Ancient Shu.
Fang Qing emerged from the temporary cave abode he had opened up and stretched lazily.
At this moment, he carried the radiant aura of a blazing Great Sun. He had clearly converted his cultivation to the Great Sun Empowerment Secret Art.
"With the Great Sun Empowerment Secret Art forging my Dao Foundation—if I claimed I wasn't a master of the Secret Treasury Domain now, I'm afraid nobody would believe me.
"Of course, the true benefit is that I can elevate four Mingzi or Wisdom Consorts, allowing them to possess Dao Foundation strength in an instant."
Although Mingzi and Wisdom Consorts like these were looked down upon here, over on the Qi Refinement Way, they were bona fide Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivators.
"It's just that—elevating mortals consumes too much. It's best if they already have some foundation, and best of all if they have received my empowerment and cultivate an art from the same source—"
"This Secret Treasury Domain tradition is really shameless. If a master fights someone, he'll definitely bring along the Five Bright Sons. Is this what they call a righteous group beating?"
After achieving his Dao Foundation, many matters in Ancient Shu could now be set in motion.
In particular, Fang Qing had coveted the subsequent parts of the Horse-Head Vajra Protector Divine Art for a long time.
"This damned place—even divinations can't be fully trusted—"
He first cast a divination for himself, then shook his head. "Still, this damned place has classes too rigidly defined and surveillance too meticulous. Any Dao Foundation or Purple Mansion cultivator definitely has roots and backing. Someone like me, with no roots, might get blown up by some senior cultivator fishing for minnows one day.
"Therefore, I still need to find myself some backing."
As for how to find