Chapter 670 - 47: Help Me Cultivate

Fang Cheng left the four women in the Taihuo Cave Heaven to assist Mo Liushang and Ascendant Dun’an with refining the Demon-Suppressing Celestial Stele. He himself went to another Grotto Heaven Secret Realm and chose a place for secluded meditation.

Within the Secret Realm was a stretch of flat land. On either side, lush grass grew thick and flowers bloomed like intricate embroidery. A wide, long path paved with jade ran through the center. At the path’s end, with a mountain at its back and a lake at its front, stood a palace complex covering a vast area. The halls within were towering and majestic, splendid in gold and jade, with soaring pavilions and grand towers creating a truly magnificent spectacle.

Most of the trees within the palace grounds were wider than a man’s embrace. Strange flowers bloomed upon their branches, resembling a brilliant brocade of clouds. A gentle breeze carried a wondrous fragrance. Amidst the forest of a thousand flowers, graceful cranes and tame deer often gathered in flocks and herds to play.

Fang Cheng stood amidst it all. Above him, the azure sky was clear and serene, with wisps of white clouds drifting by. Below, the jade pavilions and exquisite halls were quiet and peaceful. He felt his mind and spirit become exceptionally relaxed.

He didn’t know which master of the Heaven Crossing Hall had left this place behind, but it suited his tastes quite well. He chose a magnificent grand hall, entered, and took out a Cloud Couch. He sat down upon it and immediately entered a state of meditative breathing.

In his battle with the Demon Lord, although he had managed to slay his opponent several times, the Demon Lord’s final strike had drawn upon the Celestial Dao Origin Power. This had severely depleted his Magical Power, nearly damaging the very foundations of his Qi Sea and Dharma Aspect.

Fortunately, he had come through the danger unscathed. The Demon Lord, knowing he could do nothing to Fang Cheng, had abruptly fled into the distance.

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「Inside the Taihuo Cave Heaven.」

The entire Secret Realm was filled with endless fiery light. Looking down revealed a vast, boundless sea of fire. The flames were thick and viscous, almost tangible, surging mightily like a tide.

In the center of the sea of fire, a Stone Stele over thirty thousand feet tall stood like a mountain, firm and unmoving.

An immense pressure emanated from the Stone Stele. The surface of the stele was covered in a vast number of Array Patterns and runic prohibitions. Their complexity and profoundness made Beiming Cang Xue and Beiming Qingqiu feel dizzy and dazed just looking at them.

After Fang Cheng left, Mo Liushang, Ascendant Dun’an, and the others began to realize that these four stunningly beautiful women were far from simple.

This was especially true for Feng Yan and Venerable Jiayin. Their auras were unfathomably deep. Not a single person present could see through the two women’s Cultivation. They were constantly beset by a feeling of insignificance, like gazing up at a towering mountain.

For a group of great Cultivators like them, who had already stepped into the Tribulation Realm, this was an extremely rare occurrence.

They had never felt this way even when facing the Dragon Elephant Wanderer, a mighty expert who was arguably the pinnacle of power in the Red Profound Realm.

Purely in terms of the spiritual sense of their auras based on their Cultivation Realms, the two women seemed to be even above Fang Cheng.

As for Beiming Qingqiu, the cold, voluptuous beauty, she possessed a Five-Tribulation Cultivation, enough to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the top experts of the five great ancient domains.

Furthermore, because she cultivated the Spirit Immortal heritage of the Beiming Immortal Race, the majestic and noble aura she naturally exuded surpassed that of many top experts in the Red Profound Realm.

In comparison, Beiming Cang Xue seemed slightly less conspicuous.

Everyone’s minds were abuzz with speculation about the relationship between the four women and Fang Cheng.

Among the four women, the one with the highest Cultivation, Venerable Jiayin, naturally took the lead. Accompanied by Mo Liushang and Ascendant Dun’an, this Spirit Immortal Incarnation circled the Demon-Suppressing Celestial Stele once before nodding and commenting, "For you to gather the power of an entire realm and refine this treasure to such a degree is truly no easy feat. It speaks volumes of your talent in the Artifact Refining Dao."

