Chapter 457: Dragon Blood Tree, Reappearance of Rare Beasts, Construction of Fiefdom
Chapter 457: Dragon Blood Tree, Reappearance of Rare Beasts, Construction of Fiefdom (9.4k)
Fu Changsheng's pupils shrank.
There was a red sapling lying quietly in the box. Its trunk was like dragon scales, and its leaves were long and narrow like swords, with a faint golden glow on the edges. The most bizarre thing was that the roots of the sapling were entangled with wisps of blood-colored mist, which flowed slowly as if it had life:
"This is... a dragon blood tree?!"
The dragon blood tree is a legendary ancient sacred tree!
According to ancient records, the dragon blood tree is made from the blood of a real dragon and takes three thousand years to grow. Its resin "dragon blood" is the core material for refining top-level magic weapons, and can even give magic weapons dragon power. Its juice is a healing elixir, and it is said to be able to turn bones into flesh and revive the dead!
Just as he was shocked, a flood of information from the system suddenly poured into his sea of consciousness:
[Sacred item: Dragon Blood Tree Seedling]
[Level: Level 5 (Growth Type)]
【characteristic:
1) Dragon Blood Resin: It can be collected once every hundred years. It is an essential material for refining magic weapons of level five or above. After being integrated into the magic weapon, it can add a "dragon power" effect.
2) Healing Holy Liquid: The sap can instantly heal severe injuries such as broken meridians and shattered internal organs, but it is ineffective against damage to the soul.
3) Dragon Breath: When mature, it can attract dragon-type monsters, and there is a certain probability of taming them as guardian beasts. 】
[Cultivation conditions: It needs to be watered with "Yellow Spring Water" every day, supplemented by "Earth Core Fire Jade" to provide heat. Every ten years, a third-level or higher demon beast inner pill needs to be invested. It takes 3,200 years to fully mature, but after 300 years, the resin can be collected for the first time. ]
"Level 5... still growing!"
Fu Changsheng's breathing was rapid. The value of this seedling far exceeded the [Dan Rong Wanxiang] magic seed! If it could be cultivated successfully, the Fu family would have a continuous supply of top-level resources, and could even use it to cultivate a clan treasure of the Nascent Soul stage!
But soon, he calmed down.
A cultivation period of three thousand two hundred years is extremely long even for immortal cultivators.
but.
For him who possesses the ancient Xuan Vine, he can wait as long as it takes.
Also.
Three hundred years is not too long to collect resin. He can provide the Yellow Spring Water for cultivating the Dragon Blood Tree continuously, and the third-level monster pills can be purchased. As for the Earth Core Fire Jade, it is the first time he has heard of it, so he needs to ask around.
Come out of the cabin.
But Qiu Niang was obsessed with deducing the formation.
"Qiu Niang."
"Owner"
Hearing Fu Changsheng's call, Qiu Niang quickly put the array plate into her storage bag. When she turned around, her eyes fell on the dragon blood tree seedling in Fu Changsheng's hand, and her pupils suddenly shrank:
"Master, this... this is..."
There was a rare hint of shock in her voice, and she even took a few steps forward in an unmanageable manner, staring at the seedling.
Seeing Qiu Niang so nervous, Fu Changsheng wanted to tease her. He raised his lips slightly and said slowly, "Oh, it's just a small sapling I found by chance. I want to plant it in the Mountain River Cauldron. I wonder if it's suitable?"
Qiu Niang raised her head suddenly, her eyes full of disbelief: "Little sapling?! Master, do you know what this is?!"
Fu Changsheng pretended to be confused: "Hmm? Isn't it just a spiritual plant?"
“Master!” Qiu Niang took a deep breath, her voice trembling slightly. “This is a dragon blood tree! An ancient sacred tree, formed from the essence and blood of a real dragon! Even in ancient times, it was a treasure that all the major immortal sects fought for! You…you actually got a seedling?!”
Her tone was filled with excitement that was difficult to conceal, and she was even a little incoherent: "Master, do you know that once the dragon blood tree matures, it can not only produce top-level refining materials, but also attract dragon monsters! If cultivated properly, it can even help you create a true treasure for the clan!"
Fu Changsheng was secretly pleased to see her reaction, but his expression remained calm: "Oh? So it's so precious? Looks like I need to cultivate it well."
Qiu Niang said anxiously, "Of course we have to cultivate it well! Master, don't worry, I will definitely help you with all my strength! The Mountain and River Cauldron can suppress the five elements. The Dragon Blood Tree takes root here. With the help of the Flying Feather Beast and the Seven-Colored Glazed Beast, the growth rate can be increased by at least 30%!"
