Gou Dao Changsheng: Starting from the Reincarnation of a Demon Cultivator

Chapter 713 The Jade Lotus Puppet is Completed, Emerging from Seclusion to Establish Authority
'Yan Youtai?'

When did he arrive—before I entered the Five Spirit Spring, or after?

Xiao Yan's expression hardened slightly. As a fellow Core Formation cultivator, he had not noticed Yan Youtai's whereabouts.

As he channeled his magical power, a blue light spread from his hand, transforming into an ancient wooden staff, gleaming with precious light, ready to be unleashed.

"What brings Master Yan here?"

"Uncle Xiao, why are you so wary? I have no ill intentions whatsoever."

Yan Youtai said meaningfully, "Uncle Xiao, do you know that once Zhang Heng takes this crucial step, the wood-attribute spiritual objects in the sect are useless to him?"

The sect intended to support Master Mu Dao again, and now this great opportunity has fallen on Fang Yi.

Uncle-Master, you and I are on the same path.

"Zhang Heng doesn't compete for wood-type spiritual objects? How is that possible?!"

Xiao Yan's pupils contracted slightly, his heart filled with disbelief, yet also with a hidden sense of smug delight.

Zhang Hengyi, who had condensed his Golden Core, wielded the Great Void Shaking Cloud Boat, and his cultivation was only below that of the Grand True Person in the sect.

"Nephew Yan, is this true?"

"Uncle-Master Xiao Yan went to investigate himself, not to mention that all the fake Core Formation cultivators in the sect knew about it."

Even the more well-informed Foundation Establishment juniors had gotten wind of it.

Yan Youtai's sleeves trembled slightly, and a streak of blue light, carrying the jade slip, landed in front of Xiao Yan.

"This information was collected by Yan; Uncle Xiao can verify it himself."

As the words faded and the light rippled, Yan Youtai vanished.

Xiao Yan took the jade slip and probed it with his divine sense to read it carefully. As time passed, the joy on his face grew stronger.

"Good! Good! Good!"

An unexpected opportunity!
With my elixir quality and the support of the sect, Zhang Hengyi can take that step.

I can do it too!

The cultivation world of the Great Cloud is vast and expansive, and there are only two Great True Immortals: the Azure Water Pavilion and the Xuan Yang Mountain.

The remaining ones are the leaders and masters of various sects. If he can take a step forward, he can be considered a regional overlord with a broad path ahead.

'However, compared to Fang Yi, Junior Nephew Yan, you are no pushover either.'
quit?
With such a tremendous opportunity before you, I don't believe you'll give it up.

Xiao Yan's joy vanished instantly, and he murmured to himself.

"Qingying, I will seek justice from Fang Yi regarding Xiao Su's matter. You go and make arrangements for the cultivators in the clan."

"Ten days from now, my Core Formation Ceremony will be flawless!"

Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes, a sharp glint in them. The most important thing now was to hold the Core Formation Ceremony and consolidate his power.

They planted flags and set up stalls on Xuanyang Mountain to establish a local power base and support his cultivation.

Previously, below Tianque Zhenren, there was only Yan Youtai, a Core Formation Zhenren, at Tianji Peak.

He has now achieved the condensation of the elixir.
Supporting the Wood Dao True Person within the sect is a great opportunity, and having a powerful figure at Tianji Peak is also a significant stroke of luck.
"I beg you, Master, to save Su Lang." Xiao Qingying prostrated herself on the ground, pleading softly. The beautiful woman wept, looking pitiful and endearing.
"Xiao Su?" A look of disgust flashed across Xiao Yan's eyes. If it weren't for the fact that all the Foundation Establishment cultivators in the clan had died in the beast tide, leaving only Xiao Su and Xiao Qingying, he would have been in a much better position.

He immediately cleaved the traitorous Xiao Su in two.

But considering that Xiao Qingying was the only Foundation Establishment cultivator in the Xiao family, he suppressed his dissatisfaction and spoke softly.

"Regarding Xiao Su's matter, I will ask a Taoist practitioner from my sect to treat him later."

Qingying, don't worry, just focus on preparing for my Core Formation Ceremony.

"Thank you, Master!" Xiao Qingying kowtowed, and seeing the fleeting look of disgust in Xiao Yan's eyes, she felt a great weight lifted from her heart.

"Master, I have some recollection of the spiritual creatures within the Five Spirit Springs."

"What is it?" Xiao Yan pressed.

