Star Sky Professional-Chapter 671 - 569: Painted Skin

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Chapter 671: Chapter 569: Painted Skin

"The Green Spirit Bamboo, with its purifying effect, is very popular among female cultivators...This particular piece was carefully selected by me, and it has already become a Spirit Plant, with excellent quality."

The stall owner chuckled, "Unfortunately, even after ten or a hundred years, the Green Spirit Bamboo has limited use. Only after a thousand years, when it matures into ’Green Spirit Iron Bamboo’ and can be refined into a Magic Artifact, does it gain some real value."

"According to legends, once the Green Spirit Bamboo surpasses ten thousand years, it can advance and transform into the ’Ten Thousand-Year Spirit Origin Bamboo,’ but unfortunately...it’s merely a legend."

Fang Xing nodded, handed over the talismanic money, and bought this small section of Green Spirit Bamboo.

Bamboo can propagate by division; this stalk of Green Spirit Bamboo may one day become a vast bamboo sea.

’I wonder how long my ’Plant Growth’ will take to make the Green Spirit Bamboo reach ten thousand years...’

’But for now, cultivating Ten Thousand-Year Spirit Origin Bamboo is seeking death...Appropriate identity, appropriate strength, doing appropriate things, that’s the way to avoid backlash!’

’For now, cultivating Green Spirit Bamboo of ten or a hundred years is good enough for me.’

Fang Xing bade farewell to the stall owner and headed to Four Seasons Building.

"Haha... Daoist Fang has arrived?"

Elder Lu, Song Yunqian, Hu Liuniang, Tie Luo the Loose Cultivator, and Lin Xu were all present, their attitudes quite friendly: "Daoist Fang’s Spirit Plant Skill is indeed extraordinary; the Land Reclamation Order has already come through."

"Oh?"

Fang Xing’s eyes brightened, "Let’s discuss further in a private room."

Inside the private room.

Elder Lu spread out a map of Qingli Swamp.

The swamp covered a vast area, with one large region already colored green, marked with the character ’Fei.’

"This is the Fei Family’s territory, which we can’t encroach upon. Apart from that, everything else is available..."

Elder Lu’s eyes gleamed brightly, "I’ve already inquired; the other four families want to develop Qingfeng Depression, March Pond, Boneyard, and Green Pond...our options are limited, but ’Poison Dragon Slope’ is just right."

This had been discussed earlier.

Poison Dragon Slope does not mean it has a poisonous dragon, but rather an abundance of poisonous snakes.

"Though this place is barren, the Earth Vein Power is abundant...properly utilized, it indeed has the potential to nurture a Sha Xue, but initially, the grade might not be high, likely the ’Hundred Poison Qi’ level..."

Fang Xing pondered for a moment and offered his insight, "To make Poison Dragon Slope habitable, it isn’t necessary to fill the swamp, but on that sloping ground, a large number of spirit plants with purifying effects must be cultivated. I’ve already chosen several types, and Green Spirit Bamboo is quite suitable..."

"Yes, in this regard, we rely on Daoist Fang’s efforts. We can gather five hundred talismanic money for you to purchase Spirit Seeds at your discretion."

Elder Lu and the others discussed briefly before replying.

"Besides that, Detoxification Pills, various arrays, and basic materials...those are substantial expenses too."

Song Yunqian calculated and smiled bitterly, "After this, we’re practically bankrupt..."

"Haha, once Qingli Swamp is developed, everything else will be manageable...although this place is dangerous, it is filled with Spiritual Power, and opening up several Sha Xue is without a doubt possible; otherwise, the Fei Family wouldn’t have chosen their ancestral land here in the first place..."

Tie Luo the Loose Cultivator chuckled.

"Everyone..."

Fang Xing spoke with a radiant smile, "Now, should we discuss the future distribution of the Sha Xue?"

Upon hearing this, Elder Lu and the others’ expressions changed slightly but quickly adjusted, "We were just about to hear Daoist Fang’s thoughts..."

"My cultivation technique is ordinary; absorbing Plant Essence Qi is enough for me, so I won’t compete with you for it..."

