Cultivating Immortality: Starting from Ferrying Passengers

Chapter 90 Golden Cicada Ancestor
"Why do the trees here look so gloomy?"

Fang Jingxuan looked at the endless forest of trees in front of him. It was somewhat different from the lush and vibrant scenes along the way. Most of the trees in the "Liaozhi Forest" were sickly.

There are many paths leading up the mountain. Fang Jingxuan chose a path and walked up the mountain from the side.

Tuoyuan moved forward steadily, his strong limbs pressing on the dead branches on the ground, making a crisp "crackling" sound.

Fang Jingxuan silently activated his innate talent of [Sudden Inspiration]. In such a place, Fang Jingxuan was extremely careful.

The magic weapon in the sleeve, the ancient bronze bell, can be activated at any time, and the six bones in the imperial spirit bag can also jump out at any time.

If he really encounters an enemy, as long as he is not a particularly powerful cultivator in the late Qi Refining stage, Fang Jingxuan can confidently deal with it.

As we went deeper, the color of the surrounding trees also became like iron, more like ironwood.

Fang Jingxuan tried to break off a branch, but found it was very heavy. When it collided with other branches, it made a dull sound.

"Could it be that there is a large iron ore deposit deep underground?"

Fang Jingxuan speculated so in his mind, but even if there was iron ore here, it could not be mined, simply because this place was a wilderness, and the profit from mining would definitely not be as great as the loss.

Unless this place is developed on a large scale and incorporated into the territory of human cultivators, and all kinds of monsters in the surrounding area are killed and captured, and safety is guaranteed, then it will be worth mining here.

But unfortunately, the Fulong Valley, along with the tens of thousands of miles of wilderness, is the territory of a great Yuanying demon. Unless this great demon is eliminated, those high-ranking Jindan cultivators and the elusive Yuanying cultivators will not dare to come here easily.

Low-level cultivators are fine. Qi-refining cultivators and foundation-building cultivators are just annoying little bugs in the eyes of that big monster.

But the Jindan and Yuanying cultivators are existences that can threaten its life. Once discovered, the big monster will think that the other party is challenging itself, so it must kill them as soon as possible.

Therefore, this place is wild and the highest level of cultivators it can accommodate is only the early to middle stage of foundation building.

Even cultivators in the late foundation building stage dare not come here easily, because there are still many Jindan monsters active here. In their eyes, cultivators in the late foundation building stage are all walking wonderful tonic pills. Eating one can reduce the hard training by a hundred years. If they really meet one, how can they let go of the delicacy at their fingertips?

Therefore, most of the cultivators active here are at the Qi Refining stage, and it is rare to see Foundation Establishment cultivators.

After all, every Foundation Establishment cultivator is very valuable, so how could they easily come here to take risks? If they really need some cultivation supplies, they can just command those Qi Refining cultivators to come and find them. Qi Refining cultivators are worthless anyway. If one batch dies, there will be another batch, and they are all cultivation bonuses.

Fang Jingxuan tried to go deeper. The golden cicada remains on the trees outside were already very rare. If he wanted to get some, he had to continue going deeper.

After walking about twenty miles, Fang Jingxuan discovered that the scenery here began to change again.

The trees here have become more lively and no longer so lifeless. Occasionally, the chirping of cicadas can be heard, reminding Fang Jingxuan that there might be the remains of a high-grade golden cicada here.

So Fang Jingxuan slowed down and tried to look for it, and he actually found one.

This piece of golden cicada's remains was found on the branch of a big tree. Fang Jingxuan cast a spell to roll it down, took it in his hand and took a look, feeling a little disappointed.

It is true that this is the remains of the golden cicada, but it is not of high grade. It just has a little more spiritual energy than the one in his storage bag.

If sold, it would be worth eighty low-grade spirit stones.

Thinking of this, Fang Jingxuan smiled. That's great. He made money so quickly.

Fang Jingxuan put the golden cicada's remains into his storage bag and went to look for the next one with more enthusiasm.

