Star Sky Professional
Chapter 525 - 424: The Expansion of the Path

Chapter 525: Chapter 424: The Expansion of the Path

"Since that’s the case, do you have any other benefits for me..."

Fang Xing cracked a grin, revealing a row of gleaming white teeth.

"What do you want? I’m not the master, I don’t have much to offer..."

The expression on the Snake Woman’s face immediately took on a note of caution.

"Not much, just some Yuan Stones, which you probably don’t need... Besides, I initially planned to join the Green Emperor Palace, but due to my master, I had to give up this choice... Without the support of a major power, my cultivation speed will be very slow..."

Fang Xing looked at the Snake Woman, speaking slowly, "You wouldn’t want any mishaps to occur in your master’s resurrection, would you?"

The Snake Woman bit her lip, "Alright... Since you are indeed my lady’s true disciple, it wouldn’t be appropriate for you to join the Green Emperor Palace anymore."

She reached forward with her hand, and an ancient iron ring emerged, "This is a little something I’m personally funding for you."

Fang Xing took it and his consciousness refined it, instantly shocked, "What a huge space..."

This iron ring was evidently a Storage Treasure; its internal space was extremely vast, even surpassing Wuji Demon Palace!

Inside, several mountains of Yuan Stones were piled up.

"I’m very poor and can only give you these..."

The Snake Woman said pitifully, "And this ’Boundaryless Token’!"

She produced another withered yellow token, "After my master left the Green Emperor Palace, she once joined the neutral force ’Boundaryless Mountain.’ It protected my master and supposedly had a Demon Emperor-level existence... But my master never met them."

Without a Chaos Realm existence, there was no talk of neutrality, let alone protecting Lady Qinghua under the pressure of the Green Emperor Palace.

"My master has a friend within Boundaryless Mountain, the Demon Race Ape Emperor ’Huntian Great Saint.’ If you present this token, you will surely be introduced and accepted into Boundaryless Mountain."

The Snake Woman said confidently.

"Oh? That’s good!"

Fang Xing immediately kept the Boundaryless Token, "I should take my leave now..."

"Hmm, remember, you must break causality after you leave... Also, remember to refine the ’Candle Dragon Primordial Spirit.’ When you break through to the Primordial Spirit Realm and after breaking through to the Heavenly Demon Realm, you must return once... Lady will have more rewards for you."

The Snake Woman solemnly instructed.

"There are more rewards after reaching the Primordial Spirit Realm and Heavenly Demon Realm?"

Fang Xing couldn’t help but sigh, "My master truly is both kind and generous..."

This phased investment was indeed a way to mitigate risks.

After reaching the Heavenly Demon Realm, it would be time to inherit all of Lady Qinghua’s legacy.

"Of course!"

Speaking of her master, the Snake Woman’s face was full of pride, "My lady’s fortune is astonishing, having once explored the tomb of a Demon Emperor. Otherwise, where do you think the ’Candle Dragon Blood’ came from? When you reach the Primordial Spirit Realm, at most, you’ll be given a few Emperor Weapons... But if you reach the Heavenly Demon Realm, there will even be an ’Emperor Weapon’!"

...

"Emperor Weapon?!"

"A treasure refined by a Demon Emperor?"

Outside Qinghua Small World.

A flash of silver light, and Fang Xing’s figure appeared, shaking his dragon head, "It really makes one somewhat tempted, I just wonder... Is it the carrot dangling in front of the donkey."

He identified the direction, then instantly teleported to another barren mountain.

"Master!"

Song Zhong was waiting, and upon seeing Fang Xing, he immediately bowed respectfully.

"You can return to the Seven Killings Demon Palace and directly break through to the Primordial Spirit Realm... Anyway, your talent is already half-wasted, you might as well redeem some talent points and strive to elevate your status."

Fang Xing gave an order.

He did not intend to keep this servant.

Song Zhong returning and breaking through to the Primordial Spirit Realm would be just the right measure against Ning Qian.

"Yes, Master, I will definitely strive to gather information and secrets of the Seven Killings Demon Palace!"

Song Zhong nodded, his expression resolute.

"Very good."

Fang Xing knew that his master was relatively kind, and failures in inheritance wouldn’t result in death.

Even the Realm Spirit Snake Woman had restraints, preventing her from helping him kill that Demon Race prince.

Even if the other party hadn’t received the inheritance, he would have still left Qinghua Small World by now.

"Forget it... After all, he is my own enemy, I need to deal with him personally."

Fang Xing shook his head, knowing that although causality might point to Song Zhong, as his master and the one giving the orders, the causality wouldn’t disappear after Song Zhong’s death.

This was the terrifying aspect of the path of causality!

Therefore, he had to quickly learn the secret technique of ’breaking causality,’ to conceal his own destiny.

Otherwise, it would be hard to make his way in such a great world.

...

A few days later.

An improvised Cave Mansion.

Fang Xing lay on the ground, silently reading the ’Three Volumes of Qinghua.’

This Heavenly Demon inheritance had been directly imprinted into his sea of consciousness by Lady Qinghua, allowing him to refer to it at any time.

He felt as if he were contemplating an Enlightenment Treasure, making the divine skills within almost unimaginable.

’The Causality Breaking Secret Technique...’

’And the ’Coiling Snake Secret Technique,’ which burns mana to instantly amplify its quality...’

’And the Body Refining Technique...’

He studied the third volume of the Qinghua Scrolls, selecting three secret techniques he needed for his cultivation.

"Among them, the causality-breaking technique is the most critical... it’s a matter of life and death."

"If that Demon Race prince can’t catch me and directly enlists a Heavenly Demon... That’s improbable, but even if a powerful demon king at the ninth level of the Primordial Spirit Realm comes, I’m certainly no match."

