Chapter 144: Chapter 142: Initial Tier 3, an Evil Dragon in Hiding
To advance from Tier Two Peak to Tier Three Elementary, one must use a refined Spiritual Object as a catalyst. This guides the True Essence to flow out of the Void Acupoint and through the body, condensing a Spirit Body in one go.
If this process is interrupted, it will fail. If handled poorly, the consequences range from damage to one’s cultivation path to complete obliteration of both body and soul!
A Cultivator who reaches the Tier Three Elementary realm is qualified to serve as an elder in a small or medium-sized faction.
Most importantly, the Tier Three Elementary realm extends one’s lifespan by two hundred years!
However, for a Cultivator who already possesses a Spirit Body, breaking through to the Tier Three Elementary realm isn’t so complicated.
All they need to do is channel their True Essence, letting it flow naturally, and manipulate the phantom of their Spirit Body to shatter the Crystal Membrane surrounding the Void Acupoint. This triggers a transformation in the Void Acupoint itself, giving birth to Vermilion True Essence!
In the profound silence of the dead of night, Fang Yang sat alone on his bed in the dim tent.
Beside the bed lay three empty bottles.
These bottles had contained the Pills specially refined by Second Uncle Fang for the Little Whale Skill.
For every Pill he consumed, it was equivalent to Fang Yang devouring an entire Tier Two Cyan Wood Deer Fierce Beast!
This method had greatly expedited Fang Yang’s progress.
As for impurities like Dan Poison, with a top-tier medicinal expert like Second Uncle Fang, Fang Yang had no worries.
"99%..."
"100%..."
With a BUZZ, within his Void Acupoint True Essence Sea, the Carp Eagle leaped and transformed into a Fire Eagle.
The Fire Eagle’s wings and talons had already reached 100% solidification, and now the process was extending toward its body.
At that very moment, Fang Yang’s will stirred, directing the Fire Eagle to charge at the Crystal Membrane surrounding his Void Acupoint.
The Fire Eagle shrieked and beat its wings, whipping up a tidal wave a thousand feet high that surged forward with immense power.
It then shot forward, merging with the colossal wave. Vaguely, it seemed to possess a hint of the Dao aura of a Golden-Winged Dapeng, sweeping across everything, sharp and unstoppable.
With a single forward thrust, it cracked the Crystal Membrane, revealing a vermilion light shining through the gap.
BOOM! RUMBLE! RUMMMBLE!
A series of explosions erupted within the Void Acupoint True Essence Sea.
The Crystal Membrane was blasted to smithereens. It merged with the vermilion light and poured into the True Essence Sea along with it.
Under Fang Yang’s inner gaze, his snow-silver True Essence gradually transformed into a light red True Essence.
Snow-silver True Essence, Tier Two Peak.
Light red True Essence, Tier Three Elementary.
「The next morning.」
The sunlight was perfect. Fang Yang opened his eyes, a smile gracing them.
He laughed heartily. "From now on, I suppose I can be considered one who has attained longevity."
Compared to the transformation in his realm and combat power, the extension of his lifespan excited him even more!
In his past life, countless emperors had desperately sought the path to longevity, only to fail and waste their lives, even bringing ruin to their nations and families in the process.
All their efforts were merely to extend their lifespans.
And now, he had reached such a state in a single leap.
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call him an old immortal.
’Of course, the past is the past, and the present is now.’
Fang Yang let out a light breath, as if blowing away all traces of the past.
Then, he slowly rose, flicked his sleeves, and walked forward!
The mornings in the stockade were always a bit damp and chilly.
But Fang Yang felt no chill at all.
When he arrived at the White Feathered Eagle tribe, he immediately caused an uproar among Seventh Uncle Fang, Hong Qishang, Fang Xuan, and the others.
"To break through to the Tier Three Elementary realm after only two years on the path of cultivation... haha, excellent, excellent!" Seventh Uncle Fang laughed heartily.
"Back then, I was at Tier Two Peak, and you were at Tier One Elementary. Now I’m at Tier Three Advanced, and you’re at Tier Three Elementary..." Hong Qishang looked dazed.
Fang Xuan’s face showed happiness, but it was tinged with bitterness. He had only just touched the barrier to the Tier Two Elementary realm!
The importance of aptitude was becoming increasingly obvious at this moment.
Facing their looks of gratification, amazement, or melancholy, Fang Yang simply smiled calmly.
He hadn’t come here today to listen to congratulations.
He was here to observe the changes in the White Feathered Eagle tribe!
Previously, the White Feathered Eagle tribe was considered a low-ranked tribe because it lacked a true Tier Three Cultivator.
Now, with him as a genuine Tier Three Cultivator, the White Feathered Eagle tribe was qualified to be called a Bronze Tribe.
This was a qualitative change!
Furthermore, the rise and fall of the White Feathered Eagle tribe was directly linked to the growth of his Pet Beast, the White Feathered Eagle.
"SCREEE—"
A loud, powerful eagle’s cry rang out from the eyrie.
It was followed by a flurry of echoing cries.
The next moment, a massive white eagle, a full thirty feet wide, soared out and hung high in the sky.
The White Feathered Eagle!
Hong Qishang, Fang Xuan, and the others were already dazed by Fang Yang’s growth.
Now, seeing the massive change in the White Feathered Eagle, they all gasped, their scalps tingling.