But after more than half an hour, Fang Jingxuan still hadn't found any new golden cicada remains. By then, the sky was gradually darkening. The wilderness at night was even more dangerous, as many demonic beasts preferred to hunt at night. Fang Jingxuan didn't dare to neglect his efforts and began preparing a shelter.

The location of this shelter was also simple. Fang Jingxuan simply found an open space, observed that there were no big trees around, and then began to dig the soil.

Just a moment later, Fang Jingxuan dug out a deep pit.

Its size is just enough to cover Tuoyuan.

So Fang Jingxuan jumped in calmly, then called Tuoyuan in as well, and then he stepped on Tuoyuan's back and began to dig soil into the pit.

After the soil completely buried the pit, Fang Jingxuan sat cross-legged under Tuoyuan, silently practicing the "Cicada Hiding Skill" which had reached ten points in his practice, and began to hold his breath like a dormant cicada.

Tuoyuan also used his innate ability, the turtle breathing technique, to retract his head into his turtle shell, like a big stone.

One man and one turtle, each of them used their magical powers, each one better than the other at surviving. That night, only the roars of monsters could be heard from above, but the night was surprisingly peaceful.

It was not until the next morning that Fang Jingxuan came out of the state of "Cicada Fu Gong". He glanced at the attribute panel as usual and suddenly froze.

All I saw was the following message displayed above: [Secret: "Cicada Hidden Power": 12/100].

Yesterday, the progress of "Cicada Fu Gong" was only ten points, but after practicing it overnight, it has reached twelve points.

Fang Jingxuan fell into deep thought. He had been practicing the "Cicada Hiding Skill" for more than half a year, but there had been no progress. It would often take him more than half a month to make a slight progress.

This secret technique is indeed difficult to practice. Fang Jingxuan didn't mind it before, but now it seems that practicing "Cicada Fu Gong" also requires the right location.

Fang Jingxuan thought of the rumors about this place. Could it be that there really was a golden cicada monster in the Jindan stage lurking here?

And the artistic conception it exudes during its dormant period has infected this land, which has led to the fact that when I practice the "Cicada Hiding Skill" here, one day can be equivalent to half a month of hard work in the past?

Thinking of this, Fang Jingxuan's heart beat rapidly. If so, his "Cicada Hiding Skill" might be able to be cultivated to the great perfection realm here.

In addition, if the Golden Cicada Ancestor is really alive, there must be a second-level or even third-level Golden Cicada remains here.
When Fang Jingxuan thought of this wonderful thing, a smile appeared on his face, but he quickly regained his composure. No matter what, whether he could find the remains of a high-level golden cicada or not, he had to practice his "Cicada Hiding Skill" to perfection here.

Thinking of this, Fang Jingxuan stood up and pushed away the mud. He shook off the dirt on his body with Tu Yuan, and then activated a cleansing talisman to remove the earthy smell on his body.

He took out a few spiritual rice balls from the storage bag, and Fang Jingxuan and Tu Yuan shared them.

After drinking some sweet Jade Dew water, the man and the turtle had another day full of energy.

So, for the next ten days or so, Fang Jingxuan and Tuo Yuan wandered around in this mountain forest, searching for the remains of the golden cicada during the day, burying them at night, and practicing the "Cicada Hiding Skill".

As Fang Jingxuan stayed here for longer, his progress in practicing "Cicada Fu Gong" was also advancing by leaps and bounds. Moreover, Fang Jingxuan discovered that when he practiced "Cicada Fu Gong" underground, the progress of "Cicada Fu Gong" would be different depending on the plot of land he chose.

Sometimes it was only two points a night, but sometimes it could increase to three points, and once it even increased to four points.

This pattern aroused Fang Jingxuan's curiosity, so he moved forward along the land that could greatly increase the progress of "Cicada Fu Gong" until this day, when he was practicing underground as usual.

In the middle of the night, Fang Jingxuan, who was in a deep dormant state, seemed to communicate with another consciousness in the dark.

(End of this chapter)