"The secret technique of burning mana can exponentially increase my strength, though it’s the most challenging to master..."

"Finally, the body refining technique can likely be combined with the ’Nine Origin Star Body Forging Secret Technique’ I initially practiced..."

In this world, cultivation mainly relied on the Heaven and Earth Essence Qi, and Fang Xing wasn’t certain if it would be useful once he returned.

Hence, he had little regard for most secret techniques that utilized Heaven and Earth Essence Qi.

Instead, he primarily focused on the universally applicable ’Nine Origin Star Body Forging Secret Technique.’

Now that he had obtained numerous body refining secret techniques, he planned to enhance and supplement the ’Nine Origin Star Body Forging Secret Technique’ using the resources of the Qing Yuan Great Realm.

...

A few days later.

Fang Xing took out a small mirror from the iron ring on his dragon claw; it was the ’Mirror of Dao Extension’!

"Using this mirror, it’s possible to instantly perfect a secret technique... However, there’s a limitation, it can’t exceed the Heavenly Demon level..."

After a few days of exploration, he roughly understood the use of the ’Mirror of Dao Extension’.

He glanced at the attribute panel:

[Break Causality: 1/100 (Beginner)]

...

"Since it’s already on the attribute panel, I can grind this secret technique myself..."

"At present, Song Zhong hasn’t died, and after advancing to the Primordial Spirit Realm, his strength is comparable to Ning Qian... Although his status is lower, he can act as an Elder in the Seven Killings Demon Palace... He won’t die easily; as long as he’s alive, I won’t be exposed."

"Rather than investing in points for the ’Break Causality’ technique, it’s better to enhance the areas where I’m already strong..."

After all, if the Demon Race prince came looking for him, Fang Xing could escape if he couldn’t win.

The ultra-long-distance instant teleportation technique was no joke.

Moreover, with the refined Candle Dragon Essence Blood accelerating his time, he might not lose in a desperate fight.

He could even have a significant chance of winning!

He was just concerned that killing this Demon Race prince would provoke a mighty figure from the Green Emperor Palace, causing him to endure for now.

"Then..."

"Burning mana secret technique or body refining secret technique... which should I choose?"

The secret technique of burning mana was very difficult to cultivate, and Fang Xing hadn’t mastered it yet.

However, he wasn’t in a hurry.

The Black Water mana suited him well, and with the refined Candle Dragon Essence Blood, once he achieved Imperial Blood, he felt his top-grade mana was constantly being refined.

Soon, probably by the time he broke through to the Primordial Spirit Realm, it would shed one level of mana and officially step into the Immortal Grade.

’The Coiling Snake Secret Technique can make me explode in power; its principle is also about enhancing mana quality but only temporarily... As for increasing mana, it currently has little use and can be postponed...’

’Although this choice might seem wasteful, if the Black Dragon is not the main body, then selecting the ’Nine Origin Star Body Forging Secret Technique,’ the most universally applicable to the Main Universe, is the best result...’

Fang Xing made up his mind, extending his dragon claw, breaking a scale and letting a drop of Black Dragon blood fall onto the ’Mirror of Dao Extension’.

The formerly dim mirror surface instantly flashed with a field of stars.

It was the ’Nine Origin Star Body Forging Secret Technique’ he had imprinted on it, and at this moment, this secret technique actually transformed into nine stars, each one radiating brightly in the mirror’s universe, attracting the dim stars to form a vortex.

The dim stars naturally represented the other body refining techniques recorded in the ’Three Volumes of Qinghua.’ Many had a higher grade than the ’Nine Origin Star Body Forging Secret Technique,’ but their cultivation conditions were too harsh, and Fang Xing feared that they couldn’t be met in the Main Universe.

Just like in the Da Xia World, although many body refining secret techniques existed, most required rare objects specific to the Da Xia World to get started, creating enormous pitfalls.

Rustle!

As the nine stars absorbed the grandeur of the surrounding stars, Fang Xing connected his mind with the ’Mirror of Dao Extension’ and implanted his intentions within.

Swish! Swish!

Inside the Mirror of Dao Extension, nine strange lights soared, resembling nine star pillars.

Each star pillar shone with the vibrant colors of the rainbow.

Then, the light on three of the star pillars suddenly stalled, halted in the red-orange stage.

"Only Mortal Realm? After incorporating many body refining techniques, its grade dropped? Was the condition of using special materials at the start not met?"

Fang Xing sighed, looking toward the remaining six star pillars.

These six pillars represented six different evolution routes, all capable of reaching the Primordial Spirit Realm.

After breaking into the Primordial Spirit Realm, the new body refining techniques showed varying levels of excellence. Some pillars’ radiance stalled in the yellow-green stage, signifying difficulty in surpassing the seventh level of the Primordial Spirit Realm, or encountering bottlenecks requiring special resources from the Qingyuan Great Realm to break through...

In the end, only three star pillars remained: one green, one blue, indicative of being able to rival cultivators at the eighth or even the ninth level of the Primordial Spirit Realm, nearly on par with the neutron star body in the Da Xia World.

The final star pillar had faint purple light, eventually settling at the center of the Mirror of Dao Extension.

"Purple?"

Fang Xing was elated; the Mirror of Dao Extension couldn’t extrapolate beyond the Heavenly Demon level, and purple represented potential.

Using starlight to master the body refining technique, in the end, it could even rival the Heavenly Demon Realm!

"This is Black Hole Level! Black Hole Level body!"

"It was worth incorporating so many secret techniques and using a rare item to elevate the ’Nine Origin Star Body Forging Secret Technique’ to the Black Hole Level!"