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Chapter 74 The End
Chapter 74: The End (Bonus Chapter, Please Subscribe)
Although the opportunity was right in front of him, Fang Qing was even more cautious. He held a second-grade high-level escape talisman in his hand and had Qin Ruxue go ahead to scout the way.
As the two entered the cave, the chill intensified, and layers of mysterious ice condensed around them, radiating a dazzling array of colors, creating a breathtakingly beautiful scene.
After walking down for a while, the view suddenly opened up to reveal an underground ice cave.
Supported by rows of icicles, a spring of icy energy emanates from the center.
"Ice Soul Cave?"
Qin Ruxue's eyes lit up.
At that moment, a sudden change occurred!
Ice spikes materialized out of thin air and struck Qin Ruxue's tortoise-shell shield.
Qin Ruxue blushed and almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
Fang Qing shook the Hundred Soul Banner, and streams of second-tier demon souls rushed out, attacking a certain location.
An ice pillar shattered, revealing a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator dressed in white with an aged face!
"You traitors of the Azure Sea Sect, prepare to die!"
He roared and formed hand seals, causing streaks of cold lightning to appear.
"Second-tier Ice Soul Lightning Technique? Is this person the head of the Zhong family's Punishment Hall?"
Qin Ruxue was taken aback.
With this person's Foundation Establishment cultivation and his mastery of ice and lightning techniques, if she were to face him alone, she would surely die.
Not to mention, she was also injured in a sneak attack before!
If it weren't for the second-level body tempering, I would have been seriously injured, not just slightly!
Fortunately, at this moment, several shields appeared and blocked the Ice Soul Divine Lightning.
Fang Qing made hand seals, and drops of liquid magic power entered the Hundred Soul Banner.
Hiss!
A colossal crimson sea serpent spirit emerged, commanding numerous second-tier demon souls to form an array, within which layers of black mist enveloped the Zhong family cultivators.
"Huh? A high-grade spiritual weapon? Peak early Foundation Establishment cultivation? Who are you?"
The Zhong family cultivator was greatly alarmed.
Although he was determined to die, he still wanted to kill a few more Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Azure Sea Sect, but he didn't expect to encounter a tough opponent in the first wave.
"The dead don't need to know so much."
Fang Qing pressed his brow, and the spiritual attack of the Vajra Pestle descended with a bang, causing the mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator to experience excruciating pain in his brow.
Hiss!
The red sea python hissed and lashed out with its tail.
Beside her, Qin Ruxue had already begun to take out array flags and set up the array.
The two worked together with exceptional synergy, treating the Zhong family cultivator as if he were a sea beast.
After a while.
"Ah—I'm not reconciled!"
The Zhong family cultivator let out a miserable scream and, under the siege of numerous second-tier demon souls and Gui Water Yin Lightning, turned into a corpse.
"Young Master—"
Qin Ruxue stepped forward to touch the corpse, but looked disgruntled: "Only a few mid-grade spirit stones, what a pauper!"
"This person has probably handed over all his wealth to those Zhong family members who escaped."
Fang Qing arrived before the icy spring, feeling the overflowing chill: "A third-tier spiritual spring, truly a wonderful place for alchemy—"
He scanned the spring with his divine sense and found two Ice Soul Cold Hearts, of course, only second-tier ones.
This spiritual object can assist Foundation Establishment cultivators in breaking through their spiritual senses. If it is nurtured for several hundred more years, it may reach the third rank, at which point it will be a Core Formation spiritual object worth a hundred times more!
Even the Zhong family couldn't bear to destroy it before leaving, probably hoping to make a comeback someday.
But Fang Qing didn't care at all, and simply took it away, burning the zither and boiling the crane.
Centuries later, even the finest Core Formation artifacts will belong to the Azure Sea Sect.
What you eat now is yours.
He can still distinguish between them.
Let's go—
After doing all this, Fang Qing took Qin Ruxue to the Shangfang Medicinal Herb Garden, ready to continue their sweeping.
Just then, his divine sense suddenly felt a terrifying icy spiritual power erupting from the core of the Core Formation Battle Zone!
