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    Starry Sky Professional Directory 65

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    Chapter 65: Physical Examination (Seeking Collections)

    “Looking for death!”

    The late-stage Qi Condensation cultivator’s expression turned cold. He formed his fingers into a sword, and the flying sword transformed into a stream of light, about to strike Fang Xing.

    This flying sword was a top-grade first-order magic weapon. Driven by the cultivator’s late-stage Qi Condensation cultivation, its power was enough to cut through gold and jade!

    But he was fast, Fang Xing was faster!

    Roar!

    With a thought, the ‘Dragon’s Intent Realm’ descended, catching the late-stage Qi Condensation cultivator off guard. The flying sword trembled in mid-air, seemingly losing control.

    In that brief moment, Fang Xing took a step and appeared before the late-stage Qi Condensation cultivator!

    The advantage of a body cultivator lies in their explosive speed and high endurance!

    Blue Star martial artists are similar to body cultivators!

    To gain the upper hand, one must engage in close-quarters combat!

    Fang Xing wasn’t planning to tangle with this late-stage Qi Condensation cultivator. Though he was confident that the flying sword wouldn’t kill him in a few strikes, getting stabbed repeatedly would be unsightly.

    Body cultivators don’t rely solely on their physical strength; they choose more energy-efficient methods to subdue their opponents.

    He threw a punch, landing on a red glow.

    This late-stage Qi Condensation cultivator was experienced in combat. Simultaneously with unleashing the flying sword, he activated the defensive glow on his robe.

    He wore a top-grade robe—the Red Cloud Daoist Robe—and the activated protective technique was called the ‘Fire Cloud Shield,’ a top-grade first-order spell. Not only was its defense excellent, but it also generated scorching flames to burn the enemy.

    However, a silvery-white glove automatically covered Fang Xing’s fist, and an additional layer of Golden Bell Shield protection was added, smashing heavily onto the glow.

    After achieving the Jadeite Level, he could already use innate true qi to activate the ‘Golden Bell Shield Talisman’!

    Almost with the first punch, the red glow fluctuated.

    “Not good!”

    At this moment, the late-stage Qi Condensation cultivator finally came to his senses. Fear filled his gaze as he looked at Fang Xing: “Impossible…”

    Unfortunately, it was too late!

    On Fang Xing’s fist, strands of innate true qi condensed, suddenly transforming into another enormous fist imprint!

    Boom!

    With the double punches, the Fire Cloud Shield shattered instantly. Countless sparks, capable of melting gold and iron, scattered, scorching deep holes in the ground.

    Fang Xing, bathed in flames, remained unharmed, like a deity amidst the fire. With a slight raise of his hand, he managed, at the critical moment, to strike the flying sword in mid-flight. He avoided the blade, flicked his finger, and lightly tapped the sword body.

    Whizz!

    The flying sword instantly turned into a stream of light and plunged into the opposite wall.

    “How can there be such a martial artist in the world?”

    The late-stage Qi Condensation cultivator’s eyes widened in anger, then he was struck in the abdomen by Fang Xing’s fist, collapsing to the ground, curled into a ball.

    “Let me see your rental spirit contract. If you have one, I’ll move on to the next…if not…”

    Fang Xing’s expression was cold. With a grab of his right hand, he pulled the flying sword from the wall and held the hilt.

    The flying sword buzzed, like a snake whose throat was being squeezed, completely immobile.

    He extended his left hand, grabbed the cultivator’s neck, and lifted him into the air, giving him a gentle shake.

    The cultivator’s magic weapons, talismans…fell from him like rain.

    “Please spare me, sir…”

    The late-stage Qi Condensation cultivator’s face flushed red, and he managed to squeeze out a sentence through gritted teeth: “I don’t have a contract; I…I occupied this house later…”

    “I knew it…”

    Fang Xing applied a little more force. A dragon’s roar seemed to echo in the void, and the late-stage Qi Condensation cultivator immediately fainted.

    This battle was incredibly swift, ending in the blink of an eye. There were faint sounds around them, but they quickly subsided.

    ‘Interesting!’

    Sensing those auras, a smile curled at the corner of Fang Xing’s lips.

    This city’s spirit vein seemed to be tacitly divided between cultivators and beasts, each with its own ‘territory’!

    Hunting and being hunted happened constantly, everything following the natural law of survival of the fittest.

    Just now, his neighbors sensed their territory’s ‘lord’ being challenged. After it ended, they fell silent, tacitly acknowledging Fang Xing’s control of this area.

    “Humans are also a part of nature…but I was just in class on Aquila Star. Coming here and playing a big battle royale is so exciting!”

    The top-grade cave mansion was quite large, with numerous rooms, as well as a garden, herbal garden, alchemy room, animal pen, basement, and so on…

    Moreover, the spiritual energy here was far richer than in other cave mansions.

    Fang Xing simply stood for a moment, and he felt his Qi and blood extremely vibrant, and the speed of converting inner breath was almost twice as fast as in the temporary camp!

    ‘What a great place! The spiritual energy alone is equivalent to eating half a bowl more Spirit Rice every day…’

    He silently sighed and went to the basement.

    The basement was converted into a cage, temporarily holding an unconscious late-stage Qi Condensation cultivator.

    Fang Xing silently picked up a flying sword.

    This was the most valuable loot this time—a top-grade first-order flying sword; after all, the robe was damaged in battle…The sword was about a foot long, or about 33 centimeters, bronze-colored with ancient cloud patterns. Both edges were sharpened, and there was an inscription on the hilt, the characters ‘Qing Que.’

