Chapter 618

Chapter 618: Frenzied Cultivation

Over three months, Fang Lie made necessary arrangements while accumulating sufficient cultivation resources.

He acquired ample Meditation Incense, Ninth-Rank Spirit Gu, and quantities of the Seven Great Medicines. As for supreme-grade spirit pills that enhanced Magic, he procured an extensive stock.

These eighth-rank pills crafted from high-grade spirit essences exceeded Fang Lie’s alchemical capabilities. Within Mo Sect, only two or three could barely produce such pills, yet Xuan Sect’s enthusiasm proved overwhelming.

Being Fang Lie’s strongest supporter, Xuan Sect held him in highest regard. Combined with debts from the previous Celestial Platform Competition, they resolved to fully back his intensive training.

Crucially, Fang Lie’s payment consisted not of common spirit stones or pearls, but actual Spirit Liquid – rare precious fluid directly usable for refining high-grade pills.

For this alchemy-focused major sect, such payment proved irresistible. When Ice Second Brother conveyed the request, they immediately tapped into reserved stockpiles to satisfy Fang Lie’s enormous demand.

The required quantity proved staggering – continuous consumption over twenty-five years amounting to nearly ten thousand pills!

Each eighth-rank spirit pill held immense value. Ten Thunder Tribulation Immortals combined couldn’t possess such quantity. Xuan Sect nearly emptied their vaults to fulfill this, demonstrating extraordinary commitment.

With no time for formal acknowledgments, Fang Lie silently recorded this debt for future repayment.

Three months elapsed swiftly. Upon receiving Mo Qianxun’s notification, Fang Lie entered Purple Palace Secret Realm without ceremony for closed-door training.

Watching the youth disappear into the secret realm, Mo Qianxun sighed mournfully, muttering, "The Purple Palace’s abundant Spiritual Energy doesn’t come freely. Annual operation costs reach ten million spirit pearls! Twenty-five years? Our sect must tighten belts! How did I forget demanding payment? He’ll compensate upon exiting!"

The sect leader painfully produced a universe bag containing ten million spirit pearls – mere annual sustenance for the secret realm – and cast it into the core. After instructing the guarding Elder, he departed gloomily.

Unaware of external concerns, Fang Lie settled in an energy-rich area of the secret realm. Before proper cultivation, crucial business remained – refining the Innate Constructed Wood Nascent Fetus obtained from Great Thunder Sound Temple’s Abbot Tianlong during the Celestial Platform Competition.

This treasured item perfectly complemented his foundational cultivation text – Innate Great Five Elements Nascent Fetus Classic.

Though delayed until now, prior refinement experiences enabled smooth completion within days.

Fang Lie then examined his Qi Sea.

Within his dantian’s illusory space stretched a twenty-five thousand mile azure expanse of pure Magic. Countless Dao pattern karp swam vigorously – multicolored specimens from Nirvana True Fire Nascent Fetus mingling with blue counterparts from Star Gold Element Core.

Periodically, energy-saturated Dao pattern karp vanished into the void, merging with Fang Lie’s flesh to reinforce his physique.

Following Innate Great Five Elements Nascent Fetus Classic’s dictates, enhancements cycled through skin, flesh, blood, sinews, bones, and marrow. Each cycle boosted physical prowess and elemental comprehension.

At perfection, this would forge an Innate Dao Body enabling effortless grasp of natural laws and mastery over Five Elements magic with multiplied potency.

Currently, Nirvana True Fire patterns saturated his blood essence while Star Gold patterns, having later commencement, strengthened musculature after completing skin reinforcement.

Though merely scratching the classic’s surface, transformations proved profound.

Originally possessing merely top-grade fire spiritual roots, Fang Lie should’ve faced cultivation speed limits and bottlenecks. Yet Dao pattern enhancements revolutionized his constitution.

With sufficient Spiritual Energy, Magic conversion occurred unrestrained by bottlenecks. Mere years produced terrifying Magic reserves rivaling Fire Tribulation Immortals.

Crucially, locked Qi Linglong Tower ensured stable foundations. His Magic purity surpassed contemporaries, each unit twice as potent – key factor in his dominance.

Naturally, such advantages carried corresponding costs.

Because the locked Qi Linglong Tower at the core of his Qi Sea had twelve layers—the highest grade—Fang Lie needed to accumulate a Qi Sea spanning 120,000 miles to advance to the Golden Pool. If he failed to achieve this before his Hundred Years lifespan ended, he would perish.

Moreover, Fang Lie’s core Dao magic, the Unity Divine Power—a technique only one person in the world could cultivate—had elevated his life essence to such heights that ordinary lifespan-extending items were useless.

While others could buy more years with wealth, Fang Lie faced certain death if he didn’t advance within a century. This desperation drove him to cultivate relentlessly. Otherwise, he’d never have traded his ninth-rank treasures for entry into the Purple Palace Secret Realm.

Mo Qianxun found this puzzling. Cultivation required centuries of effort—why rush? Was discarding ninth-rank treasures truly worth it?

Unbeknownst to him, Fang Lie had no choice. Without the locked Qi Linglong Tower’s restrictions, he’d never have parted with such treasures. Even now, the memory pained him.

Focusing inward, Fang Lie observed the twelve-tiered Linglong Golden Tower dominating his Qi Sea’s center. Its base devoured magic like a bottomless pit, purifying it before releasing it anew.

Above the tower slept three infants:

– A rainbow-hued Nirvana Fire Nascent Fetus

– A blue Star Gold Element Core

– A newly formed green Constructed Wood Nascent Fetus

Though dormant, each breath from the infants expelled hundreds of Dao pattern karp. Together, they released three to five hundred karp per cycle—numbers that seemed vast until swallowed by the 25,000-mile Qi Sea.

Beneath the tower lay Fang Lie’s three eighth-rank treasures: Space-Calming Bead, Secret Technique Strange Snake, and Purple Gold Ruyi Shield. Despite their power elsewhere, here they lingered meekly in the middle layer, cowed by the tower and the three innate great five elements nascent fetuses. Only his life-bound treasure—the peculiar altar—dared approach closer.

After this inspection, Fang Lie summoned the altar and sat upon it. Before cultivating, he released the sealed Wonderful Bodhi Tree into the realm. Such rare opportunities shouldn’t be wasted—even his mount deserved benefits.

Yet the colossal tree absorbed Spiritual Energy almost as voraciously as Fang Lie. To avoid interference, he banished it to a distant area.

Next came preparations:

– Lighting Great Thunder Sound Temple’s Meditation Incense

– Summoning Ten-Thousand Gu Sect’s ninth-turn Spirit Gu

– Consuming Seven Great Medicines and an eighth-rank spirit pill

The results justified the cost. Fang Lie’s cultivation speed became monstrous. He resembled a black hole, devouring mist-like Spiritual Energy so fiercely that nearby reserves couldn’t replenish fast enough. A vortex formed, growing daily until—after a month—it threatened to engulf the entire Purple Palace Secret Realm.

The overseeing Thunder Tribulation Immortal finally noticed. "What monstrous talent!" he cried. "Even Mo Lanyun with her spiritual roots never caused such commotion! We Thunder Tribulation Immortals don’t absorb energy this fast! How isn’t he exploding?!"

Though grumbling, he monitored Fang Lie closely. Letting the Mo Sect’s rising star die here might cost him his life. Yet Fang Lie remained serene amidst the storm, showing no strain.

Relief turned to fresh alarm as the elder suddenly roared, "This can’t be right!"