Cultivating Immortality in Two Realms

Chapter 286 The Outer Sea

Fuqi Dao, ancient Shu, Wusheng Temple.

A flash of multicolored light appeared in the void, and then it fell into a dark place.

Darkness lurks, like a winding, chaotic mass, within which lie many terrifying sights.

"So it was the Tara of the Void."

As the darkness dissipated, a reclusive female cultivator appeared, none other than the Black Tara who subdues demons.

At this moment, she looked like a young girl, radiating youthful energy.

"We haven't yet had the chance to congratulate the Black Tara, the subduer of demons, on her return after her tribulation, to continue our karmic connection..."

The ethereal Tara, adorned with blue feathers on her pure white forehead, smiled as she met the subduing Black Tara and then entered Sangji's meditation room:

"Kong Que...Greetings, Dharma King!"

She gazed at Sangji atop the white bone lotus platform ahead, feeling that the Dharma King's aura was becoming increasingly unfathomable.

In the surrounding void, countless rays of light from the [Female Earth] converged, and bats hung from the eaves.

In the void, an inexplicable aura emanated, carrying a sense of having washed away worldly impurities and transcended tribulations...

"It is 'washing away worldly ties'... The Dharma King's foundation in 'washing away worldly ties' is becoming increasingly wondrous."

After Kongque finished her greetings, she stood there somewhat uneasily, wondering why Sangji had suddenly called her over.

This is the predicament of the Secret Dharma King and his disciples and mothers. They cannot communicate across realms in real time like Fang Qing did with the "Dao Sheng Pearl". They can only rely on various supernatural powers and guardian deities to transmit messages, so their reactions are naturally much slower.

At this moment, Sangji was holding a Tibetan scripture in his hands.

"The Void Sparrow Tara... I have read in the *Mahaprajnaparamita Sutra* the story of a phoenix raising five chicks... I wonder if you could explain it?"

Sangji put down the Buddhist scripture in his hand and said calmly.

Well, Fang Qing decided to ask Sangji about the situation first. Sangji then immediately summoned the Sky Sparrow Tara to his side for questioning, which made the former princess of the Bluebird tribe quite apprehensive.

"The phoenix raises five chicks... the blue luan dwells in the [beak fire], the roc is the [wind], the silver crow captures the [moon]... and there are also the swan and the phoenix..."

Sangji looked at Qingluan.

"Both the Great Sages Honghu and Yuzhuo were once Water Virtue True Lords... but it is really difficult to tell which metal position they held... I have only heard that the Great Sage Honghu was suspected to have held the [Wall Water] position."

Kong Que Tara bowed again.

"As expected... Water Virtue True Lord."

Fang Qing wasn't surprised to hear this through the Dao Sheng Pearl.

After all, if we're talking about big shots, is there anyone bigger than a Golden Core True Monarch?

"But the 'Phoenix Raises Five Chicks'... all five offspring are Golden Core True Monarchs, that's truly terrifying..."

"Even if the Phoenix's path to enlightenment was convenient in the very early ancient times, it was still truly terrifying..."

"In addition, the establishment of the Great Snow Mountain lineage by 'Mahavairocana Buddha' should also have occurred in the early ancient times..."

Upon realizing this, Fang Qing, who was hiding in the Qi Refining Path, couldn't help but shake his head.

"No wonder people in recent times have always said that the demonic path has flourished... With such powerful leaders of demons, it would be unreasonable for it not to flourish."

"As for the Eastern Taiyi Xuanmen? They mainly cultivate the virtues of metal and fire, and most of their True Lords are in poor condition... They also have to guard against this and that... No wonder that even when the metal and fire are in full bloom, the Dao is still declining while the demons are growing..."

Fang Qing sighed, watching Sangji wave away the Sky Sparrow Tara, and was about to disconnect the communication.

Sangji thought to himself, "The Venerable One... is he currently at sea?"

"This... the cultivation world of the East Sea, isn't that considered an outer sea? Although it's an outer sea within a grotto-heaven?"

Fang Qing thought to himself, he hadn't even told Sangji about the secret that allowed him to come to the Qi Refining World.

