ATPnovel Chapter 367 The Evil One
Chapter 367 The Evil One
Chapter 368 Good and Evil (Bonus Chapter, Please Subscribe)
"It's alright, I'll personally ask the Beast Taming Sect for the main ingredient—"
Fang Qing revealed a meaningful smile.
"Then I will offer tea instead of wine to congratulate you in advance on your breakthrough and advancement to the late Nascent Soul stage."
The old merchant raised his teacup.
At this moment, even Shang Yuanxin knew that her ancestor's attitude towards this Senior Fang was quite unusual.
Not long after, Shang Yuanzhen returned to the private room and respectfully handed a storage bag to the Shang family patriarch: "Reporting to the patriarch, the spiritual item is here—"
The old merchant patriarch handed the storage bag directly to Fang Qing: "Fellow Daoist, take a look, is it suitable?"
Fang Qing entered the space with his divine sense and saw many separate spaces.
In different spaces, each compartment contains a different elixir.
Among them were two fourth-tier Essence Pills.
In addition, there was a jet-black Ganoderma lucidum, whose surface was already filled with spiritual energy, transforming into a running black horse.
And a spiritual ginseng with millennia-old spiritual patterns on its surface, emitting an alluring fragrance.
Even a piece of lush, green flesh that makes one's mouth water.
Finally, there are also a large amount of auxiliary materials —
"The merchant is indeed incredibly wealthy—not only does he have more than half the materials for the 'Nurture Pill,' but he even has two fourth-tier Great Pills?"
Fang Qing's eyes lit up. After thinking for a moment, he stuffed some things into his storage bag and pushed it back in front of the merchant patriarch.
The old merchant, hoping to befriend Fang Qing, would grit his teeth and agree to any price offered that was slightly equal to or even slightly lower than Fang Qing's.
But when he probed into it with his divine sense, he was taken aback: "This—"
It wasn't that Fang Qing gave too little, but rather too much!
Besides the two Heavenly Infant Fruits and one Nascent Soul Pill, there were also a large amount of spiritual resources and dozens of glittering magical treasures.
Most of these were stolen goods. Fang Qing had forgotten how many cultivators he had killed since he started his career.
In the Guixu Secret Realm, they also collected quite a few foreign items.
This is the perfect time to act all at once.
After all, in the entire cultivation world of the East China Sea, there is no better channel for selling stolen goods than merchants.
Therefore, Fang Qing only kept one Heavenly Infant Fruit, and then stuffed most of the magical treasure materials he didn't want into it like trash: "What do you think, fellow Daoist?"
"In terms of value, it's more than worth it; in fact, I've come out ahead—"
What else could the old merchant patriarch say? His divine sense swept over the robes and magical artifacts that were exceptionally conspicuous, even bearing the marks of the Heavenly Mystery Sect, the Beast Taming Sect, and the Blood Fiend Island—he could only manage a weak smile.
Fortunately, merchants are indeed the largest suppliers in the black market. These materials are handed over to the weapon refiners and alchemists below, who remove the markings or even remelt them—and then they can be sent to the Octagonal Merchant Buildings in various places for sale.
Although it may take a while to break even, it is definitely profitable.
That's good.
Fang Qing smiled and said, "By the way—I'm looking for a suitable place to refine pills near a sea eye. Do you have any recommendations?"
"Fellow Daoist is also a master of water-based alchemy?"
The old merchant patriarch paused slightly, then said, "The method of refining pills through the sea eye is the culmination of water-based techniques. When refining pills, one must directly face the impact of the power of heaven and earth, which is no small matter. If one wants the strongest power of heaven and earth, then naturally it is the Guixu Sea Eye. However, that is the place where Nascent Soul cultivators refine pills. For us Nascent Soul cultivators, it is enough to find a few small sea eyes. The locations of sea eyes are mostly dangerous places, with no sects stationed there. What we have to face are natural dangers and attacks from demonic beasts."
As he spoke, he took out a jade slip: "Several of these sea-eye locations have been used by Nascent Soul Grandmasters to refine pills. Fellow Daoist, you may find some useful information here—"
"Thank you, fellow Daoist."
Fang Qing accepted the jade slip and left satisfied.
"Ancestor?"
Only then did Shang Kongzhen and Shang Yuanxin look at the Shang family patriarch.