Fang Xing sighed, "But in return, I need a reasonably large territory for tree planting..."

"P-planting trees?"

Hu Liuniang blinked, surprised by the turn of events.

"Yes...planting trees. My dream is to plant a vast forest within Qingli Swamp."

Fang Xing responded with a smile.

After considering various conditions, he was inclined toward the plant domain.

By then, he planned to be a hermit cultivator, just planting trees daily.

Anyway, as the forest continued to grow, it would inexhaustibly provide him with experience, sufficient to support the Druid profession’s advancement.

"Very well, Daoist Fang is noble and virtuous."

Lin Xu applauded in praise.

He was alone and didn’t care much about family, so he naturally supported Fang Xing’s relinquishment of Sha Xue allocation.

As for ordinary territory? What did that have to do with him?

Elder Lu, with shallow cultivation and advanced age, cared most about family. He looked around at the others and finally nodded, "Alright...I’ll go invite a fellow Daoist to summon a deity, and we’ll sign the Divine Contract together..."

"That would be best."

Fang Xing was indifferent to this. The so-called ’summoning a deity,’ ordinary Loose Cultivators could at most invite mountain spirits, remnants of strong ones’ thoughts, or even living Yin God Realms for witnessing.

This wasn’t to say he hadn’t planned on backing out from the start.

Even if he did back out, as long as he could defeat the ’deity’ summoned as a witness, there would be little problem.

...

Outside Cloud Coming Square.

Fang Xing, dressed in beast hides, exited the workshop.

He moved quickly, vanishing into a dense forest in no time.

On the treetops, several sparrows were chirping, seemingly communicating something.

Fang Xing listened, his eyes flickering slightly.

’Oh? The sparrow warning system I set up indicates there’s danger nearby?’

’Nature, too, has given me a warning...’

’Is it the goodwill earned from treating berries that brought in too much talismanic money? Or have I been targeted because of the Land Reclamation Order?’

In fact, Elder Lu had mentioned something similar, even suggesting forming a brotherhood with Fang Xing as one of the "Floating Cloud Six Friends," but Fang Xing declined.

He appeared to be walking normally, but suddenly had a paper dagger at hand, which he casually plunged into an ancient tree beside him.

Gurgle!

Gurgle!

A large amount of blood gushed out.

"You... I..."

The bark peeled away, revealing a humanoid figure, who dropped his head, staring at the dagger in his chest, unable to utter a word before dying.

"In the forest, trying to play hide-and-seek with a high-perception Druid like me, you’re really something."

Fang Xing praised, his ears moved, and he spun around.

Pop pop!

Two black spheres struck the air, exploding instantly.

Countless corrosive black liquids spread out, leaving numerous small holes on the ground.

"There’s one more, but it’s only Qi Sensing level six..."

"Indeed... no matter how extravagant the mastermind is, it’s impossible to hire a cultivator above Qi Sensing level seven just to kill someone like me, at Qi Sensing level two..."

Fang Xing identified the direction by sound and lunged forward.

Roar roar!

Amidst the howling wind, a large white-headed tiger appeared.

-- Mountain Lord transformation!

Thump!

With a tiger roar, Fang Xing took the initiative, followed by a pounce.

In front, the shadows of the trees parted, revealing a person in a green robe, who rolled aside in shock to evade, appearing very flustered.

Smack!

Fang Xing’s tail moved, the Mountain Lord’s tail struck the waist of the green-robed figure like a steel whip, causing a cry of pain.

With both claws pressing down, the tiger’s strength pinned the green-robed person down securely.

"I confess..."

The green-robed person just opened his mouth, seemingly with a strange blue tattoo under his tongue.

"A spell?"

Fang Xing knew he couldn’t let this person keep speaking, and the giant tiger bit down fiercely.

Crunch!

The neck of the green-robed person snapped, dying instantly!

After completing this, Fang Xing leaped and dashed dozens of yards in a few bounds.

Not far away, Old Lu ahead with the Loose Cultivator Tie Luo, hurriedly approached, their expressions changing as they witnessed the scene.

"Are you... Daoist Fang?"

