Six Wheels

"Was it that sloppy old man in the central square?"

Xu Fan quickly thought of him.

That old man really was no ordinary expert. He could actually influence my decisions without me noticing?

A Foundation Establishment Ancestor? Or... a True Person?

He thought it over and decided it didn't matter. Whichever realm the old man was in, crushing him to death would be easy.

Why did he secretly steer me toward buying a Purple Mansion Cultivation Method from him?

He brought out a Supreme Yin Cultivation Method to probe me. I suppose he saw through the fact that I cultivate the Plain Luminary Supreme Yin Wondrous Instruction. I need to find a Secret Method to conceal it.

The Law Power from a Supreme Yin Cultivation Method is far too conspicuous. It's already like this in the Embryonic Breathing Realm, so won't it be a much bigger problem after I refine Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi?

Though it gave him a headache, he had already prepared the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, and Purple Mansion Cultivation Methods from other Dao lineages were too expensive. He simply couldn't afford one anytime soon.

To deduce a Cultivation Method from another Dao lineage, he would need a large quantity of spiritual items, and he would also have to prepare the corresponding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi all over again.

By his reckoning, it would take at least two or three years to become a Qi Refinement great cultivator.

Now that someone had set their sights on him, it would be a serious problem if he were forced to return to Peach Blossom Spring Lake one day and ran into a pair of Grandmasters, or if a Great Grandmaster made a move against him.

Looks like I need to practice martial arts too. When I come to the Land of Wu after this, I'll move about as a martial cultivator. If I ever use Supreme Yin Law Power, I'll have to clear everyone out.

Xu Fan pondered to himself.

Miscellaneous Records of the Land of Wu mentioned that, besides immortal cultivators and Buddhist cultivators, body cultivators had flourished ten thousand years ago. Now, however, they had fallen into complete decline, as their cultivation consumed far too many resources.

With resources tightly controlled here, they had naturally been eliminated.

A Divine Intention Great Grandmaster has the wondrous ability of Thousand-Li Enemy Search. It's far more miraculous than spells and should make a good trump card.

The legendary Land Immortals must have even more powerful means.

In any case, one more means is one more road.

With the Taiji Dao Evolution Diagram, no spell or Divine Ability, Cultivation Method or martial art posed any difficulty for him.

As long as he wanted to learn, he could!

Pretend to be a pig to eat the tiger, with another mask beneath the first-that's what your Grandpa Xu wants.

He didn't want to come to the Land of Wu only to have people constantly setting their sights on him.

Even if he didn't die, it still wouldn't be pleasant.

Since that sloppy old man wants to scheme against me, I'll see what medicine he's selling in his gourd.

Xu Fan sneered inwardly.

He had already been targeted anyway. At worst, he could eat the bait and then blow himself up.

With the Taiji Dao Evolution Diagram, he could simply make up a new identity the next time he came to the Land of Wu.

I can't afford a thousand Spirit Stones, but that old man wants to give it to me so badly, it'd be hard to justify not taking it for free.

Over the next two months,

Xu Fan went to the central square every ten days or half a month.

While buying Spirit Essence Pills, he also haggled with the sloppy old man.

In the cave abode,

Xu Fan sat cross-legged, holding two Spirit Stones. He swallowed another Spirit Essence Pill, using it to condense the Spirit Beginning Wheel in one go.

Half a day later, spiritual wheels emerged around him one after another, Law Power flowing without end. At last, he completed the final step of Fetal Breathing.

After so many days of arduous cultivation, I've finally condensed the Spirit Beginning Wheel.

Feeling the Law Power circulate within him, its Supreme Yin Law Power even more abundant, Xu Fan smiled.

Now he was only one step away from becoming a Qi Refinement great cultivator!

I just need to accumulate Law Power to its peak, then refine the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

It's time to see what that old man is really up to.

If you want to hook your Grandpa Xu, we'll see whether you can chase me to another world.

He put his belongings into his Storage Bag and headed straight for the central square.

"Senior Zhao, you're still here?"

At the same spot as always, Xu Fan had spotted the sloppy old man sitting there, bored out of his mind, from a long way off. Smiling, he went up and greeted him first.

The old man was patient. Over the past few months, he had merely strengthened Xu Fan's desire to come and buy the Purple Mansion Cultivation Method, taking no other action.

"You again, boy? You used up the Spirit Essence Pills so quickly this time?"

