Start from the Martial Arts

After Ma Sandao passed away, the Ma family and the Feng family held a grand funeral. The funeral ceremony was as high as that of a prince.

No one raised any objection to such transgressive behavior.

There was an endless stream of guests coming and going, all of whom were dignitaries from Tianze Mansion.

Fang Xiu did not go to the funeral, which was Ma Sandao's last request.

He said that the Ma family and the Feng family had received great favor from Fang Xiutian.

Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings, and it is enough at this point.

Further up, if you fail to grasp it, it will only increase the disaster, and the prosperity will decline.

After the funeral was over and Masandao was buried, Fang Xiu left.

Masandao was buried in the ravine of Wangjia Village in Jiulian Mountain outside the county, and was buried together with Ma Wang, who passed away a few years ago.

Ma Sandao once mentioned to Fang Xiu that he had accepted death and insisted on getting married to his childhood sweetheart. He gave up a young lady from a wealthy family and lacked financial support, which delayed his martial arts practice.

However, Ma Sandao did not take concubines in the rest of his life, and after Ma Wang's death, he did not renew his concubine.

The last request before his death was to be buried with Ma Wang.

The coffin is lowered, the soil is filled, and the monument is erected.

Fang Xiu was responsible for filling the first handful of earth on the grave, which was also Ma Sandao's last request.

It is said that according to the custom of the older generation, this can bring the most good luck to the younger generations who fill the soil.

After filling the soil, Fang Xiu found Ma Xiaoyan and asked her for Ma Sandao's spiritual tablet to take away.

Fang Xiu made Feijian return to Qingshi County, the old house where Ma Sandao once lived.

Afterwards, he returned to the county jail.

Then there is Fucheng Prison.

Zhao Siyuan, Zhou Xiaowei and others at that time had already retired and were replaced by younger generations.

When they attended Masandao's funeral a few days ago, several captains had passed away.

Zhao Siyuan and Zhou Xiaowei also had gray hair.

In this era where a cold wind can kill someone, the average life expectancy is less than forty years.

Ma Sandao passed away at the age of nearly eighty, which was considered a happy mourning.

What's more, the rest of his life was a life that most people could hardly imagine.

Prosperity, wealth, children and grandchildren, family harmony, and filial piety from the younger generation.

Not to mention the prefect of Tianze, even the emperor respected him.

The passing of Ma Sandao made Fang Xiu truly feel the passage of time.

He is forty-eight years old this year, and twenty years have passed since he entered the world of cultivating immortals.

His lifespan is so long that it exceeds the limit of two decades for immortal cultivators in the Qi refining stage, reaching 157 years.

Moreover, he still has the destiny to extend his life for a hundred years that has not yet been used.

Martial arts and spiritual knowledge have made his body far stronger than those of immortal cultivators of the same level, and he has not been disturbed by illness for who knows how many years.

The few traces the years have left on his body are only on the outside.

He went from looking like he was only in his early twenties to looking like he was in his mid-twenties, but this level of change cannot be considered aging.

If he is willing, he can take just two beauty pills and look several years younger.

Pictures of his teens and twenties kept popping up in Fang Xiu's mind.

Masandao's warning and concern seemed to be right in front of him.

There are no years in practice, and there are no years in the mountains.

This is a saying widely circulated in the world of immortality.

"Come back next time..."

Fang Xiu sighed quietly.

Fang Xiu returned to his old home in Qingshi County.

Not long after, Su Lingyun rushed over, full of apologies.

"Brother Fang, I just learned about Uncle Ma's passing yesterday. I'm sorry that I couldn't attend the funeral."

"Junior Sister Su, there is no need to blame yourself." Fang Xiu shook his head slightly.

Su Lingyun kept her mourning in Shenbing Valley and lived in a cottage next to the cemetery. It was normal for her to have little information about her.

"Brother Fang, my condolences." Seeing Fang Xiu's calm expression, Su Lingyun comforted him.