"This person—his supernatural abilities are astonishing; I am no match for him."
The old merchant answered frankly.
Upon hearing this answer, Shang Yuanxin and Shang Kongzhen both froze in place.
The old merchant patriarch looked at Shang Yuanxin and gave her a kind smile: "It is a great opportunity and a blessing that you have befriended this person. Tell me in detail how you met him, without omitting anything!"
He had a premonition that even if this person never advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, as long as he reached the late Nascent Soul stage, he would be enough to suppress the cultivation world of the East Sea for five hundred years!
Therefore, preparations must be made in advance.
Inside the magnificent hall, four Buddha statues stood solemnly, their faces showing compassion, silently looking down upon all living beings.
A monk sat cross-legged on a futon, closing his eyes and entering a meditative state.
The Great Zen Master had already advanced to the Nascent Soul stage and become one of the elders of Leiyin Temple, but at this moment, he had cold sweat on his forehead and his body was glowing with an unpredictable light.
finally----
He opened his mouth and spat out a glob of essence blood tinged with gold.
"Inner demons!"
The Great Zen Master murmured something.
He recalled what had just happened, and it seemed as if he could see those jade-brown eyes again, and the exquisite body of Fairy Luo being torn apart and devoured—
His encounter with that demon in human clothing in the Guixu Secret Realm back then left a very deep impression on him.
If it weren't for the abundance of treasures at Leiyin Temple that could quell inner demons, he would have almost fallen victim to the Nascent Soul Inner Demon Tribulation.
Even those who have advanced to the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm are still often troubled by this.
When the Zen Master got up, a young novice monk naturally came to clean the main hall.
He walked past palaces and temples, until he arrived at a place brimming with spiritual energy.
The spiritual energy here is abundant, transforming into auspicious white clouds, with beams of Buddhist light converging one after another. From the outside, however, it appears to be just an unremarkable little hillside with a dilapidated temple built on it.
The dilapidated temple door creaked open, revealing an old monk dressed in a gray robe.
He held a broom, his face was thin and long, covered with wrinkles, and his long white eyebrows drooped down, making him look rather unusual.
"Master Nagarjuna —"
Zen Master Dazhi quickly bowed.
This is none other than the most accomplished cultivator at Leiyin Temple, the Holy Monk Longshu, who has reached the Nascent Soul stage!
"So it was you, Da Zhi ————"
The holy monk Nagarjuna, his eyes clouded, asked, "Why is your mind unsettled, troubled by inner demons?"
"Holy Monk, you have keen eyes. I was corrupted by external demons in the Guixu Secret Realm—I originally planned to sever karmic ties after reaching the Nascent Soul stage, but unexpectedly, the demon disappeared without a trace—"
The Zen Master first bowed deeply, then gave his report, his heart filled with bitterness.
Now that Leiyin Temple senses the undercurrents, he is even less likely to go out alone.
"This old monk will go into seclusion to comprehend the path to the Nascent Soul stage—all kinds of spiritual fields, fame, islands, and power—are ultimately fleeting clouds and can all be discarded—when necessary, we can also utilize our hidden strengths."
The Venerable Nagarjuna slowly said, "I have examined all the mystical arts you brought with you. The 'Seven Emotions and Six Desires Method' and the 'Five Fires Attainment Method' are both unacceptable. The only usable one is the view on life and death."
"yes!"
The Great Zen Master bowed respectfully, watching the holy monk return to the small, dilapidated temple.
Then, a thick fog appeared, the dilapidated temple vanished instantly, and there was even a faint glimmer of silver light.
This is the highest secret of Leiyin Temple, a semi-secret realm.
Once the void is sealed off from the inside, even a Nascent Soul cultivator would find it difficult to force their way in.
It can be said to be extremely safe and can serve as the final place for storing and passing on the Taoist tradition.
This place became the site of Nagarjuna's breakthrough.
The Great Zen Master fell silent, realizing that in this battle between good and evil, his own side was primarily focused on defense.
And with the great formation passed down from ancient times, it was enough to withstand a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator for a long time, not to mention—
He got up and left, arriving at a nunnery.
Then I saw a fat monk with fair skin, his robes open, resembling Maitreya Buddha, always smiling, holding a begging bowl in his hands.
"Greetings, Senior Brother Shengjue!"
