Cultivating Immortality: Starting from Ferrying Passengers

Chapter 3 Innate Magical Powers

Tuoyuan was obviously more comfortable after entering the water. If Tuoyuan's combat power on the surface of the water was only at the third level of Qi Refining, then after entering the water, no one could defeat it unless they were cultivators at the late stage of Qi Refining.

This is one of the reasons why Fang Jingxuan dared to work alone at the second level of Qi Refining.

After a moment, the throbbing in Fang Jingxuan's heart disappeared. He knew that he had avoided this inexplicable crisis.

As for the source of this crisis, Fang Jingxuan actually didn't care much. It could be a monster lurking on the shore, or a high-level bird that was preying on prey, or a cultivator who was about to take action. There were too many possibilities.

The rest of the journey was much smoother. After being in the water for half a minute and traveling more than ten miles, Tuyuan surfaced.

You can't stay underwater all the time either. Although it is safer underwater, it costs money.

This is because the monks' constantly raising protective shields consumes a lot of mana. After a long time, when their mana is exhausted, they have to take pills to make up for it. Isn't this a pure waste?

Therefore, when Fang Jingxuan felt it was about time, he signaled Tuyuan to surface.

There was no conversation along the way, and no one was interested in chatting. When you are out, the more friends you have, the more dangers you face. Only by ignoring others can you stay safe. This is the survival experience in the Baishan area.

"We've arrived at Hongyefang. Everyone, please take note. If you wish to return to Qinghefang, please wait at the entrance to the market place two days from now, early in the morning."

Fang Jingxuan watched the four monks leave with a smile, and then he took Tuyuan and slowly walked towards the entrance of the market.

"Brother Wei, you're on duty today. Look, this is the Qinghe wine you asked me to bring you. It's fifteen years old. When you're off duty, shall we have some?"

Fang Jingxuan took out two three-jin jars of spiritual wine from his storage bag and greeted with a smile a cultivator in the middle stage of Qi training who was waiting at the entrance of Hongye Market.

The monk was born rough, with a pair of wide-open eyes, and had the temperament of a robbery cultivator.

"The Fang family kid is here. Is your journey safe today? Hey, I asked too many questions. You are such a sly guy, how could you possibly be in danger? Okay, let's have a drink together later. I'll introduce you to a friend then."

Brother Wei agreed readily, and it was obvious that he was also craving for this wine. Qinghefang was good at brewing wine and had unique skills. There were also many more specialized wine-making masters than Hongyefang.

"That's great. Brother Wei's friends are of course my friends too. I'll go reserve a table and invite Brother Wei to dinner tonight."

After Fang Jingxuan and Wei Tong made an agreement, he took Tu Yuan to the interior of Hongye Market. He was also a regular customer here, and since he was familiar with Wei Tong, the other guards did not make things difficult for him.

After a simple inspection, Fang Jingxuan walked into Hongyefang leisurely.

It’s like passing through a layer of water curtain, and in a blink of an eye, you will see a whole new world.

There was only a wide street located at the foot of a second-level low-grade spiritual vein. Outside dozens of shops, there was a flash of spiritual light. There were sparse people, most of whom were practitioners, and they were all busy with their own affairs.

Hongyefang is the property of the Chu family. It got its name because the ancestor of the Chu family who settled here was named Chu Hongye.

The Chu family is one of the vassal families of the Danding Sect. In the surrounding areas, it is considered to be the most powerful. There are three foundation-building cultivators and hundreds of Qi-refining clan members.

The servants who depend on the Chu family and the independent cultivators who make their living from Hongyefang, together, number nearly a thousand.

For example, Wei Tong was a guard hired by the Chu family, and Fang Jingxuan himself relied on the ferry route between the Chu family's Hongyefang and Qinghefang to make a living.

Ordinary people in the world always think that practitioners do not engage in worldly affairs, live in the open air, and have few desires.

However, cultivators cannot abstain from food unless they reach the foundation-building stage. They must always eat some spiritual rice, ginseng essence, and the flesh and blood of monsters to replenish the losses in their physical bodies.

Otherwise, due to lack of Qi and Blood, cultivation will be ineffective. In serious cases, the spiritual roots will degenerate, and people will become useless, worse than ordinary people, and will be trapped in a situation worse than death. Therefore, during the Qi Refining Stage, eating and drinking are also a major necessity.

