Cultivating Immortality: Starting from Ferrying Passengers

Chapter 96 New Supernatural Powers

Inside the room, Fang Jingxuan closed his eyes and pondered, slowly digesting the information.

A moment later, he opened his eyes, smiled slightly, and his expression became somewhat excited.

His original form, "Formless Cicada Molting," is now somewhat inappropriate to call it "Formless Cicada Molting," because some flesh and blood have grown inside this molting, and it is no longer a withered shell.

【The Formless Cicada】!
This is its correct name. The message that the [Formless Cicada] sent just now by flapping its wings was actually an analysis of a new innate supernatural power.

Unlike [A Whim], this new innate divine ability was formed after [Formless Cicada] absorbed a massive amount of Golden Cicada Ancestor's soul power and then fused with the fully mastered "Cicada Subduing Skill".

Fang Jingxuan named it: 【Cicada Subduing to Replenish the Essence】.

The original "Cicada Hiding Skill" passed down by Wei Tong, although a secret transmission, only had the ability to conceal and hide one's breath. Its function and mechanism were not fundamentally different from the Turtle Breathing Technique and the Breath Concealing Technique.

At most, the "Cicada Subduing Technique" has a more sophisticated method of concealing its aura, making it difficult for even cultivators with higher levels of cultivation to detect.

But compared to the new innate divine power that Fang Jingxuan obtained, his original, fully-developed "Cicada Subduing Skill" is nothing.

First, the [Cicada Hiding and Replenishing Essence] technique allows Fang Jingxuan to be buried deep underground, like a real cicada.

During this period, Fang Jingxuan's physical consumption will be greatly reduced. The original "Cicada Subduing Technique" could only keep Fang Jingxuan underground for more than half a month without eating or drinking.

After this period of time, his body will gradually deteriorate, and in the long run, his life will be in danger.

However, the [Cicada Hibernation Replenishing Essence] technique can allow Fang Jingxuan to remain in a dormant state for years.

Imagine if one day Fang Jingxuan were in dire straits, being hunted down and with nowhere to run, he could simply hide underground and lie low for three to five years. By then, his enemy would probably have vanished without a trace.

However, this also has a drawback: if Fang Jingxuan lies dormant for too long, the lifespan he consumes will be substantial.

During this period, [Cicada's Hidden Essence] only reduced his energy consumption and created an internal circulation, but his body was still affected by time.

Otherwise, during the period of dormancy, the passage of time would have no effect, and Fang Jingxuan could have achieved a kind of immortality.

Unfortunately, the [Formless Cicada] only absorbed the soul power of a Golden Cicada at the Golden Core stage. If it had absorbed the soul power of a Golden Cicada at the Nascent Soul stage, it might have been able to do so.

Thinking of this, Fang Jingxuan smiled absentmindedly, then turned his attention to another supernatural ability of the [Cicada Subduing to Replenish Vitality].

Rather than extending the cicada's dormancy period, the true essence of this supernatural power lies in its wondrous effect of 'replenishing vital energy'.

As the name suggests, 'replenishing essence' means replenishing lost vital energy. What is vital energy?
In the cultivation world, this refers to an energy that sustains a cultivator's physical body; it can also be called vitality or essence.

Under what circumstances does vital energy (qi) dissipate?

That is, injuries, illnesses, poisoning, and other such situations can cause the cultivator's vital energy to be depleted.

The supernatural ability 【Cicada's Hidden Essence】 can replenish Fang Jingxuan's lost vital energy.

If Fang Jingxuan is seriously injured, as long as he does not die on the spot, he can use this supernatural power to bury his body underground and lie dormant like a cicada.

During this time, he will draw upon the earth's energy from deep within the land, transforming it into his own vital energy to repair his body.

This is a divine power for saving lives and healing wounds, extremely suitable for combat cultivators who lick the edge of a knife and risk their lives.

With this supernatural power, how much can be saved on the cost of healing pills and the expense of hiring a spiritual healer?

However, Fang Jingxuan was still somewhat greedy and thought that if he could use this supernatural power on outsiders, he could become a half-baked alchemist and have another way to earn spirit stones.

