"How many times have I told you that now is no different than before and we go out less often and it is less dangerous!"
Behind the tiger-headed little boy, a woman of about thirty years old wearing a red robe and a ferocious chest walked out.
He grabbed the little insect by the ears, cursed a few times, and glanced at Fang Xi's hillside from time to time.
When he saw the black flying sword the size of a door panel, his expression changed slightly, he grabbed the bug and entered the house, and heard a loud spanking sound.
"Mom, why did you hit me?"
Xiaochong touched his red buttocks, his little face full of grievances.
"You have started practicing Qi now and are about to become a monk. If you don't use your skills more brightly, I'm afraid you won't be able to survive..."
The plump and beautiful woman sighed: "Didn't you see that person's flying sword? Its color is pure black, like crystal, and it is extremely sharp. I am afraid it is refined with 'obsidian crystal', even if it is refined.
Some low-level magic weapons are barely qualified... The flying sword, a spiritual weapon that can be refined with obsidian crystals, is definitely a ruthless one among the foundation-building monks! Nowadays, in the city, except for the Thunder Fire Hall and the Brahma Gang, there is no one at all
Dare to provoke him..."
"Mom, I want to be like him and become a monk that no one else dares to mess with!"
Xiao Chong's eyes lit up.
Snapped!
His answer was a stir-fried pork with bamboo shoots, and the beautiful woman was so angry that she yelled: "You little brat, you don't learn well at a young age. You are the kind of person who licks blood from the edge of a knife, is that what you should learn?"
"But... we monks all have to fight, otherwise we will only be bullied."
The little insect has a low voice.
The beautiful woman couldn't help being startled when she heard this, her eyes turned red, she hugged Xiao Chong and started crying: "How come our lives are so miserable..."
…
Fang Xi regained her consciousness and felt that the orphan and widower were indeed a bit pitiful.
I was originally living well in the Flame Territory, but for some reason I was forced to open up wasteland.
It's just a wasteland development, but halfway through it turns into an isolated island, and you often encounter life and death crises.
This is a monk. If he were an ordinary mortal, he would be dead or crazy...
But now, my own affairs are more important.
He sat cross-legged and silently recalled the magical powers and secret techniques in the "Returning to the Void" chapter in "He Transformed into the Emperor Zi Zi to Control All Spirits and True Demonic Skills".
Although this magical skill has endless consequences, it is really powerful and easy to use.
The secret technique of 'transforming all things into others', which was used to manipulate the vitality of heaven and earth into wild beasts, is quite practical.
After silently thinking about the secret skills and supernatural powers that she was about to practice, Fang Xi patted her storage bag again and took out a few items.
Naturally, these include the inner elixir of the mixed snake, as well as a stack of ‘Wanmin Paper’ and an inkstone and pen...
"The inner elixir of the thousand-clawed beast was taken away by the main body. As for the talisman paper? There is a stable production of the 'Golden Cicada's Slough' in the Earthly Fairy Realm. I'm afraid it is better than the Wanmin Paper..."
Fang Xi played with the inner elixir for a while, but before she could figure out how to sacrifice it, she took it back and started cutting the Wanmin paper.
Cut them out one by one according to the specifications of the talisman paper, and then you can use them to make talismans.
He first drank a cup of spiritual tea, then began to study ink calmly, and then picked up the ink brush...
early morning.
Fang Xi looked at the burning Wanmin paper in front of her and sighed slightly: "Sure enough, Wanmin paper can't carry Long Zhangwen?"
"The material must contain the power of time to be able to carry the Dragon Chapter Talisman... This is really rare."
"This batch of top-level talisman papers can only be used to make phoenix seal script talismans."
Just as he was thinking, he suddenly frowned.
There was a knock on the door from outside.
He walked over, opened the door, and saw a wealthy monk.
His cultivation level was around the early stage of foundation building. His spiritual consciousness was swept away out of habit, and he was unable to detect any abnormalities in this small cave. Instead, he was shocked by Fang Xi's cultivation level in the later stage of foundation building. He cupped his hands and said, "This Taoist priest."
Friendly, I am in charge of the Tianfan Gang, and Taoist friend Haojiao knows that the flowery streets and willow alleys in the east of the city, as well as the places where outsiders live, are the territory of our Tianfan Gang..."
