Impurity

Three years later.

Inside the courtyard, the flames beneath a Pill Furnace gradually died out.

Fang Yu flicked his hand, and the Pill Furnace opened, from which four second-grade low-level spiritual pills flew out, emitting a rich medicinal fragrance.

"My Dao of Alchemy level and cultivation level can also be raised!"

Fang Yu put away the four genuine spirit pills, and his aura increased, rising from the Qi Refining Third Layer to the Fourth Layer of Qi Refining, reaching the Qi Refining Middle Stage.

He went out and made his way to the Hundred Herbs Hall, where he found Steward Jin.

"What? You want to apply for promotion to Second-Tier Alchemist?"

Steward Jin looked Fang Yu up and down with some surprise. "Are you sure you can consistently refine second-tier pills now?"

Fang Yu confirmed, "Thanks to True Person Jade Liquid's support over the years, I've been able to obtain a considerable amount of second-tier spiritual materials for practice. Now, I can finally stabilize the success rate of my second-tier low-grade pill, the ' Essence Condensation Pill,' at 30%."

Steward Jin had already heard that True Person Jade Liquid Yu had received sponsorship from Fang Yu, and upon hearing this, he nodded, "Very good. In that case, I will help you apply for the Second-Tier Alchemist assessment. The necessary materials will be provided by the sect, but the contribution points will still be collected."

"That's for sure!"

Fang Yu nodded, inquired about the contribution points required for the assessment, and transferred them directly. He also transferred an extra two points to Steward Jin as a bribe.

Soon, Steward Jin said, "The assessment task has been submitted. Go back and wait. If Second-Tier Alchemist accepts the assessment task, you will be notified."

"Thank you for your trouble, senior brother!"

Fang Yu confirmed through his disciple token that Steward Jin had already booked the Second-Tier Alchemist assessment for him. He thanked him, turned around, and left, returning to his courtyard.

"Once I pass the assessment, I'll officially become Second-Tier Alchemist, and then I can take on higher-level missions to gain reputation. Right now, I have nothing else to do, so I should relax a bit."

Fang Yu murmured something, flipped his hand, took out the box containing the ' Debauched Sarira ', and opened it.

A faint golden light shone on him, and the next moment his vision blurred as a series of flying apsaras dressed in thin veils appeared.

Fang Yu habitually stretched out his palms, grabbing one on each side, lay down on the carpet, and rolled over, pinning one of the flying apsaras beneath him.

His palm brushed against the other's smooth... um, why does it feel so rough...

Fang Yu, sensing something was wrong, opened his eyes and saw a rotting face. His body stiffened, and he hurriedly got up, only to see a series of rotting flying figures.

The flying apsara he had just pinned down was not a flying apsara, but a rotting corpse. Looking at the other flying apsaras, they had all turned into rotting corpses, and the rotten flesh on their faces, hands, and bodies kept falling off with his voice.

"Kumara... what's wrong with you!"

"Hurry up, everyone's getting impatient!"

"..."

Fang Yu looked at the flying apsaras wrapping their faces around him, his lust vanished, and he suddenly opened his eyes, only to see that the golden light emanating from the ' Debauched Sarira ' had become like fluorescent light.

"Is the Spiritual Qi exhausted?"

Fang Yu murmured, looking at the Debauched Sarira, and then a series of illusions appeared before his eyes.

However, he could no longer be captivated by that illusion, and what it reflected was not only those rotting flying creatures, but also a wasteland where corpses were exposed everywhere.

There are no more flying apsaras there, no more magnificent palaces; all that remains are desolate burial grounds in the wilderness.

"Have I been obsessed with nothing more than a pile of corpses all these years?"

Looking at the rotting flying creatures, Fang Yu felt a deep-seated nausea and a faint urge to vomit.

As the golden light gradually weakened, maggots crawled out from the rotting flying apsara's mouth, nose, seven orifices, and pores, constantly gnawing at the rotten flesh on the flying apsara's body.