Pulling his thoughts back, Fang Jingxuan recalled the benefits he had gained from this trip, feeling quite pleased with himself. The greatest reward of this adventure wasn't actually the spiritual materials and cicada shells, nor the supernatural ability itself, but rather the Formless Cicada.

At this moment, Fang Jingxuan, completely satisfied, delved his divine sense deep into his sea of ​​consciousness to observe the tiny, formless cicada.

After more than a year of cultivation, Fang Jingxuan discovered that the Thousand Spirit Cypress natal spirit in his sea of ​​consciousness had grown considerably larger than before.

It has grown from an inch tall to an inch and a half tall. Although it still looks delicate, it is indeed gradually growing under the influence of its peers.

Similarly, the Formless Cicada was also slowly growing. However, firstly, the materials it used were of inferior quality, and secondly, the Formless Cicada was of a very high grade. This resulted in the Thousand Spirit Cypress showing significant changes over time, while the Formless Cicada remained unchanged.

But things are different now. With the Golden Core realm Golden Cicada, nourished by the same soul power, the Formless Cicada has enjoyed a feast that is equivalent to my own years of hard cultivation.

Fang Jingxuan estimated that if he were to cultivate the Formless Cicada to its current level through his own efforts, he would need to be at least a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

If I have the chance, I must try to extract the soul power of this Golden Cicada Ancestor again to promote the growth of the Formless Cicada.

Fang Jingxuan made this decision in his heart, unaware that in a distant valley, the Golden Cicada Ancestor, who had been lying dormant underground for hundreds of years, was also feeling uneasy.

As a Golden Core Realm demon beast, specifically a Golden Cicada, it also possesses a similar supernatural ability called "Spontaneous Inspiration." It immediately sensed Fang Jingxuan's thought as soon as he had it.

Enraged, the Golden Cicada Ancestor unleashed his powerful soul force once more, making the demonic beasts even more bloodthirsty.

In his impotent rage, the Golden Cicada Ancestor couldn't understand why he hadn't sensed the danger before, thus needlessly losing one-tenth of his soul power.

Otherwise, given its supernatural powers, how could it have been outmaneuvered by human cultivators?

At this moment, the Golden Cicada Ancestor no longer had the memory of that time; that memory had been completely severed by it and given to Fang Jingxuan.

Therefore, the Golden Cicada Ancestor doesn't even know who his opponent is, let alone target Fang Jingxuan.

It only knew that it had been tricked by a human cultivator, but it had completely forgotten how it was tricked or what the other party looked like.

The existence of the attribute panel means that, apart from Fang Jingxuan, a transmigrator, anyone who tries to analyze it with their divine soul will only meet one fate.

'Boom! '

After taking stock of his gains, Fang Jingxuan stayed in his room and didn't come out, even eating only spirit rice balls for meals.

However, news of the monster rampage in Fulong Valley spread like ripples to this market, causing widespread panic. People packed their belongings and prepared to flee deeper inland.

Meanwhile, cultivation supplies that are difficult to sell and slow to move are rapidly depreciating in value.

For example, an animal hide that originally cost ten low-grade spirit stones can now be obtained for only five.

In addition, larger pieces of spirit wood, spirit wood heartwood, animal bones, and other animal materials are also seeing price reductions.

Three days later, the price-cutting frenzy reached its peak, and the cultivators who had escaped brought back terrible news: a beast tide might be coming soon.

Fang Jingxuan did not expect the subsequent impact to be so great, but who can he blame himself for this?
He was only trying to save his own life; there was no intention of deliberately provoking the Golden Cicada Ancestor.

Moreover, it's fair that cultivators hunt demons and demons eat people; everyone relies on their own abilities.

The demonic beasts are powerful now, and cultivators can hide inland. But if one day humans decide to develop Fulong Mountain, these demonic beasts won't even have a chance to escape.

Thinking of this, Fang Jingxuan felt no guilt at all. On the contrary, he became interested in the various spiritual materials that were being sold off at increasingly lower prices on the market.

(End of this chapter)