Star Sky Professional-Chapter 668 - 566 The Five Friends of Floating Clouds

Inside the cave.

Fang Xing silently sensed the Plant Essence Qi, and his mana suddenly surged by several degrees, opening up another pathway.

"Qi Sensing Second Level, it’s done..."

He opened his eyes and murmured.

After all, having long cultivated to the peak of Qi Sensing First Level, gaining the cultivation technique and breaking through was only a matter of course.

He even casually optimized some aspects.

"Cultivating the nine levels of Qi Sensing is essentially the process of laying the foundation... The most crucial is the choice of the initial Qi to sense."

"The Plant Essence Qi is quite good, but if replaced with some mixed Qi or waste Qi... there would never be a chance to condense a Dao Foundation."

"Qi Sensing Second Level for Qi Refinement is to further refine the Plant Essence Qi and nourish oneself..."

"When reaching Qi Sensing Fourth Level and above, it is to continuously thicken the Plant Essence Qi..."

"Then Qi Sensing Seventh and Eighth Levels... are about gradually refining the Plant Essence Qi, finally combining Gang Qi and Evil Qi, achieving the Mixed Element... which lays the foundation for the Dao Foundation."

"Hence, every step is critical as it affects the quality of the Dao Foundation achieved later."

"Although Plant Essence Qi ranks ninth within the Green Wood Skill, if the steps involving Evil Qi and Gang Qi are executed well, the condensed Primordial Qi might not be outmatched by the ranks of the top three Qi..."

Fang Xing silently sensed his mana: "Hmm, after the breakthrough, my mana has increased considerably, and I can thus extend the daily cultivation time of the All-Complete Hand... Additionally, I can also learn other offensive techniques."

The Paper Folding Skill is prepared to be paused, but the Outer World’s spells are numerous.

Methods such as Corpse Refining, Flying Sword, Summoning Gods, Talisman Drawing, and Yin Walking are especially plentiful, as he had seen in the Cloud Coming Square.

However, compared to his own Druid heritage, they lean more towards bloodthirstiness and eeriness and severely lack development potential.

After all, the broadly disseminated crude magic techniques contain nothing worthwhile?

Even if they do, they are merely like the Paper Folding secret technique that has only the beginning, and to complete the whole text, one still has to become a disciple of a sect.

...

Several days later.

At Cloud Coming Square.

"Heh heh, young fellow indeed a sincere person..."

Old Lu grinned so widely that his teeth were showing, handing over a wine gourd from his waist: "Want a sip?"

"No need. I have my own!"

Fang Xing took out a Yellow Gourd from his waist, and upon removing the wooden stopper, a natural fruity aroma filled the air.

"Is this... Monkey Wine? No... its age seems even longer than mine?"

Old Lu was nearly about to pull his beard off with surprise: "Where did this come from?"

"During frolicking in the forest, I stumbled upon a migrating group of spirit apes. I helped heal them and traded with berries."

Fang Xing spoke the truth.

The Druid’s ’Natural Affinity’ talent is indeed a divine skill in the wilderness.

No matter what fierce beast it is, upon first seeing him, they would not bear ill will, and many are willing to communicate and interact...

Old Lu was instantly struck down, coughed twice, and stared longingly at the wine gourd in Fang Xing’s hand: "This hundred-year-old Monkey Wine... even an old chap like me has never tasted it."

"This Monkey Wine would sell for five tokens to others, but since Daoist friend cared for my business last time, consider it my treat."

Fang Xing chuckled, handing the wine gourd over.

He received an entire barrel from the monkey group he met.

This wine gourd certainly means nothing.

He enjoys wine but does not drink excessively, just drinks a few sips occasionally to change the taste.

"Thank you!"

Old Lu accepted the wine gourd, truly reluctant to part with it, and then said: "Speaking of which... I owe thanks to young fellow as well; during this spell duel, had I not carried some healing berries in hand, this old fellow and a few Daoist friends would likely have perished outside..."

Having said so, he somewhat embarrassedly took out the talismanic money: "Does young fellow still have such berries in hand? I’m willing to purchase them."

"Of course, I do."

Fang Xing smiled good-naturedly.

After the word of mouth spread, there was no need for him to attract business actively; they would naturally come knocking.

After a busy morning, he sold all the goods he brought, gaining fifty-three tokens.

Old Lu’s trade was relatively ordinary, only looking on with smiling eyes from the side.

When Fang Xing got up, about to leave, he then said: "I see that Daoist seems quite well-versed in the domain of Spirit Plants... I wonder if Daoist’s healing berries could be brewed into fruit wine? In this manner, how much primordial Qi and healing efficacy can still be preserved?"

"That is indeed a question, but now I am cultivating in the wilderness, without a permanent residence, I will research this after settling down..."

Fang Xing demurred.

"Oh? Has Daoist yet found a place for cultivation as a blessed land?"

Old Lu’s eyes brightened, seemingly lost in thought, but he did not continue speaking.

A quick glance showed several cultivators approaching, immediately he said: "Let me introduce a few fellow Daoists to young fellow!"

Fang Xing looked over and saw a woman in a pink dress on the left, appearing to be in the late twenties to early thirties, with a wooden hairpin in her hair, holding onto a delightful little girl as adorable as a sculpted jade.

"This is Daoist Song Yunqian, and her daughter Yunyun."

Old Lu then pointed towards the smoke-eyed charming woman beside Song Yunqian: "This is Hu Liuniang, a good friend of Daoist Song..."