"Was it the Zhong family patriarch? He's fallen?"
Qin Ruxue was equally startled, then somewhat bewildered: "This battle—is finally coming to an end."
If you stand at a high altitude, you will see that after the death of the Zhong family patriarch, the remaining will of resistance of the Zhong family instantly melted away like snowflakes.
"Junior Brother Linghu—how are you feeling?"
Ruan Zhixuan handed over a third-grade healing pill and watched Linghu Jin take it.
"That old devil is ruthless—he wanted to drag me down with him. Thank goodness for the level three defensive talisman my senior sister gave me beforehand, otherwise that old devil would have succeeded."
Linghu Jin's face was originally ashen, but after swallowing the pill, he finally looked better. However, when he spoke, a chill still emanated from him, turning into ice shards that fell: "Fortunately, we finally killed this old ghost. Now that we have unified the Little Universe Sea, we can finally bring solace to our ancestor."
"This person is extremely poor, possessing only his natal magic treasure, the Ice Soul Pearl." It seems his entire fortune was entrusted to the group of cultivators from the Zhong family who escaped.
Ruan Zhixuan said.
"After I return, I will issue a kill order, searching high and low, especially for that Zhong Lingxiu!"
Linghu Laozu's killing intent was palpable.
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"Um----"
Ruan Zhixuan remained noncommittal, then flipped her hand, revealing a third-tier demon core: "You also have a share of this sea turtle's inner core."
"This elixir—"
A glint flashed in Linghu Patriarch's eyes: "Could you refine another 'Tide-Rising Pearl'?"
"Besides using a third-tier demon core as the main material, the refining of the Tide-Rising Pearl also requires several rare third-tier spiritual items. What I used before was some of the sect's remaining treasures from the Azure Sea Ancestor's past—now I'm afraid we can only gather them from the cultivation world of the East Sea. Moreover—there is no longer a second pseudo-core cultivator in our sect who cultivates the Azure Sea Technique."
Ruan Zhixuan shook her head: "My intention is—this pill can be used as a resource for your breakthrough to the Core Formation stage. After this battle, it won't be difficult for our sect to gather enough resources for Core Formation. I hope you can successfully form your Core."
The Tide-Born Pearl is, after all, an external alchemy technique. Even with the combat power of a Core Formation cultivator, Linghu Jin is still only a pseudo-Core cultivator at the peak of Foundation Establishment, with a lifespan of only two hundred years!
If one breaks through to the Core Formation stage, one can live for five hundred years!
Furthermore, the Tide-Generating Pearl can be left unused, waiting for the next pseudo-core cultivator.
If all goes well, the Azure Sea Sect will have three Core Formation experts in the future!
"Thank you so much, Senior Sister!"
Linghu Jin was overjoyed.
Several months later.
Jade Island, Mysterious Jade Cave.
"Finally—I'm back."
Looking at the Xuanbi Cave, which was exactly the same as before he left, Fang Qing sighed with satisfaction.
This mission, which had lasted for many years, yielded substantial results, but also left the crew utterly exhausted.
Not only him, but the other cultivators in the sect were the same.
Fortunately, the Azure Sea Sect is now undoubtedly the overlord of the Little Universe Sea, and from now on, good days are ahead.
The Azure Sea Sect clearly understood the importance of striking a balance between leniency and severity. Not only did they distribute a large amount of resources as rewards, but they also announced a five-year exemption from mandatory tasks for Qi Refining disciples, allowing them to recuperate and rebuild.
Foundation Establishment cultivators are even more free to roam, cultivate, visit friends, and enjoy life to the fullest.
"Young Master—the General Affairs Hall has issued a garrison mission with very generous rewards, especially for second-tier array masters—"
Qin Ruxue was somewhat tempted.
Now that the sect has two more third-tier spiritual veins, Tianxin Linked Island and Taibai Island, it naturally needs Foundation Establishment cultivators to guard them.
"Among these, the Tianxin Linked Islands are rich in spiritual energy—while Taibai Island, although it almost fell from its rank, has a third-tier Ice Soul Cold Spring—"
More importantly, this kind of stationing mission is not only easy and has a good environment, but also offers exceptionally generous compensation.
