Fool

The Dao of Qi Refining.

Old Cold Mountain Ancestral Land, Cold Mountain Valley.

Fang Yu sat cross-legged in a pavilion in the valley, drinking tea while reviewing his journey of Qi Ingestion.

There was no problem with releasing the true spirit into the reincarnation, except that he encountered Tie Feng before returning, and there was a slight accident.

Fortunately, he didn't attack directly, but instead probed first, forcing Qiu Xuanlong out. Otherwise, he might have had to face the Purple Mansion True Person again.

The Anding Prefecture had only just stabilized a few days ago, and now the world is about to descend into chaos again. This time, unlike the Embroidered Tiger incident, this is a battle between a dragon and a tiger, and its intensity will certainly be on a higher level, with even more deaths.

However, as far as Mount Longmen is concerned, they wouldn't care how many mortals die. Even if they all die, they can migrate mortals from other places, and the number of mortals will recover in a few decades.

He didn't know why Tie Feng was with Qiu Xuanlong, but he knew he couldn't kill him in a short time. Even if he wanted to, he had to make thorough preparations to ensure a fatal blow.

Thinking of this, he patted the beast-taming pouch at his waist, and countless mosquitoes flew out, forming a poisonous cloud above his head.

'The number of Gu worms is still too small; we need to cultivate more. Once I finish crafting the ' Lesser Blood-Needle Nether River Formation,' combined with these Gu worms, it should be no problem to ambush a Dao Foundation cultivator like Tie Feng.'

Although the Dao Foundation Establishment, using a third-tier array to numerically crush it is definitely not a problem. Hmm, use the cheapest materials and make it disposable. It will self-destruct after use, so that there will be no mistakes and no one will be able to guess that I am the one making the move in the dark.

As Fang Yu was pondering this, he sensed someone activating the ancestral land's grand formation. With a thought, he released the restriction at the valley entrance.

Before long, a beautiful young woman approached. "Zhuang Ling greets the Ancestor!"

After bowing, she presented a Storage Bag with both hands, saying, "Reporting to the Ancestor, these are spiritual items that the clan has recently collected in various markets. The clan leader specifically ordered me to deliver them."

Fang Yu took the Storage Bag and scanned it with his Divine Sense, immediately seeing the large amount of supplies inside.

This Storage Bag contains all sorts of spiritual materials that he had previously instructed him to collect, many of which are ingredients for refining pills to enhance his cultivation.

With people helping him collect spiritual items, he no longer needed to run around everywhere, which was much more convenient than before in Mosquito Immortal City.

"Very good!"

Fang Yu nodded and casually tossed over a First-Tier Superior-Grade Law Artifact, "This is a reward for you!"

"Thank you, Ancestor!" Zhuang Ling was only at the Fourth Layer of Qi Refining, was overjoyed. She then boldly took two steps forward and said, "Ancestor, would you like Ling'er to serve you?"

Fang Yu smiled upon hearing this, then slapped his thigh, "Come and sit down!"

Zhuang Ling blushed immediately, lowered her head, walked over, and sat in Fang Yu's lap.

Fang Yu didn't stand on ceremony and reached out to embrace the woman's slender waist, feeling the warmth of her fingertips.

This wasn't the first time the Zhuang Household had sent young disciples to deliver supplies to him, and he naturally accepted them all. Firstly, these girls were indeed beautiful, and secondly, they added some fun to his otherwise monotonous cultivation.

*****

Time flies when cultivating immortality; three years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Inside the pavilion, Fang Yu slowly opened his eyes, his aura already reaching the Eighth Layer of Foundation Establishment.

"You've reached the Eighth Layer of Foundation Establishment. One more level and you'll reach the ninth. Once you reach the ninth level and achieve perfect mastery, you can prepare to form your Core!"

The cultivation of Qi Refining is relatively easy to improve. As long as there are enough resources, one can improve. Unlike the Qi Absorption Path, which is full of pitfalls, he currently has hundreds of Qi Absorption techniques, but he doesn't even have a single one that can be cultivated to the Purple Mansion level.

He subconsciously connected with the Yuanchen Pearl, using his Void Penetration ability to remotely sense the spiritual energy of the nine True Spiritual Qi he had previously projected across a world.

"Hmm! Someone died!"