Because she knows that sometimes looking calm does not mean that there is no emotion.

"Birth, old age, illness and death are human nature, not to mention the death of godfather at this age. It's a joyful mourning." Fang Xiu nodded.

"Well...:" Su Lingyun's mood was low.

"Junior Sister Su, people cannot be resurrected after death. If Uncle Su is still alive, I hope you can live a more comfortable life," Fang Xiu said with relief.

"I will...:" Su Lingyun forced a smile.

"Junior sister Su, you have to observe filial piety for Uncle Su for three years and fulfill your filial piety. I won't say anything, but don't delay your practice." Fang Xiu advised.

"With my qualifications, if I continue to practice, there is probably no hope of building a foundation..." Su Lingyun was a little slumped.

"Martial arts can break through the Grand Master realm and lock the energy and blood. There is still hope of building a foundation even after the age of sixty."

Fang Xiu took out fifty kilograms of bloody tooth rice and gave it to Su Lingyun.

"This is top-grade spiritual rice, Blood Tooth Rice. It can greatly replenish Qi and blood. I was able to break through to the realm of the God of War because of the pure Qi and blood provided by Blood Tooth Rice."

"High-grade spiritual rice? This is too valuable, I can't accept it!" Su Lingyun declined.

"Bai Yu and Xiao Jue have accepted them, so you don't have to be polite." Fang Xiu smiled.

"They are your family, and I...I..." Su Lingyun lowered her voice.

"You are Jin'er's favorite little sister, and naturally you are also my family, so accept it."

:..Then, I’ll accept it. "Su Lingyun paused and accepted Fang Xiu's bloody tooth rice.

"Junior Sister Su, actually... although your spiritual roots are poor, your alchemy skills are good. It's only in a major alchemy sect like Danxia Sect that the first-level mid-level alchemy skills seem ordinary. If you want to seek a breakthrough The opportunity to build a foundation is best to leave the sect and go out for a while. "

Fang Xiu pondered.

The first-level mid-level alchemy skills are considered acceptable in Tianhuo Immortal City.

Because the threshold for making alchemy is much higher than that for making talismans, just like refining weapons, it requires a lot of inheritance.

Su Lingyun's alchemy skills have never been experienced before. Among the first-order middle-grade, it is considered to be above the average level, but there is a lack of training opportunities in the Danxia Sect.

If you go to Anpingfang City or Tianhuo Fairy City, you will accumulate resources faster than in the sect.

"It's too late to leave the sect now... Besides, outer disciples and handyman disciples can only half-retire after they are sixty years old..." Su Lingyun hesitated.

"You don't have to worry about this. I can ask Bai Yu for help and ask him to arrange a long-term overseas mission for you. If you are willing, you can come with me to Tianhuo Fairy City."

Fang Xiu decided to help Su Lingyun.

His alchemy talent and formation talent are quite poor, and continuing to learn them is a waste of time.

Su Lingyun has a good talent in alchemy, and her hope of becoming a first-level high-level alchemist is not small.

Fang Xiu could lend her some spiritual stones first, and when she becomes a first-level high-grade alchemist and has sufficient earning power, it would not be too late to pay him back.

"I..." Su Lingyun struggled and hesitated to speak.

"Brother Fang, I know your good intentions, but if I go to Tianhuo Fairy City now, I will only become a burden to you... I will go to you again after my alchemy skills have been upgraded to the first level."

Su Lingyun paused, and finally rejected Fang Xiu's kindness.

She knew in her heart that if she really encountered difficulties, Fang Xiu would definitely help.

But she didn't want to do this.

Although Fang Xiu failed in building the foundation and achieved the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, he still had hope of attacking the foundation building again.

If there is more of a burden like her, it will definitely affect cultivation.

She wanted to go with Fang Xiu, but she didn't want to be held back by him and be looked down upon by him.

