58: Chapter 58 Shifting the Blame East

Fang Yuan performed a Decompose on the useless corpse of the devil Cultivator, and nothing useful remained.

Fang Yuan continued the Decompose until it finally turned into powder, becoming nutrients to nourish the earth.

Fang Yuan shook his head, and holding the soul refining banner and Storage Pouch, he vanished from the spot.

He soon returned to his Immortal Cave.

He emptied out the contents of the Storage Pouch.

Then, he saw five corpses.

“Wait, isn't this Yuan Shihe?”

Fang Yuan was stunned for a moment.

This team actually ran into a devil Cultivator and was wiped out?

Fang Yuan snapped to his senses instantly.

“Luck! It must be the influence of Luck!”

Fang Yuan realized in an instant; he had decomposed Yuan Shihe's Luck, which led to the man's demise.

He shook his head and then performed Decompose on the five corpses.

Before him, five Spiritual Roots appeared.

Among them, the Metal Spiritual Root was Medium Grade, while the other four were Low Grade.

He was curious about what Spiritual Roots became after Decompose, and now he could try it out.

He pointed his finger at a Low Grade Water Spiritual Root and chose Decompose.

A flash of golden light occurred.

The Water Spiritual Root turned into two things.

[Water Spirit Rune] + [spirit platform]

Fang Yuan looked at these two things in confusion.

[Item]: Water Spirit Rune

[Rank]: None

[Effect]: Spirit Rune of Water, communicates with Heaven and Earth

It was a marvelous character; he didn't recognize it, but the moment he saw it, he knew its meaning—Water!

He had seen something similar before, yao runes, within the Bloodline innate talents of Yao Beasts. The talents he decomposed were yao runes, but they didn't look like characters; instead, they looked like the shapes of the Yao Beasts.

Those yao runes would dissipate quickly after being decomposed.

This Water Spirit Rune would likely share a similar fate.

However, at that moment, the Spiritual Origin in his Dantian generated a trace of attraction.

The Water Spirit Rune, which was about to dissipate, instantly turned into a streak of light and entered the Spiritual Origin.

Inspecting the center of his Dantian, inside the Spiritual Origin, the character 'Water' had actually appeared!

Water Spirit Rune!

Fang Yuan took a deep breath.

As expected, the Spiritual Origin was incredible; it could even accommodate Spirit Runes.

His gaze fell upon the other item.

[Item]: spirit platform

[Rank]: Low Grade

[Effect]: A platform of spirituality, carries Spirit Runes, draws Qi into the body

Fang Yuan touched the object and pressed it against himself, but the Spiritual Origin generated a repulsive force, directly pushing it away.

Fang Yuan's expression lifted as he continued the Decompose.

The spirit platform was decomposed directly into a large number of light particles.

The Spiritual Origin generated another suction force, absorbing these light particles into itself.

The Spiritual Origin seemed to strengthen a bit, but it was extremely faint.

Fang Yuan decomposed another Spiritual Root and repeated the same operation.

But this time, what the Spiritual Origin absorbed was a Fire Spirit Rune and masterless spirituality.

Fang Yuan decomposed them one by one.

He collected all five Spirit Runes of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth. The Spiritual Origin was also nourished and grew slightly.

“How exactly are these Spirit Runes supposed to be used?”

Fang Yuan studied them for a long time but did not discover their secret.

He set it aside for now and proceeded to absorb the True Essence of these five unlucky bastards.

After Decompose, another massive amount of spiritual power filled his Dantian.

His Dantian, which was 12,000 times larger than others in the same Realm, only saw its spiritual power rise from 50% to about 55% after absorbing it all, which left Fang Yuan tongue-tied.

This hole for spiritual power was a bit too large.

Fang Yuan also decomposed and absorbed the blood-qi of the five people, and the blood-qi in his middle dantian became full again.

Finally, he took out the soul refining banner. Checking inside, he could see five Soul bodies, which were exactly Yuan Shihe and his four subordinates.

However, at this time, the Soul bodies of the five had already become muddled, and it seemed their intelligence had dissipated.

“Sigh, let me set you free.”

Fang Yuan summoned the five Souls and decomposed them one by one.

He successfully obtained a large amount of masterless Soul Power, insights into Spells, and a ten percent insight into the Intent of Metal.

By now, he had mostly finished processing his gains.

On the other side.

A while ago.

At the Lingxiao Sect Red Dream Branch.

The Hall Master of the Merchant Hall, a Golden Core Cultivator named Feng Jinxuan, received a message from Yuan Shihe.

When he saw the words 'devil Cultivator', he stood up on the spot.

Everyone around looked over.

Feng Jinxuan said with a solemn expression, “Everyone, prepare immediately. A battle has broken out!”

Everyone's expression changed, and they immediately began to prepare.

Feng Jinxuan himself took to the sky, flying toward the main peak.

A moment later, the Sect's great bell rang.

Several streaks of light flew from various peaks toward the main peak.

Inside the Sect Head's Hall.

Sect Leader Tang Sihuai, the Sect Head of the Lingxiao Sect branch, had a heavy expression. All five Peak Masters had arrived; Feng Jinxuan was one of the Peak Masters and also served as the Hall Master of the Merchant Hall.

Sect Leader Tang Sihuai said in a deep voice, “According to Jinxuan's latest news, the Foundation Establishment Disciple Yuan Shihe encountered a devil Cultivator. We locked onto his location through his Identity Token, but that Identity Token has now been destroyed. It can be confirmed that Yuan Shihe has fallen! This matter is grave and must be investigated immediately.”

He looked at Feng Jinxuan: “You go and investigate first. The other peaks will cooperate with you!”

“I understand!”

Feng Jinxuan returned to his peak, where a Tier 3 flying boat had already taken to the air, with hundreds of Disciples in position.

“Go!”

Feng Jinxuan landed on the flying boat and personally drove it.

The flying boat was like an arrow leaving a bow, instantly piercing through the air.

Only fifteen minutes later.

The flying boat arrived above the site of the incident.

Feng Jinxuan was the first to descend, spreading his Divine Sense to observe the details of the surroundings.

The surrounding trees had obvious signs of destruction, clearly indicating a battle had taken place.

With a grab of his hand, a very faint wisp of Devilish Qi was caught in his palm.

“It really is a devil Cultivator!” Feng Jinxuan's face darkened.

The killing of a Foundation Establishment Disciple of the Sect was already a major event, and to be killed by a devil Cultivator was an even more significant matter that could not be ignored.

Feng Jinxuan immediately waved his hand: “Search! Search for a thousand kilometers around and find traces of the devil Cultivator! Send someone to Huangliang Market to inquire about the situation!”

“Yes!”

Hundreds of Disciples began their actions, with many Foundation Establishment Disciples leading teams to search the area.

Feng Jinxuan's face was extremely cold. Relying on his keen perception of Devilish Qi and a vague intuition, he pursued in the direction of Cloud Mist Mountain.

Soon, he arrived at Cloud Mist Mountain.

At this time, the mountain was peaceful, looking like an ordinary spiritual mountain.

His Divine Sense instantly covered the entire Cloud Mist Mountain, taking in everything at a glance.

He saw the flow of people in the market, the courtyard on the mountaintop, and Fang Yuan, who was currently Cultivating.

Everything seemed normal.

His brow furrowed slightly. After scanning once, he did not stay and continued to check further away.

Fang Yuan seemed to sense something and opened his eyes.

He calmly glanced in a certain direction and then closed his eyes to continue Cultivating.

He was just a Qi Refining Disciple; none of this turmoil had anything to do with him.