In other words.
It takes a thousand years to mature.
Resin can be harvested in a century!
Qiu Niang couldn't wait to make hand gestures, and the Mountain and River Cauldron vibrated slightly. Wisps of mysterious yellow air gushed out of the mouth of the cauldron, turning into spiritual soil, forming a spiritual field around the body of the cauldron.
"Master, please plant the dragon blood tree here!" Qiu Niang said eagerly, with excitement flashing in her eyes.
Fu Changsheng smiled slightly, stopped teasing her, raised his hand and waved, and the dragon blood tree seedling slowly fell into the spiritual field. In an instant, a red light shot up into the sky, and the entire five-element space trembled, as if a dragon's roar was echoing!
Qiu Niang still couldn't hide her excitement, her eyes were full of joy: "Master, your opportunity is simply amazing!"
Fu Chang watched the seedling slowly take root, and he felt extremely happy.
Followed by.
With a wave of his sleeve, the green jade gourd fell into his palm. After the bottle cap was opened, the vigorous breath of the source of life water emanated.
Qiu Niang turned around and looked.
Exclaimed:
"Life-giving water?"
"Well, "Qiuniang, use this source of life water to ripen the silkworm fruit first."
Qiu Niang excitedly took it with both hands, and scanned it with her spiritual sense, but she felt a little regretful: "Master, this thing has lost most of its essence, but it is more than enough to ripen a Tiancan fruit."
Finished.
She waved her hand, and the spiritual soil in the Mountain and River Cauldron surged, and a spiritual plant with a silver body and leaves as delicate as silk slowly emerged. The silkworm fruit was not yet ripe, only the size of a thumb, and the surface was covered with a layer of fine silver lines, and there was a faint spiritual light flowing.
"Woo——"
at the same time.
A white shadow suddenly rushed to Fu Changsheng's feet. It was the green-faced white fox - Xiaobai.
Xiaobai's entire body was snow-white, except for a green demonic pattern on its forehead. At this moment, it was squatting on the ground, staring at the Tiancan fruit tree with its lively fox eyes, its tail shaking slightly, revealing a rare look of eagerness.
"Ying——" It hummed softly, with a hint of flattery and urging in its voice.
Fu Changsheng laughed and rubbed its head with his hand: "Why are you in such a hurry? When the silkworm fruit is ripe, you will definitely get it."
When Xiaobai heard this, his fox ears twitched slightly and a hint of human expectation flashed in his eyes, but he still squatted there obediently, but he couldn't help but tap the ground lightly with the tip of his tail, and it was obvious that he was very excited.
Qiu Niang held the jade gourd in her hand and dripped the source of life water into the spiritual soil in the Mountain River Cauldron. In an instant, the spiritual soil glowed with a radiant green light, and the majestic vitality poured into the unripe Tiancan fruit tree like a tide.
In an instant——
"Buzz!"
The silkworm fruit glowed silver, and the lines on the skin moved like a living thing. The whole plant grew at a speed visible to the naked eye! The leaves stretched, the vines spread, and the fruit expanded rapidly. A layer of crystal silver glow appeared on the surface, like condensed moonlight.
"Woo! Woo!" The green-faced white fox let out two low growls, slightly raising its front paws, its eyes full of anticipation.
Fu Changsheng raised the corner of his mouth slightly and reached out to stroke its head: "Don't worry, it will be fine soon."
The ripening of the silkworm fruit caused a small phenomenon in the heaven and earth - above the spiritual field, strands of silver light intertwined, like silk threads hanging down, swirling around the fruit. The air was filled with a light fragrance that made people feel relaxed.
Finally, the fruit is fully ripe!
"Click——"
The fruit peel cracked slightly, and wisps of silvery-white spiritual mist rose up, interweaving into an illusory silkworm shadow in mid-air. After circling for a few breaths, it slowly dissipated.
"Mission accomplished!" Qiu Niang said happily.
Xiaobai couldn't hold back any longer, and he jumped directly to the fruit tree. He carefully used his claws to fiddle with the fruits, fearing that he would damage them.
"Oh!" It turned its head and looked at Fu Changsheng, its eyes full of desire and questioning.
Fu Changsheng smiled and nodded: "Eat."
Only then did Xiaobai grab the Tiancan Fruit in one bite.