"Junior sister Su, you don't have to rush to answer me now. I won't leave Yan country in the next one or two years. You can give me an answer after you think about it carefully."

Fang Xiu still wants to cultivate the magic tree and look for the spores of the magic tree, so he is in no hurry to leave the Yan Kingdom.

"...I will seriously consider it." Su Lingyun's face relaxed and she refused. She was also under pressure.

"Come for a walk with me." Fang Xiu seemed to understand Su Lingyun's mentality and took the initiative to change the topic.

"good."

Su Lingyun smiled.

The two of them walked along the street, returned to the original location of Sanjue Martial Arts School, and took a tour of the former Ye Zhai.

Time passed quietly.

In the blink of an eye, it has been two and a half years.

Fang Xiu celebrated his 50th birthday.

On an island in the center of Yunmeng Lake, there stood a giant dark tree that was more than ten feet high. The branches extended out and turned into vines all over the sky.

The roots under the tree extend into the lake and are more than ten times longer than the ground.

"It's time..."

Fang Xiu looked at the demonic tree with dancing vines, felt the powerful spiritual pressure emitted by the demonic tree, and knew in his heart that it was time to leave.

After more than two years of hunting and preying, the Demon Tree returned to its peak stage from its previous weak state, and went further, reaching the peak of the early stage of the second level, which is equivalent to the immortal cultivator at the third level of foundation building, facing the bottleneck of the middle stage of foundation building.

[Skill: Spiritual Art·Introduction (98%))

[Effect: Nourishing the soul]

In two and a half years, Fang Xiu controlled the soul of the magic tree and initially mastered the art of sending gods.

However, none of the mutant monsters nearby reached the second level.

No matter how much it is devoured, it cannot cause a qualitative change in the soul of the demon tree.

If you continue to stay here, the Demon Tree will not be able to find an opportunity to break through.

You have to devour stronger souls to make the magic tree grow stronger.

"Come back!"

Fang Xiu activated the fifth page of the Book of Destiny.

Wow!

The size of the demon tree shrank sharply. In just a few breaths, it turned into a foot-long root and merged into Fang Xiu's body.

"It's really something evil..."

When the magic tree rhizome entered his body, Fang Xiu felt a chill.

It was the demon tree that was thirsting for the strong energy and blood in his body.

It was completely out of instinct, not malicious towards him.

But if there was no Book of Destiny to control the soul of the Demonic Tree, he would not dare to let the Demonic Tree inhabit it.

call out!

Fang Xiu harnessed the flying sword and galloped towards Tianze Fucheng.

Three years have passed, and his cultivation level has not improved significantly, but the quality of the Ivy Sword has further improved, and its power has become comparable to ordinary top-quality magic weapons.

As long as another piece of second-level low-grade spiritual wood is integrated into it, it will probably be immediately promoted to a top-grade magic weapon.

At that time, Fang Xiu will be able to use the [Fate Weapon Tongshen] fate pattern to improve his cultivation.

"When I go back this time... it seems I will have to plant spiritual fields for another three years."

In three years, all the thousands of kilograms of blood-ya rice that Fang Xiu had accumulated were consumed.

Now you can maintain the Qi and Blood Veil state for a quarter of an hour without damaging the Qi and Blood too much.

If he activates the Qi and Blood Veil with all his strength, coupled with the Gang Jin, he can withstand the all-out attack of the Ivy Sword. This means that Fang Xiu can now fight against the Foundation Establishment Cultivator without resorting to the methods of the Immortal Cultivator. ,

The forty-foot-long spiritual consciousness of a foundation-building monk can activate at most one top-grade magic weapon, plus one top-grade defensive magic weapon.

Qi-blood gauze and Gangjin combine offense and defense, and can withstand top-notch magic weapons, but can also shake them.

"If I meet Shi Tongtian again..."

Fang Xiu thought of the 'one ear' that blocked the road in the first place.

If the distance was close enough, he was sure to win with one strike before the monks in the early stages of foundation building could react.