Recalling Fang Yi's instructions before leaving, Xiao Qingying said, "An egg of a fire-elemental demon beast, seemingly of a high grade, capable of yielding a third-tier demon beast."

"The son of a third-tier demon king?" Xiao Yan murmured, his pupils dark and sinister.

Fang Yi has quite a lot on his mind.

Not satisfied with raising a third-tier demon king as a demon pet, he wants to cultivate another one?
No wonder he took such a risk; it turns out there were great benefits to be had.

“I understand.” Xiao Yan nodded slightly, clearing up his doubts, and then took a step forward, heading towards the Spirit Eye at the Burning Dome.

After counting the interest.

After confirming that Xiao Yan had left, Xiao Qingying stood up, gently lifting Xiao Su with a green gauze magic weapon in her hand, her eyes filled with tenderness as she stroked Xiao Su's face.

"Su Lang, I will definitely seek justice for you."
Fang Yi!
"You killed my husband, you must pay with your blood!"

The voice faded away with the pink light, leaving the ancient trees beside the Five Spirit Spring deserted and silent.

"It seems this is true."

Behind the ancient tree, a tall and upright cultivator walked out slowly, holding a wooden staff.

It was Xiao Yan, who should have left, who concealed himself and looked at Xiao Qingying as she departed, shaking his head slightly.

"It seems I was overthinking it. Xiao Qingying has been blinded by love since childhood, and is infatuated with that scumbag Xiao Su. She doesn't realize that cultivation is the fundamental thing."
Alright, there's only one Foundation Establishment cultivator left in the clan, so let her temporarily assume the position of clan leader.
I need to go into seclusion to consolidate my cultivation before I go to pay my respects to my master.

With the supreme treasure, the "Azure Blood Bodhi Branch," in my hands, all those below the Great Immortal of Xuan Yang Mountain should regard me as their most revered!

A swirling blue mist rose and fell as Xiao Yan took a step forward, finally departing.

The Five Spirits Spring has flowing water and misty vapor.

An oil-paper umbrella was opened, dangling wisps of ink, and Yan Youtai appeared above the Lingquan Spring.

“Xiao Yan does have some ideas.” He looked disdainful, but his eyes were filled with thoughts.

"A mere Core Formation cultivator, who has only recently condensed his core, already has a huge appetite."
【Brocade Bodhi Branch】?
"A mere embryo of a top-grade magic weapon—you think you can handle that?"

Yan Youtai folded up the ink-colored oil-paper umbrella, took a step forward, and headed towards Tianji Peak.

"I'll let you be arrogant for a while, after we deal with Fang Yi."

"Don't worry now."

A hearty laugh rang out beside the Five Spirits Spring.

Long, slender, white legs emerged from the shadows, with red ankles adorned with golden bells that jingled melodiously as they swayed.

The Five-Flower Immortal's long, dark blue hair was half-disheveled, with a blood-red coral hairpin tucked into her hair, adorned with a nine-tailed fox-tail-shaped gold tassel, and her body was wrapped in rouge-red silk gauze.

Her jade-like index finger traced across Yang Cai'er's fair and delicate cheek.

"Yan Youtai and Xiao Yan are mutually restraining and wary of each other, so Fang Yi's pressure is not as great as imagined."

"Thank you for covering my aura, Senior Sister Wuhua."

Yang Cai'er wore a flowing apricot-yellow dress with wide sleeves, her fair skin and delicate features giving her an aloof and unapproachable air.

Her icy expression softened, the chill around her subsided, and she parted her red lips slightly.

Master Wuhua held Yang Cai'er's soft hand, his clear eyes revealing undisguised doting affection.

"Junior Sister Cai'er, you haven't been cultivating your core for long, so take good care of refining your natal treasure."
The matter of the Wood Spirit Object is extremely far-reaching, and not only is Tian Quezi keeping an eye on it, but the old man is also paying attention to it.

This opportunity will only be contested by Yan Youtai, Xiao Yan, and Fang Yi; other Core Formation cultivators must not interfere.

Seeing the worry on Yang Cai'er's face, Wu Hua pondered for a moment, his words carrying a hidden meaning.

"This matter is not just about Xuanyang Mountain."

Even the lowly maid of Biyue Pavilion should know that my Xuan Yang Mountain intends to cultivate another True Person of the Sect Master level.
If Fang Yi cannot defeat Yan Youtai and Xiao Yan fairly and squarely, he will not obtain this opportunity.