After swallowing the Heavenly Silkworm Fruit, the silver light around his body suddenly became stronger, and the demonic power in his body surged like a tide. His originally snow-white hair actually faintly emitted a layer of light blue spiritual glow.
"It's about to break through!" Fu Changsheng's eyes focused, and he quickly set up a spirit gathering array in the Five Elements Space to prevent Xiaobai from lacking spiritual energy when breaking through.
Fu Changsheng observed the situation for a while.
Seeing that Xiaobai's refining was going smoothly, he no longer paid attention to it.
...
...
Fu Changsheng flipped his palm, and the beast egg covered with mysterious patterns floated out, slowly rotating in the five elements of light, sometimes appearing as the shadow of a blue dragon, and sometimes turning into a fire phoenix spreading its wings.
"Qiu Niang, I'll leave this beast egg to you to incubate in the Five Elements Space."
Qiu Niang was still shocked by the dragon blood tree and the source of life water. At this moment, her eyes fell on the beast egg. She was startled at first, and then her pupils suddenly contracted——
"Master, this is"
Her voice trembled rarely, and her slender fingers unconsciously stretched forward, but suddenly retracted when they were about to touch, as if she was afraid of disturbing the sacred animal egg.
"The five elements rotate, and the dragon and the phoenix bring good luck," Qiu Niang murmured to herself, with a light of disbelief in her eyes. "Master, do you know the origin of this beast egg? The patterns on it are probably the characteristics of the 'Hunyuan Beast' in ancient times!"
Fu Changsheng raised his eyebrows: "Hunyuan Beast?"
"The legendary rare beast that can control the power of the five elements!" Qiu Niang spoke excitedly, "When they grow up, they are comparable to Yuanying power. What's more terrifying is that they can control the five elements of spiritual energy by nature. They are truly the darlings of heaven and earth!"
She circled around the egg, and the more she looked at it, the more frightened she became: "The pattern on this egg is so complete, the blood purity must be frighteningly high. Master, you really picked up a treasure this time!"
Fu Changsheng never expected that this was actually a rare beast.
Currently.
Only Ningning's flying squirrel is a rare animal.
I felt a little excited: "Qiu Niang, you have to take good care of her."
"Yes, master!" Qiu Niang took a deep breath, suppressed her excitement, and clasped her hands together. Suddenly, five-colored spiritual light burst out from the five elements space, forming a small hatching array above the wooden house.
She carefully placed the beast egg in the center of the formation, and took out several high-quality spiritual stones and arranged them around it: "The five elements are interdependent, and the circulation of spiritual energy needs to be nurtured with spiritual energy of different attributes every day."
Just as she was concentrating on adjusting the formation, the beast egg suddenly shook slightly, and a colorful light shot up into the sky, interweaving on the roof into the shadows of five mythical beasts: Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermillion Bird, Black Tortoise, and Qilin, which disappeared in a flash.
Qiu Niang stood there in a daze, and the spirit stone in her hand fell to the ground with a "click".
"Five, five spirits appear." Her voice was a little out of tune. "The purity of this egg's bloodline is probably even more terrifying than I imagined!"
Fu Changsheng was also shocked: "If this is true, then it will be even more difficult to hatch the beast egg."
Qiu Niang kept shaking her head, her pretty face flushed with excitement: "Master, don't worry! I will definitely hatch it!" She paused, and couldn't help but add: "When this little guy breaks out of the shell, maybe it can complement the dragon blood tree."
To the end.
Both the master and the servant had eyes full of anticipation.
After Fu Changsheng gave Qiu Niang some instructions, he planned to go to the Temple of the Underworld.
...
The gray fog rolled and the dark wind howled.
Fu Changsheng's figure appeared silently in front of the temple.
The temple still stood on the netherworld, but the Yin spirit energy around it was even stronger than before. The dark purple vines had covered the entire building, with divine power patterns emerging on the vines, moving as if they were breathing.
At first glance.
Some evils, if felt carefully, can make people feel awe and awe.
"Owner!"
A shadow floated out from the temple, it was the ghost servant Qiu Chan.
Compared to a dozen years ago, her soul was much more solid, and black mist was lingering around her, with faint signs of turning from virtual to real. The most amazing thing was that a silver-white moon pattern appeared between her eyebrows, emitting a faint Taiyin power - obviously, she had made some progress in practicing the Taiyin Transformation Art.
Fu Changsheng glanced at her and nodded slightly: "Yes, the ghost is almost half-real. It seems that the secret method you practice is quite effective."
