Chapter 102

102. Chapter 102: Refusal (Seeking monthly tickets)

Qinglin Market.

It was the middle of the night.

A Rank 2 Ink Jade Python, several tens of meters long, had replaced the position of the original Golden Feather Vulture, coiled on the spiritual vein, raising its thick snake head and spitting out purple-black tongues at the bright moon.

Hiss hiss!

Amidst the terrifying snake hissing, strands of moonlight power fell, constantly tempering its physique and bloodline, causing it to move towards a higher level.

At the same time, a layer of pitch-black poisonous mist also spread from this monster towards the surroundings of the market.

This was a Rank 2 deadly poison, enough to erode the earth's veins and even transform the environment!

If this place were to be occupied by this Ink Jade Python forever, after another few decades or a hundred years, it might turn into a poisonous wasteland.

Outside the market, on the branch of an ancient cypress tree, a yellow bird with no signs of life was tilting its head, watching this scene.

Suddenly!

A palm stretched out from thin air and grabbed the yellow bird: "Eh? This object is quite ingenious..."

This palm was as withered as wood, yet it felt like iron pincers, leaving the yellow bird unable to move a bit.

Boom!

The yellow bird suddenly turned into a ball of fire; this was the pre-set self-destruction program starting.

"Hmm?"

The palm didn't have a single trace of injury, not even a bit of blackness.

The owner of the palm was a black-robed old Daoist priest. His eyes were very bright, but his figure was short and very thin. His facial features were distinct, he wore a goatee, was dressed in a black Daoist robe, and had simply pinned his hair with an ebony hairpin.

"There was actually no fluctuation of magical power, catching this old Daoist off guard. It's quite interesting!"

The shriveled and thin old Daoist nodded, collected the residue after the yellow bird's self-destruction, turned into a stream of light, and arrived above the nine heavens in an instant!

High in the sky, the gale was biting.

But none of this could cause his Daoist robe to lift even a little bit.

The old Daoist waited for a moment, and two more streams of light came to gather.

One of them had a face like a peach and a head full of silver hair; it was the Supreme Elder of the Profound Heaven Sect—Nie Feifeng!

The other was a burly man wearing animal skin, with various monster tattoos on his body, and his spirit was intimidating.

"Fellow Daoist Wu, why are you so slow? Is there a change in the market?"

Nie Feifeng asked immediately upon seeing the black-robed old Daoist.

"It's not that there's a change, I just saw a very interesting puppet and was delayed for a while... That puppet actually had no fluctuation of magical power. If I hadn't explored the market one by one with my divine sense earlier, I might have missed it... There was even a self-destruction device, which I didn't discover..."

Old Daoist Wu stroked his goatee, looking a bit surprised: "It seems the market built by Fellow Daoist Nie is like building a phoenix tree to attract a phoenix... there is actually such a puppeteer lurking here."

"Fellow Daoist Wu praises me too much. At this time, I'm afraid there aren't many loose cultivators left in the market."

Nie Feifeng's expression was faint: "I am more interested in that Rank 2 high-grade Ink Jade Python... It swallows moonlight to temper its monster energy, so it must have already condensed a monster core. This Ink Jade Python has a prominent head and horns, so it might even have a trace of dragon bloodline. If its inner core is taken by Fellow Daoist Lian's spiritual pet, I think it can improve by a small realm."

Before the words were finished, the burly man wearing animal skin moved his expression and touched the spiritual beast bag at his waist.

He was the Supreme Elder of the 'Wan Shouzong Sect' and was skilled in raising various spiritual pets.

Among them was a 'Horned Python', which possessed a dragon bloodline, and its bloodline grade was quite good. At this time, it was only a Rank 2 low-grade.

If he could get this inner core of a similar species, it could indeed possibly advance by a small rank.

But at this time, his face remained calm: "Our trip is mainly for the Wan Fa Secret Realm... My spiritual pet is just a small matter."