"Does the Jade Water Pavilion know about this?" Yang Cai'er asked thoughtfully, then quietly withdrew her slender hand from the Five Flower Immortal's grasp.

"Junior Sister wishes to return to Ice Soul Peak to refine her magic weapon, so she will go ahead without further ado."

The icy light vanished silently. Master Wuhua placed his five fingers in his hand and gently sniffed, intoxicated by the lingering fragrance of Yang Cai'er.

"Junior Sister Yang, our energy is connected. Some things you can't simply avoid."

"It's really lively!"

Ten feet underground at the Five Spirit Spring, a lovable silver-white beast, clad in blue vine armor, with its withered and flourishing markings flowing, completely concealed its aura.

"The master was right after all, the Five Spirit Springs are bustling with activity now."
"However, Master Yang's aura seems to be of great benefit to me." His dark eyes darted around slyly as he sensed the stirrings of the Tianpeng Beast's bloodline, and Qi Jie murmured to himself.

"The five flowers are plotting something sinister; you should remind the master."

Xuan Kong Chi Dan Mansion.

Fang Yi extended his five fingers and put away the white bone demon puppet, which had a solemn appearance, radiated jade light, and was covered with lotus patterns.

"A high-quality, low-grade third-tier puppet, containing profound mysteries. It will later appear before the True Person, so it cannot be called a demonic puppet; it must be given another name."

He hesitated for a moment, glanced at the lotus pattern engraved on the ink puppet wooden armor, and murmured softly.

"Let's switch to the Jade Lotus Guard."

A corner of the cave.

Chi Yin sat cross-legged on a scarlet lotus, the corpse energy above his head turning into a hazy auspicious cloud, within which two third-tier pills tumbled.

Compared to before his seclusion, Da Dan was visibly smaller.

The Blood Spring Coffin was covered in dark runes, shimmering with precious light, and faintly visible within it were four crimson protective seals.

"Once Chi Yin refines these two great pills and nourishes the Blood Spring Coffin, it will be no weaker than a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator who has accumulated years of experience."

Fang Yi felt the slight improvement in his Crimson Yin and murmured to himself.

"However, that's all. The resources gained from the beast tide have been fully digested."

"If we want to go further, we need to rely on the cultivators of Sudu Mountain to diligently cultivate demonic arts and nurture superior talents."

He made a slight calculation with his fingertips and then maliciously turned the object around.

"If Yu'er and Zhao'er visit the False Core Immortal of the Ancestral Hall, they should be able to exchange for several items passed down over the years."

By artificially aging the artifacts and imprinting them with the mark of a third-tier demonic lineage, they can lure the prodigies among the rogue cultivators into their trap.
"If one or two demonic cores can be cultivated, Crimson Yin may be able to advance further."

Fang Yi's eyes flashed with spiritual light, and a wisp of spiritual energy rose up, surrounded by the fragrance of medicine, sometimes transforming into a spiritual shield, and sometimes evolving into mist and clouds.
This is precisely the wondrous and divine power passed down directly from Aoki, the [Azure Sky Treasure Cloud Qi].

Amidst the swirling blue clouds, as each spiritual herb was swallowed, runes symbolizing the path to life were woven together.

"Oh!"

"Although this [Azure Sky Treasure Cloud Qi] has countless wonderful uses, it consumes too much energy. Even after consuming so many spiritual items, it has not yet achieved even a minor success."

Fang Yi's eyes were filled with anticipation. The consumption of the Azure Sky Treasure Cloud Qi was increasing, and its power was becoming more and more profound after it was completed. Otherwise, it would not be worthy of being a direct descendant of a Nascent Soul sect's wondrous magical power.

"So be it, the Crimson Flame Lotus obtained from the Burial Abyss will ultimately not be able to be kept."

With a flick of his finger, the Void Realm Banner swayed, its delicate and warm human skin surface swirling.

A crimson lotus stood tall and graceful, slowly taking flight.

A wisp of azure cloud swept across the sky, engulfing the lotus flower within, which was then imbued with a crimson spiritual light.

The wisps of medicinal fragrance descended, nourishing the body and allowing the previously stagnant "Three Burials Golden Body" to make further progress.

Fang Yi looked delighted.

"As expected, the Azure Sky Treasure Cloud Qi truly lives up to its name as a wondrous and divine power."

My "Three Burials Golden Body" has been nourished by the power of the withering and flourishing of life, and has reached its ultimate state.

But now, there is still room for improvement.”

Three days later.

Xuan Kong Chi Dan Mansion.

