Half a month later.
Zhan Hongxiu had long since departed, and Bloodfiend Island, following Fang Qing's instructions, had begun seeking out a hidden place to settle, thereafter transforming into a reclusive sect.
Lesser Vast Sea Cultivation Realm.
The demon tide had receded, and this place had likewise regained a measure of vitality.
Fang Qing landed upon Jade Island and remained silent in thought.
"Less than a year has passed since Great Sun Tathagata's three-year deadline."
And I was only two hundred and nine this year... At such an age, being able to form a Nascent Soul on the Qi Refinement Way would make one a peerless genius... On the Breath-Nourishing Dao, a Purple Mansion True Person's life would only just be beginning... Cultivating one or two Divine Abilities would already count as sheer luck.
"But I have already attained Gold Seizure, and now I must seek Gold again."
Clad in azure robes, Fang Qing silently circulated the Dao-Born Pearl, having long since dispelled his entire Spirit Transformation cultivation. Only four perfected [Winnowing Basket Water] Divine Escapes remained within his Purple Mansion, cycling endlessly.
Boundless [Winnowing Basket Water] radiance surged over his body. Misty waterlight coiled about his features, carrying countless images and an awe-inspiring momentum.
A breeze drifted in from all around, faintly accompanied by the roar of a leopard.
That was right!
Fang Qing intended to seek Gold now and catch the Breath-Nourishing Dao off guard.
Great Sun Tathagata had said Lunar Yin's [Year Guardian] would last as little as three years, as long as ten.
Yet he would not even wait a single year!
Once one had gained sufficient strength, one had to make a decision at once. A moment's hesitation, and defeat would follow.
"When will I seek Gold?"
"Right now. This very moment!"
The Dao-Born Pearl