Qiu Chan bowed respectfully, with unconcealed joy in her voice: "Thanks to the 'Taiyin Transformation Art' given by the master, I have initially condensed the 'Taiyin Spirit Body'. Once I find the 'Nine Nether Blood Lotus' and the 'Mysterious Nether Bone Jade', I can try to reshape my body!"
As she spoke, she raised her hand and waved it. A wisp of black energy condensed in her palm, and it actually transformed into the outline of a half-real and half-virtual body. Although it was not completely solid, it was already quite good to have made such progress in just over a decade.
Fu Changsheng's eyes flashed with approval: "Very good, I will keep this in mind. If I come across those two items, I will get them for you."
Qiu Chan led Fu Changsheng to the backyard of the temple.
On the originally barren underworld, there is now a patch of dark blue Xuanyin grass growing. The leaves are like blades, with a cold glow on the edges, and the core of the grass is emitting pure Yin spiritual energy.
"Master, this batch of Xuanyin grass is fully mature and of higher quality than the previous batch. Three of them even gave birth to 'Xuanyin Spiritual Seeds'."
She raised her hand and three thumb-sized dark blue seeds flew out from the grass and hovered in front of Fu Changsheng. There seemed to be liquid flowing inside the seeds, emitting a biting chill, and even the surrounding air was slightly frozen.
Once the Xuanyin grass is cultivated from this seed, it is usually of top quality!
It is precisely because of the cultivation of Xuanyin grass in the backyard of the temple that the people of the clan do not have to worry about it when they open up the Niwan Palace. As long as their family contribution value is sufficient, they can exchange it.
This forms a good closed loop.
Fu Changsheng handed the seeds back to Qiu Chan, pondered for a moment, and took out a small blood-red flag from his sleeve.
hum!
The banner is only the size of a palm, but the faint sound of thousands of souls crying can be heard from it. The flagpole is engraved with hideous ghost patterns. Just by holding it in the hand, the surrounding negative energy will gather around it crazily!
"Is this... a fourth-tier magic weapon?!" Qiu Chan's pupils shrank, and his voice trembled.
"Master Xueying's life-saving magic weapon is the [Ten Thousand Souls Blood Banner]." Fu Changsheng said calmly, "This banner can control ten thousand souls, and it is both offensive and defensive. It just fits your ghost cultivation."
Qiu Chan took it with both hands, and his soul body trembled slightly due to excitement. A fourth-level magic weapon is a precious item even in the hands of a Jindan Zhenren, not to mention a soul treasure specially suitable for ghost cultivators!
She took a deep breath and knelt solemnly: "I will not let down my master's kindness!"
Fu Changsheng turned his gaze to the dim yellow river in front of the temple - the Yellow Spring in the underworld.
The river water was turbid, with countless pale bone fragments floating on the surface. Occasionally, a hideous ghost hand would poke out from the bottom of the river, but would be quickly swallowed up by the undercurrent.
"Get some Yellow Spring water. I want to bring it back to the Five Elements Space."
Qiu Chan understood and immediately took out a pitch-black gourd. The surface of the gourd was engraved with sealing runes, and it was a Yin vessel specially used to hold the water of the Yellow Spring.
She floated to the riverside, made hand gestures and chanted a spell, and suddenly a suction force appeared at the mouth of the gourd. The turbid Yellow Spring water turned into a water line and was continuously sucked into it.
The river water seemed to sense something and suddenly surged up. Twisted ghost faces emerged on the water surface, making shrill screams.
"Humph!"
Fu Changsheng snorted coldly and waved his sleeves. A tremendous pressure descended, and those ghost faces instantly collapsed, and the river returned to calm.
Qiu Chan successfully filled the gourd and handed it over respectfully: "Master, the Yellow Spring water is extremely evil, and pouring it directly on the plants may damage them. Do you need me to refine it first?"
Fu Changsheng put away the gourd, and raised his lips slightly: "It's okay, Qiu Niang will find a way to deal with it."
He looked up at the dark sky of the underworld and said calmly, "This is over. You should practice hard. When I come next time, I hope to see you fully condense your Taiyin spirit body."
Qiu Chan bowed deeply: "This servant respectfully sends my master off!"
Fu Chang's mind moved, and his figure gradually faded, and finally turned into a wisp of black smoke and dissipated in the dark fog.
Qiu Chan stood where he was, holding the [Blood Banner of Ten Thousand Souls] in his hand, looking in the direction where his master disappeared, then looked back at the statue in the temple and whispered something.
...
...