Old Lu halted Tie Luo and spoke: "I just got the news that several Land Reclamation teams were attacked, so I specifically came to check on Daoist Fang... but didn’t expect Daoist Fang had already resolved it?"

"Which faction did the attackers belong to?"

The giant tiger spoke in Fang Xing’s voice.

"I’m not sure... but it should be one of the Fei Family’s rival factions... When choosing to affiliate with a Dao Foundation Family, some things are inevitably hard to avoid."

Old Lu shook his head and glanced at Fang Xing: "Daoist, might it be that you practice the ’Paper Folding Technique’ from the Shadow Puppet tradition? Rumors say this technique depicts the tiger’s skin but is difficult to capture its bones, achieving both shape and essence is extremely hard... Daoist has evidently mastered it."

"Indeed, I am practicing the Paper Folding Technique."

Fang Xing chuckled without explaining, letting the two speculate.

The Blood Shadow Sect’s two famous secret Divine Skills are ’Shadow Puppet’ and ’Paper Folding,’ where the Shadow Puppet path encompasses all, and within the art of Paper Folding, one must remove an entire skin from the target, then draw its skeletal spirit upon it to don as a skin form, transforming into the target.

However, while it’s easy to peel the skin of beasts or demon beasts, skinning a human is much harder, and creating a skin form is just as difficult.

The saying goes ’to depict a tiger’s skin is tough, but depicting bones is harder,’ akin to knowing one’s face but not their heart, and that’s the case here.

Although Old Lu is well-informed, he didn’t know about the Druid’s [Wilderness Transformation], clearly mistaken, but Fang Xing certainly wouldn’t kindly correct him.

He sensed Old Lu and Tie Luo approaching but didn’t remain still for aid; naturally, it was to demonstrate his strength to these allies, preventing some unnecessary issues.

He glanced at the two briefly before his figure flickered, disappearing into the dense forest.

"Big brother..."

The Loose Cultivator Tie Luo finally put down the iron umbrella in his hand: "What about your Great Saint Combat Technique combined with my Iron Luo Umbrella against him?"

"I’m afraid... the outcome is uncertain."

Old Lu sighed deeply, but then smiled broadly: "Fortunately, Daoist Fang is our ally... With the Land Reclamation imminent, having a powerful ally is always good."

Qi Sensing realm cultivators, except those specialized in Body Refinement, only have physical strength slightly stronger than ordinary people.

Only upon reaching Qi Sensing level seven, when mana carries a hint of Evil Qi allowing for constant body protection, do they truly begin to diverge significantly from ordinary beings.

Before that, if a cultivator suddenly encounters a tiger in close quarters, it’s likely the former who would perish!

...

A wooden cabin.

Fang Xing sat cross-legged, silently operating the Green Wood Skill spell.

Boom!

Plant Essence Qi surged towards him, allowing him to directly enter the Qi Sensing third realm.

Simultaneously, various information flashed across the attribute bar:

[You have cultivated once and received a ’Natural Baptism’! You gained some ’Natural Knowledge’!]

[Druid Profession upgraded to level 4! Gained ’Toxin Immunity’!]

...

"Finally obtained the Toxin Immunity talent; its effect is straightforward, immune to toxins..."

Fang Xing nodded in satisfaction, glancing at the attribute bar:

[Name: Fang Xing]

[Age: 16/40]

[Profession: Druid Level 4]

[Realm: Qi Sensing Third Level]

[Talents: Natural Affinity, Wilderness Transformation, Plant Growth, Toxin Immunity]

[Skills: All-Complete Hand (Skilled 1/100), Paper Folding Technique (Beginner 23/100)]

...

"Has the All-Complete Hand already broken through to the Ten-Perfect Hand tier?"

"But, the crucial point is still Toxin Immunity... this scope is quite broad, can I even be immune to some absolute poisons in the cultivation world?"

"Or, am I only immune to natural toxins?"

Fang Xing fell into contemplation, speculating based on the natural knowledge he acquired that this ’Toxin Immunity’ should be a growth talent, perhaps currently only granting immunity to natural toxins, but as the Druid profession level increases, it might become immune to most toxins in the world.

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