64: Chapter 64 The Arrival of the Demonic Cultivator

Fang Yuan put aside his research on Spirit Texts and yao runes.

He still couldn't understand the secret of why yao runes and Spirit Texts could stir the power of heaven and earth, so he couldn't be overly ambitious; he still needed to focus on the present.

"I can prepare to Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment now."

Fang Yuan began to ponder.

To achieve perfect Foundation Establishment, he needed to meet four conditions.

First, a Heavenly Spiritual Root or top grade Heaven And Earth Treasure; second, the Perfection of essence, Qi, and spirit; third, a Major Achievement level comprehension of a top grade Cultivation Technique; and fourth, an understanding of 'momentum'.

Among these, the third and fourth were already met. In the second, his Qi Refining had not yet reached complete Perfection, and his Spiritual Sense had not fully transformed into Divine Sense, but this was only a matter of time.

The most troublesome were the Heavenly Spiritual Root and top grade Heaven And Earth Treasure.

"Can the Spiritual Origin be used as a Foundation Establishment item?"

Fang Yuan felt that the Spiritual Origin could absolutely be used as a Heaven And Earth Treasure for perfect Foundation Establishment; this item was too miraculous and Advanced.

If it could meet the requirements, his Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment would only be a matter of time.

"If the Spiritual Origin doesn't work, I still have top grade Foundation Establishment spiritual items!"

Fang Yuan took out Ten-Thousand Year Cold Ice, Thousand-Year Scarlet Blood Crystal, and top grade Fusion Stone.

These were Materials Decomposed from a fourth-grade Magic Treasure. After Decompose, the essence obtained could perfectly serve as Foundation Establishment spiritual items.

This was also an alternative.

With these two preparations, Fang Yuan no longer had to worry about Heaven And Earth Treasure.

"Since that's the case, I just need to raise my Qi Refining cultivation."

Fang Yuan took out a large amount of Spirit Stones, directly Decomposing them into pure Spiritual Qi, and began to absorb them wholeheartedly.

He knew that if he Decomposed the spiritual power and true essence of other Cultivators, his Cultivation speed would be extremely fast, but this would distort his Heart-Nature, which was detrimental to Cultivation.

Of course, if there were ready-made resources, he would naturally use them. If not, he wouldn't mind Cultivating diligently over time.

This was his Heart-Nature.

Fang Yuan's mind was peaceful, absorbing Spiritual Qi bit by bit, filling his Dantian.

This Cultivation lasted for ten days.

During this period, Fang Yuan continuously felt that all the spirit seeds had found hosts.

After some more time, batch after batch of spirit seeds lost their hosts and were recalled by Fang Yuan.

When Fang Yuan finished his Cultivation, he checked the returning spirit seeds, and ninety spirit seeds had appeared before him.

One Medium Grade, eighty-nine Low Grade.

"What's going on?"

Fang Yuan frowned slightly, looking at the spirit seeds floating before him.

He sensed that Li Xinyi was already requesting an audience outside his Immortal Cave.

Fang Yuan's finger tapped on a spirit seed.

[Item]: earth spirit seed

[Grade]: Low Grade

[Effect]: A seed of the Spirit Dao, capable of absorbing Spiritual Qi to nourish itself and its host. It has already merged with an Earth Spirit Root and can be recycled.

Fang Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly: "So when I recycle spirit seeds, the Spiritual Root is also recycled."

He first tried to absorb this earth spirit seed.

The earth spirit seed entered the Spiritual Origin, and the Spiritual Origin began to slowly refine the earth spirit seed, absorbing the spirit seed and spirituality contained within it.

"The Spiritual Origin can only absorb the spirit seed and spirituality within it? And it's so slow? This is too much effort."

Fang Yuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Decompose!"

He tapped his finger on the earth spirit seed, and a golden light flashed.

[Earth Spirit Root] + [spirit seed]

Continue Decompose!

The Earth Spirit Root transformed into an Earth Spirit Text and a Low Grade spirit platform.

The Earth Spirit Text was directly absorbed by the Spiritual Origin, stacking on top of the original Earth Spirit Text. That Earth Spirit Text became clearer, seemingly containing a richer Dao charm.

The Low Grade spirit platform was then Decomposed into pure, unowned spirituality.

