The Confucian and Taoist Sages of Mortal Cultivation

Chapter 109 Keeping the Appointment

To the west of Xiaohuan Island is a mountain range that stretches for more than twenty miles, with two peaks on it. One is about three hundred feet high and is called "Daiyun Mountain", and the other is about one hundred feet high and is called "Xiaodou Mountain".

The spiritual energy on Mount Daiyun is still quite abundant, and there is a cave dwelling opened up by the former island master.

The cave dwelling has been expanded several times and is now quite large, with meditation rooms, alchemy rooms, weapon-making rooms, and a medicinal garden, among other things.

Yang Qingyuan simply took over the cave dwelling, took out the Reversed Five Elements Formation, and set it up around the cave dwelling, covering it completely.

Immediately afterwards, he chose an empty stone chamber as an insect chamber and placed all the insect eggs from Han Li inside to cultivate.

These spirit insects are all bait, used to lure the gold-devouring insects underground to reveal themselves.

After setting up the insect chamber, Yang Qingyuan went to the herb garden again, took out many medicinal herb seeds, and scattered them in the garden.

These elixirs were prepared for Xue Chanzi to recover his cultivation.

In addition, there is a kind of spiritual wood called "Heavenly Crystal Wood", which is the main material for refining the level three puppet "Mighty Ape".

Yang Qingyuan will inevitably need to use puppets when he goes to the outer seas to hunt monsters in the future, so this is a good idea to prepare for the future.

After tending to the herb garden, Yang Qingyuan went straight to the meditation room, sat cross-legged on the futon, and took out a black jade slip.

Xue Chanzi stood quietly to the side.

The cultivation technique recorded in this black jade slip is Wang Chan's natal cultivation technique, the "Blood Spirit Great Technique".

Because Wang Chan's body, with its dark spiritual root, was originally trained in the "Blood Spirit Great Art," Xue Chanzi could recover to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage in no time by practicing this technique.

This "Blood Spirit Great Technique" also has thirteen levels. After completing the three levels of the Qi Refining stage, one can unleash a divine power called "Asura Blood Cloud".

According to the cultivation manual, the "Asura Blood Cloud" has infinitely varied supernatural abilities. First, its flight speed is extremely fast, far exceeding that of top-grade flying magic artifacts. Second, it also has extremely strong defensive effects, and can even block divine sense detection and defile cultivators' magic artifacts.

Most importantly, this blood cloud has the potential to grow. Its power can increase as the cultivator's realm improves, and it can also increase its power by absorbing the blood of cultivators and demonic beasts.

Each of the three levels of the Foundation Establishment stage is also accompanied by a powerful demonic spell.

The first spell is called "Blood Demon Spell," which uses "Asura Blood Cloud" to devour various spirits and transform them into blood demons.

This blood demon also has the potential to grow, and even if it is killed, as long as the blood cloud is not destroyed, it can continuously regenerate by consuming mana and relentlessly attack the enemy.

The second spell is called "Blood Refining Divine Armor," which can condense a blood-red armor to protect cultivators. Any magical artifact that hits the armor will be defiled and its power will be greatly reduced.

The third spell is called "Hundred-fold Blood-Piercing Arrow," which can compress a cultivator's essence blood or the spiritual blood absorbed by the Blood Cloud into an arrow-like entity. When facing an enemy, it is shot out at an extremely fast speed and without a sound. Even a cultivator in the early stage of Core Formation would not have time to react within a hundred paces.

This spell already falls into the category of late-stage Foundation Establishment, and even Wang Chan herself had not been able to comprehend it during her lifetime.

As for the subsequent Core Formation process, even those with the aptitude of Dark Spiritual Root cannot cultivate it. If they force themselves to cultivate it, they will only suffer from Qi Deviation and Demonic Assault.

Yang Qingyuan currently only wants Xue Chanzi to recover his mid-Foundation Establishment cultivation as soon as possible, without needing to comprehend the later content.

Immediately afterwards, Yang Qingyuan went into seclusion, using the "Learning" mantra to help Xue Chanzi comprehend the "Blood Spirit Great Law," as well as other spells such as the "Great Evolution Technique" and the Nameless Breath Concealment Technique.

