Harvests Arrive in Succession

Fang Shu stood quietly at the bottom of the well, his heart at peace, unlike the dazed state he had felt during his last tribulation.

However, his mind and body were still filled with a serene joy.

"Successfully completing the second tribulation and passing the third before the age of eighteen is not a pipe dream for me, but a feasible plan."

Fang Shu pondered silently in his heart.

This also means that he has taken another step closer to joining Immortal Sect!

He remained immersed for a long time in this feeling that the path to immortality was within reach, as if he could grasp the future with a single step.

After regaining his senses, Fang Shu focused his thoughts on the Dao Register, examining his physical condition through Dao Register:

[Master of the Register: Fang Shu]

[Lifespan: Currently 17 years old, expected lifespan: 120 years old]

[Realm: Second Tribulation Refining Essence Immortal]

[Root Bone: Excellent]

After confirming that he had not damaged his internal organs or left any hidden dangers during his tribulation, he felt a great sense of relief.

When he noticed the section on Root Bone in the Dao Register, a smile involuntarily appeared on his lips.

After the banquet hosted by the mountain lord, his Root Bone rose to the "upper-middle" level. Now, after undergoing a tribulation and marrow refinement, with the combined blessing of the remaining medicinal power and the secretly refined mercury, his Root Bone has been elevated once again, becoming the "top-tier" choice among Root Bone.

Such Root Bone is only inferior to the "Spirit Root" mentioned by the master.

Fang Shu was invigorated, realizing that his cultivation speed would be even faster than he had just estimated.

Besides the pleasant surprise of his breakthrough in cultivation, there seems to be another piece of good news.

Immediately, his attention fell on another part of the Dao Register:

[Existing Dragon Qi: Usable]

The Dragon Qi absorbed by the Dao Register had been refined and cleansed, transforming into so-called "immaculate Dragon Qi," with Yin Evil removed.

Moreover, the current Dao Register, after their recent changes, are not in the same state as the last one.

Fang Shu examined the words "usable" on the Dragon Qi, his gaze shifting until it quickly landed on the Law Technique section.

The Unseen feeling emanated from the Dao Register, instructing him on how to use the Dragon Qi.

Fang Shu then focused on the newly acquired sword technique—the <Red Snake Blood-Thread Flame Saber Art>—and placed it in the analysis position of the Dao Register. Immediately after the thought arose, he infused it with Dragon Qi!

Buzz! The Dao Register trembled slightly, and lines of text flowed by:

[Analysis in progress... consuming Dragon Qi... estimated time: 138 days... 137 days... 131 days...]

It is estimated to take seventy-two days.

The Dragon Qi can actually be added to Dao Register as a consumable, allowing the Dao Register to quickly analyze Mystic Script and comprehend Cultivation Method!

Fang Shu had just been trying to advance the analysis of swordsmanship to more than halfway in one go.

He then came to his senses and carefully savored the analysis conveyed by the Dao Register, comparing it with the previous slow and deliberate analysis to see if there were any differences.

The result was obvious: apart from the speed of analysis, there was no difference in the content analyzed before and after the Dao Register was released. Both results made Fang Shu realize the truth and understand the Mystic Script perfectly.

Immediately, his eyes gleamed, and he silently exclaimed again, "Analyze!"

Whoosh! The Dragon Qi within the Dao Register surged, immediately propelling Dao Register and reducing the analysis time required for the Flame Blade Art day after day.

In the end, Fang Shu reserved one-fifth of the Dragon Qi as a reserve, and poured the rest into his Dragon Qi. The remaining time for his analysis had been reduced to single digits.

[Analysis of <Red Snake Blood-Thread Flame Saber Art> is underway... estimated to take four and a half days]

With the help of Dragon Qi, the analysis time that originally took four or five months was reduced to only four or five days in just a few breaths.

This is truly great news for Fang Shu!

He pondered to himself, "So this is the wondrous use of Dragon Qi? It can rapidly enhance analytical power in one go; it's truly amazing!"

His thoughts began to churn and drift.

If there were enough Dragon Qi, wouldn't he be able to learn Cultivation Method Law Technique at will, learning them instantly without having to wait for time-consuming analysis?

After a moment of contemplation, Fang Shu immediately snapped out of his reverie and suppressed the urge to leave the pass at once.

"Four or five days is nothing, I can wait that long," he thought to himself.

Immediately, Fang Shu continued to sit cross-legged in the quiet room, where the floor was bathed in mercury, and began to refine the Qi and Blood in his body.

As he circulated his transformed Qi and Blood, the Dao Register trembled again, and yet another change occurred:

[The Qi and Blood of the Second Tribulation have been collected, and the Dao Register is undergoing a change...]

"Hmm?" Fang Shu asked in surprise.

Upon closer inspection, he discovered that this change was due to his own advancement in cultivation level, which allowed his Dao Register to be nourished by the Qi and Blood of the Second Tribulation, thus initiating another change.

