darknovel Chapter 86 The Evil One
Chapter 86 The Evil One
Chapter 86 Good and Evil (Please Subscribe)
Ancient Shu.
Fang Qing stepped out of the makeshift cave dwelling and stretched.
At this moment, he felt a majestic aura emanating from him, having transformed his cultivation level through the "Great Sun Initiation Secret Technique".
"Building a foundation for the path with the 'Great Sun Initiation Secret Technique'—at this point, if I said I wasn't a master of the Tantric realm, I'm afraid no one would believe me."
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"Of course, the real benefit is that it can promote four Mingzi or Mingfei, giving them the strength of a Dao Foundation in an instant."
Although such a person is looked down upon here, in the Qi Refining Path, they are definitely a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator.
"However—promoting mortals is too taxing. It's best if they have a foundation, and ideally, they should be those who have received my empowerment and whose cultivation methods originate from the same source—"
"This Tantric lineage is really shameless. If a master is going to fight someone, he'll definitely bring along the Five Vidyadharas. Is this what they call a righteous brawl?"
After establishing the foundation of the Dao, many things in ancient Shu could be promoted.
Fang Qing had long coveted the sequel to "Horse-Headed Vajra Protector Divine Skill".
"In this godforsaken place, you can't even fully trust fortune telling—"
He first cast a divination for himself, then shook his head: "This wretched place is still the best. The hierarchy is too strict, and the surveillance is too thorough. All cultivators at the Foundation Establishment or Purple Mansion levels must have connections. Someone like me without connections might get ripped off by a higher-level cultivator one day."
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"Therefore, it's still necessary to find a background for yourself."
As for how to find a powerful background? Fang Qing naturally had a plan.
Komuroyama.
This mountain is located on the border of Ba County. The peaks are small and unremarkable.
On the mountainside, some buildings were constructed, and a few spiritual fields were cultivated nearby, with a slight population.
On this day, several beams of light fell near the building, and soon the sounds of a battle could be heard.
"Ahem—I have been living in seclusion here; why are you all pressing me so hard?"
The old blind man from Fuzhoufang conjured up a magical artifact shaped like an inkstone, which instantly grew to the size of a miniature mountain, with black gales surging around it and protecting his entire body.
"Enough nonsense—old blind man, the spiritual fields you cultivated all belong to my Mu family."
Several cultivators at the early and middle stages of Qi Conversion Realm each wielded magical artifacts, displaying an arrogant and domineering aura.
Inside the building, there were some ordinary people, their faces full of worry as they watched the battle raging in the sky.
The old blind man, frail and weak, could no longer bear the burden. He sighed inwardly: "Alas—it was indeed my fate to suffer this calamity."
"stop!"
Just then, a young voice rang out. Although it wasn't particularly authoritative, for some reason, the cultivators who had submitted to the Qi cultivation actually stopped and stood motionless in mid-air.
A few breaths later, a white jade flying boat arrived with a shimmering light. Standing on the boat was a person whose [Ji Shui] magic power was unfathomable; it was Fang Qing!
"Hmm, they're not moving anymore, that's good."
Seeing this, he was quite satisfied: "[Ji Shui] truly lives up to its reputation as my natal star. After advancing to the Foundation Establishment stage, its original 'eloquence' has become even more effective."
"The Dao—a major overhaul of the Dao foundation?"
When the Mu family cultivators saw Fang Qing, they were all dumbfounded.
Even the old blind man was shaken and couldn't control himself.
Although he said he had high hopes for Fang Qing, in reality, he had invested in many young cultivators, but only Li Rulong had truly achieved the Foundation Establishment stage.
In ancient Shu, cultivators at the Dao Foundation stage were extremely noble, barely worthy of being called "Ancestor of a Region." How could they achieve this so easily?
"Why are you here? Are you being directed by someone?"
Fang Qing looked at the few Mu family cultivators.