"Its aura has surged! It’s not far from Tier Two Advanced?!"
"What in the world happened? How did the White Feathered Eagle grow so fast..."
The men stared wide-eyed, unable to believe what they were seeing.
It wasn’t just them. Even the Electric Python hiding in the Snake Cave was so startled it leaped up.
The Electric Python couldn’t believe this aura was coming from the White Feathered Eagle!
’This is outrageous.’
’Are you the descendant of a desolate beast, or am I?’
With a great FLAP, the White Feathered Eagle folded its wings and dove, stirring up fierce gales with its imposing might.
A moment later, Fang Yang stepped onto the White Feathered Eagle’s back.
He stood with his hands clasped behind him, robes fluttering, allowing the White Feathered Eagle to carry him through the sky in a display of effortless grace.
「Two days later.」
White Feathered Eagle tribe, council tent.
Led by Lu Yao, a total of six subordinates came to pay their respects to Fang Yang and the White Feathered Eagle.
They were all elite soldiers who had broken through one after another over the past two days, reaching the Tier Two Elementary realm.
Two of them shared the surname Lu and were Lu Yao’s clan brothers.
"We pay our respects, Your Eminence." The six of them knelt in unison, bowing their heads in submission.
"Tier Two Elementary..." Fang Yang’s expression was cold. "Here, you don’t need any special abilities. Knowing the rules is the greatest ability you can have. Starting tomorrow, all of you will receive new robes and a promotion in rank."
"Thank you for the reward, Your Eminence," the six replied sporadically.
"I didn’t hear you."
"THANK YOU FOR THE REWARD, YOUR EMINENCE!!!"
With power suddenly in his grasp, a heroic feeling surged in Fang Yang’s heart.
This feeling grew even more tempestuous, especially now that the White Feathered Eagle tribe was producing Tier Two Cultivators and truly becoming a force to be reckoned with.
Of course, the most important thing was the White Feathered Eagle.
Fang Yang glanced sideways at the White Feathered Eagle.
The strength of the White Feathered Eagle tribe could help the White Feathered Eagle break through to new realms.
By the same token, if the White Feathered Eagle tribe were to decline, it would also impede the White Feathered Eagle’s cultivation path.
However, for a weak Fierce Beast like the White Feathered Eagle, just having a clear path of growth to follow was already a great blessing.
After all, the White Feathered Eagle was no Frost White Flying Horse, let alone an Electric Python.
...
「Meanwhile.」
Star Fall Mountain, Thunder-Fire Purple-Gold Hall.
The most watched great personage in the Xuan Region—Sen Yue—had a faint smile playing on his lips.
"With the help of the Wish Power of Ten Thousand People, I have finally and completely refined the Three-Plume Cyan Bottle Sacred Artifact."
Sen Yue smiled faintly. "Although I could suppress all the Mortal Cultivators right now, end the Xuan-Yu War, and take control of the Xuan-Yu Blessed Land, this Wish Power of Ten Thousand People is not a force to be borrowed lightly..."
The Celestial Dao values balance.
He had managed to refine the Three-Plume Cyan Bottle Sacred Artifact before the five great monarchs could even react. There was bound to be a heavy price for that.
That heavy price was that he now had to shoulder the Wish Power of Ten Thousand People. In other words, he had to repay the common people with a brand-new, vibrant Xuan Region.
At the very least, he would have to toil for them throughout his Hundred-Year Celestial Mandate.
But if he really did that, it would consume too much of his energy and time.
’What kind of Hundred-Year Celestial Mandate would that be?’
He didn’t want to shoulder so many responsibilities.
Therefore, he planned to blood-sacrifice them all—all the major tribes and army corps that had provided him with the Wish Power of Ten Thousand People.
A blood sacrifice of the masses!
He would use the name of the [Human Desire Cult] to perform a blood sacrifice on an entire region.
This way, not only would the debt be canceled with their deaths, but he might even obtain an even greater fortune.
At that point, he would even have a righteous cause to crusade against the five great monarchs!
...
An urgent, secret order arrived in Fang Yang’s hands.
This urgent order required Fang Yang to take action once again.
He needed to take the Leran Grassland army corps, along with the White Feathered Eagle Bronze Tribe and fifteen other tribes, and leave the Leran Grassland.
Within a one-month deadline, they had to reach the Sky Cloud Island chain of the Dongfang Race and retreat to the rear.
After completing this mission, Fang Yang was to return to the Thunder Punishment Banner to report on his duties.
At that moment, however, the [Pursue Fortune, Avoid Misfortune] ball of light in Fang Yang’s mind flickered and displayed text:
[A monarch’s whim, a great sacrifice approaches. The people are plunged into darkness. It is best to look after oneself; it is folly to try and save the world.]
[Average-Good Fortune: Follow the order but fail to arrive on time with the White Feathered Eagle tribe. You will obtain a Tier Three opportunity, but you will also encounter perilous disasters. Outcome: Neutral.]
[Average-Bad Fortune: Follow the order but fail to arrive on time with the White Feathered Eagle tribe and the other tribes. You will gain nothing, face grave danger, and suffer endless future troubles. Outcome: Ominous!]
[Worst Fortune: Follow the order and arrive on time with the White Feathered Eagle tribe. If you linger, catastrophe will strike. You will be trapped in a death trap with no path to survival. Outcome: Greatly Ominous!]