After Fu Changsheng returned to the hut in the Five Elements Space, his mind fell on the [Training Room] on the panel of his sea of consciousness.
although.
Their Fu family has already annihilated the Tianlang Tribe and the Xuanxiao Sect. According to the regulations, they can be promoted to the sixth rank. However, the promotion of a sixth-rank family requires a series of cumbersome procedures. After all, when they reach the sixth rank, they have truly entered the middle class of the aristocratic families and are no longer chess pieces that can be discarded at will. This requires the personal selection of the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. If the old man is in seclusion, waiting for more than ten years is not enough. Even if everything goes well, it will take at least several years to wait for the actual canonization.
For the monks.
A few years pass in the blink of an eye.
but.
For him, with the [Training Room] there, this period of time should be enough for him to practice the marrow refining stage of "Nine Heavens Star Art" to perfection.
The Jinyang Wood produces a pool of holy water every year.
It has been accumulated for more than ten years.
In addition, the last time he entered the training room, he also brought the Mountain River Clan Cauldron with him. The fifty years of Golden Sun Holy Water he had accumulated was enough for him to practice.
"Open the practice room" Buzz!
The panel vibrates.
A large amount of yellow light surged.
next moment.
He disappeared on the spot.
While Fu Changsheng was in seclusion, on the other side, after finishing the affairs of Xuanxiao Sect, Fu Yongqing and Liu Shuang and his wife finally found time to govern their fiefdom, Huixi County.
before this.
They have been preparing the materials needed to build the fiefdom.
Also.
Comprehend the method of taming the earth fire given by Fu Changsheng.
Ten days later.
The sky is red, and the earth's veins are like flames.
Fu Yongqing and Liu Shuang walked in the air. From afar, the Burning Sky Fire Region where Huixi County was located was like a boiling sea of blood, with magma surging and heat waves distorting the air, so that even breathing felt burning.
"Is this... our fiefdom?" Liu Shuang frowned slightly and raised her hand to block the hot wind blowing in her face.
Fu Yongqing was silent for a moment, with a hint of solemnity in his eyes.
——It’s worse than I imagined.
Looking around, the outer area of the fire zone was scorched earth for thousands of miles, with no grass growing. Only a few red fire thorns took root tenaciously, swaying in the heat wave. In the distance, magma was like a river, sometimes gushing up, pillars of fire shot up into the sky, and the blasted rubble was wrapped in sparks. The air was filled with the pungent smell of sulfur, and even the spiritual energy seemed disordered due to the violent fire.
"No wonder father asked us to think twice..." Fu Yongqing whispered.
Liu Shuang chuckled, but there was no sign of retreat in her eyes: "Why, is my husband afraid?"
Fu Yongqing shook his head, a hint of stubbornness between his brows: "Since I have chosen this place, there is no turning back."
——This is their fiefdom and the real foundation on which they stand!
A few months later, Fire Edge
Fu Yongqing sat cross-legged on a huge charred rock, with a jade slip suspended in his hand. As the spiritual light flowed, a series of fire-taming runes emerged. He followed the method given by Fu Changsheng, pinched his fingers to attract the spirit, and tried to guide the direction of the underground fire.
however--
"boom!"
The magma suddenly churned, and a wave of fire exploded suddenly, almost engulfing him!
Fu Yongqing took a few steps back, his face pale.
"No..." He gritted his teeth and whispered, "The underground fire is more violent than what is recorded in the jade slip. It is difficult for the two of us to suppress it alone."
Liu Shuang stood aside, raised her hands lightly, and twelve sky stones floated in front of her, flashing silver light, trying to create a stable space in the fire area. However, the ground fire was raging, and the light of the sky stones was suppressed and became weaker and weaker.
"Try again." She said in a deep voice, her spiritual power reappearing.
Fu Yongqing nodded and made hand gestures again. The spiritual light and the power of Liu Shuang's sky stone intertwined, barely condensing a thin barrier above the magma.
But in just a moment——
"Crack!"
The barrier shattered, and the fire wave backfired. The two had to retreat dozens of feet quickly before they could barely avoid the scorching air wave.
Fu Yongqing was panting, with a hint of dejection in his eyes.
——He is good at the art of refining corpses, but in this Burning Sky Fire Region, corpse puppets are completely useless!
Liu Shuang also pursed her lips and said nothing. She was a secret guard in Qiuyue Temple, good at concealing assassinations, but facing the power of heaven and earth, her methods seemed so powerless.
"Husband..." she whispered, "Why don't we ask our mother for help?"