Furthermore, the aspects of this change are extremely similar to those following the last change after the slaughter of Cheng the Jar.

Streams of pure Second Qi and Blood were poured into the Dao Register, like refining a magical Law Artifact, constantly washing and cleansing it, making its connection with the Fang Shu even closer, and its own structure becoming more and more exquisite.

The changes resulting from this overhaul include a reduction in the time required to analyze the Flame Blade Art, which previously took four or five days.

Moreover, this change was much faster, completed in just half a day.

Fang Shu looked at the Daoist Dao Register again and discovered that the estimated time for analyzing the Flame Blade Art had been changed to only two days.

Not only the Flame Blade Art, but he also listed all the other Law Technique in the Dao Register, reducing the time required for them to analyze them by more than half.

This situation further excited him.

With a sudden thought, he tried using the Dragon Qi again on the Dao Register after its second upgrade. Unfortunately, the promoting effect of the Dragon Qi remained constant and did not increase.

But this did not diminish his joy.

Fang Shu paced back and forth in the quiet room, feeling an urge to let out a long howl.

One extraordinary encounter brought him a series of joyous events. This was not only due to the remarkable circumstances of this encounter, but also to the culmination of his own hard work and accumulated experience, which truly delighted him.

Embracing the joy of these successive gains, Fang Shu calmed his mind and sat quietly in the meditation room, patiently awaiting the completion of his comprehension of the Flame Blade Art.

Two days later, the Dao Register trembled slightly again:

[Law Technique: <Red Snake Blood-Thread Flame Saber Art (Perfect)>]

Clang!

Fang Shu suddenly opened his eyes, a glint of light flashing in them. He leaped up, wiped his lips with his right hand, and his Long-Tongue Sword flicked out.

The Red Snake Blood-Thread Flame Saber Art is a Law Technique that does not require a specific Law Artifact. After learning it, the practitioner can test the sword while simultaneously refining it within the Long-Tongue Sword. However, its difficulty lies in the challenge of comprehending it and the demanding requirements on the practitioner's ability to control their Qi and Blood.

After Fang Shu wielding his sword a few times, Fang Shu immediately circulated his own Qi and Blood, allowing Qi and Blood to flow along the Long-Tongue Sword, attempting to condense sword technique Mystic Script.

Several days later.

He successfully tested the sword; the entire Long-Tongue Sword glowed red, and Fang Shu's Qi and Blood transformed into blood-red flames, radiating a scorching heat.

He brandished his sword again, the Long-Tongue Sword piercing the air, faintly emitting a hissing sound like a venomous snake flicking its tongue.

Sizzle!

He gently sliced the dark blue-black rock wall with the blade of his sword. The cut appeared as easily as cutting tofu, and the cut was charred black, as if it had been burned.

Such power, if it were to fall on other Immortal cultivator, would not only cripple them from a mere graze or kill them from a single touch, but would also cause them not only physical damage but also burns and even poisoning from the Flame Blade Art.

Because the Flame Blade Art, in addition to transforming Qi and Blood and blood into blood fire, can also use the blood of a cultivator to consecrate the sword, temporarily unleashing greater power.

Fang Shu's blood is mixed with Gu poison and mercury poison. When he uses his blood to consecrate the sword, the sword techniques he performs are not simply fire wounds, but fire poison wounds that can cause bone-deep abscesses on the opponent!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Fang Shu, caught up in the moment, wielded his Tongue Sword even more fiercely in the quiet room.

At first, he was not very familiar with it, and the sword light was chaotic. But later, the more he danced, the more familiar he became with it, and it seemed as if a ball of blood-red fire was rolling around his body, accompanied by thunder and lightning.

The mercury that had condensed on the ground was also evaporated again, turning into mercury vapor.

Roar!

In the hazy light, at the bottom of the well in the quiet room of the Solitary Gu Hall, it seemed as if a giant serpent was lurking, hissing and gazing at the moon, laughing to itself.

Finally, after Fang Shu finished his practice, he covered his mouth with his sword and sheathed his tongue.

The quiet chamber at the bottom of the well looked as if it had been ravaged by a giant object; it was dilapidated and exposed the iron and steel pillars buried deep in the surrounding rock walls.

Fang Shu's face was also flushed, filled with an eerie color, and his eyes were incredibly bright, exuding a fierce aura!

During this period of seclusion, he not only achieved breakthroughs in cultivation and Dao Register techniques, but also gained initial mastery of a remarkable killing Law Technique.

With his current cultivation level of just entering the second tribulation, the combination of the Long-Tongue Sword and the Flame Blade Art is equivalent to the power of a near-third tribulation Law Technique, allowing him to be unafraid of the old second tribulation Immortal cultivator.

If he were to further refine his Law Technique and improve the quality of the Long-Tongue Sword, its power would reach the third level and become even more formidable!

For a moment, Fang Shu's heart was filled with joy, and he felt quite confident that he could leave the pass.