Starry Sky Professional Directory 79
Chapter 79: Undercurrents (Dedicated to盟主 Shizaki Kurumi)
For a while, Fang Xing lived a peaceful life. He went to school every day, received private tutoring from Lu Guangming on Fridays, and occasionally visited Qinglinfang City on weekends to replenish his supply of Spirit Rice and pills.
It has to be said that the city’s storage was quite rich. Especially after many cultivators died, as long as you had enough spirit stones, you could always find someone selling Spirit Rice.
His only worry was the difficulty in mastering the Mahāvajra-Prajñā Divine Power. This cultivation method wasn’t displayed on his attribute panel, making it impossible to grind proficiency.
Qinglinfang City. A subworld.
Fang Xing conducted another trade with Su Ye, spending a large amount of spirit stones to purchase the rest of her “Boiling Blood.” Thanks to this spiritual liquid, his progress in the Dragon Elephant Technique was astonishingly fast, so he couldn’t afford to neglect it; even with what he already had, he needed to stockpile more.
However, Su Ye stated that this was their final transaction. She had begun adjusting her state, making final preparations before Foundation Establishment. By the time they next met, she might already be a Foundation Establishment cultivator!
“I’m actually quite looking forward to the time after her Foundation Establishment, when she can’t help but come find trouble with me…”
Fang Xing toyed with the laser gun in his hand, a hint of anticipation in his eyes. Due to obtaining an unexpectedly large amount of “Boiling Blood,” he estimated he could grind the Dragon Elephant Technique to Master level! At that time, he would not only gain the Dragon Elephant True Meaning, but his physique would also be comparable to that of a second-order body refinement cultivator!
A second-order body cultivator could contend with Foundation Establishment cultivators, let alone Su Ye, a newly promoted weakling—a perfect test subject.
“Actually, without needing Master level Dragon Elephant Technique, once I reach proficiency, coupled with other methods, I might be able to try fighting a Foundation Establishment cultivator?”
Fang Xing was holding an ancient book, its cover reading “A General Overview of Great Wilderness Spiritual Treasures,” recording information on numerous spiritual treasures discovered in the Great Wilderness. Other similar books included “Mysterious Cave Journey,” “Great Wilderness Scenery,” etc. Because they weren’t cultivation manuals or secret techniques, and didn’t involve the hundred arts of cultivation, they were incredibly cheap, costing only a few spirit sands each. He often read them in his free time, broadening his horizons and preventing himself from remaining ignorant.
“Body refinement, body refinement…”
At this moment, Fang Xing flipped through the book frantically, trying to find a suitable spiritual treasure for himself. The Mahāvajra-Prajñā Divine Power was truly difficult to master, and Lu Guangming had also said that it depended entirely on individual comprehension. Even if he did master it, the Federation’s resources for assisting in the cultivation of S-class martial arts were extremely precious, and even most martial artists didn’t have access to them. Therefore, he could only try to find a solution here.
“There… Nine-Eyed Bodhi Seed, a legendary sacred object. Just holding it can supposedly open one’s wisdom and increase comprehension… Unfortunately, it hasn’t appeared in the world for ten thousand years…”
Fang Xing firmly memorized this spiritual treasure and continued flipping through the book.
“Blood Bodhi… This hasn’t been seen for several thousand years either… Next…”
“蛟龙 (Jiāolóng) blood… Real蛟龙 (Jiāolóng) are at least third-order; I don’t want to die yet, next…”
“幽冥寒泉 (Yōumíng Hánquán), can refine the physique? Alternative… I wonder where such a cold spring exists. Worth considering…”
“Blood Spirit Stone? Uncertain production location… What’s its use? Make a note…”
Fang Xing skimmed a few pages, then turned another, seeing a new description:
“King Kong Fruit, a treasure for body cultivators, capable of breaking through bottlenecks in body cultivation techniques… A third-order spiritual fruit? Worth considering, but… still can’t find it…”
He stared intently at the accompanying illustration. The King Kong Fruit was a fist-sized golden fruit with frosty white lines on its surface.
“Like the幽冥寒泉 (Yōumíng Hánquán) and Blood Spirit Stone, these are spiritual treasures greatly beneficial to body cultivators…”
Fang Xing firmly memorized this information, preparing to see if he had the opportunity to encounter them in the future.
Suddenly, a change occurred within him. He instantly stood up. Within his body, his five internal organs rumbled. Heart, liver, spleen, lungs, kidneys… crimson, emerald green, bright yellow, incandescent white, jet black… He seemed to see his five internal organs ignited by flames of different colors. His inner breath felt stimulated, its circulation speed suddenly accelerating!
“Five internal organs refinement complete, beginning six internal organs cultivation?”
Fang Xing muttered.
The three realms of Martial Dao are known as “Jadeite”! Jadeite, to become a beautiful jade, to radiate unparalleled brilliance, requires constant polishing. The inner breath constantly refining the five internal organs and six internal organs is this polishing process. Luckily, with Spirit Rice, the subworld, and Qi Blood Pills, his innate true energy recovered extremely quickly, making the refinement speed astonishing. Now, he had miraculously completed the refinement of his five internal organs, corresponding to the five elements, and thus began the cultivation of the six internal organs.
The six internal organs are: gall bladder, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, bladder, and triple burner…
In Fang Xing’s body, powerful inner breath first circulated along the triple burner, from the lower burner to the middle burner to the upper burner, and then back again.