Fu Yongqing was silent for a moment and slowly clenched his fists.
——He didn't want to admit that he couldn't solve it on his own, but the reality was before him.
"Try one last time." He gritted his teeth.
Liu Shuang nodded, and the two of them worked together again, the spiritual light and the silver light intertwined, but the result was still the same -
failure!
The flames surged and the hot wind blew in their faces, as if mocking their arrogance.
Fu Yongqing finally let out a long sigh, his eyes filled with dejection and unwillingness. At this moment, he felt even more how powerful his father was.
Father came into being from nothing.
Strongholds were established including Yunshan County, Pingshan County, Yinan Mountain, Tianlang Mountain, Huizhou Prefecture, and Xuanxiao Mountain.
But they didn't need to attack the enemy, and gave them a fiefdom to govern, but it was still difficult to ascend to heaven: "I don't believe it. I can't find a way. Come again!"
I can't embarrass my father.
More than a month has passed.
"It still doesn't work..." Fu Yongqing whispered, with a hint of despair in his eyes.
They have been wandering on the edge of the Fire Region for half a year, but they are unable to build even the most basic stable area. If this continues, let alone opening up a fiefdom, even gaining a foothold may become a problem.
...
...
Just now.
Suddenly, a low roar was heard from the distance.
The two of them looked up suddenly, and saw a black shadow coming in the air, with a cold corpse aura surrounding it. Wherever it passed, even the churning magma solidified briefly.
——Fu Yongshou!
Fu Yongqing's twin brother, a third-level corpse refiner!
"Brother, it's rare to see you in such a miserable state." Fu Yongshou grinned with a hint of teasing in his eyes.
Fu Yongqing was startled, then smiled bitterly: "Why are you here?"
"Mom was worried, so I came to take a look." Fu Yongshou shrugged, looked around, and said in amazement, "You are quite courageous, daring to choose such a hellish place as your fiefdom."
A glimmer of hope flashed in Liu Shuang's eyes: "Second brother, can you help?"
Fu Yongshou grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth: "Of course, but I'm not the only one here——"
Before he finished speaking, another figure came from the distance. She was dressed in white as snow and had a calm face. It was Yu Qingru!
"Qing'er, Shuang'er." Her voice was gentle, but it carried unquestionable authority. "This Fire Region is not something you can handle right now."
A trace of guilt flashed in Fu Yongqing's eyes: "Mom, I..."
Yu Qingru shook her head and interrupted him: "No need to say more, since you have chosen this place, then manage it well and don't let your father down."
She raised her hand and waved it, and an ancient array plate floated out. As the spiritual light flowed, the boiling magma actually separated a path wherever it passed.
She hovered in the air, her eyes as fast as lightning, and her spiritual sense swept across the entire fire area.
"The fire veins are violent, but there is a solution." She spoke calmly, and a ray of spiritual light gathered in her right hand, outlining the direction of the fire vein in the void. "Three hundred miles to the southeast, the ground fire and the cold veins meet, forming a yin and yang balance, which is the foundation for building a city."
Fu Yongqing was shocked when he heard this: "Mom, are you saying that there is a place where the underground fire can be suppressed?"
Yu Qingru nodded slightly: "Not only that. That vein is the place with the most abundant spiritual energy in the entire Burning Sky Fire Region, and it can be used as the central hub of the formation."
The four of them came to the place pointed out by Yu Qingru, and found that the magma here was a strange mixture of blue and red, and there was a hint of chill in the heat wave.
"It's right here." Yu Qingru waved her sleeves, and thirty-six black ice formation flags broke through the air and nailed into the nodes of the earth veins. "Shuang'er, use the sky stone to stabilize the four directions; Yongshou, take your elder brother's refined corpse to move the cold marrow; Qing'er, follow me to engrave the formation pattern."
In the following months, the four of them each performed their duties.
When the last array pattern was completed, Yu Qingru took out a three-foot square black ice jade platform, which was the center of the array. She formed seals with both hands and shouted softly: "Rise!"
"boom--"
The entire fire region shook violently, and seventy-two cold lights shot up into the sky, interweaving into a huge array in the air. Under the cover of the array, the boiling magma solidified instantly and turned into pitch-black basalt. A protective shield with blue light flowing appeared out of thin air, covering the entire area of 300 miles.
What was even more shocking was that nine giant ice swords appeared in the sky above the formation, and wherever the swords pointed, even the space was frozen.
