Fangxian Heretical Path

Chapter 75 A Series of Good News

Fang Shu stood quietly at the bottom of the well, his heart at peace, unlike the dazed state he had felt during his last tribulation.

However, his mind and body were still filled with a serene joy.

"Successfully completing the second tribulation and passing the third tribulation before the age of eighteen is not a pipe dream for me, but a feasible plan."

Fang Shu pondered silently in his heart.

This also means that he has taken another step closer to joining the Immortal Sect!
He remained immersed for a long time in this feeling that the path to immortality was within reach, as if he could grasp the future with a single step.

After regaining his senses, Fang Shu focused his thoughts on the Dao talisman, examining his physical condition through it:
[Registered Person: Fang Shu]

Lifespan: Currently 17 years old, expected lifespan: 120 years old

[Realm Level: Second Tribulation Refining Essence Immortal]

[Innate Talent: Excellent]

……

After confirming that he had not damaged his internal organs or left any hidden dangers during his tribulation, he felt a great sense of relief.

When he noticed the section on innate talent in the Daoist talisman, a smile involuntarily appeared on his lips.

After the banquet hosted by the mountain lord, his physical constitution rose to the "upper-middle" level. Now, after undergoing a tribulation and marrow refinement, with the combined blessing of the remaining medicinal power and the secretly refined mercury, his physical constitution has been elevated once again, making him the "top-tier" choice among mortals.

Such innate talent is only inferior to the "spiritual root" mentioned by the master.

Fang Shu was invigorated, realizing that his cultivation speed would be even faster than he had just predicted.

Besides the pleasant surprise of his breakthrough in cultivation, there seems to be another happy event.

Immediately, his attention fell on another part of the talisman:
[Existing Dragon Energy: Usable]

The dragon energy absorbed by the talisman had been refined and cleansed, becoming what is known as "untainted dragon energy," with all evil influences removed.

Moreover, the current Daoist talismans, after their recent changes, are not in the same state as the last one.

Fang Shu examined the words "usable" on the dragon aura, his gaze shifting until it quickly landed on the spell section.

A mysterious feeling emanated from the Taoist talisman, instructing him on how to use the dragon energy.

Fang Shu then focused on the newly acquired sword technique, the "Red Serpent Bloodline Fire Sword Technique," and placed it in the analysis position of the Daoist talisman. Immediately after the thought arose, he infused it with dragon energy!

Buzz! The talisman trembled slightly, and lines of text flowed by:

[Analysis in progress... Consuming dragon energy... Estimated time: 138 days... 137 days... 131 days...]

It is estimated to take seventy-two days.

The Dragon Qi can be added to the Dao Talisman as a consumable, allowing the Dao Talisman to quickly analyze the secret texts and comprehend the cultivation techniques!
Fang Shu had just been trying to advance the analysis of swordsmanship to more than halfway in one go.

He then came to his senses and carefully savored the analysis conveyed by the Daoist talisman, trying to see if there were any differences between it and the previous slow analysis.

The result was obvious: apart from the speed of analysis, there was no difference in the content analyzed before and after the Daoist talisman was released. Both were able to make Fang Shu suddenly realize the truth and understand the secret texts perfectly.

Immediately, his eyes gleamed, and he exclaimed again in his heart, "Analysis!"

Whoosh! The dragon energy within the Daoist talisman surged, immediately propelling the talisman to move and reducing the analysis time required for the Fire Blade Technique day after day.

In the end, Fang Shu reserved one-fifth of the dragon energy as a reserve, and poured the rest into his swordsmanship. The remaining time for his analysis had been reduced to single digits.

[Analysis of "Red Serpent Bloodline Fire Blade Technique" is underway... estimated to take four and a half days.]

With the help of dragon energy, the analysis time that originally took four or five months was reduced to four or five days in just a few breaths.

This is truly great news for Fang Shu!
He pondered to himself, "So this is the wondrous use of dragon energy? It can rapidly enhance analytical power in one go; it's truly amazing!"

His thoughts began to churn and drift.

If there were enough dragon energy, wouldn't he be able to learn cultivation techniques and spells at will, learning them instantly without having to wait for time-consuming analysis?

After a moment of contemplation, Fang Shu immediately withdrew his thoughts and suppressed the urge to leave the pass.

"Four or five days is nothing, I can wait that long," he thought to himself.

Immediately, Fang Shu continued to sit cross-legged in the quiet room, where the floor was bathed in mercury, and began to refine the qi and blood in his body.

As he circulated his transformed qi and blood, the Dao talisman trembled again, and yet another change occurred:

[The Qi and Blood of the Second Tribulation have been collected, and the Dao Register is being updated...] "Hmm?" Fang Shu asked in surprise.

Upon closer inspection, he discovered that this change was due to his own advancement in cultivation level, which allowed his Dao talisman to be nourished by the Qi and blood of the Second Tribulation, thus initiating another change.