‘So you’re here to collect protection money?’
Fang Xi laughed dumbly in her heart and glared: "So?"
The steward took a few steps back, his face turning pale: "I'm just here to inform my friends and please abide by the rules of the Tianfan Gang... As for the rent, our Tianfan Gang does not charge it."
"I see……"
Fang Xi nodded: "I understand..."
"That's good."
The steward took a few steps back, then came to the door of the widow's house and kicked her hard: "Widow Liang, it's time to pay the protection fee for this month!"
'Well, it turns out it's not the rent, but the protection fee...'
'Is this how gangs bully the weak and fear the strong? Or are they unable to figure out my background and dare not act rashly?'
Fang Xi leaned against the door frame and watched the steward's family collect the protection fee for a medium-grade spiritual stone.
What's interesting is that where the Nascent Soul was recovering from his injuries, the steward also casually found an excuse to chat for a few words and then left.
And that Nascent Soul's revealed cultivation level was that he was still an alchemist around the middle stage of foundation building!
No wonder you can get preferential treatment.
'Either you can fight, or you have a skill, otherwise...why should I tolerate you?'
Fang Xi complained in her mind, set up the iron pot and started cooking snake soup.
He cut a lot of snake meat from the 'Mixed Snake', and all the meat he chose was good.
At this time, use the cooking method to combine various seasonings, then add the washed and cut snake meat segments, and cook over slow heat.
After a few hours, the soup became pure white in color and had a strong aroma.
Fang Xi picked up the spoon, stirred it, took a sip, and couldn't help but look satisfied.
At this moment, I glanced out of the corner of my eye and saw a small figure running out of the wooden house by the river, hiding outside and salivating.
"Are you...a little insect?"
Fang Xi looked at this tough-looking boy and couldn't help but smile and asked, "Where's your mother?"
That Widow Liang's appearance can only be said to be decent, but her chest is quite ferocious, which leaves a deep impression on others.
"Gulu..."
Xiao Chong swallowed his saliva and said involuntarily: "Mom... went out to earn grain... Uncle, what kind of soup are you making? It smells so good..."
"It's snake soup...if you can't taste it, your nose will bleed."
Fang Xi chuckled and filled a bowl for herself.
The wild beast meat in the city has been processed by alchemists or spiritual chefs to weaken its effectiveness so much that low-level monks can barely eat it.
But this snake meat is a real tonic, and if it is eaten by a kid who can refine the energy into his body, he is afraid that his body will explode and die immediately!
Regarding Widow Liang going out to earn spiritual stones, Fang Xi could only lament the humanity.
With a population of about a thousand in this urban area, the meat of even one wild beast is enough to eat.
Unfortunately, as far as Fang Xi knows, most of the wild beast meat and spiritual rice are in the hands of the Tianfan Gang and Leihuo Hall at this time.
These two families have no idea of relieving the victims. Instead, they keep hoarding food, keeping the price of food on the market high.
It’s ridiculous to say that!
Since the destruction of Heiyanfang City, the wilderness has become very dangerous, and no one dares to open up wasteland for farming.
For these low-level immortal cultivators, having enough food and clothing has become a huge problem.
And as time goes by, this problem will probably become more and more acute.
When the time comes, I am afraid that all kinds of spiritual stones, magic techniques and other materials will continue to be concentrated on the top leaders of the two gangs.
'It's also a way of exploitation...'
Fang Xi picked up a pair of jade chopsticks and picked up a piece of snake meat.
You can see that the meat is pure white in color and has been stewed to a pulp at this time. It has a fresh, fragrant and tender texture, and with the rich soup, it is even more delicious.
"Well, I can make bacon next time..."
He drank the snake soup in two gulps and scooped another bowl for himself. When he looked up, the little insect was still standing outside the fence, not daring to enter.
Fang Xi was too lazy to care about this brat, so she finished the pot of snake soup and began to stare at the outside world in a daze.
In fact, he is secretly practicing a secret skill.
'He transforms himself into himself, he transforms into all things...'
He was thoughtful and seemed to have fallen into a deep state of cultivation.
The next day.
Fang Xi started to smoke and dry the snake meat again, then selected a piece and grilled it.