"The Xuanyin Fire Suppression Formation is an integrated attack and defense." Yu Qingru stood with her hands behind her back, her voice full of unquestionable majesty, "Ordinary Purple Mansion cultivators will die if they enter the formation. Even if three or five Fake Dan cultivators join forces, they won't be able to break it without several months of hard work."
Fu Yongqing was so shocked by the scene before him that he was speechless. He had never thought that the art of formation could reach such a level:
"I've worked so hard these past few months, mother. Don't worry, Shuang'er and I will manage the fiefdom well and will never embarrass you and father."
In the distance, Fu Yongshou leaned against a corpse and said lazily with a smile: "Brother, you have to count my contribution for Huixi County in the future!"
...
...
Wuzhou, seventh-rank Wu family, meeting room.
Seven purple flame lamps hang from the dome.
Patriarch Wu sat in the first seat, wearing a dark red robe, with a red line like flame between his eyebrows, his eyes slightly closed, and his fingertips tapping lightly on the armrest, making a dull knocking sound.
"Everyone..." He spoke slowly, his voice as deep as the surging fire, "Fu Changsheng's son Fu Yongqing has come to our neighboring Burning Sky Fire Region to open up a fiefdom. What do you think of this?"
The Great Elder frowned slightly. He understood what the ancestor meant. As the Fu family was about to be promoted to a sixth-rank family, they wanted to make friends in advance. However, he shook his head:
"Grandfather, if I remember correctly, Fu Yongqing is the son of Yu Qingru, the second wife of Fu Changsheng. He is neither the eldest nor the legitimate son, and his talent is mediocre. Since the Fu clan leader has allocated all the fiefdoms to him, I guess he will be left to fend for himself in the future. He is definitely not going to be the heir of the Fu family."
The second elder echoed:
"That's right! The Fu family has not yet appointed a crown prince. If we really want to befriend them, we should choose a legitimate descendant instead of a bastard!"
The third elder, who was also born out of wedlock, disagreed: "Don't forget, this is the world of cultivation, everything is based on strength, how can there be any distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children?"
Patriarch Wu opened his eyes, a red light flashed in them, and everyone fell silent.
"Stupid!" He glanced at the first and second elders coldly, "Do you think Fu Changsheng cares about the legitimate and illegitimate children? If he really cared, he wouldn't let Fu Yongqing take charge of the county alone!"
"Fu Changsheng's rise to power has been based on breaking the old rules! Which of the strong men under his command did not rise to the top through strength? Legitimate or illegitimate? In his eyes, they are just people worrying about nothing!"
The face of the great elder Wu Zhen changed slightly, but he still refused to accept it: "But if we bet on the wrong person..."
Elder Wu sneered, "Wrong bet? The fact that Fu Yongqing can gain a foothold in the Burning Sky Fire Region proves that he is definitely not a mediocre person! What's more, he has Yu Qingru sitting behind him!"
No matter what, Yu Qingru is Fu Changsheng's legitimate second wife, and her other son is already the head of an eighth-rank family. With the support of his mother and brothers, it will not be a problem for Fu Yongqing to govern Huixi County.
Also.
I heard that Fu Yongqing’s Taoist partner Liu Shuang is also an outstanding person.
It may not be impossible for him to compete for the position of crown prince in the future!
The most crucial thing is that Huixi County is a sky-burning fire region with raging underground fire. Fu Yongqing encountered difficulties when he first arrived. Their timely assistance is far more valuable than icing on the cake.
He stood up, waved his sleeves, and said in a deep voice:
"Pass my order——"
"First, mobilize 180 fire vein monks from the family, carrying the 'Mysterious Fire Soul Suppression Talisman', to help Fu Yongqing stabilize the earth fire!"
"Second, take out an appropriate amount of the fire-type spiritual ore from the clan for them to build the city!"
"Third, you, the head of the family, go there in person and represent the Wu family to form an alliance with Fu Yongqing!"
The Great Elder was still unwilling to give in: "Grandmaster, is this a generous gift too much?"
Patriarch Wu glanced at him coldly: "Short-sighted! The Fu family's rise is unstoppable. Instead of waiting for them to be promoted to the sixth rank before clinging to them, it is better to help them now!"
"Remember—" He swept his eyes across the crowd, "With Fu Changsheng's ability, the Fu family will never stop at the sixth rank!"
In the secret realm of Kunlun.
The scene of Fu Changsheng single-handedly killing more than a dozen quasi-fourth-level evil spirits has been deeply engraved in his mind. He is afraid that in the near future, Fu Changsheng will be able to condense the golden elixir, and the Fu family will then be able to be promoted to a fifth-grade family in one fell swoop.