Three months passed in the blink of an eye.

After consuming a large number of pills, Xue Chanzi successfully restored his magical power to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. He also mastered two spells, "Asura Blood Cloud" and "Blood Ghost Technique," and even mastered the first level of the "Great Evolution Technique."

Yang Qingyuan simply handed over the thirteen red thread light-escaping needles, the Heaven-Covering Bell, and many other magical artifacts and talismans to Xue Chanzi for protection.

During this time, he also went to the market on Kuixing Island to inquire about the spiritual herbs needed to refine the Dust-Reducing Pill. He tried his best but only managed to acquire two auxiliary herbs. It was impossible to start refining the Dust-Reducing Pill in a short period of time.

Helpless, Yang Qingyuan had no choice but to go to Yuhuan Residence and find Feng Sanniang.

Feng San Niang had anticipated this, and greeted her with a smile, and then they agreed on a date for setting sail.

Early that morning, a huge ship flying the flag of the Six-Halled Palace entered the port of Kui Xing Island.

Not long after the ship docked, several figures stepped on magical artifacts, leaped onto the bow, and then entered the painted pavilion at the stern.

Half an incense stick later, a blood-red cloud descended from the sky and landed on the bow of the ship, revealing a young scholar in a white robe and a young man in a black robe wearing a demon mask. They were Yang Qingyuan and Xue Chanzi.

The two had barely appeared when a young woman in a blue dress emerged from the painted pavilion at the stern of the ship to greet them.

"Fellow Daoist Feng, I, Yang, have come to keep our appointment!" Yang Qingyuan greeted the young woman with a cupped-hand salute.

Feng San Niang greeted him with a smile, and was about to say something when she saw Xue Chanzi wearing a mask behind her, and couldn't help but frown slightly.

Yang Qingyuan then stepped aside and introduced, "Fellow Daoist Feng, this Fellow Daoist Xue Chanzi is a good friend of mine."

"I came here to help at the invitation of Mr. Yang."

Upon hearing this, Feng San Niang subconsciously released her divine sense to carefully examine Xue Chanzi, but it was blocked by Xue Chanzi's black robe and silver demon mask.

"Resist divine sense probing—"

Feng Sanniang's face shifted between light and shadow. She parted her lips slightly and said, "Fellow Daoist Yang, the upcoming operation to encircle and annihilate the ghost ship is extremely dangerous. Only experts at the Foundation Establishment stage can participate."

"If we just bring anyone along, it might displease Elder Miao."

Upon hearing this, Yang Qingyuan smiled without saying a word, then a thought struck him.

Beside him, Xue Chanzi channeled his magical power, and with a flick of his wide black robe sleeves, thirteen thin red threads flew out from the cuffs.

The thin lines crisscrossed in the air, like a large net being woven, and then descended upon Feng San Niang.

Feng San Niang was terrified. She felt dizzy and confused. When she came to her senses, she was surrounded by flying needles.

"Fellow Daoist Xue, quickly put away your magical artifact!"

Feng Sanniang forced a smile and said ingratiatingly, "I didn't expect Fellow Daoist Xue Chanzi to have the cultivation of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage and be able to control so many flying needles in one go."

"It is because I am blind."

Wearing a mask, Xue Chanzi remained silent and raised her hand to recall the thirteen flying needles back into her sleeve.

Feng Sanniang breathed a sigh of relief, bowed, and said, "Fellow Daoist Yang, Fellow Daoist Xue, please come in quickly. I will introduce you to five fellow Daoists."

After saying that, she turned and walked into the painted building.

As Yang Qingyuan and Xue Chanzi entered the cabin, they were greeted by a luxurious hall that was over ten zhang long and wide.

The floor was covered with a black animal skin carpet, and in the center was a long sandalwood table inlaid with gold and silver, with a dozen chairs placed around it.

Five cultivators were sitting around a table, talking about something.

When everyone noticed that Feng Sanniang, Yang Qingyuan, and Xue Chanzi had entered, they all stopped talking and released their divine senses to examine Yang Qingyuan and Xue Chanzi.