Chapter 79: 79. Chapter 79: Undercurrent (Dedicated to Alliance Leader

79. Chapter 79: Undercurrent (Dedicated to Alliance Leader "Is Tokisaki Kurumi Eh")

Time flies.

Green Forest Market, cave dwelling.

"Still not working!"

Fang Xing opened his eyes, a hint of worry appearing on his face: "Summer vacation is almost here, no, the Hundred Star Joint Examination is almost here, and my Great Vajra Prajna Divine Power still hasn't been mastered..."

The difficulty of this S-rank martial art exceeded his imagination; no wonder it took Xia Long three years back then!

"The six bowels have been tempered for the most part, though... Breaking through to the Martial Way Fourth Realm before the Hundred Star Joint Examination is almost a matter of course."

He stood up, made himself a bowl of beef porridge, picked up the bowl and drank it slowly, while checking the recent surveillance logs.

On the surveillance screen, there was a dilapidated cave dwelling.

Of course, Fang Xing knew this cave dwelling wasn't dilapidated; it was even covered by a mysterious barrier, capable of deceiving Second Rank demonic beasts and dodging several attacks.

On the surface, it was occupied by a lone traveler among the loose cultivators.

In reality, it belonged to the Green Pill Workshop and was the place where the alchemist Su Ye was establishing her foundation!

"I heard... when a cultivator establishes their foundation, if it's on a Second Rank spiritual vein, the success rate will be higher... If there is no Second Rank spiritual vein, a First Rank high-grade spiritual vein will barely suffice, but it still requires absorbing the spiritual power from spirit stones or the assistance of a gathering-spirit array..."

As for why Su Ye's foundation establishment place was discovered by Fang Xing?

This was naturally the credit of those surveillance devices.

"Hmm? Has it finally started?"

Su Ye had been in seclusion for several months, and by yesterday, this cave dwelling finally had some anomalies.

By now, there was even spiritual Qi gathering, forming a vortex.

Although its range wasn't large, nearby cultivators could still perceive it.

"It's here!"

Fang Xing muttered, seeing Xiao Rui, who, along with several cultivators from the Green Pill Workshop, was guarding the area around the cave dwelling with a vigilant expression.

Among these cultivators, he even saw Fei Yue and Han Qingyun.

Alas, Fang Xing didn't have the slightest intention of going to acknowledge them.

His favor to Fei Yue was only about ten spirit stones a month; Su Ye could obviously give more and better things.

Now that these two had obviously defected to the Green Pill Workshop, he didn't need to add unnecessary entanglements.

And nearby, some other loose cultivators were attracted, some directly bowing to the cave dwelling, kneeling on the ground and begging bitterly, while others were eager to try...

"Grandpa, what are we doing here?"

Ding Hongxiu gripped a broken magic tool tightly in her hand, looking around vigilantly.

She felt that the cultivators around her were all like hungry wolves!

"Coming to protect the path!"

Ding Bushan held up his wine gourd, his expression incomparably serious: "After this period, you've also seen clearly that staying in the market is just slowly dying... If you want to live, you have to go out! But for a Qi Condensation stage cultivator to walk in the raw wilderness is death! Only by following a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator is there a glimmer of survival..."

"Is there really no one coming to save us?" Ding Hongxiu's eyes were full of despair.

Her cheeks were gaunt; it was clear she had suffered quite a bit.

"Perhaps the Great Sects of the Jin Dan stage will come, but it must be for the Secret Realm, not to save us... For a Nascent Soul cultivator, a few years of seclusion passes in a blink... In their eyes, it's a very short period, but we can't hold out that long."

Ding Bushan was old and cunning; at this moment, he had gathered a few like-minded cultivators and approached the Green Pill Workshop together: "Is that Miss Xiao Rui? Old man is here to guard the senior's foundation establishment. We won't go over; we'll just stand guard on the outermost perimeter!"

He looked fiercely at the other loose cultivators: "Let's see who dares to cut off the path of survival for everyone in the market now!"

As for the question of whether the Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator would take them or not?

Even if a Foundation Establishment cultivator wanted to cross the raw wilderness, they would need a few scouts or followers!

To put it bluntly, it was begging to be cannon fodder!

As loose cultivators, they were long accustomed to gambling their lives for a glimmer of survival.

The problem now was whether that senior could succeed?

"Sister..."

Among the guards of the Green Pill Workshop, Han Qingyun quietly approached Fei Yue: "What do you think?"

"If it were usual times, those loose cultivators would have already pounced... Now that the Young Miss is establishing her foundation, they are actually hesitating; it's clear they also want to attach themselves to us and escape this place..."

Fei Yue's expression was serious: "This can be called human harmony... Establishing a foundation in a place with spiritual veins is geographical advantage... That Golden Feather Demon Bird came just three days ago; according to its habits, it will take ten days or half a month before it comes again; this is heavenly timing... With heavenly timing, geographical advantage, and human harmony, it all depends on whether the Young Miss can successfully establish her foundation."

Boom!

Finally, the spiritual power vortex poured entirely into the cave dwelling, and everything became calm.

"A step too late!"

Among the loose cultivators, a certain late-stage Qi Condensation robber felt regret in his heart, but his face revealed nothing: "We are only here to congratulate; congratulations to the senior on establishing your foundation!"

Now that the anomaly had ended, there were only two results: success or failure.

He said the nice words first; if the other party failed to establish their foundation, he could still make a move.

Creak!

The cave dwelling door opened with a bang, and a woman in green, wearing a veil, walked out indifferently, her aura profound, carrying the pressure of the Foundation Establishment level.