Ascendant Dun’an replied humbly, "Without the Tier Six Spiritual Object, the Demon-Suppressing Immortal Cicada, it would have been useless no matter how many people we had. We were merely fortunate enough to be here at the right time to participate in this grand endeavor."

Jiayin pointed a jade-like hand, and a vast wave of Zen Light descended. The Demon-Suppressing Celestial Stele instantly erupted with a dazzling radiance. The forty-eight Divine Prohibitions already refined into the Stone Stele lit up in sequence. Their divine light surged in layered waves, and a tyrannical aura capable of suppressing all the world’s demons instantly filled the entire Grotto Heaven.

Faintly, everyone heard a high-pitched, drawn-out cry of an Immortal Cicada echoing endlessly within their souls.

’This person’s Magical Power is so strong... Could she be a Nine Tribulations Expert?!’

Ascendant Dun’an was horrified. Seeing Venerable Jiayin display such Magical Power and Divine Techniques with a casual gesture, his reverence and awe deepened.

Venerable Jiayin, however, paid no mind to the change in his attitude. She only studied the Divine Prohibitions on the Stone Stele, her fine brows furrowing slightly. Then she glanced at Feng Yan and asked, "Fellow Daoist Feng, what do you think?"

Feng Yan replied gently, "I am not skilled in Artifact Refining. I came this time only to contribute my strength. I will follow Fellow Daoist Jiayin’s lead in all matters."

Venerable Jiayin’s expression was calm. She dispelled her Magical Power and said with a faint smile, "You will be ascending soon. After you become a Spirit Immortal, your lifespan will be long, and the growth of your Magical Power will slow. You will naturally have time to immerse yourself in the daos of artifacts, arrays, talismans, and medicine. Today, I will pass on an Artifact Refining Secret Technique to you. Not only will it help Fellow Daoist Fang finish refining this treasure sooner, but you will also find it useful after you ascend."

Feng Yan was startled for a moment, then said thankfully, "Then I must thank you, Fellow Daoist."

Although she knew this Spirit Immortal Incarnation was teaching her this technique because of Fang Cheng, to so easily obtain a Spirit Immortal-level Artifact Refining Secret Technique was still breathtaking.

Venerable Jiayin looked at Feng Yan with her beautiful eyes and said, "This technique is called the *Bodhi Pure Fire Treasure Forging Scripture*. I obtained it from the ruins of a Buddhist Sect in the Upper Realm. You have experienced countless tribulations and finally crossed the sea of suffering, so it is quite compatible with you."

As she spoke, she pointed a finger, and a beam of Zen Light flew into Feng Yan’s snow-white forehead, disappearing from sight.

An illustrated Secret Technique of tens of thousands of words immediately appeared in Feng Yan’s sea of consciousness. She hurriedly thanked Venerable Jiayin once again.

Venerable Jiayin said with a smile, "After you ascend in the future, if you have nowhere else to go, you can come find me at the Dongyang Immortal Alliance."

The few words exchanged between the two women left the surrounding Cultivators incomparably shocked.

So this young Nun was actually a Spirit Immortal Incarnation!

And that peerless beauty in the black dress was about to ascend soon!

’No wonder Fellow Daoist Fang was able to defeat the Demon Lord. Just seeing that he’s friends with these two reveals how powerful he truly is...’

Ascendant Dun’an sighed with emotion in his heart.

After imparting the technique, Venerable Jiayin changed the subject and began to point out various problems with the refining of the Demon-Suppressing Celestial Stele.

It wasn’t that Ascendant Dun’an’s and Mo Liushang’s refining methods were wrong, but in the eyes of a great Spirit Immortal expert like Jiayin, the crude parts were like a child’s graffiti—simply not exquisite enough to be worthy of her notice.

And as someone who educated legions of Cultivators in the Lower Realm on behalf of the Dongyang Immortal Alliance, she had her own methods.