Unless the other party has the inner armor of a top-quality magic weapon like white jade.

Fang Xiu returned to Tianze Fucheng and said goodbye to Bai Yu and Bai Huan.

After that, he went to Shenbing Valley and found Su Lingyun.

The answer I got was still the same as before.

"throat,

Fang Xiu sighed quietly.

At night.

Fang Xiu lay on the couch in the old house.

He didn't know how long it would be before he came back next time.

As the night got darker, Fang Xiu gradually began to feel a little sleepy.

Just when he was about to fall asleep, there were subtle footsteps and almost imperceptible mana fluctuations in his ears.

Fang Xiu was about to get up, but found a familiar figure stopped at the door.

"Junior Sister Su?"

The outline of the figure and the fluctuation of mana were none other than Su Lingyun.

Fang Xiu's heart moved but he remained calm.

Bang bang bang bang!

Su Lingyun's heartbeat was very fast.

"puff..."

At this time, the window paper was punctured, and a faint pink smoke blew in.

Fang Xiu's eyes narrowed and he felt that the smoke exuded a rich and sweet smell, which made his body feel slightly warm. "This is...

Fang Xiu's expression became a little strange.

Powerful Qi and blood circulate throughout the body, and the feeling of fever disappears.

oops!

After a while, the door was gently pushed open.

Under the moonlight, Su Lingyun was wearing a concubine's red skirt, outlining her plump and graceful enchanting figure. Her beautiful and delicate face was covered with red clouds, and her charming eyes looked at Fang Xiu on the couch lovingly.

With her eyes lowered, she slowly came to the couch with a shy look on her face.

"Brother Fang...I..."

Su Lingyun bit her plump lips and gently untied Luo Shang, revealing the tender green clothes underneath.

A thin slit appeared at the corner of Fang Xiu's eyes.

Su Lingyun's hands trembled slightly, and sweat broke out on her palms.

With Fang Xiu's eyesight, he could easily see that the delicate skin on her shoulders had a fine sheen under the bright clear light.

The skirt fell to the ground silently, and the obscene clothes seemed to be unable to wrap it up, and the bulging chest was about to come out, revealing a half-moon shape of white snow.

Su Lingyun's hand grasped the belt of Xiyi.

At this time, Fang Xiu suddenly moved and grabbed her arm.

"ah!"

Su Lingyun was startled and her face turned red.

"Fang...Brother Fang...you...

Shy, she wanted to run away, but Fang Xiu caught her tightly.

"I...ah!"

Fang Xiu forcefully brought her to the couch.

"I...I just...um...what are you doing...I...uh...um..."

Su Lingyun gradually stopped struggling.

A night of spring tide.

The loquat tree in the courtyard blooms with white flowers, and the light red stamens become more vivid against the pure white.

When the room gradually became quiet, it was already bright outside.

Su Lingyun snuggled into Fang Xiu's arms like a human being, quietly listening to his strong heartbeat.

"Come with me...:" Fang Xiu's face was calm and he felt a sense of relief.

"Brother Fang, I just..."

"Do you want to give your body to me before I leave? Or stay behind quietly?"

"I..:"

"Come with me, I will figure out how to build the foundation." Fang Xiu said in a deep voice.

"I'm not doing it for...!" Su Lingyun was a little excited.

"Crack!"

"ah!"

Su Lingyun froze and became quiet instantly. Her long eyelashes trembled slightly, she lowered her head softly and returned to Fang Xiu's arms.

[Martial arts: Luanfeng and Ming·Grandmaster (20%)]

[Skill: Dragon Roar and Phoenix Cry·Perfection (1%)]

Fang Xiu looked at the breakthrough technique in his sight and said: "This dual cultivation has gained a lot. You have also just broken through to the sixth level of Qi Refining, and you are only three levels away from foundation building."

"But...""

"Crack!"

"I'm not finished yet."