Furthermore, the aspects of this change are extremely similar to those after the last slaughter of Cheng Guanzi.

Streams of pure second-stage tribulation qi and blood were poured into the Dao talisman, like refining a magical artifact, constantly washing and cleansing it, making its connection with the square knot even closer, and its own structure becoming more and more exquisite.

The changes resulting from this overhaul include a reduction in the time required to analyze the Fire Blade Technique, which previously took four or five days.

Moreover, this change was much faster, completed in just half a day.

Fang Shu looked at the Daoist talisman again and found that the estimated time for analyzing the Fire Blade Technique had been changed to only two days.

Not only the Fire Blade Technique, but he also listed all the other spells in the Daoist talisman, reducing the time required for them to analyze them by more than half.

This situation made him even more excited.

A thought struck him, and he tentatively used the dragon energy on the Dao talisman after its second upgrade. Unfortunately, the promoting effect of the dragon energy remained constant and did not increase.

But this did not diminish the joy in his heart.

Fang Shu paced back and forth in the quiet room, feeling an urge to let out a long howl.

One extraordinary encounter brought him a series of joyous events. This was not only due to the remarkable circumstances of this encounter, but also to the culmination of his own hard work and accumulated experience. It truly delighted him.

Embracing the joy of these successive gains, Fang Shu calmed his mind and sat quietly in the meditation room, patiently waiting for the perfect understanding of the Fire Blade Technique.

Two days later, the talisman trembled slightly again:
[Spell: Crimson Serpent Bloodline Fire Blade Technique (Perfect)]

Clang!

Fang Shu suddenly opened his eyes, a glint of light flashing in them. He leaped up, wiped his lips with his right hand, and his long tongue sword flicked out.

The Crimson Serpent Bloodline Fire Blade Technique is a spell that does not require a specific magical artifact. After learning it, the practitioner can test the sword while simultaneously refining it within the Long Tongue Sword. However, its difficulty lies in its comprehension and the demanding nature of its control over the practitioner's vital energy.

After swiftly wielding his sword a few times, Fang Shu immediately circulated his own qi and blood, allowing it to flow along the long tongue sword, attempting to condense sword technique runes.

a few days later.

He successfully tested the sword; the entire long tongue sword turned red, and Fang Shu's vital energy transformed into blood-like flames, radiating a scorching heat.

He brandished his sword again, the long-tongued blade piercing the air, faintly emitting a hissing sound like a venomous snake flicking its tongue.

Chi Chi!

He gently sliced ​​the rock wall of the quiet room with the blade of his sword. The dark blue stone cut open as easily as cutting tofu, and the cut was charred black, as if it had been burned.

Such power, if it were to fall on other immortals, would not only cripple them if grazed, but would also cause them to die if touched. In addition to physical damage, the opponent would also suffer burns and even poisoning from the fire blade technique.

Because the Fire Blade Technique, in addition to transforming qi and blood into blood fire, can also use the blood of the practitioner to consecrate the sword, temporarily unleashing greater power.

Fang Shu's blood is mixed with Gu poison and mercury poison. When he uses his blood to consecrate the sword, the sword techniques he performs are not simply fire wounds, but fire poison wounds that can cause bone-deep ulcers on the opponent!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Fang Shu got carried away and began to wield his tongue sword even more fiercely in the quiet room.

At first, he was not very familiar with it, and the sword light was chaotic. But later, the more he danced, the more familiar he became with it. It was as if a ball of blood-red fire was rolling around his body, with wind and thunder roaring around him.

The mercury that had condensed on the ground was also evaporated again, turning into mercury vapor.

Roar!

In the hazy light, at the bottom of the well in the quiet room of the Dugu Pavilion, it seemed as if a giant snake was lurking, flicking its tongue and gazing at the moon, laughing to itself.

Finally, after Fang Shu finished his practice, he covered his mouth with his sword and sheathed his tongue.

The quiet chamber at the bottom of the well looked as if it had been ravaged by a giant object, and was in a dilapidated state, revealing the iron and steel pillars buried deep in the surrounding rock walls.

Fang Shu's face was also flushed, filled with an eerie color, and his eyes were incredibly bright, exuding a fierce aura!
During this period of seclusion, he not only achieved breakthroughs in cultivation and Daoist talismans, but also gained initial mastery of a remarkable killing technique.

With his current cultivation level of just entering the second tribulation, the combination of the Long Tongue Sword and the Fire Blade Technique is equivalent to the power of a near-third tribulation spell, allowing him to be unafraid of the old second tribulation immortals.

If he were to further refine his magic and improve the quality of the Long Tongue Sword, its power would reach the third level and become even more formidable!

For a moment, Fang Shu was filled with joy and felt quite confident that he could leave the pass.

　P.S.: Sorry for being late. I've been busy yesterday and today. I started writing as soon as I got home last night. There's one more chapter, I'll post it later.

　　
　
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