Cultivating To Immortality

Fang Hong's current seclusion for his breakthrough only consumed half of the spirit pills he possessed.

He originally intended to absorb all of them, but he suddenly discovered that the spirit pills, which had previously been of great help to him, now had a very limited effect on improving his cultivation.

Fang Hong was not surprised by this—this was one of the characteristics of the Divine Transformation Realm.

At this rank, even the pure spirit pills refined by the demon gourd could no longer significantly advance one's cultivation.

Only a higher grade of Origin Qi could provide substantial help for cultivation.

Therefore, Fang Hong's current cultivation with spirit pills was not as fast as meditating and Qi Refining, directly absorbing Origin Qi.

To rapidly improve his cultivation as before, he would need to feed Divine Transformation Stage Demon Beasts or Divine Transformation cultivators to the demon gourd to refine spirit pills.

Given the current situation, Fang Hong simply handed all the spirit pills on him to his beloved wife.

These spirit pills were no longer of much use to him; their effect on his cultivation was merely a drop in the bucket.

Although the spirit pills had a very weak effect on him, they were still very effective for his beloved wife, who was in the Nascent Soul Realm.

With the aid of these spirit pills, Su Shan's cultivation would rapidly improve in a short period, just like Fang Hong's did back then.

...

Ten days later, Fang Hong and Su Shan, who had been in seclusion, finally emerged from their Immortal Cave simultaneously.

Fang Hong intended to visit Zhao, and regardless of whether the Zhao Emperor was dead or not, he needed to investigate to avoid leaving any hidden dangers.

Of course, this trip to Zhao was not solely for the purpose of checking on the Zhao Emperor.

He had another goal—to completely sweep through the Tianwu Empire and achieve the true unification of the entire Heavenly Azure Continent.

"Be careful, husband," Su Shan gently admonished, her eyes filled with worry.

"Don't worry," Fang Hong smiled faintly.

As his voice fell, Fang Hong's figure flickered, and he vanished into thin air within the Immortal Cave.

Su Shan gazed in the direction Fang Hong disappeared for a moment, then turned and returned to the depths of the Immortal Cave to continue absorbing the spiritual power of those spirit pills.

...

Fang Hong flew eastward at high speed, alone.

He was now a Divine Transformation Realm cultivator, and his escapespeed was far beyond ordinary people; at this speed, he could easily reach the Imperial Capital of Zhao in less than a day.

As he flew, Fang Hong quickly arrived at a border area between Qin and Zhao, passing by the location of Evergreen Blessed Herb Garden.

Fang Hong's heart stirred slightly, and he suddenly stopped, slowly descending to the edge of the deep small valley surrounding Evergreen Blessed Herb Garden.

As a hundred years had not yet passed, the entire small valley was still enveloped by a layer of purple poisonous mist restriction, emitting a faint, chilling aura.

Fang Hong remembered that Elder Huang Xiong, who was in the Late stage of Golden Core, had mentioned years ago that this purple poisonous mist was extremely dangerous, and even Nascent Soul Stage cultivators faced a fatal risk if they came into contact with it.

However, the current Fang Hong was no longer the same; as a Divine Transformation cultivator, he naturally did not fear such poisonous mist.

Instead, he wondered if he had a chance to break through the restriction of Evergreen Blessed Herb Garden and enter its inner space ahead of time?

Fang Hong had always been quite curious about Evergreen Blessed Herb Garden.

The black stone tablet contained an independent Small World, which not only had different time flows but could also nurture many rare spirit medicines, making it a true treasure land.

Fang Hong even faintly suspected that the black stone tablet was likely no ordinary object, but an extremely rare top-tier spiritual treasure.

With a thought, Fang Hong decided to give it a try.

He slowly raised his right hand, condensed a streak of Nascent Soul Fire, and shot it fiercely into the valley.

Fang Hong's current Nascent Soul Fire was mixed with Origin Qi, and its power was many times stronger than before.

Sizzle. Sizzle. Sizzle.