"Fellow Daoist Lian is too humble. Who among us doesn't know who? If your 'Horned Python' advances to Rank 2 mid-grade, I think it would be enough to cooperate in performing that secret art divine ability, right?"

Old Daoist Wu chuckled: "The Wan Shouzong Sect's divine ability is famous. Among them, that 'Spirit Attachment Technique', the richer the dragon bloodline, the more astonishing the power... Plus Fellow Daoist's cultivation, I'm afraid it would be enough to pose a threat to cultivators in the mid-to-late Jin Dan stage, right?"

"Where, where... Lian Laogui Wu, why don't you guard your 'Black Heaven Temple' well and always inquire about my sect's secret techniques?"

The cultivator surnamed Lian remained calm, and the tattoos on his body seemed to come alive, and the sound of ten thousand beasts roaring could be faintly heard.

Old Daoist Wu waved his hand hurriedly: "Fellow Daoist Lian, don't get angry. These old bones of mine can't withstand your divine ability... I'm just worried that if we rashly kill the Rank 2 high-grade monster here, will it provoke a Rank 3 monster, or even a beast tide, like last time? That would be a loss that outweighs the gain... After all, the three of us are sneaking into this place alone, and it's full of dangers..."

"Hmph, if Fellow Daoist Nie had told us the secrets of this place earlier, we could have arranged for a large army to come and open up the wasteland earlier, and we wouldn't be so passive..."

The cultivator surnamed Lian was also somewhat dissatisfied with Nie Feifeng.

According to the local cultivators' custom of developing secret realms, it must be a large army clearing the field first to avoid being mixed in and having peaches picked, then gathering array masters to study the flaws, using human lives to fill them, and finally breaking the secret realm array and taking all the benefits inside, leaving nothing behind.

But now, even the Qinglin Market was gone.

The escape speed of low-level cultivators is not comparable to these Jin Dan ancestors, not to mention the risks along the way.

If they want to retake this place, it won't be feasible for a few years.

"Gathering cultivators also easily provokes beast disasters..."

Nie Feifeng shook her head: "After several previous investigations, I already know the general situation inside the secret realm... This time, I specifically brought several Rank 3 'Forbidden-Breaking Talismans' treasured by my sect. Lian Laogui Wu, you should also have a 'Pulse-Breaking Bead' in your hand. If we work together, we should be able to make the array restrictions in the secret realm have a moment of flaw, enough for us to take the treasure..."

The Forbidden-Breaking Talisman is a special type of talisman that can disrupt the operation of an array.

Generally speaking, a Rank 1 Forbidden-Breaking Talisman can disrupt a Rank 1 array for a few moments, or create a temporary escape channel.

Of course, if there is an array master presiding in the middle, or if the person performing it is proficient in arrays, the effect will be different.

But the best result is only to freeze the same-rank array for a moment or temporarily weaken the array's power by several percent.

The Pulse-Breaking Bead can break the connection between the earth's vein energy and the array, and it is also a great tool for breaking arrays.

Rank 3 Forbidden-Breaking Talismans and Pulse-Breaking Beads are strategic materials in the familiar wasteland, and they are extremely rare even at large auctions.

"Lian Laogui Nie, you actually know quite a bit about my family's assets..."

Old Daoist Wu's expression changed.

"Otherwise, why would I look for you and not other fellow Daoists?" Nie Feifeng said indifferently: "Fellow Daoist Lian should also have a 'Treasure-Seeking Mouse' spiritual pet, which is very useful in the secret realm... If it weren't for this, why wouldn't I go directly to the Profound Heaven Sect to find someone?"

Hearing the name of the Profound Heaven Sect, the cultivator surnamed Lian and Old Daoist Wu couldn't help but be silent.

"Since that's the case, let's make a quick decision... Let's go to the Wan Fa Secret Realm immediately."

The cultivator surnamed Lian took a deep breath: "I have been coveting the secret treasure left by the Wan Fa Master many years ago..."