The next moment, his brow furrowed slightly. Connecting with this person's fortune and sensing their true spirit, a series of frozen images flashed before his eyes in an instant:

[At age 0, ' Wang Jing ' was born into a wealthy family and was doted on by relatives and elders.]

[1 year old, obsessed with his wet nurse, went through multiple wet nurses in a year.]

[At age 2, strange phenomena occurred in the room, and all the flowers in the mansion bloomed, which was frowned upon by everyone.]

[At age 3, he was exceptionally intelligent, possessing a photographic memory. He debated with his teacher about classical texts, causing the teacher to leave in shame and indignation.]

[At age 4, during a temple fair parade, he saw a beautiful young woman and had his servants forcibly abduct her to his home to be his wet nurse.]

[At the age of 4, government officials came to inquire about his whereabouts. They used Law Technique to kill him on the spot, and the official claimed to be the ' General of Great Peace '.]

[At age 4, the army, under the pretext of eradicating the remnants of a cult, seized and exterminated his Lineage. ' Wang Jing ' slaughtered a battalion of soldiers and escaped.]

[At age 4, during his escape, he encountered the local mountain god, was killed, and his spirit went into hiding.]

Fang Yu's mouth opened, and after a long while, he closed it, cursing, "What a fucking idiot!"

He put a lot of effort into the reincarnation of this spirit, finding him a wealthy and noble family, giving him a higher starting point than most spirits. However, he never expected that the spirit's identity would be exposed after only four years of life, and that he would even dare to call himself the "General of Great Peace," as if the imperial court didn't exist.

"Alas! Even if a true spirit born from the lowest ranks is reborn with memories intact, there is still no chance of turning their life around!"

Fang Yu sighed, secretly praying that the other true spirits wouldn't make such a foolish mistake. This one had the memories of an adult but the body of a child, which was the perfect time for development. Only when it reached sixteen or seventeen years old could it truly rise rapidly.

However, Fang Yu immediately understood. Not everyone could endure loneliness like him. How could a true spirit from the lower classes resist the temptations of the world?

It seems he needs to carefully consider the starting point of any other true spirit he allows to reincarnate next time. A high starting point might not be suitable for a true spirit who remains at the bottom until death.

Instead, his memories of his past life caused him to lose control after gaining uncontrollable power.

One should give someone a starting point appropriate to their abilities and status before their death; otherwise, it's a waste of effort.

After carefully reflecting on this case of a life cut short, Fang Yu flipped his hand, revealing an array plate in his palm.

The difference between this array and the one used in the Dao of Qi Refining is that he completely adopted the techniques of ' External Alchemy Technique ' to create the ' Lesser Thousand-Needle Nether River Formation ', which has the characteristics of the Dao of Qi Ingestion.

This is a third-tier formation. Although the materials used were kept to a minimum, it still cost Fang Yu half of his Spirit Stone. Once activated, it can only be used once, and its power can reach the Golden Core level.

As long as it's not aimed at cultivators at the Purple Mansion or those at the Dao Foundation Establishment stage, it should be sufficient.

As for the Gu worms needed for the grand formation, Fang Yu's heart stirred, and his figure disappeared, reappearing in a worm valley within the Dao of Qi Ingestion World.

With Divine Thought, countless Gu worms converged from all directions, forming patches of poisonous clouds.

Fang Yu nodded slightly as he looked at the self-reproducing Gu worms.

Over the past three years, he has released a large number of Gu worms into this area to reproduce. He then kills the mother worms, leaving only the offspring. After five or six generations of this process, they have become Gu worms native to the Dao of Qi Ingestion.

The reason for doing this is to prevent someone from figuring out its origins through these Gu worms. After all, although these Gu worms have no consciousness, if they advance in the future, they might develop intelligence and know that it comes from another world.

Although the probability was low, Fang Yu was still as careful as possible. It was a bit troublesome, but as long as he could be safer, it was worth it.

"Snap! Snap!"

He stretched out his palm, and the array in his hand began to rotate. Clouds of Gu worms poured down from the sky and continuously flowed into the array plate. After they had all poured in, a faint layer of poisonous cloud appeared on the entire array plate, and countless poisonous worms sealed inside could be vaguely seen.

Everything is ready, except for the final push!

Fang Yu put away the array plate, activated the Yuanchen Pearl to conceal his cultivation level, destiny, and fate, and then rode Cloud Soaring towards ' Anjing '.