Riding the Wind and Breaking Waves, Traveling Ten Thousand Miles, Using Both Kindness and Power to Deploy the Southern Li Vermillion Bird Formation

Fu Xuanxing panted, wiping the sweat from his brow.

"The seal is complete."

Zhou Xiao looked at the small furnace and said slowly, "You possess the most orthodox Southern Bright Li Fire of the Xuanmen, which can protect you from being disturbed by inner devils. Guard this item and don't cause any more trouble."

"Yes."

With the Heavenly Demon Bead sealed and the efforts of Fu Heyi and others, the turmoil of the night was finally resolved.

Fu Xuanxing helped Zhou Xiao out, and Fu Heyi and Fu Xiangfeng quickly went to meet them.

There was a polite exchange between the two parties, but Fu Heyi was tactful enough not to ask about the Devilish Creatures.

When Zhou Xiao and the other returned to their room, Fu Heyi's expression turned serious.

"Nineteenth Uncle, why are you on the ship?"

"Hmph, you should ask your brother. Hey, kid, where do you think you're going?"

Heng Hua saw the two of them talking from afar and turned to go back inside.

Fu Heyi strode forward and grabbed him.

"Come with me!"

Heng Hua quickly put on a smile, "Nineteenth Uncle, I can explain. Slowly, slowly, let's go inside and talk."

Inviting him into the room, Heng Hua first apologized profusely with bows and gestures. After a series of apologies, he brought up the matter of Zhou Xiao and his companion being pursued by the Xuanwei Sect.

Fu Heyi frowned and asked, "Pursued by the Xuanwei Sect? That Devilish Creature?"

"They are going to destroy the Devilish Creature."

Heng Hua's hint made Fu Heyi understand immediately.

Since Zhou Xiao was being pursued for destroying the Demon Bead, then the Xuanwei Sect pursuing him naturally had a problem.

Coupled with the fact that the Demon Bead, which should have been destroyed, appeared within the Xuanwei Sect.

It was clear that a senior from the Xuanwei Sect had been greedy and secretly kept the evil object. Zhou Xiao, unable to stand it, had stolen it to destroy it.

"I recall that Uncle participated in the battle at the Heavenly Demon Hall back then. According to him, the Heavenly Demon Bead was publicly destroyed by a True Man from the Jinfang Waters. Now it seems that not all the True Men from the Jinfang Waters are virtuous."

"Nineteenth Uncle, what's the point of talking about useless things now? The urgent matter is to deal with Li Nanxing."

Fu Heyi glared, "Don't think you can get away with it. I will definitely tell Uncle about you attacking me, and let him be the judge."

But for now, he understood that the trouble Zhou Xiao was in was too widespread for the Fu Family to get deeply involved.

His tone softened, and Fu Heyi added, "You did well. We won't interfere, we'll just accompany Senior Zhou for a portion of the journey. Along the way, I'll ask for some pointers on cultivation methods."

Fu Heyi was naturally angry that Fu Henghua had knocked him out.

But he also understood. Given Fu Henghua's special status within the family, what could be done even if he was punished or scolded? The Fu Family was counting on him to deduce cultivation methods. In the future, his own brother might even need his help to break through.

Zhou Xiao teaching Fu Henghua cultivation methods was undoubtedly an opportunity for the Fu Family.

Suppressing his displeasure, Fu Heyi pondered, "Do you need jade slips to record the cultivation methods? I have quite a few with me."

"That would be great."

Heng Hua didn't refuse and directly asked for a large batch of auxiliary items.

"By the way, where is my Yellow Jade? Can Miss Liuhui take good care of it?"

"You'll see Yellow Jade in the next two days. Don't worry, with Liuhui taking care of it, nothing will go wrong."

Heng Hua smiled, "For now, you should focus your attention on Senior Li. To deal with him, we'll need your formation flags."

"Which ones?"

"Southern Li Vermillion Bird Formation."

Fu Heyi frowned, pondered for a long time, and reluctantly took out twelve fiery red banners, each embroidered with a different image of a Vermillion Bird.

When Heng Hua reached out to take them, he retracted his hand. "What are your chances of dealing with Li Nanxing?"

Although Fu Heyi hadn't witnessed it himself, he had heard of Li Nanxing's methods and knew that they were no match for him. If it weren't for the immense temptation of Zhou Xiao's Nascent Soul cultivation methods, Fu Heyi would have already planned to flee with Fu Henghua and the others.

"I have a secret spell, the Golden Talisman, which precisely counters Senior Li's bronze cauldron. Tomorrow, I will use the Earth Fierce Island as the formation to refine the bronze cauldron into Chiyuan Gold Essence, which can cripple his False Core."

"Secret spell Golden Talisman?"

Fu Heyi, being a talent in formations, was naturally not stupid.