"Hehe, this person was able to go all the way from poor spiritual root aptitude to Foundation Establishment and Jin Dan... and even had the opportunity to condense a Nascent Soul. He must be a person of great luck, and there are many treasures on him... I'm not greedy, as long as there are heavenly materials and earthly treasures in the secret realm that can improve the quality of the true core, I will be satisfied."

Old Daoist Wu chuckled.

"The core is formed without regret... Old Daoist Wu, you really dare to think." Nie Feifeng chuckled: "I want to find a Jin Dan spiritual object, you are not allowed to fight for it..."

"Hmph, one by one, you have no ambition."

The cultivator surnamed Lian laughed: "Then it's settled. I only want the opportunity to increase my cultivation and break through the realm... Besides that, if there is an opportunity to condense a Nascent Soul, we will each rely on our own means... As for the secrets of the Wan Fa, if we can get them, if they are cultivation techniques and secret arts, everyone will copy one, if they are others, then it also depends on each person's means!"

"Good!"

The three Jin Dan cultivators turned into streams of light of various colors and headed towards Tianxing Tianxing Wuxie Valley...

Happy Home Residential Complex.

In the practice room.

Fang Xing was sweating like rain, his skin emitting a faint golden glow inch by inch, with illusory patterns forming. 'If this scene of the Dragon-Elephant Art reaching perfection were seen by outsiders, I'm afraid my evaluation would be raised again... It's quite good as it is now.'

He was quite satisfied with his current state of life. Lan Fei was a very good life secretary and knew better not to pry into other people's privacy.

And with such a representative of the Giant God Group here, no other forces would come to contact him.

As for those recruitment teachers?

Fang Xing only met the teacher from Five Peaks University once, which basically confirmed his intention.

If he couldn't get into a super-top-tier institution in the future, he would enter Five Peaks University to study.

With a guaranteed university, he could put all his heart into practicing martial arts. Now he had even gone through the procedures for suspension of schooling, claiming to the outside world that he was going all out to prepare for the college entrance exam.

The current Yucai High School was indeed of no help to him.

Only Principal Lu Guangming, who was a Martial Arts Jin Dan, couldn't teach him every day.

But every time there was an opportunity, Fang Xing would still go to school just to listen to this Martial Arts Jin Dan teacher give him special coaching.

Bang bang!

While practicing martial arts this time, Fang Xing suddenly felt a flash of inspiration.

Bow-stance cannon punch, half-step collapse punch, battle-axe leg...

Various moves of the military physical training punch were used by him at will, as if every part of his body had turned into a killing machine.

Accompanied by the last punch, his martial arts will suddenly changed, and a murderous aura suddenly appeared on his body!

It was as if there were thousands of troops and horses, a murderous aura that would exterminate the enemy completely!

"The realm of the military killing punch..."

Fang Xing murmured, looking at the attribute panel, and sure enough, the Twelve Forms of Military Physical Training Punch had broken through:

【Twelve Forms of Military Physical Training Punch: 1/400 (Master)】

"Heaven rewards diligence, effort pays off, the ancients did not deceive me!"

His face was happy, and he looked at the realm:

【Fourth Realm: Courage and Resolve (90/200)】

"The baptism of the military killing punch realm has driven the cultivation of the Courage and Resolve Realm, and there has also been a leap..."

"By now, the progress is almost halfway... representing that my cultivation in the Courage and Resolve Realm has gone almost halfway."

Fang Xing knew that this cultivation progress was obviously not normal.

Ordinary martial artists in the Courage and Resolve Realm either go to the battlefield for life-and-death struggles, constantly honing their own martial arts will, or practice in seclusion, while taking precious mind-calming drugs, to make themselves advance by leaps and bounds.

They wouldn't go to specifically practice other martial arts and accumulate different martial arts realms.

After all, not everyone is as simple as Fang Xing, who understands the martial arts realm like eating and drinking.

Because of the attribute panel, as long as he breaks through to the 'Master' level, he will inevitably be able to understand a trace of realm power.

