sinovels Chapter 332 Unexpected Events
Chapter 332 Unexpected Events
"Hmm... After reaching the Nascent Soul stage, one can cultivate many Nascent Soul level secret techniques beyond the 'Sea Devouring Technique,' and reforge the 'Myriad Water Cauldron' to unleash even greater power..."
"And upgrade my two natal magic weapons..."
"There's also the crafting of 'True Spirit Puppets' and 'Mystic Fire Demon Zombies'... There are so many things to deal with, one by one."
"Fortunately, I have now lived for over a thousand years, giving me ample time to do these things at my own pace..."
Fang Qing pondered for a moment, then let out a long breath.
Although there are more things to do after reaching the Nascent Soul stage, his lifespan has doubled, which is better than any other benefit!
"Since that's the case, today's breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage is something to celebrate..."
He immediately wanted to find his many female disciples and Tara to celebrate.
But subconsciously, he first communicated with Dao Shengzhu to check on the situation of all parties involved in the Qi-absorbing method.
"Um?"
Upon regaining consciousness, Fang Qing immediately noticed something different.
"After reaching the Nascent Soul stage... it seems I can see a wider scope by using each disciple as an anchor point?"
"Has I finally refined this bead to a deeper level?"
He was suddenly filled with excitement.
This means there's still a lot of room for development in this game!
Once you reach a higher level of understanding, you will be able to play a greater role!
Fang Qing first looked at the South Wu side and found that everything was as usual.
After all, it didn't take him too long to break through to the Nascent Soul stage during his seclusion.
The same applies to Wusheng Temple.
"Judging by the time, Sangji has been in seclusion for ten years now... and the lease on the dust-washing pool is about to expire."
Fang Qing gazed at the figure sitting cross-legged in the Cleansing Pool, wanting to complain: "I've already reached the Nascent Soul stage, and you old codger, you still haven't mastered the 'Cleansing Fate' technique..."
"No...that's not right!"
In that instant, he used the deeper Dao Life Pearl's permissions after reaching the Nascent Soul stage to expand his perspective beyond the 'Dust Cleansing Pool'.
Boom!
As far as the eye could see, there were strange and ferocious golden statues, their huge eyes all fixed on the direction of the Cleansing Pool.
A gaunt, dried-up figure, resembling a corpse, silently watched the figure in the purification pool.
As time passed, the malice in his eyes grew stronger and stronger...
"Depend on!"
"We've fallen for their trap!"
Inside the cave, Fang Qing suddenly opened his eyes, feeling as if he were being watched by a venomous snake.
His mind raced, and he quickly identified several suspicious points:
"When Sangji broke through to the Dharma King level, he was already facing some skepticism, and he was even investigated in the Blessed Land of Oblivion..."
"Even a Golden Core Demonic Sect like Moyun Cliff has methods to detect hidden destiny... Those Great Snow Mountains that rose to power using this method must also have it. It's just that Sangji was originally a Secret Dharma King, so it's perfectly normal for him to possess hidden destiny, which is why it wasn't detected at the beginning?"
"And now... a problem has surfaced in the refinement of the 'Cleansing Affinity' divine power? He's too slow?"
"To 'wash away worldly ties' is like wiping away dust, cleansing away all karma, curses, and karmic burdens..."
"The world is in turmoil, and cause and effect are like a prison. All past deeds, good and evil, are intertwined... When the mind is confused and the spirit is bewildered, supernatural powers are hard to summon. Only when cause and effect are exhausted can worldly ties be cast aside."
"Therefore, to cultivate this [Earth Goddess] divine power, the cultivator must have extremely light karma on their body and not be entangled in too many things... Of course, if the entanglements are not too heavy, there are ways to salvage the situation, such as the 'Cleansing Dust Pool'..."