Hearing this, he immediately understood.

"Right, Innate Primordial Copper Qi is the material for refining Chiyuan Gold Essence. Using the power of earth fire, no, it's Li Fire. Ah—I remember now, the flames on Earth Fierce Island contain impurities and are not suitable for artifact refining. So, you need to borrow my formation."

"Precisely."

The uncle and nephew discussed for a long time in the room and finalized the plan for the next day.

Just as Heng Hua was about to escort Fu Heyi back to his room, Fu Heyi grabbed him.

"What, are you planning to rest?"

"What else?" Heng Hua looked at Fu Heyi in confusion. "Howling Fish has tidied up your room for you, you can just go back directly."

"Such a great opportunity, and you didn't go ask Senior Zhou for guidance?"

Fu Heyi was furious, wishing he could beat some sense into the boy. "Time is tight, why are you sleeping? Go ask for guidance on cultivation methods! Nascent Soul cultivation methods, learn whatever you can!"

For the sake of the Fu Family's overall situation, he didn't even care that he'd been knocked out and taken off the island. And this kid still wanted to sleep?

Young people just don't know the value of time.

Heng Hua's mouth hung open, unable to utter a word.

Fu Heyi pulled him along and delivered him to Zhou Xiao.

"Senior has traveled a long way; let my nephew diagnose you."

Zhou Xiao was a perceptive man. He smiled and invited Heng Hua into the room, then began to teach him Nascent Soul cultivation methods.

As dawn broke, the Cai Luan Spirit Boat set sail.

Heng Hua emerged from the cabin, yawning.

"Look at Nineteenth Uncle's enthusiasm, more eager than I am."

Fu Heyi took out seven green triangular flags and tossed them into the air.

"Everyone, hold on tight."

The seven small flags were inserted into the ship's railing, and the spirit boat accelerated forward, propelled by a strong wind.

Heng Shou wanted to continue steering, but Fu Heyi pushed him aside.

"Your speed is too slow. Do you think this is a leisurely trip? We need to get to Di Lie Island and make arrangements in advance, we must hurry! I'll do it—"

He sped up again, inserting another Swift Wind Formation around the boat, doubling its speed once more.

"Ugh—"

The spirit boat lurched violently. Fu Xuanxing's face turned pale, and he quickly grabbed onto tables and chairs.

Heng Hua's complexion also wasn't great.

Is Nineteenth Uncle always this reckless when piloting? No wonder he usually travels by crane.

Under Fu Heyi's full-speed travel, the spirit boat arrived at Di Lie Island in less than an hour.

The island before them was billowing with smoke, and the entire sky was covered by dark red clouds.

BOOM—

From time to time, firestones erupted from the volcano.

Upon landing on Di Lie Island, Xu Wenyu brought out the imprisoned cultivators, and the group frantically searched for places to vomit.

Heng Hua rested silently for a moment, then picked up a scroll and called out to Xu Wenyu and the others.

"You all set up according to this blueprint. Xu Wenyu, keep an eye on them. If there's a single mistake, I'll have you recite the Tightening-Fillet Spell."

Xu Wenyu's mouth twitched. "They make mistakes, and you punish me?"

"You're the foreman, who else would I hold responsible?"

The cultivators lowered their heads, their eyes darting at each other.

"Oh, right. Take these pills first. I'll give you the antidote after we defeat Senior Li."

Heng Hua casually handed a bottle of pills to Xu Wenyu.

As soon as he said this, the cultivators' expressions changed drastically.

They had initially planned to sit back and watch the fight, hoping Li Nanxing would defeat this group. But if they took these pills...

"Help me honestly, and I'll reward you. You—come here."

Heng Hua beckoned a cultivator over.

He placed his hand on the cultivator's shoulder, circulated the Creation True Qi in his body three times, and then immediately accelerated it, circulating it once more using a different method.

At the same time, Heng Hua recited a portion of a mantra.

"Did you memorize it?"

The cultivator sensed the changes within his body. His sluggish True Essence now ran along a new path, a faint trace of fire appearing, making it more agile.

Internal fire.

He was overjoyed. "Fellow Daoist... no, Young Master, could you do that again?"

"Defeat Li Nanxing, and I'll teach you a high-level cultivation technique. Within three months, you'll be able to refine Samadhi Fire."

Then, Heng Hua pulled another person over.

"Your cultivation method has a flaw. When you circulate your energy for too long, your three Yin meridians in the leg experience a stinging pain. Am I right?"

Heng Hua placed his hand on the man's shoulder, circulating the Creation True Qi three times, helping him mend the flaw.

He continued to find several more people, either pointing out flaws in their cultivation or bestowing them with cultivation mantras.

The remaining cultivators craned their necks, looking at Heng Hua, hoping they would be the next target.