But for other martial artists, there is no such good thing.

It is precisely because of this that Fang Xing tried to constantly superimpose the realm power, and now it seems that it is indeed quite beneficial to the cultivation of the Courage and Resolve Realm.

'It's just that learning other martial arts is also quite troublesome... With my current foundation of understanding the four major realms and my vigorous foundation, even if I just waste time every day, the spiritual alien power in the Niwan Palace will grow rapidly...'

He grabbed a towel, wiped the sweat from his body, walked into the bathroom, closed the door, and stuck a 'House Protection Talisman' on it.

With a flash of silver light, Fang Xing came to the underground camp.

"Hmm?"

In front of the screen, Fang Xing, who was checking the surveillance daily, was suddenly shocked.

"Here... another expert has come? Being able to use divine sense to discover my drone, it must be at least a Foundation Establishment cultivator..."

"Ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators would be stupid to go deep into the wild wasteland to die, unless it's... a Jin Dan cultivator?"

"If they come, there is only one goal, and that is the Wan Fa Secret Realm in Tianxing Tianxing Wuxie Valley?"

Fang Xing was shocked and hurriedly looked at the surveillance of Tianxing Tianxing Wuxie Valley, only to find that most of them had self-destructed according to the program settings.

Only a few, a few miles away, barely managed to capture three rays of light falling into the canyon, and then there was a earth-shattering roar. Presumably, the one-horned lion monster in the canyon was already doomed.

"The divine sense range of a Jin Dan cultivator might be around a few miles... It didn't pass by my side, I'm really lucky... Or maybe it passed by, didn't find any signs of life, and ignored it?"

He pondered for a moment, and finally shook his head helplessly.

In any case, Fang Xing had to admit that he still needed to be at close range to pose a threat to Foundation Establishment cultivators, let alone Jin Dan cultivators...

Even laser guns should not be able to threaten them...

The best way is naturally to avoid their edge!

He immediately took action to divert the original underground camp... a large number of modern equipment was destroyed, and laser guns and other items were buried in different locations.

Fortunately, these items had no spiritual energy fluctuations and were not very eye-catching.

As for the warehouse, it could be left behind.

Local loose cultivators all have the personality of groundhogs, and it's no big deal to have a few cellars and material warehouses outside.

Even most of the secret realms and cave dwelling ruins left by predecessors in the current cultivation world are luxury upgraded versions of warehouses, which still attract cultivators to explore continuously.

"Let's go... It's dangerous here, I'm afraid I'll have to wait until the winter break to come back."

Although Jin Dan cultivators exploring secret realms might only take a few days, Fang Xing still decided to lie low on Fledgling Star for a while.

Just as Fang Xing left.

Wan Fa Secret Realm.

Amidst the immortal energy, the jade palace was beautiful, and countless pavilions and towers were looming.

The medicine fragrance was overflowing, and several spiritual medicine gardens were flashing with five-colored brilliance. Through that thick layer of restrictions, one could see spiritual fruits, immortal mushrooms, and strange ginseng... it was simply everything.

Rumble!

In front of a palace, Nie Feifeng and the three were driving magic treasures, constantly bombarding a five-colored restriction on the palace gate.

The light of the three magic treasures kept flowing, emitting magical power fluctuations that would make Foundation Establishment cultivators feel terrified.

The aftermath of each restriction breaking here could make them die without a whole corpse.

And in such tremors, in an unknown space underground, a brass oil lamp suddenly flickered and lit up a layer of faint light.

With this faint light, one could see that this space was not large. Under the brass oil lamp was a spiritual wood table that was still brand new.

The brilliance on the oil lamp flashed, seeming to want to try hard to light the wick.

And in the space, the largest area was not this wooden table, but a coffin beside it.

This coffin was made entirely of white jade, carrying a cold chill, and there was no coffin lid, so one could see a thick layer of black ice inside.

And in the black ice, it seemed that there was still a figure lying quietly...