Fang Qing's cultivation is now extremely high. Even though it's only in the realm of water virtue, his high-level understanding allows him to gain some insight. After all, Sangji's techniques are completely unguarded against him: "And even though Sangji is burdened by the karma of the White Bone Path, his failure to achieve anything in the 'Dust Cleansing Pool' for ten years is still somewhat suspicious... This indicates that the karma he carries is far more complex than just the White Bone Path!"
"The biggest cause and effect on him... is me."
"Therefore, it is understandable that the Great Dharma King Kumarajiva harbored doubts and even murderous intent..."
As for the possibility that Sangji's destiny was inherently noble? This person's master had been practicing in the Wuxiang Temple of All Beings all the way. How could the Dharma Kings not know about his destiny?
"This method of accepting one's fate is troublesome."
"However, he's just a subordinate; there's still a way to deal with him..."
Fang Qing pondered silently: "The most straightforward thing to do is to abandon Sangji, abandon the entire White Bone Path... directly extinguish Sangji's true spirit, and then escape. Anyway, I now have the combat power of a Great True Person, and I can go anywhere in the world. I can find another place and start a new identity... Even from a darker perspective, the scenario of the White Bone Path's destruction and the Fang family's rise doesn't seem bad?"
"The second option is to do nothing..."
Fang Qing now has a better understanding of the "Cleansing of Worldly Ties" supernatural power: "Kumarakara now believes that the Purple Mansion is involved, having planted spies in the Temple of All Beings Without Form... and may even suspect the Great Treasury Temple, the Great Black Heaven Temple, and even the Great Snow Mountain..."
"Although I am but dust, the Dao-Born Pearl's status is unimaginably high... Even the slightest connection creates an incredibly profound karmic connection... Sangji might need to go into seclusion for fifteen or even twenty years!"
If Sangji fails to achieve his goal after ten years of arduous cultivation, it is suspected that another Purple Mansion has intervened, and he may be dealt with by Kumarajiva.
However, if one has to cultivate diligently for fifteen or twenty years to barely achieve supernatural powers, then Kumarajiva might not dare to make a move, because this would mean that the Golden Elixir True Lord has taken notice!
The "Master of the Ashtanga Forest" at the Wuxiang Temple was in extremely poor condition, even struggling to respond; otherwise, a Buddhist decree would have been issued when Fang Qing converted Sangji.
The "Master of the Ashtanga Forest" at the Wuxiang Temple was in extremely poor condition, even struggling to respond; otherwise, a Buddhist decree would have been issued when Fang Qing converted Sangji.
Given his own weak position, Kumarajiva might not dare to attack Sangji, who is suspected of having a Golden Core backer. He might just keep a close watch on him or kick him back to the Path of Bones...
"The last option is somewhere in between. While the 'Great Yellow Heaven' has not yet opened and the 'Buddhas in this body' are unable to intervene in the world on a large scale, I will first go to the secret realm to make a fortune... and then, based on the feedback from Sangji, I will adapt to the situation and see whether to provide assistance or run away immediately."
This is because, although the temples that are the source of all the esoteric teachings may have selfish motives, Kumarajiva may also have the possibility of reporting to the Great Snow Mountain.
Fang Qing felt that Sangji was unlikely to be saved.
Therefore, we should seize this opportunity to make a quick buck in the secret hideout, and then run away.
"Alas... among cultivators of the Qi-cultivation path, everyone turns pale at the mere mention of the name of the secret treasure, as if they had heard of a snake or scorpion... there are truly very few like me who still dare to try and fleece them."
He gazed at his palm, still shimmering with a faint golden light, and thought to himself, "The most crucial thing is the sequel to the 'Horse-Headed Vajra Protector Divine Skill'..."
He has mastered the "Dragon Elephant Golden Body Achievement Method" to the highest level, and now possesses a body of golden silk and jade bones.
However, the "Horse-Headed Vajra Protector Divine Skill" is different. Although the third level has been completed, this secret protector divine skill has four levels!