Fang Yi frowned slightly, sensing the bottleneck in his path of Dharma Body, and looked helpless.

"The path of body refinement is restricted to below the third level."

The Great Cloud Cultivation Realm is located in a remote area of ​​the human realm, where spiritual herbs are extremely scarce.
"To achieve minor success in the [Azure Sky Treasure Cloud Aura], several third-tier spiritual herbs are still needed."

"Wow!"

A blue-feathered crane flapped its wings, its graceful posture circling above the Xuan Kong Crimson Pill Mansion.

A beam of azure light rose up, and the cloud crane transformed into a communication talisman, landing in Fang Yi's hand.

"Tianquezi blocking the ancestral hall?"

Holding the transmission talisman, Fang Yi's eyes slightly closed, his fingertips changing hand seals, intending to activate the [Plum Blossom Divination].

After a while, he shook his head slightly, deciding not to invite trouble.

"Tian Quezi concealed the opportunity for Chi Mei to receive the Nascent Soul, preventing him from using many of his methods."
"I wonder how much of a chance Xuan Yang Mountain has."

"However, I also have a backup plan regarding the Xuan Yang Mountain matter?"

Fang Yi pondered for a moment, but had no intention of risking his life for Xuan Yang Mountain.

"Senior Brother Gu infiltrating the demon race could serve as a backup plan."

Even if Crimson Eyebrows fails to condense into an Infant, Xuan Yang Heaven collapses, and the Great Cloud border is sealed off, I will still have enough ways to retreat.
It's a pity that Xuan Yang Mountain has built such a foundation; their cultivation progress will inevitably be much slower afterward.

Fang Yi narrowed his eyes slightly, calmed his mind, and a precious embryo appeared in his hand.

"With everything prepared, let the [Azure Blood Bodhi Branch] be born during the 'Opportunity for Core Formation'."
Xiao Yan, Yan Youtai, let me see what you've got up your sleeves.

A few days later,
"Boom!"

Within the Xuan Kong Crimson Pill Spirit Palace, thunderclouds gathered, and an immense pressure permeated the air.

A beam of azure light shot into the sky, stirring up the wind and clouds. A verdant branch swayed in the wind and shattered the lightning tribulations.

"Um?

How could the Mysterious Void Crimson Core Spiritual Palace be a calamity?!

"When did Fang Yi quietly condense his core?"

"Did the Ancestral Hall lineage conceal his extraordinary phenomenon of forming his core?"

At the top of the burning dome, Xiao Yan, dressed in a purple robe, stepped forward with a glint of shrewdness in his eyes, disregarding the Core Formation Ceremony that would be held in a few days.

"Let me assess your background and see if you can compete with me for a chance to join the sect."

Three days ago, he paid homage to Tianquezi and received a clear instruction.

The sect doesn't care about the three fighting; as long as no one is killed, they will use any means necessary.

A quarter of an hour later.

Above the auspicious blue clouds, Xiao Yan stood with his hands behind his back, sensing a delicate Bodhi branch. With a flick of his wrist, he dispersed the last lightning tribulation.

"The Blood-Red Bodhi Branch?!"

His eyes were gloomy. After a moment's thought, his ancient wooden staff transformed into a beam of light and struck out.

"Fang Yi, you have injured a junior member of your clan! Take this blow!"

"boom!"

The ancient, rustic staff, covered in wood grain and radiating a powerful, spiritual light, fell towards the azure Bodhi branch.

With a soft chuckle, a large hand gleaming with jade-like light reached out, seemingly slowly but actually quite quickly.

"Xiao Yan, you're getting more and more arrogant."

A flowing, cyan mist outlined Fang Yi's figure, clad in a robe that seemed to transform mountains and rivers into sacred peaks, and wearing a blue lotus crown.

He stood with his hands behind his back, his aura emanating endlessly, deep and imposing, confronting Xiao Yan head-on.

"Let me teach you a lesson on behalf of Master Tianque."

"Buzz!"

The Azure Lotus Guard, clad in wooden armor, radiated a jade-like light and possessed a dignified and solemn appearance. After exchanging blows with the wooden staff magic weapon, his aura surged once more.

Sensing the divine senses from all directions, Fang Yi raised his eyebrows slightly, channeling his magical power as he murmured to himself.

'It's time to establish authority.'

Xiao Yan sneered repeatedly, his face showing disdain. "We're both Core Formation cultivators, do you think I'm afraid of you?!"

(End of this chapter)