Fang Jingxuan took Tu Yuan and walked into the small courtyard he rented as if he was familiar with the place.

Hongyefang covers a large area. It is not a property located on a spiritual vein or spiritual cave, so it is cheaper. It can be rented for a month for five low-grade spirit stones, and it also comes with an animal pen for Tuoyuan to rest.

What? You said you can't even afford five low-grade spirit stones? Well, then, go build a shed in the shantytown outside the market. They don't require spirit stones there, but of course, it has to be in Hongyefang, and there's no safety guarantee.

And the shed cannot be built too big, otherwise it will be troublesome when Hongyefang sends people to dismantle it as a routine task!

Fang Jingxuan came to the yard and first checked the security measures he had set up. After confirming that no one had moved, he sent Tuoyuan into the animal pen.

There is a water magic circle under the animal pen. The water vapor generated is mixed with some spiritual energy, which makes Tuoyuan feel very comfortable, so Tuoyuan is also happy to lie down in it.

"Old friend, you've worked hard today. This is a reward for you."

Fang Jingxuan took out three meatballs made of spiritual rice from his storage bag, each of which exuded an enticing aroma.

When Tuyuan saw it, his saliva was flowing and he couldn't wait to eat it.

Seeing Tuoyuan's anxious look, Fang Jingxuan smiled in his heart, feeling somewhat proud. These three spirit rice balls were not ordinary things.

The reason why Tuoyuan's body grew rapidly within three months was mainly due to this magical rice ball.

In fact, the spiritual rice used to make these meatballs is not very magical. It is just basic spiritual rice that costs one low-grade spiritual stone per dou.

But the juice produced by brewing these balls and fermenting them is precious.

Just as [Formless Cicada Shell] allowed Fang Jingxuan to awaken [Sudden Inspiration], [Thousand Spirit Cypress] also allowed Fang Jingxuan to awaken an innate magical power, which is [Moonlight Jade Dew].

This magical power can be activated once a month. When the moonlight is at its most concentrated, use the item associated with [Qianling Suibai] to collect the moonlight between heaven and earth, and condense it into jade dew.

This jade dew is comparable to a first-grade mid-grade elixir, and taking it is very beneficial to one's cultivation. However, after Fang Jingxuan tried it, he discovered that the effect of this [Moonlight Jade Dew] on demon beasts and spiritual beasts is simply amazing.

If Fang Jingxuan consumed all the [Moonlight Jade Dew] collected every month, it would be equivalent to eating one or two first-grade medium-quality Huangya Pills, which could increase his cultivation by more than ten points.

But if these nearly ten drops of [Moonlight Jade Dew] were given to Tu Yuan to take, each drop could increase Tu Yuan's cultivation by one month. The difference between the two is as huge as heaven and earth.

So in just three months, Tuyuan actually grew by twenty-seven or twenty-eight months, and this growth was not forced. In other words, Tuyuan's actual lifespan did not decrease, and it was not a case of forcing things to grow.

Moreover, the faster the spirit beast grows in the early stages, the greater its potential and the greater the chance of subsequent breakthroughs.

The lifespan of a spiritual beast like the Xishui Spirit Turtle is expected to be around three hundred years. If it can break through the Qi Refining Stage and reach the Foundation Establishment Stage, it can live up to eight hundred years.

This is much longer than the lifespan of human cultivators, because even a Qi-refining cultivator, after practicing to the ninth level of Qi-refining, can only live for 120 years.

Even if one takes various longevity pills, it is difficult to break the 150-year limit. Longevity pills are priceless, so who can eat them like candy beans?
A cultivator in the Foundation Establishment stage only has three hundred years, and a Golden Core stage only has eight hundred years, which is equivalent to a Xishui Spirit Turtle in the Foundation Establishment stage. If a Jindan cultivator is seriously injured and his vitality is damaged, he may not be able to survive longer than a Xishui Spirit Turtle in the Foundation Establishment stage.

Therefore, the companion beast like the spirit turtle is one that can be passed down through three generations. Even when the person is gone, the turtle is still there. It is one of the most favored spirit beasts among those cultivation families.

(End of this chapter)