The Legend of Fangren

There are very few records of spirits and mythical beasts in the cultivation techniques, and the nourishing and recuperating techniques are not easily obtained by disciples of external sects.

Fang Shi could only design traps based on his limited knowledge.

"Mystic beasts also have similarities with humans. At the first stage of cultivation, they possess immense strength, and at the second stage of recuperation, they undergo a complete transformation, unlike ordinary beasts. Even a clumsy wild boar can leap up a tree and become as dangerous as a tiger."

After much thought, Fang Shi realized that ordinary traps were useless against the mystical beasts, and he was in no position to find high-level treasures.

Therefore, he finally came to a pool of water in the mountain stream.

The pool is twenty or thirty feet wide, where the surrounding mountain streams converge. Because it is surrounded by mountains and has no upstream or downstream rivers or streams, it is extremely enclosed. The pool is covered with lush aquatic plants, which can enter the pool. Birds, snakes, fish and insects can enter, but wild animals cannot easily enter, making it particularly safe.

Take out the spirit fruit, tie it to a vine, and throw it into the water. This will attract several gray fish. Lured by the scent of the spirit fruit, they will swarm out. The first one will bite down and hold on tightly. With a strong pull, you can drag the gray fish ashore for a good beating.

Unfortunately, these gray fish were just ordinary species, and even if Fang Shi killed them with two punches, they wouldn't gain any experience.

"Experience orbs are indeed a form of releasing profound energy after the transformation of living beings."

His original intention was to lure the Xuan fish from the pool, pull it ashore, and use the environmental advantages to defeat it and refine the Xuan Qi.

However, it now seems that the environment of this pond is too closed off. Only some fish fry and grass seeds can fall into the pond with the current, and what grows are all ordinary species.

Even when the spirit fruit was thrown further away, the same few gray fish still swarmed towards it.

Fangfa couldn't help but sigh, "Indeed, all living things are thinking of seeking immortality and enlightenment."

"You little gray fish are quite ambitious. Wild beasts are physically strong and have no intelligence to lose. They are better at refining profound energy than humans. In terms of talent, you are much better than a piece of trash like me."

and many more……

As soon as he finished speaking to himself, Fang Shi's mind went blank for a few seconds.

That's right! If ordinary creatures eat spiritual objects, wouldn't they become mystical beasts?

Why bother hunting? Just raise them!

He can't refine the profound energy in the food, so he can have a mystical beast help him refine it, and then he can refine the profound energy refined by the mystical beast, right?

Doesn't this indirectly mean he refined the profound energy within those spiritual fruits? There are no middlemen taking a cut, because he eliminated them as well.

Therefore, the claim that his cultivation speed was eight or nine times slower than that of ordinary people was nonsense. He clearly remembered that the experience orb was flashing with five-colored light, which meant that it contained the power of the five elements, and all five elements were present! It was completely different from ordinary people who could only refine the profound energy of their own element.

Therefore, his earlier claim of the Primordial Chaos Form does indeed have a rather intriguing meaning.

Looking up at the sky, it was still early, not yet noon, but Fang Shi couldn't stay a moment longer.

He took off his backpack, poured out all the spiritual fruits he had prepared for lunch and threw them into the wooden cage. Then he filled a bag with water, caught some gray fish from the pool, and put them into the bag as well.

Finally, he decomposed some aquatic plants, obtained some seeds, and immediately ran back to his cave.

Back outside the cave, he looked up and carefully observed the mountain wall. Wherever there was moss and grass, he used his power of transformation to carve out a cave below it.

After repeating this process four or five times, he finally found a dripping point. He immediately dug down one block deeper and then dug one block to both sides, creating a three-meter-wide pool to store the flowing water.

Soon, the water in the pool became shallow enough that the gray fish could barely swim in it.

After a bumpy journey, the gray fish, which was on the verge of death, immediately became lively again after encountering fresh water.

The energy in the mystical realm is active, and living beings are constantly regenerating. Just like the Fire Heart Grass, as long as the environmental conditions are good, its vitality will be abundant.

When the pool was half full, he scooped up some mud and sand and mixed it in, then sprinkled some waterweed seeds in as well.

Three or five gray fish swam among them, creating a rather elegant scene.

Unfortunately, no matter how elegant they are, they cannot escape the fate of becoming wage laborers.

Did you bring me here to slack off? Get to work!

Fang Shi took a bag of dried fruit from the warehouse, picked out a handful and threw it into the water. As expected, the gray fish rushed up impatiently as before, swallowed the dried fruit in one gulp, and then sank into the water plants and mud without moving.

He was startled and quickly parted the water plants to check on the gray fish. He found that the fish were still alive, but their movements were slowed down as if they were asleep. He breathed a sigh of relief.

All creatures must properly digest spiritual objects after consuming them; even humans need to rest for a while after eating spiritual fruits before cultivating.

Although I don't know what zodiac animal this gray fish belongs to, given the physique of wild animals, we don't need to be as picky as humans. As long as the spirit animal is not too high-level, it will be fine.

Moreover, wild creatures are more agile than mountain spirits and tree monsters. They are not inanimate objects, and perhaps after becoming mythical beasts, their zodiac signs are also related to what they are fed.

Fang Shi doesn't need to care about zodiac signs, but He Zi needs them. Prepare plenty of food and drink to nourish her. She hasn't eaten anything good for so many years, it's really unfair to her.

Especially his magnanimity; Fang Shi touched his own and always felt that He Zi was even more magnanimous than him…

"It's alright. Hezi and I are only fifteen or sixteen years old. As long as we get enough nutrition, we have a bright future."

And then there's the thigh—that's the future thigh he's going to cling to; it has to be plump and firm.

Hmm... He really is a bit sleazy.

But then again, now that he has found the path of cultivation, is it still necessary for him to cling to powerful figures?

With that thought in mind, he quickly practiced a few punches... and sure enough, he couldn't sense a trace of Xuan Qi.

Could it be that the absorbed profound energy, along with my own, has become dormant throughout my body? What should I do?

He had no choice but to review the cultivation method again to see if there were any oversights. After all, he already knew that profound energy was entering his body, but he just couldn't sense it. If this continued, what would be the use of entering the initial stage of body cultivation? Wouldn't he be stuck at this level forever?

"oops……"

Finally, he found the answer in the Earth Element Self-Cultivation Method.

His situation is very similar to the difficulty of cultivation described in the book. However, the earth element cultivators described in the book are difficult to perceive the inner qi because the earth element is the foundation of the cultivation.

Fang Shi, on the other hand, had an excessively balanced Five Elements, without the slightest ripple. The Five Elements Qi flowed smoothly and evenly throughout his body, so there was not a single fluctuation that he could perceive.

Damn it, this seemingly wonderful situation has now become an obstacle to my cultivation.

If he can't sense it, it means he can't use it. If he can't use Xuan Qi, how will he release spells in the future?

Although the cultivation method states that earth-element cultivators have a stronger physique than others due to this characteristic, they can still use spells afterward. The enhanced physique is a result of the mechanism's compensation, but his is just a blank slate.

In such an extreme situation, even with a strong physique, could it possibly overcome the flaws in magic?

So, as expected, we still have to cling to Hezi's coattails. Clinging to one leg isn't enough; we have to cling to both. Or, to be even more ruthless, we might as well cling to the whole thing.

Pah, you little brat, are you trying to suck up to someone? I'm too embarrassed to call you out on it.