"I am now considered a fairly powerful body-refining cultivator, and my cultivation is profound, so my comprehension is unlikely to be wrong. After the Fierce Donkey Demon sequence, the Mule-faced Vajra Prajna sequence, and the Hayagriva Wrathful King sequence, there is indeed one more sequence, which may be the essence of this technique!"
"It concerns whether my fourth-tier, low-grade body refinement can make another leap forward... or even... my hope for fifth-tier body refinement?"
"As for danger? In the path of breath cultivation, where is there no risk?"
"You might run into someone on duty whenever you go out."
"However, my divination skills can somewhat help me avoid misfortune and attract good fortune..."
Fang Qing mentally cast a divination, then laughed: "I'm stupid, casting a divination here..."
As soon as he had a thought, the Dao-Born Pearl began to operate.
Pure air rises, turbid air sinks, clouds rise and mist gather...
In a flash of light, Fang Qing had already arrived at the secret realm of the Wusheng Temple in the Dao of Qi Cultivation.
"Now that I've broken through to the Nascent Soul stage... my grasp of the Dao-Born Pearl has deepened, and since I'm only divining about myself, my predictions should be quite accurate, right?"
Fang Qing murmured a sentence, and several plum blossoms fell, revealing a divination symbol.
"First comes a minor misfortune, then a minor good fortune?"
"Although the situation is mixed, you can still manage?"
"After all, I only plan to visit a few Dharma King lineages, not even a temple that is the origin of all dharmas... let alone get close to the Temple of All Beings Without Form."
"Therefore, although there are both good and bad aspects, the danger should not be too high."
He calmed himself down and secretly made plans.
"This matter is more important than creating the True Spirit Puppet... Sangji might die at any time, so we should act before he dies..."
Immediately, Fang Qing thought of the two Taras, Moonlight White and Sky Sparrow.
"If Sangji dies, even if these two Taras don't perish with him, they will fall from their positions as Taras...and then things will get really interesting."
"Uh... we can't let them run away now, otherwise Sangji will definitely die."
"We can only hold on... and see what happens to them. I can only offer some advice at most..."
"Furthermore... it's a bit too conspicuous for him to travel through the secret realm as Vajra Power Child."
With this thought in mind, Fang Qing made up his mind: 'I'll go with the identity of an ordinary ascetic monk... There are definitely people like that in the secret realm.'
Over the years, as the Vajra Power Master of the White Bone Path, although he has never set foot on that land, he is very familiar with the Secret Realm.
This familiarity came not only from the White Bone Path and from Sangji's eyes... but also from the exchanges with the secret monks of the Black Heaven Path, Blood Sea Path, and others.
As a mid-to-high-level member of this system, he took the lead in defecting and needed to create a set of identity documents for himself. While not foolproof, it would be enough to deceive those below him.
In addition, the "Tao-born Pearl" being "as if within calculation" should be enough to conceal the truth for a time.
Most importantly, the Dharma Kings are still managing the esoteric Buddhist scriptures...
Even if I can't win, I can still escape.
"As long as that Great Roc King doesn't come down from the Great Snow Mountain... well, such a trivial matter at the Purple Mansion level shouldn't trouble a Golden Core True Monarch, right?"
"So... our first stop has been chosen: Hayagriva Temple!"
Thinking of this temple, Fang Qing couldn't help but feel a pang of emotion, recalling the old blind man from back then, the bone bowl, and even the subsequent cultivation techniques...
Many memories from when he was still just accepting his fate resurfaced.
"Come to think of it... this is the first secret temple with which I have formed a karmic connection... It was founded by the Purple Mansion Dharma King, and now there may not even be a true Dharma King left in the temple..."
Unlike the eternally standing Temple of the Origin of All Dharmas, these small lineages established by the Dharma King are like the Purple Mansion forces under the Golden Elixir Immortal Sect. Those who do well can produce Great True Persons, while those who do not may simply disappear without a trace...