Cultivating Immortality in Two Realms

Chapter 380 Breaking the Formation

"Ascension coordinates?"

Fang Qing hesitated deliberately for a moment, then smiled and said, "You truly possess great fortune and auspicious destiny... and even the ambition to become a Nascent Soul cultivator!"

However, these ascension coordinates were the least valuable thing to him.

Moreover, Fang Qing suspected that there were many traps among these Void Coordinates.

Therefore, after only a brief struggle, she finally agreed:

"Good! But we need to sign a fourth-tier contract to prevent either of us from backing out or concealing anything."

"Of course!"

Zhan Hongxiu was delighted and nodded repeatedly.

Fang Qing, as if he had been prepared, took out an earthen-yellow spirit contract: "This is a fourth-tier spirit contract that I obtained from an auction. Its effectiveness is said to be even better than a merchant's contract... You write it."

Zhan Hongxiu took it, scanned it inch by inch with her divine sense, and communicated with the old turtle for a while. Finally, she no longer hesitated and wrote down the cloud-like characters on it, writing the contract.

It is basically the same as the current practice of trading the formula of the "Yuanji Five Saints Pill" and some materials for the experience of transforming into a Nascent Soul.

After she reaches the Divine Realm, she will trade the Void Coordinates.

After writing it down, Zhan Hongxiu imprinted a wisp of her divine sense onto it, which transformed into a mark resembling a small turtle.

Fang Qing also signed his name, then laughed and said, "Good, fellow Daoist, you're straightforward!"

Without saying a word, he handed over a jade slip.

"Insights into the Nascent Soul stage?"

Zhan Hongxiu's eyes lit up, and she handed over a jade slip and a storage bag: "The pill formula is here..."

Fang Qing chuckled inwardly. The contract he presented was naturally made using witchcraft and rituals to appease spirits and deities. Not only was it incredibly powerful, but the key was that while it seemed to strongly bind both parties, he could actually renege at any time thanks to his status as a Buddhist disciple…

Of course, he didn't want to back out; he just wanted to have a trump card to counterattack.

At this moment, when his divine sense entered the jade slip, he saw densely packed pill formulas.

"This Zhan Hongxiu is quite a straightforward person. Not only is the formula for the 'Five Saints of Primordial Essence Pill,' but she also included the original formula for the Nascent Soul Elixir, along with the ideas and processes for its improvement..."

The genuine Divine Transformation Elixir is definitely of the fifth tier, and the improvement ideas and rough formulas of subsequent generations of alchemists from the Zhou Tian Star Palace are of great benefit to Fang Qing, who is now a fourth-tier alchemy master.

"The 'Five Saints of Primordial Essence Pill' is considered a near-fifth-tier pill... It's extremely difficult to refine, requiring the essence blood of five kinds of demon beasts with true spirit bloodlines. The more concentrated the true spirit bloodline, the better... The 'Earth Qilin Essence Blood' I have is sufficient to serve as one of them. As for the Qiongqi Essence Blood, it's a bit too diluted, and the demon beast's original rank is also insufficient..."

Collecting all five true spirit bloodlines in the current cultivation world of the East Sea is no easy task.

Fang Qing, on the other hand, seemed to be deep in thought as he looked at the original pill formulas in front of him.

"If I'm going to eat, I'll eat the best... The treasures nurtured by the True Spirit Kunpeng are gone, but subsequent alchemists used this as a starting point and made several improvements, requiring the use of genuine True Spirit essence and inner core to refine the 'Primordial Spirit Pill'... This pill is a true fifth-tier pill, and its efficacy is almost identical to the original Nascent Soul Elixir."

Of course, this requirement is very demanding. If it is five mid-to-high-grade fourth-tier demonic beasts, even a Nascent Soul cultivator at the peak of his cultivation level can manage to take them down.

But even a Nascent Soul cultivator at the peak of their cultivation level can't defeat a true fifth-tier spirit, so how can one obtain its essence, blood, or inner core?

However, this only applies to Zhan Hongxiu.

For Fang Qing...