Therefore, the other party assumed that he had been active in the Wu Kingdom and should be in the coastal area at this time.

"Yes. What is it?"

"According to intelligence, True Man Xuan Tu is also active in the outer seas..."

Sanji clasped his hands together and answered devoutly.

"The Mysterious Earth True Man? The Mysterious Earth Sect?"

Fang Qing recalled the [Di Tu] Purple Mansion power, which had been driven out of Ancient Shu by their White Bone Path.

Although for True Person Zifu, the destruction of his lineage is not a big deal... well, it's already a great enmity.

If the White Bone Sect ever weakens and Wang Duzi is no longer able to oversee it, True Man Xuan Tu will definitely retaliate!

"I understand, I'll be more careful."

Fang Qing hung up the call and sighed silently, "This lousy place..."

Although the Purple Mansion True Persons cannot be counted, there are only so many Purple Mansions in the world! Even if you include the Duzi and Dumu, and all the major demon kings... there are actually not many in total.

Since real people can influence the general trend of the world, all major powers will definitely pay attention to collecting relevant intelligence.

Just like when Fang Qing fought against Master Xu Qing, the latter couldn't figure out his identity or origin.

However, because he used his signature Purple Mansion magic weapon and wondrous abilities, he was naturally recognized at a glance by the True Person who had read the information.

The exposure of Xuan Tu Zhenren was definitely not due to calculation, but rather stemmed from the same leaked intelligence...

As for Fang Qing himself, if he only uses the Dao-Born Pearl to transform his Dao Foundation and supernatural powers, then he doesn't need to worry about being discovered. He can also impersonate a stranger, a Purple Mansion True Person. However, it would be a bit conspicuous and far less convenient than impersonating a Dao Foundation cultivator.

Lock onto the plagiarist, lock onto Cola Novels, lock onto every update of "Cultivating Immortality in Two Realms".

His impersonation was flawless, passing the scrutiny of the Watching Tide Sword Gathering, and even the "Mutual Killing" technique acknowledged it.

"Master Xuan Tu... is also a weakling with only one supernatural power. If we investigate further and find that he doesn't have any background and isn't a pawn of any important figure, then let's get rid of him."

Fang Qing made a decision.

Although he is currently only at the early stage of the Purple Mansion realm with a single supernatural power, he actually possesses body refinement, spiritual consciousness cultivation, and the primordial energy reserves of the Qi Refining Path, as well as numerous magical treasures, divine skills, and wondrous techniques... In terms of combat strength, he is already no less than a mid-stage Purple Mansion cultivator of the Qi Refining Path.

Among cultivators of the Purple Mansion realm, aside from the overwhelming dominance of late-stage Purple Mansion Grand True Persons over ordinary True Persons.

Although there is a gap between the early and middle stages of the Purple Mansion, it can be bridged by external means.

Even the gap in the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm may not be impossible to bridge with external objects, such as... a true treasure!

"Master Xuan Tu cultivates the [Di Tu] element and has some connection with Mo Yun Cliff... After all, the Xuan Tu Sect was once one of the forces under Mo Yun Cliff, but since its gates were breached, it has been fleeing overseas..."

Fang Qing silently pondered: "Could it be that True Person Xuan Tu had long planned to escape, and that his fate was even decided by Great True Person Yao Chen on Moyun Cliff, and that he had been secretly resisting all along, but had no good excuse or opportunity... So when he finally got to the point where the secret monks were crossing the sea to the east, he immediately pretended to be defeated and ran off to the outer sea to live a carefree life, not even going home?"

Thinking about it carefully, this is indeed very likely.

After all, given the indifference of the Purple Mansion True Person, his disciples and followers didn't take it seriously at all, and even the Dao lineage could be treated this way.

The Mysterious Earth True Man has precedents!

"Well, I've been in seclusion for nine years now. The great war between Northern Zhou and Southern Wu has long since ended. I can go to Northern Zhou to take a look... I have to have a go at Chu Zhaohuang to show that Vajra Power Master isn't just a freeloader, but still has to do some work..."

Fang Qing's mind raced.

In an instant, he had arrived in the world of the Dao of Qi Cultivation.

As far as the eye could see was a vast ocean, and he was located deep in the seabed.