During this period, the little bug came again. Seeing that Fang Xi had no intention of treating him, he could only stand outside and drool.
There was a squeak.
Another cave opened in the distance, and the seriously injured Nascent Soul monk came out.
He was not Fang Xi's subordinate before, but Fang Xi had seen him once. He seemed to be the Nascent Soul of Fairy Pu's team.
I don’t know why I came back to this city after that night.
For Nascent Soul monks, although the wilderness is dangerous, if you take a gamble, there is still a chance to go to Tianfan City.
If most of the monks in Heiyanfang City escaped with their lives after the formation was broken, they would most likely have fled to the nearby city, or directly to Tianfan City.
"This fellow Taoist, you might as well come over and talk."
While Fang Xi was roasting snake meat, she smiled and extended the invitation.
The Nascent Soul monk was stunned for a moment, then walked over immediately.
He has an old face, wears a Ge robe, has a medicinal aroma, and has clear facial features. He looks like an ordinary foundation-building alchemist.
"I, Fang Yuan, have only recently come here to open up a cave. I hope to get closer to you in the future..."
Fang Xi said with a smile.
"Zhou Jun, second-level alchemist!"
Zhou Jun replied calmly. Although his tone was very polite, it had a distant tone.
This is normal, monks don't talk to people casually.
"Grandpa Zhou..."
On the other hand, when Xiao Chong saw Zhou Jun, a smile appeared on his face and he rushed towards him.
"It turns out to be Xiaochong. You didn't listen to your mother and sneaked out... It seems that I shouldn't have given you the 'Hidden Formation Talisman' last time."
Zhou Jun touched Xiao Chong's head and sighed.
Every time Widow Liang goes out, she will use the formation talisman to protect the wooden house and keep the bugs at home.
The formation talisman can be regarded as a one-time formation. The power of the formation is engraved in the talisman. Although it can only be used once, the power is definitely not as powerful as the formation plate and formation flag, but it is simpler and faster.
In the Earthly Immortal Realm, those first and second level formations are often made into formation talismans, and the sales are very good.
But at the third level, ordinary talisman paper cannot carry the power of the formation, and the resources consumed in making the formation talisman are not as good as purchasing a set of formation flags and formation disks.
‘Hidden Formation Talisman’, as the name suggests, is a talisman that can hide oneself and enter and exit low-level formations.
Fang Xi glanced at Zhou Jun and felt that this person seemed to value this boy very much.
Although, his spiritual root qualifications are only top-grade.
——Even in the Earthly Immortal Realm, Heavenly Grade Spiritual Roots are quite incredible qualifications and will be competed for by the Huashen Sect.
But Fang Xi's current body and spiritual qualifications are hard to say.
He once used the technology of the Nine Provinces Realm to upgrade his wood spiritual roots to the earth-level level. Later, he continued to delay because of the huge consumption and the fact that the improvement of the heaven-level spiritual roots only existed in theory and was immature in practice...
But after refining the 'Eternal Evergreen Body', Fang Xi noticed that her wood spirit roots were slowly growing again.
After accepting the Earth Immortal inheritance and achieving Return to the Void, it doesn't matter anymore.
When all the deeds of the returning cultivator are unified, most of the original limitations of spiritual roots and qualifications disappear.
The cultivation of earthly immortals is only related to the spiritual realm, and has little to do with the original spiritual root qualifications.
It can be said that after returning to the void, except for the few rumored immortal spiritual roots and special immortal bodies, the shackles of qualifications on monks have almost disappeared.
Of course, before returning to the void, especially when refining Qi to the Nascent Soul stage, spiritual root qualifications are still an important criterion for selecting outstanding disciples.
If Zhou Jun can become Yuanying, his qualifications are either earthly or heavenly.
There was even a possibility that there was a spirit body nearby, and Fang Xi looked left and right, but she didn't feel that this little insect had any spiritual power, so she could only say... she saw the right thing!
Fate, or fate, is a wonderful thing.
"No, Grandpa Zhou, this talisman is very useful. Xiaochong wants to come out and play with it a few more times..."
Xiao Chong said with a frightened face.
"well……"
Zhou Jun sighed.
Fang Xi knew, however, that with Nascent Soul consciousness, Zhou Jun could completely guarantee that nothing would happen to Xiao Chong nearby. This was just teasing the child.