Just by glancing, the nearby loose cultivators were shocked one after another, bowing and saluting: "Congratulations to the senior on successfully establishing your foundation, may your immortal fortune last forever, and may you attain longevity!"

"Su has successfully established her foundation; thank you all for coming to observe the ceremony... Hmm?" Su Ye's eyes above the veil moved, and a surging magic power suddenly emerged from her body, startling the others, who thought Su Ye was about to make a move directly.

However, in the next moment, she grabbed with her slender hand, and magic power hands emerged, grabbing the beetles and birds from the roof, wall crevices, and corners one by one: "What exquisite puppet technique, there isn't even the slightest magic power fluctuation. If I hadn't already mastered divine sense, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to discover it..."

The spiritual sense of a Qi Condensation stage cultivator can only look inward at themselves, and at most check jade slips and storage bags.

But the divine sense of a Foundation Establishment cultivator is different; it is the sublimation of spiritual sense, capable of observing oneself and even a range of several dozen zhang, with everything clearly visible.

Under Su Ye's current divine sense scan, although these birds and geckos looked lifelike, their interiors were complex and precise machinery; they were clearly not living things.

What made her even more curious was that this kind of puppet had no magic power fluctuation at all; if it weren't for a Foundation Establishment cultivator, it would indeed be difficult to discover the clues.

Boom!

Boom!

In the next moment, the drones in the magic power hands actually self-destructed one after another, turning into balls of fire.

"Hmm? Self-destructed?"

Su Ye was slightly surprised.

"Senior, do you want us to make a move and find this hiding person?"

Having succeeded in his speculation, Ding Bushan held his head high, his voice becoming much louder.

"No need, I already have a three-tenths guess as to who this person is... Thank you all for coming to guard the law. I have set up some light wine in a courtyard; I hope you will all do me the honor..."

Su Ye was amiable, her voice even seeming to carry joy.

Even those loose cultivators with ill intentions on the periphery were invited together.

"Since it is an invitation from the senior, we naturally won't refuse."

That late-stage Qi Condensation robber and the others looked at each other, and finally agreed.

Soon, the news of the Green Pill Workshop's young proprietor successfully establishing her foundation swept through the market and its surroundings like a storm...

And after everyone left, ten zhang away from that cave dwelling, the ground soil suddenly turned over, and a pitch-black beetle crawled out...

"Foundation Establishment early stage, the divine sense range is ten zhang from the body, which is about 33 meters?"

In the basement of the cave dwelling, Fang Xing finished his beef porridge, lost in thought.

The divine sense range of a Foundation Establishment cultivator is very much related to their realm, cultivation method, and even individual physique.

Not to mention, there are spiritual items and pills that open the Purple Mansion and enhance divine sense.

Today, he spared no effort to expose himself, insisting on attempting surveillance, just to obtain first-hand data.

'Judging from Su Ye's performance, puppets within 33 meters were all discovered and cleared... Only those beyond 33 meters were spared, which seems to corroborate this point.'

'However, one must be careful of the possibility that she is deliberately disguising... Perhaps she had already discovered my beetle puppet and was just pretending not to know...'

'Is this a Foundation Establishment cultivator? It is said that the magic power in a Foundation Establishment cultivator's body has sublimated into liquid true essence, and a single drop can be worth the entire magic power of an ordinary late-stage Qi Condensation cultivator...'

Fang Xing set up the Tiger-Subduing Stance, thinking while practicing his punches.

'After successfully establishing her foundation, Su Ye will definitely leave. This might be the last wave of refugees... Should I follow and go to the familiar wilderness?'

Soon, he made up his mind: 'Not going out!'

Those loose cultivators want to escape because they are living from hand to mouth!

But as long as Fang Xing is careful and hides on Chick Star when encountering danger, his own safety is guaranteed, and he won't face problems like running out of food.

Then, he can wait for those Great Sects to open up the route themselves...

Even in the worst-case scenario, where everything outside abandons the Green Forest Market, Fang Xing can still silently cultivate to Courage and Resolve, External Landscape, or even Martial Way Jin Dan before walking out himself!

'Placing hope on others is cowardly and stupid; I only believe in myself!'

'This is also... my Martial Way!'

Roar, roar!

In the next instant, Fang Xing seemed to hear a tiger roaring in his ears.

Tiger-Subduing Realm — Achieved!

He touched the center of his eyebrows, feeling another surge of spiritual power condensing in his Mud Pill Palace.

"Dragon Realm, Tiger Realm... Both have been obtained. Every baptism of the realm is of great benefit to the Mud Pill Palace, equivalent to solidifying the foundation for the future once."

Fang Xing carefully experienced the Tiger-Subduing Realm, feeling that under the influence of the two major realms, his internal breath surged again!

"The progress of the six bowels has also accelerated..."

【Tiger-Subduing Stance: 1/400 (Master)】

Glancing at the attribute bar, Fang Xing couldn't help but nod silently.

"After the Master rank, proficiency is becoming increasingly difficult to increase... However, for the sake of the future Jin Dan foundation, the Dragon-Tiger Realm must be practiced daily."

Fang Xing habitually checked the progress of other martial arts, finding that the Dragon-Long Xiang Gong had reached 89/100 (Proficient), and couldn't help but smile slightly.

"After the Dragon-Long Xiang Gong reaches Proficient, I can go and ask Su Ye for some pointers..."

"However, it seems useless; the probability of being abused is high... Because as long as she flies into the sky with her physical body, I can basically just stare blankly."

As for using "Flight Talismans" or something? What's the difference between that and humans strapping on wings to compete with birds in flight?

According to Fang Xing's current experience, if he wants to kill a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he must sneak attack at close range unexpectedly and decide the outcome in one move! ===== CHAPTER 80 =====