Chapter 162
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Chapter 162: The Clan Leader’s True Successor
Three months later, a tornado-like vortex formed above a section of the Jade Pool. Within thirty li and beyond hundreds li around, mist-like Spiritual Energy swirled toward the vortex’s center, ultimately being absorbed by a young man.
The youth appeared around eighteen or nineteen, with sharp brows and bright eyes radiating determination. Most striking were the golden wings on his back—the left bearing the ink-black character "Dao" and the right "De." These characters seemed naturally etched, exuding Heavenly Dao’s majesty rather than human craftsmanship.
His plain blue Dao robe billowed as Spiritual Energy flooded into his body. Despite his average build, he devoured energy like a bottomless pit, the absorption speed so fast that it formed this massive, terrifying vortex.
This was none other than Fang Lie, who’d dedicated himself to cultivation. After consuming the Arhat Immortal Fruit, his spiritual bone improved, boosting his cultivation speed. Combined with reaching a major breakthrough in the Innate Great Five Elements Nascent Fetus Classic, his progress multiplied severalfold.
These compounding effects transformed Fang Lie into an energy-devouring vortex, draining nearby Spiritual Energy before pulling from distant regions. Over three months, the spectacle grew to this scale.
Other cultivators in the Jade Pool sensed the disturbance, inwardly cursing—what shameless Immortal would steal energy meant for juniors? Normally, the Jade Pool served Purple Palace realm cultivators and below, as stronger practitioners consumed too many resources. Yet Fang Lie’s absorption even surpassed Purple Palace experts, leading many to assume an Immortal was present.
Unaware, Fang Lie reveled in his soaring strength. His dantian’s Qi Sea now spanned 1,200 zhang (four li), filled with milky-white Magic swirling like clouds. New energy constantly fed its expansion.
The twelve-tiered Linglong Qi Locking Tower loomed over the Qi Sea, its base swallowing milky Magic and releasing purified cyan energy. Though reduced in quantity, this refined Magic held tenfold greater potency. However, Fang Lie’s absorption outpaced the tower’s purification, leaving his Qi Sea milky rather than cyan after three months.
Beneath the tower floated a blissful infant figure—the Nirvana Fire Nascent Fetus Shadow. Thriving on Fang Lie’s growth, it now exhaled four to five Dao pattern karp per breath compared to its previous one. Thousands of these glowing fish now swam freely in the Qi Sea after Fang Lie completed skin Dao-patterning.
Nearby floated treasures: Chifeng Sword, Seven Treasures Vajra Mace, Demon-Subduing Golden Bowl, Five Elements and Eight Trigrams Dao Robe, and Roaring Sky Cannon. While Fang Lie casually nourished the first three with Magic, he focused on the cannon and robe.
The Roaring Sky Cannon’s potential justified special care, its power lying in both cannon shells and framework. The Dao Robe, though modest in materials, held rare Shield Expert techniques promising great future value. Fang Lie assigned Dao pattern karp to enhance their spirit and planned future reforging with the Sky Mending Secret Technique.
No longer impoverished, Fang Lie now prioritized treasures with unique potential over common items—a testament to his risen status and discerning eye.
Calculating that enough time had passed, Fang Lie reluctantly stopped his cultivation. He examined his body internally and exclaimed, "The Innate Great Five Elements Nascent Fetus Classic is truly formidable! Though I’ve only cultivated for mere months—less than a year—the effects already manifest. Completing just the first layer of skin refinement has multiplied my cultivation speed several times! If I complete flesh refinement, blood refinement, then muscles, bones, and marrow… How terrifying would my cultivation speed become? Perhaps tens of times faster?"
"Heh, you gravely underestimate this scripture," Old Bird sneered. "You currently possess only the Fire Element Nascent Fetus among the Five Elements. Even if you fully refine skin, flesh, blood, muscles, bones, and marrow, you’ll only complete one-fifth of the entire process!"
"What?" Fang Lie gasped. "If all five elements’ nascent fetuses are gathered, wouldn’t my cultivation speed increase over a hundredfold?"
"Not even close," Old Bird stated solemnly. "The Five Elements interact through mutual generation and restraint—they must remain balanced. Possessing four elements would merely add their effects, but completing all five triggers metamorphosis. The Great Five Elements Cycle becomes self-sustaining, with benefits beyond description. As for cultivation speed alone? Thousands—possibly tens of thousands—of times faster than your current rate!"
Fang Lie staggered. "Ten-thousandfold speed? Would I still be human?"
"Human or not matters little," Old Bird said flatly. "Even mastering the complete scripture may not let you breach twelve-thousand li of Qi Sea within your hundred-year lifespan. Without shattering the Linglong Qi Locking Tower, you’ll never reach the Golden Pool advancement."
"By the heavens!" Fang Lie grimaced. "This seems like certain doom."
"Will you surrender now?" Old Bird challenged.
"Never!" Fang Lie declared. "Where there’s will, there’s way. I survived the Cycle of Fire—this challenge means nothing!"
"Well said!" Old Bird praised.
Space suddenly rippled around them. With a slight tremor, Fang Lie vanished.
He reappeared cross-legged on the Jade Palace’s teleportation array. "Could’ve warned me," he grumbled, rising and flying out.
Outside, he found four Law Enforcement Heavenly Soldiers and the fat Taoist joined by a middle-aged man. The newcomer appeared thirtyish with refined features exuding Daoist aura, his three beard wisps fluttering ethereally.
Fang Lie’s blunt nature recoiled at the sight. Disliking the fat Taoist, he ignored both men and prepared to leave.
The middle-aged Taoist intercepted him. "Fang Lie? I’m Mo Wanfang—call me Senior Uncle."
Fang Lie froze mid-flight. He knew this name—his father’s old friend who’d entered closed-door training twenty years ago to breakthrough to Nascent Soul True Immortal. But Mo Wanfang’s other identity shocked him more: the Mo Sect Leader’s eldest grandson, main lineage successor.
Mo Wanfang’s pedigree ranked supreme within the sect. His spiritual root, spiritual bone, comprehension, and perseverance were exceptional—long since becoming an Inner Gate Core Disciple. Now a Nascent Soul True Immortal with profound foundations, his Golden Pool Qi Sea likely spanned hundreds of li. While others fawned over such nobility, Fang Lie harbored deep aversion towards the sect leader’s lineage.