Soon, the maggots crawled all over his body, gnawing away at the rotting flesh and revealing clean, white bones.

"Uh..."

Fang Yu could no longer hold back. His stomach churned, and he vomited bitter water, as if he were about to vomit up his internal organs.

After the golden light completely dissipated, the ' Debauched Sarira ' turned into a piece of white bone, which looked like a little finger, and no more golden light emanated from it.

At that moment, those flying beings were completely reduced to white bones, which scattered all over the ground with a crash.

At the same time, swastikas appeared one by one, forming segments of text:

A celestial being offered a jade maiden to tempt the Buddha, but the Buddha rebuked her, saying, "Ha! This leather bag is full of filth; red powder is nothing but white bones! Go away! I am not attached to appearances."

Upon hearing this, the celestial being saw the jade maiden transformed into white bones. Overwhelmed with awe and reverence, he prostrated himself, begging for the Dharma. The Buddha then revealed the Impure White Bone Contemplation, and the celestial being immediately freed from attachment to form, attaining unsurpassed, perfect enlightenment...

Fang Yu's physical discomfort gradually dissipated after reading the scripture. Once the scripture was fully displayed, the name of a particular book appeared in his mind:

The Sutra on the Impure Leather Bag and White Bones

At the same time, he realized that the Sarira in his hand was not a ' Debauched Sarira ' at all, but a ' White Bone Sarira '. This was a Buddhist treasure left behind after the Purple Mansion master who had cultivated the Buddhist Divine Ability ' White Bone Contemplation ' passed away.

To cultivate this Divine Ability, one must be a woman with an "Maiden Earth" destiny and have an affinity with Buddhism. After cultivation, one can overcome the tribulations of lust, no longer be troubled by love, and have lustful desires dissipate, thus preserving one's essence and spirit. It is a supernatural Divine Ability that cultivates both body and mind.

Fang Yu took a deep breath, held the ' White Bone Sarira ' in his hand, and with a slight movement in his heart, his Law Power surged in, and a faint golden light shone out again. Before his eyes, images of flying apsaras reappeared.

They were still so beautiful, still dressed so scantily, even less, but Fang Yu felt no desire at all. Instead, he saw only skeletons among the flying apsaras.

The next moment, the spiritual energy was cut off, the golden light dissipated, and Fang Yu put the White Bone Sarira into his Purple Mansion, his brows gradually furrowing.

"This White Bone Sarira shouldn't be aimed at me, right? I am of the ' Wings Fire ' destiny, and unless I reincarnate, I simply cannot cultivate the Divine Ability of the ' Maiden Earth '."

Fang Yu carefully recalled the process of obtaining the White Bone Sarira. Although it was in the vicinity of Wondrous Goodness City, it should have nothing to do with the ' Medicine Tree Lapis Lazuli Bodhisattva '. Wondrous Goodness is a ' Room Sun ' destiny, and cultivates the 'Sun' lineage, not the Earth Virtue lineage.

Could it be that not only one Bodhisattva in Buddhism is plotting against me, but also a Bodhisattva from the Earth Virtue lineage is plotting against me? Or perhaps they want to use me to deliver this White Bone Sarira to a destined person?

Who will this destined person be?

Fang Yu immediately recalled the Earth Virtue cultivators he had encountered on the Dao of Qi Ingestion. After thinking for a moment, he couldn't think of a suitable person. Could it be a reincarnated true spirit?

Among the 'true spirits' he sent to be reincarnated, there were a few with the Earth element in their destiny, but there were none with the ' Maiden Earth ' destiny.

'This Dao of Qi Ingestion is truly full of traps; one wrong move and you'll be outmaneuvered.'

Fang Yu's thoughts drifted to the White Bone Sarira. He felt an urge to throw it away immediately, but he was still reluctant. This was a 'Buddhist treasure,' and he knew its power all too well.

He has now fallen victim to this Divine Ability and cannot discard it until its influence is removed, otherwise he may be permanently affected by Divine Ability and become impotent for life.