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Huixi County: Burning Sky Fire Region
Patriarch Wu stood in the air, with one hundred and eighty fire-veined monks lined up behind him like a rainbow. Each of them carried a "Xuanhuo Zhenling Talisman" on their backs, with red flames surrounding them, like a fire dragon across the sky.
He originally thought that what he saw before him would be a wasteland with raging magma and raging fire, and that Fu Yongqing and his wife would be in a state of panic and dilemma.
however--
"this……?!"
Chief Wu's pupils suddenly shrank.
As far as the eye can see, the 300-li fire region is actually covered by a towering blue light array, the array pattern is like a coiled dragon and snake, nine ice giant swords are suspended in the sky, and where the swords point, even the boiling magma solidifies into black basalt. The heat wave is abruptly blocked, and the spiritual energy in the array is like a tide, which is three times richer than the outside world!
"Xuan Yin Fire Suppression Formation?!" Clan leader Wu was shocked. "This is at least a quasi-fourth-level formation... Where did Fu Yongqing get this method?!"
The cultivators behind him were also in an uproar.
"Chief, this..." An elder's voice was dry, "I'm afraid that our 'help in times of need' will become 'icing on the cake'..."
Chief Wu's face was uncertain, and he slowly clenched his fists in his sleeves.
——Miscalculated!
He originally wanted to lend a hand to Fu Yongqing when he was still unstable, so as to establish a deep friendship with him. But now it seems that the other party has not only stabilized the situation, but has even started to build a city!
the other side.
Yu Qingru stood on the formation platform.
"Hmm?" She raised her eyebrows slightly, with a hint of surprise in her eyes.
——The Wu family? What are they doing here?
She originally thought that since Huixi County was newly established, no one would visit rashly. But the team in front of her was clearly the elite fire cultivators of the Wu family of Wuzhou, a seventh-rank official, and the leader was the head of the Wu family!
Fu Yongqing was also stunned.
"The Wu family?" He frowned. "We have never had any dealings with them. Why would they suddenly come to visit us?"
Yu Qingru's eyes flickered slightly, and she had guessed something in her mind, but she remained calm and said calmly, "Let's see what they want to do."
Yu Qingru activated the formation to cover the core key area. Then a spell was cast on the light curtain. Ripples appeared and the formation light curtain opened:
"Chief Wu, you have come from afar, and I am sorry for not welcoming you in person."
The sound was neither fast nor slow, but like the sound of a cold spring hitting a rock, clearly reaching everyone's ears.
Chief Wu looked at his appearance carefully - his temperament was like the moon reflected in a cold pond, and his calmness revealed an unbreachable majesty. His eyes were like lightning, as if they could see through people's hearts, but they were also as reserved as the abyss, without revealing any edge.
"Madam Yu!" Clan leader Wu bowed and smiled warmly, "I heard that Master Fu opened up Huixi County, so the Wu family came to congratulate you and prepared a small gift. I hope you will accept it!"
He waved his hand, and the monks behind him carried up ten red jade treasure chests. When the lids of the chests were opened, spiritual light shot up into the sky.
Yu Qingru took a glance.
This gift list is really heavy!
Her eyes moved slightly, and she understood.
——The Wu family is trying to make friends, and...it’s for the sake of my husband’s face!
The Fu family was about to rise and needed more allies. The Wu family took the initiative to show goodwill, so there was no reason to turn them away.
"Qingru will remember the kindness of the Wu family. When my husband comes out of confinement one day, I will let him know in person."
This sentence is both a courtesy and a hint.
Fu Changsheng is the core of the Fu family. The Fu family has taken note of the Wu family's gift, but the true friendship still has to wait for Fu Changsheng to decide.
Chief Wu understood and said with a smile: "Chief Fu's reputation is well-known, and the Wu family has long wanted to make friends with him. Today, I am honored to see Madam Yu's elegance!"
All the gifts have been accepted.
There is absolutely no reason to leave people out.
A few polite words.
Yu Qingru led the way in front.
Hundreds of cultivators were busy in the formation, either carving runes or moving spiritual materials, all in an orderly manner. Even more amazing was that the foundation of the city had begun to take shape, and it was clearly built according to the blueprints of the "Monster Control City" - that was the specification of the core city of the Fu family!
Chief Wu was secretly shocked: "No wonder Fu Changsheng dared to let his illegitimate son rule a county alone. With a mother like this in charge, what's there to worry about?"
(End of this chapter)