The moment the flames landed, they immediately spread wildly throughout the valley, burning fiercely, directly clashing with the purple poisonous mist, emitting a harsh crackling sound.

Purple electric arcs continuously flashed within the valley, and the purple poisonous mist constantly resisted the burning of the Nascent Soul Fire, churning and twisting in an eerie manner.

It must be said that this purple poisonous mist restriction was truly strong; it could still stubbornly resist the scorching of Fang Hong's Nascent Soul Fire without immediately dissipating.

Puff. Puff. Puff.

After a moment, the purple poisonous mist finally could not withstand Fang Hong's fierce attack and was directly burned away by the Nascent Soul Fire.

The scene inside the valley also became clearly visible, and the black stone tablet, which had been obscured, finally revealed its full appearance.

Fang Hong withdrew his Nascent Soul Fire, and his Divine Sense immediately probed into the stone tablet, carefully examining its condition.

After observing for a while, Fang Hong's brows furrowed slightly.

A highly complex restriction was hidden on the stone tablet, layered and profound in structure; even with his Nascent Soul Stage strength, forcibly breaking it would not be easy.

Even so, Fang Hong still intended to test the strength of this restriction.

Fang Hong first brought out the fire cloud gourd spiritual treasure, allowing it to spray out a cloud of red mist, enveloping the entire stone tablet within it, to see if he could directly collect it with the power of the spiritual treasure.

After a few breaths, the red mist gradually receded, returning to the gourd, indicating that the collection had failed.

Fang Hong put away the fire cloud gourd and was not discouraged; this precisely showed that the grade of the black stone tablet might far exceed that of the fire cloud gourd, which was why it could not be collected.

Immediately after, Fang Hong brought out another powerful spiritual treasure—the Heavenly Thunder Needle.

With a flash of spiritual light, the Heavenly Thunder Needle changed form in the air, transforming into a golden long sword.

Fang Hong formed hand seals and applied several amplification spells to the long sword, such as Giant Sword Art, Berserk Technique, and Gigantic Strength Technique; after layering them, the long sword shone brightly, becoming exceptionally sharp.

"Go."

Fang Hong let out a low cry, pushing the golden great sword forward fiercely; its Sword Qi was like a rainbow, unstoppable, directly piercing towards the stone tablet.

Sizzle. Sizzle.

The golden great sword heavily struck the stone tablet, immediately encountering resistance from the restriction on the tablet; golden light overflowed, and the entire valley shook along with it.

Thanks to the protection of the stone tablet's restriction, the valley was not shattered into dust by the aftermath.

Buzz!

Just as the two were in a stalemate for a moment, the stone tablet suddenly erupted with a dazzling golden light, instantly sending Fang Hong's great sword flying.

Fang Hong retrieved the Heavenly Thunder Needle, his face filled with shock; even the Heavenly Thunder Needle could not budge the tablet in the slightest, indicating that the restriction's strength far exceeded his expectations.

However, Fang Hong was still unwilling to give up and immediately brought out the Mid-grade spiritual treasure soul severing sword and the demon soul banner; the two heavy treasures appeared together, attacking the stone tablet from different directions.

But the result was still the same; the stone tablet remained unmoved, and the two spiritual treasures were repelled the moment they approached it, unable to gain any advantage.

Fang Hong originally intended to use Dragon Fist, but after thinking about it, he decided it was better not to use his physical body to contact the restriction, to avoid any backlash dangers.

After this series of tests, Fang Hong became even more convinced that this mysterious black stone tablet was definitely no ordinary object, but an extraordinary treasure.

Fang Hong stopped his attack, his gaze complex as he looked at the stone tablet.

After a while, the stone tablet once again spewed out purple poisonous mist, slowly spreading out, and before long, it completely obscured the entire small valley again.

Watching this scene, Fang Hong couldn't help but sigh, a hint of regret in his expression.

Fang Hong gently shook his head, finally transforming into a streak of light and flying away.

With his current cultivation, he couldn't subdue the stone tablet, but he would return again in the future.