Moreover, it cannot recognize itself at all.
Although this person has seen 'Colonel Fang Xi' before, his appearance is no longer his original appearance after being disguised.
When Zhou Jun and Xiao Chong finished playing, Xiao Chong reluctantly returned to the house.
Zhou Jun, on the other hand, said pointedly: "It's not easy for Taoist friend Liang and his family..."
"Oh? I've recently moved here, and I don't know much about my neighbors. I'd like to hear more details." Fang Xi looked interested.
Zhou Jun sighed: "The low-level monks who were moved to fill the borderlands either made a big mistake and were sentenced to 'exile', or they simply suffered the disaster of Chiyu, and their sects and families were destroyed.
, in order to prevent the enemy from being completely wiped out, I had to 'voluntarily' sign up to reclaim the wasteland..."
For monks, once they become hostile, they must be eradicated.
Fortunately, there are still some rules in the Earthly Immortal World. For example, as long as you voluntarily reclaim wasteland, the original enemies cannot stop or pursue you.
This order came from the top of the human race, and ordinary sects would not dare to disobey it.
not to mention……
Low-level monks have no ability to cross a territory, and they don't have to worry about coming back for revenge.
Even if there are talented monks among the descendants of the remnants, it will be hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of years later... The improvement of the monk's realm is the most difficult to overcome. Even a peerless genius must take one step at a time.
There can be no slacking off.
For the top human race officials, just by issuing a decree, they can harvest a steady stream of cannon fodder to fill the borders and open up wasteland. This is the best of both worlds.
As for the life and death of these cannon fodder, they don't care too much.
After all, most monks are very independent, and those who can survive are the pioneer monks that the higher-ups of the human race really want.
"Alas... Daoyou Liang and his wife were originally disciples of a small sect in the Flame Domain. However, the sect went to war with hostile forces. Her husband died in the war and the sect was defeated... In order to survive, they had to accept reclamation and became
The land-opening monks never expected to encounter such a thing again..."
Zhou Jun sighed: "We can only struggle in this Brahma realm for the rest of our lives. Even if it is passed down from father to son, and from son to grandson, it will be difficult to return to the territory of the human race..."
There was endless sadness in this man's words.
"Sigh... maybe the top brass of the Heavenly Brahma Army are opening up the super teleportation array, and support will be here soon..."
Fang Xi had to comfort her.
"Hey……"
Zhou Jun sneered several times and said: "The seniors of the Heavenly Brahma Army? The perception of time by high-level monks is different from that of us... For monks who have returned to the void or even merged into one, tens or even hundreds of years are just a blink of an eye, but for
For mortals and even low-level monks, this may be their life! When those big shots think of us, maybe the little bug will become his grandfather..."
The human race is a race with incredible vitality.
Not to mention monks!
Fang Xi believes that even if there is no influence from outside forces, tens of millions of years from now, there will still be human beings living strong in this wild land!
It's hard to say whether they will degenerate into savages who eat hair and drink blood, or whether they will turn this place into another paradise for human beings.
…
'This person... seems to be testing me. Is there any warning?'
Looking at Zhou Jun's leaving figure, Fang Xi sneered and went back to the cave.
After closing the cave door, a restriction immediately emerged.
With his skill in formations, even if he just arranges them casually, he is enough to withstand the prying eyes of Nascent Soul and even the cultivators who transform themselves into gods.
In the minds of these monks, this cave is an ordinary foundation-building monk cave, and there is nothing suspicious about it.
"There is no harm in waiting until the situation is unclear...but..."
Fang Xi took off a spirit beast bag from her waist and threw it away casually.
A circle of cyan light emerged, like a light door.
From the light door, a girl in blue feathers floated out, with a feather decoration on her forehead. She looked at Fang Xi with a slightly resentful expression: "Master finally thinks of Xiao Qing..."
As a fifth-level god-transforming demon cultivator, Xiao Qing's strength is not inferior to that of a god-transforming captain in the Tianfan Army.
Unfortunately, the enemies that Fang Xi faced were either too weak to be attacked by Xiao Qing, or too strong. Whether they were primitive beasts or great calamities, this mere fifth-level Qingluan could not help them much.