Half of it was allocated by Fang Yuan to the Spiritual Origin, and the other half merged into his body, enhancing his own Spiritual Root.

Since he knew that the grade of a Spiritual Root was actually determined by the spirit platform, and the spirit platform was composed of spirituality, he could enhance his Spiritual Root by absorbing spirituality.

He just couldn't find his own Spiritual Root, but he could activate it and absorb spirituality just like absorbing Spiritual Qi.

The spirit seed was also Decomposed, instantly turning into a large amount of Origin Qi and Spiritual Qi.

Both were absorbed by Fang Yuan.

The absorbed Origin Qi once again condensed the Spiritual Origin, condensing twenty-two Low Grade Spiritual Origins in one go.

This was equivalent to a 22-fold return.

Fang Yuan then threw the spirit seeds back into the Spiritual Vein.

Fang Yuan followed suit, and all 90 spirit seeds were processed by him.

The final result was 1800 Low Grade spirit seeds and 25 Medium Grade spirit seeds, which Fang Yuan once again threw into the Spiritual Vein.

After absorbing a large amount of spirituality, his Low Grade Water Spiritual Root underwent a transformation, reaching the Medium Grade Spiritual Root.

The Five Elements Spiritual Roots simultaneously improved, reaching the middle level of Medium Grade Spiritual Roots.

After dealing with these matters, Fang Yuan walked out of the Cultivation chamber, and the Immortal Cave door opened simultaneously.

Li Xinyi hurried in.

"Mountain Lord, something big has happened!" Li Xinyi said anxiously.

"What is it?"

"Demonic Cultivators have appeared! Demonic Beasts are rampaging!" Li Xinyi said in a panic, "Some forces have already been annihilated by Demonic Cultivators! Many Cultivators on their journeys have been killed by Demonic Cultivators, and Demonic Beasts have stirred up beast tides, even some cities have been destroyed by Demonic Cultivators!"

Hearing this, Fang Yuan's expression became solemn.

No wonder he had recalled ninety spirit seeds in one go.

"Have any Golden Core Demonic Cultivators appeared?" Fang Yuan asked.

"I heard that they have!" Li Xinyi said gravely.

Fang Yuan's face showed a solemn expression.

"Mountain Lord, should we close the market?" Li Xinyi said, "Demonic Cultivators appeared in the neighboring Huangliang Market, many shops were looted, and many Cultivators were killed!"

Hearing this, Fang Yuan genuinely felt the threat of Demonic Cultivators.

He used his Divine Sense through the Formation to scan the situation within the market, and then his expression froze.

He saw a familiar Cultivator Cultivating in an Immortal Cave within the market.

It was none other than Senior Brother Li Chenggong.

But what shocked him was that Senior Brother Li clearly had a dense Devilish Qi about him at this moment.

He knew that Li Chenggong was a Golden Core Cultivator, which meant he was a Golden Core Devil Head!

He was actually hiding in Cloud Mist Market. What was he trying to do?

"Mountain Lord! Mountain Lord!"

Li Xinyi's voice pulled Fang Yuan's consciousness back.

"What?" Fang Yuan replied.

"The Sect also sent some messages; please take a look."

Li Xinyi handed over a document.

Fang Yuan glanced at it, his face growing solemn.

It clearly stated that Li Chenggong was a Demonic Cultivator spy who had already betrayed the Sect, and it also contained information about collecting news of special mutations among Cultivators.

"This is truly speechless."

Fang Yuan frowned deeply. Li Chenggong had become a traitor and a Demonic Cultivator, but why was he hiding in Cloud Mist Market?

"This is 'Under The Lamp Is Dark'!"

Fang Yuan immediately guessed it, because he had once sensed a Golden Core Cultivator's Divine Sense sweeping over Cloud Mist Mountain, meaning this place had temporarily been searched.

Li Chenggong might have received this news and thus hid in Cloud Mist Mountain, employing the 'Under The Lamp Is Dark' strategy.

Fang Yuan calmed down: "Don't panic, I seem very dangerous, but I am actually very safe! With a Golden Core Demonic Cultivator hiding here with me, other Demonic Cultivators naturally won't come here to destroy or attack, otherwise, they would be disrupting the Golden Core big shot's hiding plan. And Li Chenggong won't make a move against me, otherwise, it will definitely attract attention."