"In the future, when the True Lord pays more attention to the secular world... it would be better to reduce the occurrence of such sudden disappearances. This will allow Sangji to begin preparing to create a secret realm or even a blessed land. At that time, he can travel between the two worlds within the blessed land, and with the isolation power of the blessed land, it will be secretive and safe enough..."

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"This land beyond the sea is imbued with a spiritual energy that benefits water and wood..."

Fang Qing, dressed in a white-gold robe, with eyes that shone with pure gold, traveled between the void and the mortal world, occasionally glancing at the scenery of the outer sea of ​​the Dao of Qi.

"Unfortunately... even though there are occasional islands, the land is mostly barren, and the produce is far inferior to that of the Central Plains, making it difficult to support too many cultivators and Golden Core sects..."

"There are indeed many countries, with each island representing a nation, and countless more in the open seas."

Fang Qing landed on an island and saw a great commotion of gongs and drums in the distance. It was the enthronement of the king of the "Black Teeth Kingdom" in the outer sea.

This country is small and has a small population, probably only around 100,000 people.

The so-called "ruler" was merely a Qi-absorbing cultivator with a low cultivation level, only around the mid-stage of Qi absorption. The key issue was that his magical power was extremely mixed and the true Qi he consumed was the worst Fang Qing had ever seen, probably around the first level.

Cultivators who consume this kind of true qi will never have a chance to establish a foundation in the Dao, and the cultivation techniques they practice will be the worst kind. When it comes to fighting, they might be about the same level as Qi Refining cultivators, or even worse.

"After all, the quality of magical power varies among Qi Refining cultivators depending on the specific cultivation method they practice..."

"Ordinary low-grade and mid-grade cultivation techniques... are roughly equivalent to the magical power cultivated by absorbing third-tier true qi here."

"But the quality of mana from top-grade cultivation techniques is hard to say..."

"As for top-tier cultivation techniques? Although the power of the 'Sea-Swallowing Technique' and the 'Turtle and Crane Longevity Technique' lacks some of the characteristics of the Qi-Consuming Path, its quality alone is still quite good, comparable to seventh-tier True Qi..."

Since it was a small country with a small population, the so-called coronation ceremony was just a makeshift affair.

Fang Qing, with the interest of watching a rural opera, glanced at it a few times, treating it as entertainment and a chance to experience different customs and culture.

Not long after, at the end of the ceremony, a beam of azure light flew over, revealing one of the Qi-accepting cultivators.

Although this cultivator's aura was also at the mid-stage of Qi Absorption, he had absorbed the true Qi of the middle third rank, and he was holding a scroll of imperial decree to conduct the final investiture ceremony, and even demanding a large amount of spirit rice as an offering...

Fang Qing gazed at the man's emerald green robe, a thought struck him, and he stretched out his fingers to begin calculating cause and effect:

"Hmm, the local Black Teeth Kingdom's ruler, named 'Black Jie,' cultivates the 'Minor Tide Technique,' and what he ingested was indeed first-tier True Qi—'Tide Qi.' Although the quality of this Qi is poor, it has one advantage: it is extremely easy to collect. Just find a place where the tide is high in the ocean and order mortals to collect it with seashells... In fact, a mortal can collect one batch a year. Many people in this small, sparsely populated country in the East Sea rely on selling this kind of True Qi to replenish their national treasury..."

"Even so, this Black Teeth Kingdom doesn't belong to the Black family, but was appointed by the 'Heavenly Horn Gate'... Any change of ruler must be appointed by the Heavenly Horn Gate, otherwise they will be attacked... The 'Heavenly Horn Gate' controls hundreds of vassal states, known as the 'Three Hundred Vassal States of the Outer Seas,' and is considered powerful even among the Purple Mansion forces..."

"This sect primarily cultivates the [Horn Wood] element, and boasts several Purple Mansion True Persons within its ranks, with rumors even circulating about a peak Purple Mansion cultivator suppressing its destiny!"

A Grand Master of the Purple Mansion stage with the Three Divine Powers can stabilize the world.

A peak cultivator at the Purple Mansion level who possesses all four methods is naturally capable of holding down a region and ensuring its longevity!