"Liuniang greets Daoist, Was it Daoist who sold the spirit fruits earlier?"

Hu Liuniang came forward gracefully and performed a courtesy: "I suffered injuries earlier, and were it not for the spirit fruit, I might not have survived. My deepest thanks for Daoist’s life-saving grace!"

With that, she gracefully bowed.

Fang Xing stepped forward to help her up, feeling a scratch in his palm from Hu Liuniang, which made his heart stir: ’This woman... she’s got a worldly air, not like a proper person.’

"It’s just a transaction, how could there be talk of gratitude? You’re overstating it..."

His facial expression remained unchanged as he spoke calmly.

"And these two here are Tie Luo’s Loose Cultivator Jilu Ding and the gentleman Lin Xu of Biyun..."

Old Lu laughed pleasantly: "The five of us have always advanced and retreated together in the Cloud Coming Square, we’re known by the nickname ’Five Friends of the Floating Cloud’..."

’This little old man, could he be trying to recruit me, turning us into the Six Friends of the Floating Cloud?’

Fang Xing’s expression turned somewhat peculiar: "I’ve heard a lot about you all!"

"Today an invitation isn’t as good as a chance encounter, why not let me treat you to a banquet at the Four Seasons Building?"

Old Lu suggested while laughing cheerfully.

"Oh? Naturally, that would be fine, though I was planning to purchase some items in the market..."

Having nothing much else to do, Fang Xing agreed nonchalantly.

He looked at these Five Friends of the Floating Cloud, thinking they somewhat resembled a group of merry friends; Tie Luo the Loose Cultivator had a towering figure with an imperceptible air of menace, possibly serving as their muscle.

Meanwhile, Gentleman Lin Xu of Biyun seemed all show and no substance on the outside.

’Considering that, they’ve almost covered all aspects—wine, women, wealth, and temper—all fitting the bill for a group of merry friends, also a small group of banded together loose cultivators...’

Fang Xing couldn’t help but muse, there were always circles everywhere.

The key point being, if you don’t draw your own circle, others will do so to annex you, forcing you to join someone’s circle.

...

He bid farewell to the five friends of the floating cloud and wandered around the market.

It wasn’t long before he stopped in front of a stall.

The vendor was a person in a gray robe, face covered with a cloth scarf, and the stall was lined with Lingzhi, yellow essence, ginseng, and other herbs, plus some seeds.

’This more or less makes me a fellow practitioner...’

Fang Xing reached out, sensing the life force within each herb, and suddenly asked, "Do you have any oak saplings or acorns here?"

As a Druid, he sometimes had the itch to plant trees.

And the best fit for a Druid, naturally, was the oak tree.

"Ordinary acorns are everywhere... people even eat acorn flour..."

The vendor shook his head, chuckling lightly.

"Of course I know that; what I’m looking to buy are rare seeds... those that could best grow into spirit plants."

Fang Xing spoke in a serious tone.

"Oak fruits, you say? I do have a few here, but each costs five pieces of talismanic money... These oak fruits were smuggled from the Great Zhou Divine Dynasty, seeds of the ’Three Saints Oak’..."

The gray-robed person said, "Once planted successfully, their effects are extraordinary..."

"Let me take a look."

Fang Xing took an acorn, also known as ’oak chestnut’, resembling an oval chestnut with a thick shell cap at the top.

Utilizing ’Natural Affinity’, he sensed them slightly and realized there was no hidden life force within the acorn, making it a dead seed.

Fang Xing, while maintaining his composure, examined a few more acorns, finally choosing one: "I’ll take this one..."

"So the Daoist is quite knowledgeable indeed."

The gray-robed person paused, cupping his hands, taking the talismanic money, and handed the acorn to Fang Xing.

Fang Xing took the acorn without a word, mulling over inwardly:

’After reaching a high rank as a Druid, there are different branches and advanced professions... one focusing more on the plant domain, where tree planting experience would increase significantly...’

’Should I go this route?’

’But doing so adds a non-negotiable foundation, making it impossible to roam freely...’

’Whereas the animal domain’s sub-profession requires understanding more transformation forms... delving deeper into the wilderness.’

’In any case, securing a private domain and collecting spirit seeds for preparation is never a mistake.’

...

Four Seasons Building.

Orchid Room.

"Haha, we associate like gentlemen, as in an orchid room, a perfect fit for this scene."

Old Lu still had that gourd of century-old Monkey Wine at hand, raising the wine gourd: "Daoist, please partake..."

"Hmm..."

Fang Xing lifted his cup and drank it all, then looked at the fine dishes on the table. ƒгeewebnovёl_com

Especially a carp among them, as beautiful as red jade, slightly translucent, and the fish meat imparted a tingling spice on the palate.

It wasn’t due to any seasoning, but rather the natural quality of the ingredient itself, making it even more remarkable.

"Putting together such a table today couldn’t have cost less than twenty talismanic monies, right? You’ve all truly gone overboard..."

"Hee hee... Fang Daoist, just from selling healing berries, you could enjoy this every day."

Hu Liuniang, draped in a purple-red shawl, faintly revealing the emerald green ’mandarin ducks frolicking’ undershirt and a touch of fair skin, played the role of the persuader today: "Come now, Daoist, have another cup."

Fang Xing played with the wine cup, his expression a slight smirk, but he didn’t mind and continued to eat and drink, wanting to see what exactly these Five Friends of the Floating Cloud had in mind.

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