Severed from Spiritual Qi
Autumn Moon Mountain Market.
"Ancestor Danyang has successfully Golden Core Formation Pill and needs to enter seclusion for three years to consolidate his cultivation. Effective immediately, the Autumn Moon Mountain Market will be closed for three years. All cultivators must leave the market immediately without delay. Anyone who refuses to leave after three months will be executed without mercy!"
The sound of the Law Enforcement Team reading the notice echoed throughout the market, causing an uproar in the entire Autumn Moon Mountain Market.
Many miners originally thought that once Ancestor Danyang achieved the Golden Core stage, the spirit mine would reopen. However, they did not expect that the mine would be closed for three years and that they would all be driven out. They found it hard to accept, especially those miners who had been waiting for years for the mine to reopen.
However, with the opening of the Autumn Moon Mountain Market, even those who were dissatisfied could only obediently pack their belongings and leave the market.
In an instant, streaks of light, like celestial maidens scattering flowers, departed from Autumn Moon Mountain Market and went in all directions.
Among the crowd leaving the market were a large number of Zhuang Household members, who left for various parts of the Western Extremity. Soon, only Zhuang Xian, Chen Cheng, and some of their trusted confidants remained in the market.
Farewell, Fellow Daoist Chen!
"Fellow Daoist Zhuang, we'll meet again someday!"
Zhuang Xian and Chen Cheng exchanged a few words, then glanced in the direction of the sect leader's cave abode before transforming into a beam of light and disappearing.
Fang Yu sensed the sorrowful look in Zhuang Xian and Chen Cheng's eyes before they left, and felt somewhat helpless.
He was quite satisfied with his two subordinates; if the spirit mine hadn't been ruined, he wouldn't have let them leave.
Unfortunately, he had ruined the spirit mine in Autumn Moon Mountain, leaving him with nowhere to cultivate.
After reaching the Golden Core, relying solely on a second-tier Spirit Vein is no longer sufficient to support his demand for Spiritual Qi. If the spiritual mine hadn't been destroyed, he could have barely stayed here with the abundance of Spirit Stone. However, now that the spiritual mine is destroyed, he will have to find another Spirit Vein.
In the Western Extremity, the only way to obtain a third-tier Spirit Vein is to seize the spiritual lands of the three major sects. However, given the precedent of Mosquito Immortal City, although Fang Yu is confident that he can break through the protective formations of these sects, he is alone. No matter which sect he chooses to seize, the other Golden Core will certainly not stand idly by. If they conspire to attack him together, he will truly be in grave danger.
His decision to leave the Western Extremity was based on the foresight that attacking any sect would lead to a united attack, which is why he quickly arranged for Zhuang Xian and Chen Cheng to flee.
As for where the two families went, Fang Yu didn't care. He had already done his duty by giving them 20% of the spirit mine, and he couldn't care less about what happened after that.
"I wonder if the Eastern Lands is truly as described in the book, where Nascent Soul are everywhere and Golden Core are as common as dogs. If that's the case, then it really is a sacred place for cultivation!"
Fang Yu stretched out his hand, producing a book. He had bought this book when he was in Mosquito Immortal City. The author was a Golden Core senior, and it recorded his observations and experiences during his travels to the Eastern Lands.
It is said that the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi there is very abundant, with Spirit Vein everywhere. There are nine super-large forces at the Nascent Soul level, including a celestial sect that has produced a Spirit Transformation giant. It is a paradise for cultivators.
However, to reach the Eastern Lands, one must traverse a Land of Severed Spiritual Qi stretching 108,000 miles. While there is no danger there, there is no Spiritual Qi, and one can only replenish their Law Power with Spirit Stone. Once the Spirit Stone and Law Power are exhausted, one cannot traverse the land and will have to walk like an ordinary person.
However, this was not a big problem for Fang Yu. He was too lazy to count the Spirit Stone in his Storage Bag, and it would definitely be enough to support him through the Land of Severed Spiritual Qi.
Moreover, even if something were to happen, he could directly go to the Dao of Qi Ingestion to absorb Spiritual Qi and restore his Law Power. Therefore, going to the Eastern Lands would not be a problem for him.
"It's time to dismantle this great formation!"
Fang Yu murmured something, and his Divine Sense fluctuated. The array bases, array flags, and other things buried in various places on Autumn Moon Mountain broke out of the ground and converged towards him.
After breaking through to the Golden Core Realm, his Divine Sense range greatly increased, reaching a distance of a hundred miles. Of course, this also consumed a great deal of energy and could not be maintained for very long.
However, dismantling the great formation no longer required him to run around. With Divine Sense, he could cover the entire Autumn Moon Mountain Market area, making the dismantling of the great formation extremely convenient and quick.
Several months later.
Fang Yu dismantled both the outer and inner formations of Autumn Moon Mountain. He kept the outer formation separately, while he reforged the inner formation into a formation plate that could be set up at any time.
This formation, enhanced by the experience gained from refining the Daoist Thousand Insects, was further strengthened. Fang Yu also completely discarded the insect-related aspects, making it purer and transforming it into a third-order fire-attribute formation, renamed the "Red Lotus Karmic Fire Formation."
Of course, this formation contains not only the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, but also the Flowing Flame True Fire from the Dao of Qi Ingestion. It can also be combined with his ' Molten Edge Flow ' Dao Foundation to transform it into a 'Pill Refining' formation. As for what kind of pill to refine and what materials to use, that depends on the situation.
"In just a few months, this Spirit Vein has been downgraded to the first tier!"
Fang Yu scanned the Autumn Moon Mountain spirit mine with his Divine Sense and sensed the changes in the Spiritual Qi. This spirit mine, which was developed by the Cloud Spirit Sect back then, was now completely finished. In the future, it could only support cultivators in the Qi Refining Realm to cultivate here.
"It's time to go!"
Fang Yu murmured to himself, and after checking Autumn Moon Mountain to make sure he hadn't missed anything, he transformed into a red streak and headed east, disappearing into the horizon in the blink of an eye.
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Fang Yu traveled eastward, passing through Mosquito Immortal City and entering the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range. After traversing thousands of miles of mountains, the view suddenly opened up, with boundless yellow sand coming into view.
As he ventured deeper into the desert, he could clearly sense the thinning of Spiritual Qi energy. After traveling over a hundred miles, he could no longer sense any Spiritual Qi at all. At the same time, Fang Yu also discovered that his own Law Power was beginning to dissipate downwards into the desert, as if a force was forcibly absorbing his Law Power.
Something's not right about this desert!
Fang Yu immediately withdrew his magical power Law Power Spiritual Qi, curbing its dissipation, and at the same time, he took out a mid-grade Spirit Stone.
As soon as Fang Yu held the Spirit Stone in his hand, he clearly sensed that the Spirit Stone Spiritual Qi within it was rapidly dissipating. While flying, he calculated the time, and in just the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the Spirit Stone in his hand was drained dry and turned into powder.
Fang Yu sensed that there should be a Spiritual Qi -absorbing array or similar Spirit Gathering Formation artifact or Law Treasure Divine Ability beneath the desert below, so he subconsciously used his Divine Sense to probe it.
He then discovered that his Divine Sense had only penetrated less than a hundred meters below the desert before it began to dissipate, just like the Spiritual Qi below, which seemed to be able to absorb even Divine Sense.
There's definitely something wrong with this place!
Fang Yu murmured to himself, suppressing his curiosity and ceasing his investigation. He quickened his pace, preparing to pass through this Land of Severed Spiritual Qi as quickly as possible. What lay beneath was none of his concern.