Therefore, Fang Xi kept him in the spirit animal bag without any embarrassment.
Compared to the former Shanhaizhu Cave, no matter how good the spirit beast bag was, it would definitely be inferior. The look of resentment on Xiaoqing's face made Fang Xi feel guilty for no reason, as if he had done something that was chaotic and abandoned.
Fortunately, he was very thick-skinned, so this strange feeling only lasted for a moment, and he immediately ignored it.
He took out a letter he had already written and handed it to Xiaoqing: "Go here and contact Fairy Yunxi and Liuxu. It's best to get a reply and bring it back with you!"
As a fifth-level Qingluan, Xiaoqing's strength is not bad. At least he can be careful enough to travel in the wild.
And she has known the two girls for a long time, and there is no problem in trusting them.
Just the right person for the messenger!
"Hehe... The Blue Bird's Letter... This is somewhat similar to the story of a talented man and a beautiful lady in the novel "The World of the Human World"..."
Xiaoqing took the letter and jumped up and down to run out of the cave.
Seeing this, Fang Xi immediately warned: "Be careful in everything, and remember to hide your aura and escape light... I don't want to be discovered living here, let alone being discovered to be abnormal."
Xiaoqing curled her lips, but still obeyed and made a gesture with her hands.
Lines of silver phoenix script appeared and wrapped around her body.
The silver radiance suddenly flourished and enveloped it entirely.
Then, his figure disappeared into the void and was never found again.
'Yes, since being promoted to the fifth level and being taught the Phoenix Seal Script by me, Xiaoqing's understanding of the Void Path has really made rapid progress...'
When Fang Xi saw this scene, she couldn't help but nodded secretly.
Xiao Qing's true body is Qing Huo Luan, with the rich bloodline of Qing Luan, the true spirit!
Although it is not as good as the Little Black Turtle, the Qingluan bloodline is already good at manipulating the power of the void, and together with the phoenix seal script, they complement each other perfectly.
It can be considered a rapid progress now, but it is still far behind compared to the deity who meditates on the treasure mirrors of the heavens every day.
After completing these small tasks, Fang Xi came to the weapon refining room.
Light flashed in his hand, and various materials on the hybrid snake emerged.
"Hate..."
As a spell was played, a thin layer of gray-white mist emerged from a section of forest-white fangs.
And in the mist, there are human faces twisting and screaming...
"This energy seems to be able to be integrated into the Xuanming Banner, increasing the power of the poisonous dragon mist... But this is only the lowest method."
Fang Xi fell into deep thought.
After he has returned to the virtual world with his ability to transform the demon of freedom, he can practice the secret technique of "he transforms all things", which has a somewhat ever-changing flavor.
He now has all the essence, blood, bones, and inner elixir of this desolate beast... and knows it very well.
You may not be able to create a brand new 'Hybrid Snake' when you cast the spell next time!
Even the ultimate secret technique of ‘transforming all things’ does not lie in manipulating the vitality of heaven and earth to transform into form.
Instead, it is based on the 'All-changing God and Demonic Body', which not only simulates various demonic bodies, but also simulates all things in the world. From now on, no magical power can restrain it!
For example, when you encounter an enemy using water magic, you can transform into a water-based wild beast.
When facing enemies who are afraid of toxins, you can transform into a 'Blended Snake'!
With the cultivation level of returning to the void, simulating the hybrid snake, it should be possible to advance the power of this beast to the sixth level, reaching the level of an ancient wild beast!
This is the real horror of the secret technique of ‘other transformation of all things’!
Of course, Fang Xi's current practice in this secret art can only be said to be just beginning.
Being able to use the vitality of heaven and earth to transform into all kinds of tangible and intangible wild beasts is already the limit.
If you simulate a hybrid snake at this time, it will reach the original fifth level at most.
It is very difficult to directly transform into a sixth-order primitive beast.
This not only requires cultivating the secret technique to a great level, but also requires an extremely deep understanding of the simulated species.
"He transforms himself into freedom, he transforms into all things! It turns out that he is a supreme magical power of disguise and concealment..."
Fang Xi thought of Zhou Jun and Xiao Chong who met today, and her figure suddenly changed.
The next moment, he turned into 'Zhou Jun'. From blood to mana, there was no difference at all...