“It feels like opening up the Ren and Du meridians…” (Refers to the main energy channels in traditional Chinese medicine.)
He opened his eyes, a sharp light flashing in them. He glanced at his attribute panel:
[Third Realm: Jadeite (Six Internal Organs: 1/100)]
“Sure enough, I’ve broken through to the six internal organs level…”
“It seems that before the Hundred Star Joint Examination, there’s a real possibility of breaking through to the fourth realm of Martial Dao? After all, I’ve already cultivated the intent realm; the Niwan Palace is just a thin sheet of paper. Once I complete the Jadeite realm, it’ll break with a single poke!”
Aquila Star. The border between the old and new districts of Maple Leaf City, a public restroom. Due to years of disrepair, it was dilapidated.
A tall figure, wearing a black coat and a strange top hat, suddenly entered. The restroom was dimly lit, with suspicious stains on some urinals, making it almost impossible to set foot in.
He frowned, went to the innermost cubicle, grasped the rusty doorknob, and gently pulled.
Click!
After the door opened, there was actually a room over twenty square meters. Candles were lit inside, emitting a dim yellow glow. Several people, standing or sitting, formed a circle, listening to someone preaching in the center.
“The Void Gate is everything. It is one, and it is ten thousand, governing all things in the world related to the concept of doors…”
The man in black removed his hat. His facial muscles moved like flowing water, finally revealing a somewhat youthful face—it was Liu Wei!
“Couldn’t you have chosen a better place?”
He showed displeasure, addressing the old man preaching in the center. The old man seemed not to hear him, continuing to speak of praising the Void Gate. After a long time, he finally looked at Liu Wei: “The Bureau of Prevention has been cracking down on our sect last year. This base is one that we have managed to preserve…”
“Your spatial expansion technology is truly amazing.” Liu Wei looked at the surrounding space, unable to imagine how such a large space could be concealed within the less than one square meter toilet cubicle.
“Hehe… It’s very simple. As long as they are high-level disciples of our Lord, they can easily manipulate space…” The old man chuckled, then his expression turned solemn and serious: “This is all the Lord’s blessing…”
“Then why don’t you let us open a door and go anywhere in the world… or even leave this planetary prison?” Liu Wei asked again.
“The violent fluctuations from spatial teleportation would attract the attention of the Bureau of Prevention. Once they believe we are plotting something, and have orbital cannons in space targeting and eliminating us, it becomes very dangerous…” The old man said: “Of course, the spatial expansion of this small space causes negligible fluctuations…”
“I understand.”
Liu Wei nodded and stepped aside. The old man raised his hands, his expression suddenly becoming fervent: “God says… let everything be transparent… let the upper and lower flow… This Hundred Star Joint Examination will be our stage!”
“All for the Gate!”
Several Evil God Sect followers bowed, then received their assignments and respectfully left.
After a long while, the old man looked at Liu Wei again.
“I’ve been to the black market and made contact with people from the Blood Cage Fighting Arena…” Liu Wei briefly recounted his completed mission, then frowned: “Does he really have ties to the rebels?”
“Of course he does. The Blood Cage Fighting Arena is a good place, hehe…” The old man sneered, causing Liu Wei’s expression to become serious. He knew that the background of the Blood Cage Fighting Arena far exceeded his imagination.
The rebels are insurgent forces within the Federation, mainly composed of bio-humans. Of course, there are also rebel branches on Aquila Star. Or rather, the rebels are composed of a group of humans who want to rebel against fate. They don’t even have a qualified leader and are quite scattered. Because of this, they have connections with many forces.
Liu Wei’s identity was actually quite easy to be trusted by the rebels. After all, the rebels love to take in bio-humans, especially those with potential. Furthermore, they don’t even mind having ties to the Evil God Sect! Liu Wei’s identity as an Evil God follower at least proves that he is definitely not a spy for the Blue Star Federation!
“Then, I’ll take my leave.”
He remained silent for a moment before preparing to leave.
“Wait…”
The old man suddenly stopped him: “Your friend… Fang Xing, right? The regional bishop has his eyes on him! He has the potential to become a God-child…”
“Fang Xing?”
Liu Wei said: “Last time, he disrupted our plan. The Bureau of Prevention has been watching him; it would be difficult to make a move…”
“The Bureau of Prevention can’t stop us. Fang Xing is still a Jadeite-realm martial artist. For his age, he’s an absolute genius, with the possibility of entering a top-tier academy. You should know what that means?”
The old man hissed, and Liu Wei secretly clenched his fists.
“Furthermore, to make an unbeliever devoutly embrace our Lord, it’s best before the Brave Warrior Realm… Martial Dao intent is the root of those unbelievers’ resistance to divine grace…”
The reason the Brave Warrior Realm is called “Brave Warrior” is that it means even facing the Evil God, one has the courage to draw one’s sword! This is the martial artist’s wish for themselves, representing an unyielding martial will. Trying to win over and corrupt a martial artist above the Brave Warrior Realm is very difficult.
“But… Fang Xing seems to have already grasped the power of intent?” Liu Wei said.
“Grasping the power of intent and advancing to the Brave Warrior Realm are not the same thing… To plant the ‘divine seed’ without being discovered, it must be cultivated from a young age. Before the Brave Warrior Realm is the best choice.”
The old man watched Liu Wei’s departing back, his eyes gradually darkening: “Go… I hope you won’t disappoint me… again!”
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