Now, with just a few simple, profound-yet-easy-to-understand sentences, she brought sudden enlightenment to Ascendant Dun’an and Mo Liushang, making them feel a sense of surprise, ’You can do it like that?’

For these two who were experts in Artifact Refining, it was like listening to the wondrous sounds of the Celestial Dao and instantly comprehending profound principles.

The others were completely lost, as if in a fog, but they still committed Venerable Jiayin’s words to memory, planning to ponder them in detail later.

This kind of immortal opportunity was truly a rare encounter.

Afterward, Venerable Jiayin even personally demonstrated, stating frankly, "All of you, assist me with your full strength. In no more than three months, this treasure will surely be completed. Furthermore, its power will be more than fifty percent greater than what you originally refined."

"As for the matter of nourishing the Divine Prohibitions after they are refined, you need not worry. When the time comes, I will lay down a Grand Array to draw Spiritual Qi from the Upper Realm. One year will be sufficient."

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「Several days later.」

Inside the grand hall where Fang Cheng was meditating, Beiming Cang Xue, draped in a thin veil of silk, sat intimately in his lap, wrapping her arms around his neck and offering him a passionate kiss.

She extended her long, slender, snow-white legs and wrapped them around Fang Cheng’s waist, her passion evident.

After a long while, Beiming Cang Xue opened her beautiful eyes, which were filled with tender affection.

It turned out that not long after she started Artifact Refining with the others in the Taihuo Cave Heaven, she had found an excuse to quietly come over here for a secret, joyous tryst with Fang Cheng.

Fang Cheng had been in meditative seclusion. After Beiming Cang Xue arrived, the two of them engaged in a session of Dual Cultivation, restoring a portion of the foundation of his Magical Power.

Unfortunately, Beiming Cang Xue’s Cultivation was still too shallow for him to fully recover.

Her flawless, jade-white body was slender and graceful, her curves elegant. Her expression held an indescribable mix of purity and charm, and she exuded a warm, soft, and alluringly sweet fragrance.

At this moment, a sweet smile appeared on Beiming Cang Xue’s fair and delicate face. "Husband, I should get back to Artifact Refining."

Fang Cheng patted her plump, pert bottom and said with a smile, "Go on."

Beiming Cang Xue giggled, slid off Fang Cheng, and walked gracefully out of the grand hall, drifting away.

This woman was guided by her Spirit Immortal father and had also obtained the heritage of the Yin Yang Dao from a Spirit Immortal’s Abandoned Mansion. Cultivated meticulously by Fang Cheng for many years, even Venerable Jiayin believed her future ascension was just around the corner.

Being flirtatiously and devotedly served by such a talented Female Cultivator and future Spirit Immortal, Fang Cheng felt a great sense of pleasure, his body and mind utterly relaxed.

Not long after Beiming Cang Xue left, a tall and voluptuous beauty quietly walked in.

Before she even drew near, a faint, unusual fragrance wafted to his nose.

The woman wore a magnificent palace dress with ribbons draped over her arms and long sleeves trailing on the floor. Her cold, noble aura held a hidden layer of coquettish charm. It was none other than Beiming Qingqiu, whom Fang Cheng had meticulously guided for many years.

Fang Cheng looked at the beautiful woman in surprise.

Beiming Qingqiu said shyly, "Master, I heard that you lost a great deal of Magical Power fighting the Demon Lord. I have come specially to help you recover through cultivation."

Fang Cheng chuckled, at a loss for words. "Why didn’t you both come together?"

As he spoke, he pulled the beautiful woman’s soft, voluptuous body into his embrace...

「Three days later.」

Fang Cheng’s Magical Power had mostly recovered. As if sensing this, Beiming Qingqiu silently rose, dressed herself neatly, and quietly bid him farewell before leaving.

Outside the grand hall, a young Nun in a snow-white Zen Robe stood barefoot. Beiming Qingqiu gave a slight nod in acknowledgment before gracefully flying out of the palace complex and heading toward the Taihuo Cave Heaven.