"Alright, get back to work. Once this is done, everyone will get a top-tier Cultivation Method to practice.

"Also, you should think more. What can Li Nanxing give you?

"Send Senior Zhou Xiao's corpse back to the Xuanwei Sect for a reward? The Xuanwei Sect is his sect, after all. How could his fellow disciples not resent you? Even if they give you the reward, can you leave the Xuanwei Sect alive?"

After warning and then tempting the crowd, Heng Hua turned his attention to Xu Wenyu.

"If you help me wholeheartedly, I'll teach you a Nascent Soul Method."

"Nascent Soul?" Xu Wenyu's voice trembled, as if in a dream.

"Yes, Nascent Soul. It includes everything from Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, and how to achieve Nascent Soul."

That night, Zhou Xiao specifically gave him a Nascent Soul Method for cultivating with Heavenly Thunder. It was clearly prepared for Xu Wenyu, hoping to resolve Xu Wenyu's resentment towards Heng Hua.

After appeasing the group, Heng Hua went to rejoin the others.

Zhou Xiao was discussing the transformation of the Blazing Island with Fu Heyi.

"While there's still time, let's make some Two Forms Golden Pillars. We can borrow the power of Heavenly Thunder later to stimulate the island's earth veins and magnetic fields."

"No, according to the plan, we'll use a secret spell Golden Talisman. It's best not to have any other metal objects on the island."

"Then let's switch to Jade Talismans. I have dozens of pounds of jade material on me."

Under their command, Heng Shou and Fu Xiangfeng were carrying out another set of contingency plans.

Heng Hua observed for a moment, then walked over to Fu Xuanxing.

Sensing something, Heng Hua quickly grabbed his Feather Fan.

Fu Xuanxing was squatting by a rock, poking at a black loach in a crevice.

"You're quite idle," Heng Hua glanced over. "That's a Dragon Loach. They say it tastes good. After we deal with Li Nanxing, I'll have Howling Fish cook it for us to try."

"Uncle-Master told me not to go over and cause trouble for now. I don't know much about formations or talismans."

"While cultivation sects in secluded mountains don't require disciples to be masters of everything, they usually have some knowledge of alchemy, artifact refining, talismans, and formations, just in case of accidents. You don't understand talisman techniques?"

"I don't have the patience to draw talismans. For alchemy, I can't memorize the pill formulas. Formations are even worse."

"In that case, can you graduate?"

"That's why I'm still cultivating on the mountain."

Fu Xuanxing sighed. By the standards of the Xuanwei Sect, he probably wouldn't be able to officially graduate for another hundred years.

"Wait, you didn't mention artifact refining just now. Could it be..."

The young man looked up, his bright eyes meeting Heng Hua's. "Artifact refining is what I'm good at. But there's no room for me to use my skills right now."

The secret spell Golden Talisman for Chiyuan Gold Essence had simple prerequisite requirements.

A single, high-purity Spiritual Metal.

Profound Gold, Spirit Silver, Red Copper, Divine Iron – any of them would do.

As long as the purity was high and it was combined with a powerful Fire Element force, Chiyuan Gold Essence could be refined.

Therefore, during the upcoming battle, everyone could not use single-attribute gold items.

Otherwise, under the guidance of the secret spell Golden Talisman, they would transform into Chiyuan Gold Essence.

"Artifact refining?" Heng Hua waved his Feather Fan, and a series of blueprints appeared in the air.

There were Earth-Moving Carts, Circle-Drawing Carts, and so on.

"Can you make these things?"

"These look like tools for plowing and drawing lines? Huh? Are these Magic Tools for civil engineering? Not for mortals?"

Fu Xuanxing took out a lump of iron from his Cosmos Bag, flames erupted from his hands, and after a moment of tinkering, a brand-new small cart appeared before Heng Hua.

Infused with True Essence, the cart moved on its own, quickly digging a trench.

While Heng Hua was observing, Fu Xuanxing also made a Circle-Drawing Cart.

The cart moved with the wind, drawing perfect circles on the island.

Next was the Inscription-Carving Cart.

The bottom of the cart was covered in spirit inscriptions. As it moved, the inscriptions on the bottom were imprinted into the ground, creating corresponding yin patterns.

Seeing that the efficiency of carving formations had increased several times, Heng Hua said, "If I had known you could make these things, I would have had you do it on the ship."

He conjured another pile of blueprints. "Make all of these. They'll be useful to me."

Due to the tight schedule and lack of suitable tools, Heng Hua had originally planned to reduce the scope of the formation and carve the Southern Li Vermillion Bird Formation in the central area of the Blazing Island.

But since Fu Xuanxing could make tools, it would be simple.

The entire Blazing Island would become the formation, and Li Nanxing would be suppressed.