Lotus

Inner city area.

"This Lotus Cave will belong to Elder Lü from now on!"

Jin Guizi led Fang Yu to a cave abode in the inner city, handed Fang Yu the cave abode token, and then took his leave.

Fang Yu then began to inspect his newly acquired second-tier cave abode.

This Lotus Cave was built on a small island, surrounded by lotus ponds covering more than ten acres. In the middle was a small courtyard, which served as his daily living and cultivation place.

The Spiritual Qi here is significantly richer than that of the cave abode in the outer city. The lake surface is covered with mist formed from concentrated Spiritual Qi, which engulfs the entire cave abode dwelling in clouds and mist, making it look like a fairyland.

Fang Yu was quite satisfied with the cave abode. The only drawback was that the cave abode's protective formation was only at the first level, which could only protect against the Qi Refining Realm cultivators and other Foundation Establishment cultivators from Divine Sense probing. It was far less secure.

"I'll go find a formation master and have them build a second-tier formation here. That way, I can rest easy."

Fang Yu muttered to himself, then went to the small courtyard and began to rearrange things.

Although he is a master of External Alchemy Technique, capable of forging Profound Grade Spirit Artifact, and his understanding of array patterns is no less than that of a second-tier array master in the Dao of Qi Refining path, the two systems are still somewhat different.

He feared that rashly setting up a Dao of Qi Ingestion formation would attract unnecessary covetousness. At the same time, he didn't want to reveal his omnipotent abilities, only intending to expose his weapon-refining skills.

After all, he has now cleared his name and needs a legitimate identity. Being a Foundation Establishment in weapon crafting within Mosquito Immortal City would be a good identity, not only for earning Spirit Stone but also for concealing his true identity.

Several hours later, the cave abode was set up. Fang Yu sat at the tea table by the lake, brewed a pot of tea, and enjoyed the lake view while carefully reading "Red Lotus Karmic Fire".

After he swore an oath against his inner demons, promising never to pass on this Cultivation Method to anyone, the Jin Guizi made a copy for him.

"Using Divine Sense as a guide, gather all your distracting thoughts, evil thoughts, greedy thoughts, murderous thoughts, and so on, transforming them into the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, which burns in your Dantian, forming a red lotus..."

Fang Yu looked at the contents of the Cultivation Method, his Divine Sense fluctuated, and he guided his thoughts to gather within his Dantian.

Soon, he felt his mind clear, free of distractions, with sharp hearing and vision, and his thinking more active than usual.

"Crackling and popping..."

Suddenly, the invisible thoughts gathered in the Dantian ignited, forming an illusory red lotus.

The Red Lotus Karmic Fire has been ignited; the next step is to transform it into Law Power.

Drops of the ' Nine Revolutions of the Flame Dragon ' Law Power dripped into the red lotus, like oil being poured into a raging fire, causing the red lotus to burn rapidly.

As more and more Law Power burned, the red lotus became more and more real, and after reaching a certain critical point, it transformed from illusion into reality and became a blooming red lotus.

Time slowly passed, and the blooming red lotus began to produce lotus seeds, each seed being a drop of liquid Law Power.

Two years had passed by the time all the Law Power in Fang Yu Dantian had condensed into a lotus seed.

A faint, dark red flame appeared around his body, devoid of any warmth, resembling only the outline of a human figure, yet the terrifying aura of a Foundation Establishment Late Stage spread outwards.

"Two years is already quite fast for the Law Power of the Nine Revolutions of the Flame Dragon to be transformed into the Red Lotus Karmic Fire!"

Fang Yu opened his eyes, his aura gradually gathering, and he quickly reached the Foundation Establishment Early Stage.

"It will be difficult to increase the maximum Law Power from now on!"

The time required to convert the original Law Power into red lotus Law Power is not long, but the next step is to increase the upper limit of Law Power, which is not so simple and enters a period of slow and painstaking work.

At his current cultivation speed, even within cave abode with a second-tier Spirit Vein, his progress is still worrisome. It would take him at least ten years of arduous cultivation to advance even one level.

Fortunately, he now has a very long lifespan, so he can slowly grind it down. Moreover, once his Dao of Qi Ingestion level in the Qi Conversion Path improves, it can also improve his Spirit Root, which will increase the speed of his cultivation.

Two years have passed, and I wonder how many more followers Great Peace Village has gained, and how many "Fire of Ten Thousand Households" I've managed to gather.

Fang Yu thought to himself, his Divine Sense fluctuated, and the restrictions outside the cave abode were lifted, allowing one transmission talisman after another to fly in.

These communication talismans were sent by other Foundation Establishment cultivators in the vicinity, serving as a kind of greeting. After examining them one by one, Fang Yu held a communication talisman from the Jin Guizi in his hand.

"Recently, the Yunling Sect of Chu, the Black Sand Sect of Yue, and the Tiance Mansion of Tang—the three Golden Core sects—will be negotiating in Mosquito Immortal City regarding the mining rights for the Autumn Moon Mountain vein. If Fellow Daoist Lü is interested, you can join me and my senior brother Qianchongzi in mediating this dispute, contributing your modest efforts to the peace among the three kingdoms. This is also a good opportunity to expand your network and can be considered a guest elder mission."

'Does this mean I have to stand up for them, cheer them on, and shout encouragement?'

Fang Yu murmured to himself, already guessing Jin Guizi's plan: to use him to fill in the gaps.

After all, how could a mere guest elder be qualified to mediate such a major matter involving the Golden Core sects of the Three Kingdoms?

However, it's still not a problem for him to lend his support and boost the morale of Mosquito Immortal City.

The next moment, Fang Yu stretched out his palm and began to calculate.

[Small Blessing]

"Well, since it's Xiao Ji, he can participate. It's a good opportunity to meet other Foundation Establishment cultivators, expand his network, and at the same time, reveal his identity as a weapon refiner to get some business refining Spirit Artifact."

The next moment, Fang Yu replied to Jin Guizi, indicating that he had emerged from seclusion and could participate in this mediation.

*****

Several months later.

The sky was just beginning to lighten when a buzzing sound came from the horizon.

Fang Yu looked in the direction of the sound and saw patches of dark clouds emerging from the horizon, quickly spreading across the entire sky and casting shadows below.

As Fang Yu's Divine Sense fluctuated, he immediately realized that what appeared to be dark clouds were actually countless mosquitoes.

"Is this the Thousand-Needle Nether River Formation, a top-grade third-tier formation?"

The next moment, Fang Yu felt a terrifying pressure transmitted through his Divine Sense. He quickly withdrew his Divine Sense and only used his passive Divine Thought to perceive it.

Legend has it that this third-tier superior formation is comparable to a fourth-tier formation, and even Nascent Soul would find it difficult to break through in a short time.

Moreover, the core of this formation is countless spirit insects. Once you fall into it, you will be devoured by the mosquitoes in an instant, leaving no trace of your body. It is even more vicious than the Five Elements Formation. Furthermore, because this kind of formation is extremely unorthodox, ordinary formation masters have no idea how to break it. This is also the reason why ' Daoist Mosquito ' was able to establish Mosquito Immortal City at the border of the three kingdoms with his Golden Core Early Stage cultivation.

Once this formation is activated, it means that without Daoist Mosquito's permission, no one can leave Mosquito Immortal City alive.

"Buzz!"

Suddenly, his guest elder token vibrated, Fang Yu probed it with his Divine Sense.

It was a message from the Jin Guizi, asking her to come and meet him to discuss the reception arrangements.

Fang Yu immediately transformed into a streak of light and headed towards the inner city Harmony of Light Hall.