"I plan to go into seclusion within the sect for a while. Do as you please."
Fang Qing waved his hand: "However, if there's a chance, it would be better to go to Taibai Island and try to get the opportunity to use that Ice Soul Cold Spring."
"Yes, I understand."
Qin Ruxue nodded and said, "I also received several communication talismans, involving Linghu Zhong and others, concerning the change of positions within the sect—"
During the ten-year war, many Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Azure Sea Sect died, including even the powerful elder Tianxing!
Of course, it was necessary to supplement each point afterward.
These power struggles within the sects affect every Foundation Establishment elder, since every Foundation Establishment elder has a vote in the elders' council.
Moreover, nine out of ten cultivators in the Azure Sea Sect reach the Foundation Establishment stage, so they can only compete for power and profit in order to build up their influence and leave a legacy for future generations.
"To outsiders, you and I are one entity, just two votes, which gives us some value in winning them over —"
Fang Qing chuckled, speechless. "What did Linghu Zhong say?"
"It seems that the sect leader's faction wants to focus on the position of the Hall Master of Punishment and Evil, and they favor Cui Zhe—Senior Brother Cui's cultivation has made breakthroughs in recent years, and he is now in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage."
Qin is like snow.
"The lord of an island, without the cultivation of the late Foundation Establishment stage, is hard to convince people. However, a sword cultivator in the mid Foundation Establishment stage with a large number of battle merits can indeed be promoted."
Fang Qing understood, and then laughed, "Who says sword cultivators are simple-minded? Isn't Cui Zhe just relying on the sect leader's lineage?"
"It is said that Elder Tianxing thought highly of this person before his death, and with the strong support of the sect leader's faction, the chances are very good."
Qin is like snow.
"What did Elder Ding say that day?"
Fang Qing was a little curious and asked a few more questions casually.
"Dan Island itself has lost several second-tier alchemists—Elder Tian Ding is currently in a state of great distress, trying to find replacements for Dan Island—"
—They basically don't get involved in foreign affairs.
Qin Ruxue then revealed a few more pieces of information: "Fuyunzi and Kuxiuzi were attacked on the supply ship and also perished—"
"Floating Clouds, oh—"
Fang Qing still remembered that he was a middle-aged man with a scholarly air, and he was also the master of Hua Lingsu and Gong Susu. He never expected that he would also be dead.
This is the unpredictability of war.
"If you, young master, are so inclined, you may be able to expand your power on Dan Island—"
Qin Ruxue was very dutiful: "And I, too, have some influence on Zhen Island—"
"Where would I find the time to waste?"
Fang Qing accepted Mingfei because he was too lazy to deal with mundane affairs. He needed to focus all his energy on exploring the ancient Shu Kingdom.
"In that case, when the Hall of Punishment votes, you can represent me in supporting Cui Zhe—as for Dan Island, I won't get involved."
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After Qin Ruxue respectfully accepted the order and left, he began to calculate his own assets.
"Cultivation at the peak of the early Foundation Establishment stage, top-grade spiritual artifact Hundred Soul Banner, three mid-grade spiritual artifacts Tortoise Shell Shields and Flying Boat, low-grade spiritual artifacts Azure Spirit Armor and Sea Transformation Pearl — the miraculous Mirage Pearl."
"There are also second-tier high-grade talismans: Firebird Talisman, Thunder Escape Talisman, and Vajra Body Protection Talisman—and a stack of other mid-grade and low-grade talismans."
"Two second-tier Ice Soul Cold Heart pills, one Foundation Establishment Pill, five bottles of Water Essence Pills, a large quantity of second-tier demon beast materials, and some miscellaneous items."
"Many of these resources can be sold directly to Ancient Shu; there's no need to wait for prices to rise due to hoarding."
Fang Qing secretly made up his mind: "Judging by the time, Xu Hei's Misty Wave Blessed Land will be opening soon—this time, I'll try my best to get the [Ji Shui] Dao Foundation Spiritual Object, as well as the follow-up to the secret cultivation technique—"
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