"No—no—we just know there's only an old man with weak magic here—he wants to devour this spiritual land, or at least take some spiritual rice with him during the autumn harvest—"
The Mu family cultivators were unable to lie and frankly told him their thoughts.
Harvesting the spirit rice?
Fang Qing's lips twitched slightly; he hadn't seen such a poor lower-level cultivator in a long time.
"Ahem—Senior Fang, the Mu family is just a small, insignificant family in the vicinity; they only have this much to scheme against."
The old blind man coughed, first bowed solemnly to Fang Qing, and then spoke.
"Fine, you may all commit suicide."
Fang Qing spoke indifferently.
The words had barely left his mouth when the early-stage Qi Cultivation cultivator instinctively placed his longsword against his neck, only to have it knocked away by the mid-stage Qi Cultivation cultivator beside him: "No—don't—!"
However, this mid-stage cultivator was also struggling, repeatedly pointing his magic weapon at his crown chakra before lowering it again, crying out, "Senior, spare my life! Senior, spare my life!"
Even the verbal prowess of a Foundation Establishment cultivator can at most drive an early-stage Qi Conversion cultivator to suicide, but it would be somewhat difficult for a mid-stage cultivator—after all, life and death are fundamental human desires, and they are not so easily distorted.
Fang Qing understood the situation and spoke again: "Kill!"
He didn't use any magic power; he simply uttered a single, unremarkable word.
In an instant, the moisture in the heavens and earth condensed, transforming into swords and other weapons, which pierced the bodies of the cultivators who had just completed their cultivation.
Blood splattered, murders were committed with a laugh!
The old blind man, though unable to see this scene through his dark eye sockets, could sense it and was equally astonished: "Is this the power of the Foundation Establishment of the Dao?"
"Hmm, this verbal sparring is quite powerful—enough to crush a novice who's completely convinced."
Fang Qing nodded to himself upon seeing this.
This is an upgraded version of the verbal skills that Daoji possessed, which he named "Verbal Sharpness," capable of turning words into soldiers and killing with flying spears.
The key is that it doesn't consume mana, similar to a talent spell.
When I cultivated the [Zhenshui] and [Loujin] lineages, I didn't possess this kind of talent—indeed, a cultivator's destiny must align with their lineage to unlock boundless mysteries.
He was brought to the living room by the blind old man with utmost respect and was served tea.
Inside the living room.
After both sides took their seats as host and guest, the old blind man dismissed his son, granddaughter, and other guests, and solemnly asked, "Senior, have you come for this item?"
He reached into his sleeve and, with trembling hands, pulled out a bone bowl.
This bowl is bright yellow with a hint of darkness, and it exudes a bloody and eerie aura.
"Indeed! Since I promised you, I will naturally bear the consequences for you."
Fang Qing said frankly.
In reality, he had no background or foundation, so he simply gave himself a secret domain background. Anyway, secret monks are not allowed to cross the sea to the east, so he could get by in ancient Shu with this background. The old blind man has been eating and drinking for so many years and he's still doing well.
"Thank you, fellow Daoist! However, are you truly determined to release it? That Secret Realm is—"
The old blind man looked dazed and couldn't help but offer a word of advice.
"What else can we, as independent cultivators, do?"
Fang Qing accepted the bone bowl with a calm expression.
The bowl looked perfectly normal in his hands.
I'll try the "Great Sun Initiation Secret Technique" later.
Although he achieved his goal, Fang Qing did not leave immediately.
This old blind man was very knowledgeable, so he naturally wanted to chat with him a bit more and also confirm the details of the "Horse-Headed Vajra Protector Divine Skill" one last time.
"This Ba County has recently descended into chaos again—since the fall of the Black Gate Purple Mansion, the Pu family has torn up the previous agreement and brazenly launched an attack—"
The old blind man sighed softly.
"Is the cliff owner not going to take responsibility this time?" Fang Qing asked curiously.
