Gou Zai Xian Cultivation in both the Immortal and Martial Realms and the Republic of China

Chapter 27: Five Demon Hearts Gathered! The Control of All Beasts Achieved!

"Exile? Senior Brother Pei, Senior Sister Chen, what do you mean by that?" Fang Qi asked, puzzled.

Seeing Fang Qi's appearance, Pei Jiu and Chen Qiaoqian were equally puzzled: "Junior Brother Fang, weren't you exiled here?"

"My task in the selection of the General Affairs Hall."

"Huh?" Pei Jiu and the other two were even more puzzled upon hearing this. "Junior Brother Fang, with so many missions, why did you choose this one?"

Fang Qi immediately sensed the problem in the words.

What do you mean by "so many tasks"? When he went to the General Affairs Hall, there were only three tasks to choose from.

It was only after talking to the two of them in detail that I learned the truth.

It turned out that when Pei Jiu and his companion went to the General Affairs Hall to receive a mission half a month ago, there were dozens of missions to choose from. The two of them had also chosen their missions, but unfortunately, Luo Guan, the steward of the General Affairs Hall, took a fancy to Chen Qiaoqian.

The two naturally refused, and were eventually exiled by Luo Guan to the outer islands of the Jade Mountain Archipelago.

"The Jade Mountain Islands are protected by a grand immortal formation, but the outer islands are affected by hurricanes and the erosion of floating seawater, so the formation is sometimes effective and sometimes not. The environment of the outer islands is also relatively harsh, with thin spiritual energy and many reefs, which is not conducive to fish farming."

"In addition, there are attacks from sea monsters, and occasionally, there are even sneak attacks from evil cultivators at sea."

Pei Jiu gave a brief explanation of the situation.

In short, fish farming in the Yushan Islands is a good task, but only on the inner islands. On the outer islands, not only is it difficult to raise fish, but it is also dangerous.

Therefore, the two were commonly referred to as being exiled.

So that's where the pit was.

Fang Qi listened without much emotional reaction.

Putting aside the fact that he had no other choice at the time, raising fish was the safest of the three tasks.

Even if he went to the General Affairs Hall earlier, he might not be able to get a good task.

On the surface, Pei Jiu and Chen Qiaoqian's ordeal appears to be due to Steward Na Luo's attempt to commit illicit acts.

But as an observer, Deacon Naluo was a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator, and countless female cultivators had been throwing themselves at him. How could he suddenly have taken a liking to Chen Qiaoqian?

Fang Qi felt that it was just an excuse to assign bad tasks so that the good tasks could be given to those with connections.

Even though he had come to this understanding, he still felt a pang of regret for those three spirit stones.

I'll definitely come back when the repairs are in progress!

Right now, development is the priority.

"Senior Brother Pei, Senior Sister Chen, do you know if there are any markets or markets in the Jade Mountain Islands?"

The Chusheng Market is too far from the archipelago, and it's too troublesome to travel back and forth. If there were a market within the archipelago, it would be more convenient to trade goods from the Republic of China in the future.

"There is no market, but at the beginning of each month, Tengjiao Island holds a trade fair, which is attended by the island lords of more than twenty islands to the east."

In the Yushan Islands, fish farmers like them are referred to as "island owners".

For example, if Fang Qi is from Chiyu Island, then he is the master of Chiyu Island, or Master Fang.

Only close and familiar people would address each other as fellow disciples.

Fang Qi felt a little relieved when he heard that there was a trade fair.

Those who can raise fish in the Jade Mountain Islands are at least at the mid-stage of Qi Refining, or even the late-stage. A trade fair organized by a high-level cultivator should not be too bad.

After chatting for a while, Pei Jiu and Chen Qiaoqian left Chiyu Island.

Fang Qi returned to his cave dwelling to process the information the two had brought him.

"Crimson Jade Island is located on the outermost edge of the archipelago. Its protective formations often fail, it is frequently attacked by sea beasts, and the surrounding spiritual energy is thin, making it unsuitable for raising fish..."

"Don't worry about fish farming. Once the cooperation with the demons in the Republic of China is finalized, we'll feed the fish with demon flesh and blood."

"The only two things to consider are safety and the scarcity of spiritual energy."

"When spiritual energy is scarce, cultivation will be slow."

"In terms of security, the best approach is to set up an array..."

"It seems I need to ask Senior Sister Yuan Jia for help. We need to refine at least one more defensive formation and one more spirit-gathering formation."

With that in mind, Fang Qi had roughly finished setting up the cave dwelling.

There's not much to decorate. The main room is for cultivation, with isolation talismans and other talismans placed there so that it can be activated at any time.

Once things had basically settled down, he moved on to the next task.

"The basic materials for the Great Spirit Seed of the 'Ten Thousand Beasts Controlling Spirit Technique' are all ready, as are the demon cores of the two special materials, the blood of five demons, three cows, sheep, and dogs from the Republic of China era, and from the cultivation world, the Golden Thread Blood Carp. So, we have all four..."

Because it was a case of extracting blood from a living animal, Fang used the Blood Elixir to feed the second Golden Thread Blood Carp, and extracted the blood from its heart before the explosion.