"I accept this. I will cultivate both Qi and Qi... When my Nascent Soul is complete and my Four Arts are perfected, even if I can't defeat those powerful immortal subordinates or divine servants... in the path of Qi cultivation, if I encounter a low-grade fifth-tier demonic beast, I will still have a certain chance of killing it."

A fifth-tier low-grade demonic beast is equivalent to an early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator. If it is also subject to elemental or supernatural power counters, it may not be impossible to defeat it!

Moreover, even in the history of the cultivation world in the East Sea, there are legends of Nascent Soul cultivators who could fight against Nascent Soul cultivators.

Fang Qing merely wanted to take it a step further, to defeat or even kill a Nascent Soul cultivator with his Nascent Soul cultivation...

"If there are genuine fifth-tier Nascent Soul pills available, who would bother with quasi-fifth-tier pills?"

"Of course, the 'Five Sacred Pills of Primordial Essence' can also be collected for unforeseen circumstances..."

After the transaction with Zhan Hongxiu, the atmosphere between the two became increasingly harmonious. Fang Qing, speaking from experience, immediately guided Zhan Hongxiu on how to condense her Nascent Soul and the cultivation techniques for the early stages of Nascent Soul cultivation, which made Zhan Hongxiu overjoyed and grateful...

"Uncle Fang..."

After flying out of the cave, Cui Zhe, looking uneasy, came to greet him again: "I haven't yet congratulated you on successfully forming your Nascent Soul and achieving longevity..."

"This person's stature is only within the realm of the Azure Sea Sect."

Fang Qing looked at Cui Zhe, sighed inwardly, and then said, "I have already spoken with Fellow Daoist Zhan. She is a phoenix on a branch, and it is difficult for her to stay in the countryside. She will leave soon..."

"I see, thank you, Senior Uncle."

Cui Zhe bowed deeply.

Fang Qing shook his head, stepped into the void, and when he reappeared, he had arrived at Jade Spring Island.

Zhan Hongxiu's formation of her Nascent Soul was an unexpected event. After this is over, we still need to relax for a while, as planned...

……

Time flies.

While Fang Qing was enjoying a rare moment of leisure and tranquility in Xiao Huanhai during his cultivation journey.

Water Moon Palace.

Zhong Lingxiu's face was blank as she followed the army into a formation.

Ripples spread across the formation, and then a figure exactly like him appeared, his magical power also at the peak of the mid-stage Core Formation realm. With a wave of his hand, a beam of icy, mysterious light descended.

"The Water Moon Mirror Flower Formation... truly lives up to its name."

Zhong Lingxiu's expression turned solemn as she summoned her natal magic weapon—the 'Ice Soul Pearl'—to battle her reflection in the mirror...

A moment later, covered in blood, he flew backward and entered the formation of the Tian Shuang Sect cultivators.

"retreat!"

With an order issued, these Core Formation cultivators finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, just as the Tian Shuang Sect cultivators were leaving, another group of Core Formation cultivators took their place, continuing to wear down the formation and giving Shui Yue Palace no chance to catch their breath.

Once back on the spirit boat, Zhong Lingxiu and the others immediately sat cross-legged, either swallowing pills or holding high-grade spirit stones, to quickly restore their magical power.

In this grinding mill of cultivators' flesh and blood, every bit of extra magical power increases the chance of survival!

As he sat cross-legged, he inadvertently glanced at the spirit boat at the very center.

Over there, Old Monster Tian Shuang's expression was icy cold, as if the loss of Tian Shuang Sect could not shake this Nascent Soul cultivator in the slightest.

hoohoo!

At this moment, in front of the great formation, there was a demonic beast, shaped like a nine-headed infant with eight snake heads, which made strange howling sounds like an infant crying with every movement.

It was Dongmen Jin who was using his magic weapon to attack the Water Moon Palace's formation!

"The Beast Taming Sect has suffered a severe blow, losing its natal spirit pet, and may not be able to seal off Thunder Sound Temple..."

"During the previous gathering of Nascent Soul cultivators, it was Old Monster Tian Sha who personally intervened to coordinate, which allowed the Supreme Elder of the Heavenly Mystery Sect to replace Dongmen Jin, bringing fourth-grade high-quality puppets to seal off Leiyin Temple... Madam Lan was stationed at Seven Star Island."