"How can we manage them? The Black Cancer Sect only has one Purple Mansion cultivator, and they've clearly been abandoned." The old blind man chuckled. "After all, we're a demonic force, where the strong prey on the weak—the Black Sect is currently the weaker party, destined only to be divided and devoured, unless another Purple Mansion expert emerges."
"The path of evil, the path of righteousness? What is righteousness, and what is evil?"
Fang Qing, however, felt somewhat emotional.
"This old blind man has also given much thought, but can only offer some superficial opinions. If there are any errors or omissions, please forgive me, senior—" the old blind man said, "In ancient times, the righteous and the demonic were distinguished by their respective Daoist traditions—the Great Sun, Metal Virtue, and Fire Virtue were righteous, and what was demonic? Naturally, it was the remaining Yin Virtue,..."
The three elements of water, earth, and wood! This is the basis for the distinction between the victor and the vanquished, because the twelve [yearly] cycles are occupied by the first three; following the natural order is righteous, while going against it is demonic.
In other words, the Great Sun and the Metal and Fire Virtues held the upper hand in the Primordial Era—occupying the position of [Yearly Ruler]. The Moon and others, who wanted to take over, could only resist and were naturally labeled as demonic—which makes some sense.
Fang Qing silently agreed.
"This Moyun Cliff, and the Yin Corpse Sect to the south—they both cultivate the Earth element," the old blind man said. "The Earth element is demonic!"
"That's not right, is it? I've heard that the Hehuan Sect in the east seems to practice the [House Sun]?" Fang Qing raised his doubts.
"Haha, since ancient times, the righteous and demonic paths have been in chaos, distinguished only by the cultivator's own actions. Those who use human pills and consume blood essence are demons, while the righteous path uses spiritual objects of heaven and earth and materials from demonic beasts for cultivation—these two can be seen from the celestial signs of the Dao." The old blind man added, "Therefore, the Great Sun Dao lineage also produces demonic cultivators, while there are also good people among the Earth element—I once read an ancient book that said in ancient times, there was a great power of [Stomach Earth] who practiced the way of a divine ruler, protected the people, and received incense offerings from thousands of families—"
The Great Sun lineage? Could it be that only orthodox Great Sun cultivators are on the righteous path, while everyone else is on the demonic path?
Fang Qing, however, thought of the intelligence he had gathered back then, and the mention of [Stomach Soil] made him think of something else:
The Way of the Divine Lord? Could it refer to the Kitchen God? No wonder He is called "Eastern Primordial Spiritual Response Divine Lord" instead of "Eastern Primordial Spiritual Response True Lord," and not "True Lord," but "Divine Lord," because He walks the path of the gods—in any case, it's a case of good bamboo shoots emerging from bad bamboo.
However, this person's divinity has already scattered—it seems their fate is not good.
Sigh, in this wretched place, good people don't live long.
After discussing the distinction between good and evil with the old blind man, Fang Qing immediately took his leave amidst a deep bow from the man, transforming into a streak of light and departing.
"This bone bowl—"
Back in his makeshift cave dwelling, Fang Qing took out the hidden bone bowl and examined it closely: "It has the ability to assist in determining fate; it's quite miraculous—"
However, when he poured his Dao Foundation level [Ji Shui] magic into it, there was no reaction whatsoever.
Fang Qing understood and transformed it into the [Star Sun] power of the "Great Sun Initiation Secret Technique".
In an instant, the bone bowl trembled slightly, and lines appeared on it, forming various mysterious and complex cipher symbols, surrounding a seed word.
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"The Six-Syllable Great Illumination Mantra?!"
Fang Qing probed with his divine sense and understood its meaning, and couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed: "I thought it might be a sequel to the 'Horse-Headed Vajra Protector Divine Skill' —"
After a brief contemplation, he realized that the "Six-Syllable Great Illumination Mantra" was a supreme secret mantra from the Vajrayana realm, capable of blessing various practices. When used in refining artifacts, it would enhance their brilliance and elevate their quality—truly a mantra of boundless mystery!
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