otherwise, with my swordsmanship, by the time of the Nascent Soul Late Stage, I would be no less than a God Transformation Venerable."

A God Transformation Venerable could invoke Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power, and comprehending the Law could also leverage Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power.

In this respect, Fang Xing was confident of matching a God Transformation Venerable.

Unfortunately, in terms of the basic aspect of mana, he was much too weak, and currently, he certainly was no match for a God Transformation Venerable.

The mana of a Nascent Soul Early Stage was at least several times weaker than that of a Nascent Soul Late Stage!

And the mana of a Nascent Soul Late Stage Great True Monarch was one Great Realm weaker than a God Transformation Venerable, which could mean a tenfold difference!

Combined, that was dozens of times the gap!

"Forget it... If I’m inferior, then so be it. The All Techniques Ghost Infant can cultivate the ’Green Sun Demon Lamp’ into a Lifebound Spiritual Treasure, develop Demon Fire Divine Power... and by voraciously devouring Nascent Souls, ascend to the Nascent Soul Late Stage, or even Nascent Soul Perfection. Although there is no hope of advancing to Divinity Transformation, matching one shouldn’t be much of a problem."

Being able to match with ordinary God Transformation Venerables meant Ninth Realm combat strength, which was just about enough to make things happen in the Main Universe.

"My comprehension of the Law of Fire, perhaps, surpasses many God Transformation Venerables... but faced with a Divinity Transformation Venerable, the chances are still slim."

"But are there really any Divinity Transformation Venerables in the current Hanhai Immortal Cultivation World?"

Such beings, even if they existed, were probably only in the Wuji Palace and Piaomiao Immortal Palace, the two Holy Lands.

After all, they were powers that had produced Void Refining Stage and Ascension Great Powers.

Other Immortal Cultivation Sects and Loose Cultivator lineages, even if they were fortunate to have God Transformation Venerables, struggled to maintain the lineage from one generation to the next, let alone aspire to higher realms.

For this reason, the destruction of the Primordial Spirit Sword Sect caused an uproar among the cultivators of the Hanhai Immortal Cultivation World.

Who knows how many God Transformation Venerables acted secretly, attempting to seize the inherence of the Primordial Spirit Sword Sect’s "Spirit Void Sword Scripture," to complete their own path of Void Refining, or at the very least to pave the way toward Divinity Transformation Venerable!

"It’s time to come out of seclusion."

With a thought, Fang Xing transformed into a streak of sword light and left Spirit Eye Land, arriving within the Ming Kun.

"Little Green, how is the island’s operation going?"

He sat on the sofa, sipping a fruit juice drink from the Main Universe, and casually asked.

With a flash of light, a little spirit like Little Blue appeared, except its wings were green in color.

"Master... this is the annual work report written by True Beings like Ni Huolong."

"Besides this, there are also the Top Grade Spirit Stones and market taxes paid each year..."

Little Green operated a drone, bringing a series of storage bags in front of Fang Xing: "I’ve arranged surveillance over Ming Kun Island, and have recorded solid evidence of 342 cultivators committing crimes. Some of the cases require your personal attention..."

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