"There's one last one missing."

Jingle Bell!

Just as he was pondering where to obtain the heart's blood of another demonic beast, the warning array suddenly resounded.

But it only rang twice, and then suddenly stopped.

The warning array is located within the protective array of the immortal sect. When it makes a sound, it indicates that there is an invasion by foreign enemies or sea beasts.

As for the fact that it only rang twice, it's most likely because, as Pei Jiu said, his Crimson Jade Island is located on the outermost edge of the Jade Mountain Archipelago, and the formation is sometimes effective and sometimes not.

Fang Qi flashed to the edge of the island to take a look.

Soon, he discovered that a Shadow Dragon had appeared on the gentle beach on the southeast side of the island.

This dragon also has a local name: mud loach.

This loach is over a meter long and has two whiskers around its mouth.

"Erxu, with the strength of the second level of Qi Refining, no wonder he came here."

The shallows here are mainly used to raise some semi-demon fish like the blood crucian carp. Fang Qi released two blood crucian carp to test the waters and sprinkled some of his secret-recipe blood and meat on them.

This little loach probably couldn't find food in the sea and stumbled upon this place by chance, drawn by the smell.

"Perfect timing!"

Fang Qi pointed his finger, and a burst of inspiration shot out.

Wow!

Water splashed everywhere.

This little mudfish was instantly pierced by "The Immortal's Guidance".

"The blood and sweat of the five demons, the final drop, complete the process."

Upon returning to his cave, Fang Qi immediately sat cross-legged and adjusted himself to his optimal state.

Randomly select all the materials needed to refine the large and small spirit seeds.

"Let's refine a simpler spirit seed first..."

Although he had already mastered the "Ten Thousand Beasts Spirit Control Technique", it was his first time refining a spirit seed, so it was safer to start with something simple.

"Take one drop of spirit beast blood, two qian of Purple Jade Ice, and three qian of Soul-Separating Grass..."

As the "Myriad Beasts Spirit Control Technique" circulated, a translucent spirit seed the size of a grain of rice slowly took shape in front of Fang Qi.

"It went fairly smoothly..."

Fang Qi took two Qi Condensation Pills and waited for the spiritual energy in his dantian to recover before continuing to refine the Great Spirit Seed.

"A wisp of the essence of a small spirit seed was gathered and infused into the demon core along with the blood of five demons. Then, using spiritual power, rootless leaves, moonlight water, and snow orchids were refined into it, and nurtured for three hundred and ninety days..."

Nine days later.

Two spirit seeds, one large and one small, suddenly appeared in Fang Qi's hand.

The larger spirit seed was already in sync with him, while the smaller one was swallowed by the Golden Thread Blood Carp.

In an instant, a bridge was formed connecting him and the blood carp.

Now, he can make Blood Carp do whatever he wants.

"Controlling all beasts and spirits, truly profound."

Fang Qi waved his hand, and three demon cores fell into the pool.

The Double-Lined Blood Carp swallowed the three demon cores in one gulp.

Now that the Blood Carp has become a spirit beast, he can raise it freely.

"With the Golden Thread Blood Carp, the fish population is safe even when I'm not around."

......

Wangjiang Pavilion during the Republic of China era.

Fang Qi is not here today to attend the Tongji Society meeting, but to discuss business.

Seeing is believing.

Opposite them sat Cheng Ting and another person.

This person is Cheng Ting's elder brother, Cheng Fujun, who manages most of the demon business of the Longmen Trading Company.

"Mr. Fang is truly a handsome and exceptionally talented man," Cheng Fujun immediately began praising him.

However, he kept sizing up Fang Qi as he spoke.

He didn't want to come today, but Cheng Ting said that this Fang Qi seemed to have comprehended the inner vision, and at a very high level.

He wanted to see just how capable the person was, someone his younger brother praised.

"Brother Cheng, you flatter me."

Fang Qi picked up his wine glass, exchanged some pleasantries, and then got down to business.

"I was unaware of the collaboration between demons and monsters..."

Cheng Fujun laughed loudly: "Mr. Fang, you are too kind. They are just a few demons. I will have them delivered to your residence tomorrow."

Several demons?

Fang Qi looked at Cheng Ting.

What he wanted wasn't just a few demons, but a long-term supply of demons.

Cheng Ting pushed up his glasses and gently shook his head.

He discussed the collaboration with his elder brother, but the business had its own rules, especially when it came to something as important as trading with demons. His elder brother was not about to agree so easily.

Fang Qi wasn't surprised. The value of demons in this world was similar to that of monsters in the cultivation world; they were full of valuable items.

However, as an outsider, his relationship with Cheng Ting alone was somewhat weak.

It's unrealistic to expect Cheng Fujun, a seasoned businessman, to give his approval with just a few polite words and a meal.

"If Mr. Fang feels it's not enough, I... can provide a few more," Cheng Fujun said with a troubled expression, "but we'll have to wait for next month's batch."

"I've heard that Brother Cheng has been childless for ten years," Fang Qi said with a faint smile, taking out a sandalwood box. "This item might be able to help Brother Cheng."