Zen Master Dazhi hurriedly bowed. This monk, Shengjue, was a Buddhist disciple from the previous generation of Leiyin Temple. He had successfully broken through to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm decades ago, but had always concealed his cultivation level, claiming to the outside world that he was only at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.
At this time, with the battle between good and evil at hand and the holy monk in seclusion, it was natural for him to step forward and take charge of the overall situation.
"This old monk has received information that the demonic forces this time are mainly composed of Tian Sha Island, the Beast Taming Sect, the Talisman Sword Island, and the Heavenly Mystery Sect—"
With a casual gesture, the Holy Monk pointed, and spiritual light coalesced into a map of the East Sea: "In terms of sea area, my Thunder Sound Temple and Water Moon Palace are mutually supportive—the mere demonic brats are nothing but chickens and dogs; they only await the Holy Monk's return from seclusion before undertaking the task of subduing demons and eliminating evil—"
"Our temple has contacted the Water Moon Palace and assigned tasks. Our main task is to deal with the pressure from the Beast Taming Sect—"
Shengjue said, "Datong, you discuss the fighting style of the Beast Taming Sect—"
A red-robed monk immediately stepped forward, his body radiating Buddhist light indicating he possessed the cultivation of a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator: "Dongmen Jin is a cautious man and will not launch a full-scale attack on our temple from the outset—we will inevitably fight for each spirit island one by one, especially several key locations. I have already ordered my fellow disciples to go and oversee these areas—we will then have several lively battles, each time delaying the breaking of the formation for several years—perhaps by then the Holy Monk and the Grand Palace Master will have both broken through to the Divine Transformation stage."
Even for a large army of cultivators, having their rear cut off is equally dangerous, so capturing several major ports where flying ships are anchored is also essential.
"The only concern is if Blood Fiend Island launches a full-scale attack! If that old monster of the Heavenly Fiend Sect invites many Nascent Soul cultivators from the demonic path to join the attack, they could directly target this temple—"
Main thoroughfare.
The demonic path is the originator of plunder, and the mobile Blood Fiend Island is a mobile fortress, making it extremely difficult to deal with.
"so?"
The monk Shengjue asked, "Datong, you've always been shrewd; you must have already come up with a plan—"
"Hehe, those cultivators often say it's better to die for your fellow cultivators than for me—I also have a way on Blood Fiend Island to lure the Heavenly Fiend Old Monster to Water Moon Palace first—"
Da Tong's eyes darted around: "We have the opportunity to become a Nascent Soul cultivator, and so does the Water Moon Palace! If that old demon thinks the Water Moon Palace is easier to break through, then naturally we will be spared a great disaster—we don't need to feel guilty. Those crazy women are probably thinking about how to sell us out—it's just a matter of who uses whom."
"Moreover—the ancestors of the Beast Taming Sect and the Xuanzhong Sect are closely related to us, and there are many aspects of them that we can use. Even if they don't turn against us, it would be enough to make them suspicious of each other—"
"You cunning fellow, you're really full of bad ideas, but let's do it this way."
The monk Shengjue laughed heartily.
The grand renovations of the Leiyin Temple and Shuiyue Palace, along with the dispatch of high-level cultivators to their respective locations, immediately caused a stir in the cultivation world of the East Sea.
The prices of all kinds of supplies have skyrocketed; anyone with a discerning eye can see that a major battle is imminent!
In a short time, many Nascent Soul cultivators gathered and colluded more frequently—even some great figures who had long been in seclusion could not resist and came out of seclusion one after another—
Seven Star Island.
This island is located between Shuiyue Palace and Leiyin Temple, serving as an important bridge connecting the two.
Inside a cave.
Zhan Hongxiu transformed into an ordinary-looking female cultivator, sat cross-legged, and communicated with the tortoise spirit through her consciousness: "Tortoise Elder—are you really going to do this?"
"Hmph, those Water Moon Palace and Thunder Sound Temple betrayed Zhou Tian Star Palace, and I've long wanted them to pay the price!"
The old tortoise's voice quickly replied: "Moreover—if these two things are not eliminated, even if you achieve the Nascent Soul stage, you will still be a stray dog—and if the cultivation world in the East Sea is not in chaos, where will you get the treasures and opportunities to support your cultivation after reaching the Nascent Soul stage?"
Upon hearing this, Zhan Hongxiu fell silent.
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