    “Qing Que Sword…unfortunately, I don’t have spiritual power, so I can’t fly it…I can only use it as a dagger…”

    He muttered, grabbed the late-stage Qi Condensation cultivator’s hand, pierced his finger, took a drop of blood, and put it into a white briefcase.

    This was a ‘portable home medical kit’ purchased from the black market.

    The medical kit ingested the blood and began to operate rapidly.

    In less than ten minutes, a detailed medical examination report was sent to Fang Xing.

    “As expected of a cultivator, looks old, but various physical functions are quite good…can live over a hundred years? Perhaps it’s related to the late-stage Qi Condensation cultivation?”

    “However…”

    Fang Xing saw the final result and his face showed a hint of disappointment: “There are no unusual body structures…it seems that the so-called ‘spiritual root’ isn’t a blood tissue and cannot be transplanted…”

    He still had some fantasies about cultivation.

    But this physical examination of a living cultivator ruthlessly shattered this illusion.

    “However, this portable medical kit can only treat minor illnesses, and the examination may not be thorough enough…”

    Fang Xing fell into thought: “Ideally, I should send this precious living specimen to Blue Star Federation’s top medical laboratory…but obviously, I won’t do that.”

    He raised his hand and pointed, a strand of innate true qi sharp as a sword, directly piercing the cultivator’s forehead.

    The cultivator groaned and woke up.

    At the first sight of Fang Xing, he instinctively made hand seals and chanted incantations.

    “Don’t try to be lucky. I just fed you ‘Eroding Immortal Grass.’ While this herb can be refined into spirit pills that increase spiritual power, it’s poisonous and hinders the condensation of spiritual power. For a Qi Condensation cultivator like you, it will take at least twelve hours to force out the poison!”

    Fang Xing said coldly.

    “I have been disrespectful, sir. Please tell me what you want, and I will cooperate fully!”

    The Qi Condensation cultivator immediately looked at Fang Xing, his face showing subservience and flattery, quickly kneeling.

    Cultivators in the city were all so realistic.

    “Good, to be able to bend and stretch is the mark of a true man…what is your name?”

    “My name is Zhou Tong.”

    “Are you familiar with the black market and the ghost market?”

    Fang Xing casually asked some intelligence, cross-referencing it with what Yu Xia had said.

    Unfortunately, this late-stage Qi Condensation cultivator didn’t know the details of that secret realm, but he was very familiar with the black market.

    “One last thing, do you remember how many people you have killed?”

    Fang Xing asked, his face devoid of expression.

    Zhou Tong’s expression froze, then turned ferocious, clearly sensing Fang Xing’s killing intent: “I curse you…”

    Whizz!

    A strand of innate true qi descended, ending Zhou Tong’s life.

    “You weren’t a good person, and I don’t have the habit of leaving hidden dangers…”

    Fang Xing shook his head. From Zhou Tong’s belongings, he knew that this person was not simple and was probably a robber cultivator.

    Since he was a robber cultivator, after making his contribution to the medical cause, he could go to his death.

    Since knowing that the Golden Core cultivator had left, Fang Xing had become much bolder.

    After all, with his current martial arts skills and equipment…he could almost sweep through the city.

    Even if he encountered a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he would at least have a chance to escape.

    Furthermore…both Yu Xia and Zhou Tong revealed that the Foundation Establishment cultivators in the city were either dead or had followed the Golden Core cultivator, leading to the current chaotic state.

    Several days later.

    Southeast of the city, an underground cave.

    Fang Xing, clad in black and masked, carried a large package and entered.

    Beneath the mask was still his ferocious face.

    After refining his skin, flesh, tendons, and bones, he could now change his appearance at will, becoming tall, short, fat, thin, handsome, or ugly as he pleased.

    ‘I’ve already been to the ghost market. The goods are really low-grade, mostly daily necessities…’

    He felt helpless.

    After reaching the Jadeite Level, cultivation was slower than before. To collect suitable pills and sell loot, he had to make another trip.

    This underground cave was naturally formed, but it seemed to have been modified by cultivators, with many entrances.

    In the largest cave, strange pearls were embedded in the walls, emitting a soft, cold light.

    Scattered cultivators had already set up stalls to trade on the ground.

    Fang Xing walked around and stopped at an old man’s stall.

    The old man was very strong, appearing vigorous, and cultivators passing by hurried past because he was a late-stage Qi Condensation expert.

    In the current Qinglinfang City, where there were no Foundation Establishment cultivators, he was at the top.

    What interested Fang Xing was a small banner on the old man’s stall with the Fire Refining Workshop’s mark.

    ‘It seems that the incident happened suddenly, and not every large merchant left…’

    He thought silently, stepped forward, bowed and greeted: “Old sir…I wonder if you accept beast materials, second-hand magic weapons, and herbs?”

    The old man looked at Fang Xing, nodded, and answered concisely: “Yes.”

    “Good!”

    Fang Xing nodded, opened his package, and took out items one by one, placing them before the old man.

    When the old man saw the gauntlets and the Qing Que Sword, his expression became more serious. He looked at Fang Xing in surprise and casually picked up a wolfskin:

    “Mid-grade first-order, Green Wind Wolf skin, estimated at twenty low-grade spirit stones…”

    Fang Xing frowned: “This price is a bit low…”

    “Before, when the city was not in trouble, the price would be higher, but now it’s only this much.”

    The old man shook his head, his answer unwavering.

    (End of Chapter)

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