The remaining powerful cultivators all came here, working day and night to wear down the Water Moon Palace's grand formation...

Zhong Lingxiu simply took stock in her mind: Tian Sha Old Monster, Shang Family Ancestor, Talisman Sword Island Ancestor, Dongmen Jin... There are actually at least four Nascent Soul Grand Cultivators gathered here!

"With the combined power of the three islands here, plus Dongmen Jin... even the Grand Master of Shuiyue Palace might not be able to withstand them..."

Just then, a loud, loud noise came from underground.

Glug glug!

The sea was churning, revealing murky water and numerous bubbles.

After the bubbles burst, wisps of black smoke rose up.

"This is?"

Zhong Lingxiu could no longer care about recovering her magic power and went to the edge of the deck: "The earth is filled with foul air? The earth veins here have been destroyed? This... There are top-grade fourth-order spiritual veins on Water Moon Island... Destroying them would greatly diminish my merit. I am now in the Demonic Alliance. Although the concept of merit is ethereal, I will definitely be counted as one of those who do evil..."

……

Splash!

An endless aura of bloodlust churned around the floating island, resembling a sea of ​​blood.

"A high-grade fourth-tier Pulse-Breaking Pearl? Tian Sha, you really went all out..."

Even the old merchant patriarch was speechless at the sight.

"Enough with the nonsense... We've been wearing down this great formation for so long precisely to weaken the earth vein restrictions... so we could succeed in one fell swoop! Now that the earth veins are corrupted, the power of the Water Moon Palace's 'Water Moon Mirror Flower Formation' has plummeted... It's time, the three of you, make your move together!"

The Heavenly Fiend Old Monster, with his imposing aura and purplish-black lightning, struck the Water Moon Palace with a palm.

Stab it!

In an instant, endless demonic lightning gathered and transformed into nine purplish-black dragons.

The merchant patriarch, the island master of Fujian Island, and even Dongmen Jin all went all out.

The four great cultivators joined forces, unleashing a powerful surge of magical energy that filled the heavens and earth, surpassing all others...

Meanwhile, the other Nascent Soul stage monsters also released their own magic treasures, which transformed into a colorful torrent that landed on the Water Moon Palace's grand formation.

Click!

Like a shattered mirror, the "Water Moon Mirror Flower Formation" groaned in despair under the overwhelming attack.

"Now is the time!"

The eyes of the fourth-tier array masters lit up, and they ordered the fleet to fire a volley.

Amidst the overwhelming barrage of cannon fire and spiritual light, numerous fourth-tier barrier-breaking talismans landed on the Water Moon Mirror Flower Formation, further damaging it...

"The formation has been broken!"

Suddenly, a divine sense transmission boomed out.

Even Zhong Lingxiu's eyes turned bloodshot at this moment.

He has no hope of reaching the Nascent Soul stage in his entire life, but if he can seize the opportunity to condense his Nascent Soul from the Water Moon Palace, he might be able to try again!

……

Water Moon Palace.

The palace was built with great elegance, with pavilions and towers decorated with jade, and osmanthus trees planted in the courtyard, giving it a cool and serene atmosphere.

Deep within the layers of palaces, several women dressed in plain white robes gathered together, gazing at a female cultivator with her hair piled high at the head of the table.

"Second Palace Master... The Heavenly Fiend Old Monster has corrupted the spiritual veins with the Pulse-Breaking Pearl... The great formation will be broken in an instant... Should we awaken the First Palace Master?"

An elderly woman with a full head of white hair, holding a dove-shaped cane, respectfully inquired.

This Second Palace Master is also a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator; otherwise, it would have been difficult for him to lead them to this point.

"No... The Grand Palace Master's seclusion has reached a critical juncture, we must not disturb him... Fortunately, when he went into seclusion back then, we chose a secret realm, which has its own spiritual veins, so we are not affected by the energy of this earth's veins..."

A resolute look flashed across her face, which was styled in a high bun: "Now that things have come to this, let's head to the Ancestral Hall..."