Venerable Jiayin slowly walked into the grand hall.

Fang Cheng flicked his finger, sending out a stream of light that landed on the hall floor. Instantly, radiant light danced as a perfectly square pool sunk into the ground. The pool was paved with beautiful jade, and clear Spiritual Spring water bubbled up from the bottom, giving rise to wisps of Spiritual Mist.

He leisurely walked into the pool, looked at Venerable Jiayin, and said with a pleasant smile, "Coming down for a wash?"

After several days of cultivation, he felt that something was missing. So on the day Beiming Qingqiu first arrived, he had used his Magical Power to create a bathing pool.

Venerable Jiayin hesitated for a moment before coming to the edge of the pool and sitting down. She dipped her pair of fair, jade-like feet into the water and said with a serious expression, "I came to discuss something important with you. I can finish refining that Demon-Suppressing Celestial Stele for you in about a year, but I’m afraid this stele will not be able to completely purge all the Celestial Dao Demonic Intent from this World Heaven’s Celestial Dao Origin."

Fang Cheng’s sharp brows furrowed. "Is that so?"

A Spirit Immortal Incarnation taking action had indeed sped up the refining process of the Sixth-rank Magical Artifact. But Jiayin clearly saw things more thoroughly, far surpassing the likes of the Dragon Elephant Wanderer and the others.

Jiayin said, "This Magical Artifact is, after all, made from materials of the Lower Realm. Its innate foundation is insufficient, and its power is limited. Moreover, the Demon Lord has been corrupting this World Heaven’s Celestial Dao Origin for many years. It is a deep-rooted problem and certainly cannot be purged overnight."

"Unless a Spirit Immortal from the Upper Realm personally takes action, wielding a Demon-Suppressing Celestial Stele refined from Upper Realm materials, it’s impossible to succeed in one stroke. As things stand, you can only temporarily rely on this stele to purge the Celestial Dao Demonic Intent within a certain area and then use that opportunity to undergo your tribulation."

"At that time, the Demon Lord will surely intervene. Your Five Spirit Mechanism Incarnations must return to act as Guardians. Only then, with the addition of Feng Yan and myself, can we ensure you pass your tribulation safely."

SPLASH.

Fang Cheng stood up from the pool, water droplets sliding down his powerful muscles. He walked over to Jiayin’s side, sat down, and picked up her soft, boneless, fair, jade-like feet. He played with them as he said with a smile, "With you worrying about these things for me, I can relax a lot more."

In his hands was a pair of slender, jade-like feet. The toes were shapely, and the ten smooth, rounded toenails shone with a pearlescent luster. Though unpainted, they were a natural shade of pink, a truly pleasing sight.

"Stop fooling around. I’m talking to you about serious matters." Jiayin’s beautiful eyes seemed to ripple as she feigned a slight anger. With every glance, she exuded a hundred different charms.

She looked at Fang Cheng and said seriously, "Before, I didn’t know your true strength. But now that I’ve seen your battle with the Demon Lord, I am seventy to eighty percent certain that you can pass the Milo Immortal Road. An opportunity like this is something even a Spirit Immortal of the Upper Realm might not encounter in a hundred lifetimes. You must treat it with caution and not take it lightly."

Fang Cheng’s expression turned serious. "Since you’ve put it that way, I will certainly take it to heart. However, my Dharma Body suffered greatly in the battle with the Demon Lord. How about you help me cultivate and recover my strength first?"

Jiayin was speechless. "It’s not like you lack Spiritual Elixirs and Wondrous Medicines. You only need a few months of quiet meditation to recover. Why do you need me? I still have to go back and oversee the refining of the Demon-Suppressing Celestial..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Fang Cheng pulled her into the bathing pool.

Jiayin struggled symbolically for a moment before becoming compliant, and then gradually... she even took the initiative. It seemed she also hoped for Fang Cheng to recover his peak strength as soon as possible, so he could face any unforeseen circumstances with his full power.

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