Zhao Yuanhai had noticed him long ago, but continued to sit with his eyes closed, putting on airs. Only when he heard Xu Fan did he open his eyes and respond:

"Five hundred Spirit Stones is already the lowest I'll go. Even without the corresponding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, a sixth-grade Cultivation Method is still quite valuable as a reference."

Inwardly, however, he was surprised. Ning Caichen had actually condensed the Spirit Beginning Wheel. Hadn't it been less than a year since the Plain Luminary Supreme Yin Wondrous Instruction appeared?

His fate was truly extraordinary, and he was highly compatible with the Supreme Yin path. Even Zhao Yuanhai couldn't help wondering whether the Supreme Yin path had a hand in this.

Now that the Supreme Yang Dao Lineage had declined and its Immortal Lord had ascended beyond the heavens, it was the perfect time for the Supreme Yin Dao Lineage to revive.

He didn't believe for a moment that the Lu Household had obtained Great Yin Spiritual Qi without someone secretly pulling the strings.

He just hadn't expected Lu Qingyun to fall while breaking through to the Purple Mansion.

Perhaps the True Lords of the Sword Sect and the Buddhist cultivators discovered it?

Of everyone under heaven now, the Sword Sect and the Buddhist cultivators were the ones least willing to allow the Supreme Yin Dao Lineage to revive.

"What a pity I can't take a look at this sixth-grade Cultivation Method."

Xu Fan sighed.

"Now that I've condensed Spirit Beginning, I wish to find a place to settle down and seek out a seventh-grade Cultivation Method to enter Qi Refinement. I plan to join the Linhai Luo Clan as a disciple with a different surname."

There weren't many cultivators at Qi Refinement or above in Linhai Commandery, and the old man before him was at least in Foundation Establishment.

By saying he would join the Luo Clan, Xu Fan could see how the old man reacted and whether he was from the Purple Mansion Luo Clan.

"The Luo Clan is indeed a good choice, but it may not be suited to you."

Zhao Yuanhai's expression shifted slightly, and he shook his head.

"Very well. I see that you have good natural talent, and we get along well. I'll recommend a good place for you."

This boy actually wants to join the Luo Clan. Isn't he just making trouble for me?

Isn't one Joint Cultivation enough? Must he give the Luo Clan another one?

"Oh? Please, senior, go on."

Xu Fan squatted down and listened closely.

Sure enough, when the old bastard heard he was leaving, he couldn't quite hold himself back.

Let your Grandpa Xu see how tasty your bait is.

"Have you heard of the Nanyue Zhao Clan?"

Zhao Yuanhai coughed lightly and said, putting on airs:

"I'm from a branch of the Nanyue Zhao Clan. Though my cultivation is only at Qi Refinement, I can still recommend you and ensure you join the Zhao Clan without trouble."

"The Nanyue Zhao Clan? That Purple Mansion Immortal Clan?" Xu Fan feigned shock.

Most of the thirty-six commanderies of the Land of Wu had a Purple Mansion Immortal Clan. Nanyue Commandery bordered Linhai Commandery, and both were among the six commanderies under the Red Pine Sect.

The two clans had fought for years, each winning and losing in turn, all over resources.

But for the past two hundred years, he had rarely heard of the two clans' Purple Mansion cultivators personally taking action. At most, there had been battles between Foundation Establishment cultivators.

"Indeed, the very same Nanyue Zhao Clan that holds a commandery all to itself."

Zhao Yuanhai smiled faintly.

"Well? Would you like to become a clansman of a different surname in the Zhao Clan?"

"With my recommendation, you'll be treated much better than if you went there yourself."

Now that he had heard of a Purple Mansion Immortal Clan and received Zhao Yuanhai's guarantee, the boy presumably couldn't refuse.

So Zhao Yuanhai waited confidently for his response.

"The Zhao Clan Immortal Clan is indeed an excellent place to go, but it's so far away."

Xu Fan pondered briefly, then shook his head.

"It isn't peaceful outside the city these days. My cultivation is low, so a long journey really wouldn't be safe."

Zhao Yuanhai sweetened the offer again.

"If you join the Zhao Clan, how about I give you that sixth-grade Supreme Yin Cultivation Method?"

"Then many thanks, senior!" Only then did Xu Fan smile in satisfaction.

"I knew you had your eye on my Cultivation Method."